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These Oakland Raiders have it pretty tough with the NFL referees. They get unsportsmanlike conduct penalties even when they behave like choirboys.
Raiders' cornerback Chris Johnson found that out the hard way after making a great play in yesterday's 29-6 Raider loss to the Texans.
With just 51 seconds left in the first half, the Texans were on the verge of scoring another touchdown before halftime. In footage still available online, Johnson made a fantastic leaping interception to rob Houston's Andre Johnson of the score.
After hauling in the throw, the Raiders' Johnson dropped to his knees and raised his hands to the heavens in a brief and innocuous display of his religious faith. It was one the most humble, classy and decent end zone celebrations you'll ever see.
The officials didn't like it one bit. They whistled Johnson for excessive celebration and a 15-yard penalty.
To clarify, Johnson did not wave his buttocks toward the crowd. He did not stomp on the other team's logo, he did not pull a magic marker out of his sock, and he did not attempt to get busy with a cheerleader. And he didn't even come close to tweeting anything.
But he dropped to his knees in a motion resembling prayer, and got nailed with a 15-yard penalty. "I'm just getting on my knees giving my respect to God," Johnson told the San Francisco Chronicle. "I don't see how that's a personal foul or anything like that."
Evidently, the NFL isn't just the "No Fun League." It's also the "No Faith League."
Joe Kukura is a freelance writer who is absolutely, positively filing this one into his "Raider conspiracy theories" dossier.


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KTM 690 Duke R Track
KTM will produce a limited edition Track version of
its new 690 Duke, based on the machines competing in the 2012 KTM-sponsored
European Junior Cup (EJC).
Following on from the success of the RC8 R Track, the 200 examples are to have
the same specification as the EJC bikes that will see riders from more than 13
Nations battle across eight rounds as a support race for the World Superbike
Priced under € 10,000 and not homologated for road use, the 690 Duke Track is
fitted with a host of KTM PowerParts, bespoke items and modifications to some
standard parts to make truly a formidable circuit weapon – losing 10kg over its
150kg road counterpart and gaining 9hp.
The power increase – on what is already the most powerful production single
cylinder motor – is achieved from a full titanium Akrapovic exhaust,
modifications to the airbox and PowerParts camshaft with a bespoke fuel map.
Ergonomic changes come from a PowerParts seat – firmer, higher and more room for
the rider to change position on the bike. PowerParts foot pegs increase Ground Clearance and move feet back and up while narrower Renthal handlebars took the
hands in closer to a race position.
The slim chassis and lightweight subframe remains standard, but with ABS not
required for track use, this is replaced with a new four-pad radial Brembo
caliper and master cylinder helping to bite down on a thicker front disc.
New WP front forks raise the Duke 15mm higher and offer full adjustment and the
preload only rear shock from the road bike is replaced by a fully adjustable WP
Developed in conjunction with KTM R&D, the European Junior Cup and KTM Street
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Conference Theme: Visible Possibilities: The Economics of Sustainable Fisheries, Aquaculture and Seafood Trade
The general theme of the conference addresses the hidden possibilities of fisheries in all areas of the world, with particular emphasis on Africa and developing regions. Participants reflected on the goods and services fisheries and aquaculture provide to human society and on the objective that fishery management and aquaculture development should provide contributions to human well being whether through macro-economic growth (resource rents, trade revenues), small-business profits, wage labor, or nutritious food. These need to be weighed against the costs inherent in utilizing fish resources. Participants examined and suggested solutions for resolving those aspects of fisheries management and aquaculture development that can hamper our ability to fulfill this objective, helping to avoid worsening poverty traps, ecosystem damage, and inequities amongst fishery and aquaculture stakeholders. We stress that development, in this context, is something that takes place in every society, at all levels, and not just a process in the developing world. It is a continual process of change of seeking a cleaner, safer and more prosperous world and a fairer society that is relevant everywhere.
IIFET does not take copyright on materials included in our proceedings. We request that presenters make their contribution to the conference accessible through the IIFET collection at Oregon State University's ScholarsArchive.
Suggested bibliographic reference:
Visible Possibilities: The Economics of Sustainable Fisheries, Aquaculture and Seafood Trade: Proceedings of the Sixteenth Biennial Conference of the International Institute of Fisheries Economics and Trade, July 16-20, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. Edited by Ann L. Shriver. International Institute of Fisheries Economics and Trade (IIFET), Corvallis, 2012.


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You must be talented and ambitious or you wont make it passed midterms.
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Scenery is nice, and they go all out on decorations.
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Its too bad that the school costs so much and they dont even feed you everyday.
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There are only 1-3 clubs. All the fun is being with friends.
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There is a vending machine in most buildings, but bring your own food.
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There are many students who drive from home or find an apartment near buildings.
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CVA has brilliant students and professors, for good reason. Every program is rigorous to prepare students for the real world.
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Slowey aims to repeat spring camp history
JUPITER, Fla. -- Different season, same situation for Kevin Slowey.
Last Spring Training, Slowey entered Marlins camp as a non-roster invitee with no guarantee of making the club. The veteran right-hander impressed and ended up finding himself as the Game 2 starter.
This year, Slowey finds himself back with the Marlins as a non-roster candidate trying to win a spot among a group of promising young pitching prospects.
It wasn't a given Slowey would return.
After the 2013 season, he declined a Minor League assignment and became a free agent. He then weighed all of his options.
On Jan. 8, the Marlins announced the right-hander had agreed to rejoin the organization.
"There are always opportunities out there," Slowey said. "But for me, there is nothing better than a known commodity. Not just knowing the players in this clubhouse but the front office and the staff."
The 29-year-old also was a teammate of Marlins manager Mike Redmond during his tenure with the Twins.
"I know they're going to be honest with me, and shoot straight with me, and tell me if there is an opportunity," Slowey said. "If there is, great. If there is not, we'll find somewhere else to go."
Slowey went 3-6 with a 4.11 ERA in 20 games -- 14 starts -- last year.
After logging 92 innings, his season ended in late July due to right forearm discomfort.
Slowey was examined by Dr. James Andrews, who claimed the pitcher was bothered by a flexor strain. Six weeks of not throwing was recommended.
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UK Continues To Censor The Press: Orders Wall Street Journal To Pull Details From Already Published Story
from the no-freedom-of-the-press deptThe UK's issue broad injunctions that try to silence the press from naming names of people accused of crimes. Given that, a court apparently ordered the Wall Street Journal to remove the names of bankers the WSJ had noted were expected to be named as being involved in the criminal manipulation of the LIBOR rate:
A British judge ordered the Journal and David Enrich, the newspaper's European banking editor, to comply with a request by the U.K.'s Serious Fraud Office prohibiting the newspaper from publishing names of individuals not yet made public in the government's ongoing investigation into alleged manipulation of the London interbank offered rate, or Libor.Except, as the Journal notes, it had already published the story out on the wire, and while it took down its own web story, and is protesting the injunction, it's not at all difficult to find other stories that published the names:
The order, which applies to publication in England and Wales, also demanded that the Journal remove "any existing Internet publication" divulging the details. It threatened Mr. Enrich and "any third party" with penalties including a fine, imprisonment and asset seizure.
In Friday's U.S. edition of the newspaper, 11 names were printed, including former UBS AG (NYSE:UBS) and Citigroup Inc. (NYSE:C) trader Tom Hayes; his former boss at UBS, Michael Pieri; and two former brokers at R.P. Martin Holdings Ltd., Terry Farr and James Gilmour.And, of course, anyone who got the print version, which had already gone to press, could see the names as well:
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When Apple announced the new iPad 2, it also announced two major new content creation apps for the platform: iMovie and GarageBand. iMovie is an extension of the iPhone app that Apple introduced with the iPhone 4 in 2010, adapted to the iPad's larger touchscreen. But GarageBand is a completely new app that brings a slimmed down, slightly re-imagined version of Apple's entry-level audio recording software from the Mac to the iPad.
