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Three days after Tokyo-based trader Tom Hayes was fired by Citigroup Inc. C +0.45% Citigroup Inc. U.S.: NYSE $50.94 +0.23 +0.45% Dec. 12, 2013 3:55 pm Volume (Delayed 15m) : 21.31M P/E Ratio 12.77 Market Cap $153.80 Billion Dividend Yield 0.08% Rev. per Employee $368,734 12/11/13 3-D Printing Stocks Catch Wall... 12/06/13 Los Angeles Sues Wells, Citigr... 12/05/13 Citibank Website Down for Seve... More quote details and news » for trying to manipulate benchmark rates, he shot off a letter to one of the bank's human-resources executives.
"My actions were entirely consistent with those of others at senior levels" in Citigroup Japan, he wrote on Sept. 9, 2010, and "the senior management at [Citigroup Japan] were aware of my actions."
Regulators in the U.S. and U.K. are probing up to a dozen banks, including Citigroup, in connection with alleged efforts to manipulate the London interbank offered rate, or Libor, in order to benefit their trading positions. Among other things, they want to know whether senior executives knew of, or participated in, illegal activity. Mr. Hayes's letter is now in the hands of investigators in the U.K.'s Serious Fraud Office, and the former trader has been cooperating for months with their investigation, according to a person familiar with the matter.
Wide Scope
Banks that have settled Libor rigging charges with U.S. and U.K. authorities. All admitted wrongdoing.
- Barclays PLC (June 2012). Paid about $450 million
- UBS AG (December 2012). Paid about $1.5 billion
- Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC (February 2013). Paid about $612 million
Banks whose past or present employees allegedly conspired with Tom Hayes to rig interest rates, according to a June court filing by the U.K.'s Serious Fraud Office. All declined to comment.
- Citigroup Inc.
- Deutsche Bank AG
- HSBC Holdings PLC
- J.P. Morgan Chase & Co.
- Rabobank Groep NV
- Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC
- R.P. Martin Holdings Ltd.
- Tullett Prebon PLC
Source: the banks (settlements); Serious Fraud Office
Mr. Hayes, who worked for UBS AG UBS -1.88% UBS AG U.S.: NYSE $18.27 -0.35 -1.88% Dec. 12, 2013 3:55 pm Volume (Delayed 15m) : 1.90M P/E Ratio 102.61 Market Cap $72.04 Billion Dividend Yield 0.87% Rev. per Employee $641,621 11/19/13 South Korea's Simmtech Sues La... 11/13/13 UBS Seeks More Cooperation Bet... 09/23/13 LightSquared Lenders Object to... More quote details and news » before joining Citigroup, has been charged by prosecutors in both the U.S. and U.K. with trying to manipulate rates, cast as the central figure in what prosecutors say was a corrupt ring of traders and brokers. Several former Citigroup employees said in interviews that Mr. Hayes and his boss had sought help in their rate-rigging attempts from two senior Citigroup executives—and that they sometimes got it.
For his alleged manipulation scheme to work, Mr. Hayes needed other Citigroup employees to alter interest rates the bank reported to the organizations that calculated Libor and its Japanese counterpart, the former employees said. Brian Mccappin, who was running Citigroup's Japanese investment bank when the alleged manipulation took place, made some of those requests on Mr. Hayes's behalf, the former employees said.
On other occasions, Mr. Hayes's boss, Chris Cecere, called on Andrew Morton, the London-based head of Citigroup's interest-rates trading business, for help, these people said. Mr. Morton sometimes telephoned a Tokyo employee involved in submitting the rate information and asked him to follow instructions from Messrs. Hayes and Cecere, former employees said.
A spokeswoman for Citigroup said that "Mr. Mccappin and Mr. Morton, who have fully cooperated with internal and government investigations regarding Libor, remain valued employees at Citi." Mr. Mccappin declined to comment, and Mr. Morton didn't respond to requests for comment. One person familiar with the bank said Citigroup hasn't found any evidence that Messrs. Mccappin or Morton were involved in rate manipulation.
Libor: What You Need to Know
What it is: Libor—the London interbank offered rate benchmark—is supposed to measure the interest rates at which banks borrow from one another. It is based on data reported daily by banks. Other interest rate indexes, like the Euribor (euro interbank offered rate) and the Tibor (Tokyo interbank offered rate), function in a similar way.
