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4000 - Advisory Opinions
Whether Certain Deposits Institution Sold After Acquiring Branches As Part of a Merger Transaction Must Be Included When Calculating Adjusted Attributable Deposit Amount
June 15, 1995
Valerie J. Best, Counsel
I am writing in response to your letters concerning the appropriate treatment of certain branch deposits which your institution sold after acquiring the branches as part of a merger with another insured depository institution. For purposes of calculating your institution's "adjusted attributable deposit amount" you must include the branch deposits. Please consider the following.
I. Background.
A. The Transactions.
At the close of business on January 13, 1995, ABC Savings Bank ("ABC") merged with XYZ Savings Bank ("XYZ"). ABC was a member of the Bank Insurance Fund ("BIF"). XYZ was a member of the Savings Association Insurance Fund ("SAIF"). Prior to its merger with ABC, XYZ had assumed deposits from a BIF-member pursuant to 12 U.S.C. § 1815(d)(3), the so-called "Oakar'' provision. Since ABC was a BIF member and XYZ was a SAIF member (even though XYZ had previously acquired deposits from a BIF member pursuant to Oakar), the merger of ABC with XYZ was consummated pursuant to 12 U.S.C. § 1815(d)(3).
B. Moratorium on Conversion Transactions.
Notwithstanding the moratorium on conversion transactions1 and subject to certain requirements, any insured depository institution may participate in a conversion transaction pursuant to the Oakar provision with the approval of the agency responsible for approving the acquiring, assuming or resulting institution's merger application. A transaction consummated pursuant to the Oakar provision is not subject to exit/entrance fees and is not subject to the "insubstantial" limitation otherwise imposed by statute on such transactions.2 However, a BIF-member acquiring deposits from a SAIF-member pursuant to the Oakar provision is required to pay assessments to SAIF, at SAIF-assessment rates, on that portion of its deposits which is equal to the "adjusted attributable deposit amount" ("AADA"). The amount of the AADA is determined pursuant to a statutory formula prescribed at 12 U.S.C. § 1815(d)(3)(C).
II. ABC's Position.
You write that, under two Purchase and Assumption Agreements dated October 18, 1994, XYZ had agreed to sell two of its "State" branches to AAA Bank ("AAA") and two other "State" branches to BBB Bank ("BBB") (referred to collectively as the CCC Banks). You state that, despite the date of the contracts to sell and the desire by all parties to complete the transactions by December 31, 1994, this was not possible because of the need to obtain regulatory approval and comply with subsequent customer notification requirements. You advise that the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency approved AAA's branch purchases on January 17, 1995. The branch purchases by BBB were approved by the Federal Reserve Bank on January 11, 1995 and by the State Banking Department on January 23, 1995. You indicate that, because of the need to provide customers with at least a 30-day notice of the pending sales as required by the bank regulators (as well as the need to make systems, operational, and other arrangements) the branch sales were re-scheduled to occur on March 10, 1995.
You contend that XYZ had firm agreements to sell the branches prior to year-end 1994 but, because of the regulatory approval and notification process, the transactions could not be finalized before December 31, 1994 or before the merger of ABC and XYZ was consummated. You write:
Therefore, ABC proposed that, since these balances [for the Branch Sales] would not be part of it's reportable deposits in the March 31, 1995 Thrift Financial Report [but for the delay], the amount of the deposits from these four branches (approximately $260 million) should not be reported as acquired SAIF deposits on ABC's Oakar] Worksheet and any future reports.
You believe that this approach reflects the intent of the Oakar provision, equitably reflects future deposit assessments, and avoids what you describe as the "double counting" that you suggest would occur with three financial institutions being assessed for SAIF deposits in the future when only two "State" commercial banks would have these deposits as contemplated."
III. Discussion--Treatment of Deposits Acquired from XYZ
A. Treatment of XYZ's AADA.
Although you did not specifically raise the issue in your letter, it is worth noting that a portion of the deposits ABC acquired from XYZ) would have already been treated as BIF deposits as follows. Pursuant to 12 U.S.C. § 1815 and the FDIC's implementing regulations (12 C.F.R. §§ 327.31-33.) and prior to the merger of ABC and XYZ, that portion of XYZ's assessment base which was equal to XYZ's AADA was subject to assessment at the rate applicable to BIF members and was not taken into account in computing the amount of any assessment to be allocated to SAIF.
The dollar amount equal to XYZ's AADA (as determined by reference to the most recent certified statement filed by XYZ prior to the merger of ABC and XYZ) would be added to that portion of ABC's deposits that are treated as deposits which are insured by the BIF (and would not be added to ABC's AADA).
B. Branch Deposits Acquired by ABC from XYZ Must Be Included When Calculating ABC's AADA.
The statute provides that, in the case of any acquiring, assuming, or resulting depository institution which is a BIF member, that portion of its deposits "for any semiannual period which is equal to the [AADA] shall be treated as deposits which are insured by the [SAIF]."3 The statute further requires that that portion of any assessment assessed under 12 U.S.C. § 1817 which is determined in accordance with this requirement shall be deposited in the SAIF.4
The statute provides that the AADA shall be calculated as follows:
(C) Determination of Adjusted Attributable Deposit Amount. The [AADA] which shall be taken into account for purposes of determining the amount of the assessment under subparagraph (B) for any semiannual period by any acquiring, assuming, or resulting depository institution in connection with a transaction under subparagraph (A) is the amount which is equal to the sum of--
(i) the amount of any deposits acquired by the institution in connection with the transaction (as determined at the time of such transaction);
(ii) the total of the amounts determined under clause (iii) for semiannual periods preceding the semiannual period for which the determination is being made under this subparagraph; and
(iii) the amount by which the sum of the amounts described in
clauses (i) and (ii) would have increased during the preceding
semiannual period (other than any semiannual period beginning before
the date of such transaction) if such increase occurred at a rate equal
to the annual rate of growth of deposits of the acquiring, assuming, or
resulting depository institution minus the amount of any deposits
acquired through the acquisition, in whole or in part, of another
insured depository institution.5
The FDIC's regulations parallel this requirement.6
As indicated above, ABC's AADA must be calculated by reference to the amount of any deposits acquired by ABC in connection with ABC's merger with XYZ, as determined at the time of such merger. FDIC regulations define the phrase "deposits acquired by the institution" to mean: "[A]ll deposits that are held in the institution acquired by such institution on the date of such transaction. . . ."7 The branch deposits at issue were held in XYZ on the date of the merger and, consequently, must be included in ABC's AADA.
You may be interested to know that, where the Federal banking regulators and the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice required certain deposits to be divested as a condition to the approval of a proposed merger, we opined that it could reasonably be said that the bank in that case was acting as a conduit for the SAIF-member deposits; under the specific circumstances presented, the deposits were not "acquired" by the bank.8 The facts presented in your case do not warrant similar treatment, however.
Among other things, the bank regulators and/or the Department of Justice did not require ABC to commit to divest the branches as a condition of approving the acquisition of XYZ nor does there appear to have been any other similar regulatory order or condition in place. The treatment you suggest would impact the CCC Banks yet you did not indicate that the CCC Banks concur with your request. The date on which the merger was to occur was chosen by ABC and XYZ; arguably ABC and XYZ could have written their agreement so as to delay the date of merger until the branches were sold. As noted in your letter, some of the delay was due to the need to make systems, operational, and other arrangements. While I am sympathetic to your concerns regarding the apparent delay in obtaining approvals, the fact that the CCC Banks were unable to obtain more timely approvals under the Bank Merger Act does not diminish your institution's responsibility to comply with the requirements of the Oakar provision.
C. Impact on ABC's Total Deposit Base--ABC's March 31, 1994 Thrift Financial Report.
As I understand your letter, you believe that a dollar amount equal to the deposits sold must be included in the total deposit base reported in your institution's March 31, 1994 Thrift Financial Report even though the deposits were sold prior to the March 31st reporting date. This is incorrect. The following example may help to illustrate the treatment to be accorded your institution's deposits.
D. Example.
Assume that XYZ had a total deposit base of 5.5 billion. Of that amount, 2 billion was allocated to XYZ's AADA and was treated as BIF-insured deposits. The remaining 3.5 billion was treated as SAIF-insured. The branches to be sold to AAA Bank and BBB Bank had total deposits of $250 million. Prior to the acquisition, ABC had a total deposit base of 6 billion, all BIF-insured.
ABC acquired XYZ on January 13th. After consummation on January 13th, ABC had a total deposit base of 11.5 billion. Of that amount, 3.5 billion was allocated to ABC's AADA (SAIF-insured). The remaining amount of 8 billion (6+2=8) was treated as BIF-insured.
On March 10th assume ABC sold the branches to AAA Bank and BBB Bank ( i.e., $250 million). As of March 31st, ABC would report a total deposit base of 11.25 billion in its Thrift Financial Report; its total deposit base would not be inflated by the branches it sold prior to the March 31st report date. The deposits acquired by AAA Bank and BBB Bank would be characterized as BIF-deposits. There would be no "double counting" for SAIF. Please call me at (202) 898-3812 if you have any questions or if you would like to further discuss this issue. If members of your staff require assistance in completing the assessment forms or Oakar worksheet, please call Connie Brindle at (703) 516-5553 or Dennis Probst at (703) 516-5549.
1 12 U.S.C. § 1815(d)(2)(A)(i). Go back to Text
2 12 U.S.C. §§ 1815(d)(2)(C), (D) and (E). Go back to Text
3 12 U.S.C. § 1815(d)(3)(B)(i). Go back to Text
4 12 U.S.C. § 1815(d)(3)(D)(i). Go back to Text
5 12 U.S.C. § 1815(d)(3)(C) (emphasis added). Go back to Text
6 12 C.F.R. § 327.32(a)(3). Go back to Text
7 12 C.F.R. § 327.32(a)(4). If, however, the FDIC or Resolution Trust Corporation ("RTC'') has been appointed conservator or receiver for the acquired institution, the term does not include certain volatile deposits. 12 C.F.R. § 327.32(a)(4); 54 Fed. Reg. 51372 (Dec. 15, 1989). Go back to Text
8 FDIC Advisory Opinion 94-50 (Oct. 12, 1994). Go back to Text


