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Dennis Hastert: We've Got to Cut Some Entitlements
Former House Speaker Dennis Hastert, (R-Ill.), and former UBS Chairman Joe Grano on the need to rein in government spending.
Jan 9, 2013
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Well and you're -- -- that might have been UN incident budgets and everything announcements are you didn't do it like that.
The night before Obama could -- -- -- solve -- and you won't be able when he putting us.
When he appoints its one party's got to look like they weren't as well I think that's the Genesis of the problem it -- about the parties it's about the American people.
And they've lost their perspective it's more about their reelection more about their posture.
More apt you know not a ideology and kicking the other guy down the Republicans in my opinion blue.
Blew their position they don't want.
You've gone and that would -- sit at a conference just let's just tax bill up and retain its I would've I would've put on the table immediately get a yes I would have said at probably 500 -- the former delighted to four.
I -- said we have to raise taxes because you have to increase spending as well now I would've turned around because the president had the high ground after the election.
So yeah I'd done that nobody gonna value magic price you Matthew -- speaker that's what they didn't do we.
Right away they come out ads that are much of -- -- surprises we don't agree with that on the Garza's but we're gonna sign on to decide actually we're it's we're opposed to -- But we great soloists and they don't look like obstructionist anymore.
Our loan they they didn't do that.
A look at that they'll they went to pass -- that the twelfth hour.
And do it can't go that far what we're gonna do they have today -- Lazard limited evidence and no today we're gonna do that with.
With -- two month extension we've gotten these you know these automatic spending cuts and we're gonna do that again at the -- right.
Loaded up the -- leverage they have a debt ceiling is so that they can get the spending cuts.
Over the debt of those that say who's going to be there you -- have that just that somehow let's get this spending cuts let's talk about real work gross.
Domestic product -- -- But the president says we don't know how how how much your -- -- literally spending brown.
That the Congressional Black Caucus says leave entitlements alone.
-- no fewer than I think 81 Democrats separately said.
Leave Medicare along so with so much being left off the table and obviously feeling emboldened by polls that say.
Keep sticking it to the rich when -- able.
To do it.
While that's exactly the problem the problem is we got to cut you gotta cut -- -- some entitlements you gotta cut and program I don't you're right about but they're Democrats -- the wind is that -- are back.
And the winds at your face.
Now autos and -- listen -- Nancy Pelosi have alerted her like Bernie Saunders had to say.
That's -- -- but -- the problem that the issue is any spending increase and any tax cut -- the start and house representatives when you give up that ability did do an add on to move out of control.
Game over jokes now.
You've talked about the balances tax -- been would you -- -- more tax hikes and a fugitive Nancy Pelosi says they've got to be part of a fugitive what would -- ground.
-- in terms of tax -- yeah well.
My friends aren't -- -- like this on Wall Street but I think if you don't have paid in capital.
And hedge fund you should not get capital -- If you don't have capital at risk.
But you would -- -- about it how did you candidate I would be surgical at this point we've already but you -- tax -- tax hikes and I would take away.
Certain subsidies taxes including this one like that are leveraged sit as -- -- you would tell them what volatility -- go to hell.
The truth of the matter is you can't send somebody in the government -- signed.
In blood that I'll never race a dollar in taxes how do you govern -- is sunny for them even accept that premise.
Real quickly Dennis would you tell your resisted numbers don't know.
No I would that it was all of a sudden you don't have members have to work left that it was just didn't think we should get rid of the members of our data go to neck and everybody -- -- -- manner guys they'll let -- go -- -- That's why he is an elected -- all right.
From guys -- -- -- but they're gonna follow.
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Welcome to Donegal West and Donegal South…Two of our most beautiful trails! Discover the North West of Ireland in a week - from the saddle, of course. In the North West corner of Ireland is Donegal, the wildest and most romantic of all Irish counties. Its austere melancholy is truly unforgettable! It is famous for its lush scenery with majestic mountain ranges, hidden glens, beautiful lakes and a wonderful indented coastline. Discover the North West of Ireland in a week - from the saddle, of course and on your own. Follow the pattern of grey stone walls around the green meadows, pass by dark blue lakes, ride through boggy hills and valleys and across chocolate brown marshland. Unforgettable highlight: the crashing gallop across the white sands. You and your friends explore - just you and your horses. We provide the horses and tack, the overnight stays, detailed maps and all the information necessary to make this a wonderful horse vacation for you- and you go and discover it on your own! As the Donegal people say, "Up here, it's different". The trails are both self guided and lead you over low hills, through remote mountain areas and across vast bog lands. They are exciting and relaxing in all kinds of weather - in rain, wind or sunshine. Anything can happen - the Irish weather is full of surprises. Talking to the local people in Ireland is easy - the people are open and very friendly. Irish people love horses very much and they like to listen to the stories their visitors tell them. You will enjoy their hospitality. You can ride through these rugged and remote areas on your own, where you won't meet anyone else. We recommend taking a deep breath or two whilst out on the trails - you will hardly find cleaner, fresher air anywhere!
Progressive Ride (no camping)
The Donegal Trails are self-guided trail rides. You can ride the Donegal Trail with a minimum of two riders. You can chose from the Donegal South and Donegal West itineraries. You can also combine the two trails to a two-week excursion.
Donegal South The arrival days are: Thursday, Friday or Saturday
- see Route Map
Donegal West The arrival days are: Thursday or Saturday
- see Route Map General: In order to participate, riders must be fit and able to trot, canter and gallop at ease. You must also be capable of taking good care of your horse: feed , groom and tack up. On these programs children must be over 12 years of age and good riders and also must be capable of spending long hours in the saddle.