GarageBand for iPad is an 8-track recorder, virtual synth, drum machine, virtual guitar, complete virtual amp modeler, competent virtual sampler, and a fun, loop-based song-making app all in one. At just $4.99, GarageBand could potentially replace at least a half dozen or more music apps, all the while integrating with its 8-track recording ability for songwriting on-the-go.
While it doesn't include all the features of the full desktop version of GarageBand, the iOS version is an array of music-making tools all translated to the iPad's touchscreen interface. While there are some interface issues and limitations that might frustrate more experienced musicians or recording pros, the breadth of GarageBand's music creation capabilities will certainly appeal to mobile music professionals as much as they might fascinate budding musicians, or even just those with the inclination to explore and experiment.
Instruments, virtual and smart
One of the biggest impediments to starting a band (in your parents' garage or otherwise) is acquiring instruments. Shoddy, cheap drum sets and guitars churned out of Chinese factories are available from a variety of mass retailers, but even those will cost in the range of $100-$150. Add in costs like amps and tuners for guitars, stands and cymbals for drums, and mics and PAs for singers, and even the original $100 investment can quickly turn into a few hundred dollars. On top of this, the instruments will take up space and have to be lugged around to practice spaces or gigs.
GarageBand offers a virtual Ford Econoline-full of gear that fits into the confines of the slim iPad for a measly $5. This won't necessarily replace real instruments, especially for serious musicians, but especially in the case of synths or drum machines, it certainly could.
There are two virtual "regular" instruments: Keyboard and Drums. There are also four "smart" instruments: Smart Guitar, Smart Bass, Smart Keyboard, and Smart Drums. Additionally, there is a simple virtual sampler, which aside from the sample recording and editing, works just like the regular keyboard. A complete amp and effects modeler, called "Guitar Amp," as well as a simple audio recorder, mainly intended for vocals, are lumped in the instruments list within the app, but we'll delve into those in a later section.
We'll discuss the all virtual instruments first, since GarageBand prompts you to pick an instrument as the first action when launching it for the first time or starting a new song. We'll then discuss the recording features in-depth, including recording with Smart Instruments, mixing, song structure, and more. As we go along, you'll see that GarageBand for the iPad invites users to experiment with different instruments and explore song ideas in a very casual way, while still including enough attention to detail to make the app accessible and usable by more experienced songwriters.
The keyboard offers a selection of virtual piano, electric piano, organ, and clavinet, as well as a range of 72 virtual synthesizers. The piano offers two sampled sounds, Grand and Classical Grand, with the Classical Grand sounding a bit more like it was sampled in a large concert hall. The other instruments offer plenty of room for tweaking the sound via controls common to each instrument. For instance, the organ has nine tone bars, a speed control for a virtual tone wheel (replete with a spinning animation), percussion and chorus rocker switches, and a six-way distortion knob.
The included digitally modeled synthesizers also boast an impressive array of sounds, from the theremin-like "Fifties Sci-Fi" to the dance-floor-inspired "Warp Lead." The presets are arranged into bass, lead, pad, FX, and "classic" categories. Further knob tweaking can be done, though each synth only offers four different adjustments which change depending on the preset. The "Classic Synth Bass" offers controls for cutoff, resonance, filter decay, and filter sustain, while the "Digital Wave" lets you tweak cutoff, glide, volume attack, and volume release. The combinations possible between the 72 presets and virtual knob tweaking should satisfy all but the pickiest users.


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FR Doc E8-21857[Federal Register: September 18, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 182)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 54069-54072]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
17 CFR Parts 3 and 30
Exemption From Registration for Certain Firms With Regulation
30.10 Relief
AGENCY: Commodity Futures Trading Commission.
ACTION: Final rule.
SUMMARY: The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (``Commission'') has
amended the regulation concerning the registration of firms located
outside the U.S. that are engaged in commodity interest activities with
respect to trading on U.S. designated contract markets (``DCMs'') and
U.S. derivatives transaction execution facilities (``DTEFs'').\1\ The
amended regulation
[[Page 54070]]
codifies past actions of the Commission's staff to permit certain
foreign firms that have confirmed relief from registration as futures
commission merchants (``FCMs'') in accordance with the regulations to
introduce to registered FCMs certain U.S. customers in connection with
trading futures and commodity options listed on, or subject to the
rules of, a U.S. DCM or DTEF without having to register as an
introducing broker (``IB'') pursuant to Section 4d of the Commodity
Exchange Act (``Act''). The Commission also has revoked the regulation
regarding quarterly reporting requirements for foreign futures and
foreign options transactions.
\1\ Commission regulations referred to herein are found at 17
CFR Ch. I (2007) and may be accessed through the Commission's Web
site, http://www.cftc.gov/lawandregulation/index.htm.
DATES: Effective Date: October 20, 2008.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Andrew V. Chapin, Associate Director,
at (202) 418-5430, Division of Clearing and Intermediary Oversight,
Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Three Lafayette Centre, 1155 21st
Street, NW., Washington, DC 20581. Electronic mail: [email protected]
I. The Proposal
Part 3 of the Commission's regulations governs the registration of
intermediaries engaged in the offer and sale of, and providing advice
concerning, futures and commodity options traded on U.S. markets,
including both DCMs and DTEFs. Regulation 3.10 sets forth the manner in
which FCMs, IBs, commodity pool operators (``CPOs''), commodity trading
advisors (``CTAs''), and leverage transaction merchants must apply for
registration with the Commission. Regulation 3.10(c) also provides an
exemption from registration for certain persons. For example,
Regulation 3.10(c)(3) provides an exemption from registration to any
foreign person engaged in the activity of an IB, CPO or CTA solely on
behalf of customers located outside the U.S., provided that all
commodity interest transactions are submitted for clearing to a
registered FCM.\2\ Part 30 of the Commission's regulations governs the
offer and sale to U.S. persons of futures and option contracts entered
into on or subject to the rules of a foreign board of trade.
\2\ See 72 FR 63976 (Nov. 14, 2007).
On January 25, 2008, the Commission published for comment proposed
amendments to Regulations 3.10 and 30.8 (the ``Proposal'').\3\
Specifically, the Commission proposed new Regulation 3.10(c)(4) to
exempt from registration as an IB the foreign affiliate of a registered
FCM that introduces eligible contract participants (``ECPs'') to a
registered FCM for the purpose of trading U.S. exchange-traded futures
and options. Among other conditions, the registration relief described
in the Proposal was predicated upon the foreign affiliate obtaining an
exemption from FCM registration pursuant to Regulation 30.10
(``Regulation 30.10 firm'') and the affiliated FCM's acknowledgment
that it would be jointly and severally liable for any violations of the
Act or the Commission's regulations by the foreign affiliate in
connection with those activities, even if the FCM did not submit the
trade for clearing.
\3\ 73 FR 4499 (Jan. 25, 2008).
As explained in the Proposal, the Commission sought to codify past
no-action positions taken by Commission staff that provided a limited-
purpose exemption from IB registration only to those foreign affiliates
of registered FCMs engaged in global futures brokerage activities on
behalf of institutional customers located in the U.S. In doing so, the
Commission recognized that institutional U.S. customers who trade
globally throughout the 24-hour trading day may achieve greater
operational and economic efficiencies by eliminating the need to use
multiple order entry systems to execute transactions both domestically
and abroad.
The Commission also proposed to revoke Regulation 30.8 requiring
each FCM to provide the National Futures Association (``NFA'') with a
quarterly report containing data for the total volume of foreign
futures and options contracts effected on foreign boards of trade. In
the Proposal, the Commission stated that the Regulation 30.8 reporting
requirement was overly burdensome in lieu of other extensive reporting
and recordkeeping requirements applicable to FCMs as set forth in Part
1 of its regulations.