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These platforms can also be optimized for VPN to secure the Internet for communications with the same policies and levels of security and performance as a private network. VPNs provide security through encryption tunneling, and the Cisco routers support hardware-based Triple Data Encryption Standard (3DES), IP Security (IPsec), and Advanced Encryption Standard (AES).These advanced encryption features can be enabled on Cisco ISRs by purchasing an optional Cisco IOS Software Advanced Security feature license.
Application-Aware Networking with IP Quality of Service
Using Cisco quality-of-service (QoS) features, including Class-Based Weighted Fair Queuing (CBWFQ), Low-Latency Queuing (LLQ), Weighted Random Early Detection (WRED), etc., Cisco 1900, 2900, and 3900 Series routers with the Cisco Multimode VDSL2 and ADSL2/2+ EHWIC can help service providers and resellers offer services that can differentiate bandwidth based on the specific application or specific user. For example, network administrators can give traffic from a customer order entry priority over regular internal network traffic.
VDSL2 and ADSL2/2+ performance is a function of many variables, including the DSLAM line card, DSLAM software version, VDSL profile and band plan, line-noise conditions, and loop length, and other environmental factors.
Software Support
The 1-port Cisco Multimode VDSL2 and ADSL2/2+ EHWIC is supported on Cisco IOS Software Release 15.1(3)T. 15.1.4(M) and later releases on Cisco 1921, 1941, 2901, 2911, 2921, 2951, 3925, 3945, 3925E, and 3945E ISRs. The Cisco 1861E is supported starting with Cisco IOS Software Release 15.1(4)M.
The VDSL2 and ADSL2/2+ features are supported with the IP Base technology package license for the Cisco 1861E*, 1921, and 1941 ISRs and the Cisco 2900 and 3900 Series routers.


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If you've never heard of Booster Bricks, they offer bulk purchases of pieces and specialized items, like animals or boats, sometimes sold by the pound even. What I've used them for, though, is their weekly flash sales. Once a week, they'll email you, offering you something like 40 bigger LEGO pieces for under $10 or a mini-fig and a bunch of accessories for the same. They of course try to up-sell you to buy more, but you don't have to.
It is this latter flash sale experience I wanted to share about, and I hope other companies were as responsive when a customer reports a problem. The problem? The staircase brick above had a broken step. Not that big a deal when you consider it was one piece in a set of about 40 that I got for maybe $8 or $10 I think. I emailed their customer support account and was hoping to get a credit on a future purchase. I wasn't asking for a refund. I knew I would buy from them again and was just hoping for a little bit off on my next order.
Their response? Sorry, we can't do that, but we can send you additional pieces as an apology. I was thinking maybe a half dozen or so pieces. I wasn't expecting much. Above is the package I just got from them.
All I can say is a great way to handle customer service and thanks. I believe they sell these bags for about $10 each, so including postage, easily $20. I wish all of my responses to contacting customer service about a problem were handled this well.
If your child collects LEGO bricks, do sign up for the FLASH sale emails from Booster Bricks.You won't be disappointed.
Disclosure: I received no compensation for this publication. My opinions are my own and may differ from those of your own.
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Family caregiving in Cook County is First Thursday for December
There are approximately 65 million family caregivers in the United States. They spend an average of 20 hours a week taking care of loved ones. But many of them care for a family member with chronic care needs 24-7.
Join Jay Andersen for WTIP's First Thursday Community Conversation, "Growing Older, Growing Ill – Caregiving in Cook County." Our guests include Kay Grindland and Jeannette Lindgren of Cook County Care Partners, Cindy Conkins from the Arrowhead Area Agency on Aging and writer, commentator and caregiver Vicki Biggs Anderson.
They gave valuable information on the assets, opportunities and cautions of caring for an older family member, one who is ill or near the end of life.
Are you currently a family caregiver? Would you know what to do if you suddenly become a care giver? Where will you turn?
"Growing Older, Growing Ill – Caregiving in Cook County" -- this month's First Thursday Community Conversation. Only on WTIP North Shore Community Radio.


