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Field update: New Hampshire's not backing down
It was an exciting afternoon last Thursday for OFA New Hampshire volunteers. We paid a visit to our two senators, delivering more than 9,900 petition signatures from Granite Staters in support of expanded background checks for gun sales.
We stopped by Senator Shaheen's office and met with her gracious staff to say thank you for her vote and continued leadership on expanded background checks. Her staff was happy to pass along the thanks as well as the box filled with petition signatures.
We then walked up the block to Senator Ayotte's office, where one of our volunteers, Tracy, handed the box of petitions to a courteous staffer and then spoke eloquently about just how much support expanded background checks have here in New Hampshire. We urged Senator Ayotte to reverse her position and support background checks on all commercial sales, including gun shows and online sales, just like the majority of her constituents do.
Here in New Hampshire, we won't give up and we won't back down when it comes to gun violence prevention. We're doing our part to demand that our senators do what we elected them to do and take action to make our communities safer.
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A DENBIGH man has scooped a top award for visual effects in a Hollywood TV series.
Ed Bruce, 33, originally from Denbigh, was honoured for his work on medieval fantasy Game of Thrones at the Visual Effects Society (VES) award ceremony on February 7.
He won the outstanding supporting visual effects in a broadcast programme award at the California event.
"The VES awards are kind of the Oscars for visual effects, therefore to be specifically nominated for a VES is fantastic," said Mr Bruce.
"This is a great personal moment for me and my family.
"It's a great honour which I'm incredibly proud to represent the hard work and efforts of my wonderful team of artists," he added.
The annual VES event recognises outstanding visual effects artistry in 23 categories of film, animation, television, commercials, special venues and video games.
"I was very surprised. It's a strong competition every year and VFX (visual effects) is such a big part of most shows and films that there is so much for an awards body to choose from," said Mr Bruce.
"To be acknowledged by your peers is very humbling."
Mr Bruce moved to Dublin to pursue a career in visual effects and started as a runner before working his way up to Ireland's biggest post production facility, Screen Scene as head of the 3D department, and soon became the visual effects supervisor for a Game of Thrones.
"Working on set was great fun, I got to work alongside some great directors, crew and actors, but a real pleasure for me was working alongside a very talented VFX supervisor called Adam McInnes, who won the VES with me," he said.
Mr Bruce's family live near Trefnant and his dad, Roger was a teacher at Denbigh High School for many years and his mum Laraine helped establish CareChecker Limited in Denbighshire.
"I've lived in Dublin since 2000, but very much see myself from Denbigh, and proud," said Mr Bruce.
"I got my education from the good teachers at Denbigh High School which certainly have helped with where I am now.
"When I was at school I was totally unaware of my profession now or what it entails, but VFX is a great area for young people to get into, they can travel the world and work on very cool projects," he added.
Mr Bruce was unable to attend the awards ceremony because of the current projects he is working on which include, A Good Day to Die Hard (Die Hard 5), Coup and Skins.
"My VFX producer Sarah Mooney and VFX production assistant Nick Murphy were instrumental in helping the project get delivered," said Mr Bruce.
"The show was also fortunate to have Garry Curran, screen scene's colourist, his eye for detail and talent really brought the world of Westeros to vivid life," he said.
The Game of Thrones TV series is based on George R R Martin's best-selling A Song of Ice and Fire series of fantasy novels.
To see the full list of VES award winners, visit www.visualeffectssociety.com/10th+Annual+VES+Awards+Recipients
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Posted by: KDolphin21 at 13:12 on 16 February 2012 Report
An amazing set of books and brilliant TV programme as well - with great visual effects.
Posted by: wellman at 16:09 on 16 February 2012 Report
GR8 local news story, and a happy one too. Denbigh High School certainly did the business. Do they have any intentions to invite a "star" pupil back ?
Posted by: postlady at 16:35 on 19 February 2012 Report
A great set of books! And great British actors!

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The Shakespeare Conference: SHK 23.006 Monday, 9 January 2012
Date: Monday, January 9, 2012
Subject: Folger Exhibition: The King James Bible
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Folger Exhibitions: The King James Bible
Manifold Greatness, which tells the story of the creation of the King James Bible and the book's ongoing cultural influence closes at the Folger this month. Explore the dynamic history of the King James Bible, from its roots in earlier English translations to its appearance in popular culture. Plus, exhibition curator Hannibal Hamlin dispels some famous King James Bible myths, and the interactive Read the Book feature allows you to read the text, listen to commentary, or hear recordings of selected passages.
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Behind a 232 average from Mitchell Salak, the Killeen Runnin' Roos hung on for a narrow 9-8 victory over the Shoemaker Grey Wolves at Hallmark Lanes on Monday.
Killeen then took the first two team games for a 9-2 lead before Shoemaker roared back to take the final two games and the total pins battle.
Ashley Arnett and Seth Rockwell provided the scoring punch for Killeen
while Michael Dunem, Jared Bourgeois and Anthony Garcia led Shoemaker in scoring.
Killeen evened their district record at 1-1 while Shoemaker fell to 0-2.
On the girls side, the Lady Grey Wolves (1-1) got back on track with a convincing 13-4 victory over the Lady Roos.
Led by Kaneysha Black and Ashley Shannon, Shoemaker led 5-2 after match play before taking three of the four team games.
Alexis Holmes led the Lady Roos (0-2) in scoring.
Cove boys upset Ellison, Lady Eagles stay undefeated
In a mild upset, the Copperas Cove Bulldawgs roared back from a 6-1 deficit after match play to edge the Ellison Eagles 9-8 Tuesday at Hallmark Lanes.
Drake Revels averaged 222 and Anthony Morales 195 to help the Eagles to the lead entering the team games.
But Cove averaged 201 in the team games to take three of the team games and total pins. Louis Barragan averaged 219 for Cove, but had plenty of help from Tyler Combs and Cedric Mayberry.
The Dawgs stayed unbeaten at 2-0 while the Eagles fell to 1-1.
Meanwhile, the Ellison Lady Eagles stayed unbeaten (2-0) with a 12-5 victory over the Lady Dawgs.
Brittany Evans averaged 206 while Devin Revels and Cindy Gill provided the extra punch to help Ellison to a 6-1 lead after match play.
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An official announcement is pending, but Ted Iacenda is expected to be named head football coach at College of the Canyons.
Iacenda, an Alemany assistant, scored 99 touchdowns at Hart. He previously worked as a COC assistant for four seasons and is replacing Garett Tujague.
