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What's New in Online Education
When the idea of online education first began to emerge, it had its critics. Those critics hung around for several years trying to downplay the important role that online education would one day play around the world. Well, that one day is essentially upon us, as even the top universities around the world have begun to embrace the idea of offering online courses. From new institutions that focus completely on online education to top universities offering courses and degrees, learning online is certainly here to stay!
The News
Online courses have become popular among students around the country. They offer students the opportunity to study at any college, regardless of where they live, and do it from the comfort of their home. Not only does it save the gas of driving back and forth to campus, but it saves the time involved as well. Between the time and money it saves, many students are finding that it just may be the most convenient way to earn college credits, or to just learn more about a particular subject.
When it comes to the news surrounding online education, it doesn't take long to realize that it is a growing area in the field. School districts around the country are now offering virtual classrooms, and entire degrees and programs are being offered that can be completed online. From the smallest of children to those returning to school after being out 20 years, there are courses available for everyone.
Here's a summary of what is going on in online education at some of the newer and historical learning institutes around the world:
• 360training – 360training.com is one of the leading e-training sites in the world. The company is divided into industry-specific sections so it can provide its clients with targeted education. This is beneficial to both companies and learners.
• LearniT! – Learn iT! is an online learning option that promises to make education affordable to the masses. While the online training courses on offer from the site are not certified and certainly not comparable to the qualifications gained from a four year degree course, learning in this manner is a worthwhile endeavor as the skills learned can be used to get a job. Essentially, Learn iT! uses videos to train students in topics such as project management, graphic & web design, office software and a host of other computer & business subjects.
• Minerva Project – For those who want an Ivy League education, but either don't make it into their small number of acceptances each year, or that can't afford the tuition, they may want to consider the Minerva Project. The brainchild of Ben Nelson, who was once the CEO of Snapfish, the online learning institute aims to provide an online Ivy League education for middle class students and keeps the yearly tuition under $20,000. The project has received $25 million in seed money to get started. One big draw at this potential Ivy League pick is that they don't look at applications and base their decision on one's ability to make a donation, athletic ability, etc.
• Lynda.com – Lynda is a leader and innovator in the online, cloud-based learning and training space. The company is devoted to helping anyone learn business, software, technology and creative skills to achieve personal and professional goals.
• Udacity – This online educational institution does things a little different. They are offering university level courses, but they don't charge tuition. Thousands of students are taking courses taught by leaders in the field, for free. Courses include those in computer programming, robotics, Web application engineering, and more. When Udacity offered their first online course, they found that they had over 160,000 people, from 190 countries around the world, interested in taking it.
• Khan Academy – The Khan Academy has been designed to give middle and high school students a leg up. They can take a variety of online courses, including viewing over 3,200 videos and then have the ability to get hands-on experiences with professors while in class. Their team of founders has created a world-wide educational opportunity that provides online courses. At the Khan Academy, they offer all their tools and resources to anyone in the world, free of charge. Homeschoolers to professors can access their online courses, as they aim to change education for the better.
• Coursera – Want to take an online course from Princeton, Harvard, or the University of Michigan? How about taking one for free? That's exactly what thousands of students are finding at Coursera. Their online courses are designed to help people master a subject.They are offered through leading universities, all for free. Courses are offered in mathematics and statistics, healthcare, medicine, biology, networks and information, computer science, economics, finance, and business, as well as humanities and social sciences.
• MITx and edX – As one of the most prestigious universities in the country, MIT is bringing the benefits of online education to the world, also for free. MITx was the initial online courses being offered through the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, but they have recently teamed up with Harvard University to bring the world edX. Now known as edX, the two universities are offering online courses using open-source technology. The courses are available to anyone in the world, and there is no admission process that needs to be met. Their upcoming online course covers circuits and electronics.
• Yale – Aiming to provide an education to anyone who is interested in learning, Yale University is offering free online courses. The lectures that students can watch in the online courses have all been recorded in Yale classrooms, and there is no registration required. Although students do not earn a degree or credit for taking the courses, they do gain the knowledge and the experience of what it's like to take a Yale class. Online course offerings include African American History, Hemingway, Freshman Organic Chemistry, Ancient Greek History, Principles of Evolution, Game Theory, Environmental Politics, The Civil War, Psychology, and many others.
• University of Cambridge – Known as one of the leading universities in the world, the University of Cambridge has also added online courses to its line-up. Students from anywhere in the world can take a variety of courses online. Current online course offerings include creative writing, forensic science, psychology, Ancient Rome, understanding the atom, and philosophy of film, among others. While there is a fee for the online courses, they do offer a free "taster" of them, so that students can get a feel for the format and course material, before paying committing to pay for the course.
• University of Oxford – Those who want to earn a certificate online from one of the best colleges in the world can now do so through the University of Oxford. Their courses are available online to anyone around the world, and they can be applied for credit toward the Certificate of Higher Education. Earning the certificate takes two to four years of online study, giving students the ability to slow the pace of their studies if they need to. Their online courses are structured to follow a weekly meeting format and last 5-10 weeks.
In Other News
There are many universities around the country, in addition to the lead ones, that are now offering online courses, and even complete online degree programs. Take, for example, Washington University, who recently announced the addition of an online law degree that can be obtained by those who will be practicing law overseas. Likewise, the University of Florida recently announced that will begin offering a completely online master's degree in the area of music education, with the program completely adapted from their on-campus program.
The University of California, Irvine, recently added a new course to their line-up of offerings, called "Sustainability and Green Initiatives for Environmental Safety and Facility Professionals." Montana State University has announced that they are offering two online courses this summer in Spanish. One is aimed at educational professionals, while the other is geared for business professionals.
Across the board, from K-12 schools and community college, and up through the top universities around the world, online education has become a hot topic. It is one that is no longer being looked down upon. Rather, now leaders in these schools are looking for ways that they can offer the courses, including both free and for fee ones, to the world. Educational experts at these institutions are seeking ways to overcome any challenges that may arise.
