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1: LIfe On The LimitDir: Paul Crowder. UK. 2013. 111mins
A Most Wanted ManDir: Anton Corbijn. 2013. Germany-US. 121mins
A24 pays $2m for LaggiesThe hip distributor is understood to have shelled out in the region of $2m in the small hours of January 19 for US rights to Lynn Shelton's coming-of-age story.
A24 takes US on Violent YearThe busy distributor announced from Park City it has picked up US rights to Participant Media's thriller A Most Violent Year, JC Chandor's follow-up to All Is Lost.
ABC greenlights Russell TV dramaOscar nominated director co-wrote the 13-part series with Erin Brockovich writer Susannah Grant.
Adele leads France's Lumière AwardsKechiche's Adele wins best film and best director. Best francophone, foreign film goes to Ayouch's Horses Of God.
AJ Edwards, The Better AngelsAJ Edwards has worked on four Terrence Malick films and edited To The Wonder. He talks to Jeremy Kay about his feature directorial debut, The Better Angels.
Antonio Salas joins eOneEXCLUSIVE: Former FFI exec among three to join eOne's growing London sales team.
ASC honour for John WellsJohn Wells will collect the American Society Of Cinematographers' Board Of Governors award in Los Angeles on February 1.
Australian box office down in 2013Australia's box office gross tumbled 2.3% on the previous year.
BAFTA-nominated shorts release plannedBritish live action and animated shorts to screen in cinemas from 28 February.
Balk boards Beyond CluelessEXCLUSIVE: Fairuza Balk to narrate essay film about teen movies.
BBC greenlights Working Title dramaEXCLUSIVE: BBC1 has commissioned Working Title Television to produce drama strand The Secrets, which will pair emerging writers with established acting and directing talent.
Berlin adds Snowpiercer to line-upBong Joon-ho's sci-fi action thriller helps complete the Forum section of the Berlinale.
Berlin completes Panorama Dok line-upSelection opens with a documentary about what motivates Somali pirates and includes the European premiere of 20,000 Days on Earth, starring Nick Cave, and 10 world premieres.
Berlin Independent Film Festival reveals line-upFestival runs at the Babylon cinema on Rosa-Luxemburg-Platz in Mitte from Feb 8-18.
Berlinale name First Feature juryNancy Buirski [pictured], Valeria Golino and Hernán Musaluppi to decide on the Best First Feature Award; 18 films are in contention.
Berlinale Talents programme announcedGreta Gerwig, Michel Gondry and Neil Jordan among confirmed industry experts at this year's Berlinale Talents.
Big Talk's Man Up underwayEXCLUSIVE: Supporting cast joins Simon Pegg, Lake Bell comedy; StudioCanal to sell, distribute.
Birds Eye View launches FilmonomicsBirds Eye View its launching its new training programme Filmonomics at this year's LOCO London Comedy Film Festival on Jan 26.
Books at Berlinale reveals 11 titlesFilm producers given the chance to discover 11 new literary works that could make good movies.
BoyhoodDir/scr: Richard Linklater. US. 2014. 160mins
CalvaryDir/scr: John Michael McDonagh. Ireland-UK. 2013. 101mins
CAS to honour Edward ZwickThe veteran filmmaker will receive the Cinema Audio Society Filmmaker Award at the 50th Annual CAS Awards on February 22.
Catherine Martin, The Great GatsbyCostume designer and production designer Catherine Martin talks about upping the ante for Baz Luhrmann's The Great Gatsby.
Cinesite VFX expands to MontrealLondon-based firm to employ at least 200 at new Canadian office.
Clicking for SLREvent in Brighton today is about related themes of privacy and surveillance.
CMG boards Ratchet & Clank for EFMCinema Management Group (CMG) will bring the 3D animation to Berlin on behalf of Vancouver-based Rainmaker Entertainment and Blockade Entertainment of LA.
Concerning ViolenceDir: Göran Hugo Olsson. Sweden-US-Denmark-Finland. 2014. 85mins
Content walks to UK horror AltarEXCLUSIVE: Content boards UK feature starring Matthew Modine and Olivia Williams, executive produced by Robert Halmi.
Cooties, Skeleton, Calvary sellAs the industry heads home from Park City, Lionsgate acquired North American rights to Cooties and teamed up with Roadside Attractions for US on The Skeleton Twins while SPWA took international. Fox Searchlight has acquired US and select territories to Calvary.
Curzon acquires three for UKEXCLUSIVE: UK distributor picks up Toronto hit Fading Gigolo, award winner Ida and Sundance premiere The Green Prince.
Daan Gielis joins SmarthouseBinger veteran will also continue her own writing.
Dane Clark and Linsey Stewart on IPAHOYSLAMDANCE: The Toronto husband-and wife team talk about their movie I Put A Hit On You.
Daniel Radcliffe to star in Brooklyn BridgeGoldcrest Films to take the story of the engineer behind the Brooklyn Bridge to EFM.
Dinosaur 13 draws int'l buyersSundance: Dogwoof Global has taken international rights, while Madman has picked up Australia, New Zealand and South Africa and Jaguar Distribution landed international airline rights.
Disney shifts Ant-ManThe Marvel Studios film moves from July 31 2015 to July 17 2015.
Dogwoof sells Web Junkie to BBCSUNDANCE: Internet addiction documentary, exec produced by Morgan Spurlock, debuted at the Sundance Film Festival.
Dolphin Films to launch sales armThe freshly minted Dolphin Films International will launch at the EFM next month and kick off sales on the Mattel property through its new multi-year partnership with IM Global.
East Meets West winners namedProjects from Bulgaria, Belgium and Macedonia have picked up prizes at the When East Meets West (WEMW) international co-production meetings in Trieste.
EastWest takes six including WhispersVienna-based sales agent EastWest Distribution has picked up six new titles including Rotterdam premiere Whispers Behind The Wall.
EFM director talks 2014 marketEXCLUSIVE: Beki Probst, market director at Berlin's European Film Market (EFM), talks about the debut of South African filmmakers at the market and how the figures compare to last year's event.
Emile Hirsch joins Ten Thousand SaintsHot off the success of Lone Survivor, the actor joins a cast that includes Asa Butterfield, Hailee Steinfeld and Ethan Hawke.
eOne TV hires US sales headJoey Sabella has joined the company and will be based in LA.
Film Policy Review panel sets new challengesRecommendations include pushing independent and specialised films to improve audience choice across the UK and the formation of a task force to resolve questions around Virtual Print Fees.
Films Distribution takes Dark ValleyAustrian western starring Sam Riley to premiere out of competition at the Berlinale.
Fishing Without NetsDir: Cutter Hodierne. Kenya-Somali-US. 2013. 120mins
Flame, Origin prep Mother Theresa biopicFlame Ventures, Origin Entertainment and The Mother Teresa Center have hired Keir Pearson to I Thirst, the first exclusively authorised biopic of Mother Teresa.
Focus takes Zach Braff dramaSUNDANCE: The new-look Focus Features led by Peter Schlessel has made its first high-profile acquisition in Park City, reportedly paying around $2.8m for North America, Poland and South Africa on Zach Braff's Wish I Was Here.
Fortitude Int'l heads to EFMInternational sales agent Nadine de Barros, financier-producer Daniel Wagner and veteran producer Robert Ogden Barnum have teamed up to launch the LA-based sales and financing venture.
Fox sets Belle UK release dateAmma Asante's period drama stars newcomer Gugu Mbatha-Raw.
FrankDir: Lenny Abrahamson. Ireland/UK. 2013. 95mins
French film investment drops 7.2%Investment in minority co-productions and big budget local films fell in 2013.
Global Eagle promotes Dave DavisThe executive becomes COO and will continue to serve as CFO.
Global Screen unveils EFM line-upFrauke Finsterwalder's tragicomic Finsterworld and a new screen adaptation of the children's classic Pinocchio are among five market premieres being unveiled by Munich-based Global Screen at next month's EFM in Berlin.
God Help The GirlDir/scr: Stuart Murdoch. UK. 2013. 111mins
God's PocketDir: John Slattery. US. 2014. 89mins
God's Pocket heads to EFMElectric Entertainment has acquired international rights and IFC has taken the US on John Slattery's feature directorial debut. Separately, Kinology has acquired international sales on A Girl Walks Home Alone At Night, IFC also acquired Cold In July and SPC picked up Land Ho!.
