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The Gazette's Dave Stubbs spoke with many people from around the world of hockey Friday to gather their reactions to the retirement of Red Fisher:
Gary Bettman, NHL commissioner: "When I think of Red, I think of the fact that there's probably nobody more knowledgeable, more connected to the game, more passionate about the game and more devoted to the history of the game. Red has transcended the careers of so many great players, particularly in Montreal. He has lived through generations and the evolution of this game. I have nothing but respect and personal admiration for him. There's nobody more entitled to (retirement) than Red. He's given so much of himself and his life to this game. I think he's irreplaceable and we're grateful for all of his contributions. People in sports get judged by their longevity and nobody in any aspect of our game has a longevity like Red's."
Geoff Molson, Canadiens principal owner: "I had lunch with Red very recently to get to know him a little better. He knew my family quite well. He knew my great-uncle, Senator Hartland Molson, very well, and obviously those were the days when we were winning lots of Stanley Cups. He travelled with the team, a little differently back then, and spent a lot of time with people, and with my Uncle Hartland. Here I am, three generations later, having lunch with this guy and that's pretty amazing. The reason I wanted to meet with Red is because he's so full of information that could help me in my future here. I wanted to get his perspective on his history with owners of this team, especially my family, and how he experienced it in the past and his thoughts about how it should be experienced in the future. It was a really interesting lunch – Red told me a lot of great stories that I didn't know. He's seen everything. He's a man of integrity and the way he tells stories, the way he positions them, is always in a way that integrity comes first. Some call him stubborn but I call him someone who has principles, and he's stuck with them and followed them. As I listened, as he was telling me stories, his guidance to me was to maintain that high level of integrity – to make sure you continue to respect people for the right reasons, whether they be journalists, players, coaches, whomever. His examples went back three generations of Molsons. He's seen us operate. He knows I'm young, but when he tells me stories about his experiences with my great-uncle, Hartland, and my grandfather, Thomas, he's telling them for a reason. He's picking stories to send messages, for sure."
George Gillett Jr., former Canadiens owner: "Red's a genius, a legend, a man with great memories who was kind enough to share them with his readers. His perspective was unique. He may be the longest-serving sportswriter at a major daily in North America. Every great community has a conscience and every great sports team has a conscience. I think Red was, in a very unique way, the conscience of sports in Montreal and particularly the Canadiens.
Jacques Demers, coach of 1993 Canadiens, the last Habs team to win the Stanley Cup: Red is the greatest hockey writer in the history of the NHL and among the greatest sportswriters of all time. He's a legend, an icon. He opened the door to so many reporters who looked up to him. One thing about Red is he had a sense of humour. You could kid with him. And nobody was like Red to get a scoop. And he did it without blasting people. He didn't make his name by blasting people and putting people down. If you did something he didn't like, he'd write it. But after reading his story, you were the one who wanted to change. You felt that if Red wrote it, you didn't blame the writer. Maybe it's me who should look myself in the mirror. Nobody comes close to Red. He's in his own unique place. Others were good but Red is by far the greatest hockey writer of all time."
Jean Béliveau, former Canadiens captain: Red's very fortunate that he's able to still do at almost 86 what he's enjoyed all his life. He's had a lot of connections that he could call almost anyone at any time. If Red wrote a negative article about you, you knew that he was probably right, that you were going through a tough time or being too lazy on the ice. If you wanted to know something, you'd give Red a call and he always had an idea. He had so much experience that hockey people – general managers and owners of other franchises – knew they'd have a fair, honest assessment of what Red was thinking."
Henri Richard, former Canadiens captain: "He's retiring, eh? (laughs) Red told me that when I retired from hockey that he would, too. That was about 35 years ago. I really like Red, he's something else. I was pretty good friends with him. He was all right, he was a good friend to me in hockey. Last time I saw him, I just said, "For chrissakes, Red, are you still working?"
Serge Savard, former Canadiens captain: Red had a pretty good run, eh? I was expecting he'd write a farewell column. He should do that, definitely. He should describe his whole career, the owners and players and all the great events he covered. Those early days weren't like today. Players became friends with Red and (Montréal-Matin's) Jacques Beauchamp. They were close to the stars around the league – Bobby Orr, Bobby Hull, Stan Mikita. Red shouldn't go without saying goodbye. He had the ability to write his message without hurting anybody. I don't recall him blasting players, he was very protective of the game and the players. He knew a lot of stuff he would never publish. Not like today, with cameraphones. That's why the players were so confident with Red. He was fair. Sometimes he had his mind made up about something and you could convince him he was wrong and he would buy it. You look at him and talk to him and he looks like a stubborn guy, but really he's not. Still today, even though I've been away from the game, I still give him a call to go for lunch. I don't do that with other reporters."
Yvan Cournoyer, former Canadiens captain: "How many times did Red say he'd retire? (laughs) Red and Jacques Beauchamp were the class of the class. He had the right way to say when someone was playing good or bad. That's why he was so respected. Not just Montreal players, but all players in the NHL knew Red. He did everything, he covered a lot of things, he knew the game very well and he knew what to write about. Good job, Red."
Guy Carbonneau, former Canadiens captain: "Red was always somebody who was interesting, honest with everybody. He wasn't easy to approach, but once you knew him, he was quite a character. I've heard of a few stories about Red and Canadiens rookies (laughs) and fortunately I wasn't one of them."
Dickie Moore, Canadiens Hall of Famer and lifelong Fisher friend: "He'd been telling me he was going to retire, but … I have a picture on my wall – Red wrote a story about me when I was in junior. My whole family's in it. Unbelievable. A real family memory. (Long-time mutual friend) Irv Liverman and I would talk Red out of retirement. I told him, 'You're going to be gone a long time, don't be too fast!' We've been around so long together. Red's always been there when I've needed him. You couldn't find a better friend."