II. Comments Regarding the Proposal
A. The Comments
The Commission received four comment letters. All of the commenters
supported the adoption of Regulation 3.10(c)(4). The two commenters on
the proposal to revoke Regulation 30.8 similarly supported that action.
One commenter, a registered FCM, requested the Commission to
preserve the position taken in Staff Letter 07-16, applicable to one of
the FCM's foreign affiliates.\4\ In contrast to other recipients of
prior no-action relief, the FCM's foreign affiliate was exempt from IB
registration pursuant to Regulation 30.5 and not Regulation 30.10. As
such, the FCM's foreign affiliate would not be eligible for the IB
registration exemption under the Proposal until such time that either
its foreign regulator or self-regulatory organization filed a petition
with the Commission in accordance with Regulation 30.10. Another
commenter, a membership organization comprised of FCMs and other
futures industry participants, commented that FCMs' foreign affiliates
in non-30.10 jurisdictions may be interested in obtaining exemptive
relief consistent with Regulation 3.10(c)(4) and, accordingly, it
requested that the Commission consider addressing those foreign
affiliates in the final rulemaking.
\4\ CFTC Staff Letter 07-16, [Current Transfer Binder] Comm.
Fut. L. Rep. (CCH) ] -------- (Aug. 21, 2007). CFTC Staff Letters
issued since 1995 may be accessed through http://www.cftc.gov/
B. The Commission's Response
The Commission does not believe it is appropriate at this time to
extend the proposed IB registration exemption for trading on domestic
markets as set forth in Regulation 3.10(c)(4) to those foreign
affiliates exempt from IB registration pursuant to Regulation 30.5.
This is because, while the limited-purpose exemption from IB
registration set forth in Regulation 3.10(c)(4) is predicated on the
existence of a comparable regulatory program in the jurisdiction in
which the Regulation 30.10 firm is located, the exemption available in
Regulation 30.5 is not. The Commission's determination to limit the
relief set forth in Regulation 3.10(c)(4) to Regulation 30.10 firms
will benefit U.S. customers by requiring any firm not registered with
the Commission as an IB to be subject to a comparable regulatory
program in lieu of compliance with the provisions of the Act and
Commission regulations applicable to IBs. As set forth in Appendix A to
Part 30, the Commission's review of each Regulation 30.10 firm's
regulatory program, among other requirements, addresses the foreign
laws and regulations applicable to registration and fitness,
recordkeeping and reporting, and minimum sales practice standards.
III. Final Rulemaking
Accordingly, the Commission has determined to adopt Regulation
3.10(c)(4) as proposed. As the Commission indicated would be the case
in the Proposal, the adoption of Regulation 3.10(c)(4) will supersede
the following Staff Letters: 03-28, 04-09, 04-14, 05-06, 07-05, 07-08,
07-16, 07-
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17, 07-20, and 07-23 (the ``Prior Staff Letters'').
Regulation 3.10(c)(4)(iii) requires that the FCM affiliated with
the Regulation 30.10 firm seeking relief thereunder file with NFA an
acknowledgment of joint and several liability with the 30.10 Firm.
Notwithstanding that the Prior Staff Letters have been superseded by
the adoption of Regulation 3.10(c)(4), by this Federal Register release
the Commission confirms that any FCM that previously filed an
acknowledgment of joint and several liability pursuant to the
conditions of a Prior Staff Letter is not required to file a new
acknowledgment with NFA--provided that the previously filed
acknowledgment complies with Regulation 3.10(c)(4)(iii).
For the reasons provided in the Proposal, and in the absence of any
comments to the contrary, the Commission similarly has determined to
revoke and reserve Regulation 30.8.
IV. Related Matters
A. Regulatory Flexibility Act
The Regulatory Flexibility Act (``RFA''), 5 U.S.C. 601-611,
requires that agencies, in proposing regulations, consider the impact
of those regulations on small businesses. The Commission has previously
established certain definitions of ``small entities'' to be used by the
Commission in evaluating the impact of its regulations on such entities
in accordance with the RFA.\5\ The Commission previously has determined
that registered FCMs are not small entities for the purpose of the RFA
because each FCM has an underlying fiduciary relationship with its
customers, regardless of the size of the FCM.\6\ The Commission notes
that certain foreign persons affected by the changes to the
Commission's regulations would be registered as FCMs if not for the
exemption provided therein and, as such, would maintain a fiduciary
relationship with customers similar to the relationship maintained by
each registered FCM.
\5\ 47 FR 18618-18621 (Apr. 30, 1982).
With respect to IBs, the Commission has stated that it would
evaluate within the context of a particular rule whether all or some
affected IBs would be considered to be small entities and, if so, the
economic impact on them of any rule.\7\ The Commission does not believe
that any affected global IBs would be considered to be small entities.
Moreover, the Commission invited public comment on the impact these
proposed rules may have on small entities and received no comments.
\7\ 47 FR 18618; see also 48 FR 35276 (Aug. 3, 1983).
Therefore, the Acting Chairman, on behalf of the Commission, hereby
certifies, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 605(b), that these regulations will not
have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small
entities. No comment was received regarding the impact of these
amendments on small businesses.
B. Paperwork Reduction Act
As required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,\8\ the
Commission submitted a copy of the proposed rule amendments to the
Office of Management and Budget for its review. The Commission did not
receive any public comments relative to its analysis of paperwork
burdens associated with this rulemaking.
\8\ Pub. L. 104-13 (May 13, 1995).
C. Cost-Benefit Analysis
Section 15(a) of the Act requires the Commission to consider the
costs and benefits of its actions before issuing new regulations under
the Act. The Commission published an analysis of costs and benefits
when it proposed the rule amendments that it is now adopting.\9\ It did
not receive any public comments pertaining to the analysis.
\9\ 73 FR at 4502.
List of Subjects
17 CFR Part 3
Definitions, Foreign futures, Consumer protection, Foreign options,
Registration requirements.
17 CFR Part 30
Definitions, Foreign futures, Consumer protection, Foreign options,
Registration requirements.
In consideration of the foregoing, and pursuant to the authority
contained in the Commodity Exchange Act and, in particular, Sections
2(a)(1), 4(b), 4c and 8a thereof, 7 U.S.C. 2, 6(b), 6c and 12a (1982),
and pursuant to the authority contained in 5 U.S.C. 552 and 552b
(1982), the Commission hereby amends Chapter I of Title 17 of the Code
of Federal Regulations as follows:
1. The authority citation for part 3 continues to read as follows:
Authority: 5 U.S.C. 522, 522b; 7 U.S.C. 1a, 2, 4, 6, 6a, 6b, 6c,
6d, 6e, 6f, 6g, 6h, 6i, 6k, 6m, 6n, 6o, 6p, 8, 9, 9a, 12, 12a, 13b,
13c, 16a, 18, 19, 21, 23, unless otherwise noted.
2. Section 3.10 is amended by adding paragraph (c)(4) to read as
Sec. 3.10 Registration of futures commission merchants, introducing
brokers, commodity trading advisors, commodity pool operators and
leverage transaction merchants.
* * * * *
(c) * * *
(4) A person located outside the United States, its territories or
possessions that is exempt from registration as a futures commission
merchant in accordance with Sec. 30.10 of this chapter is not required
to register as an introducing broker in accordance with section 4d of
the Act if:
(i) Such a person is affiliated with a futures commission merchant
registered in accordance with section 4d of the Act;
(ii) Such a person introduces, on a fully-disclosed basis in
accordance with Sec. 1.57 of this chapter, any institutional customer,
as defined in Sec. 1.3(g) of this chapter, to a registered futures
commission merchant for the purpose of trading on a designated contract
market or derivatives execution facility;
(iii) Prior to a person located outside the United States, its
territories or possessions, that is exempt from registration as a
futures commission merchant pursuant to Sec. 30.10 of this chapter,
engaging in the introducing activities described in this paragraph, the
affiliated futures commission merchant has filed with the National
Futures Association (ATTN: Vice President, Compliance) an
acknowledgement that it will be jointly and severally liable for any
violations of the Act or the Commission's regulations committed by such
person in connection with those introducing activities, whether or not
the affiliated futures commission merchant submits for clearing any
trades resulting from those introducing activities; and
(iv) Such person does not solicit any person located in the United
States, its territories or possessions for trading on a designated
contract market or derivatives transaction execution facility, nor does
such person handle the customer funds of any person located in the
United States, its territories or possessions for the purpose of
trading on any designated contract market or derivatives transaction
execution facility.