Grace of Monaco to open CannesOlivier Dahan's Grace of Monaco, starring Nicole Kidman, will be the opening film at the 67th Festival de Cannes
Grand Budapest to open GlasgowTenth edition of the Glasgow Film Festival to host a record 60 UK premieres; Under the Skin to receive Scottish premiere as closing film.
Greenaway's Eisenstein casts upEXCLUSIVE: South African actor Stelio Savante has joined the cast of Peter Greenaway's Eisenstein In Guanajuato.
High Point looks into MirrorEXCLUSIVE: UK sales outfit to handle found-footage horror ripped from the headlines.
I OriginsDir/scr: Mike Cahill. US. 2014. 117mins
IFFR, sales cos go LIVE! to boost European filmsToday, Rotterdam is launching IFFR LIVE!, a collaboration with Fortissimo, TrustNordisk and Doc & Film intended to boost the circulation of European films.
Igor Shteyrenberg, Miami Jewish Film FestivalOn the eve of the 17th annual Miami Jewish Film Festival (MJFF), director Igor Shteyrenberg talks Woody Allen and Ida.
IMG signs three-year BAFTA dealIMG Media has signed a three-year deal with the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) to distribute programming of the organisation's award ceremonies.
In Bloom to open Birds Eye ViewNana Ekvtimishvili's and Simon Groß's award-winning feature to receive its UK premiere, as will Lola Bessis and Ruben Amar's Swim Little Fish Swim as this year's closing film.
In service of The ButlerPulling together the financing for an epic about the civil-rights movement was not easy, but Lee Daniels' box-office hit The Butler has challenged conventional wisdom about audiences for African-American and political stories. John Hazelton reports.
Infinitely Polar BearDir/scr: Maya Forbes. US. 2013. 90mins
Intandem Films rebrands, restructuresLondon-based international film group to now trade as Intandem Media Group and is adding a new digital marketing division.
Int'l French film audience down 65.3%Top French export was Luc Besson's crime caper The Family starring Robert De Niro.
IntrudersDir/scr: Noh Young-Seok. South Korea. 2013. 99mins
James McTeigue's Survivor begins shootThriller from V For Vendetta director stars Milla Jovovich, Pierce Brosnan and Dylan McDermott.
Jewson's MIA gets Japanese launchVicky Jewson's action thriller Born of War is being released by Nikkatsu in Japan this weekend under the title MIA.
John Wells, August: Osage CountyThe August: Osage County ensemble is winning multiple nominations during this awards season. Director John Wells talks about cast concerns ahead of the shoot and why he insisted they all live together.
Katzenberg in 3D honourThe International 3D and Advanced Imaging Society will present the 2014 Harold Lloyd Award for filmmaking to DreamWorks Animation CEO Jeffrey Katzenberg.
Ken McReddie relaunches as The Artists PartnershipKen McReddie Associates has relaunched as The Artists Partnership after moving into developing original material for film and the stage.
Kevin Smith's Tusk hooks EFM agentXYZ Films has partnered with Demarest Films and A24 on the filmmaker's new horror film and will commence international sales in Berlin.
Koch, Independent board Shakespeare comedyEXCLUSIVE: February shoot for comedy which Koch will distribute in multiple European markets.
Kosslick talks Berlinale challengesEXCLUSIVE: The return of the Zoo-Palast cinema to the Berlinale's roster of screening venues is "the greatest challenge facing us this year," according to festival director Dieter Kosslick.
LaggiesDir: Lynn Shelton. US. 2014. 100mins
Life ItselfDir: Steve James. US. 2014. 112mins
Little AccidentsDir/scr: Sara Colangelo. US. 2014. 105mins
Love Is StrangeDir: Ira Sachs. US. 2014. 98mins
Mace Neufeld, Jack Ryan: Shadow RecruitMace Neufeld has produced all five films in the Jack Ryan franchise – The Hunt for Red October, Patriot Games, Clear And Present Danger and The Sum Of All Fears and now Jack Ryan: Shadow Recuit. The producer talks to Elbert Wyche.
Maiden Voyage lines up MediterraneaJonas Carpignano will direct the feature version of his Venice 2011 award-winning short A Chjana, one of several films backed by new company Maiden Voyage Pictures.
Marc Butan joins Sierra/AffinityThe traditional pre-market shuffle intensified as it emerged that the Panorama co-founder was leaving to become co-president of Sierra/Affinity, signalling a major move into production for Nick Meyer and Marc Schaberg's company.
MarmatoDir: Mark Grieco. Colombia. 2013. 87mins
Monga boards Yash Raj Films' TitliIndia's Yash Raj Films has brought on board producer Guneet Monga to advise on the international strategy for Kanu Behl's Titli, which is currently in post-production.
MPI Pictures gets KinkChristina Voros' documentary will open theatrically in late summer following the deal, which concluded in Park City.
Myriad to sell You're Not YouKirk D'Amico and his team will commence sales at the EFM next month on the inspirational drama starring Hilary Swank.
Netflix eyes Euro expansionThe streaming and DVD mailing service has reached 44 million subscribers worldwide and expects to grow that number to 48 million by the end of the quarter.
New Europe takes Thou Wast MildWarsaw-based company acquires Josephine Decker's Berlinale Forum selection.
Paul Greengrass, Captain PhillipsPaul Greengrass was drawn to Captain Phillips not only to work with Tom Hanks, but also to pay tribute to his merchant marine father.
Peter Jackson, The Hobbit: The Desolation of SmaugFor The Desolation of Smaug, the second part of his Hobbit trilogy, Peter Jackson had the tricky task of bringing the story's raging, intelligent dragon to life. He tells John Hazelton about how the second film brings certain freedoms.
QissaDir: Anup Singh. 2013. Germany-India-Netherlands-France. 109mins
Red Crown Productions: The talent poolSet up in 2010, US outfit Red Crown Productions has an impressive production pipeline that mixes big names and rising talent.
Reunion wins top Swedish awardAnna Odell's drama wins best film at the Guldbagge Awards; Per Fly'sWaltz for Monica (Monica Z) wins four.
Ride Along sets MLK recordUniversal executives were celebrating as the Ice Cube-Kevin Hart comedy grossed an estimated $41.2m to set a three-day holiday weekend record.
Ron Howard, RushRon Howard talks about the challenges and rewards of returning to independent film-making with Formula 1 character study Rush. He also tells Wendy Mitchell about the adventure of his new film Heart Of The Sea.
Rosenberg wins Sundance/NHK AwardThe director of the upcoming film Ad Inexplorata gains creative and strategic support from the Sundance Institute.
Rotterdam kicks off with Qissa crewThe International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) kicked off its 43rd edition in grand style on Wednesday night with a gala screening of Anup Singh's Qissa.
Rotterdam Lab welcomes four new partnersThe 14th edition of the Rotterdam Lab kicks off tomorrow as part of CineMart.
Rutger Hauer joins Sights Of DeathAndrea Iervolino and Monika Bacardi's Italian development, finance and production company AMBI Pictures has announced key casting on its upcoming action thriller.
SAG crowns 20th annual winnersThe Screen Actors Guild named Matthew McConaughey best actor at its Los Angeles ceremony on January 18 while Cate Blanchett took top actress honours.
Screen Nation to honour Felix DexterPosthumous award announced as nominations revealed for the 9th Screen Nation Film & Television Awards.
Screen Yorkshire gets £7.5m boostEXCLUSIVE: '71, Death Comes to Pemberley backer aims to invest £1m+ into more productions.
Shamer Chronicles set for big screenTrustNordisk will kick off presales on the fantasy-adventure film in Berlin.
Signature signs five titles for 2014Signature Entertainment has secured a raft of new acquisitions to be released over the coming year.
Slave, Gravity split PGA vote12 Years A Slave and Gravity advance to the Oscars on March 2 as the frontrunners on paper following the PGA awards ceremony on January 19.
Sundance / Mahindra winners unveiledSundance Institute and Mahindra have announced the winners of the 2014 Sundance Institute | Mahindra Global Filmmaking Award.
Sundance Channel takes festival titlesAMC/Sundance Channel Global has acquired six titles from the Sundance Film Festival for exclusive international premieres this spring.
Sundance: Dogwoof Global takes 8The distributor has acquired international sales rights from Submarine to Ben Cotner and Ryan White's documentary The Case Against 8.
Sundance: Frank, Love Is Strange sellMagnolia Pictures has concluded its North American deal for Frank while SPC has made another acquisition, taking a basket of rights to Love Is Strange.
Sundance: Green Prince salesThe first two deals have closed on the Day One documentary from producers Simon Chinn of Red Box Films, John Battsek of Passion Pictures and director Nadav Schirman of A-List Films.