Online Challenges
In discussing the news in the online education sector, it is important to note the concerns and challenges that are being discussed, as well as tackled. For example, at the University of Iowa they recently announced that in an effort to help combat any security issues, they will begin requiring that students taking online courses must take their final exam in person. They are also required to show proof of identification when they show up to take it, because the teachers have often never met the students before the final exam day.
As online courses, and online degrees, continue to grow in popularity, universities around the world will continue to look for ways to combat such security challenges. In order to maintain the integrity of the program, and online education as a whole, universities will continue to seek ways to address potential problems.
Staying Power
Online courses at one time seemed like something that couldn't be done. And when it was done, people said it couldn't be done correctly. But as the recent news of all the online courses being offered indicates, a lot of progress has been made in the area. Some would argue that there is still a lot of progress to be made. Clearly, the sector is growing in leaps and bounds.
When places like Yale, Harvard, and Princeton all begin offering online courses, it is a clear indicator that online education has come a long way. For many, it is a clear sign that online education is to be taken seriously. For everyone, it is also a clear sign that it is here to stay.

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Dubbed "the First Lady of Crunk & B" by the producer who should know, Lil Jon, singer Ciara burst onto the scene with the never-gonna-get-it single "Goodies," the breathy "answer song" to Petey Pablo's "Freek-a-Leek." She was born in Austin, Texas, but with her father in the Army, Ciara spent time living in Germany, New York, California, Arizona, and Nevada before landing in Atlanta. In her early teens, she got a piece of paper out and wrote down her life's goal, to become a professional singer. She joined a girl group, worked on her songwriting, left the group, landed a publishing deal, and found a "music soul mate" when she met producer Jazze Pha. With Sean Garrett, the co-writer of Usher's massive hit "Yeah!," Ciara co-wrote "Goodies," and when Lil Jon heard the demo, he knew it was going to be big. LaFace released the Lil Jon-produced track in the summer of 2004, and its quick climb to the top of the Billboard Hot 100 was remarkable. With help from Pha, Garrett, and Lil Jon, Ciara released her self-titled debut in September of the same year. The follow-up singles "1, 2 Step" featuring Missy Elliott and "Oh" featuring Ludacris both broke the Top Five in the U.S. in 2005. By the end of the year she joined Gwen Stefani on tour before teaming with Bow Wow and Chris Brown for a package tour in early 2006. The Evolution, her second album, was released near the end of the year; though it debuted at the top of the R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart and a handful of subsequent singles ("Get Up," "Promise," "Like a Boy") placed within the Top 20 of the Hot 100, it did not perform quite as well as the debut. The May 2009 release of Fantasy Ride, her third album, was preceded by a few delays, including a pre-release single that failed to catch fire. Fantasy Ride was, nonetheless, her most star-studded album to date, featuring collaborations with Elliott and Ludacris, as well as the-Dream, Young Jeezy, Chris Brown, and Justin Timberlake. Collaborating with the-Dream developed into the album Basic Instinct, released in December 2010 and featuring the-Dream and associate Christopher "Tricky" Stewart as executive producers. For her self-titled fifth album, released in July 2013, she reconnected with LaFace co-founder L.A. Reid and moved to the Epic label.
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U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry accelerated his Middle East shuttle diplomacy on Friday in the hope of persuading Israel and the Palestinians to resume direct peace negotiations.
After seeing Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in Jordan, Kerry flew by helicopter to Jerusalem for evening talks with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
In a sign that he may be making progress in his mission to bring the sides together, a State Department official announced late on Friday that Kerry would return to Amman for another meeting with Abbas on Saturday, then return to Israel for additional meetings.
The frenzied back-and-forth is reminiscent of Henry Kissinger's shuttle diplomacy as secretary of state to mediate conflicts in the Middle East throughout the 1970s.
The State Department official said a three-hour meeting with Netanyahu on Friday, the second in as many days, involved a "detailed and substantive conversation about the way forward".
Israeli President Shimon Peres praised Kerry for his determination.
"I know this is difficult, there are many problems, but as far as I'm concerned I can see how (among) people, there is a clear majority for the peace process, a two-state solution, and a great expectation that you will do it and that you can do it," he told Kerry.
Direct negotiations between Israel and the Palestinians broke down in 2010 in a dispute over Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem, territories that the Palestinians seek for a future state.
Abbas has insisted that building in the settlements, viewed as illegal by most world powers, be halted before talks resume. He also wants Israel to recognize the boundary of the West Bank as the basis for the future Palestine's border.
Abbas's spokesman Nabil Abu Rdaineh said a "clear response" was needed from Israel before talks could resume.
Israel wants to keep settlement blocs under any future peace accord and has rejected Abbas's demands as preconditions. But it has also quietly slowed down housing starts in settlements.
Palestinian and U.S. officials did not immediately comment on the results of the Abbas-Kerry meeting. Zeev Elkin, Israel's deputy foreign minister, placed the peacemaking onus on Abbas.
Asked on Israel Radio whether Kerry's visit – his fifth – could bring a breakthrough, Elkin said: "The only one who knows the answer to that question is not Kerry, nor Netanyahu, but Abu Mazen (Abbas)."
Kerry has divulged little of his plan to bring the sides together, but has said he would not have returned to the region if he did not believe there could be progress.
He is also keen to clinch a peacemaking deal before the United Nations General Assembly, which has already granted de facto recognition to a Palestinian state, convenes in September.
Netanyahu is concerned that the Palestinians, in the absence of direct peace talks, could use the U.N. session as a springboard for further statehood moves circumventing Israel.
State Department officials believe the sides will return to negotiations once there is an agreement on confidence-building measures – for example, partial Israeli amnesty for Palestinian security prisoners – and a formula for fresh talks.
Part of the incentive for the Palestinians to return to talks is a $4 billion economic plan led by former British prime minister Tony Blair, whom Kerry also met in Jordan.
The plan involves investments from large private-sector firms that will boost jobs and spur economic growth in agriculture, construction and tourism.