Dr. David Mulder, long-time Canadiens physician and chief surgeon: "I can remember talking to Red a couple years ago, saying 'You're too young to retire.' He's a patient of mine but also a very special friend and we go back a long way. I've always appreciated his slant on the hockey stories. We've disagreed and debated once in awhile but what I've admired most is his thoughtful human-interest approach to people like Jean Béliveau, Sam Pollock or Saku Koivu. He brought an element that very few sportswriters could approach. It was down to earth, from the heart and always very meaningful. When Red and I would get distracted from my seeing him as a patient and I'd express my hockey worries about solving this, that or the other, he'd say, "Doc, it's only a game. Red always tells it like it is. We don't always agree but we have a respect for one another which goes along with a long relationship."
Steve Shutt, Canadiens Hall of Famer: "Red is from a different era of reporting, and he was one of the last reporters for whom many of the stories were off the record. That was an era when reporters travelled with the guys. They were part of the team, and there was a lot of stuff that went on that he knew he could write and couldn't write. The guys respected that. That era is long gone. If some of the guys had a problem, they might even go to him as a liaison. Some of the best times I had with him were when we were doing the radio broadcasts for CJAD, between periods. Some of the stuff we did was hilarious. I remember one time we were talking about salaries. He asked me how much I made in my first year and I said $100,000. He said, 'How many goals did you score?' I told him eight. 'How many did you score the next year?' I told him 15. 'How many the third year?' Thirty, I told him. He said, 'THAT'S when I would have paid you the $100,000.' So the next week, I pulled out one of his articles from the 1950s. He was talking about some guy being a hipper-dipper left-winger, and I'm reading this on the air, killing myself laughing. He just grabbed it out of my hands and threw it out the booth into the Forum seats below."
Johnny Bower, Toronto Maple Leafs Hall of Fame goalie: "Red was a gentleman through and through. I wish him all the best in his retirement. I haven't heard a bad word from anybody, that he criticized the players. He called it the way he saw it. He was always fair to everybody and he really treated me real good."
Glen Sather, New York Rangers president and GM and one of Fisher's best friends in hockey: "We've had lots of fun together, lots of laughs. When I played in Montreal, Red was kind enough to talk to me even though I wasn't a star on the team. We got along well and our relationship just built from there. I told him that (Habs coach) Scotty Bowman had once asked me a bunch of questions about the strategic part of the game (while Sather was playing), and I told him what I thought. Red said to me, 'What did he tell you after that?' And I said that Scotty told me I'm be back next year. 'No,' Red said, 'you're going to be traded for sure after he said that to you.' And of course, Red was right. I had him come to Banff and speak to kids at our hockey school for a couple of years. Of course, I overpaid him. He'd talk to the kids about life in the NHL, tell them stories about players – Rocket, Béliveau, all the great stars around the league. The kids were just mesmerized by him. We hiked, we were up and down the mountains, we had dinners together. (Red's wife) Tillie was with him, of course. I nicknamed her Tillie Terrific. When I call Red to this day, I say, 'Is Terrific around?' One thing about Red is that nobody dictates anything to him. (Legendary Canadian painter) Tom Thomson once said, 'I'm responsible for my life and my work and I'm going to do both in the way that I choose.' And that's sort of Red as he decides to retire now. He's a great guy, He's got an entire legacy behind him that some players will never understand."


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Hellloooo from Toronto!!
Or, my new 'hood Leslieville :)
Sister Sara took the bus with me from Ottawa yesterday and we immediately came to my neighbourhood and hit up a place called Ceili Cottage.
SO many good restaurants in my area, but we chose this place because Sara raved about their caesars.
Rimmed with seaweed!!
They had a lot of neat traditional fare, which varies day to day based on their weekly roast. Thursday's special was a Peameal sandwich + salad.
With fresh Irish brown bread. OMG. So good.
We split the above sandwich and a smoked salmon plate. Salmon was freshly smoked too. I can see myself coming back here a lot!! Apparently they roast marshmallows sometimes??
Once our bellies were adequately full, we checked out the apartment situation. I came with only three suitcases and a sleeping bag, so my room is pretty bare at the moment.
Unfortunately the apartment wasn't cleaned before we moved in, so it needed to be scrubbed down right away. More pictures to come once we get the place spic and span!!
Seeing as yesterday was Canada Day on top of moving day, drinks were in order!!
This GIANT beer is called the Leslieville Lager at Stratengers pub, although I'm told it may be Big Rock Amber or the likes. There was a lot of muscle contraction happening bringing that giant glass to my mouth.
I ordered an un-pictured salad (vegetables!!) but Sara ended up with something that was very blog-worthy.
A gargantuan enchilada. Look at the cheese!! It was cah-razy. And wonderful. All at once. Check out Sara's thumb in the back. She ate maybe a third of it. The rest is currently cheesing up our new fridge.
Yay! Sisters!! Sara has been so helpful throughout all of this. It's not even worth going into because I won't do her kindness any justice!!
Giant beers were followed by giant fireworks.
Fireworks must be watched on Canada Day. I think I missed them last year due to my job at the time. Happy to be here this year instead :)
We ended up going to bed too late, and were up too early. I've got a lovely cough happening right now which will hopefully be cured with a good night's sleep tonight. I've been putting my poor body through quite the wringer lately!!
All hopes of running this morning were put aside. Sara and I rolled right from bed to the Leslieville Diner.
It's everything a diner should be, from the endless coffee refills to the raspy-voiced waitress who knows everyone by first name.
You can't go wrong with a $4.85 breakfast special. Yes, you could get egg whites, or fruit, or some other upgrade, but y'all know I really wanted the bacon and whole eggs.