The riding is suitable for riders with good intermediate riding level and handling horses. We require at least 2 riders per group. Riding in Ireland is often on paved roadways- bring a 'seat saver' or sheepskin pad for you saddle for added comfort. You must also be capable of taking good care of your horse: feed , groom and tack up. We provide you with strong and experienced horses, which are used to carry you safely through all kinds of open country. Our Irish Hunters are known for easy handling and safe riding - and they love a lively gallop on the beach. Our horses graze on green pastures and are friendly and reliable towards their riders. At the moment we have almost one hundred horses in our stables. You will find that "your" horse becomes your friend during your week.
Our equipment such as bridles, saddles, blankets and cleaning tools are practical and well looked after. Our saddles are general purpose saddles made especially to suit the business – they are extremely comfortable and built on the old military style tree by a firm in France and also now in Ireland by O'Callaghan Saddlery. The same goes for saddlebags to carry your clothing from station to station and maps with trail descriptions and marked trails. There is a luggage room at the farm for you to leave your excess clothing, luggage etc. You are issued with waterproof saddlebags for the trail, two large ones to the rear of the horse (30 cm x 40 cm x 15 cm ) and two smaller ones for the front of the horse (20 cm x 30 cm x 15 cm ). The saddlebags will take up to approx. 15 kilos. Safety: You will never be too far away from a phone (local villages etc. along the trail). You may also bring your own mobile phone. Please call the Farm should you require any assisance. (Your cell phone provider will be able to tell you if your phone will work in Ireland).
Under bare ben Bulben's headIn Drumcliff Churchyard yeats is laid.By the road an ancient cross.No marble, no conventional phrase;On limestone quarried near the spotBy his command these words are cut:Cast a cold eyeOn life, on death.Horseman, pass by! W.B.Yeats
The weather is mild but changeable and rain can be expected at any time of the year. Parts of the country are oceanic, and as you move further away from the coast the conditions become slightly more temperature- however the prevailing factor across the whole country is that few temperature extremes are experienced.Ireland is affected by the North Atlantic Drift, so this has a moderating affect on the climate and keeps winter in Ireland warmer than places of similar latitudes. Its northerly location, however, means that summers never get particular hot either. The climate is generally fairly typical of an insular climate and is moderated by the moist winds that blow across the island, these winds prevail from the south west, off the Atlantic, and can reach particular high speeds at times of the year.
On the whole the west coast is much wetter than the east coast, so this should dispel common belief that Dublin is the wettest city in Ireland. Lying on the east coast, Dublin sees almost half as much rainfall as parts of the west coast.
Inland Ireland gets warmer in the summer months than the coastal region, though on the flipside it also gets much colder in the winter. These temperature differences are not that great, with central Ireland only being a few degrees cooler than the coast. In the centre of the country across the year will record about 40 days below freezing, however on the coast the mercury will only fall below 0 degrees on average 10 days per year. The country is made up of a ring of coastal mountains, with low lying central plains in the centre. Due to Ireland's mild climate and significant rainfall this has lead to luscious green terrain and plentiful vegetation which makes for very scenic and pleasant landscapes, which has lead to the island being called the 'Emerald Isle.' Home to rolling hills, mountainous rocky areas and dramatic green vistas, Ireland is a picturesque place to visit any time of the year.
DUBLIN-Dublin is the capital of Ireland and sits upon the east coast where it is sheltered from the heavy storms that the Atlantic coast is subject to. The climate in Dublin is a maritime, temperate climate that (like the rest of the country) lacks major temperature extremes and has cool summers and mild winters. Although popular belief leads many tourists to believe that Dublin is a very rainy city, it in fact sees fewer days of rain, on average, than London. The average maximum temperature in January, the midst of winter, is about 8 degrees while July sees average maximums of about 20 degrees. From May to June will see Dublin basking in the most hours of uninterrupted sunlight as this is when the sky will be the clearest and before the more overcast weather sits in. Because of its northerly latitude, in the height of summer the days will have about 19 hours of daylight before the sun sets. On the flipside the winters days are short and in the peak up winter there are only 9 hours of daylight.
December and August in Dublin are generally the wettest months and record 74mm of precipitation on average for the month. April is, on average, the driest month of the year recording 45 mm of precipitation for the whole month.
Occasionally Dublin is hit by strong winds that blow from the Atlantic, though the storms are much less severe here than they are in other parts of the country. If Dublin is to be hit my strong winds it is most likely to occur in the height of winter. In 1997 on December 24, a region just out of Dublin was hit by winds that gathered speeds of 151 km/h!There are plenty of things to keep you busy if visiting Dublin and find your self in the midst of a rainy windy day, take in the city streets or take a visit to the original Guinness Brewery- don't worry it'll be here for awhile as it as a 9,000 year lease on it's property.
Dublin is affected by the urban heat phenomenon which means the inner city is a few degrees warmer than more regional areas. The heat is stored up in the city centre and will keep it warmer throughout the days.
Any variations in rain or temperature are due mainly to varying altitude and proximity to the Atlantic. The east coast sees about 750mm of precipitation, on average, across the year while the west coast sees 1500mm. In the mountains at higher altitude about 2000mm of precipitation will be recorded, before falling to 800-1200mm in lower lying areas.
Though it has been stated that Ireland does lack temperature extremes, it is hit by the occasional heat wave. Historically the highest temperature ever recorded in Ireland was 33.3°C at Kilkenny Castle June 26 1887. During the 20th century, the record high is 32.5°C at Boora, Co. Offaly which was recorded on 29th June 1976.