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In 1911, Asquith's government reformed the Lords by removing all fiscal powers and changing its veto rights to mere delay. In 1949, Attlee's government further limited its delaying powers. In 1958, Macmillan's government introduced life peerages effectively to replace hereditary ones and thereby admitted women peers. In 1998, Blair's government expelled all but 92 hereditary peers. In other words, the Lords has been subject to regular evolutionary change.
Last week, a survey of peers found only 19% in favour of a wholly or mainly elected replacement with 80% against. Those who are urging the abolition of the House of Lords and its replacement by a smaller elected body have an obligation to say why the present chamber cannot be made to work; that it needs reform is not in doubt. The Cunningham committee, in its report a couple of years ago, which was approved by both houses, said that if the present Lords were to be replaced by an elected chamber, the conventions between the two houses would have to be rewritten. Yet the government's white paper claims that an elected chamber would not have increased powers.
Nick Clegg has been right to argue that if we have an elected upper house it should be wholly elected, yet the government paper contains the option of having 20% appointed. The argument for that is testament to the specialist expertise that exists in the present unelected house and which would otherwise be lost. Yet its proponents cannot have considered what would happen if the votes of the future 20% unelected were outrageously to sway a matter against the elected majority in both houses.
Increasing numbers of MPs are also recognising the dangers of an elected upper house undermining the primacy of the House of Commons, and of having elected senators (with a 15-year tenure as proposed), possibly of different political parties, wandering about their constituencies claiming, correctly, that they too have a mandate.
The public has not yet woken to the fact that a full-time salaried house is going to be a lot more expensive than the present, part-time, unpaid one. Does it matter that they are unelected? Not, I suggest, if their powers are limited, as at present, to revising legislation, asking the Commons to think again, questioning ministers and having no say over budgets.
"Ah," say some, "but the Lords would take that line – turkeys don't vote for Christmas; they have a vested interest in defeating the government's proposed abolition." Not so, since few of us will be around by 2025, when the government's plans come fully into effect.
What is really worrying about the government's paper is that, concentrating as it does on 2015-2025, it is frustrating the wish of the Lords to see long-overdue reforms now, as expressed in the support given to my private member's bill on the three occasions it has been debated.
The four elements in that bill are:
• Reduce the numbers in the house by introducing a retirement scheme.
• End the entry into the Lords by heredity through the supposedly temporary and sometimes ludicrous byelections whenever a hereditary peer dies.
• Establish an independent appointments commission for new peerages, ending the "cash for peerages" scandals.
• Automatically expel any peer sentenced to one year or more in prison, as already applies in the Commons.
My bill has in the current session already had its second reading and is waiting to go into committee. Lords reform is not a suitable subject for private member's legislation, but with the house having given it clear support since 2008, the government should take it over, amend and get on with it.
The house is becoming irritated at being asked to consider long-term changes to an elected chamber, while the need to reform the present one gets neglected.
The risk the coalition now faces is that its plans will get bogged down in endless argument in both houses, clogging up valuable parliamentary time. I am old enough to recall that that is what happened in the late 60s. History looks as though it may repeat itself.


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The great thing about HTML5 games is that they run on all modern browsers. You can play these games on modern browsers such as Chrome and Firefox on desktop as well as on devices such as iPhone and Android (via Cordova). Having a look at Open Source HTML5 games is a good way to explore different possibilities and learn how to develop one of your own.
In this post we are listing Open Source HTML5 games which are inspired from other popular game-titles and app store hits such as Tetris, Pacman, Asteroids and even Flappy Bird. All these games are built with HTML5 and JavaScript. You can find a link to play these games online along with the source code. We have included a few multi-player HTML5 games too at the end. Have fun as well as get inspired!
1. 2048 Game
The game that became a craze on almost all platforms, 2048 is open source and available on Github under MIT license. The game is developed by Gabriele Cirulli and is actually a clone of other similar type games. But that didn't stop it from becoming a success on app stores and many developers finding it easier to clone and publish it in various forms. The game-play is quite simple where you have to slide tiles of different numbers forming a bigger number until you reach the number 2048. A Vue.js version of this game is also available at GitHub.
Play 2048 Game 2048 Game Source Code
2. Clumsy Bird
Remember Flappy Bird? The game that took the app stores by storm and made everyone wonder how can such a simple yet hard to play game be so addictive? Well, now you can find the source code of its clone made in HTML5, using MelonJS and is named Clumsy Bird. This game is developed by Ellison Leão and he has made an easy customizing guide also available for his game, in case you get inspired to clone this clone.
Play Clumsy Bird Clumsy Bird Source Code
3. Hextris
Hextris is a fast paced puzzle game developed by Garrett Finucane and Logan Engstrom. As the name suggests, this game is like playing Tetris on a Hexagonal plane. Apart from playing this game online, you can also find it in Android and iOS store. The source code of this game is licensed under GPL v3 license.
Play Hextris Hextris Source Code
4. Pacman in HTML5 Canvas
This an HTML5 clone of the original Pacman game. This game is developed by Chregi, a developer from Switzerland and the source code is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.
Play HTML5 Packman HTML5 Packman Source Code
5. Astray
Astray is a WebGL maze game built with Three.js (JavaScript 3D library) and Box2dWeb. Developed by Rye Terrell, this game is a nice demo of 3D capabilities in HTML5 games. The developer has not specified any license for the game and has allowed anyone to use it the way they like.
Play Astray Astray Source Code
6. Canvas Tetris
You can easily guess that Canvas Tetris is a clone of Tetris and implemented in HTML5 canvas. This game was developed by Dionysis Zindros in just 45 minutes. You can watch the making of this game on YouTube. This game's source code is licensed under MIT license.
Play Canvas Tetris Canvas Tetris Source Code
7. Agent 8 ball
Agent 8 ball is a fun HTML5 pool game with bombs. Developed by Pixel Lab, Agent 8 ball is quite a polished game built with kbuild and licensed under MIT license.
Play Agent 8 ball Agent 8 ball Source Code
8. Tic Tac Toe
This is a web version of the popular tic-tac-toe game and has been built using Vue.js by Tim Rijkse. You can see the source code as well as play the game on CodePen, find the links below.
Play Tic Tac Toe Tic Tac Toe Source Code
9. 0hh1
This is a web based logic puzzle game built by Martin Kool. The game's source code is licensed under MIT license and you can download and play the game on iOS, Android as well as on Windows and Windows Phone.
10. Javascript Pseudo 3D Racer
This is an Outrun-style pseudo-3d racing game built in HTML5 and JavaScript by Jake Gordon and licensed with MIT license. He has written a tutorial about how he built this racing game. You can also read his other tutorials on JavaScript Pong as well as JavaScript Snakes games to learn about game development with JavaScript.
Play JavaScript Racer JavaScript Racer Code
Multi-Player Open Source HTML5 Games
1. mk.js
2. Shootr
Shootr is a multiplayer spaceship game developed by N. Taylor Mullen. It is built using SignalR and EndGate
Play Shootr Shootr Source Code
3. Browser Quest
BrowserQuest by Mozilla Foundation is a tribute to classic video-games with a multiplayer twist. It is a role playing multiplayer adventure game powered by HTML5 and Web Sockets.
Play Browser Quest Browser Quest Source Code
4. VueChess
This is a multiplayer online chess game built with Vue.js and Node.js. It also utilizes Socket.IO, Mongodb and Express for its server logic and multiplayer capabilities. The game is developed by Gustavo Crespo Sanchez. Unfortunately, we don't have a URL for a live version of this game but you can follow the developer's instruction to download the source code and run the game locally on your machine.
5. Freeciv Web
Freeciv is an Open Source turn based strategy game implemented in HTML5 and WebGL. This game can be played online against other players, or in single player mode against AI opponents. There is both an HTML5 2D version with isometric graphics and a 3D WebGL version of Freeciv-web. The game's source code is licensed under GNU Affero General Public License v3.0.
Play Freeciv Web Freeciv Web Source Code
A word of caution before you start downloading source code of these Open Source HTML5 games:
Please always make sure to read the license associated with the Open Source Project. Just because the source code is open, doesn't necessarily mean that you can freely use or distribute the code or derivatives of it as your own. Some licenses are open and allow any kind of use however not all are like that. Do let the author know in case you decide to use any of their work as a start for your next project.
Which one of these HTML5 games do you like the most? If you have done any HTML5 game development of your own then do link to them in comments. If not then, we recommend using an HTML5 game framework like Phaser or an HTML5 game development tool such as Construct 2 for you to start developing your own HTML5 games.
You can also develop games using game development tools such as Unity and GameMaker. Take a look at these Android game templates for some ready made games with source code, graphic assets and sounds that you can use to publish your own game.