Sundance: I Origins wins SloanMike Cahill's story of an eye researcher who uncovers profound truths has won the $20,000 Sundance Institute's Alfred P Sloan Feature Film Prize – making it two for two for the filmmaker.
Sundance: I Origins, Night sellSUNDANCE: Amid a flurry of Park City announcements, Fox Searchlight has paid around $3m for world rights to I Origins. Separately, RADiUS-TWC has picked up The Night Comes For Us and A24 has closed its second deal of the festival.
Sundance: RADiUS takes world on LoveAs the 2014 festival heads into the final furlong, RADiUS-TWC announced it had acquired worldwide rights to The One I Love.
Sundance: Sepideh sparks int'l salesBerit Madsen's Sundance World Documentary competition entry has sparked a number of key sales outside North America.
Sundance: SPC gets WhiplashSony Pictures Classics has paid around $3m for North American, Australian, New Zealand and German rights to Bold Films' jazz drummer drama. Separately, Pivot and Univision News have acquired Cesar's Last Fast.
Thai filmmakers launch sales companySix of Thailand's leading independent filmmakers have joined forces to launch an international sales and festival distribution company, Mosquito Films Distribution.
The Raid 2Dir/scr: Gareth Evans. Indonesia. 2013. 148mins
The Skeleton TwinsDir: Craig Johnson. US. 2013. 90mins
The Trip To ItalyDir: Michael Winterbottom. UK. 2014. 107mins
The VoicesDir: Marjane Satrapi. US-Germany. 2013. 103mins
Tiger directors: Dick Tuinder, Farewell To The MoonThe Dutch artist and filmmaker's second feature is set in 1970s Amsterdam.
Tiger directors: Ester Martin Bergsmark, Something Must BreakThe Swedish director talks about his first foray into fiction.
Timo Tjahjanto, KillersTimo Tjahjanto – one half of the Mo Brothers with (non-sibling) Kimo Stamboel – talks to Jeremy Kay on the eve of the Sundance world premiere of Killers and explains why the filmmakers are going their separate ways.
UK panel urges broadcasters to investLord Chris Smith has again called on British broadcasters to invest in UK film acquisition and production.
UTA's Dreyfus joins Ride Along producerRide Along producer Will Packer has hired UTA motion picture literary agent Barbara Dreyfus as head of motion pictures for his new Will Packer Productions.
We Are the Best! to close RotterdamLukas Moodysson's Swedish film to bring IFFR 2014 to a close.
White Bird In A BlizzardDir/scr: Gregg Araki. 2014. US. 91mins
Wild Bunch moves on BabadookSUNDANCE: In the most high-profile piece of European business thus far at the festival, eOne and Wild Bunch have struck a deal over Jennifer Kent's buzzy genre film.
Wish I Was HereDir: Zach Braff. US. 2014. 113mins
Wolf of Wall Street tops UK chartUniversal's biopic records Martin Scorsese's best-ever UK debut to land top of the box office; eOne's 12 Years a Slave expands to 386 sites and adds $5m (£3.06m) for $11.7m (£7.12m).
Wolf rules int'l BO on $27mRed Granite's The Wolf Of Wall Street used a mighty UK debut through Universal to power its way to an estimated $27m weekend that dethroned Frozen at the international box office, according to latest results.
Wolf set to retain UK crownMartin Scorsese's biopic tops Way To Blue's buzz chart.
Young OnesDir/scr: Jake Paltrow. US. 2013. 100mins


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US President Barack Obama might travel to Pakistan on a first visit since he took office in 2008. The US president was scheduled to visit Pakistan last year, but despite "being committed to visiting Pakistan in 2011," as stated by White House, the visit was canceled. Instead, the US president made trips to China and India and visited Afghanistan twice.
At an earlier date, sometime in the last week of December, Pakistani Prime Minister Raja Pervaiz Ashraf might meet Barack Obama in New York before the UN Security Council. The PM's visit was set as his country is scheduled to gain a seat on the UN Security Council (UNSC) on January 1 2013. The seat at the Security Council was previously occupied by Lebanon.
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PARIS: Blaise Matuidi's goal deep in stoppage time earned Paris Saint Germain a deserved 2-2 draw in their Champions League quarter-final first leg against Barcelona at Parc des Princes on Tuesday.
Barca appeared to have snatched the win when Xavi Hernandez converted from the spot in the last minute of normal time after Zlatan Ibrahimovic had cancelled out Lionel Messi's first half opener.
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The big-spending French club's coach Carlo Ancelotti sprang a surprise when electing to start 37-year-old English star David Beckham.
It was the veteran midfielder's first Champions League appearance since coming on as a substitute for AC Milan in a 4-0 drubbing by former club Manchester United at Old Trafford in 2010.
Meanwhile, last season's beaten finalists Bayern Munich took a big step towards this season's Champions League semi-finals with a 2-0 win over Juventus in their quarter-final first leg clash.
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Comment on Financial Reform Implementation
September 10, 2010
I appreciate the your taking the time to heed the cries of the people that these rules and regulations are affecting. Many times, regulators ignore the guidance of those with boots on the ground experience.
This is not my first letter to the Federal Reserve, I wrote comments along these same lines in November of 2008. Things have not changed. I'm including my prior letter, which is also in your archives, since it all still applies.
My next comment would be on "Customary and Reasonable Fees". This was a nice attempt towards appraiser independence. Unfortunately, the appraisal management companies and those who will only pay minimal fees always find a loophole in the wording. This is an example taken from an email I received just the other day:
An Important Message from XXX Regarding Dodd-Frank
As you all know, the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act was signed into law not long ago. For appraisers, the most important section is Title XIV, which among other things stipulates that appraisers should be paid "customary and reasonable" fees.
As a result, we have received numerous inquires asking what the impact of Dodd-Frank might be on the industry in general, when it will be officially implemented into practice, and how XXX plans to ensure that it pays its panel appraisers the "customary and reasonable" fee for their market area.
In case you haven't seen the official language, HR4173, Section 1472, sub-section (i) Customary and Reasonable Fee, item 1 - IN GENERAL, states: "Lenders and their agents shall compensate fee appraisers at a rate that is customary and reasonable for appraisal services performed in the market area of the property being appraised. Evidence for such fees may be established by objective third-party information, such as government agency fee schedules, academic studies, and independent private sector surveys. Fee studies shall exclude assignments ordered by known appraisal management companies."
Please rest assured that we at XXX plan to take a proactive approach. We are actively engaged with key individuals in the appraisal industry and in Washington D.C., in an ongoing effort to gain maximum clarity on the complex appraisal-realted issues within the Dodd-Frank Act as quickly as we can. When the smoke clears and we have the desired clarity on the relevant portions of the law, we will communicate what we know to you, our valued panel appraisers.
Until then, our existing fee schedule applies.
Please know that we feel extremely fortunate to have a panel that consists of the best appraisers throughout the United States, and we look forward to continuing our mutually beneficial professional relationship for many years to come!
I bolded two of the important sentences. Fee studies ordered by known appraisal management companies will just show that low fees are customary. The only people on their panel of valued appraisers are the ones that will accept orders at a minimal fee. What good did all that do?
Fees should not be mandated by anyone but the appraiser. The appraiser, according to USPAP, is supposed to determine the scope of work required to complete the assignment, and at that point would be able to determine the fee necessary. Not all properties are the same, and not all assignments require the same work. In the example below, we went through two appraisers because the first appraiser saw the extensive work required for that type of property and asked for a fee increase, the appraisal management company cancelled the order with him and sent it to another appraiser who accepted a lower fee.
BPO's are still a problem as well. My husband and I have currently stepped away from the silliness in the appraisal profession and are working real estate agents. We are helping our client in the short sale process for two rural, complex properties. In speaking with our negotiator on one of the two properties, he stated he had an appraisal on the smaller property for $500,000. The next day, we had a call from an agent wanting to see the interior of the other property so he could do his "appraisal". Knowing that no one had seen the interior of the first property, we told the negotiator that we wanted new appraisals on both properties by State Certified Real Estate Appraisers. We knew that the original number had come from an agent doing a BPO. These properties are both complex rural properties. The appraisal for the larger property came in considerably lower than the number given on the smaller property. So what is it that the banks gain by using inexperienced agents and relying on BPO's for the sale of a property?
In this case, the BPO over valued the property considerably. But whose fault is it since real estate agents are not trained in the valuation of property. They are trained in PRICING properties. Appraisers are trained in the valuation of property.
