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Facebook Registers The WHOLE WORLD! Or At Least They Would Have To In Order To Justify Goldman's Pricing: Here's What $2 Billion Or So Worth Of Goldman HNW Clients Probably Wish They Read This Time Last Week! 1 comment
Jan 12, 2011 3:06 AM | about stocks: GSThis is the Facebook valuation exercise that I promised to release to the professional (NYSEMKT:HNW) blog subscribers ( FB note final). As is customary, I am including a material amount for the public blog to chew on. I think most will find it quite the engaging read, at the very least. If you haven't read my first three pieces on this topic, please do so for you will easily be able to glean my overarching opinion on this most recent Facebook "investment":
- Facebook Becomes One Of The Most Highly Valued Media Companies In The World Thanks To Goldman, & Its Still Private!
- Here's A Look At What The Goldman FaceBook Fund Will Look Like As It Ignores The SEC & Peddles Private Shares To The Public Without Full Disclosure
- The Anatomy Of The Record Bonus Pool As The Foregone Conclusion: We Plug The Numbers From Goldman's Facebook Fund Marketing Brochure Into Our Models
As reported by Bloomberg, the Facebook stock sale throws new light on the Goldman Sachs potential conflicts of interest – conflicts which we have illustrated in full detail in the past. By offering shares to its most favored clients and forcing them to commit or decline in less than a week, Goldman not only made investing in Facebook seem like a precious privilege from a marketing perspective, but made due diligence nearly impossible for those who did not have a dedicated staff with the free resources to throw at the problem in near real time. We, at BoomBustBlog would like to remedy such an issue as what I see is the new face of investigative reporting and analysis on the web, and will offer consulting services to HNW and UHNW clients who find themselves in similar binds in the future. Simply drop us an email.
Goldman warns, 'We're probably going to dump this load, but we may also need you to remain behind to hold the bag!'In its offer for the $1.5bn stock sale of privately held social-networking company Facebook, Goldman Sachs disclosed that it might sell or hedge its own $375m investment without warning clients. Under the deal, private wealth-management clients would be subject to "significant restrictions" limiting their ability to sell stakes while Goldman Sachs own holding can be sold or hedged at any time, and without warning. One would hope that astute clients and investors would be put on guard by such conflicting and restrictive liquidity measures! In addition, it appears as if Goldman Sachs failed to disclose its clients that it had offered Facebook shares to its internal investment group, Goldman Sachs Capital Partners, headed by one of its star fund managers, Richard A. Friedman. Since 1992, GSCP has invested its own balance sheet as a principal (that is, on behalf of Goldman itself and its employees) in private equity and has leveraged that investment through funds raised from its institutional clients which include pension funds, insurance companies, endowments, fund of funds, high net worth individuals, and sovereign wealth funds. Unlike most of its (and Wall Street's) client orientated investment funds, this vehicle actually puts a significant amount of Goldman's skin in the game (see Even With Clawbacks, the House Always Wins in Private Equity Funds for an example of the implicit call option private equity investors give these fund managers, absolutely free, and the perverse incentive to do deals regardless of the investment outcome that the options create). The most recent vehicle, GS Capital Partners VI, closed with $20 billion in committed capital, $11 billion from institutional/high net worth investors and $9 billion from Goldman Sachs and its employees. That breaks down to a 55:45 split, much too rich a contribution from the GS side in order for them to play the games detailed in Even With Clawbacks, the House Always Wins in Private Equity Funds. Thus BoomBustBloggers should take note that GS Capital Partners VI is the current primary investment vehicle for Goldman Sachs to make large, privately negotiated equity investments in which they are serious about actually making investment gains in, versus churning and overpricing in the attempt to generate fees and bulge the bonus pool.
With this backgrounder in mind, be aware that GS Capital Partners rejected the Facebook deal as inappropriate for its clients (its clients being 45% Goldman employees and Goldman's own balance sheet girded for longer term principal investment), in part due to valuation concerns. Mr. Friedman apparently has the very same valuation concerns that Reggie Middleton and BoomBustBlog hold.
Goldman attempts to circumvent SEC policy, or clearly signals that Facebook is to issue an IPO – or both!The special-purpose vehicle (SPV) created by Goldman Sachs is yet another demonstration of how the firm is giving the impression that it is skirting SEC regulations. The SPV is intended to pool several investors' money into single investment vehicle to create the legal effect of a single shareholder as each SPV is counted as single shareholder despite several thousands of investors participating in the vehicle. The SPV is an attempt by GS to skirt securities regulations that require any company with more than 499 investors to meet SEC reporting requirements. According to the private-placement document, Facebook plans to increase its number of shareholders above 500 this year which would force the social-networking company to begin disclosing reams of financial information or go public by April 2012.