"I'm just thankful to be given this opportunity," Iacenda said. "It's a dream come true coming to College of the Canyons. I'm coming home."
Cougars athletic director Chuck Lyon said Iacenda has accepted an offer and an official announcement is pending district approval, which is a formality.
"Ted Iacenda will be the football coach in 2013. He accepted the offer but has do a bunch of little things like get a physical, a `TB' test, that sort of thing. It's all good. It's a one-year offer, not permanent at this time," Lyon said. "I wouldn't have hired him if I didn't think he could do a good job. The guy has excellent local ties and we're making a move to get back to having more local athletes."
Valencia's Thompson remains undecided
With national signing day looming Wednesday, Valencia safety Tedric Thompson still is uncommitted.
The 6-foot-1, 205-pound four-year starter has six offers and narrowed his favorites to Fresno State, Colorado State and Minnesota.
"I could just never decide, and that's why it has taken so long, but I'm expecting to make a decision by Sunday or (today)," Thompson said.
Thompson already has taken official visits to Fresno State and Colorado State. He also visited Minnesota this past weekend.
"I like Fresno State and Colorado a lot," Thompson said. "But I might pick Minnesota. I have no idea."
Cedric Thompson, Tedric's brother, is a sophomore safety for the Gophers.
Also, Valencia graduate Brock Vereen is a junior cornerback, and Canyon High senior receiver Drew Wolitarsky just verbally committed.
Thompson also proved to be an effective receiver with 15 career touchdowns.
Sierra Canyon standouts transfer to Chaminade
Kieran Yancy and Brandyn Lee, two of Sierra Canyon's key returning skill players, have transferred to Chaminade.
Yancy, a junior multi-purpose back, came back from a knee injury to rush for 236 yards and catch 13 passes for 160 yards in addition to averaging 37.1 yards on kick returns. He scored two touchdowns and had 29 tackles at cornerback.
Lee, a freshman, was Sierra Canyon's leading returning receiver with 30 catches for 500 yards and four touchdowns. He also had two interceptions.
Okalani Langi, a sophomore running back at Crespi, is transferring to Sierra Canyon.
White decides on
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Sylmar receiver Keonte White has committed to Eastern Washington. He averaged 20.1 yards per catch last season.
Camarillo's Willard a two-sport head coach
Jack Willard is the new head football coach at Camarillo where he replaced Dennis Riedmiller, who resigned. Willard also is the softball coach for Camarillo, which captured a Southern Section title in 2011. Willard was Camarillo's defensive coordinator last season.
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Former Antelope Valley assistant Ron Wilson has been promoted to head football coach in place of Eric MacIntyre, who resigned.
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Am I the only one?
January 17th, 2014by Kinnaree
Seriously, around 85% of the people I know are in a relationship. How come I seem to find no one? Where is my special person? I'm starting to believe love is the biggest lie/trap. Really. I'm 21 and I never did anything with a guy! Worse thing is, I hate boasting, but everyone says that I'm pretty, that I have potential blah blah blah but in the end who's single? Me! Okay, I know that's not so bad (although I have plenty other problems), but I improved, I'm not especially shy, I'm a bit introverted that's right, but I'm approchable. I hate when people boast about their relationships and sex, it makes me want to punch them in the face cause they know very well I'm still single! Â I think I'm going to die with my 36 cats, childless and old, then I'd realize I've wasted my youth for nothing… Great. Gosh, even my younger cousin got a boyfriend. I really love her and all but I used to never be jealous before and now I'm so dead jealous that I need to stay in bed because I have rage outbursts! I feel like I became a monster of jealousy. What about you, single people? I know this topic isn't relevant for a suicide option, actually not at all, but do you feel bad being the third wheel too?


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American photographer Clifford Coffin (1913-1972) is considered by many who knew him as the greatest of Vogue's "lost" photographers - an artist far ahead of his time. His innovative and intriguing fashion photographs of the 1940s and 1950s for such renowned magazines as Glamour, Vogue and Jardin des Modes in New York, London and Paris challenged the standards of the day. Now, published to coincide with a retrospective at the National Portrait Gallery in London, comes the first extensive monograph of this artist's ingenious photographic work. Clifford Coffin: Photographs from Vogue 1945 to 1955 features a rare collection of over 100 full-color and duotone plates - including many images that were locked away in the library annex of British Vogue for over forty years. Comprehensive in its coverage, this book chronicles Coffin's incredible range of style, from his early romanticism and surrealism to the cool, contrived elegance that eventually characterized fashion photography in the 1950s. Also present are Coffin's magnificent portraits of leading figures in the literary, artistic and theatrical circles of the era, including a youthful Gore Vidal, Truman Capote, Tennessee Williams, Lucian Freud, Vivien Leigh, Richard Attenborough and Laurence Olivier, as well as his celebrated portraits of Christian Dior taken on the eve of the couturier's first collection, and Henri Matisse, shown late in life, working in bed on his paper cut-outs. Many of his portraits feature famous people actually wearing the clothes of designers like Jean Despres, Schiaparelli, Fath, Dior, Balenciaga, Cartier, Lanvin and Molyneux. In addition to Coffin's photographs, editor Robin Muir's meticulous research finally reveals the story of this fascinating man, whose life up until now has remained a mystery.