Why it's important: Hundreds of trillions of dollars of securities and loans are linked to the Libor, including $350 trillion in swaps and $10 trillion in loans, including auto and home loans, according to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission. Even small movements—or inaccuracies—in the Libor affect investment returns and borrowing costs, for individuals, companies and professional investors.
Mr. Hayes hasn't entered a plea to the charges in the U.S. or U.K. He wrote in a January text message to The Wall Street Journal that "this goes much much higher than me." Mr. Hayes's lawyer didn't respond to requests for comment. UBS, where Mr. Hayes worked from 2006 through 2009, reached a roughly $1.5 billion settlement in December with U.S. and British authorities in which the Swiss bank admitted that its employees tried to rig Libor.
Mr. Cecere said in February that he hasn't been contacted by any regulator in connection with Libor investigations.
In late 2011, Japan's Financial Services Agency banned Citigroup from trading certain derivatives products for two weeks as punishment for what the agency said was attempted manipulation of the Tokyo version of Libor. The FSA said that the head of Citigroup's Japanese investment bank—Mr. Mccappin—recognized the misconduct but "overlooked" it, and the company failed to stop it. Citigroup, which didn't admit wrongdoing, said in a news release at the time that it takes the Japanese regulator's action "very seriously and sincerely apologizes to clients and all parties concerned." Citigroup subsequently reassigned Mr. Mccappin to Singapore and then New York.
A few senior executives at other big banks previously have been drawn into the Libor fray. The top two executives at Barclays PLC, BCS -1.81% Barclays PLC ADS U.S.: NYSE $16.64 -0.31 -1.81% Dec. 12, 2013 3:55 pm Volume (Delayed 15m) : 2.46M P/E Ratio 113.87 Market Cap $68.46 Billion Dividend Yield 1.57% Rev. per Employee $308,156 11/19/13 South Korea's Simmtech Sues La... More quote details and news » which settled Libor-rigging charges in 2012, resigned following disclosures that they had instructed employees to tweak Libor data. Senior executives at two other financial institutions were included on emails in which employees appeared to discuss rate-manipulation arrangements.
Regulators and former traders have said that for years it was viewed as business-as-usual for trading desks at many banks to try to sway their banks' Libor submissions to benefit their trading positions. Some former traders said they didn't view the practice as improper.
Citigroup's involvement in the Libor saga stems at least in part from the bank's decision in 2008 to get bigger in the booming business of trading securities linked to interest rates.
In October 2008, Citigroup hired Mr. Morton, who had quit his job at Lehman Brothers a week before it filed for bankruptcy protection. Part of his new job, based in London, was to head up so-called rates trading.
Mr. Morton, who had made his name in academia by devising a widely used securities-pricing model, hired a former Lehman rates trader, Mr. Cecere, who went to Tokyo in early 2009 to build a team.
In Tokyo, Mr. Mccappin was co-head of the bank's Japanese fixed-income business and would soon become CEO of the entire Japanese investment bank.
Messrs. Mccappin and Cecere set out to hire Mr. Hayes, then a 29-year-old UBS trader whom colleagues nicknamed "Rain Man" for his brainy but socially awkward demeanor. Mr. Morton participated in the monthslong effort via videoconference, according to people familiar with the recruitment. Mr. Hayes joined Citigroup in late 2009, lured in part by more than $3 million in upfront cash.
Soon after, in January 2010, one of Mr. Mccappin's deputies received a phone call from an acquaintance at UBS, who told him Mr. Hayes had a reputation for trying to rig Libor, according to people with knowledge of the call. Mr. Mccappin, informed of the conversation by his deputy, brushed off the concern, one of these people said.
At the time, U.S. authorities had been investigating potential Libor manipulation for about 18 months. The person familiar with Citigroup said the bank has found no evidence that Mr. Mccappin received such a warning.
In spring 2010, Messrs. Hayes and Cecere sought permission from Mr. Mccappin for Citigroup to join the group of banks that submit data each day to the Japanese Bankers Association for inclusion in the Tokyo interbank offered rate, or Tibor. Mr. Hayes's goal, according to people familiar with the matter, was to make it easier to influence Tibor in ways that would benefit his trading positions. Mr. Mccappin signed off on the request, although it is unclear whether he understood Mr. Hayes's goal, these people said.