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Cardinal Mahony calls Kennedy a champion of the powerless [Updated]
Cardinal Roger Mahony issued a statement today calling the late Sen. Edward M. Kennedy (D-Mass.) a champion of "the voiceless, the powerless and the most needy of our citizens."
Mahony, leader of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles, recalled how the two worked together after the Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act was introduced in 2007.
Kennedy "was keenly aware of the plight of immigrant peoples in our nation and was an advocate for their rights and their full inclusion into the culture and economy of our country."
Mahony was one of several prominent California figures to issue statements about the death of Kennedy on Tuesday night.
"Even though he lived in the far northeast corner of our country, he had a deep and personal sense of the needs of the poorest across the land," Mahony said. "He never tired in speaking up for them and their rights and needs."
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger issued a statement Tuesday night that said he and his wife were "saddened by the passing of Uncle Teddy."
Mahony said in his statement: "He was known to the world as the Lion of the Senate, a champion of social justice, and a political icon. Teddy taught us all that public service isn't a hobby or even an occupation, but a way of life and his legacy will live on."
[Updated at 11:55 a.m.: California Atty. Gen. Jerry Brown issue this statement: "All through the years, Ted Kennedy has been a voice for the voiceless, fighting injustice and championing compassion and equality. America has lost a wonderful human being."]
-- Ari B. Bloomekatz
Photo: Cardinal Roger Mahony in 2006. Credit: Ricardo DeAratanha / Los Angeles Times


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When Jeffrey Wubbenhorst (Class of 2019) began to restore a decommissioned synthesizer for his independent study, he wasn't sure what it would lead to. Fast forward a semester, and the Duke student and his refurbished Moog Synthesizer 1c – affectionately nicknamed "Misty" or "Mystery Moog" – have landed at Moogfest 2016: a mecca for engineers, futurists and electronic artists.
Wubbenhorst explains what a synthesizer is, how synthesizers draw upon several specialties ranging from calculus to psychoacoustics, and what the synthesizer could mean for interdisciplinary learning at Duke University. He also discusses his work with the Innovation Co-Lab, a creativity incubator at Duke.
Wubbenhorst is an undergraduate student in Duke University's Pratt School of Engineering, where he studies electrical engineering, computer science and music. He aspires to start an analog synth lab on campus.
Moogfest is annual celebration of the life of Robert Moog, inventor and synthesizer pioneer. The event draws artists, entrepreneurs, futurist thinkers, musicians and engineers. In May 2016, the festival relocated to Durham, NC.


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An eclectic mix of book and music reviews, ramblings and other flotsam and jetsom encountered on an expedition to find a place in the pre-Christian religious traditions, and practices of the British Isles.
Monday, 6 October 2008
Time Wasters
4 comments:
- The Shepton Witch said...
Sadly, though the internet is a wonderful resource, it brings out the worst in people who don't have enough to think about. It can become an insidious master, sapping 'real' life in favour of spending hours hunched over a keyboard, developing that hacker tan, and forgetting what's really important.
I saw a T-shirt slogan that I'd like to get: "I'm not on MySpace, I have real friends"
Says it all really.
- 7 October 2008 at 10:20
- Geraldine Moorkens Byrne said...
I totally agree. I hate both the ordinary troll - registering to cause trouble - and the "clever" trolling where otherwise intelligent people allow themselves to forget that trolling is joining a site to cause trouble and that applies no matter how "justified" you think you are.
I think the first one comes from sheer stupidity - all internet fora suffer from it, no matter how innocuous the forum subject. The second comes from a misplaced sense of grievance - yes, this person was in the wrong to join, cause trouble, etc but following them and returning the favour is equally wrong.
You can see it's well meaning, but it's not a good idea! If only because the purpose of the troll is to lower us all to their level and by doing this you are actually doing the same.
- 7 October 2008 at 10:52
- Heron said...
As someone who took the trouble to engage with this individual I can only reflect that I probably wasted my time. But I think he probably does believe he has a point; problem is he can't seem to concede that anyone else might have one.
- 7 October 2008 at 22:35
- Ancestral Gael said...
I'm sorry you feel you wasted your time; I know I found myself getting frustrated by the posts almost screaming at the screen: "they've answered it already; read the response you daft git!" and getting more than a little annoyed. Of course, I shouldn't have done. Its just the internet after all (not life and death).
Still, I do hate seeing my safe havens invaded by certain types (whether consciously done or not).
- 7 October 2008 at 23:43