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Jerry Lewis keeps the comedy coming at 88
LOS ANGELES (AP) — At this point, Jerry Lewis feels more comfortable with an audience than without.
So after nearly 70 years in show business, Lewis continues to do standup and serve as leader of the storied Friars Club. He was set to host a dinner at the venerable comedy institution on Thursday night to celebrate the 50th anniversary of his film "The Nutty Professor." He's also set to perform a show in Las Vegas next month and has two fall concerts planned for Los Angeles.
"The Friars are the third most exciting thing I do," the 88-year-old entertainer said during a recent interview. The first two are making movies and performing on stage, but Lewis makes several trips a year from his Las Vegas home to the private comedy club in New York City, where he serves as abbot.
When Lewis comes to club headquarters on 55th Street in Midtown Manhattan, "it's like Dad came home and he's got presents for everyone in the form of laughter," said Friars Club spokesman Barry Dougherty.
Lewis has been the club's leader since 2006. The late comic Alan King held the post previously, following Frank Sinatra's 20-year tenure. As Abbot, Lewis oversees the annual roasts and helps with fundraising, continuing the philanthropic tradition he started with the Muscular Dystrophy Association more than 60 years ago.
The comedian's abrupt departure as national chairman of the organization and face of its Labor Day telethon still hasn't been explained, and Lewis refuses to talk about it.
"He's thrilled to channel those particular energies our way," Dougherty said of the Friars Foundation, which provides scholarships for aspiring entertainers and brings comedians to military hospitals to cheer up wounded veterans.
As abbot, Lewis also offers guidance to up-and-comers. One tip? Appreciate your fans.
"I never took them for granted, which is a mistake young performers make," he said. "Those that are interested in what your life is about, you have to give them time... It's all part of the business. If you don't like that part, get out of the other part."
Though Lewis has come under fire in recent years for his bias against female comics and can be cantankerous and unpredictable in interviews and on stage, his abiding love of connecting through comedy is clear. When asked what he loves about it, he said, "watching people laugh — especially when the people are seeing you for the first time and they're laughing and they're laughing good. It's an incredible feeling."
He feels the magic again when he talks to fans after the show, describing the connection as "a moment of infinite care, and it gives you a moment of infinite understanding."
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Thread: Sgt Elliot McGlone
03-28-2014, 01:24 PM #1fun while it lasted Guest
Sgt Elliot McGlone
This guy contacted me on Gaydar. The photo on his profile on gaydar didn't match the soldier photos of Elliot McGlone he sent me. In the space of 5 days of emailing he claims to have found the love of his life (me). He says he is 33 years. I am older and he says he was looking for an older man. He gave me this sob story about how his father died when he was quite young and how he still misses him, and that his mother dis-honed him because he is gay. Appeals to the stereotype that younger men that like older men are looking for father substitutes. He says he is originally from Colorado Springs
He told me how emotional he is and falls in love quickly and then hopes that I do too; and that he only wants one man for the rest of his life. The last email he sent me was saying he wanted to take 4 weeks leave and come and visit me in Australia.
He claims to be 33 years of age.
He uses the email: firstname.lastname@example.com
A google search showed other websites:
Elliot McGone on Facebook - same looking guy as the photos in battle dress he sent me but he is from Paintsville Kentucky
Then there is Sgt Elliot McGlone who is on Netlog who is fishing for women! - same photo.
It could be there is a real Elliot McGlone as I noted he also has a name of a youtube video and that it is a stolen identity.Informing scammers that they are listed on the forum attracts a BAN from the website!!!
06-19-2014, 08:30 PM #2thedudemeist Guest
Sgt. Elliot Mcglone
COMPLETELY IDENTICAL CORRESPONDENCE I received. He found me in a chat room in Israel called atraf. He had an identical exchange fact-for-fact with me.
I got suspicious as I have been stalked before. So I did an online search which landed me here. I had seen the Facebook profile of the Pikesville, KY guy.....not much information.
My guess is that he has is very good at cutting and pasting! Weird- I wonder who this is?
06-19-2014, 08:39 PM #3thedudemeist Guest
does this sound familiar? received in June of 2014 from elliot mcglone
claiming to be a Sergeant in Afghanistan, also using email@example.com. Identical story. I got suspicious after the second email frankly...and by receipt of the fourth started an online search which landed me here. I've been stalked before and it felt eerily similar.
Here's the first message I received from him. My guess whoever this person is, they excel at cutting and pasting:
"I'm really glad to read from you.I am Originally from Colorado Springs, Colorado USA, I am 33 yrs old, presently in Kabul, Afghanistan. Have been in the US army about 6 years now.. I'm one of the squad of infantry soldiers dedicated to protecting our great nation.. We are sent to shithole countries like Iraq and Afghanistan to disrupt or destroy an enemy that has extreme hatred for us simply because we represent the American flag. We might not all believe in the reasons that we are here in the Middle East but I guarantee that those soldiers will fight, if necessary, just for their fellow soldiers.
I want you to know that distance and age does not mean any thing to me in a relationship what really matters is our heart for each other and the more we know our self the more the feelings rise.i am looking for relationship and i am looking for a man that we can be together for the rest of our life.Well my plan is that as soon as i move to my lover place who knows may be it is you, am willing to start my other career in hotel management and tourism.
That is why I love my job! We are true Americans, not the greedy and selfish Americans we are mistaken for on a daily basis in the Middle East. I love my country and see no better way to serve it than how I currently am.I lost my dad when I was young...i miss him my mum is still alive, she is 67 year old,she does not want me again because am a gay........I go to the gym every morning to make my body fit.....i have a very simple mind, I hate argument. When I am in a relationship I always want to satisfy my man with every thing, I am not the best but want to be for my man I easily fall in love I want a partner I can share my life with, some one that is caring, some one that has it in mind to love me, some one that can love me for who I am, some one I can be with till eternity.. WELL I GUESS I SHOULD STOP HERE.. I HOPE TO HEAR BACK FROM YOU .......I am cool, loving and gentle guy, looking for a serious relationship. LTR.someone to love and trust.... I am honest, caring, trust Worthy,romantic and understanding, I love spending my free time in beach, I have been once cheated on but want to start in new chapter in my love life I am looking for a soul mate, someone i can love till the end of time, and someone i will live my life with..