(v) For the purposes of this paragraph, a person shall be
affiliated with a futures commission merchant if such a person:
(A) Owns 50 percent or more of the futures commission merchant;
(B) Is owned 50 percent or more by the futures commission merchant;
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Authority: 7 U.S.C. 1a, 2, 4, 6, 6c, and 12a, unless otherwise
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4. Section 30.8 is removed and reserved.
Dated: September 12, 2008.
By the Commission.
David Stawick,
Secretary of the Commission.
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Elastic stresses influence formation of leaf veins
Elastic stresses may play a crucial role in determining a leaf's venation pattern, according to a joint Argentinian-French study published April 11th in the open-access journal PLoS Computational Biology. The researchers have developed a model that reproduces statistical properties of venation patterns, based on the assumption that cells can suffer abrupt elastic distortions during growth. These distortions appear due to the elastic stresses generated by the unequal growth rate of different leaf tissues.
Leaf veins are the channels that conduct substances within the leaf and lend support to the leaf tissue. The accepted view of vein formation claims that the transport of the hormone auxin triggers cell differentiation to form veins. Although auxin plays a fundamental role in vein formation, there are important features of the leaf vascular system which remain unexplained. In particular, flux of auxin would produce a tree-like branched vein pattern, reminiscent of a river network, while real venation patterns are highly interconnected, more akin to a crack pattern in mud or paint.
These facts led Fabiana Laguna, Steffen Bohn, and Eduardo Jagla to further analyze a previously-proposed hypothesis that elastic stresses play an important role in leaf venation. To test whether this hypothesis could sustain a quantitative comparison with actual venation patterns, they developed and implemented a numerical model, and found simulated patterns with statistical properties similar to natural ones.
The full explanation for the development of veins could involve both elastic stresses and the influence of auxin, the authors say. They believe that their study could trigger further experimental work to test the relevance of elastic stresses in vein formation.
Citation: Laguna MF, Bohn S, Jagla EA (2008) The Role of Elastic Stresses on Leaf Venation Morphogenesis. PLoS Comput Biol 4(4): e1000055. doi:10.1371/journal.pcbi.1000055 (www.ploscompbiol.org/doi/pcbi.1000055)
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Move Over Schoolyard Bullies
Recess coaches put "play" back into the playground.
Everyone gets into the game at a Playworks recess.
It's recess at Bennett-Kew Elementary School in Inglewood, California, and children parade single file onto the playground. At the sound of a whistle, they run to different corners of the blacktop and form orderly groups to play four-square, kickball, handball, and basketball. Others twirl hula hoops or jump rope in double-dutch. There's even a friendly soccer game at the far end of the schoolyard.
There's no pushing or shoving, no screaming, name calling, or teasing, and there are no kids left on the sidelines because the schoolyard bullies are hogging the ball.
This is recess minus the chaos. This is a Playworks recess.
Playworks is an organization that partners with schools to transform recess into a productive part of the school day. Now in 10 U.S. cities, with plans to expand to 16 next school year and 27 the following year, Playworks emphasizes game rules and good sportsmanship to help kids burn off energy and have fun before returning to class, eager and ready to learn.
''Recess is fun again!,'' says Kelly Iwamoto, who teaches fourth grade at Bennett-Kew Elementary. ''The kids seem much more peaceful, positive, and cooperative.''
Before Playworks, recess was bedlam, she says. Some kids were fighting and screaming names. Others were playing games but arguing over the rules, accusing each other of cheating or cutting in line. And then there were kids who weren't engaged at all — they'd sit along the wall by themselves, biding their time until the bell called them back inside.
Kelly Iwamoto with students Xaviera (left), Millard, Sergio, and Ndubuisi. Xavier, Sergio, and Ndubisi are on the Playworks volleyball team, and Millar and Ndubuisi are junior coaches who help out on the playground while developing their leadership skills.
Kids like Xaviera, a shy fourth-grader taunted by her classmates, especially at recess. Xavieria didn't like sports and didn't think she was good at any. But then Carlvert Green, or Coach Green, as the kids call him, got her into the game.
Boosting Kids' Confidence
''He showed her the rules of the different games, and encouraged her to start playing,'' says Iwamoto. ''Now the kids seek her out to play with them, and her involvement and confidence on the playground are spilling over into my classroom where she's more assertive, asking and answering more questions, and just being more engaged overall.''
That's not the only difference Playworks has made in Iwamoto's classroom. She says her students' behavior has improved, and they're much less fidgety and anxious. Students no longer bring schoolyard disputes into class, which takes away from learning when she has to play arbitrator. In fact, schools with a Playworks progam reclaim about 36 hours of instructional time a year because of smoother transitions from recess to classroom.
''Coach Green has taught our kids to say 'good job and nice try!' so often it's become part of their natural vocabulary,'' Iwamoto says. ''Gone are the days when students would make fun of the kids who struck out at kickball.''
Be Respectful, Follow Directions, Have Fun!
Coach Green is one of Playworks' full-time, trained playground coordinators, or coaches, who work at each school to run the recess programs. They also run before-and-after school programs and developmental sports leagues — co-ed leagues that allow low-income students to participate in team sports they might not otherwise be able to enjoy. The coaches are mostly recent college grads who love kids and eventually want to pursue careers in health or education.
''If you're having fun let me hear you say 'Oh, Yeah!','' calls Coach Green.
''Ohhh, yeah!'' the kids sing back.
That's one of the Playworks' coaches rules — have fun. The others are to follow directions and be respectful. When kids forget the rules, the coaches use voice and hand signals to remind them to stay focused on proper play.
Janelle Averill is the Playworks coach at Gardenville Elementary School in Baltimore, Maryland. She's worked with kids since she was 16 as a baby sitter, summer camp counselor, and most recently as a student teacher at Salisbury State, where she majored in health education.
To work out disagreements, kids play "Ro Sham Bo."
Like Coach Green, Coach Averill teaches rules and gets everyone involved so no one is standing idle. But she says her most important role is fostering conflict resolution. If a group of kids is arguing over what happened during a game, they are told to work it out themselves with a simple game of Rock, Paper, Scissors, or ''Ro Sham Bo'' as they call it at Gardenville. Whoever wins Ro Sham Bo decides the outcome, and the issue is settled.
''Coach Averill makes sure every child has a role, the ability to participate, and the opportunity to shine,'' says Gardenville principal Tammie McIntire-Miller. ''Now they're exposed to sports, and to leadership and conflict resolution. They're calmer, their vocabulary is better, and they're just nicer to each other. It's the best anti-bullying program around.''
When McIntire-Miller was looking for a way to get her students more active – a moral imperative, she says, considering the number of obese and overweight students – she found Playworks on a Google search. What caught her eye was that it didn't require a huge investment.
''The budget is something we always consider,'' she says. ''But this program is incredibly reasonable.''
The total cost of the program is about $50,000 - $55,000 depending on the city. The schools each pay $25,000 of the program ($23,500 for first-year city schools) and Playworks picks up the rest through fundraising and development activities. How the schools pay for the program varies from site to site and district to district, but once they see its impact, many schools make funding Playworks a priority in their annual budget.
To qualify for a full-time Playworks coach, at least 50 percent of a school's enrollment must be eligible for free and reduced lunches. If schools don't meet the low-income requirement, however, there are programs to help train educators or volunteers to bring safe, inclusive play to their school.
