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M/S Taiwan
Wilh. Wilhelmsen, Tønsberg
(Norwegian Homefleet WW II)
Back to Taiwan on the "Homefleet Ships starting with T" page.
I think I see the Swastika on the original, so pic must have been taken when in German control.
Source: "Handelsschiffe im Kriegseinsatz", Herbert Baasch (b.1920-d.1997); photo by Herbert Baasch.
(Posted here with permission of the new owner of Baasch's photo collection).
Launched on Febr. 9-1924 by Deutsche Werft A.G., Hamburg (Yard No. 64), completed July 5. 5502 gt, 3359 net, 9159 tdwt, 426.8' x 55.2' x 27.6', two 6 cyl. 4 SCSA oil engines totalling 3100 ihp by Algemeine Electricitäts Gesellschaft, Berlin, driving twin screws. Service speed 11.5 knots.
Taiwan is listed among the ships in Convoy HG 8 in Nov.-1939, bound for Greenock with raw sugar - follow link for convoy info.
In German control from Apr.-1940. Sank following an explosion due to sabotage at A/S Akers Verksted in Oslo on Nov. 24-1944. M/S Troma was also sunk, as well as the German M/T Euroland. M/T Austanger, which had been renamed Schleswig under German control was badly damaged. Sabotage was also carried out at Nyland Verksted on the same date (see Kaprino).
Raised and back in service. In collision in the Gulf of Suez with the steam tanker British Hussar (6954 gt, built 1923) on Apr.-21-1946, when leaving Suez Roads on a voyage from Quilon to New York, and subsequently beached. Refloated on May 15, repaired and returned to service. Stranded near St. John's Island, Red Sea on March 14-1950, position 23 43N 36 15E, on a voyage from Basra to Gothenburg with a cargo of grain and general. Refloated the next day but had to be abandoned in position 23 44N 35 50E and then sank.
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(Source: Wilh. Wilhelmsen fleet list by Michael Crowdy, World Ship Society, 1994).
Taiwan is the Chinese name for the island of Formosa, meaning "pretty".
Wilh. Wilhelmsen had another ship by this name, launched Dec. 12-1951, completed March 14-1952, also by Kockums - 5463 gt. Renamed Tirranna (II) in Jan.-1959. Ran aground on Jan. 30-1966 in Finsnesrenna near Tromsø, voyage Murmansk-Rostock with iron ore, broke in two the following day, afterpart sank. Remainder of wreck sold to Erik Volckmar, Oslo for demolition. Some identifiable parts still remain at the stranding site (as per 1994), though most of the wreck was cut into pieces and taken to the smelting works at Mo i Rana.


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Shirley Berube v. Fashion Centre, Ltd., dba Fashion Gal of Ogden, Joseph E. Torman dba Western States Polygraph, Steven Taylor and John and Jane Does 1-10 : Brief of Respondent
Docket Number
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Brief of Respondent
Publication Date
Appeal from the Second Judicial District Court in and for the County of Weber (District Court No. 87113)
Original Brief Submitted to the Utah Supreme Court; digitized by the Howard W. Hunter Law Library, J. Reuben Clark Law School, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah; machine-generated OCR, may contain errors.
Theodore E. Kanell; Hanson, Dunn, Epperson and Smith; Thomas S. Taylor; Christensen, Taylor and Moody; Attorneys for Respondent.
George W. Preston, Joseph M. Chambers; Harris, Preston, Gutke and Chambers; Attorneys for Appellant.
Public record document (some rights may be reserved).
Recommended Citation
Brief of Respondent, Berube v. Fashion Centre, No. 198520673.00 (Utah Supreme Court, 1985).

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During the night of December 11/12, 2015 my all sky camera captured three bright meteors, this is the third one.
Picture 1. Crop of an all sky image with the bright meteor of December 12, 2015 at 4:06:04 UT (timing CAMS Gronau, Carl Johannink).
Camera: Canon EOS 40D
Lens: Sigma 4.5 mm F2.8 EX DC Circulair fish eye
Timer Controller: Canon TC80N3
Exposure time: 89s
Interval: 1 s
Date: 12-12-2015
Period UT: 04:06:00-04:07:29
Time UT: 04:06:04 (timing CAMS Gronau).