Another example from last month: A local bank representative called me asking for an appraisal on a property. All they wanted was something limited and cheap because they were foreclosing on the property and regulations state they have to have an appraisal in their file but they didn't care what it was or said, just needed an appraisal from an appraiser. I did a bit of research first, and saw they did something a few months earlier and asked why they didnt use the appraisal that was done then. She responded that they didn't get an appraisal, they had a letter from a local real estate broker that stated in his opinion the property was worth $ X. This is what they relied on to make a financial decision. The dollar amount was twice what the county assessor valued the property at, and was double what any of the current listings in the area were. There hadn't been any sales in the last couple years, which is probably why he did a letter and not a BPO. But this is the type of thing that got us (as an industry) into this mess.
Yet in Federal Regulations, it states all that is needed in the file is an evaluation of the property, which allows for BPOs and AVM's. When in reality, what is needed is an appraisal (by a state licensed or certified appraiser).
I dont know how many times I've heard, "your appraisal isn't as high/low as the AVM/BPO" Since when did the real estate appraisal become a rubber stamp approving of an AVM or BPO neither of which are trained in the valuation of property. Why is it that I have to defend my appraisal report based on the opinion of someone with no education in the appraisal process?
The fact of the matter is, no matter how much regulation is in place, no matter what kind of new rules are drafted, if they are not properly enforced it does not matter. Many of the things that have happened in the past may not have happened if the rules and regulations in place were properly enforced. It is all meaningless without enforcement.
Again, thank you for your time and if you have any questions I would be more than happy to talk with you.
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A 21-year-old Arkansas man facing a capital murder charge was arrested Tuesday in Copperas Cove on capital murder charges.
Chestly Wayne Gaston Jr., of Jessieville, Ark., surrendered without incident at the Copperas Cove police headquarters at 8:30 p.m. Tuesday, after fleeing his home state one week ago, according to an arrest affidavit.
Gaston is one of three people suspected in the death of Dan Roberson, 71, who was found in a wooded area July 9 in Garland County, Ark., according to the Hot Springs (Ark.) Daily newspaper.
Gaston also is accused of stealing Roberson's truck.
Justice of the Peace Bill Price arraigned Gaston on Wednesday, on charges of fleeing justice, but denied his bail.
Two other suspects are in custody in Arkansas.
In unrelated incidents, Price arraigned Keith Alan Garris and Kody Douglass Miller on a charge of burglary of a building. Garris' bail was set at $8,000. Miller's bail was set at $5,000.
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The Farano mss. II, ca. 1931-1972, consist of correspondence and writings of poet Michel Farano of West New York, New Jersey. Also present are files relating to Farano's close friend, poet Jean Starr Untermeyer.
The collection is organized into the following series: I. Correspondence; II. Writings; III. Miscellaneous.
Included among the correspondents are Peter Beilenson, George Platt Brett, Francis Brown, Leonard Ceeley, Saxe Commins, Norman Cousins, Michel Farano, Robert Payne, Arthur Stringer, and Herman R. Ziegner.
An inventory and a finding aid are available.
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Seagate Technology (NASDAQ:STX) has been a tech-stock doubler in 2012, a tripler since 2011, and a good turnaround story.
Seagate is in recovery mode from heavy flooding in Thailand last year, which destabilized disk drive factories. The company has been steadily increasing prices on its products, and also buying back shares.
However, the stock price clearly reflects the positivity — and there's still some headwinds to deal with. The company will be bracing itself against new competition as it moves into the crowded market for enterprise solutions. Another negative trend is the growth in tablets, which is taking market share away from traditional laptops and desktops. The result likely will be more pressure on hard drive demand.
The stock still trades at a low 5 times earnings, though, and STX still yields a plump 3.9% in dividends despite its rampant run-up, so it might not be time to fully exit Seagate — but you might want to at least lock in some of the profits while you can.
Tom Taulli runs the InvestorPlace blog IPOPlaybook, a site dedicated to the hottest news and rumors about initial public offerings. He also is the author of "All About Short Selling" and "All About Commodities." Follow him on Twitter at @ttaulli. As of this writing, he did not own a position in any of the aforementioned securities.


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The youthful crowd at Fiesta Gracia Bar, a notunchic watering hole in Barcelona's Generator hostel, is tossing back €5 mojitos under a riotous canopy of citrus-coloured lanterns. The adjacent double-height lobby – a wood pavilion that resembles a birdcage – has been done up in equally funky style. Chairs and textiles are by the Spanish design firms Woouf! and Expormim; a vintage Derbi motorcycle sits next to a 1972 Gufram cactus coat rack. It is all the handiwork of the Design Agency, a Toronto studio run by Anwar Mekhayech, Allen Chan and Matt Davis. And it's just one of the many properties smashing the long-held (and mostly accurate) notion of hostels as shabby dumps
A bunk at a Generator hostel – the brand operates nine locations in seven cities across Europe – goes for $12 a night, a private single room for as little as $40. The Design Agency is revamping both existing and new locations with the same bold aesthetic it has adopted for Toronto hot spots such as Soho House and Momofuku. But it's not just its attention to design that has made Generator a leader in the "haute hostel" (or "poshtel") field. "The key is that Generator has a very cool group of people in London who oversee events, brand associations and staffing," Mekhayech says. "That's what creates the soul."
Of course, Generator and its ilk – the Freehand in Miami and Manhattan's Pod 39 and Pod 51 are other poshtels of note – conform to the traditional hostel model of not providing room service, concierge desks, spas and, in some cases, even check-in. But they have reimagined the genre to such a degree – offering not only inexpensive rooms in desirable locations, but also dynamic communal spaces, high-tech everything, craft cocktails and novel dining – that everyone from hip millennials (their target market, at least on paper) to business travellers and families are crossing their thresholds. Web sites such as poshpacker.com, which vets the globe's best rooms under $100 a night, have sprung up in their wake. And as Generator did with the Design Agency, they're enlisting top designers to outfit their growing ranks.
In Florida, the Freehand was designed by Roman and Williams, the firm behind New York's Ace Hotel. Located in a historic 1930s property, the Miami hostel has been decked out with mid-century-modern furniture, features a courtyard adorned with Curtis Kulig graffiti art and serves up artisanal cocktails infused with herbs from its garden. Shared rooms start at $35 a night, private rooms at $150.
At Pod 39 and Pod 51 in New York City, meanwhile, rain showers, LCD flat screens and iPod stations abound. Salvation Taco, a casual restaurant in Pod 39, boasts a menu created in part by chef April Bloomfield of The Spotted Pig fame.
"Even properties that aren't hostels per se are mixing the hotel/hostel thing now," Mekhayech says, alluding to how the trend is spreading. And indeed, low-cost high-design rooms seem to be everywhere, from the Mama Shelter mini-chain (designed by Philippe Starck) in France to the Jane in New York to Singapore's Wanderlust and Berlin's Michelberger. Modelled on Japanese capsule hotels, where rooms are the size of first-class airplane suites, Yotel was launched in 2007 with airport locations in the U.K. and last year unveiled a midtown Manhattan address; its guests check in at an automated kiosk while Yobot, a robotic baggage carrier, handles the luggage. And at Citizen M in Amsterdam, Glasgow, Rotterdam and London, original Arne Vodder chairs, banks of Mac laptops, a well-stocked commissary (there's no room service) and compact guest rooms as efficiently designed as those on an ocean liner are the norm.
The fact that a growing number of travellers seems to be keener on good design and high-tech amenities than grand rooms and even grander rates has not been lost on the big chains, many of which are introducing new budget offshoots with trendysounding names. Last year, Wyndham opened TRYP in Manhattan; rooms there are equipped with bunk beds that sleep up to six. Thompson Hotels's two Tommie locations, slated to open in New York next year, promise "space-efficient crash pads" (read: very small quarters) and a "gourmet grab-and-go marketplace" (read: no room service)." And having commissioned IKEA to oversee interiors, Moxy Hotels (owned by Marriott and aimed at "millennial global nomads") will open its first location this year in Milan, followed by a 150-property rollout over the next decade.
"Design," Charles Eames once said, "addresses itself to the need." And if poshtels are any indication, the need among many globe-trotters is a wired room that's reasonably priced but doesn't skimp on style.Report Typo/Error
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Amazon.com case may open floodgates
Microsoft is being sued by Priceline.com
When Amazon.com filed a suit against its rival for patent infringement, it sent shivers down the spines of e-businesses everywhere.