Hey, at least I went fro whole wheat dry toast ;) And yes, I did eat all THREE eggs. It kept me full for 5 hours.
The lasting power was needed today, as Sara and I embarked on my first ever pilgrimage to IKEA.
The one-way trip required a bus, three subways, and a special IKEA shuttle to the store. Yes, a shuttle.
It was worth it though, we managed to get a mattress, bed frame, two small tables, two drawer units and a small bookshelf for a very very reasonable price.
I'm told any trip to IKEA must include a trip to its restaurant.
This was definitely an experience in itself. I of course had to try their famous Swedish meatballs.
Ummm, pretty frickin' good!! I really liked the mild gravy on top, and the balls themselves were nicely spiced. I must say though, I still prefer making meatballs at home!!
Sara and I split the above, as well as the below…
Cinnamon rolls count as a meal carb… right?? Right?? :P Okay, this was so not necessary, but holymoly it was divine. My sister and I are self-proclaimed cinnamon roll and sticky bun connoisseurs, and this one definitely makes my Top 5. Lots of cinnamon sugar and super soft.
Currently, I'm drinking a DC (blame the hot weather and illness).
While blogging from what is likely to be my new favourite coffee shop.
Comfy chairs, good music and date squares the size of my hand. I have a feeling I'm going to like Toronto :)
Blogging will be sporadic until I get internet on Tuesday, but there are still more amazing blogger interviews to go up. Thank you so much for joining me on these last couple months of being a vagabond, I'm really excited to unpack my bags and set up a new life here. Now, if you don't mind, I have an IKEA delivery due in 15 minutes ;)

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Good Morning fellow rocketmen,
Word of an "aggregator bank" came right after the close on CNBS yesterday and the futures have been on a moon shot ever since. The XLF is up huge (over $10), C, BAC, and all the "bad banks" are way up this morning. To learn more about the concept of an aggregator bank, please read my article Aggregator Bank Concept… Who Are We Helping?.
This move obviously breaks the market up and out of the range it's been in and the SPX is already up to the 50% retrace level just under 867. The 61.8% is at 882.
In a nutshell, taking the bad debts from the banks and placing them in a taxpayer owned bank will, in fact, very much help the banks. Look for the rocket ride to continue for some time. How high? It could go quite a ways, but remember that a lot of the move was priced in last night. Does it make survivors out of what was certainly the walking dead? Perhaps, maybe. Should you jump in and own banks for the long term on this news? Perhaps, maybe – do you feel lucky? As in Las Vegas/ casino lucky? Let me ask you this? How do the banks make money going forward, which business model works? Does this remove all their leverage and derivative risk? It helps them, no doubt.
But here's the problem… it does NOTHING, ZERO, NADDA to help those behind the debt. The debt does not go away, it is simply transferred to the taxpayer. Will this help the underlying economy? NO, it makes the math worse, not better, so enjoy the rally while it lasts, the end of this rally could very well be your last opportunity to exit the market at these elevated levels (no telling when it ends, probably at least a week, maybe three weeks or even a couple months… but please refer to this article, this is simply a pause in the bear market by almost all Elliott Wave counts that work Wave B... What a Wonderful World!).
If you look at this 10 day chart of the SPX you will see a rising wedge… note where the top of the wedge is, the futures are already there. All the short term stochastic readings will be overbought, so be careful in here, we are likely approaching a short term top in here somewhere… perhaps it runs to the 875 level on an overthrow of the wedge, but we're getting into some resistance in here. If this is the beginning of wave 'c' up of wave B (as McHugh suggests), then we are likely to work our way higher over the next few days and possibly even weeks. That said, we could just be finishing up wave 4 and could roll over hard in the next few days – this is still a trader's market, not a buy and hold market.
This bad bank concept is being sold as doable based on the belief that the government can finance those bad loans at a lower interest rate than the banks and can therefore "pay more than they are currently worth!!" Boy, does that sound like an outright holdup to me… a lie of epic and criminal proportions. Rates cannot and will not stay at present levels forever… in fact, the more of this that they do, the higher and faster rates will go up. This increases the risk and leverage of the government – rates will follow, count on it. A very large percentage of that debt will be defaulted – now instead of the banks taking their losses, they are simply moved to the taxpayer who is already debt saturated. Thus, the bad bank concept is meaningless except to the bankers who win, and ruinous to America and her people, you. It further entrenches moral hazard in the extreme and goes against everything capitalism and free enterprise stand for.
Enjoy the rally while it lasts, raise cash
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When boosting directly from the mains, the mains system pressure tributes to the total pressure of the system. The booster set therefore needs less energy to reach the discharge pressure set point in comparison to a system where there is no pre-pressure. The alternative is boosting from a break tank where the pre-pressure normally would be lower.
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During last week's announcement of Facebook Home, did anyone else find themselves thinking: Why the hell do we need this thing?
I'll hand it to everyone over at Facebook PR, the promo video almost got me! It has a handful of exceptionally good-looking people who are smiling, laughing, cooking, weirdly touching hands … eventually looking at their phones … oh wait, what? What in the hell is this? I was under the impression I was watching the new Lumineers music video.
Oh wait, that's right: It's Facebook Home, which is like a Facebook for your Facebook where you can Facebook on Facebook – plus … extra Facebook.
I swear to God, my brain is about to melt out of my ears.
"More Facebook, please! You know, if there's anything I need, it's more Facebook and a more immediate way to access it!" said no one ever. Facebook took over the Internet a long time ago. You can't go anywhere without seeing a Connect button, a Share button, a Like button, a login button. Nearly every site you go to already ties into Facebook. You can't escape it. Don't you dare try!