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text: blog postsFish Adapting to Pollution by Walton R KellyDec 22, 2016 4:15 pm10 ViewsOkay, this is way outside my area of expertise, but I thought this was really interesting. It seems that some organisms can adapt to what would normally be lethal levels of chemical pollutants. A paper published in Science reports that genetic adaptions in the Atlantic killifish (Fundulus heteroclitus) allow it to survive what, in unpolluted environments, would be lethal levels of bioaccumulative dioxin-like contaminants. The authors suggest that the killifish is able to adapt rapidly due to its large population sizes and high levels of genetic diversity. Reid et al., Science 354 (6317): 1305-1308.Share this StoryShare Fish Adapting to Pollution on FacebookShare Fish Adapting to Pollution on TwitterAnimas River Spill Follow-Up by Walton R KellyDec 22, 2016 3:45 pm10 ViewsThe first peer-reviewed paper (as far as I can tell) related to the Animas River, Colorado, was recently published. If you don't remember, about 15 months ago, an estimated 3 million gallons of toxic acid mine drainage water was released into a small tributary of the Animas River due to the failure of a dam containing the waste. What I hadn't realized, and is cited in this paper, is that there were two other major spill accidents, in 1974 and 1978, which released hundreds of thousands of acid mine drainage into the river.Share this StoryShare Animas River Spill Follow-Up on FacebookShare Animas River Spill Follow-Up on TwitterLarge Study of Bacterial Water Quality in Sub-Saharan Africa by Walton R KellyNov 17, 2016 10:45 am10 ViewsMany of us are aware of the lack of safe drinking water in many parts of the developing world, including Africa. The main culprit remains water resources that are not protected from enteric bacteria and viruses. 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In surface water, however, temperature is an important water quality parameter affecting aquatic organisms, and a recently published paper has looked at the magnitude of thermal pollution in many river basins throughout the world (Raptis, C.E., et al., 2016. Environmental Research Letters 11:104011; doi:10.1088/1748-9326/11/10/104011).Share this StoryShare Thermal Pollution on FacebookShare Thermal Pollution on TwitterTriclosan and Microbiomes by email@example.com 22, 2016 4:45 pm99 ViewsTriclosan is a very common antibacterial compound, used in of antibacterial soaps and toothpaste, and it is found in humans (detected in about 75% of urine samples in the U.S. in 2008) and in the aquatic environment. In a recent study of pharmaceuticals and personal care products in some karst springs and cave streams in southwest Illinois, we detected triclosan in several samples. One of the concerns about its widespread use is that it may contribute to antibiotic resistance in the environment. However, a survey of recent studies reported in a recent issue of Science indicate some contradictory results [Yee, A.L., and J.A. Gilbert, 2016. Is triclosan harming your microbiome? Science 22 Jul 2016: Vol. 353, Issue 6297, pp. 348-349. DOI: 10.1126/science.aag2698].Share this StoryShare Triclosan and Microbiomes on FacebookShare Triclosan and Microbiomes on TwitterClimate Change and Water Quality by Walt KellyJul 20, 2016 4:00 pm62 ViewsOccasionally I am asked to speculate on how climate change might impact water quality. It can be difficult to see how groundwater quality (my expertise) will be affected by changing climate. There are some obvious effects, such as saltwater intrusion as ocean levels rise, but that won't be an issue in Illinois. Groundwater is generally shielded from variations in the weather, and changes in groundwater quality due to changes in temperature and precipitation are likely to be muted and subtle. 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A big price tag.Share this StoryShare Video on Flint Water Crisis on FacebookShare Video on Flint Water Crisis on TwitterHigh Levels of Lead in Flint Drinking Water by Walt KellyJan 13, 2016 4:00 pm412 ViewsA prominent water quality story in the news in recent months has been the high levels of lead found in Flint, Michigan drinking water. About 25% of Flint households have lead levels above the federal standard of 15 parts per billion (ppb), with one home having an almost unbelievable level of 13,200 ppb. It's a sordid story, with shocking inaction and apparent malfeasance by authorities. But why are there are such high levels of lead in Flint's water? The problem came about after Flint switched their drinking water source from Detroit, i.e., Lake Huron, to the Flint River in 2013. The high levels of lead are not in the Flint River, but rather the water is corroding old iron pipes that are part of Flint's water infrastructure. 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When Mischo Erban makes a mistake at speeds of more than 100 km/h, he tries "not to crash one arm or one leg first" and does his best to tuck in his feet and let his back absorb the impact.
But when the 28-year-old Vernon man attempted a Guinness world record for the fastest skateboard speed from a standing position last week, he managed to reach 129.94 km/h without breaking anything except his previous best time.
"I start off at the top on kind of a level area," said Mr. Erban, recounting his run on a longboard down a winding mountain road near Les Eboulements, Que.
"I push off as hard as I can then, quickly, I get into my tuck and find myself a really nice, comfortable position and lock into what I believe is my best aerodynamic position."
After a sweeping right turn and a small bump, Mr. Erban explained, the speed begins.
"I start dropping in ... it starts off with 700 metres of an 11-per-cent grade and then drops into 600 metres of an 18-per-cent grade," he said.
Those inclines might be enough to make most people take the stairs. But Mr. Erban's interest in longboarding has always been related to how fast he can go.
Mr. Erban's quest for speed began when, unable to make it across campus in time for classes at the University of British Columbia, Mr. Erban needed a quick and convenient means of conveyance.
A bike has to be locked up and roller blades have to be taken off, but a skateboard features a quick dismount and easy storage.
With the hills of UBC and the surrounding area as his training ground, Mr. Erban gradually began going faster, especially down a Vancouver city street leading from the campus.
"I did that on my longboard without fully knowing how I was going to stop at the end," he said with a laugh.
Making it down the hill requires more than pure skill, and Mr. Erban was aided by a piece of equipment resembling something out of a science fiction novel.
His helmet is fitted with a prototype heads-up device built by Vancouver-based Recon Instruments. It provides a view similar to the one Arnold Schwarzenegger's character had in the Terminator series.
William Parry, of Recon Instruments, said the unit gives Mr. Erban a digital display as he zooms down his run.
"[He can see] speed, distance, navigation," Mr. Parry said, noting Mr. Erban previously used a GPS attached to his shoe.
"He said it was dangerous when he was looking down at his foot and then having to look back up and refocus on what he was doing, which at the speeds he goes is not ideal."
Much like any other high-speed vehicle, Erban uses the information from the helmet display to improve the handling of the board.
The device and experience helped Erban reach his goal, made official when he passed the speed-check station.
As he came to the end of his run, Mr. Erban spread his arms, transforming himself from human bullet to human parachute, eventually putting his foot down to stop.
The record is set, but it isn't the end.
Mr. Erban plans to research the physics of his sport more in an attempt to as much as double his record.
"I want to be afraid of the next hill that I do a speed record on," he said.
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On 31 July 2013 13:56, Lars Engels <firstname.lastname@example.com> wrote:

On Wed, Jul 31, 2013 at 01:15:25PM +0300, Mike Barnard wrote:
 > On 31 July 2013 11:47, Mike Barnard <email@example.com> wrote:
 >
 > > hi,
 > >
 > > I updated my pcbsd this morning, GMT+3, and rebooted.
 > >
 > > I cannot seem to get past single user mode, it ends up complaining
 > > about not being able to find /bin/sh.