Facebook: Is it just a fad? Online social trends are completely unpredictable. If a new trend comes along that would start engaging people, then Facebook could become the old way of social networking just as quickly as it became the new way (if not quicker). It's not as if it hasn't happened already, ex. AOL, MySpace, Orkut and Hi5. Facebook does have an advantage that its predecessors didn't in that they attempted to create barriers to entry for competitors with the "Facebook connect" api (application programming interface) that allows for sites across the web to authenticate through Facebooks user community rather than have a user type in repetitive login usernames and passwords. While this is an advantage in that it offers some barrier and is quite popular, it is not an insurmountable barrier for if the tide changes, all users need to do is enter one more username and password combo to switch over to another platform.
A high profile IPO commanding a premium valuation before the trend fades away is the best way to create excess proceeds from retail investors. We don't believe that the Goldman Sach's investment materialized to meet Facebook's opex or capex requirements. The whole idea behind the investment was to set a ground floor for a "knock 'em out of the ballpark" valuation in the eventuality of IPO and put Goldman Sachs as a front runner candidate to manage IPO. An IPO of that order would mean that Goldman has a chance to collect significant investment banking fees which typically range between 4-5% of the size of a flotation and to take part in windfall profits during a (successful) IPO. With its $450m investment, Goldman Sachs would own 0.8% stake in Facebook while Digital Sky Technologies with $50m investment alongside its previous stake would end up with c10% stake.
Although, Facebook has lot of potential opportunities and is yet to fully address (it has begun to implement some of the following) several markets including mobile-ad market, ads on partner sites, the launch of e-mail and location features, one has to remember before paying a 100x PE multiple that the despite its cult monopoly status, as an operator of a social networking site, Facebook operates in a highly vulnerable, highly volatile market that is quite susceptible to changing social trends. From AOL, to MySpace, to Twitter, to Yahoo to Facebook, we have sign roaring fires and spectacular flameouts, sometimes within the span of just a couple of years.
Facebook: A great social networking site for users but does it translate for advertisers?Social networking websites are a great place to make new friends and interact with old ones. However, from a revenue perspective they have been lagging. People log into social networking websites to interact with their friends and play online games, and its members as such appear indifferent to advertising. According to industry sources, Facebook click-through-advertising rates (NYSE:CTR) are much lower than Google and Yahoo, and even lower than its social networking peers, MySpace. Google has CTR of 8% while MySpace's has CTR is about 0.1%. Facebook on comparison has just 0.04% CTR. Explanations for Facebook's low CTR include the fact that Facebook's users are more technically savvy youngsters and are better at ignoring advertisements. On MySpace users spend more time browsing through content. While on Facebook, users spend their time communicating with friends hence, diverting their attention from advertisements. However, Facebook fares much better in video content. According to a study, it was found that for video advertisements on Facebook, over 40% of users viewed the entire video compared with 25% for the industry average.
In addition, Facebook's low CTR belies its best in category reach, which compensates for the lower CTR. This is both a blessing and a curse. Althouth the raw money does manifest from the larger numbers, the fleeting and ephemeral nature of the nascent social media business means there is really no way to know of Facebook can keep those numbers or if it will go the way of AOL or Myspace.
Despite having given its clients just a week to decide to invest $2m as a minimum investment (word has it that due to demand, the effective minimum was $5 million) and given the dearth of available information about Facebook's operations and financial condition, Goldman Sachs was reportedly able to close the deal a day early. The overwhelming investor response amounting to several billions of dollars for just a $1.5bn stake sale is a clear sign of investor fascination with Facebook, or a testament to the marketing fortitude of Goldman Sachs. The truth most likely lay somewhere in between.
Given the dearth of financial information under scenario one, we have estimated FB revenues based on subscribers growth and average revenue per user, and have assumed constant profit margin.
To put the amount of optimism used in our analysis in perspective, there are 6,892,839,222 people in the world according to the US Census Bureau's World Clock. Facebook currently claims 9% of that world population. Take into consideration a material percentage of that population are elderly or very young, infirm, illiterate, poverty stricken or located in remote rural areas and do not have iPhones and Androids, broadband connected computers and Facebook accounts, and may not have these things for some time, if ever. For the extremely optimistic benefit of the doubt, let's assume that all children down to the age of infancy, the infirm, the illiterate and the Australian outback settlers all are frequent or likely Facebook users. Even with this assumption, Facebook will have to hit 65% of today's total (as in the ENTIRE) world population (not factoring in population growth/shrinkage) by c.2020 to justify anything approaching a $50B valuation – and that's assuming they captured 65% of every single man, woman and child in the world along the way – not 65% of those who have access to an internet connected computer.