The whole idea behind Facebook Home is that you can be using Facebook all the time, without even feeling like you're using Facebook! Oh wait, that's already happening. Somehow, I turn on my computer and then I'm staring mindlessly scrolling through my News Feed. I don't even know what happens between hitting power and scrolling! There I am, waiting for the train … wait, wha? When did my phone get in my hand and my Facebook app opened? Am I commenting right now? What am I even doing? How many friend requests did I just approve? Where am I!? Who am I!?!??!
It's like taking Ambien and eating the entire contents of your refrigerator without even knowing it; no really, I'm going to make this analogy work. We're unwittingly consuming without any awareness. It's not good for us and it's not helping us and we don't even know we're doing it. Facebook has become the empty calories of our lives. And, you don't even get to have any fun hallucinations from taking it and trying to stay awake. (Yes, that's a thing. Seriously I haven't tried it, but it's real).
It's not like Facebook hasn't already made a variety of social situations horrifying. Seriously, every time someone starts a sentence with "Well I saw on Facebook," a little part of me dies. I know how hypocritical this is, and I don't even care. For some reason, discussing the goings-on of people I know based on Facebook posts and updates is just the worst.
Home is only going to make that happen more, and more immediately. So instead of going to happy hour and discussing out loud all the things you probably have been reading about your friends over the last week, you'd constantly be getting pinged with updates to talk about.
And then, before you know it, where your brain used to be is a giant "Connect" button.
But there's no denying it, Facebook Home is pretty. The pictures are big, Chat heads are fluid, the cover photo scheme is nice. But it's lipstick on a pig; a really annoying pig that won't leave me just a little bit alone. The design is like this close to confusing me into wanting Home, and then I remember how the last thing in this world I need is to use Facebook more. (Not to mention the fact that my social circle isn't taking and constantly uploading high-res photos of their trips to beautiful national parks. Do I really want to see an endless stream of iPhone-taken baby photos and food porn across my phone? No. No. A thousand times, no.)
If I want to use Facebook, I can use Facebook. The company has given me oh-so-many ways to access the social network. I get it, engagement is down and Facebook fatigue is a very real thing. But it's starting to look desperate: Do you want to enable push notifications? Do you want to update your status? I don't know, it's been awhile, maybe you should! No? Okay, what about a layer that sits on your phone and turns it into an all-Facebook-all-the-time machine!? The antidote isn't to shove more Facebook down my throat, guys. I'm getting plenty, thanks.
But what really makes me mad is that I'm totally going to try it, dammit, because I'm a slave to the Facebook system (insert some quote from The Matrix here). And now you've made me hate myself. Thanks a lot.
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Leviticus 19:17 Thou shalt not hate thy brother in thine heart: thou shalt in any wise rebuke thy neighbour, and not suffer sin upon him.
Colossians 3:8 But now ye also put off all these; anger, wrath, malice, blasphemy, filthy communication out of your mouth.
Is murder.
1 John 3:15 Whosoever hateth his brother is a murderer: and ye know that no murderer hath eternal life abiding in him.
A work of the flesh.
Galatians 5:20 Idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies,
Often cloaked by deceit.
Proverbs 10:18 He that hideth hatred with lying lips, and he that uttereth a slander, is a fool.
Proverbs 26:26 Whose hatred is covered by deceit, his wickedness shall be shewed before the whole congregation.
Leads to deceit.
Proverbs 26:24-25 He that hateth dissembleth with his lips, and layeth up deceit within him; When he speaketh fair, believe him not: for there are seven abominations in his heart.
Stirs up strife.
Proverbs 10:12 Hatred stirreth up strifes: but love covereth all sins.
Embitters life.
Proverbs 15:17 Better is a dinner of herbs where love is, than a stalled ox and hatred therewith.
The knowledge of God.
1 John 2:9 He that saith he is in the light, and hateth his brother, is in darkness even until now.
1 John 2:11 But he that hateth his brother is in darkness, and walketh in darkness, and knoweth not whither he goeth, because that darkness hath blinded his eyes.
The love of God.
1 John 4:20 If a man say, I love God, and hateth his brother, he is a liar: for he that loveth not his brother whom he hath seen, how can he love God whom he hath not seen?
Liars prone to.
Proverbs 26:28 A lying tongue hateth those that are afflicted by it; and a flattering mouth worketh ruin.
Towards God.
Romans 1:30 Backbiters, haters of God, despiteful, proud, boasters, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents,
Towards saints.
Psalms 25:19 Consider mine enemies; for they are many; and they hate me with cruel hatred.
Proverbs 29:10 The bloodthirsty hate the upright: but the just seek his soul.
Towards each other.
Titus 3:3 For we ourselves also were sometimes foolish, disobedient, deceived, serving divers lusts and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful, and hating one another.
Christ experienced.
Psalms 35:19 Let not them that are mine enemies wrongfully rejoice over me: neither let them wink with the eye that hate me without a cause.
John 7:7 The world cannot hate you; but me it hateth, because I testify of it, that the works thereof are evil.
John 15:18 If the world hate you, ye know that it hated me before it hated you.
John 15:24-25 If I had not done among them the works which none other man did, they had not had sin: but now have they both seen and hated both me and my Father. But this cometh to pass, that the word might be fulfilled that is written in their law, They hated me without a cause.
Matthew 10:22 And ye shall be hated of all men for my name's sake: but he that endureth to the end shall be saved.
John 15:18-19 If the world hate you, ye know that it hated me before it hated you. If ye were of the world, the world would love his own: but because ye are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of the world, therefore the world hateth you.
Not marvel at.
1 John 3:13 Marvel not, my brethren, if the world hate you.
Return good for.
Exodus 23:5 If thou see the ass of him that hateth thee lying under his burden, and wouldest forbear to help him, thou shalt surely help with him.
Matthew 5:44 But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you;
Not rejoice in the calamities of those who exhibit.