 >
 >
 >
 > It turns out that more than just sh is missing. A quick check shows that
 > these files are missing from the /bin directory
 >
 > chio
 > cmp
 > cp
 > csh
 > cut
 > df
 > du
 > ed
 > ls
 > pax
 > ps
 > rcp
 > red
 > rmail
 > sh
 > sleep
 > tcsh
 >
 > I restored these by booting from the installation media, Choose option 5 to
 > boot into Emergency Console. After it brings the PCBSD Utility screen ->
 > Utilities -> Shell
 >
 > I plugged in my portable disk and mounted it on /mnt and copied the files
 > in /bin over to my portable disk. I rebooted my PCBSD installation, chose
 > single usermode, entered /usr/local/bin/bash for my shell (since sh was not
 > possible)
 >
 > I remounted / as read write (mount -o rw tank0/ROOT/default /) and first
 > moved cp over to /bin, then used cp -i to not overwrite existing files.
 >
 > At least I can now log into my PC. Will attempt this update again and post
 > if anything goes wrong.
 >
 > PS: While booting, I get a screen that shows me
 >
 > geom_journal.ko missing
 > geom_mirror.ko missing
 > geom_eli.ko missing

In such cases it's very good to know that there are statically compiled
 binaries of the most useful programs to rescue a system in /rescue.
 For example there's /rescue/sh, /rescue/zfs, /rescue/zpool,
 /rescue/kldload, etc...

Would you imagine that... and yet I went through a longer path of getting them from my installation thumb drive. It seems to have panned out well. I restored the files and redid the upgrade and all is well... a few more glitches that I need to post about, but first I need to ensure I can replicate them.

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Newbie here. I need some advice on a board. I've been surfing for about a year. I usually rent 9's. I learned in Barbados and Rincon and now have been hitting Montauk and Rockaways. Still a novice though and prefer 2-4 foot waves.. I'm searching for a used long board but I'm not against buying a new one either.
Any recommendations?
I was looking online these: Linden Classic Longboard, Hank Warner Performance longboard, or Mctavish Fireball.
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all those boards are way over priced . You can either buy from Matador or Brian Wynn they make some of the best logs in NJ or you can Talk to Mike Beck up at Natural shapes they can both set you up right . Also Maritime Surf in Long Beach NY has a bunch of Bings in stock now yo may pay a little more but you getting a far better board for your money
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Cool. Thanks for the advice fellas.
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Always look on Craigslist as well. I've bought a few on there. Just know what you want so you don't waste your time. When you buy something used its almost like renting it. I have usually resold my boards for what I paid and have even made money on boards. Even if you get most of your money back its cheaper than renting.


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Marco Pollo Food Truck brings Global Cluck to Milwaukee streets
A local teacher has found a creative way to give two of his students practical work experience by assisting them in starting their own food truck business.
Stephen Bloch, who has spent 16 years of his 20-year teaching career at the University School of Milwaukee, says he's always loved cooking.
"My mother always had me cooking with her," Bloch remembers. "I did some work in restaurants and catering on a very part time basis, and I lived in Poughkeepsie (N.Y.) with a girlfriend for a year while she was at the Culinary Institute of America, so I got to hang out with chefs."
For 10 years, Bloch taught cooking classes for both kids and adults during the summer months. And now he's taken his culinary passion in a new direction, by starting a food truck with two of his students, Marshall Lerner and Zach Nelsen.
"Jay Lerner, Marshall's dad, and I constantly talk about food, cooking and eating," Bloch says. "We've tossed around the idea of opening a restaurant, but after attending a food truck event last year, we decided that mobile food might be something we could do part time as more of a hobby."
Bloch says he thought the venture would be good work experience for his students, who are both adventurous eaters and avid cooks.
"We started practicing recipes and doing taste tests in the Lerner's kitchen and then went on a nationwide hunt for a truck or trailer," Bloch goes on. "Jay's brother has lived in Thailand for 20 years, and we've done lots of international travel, so the concept just stuck."
The venture took six months, but Bloch says they're nearing their goal of getting the trailer painted, permitted and inspected. And he anticipates the food truck will hit the streets in late May, where it will offer internationally inspired fare three or four days a week during the lunch hour at popular spots like the Milwaukee County Courthouse, Catalano Square, the U.S. Bank Building and Schlitz Park.
"We will be looking into farmers markets and places outside of Downtown, as well," he says.
The name for the truck – a play on words incorporating the Spanish word for chicken – was a result of brainstorming, says Bloch.
"We knew we were doing international dishes and somehow the name Marco Pollo came into my head," he says. "He was an international traveler who explored the areas from which we glean inspiration for our dishes."
Marco Pollo will offer a variety of international chicken dishes, piled high over jasmine rice and served with a rotation of authentic from "scratch" sauces including
- "Siam I am," featuring vegetables with sweet and sassy Thai dynamite sauce
- "The Taj," with vegetables, scallions and creamy yellow coconut curry sauce
- "The Big Easy," with Louisiana-style Creole sauce, green peppers, onions and celery
- "Medium-Hot Buffalo," with Frank's RedHot Buffalo Wings Sauce, blue cheese dressing and celery sticks
- "Marcosito's Plato," with homemade queso, ranchero sauce and sour cream
- "Buddha's Delight," with tangy Chinese orange glaze, vegetable medley and sesame seeds.
- "Little Tokyo," with Japanese style teryaki-katsu and ponzu sauces and then garnished with sesame seeds and pickled veggies.
Bloch says that the truck will feature five or six offerings per day, along with fried chicken and a daily selection of gourmet deviled eggs.
More information and updates can be found on the Marco Pollo Facebook page.
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The North Carolina Senate has rejected a plan to compenstate victims sterilized in a decades-long eugenics program, The Charlotte Observer reports.
The bipartisan plan, which had already passed the House and would have given victims $50,000 each, fell apart after Senate Republicans refused to back it, the newspaper reports.
"I'm sorry it happened," says state Sen. Don East, a chief critic. "I just don't think money fixes it."
Under the eugenics programs, created in 1929, a state board ordered sterilizations for the poor, feeble-minded, mentally diseased or people considered likely to have disabled children.
The Fayetteville Observer says more than 7,600 people were sterilized before the program was shut down in 1974.
The N.C. Justice for Sterilization Victims Foundation says 146 victims -- and perhaps as many as 1,800 --are still living.
Doug is an unrepentant news junkie who loves breaking news and has been known to watch C-SPAN even on vacation. He has covered a wide range of domestic and international news stories, from prison riots in Oklahoma to the Moscow coup against Mikhail Gorbachev. Doug previously served as foreign editor at USA TODAY. More about Doug
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Berkeley, California (Friday, November 04, 2011) - All residents and community members should remember to replace batteries in their home smoke and carbon monoxide alarms when changing their clocks back one hour this weekend.