I have interest in you, there is a lot of distance between us but I don't want you to measure that, all I want you to measure is the good feelings of my heart, which I have in writing this to you. "What is more important to us in this life is the love we share, the memories we have for our love ones. Let Give love a chance to lead us. I will love to keep in touch with you, I just want u to know that, it takes two people contributing a relationship to make it work... Despite the distance, if u know what is really in your heart. we can work things together to make it a reality...i have some questions for you, Are you single? What are you seeking for? What do you like in a guy? What do you for sex?
Thanks and waiting your email soon.
Kisses and hug
06-23-2014, 10:09 AM #4fun while it lasted Guest
Wow yes exactly the same email I got at the start. As you say good at cutting and pasting. He got in touch with me through Gaydar but they shut down his profile after I reported him.
A bit of an update:
When I cottoned on and stopped emailing him he then said me a business scam -how his troops had found this booty of USD in the millions when they killed an insurgent -and needed someone to hold on to it. Yeah right -just the way the US army works. At first I was incredulous as to how could he think when one scam didn't work that another even more stupid one would. I didn't reply to this. \
Then a few weeks later I got an email accusing me of destroying his identity and how God was going to punish me for that. So now God sides with lying deceptive thieves and when they are caught out the victim who took action can then expect His wrath. \
There was a few emails back and forth as I was less than kind towards him. Then I began to realise from the level of lack of coherence that not only is he a lying thieving scamming prick; he is also a complete nutcase; certainly not the full quid. English is certainly not his first language but it was much more weird than just lack of fluency and command of English. He continued to try the lines about how heavenly it was going to be when we finally hit the sac together -despite all that I had said about him and what I told him I knew about him. No insight at all. Still claims to be Eliot but not American but part of NATO.
So I don't think you have much to worry about him. Just don't respond or set up an automated reply.
I set up an automated reply to let him know I was not reading his emails-which is true -my spam filter collects them all. That was after signing him up for lots of cheap Viagra, penis enlargement and other plastic surgery scamming type websites -that was fun. I also included some fast track English language courses of the spamming, false claims type. I guess he gets a lot of emails now.
Looking back on it I wonder how I got sucked in at all. But I guess that being lonely and hoping to find that someone special makes one vulnerable.
09-11-2014, 03:23 PM #5Bruole Guest
Sgt Elliot McGlone
Simply amazing; the very identical email that I got. I looked him up on Facebook and well do to my military background I did an up close look at the pictures that he sent. Well he said that he was a Sgt but yet he has the rank of Spec 4 on his uniform. I know that it takes at least 3 plus years to get to spec 4 or E-4 and another 3-4 years to get to rank of Sgt or E-5. The other thing that tipped me off was continual grammar errors. Then the info on Facebook said he was from Kentucky and not Colorado. I swear to god these people must think that all of us are gullible. He contacted me via Manhunt. Just because I'm older doesn't mean I am stupid. So now that I've put this down. I'm going to have his Manhunt profile suspended. Sure hate it for whom ever they are.
10-22-2014, 03:01 PM #6oopsmybad Guest
Sgt Elliot Mcglone
Hi..my name is Sharon . I'm a straight female ,but i came upon this site in my search for answers. About a man that I've been writing with for over 3 years now. He claims to be Sgt Elliot Mcglone.
First he said?he was with the army,then NATO. I've read what you guys have wrote about him.
And he's the same guy. He also has email at elliotmcglone @gmail .
The pic of him with the fish on fb i actually sent to him. i found it by googling just his name.
So,he has apparently stolen someone's identification.I met him on meetme.
He is a scam artist for sure. He writes me the same way as he writes you guys.
Always asking for help with a leave...etc. .He is definitely scamming a lot of women ,also .
I've been told that he is one from a scam ring..out of West Africa. He actually followed me to fb and that when he set up that acct. please don't let him get to you. He doesn't care how long it takes. He will write you for years if there's any hope that you will ever send money. He also goes under several other aliases. uses the name Scott in them often. This is just a job to him....just easy
money. i never sent him anything ....but a lot of heartbroken people have.
His letters to me...are basically carbon copies of his letters that you guys have posted.
The only difference is he writes to me as a straight woman.
i did get my heart broken. but like one ofi you guys said ..we do things out of lonliness sometimes .
J didn't mean to intrude. i want to thank you guys so much! I've searched everywhere ..just trying to find the complete truth. And honestly i have to say that you guys really watch out for each other. Thanks again ...i can finally put this behind me now. God bless!
Oh and his letters almost always close with "hugs and kiss,Elliot "
10-27-2014, 06:14 AM #7fun while it lasted Guest
Hey Sharon
Grea to hear from you and that you discovered who he is and what he is. Having your heart broken is really really bad and I just hope you didn't part with a huge amount of money or anything like that.
Just remember it is not your fault! It s certainly not your bad! Being vulnerable is not the crime - it is what leads us to reach out to others and to be fulfilled in our lives whether straight or gay.
The is about a multi billion dollar criminal activity where thousands of people get ripped off and deceived
I have to admit that it has made me extremely careful now of "relationships at a distance". I just don't know if it is worth the risk.
Anyhow I wish you all the best and hope you do find that guy you really deserve. Don't give up - just go in with your eyes open. Maybe start local - at least that way you can see who he really is.
Best regards
12-19-2017, 11:43 AM #8راتین Guest
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10-07-2018, 12:10 PM #9paytakht Guest
My guess is that he has is very good at cutting and pasting! Weird- I wonder who this is?
