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A bond option gives the holder of the option the right to purchase or sell a particular bond at a specified price by a specified date. Many bond options trade in the over-the-counter market. In addition, bond options are often embedded in bonds when those bonds are issued. This feature may make the bonds more attractive to potential investors. Embedded bond options may be callable or puttable. A callable bond option gives the issuer the right to repurchase the bond at a predetermined price at certain specified times. Often callable bond options cannot be "called" during a lock out period which normally occurs over the first few years of the bond option. A puttable bond option gives the holder of the option the right to demand early redemption at a predetermined price at certain specified times. Both over-the-counter bond options and embedded bond options may be European bond options. A European bond option is an option to buy or sell a bond at a certain specified date for a predetermined price only at the maturity of the option.
Bond option pricing is an actively researched topic. Firms that hold or trade in such bond options have continually attempted to develop new models to price bond options. There are different approaches to modeling bond option pricing. Traditional efforts have been following the method of: (1) modeling short rate or forward rate first; (2) calculating the bond price; and (3) finally calculating the bond option price. Such models are well documented in standard mathematical finance texts. Another known approach is to price bond options by simulating bond yield as a diffusion process over a tree structure.
In one general aspect, the present invention is directed to systems and methods for determining a present value of an option on a security having a fixed cash flow leg. According to various embodiments, the present value of the option is calculated based on a Martingale for the ratio of the present value of the option to a numeraire, where the numeraire is based on the value of all bond coupons due after option expiry, taking into consideration the coupon annuity which may be based on factors including: accrual periods of the coupons and the spread-adjusted discount factors for coupon dates of the option. According to various embodiments, the bond option present value may be completed using conventional swaption stochastic pricing models.
Embodiments of the present invention are described herein by way of example in conjunction with the following figures, wherein:
According to various embodiments, the present invention is directed to systems and methods for pricing options on securities, such as bonds, notes, mortgage backed securities, or any other security having a fixed cash flow leg. The present invention is described herein below as being used to price bond options, although it should be recognized that it could be used for other types of instruments, as noted above.
As shown in
The computer system 10 may comprise one or a number of networked computer devices, such as personal computers, laptops, mainframe computers, servers, workstations, or any other suitable computing devices. The memory 14 may be any suitable type of computer-readable medium, such as, for example, random access memory (RAM), read-only memory (ROM), a magnetic medium, such as a hard drive or floppy disk, or an optical medium, such as a CD-ROM. The option pricing software module 18 may be implemented as software code to be executed by the processor(s) 12 using any suitable computer language. The software code may be stored as a series of instructions or commands in the memory 14.
According to various embodiments, the option pricing method used by the system 10 may be similar in spirit to swaption pricing. Well calibrated and trusted swaption pricing models are known (see Managing Smile Risk, Patrick S. Hagan, et al., p. 84-108, Wilmott Magazine, Jul. 26, 2002), but they are not used to price bond options. The inventor has discovered that there are at least two advantages to relating bond option pricing to swaption pricing. First, a bond may have cashflows that are identical to those of a fixed leg of a swap. For example, a call/put option on a bond may be similar to a receiver/payer swaption. Also, bond pricing may utilize spread quotes from asset swaps. Second, the bond yield volatility grid used in other models may be obtained by importing the volatility grid of swaptions with a constant multiplier. However, due to limited liquidity in the market, bonds are not directly priced off yield curves. Accordingly, a spot spread-adjusted discount factor, as described further below, may be used to relate bond prices to discount factors implied by a yield curve. According to various embodiments, the spread can vary over time, but at a specific time, the spread may be constant across all points on the yield curve (i.e., a time-dependent, yet uniform spread).
As shown in
where i includes all coupons post expiry, Δi is the accrual period of the ith coupon, and Λ(t0,ti) is the spot spread-adjusted discount factor for coupon date ti observed at t0. Without regard to liquidity, this may be considered a tradable, self-financing portfolio that can be effectively obtained by longing (buying) the underlying coupon bond and shorting (selling) the principal and coupons due before option expiry, after scaling everything by the inverse of the constant coupon rate. For example, longing a bond/coupon means buying the bond/coupon, and shorting a bond/coupon means borrowing the bond/coupon and then selling the bond/coupon with the intention to buy the bond/coupon back in the future at a possibly lower price to repay the lender. For example, a long position on the underlying coupon bond may provide that if price increases a holder of the long position is entitled to a profit equal to the increase in value of underlying coupon bond when closing out the trade (e.g., selling the bond), and that if price falls the holder of the long position will lose an amount equal to the decrease in value of the underlying coupon bond when closing out the trade. Conversely, in a short position, a holder of the short position is entitled to a profit equal to the decrease in value of the principal and coupons when closing out the trade (e.g., buying back the principal and coupons) and will incur a loss if the value of the principal and coupons due increases when closing out the trade. One may be allowed to hold multiple long/short positions simultaneously to create an effective overall position, for example, longing the underlying coupon bond and shorting the principal and coupons due before option expiry may lead to an effective overall position of longing only the coupons due after option expiry, which after scaling may be the numeraire coupon annuity.
The spread-adjusted discount factors Λ(t0, ti) may be defined as:
where f(t0, t) is the instantaneous forward rate at t observed at t0 and η(t0) is the time-varying spread that is constant over ti. According to various embodiments, η(t) may need to be calibrated. This calibration may occur more than once. For example, the calibration may occur once for the coupon annuity spot value and once for the strike coupon value on option expiry. η(t) may be obtained by solving the following equation iteratively using a standard numeric root-finder method. For example,
where P(t) is the spot or forward price of the underlying bond at time t, and L is the notional of the underlying bond.