Thus, it is highly unlikely one can legitimately factor in the type of growth needed to justify the current Goldman $50B valuation – particularly when you consider that Facebook's growth is already slowing!
I make this point in an attempt to illustrate the absurdity of the valuation presented to investors as a once in a lifetime opportunity that you have to make a $2-5 million valuation decision on in a couple of days without audited financials. You may be able to make some money, but the chances are greater that you will trail the average ROR or outright lose a bunch of money than it is you will hit that grand slam. Those Goldman clients would have been better off investing in BoomBustBlog!
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The other day I caught some article, and I'll be honest, I think it was pumping FB at the second coming, but it might not have been, the article was mostly worthless from someone I've never read before.
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Mr Saleh, who runs a desperately poor country with a GDP of $500 a head, is keen not to alienate the West, which has rewarded his democratic gestures with financial and political support. He probably need not worry. Since the bombing of the USS Cole in Aden in October, with the loss of 17 lives, the United States is far more concerned to see that he keeps extremist groups in check than to fuss about the extent of his stop-go democracy.

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While the broad perception today is that the global spirits market is rapidly approaching hegemony under the leadership of a number of multinational companies, the reality is somewhat different. It may surprise, but the top ten multinationals in volume terms only have around a 15% market share of the global spirits industry.
National and local producers continue to meet most of the demand, particularly in large Asian and Eastern European markets. Many of the leading spirits products fall outside of the mainstream categories that Western producers specialise in.
This report reviews all of the non-mainstream, but major speciality spirits categories, covering the key brands and products in: Aniseed-, Cane-, Grape-, Fruit-, Coconut-, Juniper-, Root-, Rice-, Potato- or corn- and Cactus/agave-based spirits.
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This report is the first publication to compile all of these categories into one study - offering the reader an essential reference point, analysing and reviewing the markets for all key speciality spirits categories.
Chapter 1 Market overview
Multinationals naturally focus on the major drinks categories, as these provide the greatest volumes and the highest profits. But they are not always the fastest-growth or most dynamic categories. Between 2003 and 2007 some of the largest-growing categories were what might be termed non-mainstream. After vodka, shochu/soju was the second-largest growing category, rising by 27m cases, while Indian whisky was the third, rising by 22.4m cases.
Tequila's transition from being principally a national category into one of the hottest international categories shows what is possible. Volume sales of cachaça may not be high enough to register on the strategic radars of most multinationals in Europe, but the current situation is similar to that of Tequila in the mid- to late '80s.
Rum is another category that has made a similar transition from local/regional commodity product into one of the hottest international categories; it is another good example of a category that is rapidly premiumising. There will be other categories that will follow this path. The more forward-thinking multinationals are now looking for the next hot category.
Some of these specialty categories are displaying strong growth, albeit often from low bases. The top 15 growth categories in Europe between 2003 and 2007 include: dry arrack (ranked 1st), cachaça (2nd), absinthe (4th), sambuca (8th), grappa (10th), sweet aniseed (11th) and mezcal (12th). Two other categories, Tequila and Irish whiskey, that until recently would have been considered specialty, are also on list.
This opening chapter presents an overview of the argument for unlocked potential in the vast specialty spirits sector.
One of the factors driving the international growth of some of these niche categories is the development and global spread of a cocktail culture. Bartenders and consumers alike are on the lookout for more esoteric spirits as ingredients in these cocktails. Leblon Cachaça CEO Steve Luttmann explains: "The new generation is approaching cocktails in the same way they look at the appetiser menu, seeking to explore and discover new things. Then, they use their 'cocktail of choice' as a personal statement of who they are."
Lucas Bols CEO Huub van Doorne says: "You see classic cocktails coming back more. Old drinks that we used to drink 30 or 50 years ago are coming back – drinks like Regina Collins, which was originally made with genever. Consumers and bartenders want to experience old drinking styles. I expect that you will see more of those in the future."
Chapter's 2 through to 11 analyse each major speciality spirits category (in this order):
- Aniseed-based spirits (Absinthe, Sambuca, Arak (raki), Turkish raki, Ouzo (including tsipouro/mastika), Anis Dulce, Pastis)
- Cane-based spirits (Cachaça, Aguardiente/Cana)
- Grape-based spirits (Grappa, Pisco/singani, Orujo, Vinjak)
- Fruit-based spirits (Limoncello, Cassis, Pálinka/palinca, Kirsch eau-de-vie, fruit brandies)
- Coconut-based spirits (Arrack)
- Juniper-based spirits (Genever)
- Root-based spirits (Bitters)
- Rice-based spirits (Sake, Soju, Shochu, Chinese spirits)
- Potato- or corn-based spirits (Aquavit, Korn)
- Cactus/agave-based spirits (Mezcal)
All key brands within each category (and its individual drinks) are profiled and each category is reviewed with key volume data and analysis of where we feel the category is heading.