The settlement UBS struck with authorities indicates that Mr. Hayes tried to manipulate rates at that bank by asking colleagues who sat nearby or were easily reachable via UBS's internal chat systems to move the bank's Libor submissions higher or lower to suit his trading positions.
At Citigroup, Mr. Hayes's division was physically separated from the group responsible for benchmark-rate submissions. As newcomers to Citigroup, Mr. Hayes and his boss Mr. Cecere lacked personal relationships with the relevant rate-submitting employees in the bank's Tokyo or London offices, according to the former Citigroup employees. Tokyo colleagues frequently ignored their requests to move rates in a specific direction, these people said.
So at times, Messrs. Hayes and Cecere told their superior Mr. Mccappin which direction they wanted Citigroup's submissions moved, and he passed those requests on to the relevant employees in Tokyo, including a manager named Stanley Tan, these people said. The requests were communicated orally, one of these people said. Mr. Tan couldn't be reached for comment.
The person familiar with the bank said Citigroup hasn't found evidence that Mr. Mccappin asked any employees to tweak the bank's rate submissions.
At other times, Mr. Cecere asked Mr. Morton, the senior executive in London, to lean on employees who were handling Citigroup's yen Libor submissions in the U.K. to comply with requests from Messrs. Hayes and Cecere, according to a person who heard the conversations.
Mr. Morton also phoned Mr. Tan back in Tokyo on multiple occasions, asking him to follow instructions from Messrs. Hayes and Cecere, according to people with knowledge of the calls. Mr. Tan complained to colleagues about pressure he was receiving from Mr. Morton, said one of the people.
The person familiar with the bank said it has found no evidence that Mr. Morton made such requests to Citigroup's rate submitters.
In the summer of 2010, a Citigroup internal investigation found that Mr. Hayes had improperly sought to move the rate submissions of Citigroup and other banks, in part by contacting former colleagues and friends at other banks and brokerage firms.
On Sept. 6, 2010, Mr. Mccappin wrote a letter to Mr. Hayes saying he was being fired for trying to manipulate benchmark rates. The letter, reviewed by the Journal, called the conduct a "clear violation" of Citigroup's code of conduct that has "the potential for serious regulatory or reputational harm" to Citigroup. The letter said Mr. Hayes hadn't cooperated fully with the bank's investigation. "The foregoing constitutes clear grounds for punitive termination," Mr. Mccappin wrote.
Mr. Hayes met that day with Mr. Mccappin, Mr. Morton, who had flown in from London, and members of Citigroup's legal and human-resources departments. He protested that executives including Mr. Mccappin knew of his actions and had facilitated some of them, according to people familiar with the meeting. He repeated those claims in his letter to the human-resources executive a few days later.
Mr. Cecere agreed to leave Citigroup around the same time Mr. Hayes was fired. He joined hedge-fund firm Brevan Howard in Geneva. He resigned this June, a week after Mr. Hayes was criminally charged by the U.K.
Under the terms of Mr. Hayes's contract, Citigroup was entitled to recoup the signing bonus of more than $3 million that it paid eight months earlier. The day after the meeting where Mr. Hayes claimed Mr. Mccappin was involved, Citigroup wrote to Mr. Hayes waiving its right to claw back that cash, according to a letter reviewed by the Journal. The person familiar with the bank said the decision was made before Mr. Hayes made his claim about Mr. Mccappin's involvement.
Mr. Mccappin is now a senior sales executive in Citigroup's New York investment bank, and Mr. Morton remains in charge of interest-rate trading and other functions. Mr. Hayes is due to enter a plea in a London court in October.
For ongoing coverage, go to wsj.com/libor.