At step 21, the strike coupon rate (or strike price) of the bond option, defined as CK, may be calculated. The strike coupon CK may be defined as:
where K is the option strike, and texp is the option expiry date. This strike coupon rate is used in calculating the present value of the bond option as shown below.
At step 23, the present value of the bond option may be calculated using a unique probability measure such that the bond option value will be a Martingale measured by the numeraire. A Martingale is a zero-drift stochastic process which has the property that an expected value at any future time is equal to its value today. According to one embodiment, this may be expressed as:
According to various embodiments, a virtual bond with a coupon rate CK may have the same cashflow schedule as the underlying bond and may evaluate to the strike on option expiry. As a result, an option exercise criterion may change from comparing spot bond price at expiry with strike to comparing bond coupon rate with strike coupon rate. The reason for comparing coupons instead of bond yields is that bond yield cannot be explicitly expressed in terms of cashflows or discount factors.
According to various embodiments, a second spread (denoted 4) between a forward swap rate and the strike coupon rate may be specified in order to apply swap market models (e.g., SABR, Constant Elasticity of Variance (or CEV) Random Vol, etc.) to bond options, because swap market models may be calibrated to swaption prices in the market and thus model forward swap rates only. Since bond options may be short-dated (e.g., maturing in less than six months), the second spread may be specified as either a constant or a constant portion of the forward swap rate.
According to various embodiments, Equation 1 may need to be cast into a form that swap market models may recognize. Since swap market models may be designed to model dynamics of forward swap rates ftn(t), where tn is the swap rate tenor, the strike coupon CK in Equation 1 may be related to ftn(t) through the second spread ξ. According to one embodiment, the second spread ξ is assumed to be constant over the option life. That is:
f tn(t)−C K(t)=constant (2)
where, swap rate tenor tn may be chosen to be the remaining life of the bond.
Under such an assumption, the present value of the bond option may be calculated using the constant value at step 23, as shown in
where K′ is the artificial strike comprising of bond coupon rate C and the spread ftn−CK. Swap market models or any other suitable models may be applied to Equation 3 to evaluate the part inside expectation operator. The bond option present value may be obtained from the above calculations.
C K(t)/f tn(t)=constant (4)
Under such an assumption, Equation 1 may be recast as
where K′ is the artificial strike comprising of bond coupon rate C scaled by the constant (ftn/CK)t=t
In various embodiments, the system 10 may use both the process of
In various embodiments, the bond option pricing model may rely on assumptions on more than one spread. For example, a first assumption may be a time-varying, yet uniform spread between spot/forward rates implied by a bond and those from yield curves. A second assumption may be a constant or constant-portion spread between forward swap rate and strike coupon. The model may be extended to other government-bond-like products. Municipal bonds (e.g., bonds issued by state and local governments), and corporate bonds may be priced similarly by incorporating their default risks into their spreads to yield curve. In various embodiments, any product that may involve a strike on a sequence of fixed cashflows (e.g., fixed payments, not necessarily equal) may be converted by the bond option pricing model into a generic swaption and priced using swaption pricing models, though the numeraire may need to be adjusted in the case of non-equal fixed cashflows.
The results from the option pricing process may be stored in the database 16 (see
According to various embodiments, the valuation engine 42 may convert the input data for the bond option into various swaption-like pricing variables and then pass them to the swaption pricing module 44 as if a swaption were being priced. The conversion of bond option parameters to swaption-like parameters may involve the creation of the strike coupon and the calibration of the two yield spreads that price the bond to its spot and forward prices, as described above.
The examples presented herein are intended to illustrate potential and specific implementations of the embodiments. It can be appreciated that the examples are intended primarily for purposes of illustration for those skilled in the art. No particular aspect or aspects of the examples is/are intended to limit the scope of the described embodiments.
It is to be understood that the figures and descriptions of the embodiments have been simplified to illustrate elements that are relevant for a clear understanding of the embodiments, while eliminating, for purposes of clarity, other elements. For example, certain operating system details for computer system are not described herein. Those of ordinary skill in the art will recognize, however, that these and other elements may be desirable in a typical processor or computer system. Because such elements are well known in the art and because they do not facilitate a better understanding of the embodiments, a discussion of such elements is not provided herein.
In general, it will be apparent to one of ordinary skill in the art that at least some of the embodiments described herein may be implemented in many different embodiments of software, firmware and/or hardware. The software and firmware code may be executed by a processor or any other similar computing device. The software code or specialized control hardware which may be used to implement embodiments is not limiting. For example, embodiments described herein may be implemented in computer software using any suitable computer software language type, such as, for example, C or C++ using, for example, conventional or object-oriented techniques. Such software may be stored on any type of suitable computer-readable medium or media, such as, for example, a magnetic or optical storage medium. The operation and behavior of the embodiments may be described without specific reference to specific software code or specialized hardware components. The absence of such specific references is feasible, because it is clearly understood that artisans of ordinary skill would be able to design software and control hardware to implement the embodiments based on the present description with no more than reasonable effort and without undue experimentation.
Moreover, the processes associated with the present embodiments may be executed by programmable equipment, such as computers or computer systems and/or processors. Software that may cause programmable equipment to execute processes may be stored in any storage device, such as, for example, a computer system (nonvolatile) memory, an optical disk, magnetic tape, or magnetic disk. Furthermore, at least some of the processes may be programmed when the computer system is manufactured or stored on various types of computer-readable media.