The online giant announced on Friday it had filed a suit against Barnesandnoble.com for using its 1-Click technology.
The advantage of the system is that the customer does not have to enter and re-enter information.
The problem is, that by some reckonings, about half of all e-retailers use an "express" shopping mechanism. Does Amazon.com have a case against them as well?
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Most people's immediate reaction to the Amazon.com case is one of incredulity.
Analyst Paul Hagen of Forrester Research said: "It's like patenting taking orders over the telephone. My gut tells me this will go nowhere."
Barnes and Noble, predictably, see the suit as the latest stage in their competitive, and previously litigious, relationship with Amazon.com.
They call the suit a "desperate attempt to retaliate for our growing market share."
But what Amazon.com has done has to be seen against the backdrop of a seachange in US patent law, Robert Greene Sterne, a leading US attorney on intellectual property law, says.
He believes the Amazon.com case is one of the first of many.
A court decision last year held that a business process could be patented and this helped push back the already wide barriers of what can be patented.
The US's wide interpretation of what can be patented has led to a flood of applications, many from Internet companies.
Given that it takes two or three years for a claim to be processed, many internet companies have only just received their piece of paper.
"The net result of that is that there is going to be a very dramatic increase in disputes, between owners of patents and companies who do not have patent protection," Robert Greene Sterne said.
Sceptics still question the validity of many of the patents granted.
World Wide Web inventor Tim Berners Lee said some patents combine "well-known techniques in an apparently arbitrary way, like patenting going shopping in a yellow car on a Thursday."
The US patent office has even been known to withdraw a patent it granted for software which was widely in use.
Microsoft faces action
While Amazon.com's case has grabbed the most headlines so far, another similar case is underway.
Priceline.com has filed a suit against Microsoft for allegedly copying its patented method of reverse auctions.
Priceline.com allows customers to name their price first for plane tickets and hotel rooms, in what is known as a reverse auction. In September, Microsoft launched a service that allowed customers to name their price for hotel rooms.
E-commerce stifled
If Amazon.com does win this case, it could change the face of e-business.
Fear exists that this case could change forever the entrepreneurial spirit that characterises the web. Many fear that the onset of the lawyers will spell the end for e-commerce as we know it.
But - lawyers fees apart - patents often prove to be nice little earners.
A company that has a patent has a few options when it comes to making cash. The company can sue for retrospective damages or it can demand a license fee. IBM is estimated to make about $1bn annually from its patent portfolio.
A patent can even be used as a mechanism to leverage business as well as adding shareholder value.
"They ( the company) may not be making much money, but because of their patent position, they may be perceived as having more value," Robert Greene Sterne said.
Only in America?
Could the Amazon.com scenario be repeated here?
"It is a very tricky area," a spokesman for the UK patent office said, declining to comment further.
Patent and copyright law operates very differently in the UK than in the US. Typically, software would be patented in the US while it would be copyrighted in the UK.
But UK patent authorities might find they have no option but to follow the path of the Americans, some say.
E-businesses could find themselves at a disadvantage if they face US aggressors on their freer home territory, but when they target the US market find it is protected by patent law.
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Charity Begins at Home: The 2013 Edition
It's that time of year again — the recommended charities post. Listen — I understand housing isn't on the top of everyone's list, and I totally respect that. If you'd like to donate to Housing Policy Watch, great. If housing just isn't your thing — here's a list of charities we know and love. There's something for everyone on this year's list! (List is in no particular order.)
- Public Justice Center does a lot of work on fair wage issues, workplace justice, immigration, and civil right to counsel.
- 1000 Friends of Maryland works for smarter development across Maryland, and environmental issues.
- Healthcare for the Homeless — that's pretty self-explanatory.
- Roberta's House is a safe place for people, particularly children, who are mourning the loss of a loved one. They offer counseling and a summer camp for families in need.
- BARCS and the Maryland SPCA help abandoned animals find new homes and promote responsible pet ownership. The SPCA also advocates for stricter penalties for those who are found guilty of animal cruelty.
- Baltimore Heritage works hard to preserve and promote Baltimore's many historic structures. They also offer walking tours, happy hours, and other events to get communities involved in historic preservation.
- Maryland Legal Aid is a nonprofit legal services provider that works with people who are primarily low-income. Contrary to what I've heard people say — Legal Aid is not the same as the Public Defender's Office, nor is it a state agency. They're one of the few resources for people who are in need of representation in a civil matter.
- Another nonprofit legal resource to those with limited means, the Maryland Volunteer Lawyers Service assists people statewide in a variety of legal areas — all attorneys are volunteers who work for other law firms.
Thank you for your generosity!
Recommended Charitable Giving 2012
As you're contemplating the many deserving charities for your end of the year giving, here are some of our favorites — they're all local, and they all work hard to make Baltimore a better city, despite the odds. Give often, and give generously!
A few new additions to the list for 2012, some of the same great groups from 2011:
- Coalition to End Childhood Lead Poisoning
- Baltimore Heritage
- Habitat for Humanity of the Chesapeake
- Maryland Volunteer Lawyers Service
- Community Law Center
- Public Justice Center
- 1000 Friends of Maryland
- Homeless Persons Representation Project
- Healthcare for the Homeless
- Baltimore Neighborhoods, Inc.
- Lauren's Luggage (This one is not yet a 501(c)(3) but they have applied. Consider donating anyway — there's a compelling story behind this one.)
- Maryland Legal Aid
Why these charities and not others that might be equally as deserving? I have experience with all of them in some way. I know the executive directors, or I've watched them carefully over the years. These organizations have a few qualities in common:
- They spend more on programs and/or direct services than they do on swank office space or fundraising/admin costs.
- They're organizations that work on the ground, directly making a difference — they "do" more than they "talk".
So please — be generous. Without these organizations, Baltimore would surely suffer even more than it already suffers now. We can't build a better city without them.
Rent Court Workshops
Recent changes have been made to Maryland law regarding lead paint certificates, and landlord licensing and evictions. Two workshops will be held in order to tenants and other interested parties to learn more about the changes, and also general landlord-tenant law. Representatives from Baltimore Housing, the Public Justice Center, and the Maryland Multi-Housing Association will be on hand to answer questions.
The workshops will be held on November 14 and December 10, both at 12:15 PM at the District Court building, 500 Fayette Street, First Floor.
Both workshops are free.
Link Roundup
The Tenants in Foreclosure project of the Public Justice Center won an award! Congrats to attorney Matt Hill and his staff for this much-deserved award. If you or someone you know is living in a rental that is being foreclosed on, you should contact the Public Justice Center — you have rights, make sure they're protected!
Housing prices continue to fall, according to a Case-Shiller/S&P report.
Housing Authority Director Paul Graziano continues to deny responsibility for lead paint payments. And in this article from the Baltimore Sun, City Councilman Jim Kraft says (out loud!) what the rest of us have been saying all along: Paul Graziano is a liar.
Think your 311 complaints are anonymous? Guess again.
State lab employees resent having to actually work, so they destroyed blood samples in a lab? More shady behavior in lead paint cases, sad.
The City Council took Paul Graziano to task (being called a liar was only the beginning…) and you can read his side of the story here (link opens a PDF file). Sorry, Mr. Graziano — HABC needs to pay these judgments. HABC owned the homes, children were poisoned, and it's your responsibility as the director of HABC to ensure the safety of these children — and pay dearly when you fall down on the job.
Upcoming Workshop for Tenants in Foreclosure
The Public Justice Center in Baltimore will be holding a workshop on December 14th for tenants who live in properties that are in foreclosure. You can get more details here. (Link opens a PDF flier).
They also have a brochure and other links pertaining to tenants in foreclosure here. You do have rights — make sure they're protected!
News Roundup Plus Enforcement Actions from the MDE
Congratulations to the Public Justice Center for successfully arguing in favor of a tenant's rights in a foreclosure lawsuit brought by JP Morgan Chase. We wrote about the Public Justice Center last month in a post about tenants' rights. If you are a tenant and your home is in foreclosure, you do have rights — make sure you're protected!
The Maryland legislative session for 2010 starts tomorrow. Now is the time to start asking your state representatives to allow Baltimore City to enact the Split-Level Property tax rate, which would mean higher property taxes for owners of abandoned nusiance homes. We wrote about the tax hike for slumlords here and here, if you need more information. If you need to find your legislator's contact information, you can click here. (And thanks to bthesite.com for the mention!)