For your comfort you will need to bring the following items: Riding hat, riding boots, breeches, gloves, a warm sweater and good quality raincoat, (preferably waxed), Ponchos are not suitable rain wear for riders which we sincerely hope you will not need, but better to be prepared. RIDERS MUST WEAR A PROPERLY SECURED HARD HAT WHEN MOUNTED. The riding center has several models to choose from, but you might be better off to bring your own that fits. The saddlebags are waterproof, however bring some plastic bags to put clothes etc. in- just in case! 2 x Large Saddlebags 30 cm x 40 cm x 15 cm (at back of saddle) 2 x Small Saddlebags 20 cm x 30 cm x 15 cm (at front of saddle) All your belongings for the week will have to fit into these bags - there is no luggage transfer available, unless you want to arrange it by taxi. A cell phone is very helpful during this ride. If you are coming from North America, make sure your service provider has the international roaming option in "TriBand" frequency. Otherwise, just buy an inexpensive phone on arrival. The pay as you go options are very inexpensive even with purchasing a phone. All the equipment for your horse will be provided by the riding center.
Average ratings from 15 tour feedbacks (see details below)
You will overnight at the riding cetner and at different guesthouses along the way. The guesthouses are small private inns with limited facilities due to the remoteness of their location. Single rooms cannot be booked in advance - if available, there is no extra charge at the different inns.
A substantial Irish Breakfast is provided each day. Some of the innkeepers will also prepare lunches and/or dinner upon request – call ahead to inquire and reserve when you are on the ride.
Lunches and dinners are not included. At lunch time you could call to one of the local pubs and in the evening you can try of one of the local restaurants for a good dinner, which would include shell-fish, fresh salmon and lobster as well as lamb, beef, pork and chicken. Your B&B hosts can also make a pack lunch for you on request.
Passports Passport valid for at least three months beyond length of stay required by all except: (a) 1. persons born in the UK travelling direct from the UK (applicable to British passport holders only). Note: Whilst UK citizens do not require a passport or visa to enter Ireland, most carriers by air or sea now require some form of identification with photograph, usually a passport or driving licence with photo. Visitors should check what form of ID is required with the individual airline, ferry company or travel agent before travelling. (b) 2. EU nationals holding a valid national ID card. Note: EU nationals are only required to produce evidence of their EU nationality and identity in order to be admitted to any EU Member State. This evidence can take the form of a valid national passport or national identity card. Either is acceptable. Possession of a return ticket, any length of validity on their document, sufficient funds for the length of their proposed visit should not be imposed. Passport Note 3. Imposition of a return ticket as a condition of entry is at the discretion of the Immigration Officer at point of entry. Visas Not required by all nationals referred to in the chart above for the following durations: (a) nationals of EU countries for an unlimited period (nationals of EU countries wishing to stay for longer than three months must register with the Garda National Immigration Bureau). (b) nationals of Australia, Canada and the USA for stays of up to 90 days. Note: Nationals not referred to in the chart above are advised to contact the embassy to check visa requirements Passport Required? British 1 Australian Yes Canadian Yes USA Yes Other EU 2 Visa Required? British No Australian No Canadian No USA No Other EU No Return Ticket Required? British No Australian 3 Canadian 3 USA 3 Other EU No


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Hollywood is going to ruin a bad thing, which means I'm not complaining. The post-Avatar push to 3D-ize EVERYTHING as a means of stemming piracy and to milk increasingly exorbitant ticket prices out of movie-goers is going to turn people off when they realize the process of converting a film into 3D isn't the same, and is not nearly as immersive as something that was actually shot in 3D. Besides, it's not as though good 3D makes a bad movie better anyway.
I heard toxic things about how bad the 3D version of Clash of the Titans looked; so seriously, unless a film was shot in 3D to begin with, just go see the 2D version. It might take a bit more research to find out which is which, but you'll save money, you won't have to wear those stupid glasses, and you'll de-monetize bad ideas by greedy, short-sighted studio executives.
You can vote with your dollar, and if you vote sensibly, maybe we won't wind up with a colorized, 3D re-release of Casablanca. (You know they want to. They don't have any better ideas.)
This brings us to the spiffy, CG drenched, updating of 1981's Clash of the Titans. In theory, this should have been a slam dunk. My love for the original is abiding, but I have no illusions about it being a great film. It's one of those flicks I saw a thousand and one times on HBO as a kid, hyped on sugar and geeking out on stop-motion animation master Ray Harryhausen's cool creatures -- a nostalgic joy, even then, that went back to his work on the Sinbad films, and classics like Jason and the Argonauts.
But it's full of faux-Shakespearian performances from the likes of Laurence Olivier as Zeus, and a down-right hokey turn from pretty boy Harry Hamlin as Perseus. For every giant scorpion or undead skeleton battle, there was a doe-eyed love scene, sugary enough to send One Life to Live fans into a diabetic coma. It's a goofy product of its time, and thus should have made a good candidate for upgrading to contemporary, slam-bang action-fest. So, why do I still like the original better?
Perseus (Sam Worthington) is, as a baby, discovered by a fisherman named Spyros (Pete Postlethwaite) on the high seas in a floating coffin, with the body of his dead mother. She became pregnant with Perseus after a tryst with Zeus (Liam Neeson), and they were both cast into the sea by her jealous husband, Acrisius (Jason Flemyng). Spyros raises Perseus as his own son.
Years later, a grown Perseus is fishing with his family when they see a group of soldiers destroy a statue of Zeus, in a declaration of war against the Gods. Hades (Ralph Fiennes) rises from the Underworld, killing most of the soldiers, and destroying the boat, killing Perseus' whole family. The soldiers are from the great city of Argos, whose King and Queen are engaging in all kinds of blasphemes against the Gods. This displeases the Olympians, who gain their strength from the prayers of humans, and Zeus decides to put the fear of ... well, Zeus in them. So, he allows Hades to wreak havoc on the people of Argos.
Hades crashes the party the King and Queen are holding for the surviving soldiers -- who have brought Perseus back with them -- after the Queen compares the beauty of her daughter Andromeda (Alexa Davalos) to that of Aphrodite.