Job 31:29-30 If I rejoiced at the destruction of him that hated me, or lifted up myself when evil found him: Neither have I suffered my mouth to sin by wishing a curse to his soul.
Give no cause for.
Proverbs 25:17 Withdraw thy foot from thy neighbour's house; lest he be weary of thee, and so hate thee.
Punishment of.
Psalms 34:21 Evil shall slay the wicked: and they that hate the righteous shall be desolate.
Psalms 44:7 But thou hast saved us from our enemies, and hast put them to shame that hated us.
Psalms 89:23 And I will beat down his foes before his face, and plague them that hate him.
Amos 1:11 Thus saith the LORD; For three transgressions of Edom, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because he did pursue his brother with the sword, and did cast off all pity, and his anger did tear perpetually, and he kept his wrath for ever:
False ways.
Psalms 119:104 Through thy precepts I get understanding: therefore I hate every false way.
Psalms 119:128 Therefore I esteem all thy precepts concerning all things to be right; and I hate every false way.
Psalms 119:163 I hate and abhor lying: but thy law do I love.
Psalms 97:10 Ye that love the LORD, hate evil: he preserveth the souls of his saints; he delivereth them out of the hand of the wicked.
Proverbs 8:13 The fear of the LORD is to hate evil: pride, and arrogancy, and the evil way, and the froward mouth, do I hate.
Psalms 101:3 I will set no wicked thing before mine eyes: I hate the work of them that turn aside; it shall not cleave to me.
Hatred and opposition to God.
Psalms 139:21-22 Do not I hate them, O LORD, that hate thee? and am not I grieved with those that rise up against thee? I hate them with perfect hatred: I count them mine enemies.
Genesis 4:5 But unto Cain and to his offering he had not respect. And Cain was very wroth, and his countenance fell.
Genesis 4:8 And Cain talked with Abel his brother: and it came to pass, when they were in the field, that Cain rose up against Abel his brother, and slew him.
Genesis 27:41 And Esau hated Jacob because of the blessing wherewith his father blessed him: and Esau said in his heart, The days of mourning for my father are at hand; then will I slay my brother Jacob.
Joseph's brethren,
Genesis 37:4 And when his brethren saw that their father loved him more than all his brethren, they hated him, and could not speak peaceably unto him.
Men of Gilead,
Judges 11:7 And Jephthah said unto the elders of Gilead, Did not ye hate me, and expel me out of my father's house? and why are ye come unto me now when ye are in distress?
1 Samuel 18:8-9 And Saul was very wroth, and the saying displeased him; and he said, They have ascribed unto David ten thousands, and to me they have ascribed but thousands: and what can he have more but the kingdom? And Saul eyed David from that day and forward.
1 Kings 22:8 And the king of Israel said unto Jehoshaphat, There is yet one man, Micaiah the son of Imlah, by whom we may enquire of the LORD: but I hate him; for he doth not prophesy good concerning me, but evil. And Jehoshaphat said, Let not the king say so.
Esther 3:5-6 And when Haman saw that Mordecai bowed not, nor did him reverence, then was Haman full of wrath. And he thought scorn to lay hands on Mordecai alone; for they had shewed him the people of Mordecai: wherefore Haman sought to destroy all the Jews that were throughout the whole kingdom of Ahasuerus, even the people of Mordecai.
Enemies of the Jews,
Esther 9:1 Now in the twelfth month, that is, the month Adar, on the thirteenth day of the same, when the king's commandment and his decree drew near to be put in execution, in the day that the enemies of the Jews hoped to have power over them, (though it was turned to the contrary, that the Jews had rule over them that hated them;)
Esther 9:5 Thus the Jews smote all their enemies with the stroke of the sword, and slaughter, and destruction, and did what they would unto those that hated them.
Daniel 3:12 There are certain Jews whom thou hast set over the affairs of the province of Babylon, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego; these men, O king, have not regarded thee: they serve not thy gods, nor worship the golden image which thou hast set up.
Enemies of Daniel,
Daniel 6:4-15 Then the presidents and princes sought to find occasion against Daniel concerning the kingdom; but they could find none occasion nor fault; forasmuch as he was faithful, neither was there any error or fault found in him. Then said these men, We shall not find any occasion against this Daniel, except we find it against him concerning the law of his God. Then these presidents and princes assembled together to the king, and said thus unto him, King Darius, live for ever. All the presidents of the kingdom, the governors, and the princes, the counsellors, and the captains, have consulted together to establish a royal statute, and to make a firm decree, that whosoever shall ask a petition of any God or man for thirty days, save of thee, O king, he shall be cast into the den of lions. Now, O king, establish the decree, and sign the writing, that it be not changed, according to the law of the Medes and Persians, which altereth not. …
Matthew 14:3 For Herod had laid hold on John, and bound him, and put him in prison for Herodias' sake, his brother Philip's wife.
Matthew 14:8 And she, being before instructed of her mother, said, Give me here John Baptist's head in a charger.
The Jews,
Acts 23:12 And when it was day, certain of the Jews banded together, and bound themselves under a curse, saying that they would neither eat nor drink till they had killed Paul.
Acts 23:14 And they came to the chief priests and elders, and said, We have bound ourselves under a great curse, that we will eat nothing until we have slain Paul.
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Independent Face TV launches on Sky platform
Pacific Scoop:
Report – Pacific Media Watch
A proven public service broadcaster – with a strong Pacific community component – is back on TV screens nationwide with the launch of Face Television on Sky Television.
Face, which is a rebrand of Auckland's Triangle Television, is available on Sky Channel 089 from today.
Face will also continue to be available on Auckland's analogue UHF channels 41, 42 and 52 until digital switch over (DSO) for TV in the region later this year.
Jim Blackman, chief executive of Face, says the broadcaster was just four days away from being shut down before Sky secured its digital future with the offer of a channel on the Sky platform.