Interviews with some of the leading brands are provided throughout the report.
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By Juliet Lukwago
The Katikkiro of Buganda Charles Peter Mayiga has revealed that he has collected over sh3.5b for the reconstruction of Kasubi Tombs.
Mayiga was Monday receiving sh12m contribution from Catholic priests of Kampala Archdiocese towards the tombs reconstruction.
Archbishop Cyprian Kizito-Lwanga handed the money to Buganda Katikkiro Charles Peter Mayiga at Pope Paul VI Memorial Hotel, Kampala during the priests meet dubbed as Kampala Archdiocese Priests Association (KAPA).
Archbishop Lwanga, Bishop Kakooza and Emmanuel Cardinal Wamala as they await Katikkiro's arrival
The prelate hailed Katikkiro's efforts to ensure that Buganda's glory is restored through not only the reconstruction of Kasubi tombs but also other kingship tombs in Buganda.
He described Charles Peter Mayiga as not only the Katikkiro of Buganda, but also a wonderful ambassador of the Catholic Church to the whole nation.
"We quite appreciate your wonderful work with your team which has earned the church a great honour. We promise to continue to pray God to give you more guidance in whatever you are doing for the nation, not only for the restoration of the world's cultural heritage, but also in other fields," the prelate told the Katikkiro.
He was grateful to the kingdom for the grant of land on which the Catholic Church erected its churches in Buganda.
He revealed that Kampala Archdiocese has over 300 priests of all levels including the Auxiliary Bishop Christopher Kakooza, Archbishop emeritus Emmanuel Cardinal Wamala and Monsignors working in different places.
Archbishop Cyprian Lwanga hands Katikkiro Mayiga their contribution
Katikkiro Mayiga was thankful for the priests' contribution towards the restoration of the tombs. He said he was proud of the Catholic Church for having educated and groomed him into what he is now.
He called upon the Catholics to participate into leadership at all levels. He was proud of the relationship between the Church and the Buganda Government, which he said originated from the arrival of the white missionaries.
He said that as the Church decided to display the Vatican and the Uganda flags in the Lubaga Cathedral, the Buganda flag should also be done the same.
He revealed that in Buganda a tradition was started ask the intending couples for seedlings with the intention of restoring the environment as the go for Kwanjula (Introduction).
The church should also introduce the same practice to ask those couples whether they had fulfilled it as they go for marriages in the Church.
The Katikkiro said that the Catholic Church has already contributed much, and he mentioned sh6m he received from Auxiliary Bishop of Kampala Archdiocese, Kakooza on behalf of St Peter's Catholic Parish Nsambya; sh8m he received from Fr Joseph Lugobe on behalf of Christians of St Agnes Makindye Parish.
On behalf of the priests, Msgr Charles Kato Katongole thanked the Katikkiro for the good work he is doing, saying that his name puts a smile on their faces.
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Basketball Completes Another Big Win At UC Davis
Feb. 20, 2014 Davis, Calif. - A 14-2 second half run extended an already healthy lead for Long Beach State, helping the 49ers improve to 8-4 in Big West play as LBSU won 79-57 Thursday on the road at UC Davis. A.J. Spencer led the 49ers with 14 points. In all, however, it was a balanced effort for Long Beach State (12-14, 8-4 Big West) that carried the 49ers over UC Davis (8-18, 3-8 Big West). Spencer led the way in scoring, but Mike Caffey added 13 points with six rebounds and six assists. Dan Jennings neared a double-double with 11 points and eight rebounds while Tyler Lamb also finished with 11, all scored in the second half. In all, the 49ers shot 55.4 percent from the field, passing 50 percent for the second straight game, and were actually better from beyond the arc, shooting 55.6 percent (10-of-18) from three. Neither team started the game particularly well, and UC Davis held a 15-13 lead at the 10-minute mark of the first half. Long Beach State answered back, and took the lead back on a free throw from Spencer with 8:56 left in the first half. Leading by four with 1:38 to go, the 49ers pushed out to a big halftime edge with back-to-back 3-pointers from Branford Jones and Spencer to end the half, going into the locker room ahead 35-25. Long Beach State scored the first two buckets of the second half, and after a Brynton Lemar field goal, The 49ers would score 10 points unanswered, opening the half on a 14-2 run and building the lead to 22 at 49-27 on a Caffey 3-pointer. The 49er lead would grow as large as 28 points on a Jennings alley-oop with just over seven minutes to play, and Dan Monson began to phase out the starters, as the bench held the final gap over 20 points while playing out most of the clock following the final media timeout of the game.