"Smoke and carbon monoxide alarms save lives but they don't work unless a working battery in place," said Assistant Chief John Fitch, Fire Marshal for the Berkeley Fire Department. "It takes just a few seconds to replace that battery, and it could be the difference between life and death."
"The "Change Your Clock, Change Your Battery" campaign can save your family. Before you go to bed this Saturday night, turn the clock back one hour, and replace the battery in every smoke and carbon monoxide alarm in your home. Every year lives are lost in homes were there is no smoke detector, or a non-functioning smoke alarm.
According to the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), between 2005-2009, 73% of smoke alarm failures were due to dead, disconnected or missing batteries. Almost two-thirds of fire deaths in a home did not have a working smoke alarms.
In January 2011, a new state law took effect that requires all single-family residences and duplexes to have a carbon monoxide alarm installed if gas appliances are used for heating or cooking, or if there is an attached garage.
Visit this Berkeley Fire Department web page for more information about smoke alarms or contact the Fire Prevention Division at (510) 981-5585.


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By Mike Bates | October 4, 2006 11:14 AM EDT
Today's Chicago Tribune carried an obituary of the late Congresswoman Helen Chenoweth-Hage, who died Monday in a car accident. The article described the Idaho Republican's views as "archconservative, often libertarian and sometimes extreme."
The mainstream media not infrequently employs the word "archconservative." But if there are indeed archconservatives, are there not also archliberals? Not in the world of the Chicago Tribune. A computer check of the newspaper's archives for the past five years revealed not a single instance of "archliberal" being used.
I suspect that Mrs. Chenoweth-Hage would not have been surprised.
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Contest entry disappeared?
Do the entrys disappear once a contest is closed?
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La Libertad is Seafood and Surf
If you love the beach and everything about it, then La Libertad is the destination for you. Inspired by the wonderful theme of freedom and liberty, the department of La Libertad offers the closest beaches to the capital city, with great waves for surfing.
La Libertad is Seafood and Surf
One of the best excuses to visit El Salvador is called Liberty or La Libertad in Spanish. We are talking about the beaches located in the southern department of La Libertad, the closest to the capital city San Salvador at only 32 kilometers.
The most important beaches are spread along the coastal highway, from Kilometers 30 to 53. El Puerto de la Libertad (The Pier) is the main entrance to the town of La Libertad, and its original wooden pier was made in the year 1579. The pier serves fishing boats and also holds a market where you can purchase some of the freshest and cheapest seafood items around.
El Obispo is the beach area located east of the pier and it has ongoing commercial development due to the construction of a modern shopping mall right on the main street. Punta Roca to the western side of the Pier offers some of the best waves for surfing due to the consistency and quality of the waves all year round. The area is also very popular for the many restaurants in the area and because it is the closest one to San Salvador.
Beaches to the West of La Libertad
Further west, you will find the beaches of Conchalio, San Blas, El Cocal, El Majahual and at Kilometer 42, the beach of El Sunzal – the second most important place for surfing (especially during the months of November to February). It's also very famous for the relaxed, almost bohemian ambience and the many dining options of small diners to fancy restaurants.
In El Sunzal you will also have no trouble looking for a surf guide or instructor since now many good local surfers make a living by teaching foreigners and Salvadorans how to surf while also renting surfboards. Renting a surfboard for the day will run you around $12.
El Sunzal is divided into two beaches by a rock everybody calls El Tunco (The Pig). The other side is called el Tunco and it's not advisable for foreigners to try to surf on this beach since it's one of the few areas left that are still designated for local population only. Since the number of people visiting the beaches in La Libertad has increased considerably in the last few years, every now and then you will hear of beach parties or batucadas (African drums) being organized until the early hours in the morning.
El Zonte is located on Kilometer 53 and it is also another good option when you're looking for a place to practice surfing. El Zonte is very popular among tourits who come looking for more, far from the main town hubbub. A good number of hotels and hostels offer their services, but reservations are advised – especially during weekends and high seasons.
Canopy Tour
On the road from San Salvador to La Libertad at Kilometer 25 is located El Canopy. This is a forest area where people use cables to hang from different heights and slide from one tree top onto the other tree top station, seeking an adrenaline rush. The Canopy costs approximately $12 per person.
Protected Tropical Forest
The national park, Walter Thilo Deninger, is located on the littoral road at Kilometer 38. The park is a protected tropical forest with many paths along rivers and small creeks and with heights ranging from 8 to 280 meters above sea level in a dry tropical environment. The park is home to endangered species such as deer, tepezcuintles and garrobos (lizards). One of the most visited places inside the park is the trail known as El Mirador, which offers great views of the Pacific Ocean, and the "Encanto" cave.
In order to be allowed into the park a permit from the Instituto Salvadoreño de Turismo must be requested in advance.
Food and Entertainment
To speak of those things that make La Libertad so popular would be incomplete if we didn't take into consideration the fantastically deliscious dining options you can find. There are – of course – great selections of seafood meal,s but the most important one is by far the creamy seafood soup called Mariscada. Mariscada is a creamy based soup made with crab, shrimp, lobster, clams, fish and more. When visiting one of the many restaurants in the area offering the famous mariscada it is a very big mistake to ask if their own mariscada recipe is the best, since most of the restaurant owners are very proud of their own cooking. Therefore it is recommended, when possible, that you request the opinion of local people before settling on a restaurant.
The tropical heat you can feel at the restaurants located along the beach is spiced up with the music played by the groups of mariachis or combos, especially during the weekends.


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There has been much confusion among A4 owners regarding the Automatic Climate Control. I have written these instructions due to the owner's manual not being very detailed in its operation.
The climate control system in the Audi A4, which debuted in the '92 Audi 100 and the '93 Audi 90, is an all new design that replaces the older automatic climate control system that was a GM derived unit, used on Audis from the mid 1980's to 1992. The newer climate control system is far better than the one it replaces in that you can be in full manual mode unlike the old one, it is much friendlier, and looks to be up to Audi's standard of aesthetics. You can also use this system to call up over 60 diagnostic readings such as engine coolant temp in Celsius and a digital display of vehicle speed in kph (see separate FAQ about how to call up and read codes).
There are 3 modes you can be in with the climate control system; Auto, Auto/man, and Man:
To be in AUTO MODE (fully automatic), you hit the "auto" button. There word "auto" lights up in the left window of the system displays (and the word "man" WILL NOT be lit in the right window). Now you can set the cabin temp you want by the "+" and "-" buttons. The system will vary the fan speed and vent location (dash, floor or defrost) to bring the cabin to the desired temperature. You do nothing but dial in the temp, and the system takes care of the rest. In full automatic mode, the compressor will automatically be turned off if the outside temperature is below a certain temperature, but you can still be in auto mode and turn the compressor on or off.