It can also be appreciated that certain process aspects described herein may be performed using instructions stored on a computer-readable medium or media that direct a computer system to perform the process steps. A computer-readable medium may include, for example, memory devices such as diskettes, compact discs (CDs), digital versatile discs (DVDs), optical disk drives, or hard disk drives. A computer-readable medium may also include memory storage that is physical, virtual, permanent, temporary, semipermanent and/or semitemporary. A computer-readable medium may further include one or more data signals transmitted on one or more carrier waves.
A "computer," "computer system," "host," or "processor" may be, for example and without limitation, a processor, microcomputer, minicomputer, server, mainframe, laptop, personal data assistant (PDA), wireless e-mail device, cellular phone, pager, processor, fax machine, scanner, or any other programmable device configured to transmit and/or receive data over a network. Computer systems and computer-based devices disclosed herein may include memory for storing certain software applications used in obtaining, processing and communicating information. It can be appreciated that such memory may be internal or external with respect to operation of the disclosed embodiments. The memory may also include any means for storing software, including a hard disk, an optical disk, floppy disk, ROM (read only memory), RAM (random access memory), PROM (programmable ROM), EEPROM (electrically erasable PROM) and/or other computer-readable media.
In various embodiments disclosed herein, a single component may be replaced by multiple components and multiple components may be replaced by a single component to perform a given function or functions. Except where such substitution would not be operative, such substitution is within the intended scope of the embodiments. Any servers described herein, for example, may be replaced by a "server farm" or other grouping of networked servers (such as server blades) that are located and configured for cooperative functions. It can be appreciated that a server farm may serve to distribute workload between/among individual components of the farm and may expedite computing processes by harnessing the collective and cooperative power of multiple servers. Such server farms may employ load-balancing software that accomplishes tasks such as, for example, tracking demand for processing power from different machines, prioritizing and scheduling tasks based on network demand and/or providing backup contingency in the event of component failure or reduction in operability.
While various embodiments have been described herein, it should be apparent that various modifications, alterations and adaptations to those embodiments may occur to persons skilled in the art with attainment of at least some of the advantages. For example, certain steps of the process flow of
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The meme says it in a nutshell, just ignore them. I never paid much attention to other's opinions... or their negativity. I usually prove them wrong and invalidate their stance with success and happiness. However, in the spirit of vindictiveness and because I'm human, I'd like to discuss some other ways to deal with the negative Nellies in your life, but in a way that is positive and conducive to a life lived in peace and happiness.
People often don't realize the impact of their words on other people. If you are someone who gets offended easily, this can have a damaging toll on your psyche. There are ways to deal with it besides ignoring the person. Sometimes we have to get the last word in, it helps us to cope. The opposite is letting someone walk all over us mentally. I think that's what many of us are afraid of, that we will be perceived as an easy target for someone to send negativity to us, because they know there won't be any consequences.
So what's the proper response to someone who is being negative? How do you deal with it? It sounds good to just ignore them, but does that really satisfy us? It doesn't me, at least sometimes. Sometimes I just don't care. Like everyone else, it depends entirely on my mood at the time. How about saying "thank you". A simple thank you can speak volumes to the offending party. It not only is telling of your maturity, it lets the other person know you won't be affected by their negativity. Many times a "thank you" acknowledges that we received the message and are grateful. However, in this case it simply means you acknowledge the person's rudeness and chose to not let it affect you. This is a much more mature way to respond, don't you think? This will usually shut the person up very quickly when he/she realizes their comments don't phase you in the least.
When you react negatively to a situation you are releasing all of your power to that person or to the situation. There is a much better way to deal with life. Choose happiness, choose positivity and let others know they can not take your power away. Don't you think this is a much better way to deal with life and people in general?
I often say, "I appreciate your perspective". You don't have to agree with everything everyone spews at you and neither do they have to agree with your opinions. You don't need to value everyone's commentary and opinions on your life. Everyone you encounter plays a different role, so always take that into consideration when responding to a person. Simply saying this one very, concise statement, " I appreciate your perspective", will many times save a blow out and reacting in an immature manner. Let them know that you will only carry on the conversation with dignity and respect. Afterall, we are all adults, right? There is no reason for name calling, blame and the myriad of other negative statements that come out of people's mouths when they are upset or have been offended. It just doesn't make sense to me. If you go this route, the person may actually end up having more respect for you when you act in a more considerate, mature manner. If this doesn't happen, shift your focus and tell them, "The conversation is now over". Sometimes you are too angry to respond in a civil way, it happens to all of us. When this is the case, simply walk away and gather your thoughts.
Heated conversations that end up in a brawl do not help anyone. After all, who wants to be fighting all the time? If you want that, then keep doing what you're doing. But if you want peace and a life filled with bliss, act civil or walk away from the conversation. I'm not saying you disrespect yourself by pretending that the other person's comments are acceptable or applicable to your life. Your walking away from the conversation does not validate their stance. Do you really think it does? It does not, it simply means that you took the high road and backed out of the conversation. You can't fight negativity with more negativity, life just doesn't work like that.
Maybe it means you remove this person from your life, you just don't get along. It may mean something else. But if you are in a constant battle with someone or even with others in the general public, then you need to search deep within yourself to find out what the real problem is. We can't change others unless they are receptive to change. You can not create in another's life against their will, it's impossible. Teach them by example the way you want them to be. If you want more love, give love. If you want to argue less, walk away when interactions get tense. It really doesn't have to be complicated.