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TITLE RESOLUTION URGING THE FLORIDA LEGISLATURE TO PASS LEGISLATION DURING THE 2013 SESSION TO ALLOW ELECTORS TO CAST THEIR ABSENTEE BALLOTS AT THEIR PRECINCTS ON ELECTION DAY USING ELECTION DAY VOTING EQUIPMENT; IDENTIFYING THIS ISSUE AS A CRITICAL COUNTY PRIORITY FOR THE 2013 SESSION BODY WHEREAS, electors in Miami-Dade County are increasingly choosing to vote by absentee ballot; and WHEREAS, during the 2012 General Election over 50,000 absentee ballots were returned to the Supervisor of Elections office on Election Day and the day before Election Day; and WHEREAS, current State Law requires the Supervisor of Elections and the Miami-Dade County Canvassing Board to separate, canvass, open and tabulate those ballots; and WHEREAS, the delivery of over 50,000 absentee ballots the day before and on Election Day created delays in tabulating final results for the General Election; and WHEREAS, permitting electors to go to their precincts on Election Day with their voted absentee ballots and utilize the tabulation equipment at the precincts to cast their ballot will lower the burden imposed upon the Supervisor of Election and the Miami-Dade County Canvassing Board and will decrease delays in reporting election results; and WHEREAS, the Mayor created the Elections Advisory Group following the November 2012 general election; and WHEREAS, at the February 1, 2013 meeting of the Elections Advisory Group the group voted to recommend this legislative change to the Board of County Commissioners; and WHEREAS, this Board strongly supports this recommendation and urges the Florida Legislature to enact this change during the 2013 session; and WHEREAS, given the importance of addressing these issues for voters in future elections, the Board wishes to identify this issue as a critical County priority in the County's state legislative package for the 2013 session of the Florida Legislature, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, FLORIDA, that this Board: Section 1. Urges the Florida Legislature to pass legislation during the 2013 session to allow electors to cast their absentee ballots at their precincts on Election Day using Election Day voting equipment in addition to the current requirement that absentee ballots be sealed and returned to Supervisors of Elections before 7:00 p.m. on Election Day for subsequent canvassing and tabulation. Section 2. Identifies these issues as a critical priority of Miami-Dade County for the 2013 session of the Florida Legislature. Section 3. Directs the Clerk of this Board to send a certified copy of this resolution to the Governor, Senate President, House Speaker, the Chair and Members of the Miami-Dade State Legislative Delegation and the Florida Secretary of State. Section 4. Directs the County's state lobbyists to advocate for the passage of the legislation and action set forth in section 1 above, and authorizes and directs the Office of Intergovernmental Affairs to amend the 2013 State Legislative Package to include this item as a critical County priority. |
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Double photonic bandgaps dynamically induced in a tripod system of cold atoms
Optics Express, Vol. 18, Issue 5, pp. 4538-4546 (2010)
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A tripod atomic system driven by two standing-wave fields (a coupling and a driving) is explored to generate tunable double photonic bandgaps in the regime of electromagnetically induced transparency. Both photonic bandgaps depend critically on frequency detunings, spatial periodicities, and initial phases of the two standing-wave fields. When the coupling and driving detunings are very close, a small fluctuation of one standing-wave field may demolish both photonic bandgaps. If the two detunings are greatly different, however, each standing-wave field determines only one photonic bandgap in a less sensitive way. Dynamic generation and elimination of a pair of photonic bandgaps shown here may be exploited toward the end of simultaneous manipulation of two weak light signals even at the single-photon level.
© 2010 Optical Society of America
OCIS Codes
(270.0270) Quantum optics : Quantum optics
(270.1670) Quantum optics : Coherent optical effects
(160.5293) Materials : Photonic bandgap materials
ToC Category:
Quantum Optics
Original Manuscript: December 10, 2009
Revised Manuscript: January 28, 2010
Manuscript Accepted: January 30, 2010
Published: February 19, 2010
Cui-Li Cui, Jin-Hui Wu, Jin-Wei Gao, Yan Zhang, and Nuo Ba, "Double photonic bandgaps dynamically induced in a tripod system of cold atoms," Opt. Express 18, 4538-4546 (2010)
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In 1971, the MHA reached the golden number and held the first conference separate from other historical associations in Provo.
"Currently, attendance at the annual meeting is anywhere from 350 to 750 people," Leonard said.
Just three years after becoming an independent historical association, the MHA reached total membership of almost 1,000 in 1974.
This same year, the first annual publication, the Journal of Mormon History, was printed.
The journal, said Leonard, consists of articles, book reviews and occasional letters to the editor. A large majority of each publication is selected from papers presented at MHA conferences.