In other news, the Maryland Department of the Environment has issued enforcement actions against 9 property owners in Baltimore City, for lead paint violations:
- Russell O. Page: 3 affected properties, $21,000 in fines
- Larry Dawkins and Alice Dawkins: 10 affected properties, $16,500 in fines
- John C. Dailey, Lorraine M. Dailey, and Deborah Carter: 3 affected properties, $55,000 in fines
- 3125 Virginia Avenue, LLC: 1 affected property, $25,000 in fines
- Maurice Harrison: 5 affected properties, $30,000 in fines
- Kevin Baughan and JTL Management #2, LLC: 4 affected properties, $25,000 in fines
- Emmanuel Nwokolo and Catherine Nwokolo: 7 affected properties, $25,000 in fines
- Adger Harvin, Jr. and Doris R. Harvin: 4 affected properties, $21,500 in fines
- Ronald Andrews and Theresa Andrews: 11 affected properties, $18,000 in fines
- De Soto Apartments, LLC, Magnolia Properties Management, LLC, Charles Goldsborough, and Magnolia Property Management, Inc: 1 affected property, $10,000 in fines (paid in full).
Tenants' Rights and Foreclosure
Did you know that as a tenant, you have rights when your home is being foreclosed on, regardless of your income level?
From the National Low Income Housing Coalition:
On May 20, 2009, the President signed into a law a bill containing provisions protecting tenants living in foreclosed buildings. (The Protecting Tenants at Foreclosure Act is Title VII of Public Law 111-22).
These provisions immediately went into effect and are "self-executing", so no federal agency (such as HUD) is responsible for making them work. It is up to advocates to make sure that tenants, landlords, public housing authorities, courts, the legal community, and others involved in the foreclosure process are aware of these new rights for tenants.
You can download letter templates to use if you're in this situation from the NLIHC, and the Public Justice Center in Baltimore has more information and a brochure about the law that you can download.


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"Full of unspoiled mirth and innocent affection" from The Arden Shakespeare 1904
Gender has a long and complex history in Shakespeare's plays, a history shaped by the fact that ALL the roles were played by men in Elizabethan times. So what happened in plays such as As You Like It — when female characters, played by young boys, went off to their adventures disguised as boys, and played love scenes with male characters, also played by boys? And what happens today, when roles that are usually played by males are played by females? Love is what happens — in all its various forms and relationships — as we shall see in this new adaptation of Shakespeare's As You Like It, where the power structure is all dominated by women, but the lovers aren't dominated by anyone. The gender of two characters, Phoebe and Oliver, have been reversed, leading to two same-sex couples at the end of the play.
Rosalind, Shakespeare's most compelling female character, flees political intrigue and a death sentence to escape to the Forest of Arden — where she and her dear cousin, Celia, meet a unusual array of characters, including Rosalind's own mother, who has been forced into exile by her power-hungry sister. Rosalind also crosses paths again with Orlando, a young man escaping his own evil sister, and what began as a powerful crush on their first meeting begins to grow. Celia, too, falls in love, as do various denizens of Arden, while Shakespeare charts and explores the nature of love in its many different forms. Gender ultimately makes no difference when the heart decides to fall in love.
As You Like It is one of Shakespeare's most enduring, well-loved comedies. This adaptation is completely faithful to Shakespeare's text — if you aren't too picky about pronouns! It also goes a long way to celebrate Shakespeare's timeless elasticity, demonstrating joyfully why these 400-year old plays still speak to us today with candor and comedy, relevance and recognition, discovery and delight.
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East Orange General Hospital's CNO changes the culture of the facility into a place RNs want to be
By Sandy Keefe, MSN, RN
When Nelson Tuazon, MAEd, MSN, MBA, RN, CNAA, FACHE, accepted the position of senior vice president and chief nursing officer at East Orange General Hospital, East Orange, NJ, in August 2005, he faced a daunting task.
"This hospital was predicted to close because there were five other acute care hospitals in the area and it was facing financial hardships," he explained. "The nursing department was completely demoralized, with a vacancy rate of up to 40 percent on some units, and agency staff was essentially manning the floors to the tune of $3 million per year."
A Fiscal Advocate
Unfazed by the challenges before him, Tuazon rolled up his sleeves and went to work.
"This is my first nurse executive job, but I had a history as a nursing director of eliminating agency use within 6 months and knew I could do that here as well," he said. "One of the strong points I've brought to this hospital is my fiscal knowledge. The finance people don't relate to statements like 'Our units are busy' or 'Our acuity is up.' When the nurse executive can articulate numbers, they trust you more. The CNO must be a credible fiscal advocate for nurses."
And given the hospital's then-bleak financial picture, business as usual was out of the question.
"I knew I had to stop the madness right away, and decided to do it cold turkey," Tuazon said. "In order to eliminate our dependence on nursing agencies, I started doing a lot of things I knew would attract nurses. First of all, I addressed visibility. When nursing leaders are out there working as hard as their staff, nurses know their work is valued and it keeps morale high. Before I came, there was no sense of engagement or commitment among nursing leadership, and I set out to reverse that immediately."
Tuazon wasn't the only member of the hospital's management team addressing visibility.
"Our president and CEO Kevin J. Slavin, FACHE, puts it plainly: 'We are successful because we work hard, and we love what we do,'" he said. "When you see your CEO at 4 a.m. on a Sunday morning on the nursing units, when you have a visible and accessible leader like that, you can't help but excel yourself."
Tuazon's professional background provided him with a plethora of effective strategies to improve the nursing environment.
"I've been a nurse for more than 26 years, and one of the best qualifications I give to myself is I'm a Magnet surveyor," he said. "In that role, I've had the great pleasure of visiting 18-19 outstanding hospitals across the country. I know what makes a great professional work environment for nurses, and what it takes to establish and maintain that environment."
Tuazon capitalized on an extensive network of nursing educators and leaders developed in his previous role as president of the New Jersey Board of Nursing to build up the nursing staff at the hospital.
"I made my calls and explained the situation, and soon had six schools of nursing who wanted to affiliate with our hospital," he said. "We started internships to attract and support new graduate nurses interested in joining our organization, implemented externships for junior nursing students to give them an exciting taste of nursing at East Orange General Hospital, and set up nurse residencies for new grads in specialty areas such as critical care."
Tuazon also instituted shared governance, a model that ensures nurses are working hand-in-hand with their leaders toward optimal patient care.
"I realized there had been very little recognition of the good work nurses were doing up to that time, so we went out of our way to highlight accomplishments, and our staff is ecstatic to be recognized," he noted. "We have a nursing performance improvement council and nursing management council that work together to bring the best ideas forward and implement them here."
As the nursing environment excelled, RNs shared the word with colleagues outside the hospital.
"I had one nurse who recruited six other nurses within a 6-month period, with no strings attached," Tuazon noted. "She told them East Orange General Hospital was a good place to work, and they believed her."
Valuing Education
A firm believer in the value of continuing education and professional development, Tuazon redirected some of the money saved from eliminating agency use toward nursing education.
"When I first came, there was only one full-time nurse educator, and I've since hired four more master's-prepared educators, including one who works full-time nights," he said. "Our nurse educators provide support, mentorship and education both in the classroom and on the nursing units. They don't sit in ivory towers in the education department, but are interwoven within the fabric of the nursing department so they're regularly called upon to answer questions. Instead of being the last person called when there's a problem or concern, our nurse educators are there from the very beginning to share their expertise."
While many hospitals struggle to find nurses with advanced degrees, Tuazon went out and located what he needed for his staff.
"What I would suggest to nurse executives who are finding it difficult to hire master's-prepared nurses is that they network with nursing educators," he said. "As busy as we all are, I find time to teach as adjunct faculty at Kean University [Union, NJ] and Monmouth University [West Long Branch, NJ], as well as online through Excelsior College. As I taught graduate courses, students learned about our hospital and our plans for the nursing environment, so I was able to recruit them to join me in that effort."
Education Onsite
Recognizing that nurses often struggle to balance work, home and education, Tuazon went out of his way to bring education to his staff.
"The other thing that excites our staff and promotes retention in our 211-bed urban community hospital with its diverse patient population is that I was able to bring in two schools of nursing to offer onsite RN-to-BSN programs," he said. "We talked about that idea in April 2006, and before you know it, we have our first cohort of BSNs graduating this April from Felician College [Rutherford, NJ]. I chose Felician because of its cohort system, which allows nurses who are disciplined to complete the BSN program in 19 months as part of a group that meets every Tuesday.