12-15-2018, 07:05 AM #10dandehdasti Guest
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Volume 22, no. 1 Summer 2007
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New products introduced over the last week include two municipal-bond funds from PIMCO, an emerging-markets bond fund from T. Rowe Price (TROW); and Global X launched an ETF drawing on the decisions of hedge-fund managers
There is also an indexed annuity offering a chronic care benefit from the Phoenix Companies, five new volatility-weighted indexes from Compass Efficient Model Portfolios, as well as retirement-income solutions from Achaean Financial. In addition, Bregal Investments formed a new private equity fund.
Here are the latest developments of interest to advisors:
1) PIMCO Announced Launch of Two New Funds
PIMCO announced Wednesday that it has launched two new municipal bond funds, the PIMCO California Municipal Bond Fund (PCTIX) and the PIMCO National Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund (PMNIX). Both will be managed by Joe Deane, the New York-based head of PIMCO's municipal bond portfolio management.
PCTIX, which will use as its benchmark the Barclays Capital California Municipal Bond Index, may invest its assets in California debt securities exempt from regular federal income tax and California income tax, with an average duration of 7–12 years. Its management fee will be 44 basis points for institutional shares.
PMNIX's benchmark is the Barclays Capital Municipal Bond 1-20 Year Blend (1-22) Index; this fund will invest mostly in tax-exempt bonds from state and local governments across the country, with an average duration of 3–9 years. Its management fee will be 45 basis points.
2) T. Rowe Price Launches Third Emerging Markets Bond Fund
T. Rowe Price announced Tuesday that it has launched the Emerging Markets Corporate Bond Fund (TRECX). It offers investors access to the distinct subsets of emerging market debt in three separate funds. It is available through a no-load mutual fund or advisor-class shares (PACEX) available through financial advisors. This fund involves a high-risk approach to income from foreign bonds, and its share price could fluctuate significantly. It is subject to risks unique to international investing, such as liquidity risks, as well as credit and interest rate risks normally associated with investing in bonds.
TRECX, managed by Mike Conelius, the second-longest tenured emerging markets bond fund manager with 23 years of experience, offers diversification across more than 30 countries in Asia, Latin America, Europe, the Middle East and Africa. With approximately 50% of its assets in investment-grade bonds, it can purchase bonds of any credit quality.
It has an approximate duration of five years, and will invest primarily in bonds issued in U.S. dollars, but may also hold bonds issued in emerging-market currencies and other non-U.S. currencies.
The minimum initial investment in TRECX and PACEX is $2,500 or $1,000 for retirement plans or gifts or transfers to minors (UGMA/UTMA) accounts. The net expense ratio is estimated to be 1.15% for investor-class shares and 1.25% for advisor-class shares.
3) Global X Funds Launches the Global X Top Guru Holdings Index ETF
Global X Funds announced Tuesday that it has launched the Global X Top Guru Holdings Index ETF (GURU), which allows investors to tap into the combined expertise of the largest hedge fund managers. On a quarterly basis, all hedge funds with more than $100 million in U.S. equity investments are required to publish their holdings in a publicly available document called the 13F.
The goal of GURU is to aggregate on a quarterly basis the expertise and knowledge of hedge fund managers into the format of an ETF—with no minimum investment, immediate liquidity and a 0.75% expense ratio. The Top Guru Holdings Index uses a proprietary methodology to compile the highest conviction ideas from a select pool of hedge funds where the 13F information is most valuable. Hedge funds with high turnover and non-concentrated positions are eliminated from the pool. GURU is designed to rebalance quarterly in accordance with the 13F reports to capture any significant position changes.
4) The Phoenix Cos. Launches New Chronic Care Annuity
The Phoenix Cos. announced on June 4 the introduction of the Protected Solutions Annuity, developed through its strategic alliance with the AltiSure Group.
It is a single-premium fixed indexed annuity that offers two indexed accounts and a fixed account, principal protection from investment loss and, for an additional fee, a guaranteed chronic care and enhanced death benefit.
Designed for individuals approaching or already in retirement, the annuity provides benefits that can be applied to chronic or confinement care within the home, an assisted living facility or nursing home. If the chronic care benefits go unused, the beneficiary is entitled to an enhanced death benefit.
The product, issued by PHL Variable Insurance Co., a Phoenix subsidiary, is available exclusively through the AltiSure Group; its Guaranteed Enhanced Death Benefit provides a death benefit, payable monthly over five years, equal to a guaranteed multiple, ranging from 125% to 200%, of the original premium reduced for withdrawals. The guaranteed multiple varies by issue age and year of death.
Both the Guaranteed Chronic Care Benefit and the Guaranteed Death Benefit become available after the fifth contract year and until activated, can continue to grow for another 10 years. Additionally, if no withdrawals have been made from the annuity contract, a return of premium death benefit is available in all contract years. This feature provides a return of the additional fees paid for the SafetyGuard Benefit.
5) Compass Efficient Model Portfolios Launches Five Indexes
Compass Efficient Model Portfolios (CEMP) announced recently that it has launched five new equity indexes based on Dow Jones Indexes. These CEMP Volatility Weighted Indexes provide an enhancement of broad market exposure with selection criteria of consistent, positive earnings coupled with an equal weighting of risk among all stocks in each index.
The indexes and their tickers are CEMP Emerging Market 500 Volatility Weighted Index (CEMPEM); CEMP International 500 Volatility Weighted Index (CEMPDEV); CEMP U.S. Large Cap 500 Volatility Weighted Index (CEMPUSL); CEMP U.S. REIT 100 Volatility Weighted Index (CEMPRE); and CEMP U.S. Small Cap 500 Volatility Weighted Index (CEMPUSS).
They are unmanaged and investors are not able to invest directly into any index. The indexes began calculating in June 2003. Due to the broad market enhancement of the CEMP indexes, this proprietary methodology is patent pending. Additional indexes are expected to be added to the series over time.
6) Achaean Financial Launches Innovative Retirement Income Solutions
Achaean Financial announced on Tuesday the leveraging of its Retirement Outcome retirement advice software platform and its guaranteed income product design Income Plus+. The former, an open-architecture retirement modeling platform and customizable retirement planning tool, works with the latter, and helps investors and their advisors develop personalized retirement plans and generate solutions for income, wealth and asset allocations.