"One of the most important things that any culture has is a body of literature that provokes identity and continuity," Barney said. "The journal of the Mormon History Association provides both of those things for Mormon history."
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But despite changes that come with the advancement of the age, the MHA has stayed true to its roots.
"We still do what they did originally," Leonard said.
As an essential part of its purpose, the mission statement of the MHA has remained strong. Today, the nonprofit organization continues to be "dedicated to the study and understanding of all aspects of Mormon history," according to the website.
While break-offs of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, such as the Community of Christ, are part of the history of the LDS Church, Leonard said that for the most part, these denominations have their own historical organizations.
However, some of their congregations are active members in the MHA and participate in MHA conferences.
Leonard said that many conferences feature presentations from the Community of Christ or other break-offs of the LDS Church.
"Several (members of the Community of Christ) will propose a session or two at our conference about their church," Leonard said. "We include them as well among our officers and board members."
It's research, conferences and publications such as the Journal of Mormon History that help recognize the vision of early founders like Arrington.
The upcoming conference will feature presentations of more than 120 papers of historical nature, ranging in content from Mormonism in the progressive era to missionary methodology.
This year's theme is "The Crowded Landscapes of the Mormon West(s): Agency and Action from the Wasatch Front to the Pacific Rim."
A plenary session will include a presentation from geographers discussing Mormonism and its expansion into the Pacific and Asia regions.
The MHA accepts submissions on a variety of topics but seeks to select papers that will be presented that have a tie-in with the conference theme.
One of the highlights of the conference is the Obert C. Tanner Lecture, which was partially funded by a grant from the Tanner family in 1987 and highlights scholarly learning — in this specific setting — of religious history.
Leigh Eric Schmidt, an Edward Mallinckrodt University professor at Washington University in St. Louis, will present this conference's Tanner Lecture on June 8 at 10 a.m.
Leonard said Schmidt has done research on the spirituality movement in America and will present findings that have not yet been published. Schmidt will present his findings in a session titled, "Mormons, Freethinkers and the Limits of Toleration."
Because the majority of the membership is LDS, Leonard said the conference is held in Utah every other year to accommodate members.
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US 20090158022 A1 Abstract A snoop filter optimization system includes one or more subsystems to operate a snoop filter, determine information that that affects operation of the snoop filter, and adjust operation of the snoop filter relative to the information that affects operation of the snoop filter.
Claims(20) 1. A snoop filter optimization system comprising one or more subsystems to:
operate a snoop filter; determine information that that affects operation of the snoop filter; and adjust operation of the snoop filter relative to the information that affects operation of the snoop filter. 2. The system of
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8. An information handling system (IHS) comprising:
a processor coupled to cache memory; and a snoop filter optimization system comprising one or more subsystems to:
operate a snoop filter;
determine information that that affects operation of the snoop filter; and
adjust operation of the snoop filter relative to the information that affects operation of the snoop filter.
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Description The present disclosure relates generally to information handling systems (IHSs), and more particularly to IHS snoop filter optimization. As the value and use of information continues to increase, individuals and businesses seek additional ways to process and store information. One option is an information handling system (IHS). An IHS generally processes, compiles, stores, and/or communicates information or data for business, personal, or other purposes. Because technology and information handling needs and requirements may vary between different applications, IHSs may also vary regarding what information is handled, how the information is handled, how much information is processed, stored, or communicated, and how quickly and efficiently the information may be processed, stored, or communicated. The variations in IHSs allow for IHSs to be general or configured for a specific user or specific use such as financial transaction processing, airline reservations, enterprise data storage, or global communications. In addition, IHSs may include a variety of hardware and software components that may be configured to process, store, and communicate information and may include one or more computer systems, data storage systems, and networking systems. IHS server and workstation chipsets use snoop-filter caches (SF Caches) to reduce the percentage of cache line snoops on a remote bus, to improve performance. The snoop filter cache stores a directory of all processor cache lines to minimize snoop traffic on the dual front-side buses during a cache miss. In theory, a snoop filter ensures that snoop requests for cache lines go to the appropriate processor bus (e.g., on a system with multiple front side busses (FSBs)) and not all of the available busses, thereby improving performance. Therefore, applications will benefit from a reduced snoop activity that the snoop filter cache provides. Experiments have shown that a snoop filter does not improve