"And we affiliated with New Jersey City University [Jersey City, NJ] for an onsite program that allows nurses to take courses when they wish. Some of our staff who can't or don't want to devote a full day each week to classes prefer this model. This fall, we will have a master's program onsite here at the hospital, as well, since many of our BSN nurses want to pursue higher education."
Climbing the Clinical Ladder
A newly launched clinical ladder program, based on educational level, research and other accomplishments, recognizes nurses who go the extra mile.
"Our master's-prepared nurse educators can apply for level IV, the highest level, so their education will be acknowledged and recognized," Tuazon said. "BSN nurses can apply for either level III or level IV, depending on their research interests. Again, we used dollars saved by eliminating agency use to fund this clinical ladder. The money will be paid to our own staff in recognition of their accomplishments, rather than given to agency nurses in the form of bonuses and other carrots."
Two and a half years after he arrived at East Orange General Hospital, Tuazon leads a very different nursing department.
"We no longer use agency nurses, and because we've been able to weather the storm, our bottom line has been in the black, and we're expanding services," he said. "With a vacancy rate of less than 5 percent, I can pick the best nurses who apply from area hospitals and I am even in a position to over-hire so I can have replacements in line for the future needs of the hospital."
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For transgender individuals, not disclosing their transgender status, also known as "living stealth," has been the norm. Too many transgender folks have lived in fear of ridicule, discrimination, and rejection leading many to live a lie. But today, change is upon us; history is being made. October is LGBT History Month, 31 days that celebrate the successes of 31 lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender icons, making now an ideal time to shine a light on transgender trailblazers who have excelled professionally while living openly. Of the icons featured this month, three are transgender: Kye Allums, Victoria Kolakowski, and Amanda Simpson. It's brave change makers such as these that are propelling North American society toward greater acceptance.
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Kye Allums launched LGBT History Month as "the first openly transgender athlete to play NCAA Division I college basketball." In November 2010 as a 21-year-old sophomore, Allums made history on the women's basketball team at George Washington University (GWU) for coming out as a transgender male. Having received a basketball scholarship from GWU and not wanting to jeopardize it, his original plan was to wait to reveal his true gender when his eligibility expired the following season, but Allums explained to USA Today that, "… it just got too tough not to be me. I heard people call me a girl and say 'she' and refer to me as something that I wasn't."
Apart from his fortitude and courage in staying true to himself, Allum's story also stands out because of the outpouring of support and acceptance by his teammates, coach, and school officials. GWU's official statement, which refers to the star shooting guard as Mr. Allum, includes his heartfelt sentiments about the university:
"GW has been supportive during this transition. This means a lot. I didn't choose to be born in this body and feel the way I do. I decided to transition, that is change my name and pronouns because it bothered me to hide who I am, and I am trying to help myself and others to be who they are… My teammates have embraced me as the big brother of the team. They have been my family, and I love them all."
Due to several concussions, Allums will not be playing his senior year, a choice GWU respects. At present, he is uncertain whether he will continue his transition by pursuing gender reassignment surgery or by taking male hormones. In the meantime, Allums has been telling his story at various speaking engagements with the goal of spreading the message that "it's possible to be out and to be comfortable with yourself and still be successful."
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Biotechnology education : topics of interest to students and teachers
Kidman, Gillian C. (2007) Biotechnology education : topics of interest to students and teachers. In Proceedings of : the World Conference on Science and Technology Education, Perth, Australia.
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This paper presents the findings of a survey that investigates the biotechnology topics of interest according to students and teachers for inclusion in biology lessons and reports on the similarities and differences in teachers' and students' biotechnology topics of interest. The study is of significance as biotechnology has been identified as a key area of technological and economic importance worldwide yet there is scant literature relating to teachers' and students' interests concerning biotechnology education topics. 500 students and their 15 teachers completed the survey. Interviews were conducted with 3 teachers and 60 students. Responses indicate there is a mismatch in the interests of students and teachers, and what they perceive as being possible topics for inclusion in biology and biotechnology lessons. Where teachers are provided with the freedom to design and assess their own units of work, this mismatch of interests causes problems. The study found students withdrawing from biology courses in post compulsory settings due to lack of interest, and perceived lack of relevance of the course. It is possible that this lack of agreement on topics of interest is a factor in the world wide decline of enrolments in the sciences.
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ASUS GeForce GTX 660 Ti DirectCU II TOP review -
In the rather massive and sheer amount of GTX 660 and GTX 660 Ti reviews here at Guru3D there has been on card we had not tested, today as such we'll peek at the ASUS GTX 660 Ti DC2 TOP model.
Segmented in the sub 350 EUR market this TOP model comes all customized with a DirectCu II cooler and being the factory overclocked TOP model.
One of the most anticipated dedicated graphics card series for a long time now is the GeForce GTX 660 Ti series. There has been so much speculation and gossip about it. Today NVIDIA finally lifts the curtain on that product, and let me already say it loud ... it's a gem !
Pretty much everybody anticipated a new 'mid-rang' GPU, but we've stated it for a long time now, the GK104 Kepler GPU originally was intended to be the mid-range product series. However it came out too good, so NVIDIA decide to use the that GK104 Kepler GPU for the GeForce GTX 680, then the GeForce GTX 670 and now .. it's being used on the GeForce GTX 660 Ti as well. Oh and yes, the Ti extension has been reintroduced once again.
Being based on the GK104 Kepler GPU obviously NVIDIA had to put some breaks on it in order for the 660 series of product not to compete too much with their bigger brothers. As such they trimmed down the number of shader processors a little towards 1344 of them. Now keep in mind that the mighty GeForce GTX 680 has 1536 of them so that's what, 15% less shader processors. More interesting is the fact that it's precisely the same amount of shader processors as the GeForce GTX 670 has, so you can already 'feel' where the performance levels are heading. There are two distinct difference though, the GeForce GTX 670 and 680 uses a 256-bit memory bus, and the GTX 660 Ti series will get a 192-bit memory bus tied towards 2 or 3 GB of memory. But with the memory running at 6008 MHz in combo with the memory bandwidth gDDR5 memory these days offers, really the difference will be noticeable but not that big. The second one is the ROP engine, now cut down to 24 units opposed to 32 on it's bigger brothers.
Not one AIC partner from NVIDIA will follow up with this at launch, but the reference product will be clocked at 915 MHz, it's allowed to boost towards 980 MHz (again similar to the GTX 670) and the TDP of the GeForce GTX 660 Ti is going to be set at 150 Watt, while in your average gaming experience the card really uses like 135 Watt.
But back to the ASUS GeForce GTX 660 Ti DC2 TOP model
It isn't hard to understand that the factory overclocked GeForce 660 Ti SKUs will run as fast as and maybe even faster then a GeForce GTX 670 (reference clocked) and maybe .. just maybe even close in on a reference clocked GTX 680. The GeForce GTX 660 Ti series will be launched in the 300 USD range, 259 EUR ex VAT in Europe. And for that money it's going to shock and awe alright. Before we startup the review let me blast a quick myth our of the virtual skies, the rumor of a 256-bit version of this card has been denied by NVIDIA. And truthfully, if such a card existed .. it would be 1:1 a GeForce GTX 670.
The ever so popular clock frequencies then, the reference (baseline) products will be clocked at 915 MHz and can be boosted towards 980 MHz. Now there will be MANY of SKU's released by the board partners, the GeForce GTX 660 DirectCU II TOP edition is factory overclocked pretty high towards 1058 Mhz on the core with a boost frequency of 1137'ish. The memory has been kept the same though at 6008 MHz (effective datarate). The card has been equipped with 2GB of graphics memory (on a 192-bit wise memory bus) and is pimped out and custom cooled. Let's head on over to the next page shall we ?
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Star Wars fans, put all sharp objects out of reach. You don't want to hurt yourself or anybody else after you see this... the new ending for Return of the Jedi. … [Read more...]
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The New Ending to Return of the Jedi
Star Wars III Gets a (Boring) Title
I'm back from a weekend of 103-degree heat in Portland, Oregon, where I did just what I said I was going to do (sans the beer-drinking) with friends and family... I lounged, I read, I sipped coffee, I ate UNBELIEVABLY SCRUMPTIOUS desserts at Papa Haydn's (something you should add to your DO BEFORE I DIE list), I saw Anchorman again and laughed even harder, and I enjoyed some brief but deep sleep in a small air-conditioned hotel room at the new Jupiter Hotel. At Powell's Book Store, Portland's … [Read more...]