Classification: xOr or MON?
Constellation: UMA/BOO
Brightness: -3
Simultaneously: CAMS Gronau


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Governor Sean Parnell and Lieutenant Governor-elect Mead Treadwell will be sworn into office today (Monday) in the Capital City.
The ceremony begins at 11:30 a.m. in Juneau's Centennial Hall. It will be carried statewide on 360 North public television and the Alaska Public Radio stations.
Parnell and Treadwell were elected November 2nd. It was their first try for the posts; Parnell inherited the state's top job last year (2009) when Governor Sarah Palin resigned from office.
The oath of office will be administered about noon by Alaska Supreme Court Chief Justice Walter (Bud) Carpeneti. After signing the oath, both Parnell and Treadwell will address the state.
The Reverend Doctor Walter Soboleff, now 102 years old, has been asked to make remarks at the ceremony. The governor's Rural Advisor, John Moller, is master of ceremonies.
You can watch it live beginning at 11:30 am on 360 North television. 360 North is broadcast in Anchorage on channel 7-3 and on GCI Channel 15. On MTA 360 North is on channel 302. It is also streamed on the Internet at 360north.org.
KSKA will air a recording of the swearing-in at 8:00 pm tonight on FM 91.1.
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Harwood Museum
of the University of New Mexico
Taos, NM
Harwood Facade, photo by John Rudiak, 1998
OBJECTS: Five Master Craftsmen
The Harwood Museum announces the upcoming special exhibition Objects: Five Master Craftsmen opening February 21, 1999 and on view through May 9, 1999. Curated by Gus Foster, the exhibition features the work of Brian Anderson, John C. MacArthur, Kurt Mottweiler, Phil Poirier and Michael Walker. These five artists, all residents of Taos, are considered Master Craftsmen because of their dedicated and relentless pursuit of the ideal. Russell Young writes in the forward to the exhibition catalogue, "The master craftsman may make at most a very limited edition of his original design . . . In the procession of items from their workshop each design exceeds its predecessor. This constant striving for improvement is one of the central marks of a master." While each artist specializes in his own area of expertise, they share years of apprenticeships and training, a mature knowledge of materials and processes, precise inventiveness, as well as an innate sense of perfection and design.
This exhibition, on view in the Peter and Madeleine Martin Foundation Gallery, features examples of refined designs, which are aesthetically pleasing and functionally superior. Meibao Nee, contributor to the catalogue, explains that Brian Anderson, a gunsmith, bladesmith, carpenter, tailor and shaper, has an extensive knowledge of the art of the blacksmith. Many of his objects are created in the historic manner of working directly with forge, hammer, knife and file to create designs which meld historic traditions with contemporary design. Each element, from the precision parts to the elegance and feel of perfected balance, is achieved through researching historical designs and painstakingly handworking his materials. Seventeen of Anderson's objects will be on view including jewelry, flasks, guns, and other beautifully designed objects.
John C. MacArthur is a master clockmaker. His interest and study of historical timepieces has provided him with the intimate knowledge of various types of time measuring devices. MacArthur's 8000-hour apprenticeship to a master clockmaker in 1965 was just the beginning of his studies. In 1970, he was certified as a journeyman clockmaker, since then, he has created a handful of "masterpieces." According to exhibition curator Gus Foster, the extraordinary skill involved to design, fabricate and finish a clock is astounding. The final product is aesthetically beautiful on the outside - yet inside the painstaking hand fabricated mechanisms are equally fine. MacArthur says that each movement takes approximately 1000 hours to make. Two of MacArthur's clocks, as well as five other objects from his studio, will be on display.
Kurt Mottweiler designs and builds cameras and lights. These objects, along with some of his other creations, all share a pure beauty not only in their functionality but also their excellence in design. According to Gus Foster, "Mottweiler has already designed a built half a dozen cameras . . . He is a master woodworker, luthier, machinist and computer expert capable of writing his own programming." Mottweiler's precision instruments have in fact been given patents - something shared with many of his fellow craftsmen.
Michael Walker. Gus Foster explains that Walker holds U.S. and foreign patents and has received numerous national and international awards for his knives. He is also involved with design for major manufacturers. Walker strives to achieve balance between form and function. His knives are breathtaking to behold. Five of his folding knives will be on view as well as a mixed-metal bolo tie.