Back on the playground, recess is over, but the kids aren't ready to go back inside. It's a situation Coach Janelle is used to, and one she has a signal for. When she wants the kids to line up to go back to class, she blows the whistle twice, yells freeze, and curls her arms up to flex her muscles. Kids across the playground freeze, flex their muscles, and then walk quietly to the line, ready to go back to class and ready to learn.
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Recipe from Cat of Richmond, Va.
1/2 lb. firm white fish fillet
3 oz fresh string beans, finely chopped
1 onion, finely chopped
1 stalk lemon grass, very finely sliced
1 tbsp. cilantro, finely chopped
1 or 2 finely minced Asian bird chiles or Serranos
1-2 tbsp. fish sauce
1 egg
2 tbsp. cornstarch
1/4 tsp. sugar
Oil for frying
Cucumber Sauce:
1 cucumber
5 tbsp. sugar
1 cup boiling water
1/2 cup white vinegar
1 tsp. sea salt
3-5 Asian bird peppers or 2-3 serranos, pref. red, finely chopped
3 shallots, finely chopped
To Prepare sauce: Thinly slice cucumber, arrange in bowl, peeling is optional. Dissolve sugar in the boiling water. Stir in vinegar and salt. Pour this sauce over cucumber. Sprinkle with the chopped chiles and shallots. Chill.
Mince the fish. Combine it with the string beans, onion, lemon grass, cilantro, chiles, fish sauce, slightly beaten egg, cornstarch and sugar. Blend well. Shape fish mixture into patties 2" in diameter, 1/2" thick.
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In the Indonesian capital of Jakarta, Ahmad Djuhara is on a one-man crusade to blow away the conservative cobwebs of the city's dowdy suburban architecture.
Combine the eight and a half million people living in Jakarta, Indonesia's humid capital, with those dwelling in its nearby satellite conurbations of Bogor, Tangerang, and Bekasi (together known by the portmanteau "Jabotabek") and you've got a combined population that approaches 20 million. Amidst the largely planless urban sprawl, you'll find gleaming modern skyscrapers jostling with mounting ruins of the city's crumbling colonial heritage.
Bekasi, just down a highly accessible toll road, isn't as densely packed as Jakarta proper, but with a population of more than two million, it's hardly a garden suburb. Nonetheless, the prospect of a little more space, cheaper housing, and the work of architect Ahmad Djuhara got Nugroho Wisnu and his family thinking about a new home outside of town.
Wisnu and his wife, Tri Sundari, both come from Indonesia's rather conservative Javanese culture; however, the couple, who both trained in the petroleum industry—Wisnu now works for BP and travels around the country—clearly have a sense of architectural adventure. And considering that the first house they bought in Bekasi proved better for insects than humans—it was uncomfortable, badly designed, and infested with termites—they thought it was time to shop around.
"We thought that an all-steel house like the one that Mr. Djuhara had built just down the road would be termite resistant," Wisnu explains. "However, he proved difficult to pin down as he is a very busy man. We also feared that an in-demand architect would be prohibitively expensive."
Djuhara + Djuhara, the firm Ahmad runs with his wife, Wendy, designed several high-profile bars and restaurants in central Jakarta, and as chair of the Jakarta chapter of the Indonesian Institute of Architects, Djuhara helped to modernize the city's rather draconian planning regulations. His first attempt at a suburban house—the one that caught Wisnu's eye—was startlingly original and cocked a snook at critics who claim that young Indonesian architects only work on luxury hotels.
When Wisnu and Djuhara finally met, Djuhara was intrigued by the project's budgetary and physical limitations. He took the job and responded to the architectural free hand the couple gave him by tearing down the existing house in preparation for realizing his climatic and aesthetic vision.
After razing the original structure, Djuhara commenced his new design, sourcing 90 percent of the materials from within a half-mile radius of the site—a feat that may sound impossible to an American, but in densely populated Jakarta, building yards selling serviceable materials can be found on pretty much every few streets. Partially due to the elimination of shipping costs, the whole project cost approximately $20,000, two-thirds the price of a small, more conventional Indonesian home. The combination of local and existing materials from the site couldn't have pleased Djuhara more. "Ad-hocism is my religion," he crows.
The street-facing facade of the house is boldly original, if not downright eccentric. The metal grilled fence and wall at the front of the house functions as the front door, swinging to the side and opening up the entire front of the house like an amphitheater. Floor-to-ceiling window walls let in plenty of natural light and give the family a direct interface with the external world. "We love to entertain our friends in this rather atypical but jovial downstairs area," Wisnu says.
Perhaps even more shocking, though, is the bit of social inversion the family has taken on. Like many middle-class Jakartans, they sometimes employ a live-in maid, whose quarters are usually tucked out of sight toward the back. But in this case, the maid's room is front and center on the ground floor.
The house is split-level, and the ramps that connect and inform the home's circulation feel at once novel, fluid, and slightly groovy. They afford the place an airy openness and sense of calm, one that invites the tropical landscape in but asks it to check all the urban tumult at the door. Rough stone from the site is mixed with smoothly worked surfaces, ghostly echoes of the original property. Djuhara hopes the house "will age and grow old gracefully. Style is the consequence, not the objective."
The new kitchen opens out completely and magnificently into a sloping garden. There is no wall, no door, no windows, nothing: just straight out into the yard. "Family breakfasts are great in here," says Wisnu. "And the open kitchen encourages the kids to head out into the garden and run and play."
Upstairs, the master bedroom is large and ventilated by an airflow cavity above the ceiling. A mini balcony offers space for the couple to retreat from the kids, and the huge, eye-catching wooden sliding shutters stuck to the front of the house can be closed to shade the space from the strong tropical sun. "The shutters are unusual, but they are thick and sturdy," Wisnu explains. "They really shade the master bedroom to the extent that it feels mellow and cool. They let us reduce our air-conditioning consumption, even during the height of the day."
Yet despite the open kitchen, ample garden, and restful master bedroom, Wisnu reports that much of the family's domestic life takes place upstairs in the children's bedroom and in the family sitting room. The sitting room features a window wall, balcony, and ramp down to the garden. "We play around with our sons; it's a fun, informal, and cozy space. Sundari and I also spend a lot of time in here in the evenings," Wisnu explains.
Considering how wonderfully the house performs environmentally and economically as a respite from the city, it would seem that Djuhara could earn some serious money by duplicating the design. "My friends have asked me why I don't patent my low-cost houses," he explains, "but they completely miss the point. I actually want my designs to be copied. I want Indonesian society to rethink its attitudes towards urban architecture."
That may still be a ways off, considering what a dramatic break the house is from the neighborhood. But Djuhara believes his gospel of radical design, which is at once cheap, energy efficient, and surprisingly comfortable, will catch on. Wisnu agrees, though he jokes that it might take "a certain adjustment period." Jakarta is a city in need of new ideas, and a younger generation must reimagine what it is to build if it is to survive and prosper. Wisnu and Sundari's family, happily ensconced in its slice of Bekasi modernism, just might point the way to Jakarta's future.


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Our trip was truly magical ... Gabbie loved every part.
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There are few things more exciting than looking forward to lunch plans with your best friends. Gabbie agrees – and her dream lunch date just happened to be with Disney princesses.
For a girl who's bravely handled leukemia at a young age, the lunch plans on the calendar meant the world. What's more, her princess lunch would take her all the way to Walt Disney World® Resort in Florida. Looking forward to her wish coming true carried Gabbie through all the ups and downs of a tough illness.
The Isolation of Illness
"I just didn't feel good anymore," she said. "I had to ride in an ambulance. I stayed at the hospital. I had to miss preschool for the whole year and I didn't get to make new friends. I had to have lots of needles and medicines. It was not good. I was lonely and sad. I missed out on a lot of fun."