Hades, who informs Perseus of his divine lineage, disappears and Perseus is thrown in the clink as a spy for the Gods. But he is freed by Io (Gemma Arterton), a nymph who tells Perseus his path to revenge against Hades for his family's death lies in rescuing Andromeda and slaying The Kraken.
I really wanted to like Clash of the Titans, and, to a degree, I do. It's not bad, but it isn't really any better than its source material either, while losing most of the silly charm in the process. I suppose it was nice of them to throw in a Bubo cameo. I missed that little R2-D2 rip-off.
Directed by Louis Leterrier (The Incredible Hulk), Clash of the Titans has, in his hands, become much more of an action movie, and he doesn't balance the need for more dramatic elements with the set pieces well. It's a problem I noticed in The Incredible Hulk, too, and to a lesser degree his entry of The Transporter series -- which can get away with a bare minimum of character drama.
The result feels truncated and a bit choppy, though good-looking, with some nifty FX (The Kraken looks awesome), and well constructed action sequences. His decision to shoot in real locations around the world was a welcome nod to the film's predecessors in the genre.
The story was different in only superficial ways from the original, though Perseus' motivation has been flipped from love to revenge, instead giving him an under-baked love interest in Io. That all served to sap any real personality from the character, an effect only multiplied by Sam Worthington's typically barely-there performance.
I just don't get why there's so much heat on Worthington. The only role I've seen him emote in was as a Na'vi in Avatar and that was painted on in post-production. I'm sure he's an affable guy in life, but on-screen, he's wall paper.
Supporting roles fare better with Neeson leading the pack as Zeus, radiating gravitas that was lacking in Olivier's kind of sleepy turn in the original. Among the mortals, Mads Mikkelsen (a decidedly immortal name) pretty much owns the screen as Draco, a warrior sent to aid Perseus on his quest. A few cold stares from him spoke more than Worthington's entire performance.
Gemma Arterton doesn't have to stretch much as the beautiful nymph Io. She already looks like a beautiful nymph. And she's fine in the role, though her character was little more than motivation to keep the plot moving. Like I said, her romantic angle with Perseus seemed under developed and tacked on.
The FX are all pretty, from the Lovecraftian design of The Kraken to the slickly re-vamped Medusa; though, they are utilized like boss monsters in a God of War game. It would have been nice if the script had provided enough dramatic beats to cement the threat they represent into something more compelling than just looking cool.
Clash of the Titans should have been better, but it's not a disaster. I do disassociate my fondness for the original from the new one, and what I see is a mediocre, though entertaining film, just like the first one. The real difference is, I haven't already forgotten the first one.
Into the Abyss
Andrea Arnold's sophomore effort, Fish Tank, is my first taste of the award-winning writer/director's work, and I'm sure it won't be the last. At least, I hope it's not.
Mia (Katie Jarvis) is a disaffected 15-year old girl who is living in Essex, England. She only has one friend, who has apparently stopped speaking to her, and it's easy to imagine why. Mia is angry, foul-mouthed and generally combative. To exacerbate her bad attitude, Mia's mother, Joanne (Kierston Wareing) -- who is clinging to the last vestiges of her partying youth and general hotness -- is shipping Mia off to school, so she can be rid of her.
Mia dreams of being a hip-hop dancer and spends time practicing in an unoccupied flat because the other local girls, who dance in the park, all hate her. Her tough girl exterior is clearly covering a vulnerable heart, but life in her working class neighborhood has hardened Mia. Dancing allows her to drop her defenses.
One day, she finds her mom has a new man in the form of Conner (Michael Fassbender), a stranger out of nowhere, who seems a personable and roguish hunk. But as he spends more time with them, Mia begins to sense that the mysterious, too-good-to-be-true Conner might not be all that he seems.
Fish Tank isn't a light film. Its themes of familial and societal dysfunction and how they sometimes beget each other inspire sympathy and sometimes heart break, allowing for only occasional glimpses of light through the roiling, dramatic clouds. It's not as if the film is a total bummer, though. It's thoughtful and well acted enough to have an emotional complexity that is as varied as it is genuine.
Director Arnold crafts a personal yet unbiased portrait of these people, which breathes with slice-of-life vibrancy and is intimately told with her fly-on-the-wall visual aesthetic. It's almost as if you are walking alongside Mia for the entire film, bearing mute witness. She captures moments of somber beauty in the overcast skies, and the stormy face of her slowly maturing protagonist.
As Mia, Katie Jarvis is a natural. Literally. The non-actor was cast here in her first role after an assistant spotted her having a heated argument outside of a train station and thought she might have something. She does. Jarvis turns in a great performance that is shockingly well layered and almost transparent in its raw naturalism.
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The Princess Theatre was operating prior to 1919 and continued until at least 1950.
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The Princess Theatre at the above address was on a list of Toledo movie theaters published in 1919.
Here is a photo of the Princess from the mid-1960s.
Saw Gone With The Wind there in 1968 in 70mm. Not very impressed. Small screen, bad sound.
As a side note. After the Princess theater was demolished they had the screen and boxes of misc. things from the Princess stored in the basement of the Valentine. I saw all the junk on a private tour of the place in 1976 after the Valentine had closed for good as a movie theater.
The Princess Theatre was on N. St. Clair Street, not S. St. Clair St. Here is a nocturnal photo of N. St. Clair Street about 1949, showing the lighted marquees of the Princess and several other theaters.
An advertisement for Paramount and Art Craft films in the October 8, 1918, issue of Michigan Film Review listed this house as the Princess Paramount Theatre.