In AUTO/MAN MODE, you can vary the fan speed, but everything else is controlled automatically to reach the displayed temp. From Auto mode, if you adjust the fan speed buttons "+" or "-", you will see the word "auto" lit up in the left window, and "man" will then light up in the right window. Use this in auto mode when you want to turn up or turn down the fan speed, but still have the car automatically adjust other functions to reach the desired temperature. To get back to full auto mode, just hit the auto button again.
In pure MANUAL MODE, you control where the air comes from (dash, floor, defrost), and what fan speed. Press one of the vent location buttons (I always use dash vents in manual AC), and you will see the "man" word light up in the right window, and the "auto" word will NOT be lit up in the left window. Next press "+" or "-" on the fan speed. Once you set the fan speed, compressor on/off and vent location, it will never vary from that setting. The fan speed will vary if you are in manual mode and do not adjust the fan speed, once you hit one of the fan speed buttons, it will not change from that setting.
For some reason, Audi only lets you recirculate the air when the compressor is on in the US vehicles. Many times I wish that I could recirc the air when the AC isn't on (when I get behind a diesel car), but it will not let you choose that option. Currently there is no known way to bypass this recirculation cutout. European cars do have the option to use the recirculation feature with or without the compressor being on. Also note that the recirculation resets every time you turn off the car, so if you like this option, you will have to select recirculation every time you start the car. The recirculation feature will be selected by the climate control system when you set the temperature to a cool setting. The recirculation symbol will not light up, but you can hear the flap move to stop the flow of outside air.
The defrost feature can be access by two methods. The first and simplest way to defrost the front windshield is to press the defrost symbol in the upper left of the climate control system. This turns the compressor on, sets the fan speed on high, and diverts the air to the defrost vents on top of the dashboard. You can also defrost the front windshield by setting all these conditions manually when in manual mode.
To turn the climate control system completely off, press and hold the fan speed button. The fan speed display will decrease until only one bar is left lit up on the display. You will then have to press the fan speed button one last time to decrease the fan speed down to stop.
You can change the climate control to be in Fahrenheit or Celsius degrees. To switch, press the recirculation button and hold, at the same time, press the temperature "+" button. I do not know of any way to change the outside temperature display in the instrument pod.
When using heat, it is important to realize that the fan will only come on when the engine coolant is sufficiently warm enough to provide heat for the cabin. When you first start the car on a cold day, the fan will not come on immediately. Once the heater core has warm coolant flowing through it, the fan will turn on and start warming the cabin.
The sensors that control the climate control unit are the sun sensor and cabin temperature sensor. The sun sensor is the dome shaped unit located in the middle of the defrost vents on top of the dash. This adjusts the climate control system to compensate for the hot sun glaring into your car. The cabin air temperature sensor measures the cabin temperature by the small vent that is located above the climate controls.
It is recommended that if you live in a climate that experiences a cold winter, you should switch on your compressor about once a week for several minutes during the winter months to keep the compressor from becoming damaged from such a long period without use.
I also recommend turning your compressor off when the outside temperature is below 70 degree Fahrenheit. If you are in "auto" mode, the system will turn the compressor on, even though you do not need it at such a cool temperature. Just press the snowflake button to turn the compressor off.
The AC compressor robs power and performance; you will notice a decrease in miles per gallon and acceleration. If you do not need the compressor on, make sure it is off. The system will sometimes turn it on even though it is not required in cool weather. Using the compressor needlessly will cause it to fail early and cause the engine to waste extra gasoline.
When dialing in a temperature setting or fan speed, refrain from hitting the "+"or "-" buttons multiple times. If you just press and hold the buttons, the setting will adjust until you stop applying pressure on the button.


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The Rocky Horror Picture Show
1975 (2000) - 20th Century Fox
review by Adam Jahnke of
The Digital Bits
Film Rating: B
Disc Ratings (Video/Audio/Extras): A-/B+/A+
Specs and Features
Disc One
99 mins, R, letterboxed widescreen (1.66:1), 16x9 enhanced, THX-certified, single-sided, RSDL dual-layered (layer switch at 31:59, in chapter 9), gatefold packaging with slip-case, audio commentary (with writer/star Richard O'Brien & star Patricia Quinn), audience participation audio track, UK Version of film (36 chapters, 100 mins),
The Theatrical Experience
alternate angle feature,
Participation Prompter
subtitle track, DVD-ROM features (including
Rocky Horror
timeline, Riff Raff's Story Lab, Masochistic Trivia Challenge, Participation 101, Rocky Horror jukebox, cast/crew spotlights, screensaver & weblinks), Easter egg:
Wizard of Oz
version of film (99 mins), 10-page illustrated booklet, animated film-themed menu screens with music and sound, scenes access (35 chapters), languages: English (DD 5.1 & mono) subtitles: English and Spanish, Closed Captioned
Disc Two
Rocky Horror Double Feature Video Show
documentary, 2 deleted musical scenes (
Once in a While
), 11 outtakes,
Rocky on VH1
(excerpts from VH1's
Behind the Music
Where Are They Now
Pop Up Video: Hot Patootie
, alternate credit ending, 2 theatrical trailers, 2 sing-alongs (
Toucha Toucha Touch Me
Sweet Transvestite
), misprint ending, photo gallery, animated film-themed menu screens with music and sound
"Don't dream it, be it."
Look in the dictionary under "cult movie" and there ought to be a picture of the poster for
The Rocky Horror Picture Show
. Dumped into theatres in 1975 by a studio that had absolutely no idea what to do with this seemingly unmarketable rock & roll musical that teemed with androgyny and transvestitism,
vanished almost immediately. For any other movie, that would be that. But
is not any other movie. Rescued by its fans,
Rocky Horror
continues to play midnights theatrically around the world to an audience unlike any other.
Rocky Horror
fans sing along with the cast. They dance in the aisles. They dress like the characters and transform the theatre into a replica of the on-screen action, shooting water pistols when it rains, throwing rice at the wedding scene and always ready for someone to propose a toast.