performance for all applications, and moreover its performance impact is sensitive to the system configuration. In many cases, the snoop filter can cause performance degradation for certain workloads. Accordingly, it would be desirable to provide a static and dynamic optimization of a snoop filter to optimize performance of systems with a snoop filter cache, absent the deficiencies described above. According to one embodiment, a snoop filter optimization system includes one or more subsystems to operate a snoop filter, determine information that that affects operation of the snoop filter, and adjust operation of the snoop filter relative to the information that affects operation of the snoop filter. For purposes of this disclosure, an IHS 100 includes any instrumentality or aggregate of instrumentalities operable to compute, classify, process, transmit, receive, retrieve, originate, switch, store, display, manifest, detect, record, reproduce, handle, or utilize any form of information, intelligence, or data for business, scientific, control, or other purposes. For example, an IHS 100 may be a personal computer, a network storage device, or any other suitable device and may vary in size, shape, performance, functionality, and price. The IHS 100 may include random access memory (RAM), one or more processing resources such as a central processing unit (CPU) or hardware or software control logic, read only memory (ROM), and/or other types of nonvolatile memory. Additional components of the IHS 100 may include one or more disk drives, one or more network ports for communicating with external devices as well as various input and output (I/O) devices, such as a keyboard, a mouse, and a video display. The IHS 100 may also include one or more buses operable to transmit communications between the various hardware components. Other resources can also be coupled to the system through the memory I/O hub 104 using a data bus, including an optical drive 114 or other removable-media drive, one or more hard disk drives 116, one or more network interfaces 118, one or more Universal Serial Bus (USB) ports 120, and a super I/O controller 122 to provide access to user input devices 124, etc. The IHS 100 may also include a solid state drive (SSDs) 126 in place of, or in addition to main memory 108, the optical drive 114, and/or a hard disk drive 116. It is understood that any or all of the drive devices 114, 116, and 126 may be located locally with the IHS 100, located remotely from the IHS 100, and/or they may be virtual with respect to the IHS 100. Not all IHSs 100 include each of the components shown in The snoop filter system 130 includes a front side bus 106 to communicatively couple the processor 102 to the memory I/O hub chipset 104. In an embodiment, communication information/data passes through processor cache memory 134 to the memory I/O hub 140 via the front side bus or system bus 106. In an embodiment, a front side bus 106 is the primary pathway between a processor 102 and memory 108. Speed of a front side bus 106 is generally derived from the number of parallel channels (e.g., 16 bit, 32 bit, and etc.) and clock speed and is generally faster than a peripheral bus such as, PCI, ISA, and etc. As the information/data passes through the memory I/O hub 104 a snoop filter 140 determines and stores the status of the processor cache 134 lines, filters unnecessary snoops on the processor 102 and via the I/O controller 122 to any remote bus, and lowers front side bus 106 utilization. When cache memory 134 has been changed, the snoop filter 140 allows other processors 102 to check to see which cache memory 134 has been changed. In an embodiment, The snoop filter system 130 also includes a plurality of memory files 134 (e.g., fully buffered dynamic random access memory (FBD)), as all or part of the main memory 108. One or more memory busses 136 couple the FBD 134 with the memory I/O hub 104 to allow communication between the FBD 134 and the memory I/O hub 104. Because the impact of a snoop filter 140 is sensitive to many factors such as, workloads, memory configurations, processor 102 architecture, and a variety of other factors, the present disclosure contemplates that the snoop filter 140 operation is enabled for those scenarios in which it will be beneficial to the IHS 100 performance. Otherwise, the snoop filter 140 may be disabled for IHS 100 configurations and/or applications that may not benefit from the snoop filter 140. In an embodiment, the method 170 analyzes the IHS 100 system configuration during a POST and makes a decision to enable/disable the snoop filter 140 based on a table lookup. The table may be populated with any configuration information that impacts the snoop filter 140 performance (e.g., see In an embodiment, a decision at POST may be made based on the snoop filter 140 configuration (e.g., coverage and policy) and its relationship with the processor 102's and memory configuration in the IHS 100. This helps the IHS 100 get the maximum performance from their IHS 100. For example, if the snoop filter 140 size is less than the sum of processor 102 caches 134, then the snoop filter 140 cannot provide 1� coverage. In such instances the snoop filter 140 should be turned off or otherwise disabled to reduce performance degradation due to back-invalidate operations that cause cache misses to increase. Similarly, the table lookup in the BIOS should be populated by such data when running standard benchmarks for different processor 102 and memory configurations to determine if the snoop filter 140 should be enabled or disabled if sufficient coverage is not provided. In an embodiment, another variable that determines the impact of the snoop filter 140 is the application or workload characteristics, as shown in In an embodiment, If a memory I/O hub chipset 104 supports the option to toggle the snoop filter 140 operation without requiring a system reboot (e.g., Hyper Threading), then an adaptive