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Greek bond exchange, EM hedge funds up, high-frequency trading complexity 'stymies' SEC and more
By Chris ClairWhat's news around the hedge fund industry for Friday, Feb. 24, 2012:
Around the web
Greece's bond exchange: it's official. (Felix Salmon) Press release.
Oil prices will rise 'till economy 'breaks'. (Bloomberg TV)
'Judge the trader, not the trading': George Michaels' advice on the Volcker rule. (Traders Magazine)
Crispin Odey's top U.S. picks for 2012. (Investment Week)
Emerging market hedge funds add 4.4% in January. (FINalternatives)
SEI: Institutions committed to hedge funds but the message is clear – more information, please. (HedgeWeek)
Iceland solves banking crisis by indicting bankers, forcing mortgage relief. (Daily Kos)
Greek CDS worries fade ahead of debt swap. (MarketWatch)
Aberdeen Asset Management revamps multi-manager arm. (Citywire)
For hedge funds in Asia, big is beautiful. (Deal Journal)
SEC seems stymied by complexity of high-frequency trading. (The Washington Post, via The Seattle Times)
Playing with fire: Financial innovation can do a lot of good … it is its tendency to excess that must be cured. (The Economist)
The fast and the furious: High-frequency trading seems scary, but what does the evidence show? (The Economist)


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My question is this; I have four founders with the following ownership:
Executive/founder/Me 1: 25%
Executive/Co-founder 2: 20%
Executive/Co-founder 3: 15%
Corporate Partner/Co-founder: 40%
After 2 Million Investment from corporate partner it looks like this:
Executive 1: 20%
Executive 2: 15%
Executive 3: 10%
Corporate Partner/Investor: 55%
I am not concerned with the shares awarded from the investment. But the shares they owned as partner, and the shares each other founder owns I want to be vested over at least 2 years. I don't want anyone to get a "free ride", and if they need to be fired I don't want them to have a larger % of the company or bored seat.
This is something that I plan to bring up to my lawyer next week, but if possible I'd like to get some feedback and what options that might be available to me.
What I am curious about is:
1.Can I request that the co-founder shares be vested over 3 years? And mine be full vested? I've been working on the company by myself since 2008 and only recently took on co-founders when we had a term sheet.
2.Example, if Executive 2 was fired or moved to a different role, say COO to CFO what would happen to his shares?
3.Currently there are 5 board seats , I plan to add 1 more once we hire our CTO. In the event of a tie as founder could my vote break the tie?


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DOD Needs to Develop Performance Goals and Metrics for Advanced Distributed Learning in Professional Military Education
GAO-04-873, Jul 30, 2004
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As part of its transformation to prepare the armed forces to meet current and future challenges, the Department of Defense (DOD) is expanding its use of advanced distributed learning (ADL) techniques in senior- and intermediate-level officer professional military education (PME). ADL instruction does not require an instructor's presence, and it facilitates the use of varied learning management systems. To date, the application of ADL has been targeted to nonresident students. To determine whether DOD uses a systematic process for evaluating the results of ADL application, GAO was asked to examine DOD's metrics for assessing program effectiveness, to compare DOD's criteria for converting courses to ADL with those of private-sector institutions, and to identify the challenges to ADL implementation.
DOD does not have specific performance goals and metrics with which to assess ADL effectiveness in PME. Furthermore, although GAO and private-sector organization have established frameworks for assessing the effectiveness of educational programs by focusing on metrics for learning outcomes--that is, the knowledge, skills, and abilities that students attain through learning activities--DOD's oversight focuses instead on educational inputs such as facilities, student to faculty ratios, and student body composition. Since ADL is still a new and evolving tool, systematic evaluative processes have not yet been required. Without clear goals and an effective process for evaluating the results of ADL application, DOD cannot ensure that its program is achieving an appropriate return on investment and other goals. The criteria for converting PME courses and curricula to ADL vary by school and by military service, are based on subjective choices as to which content is suited for online delivery, and are focused solely on nonresident programs. The private sector similarly lacks systematic criteria in its use of ADL. However, DOD's implementation of ADL programs for PME compares favorably with private-sector institutions. Cultural, technological, and resource challenges affect ADL implementation. For example, some military policies reflect a lower estimation of the value of nonresident PME, and many respondents to a survey of ADL students and alumni indicated that its quality and achievement of outcomes did not compare favorably, in their view, with those of resident education programs. The technological challenges of balancing computer access with network security, along with resource challenges of funding and increased burdens on limited administrative staff, are additional concerns.
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Recommendation: The Secretary of Defense should direct the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness, in concert with the Joint Staff, service headquarters, and the PME schools, to promote the development of specific performance effectiveness goals for ADL.
Agency Affected: Department of Defense
Status: Closed - Not Implemented
Comments: While DOD partially concurred with this recommendation, they did not indicate any corrective action has been taken and officially closed the recommendation as of 10/1/2004. DOD stated in the most recent DAMIS report that they support the use of specific performance effectiveness goals for professional military education but do not believe it appropriate to develop such goals for a specific delivery method such as ADL. They further stated that educational outcomes are based on common standards defined in the Professional Military Education Policy, and that ADL is one delivery system that will help them accomplish these outcomes. A discussion with an OSD official responsible for ADL stated that DOD's position has not changed and there is no plan to develop specific performance effectiveness goals for ADL. Based on this response and lack of DOD action, GAO does not consider it a reasonable expectation that DOD will implement this recommendation.
Recommendation: The Secretary of Defense should direct the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness, in concert with the Joint Staff, service headquarters, and the PME schools, to promote the use of ADL technologies to capture data to provide knowledge about learning outcomes.
Agency Affected: Department of Defense
Status: Closed - Implemented
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In all our work, Stonewall considers the needs and experiences of lesbian and bisexual women. We are always seeking to engage with more female supporters which is why we've launched a special programme, kindly supported by The London Women's Clinic.