The plot of
Rocky Horror
is virtually non-existent. An average American couple, Brad and Janet (Barry Bostwick and Susan Sarandon), gets a flat tire on a rainy night on a lonely stretch of road. They look for help in a creepy castle, where they encounter Dr. Frank N. Furter (Tim Curry), a sweet transvestite from the planet Transsexual in the galaxy of Transylvania. Frank's about to unveil his latest creation, a blond muscle man named Rocky Horror. From that point on, pretty much anything goes. What the movie lacks in narrative cohesion (and believe me, it lacks a lot), it makes up in catchy songs and a free-spiritedness that is downright addictive. I mean, any movie that can still inspire people to dress up in fishnet stockings and do the
Time Warp
every Friday night at midnight after 25 years must be doing something right.
The first time I wrote a review of
Rocky Horror
was for my college paper ten years ago, when
was celebrating its 15th anniversary (and yes, I do feel old now, thank you very much). That review drew a fair amount of ire from readers because I suggested there was no point in watching
on video. I said the only way to truly enjoy the movie was to see it in a theatre, because at home, the movie's many flaws become all too transparent. To a certain extent, I still believe that's true. But Fox's 25th anniversary DVD comes very close to doing what ten years ago I would have said was impossible: bringing the complete
Rocky Horror
experience home.
For starters, there's the video quality, which is about a zillion times better than any theatrical print of
I've ever seen. I was amazed how clean this movie looked, with only the most minor imperfections and graininess. And with some of the brightest reds in cinema history, this is not an easy movie to transfer.
quite simply looks better here than it ever has before. The remastered Dolby Digital 5.1 sound is okay, though it's a far cry from the standards set by the DVD releases of such rock movies as
Yellow Submarine
. The 5.1 track is slightly richer than the original 2.0 mono track also included, but except for a few thunder effects, it doesn't surround you much at all.
But it's the extra features that make this a must-have for any
fan. First off, the miracle of seamless branching offers no less than 3 versions of the movie. There's the American version, the UK version (which includes the song
at the end) and a hidden third version, which attempts to recreate the
Wizard of Oz
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The set's best extras, however, are those that allow you to invite over your friends and recreate the theatrical experience at home. So many are included that this should perhaps have been called
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Theatrical Experience
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Rocky Horror
's biggest fans doing what they do best, by hitting "enter" on your remote whenever the lips icon appears on-screen. And if you don't want to get that involved (or you don't have any friends to invite over), you can create a virtual audience by activating the
Audience Participation
audio track. This turns your rear channels over to an extremely vocal
audience, shouting at the screen and performing their own dialogue. This is a pretty accurate recreation of seeing
in the theatre, since most of what is said on this track is pretty unintelligible. Disc One also includes a variety of DVD-ROM features, including an interesting
timeline, some fairly silly games (including a Mad Libs-like story generator and a more conventional trivia game), a jukebox that provides instant access to the musical numbers, filmographies for the cast and crew and a variety of
Besides the documentary, Disc Two features loads of interviews and excerpts from VH1's
Behind the Music
Where Are They Now
programs, including O'Brien, Quinn, Susan Sarandon, Meatloaf (now going under the more sophisticated and professional name Meatloaf Aday) and Barry Bostwick. VH1 also contributes a
Pop-Up Video
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Hot Patootie
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Sweet Transvestite
Toucha Toucha Touch Me
, two deleted numbers (including
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Time Warp
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's semi-sequel
Shock Treatment
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Shock Treatment
would, however, make an ideal Anchor Bay release, so if anybody from Fox and/or Anchor Bay is reading this, perhaps you should explore that possibility. You don't even have to thank me.)
The Rocky Horror Picture Show
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starts to fade, we can all do the
Time Warp
again and again and again.
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Strengthening Financial Risk Management at the FDIC
Building Best-Practice Financial Risk Management Horizon 2
While efforts are underway to improve financial reporting in Horizon 1, the FDIC should continue to move toward best practices in risk management more broadly in Horizon 2. In particular, it should accelerate development of its new integrated model for financial risk management and strengthen its risk organization and processes, focusing primarily on the NRC, RAC, and FRC.
To reach best practice risk management techniques over the next 12 to 18 months, the FDIC should aggressively develop an integrated model for financial risk management (Exhibit 2-1). By combining and synthesizing models of bank failures, investment income, deposit growth, and premium income, such an integrated model will enable the FDIC to monitor and manage its overall financial risks (e.g., declines in the deposit-to-reserve ratio). The outputs of this integrated model should be captured in user-friendly dashboard formats with appropriate detail for the NRC, RAC, and FRC. These dashboards, detailed below, will help focus the organization on a timely basis on risk metrics that are significant, relevant, and actionable within its current risk management environment.Exhibit 2-1
The most important component of the FDICs integrated model will be its model of projected losses from bank failures. DIR is currently beginning development of a credit risk model for this purpose. This will be a sophisticated and flexible econometric model that will generate a loss distribution the likelihood of experiencing any given insurance loss over a particular time horizon based on a simulation engine and a set of assumptions about failure probabilities, loss rates, and correlation structures. The credit risk model will also provide the ability to run a broad range of scenario and what if analyses quickly and easily without extensive human intervention, capabilities that can facilitate resource planning and allocation across the organization. DIR has already committed some initial resources to developing its credit risk model. As detailed below, these efforts should be accelerated and expanded over the next 18 months.
In order to complete its integrated model of financial risk management, the FDIC will need to complement the credit risk model with additional models of investment income, deposit growth, and premium income. These three auxiliary models should be developed and refined in parallel. Once all four pieces are in place, the integrated model will give a comprehensive picture of the FDICs overall risks, allowing it to manage and mitigate those risks in the future.
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Specifics of Recommendation 2.1 (Accelerate development of the integrated model)
DIR has in place plans to develop a basic credit risk model to replace the CLR and 2-year failed-asset models. These plans represent a significant first step toward Horizon 2, and this effort should be accelerated and expanded into the full-blown credit risk model, such as that described above. The FDIC should develop the credit risk model in three phases over the next 18 months: A working prototype by the end of 2003, an intermediate model by June 2004, and an advanced model by December 2004. The FDIC should simultaneously develop the three auxiliary models of investment income, deposit growth, and premium income.