Retirement Outcome takes a variety of information about a client in or near retirement to produce a personalized outcome report. Each investing, guaranteed income and spending decision can then be adjusted to show the impact it has on the client's income and wealth throughout retirement. User interface and all reports can be branded with the advisor's logo, and the asset allocation portfolios can be customized to the advisor's models.
Income Plus+ is a true annuity, with mortality credits enabling higher annual payments to investors. For insurers, Income Plus+ significantly reduces the hedging cost associated with offering an income-guaranteed product by providing offsetting market risk exposure that permits the carrier to predetermine the amount of exposure it is willing to undertake.
7) Bregal Investments Announces Formation of Private Equity Fund
Bregal Investments announced Wednesday that it has formed Bregal Sagemount I L.P., a private equity fund capitalized with $500 million in committed capital. Bregal Sagemount will be led by Gene Yoon, formerly of Goldman, Sachs & Co., and will focus on growth-oriented investments in both control and non-control situations. Previously, Yoon was head of private equity for Goldman's Americas special situations group and a partner with Great Hill Partners LLC.
Bregal Sagemount is focused on investing $15 million to $75 million in companies, and in partnership with Bregal Investments, can invest up to $150 million. Target investments will be in growth sectors, including business services, software and technology-enabled businesses, information and media, financial services and health care. The fund will make equity and/or junior debt investments.
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Overland Park slaying shocks, rattles neighbors
Raymon Thomas killed in shooting near 94th Street, Lamar Avenue
Overland Park police continue to look for the persons responsible for the city's first homicide of 2013.
Raymon Thomas, 33, was fatally shot outside his home near West 94th Terrace and Lamar Avenue on Sunday afternoon. Two men were spotted speeding away from the scene in a red Ford Taurus.
Family members said Thomas had recently moved to the neighborhood from Missouri and was making a new beginning on the Kansas side of the state line.
Neighbors said it's unusual for any crime to happen in that part of Overland Park, especially a homicide.
"It's a little bit shocking, but bad things happen wherever, I guess," said Brandon Sherer. "Overland Park, the reason we moved here is because it's a really quiet place. We lived in Chicago for a couple of years and it was not so quiet there."
Police said they don't believe the shooting was random.
Overland Park remains among the nation's safest cities of its size. The city of 177,000 people has seen just one or two homicides each of the last few years. The overall crime rate is 10 percent below the national average. The city's last homicide was in September when a South Carolina pediatrician was killed by an acquaintance during a medical conference in town.
Still, any violence in Overland Park grabs attention.
"It goes to show, as safe as a place can be, bad things can happen anywhere and anytime," said Sherer.


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Vita users looking for an enhanced online experience will be able to take advantage of many of the same PlayStation Plus features that are already available on the PS3 starting in November.
Subscribers to the $50/year PlayStation Plus service will be able to download a rotating selection of full games for the Vita (though those downloads remain playable only as long as their membership remains active), get discounts on downloadable Vita games and content from the PlayStation Store, and back up Vita game saves to 1GB of online storage space. Plus members will also be able to set automatic, timed downloads of game and system software updates, meaning you won't have to sit staring at an "Updating" screen when you pick up the system for a quick game of Super Stardust Delta.
I've found PlayStation Plus to be a great bargain on the PS3, mainly for the wide selection of free downloadable classic titles that help round out the game library on my hard drive. Grouping similar features for the Vita in with the same subscription price is a nice benefit, and it plays well into Sony's efforts to make the Vita seem like a natural buy for current PS3 owners (see also: the Cross Play feature that gives you a free Vita edition of games like Sound Shapes when you buy the PS3 version).
On the Vita software side, Sony announced that Mega Man creator Keiji Inafune's over-the-top action RPG Soul Sacrifice has been delayed until the spring of 2013 in Japan. The system will also play host to a sequel to 2011 PSP Monster Hunter-like God Eater and yet another title based in Gundam's universe of large fighting robots.
Japanese consumers will also be getting two new colors for the PlayStation Vita hardware on November 15: Cosmic Red and Sapphire Blue. No word on those hues coming to the US yet, but the system isn't region-locked, so color-coordinated importers that are willing to pay for shipping can go nuts.


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Germs Abound on Office Phones, Chairs, Desks
Most bacteria originated from either oral or nasal cavities.
THURSDAY, May 31, 2012 (MedPage Today) — You may want to clear out your workspace and break out the disinfecting wipes: Your area is teeming with bacteria, most of which is human in origin, according to a new study.
More than 500 bacterial genera were identified based on an analysis of viable heterotropic bacteria cultivated off office space surfaces in three cities. There were highly significant differences in bacterial abundance among surfaces, genders, and cities, reported Scott Kelley, PhD, from San Diego State University, and colleagues in PLoS One.
Chairs and phones were the most contaminated surfaces while spaces inhabited by men were more germ-ridden compared with areas where women worked, they noted. Also, offices in San Francisco tended to be less contaminated than offices in New York and in Tucson, Ariz.
However, they pointed out that most of the human-associated bacteria were "commensals," which indicates a symbiotic relationship between two organisms, where one organism benefits but the other is neutral.
"Humans are spending an increasing amount of time indoors, yet we know little about the diversity of bacteria and viruses where we live, work and play," Kelley said in a statement. "This study provides detailed baseline information about the rich bacterial communities in typical office settings and insight into the sources of these organisms."
Previous studies of office buildings have reported 106 bacteria per cubic meter in an ever-changing microbial environment. In 2008, Finnish researchers discovered hundreds of unique microbial lineages (OTUs) at just two different office buildings (BMC Microbiol online, April 8, 2008).
For the current study, the authors combined culture-based cell counting and multiplexed pyrosequencing of environmental ribosomal RNA gene sequences. This "deep-sequencing approach" allowed for broader sampling and more detailed sequencing. They chose offices in the three cities because they offered diverse climate regimes.