"I am thrilled John Fellet and his team at SKY have recognised the value in what our small team has achieved during the past 14 years by offering us a channel on the Sky platform," Blackman says.
"Triangle and its programme providers were facing a bleak future with no solution to the channel's spectrum crisis coming from government or other sources. This is despite all the assurances around DSO that the needs of regional, non-commercial operators would be adequately met. The solution Sky has provided, at no cost to us, means that we will be able to offer other regional broadcasters access to a digital broadcast platform.
"There is a thirst for public broadcasting in New Zealand. People want to see faces from their local communities on their TV screens and those faces are multicultural and represent the many ethnicities that make up New Zealand's society today."
Face aims to deliver an hour of New Zealand current affairs and topical discussion in prime time from 7pm, Monday to Thursday, and also plans strong Pacific content.
John Fellet, Sky's chief executive, said he welcomed Face to the Sky platform: "When I heard of Triangle's situation with the forthcoming DSO I considered the impact for New Zealand and Sky viewers. I'm confident Face will attract a healthy niche audience as well as providing an important public service broadcasting outlet. It's a fitting addition to Sky's content line up that I welcome with open arms."
Face Television will also continue to screen the largest breadth of international news and current affairs, documentaries and lifestyle shows of any New Zealand channel and for which the former Triangle developed a substantial following.
Face is now available for viewing by all domestic Sky subscribers on channel 089.
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Preserving an image of effective monitoring can be just as important as preserving effective monitoring itself. AC-member ineffectiveness due to financial reporting increases the likelihood of AC turnover for both the AC-members who served during the events precipitating the financial reporting failure as well as the "tainted" AC-members (even if they were not serving as AC-members when the events precipitating the financial reporting failure occurred). This result shows that shareholders may take bold and visible actions to "clean house" when such financial reporting failures are revealed. Regarding individual characteristics, under normal circumstances characteristics of an AC-member's potential ineffectiveness such as multiple board commitments may actually be seen as desirable by shareholders perhaps signaling the quality of the AC-member. However, when shareholder dissent increases these individual characteristics of an AC-member's potential ineffectiveness increases the likelihood of turnover for that particular AC-members but does not "taint" the other AC-members. That is, characteristics once viewed as slightly positive for specific AC-members become negatives when shareholder dissent increases.
Kachelmeier, S. J., S. J. Rasmussen, and J. J. Schmidt. 2016. When Do Ineffective Audit Committee Members Experience Turnover?. Contemporary Accounting Review 33 (1): 228-260.
The evidence indicates that the market values the presence of audit committee financial experts who have previous accounting experience on the board and reacts negatively if such directors leave the company. Furthermore, the results indicate a negative stock market reaction when a short-tenured audit committee director leaves the board. Departures of audit committee members could be early warning signals for larger problems in the long run.
For more information on this study, please contact Meghna Singhvi (firstname.lastname@example.com)
Singhvi, M., D.V. Rama and A. Barua. 2013. Market reactions to departures of audit committee directors. Accounting Horizons 27(1): 113-128
First, the weight of evidence suggests that weak governance is associated with an increased likelihood of adverse financial reporting outcomes (in particular, fraud and restatements). Thus, perhaps the most fundamental practice implication is that the governance research findings to date are, on an overall basis, consistent with the focus on improved corporate governance (e.g., board independence, audit committee expertise) found in SOX and related regulatory reforms.
Second, since the board and the audit committee are primary mechanisms for the internal monitoring of top management's financial reporting behavior, and given that the CEO and/or CFO is involved in 89 percent of all public company accounting frauds (Beasley et al. 2010), external auditors need to very carefully examine corporate governance characteristics and processes in assessing the control environment.
Third, research finds that auditor changes/dismissals are less problematic in the presence of good governance. That is, in the presence of good governance, the auditor change/dismissal may be justified by poor auditor performance or excessive fees. Since regulators do not have the resources to examine all auditor changes, even if limited to dismissals, regulators might want to consider the client firm's governance characteristics when deciding whether to investigate an auditor dismissal.
Fourth, research indicates that external auditors assess risk higher and plan more audit hours for firms with weak governance. However, whether auditors adequately adjust for weak governance has not been examined. In other words, adjustments of risk assessments and audit hours occur, but is there enough adjustment in light of the higher risk?
Fifth, strong governance and strong auditing appear to be complements rather than substitutes—stronger boards and audit committees are associated with stronger auditing. Therefore, monitoring (both internal monitoring by the board and audit committee, and external monitoring by the auditor) is likely to be especially weak in firms with weak governance, for the quality of auditing is likely to be lower in the presence of weak governance.
Sixth, a number of studies have demonstrated the importance of audit committee accounting expertise, as well as auditing expertise and industry expertise. Firms should strive to appoint audit committee members with specific accounting and auditing expertise given their apparently greater effectiveness and the positive stock market reaction to the appointment of accounting experts.
Seventh, a growing line of research indicates that audit committee compensation methods can influence audit committee members' judgments, and audit committee compensation methods are associated with the risk of restatement and with the handling of auditor adjustments. We encourage auditors, analysts, and shareholders to be cognizant of the potential risks involved if audit committee members are compensated primarily with short-term, incentive-based pay.
Eighth, some audit committees appear to take their monitoring roles seriously, while others appear to be primarily ceremonial in nature. Auditors are in a unique position to evaluate the effectiveness of the audit committee process. Auditors should explicitly evaluate the effectiveness of the audit committee's processes, and adjust their risk assessments, budgeted hours, and the nature, extent, and timing of audit testing, especially if effective audit committee processes seem to be attenuated by the intervention of a dominant CEO.