The Libor Investigation
- Rate-Rig Spotlight Falls on 'Rain Man' (2/8/13)
- Banking Industry Squirms Over European Rate Probe (Dec. 9, 2012)
- Before Scandal, Clash Over Control of Libor (Sept. 11, 2012)
- Missteps Doomed Barclays's Leaders (July 15, 2012)
From the Archives
The Wall Street Journal's investigation into Libor manipulation began in 2008:
- Bankers Cast Doubt On Key Rate Amid Crisis (April 16, 2008)
- Study Casts Doubt on Key Rate -- WSJ Analysis Suggests Banks May Have Reported Flawed Interest Data for Libor (May 29, 2008)
- Banks Probed in Libor Manipulation Case (March 16, 2011)
- U.S. Asks if Banks Colluded on Libor (April 14, 2011)
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I'm a sucker for romance, and that's one lovely ceremony we're watching over in London, isn't it?
I don't think I've ever seen the city look finer; all those waving flags and folks singing "Jerusalem" and the parade with the Duke and Duchess, newly married, streaming past the Houses of Parliament and all. It's great advertising for the British "brand," if you like, and maybe that'll ease some concerns from folks in Britain who don't like the price tag for the public purse.
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You'd think Paris would be the one place in the world that would look at the Royal Wedding and shrug. You don't see any large union jacks on display today, wedding gowns streaming down Ave. Winston Churchill or Will and Kate doubles lining Ave. George V. Pockets of excitement can be found in the City of Light, though.
A lot of aaahs could be heard from inside the Frog & Rosbif when Kate said "I will" to her prince. The decidedly female crowd gathered at this British pub near the Marais. Lineups began before the doors opened at 11 a.m. local time and more than 150 crowded in by the time Kate and William met at the altar about an hour later.
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At the Frog & Rosbif, cheers arose when the big names showed up — the Queen, the Prince of Wales and the couple themselves, of course. And there were big cheers for Elton John when he was flashed on the broadcast. Some hands went up, from tiara-decked women, when Westminster Abbey — and the world, really — was asked if anyone objected to the marriage.
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They were whooping it up this morning at Le Meridien King Edward in Toronto, where it was being shown, and out in Victoria, B.C., where folks were up at 3 a.m. to watch the start of the ceremony. Star columnist Bert Archer files this report...
Four hundred groggy well-wishers gathered in the Tea Room and Bengal Lounge of Victoria's Empress Hotel very early Friday morning to eat beans, eggs and kippers in their bathrobes, pyjamas and fascinators and watch Kate Middleton become Princess Kate, the Duchess of Cambridge and the latest Mrs. Windsor.
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Meryl Howard, 78, and her friend of 40 years Sylvia Keith, 70, were two of them.
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The Empress was also the site of Canada Post's debut of the official William and Kate stamp, which was selling briskly, even at 4am.
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(LTBKIT=Welcome!, Android Developers, Users, & Entrepreneurs of the US.California.SoCal.Orange County area! Since 2009, we are Your oldest & largest professional community group and we are Here to Serve You! MJZ5CB: quick intros (LTBKK3=Find and join like-minded local developers, designers, & users meeting & succeeding in Android! Get your problems solved, put on presentations, help others, find & offer jobs, and team up on projects. Just join and RSVP & come to our meetings, share knowled …
Come share your android mobile application experience with newbies. If you are a developer in another environment and would like to explore the mobile app arena, come join us. Young adults wanting to learn coding - this may be an exciting place to start. As a parent myself, I encourage you to bring your kids 12+ along. Of course if you are a seasoned developer with a desire to share your knowledge, expertise and experience, we would love to have you join. We plan on meeting at least once per mon …
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This is an open community for anyone interested in the development and/or distribution of Android apps. We discuss techniques and methods, strategies, and general tips and tricks. Meetings have industry-recognized speakers and are meant to be informative as well as fun. Bring your apps for show and tell!