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International - Stonewall is proud to work internationally and we fully recognise that lesbians and bisexual women worldwide face abuse and violence. For International Women's Day 2013 we wrote about some of the challenges - and our hope that things can change. Read our article in the Huffington Post here.
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This is one of those recipes that vindicates my cooking prowess. I came up with the idea for this sauce years ago. My wife Sandi wasn't too hot on the concept of turning raisins into a barbecue sauce. At the end of the cooking session, she had to admit, it was pretty darn good after all. Use this sauce on pork, chicken or white fish.
3 ounces Spiced or Dark Rum, 2 cups yellow raisins,2 tablespoons maple syrup, 1/4 cup water,1 teaspoon lemon juice, 1/2 teaspoon salt,1/2 teaspoon allspice,
In a sauce pan--over medium heat, add water and raisins. Simmer for 20 minutes to soften the raisins. Strain raisins to remove water. Place raisins into a food mill, and grind over sauce pan in order to extract raisin juice. Discard raisin skins. Once raisins have been rendered, add remaining ingredients to sauce pan. Stir over low heat to blend. Remove and allow to cool. Makes approx 10-12 oz. of sauce. Use on chicken, pork or white fish.
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The library is sited on Tower Hill next to the Ambulance Station.
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individual scientific work, extending the computational idea, performed,
published, or newly applied within the past ten years. |
Deutsch Recipient
of the 2005
The nominating essay is reproduced in part below. |
DAVID DEUTSCH "Universality in quantum computation", also written in 1995 (with A. Barenco and A. Ekert) proved the universality of almost all 2-qubit quantum gates, thus verifying his conjecture made in 1989 and showing that quantum computation and quantum gate operations are 'built in' to quantum physics far more deeply than classical physics. In 1996, in "Quantum privacy amplification and the security of quantum cryptography over noisy channels" (with A. Ekert, R. Jozsa, C. Macchiavello, S. Popescu and A. Sanpera), he brought quantum cryptography a little bit closer to being practical as opposed to just a laboratory curiosity. His
recent work as seen in the following three papers can be seen as
new "applications" of the computational idea, rather than
extensions of it. Born in Haifa, Israel, David Deutsch was educated at Cambridge and Oxford universities. After several years at the University of Texas at Austin, he returned to Oxford, where he now lives and works. Since 1999, he has been a non-stipendiary Visiting Professor of Physics at the University of Oxford, where he is a member of the Centre for Quantum Computation at the Clarendon Laboratory, Oxford University. In
1998 he was awarded the Institute of Physics' Paul Dirac Prize and
Medal. This is the Premier Award for theoretical physics within
the gift of the Council of the Institute of Physics. It is made
for "outstanding contributions to theoretical (including mathematical
and computational) physics". In 2002 he received the Fourth
International Award on Quantum Communication for "theoretical
work on Quantum Computer Science". References: Further
reading on Edge: Beyond
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ABOUT THE EDGE OF COMPUTATION SCIENCE PRIZE The
Prize, established by Edge Foundation, Inc., is a $100,000
prize initiated and funded by science philanthropist Jeffrey
Epstein. The most significant developments in the sciences today (i.e. those that affect the lives of everybody on the planet) are about, informed by, or implemented through advances in software and computation. Metaphors of information processing and computation are at the center of today's intellectual action, and a new and unified language of science is beginning to emerge. Concepts of information and computation have infiltrated a wide range of sciences, from mathematics, physics and cosmology, to cognitive psychology, to evolutionary biology, to genetic engineering. Such innovations as the binary code and the algorithm have been applied in ways that reach far beyond the programming of computers, and are being used to understand such mysteries as the origins of the universe, the operation of the human body, and the working of the mind. These are the areas of exploration that have been central to Edge, transcending the more narrowly-defined academic field of computer science. The Edge community is about people who have some connection with computer science but have much broader interests and activities. Nominators were not allowed to nominate themselves, but in some cases they were nominated by others. Some individuals were nominated more than once by different nominators. The judges, who were also nominators, were anonymous, and were ineligible for the Prize in the event they were nominated. Jeffrey Epstein, the donor of the Prize, was not a judge. The judges, nominators, and nominations are listed below. The judging began on November 8th and ended on November 12th. As to the future of the Prize, Jeffrey Epstein stated: — JB |
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LAURENCE F. ABBOTT, for using mathematical modeling to study the neural networks that are responsible for our actions and behaviors. DAVID
H. BAILEY (Peter Borwein, and Simon Plouffe), for their 1997
work on the BBP algorithm, an exact computation of any digit of
PI without computing previous digits. PETER
J BENTLEY for "Digital Gardening" — taking
the first steps in creating the new science of digital horticulture...by
allowing programs to evolve and grow instead of being designed. CYNTHIA BREAZEAL, for designing sociable robots that humans will accept as one of their own. SERGEY BRIN, For achieving practical scaling in social software. GREGORY
CHAITIN, for extraordinary insights into the nature of mathematical
truth, building on the seminal work of Kurt Gödel and Alan
Turing. J.