Finally, given the severe reputational damage experienced by directors, especially audit committee members, in cases of financial reporting failures, and given the difficulty of monitoring a large entity on a part-time basis, audit committees might want to consider retaining permanent staff or consultants to the audit committee.
For more information on this study, please contact Dana Hermanson.
Carcello J. V., D. R. Hermanson, and Z. Ye. 2011. Corporate Governance Research in Accounting and Auditing: Insights, Practice Implications, and Future Research Directions. Auditing: A Journal of Practice & Theory 30 (3): 1-31.


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I could go for that.
The primary health damage is done by shifting time at all, after that car crashes and other accidents.
Daylight saving time has its advantages, such as more post-work daylight in the summer.
But the switch can be tough on the body clock.
The hour shift can interfere with sleep, especially for night owls, according to a 2007 study in the journal BMC Biology.
A 2008 study published in the journal BMC Physiology suggest that people who like to burn the midnight oil have the most trouble shifting forward in the spring, while early risers struggle to "fall back" in autumn.


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The best definition of religious freedom I could find was on Wikipedia: "A principle that supports the freedom of an individual or community to manifest religion or belief in teaching, practice, worship and action."
Freedom of religion is a right constitutionally guaranteed to the people of the United States of America, as it is provided with the religious clauses of the First Amendment, which is listed at the top of our Bill of Rights. We are able to call freedom of religion our first freedom. Over time, our freedom of religion has been reinforced by many other laws. We, therefore, are able to freely live our lives without the fear of punishment for practicing our religious beliefs.
I and most other Catholics believe that the U.S. government has recently attempted to violate our religious freedom. The Department of Health and Human Services issued a mandate in January under President Obama's Affordable Care Act that requires all employer health plans to provide free contraceptives, sterilization and abortion-inducing drugs. This is regardless of any moral or religious objections providers may have.
Catholic institutions such as schools, hospitals and charities do not qualify for the mandate's religious exemption. Therefore such institutions will be forced to provide services that directly contradict the teachings of their Catholic faith. Also, the federal government claims the right to decide what constitutes the ministry for these religious institutions. The federal government has no right to constitute the ministry of these Catholic institutions or suppress the American ideal of religious liberty.
President Obama tried to work out these religious objections in February by offering an "accommodation" whereby insurance providers would cover the cost of services to which religious employers have moral objections. This "accommodation" does nothing to solve the problem because all employers are still forced to provide health care plans in direct violation of their beliefs or pay ridiculous fines. The assault on our first freedom continues as the federal government somehow has the authority to define what constitutes an authentic religious ministry.
The Supreme Court's recent endorsement of the Affordable Care Act does not simply bring about an end to the fight for our religious freedom; it is just the beginning of the fight.
Catholics and believers in religious freedom everywhere must take a stand against the great assault facing our first freedom. A few ways in which supporters may join the fight is by asking legislators to support legislation overturning the federal mandate, voting for candidates who respect freedom of religion and speaking out against the great injustice facing the American people.
Do not remain silent. Speak out against this violation of our freedoms. We live in the greatest country in the world, and we have but one life to ensure the preservation of this country's guaranteed freedoms for future generations.
Maximus Ebert is a sophomore at Central Catholic High School in Allentown.
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The best definition of religious freedom I could find was on Wikipedia: "A principle that supports the freedom of an individual or community to manifest religion or belief in teaching, practice, worship and action."


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News Feature
"It's Been a Long, Long Road"
A bill demanding equal insurance coverage for those with mental disorders stalls in the Senate
Coping with a serious mental health issue, says Victoria Cain, is expensive. "There are some years, I think back on our income taxes, it was again tens of thousands of dollars even with insurance."
Answer Me This
What percentage of New Mexico schools hit the mark this year? Police are looking for the _____ bandits. Who did Gov. Bill Richardson say he will lend a hand to? And which company's CEO is stepping down?
News Profile
Jitterbug for Justice
Dancer ignites interest in politics through swing
Dance and politics don't necessarily make a natural alliance. Yet Desi Brown managed to create a symbiotic relationship between the two, while remaining nonpartisan. "I'm amazed at how many people don't question what they see in the news and why it happens," Brown says.
Thin Line
Frozen Mid-Step
Is it really a free press when there are no guarantees for journalists protecting sources? Is it really free speech when there's no promise of safety for speaking out?
Ortiz y Pino
Working Classroom
A few years ago, I read Jonathan Kozol's Amazing Grace. It's a work about what makes some kids reared in desperate situations "resilient" while others in the same circumstances collapse. Even today, I find myself frequently using many of his insights when I try to make sense of what might be happening with our young people.
The Radford Files
Survive an Alien Abduction
Thousands of people say they were abducted by aliens, and you might be worried you'll be next. If you suddenly find yourself floating out your bedroom window toward a mother ship hovering somewhere over the South Valley, take the following steps. You should memorize this list; if you keep it by your bedside table, you will likely be paralyzed and unable to reach for it—or your glasses—as you are tractor-beamed toward the ET visitors.
Odds & Ends
DATELINE: New Zealand—As a sideline case to a custody battle, Judge Rob Murfitt ruled that the state would temporarily make a young girl a ward of the court so that she would be legally allowed to change her given name of Talula Does The Hula From Hawaii, according to the New Zealand Herald. Citing recent examples such as Midnight Chardonnay, Number 16 Bus Shelter and a pair of twins named Benson and Hedges, the judge's decision stated in part that "Quite frequently judges in the family court are dismayed by the eccentricity of names which some litigants have given their children." Though the girl had kept her given name mostly secret by introducing herself as "K.," the decision ruled that "In all facets of life, a child bearing this name would be held up to ridicule and suspicion. ... It makes a fool of the child and sets her up with a social disability and handicap quite unnecessarily." To protect her anonymity, the girl's new name was not made public.