They swabbed about 13 cm2 of the same surfaces in every building: chairs, phones, computer mice, computer keyboards, and desktops.
They found that human oral and nasal cavities as well as skin were the primary sources of office bacterial contamination. Proteobacteria (Salmonella, Helicobacter) was the most common, followed by Firmicutes, Actinobacteria, and Bacteroidetes. Together, these groups made up nearly 90 percent of the sequences, the authors said.
Bacteroidetes is associated with the human digestive tract and the genera does include pathogens, but the sequence information that the authors collected could not distinguish bacterial strains or species.
As for the differences in contamination levels based on gender, Kelley's group offered two possible explanations: Men are perceived as being less hygienic than women (washing their hands less frequently) and they also may shed more bacteria into the environment simply because they are generally larger than women.
Other bacterial genera noted in the study were associated with soils and with some environmental sources such as microbacteriaceae.
Finally, the samples from Tucson were quite different than those from New York and San Francisco, probably because of the desert soils. For instance, bacteroidetes and Cyanobacteria were essentially absent in the Tucson samples but were seen in samples in the other cities.
The 549 bacterial genera found in this study was much higher than the 283 unique OTUs discovered in the Finnish study, the authors said, most likely because of broader sampling and deeper sequencing. But the results were in line with studies on airplane bacterial contamination (ISME Journal online, February 7, 2008).
While the bacteria levels reported in the current study would probably only pose a problem for people who have severely compromised immune systems, these findings in "nominally 'healthy' buildings"could be useful for identifying sick building syndrome, the authors said.


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"All I ever did in life was sit in my room, alone, downing entire bottles of liquor on my own, for no other reason than because I didn't want to deal with my life."
[In what may be the most personal c-blog I've ever read, vApathyv talks about how playing Max Payne 3 helped him realize he had a problem with alcohol abuse. Want to get featured on the front page? Get writing. -Spencer Hayes.]
What I am about to share with you is a very personal, very painful retelling of a hard portion of my life. I've since overcome it, but it is a dark stain on my past that I will unfortunately never live down. However, I feel comfortable in sharing it and hope that it is a story worth reading. Everyone always likes to talk about their favorite characters in gaming. The badasses. The grand hero. The lovable villain. The quirky sidekick. We all have favorites, it's natural. But a question was asked to me today that made me consider something else, something deeper about the connections we have with the stars of those games that we love/loathe so much.
A simple question, but it could lead to many responses. But when I saw it, only one thing came to mind...
...Max Payne.
Now, before you start laughing and dismiss this as a joke, allow me to clarify. I'm not referring to his guns-blazing bravado. I'm not referring to the tragedies that have befell him in the past three games. I'm referring to the manner in which he decided to deal with those tragedies and problems in his life. Not the violence part either.
I'm referring to the alcohol abuse.
Back when Max Payne 3 released, I was in perhaps the deepest pit of my entire 22 years of life so far. Everything was falling apart around me: My relationships with both friends and family were incredibly strained, I was at risk of losing my job, I had fallen into a deep depression the likes of which not even my medications were helping me to deal with. So I made the worst mistake of my life: I decided that I would drown out every problem I had in my life with alcohol. I stopped drinking to have fun, stopped being the person that some Dtoiders know as "Swagathy". I was using booze as a crutch. A temporary escape from the harsh realities I'd been dealing with, knowing damn well that they'd still be there as soon as I was sober again. But I didn't care. I would drink. And drink. And drink some more, until literally all I ever did in life was sit in my room, alone, downing entire bottles of liquor on my own, for no other reason than because I didn't want to deal with my life. I didn't want to face reality, conquer my problems, and actually move on, I just wanted to see who'd stop floating and drown first: My problems, or my liver. It was the worst time of my life and even thinking about it now I'm reminded of visions of who I was. Visions of passing out on the floor because I couldn't make it up the stairs to my room. Visions of getting behind the wheel because I just didn't care. Visions of waking up and tripping over empty rum bottles.
During this time, Max Payne 3 launched. I'd never played the series before, but I knew Rockstar had an incredible knack for storytelling and despite not really paying attention to any pre-release information I decided to pick it up anyways because I wanted a new game to play. Now I had a basic idea of what happened in the two games prior: Basically Max's life was miserable and he had lost his family. That was all the knowledge I had. When I first started the game I noticed a very peculiar thing, a very striking thing. One that hit home: His problems haunted him and he was dealing with it in the worst way possible. I watched as this character that I had never really experienced before or knew too much about would basically ignore his life and well being in favor of drinking his ills away. How everything that seemed to go wrong during the story was almost a direct result of his drinking. How he would go home each night and drink himself comatose. For me, it was jarring. It hit me like a god damn brick. This video game character, this fictional being in a fictional world doing fictional things, had a very real problem that I shared with him. It horrified me. Like looking into a mirror. And I didn't like what I saw. I was disturbed. The game actually became hard for me to play. I was experiencing a virtual representation of my problems, my vices, my addictions. And it made me ill.
As I progressed through the story I was both amazed and terrified at how much I could relate to this man. Now, as I was playing this game, back in the real world I had also begun making strides towards correcting my problem. I was regaining a grip on my life, and regaining a grip on my self-control. I was slowly becoming better again, to the point where I actually stopped drinking for a while. And around that time a pivotal moment happened in the story where Max decided enough was enough, and that he was gonna drop the bottle and take his life back. When this happened, I was floored. This character that I've been so connected to this whole time...he was taking the same steps I did. I had no words. I still have no words to describe the feeling I had during that scene. But the one thing I can say about that scene is, it inspired me. I could probably say Max rejecting his demons and vices is what led to me doing the same. I think I can honestly admit that Max Payne is who saved me from my addiction.