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Google Developer Group Orange County meets on the first Thursday of the month at various locations in Orange County. The Google Developer Group Orange County, or as we like to call ourselves - the GDG OC, is a developer group for people who are interested and enthusiastic about Google's developer technologies. We focus on everything from Android, App Engine and GWT to HTML5, Chrome, YouTube, Maps, Google+ and much more. Our goal is to provide an environment where people can learn, innovate and c …
STEP 1: Register at www.OCHackerz.com STEP 2: Introduce yourself to the group STEP 3: Check our discussion forum STEP 4: Sign up for the next event. Mission Statement:- OCHackerz is a human institution designed to create new products or services under conditions of extreme uncertainty. The vision for this group is to meet, network, learn and share ideas to build a community of people from all backgrounds, entrepreneurs, business strategists, accountants, legal attorneys, contractors, marketer …
We are happy to be hosting meetups in the LA area. We will be doing presentations on various Cordova/PhoneGap, HTML5, Adobe AIR and mobile development related topics that the group shows interest in. Meet other mobile developers, the best tool for quickly building mobile applications for iPhone, Android, BlackBerry, Palm, iPad, Windows Phone 7, and Symbian. If you're an entrepreneur looking to build a mobile application, or a web developer who wants to build mobile applications in HTML and JavaS …
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A group for developers, artists, and musicians who are interested in creating mobile games together for iOS, Android, Windows Phone, Blackberry, etc to meet up and network.
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Do you use Google technologies in your work, studies or personal projects? Are you interested in learning more about them? Want to connect with other developers in person? Then the Google Developer Group Los Angeles welcomes you to attend one of our upcoming meetings! We're working on a roster of monthly events, including LA's first-ever Google I/O Extended viewing event, where you can watch live sessions from Google I/O with other developers right here in Southern California. Our regular meetin …
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The South Bay Mobile User Group is dedicated to educating, promoting and supporting the mobile technology community in the Los Angeles and the surrounding counties. We gather once a month for presentations, discussion and networking. Some of the platforms we cover are iPhone, Droid, iPad and Windows Mobile. Our mission is to: Expose developers to different technologies in the arena of mobile software design Provide presentations of time saving development techniques Inform mobile developers an …
About us: The Riverside Robotics Society is a group that promotes robotics in every way. Our monthly meetings will include classes on robotics, tips and pointers, contests, show and tell. Open to people over the age of 10. (Those under 18 must have parent present.) Our members create everything from miniature "bug bots" to full-scale human-size robots. We are an official branch of the Southern California Robotic Society!
This group is for Disneyland enthusiasts that love taking pictures at the Disneyland Resort (mainly inside the parks). I spend a great deal of time there with my camera and thought it would be nice to share the experiences with others that have the same interest. We can share tips and tricks for day or evening shots, the people there, finding those hidden mickeys together (and other hidden characters). And if it's not too busy, take in a few rides along the way. I feel this group best fits anyon …
#TechBeer is a fun event for young Internet professionals who'd like to exchange ideas and discuss their projects over beer. The idea of #TechBeer is to bring together the web/geek culture in Fullerton and North Orange County in a casual BYOB setting. By coming together at least once a month, we can exchange ideas, discuss projects, collaborate, and make friends. Growing your business and getting results won't just happen in your home or office, but when you are out meeting people. :-) This is a …
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This is a group for anyone interested in Java development and is a complement to the OCJUG Mailing List. Meetings every second Thursday of the month and include opportunities for networking as well as presentations on some topic of interest to Java developers. We usually meet for dinner/drinks afterward. Ray Tayek is the leader of the group and organizes our meetings. We have online discussions in two places: The OCJUG mailing list: http://ocjug.org/mailing-list.jsp The OCJUG LinkedIn Group: …
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Santiago Ramón y Cajal used a staining technique developed by Camillo Golgi to formulate the idea that the neuron is the basic unit of the nervous system.
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The official said late Saturday the rifle had a high-capacity ammunition magazine and that it jammed, forcing the suspect James Holmes to switch to another weapon. The official spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss the investigation.
Aurora Police Chief Dan Oates has said a 100-round drum magazine was recovered at the scene of the shooting in suburban Denver. Oates said such a weapon would be able to fire 50 to 60 rounds a minute.
Police say Holmes also had two Glock pistols and a shotgun.
Holmes, a 24-year-old former graduate student, is in custody. The attack early Friday killed 12 people and wounded nearly 60 others injured.
AURORA, Colo. (AP) -- Navy officials say one of the people killed in a Colorado movie theater shooting was a Navy veteran.
Navy spokesman Lt. Cmdr. Chris Servello says 26-year-old Jonathan T. Blunk of Aurora, Colo., served three tours of duty between 2004 and 2009.
Military officials have also identified two active service members, 27-year-old Navy sailor John Larimer of Crystal Lake, Ill. and 29-year-old Air Force Reservist Jesse Childress Thornton, Colo., as two the 12 victims.