If none of the above work ask the person, "Do you really expect me to answer? Why do you feel that comment was necessary?." People need to know that you will not tolerate rude or uncouth behavior. If someone can't respect you for who you are, find someone who does. After all there are billions of people in this world, right? Do you really need to hold on to people who do not add value to your life? Whether a person you see in a store or someone you've been married to for decades, they have to know you will not tolerate anything less than respect. It's just that simple. Your reaction chooses everything in your life. Release and let go. When you ask them in this way, they are responding to a cool and collected version of YOU, who is ready to talk things out sensibly and adult like. Saying this will put a damper on the conversation and quickly let them know they won't get a rise out of you, which some people really enjoy doing. If they say 'Yes" to your question, then reply with, "Well, it looks like this isn't your lucky day". Period, get where I'm going with this?
What's your relationship with the person? Depending, you could tell them, "I love myself and I love you too". I had to mention this because much of the rudeness and negativity that appears in our lives comes from those that we are close to or love.
Kindness always prevails over negativity, darkness can not thrive where light is present. When you express to the other person just how much you love life and others, their comments become irrelevant and lose power quickly. Their sour mood and bleak outlook on themselves, you, and life will not be a match for your extreme happiness and zest for life. People also aren't used to such raw emotion from others, and will probably be too surprised to formulate a proper response.
Your words and attitude have the ability to boost the entire energy of a room and promote more positive conversation. You can't go wrong with that! Keep in mind that you are always creating, whether you realize it or not. Are you creating a life that is on track with your desires or one that is off track with what you really want? Life doesn't have to be complicated, so don't make it so by reacting to everything that is slung at you. Loosen up, none of us get out of here alive anyway, so enjoy the ride!
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Johanna Konta hopes to lean on her Olympic Games experience at the US Open in New York, which starts on Monday.
British No 1 Konta has enjoyed a successful 2016 campaign, winning her first title in Stanford last month and moving up to No 14 in the world.
She failed to make it past the second round in Rio but says just being at the Olympics, and being recognised by fellow athletes, has made her realise she is no longer an unknown quantity.
That has just added to her hunger for more success as she returns to Flushing Meadows, where she made a run through to the last 16 in 2015.
Ahead of her opening clash with Bethanie Mattek-Sands on Monday, Konta said: "I was well prepared for the Olympics in the sense that everyone told me it was nothing like anything you've experienced before and it was just that.
"It was very strange going there and incredibly strange leaving because you just get immersed in this bubble of sport and competing.
"There are so many competitive vibes there that it was quite shocking to the system. To be surrounded by so many athletes - I was definitely having withdrawal symptoms when I left and still was in Cincinnati.
"[Golfer] Justin [Rose] said to me, 'you've been having such a good year' and I thought, 'my God, he knows who I am!' I had a couple of those moments, surprised that people know the sport I play to begin with.
"I was definitely one of the more social ones, I made an effort to sit down with other athletes, I didn't just stick to our group. We were sitting with the boxers, the rugby players, with the hockey players.
"I tried to learn as much as I could about the other sports because going in there I really didn't have any idea about them I'm ashamed to say."
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"I think it's no secret that a lot of American players play better here. I'm expecting a very inspired Bethanie and I will do my best."
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ATI Radeon X1800GTO vs. X1900GT from HIS and GeCube
Test System Setup
Processor(s): AMD Athlon X2 3800+ Socket 939 (at 2GHz and 2.6GHz)
Motherboard(s): DFI Lanparty UT SLI DR Expert (Supplied by Bronet)
Memory: 2 X 1GB G.Skill HV PC4000 DDR (Supplied by Bronet)
Hard Disk(s): Hitachi 80GB 7200RPM SATA 2
Operating System: Windows XP Professional SP2
Drivers: ATI Catalyst 6.5 and DX9c
We will be looking at both the Radeon X1800GTO from HIS and the Radeon X1900GT from GeCube. We have also added the X1800XT into the equation to give you an idea of where both the HIS and GeCube sit when compared to the older but still very capable Radeon X1800XT.
As discussed in the introduction, Half Life 2 Lost Coast has been added to the mix with HDR and non-HDR tests used to give you an idea on how performance is affected with this new technology.
As usual, we'll run our test of benchmark tests and then enable AA and AF and also overclock the CPU to 2.6GHz to see how much the graphics cards are affected by CPU clock speed. We tested the HIS X1800GTO at its "Turbo" speed which is 520MHz on the core - just a 20MHz increase in clock speed over the default ATI reference clock speed.
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Saturday, November 24, 2007
Thankful for...
Still feeling a little bit of that crisis of faith and hope, but I'm feeling more like the father of the boy in Mark who cried out "I believe Lord! Help my unbelief."
My younger brother drunk dialed me on Wednesday night. It didn't go well. He's an alcoholic, but thinks he's better than everyone else because he "solved" his problem of reliance on illegal drugs on his own. He's polishing off a twelve pack every night. Obviously, that's working out really well for him.
He's lost all hope in life. That's why he's drinking at this point. It used to be recreational. Now, it's to avoid those feelings of sorrow and hopelessness.
I don't want to be there. If there is no hope for this life or the next, what is there? So, I'm re embracing hope. What else is there to do?
However, it isn't just as simple as making the choice. I have to feel it in my heart, and I'm still working on that.
We had a wonderful Thanksgiving with QueenJaymz's folks. They've been great over the last year and a half. They've embraced me in a way that I've not felt from my own parents.
It helps me not to feel completely orphaned. I didn't call my folks, and they didn't try to call me. I hate being at odds with them, but, what do I do? My wife is where my loyalty lies.