2.1.a. DIR should build a working prototype capable of generating a basic loss distribution by December 2003. Although the tails of the resulting distribution will contain limited information due to the need to employ a basic correlation structure at this stage, the prototype will demonstrate the feasibility of the model and serve as a platform for future improvements. Failure probabilities should be based on an implementation of the work now being performed through collaboration between the FDIC and Robert Jarrow, an economics professor at Cornell University, but extended to include CAMELS ratings as a variable. (The ongoing work is aimed at developing estimates of failure probabilities using market and Call Report data.) Loss rates should be derived not from the current methodology but from the Research Model, as revised and recalibrated in Horizon 1 and extended to cover not only institutions on the problem list (i.e., those rated CAMELS 4 or 5, and failing institutions) but all banks. A simple correlation structure that includes a limited degree of bucketing (e.g., up to 25 categories) should be employed. Similarly, the simulation engine should be basic either an inexpensive off-the-shelf solution or an in-house approach (e.g., built with SAS or MATLAB). The ongoing work with Professor Jarrow is relevant to all of these components, and should enable a working prototype to be created in 90 days with only a modest shift of existing DIR staff and within the existing DIR budget.
2.1.b. DIR should develop an intermediate credit risk model to replace the current CLR methodology by June 2004. The prototype will need to be backtested, and any obvious problems resolved to develop an intermediate model suitable for use in operations. Integrated and flexible, the intermediate model will combine updated approaches to failure probabilities, loss rates, and the other components into a single architecture with an enhanced user interface and convenient report-generation capability. The integrated model will provide a greatly enhanced ability to conduct what if analyses through its use of more sophisticated correlation structures, while the associated loss distributions the tails in particular will provide additional insight into risks to the insurance funds. The model should be used for several months to shadow the current CLR methodology before being adopted for that use by June 2004.
Within the model itself, failure probabilities should represent an extension of those used in the prototype, with additional testing and calibration to more systematically incorporate market-based offerings such as KMV for public institutions and RiskCalc for private institutions. Loss rates should be refined to incorporate institution size as a variable.
The limited correlation structure used by the prototype should be expanded to include multiple scenarios and refined to incorporate additional data. A more sophisticated correlation structure could, for example, shed light on how proposed consumer-bankruptcy legislation would affect the likelihood of subprime lenders failing as a group. Another possible correlation structure might reflect the possible progression of a liquidity crisis through the banking sector and how that might impact failure probabilities. These efforts to improve the models correlation structures will require both statistical analysis (e.g., examining historical data for potential relationships between depository institutions) and qualitative, forward looking analysis of potential future correlations.
Even with these improvements, enhanced credit loss distributions will not be assured without a more robust simulation engine. The increasing need to run simulations frequently and the curse of dimensionality (i.e., the size of the problem increases exponentially with the number of correlations) will require a solution more sophisticated than the ad hoc simulation engine crafted out of SAS, MATLAB, or similar software for the prototype. The FDIC should purchase an advanced commercial Monte Carlo simulation package or build a similarly capable simulation program in-house.
2.1.c. By December 2004, DIR should develop and adopt an advanced credit risk model capable of reliably estimating loss distributions over multiple years. Once firmly established as the basis for estimating necessary one-year reserves (the CLR), the intermediate model should be updated with new and ongoing FDIC research into model inputs, such as the impact of region and size on correlations among bank failure probabilities. Loss rates similarly should be refined to add new variables, such as the rate at which an institution deteriorates and its asset-to liability ratio. Also, the model should be extended to project losses over multiple years.
Pursuing this coordinated three-phased approach to the development of a credit risk model will require a considerable degree of project management and planning that may strain DIRs existing organizational structure. DIR should create a risk management modeling group, with detailed work schedules and regular progress review meetings, to ensure the delivery and continuous improvement of the various models used in Horizon 2. Much as Exhibit 2-2 presents a high-level summary of the credit risk model schedule, detailed supporting schedules should be created for each of the model components. In addition, the risk management modeling group should be charged with conducting further research into available outside solutions not as replacements for internal products, but as additional benchmarks for the FDICs own work on an ongoing basis in the future.Exhibit 2-2
2.1.d. Simultaneous to the development of the credit risk model, DIR should develop auxiliary models of investment results, premium growth, and deposit growth. While the credit risk model will be the most difficult and complex component to deliver, other risk management metrics will be required to produce a fully integrated risk model. Although these are simpler problems, they will nonetheless require specific efforts. These efforts will allow the FDIC to generate simulations beyond the credit risk models loss distributions, to include the probability of falling below (within) the designated reserve ratio (range), as well as the probability of losses exceeding a critical threshold level of the funds. These two probabilities represent the core risk metrics that the FDIC should monitor on a regular basis.
Further, the resulting models should be coordinated with the credit risk modeling effort. Specific, action-oriented plans should be developed by the credit risk modeling group to ensure model compatibility and to help overcome what are likely to be challenging issues of implementation.
The contemplated frequency of risk reporting, and increased use of scenario analysis in Horizon 2 will create increased demands on DIR. The division should assume that one FTE would be dedicated to report production by year-end 2003 and possibly two to three FTEs by the end of 2004. The greater the investment in building robust, user-friendly systems, the less the need for dedicated report production staff.
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Ode to the mighty meaty pie…
South Africa, you may have noticed, is in the middle of a roadside revolution. You've seen them in passing on your journeys; you may have been brave enough to stop and enter 1.
Yes, we're talking about the Great South African padstal (farm stall). In decades gone by, they were nothing more than flimsy wooden shacks erected by a farmer, with a worker listlessly selling a couple of bored bananas and some tomatoes that had long reached their sell-by date.
The sign always promised you great things. Once you stepped into the gloomy little padstal, however, all you wanted to do was run away.
That's all changed. The roadside revolution I speak of is the Great Padstal Revival. The sign promises the world, and the world is invariably delivered to you, fresh and tasty and full of goodness. Outside Nelspruit is Hall's, the mother of padstals. Outside Port Elizabeth is Nanaga, the father of all padstals.
Which brings me to the mighty meaty pie. I know you health buffs out there like a padstal for its farm produce, but me, long-time grizzled road warrior that I am, I am a fan of a meat pie.
And somewhere in the middle are great little padstals like Daggaboer's Nek on the N10 between PE and Cradock (and the dagga is always sold out, according to the sign outside), and the Houw Hoek Farm Stall in the Western Cape.
Which brings me to the mighty meaty pie. I know you health buffs out there like a padstal for its farm produce, but me, long-time grizzled road warrior that I am, I am a fan of a meat pie. And I judge my padstals according to the quality of the meat pie, especially the pepper steak variety.
Of late it's been a close-run thing between Nanaga and the Houw Hoek padstal. I'm kind of leaning towards Houw Hoek because of the general setting and ambience of Apple Country around me. And the fact that their pies are just that: mighty and meaty.
And if you call that junk food, well them I'm just a junkyard dog…
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