Volunteers and staff at Make-A-Wish Minnesota got to work on planning a wish that would make up for all that lost fun. Gabbie and her family flew to warm and sunny Florida, where they stayed at the Give Kids the World village, soaked up every available bit of Disney magic, and met every princess Gabbie ever dreamed of meeting.
"It was always my dream to go on an airplane, and before I got leukemia, I thought about going to Disney World and I had dreams about it," Gabbie said. "I always wanted to go where the princesses live."
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Gabbie's mom, Kathy, loved the opportunity to watch her daughter enjoy her wish and forget about ambulances and hospitals for a few days.
"Our trip was truly magical," Kathy said. "Gabbie loved every part. She stayed healthy and we truly put cancer on the backburner for that week."
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In many respects, Sarasota County did a commendable job squirreling away rainy-day funds and then reacting relatively quickly to the downturn with budget cuts. More than two years ago, the county instituted a hiring freeze and has since eliminated 250 positions.
More is needed, and the county is considering a range of options. But looking at just what cuts are being considered makes one point abundantly clear: Sarasota County government is trying to do too much. Way too much. And much of it is our fault.
Part of the reason for the county's overindulgence is that, despite its rainy-day fund, the county barely nibbled at the property-tax rate during the boom years of 30% property appreciations, and so money flooded into county coffers and was largely spent. And that goes to the second part of the reason. Without firm principles of limiting government as the Founding Fathers tried to teach us, politicians and bureaucrats everywhere try to fix everyone's problems and meet every perceived need.
Here are a couple of things the county is looking to reduce now after many cuts already. Ask yourself if this looks like Jeffersonian government:
• Privatizing management of Lido Pool and the clay courts at Payne Park. Does local government really need to own and operate pools and tennis courts?
• Perhaps cutting back on painting lines on baseball and softball fields to just once at the beginning of the season. Should local government really need to provide sporting entertainment?
But government-can-do-it-for-you types are only part of the problem. The rest of the problem is you — those of you who keep going to government for every little want.
A recent commission meeting provides a crystalline moment for how far we have declined in understanding liberties and rugged self-reliance.
Some residents wanted the county to put a $300,000 dome over the pool at Arlington Park. Why? Because the water in the shallow pool gets cold quickly in the winter months and they use that pool for their "water walking" — exercise or rehab for mostly elderly people. There are 28 people who use the pool specifically for that purpose. The full pool is available and stays warmer, but it is deeper, and some may not be able to do their exercises.
See, it is not enough that taxpayers provide public pools, but the pools must be tailor fitted for each individual's needs.
So people showed up to the commission meeting literally begging the commission to spend $300,000 on the dome — which would be more than $10,700 per current user. The commission rightly turned them down.
But there would have been a time in our history when self-respecting people would not beg government officials for niceties. They would have done for themselves or just toughed it out. Tough is not really a word that applies to most of us anymore.
I guess the question is: Are we the heirs of the Americans that de Tocqueville called lovers of robust liberty — the ones who died for freedom and tamed a continent — or are we just soft, subservient wards of the state we have come to rely on for everything?
Personally, I prefer not to answer the question just yet.
+ Less lonely on school tax
Opposing the extra one-mill school tax is like mugging mom and eating her apple pie, at least that is how the proponents always paint us lonely opponents.
Over the years, as I have questioned the need for the extra tax in a district that spends an enormous amount of money per student every year, I've been tarred with far more expletives than can be printed in a family paper.
And that is a personal reason why it is so gratifying to see a committee of the Republican Party of Sarasota recommend against renewing the tax in March. The rest of the party establishment almost certainly will not go along with it.
Too bad. Because this time around, there is finally a groundswell of opposition. Enough people are willing to look past the ridicule and insults to see that the school district simply does not need the money.
In fact, while some credit the district for "prudent" spending during the boom years and creating a rainy-day fund, the truth is that so much money poured in from the one-mill tax so fast, school officials could not spend it all.
It was clear from the reports given to the School Board when property values were going up more than 30% per year that there simply were not enough projects to spend the money on.
The district is spending about $19,000 per student this year. No reasonable person can argue that is not enough. Most would look at that and say it is more than enough. In these economic conditions, a lot more are finally willing to say so.
Rod Thomson is executive editor of the Gulf Coast Business Review. He can be reached at [email protected].
The Republican Party establishment is now suspect everywhere among actual conservatives.
John McCain as a "moderate" presidential candidate was a complete flop, and that was predictable. Conservatives such as Ronald Reagan and, to some degree, George W. Bush, win, while "moderates" such as Gerald Ford, George H.W. Bush, Bob Dole and McCain lose.
Then there was the nauseating feeling conservatives had when the Republican establishment in upstate New York chose DeDe Scozzafava to run for an open seat before the "moderate" withdrew and endorsed the Democrat, shaming everyone involved.
It turns out that the Sarasota County arm of the party establishment can be just as blinkered.
The party, under the chairmanship of Joe Gruters, named Gov. Charlie Crist Statesman of the Year. Gruters said Crist will be a draw for the dinner, and the proceeds will go to help whoever is the Republican candidate.
But as has been well-documented on this page, Crist is not a conservative. And bestowing such an honor and conservative legitimacy just makes grassroot conservative Republicans pull their hair out and lose faith in the party.


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With the steady growth of the Hispanic population in the United States, Christian denominations have been competing as never before for the allegiance of Latinos. Now many Hispanic religious leaders have begun to ask an intriguing question: couldn't we accomplish more for our people by collaborating instead of competing in matters of ministry and social policy?
That question was answered with a resounding "sí" at a fall meeting of Hispanic religious leaders at Duke Divinity School. There, an unlikely mix of Pentecostals, Adventists, Catholics, Baptists and others agreed to adopt—without ignoring obvious differences—a shared strategy and a common agenda in pursuit of their mutual aims.
"This group came together and successfully outlined a set of broad goals that will help mark a new path for Latino Christian communities in this country," said Edwin Hernández, the summit's chief organizer and the director of the Center for the Study of Latino Religion at the University of Notre Dame.
In agreeing to concentrate on what can unite them, the often competing churches hope to strengthen the distinct ministry of each. Such critical collaboration is possible because the churches have both a shared context and common challenges.
The context they all share is their adjectival identity—that is, the name of their denomination is modified by the adjective "Hispanic" or "Latino." Non-Hispanic whites never have to qualify their identity as Methodists or Presbyterians in a similar way, because their culture is the norm for their denomination. But whether they are Lutherans or Evangelicals, Hispanic Christians must all live with this "adjectival" existence, and must constantly explain and sometimes defend their distinctiveness within any given denomination. Participants who came down from that summit agreed that their shared Hispanidad was as an important a part of their self-identity as their distinct denominational loyalties.
Today in both the marketplace and the polling place, this Hispanidad is not only recognized, but also celebrated. No marketers or campaign managers would ever discourage Hispanics from trying a product or trusting a candidate by disparaging either Spanish or the cultures that come from Spanish-speaking countries. Rather they spend millions annually to attract and retain Hispanic consumers and voters.
Although some Hispanics receive support from their denominations, many churches still act as if one has to be an English-speaker of pure European descent in order to be truly welcomed by their churches. While Catholics may not be as overtly segregationist as some others, too often the Spanish-language Mass is still celebrated in the basement or at an unreasonable hour. This is just one reason why Hispanic parishioners who occupy the same space (though seldom at the same time) as non-Hispanic Catholics often feel not welcomed but only tolerated, and then only as long as they do not inconvenience the "real" owners of the church.
Protestant Hispanics, while enjoying much more autonomy within their separate congregations, find it difficult to afford attendance at accredited seminaries or to move into positions of regional or national influence. Both Catholics and Protestants publish glossy documents about their commitment to Hispanic ministry, which no doubt is sincere. But their behavior too often shows an ignorance that leaves Hispanic members feeling unimportant.