Friday with Chesterton
It's Friday. I don't feel like talking about Catwoman. In fact, I plan to spend the weekend lounging around and having cold beers and rich desserts with friends... obeying God's harsh order to rest on the Sabbath.So, rather than griping about the news or the movies, let's hear from someone gifted in raising spirits: … [Read more...]
How to Write a Review of Catwoman
UPDATE: My review is now posted at CT Movies.Well, there's the easy route: you can write a review of Catwoman by finding the most readily available derogatory metaphor relating to cats."It's the pick of the litter box..." for example.Or, … [Read more...]
Changes Come
On Changes Come, Over the Rhine sounds like a band playing their last concert, pouring every last ounce of energy and passion into making these songs as brilliant as they can be. The result is a performance so intense, soulful, soaring, and astonishing that it will make everyone hope this is actually not the end, but the beginning. … [Read more...]
Add Another Fellow to My List of Heroes
In the last month I've:read up on the life of Dana Gioia, perused his poetry, shouted "Amen!" over and over again while reading his book Can Poetry Matter?, and interviewed him twice.I've got to say that he's becoming one of my heroes. He's about as qualified an individual as you'll find on the planet to head up the National Endowment for the Arts. He's doing a fine job. … [Read more...]
More U2 Title Rumors… and Their New Album Gets Stolen!
I don't like posting rumors... unless it has to do with titles or casting, just because it's so fun to imagine and speculate and argue.Remember when we were told that the new Star Wars film was going to be called THE CREEPING FEAR?! Man, that was one of the happiest days of my life. I still have a wild, passionate, deep-down hope that this will indeed be the title of the film rather than something as boring as Birth of the Empire.Anyway... to the point... now U2 fan sites are reporting … [Read more...]
I('m not impressed with), Robot
I'm giving I-Robot a B-.The story is decent, focused, stronger than I expected. The film is basically a collision of Minority Report, A.I. (Artificial Intelligence), and Enemy of the State. It's not as good as any of those movies, even though its has a more solidly constructed plot than A.I., and a more satisfying conclusion than Minority Report. It doesn't hold a candle to director Alex Proyas's previous foray into science fiction, the brilliant Dark City. … [Read more...]
Happiness is…
...being assigned to see and review the movie A Cinderella Story and then having your friend Peter Chattaway tell you he'll gladly go in your place, setting you and your evening free. … [Read more...]
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Can I run Abaqus interactively?
You can run Abaqus interactively if the cpu time of run is not more than 30 minutes out of 24 hours. In other words I-limit is 30 minutes.
What is the largest Abaqus file I can create with Abaqus on sweetgum?
The largest Abaqus restart file you can create is 17 gigabytes. The output file is achieved from the restart file.
How long does it take to create 17 gigabytes file?
The approximate period to create a 17-gigabyte file is 30 hours. Do not forget PBS script should be used to run a job, the run size of which is more than 30 minutes.
What will happen if I reach the limit?
If you reach the limit, which means you have created 17GB restart file, the job submitted will just hang. It will not stop or kill itself. You have to kill it manually.
What should I do not to reach the limit and run my job?
To prevent the job to create a file above the limit file, you should create a restart file (.res) usually every 2 GB and run the job step by step by using the previous restart file as an input to the next run that forms another restart file. Then you will have lots of 2 GB files but not one file above the limit.
Does the command line changes other than the first run in the PBS script?
The command line in the PBS script as shown below will change because PBS doesn't accept standard input of the name of the oldfile (previous run).
ab611 job=[filename{no extension}] interactive
In other words, PBS will not recognize the input from terminal. Thus, this leaves us one solution; enter the name of the previous run from the command line by typing oldjob parameter.
ab611 job=[filename{no extension}] oldjob=[filename of previous run{no extension}] interactive
Example (PBS script for second run):
#PBS -l ncpus=1,mem=1gb
#PBS -m abe
limit coredumpsize 10 kbytes
cd /ptmp/ccsam/abaqus
module add ab58
ab58 job=run2 oldjob=run1 Interactive
If the Abaqus command cannot be executed by simply the command, this means the command is not specified in your account's binary path. So try to specify the directory of abaqus binary file in the last line of script by typing /usr/local//appl/bin/[command syntax].
/usr/local/appl/bin/ab641 job=run2 oldjob=run1 Interactive
How do I reach the manuals on sweetgum?
The manual commands on sweetgum are as shown in Table 2. below.
Table 2. Commands to run various ABAQUS versions
sweetgum% abaqus doc
If you are working with a computer running other than Unix or Linux operating systems, you should be running X-Win software package to be able to open the manuals.


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On Mon, 9 Oct 2000, Moritz Profitlich wrote:
>> I believe you want to use the "restrict" or "exclude" fields in the
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Right. That's exactly what I was describing. Index the entire site with
your one index. Then make sure the forms for the members have something
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* TSX falls 113.68 points, or 0.93 percent, to 12,109.89 * Nine of 10 main index sectors decline * Index touches lowest point since April 24 * Gold-mining shares climb with bullion price * Dollarama sheds 3.4 percent after results By Peter N Henderson TORONTO, June 12 (Reuters) - Canada's main stock index fell to its lowest level in more than six weeks on Wednesday as banks and energy firms were hit by ongoing concerns that central banks will ease up on monetary stimulus sooner than expected. The drop on the resource-heavy Canadian benchmark index extended the steep losses of the previous session as concerns about whether the U.S. Federal Reserve will roll back its stimulus program failed to go away. The TSX index has declined in eight of the past nine sessions. Wednesday's weakness mirrored a broad selloff on U.S. markets. "We're in a bit of an equity correction phase," said Marcus Xu, president of Vancouver-based MY Capital Management Corp. "The markets got used to having the liquidity, the money-printing habit from all the central bankers. Once that stops, the market goes down. It's not entirely rational." The TSX has lagged U.S. and other major stock markets sharply this year. The Toronto Stock Exchange's S&P/TSX composite index closed down 113.68 points, or 0.9 percent, at 12,109.89, after dropping as low as 12,092.53, its lowest point since April 24. Nine of the 10 subgroups on the index fell. Financials, the index's most heavily weighted sector, dropped 0.92 percent. Toronto-Dominion Bank led the fall, ending the day down more than 1 percent at C$80.82. Energy stocks fell 1.34 percent. In the group, Canadian Natural Resources Ltd closed down 1.4 percent at C$29, and ARC Resources Ltd dropped 3.27 percent to C$26.61. Discount retailer Dollarama Inc fell 3.4 percent to C$70.13 after its quarterly results disappointed the market. The dollar store operator blamed poor weather and the cost of opening new stores for weaker-than-expected first-quarter earnings. The lone bright spot on the index was the materials group, which gained 0.08 percent on the back of gold producers, which were helped by a rise in the bullion price from Tuesday's three-week low. Goldcorp Inc added 1.3 percent to C$28.65 and had the biggest positive influence on the index.


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Orthodoxy has become a dirty word. It is treated as a synonym for "narrow," "unthinking," "uncharitable," "mean-spirited," "backward," and "benighted."But at root, orthodoxy is not about labeling things right for the sake of labeling them --- much less labeling other things "wrong."It's about accountability to something and --- even more importantly Someone beyond us.A wooden orthodoxy that needs "right belief" as a substitute for that Someone is misguided. But a spiritual orientation tha … [Read more...]
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A new, free legal hotline for Hurricane Sandy victims in New Jersey starts this morning at 888-541-1900.
The hotline is for residents who need storm-related legal help, the New Jersey State Bar Association said. The hotline can be used for insurance-related claims, appeals to the Federal Emergency Management Agency, landlord-tenant matters, creditor-debtor matters and others.
People who call will be matched with a volunteer attorney who can either provide assistance or offer general legal information. The hotline is expected to be staffed during normal business hours, but messages can be left at any time.
"Lawyers have a special obligation to give back to the community, and as the state's largest lawyers group, the New Jersey State Bar Association is dedicated to serving as a source of assistance to the public," state Bar Association President Kevin P. McCann said in a release. "As they have in other disasters, our volunteer attorneys are ready to help people whose lives have been forever altered by this storm."
The helpline is part of a long-standing partnership between FEMA and the American Bar Association, and is administered by the state bar association.


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I am first an actress, second a dancer and third a model. I do work professionally and this is my bread and butter. My rates are very reasonable, I do not overcharge and am not hot headed. I have great relationships with photographers I have worked with because I love what I do and like to have fun while doing it.
If you would like to work with me I prefer editorials, emotional shoots, colorful, playful, artistic, meaningful, theatrical.
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