Finally, Phil Poirier, master metalsmith, is known for pushing the limits of his materials. Having studied the designs and historic metal working techniques of Greek, Etruscan, Byzantine and Colonial America, Poirier has mastered the age-old methods of raising, tooling, chasing, casting and polishing. Poirier, like the other artists in the exhibition, has designed and fabricated many of his own tools which he uses to create his flawless objects. Poirier's ability to manipulate metal into fluid forms often embellished with precious gems, crystal, rare wood and seamless designs adds to the final perfection of his work.
The artists in this exhibition share a committed vision of perfection and beauty. They are true Master Craftsmen through their attitude and knowledge of their craft as well as sheer artistry in design and creation. A catalogue of the exhibition: Objects: Five Master Craftsmen organized by guest curator Gus Foster will be available through the Harwood Museum Gift Shop. Readers interested in contacting the artists may do so through the museum.
From top to bottom: Brian Anderson, top to bottom: Tankard, 197, brass, Grapes and a Leaf, 1975, iron; Brian Anderson, Flintlock Rifle, 1999, wood leather, iron, photos by the artist; John MacArthur, MacArthur No. 2, 1991, 15 x 18 x 78 inches, brass, steel, mercury, walnut, case by Ed Paul, private collection, photo by the artist; Kurt Mottweiler, Wooden Field Camera - Stereographic Version, 1982, 10 x 11 x 10 inches, Honduras mahagony, brass, hypalon, neoprene, coated cotton, collection of W. R. Young, photo by the artist; Michael Walker, "Crescent" model folding knife, 6.7 inches overall length, Zipper blade - titanium, stainless Damascus steel, Bladelock - gold, silver, meteorite, black mother-of-pearl, itanium, Utah private collection, photo by Pat Pollard; Phil Poirier, left to right: Grapevine Tea Glass, 1999, 7 x 4 inches, sterling silver, ebony, Nouveau Funnel, 1998, 3 x 3 inches, sterling silver, 18k gold, Nouveau Flask,1998, 3.5 x 5.5 inches, sterling silver, 18k gold, Burmese rubies, photo by the artist.
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Gruyère-spiked béchamel drapes over the noodles and squash to give Butternut-Kale Lasagna velvety richness. Hearty, earthy kale perfectly balances the sweet squash, and crunchy, toasted pecans crown the top of this luscious lasagna
How to Make It
Preheat oven to 450°.
Combine 1/4 cup water and squash in an 8-inch square glass or ceramic baking dish. Cover tightly with plastic wrap; pierce plastic wrap 2 to 3 times. Microwave at HIGH 5 minutes or until tender; drain. Combine squash and kale in a large bowl. Wipe dish dry.
Heat a medium saucepan over medium heat. Add oil to pan; swirl to coat. Add garlic; cook 2 minutes or until garlic begins to brown, stirring occasionally. Weigh or lightly spoon flour into a dry measuring cup; level with a knife. Combine flour and 1/2 cup milk in a small bowl, stirring with a whisk until smooth. Add milk mixture and remaining 2 1/4 cups milk to pan; increase heat to medium-high. Bring to a boil; cook 1 minute or until thickened, stirring frequently. Remove from heat. Stir in 1 ounce Gruyère, Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese, salt, and pepper; stir until cheese melts.
Coat baking dish with cooking spray. Spread 1/3 cup milk mixture in bottom of dish. Arrange 2 noodles over milk mixture; top with half of squash mixture and 2/3 cup milk mixture. Repeat layers once, ending with remaining noodles and remaining milk mixture. Cover with foil; bake at 450° for 15 minutes. Remove foil; sprinkle remaining Gruyère and pecans over top. Bake, uncovered, at 450° for 10 minutes or until lightly browned and sauce is bubbly. Let stand 5 minutes.
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Coonskin Park Golf Course
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18 total holes at facility
Green fees - $10 to $17 (estimate)
Built in 1925
Blue Grass
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Coonskin Park Golf Course is an 18-hole par-3 golf course in Charleston, West Virginia. This 3-par layout will reward good shots and provide a fun golf outing for everyone. Online tee times may be available at Coonskin Park Golf Course or at nearby golf courses, usually offered at a discount from the normal rate.