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Today, Lafcadio Hearn is probably best remembered for his artful adaptation of Japanese folktales and ghost stories, including the collection Kwaidan (full text from google books), subtitled "Stories and Studies of Strange Things." He certainly was instrumental in the introduction of Japanese culture to the West in the late 19th century. He lived an amazing, storied life which is captured skeletally in a Wikipedia article. Coincidentally, two versions of his life have been done as geographic biographies, tracing it via the places he lived and went (giving that storied part of his life a different sort of multi-dimensional spin). The website Exploring Lafcadio Hearn is one. Another is the following video presentation, entitled Lafcadio Hearn's footprint in Matsue (notice how in every picture of him, he looks away from the camera: he was blind in one eye from an early age):
His range and diversity was astounding; he was a translator, journalist, lecturer, fiction writer (primarily long short stories), literary adapter, essayist, and prolific letter writer. Prolific is the buzzword; in A Lafcadio Hearn Companion, author Robert Gale posits that the 12 volume American edition of his Selected Works contains about 90% of his best work. An 18 volume edition (over 11,000 pages) was published by the Japanese, still not complete. Many supplemental volumes of newspaper collections, letters and other uncollected works have been published. Gale predicts a complete edition of his works will never be published.
There are quite a few volumes of his work available in full view online, including his poetic studies of the Pre-Raphelites. The Online Books Page has even more. Back in the 1890's Hearn wrote articles for the Atlantic Monthly. Some of these are up online, centered around an article on Hearn, Almost as Japanese as Haiku. There is also an article available on Hearn and Japanese Buddhism by the famed poet, translator, critic and Japanese studies scholar Kenneth Rexroth. A hyper-text concordance of 4 of his books may be found at the Victorian Literary Studies Archive.
Here is a small excerpt from the conclusion of "Yuki-Onna," a ghost tale from Kwaidan. It is the story of a man who has a strange, supernatural experience in his youth, who later meets a beautiful woman who becomes his "perfect" wife, helping him nurse his ailing mother and bearing him many children. One evening, as they sit talking in their hut ...
---One night, after the children had gone to sleep, O-Yuki was sewing by the light of a paper lamp; and Minokichi, watching her said:
---"To see you sewing there, with the light on your face, makes me think of a stange thing that happened when I was a lad of eighteen. I then saw somebody as beautiful and white as you are now - indeed, she was very like you."...
---Without lifting her eyes from her work, O-Yuki responded:
---"Tell me about her . . . . Where did you see her?"
---Then Minokichi told her about the terrible night in the ferryman's hut - and about the White Woman that had stooped over him, smiling and whispering - and about the silent death of old Mosaku. And he said:
---"Asleep or awake, that was the only time that I saw a being as beautiful as you. Of course, she was not a human being; and I was afraid of her - very much afraid - but she was so white! . . . Indeed, I have never been sure whether it was a dream that I saw or the Woman of the Snow." . . .
---O-Yuki flung down her sewing, and arose, and bowed above Minokichi where he sat, and shrieked into his face:
---"It was I - I - I! Yuki it was! And I told you then that I would kill you if you ever said one word about it! . . . But for those children asleep there, I would kill you this moment! And now you had better take very, very good care of them; for if ever they have reason to complain of you, I will treat you as you deserve!" . . .
---Even as she screamed, her voice became thin, like a crying of wind; - then melted into a bright white mist that spired to the roofbeams and shuddered away through the smoke-hole. . . . . Never again to be seen.
Kwaidan remains his most remembered work, I believe, because the supernatural and horror elements make a universal (and shocking) impression that other genres sometimes do not. This trailer for Kwaidan, a movie adaptation I highly recommend, comes from YouTube. Check it out; there are no subtitles but fear is, indeed, a universal language. No translation necessary (it is, of course, available with subtitles, just not on YouTube). "Yuki-Onna" is briefly seen ...
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Hair Of The Dog Pet Salon & Academy, in Monticello, Illinois, is the area's premier pet grooming salon serving Piatt and Champaign counties since 1994. We offer pet grooming, professional pet grooming courses and more. For all your pet grooming needs, contact Hair Of The Dog Pet Salon & Academy in Monticello today!
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Tracy Wilkinson
Los Angeles Times
March 20, 2014
Journalists investigating the recent slaying of one of their colleagues said Wednesday that they have found a slew of mistakes, omissions and bad policing that undermine government claims that the man was killed as part of a personal dispute.
Gregorio Jimenez, a prolific freelance journalist kidnapped and found dead last month, "was without a doubt killed because of his work: to inform," Maria Idalia Gomez, a representative of the Inter-American Press Assn. and participant in the inquiry, said at a news conference.
Jimenez was one of at least 10 journalists who have been killed in the last three years in the coastal state of Veracruz, by far the most deadly place in Mexico for reporters. Yet the government of Veracruz has routinely dismissed or sought to minimize the murders, most of which have not been thoroughly investigated, if at all.
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Rena Greenberg has had the privilege over the last 25+ years to work with over 100,000 people in 75 medical centers to help them lose weight without surgery.


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We don't know about you, but we've been doing our summertime happy dance all month long. Sure, it may still be May, but June is just around the corner and we're too excited not to share what the Bistro's got brewing for you in June!
Though the Bistro offers a great time all year long, there's just something about the carefree spirit of summer that takes our libations and celebrations up a notch. Grab your friends and loved ones and pop into Bistro 880 in June for food, fun, and fantastic live music!
Summertime at Bistro 880! Here's What We Have in June
>NEW at Bistro 880!<<
Starting May 26, 2017, thru July 1st, 2017
- Enjoy our new Friday & Saturday Dinner Special, Surf & Turf – Slow Roasted Prime Rib of Beef Au Jus, Steamed Buttered Crab Legs, Baked Potato and Fresh Seasonal Vegetables. between 5:00 PM and 10:00 PM ($29.95)
- Guest Appreciation Night every Tuesday from 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM in the main hotel lobby (starting June 6, 2017). Enjoy a taste of Bistro 880, presented by our Chef with specialty wines or a local brew beer tasting.
Sushi Satisfaction Every Single Wednesday
Some scream for ice cream and others scream for sushi. Though that may not rhyme, the point is that sushi is delicious, especially when discounted! Head to the Bistro every Wednesday in June for 10% off ALL sushi rolls from 7-9 p.m.
Tempt Your Tastebuds – Take a Look at Our Full Dinner Menu Here
Happiness Every Day For at Least Two Hours
Oh, the bliss of happiness! We're happy to announce that in June happy hour will not only be every day, but for two full hours! Swing by the Bistro anyday from 4-6 p.m. and experience the finest libations at the lowest of prices.
Cool Dance Moves or Not, Tail Feathers Will Be Shaking Every Weekend
Aside from delicious food and drinks, dancing is our next favorite indulgence at the Bistro! The live music schedule for June is as follows:
- Friday June 2nd – DJ David
- Saturday June 3rd – Centsation Band
- Friday June 9th – DJ Chris Style
- Saturday June 10th – Vintage Plus Band
- Friday June 16th – No Limit Band
- Saturday June 17th – DJ Tasi
- Friday June 23rd – Centsation Band
- Saturday June 24th – Vintage Plus Band
- Friday June 30th – DJ Tasi
Get Our Complete Event Calendar Here
Long days, warm temps and the promise of adventure make summer one of our favorite seasons. We hope you'll join us in celebrating the arrival of June!