I got to watch football, though, and that made me just totally ecstatic. Lions vs. Packers is a Thanksgiving tradition. I love it. My parents griped about how Jen and I wanted to watch a game on Thanksgiving or Christmas. We watched THREE, count 'em, THREE games on Thanksgiving. Now, I give thanks for that! I'da confined myself to a single game if we had children...but we don't! HAH!
They loved us well and did some things to help us out with our current financial situation, even though they are barely making it because of their own mounting medical bills. It's a warming, loving feeling.
I watched the movie "Fargo" while we were there and I was sorry that I did. It's a tale of senseless, sorrowful murder that ends with little hope for anything. I'm not saying that it was a bad movie all around (the writing, acting and directing were actually brilliant), but it doesn't give you much hope for mankind. In the words of Elliot Ness (Kevin Costner in "The Untouchables"), "So much violence..." And for what? A little money? It's hard to have hope sometimes.
Life. Death. Sacred moments profaned by human evil. Life is such a precious, fragile thing.
However, today is another day of Advent and I'm resting on the hope of the prophets who told of a coming Messiah who would be born of a virgin and who would be a hope and light to the gentiles. We're decorating the home, drinking mulled cider and listening to Christmas music and watching Christmas specials. Time to celebrate for another day the only hope of my world.
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- Shan said...
Let me just give you a little reality check.
If you had children, you'da watched 17 minutes of football. And those not continuously.
Just FYI.
- R said...
No, that's not true, Shan. (at least for me) I have three kids and whenever my husband wants to watch football, he does. The kids have nothing to do with it. They actually watch it with him. And I pretty much have nothing to do. :)
I suppose if the kids were very little they would interrupt some, but it would never be continual disruption or a mere 17 minutes of football. At least in my house. Depends on how you raise them, I guess.
- Anne said...
Wow - you DID have a lot to say. A lot of meat there to chew on.
I can only say as I've said before - I love you and I pray for you always. :)
I watched Fargo a long time ago - yuck! I agree, good film. But the violence - it was distressing to my soul.
- Niki said...
Dude! What Advent calendar are you using? Advent begins this coming Sunday...it's the 4 Sundays before Christmas Day which makes it Dec. 2nd this year.
Glad you two had a great Thanksgiving with Jen's family!
- KingJaymz said...
Orthodox tradition is the forty days leading up to Christmas. It is not as widely practiced as the "four Sundays" version, but it's the one the Orthodox church uses.
- Dapoppins said...
I heard how great Fargo was...rented it...watched, not even half of it. I thought it was a lot of wasted energy too. Glad you had a great Thanksgiving! We were sick....But we had rented Ratatooi and the that was well enjoyed as we all lay around like half dead fish.
I say fish because with everyone feeling so ill...we kinda stunk.
- Niki said...
Gotcha. :) I stand corrected. I'm not Orthodox anything, so I didn't know...
- Shan said...
Whoa.....r, that stung, man. "Depends on how you raise them"? I feel no shame in admitting I have raised my children not to revere the sanctity of cable television programming. I think it depends more on how you look at it, than on how you raise them. I look at TV as an interruption to the family, not the other way around.
- R said...
I wasn't meaning any offense, Shan. I was just surprised that people can only watch 17 minutes of football when they want to.
Sure, it depends on how you raise them. Why not? You just said that you raised your children not to revere the sanctity of cable television programming. How you look at it is how you raise them. And that is ok. BTW--we just buckled down and got cable because we have one channel where we live and it was mostly "snow". But, I wasn't talking about TV, I was talking about kids interrupting what parents decide to do, whether it is TV or working out, or talking on the phone, or mowing the lawn.
Sorry I offended you. I was just about to comment something else and then your comment, after I read it, struck me. I have no idea how you raise your kids, I don't know you, and please give me the benefit of the doubt when I say that I was not meaning anything cutting by saying it depends on how you raise your kids. I meant you in general, not you in particular.
- Shan said...
No, I get that. "Interrupting what parents decide to do", yeah, point taken. I sensed an implicit judgment in the "how you raised them" line. I have a Thing about parents who prioritize TV for themselves. I feel they set a bad example to their kids about what is important.
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Just hang up.
No one will ever call you about your PC acting up. They may claim to be from Microsoft etc - they're not.
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Damn i never get any of these ! Im bored , off work atm with broken ribs and could do with a little cheering up. Like the time i had a carpet sales guy asking if i wanted carpets and i wound him up asking if there was a way of getting blood... lots of blood and strange smells out of my existing one mwahhahaha. Or the conservatory guy who i booked to come round to my mates house... 3rd floor flat haha :-) Best one is the electricity suppliers... they dont seem to understand i run my house with 4 Nigerian boys, 4 bicycles and a generator in my basement !
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The first time I saw the PR blurb for Kung-Fu Yoga, as it was being solicited for review, I felt the urge to celebrate this Chinese-Indian co-production, as Jackie Chan's brand of kung-fu comedy and Bollywood style and glamour seem a perfect fit. And I had this niggling sense of déjà vu, as if I'd been celebrating this before. When I read further, and saw this tale of Indiana Jones style, archaeological adventuring, my déjà vu intensified. It wasn't until I saw the character name, Professor Jack Chan, that I realised that I have indeed done all this before, and more importantly, so has Jackie. Eight years ago, I was reviewing Cine Asia's The Myth, Professor Jack Chan's first adventure in the subcontinent. Kung-Fu Yoga is actually the sequel, once again directed by Stanley Tong. The Myth had more than a few problems, and turned out to be an unsatisfying watch. Hopefully Kung-Fu Yoga will be better.