Larimer was a Navy cryptologist at nearby Buckley Air Force Base. Navy Cmdr. Jeffrey Jakuboski says four other sailors were at the theater, including one who was injured and treated at the scene.
Air Force officials say Childress was a cyber-systems operator based at Buckley. Another Air Force airman from the base was wounded during the shooting.
AURORA, Colo. (AP) -- Aurora, Colo., Police Chief Dan Oates says James Holmes planned the rampage that killed 12 people and injured dozens more at a suburban movie theater with "calculation and deliberation." He says Holmes received multiple deliveries by mail for four months to his home and school and bought thousands rounds of ammunition on the Internet. Oates says authorities believe that's how he armed himself for battle and was able to rig his apartment with explosives aimed at killing first responders.
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the default themes are ugly for both, myBB and SMF - and as I said, the theme will change for final launch (or short after - depends on the issues). But just for testing the conversion the default one is fine enough for now (screenshot is default).
Also just had a little closer look at SMF. Their "plugin system" isn't much different form myBB, except that they have a repository browser that eases installation - but as it seems the addons are just extracted and merged into the main source - which is not what I expected from a real "plugin system". I know it that plugins stay in their own folders (like f.e. themes) and just register for hooks - easier to follow what's installed and easier deletion on file level if things go wrong. Also it does modify source code of core files on some "plugins" which is in my eyes a total no-go.
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2012-03-03 18:38
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My comparison of the plugin system was vs systems like phpBB (total hacked crap, often has issues with themes), I had no knowledge of myBB, you are right, they are very similar.
The look and feel theme of SMF is fairly well separated from the general forum code, mods tend to be able to cleanly install and uninstall without issue, some do mod more than others, that is for sure. Security updates are applied from the user control panel, and so are most minor updates I haven't had any mod conflicts from security updates, but I have seen a warning posted once or twice, but the impacted mods where quickly updated.. No server side work needed accept for proper forum, and db backups in case something goes wrong. Installing just about everything stays within the web interface. My only argument on paper between SMF and myBB would be looking at the community support, portal support, and plugins available and how well maintained they are. Other than the admin screens having some poor layout choices, SMF has been pain free to manage on the sites I have used it on. |
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2012-03-07 10:03
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I gave SMF and it's converter 3 times a try, and it crashed three times after around 30% and is because of it's structure hard to understand and debug. So we sticked with myBB where the conversion runs smoothly and was easily extendable to add missing features. And extending was really needed, because all converters for forums I found so far (including SMF and phpBB) only convert the basics like users, forums, threads, pms and posts, but no subscriptions, buddies, profile settings, user titles and so on - so I had to write some additional converter modules which was pretty straight forward for myBB where the converter was already modular. Also the overall structure of myBB is pretty close to vB so that links from external sites to us should still work (up to a certain degree).
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jmarshall Wrote:Given that the open aspect is our highest priority, myBB seems to be the most appropriate option at this point.I think you mean open was the only selection criteria. As much as I trust your judgement and leadership with XBMC, you've been led astray with respect to MyBB. Decisions based on ideology not needs hurts your own OSS project. I think XBMC needs to re-think this forum migration. ASrock Ion 330HT - XBMCFreak 10.1 Lucid LiveCD. Everything works but System sounds over HDMI. |
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2012-03-09 14:24
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osirisjem Wrote:I think you mean open was the only selection criteria. It might be the biggest reason for some, but it is far from the only reason. Other forum software costs money, for example. The one we use right now requires a license to be renewed again and again. Don't let this thread fool you; this has been discussed for a looong time and every possible point has been brought up. We are at a point where we are not discussing if we are moving to a new forum software. We are, period. |
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2012-03-11 03:05
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How are things going on the switch?
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2012-03-11 07:42
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Things are going well - da-anda has been doing great work getting the convertor scripts up and running and actually converting useful stuff across to the new system.