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It's estimated that five to six million cargo containers are in transit across the ocean at any given time; an unknown number of those containers are lost in international shipping lanes. These containers could be washed overboard by large waves or powerful winds, stolen, damaged, or otherwise compromised. Do not count on the shipping company's insurance for your losses.
We also offer cargo insurance for our trucking customers. Truck cargo insurance protects the transporter for his responsibility in the event of damaged or lost freight. The policy is purchased with a maximum load limit per vehicle. Under-insuring the load can prove catastrophic to you in the event of a claim. You can also add to the policy so it will contain provisions to insure the cargo when it is in your terminal or warehouse.
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If you've read some of our previous reviews of FabFilter plugins, you already know that we're a big fan. When we had a chance to dig into FabFilter's Pro-C 2 compressor, we were thrilled. After spending several hours with Pro-C 2, we're asking ourselves how we ever mixed without it! Let's get into the details so you can see what's so special about this excellent compressor.
Getting Started
When you launch Pro-C 2, you're greeted with the familiar FabFilter style of plugin. The layout and color-scheme of Pro-C 2 will be familiar to anyone who's used any of FabFilter's other great plugins. You also get FabFilter's amazing context-sensitive help bubbles. Hover over any control and a detailed description of that control pops up. (Once you get familiar with everything, you can turn this feature off if you want to.)
These help tips aren't the only help available in Pro-C 2. FabFilter has written some of the best documentation I've ever seen, and it's available by simply clicking on Help. When you do, you'll be treated to clearly written documentation that covers just about everything you can think of. For example, I was looking for the documentation on how to set up side-chain compression. Not only did the documentation do a great job of explaining Pro-C 2's approach and how you can configure side-chain, but it also provided links to other information that clarified some of the concepts even better. I also discovered a link to the external side-chaining section where FabFilter had done a great job of explaining how to configure external side-chaining in Cubase, Logic Pro, Ableton Live, and Pro Tools. The documentation system in Pro-C 2 is simply outstanding and anyone using this plugin should definitely spend some time learning from this excellent resource.
It's quite easy to get great results from Pro-C 2. The interface is clean and responsive, something we've come to expect from FabFilter. One thing that Pro-C 2 adds is the ability to run full-screen. If you use a large monitor or a high-resolution display, this is a wonderful feature. On our MacBook Pro, Pro-C 2 looks beautiful when viewed full-screen. You can also choose between a small (740x550), medium (840x620) and a large (1,000x760) interface.
Another great feature in FabFilter plug-ins is MIDI Learn. It's never been easier to program your favorite control surface to control a plug-in. Of course, controls in Pro-C 2 are buttery smooth with a mouse or trackpad as well, so if you aren't one of those folks who uses an external control surface, there's still plenty to love here.
"The new side-chain EQ section provides an incredible amount of power and flexibility without over-complicating things."
By default, the majority of the Pro-C 2 interface is taken up by the level display that scrolls as your audio plays and the knee display. You can collapse the knee display if you'd like or you can collapse both the knee display and the level display. In both cases, level meters make it easy to see when compression is kicking in.
Configuring side-chain compression is made easy by expanding the side-chain display. Here you can control all of your side-chain compression settings easily, and configuring complex side-chain compression settings is intuitive and fast. The new side-chain EQ section (shown in the screenshot below) provides an incredible amount of power and flexibility without over-complicating things.
"Audition Triggering is indispensable for users who want to gain more insight into what is triggering compression and it will definitely help you to get just the results you are looking for."
Pro-C 2 improves on the original Pro-C in many ways, and while Pro-C was a great compressor in its own right, Pro-C 2 really ups the ante. Instead of two fixed knee positions, you can configure the new Knee slider from 0dB all the way to 72dB and everything in between. The Hold slider is also new in Pro-C 2, making it possible to adjust the time period that peaks in gain reduction are held. The thought here is that you can increase the transparency of gain reduction by bumping up the hold time, and it seems to work quite well.
Also new in Pro-C 2 are five new compression styles; Vocal, Mastering, Bus, Punch, and Pumping. These new styles can either be used as-is or as a starting point for your compression needs. It's a great way for new users to get started and for seasoned engineers to get to a starting point quickly.
There are too many new features for us to cover them all, but we have to mention the Audition Triggering feature because it's a seriously cool way to understand how compression is being applied. Clicking the Audition button turns the feature on and it allows you to hear the filtered and stereo-linked signals that are triggering compression. (You can also click and hold on the button to temporarily enable it.) Audition Triggering is indispensable for users who want to gain more insight into what is triggering compression, and it will definitely help you to get just the results you are looking for.
It's clear that FabFilter set out to make some serious improvements to an already excellent compressor when they created Pro-C 2. The long list of new features are indicative of just how successful they were. Pro-C 2 is an award-winning, professional-quality compressor at a price point that makes it a no-brainer to add as an essential part of your audio arsenal.


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Degree Requirements and Measures of Satisfactory Progress
Specific coursework and areas of concentration will be determined by the student's interests within the framework of the degree and satisfactory progress listed below.
- Within 18 months of admission, demonstration of a general knowledge of history and culture in one of the following general fields: Islamic Civilization; Arabic, Hebrew, Persian (or Tajik or Dari), Turkish, or Central Asian Turkic languages and literature; the modern Middle East; or comparative religion either through previous degree work or through examination administered by the Program.
- Within three years of admission, completion of two advanced courses in the humanities, one of which must be in the Department of Near Eastern Languages and Civilization (NELC); and two advanced courses in the social sciences, one of which must be in the Department of History. These courses are in addition to work the student may have done at the B.A. and M.A. levels.
- Within three years of admission, completion of a graduate seminar, or two if none was taken at the M.A. level.
- A student will be expected to have studied three languages, two of which should be regional languages and one of which must be a Western European language other than English, such as French, German, Italian, Russian, or Spanish. The student's Supervisory Committee will decide whether a fourth language will be required, and whether the fourth required language will be European or regional. Students pursuing language related work may anticipate a fourth required language, while those pursuing social science related studies may not. Before the oral exam listed below may be taken, the student must complete the language requirements including the second year level in a regional language different from the regional language offered at the time of admission.
- Disciplinary Method and Theory Requirements. All students conducting field work or working with documents, whether social science or humanities-focused, and all social science-oriented students, are strongly encouraged to take the following courses: (a) ANTH 550, Field Techniques of Anthropology, and (b) POL S 491, Political Research Design and Analysis, or ANTH 551, Research Design (as appropriate); or (c) students should take those courses' equivalents in appropriate disciplines. For those students doing humanities-oriented research and not conducting field work, two method and theory courses in the appropriate discipline or disciplines (e.g., Comparative Literature, Philosophy, etc.) are required.
- Disciplinary Core Courses. Each student is required to take two disciplinary core courses in the appropriate fields. Core courses (or field courses) survey the literature, methods, and theoretical issues involved in a broad field of inquiry, as opposed to elective topical courses, which cover a much smaller area. Core courses should be chosen according to the anticipated research interests and fields for preliminary examination of each student. For example, these core disciplinary courses might focus on Comparative Politics, Comparative Religion, Feminist Theory, Ethnicity and Nationalism, Analysis of Linguistic Structures, Seminar in Cognitive Anthropology, Comparative Legal Institutions, or International Political Economy. Courses on a narrow field of inquiry (such as Arab-Israeli conflict) do not constitute field or core courses, though they may contribute to a student's general field.
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A subcommittee of the Near and Middle Eastern Studies Program faculty will meet each spring to review the progress of all students in the Ph.D. program. Either the chair of the student's committee, the program's graduate advisor, or the program's director will communicate to each student the results of this annual review.
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The student will be expected to take the following examinations (see exam guidelines):
- preliminary exams consisting of three written exams and an oral exam;
- General Examination, consisting of a dissertation proposal and an oral part; and
- Final Examination, which is the dissertation defense.
Students must meet the general University requirements concerning admission to candidacy for the doctoral degree, the dissertation, and final examination, including an oral examination.
A student's Ph.D.Supervisory Committee shall consist of no less than three members of the University of Washington's Graduate School faculty as well as a representative of the Graduate School (GSR). The chair of the committee must be an active member of the Graduate School faculty. At least two members of the committee must be members of the Near and Middle Eastern Studies faculty group. Additional members may be asked to join the committee.
Students will write a dissertation as the final requirement for the Ph.D. degree and complete a minimum of 27 dissertation credits over a period of at least three quarters. The topic of the dissertation will be set in consultation with the Ph.D. candidate's supervisory committee.