1000 years previously, a Chinese warrior came to the aid of an Indian king threatened by a duplicitous general. During the battle, a phalanx of warriors were lost, and with them a fabled treasure. Today, Chinese scientists have developed an ingenious way of recovering detail and colour in ancient artefacts. When a beautiful Indian scholar named Ashmita shows up seeking Professor Jack Chan's help in deciphering an ancient map, it looks like the secret to the Magadha treasure might have been found again. That means an expedition to the icy border of China and India to hunt for the lost warriors. Everyone wants this treasure, but not everyone is going to play nice. Professor Jack Chan will need more than just kung-fu to stay one step ahead of the competition...
Kung-Fu Yoga gets a 2.35:1 widescreen 1080p transfer that looks great at first glance, and it will look spectacular in the screenshots, clear and sharp throughout, rich with detail, and bursting with lush, vibrant colours. It's a Technicolor fantasy that brings its marvellous sets, locations, and CG work to vivid life. But then you play the disc, watch the film in motion, and the niggles turn to complaints. Like every kung-fu action movie, the action is 'enhanced' by cutting out frames, to make moves seem faster than they actually are, impacts more striking, but for some reason, the jump cuts are more obvious for what they are in a digitally shot movie than a traditional film. Also, the frame cuts aren't applied with thought, they happen at random in the film. Sometimes a gentle pan across the landscape will jerk with the obvious absence of frames, a conversation scene might be so affected, or an action sequence where fights don't need such enhancement. I'd say it was a problem with the transfer, but it doesn't happen across the film with regularity; it's a random artefact, which makes me think it's a problem with the source material. It's a shame as in terms of production and costume design, Kung-Fu Yoga is up there with the best of Chinese cinema.
You have the choice between DTS:X Mandarin, which on my player offers the core DTS-HD MA 7.1 track, DTS:X 'Headphones' Mandarin (core DTS-HD MA 2.0), DD 2.0 Stereo Mandarin, DTS-HD MA 5.1 Surround and DD 2.0 Stereo English, with optional English and Chinese subtitles. The Mandarin is actually a hybrid track, with the Indian characters speaking English, among each other and with the Chinese characters, and the Chinese characters speaking Mandarin among themselves, with all the dialogue subtitled. I gave the English dub a try, and it's fair enough for a film like this, with Jackie Chan and Aarif Rahman dubbing their own dialogue for the translation. The surround is solid enough, driving the action well, while keeping the dialogue clear and audible. The subtitles are accurately timed and are free of typos, although maybe a little proofreading when it comes to punctuation might have helped.
The disc autoplays with trailers for This is Not What I Expected, Railroad Tigers, and Greater, and they can also be accessed from the animated menu as well.
There are a handful of rather un-illuminating EPK featurettes on this disc, with only the making of having some meat to it.
Best of Both Worlds (3:41)
The Dynamic Duo (2:43)
The Making Of (21:46)
Jackie Chan Featurette (2:37)
Bloopers (3:23)
Bollywood Dance Featurette (3:16)
Trailer (1:39)
All except the 1080p trailer are presented in 1080i 60Hz.
I really should stop hoping for a decent new Jackie Chan movie now, but I just can't help myself. I keep thinking that the next one will entertain, and have some weight to it. But it seems like a lifetime since he made movies like Shaolin, and The Shinjuku Incident. Most of his recent films, at best have been lightweight, uninvolving and polemic, or at worst just plain bad. He may no longer have the speed or the sheer death-defying lunacy, but with the aid of a few wires and some special effects, he can still give as good as he gets in the action stakes, but the films no longer back that up. Yet once again, I was hoping for a return to form from Kung-Fu Yoga, and once again I was disappointed. Kung-Fu Yoga is bad. But... it's the kind of bad that I can get behind.
The problem with The Myth was that it was two movies in one, a modern day Indiana Jones movie intertwined with a historical epic, both starring Jackie Chan, and neither satisfying in any meaningful respect. Kung-Fu Yoga avoids that by getting its scene setting historical story out of the way first. It is also by far the worst part of the film, a lengthy CGI cut scene, with a computer generated Jackie Chan from around 30 years ago, being all heroic and death-defying with some poorly animated and ridiculously oversized elephants in a major battle sequence in ancient India. Once that's dealt with, we don't have to worry about the history anymore, the rest of the film is set firmly in the present, with no distractions. The bad CGI hasn't been dispensed with though, there's a really poor lion, and some plastic hyenas to look forward to, but at least the story suffers from no distractions.
Kung-Fu Yoga is rated a 12, but really this is a family film, aimed more at younger members of the audience. In true Hong Kong cinema style, it feels like a series of action and comedy set pieces, loosely linked by a plot after the fact. It also veers between paying homage to, and then blatantly ripping off Raiders of the Lost Ark. Raiders style action you can appreciate, love hearts on eyelids and "I hate snakes" will have you rolling your eyes. But, after an introduction to the story and the characters in China, the action moves to an epic ice cave where the villain is first introduced, and a significant treasure is located. A bit of a betrayal later, it's off to Dubai to attend an auction, and have a dramatic chase sequence featuring the Dubai police force and their Bugatti Veyrons, and it's then to India for a hostage situation and then the film's climax.