The forums will likely be taken down sometime in the next 24 hours and when they're back up again (hopefully not long!) they'll be all new and shiny Cheers, Jonathan Always read the XBMC online-manual, FAQ and search the forum before posting. Do not e-mail XBMC-Team members directly asking for support. Read/follow the forum rules. For troubleshooting and bug reporting please make sure you read this first. |
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2012-03-12 07:46
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Submissions are still being accepted for The Observer's "Spirit of America" Photo Contest on YourObserver.com. The winning photo not only will be featured in its annual Fourth of July special section July 2 but also will win a PENTAX Optio T10 digital camera, valued at $329.99, sponsored by Donovan at Wolf Camera.
Do you have a photo that captures the "Spirit of America?" The Observer is seeking submissions for its first online photo contest, "Spirit of America," on YourObserver.com. Upload your photos that celebrate America's birthday, the Fourth of July.
Entering the contest is easy. Simply visit YourObserver.com and click on the "Spirit of America" photo contest rectangle, located on the bottom, right-hand corner of YourObserver.com's home page. Click on the "submissions" tab, fill out the form and upload your favorite photos. Submissions will be accepted until 8:45 a.m., June 15.
Reader voting for the best photo representing the "Spirit of America" will begin at 9 a.m. Monday, June 15 and end at 5 p.m. Monday, June 22. Registered users can vote up to 10 times per day.
Each week, we'll profile our favorite submission of the week. This week's featured entry is "First Game" submitted by Cathy Lovine of Sarasota. Lovine's husband, Mike, took this photo of their 3-year-old grandson, Peyton Schroeder, at his very first baseball game seeing the Sarasota Reds at Ed Smith Stadium. Schroeder received the glove for his third birthday several days before the game last July.
"To me it is truly a red, white and blue moment in many ways," says Lovine. "He is excited about the game, optimistic about catching a fly ball with his new glove and nothing is better than enjoying the freedom of an American evening at the ballpark. I think the photo represents the kid in all of us — the true 'Spirit of America.' And, he's just so darn cute!"
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EDMONTON - Lillian Geddes wants to write a love letter to her husband, a gift on the occasion of their 47th wedding anniversary. Finding the words to sum up a lifetime together seems somehow insurmountable, the memories too many.
Shirley Serviss thinks otherwise. On a bright August afternoon, the two women sit in the indoor courtyard of the University of Alberta Hospital, knees touching, collaborating on a poem. Pen in hand, Serviss asks Geddes to describe her husband.
"Well, he's a very gentle person," says Geddes, her voice trembling. "He does lots of things that most men wouldn't want to do."
Her breathing is laboured; the defect that compromises her body's ability to clear mucus from her lungs means she must be on oxygen. Now 66, she's been waiting two years for a lung transplant, much of it in the hospital.
During that time, Serviss has become a companion of sorts, and a welcome source of support.
Serviss is a poet, and a member of the hospital's Artists on the Wards program. Serviss and her fellow artisans — among them a musician, an illustrator and a visual artist — oversee 30 volunteer artists who engage patients throughout the hospital, offering them a creative outlet and a welcome distraction from their illness. Studies show that arts in clinical settings not only ease stress levels of patients, it improves their quality of life.
"It really helps to get that kind of support," says Geddes of the program.
Geddes says Serviss helped her pen a poem for her niece once, too, a writing feat the poet dismisses with a smile and a shrug.
"You always give me such good lines," Serviss insists. "All I do is cobble them together and turn them into a poem."
Serviss finds the words that her patients can't voice.
Remnants of her rhymes are scrawled on whiteboards in waiting rooms: "July Rain: The sudden storm / flashes and rumbles / the ozone air a tonic / for the humid afternoon."
She once worked with a patient who suffered horribly through treatment. At his lowest point, he told Serviss, "I just want to see Edmonton in my rear-view mirror." The line struck her so deeply that she wrote him a blues song using the line as the refrain, so that "he felt heard and not just brushed off."
As she rolls her cart through the hospital hallways, the rainbow flower attached to the front spins. She thinks of it as her "prayer wheel, sending good vibes into the atmosphere." Patients often stop her to chat, to ask her how she's doing. Even when faced with the inevitable bad day, she says, there are so many smiles it's hard not to feel happy.
Still, there are heart-stopping moments, too, she says, times when she holds her breath as she enters a patient's room, wondering if they'll still be there. There can be sadness in the work she does. And sometimes there is death. When that happens, she gives herself permission to avoid the patient's unit for a time.