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It's a testament to the organic strengths of CLUTCH that when they set up, start dicking around, and hit "record," the results still outstrip almost every overcalculated bunch of try-too-hard scenesters currently stinking up the record racks. The follow-up to last year's "Blast Tyrant" is definitely less immediate and hooky than that opus, but it flows like a well-oiled machine, dealing out slippery groove after slippery groove, adding a full-time Hammond organist to the mix and just letting the charismatic riffs and oddball vocals flow nonstop.
After fifteen years and change together (the addition of organist Mick Schauer being the band's only lineup shift since their "Passive Restraints" EP in the early 1990s), these guys have a telekinetic bond. You can just picture guitarist Tim Sult making these myriad riffs up as he goes along, and bassist Dan Maines and drummer Jean-Paul Gaster instinctively following along, putting in the starts and stops as easily as they draw another breath, existing as one of the best rhythm sections in the business without even trying. Vocalist Neil Fallon is at his quirky best here, ranting and raving like a Wild West carnival barker with sunstroke, telling whacked-out tales in his gruffly melodic bark over the fluid rhythms and from-the-gut riffs.
It's telling that the band closes the album with updates raveups through two hoary old blues covers — MISSISSIPPI FRED MCDOWELL's "Gravel Road" and HOWLIN' WOLF's "Who's Been Talking?" At this point in their strange career, no longer on a major label, one of the few straight-up rock bands able to make a full-time living out on the circuit, singing for their supper and playing unfashionable riff metal, CLUTCH doesn't have a damn thing to prove. They changed their stripes often in the 1990s, going from the angular noise-rock muscle of early songs like "Impetus" to singalong pit anthems like "A Shogun Named Marcus" to weird, chaotic spazzouts like "The Soapmakers". Now, you get the feeling they just wanna "be CLUTCH" for a while, fire up the bong, lock the studio door for the evening, and just rock out. Like those old bluesmen, they're just gonna do their thing, for those who like it, and screw the rest.
And that's what they do here on "Robot Hive/Exodus". It's not gonna win any new fans over, garner crossover radio success, or land them on the cover of Spin — and thank Christ for that. It's "just" CLUTCH being CLUTCH, loose and fun, sly and slippery, funky and heavy — just what the doctor ordered.


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1 out of every 8 Americans is over the age of 65, representing 12.9% of the population.
3.2 million people currently live in United States nursing homes.
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44% of all residents in nursing home facilities stated complaints of abuse, gross neglect and exploitation on behalf of nursing home and board care residents.
(National Center on Elderly Abuse, 2012)
90% of US nursing homes have staffing levels too low to enable them to provide adequate care. It is estimated that only 1 in 14 incidents of elderly abuse is reported to authorities.
(The Prevalence of Elderly Abuse: A Random Survey. 1988)
More than 30% of all nursing homes in America indulge in some form of resident abuse, with the numbers on an ever increasing trend. (The National Center On Elder Abuse in the United States)
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Possible 'improprieties' seen at fire association
ROCKVILLE (AP) -- A Connecticut prosecutor says his office is investigating a complaint of possible "financial improprieties" involving the Coventry Volunteer Fire Association.
The Journal Inquirer reports that Tolland County Chief State's Attorney Matthew C. Gedansky made the statement Friday as former Fire Chief Joseph Carilli appeared in court on sex assault charges. Gedansky declined to provide details.
Carilli rejected a plea agreement that would have called for a 12-year prison sentence, followed by 10 years of special parole.
He is charged with sexual assault, risk of injury, tampering with a witness and other offenses related to allegations he had a sexual relationship with a junior department member that began when she was 15.
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Academy Award winner Al Pacino is coming to Ruth Eckerd Hall, making a rare stage appearance as himself.
An Evening with Al Pacino, focusing on the actor's storied career and characters, is scheduled for Nov. 19.
Tickets, ranging in price from $50 to $150, will go on sale Aug. 28, plus there will be a limited number of meet-and-greet tickets for $250. Those dessert reception VIP tickets will be offered first to Ruth Eckerd Hall members.
The program is expected to be divided into segments, including one in which Pacino will re-create some of his favorite screen and stage characters and an Inside the Actors Studio-style interview conducted by St. Petersburg Times film critic Steve Persall.
Pacino has scheduled three such appearances this fall. The Clearwater gig is sandwiched between stops in Dallas and Toronto.
Pacino, 70, belongs to a select group of actors with an Academy Award, an Emmy and a Tony to his credit.
He starred in such 1970s classics as the first two Godfather films, Dog Day Afternoon and Serpico, collecting four of his seven Oscar nominations. Pacino finally grabbed the statuette in 1993 for Scent of a Woman.
Currently starring in New York as Shylock in The Merchant of Venice, Pacino was recently nominated for an Emmy for portraying Dr. Jack Kevorkian in the TV movie You Don't Know Jack. He won that best actor category in 2004 for Angels in America.