H. PACKARD, for their work at the forefront of the sciences
of prediction. EDWARD FREDKIN , for his seimnal and pioneering work in the field of cellular automata. DAVID
GEDYE, the computer scientist who co-conceived of SETI@home,
the distributed computing effort for finding extraterrestrial
intelligence. DAVID
HAUSSLER, for pioneering work in the fields of computational
learning theory and bioinformatics, and for establishing strong
and productive interdisciplinary interactions between computer
scientists and molecular biologists. JOE
JACOBSON, for creating the e-ink display system, for fundamental
work in molecular machines, quantum computing, among many other
very important research areas. STUART KAUFFMAN, for work on the dynamical-computational foundations of cell biology. HIROAKE
KITANO, for seminal work in genetic algorithms, artificial
life and multi-agent systems before pioneering and leading the
field of computational systems biology and establishing two ERATO
laboratories. SETH LLOYD, for turning quantum computers from dream into device. BENOIT
MANDELBROT, for developing the multi-fractal theory for times
READ MONTAGUE, for creating a new computational architecture
of mind, value computing, that underlies a revolution in our understanding
of humans. CHARLES
A. OFRIA, for the experimental study of digital organisms
to improve our understanding of how natural evolution works. ERIC PAULOS, for pushing the boundaries of technology as human extension in tele-robotics, atmosphere, communications, and feedback mechanisms. JORDAN
POLLACK, for pioneering physical instantiations of deeply
adaptive systems. EHUD SHAPIRO, for building a molecular Turing machine that works. PETER SHOR, for his discovery of revolutionary algorithms for quantum computation, which will hasten the day when this fundamentally new mode of computation becomes practicable. LARRY
SMARR, for prototyping the information infrastructure of the
21st Century. J.
CRAIG VENTER, (1) for reengineering the information systems
of biology and pioneering the field of synthetic genomics; (2)
whose work is (a) outstandingly important, (b) intellectually
exciting, and (c) based on advances in information processing
in addition to advances in chemical hardware; (3) for
the shotgun sequencing technique, which revolutionized genetic
analysis and thus biology and medicine.
JACK WISDOM, for illuminating, through his seminal work in
both analytical and computational celestial dynamics, the role
that dynamical chaos plays in the long-term evolution of the solar
system, with far-reaching consequences for a diverse range of
topics including the evolution of climate, the possibility of
life on Mars, and the origin of life on Earth. |
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Mount Union Hosts District 13 Science Day and Science and Engineering Fair
March 28, 2004
Over 360 students competed in the Ohio District 13 Science Day and Region XIII Science and Engineering Fair held March 27 at Mount Union College. The highest rated projects from District 13 are eligible for participation in the State Science Day, held May 8, or the International Science and Engineering Fair to be held May 9 - 15.
The Ohio District 13 Science Day was open to students in grades 7-12 who received a "superior" rating at their school district's local science fair from Carroll, Stark and Tuscarawas counties. Sixth grade students may display their projects and compete for special awards only.
The Ohio Region XIII Science and Engineering Fair was open to students in grades 9-12 who have received a "superior" rating at the local science fair level from Carroll, Harrison, Stark and Tuscarawas counties.
Projects that have followed Ohio Academy of Science Standards from students who are home-schooled or come from schools where local science fairs are not held were also welcome to be submitted to the District 13 Scientific Review Committee for possible entry to the Ohio District 13 Science Day fair.
The Ohio Academy of Science is dedicated to encouraging and assuring the discovery, understanding, dissemination and practice of science, mathematics and engineering. Each year in Ohio, there are more than 1,000 local Science Days, progressing to 16 district Science Days and culminating with the State Science Day with more than $150,000 in scholarships and awards.


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While on a blind date, Alexandra Arguelles found herself behaving as if she were interviewing a candidate for a job.
"I caught myself asking him question after question and trying to control everything." Afterward, she says she felt as if she had been at a business dinner.
"It's not easy for me to be laid back," says Arguelles, a 42-year-old sales executive at a travel IT company in Miami. "But on my next date, I'm going to try."
Women have made huge strides in business. We have climbed to the top of companies, built million-dollar businesses and forged into traditional male professions. We've positioned ourselves as some of the most powerful voices in politics and on the Internet. Yet, when it comes to romantic relationships, we still struggle to make it happen in love.
Ask the growing army of high-earning women and they will say men are intimidated by their professional and financial success, making it difficult to date and marry. But relationship experts say we have it wrong. It's not them; it's us.
"Today's women just don't seem to understand you have to leave the office at the office," says Maya Ezratti, a relationship coach and owner of Rewarding Relationships. "You can't treat your husband, boyfriend or date like an employee."
Fewer Americans are married today than at any point in at last 50 years, according to a 2011 Pew Research study. The causes and consequences are the subject of much debate. But what is clear is that as more women have gained economic control over their lives, they need to switch modes when it comes to relationship dynamics.
John Gray, author of Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus, says keeping romance alive in the age of female empowerment takes getting in touch with your feminine attributes: "In the workplace, to be successful, women have to be independent, self reliant, focused on solving problems and managing people. Outside the office, those attributes are romance killers."
In dating, Gray says a woman comes across as more attractive when she puts out a vibe she is happy and that a man can make her even happier. "Men want a job. They need to be needed," he says. But a successful women's natural instinct may be that she can do it all herself. "Be in touch with the part of yourself that is looking to have someone in your life that would lighten your load, and be open to receiving what he has to offer."
In Miami, Ezratti coaches businesswomen to change their approach: "A lot of women are pursing romance like business."
First, she advises they lose their pant suit and show up in more trendy, flirty attire. Next, she suggests they let go of being competitive. "Some women have no problem ripping men to shreds to prove their intelligence. No guy wants to go out on a date and feel like a schmuck. You don't' have to prove anything; the quiet one wins."
David Berry, a 28-year-old Miami writer and author of a dating blog, affirms that most of his single male friends are scared to approach women who are rich, successful, brilliant and beautiful. They assume the women won't be interested. "We have fears approaching women anyway. Now add in that they out earn us or drive a nicer car, and we start to doubt our ability to impress them."