Try the following experiment. Ask any Hispanic congregant when the United States obtained its independence. Most will be able to give the date and the month, if not the year. But ask a non-Hispanic congregant when the United States invaded Mexico or Puerto Rico, and most cannot guess even within a decade. Although both are questions about U.S. history, one is an event regularly glorified, while the other is typically forgotten.
The experience of Hispanic co-congregants is too often deemed unimportant and therefore ignored. And that shared experience of the virtual invisibility of U.S. Hispanic Christians is a principal reason for their newfound ability to cooperate in a common cause. The summit's keynote speaker, the Rev. Justo González, said the meeting had accomplished much by helping people of widely different perspectives find common ground. "Horizons have been shattered. Whatever their denomination, people discovered at this meeting that the commonality of issues they face is greater than they had thought. People realized that Hispanics in other denominations face many of the same problems."
Common Challenges
Research preparatory to the summit indicated that both Hispanic religious leaders and their congregants also face similar challenges across denominations. Thus, although theologically quite far apart, Hispanic Pentecostals and Catholics share a very similar political, educational and socioeconomic profile. One of the co-conveners, Milagros Peña, reports that in 2002, 34 percent of Hispanics were under 18 years of age. This is significantly higher than the percentage for non-Hispanic whites. And 43 percent of adult Hispanics have less than a high school diploma, compared with 11 percent of non-Hispanic whites. Among full-time workers in 2002, only 26 percent of Hispanics (compared with 54 percent of non-Hispanic whites) earned $35,000 or more annually.
Members of the same Hispanic family, or congregation, may be at quite different levels of acculturation to U.S. society. For example, English as well as Spanish is usually spoken, but in varying degrees by different congregants. Latino and Latina congregants may also have many different countries of origin and belong to different races or more than one race. Some may have legal documents while others do not. Despite this enormous diversity, it often happens that all Hispanics are consolidated under a universal but equivocal label, even when this creates a Tower of Babel.
Denominations respond in similar ways to the situations reflected in these statistics. Working papers for the summit indicate that "congregations that are heavily Latino/a are more likely than others to offer educational services that are not religious (e.g., classes in English as a second language and immigration services)." González argued persuasively that Latino churches are usually the only stable institutions of the barrio that are owned and operated by the Hispanic people themselves. They are often the only safe port in stormy and unsafe neighborhoods.
Another common challenge is effective religious leadership, which is the key to an effective church. According to Hernández and other summit participants, formal theological education and training is one of the most pressing needs in Hispanic ministry. Because of limited income, however, few would-be Latino/a pastors and lay leaders are able to pursue degrees that qualify them for positions of leadership. As a result, Latino/a pastors are typically unable to serve full time and rarely reach the highest ranks within their congregations and denominations. Although Latinos now account for about 13 percent of the U.S. population, only 2.5 percent of divinity students nationwide are Hispanic/Latino.
Most Latino and Latina pastors of all denominations feel ill-prepared by their seminary training for the realities of their mostly urban ministry. Not only did the seminary often ignore their culture and dismiss their language; it also did not educate them in any practical way to lead Hispanic churches.
Finally, virtually all the Hispanic pastors surveyed indicate that their denominations were not investing resources into the Hispanic community commensurate with their numbers, despite the fact that research also indicates that Hispanics of every denomination are very likely to give of themselves and their money to churches where they have ownership and appear in leadership roles.
This shared context and these common challenges make networking among Latinos and Latinas essential. Even before the summit convened, research across denominations noted how Hispanic pastors craved and created networks, as well as how Hispanic churches forged links among themselves and between their churches and other nonprofit agencies. Years of common struggle and similar experiences that were simply not sufficiently shared or coordinated had already built up the mountain where the summit met. The strategic plan that came down from that summit is the collective wisdom and coordinated effort needed to fill in the valleys of ignorance, lay low the barriers of prejudice and straighten the way toward truth. No wonder Jackson W. Carroll, director of the sponsoring organization Pulpit and Pew, said as the delegates left for home that the summit had exceeded even his greatest expectations—a single step that begins a great journey.
The Catholic Church is their heritage and we must accommodate their needs.
The Catholic Church is their heritage and we must accommodate their needs.


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Burks 10GA5-1-1/4-AB-MV Centrifugal Pump, Close Coupled, 60 Hz, Single Phase, 3500 RPM, 1 Horsepower, ODP Motor Enclosure, Frame Size 56J, 47 lbs.
Burks 10GA5-1-1/4-AB-MV Centrifugal Pump, Close Coupled, 60 Hz, Single Phase, 3500 RPM, 1 Horsepower, ODP Motor Enclosure, Frame Size 56J, 47 lbs.
|Adapter Material
|Capacities (GPM)
|Casing Material
|Casing Working Pressure
|Discharge NPT (Inches)
|Heads To (Feet)
|Impeller Material
|Impeller Size (Inches)
|Inlet Pressure (PSI)
|All Bronze
|Maximum Operating Temperature
|Motor Enclosure Type
|ODP - Open Drip Proof
|Motor Frame Size
|Motor Shaft Material
|303 Stainless Steel
|1 Ph (Single Phase)
|Shaft Seal Material
|Speed (RPM)
|Suction NPT (Inches)
|General Description
|Burks GA5-1-1/4 Series - Centrifugal Pump, Close Coupled
|Materials of Construction
|Adapter - All Iron: Cast Iron, Bronze Fitted: Cast Iron, All Bronze: Bronze, Noryl Fitted: Cast Iron
Casing - All Iron: Cast Iron, Bronze Fitted: Cast Iron, All Bronze: Bronze, Noryl Fitted: Cast Iron
Shaft: #303 Stainless Steel.
Impeller - All Iron: Cast Iron, Bronze Fitted: Bronze, All Bronze: Bronze, Noryl Fitted: Glass Filled Noryl
Shaft Seal: Carbon Ceramic SS Buna-N
|Standard pump motors are of open drip proof (ODP) construction and are rated with jet pump service factors for continuous duty operation. Motors are 56 frame size with NEMA standard mounting flange, one piece threaded stainless steel shaft and ball/ball bearing construction.
|Four Position Casing
|Discharge can be located in any of four positions. Casing is close grain iron of 30,000 psi minimum tensile strength. Back pull-out design eliminates the need to disturb piping should the pump ever require service - the casing stays in the line.
|NORYL® Impeller
|Of the latest hydraulic design for maximum efficiency, impeller has molded in brass insert threaded onto stainless steel motor shaft. *Noryl® Impeller is not designed for use with hydrocarbons.
|Mechanical Shaft Seal Information
|Standard self-adjusting shaft seal for temperatures to 225°F (107°C) and pressures to 150 psi (1034 kpa). Ceramic seat and carbon seal face for long trouble-free service. Special seals are available for higher temperatures and fluids other than water.
|Factory Tested
|After careful assembly and inspection, EVERY pump is factory tested and meets Hydraulic Institute standards.
|Motor Information
|60 Hz - 3500 RPM - ODP
Single Phase: 1/3 thru 2 Hp. - 115/230 Volt
3 Hp. - 230 Volt only
Three Phase: 1/3 thru 3 Hp. - 208-230/460 Volt
50 Hz - 2900 RPM - ODP
Single Phase: 110/220 Volt
Three Phase: 380 Volt
|Overload Protection
|All single phase ODP and Totally Enclosed motors have built-in overload protection. All three phase motors and all explosion proof motors must be installed with a magnetic starter which provides full 3-leg protection. Failure to use correct starter and overloads will void motor warranty.
|Enclosed Bronze Impeller
|Of the latest hydraulic design for maximum effi ciency, impeller is balanced for vibration-free operation and threaded onto stainless steel motor shaft.
|Jacketed Seal Cavity
|Series GA5-1 & GA5-1 1/4 Pumps are available in a Jacketed Seal Cavity design for pumping hot oil, hot water and heat transfer fluids in common use in high temperature heating or cooling applications. This feature greatly extends seal life in high temperature applications. To order, add suffix "MJ" to pump catalog number for temperatures to 500°F (260°C).