Fast forward to now, I've managed to stay on that path. I won't lie: I still drink. But I don't drink for the wrong reasons anymore, and I don't drink as heavily as I used to. Like Max, I found self-control. Like Max, I faced my problems, my traumas, my tragedies, my realities, and accepted them as life. And like Max, in the end, I found happiness. As I sit here typing this I know that I'm typing this to an audience...no, FAMILY, of people that love and appreciate me. Surrounded by friends, family, and a renewed appreciate of life. I haven't solved all my problems, but I've found far better ways to cope than searching for the last drop at the bottom of the bottle. And I think Max Payne is the one that helped me do that. We were one and the same at the time: We wouldn't listen to anyone that talked to us about our problems, we lost friends and loved ones because of it, and we were just being cowards and hiding behind substances to avoid life. But, we also found salvation from that fate. He helped me. He saved me. And, you know, it's a stupid thought, but sometimes I like to think that maybe we helped each other.
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Happy (almost) Halloween, cowfolk! Here's this week's Student Council Weekly Roundup, brought to you by Bureau Chiefs Maddie Goodman (CCSC), Leora Schloss (ESC), Eliza Staples (SGA), and Olivia Mitchell (GSSC). Stay warm, safe, and healthy
Some say Halloween is canceled, some say it's not. Either way, Bwog is here with some suggestions to celebrate the season – beyond the classic jack-o-lanterns and ghosts.
New staffer Rania attended From the Local to the Global: Business, Debt, Coronavirus, a panel on COVID-19, and the continuous cycle of debt. The panel featured five speakers in different areas of expertise.
Ever wondered during which hours you could get CAVA'd? Look no further!
On Monday, the Columbia University Presidential Scholars in Society and Neuroscience hosted an event exploring how an interdisciplinary approach incorporating neuroscience and psychology can inform ways to rethink the justice system to create better outcomes
Even though Halloween looks different this year, you can still keep the Halloween spirit alive.
Everything has been sort of insane lately. The only possible cure is a Netflix binge session. As we go into election week, and all of our blood pressures skyrocket, sometimes it is nice too detach
If you need help deciding what to dress up as this year, I have some ideas for you.
GSSC Bureau Chief Olivia Mitchell is back at it again with the GSSC news you've all been waiting for. As always, President Jane Jeong GS'22 started out this week's GSSC meeting with some presidential updates.
Staff Writer Yuki Adams took one Fall A class and this is her review of the immersive format.
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Senior Staff Writers Sam Losee and Daniel Ortega-Venni have gotten you covered with costume ideas for this unusual Halloween holiday.
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It was as if a dark cloud settled over Fayette last week when news spread about the health of Kellen Keiser.
Following treatments for acute lymphoblastic leukemia last summer, the Fayette freshman finally returned to school over the winter and his prognosis improved.
He joined the baseball team and had the opportunity to start a JV game at second base. He took part in other school activities, including the prom.
But he started to feel some discomfort this spring and was running a low fever. His parents, Kirk and Tina Keiser, suspected influenza, but when the fever kept hanging on, they took their son to St. Vincent Medical Center in Toledo for testing.
"His blood counts were fine," Kirk said, "so the doctor figured it was a bacterial and viral infection. But then his counts started to fall so they checked his bone marrow [through an MRI scan] and discovered the leukemia had returned."
Many people in the area were cheering for Kellen's improvement in the fight against his disease and news of the reversal hit hard.
The person who seems to remain the most optimistic is Kellen himself.
"He's handled it better than everyone else, I think," Kirk said. "He never ceases to amaze me."
His return to school and related activities make his new absence all the more noticeable.
"He made a couple plays in the baseball game along with one miss, but he did great," Kirk said. "It was wonderful seeing him out there being a 'normal kid.'"
Kellen faces some tough days ahead—more than 100 chemotherapy treatments followed by a bone marrow transplant.
The regimen varies within each of the three rounds of five-week chemo treatments, Kirk said. He starts off with twice-a-week appointments followed by nearly daily treatments in the second and third week.
His time away from the hospital will vary with the schedule and how Kellen is feeling.
"He'll likely be at the hospital more than he was last year because the treatments are more intense," Kirk explained.
Once he stabilizes from the chemo, it's off to Nationwide Children's Hospital in Columbus for a 100-day stay during the transplant process.
Kirk said he's been asked by friends about the possibility of them becoming a bone marrow donor and he's still seeking information about how people can help.
Kirk said he and his wife were tested last week to see if they could become donors. They'll have an answer in a couple of weeks.
The Keiser's daughters, Emilie and Zoee, have a one in four chance of matching up, Kirk said, while he and his wife have a one in eight chance.
"If we don't match, they will go to the national donor registry," he said.
Kirk said he's told his children there are times when life just doesn't seem fair.
"But it's what you do in those times that matters," he said.
"We continue to keep faith and ask others to do the same."


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The WINGStand is a clever two piece plastic stand designed to work with the official Apple Bluetooth keyboard. It clips onto the Apple keyboard and then an iPad can be used in portrait or landscape mode; you can even use the iPad while it is in its case. The stand works with the original iPad, iPad 2, iPhone or even other tablets. If you don't want to use a keyboard, the WINGStand also works fine as a stand for your device.
The WINGStand has been developed by student Daniel Haarburger who is currently studying at Stanford University. It has already reached its target funding figure of $9,500 with more than 38 days remaining; looks like this one is going to be a very popular accessory.
You can still make a pledge and guarantee yourself one of the first ones off the production line. $20 will get you one in white, $30 if you want an exclusive black one and you can even get a package including the Apple keyboard; that will set you back over $100.
I really like the look of this and hopefully it will be available very soon.


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I have been working more on the bot filter for my website, but by no means is it complete.
So far I have the main ones:
Google, Yahoo, MSN, Baidu, Amazon, and a few others...
Right now, I am using a filter to compare the referral URL, existing domain, and known browsers vs. non-browser useragents.
Are there any other good techniques to detect if the hit is coming from a bot or not?


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Manage my DNS templates
Creating DNS templates can help you save time by adding DNS settings to multiple domains at once. You'll also be able to edit those DNS settings in one place, rather than making changes to each domain individually.
More info
- Organize your domains further by using folders or preset profiles.