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Go down on a dildo. Giving a dildo a blow job can be a real turn-on for both parties. You'd be surprised how much pleasure the recipient can receive if she is wearing a strap-on and you put some pressure on the dildo as you suck it. Not to mention the visuals can be stunning. —SD
Add a third partner. A third partner can provide spice for the very secure couple—if it's handled right. Knowing what you want to get from the experience helps. Is it fantasy fulfillment? Novelty? A power trip? The opportunity to scratch a bisexual itch? Or the voyeurism of watching someone else please your partner? If a long-term arrangement is the goal, try to start slow and build a rapport between the three of you. Discuss terms and boundaries openly, and be clear about rules for one-on-one action between the newbie and each member of the couple. Be honest with each other and with any prospective playmates (remember: they're people, not sex toys!). I've been the "third" in a couple's sex life for two years now, and the experience has ranged from phenomenal to frustrating—often within the same weekend. But when it's good, it's peel-me-off-the-ceiling good for all of us. —female reader, Lakeview
Set a timer. Spend at least ten minutes doing something that normally takes you ten seconds to do. For example, lick your partner's genitals for a full ten minutes. You can also perform a striptease, rub his penis with your breasts, give your partner a rim job, give or get a naked massage, or roll around naked together in an olive oil–laced kiddie pool. When the timer goes off, switch to something else. —DH
While nobody on the receiving end likely ever has complained about a too-long blow job, naked massage or ravishing ball licking, the suggested ten-minute time frame can be fatiguing for the giver: By the time we finally got around to doing the deed, I was ready to lie back and catch some z's. —female TOC staffer
Give (or get) a spanking. There's no delicate way to say it: I like to be spanked. I love the feeling of my partner's hand connecting with one cheek and then the other, rhythmically, at well-chosen times. I savor the tingly warmth that gathers on my reddened skin where his hand has struck me. Some people go the "over my knee like a bad girl" route, but for me the sensation of palm striking flesh works in tandem with foreplay or intercourse and just serves to increase my pleasure. I crave it because I know how the excitement will radiate through every nerve in my body. —female reader, Logan Square
Get the right size. Condom size does matter, at least to the guy. Wearing what was supposed to be a normal condom was tight and a bit uncomfortable for years but allowed me to last a ridiculously long time in the sack. After moving up to Magnums (larger sizes), I was more comfortable and enjoyed sex much more but couldn't last nearly as long. —male TOC staffer


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Fountains create focal spots for balcony, garden or deck. The symphony of sound is relaxing and softens the edges of neighbourhood noise.
When searching the catalogue for information on building a smaller fountain in a pot, subject keywords "tabletop fountains" are most helpful. Here are the books that caught my eye.
Tabletop fountains: 40 Easy and Great-Looking Projects to Make (1999) by Dawn Cusick offers clear information about the mechanics of the fountain along with design tips and examples.
She builds a patio fountain from plain clay flower pots (p. 64). Three pots and saucers of different sizes are arranged inside a very large saucer so that water cascades from the largest to the smallest. The arrangement is capped by a spider plant and saucers are lined with polished stones. Very effective.
I also liked the face mask fountain (p.76) and stacked squares fountain (p.89).
In Tranquility Fountains: Projects for a Serene Lifestyle(2002), the Global Meditation Table (p. 52) is an arrangement of two stone-filled trays with water spurting through the holes of a salt shaker located in the middle of the smallest tray.
Copper & Wind chimes fountain (p. 84) uses copper tubing to channel the water in a serpentine design with wind chimes made from the same tubing to stir in the breeze. Another clever arrangement is the Waterfall fountain (p36) built with slabs of slate.
In Creative Tabletop Fountains(2002) by Marthe Le Van, projects include a Peaceful Pagoda (p. 45) made from ceramic bonsai containers and the Seashore Memory Fountain (p.69) where the water is channeled through a large sea shell.
Simple fountains for indoors & outdoors(1999) offers instructions for working with bamboo and wood to create spouts and dippers. One of the loveliest fountains is featured on the cover: a pottery jar that spills water into an antiqued copper basin filled with polished rocks.
I also found inspiration on the web.
Don Vandervort's Hometips shows a classic Japanese design with bamboo and water plant. Garden Gate magazine offers a clever arrangement for a small patch of garden.
Sunset features a very pretty fountain made from a tall ceramic garden pot. This one would work for either garden or balcony.


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I get the emails each week. They cite a bill number in Congress and make some ominous accusation about what is contained in the legislation, usually some kind of political conspiracy which is also accompanied by complaints that the press is ignoring the issue.
So I dutifully look up the bill, and in about 3.4 seconds find out that the email/link being sent to me is a bunch of garbage.
And then I shake my head to think that thousands of people simply forward those along to the friends, without taking the time to look just beneath the surface.
Last week it was an email entitled, "Did you know H.R. 1388 passed yesterday?"
"This needs to be reported," wrote Dave Caplin.
"It wasn't mentioned on the news... just went by on the ticker tape at the bottom of the CNN screen," said the email, which went on to list a number of things that were not in H.R. 1388.
What exactly was that bill, which supposedly wasn't "mentioned in the news?"
That was a bill on national service, named for Sen. Edward Kennedy, which was signed amid big fanfare down at the White House in late April.
The latest example was a link sent to me by a listener via Twitter about H.R. 985, which is now before the Senate Judiciary Committee.
"Sovereignty Alliance has issued a "red alert" about the bill it calls "stealth legislation ... to protect Obama from providing his birth certificate."
Ah yes, the birth certificate story. That one never ends, eh?
Except when you actually go to look at H.R. 985, you find a different story.
"The bill, H.R. 985, would protect reporters from being compelled to reveal confidential sources even under subpoena."
In other words, it is what is known as a "media shield" statute.
We can certainly have an argument about whether that is necessary or not. But the bill isn't an effort to keep a lid on Obama's birth certificate by stopping federal officials from revealing certain documents.
Remember, with the internet - you have an amazing amount of information about all kinds of government activities.
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