Serviss often gives journals to her patients so they can brainstorm and write. She says it distracts them from the illness, the stress, the loss.
"Because poetry cuts to the chase, it cuts through a lot. I think it speaks to the soul."
Another of Serviss's patients, Lyn Fisher, 53, has waited three months in the hospital for a heart transplant.
They first met a month ago, when the two brainstormed ideas for a poem.
"I don't think of my sickness when I'm with her," Fisher says. "It takes me away just focusing on the conversation. It's a warm feeling when she comes and I feel cold when she leaves."
Her room is decorated with small watercolour images of pandas and irises. She's been working with the staff illustrator for a few hours each week.
Fisher proudly points to a watercolour painting of an iris. Having only dealt with oils and acrylics, she's amazed by her new skill. Careful splashes of purple bloom on the page.
During their first conversation, Fisher told Serviss about growing up with dyslexia. She came to school every day having forgotten what she had learned the day before. Serviss has titled the poem The Blank Page. She starts reading: "Lyn went to school, obeyed the rules, and listened well in class. Each day she faced a windy race to avoid a pity pass."
Fisher smiles as she listens, her eyes misty with nostalgia. "I love it," she says when Serviss finishes. "Do you have a copy for me?"
Serviss signs the poem and hands her the copy. "I was so struck by the image of the blank page you were talking about," she says to her. "You have so much wisdom to share. That's what I was trying to say in the poem."
Like Geddes, Fisher isn't sure when she'll undergo her transplant. She's been told three months, six months, a year. The future wavers with uncertainty. But the art is always there, brightening her present and her past.
"All these gifts are good keepsakes for me and good memories I can take when I leave," Fisher says, holding the poem against her chest. "These little gifts, these pleasures — that's what they are."


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It's time for the February Improv Challenge, hosted by Kristen at the Frugal Antics of a Harried Homemaker. Our must-use ingredients for February were carrots and ginger. I knew from the start that I wanted to make a dessert, but I wanted to challenge myself to create something different than carrot cake or cookies. That left me with mousse, pie, souffle, and parfait as my main options. After some thought, I came up with Carrot Ginger Cream Pie.
Light and sweet with a tropical undertone, the carrot part is a carrot-ginger-pineapple puree with freshly made marshmallow creme and whipped cream folded in, all piled into a gingersnap crust. I used Trader Joe's triple ginger gingersnap cookies for the crust. They have a great punch of ginger flavor with ground, fresh and crystallized ginger, and are nice and cripsy so they are perfect for crusts. The crust was slightly spicy and crisp, but nicely balanced by the sweetness of the carrot-pineapple puree. The hint of ginger in the filling complemented the crust, and really pulled everything together. The whipped cream/marshmallow creme mixture was excellent all on its own, and would make a great frosting or filling for other cakes and cookies.
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We received hundreds of amazing pooch photos for our By Nature® Scouting for Portland's Pooch contest. We let our nifty randomizer do the picking because I love all pooches and picking one of the other just isn't my style.So, the winner is Mara. She's definitely a cutie and her photo was sent in by her proud dad, Mark Olsen. They'll be receiving a 1 year supply of By Nature® Dog Food, a pet grooming session, and a photo shoot to capture Mara in all of her glory.
Here's what Mark had to say about Mara:
"This is my 4 month old blue heeler named Mara. She was a surprise birthday present from my loving wife. It was sad at our house this year. We lost two of my best friends, "Jack," a 7 1/2 year old blue heeler we lost to prostate cancer, and "Doray," a 14 1/2 year old blue heeler with a brain tumor.
"Three months went by without the happy greetings when I got home, the long walks in the park and the flying out the car window. We don't have any children so are dogs are very special at are home. My wife, Shannon, said "Let's go to Mt. Hood for your birthday."
"She said we had to stop in Sandy to pick up some paperwork from a coworker to take back to the office Monday. We waited at the Sandy Fred Meyer, a car pulled up and to my surprise out got a lady and handed me a 6-week-old little blue heeler who I named "Mara", the gift that keeps on giving.
"She just turned 4-months-old, she has been through basic puppy training and puppy agility at Pup-A-Razzi in Aloha. I love her to pieces. I hope you do too!"