We did the Scavenger Hunt and had lots of fun. I was out of town for the last one.
I had a disadvantage. I have a very bad knee, and even very short walks hurt and cause it to swell. So my going to the waterfall, no way; standing on the fun jump, OK, but no way could I jump; and a walk to the burnt parts of the Bosque, I had to settle for a long-distance pic. Am I moaning and groaning? No. But I can still walk, others can't. I'm just suggesting that maybe the next one be made a little more handicap-friendly. Not asking you to bend over, but maybe bend a little.


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New Veterans Association highlights 2009 UConn Stamford offerings
The UConn Stamford Campus begins the new academic year on Aug. 31. The incoming freshman class of 240 students will have the highest academic profile since the campus opened in downtown Stamford in 1998, with the average SAT scores 47 points higher than compared with the 2008 freshman class. And it includes two valedictorians.
An increasing number of UConn Stamford students are veterans, many of whom are returning from military service in the Middle East and other parts of the world. In response to the growing number of veterans on campus, a Veterans Association has been formed, with various campus units involved, including administration and external affairs, student services, campus activities, registrar, bursar, psychological services and disability services at the Stamford Campus. The Veteran Association's activities will include guest speakers on veteran affairs, career planning for veterans, monthly discussion forums and social events.
The Stamford Campus joins other educational institutions and government agencies in preparation for a potential swine flu outbreak this fall.
During the summer, faculty, staff, administrators and students met to develop the campus plan, which will provide guidance and information regarding instructional delivery, student services, staffing and human resource considerations and contingencies, and communication and coordination. The Stamford Campus is working closely with the Stamford Health Department in this planning effort.
The off-campus housing office provides students who wish to live near the Stamford Campus with access to an online service that is posted on the UConn Stamford Web site. Students can view the listing of rentals of apartments, condos, homes, and shared arrangements that are continually updated on the Web site. There is no cost for this service, which is also available to UConn Stamford faculty and staff.
The Stamford Campus offers free shuttle bus service for UConn Stamford faculty, staff and students, to and from the Stamford train station.
The shuttle bus seats 24 passengers, including two seats for handicapped persons. The service runs Monday through Thursday, beginning at 7 a.m. and concluding at 10 p.m.
Visitors who take the train and who will be on campus may call ahead, and they will also be provided a free ride to and from campus.
The UConn Center for Globalization and Commerce continues to offer research and educational programs, in collaboration with the Stamford Chamber of Commerce. It will host a symposium entitled, "The BRIC Countries' (Brazil, Russia, India and China) Current Status and Future Outlook as a Viable Political and Economic Group" on Thursday, Oct. 1, at 5:30 p.m., in the Gen Re Auditorium.
The center also will explore the development of a U.S.-China studies program during the coming year.
The Stamford Campus will present its 2009 Year of Science lectures and program for the fall semester. On Sept. 24, Dr. Michael Studinger (Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, Columbia University) will deliver a lecture, "An Antarctic Expedition to Explore Lost Mountains Encased in Ice," at 6 p.m., in the Gen Re Auditorium. On Oct. 8, Dr. Laurie Santos (assistant professor of psychology, Yale University) will present a lecture entitled "Sex Evolution and Human Nature" at 12 noon in the Multi-Purpose Room.
The Year of Science lectures are sponsored by Purdue Pharma, and all community members are welcomed to attend.
The UConn Stamford Art Gallery provides local and regional artists a chance to showcase contemporary artwork. Currently, the gallery features "Love Letters-Prayers" by Heidi Lewis Coleman, and the exhibit runs till Aug. 31.
The next exhibit is the "MFA Graduates of Connecticut," which will showcase the artwork of recent master of fine arts graduates of the University of Connecticut, Storrs; Yale University; and Western Connecticut State University. It will run from Sept. 1 to Oct. 24, with the closing reception on Saturday, Oct. 24.
The final exhibit for 2009 will be the juried photography show, with all local photographers (amateur and professional) submitting photographs that will be judged by photography experts. This show will run from Oct. 29 to Dec. 31.
The Art Gallery is open to the public, Monday through Thursday, 8:30 a.m. to 7 p.m., and Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
The Faculty Colloquium Series will continue this fall with a dozen faculty presenters sharing their current research and scholarly activities.
These colloquia are open to community members, and the dates and times of each colloquium can be found on the UConn Stamford Web site (www.stamford.uconn.edu).
The UConn Stamford faculty are actively publishing books and scholarly manuscripts, with recent titles that include "The Emergence of Buddhist American Literature" (Gary Storhoff, English), "Love's Trinity: A Companion to Julian of Norwich" (Fred Roden, English) and "Content Class Effects on Consumer Online Information Processing" (Alex Wang, Communication Sciences).
The Stamford Campus presents three recognition awards each year at its Town Hall meeting, which will be held this year on Aug. 26. The recipients for the Faculty Recognition Award are Richard Watnick, associate professor of mathematics, and Katherine Pancak, professor in residence of finance and real estate. They were selected for sustained outstanding achievements in teaching, research and service benefiting the Stamford Campus. The Staff Recognition Award recipient is Rosa James, faculty services assistant, who was selected for being an outstanding staff person who exemplifies the qualities and characteristics that make the Stamford Campus a quality institution, through direct or indirect impact on student success.
The Town and Gown Award recipient is Dudley Williams Jr., manager of district education strategy at GE Asset Management; he was selected as a community and civic leader who has exemplified the meaning of "town and gown" by unselfishly and with determination building mutually beneficial partnerships between the UConn Stamford Campus, and the municipalities and organizations of Fairfield County.
For information about all of the UConn Stamford programs and activities, call 203-251-8400, or check www.stamford.uconn.edu.
-- Michael M. Ego, Ph.D., is associate vice provost at UConn Stamford.