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Among the first companies globally to adopt a new approach to finance green assets.
Among the first companies globally to adopt a new approach to finance green assets.
Landsvirkjun's results for the first half of the year reflect the difficult economic conditions throughout the world.
Hörður Arnarson, CEO, Landsvirkjun, explains how the power company's ongoing innovation allows it to maximize the sustainable harvest of natural resources and add value to the economy in an interview with Country Reports in partnership with Newsweek.
" The current economic situation has shown us that supporting innovation and improving the utilisation of natural resources in Iceland is more important than ever" says Kristín Linda Árnadóttir, Deputy CEO of Landsvirkjun.
Landsvirkjun, Norðurorka (Utility Company), Húsavík Energy and SSNE have signed a new contract to continue their cooperation on the EIMUR innovation project which was formally established in 2017.
Landsvirkjun has started the process of developing a hydrogen production facility at Ljósifoss Hydropower Station.
Acceptable first quarter results under challenging external conditions.
At Landsvirkjun's board meeting, on April 20, 2020, the board of directors agreed on a new dividend policy for the company.
Landsvirkjun has exercised an issuer call option to redeem a bond on 28 October 2020 of the amount of USD 50,000,000.
Landsvirkjun's contribution to reigniting the economy.
Jónas Þór Guðmundsson re-elected chairman of the board.
Landsvirkjun and MýSilica join forces to support innovation and development in the Mývatn area.
The offering was very well received, with an order book which was multiple times oversubscribed.
Landsvirkjun will deliver 100% certified renewable energy to the high-performance computing data center.
The visitor center is temporarily closed due to COVID-19. This is only a precautionary measure.
The ratings apply to long- and short-term commitments, with and without the guarantee of collection.
Acceptable results in challenging external conditions.
A dialogue between the companies amid challenging conditions in aluminium markets.
An open meeting presenting the details of a new action plan.
Profit before unrealised financial items increased by 17.5% from the previous year
Standard and Poor's credit rating agency has changed Landsvirkjun's outlook
This winter has been unusually cold and dry, so inflow rates are still below average.
Investment in innovation in energy-related industries and services
Landsvirkjun recently signed two agreements regarding restructuring of two outstanding bonds.
Landsvirkjun joins 8000 other international corporations and institutions
This collaboration will be an opportunity for us to make ...
Gender wage gap at Landsvirkjun decreases from 12.0% to 1.6% within ten years.
Decision in the hands of the Icelandic National Planning Agency
The potential of wind power to be researched further
Landsvirkjun's results for the first six months of the year 2013
A private placement amounting to USD 30 million, equivalent to 3.6 billion ISK
Over 1200 guests visited the windmills and n 9000 people our centers this summer
Landsvirkjun now has two EMTN programmes for debt issuance
Change in outlook reflects that of the Republic of Iceland
Landsvirkjun has pledged 80 million to university education, over a five year period, to promote university education and research in geochemistry, electric power engineering and other academic disciplines within the universities
By Hörður Arnarson, CEO of Landsvirkjun


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From its beginnings, in 1882, Daniel Green understood the foundation of making good slippers – comfort and warmth. Over the years Daniel Green slippers continue to represent the very same high quality and unparalleled comfort.
Several Daniel Green styles remain classic and traditional, but the Daniel Green slipper collection of today has expanded into a wide variety of new looks, fashion and utility ideal for indoor and outdoor use. However, Daniel Green makes more than classic slippers, the company also fashions a selection of hand-stitched contemporary footwear.


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LLM/MFS: Dual degree program in International Finance & Law
The Dual Master's degree program in International Finance and Law is a two-year, full-time Master's Program, offered by Sciences Po in Paris and Penn Law. Students will spend their first year at Sciences Po and their second year at Penn Law. Courses offered in this program span a wide range of disciplines and are ideal for students interested in management, finance, corporate law and international law.
After two years of study, provided all requirements have been met at both institutions, students will receive Master's degrees from both Sciences Po (Master's in Finance and Strategy) and Penn Law (LLM). Students interested in this program must apply through Sciences-Po and be accepted by both institutions. Please note, applications for this program are to be submitted to Sciences-Po only for this program.
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Adopting a Cretan Cat
Crete has many cats, most of them free living. The main focus of VOCAL is sterilisation, but a proper animal welfare concept only works, if cats that have been hand reared or rescued and nursed back to health are given a permanent home if it is believed that they would not easily survive being put back on the street.
Sometimes kittens are found dumped in dustbins or in boxes by the roadside, sometimes they are brought to us as orphans. VOCAL takes in kittens and adult cats found with sickness or injury. All these cats and kittens are cared for in volunteers' homes. If kittens have been hand reared, we must find a permanent home for them when they 8 weeks of age or older. When adult cats are rescued and cared for sometimes it is not possible to return them to the street because they would not be able to cope. In these cases we try to find a permanent home for them. Unfortunately, it is not possible to find enough homes on Crete, so we have to include other countries in our rehoming programme.
We have built up a network of committed animal welfare workers in Germany, Holland, Austria and Switzerland who help us. They find permanent homes for our cats and if necessary they place them with volunteers who foster them in their own homes until a permanent home is found. Many of these people are actively involved in animal welfare for their own country and other countries too.
If you would like to know more about adopting a cat or kitten from VOCAL, please contact Dorle Heaton john.heaton(at)arcor.de or Virginia at vswain(at)miaow.info
Read some of our Success Stories...
Maybe you don't want the long-term commitment of owning your own cats, (cats can live up to 20 years!). Maybe you have cats of your own and want to give other cats the chance of having a loving home too. Fostering is a very rewarding thing to do and is a really valuable contribution towards animal welfare. You will be supported throughout but you must be prepared to deal with problems too as many of these kittens or cats have already gone through quite a lot.
We frequently need the help of foster carers in Germany. So, if you feel you are in a position to provide a foster home for cats, have the time to look after them, are not afraid to deal with any problems and preferably have some experience with cats, please contact:
In Germany
Silke Becker: si1lk(at)aol.com or
Patricia Hammerschmidt: pattijo(at)gmx.de
In Switzerland
Annette Bauman: kubatec(at)bluewin.ch
Some of the things you need to consider:
• Do you have any experience of caring for cats?
• Have you got the time to look after cats?
• If you have your own animals, do you have a separate room that can accommodate the cats until they have settled?
• Are you prepared to take them to the vet if they are ill?
• Are you able to pay for their care, whilst they are fostered with you?
• Can you give this commitment until they are rehomed?
A personal story:
"When my cat Jeanny had to be put down at the age of 17 years, it was clear for me that I did not want another cat again very soon. However, I couldn't imagine life without a cat either. Therefore I decided to foster a cat for a certain period of time. In the past I had already once rehomed a cat. Friends of mine brought me some poor cats from time to time, which needed to find a home. One was rescued from a rubbish bin, the other one was found in a bag by the side of the road (yes, even in Germany people do this!!!) or I rescued dogs or cats from unsuitable homes myself. A foster home asked me to take 3 cats from Italy that needed rehoming. Both my dogs and my boyfriend weren't very happy when 3 cats arrived! I found really good homes for these three cats. I would have loved to keep them but I realised that if I had my own cat again, I wouldn't be able to do anything for stray animals any more. Therefore I wanted to just be a foster home and not have my own cat any more.
In the past I have had animals from Spain, Italy and Greece. Now I have 2 cats of my own, my two dogs, two rabbits and a horse and I have had to promise my family not to have any more animals. However, I will still be a foster carer!
It upsets me when I ask other people to be a foster home, before they have an animal of their own, and they answer that they can't do it because they would want to keep all the animals. So would I, but at least I can help other animals to find a good new home. I love all animals, not just my own!"