process may be used to optimize performance based on workload characteristics. In this adaptive process, the snoop filter 140 may be either used or disabled based on both system configuration and workload characteristics. Depending on the snoop activity that is measured over time, the snoop filter 140 may be enabled or disabled without rebooting the IHS 100 to ensure optimal system performance. Thus, it should be apparent to one having ordinary skill in the art that many combinations of methods 170 and 188 may be used within the scope of the present disclosure. Although illustrative embodiments have been shown and described, a wide range of modification, change and substitution is contemplated in the foregoing disclosure and in some instances, some features of the embodiments may be employed without a corresponding use of other features. Accordingly, it is appropriate that the appended claims be construed broadly and in a manner consistent with the scope of the embodiments disclosed herein. Referenced by
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Case Number | 59361 |
Log Number | US-08272014-0024 |
Date Submitted | 08/27/2014 11:00 UTC |
Date of the Event | 08/26/2014 12:00 UTC |
Source | MUFON |
Disposition | Unresolved |
Summary | White, segmented capsule with black stripe (+/- 6ft in length) flew in a straight line just overhead. Possible UAV type UFO. |
Tags | disc ufo triangle |
Sighting Location
City | Mayfield |
Region | Kentucky |
Country | United States |
Latitude | 36.691184 |
Longitude | -88.626086 |
The latitude and longitude presented here is an approximation to protect the reporters identity
Sighting Specifics
Viewing Distance | 21-100 Feet |
Sighting Duration | Undisclosed |
Object Features | Other |
Object Flight Path | Straight-line path |
Object Shape | Cylinder |
Weather Factors | Unknown |
Sighting Details
About 20 minutes before the event I was sitting on the back porch and smoking a cigarette while sharing a snack with a friend. We were discussing the odd UFO events of the previous night (see my previous MUFON report). I was also telling her about the low and peculiar cloud cover that seemed unique and persistent. The tone was one of suspicion and concern. I looked up, and just over to my left. After almost three months consistent activity (every night with exception to those with a full moon, heavy cloud cover, heavy rain) I see this thing. For just a second I paused to making sure I wasn't hallucinating, and then I pointed out the small UAV/drone type UFO to my friend. This object was white and shiny like a new car, and it had a black stripe across the middle. In my estimation, it was approximately 4 foot in length, and had a diameter of 4-6 inches. I did use trees and structures for scope. My friend disagrees with my observation on its size. She believes the UFO to be 8 feet in length (+/-) but agrees that it is too small for a person to pilot. It looked exactly like a common pain relief/supplement capsule (gelatin/gel cap) even bearing such a pill's segment. That segment is where the +/- 6 inch black stripe was located. The object was flying in a perfectly straight direction while maintaining its altitude like a lead weight cutting through water. We both instantly became a little nervous and used a few expletives while asking each other what this UFO could possibly be. I've never heard of such a thing, nor had she. It came from the south and flew north. Both myself and the other witness lost sight of it in the distance. It was not moving very fast, but it was impressive nonetheless- given its size, lack of visible propulsion/fuel exhaust. We could not agree on its altitude or exact size. We do agree that it was too small to be anything other than a UAV/drone. My gut tells me it is a new government or military scouting device that is propelled by antigravity technology. My theory is that it is fitted with technology and software used to "sniff" out or particular elements and complex chemicals associated with nuclear, explosive, or illegal narcotics. I had read a report of US military drones being fitted with explosive detecting devices a short while back and being used in the middle east. I doubt that such drones could be used at home domestically without upsetting/intimidating everyone. On its own, and given the lack of informed minds here and abroad regarding technology and the sciences, a UFO we saw did not look like it could harm people. Fort Campbell and the DOE's Oak Ridge facilities are not that far away. Oak Ridge reportedly is using their facilities to build the new motors credited to Tesla Motor Co. For myself, this type of thing is a natural/obvious progression of such an equation. JUST A NOTE Late last night, I noticed numerous UFOs with the same witness as above. These objects were typical in size, shape, and lighting. What I see almost nightly from my home: triangles, disc, orbs, flash. There were two exceptions to what has become the norm that I can note. We heard what seemed like a helicopter, but I could only narrow down a very general direction (SE) because the sound was so muffled. It seemed to fool my senses regarding distance, and altitude to full effect. The other thing I am uncertain about. Roughly between Orion's Belt and the Pleades constellations the was one of two solid objects. The other similar object was directly in front of the Pleades. The both seemed to be a burnt cherry red, VERY large, and using some sort of light refracting device. I could only find binoculars to see them a bit better, but for those that stargaze, you KNOW what the Pleades looks like to the naked eye, and it was all wrong last night. Of course, my placement of these objects in the night sky is in relation to my location and time. Again, I would love for someone to come out here and record/document all of this. This small area is a hotbed for activity. I am anticipating an email or call. |
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