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Slingshot's Andrew Kim caught up with FlyQuest's Galen "Moon" Holgate after the semifinals of the North American League of Legends Championship Series to talk about his season and why he thinks TSM will win the finals.
Andrew Kim: It has to be a little disappointing coming off of a 3-0 defeat for the decider for the finals. Were there any issues with the team leading up to the match against TSM or was it just the better team that won?
Galen "Moon" Holgate: I don't think there were any issues leading up to the match in terms of practice or how we played as a team or anything, TSM is just way too good. I think TSM should win the finals. Obviously, that's no excuse or anything. I just think they out-performed us today. I got way too hype-y.
AK: On the topic, there was a moment when you died and the camera focused on you laughing and stuff like. Tell me more about that, what was going through your mind?
GH: Because we were super far ahead, I was destroying Svenskeren (Dennis Johnsen) in a pretty bad matchup for me, and I was super strong, I was "I'm going to try and do this guys! I'm going to kill Lucian, guys!" That's going to haunt me forever. Forever.
AK: You're still going to Vancouver to face Phoenix1 for third place. The pressure is still on you guys for sure, so how are you guys going to prepare?
GH: Both us and P1 got 3-0'd, so we're both going in with similar position. I do think we are the better team, so I think we'll take it, but the third-fourth match is kind of depressing to play. I'm excited to go to Vancouver and I'm excited to play with a big crowd. I think that'll be good for me.
AK: You did mention that before. It must be really satisfying for you personally, being in front of a crowd.
GH: I like to put myself in uncomfortable situations and try to become more comfortable to become a more well-rounded player.
AK: It's kind of difficult what happened in the match because you said it was more the better team came out on top, like you said. It's interesting to see because a lot of people held out for you guys thinking that you could win. Is that something you feel or think about before going into a match, with the expectations so much higher than before?
GH: A lot of people consider us to be a wild card team. We can beat anyone and we can lose to anybody. I think of most of the teams, this sounds weird saying now that we lost 3-0, but of all the teams I think we really had a good chance to beat TSM. Just because we could have shown up on that day. That's how we are as a team. We fight, and if we're winning the fights, if we're on that day, then we can beat any team. But today we were not on.
AK: Looking at your career, you started out with NRG, and now you're in FlyQuest, one of the top four teams of the region. How would you describe your career?
GH: I think when I started off, I didn't really know why I was so bad when I started in NRG. I think throughout my career, everybody that I worked with has said, "oh yeah Galen, he has a lot of potential," or "he's good in practice," and stuff like that. But I guess I had nerve issues. Throughout each team I got a little bit less nervous and I think just in general going from team to team and growing up as a person, I gained a lot more confidence, and that's what stopped my nerve problems. I think I'm really confident now, and going into matches I think I can honestly beat any jungler, I can beat every single team as a team. I just want people to respect me, and I think people do respect me right now, but it's kind of like, if I have bad games or if we start falling as a team, I don't think I'm respected enough for people to not drop the respect — if that makes sense. Right now, I'm respected, but it's not solid yet.
AK: You mean like when TSM loses, you don't see people saying Bjergsen is terrible…
GH: Exactly. I want to be on that level. I want to be known as a solid player who's always going to be good and who's always going to show up when it's important.
AK: Compared to a lot of players who don't come forward when it comes to speaking with the press, you've been very up front and saying yes to every single interview request. Why do you say yes to every interview?
GH: Doing interviews for me is really relaxing. I just like interacting with people. I think it's really important to build your brand for me personally. I compare myself to a lot of people, especially junglers like, oh Akaadian (Matthew Higginbotham) has this many followers and I only have this many. Starting this split, I decided I was going to do every interview possible. I'm going to reach out to Riot, reach out to different people and trying to get my name out more, trying to just become well known as a person, and this is the best way, I think.
AK: In the LCK, KT beat Samsung 3-0. Now that KT and SKT will be in the finals, who do you think is going to win out?
GH: I don't know. I think SKT will probably win, that's just the generic answer. I honestly haven't been following LCK as hard as probably a lot of other players. I really prefer to watch the (other) regions like LPL, I like to watch LMS, stuff like that. LCK is way too good to watch, if that makes sense. If I try to copy them I feel like I play really bad because LCK is so calculated and everything like that. People make a lot less mistakes compared to other regions, and I think NA is not even close to the skill level of LCK.
AK: On that topic, do you think if the entire team steps up to the LCK's level, maybe then you could copy what's going on in the LCK?
GH: Yeah. I do still watch LCK. I did see the Samsung vs. KT matchup, but I feel like I don't learn as much and I'm not as invested into that region as Europe or LPL maybe right now. Also there's been very few games because the regions are in playoffs.
AK: You're wrapping up the spring split and you guys did really well. What are some things you're looking forward to in the summer split?
GH: I hope we don't go 1-8 or whatever we did in the second half of the split. I really want to go to worlds. That would be the best experience ever. It'll be hard to go to world next split, there's going to be a lot of good teams. I think we can do it though, and if we did, I think it would be the best experience ever for me as a player. I want to go out and I want to be known as a good jungler on the world stage.
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If you are able to increase the speed you swing a golf club with, you will be able to increase how hard and far you hit the ball. With a little effort, just about any golfer should be able to hit the ball farther. Your regimen should include exercise to improve physical strength as well as practice to improve your technique.
Weighted Club
Swing a weighted golf club. Start by placing weighted tape or securing a random object to the club, with the goal of increasing the club weight to an about 3 pounds. Break your golf swing into separate parts and hold each position for 20 seconds. For example, take your backswing and then hold without completing the swing. This will help you add strength and develop speed.
Swing Often
Another way to increase swing speed is to swing as often as you can. Spend as much time as possible at the driving range hitting balls in rapid succession. This will help improve your stamina as well as your technique, which will lead to a faster swing. Even if you can't get to the driving range daily, you can still see results by taking as few as 30 speed swings two or three days per week.
Proper Technique
For the best results, the club needs to be at its maximum speed when it strikes the ball. To accomplish this, you should build speed as your swing progresses. Begin with a slow backswing, then start to build speed during the transition. By the time you begin your downswing, you should be able to generate enough speed to explode through the ball and drive it.
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Denis Sherwood: How would you develop innovation from lean and vice-versa?
By Dennis Sherwood, - Last updated: mardi, mai 11, 2010 - Save & Share - Leave a comment
I ran an innovation event with a manufacturer of pumps a couple of weeks ago, which went very well, with a huge number of powerful ideas. This organization is a devotee of lean, and although there is a very large overlap between lean and innovation, it's often hard to see how to exploit this in practice: how would you practically develop innovation through lean and vice versa?


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"Extra" caught up with Usher, Adam Levine, Carson Daly, and Blake Shelton's breakout star Danielle Bradbery at "The Voice" Season 4 party in West Hollywood.
Bradbery, who shot to No. 5 on iTunes with her rendition of Pam Tillis' "Maybe It Was Memphis," gushed that she was rendered "speechless" by her sudden success.
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It was a good journey just getting there; the ferry from Fountleroy to Southworth was a pleasing start to the trip, with fantastic, peaceful views across the blue waters of the Puget Sound. Once over the other side, we hit the trail-head after about 90 minutes driving along the coast, past numerous firework shops, followed by a short journey up Hamma Hamma Valley.
The track wound up from the valley floor through mainly pine trees with some interesting flora on the way. The number of switchbacks seemed a little excessive a times but it did mean it was never too much of a slog uphill.
The GPS was struggling in the steep valleys and dense tree cover, but I managed to get a lock for most of the route. It turned out to pretty pointless taking it. There is only one track, and it's pretty much a motorway up to the first lake. Still, carrying that, my digital camera, SLR and two lenses, fleece, waterproof, food, spare batteries and two litres of water was good exercise.
I was thinking originally of uploading the GPS track for others to use as navigation, but frankly you'd be insane to use such wildly inaccurate data.
The lake itself was nestled in a very secluded spot, with the camping sites hidden up amongst the pine trees. It really made me wish I'd brought the tent - and swimming kit.
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You know how we love to bring you good news? Today's story: dedicated law enforcement professionals are somewhere out there, prepared to travel the world at a moments notice to protect you from cyber intrusions.
It may sound like something straight out of a comic book; something about their motto "Traveling the World to Catch Cyber Criminals" makes you want to precede it with "faster than a speeding bullet." But highly trained teams of United States FBI agents, analysts, computer forensic and malicious code experts have been fighting serious, fast-moving cyber threats.
The FBIs Cyber Action Teams, or CATs, recently made the news, as they attempt to live up to their promise to secure our cyber world from threats to the economy and to national security.
What kind of action have they taken? You may remember hearing about the Zotob code, which was designed to release a worm that would steal credit card information and financial data from thousands of infected computers. The worm disrupted more than a quarter of a million computers in August 2005.
CATs were responsible for helping to crack the case, with an investigation that led to catching the perpetrators of the Zotob worm. CATs traced the worm and were on site in Turkey and Morocco, armed with forensic computer gear, less than 72 hours after Zotob struck.
Two of the men behind the release of the Zotob worm were sentenced to time in prison this past fall.
We'll be keeping an eye out for the next time the FBIs CATs stalk any more cyber rats.


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In the rugged terrain of snow, only one truck can truly navigate without any problems, the Snow Truck! Using your keyboard, make sure the truck can get from start to finish in as little time as possible. Watch out for the ridges, as too much speed will cause the truck to tip or fall and you'll run out of chances!
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