As I said, it starts off badly with the CG sequence, and it doesn't get much better with some really uninspiring performances. The action doesn't look too hot either at first, while continuity is a problem. Yet I don't know what it is about Kung-Fu Yoga, but it wore me down. The actors obviously had a hell of a lot of fun making the movie, and it shows, while the action improves as the film unfolds and the stakes get higher. What's more the daft sense of humour (carsick lion) just grew on me the further into the film I got. What started off as groan-worthy eventually had me laughing out loud. And in true Bollywood style, it caps it all off with a dance number. Kung-Fu Yoga is a patently bad movie, but it's tremendous fun. At least compared to The Myth, it makes much better use of the Bollywood elements. The film isn't great; the transfer on this Blu-ray isn't much better, but give Kung-Fu Yoga a try; it might just be your next guilty pleasure.


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Australian Rugby Union (ARU) CEO Bill Pulver has confirmed he will stand down from his role as soon as a replacement has been found, after the organisation announced its intention to cut Western Force from Super Rugby.
The ARU confirmed on Friday it plans to discontinue Force as a Super Rugby franchise from 2018 as the competition is trimmed from 18 to 15 teams, a decision that has prompted RugbyWA to consider legal action.
Pulver's five-year term had been set to end in February, but he now intends to leave at the earliest opportunity.
In a news conference, he said: "I've told the board that I will step aside as CEO once they have found a replacement.
"We're dealing with the issue of dropping a Super Rugby team and that has been a harrowing process. My sense is that it's a good time for renewal - I'm coming up towards the end of my five-year term - and I think we want a clean slate.
"The next generation of rugby in this country will be served with a new head, so I think it's the right time.
"It's been a difficult and I think that just means it's the right time for change ... a fresh set of eyes and ears coming into this game."
ARU CEO Bill Pulver fronts the media. "Incredibly tough decision to terminate the Western Force license from the 2018 Super Rugby season.— ARU HQ (@ARUhq) August 11, 2017
Pulver confirmed all contracted players at the Force will have their deals honoured, adding: "Hopefully most of them will actually find a new Super Rugby team. If they don't, we'll allow them to have an early release. If they don't want an early release, we'll still honour their contracts."
Despite expressing deep regret to those affected by the move to cut the Force, Pulver insisted "the right decision for Australian rugby" had been made, a view echoed by ARU chairman Cameron Clyne.
"It's not a very pleasant situation, but we have to confront reality here," explained Clyne.
"Our teams have declined in performance. Our performance has declined from when we went from three teams to four teams, and declined when we went to five teams. I know it's easy to say people haven't turned up to games because of uncertainty. People haven't turned up to games because the teams don't win. And there's a direct correlation to revenue.
"We have consulted widely, before the process, during the process. You will recall that an EGM was held and the members voted in support - they had an opportunity and they voted in support of four teams, so we're acting in line with what the members and stakeholders want.
"It's not going to be an easy process, but what will get revenue flowing back into the game is our teams winning. There is more chance of our teams winning with four teams, that's the reality."
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23 .COM Hands up who has used an online dating site? Five years ago this question would have elicited a shrug of shoulders, nervous shuffling of feet, a shake of the head. There was a stigma attached to online dating that left it in the domain of the desperate and dateless, or so we liked to think. But as the '90s drew to a close, and the most computer illiterate among us were becoming somewhat tech-savvy, online communities had become the norm. No surprise same-sex attracted women embraced online dating as it bridged the gaps between a relatively small subgroup of women. Naomi de Plume, founder of dykepage.com, says unless queer women dress or behave in a way that announces their sexuality to the world, they are invisible. "We talk about 'gay-dar' or 'bi-dar' but it's a myth. And in fact a lot of us feel very isolated. There are always lesbian events. But having a shared sexual preference doesn't necessarily mean having shared interests, goals or dreams, and the beauty of online is that it allows you to find people who you have much more in common with." Part of the success of online communities for lesbian and same-sex attracted women is the numbers. A study conducted by Macquarie University student Susi Hamilton in 2007 titled "Queer Women Online" found that 90 per cent of women interviewed said they had used the sites. Pink Sofa alone has accumulated more than 200,000 members from around the world since its inception in 2000, with more than 4,000 new members joining the lesbian dating and chat site each month. Founder Liz James said although society was now more accepting of same-sex attracted women, it was much more comfortable for them to meet on the internet. Women between 18 and 80 are joining the site, James added, with the average age 35 years. There is also a large diversity of sexual identities, and the number of women identifying as queer, bi-curious, or trans is increasing. Young women in particular are using the sites as a safe space to 'come out' – many of them coming out online before they do with friends. Hamilton maintains that the online environment allows those women to communicate their feelings in a private and anonymous space, and meet others in a similar position. Although more women over the age of 50 are now accessing queer online communities, there is some reluctance among that age group to use interactive technology, Hamilton found. One woman in her mid 50's said her friends forced the issue by creating profiles for her online. She said she did email people on the dating sites, but "it never went further than talking about films we'd seen". "It was at an impersonal level. It made it an unusual experience because I am not someone who emails, I'm not totally hooked into the communication network," she told Hamilton. "I found it quite time consuming and I did find it strange when people just disappeared, which they did. I guess I disappeared on a couple of people. It seemed quite pointless after a while." Online communities targeted at same sex attracted women are not only used for dating and social networking, however. A vast number of users access the sites to make new friends, stay in touch, and for forums and community features. "Online sites are really important connection points," Hamilton told LOTL. "They are accessed by people over a period of time, and are more likely to be quite long term. They not only decrease isolation, but they provide a sense of community." Log onto pinksofa.com, lesbianmatchmaker. com.au, dykepage.com, lemonkind.com, samesame.com.au, gaydargirls.com, shoe.org, pinkcupid.com Connecting Cara Davis logs on to online dating. DOUBLE CLICK FOR LOVE Julie Stafford, 41, moved from England to Sydney three years ago after the break up of a 10 year relationship. Her speed dating and Mix and Mingle events reflect her disinterest in meeting women in bars where "everyone tends to stick with their own friends and no one can hear you anyway." Julie organises random conversation pieces so women can chat. "I move people on fairly quickly so you get to meet loads of women. I'm also a bit of a cupid – if you like someone, I can direct the group so you get to talk to her. It's great fun. It's always good to meet new friends, simply to increase your social circle … and you tend to meet the love of your life through other friends," observes Julie. "The events I organise are fun, non-threatening ways to meet up with professional, intelligent and humorous women." Women from their 20s to 60s attend and numbers are growing each month, with a waiting list for speed dating. The next Mix and Mingle is on Friday April 11 from 7.15pm at Zanzibar, King St, Newtown. Visit withthegirls.com for more details. Face To Face
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A little while back I posted that Itoi's site had announced a MOTHER 2-themed iPhone 5 case was in the works. Well, the latest announcement is that it and other special Hobonichi-designed cases will be available for order beginning on the 20th of December:
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|Poe said on Dec. 16, 2012
Maybe I should buy one now just in case I ever get an iPhone 5 in the next decade or so.
I think it seems strange to me. I mean an 18 year old game's logo on an iPhone case. Not to mention (in terms of sales) it was the least popular one. What's your take on it Mato/Poe?
|Mato said on Dec. 16, 2012
I honestly don't really know what to make of it – I think in the last few years Itoi's realized there's a really strong, niche audience for Mother 2 stuff, hence those figures and Mr. Saturn plushes a few years ago. And this is probably just another instance of marketing toward that niche to have a broader target market.
tl;dr: I think it's just business.
|2sang said on Dec. 16, 2012
I might consider getting one just in case (pun intended) they go up like most other eb merch
Heck, even fangamer merch is worth a lot more. One of the funfest ghost of starman figures is up for like $200 now
|Jason said on Dec. 17, 2012
The saddest part is that, according to the Mayans, we'll all be dead before the orders ship. Now isn't THAT a travesty?
|Mato said on Dec. 17, 2012
@Mato actually the Mayans forgot leap years. So according to them we should be dead around 3 years to a decade ago. So Mother is safe.;)
|Mato said on Dec. 18, 2012
Ah, so the Mayans predicted the end of the Mother series.
|Mato said on Dec. 21, 2012
From what I've been told, no.
Well I bought one even though I don't have an iPhone 5. I probably wouldn't use it anyway so it stays in mint condition!
Now I wonder how much it will be worth in a few years.
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Europcar: Continuing Its Growth Dynamic, InterRent Announces the Opening in Sardinia of Its 150th Station1!
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InterRent, the low-cost brand of Europcar Group (Paris:EUCAR), the European leader in vehicle rental services and a major mobility player, announced today the opening of its 150 th station, in Sardinia's Alghero Airport!
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Sardinia is a stunning island that combines rugged natural beauty with a rich cultural heritage. Every road leads to a hilltop village, a beach with crystal-clear water or a golf course surrounded by olive groves... and, more importantly, to encounters with Sardinians, who are invariably proud of their roots and culture!
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Europcar shares (EUCAR) are listed on the Euronext Paris stock exchange. Europcar is the European leader in vehicle rental service and is also a major player in mobility markets. Active in more than 140 countries, Europcar serves customers through an extensive vehicle rental network comprised of its wholly-owned subsidiaries as well as sites operated by franchisees and partners. In addition to the Europcar® brand, the company offers low-cost vehicle rentals under the InterRent® brand. A commitment to customer satisfaction drives the company and its 6,000 people forward and provides the impetus for continuous development of new services. The Europcar Lab was created to respond to tomorrow's mobility challenges through innovation and strategic investments, such as Ubeeqo and E-Car Club.
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Relax on a cruise on the swan river. You can choose to have lunch on the ferry if money isn't an issue. Otherwise, take a picnic lunch to eat. Free coffee and tea on ferry
Perth City Foreshore is one of the 'must see' locations to fully enjoy and appreciate the splendid Perth Skyline either during the day or at night
Swan River is one of the Highlights of Perth I would highly recommend the Ferry Ride from Perth to Fremantle and back you can pick up the Ferry at either place.You can also hop of and on.Is not expensive and the scenery is great.Waters are...More
Take the ferry from Elizabeth Quay to South Perth & you will be rewarded with a fantastic place to walk right along the swan river. Very,very wheelchair friendly which is most definitely a huge bonus.
The city was founded upon and remains centered around the river. It is not as well exploited as most other river-centered cities but huge strides are now being made to correct that - a new quay, fancy restaurants and sea wall improvements. There's many grassed...More
The river is nice with surroundings and Victoria Park. This is very quite and relaxing area. We love to ride on the bicycle and enjoy fresh air.
I walked around swan river (around 10k) it was beautiful, has lots of places where you can stop and relax if you want. Also nice to run or go with the skates.
Can be seen and experienced from a number of different viewpoints, angles, locations... It makes Perth such a pretty place, particularly when the weather is nice. The drives to and from Freo are very pleasant with the river right by your side the whole time.
Known as the Derbarl Yerrigan by the Indigenous Aboriginal people, the Swan River is a graceful presence that winds down from the Darling Ranges (the hills that you see sprawling off to the East when you are standing in Perth) through the Swan Coastal plain...More
What would Perth be with Swan River? I would take Mounts Bay Road to get to work meetings whenever possible. The drive is scenic, serene, relaxing and has the added mystery of a statue in the waters known to the locals as Eliza, by Tom...More