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Riftrunner Peeked at for Fifth Consecutive Week at RPGVault
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Preview - posted by Spazmo on Sat 13 September 2003, 15:13:20Tags: Beyond Divinity; Larian Studios
RPG Vault have yet again put up an article about the upcoming Riftrunner. This one provides insight into Riftrunner's scripting system.
/* When the hero enters the prison guard region, the game is requested to start a scene. The region is created in the game's editor, for example a room. Before starting the actual scene, we first need to let the game know we want to run a scene, so for example, the interface can be disabled. */
IF NpcEntersRegion(NPC_Hero,REGION_Prison_Guard)
THEN RequestScene(SCENE_Prison_Guard);
/* The SceneStarted() event is thrown by the game after RequestScene() has been called. It informs Osiris the game allows it to start a scene. After the scene has started, we initiate a camera movement towards the NPC in question. */
IF SceneStarted(SCENE_Prison_Guard)
THEN CameraToNpc(NPC_Prison_Guard,"Prison Guard");
So apparently, Belgians code in English. Oh, and look out for our Riftrunner dev chat Tuesday at 8 PM in #rpgcodex on irc.gamesnet.net
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Matt Malneck
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Matt Malneck studied violin in Denver, Colorado, as a youngster before joining the Paul Whiteman Orchestra for an 11-year stint during which time he also proved his talent as an arranger. He was instrumental in bringing in Harry Barris to form the popular vocal trio known as the Rhythm Boys with Al Rinker and Bing Crosby. In 1935 he established his own successful big band which backed singers as diverse as Mildred Bailey, Al Jolson, and Julie London.
However, Malneck is best remembered for the songs he composed. "I'm Through with Love" was written with Fud Livingston and Gus Kahn in 1931 and recently recorded by Diana Krall. "Park Avenue Fantasy," which he wrote with Frank Signorelli in 1931 for the Whiteman band, became "Stairway to the Stars" in 1935 with Mitchell Parish's lyrics and hit the charts when Glenn Miller recorded it in 1939. It's been picked up by numerous musicians such as The Ink Spots, Erroll Garner, Teddy Edwards, and Dinah Washington. With Signorelli and Kahn he wrote the popular "I'll Never Be the Same" which Billie Holiday recorded in 1937. He and Johnny Mercer collaborated on three seldom-heard tunes, "Eeny Meeny Miney Mo" (which Billie Holliday recorded), "If You Were Mine," and "Pardon My Southern Accent," but they had a hit with "Goody Goody" which Helen Ward sang with the Benny Goodman orchestra in 1936. With Frank Loesser he wrote the obscure "I Go for That" and "Hawaii Sang Me to Sleep" which appeared in a 1939 Hollywood musical called Hawaiian Nights.
In the '50s Malneck scored two important films: 1958's Witness for the Prosecution and 1959's Some Like It Hot in which Marilyn Monroe sang his 1931 composition "I'm Through with Love."
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Proteomic changes during boron tolerance in barley(Hordeum vulgare) and the role of vacuolar proton−translocating ATPase subunit E
Abstract: Boron is an essential micronutrient for plants and animals; however, it can be toxic when present at high concentrations. The purpose of this study was to understand the mechanisms of boron tolerance in the Turkish barley (Hordeum vulgare) Anadolu cultivar. For this purpose, 2−dimensional electrophoresis (2−DE) was used to screen differentially expressed proteins for both control and boron−stressed Anadolu barley genotypes. Seven proteins were revealed by 2−DE: 1) ribulose 1,5−bisphosphate carboxylase/oxygenase (RuBisCo large chain), 2) TLP5, a thaumatin−like protein, 3) PR5, a basic pathogenesis−related protein, 4) a RNase S−like protein, 5) a PSI type III chlorophyll a/b−binding protein, 6) a light−harvesting complex I LHC I, and 7) the vacuolar proton−translocating ATPase subunit E protein. These were found to be upregulated in response to boron treatment. Even though the protein encoded by the V−ATPase subunit E gene was overexpressed, its transcript level was downregulated by boron treatment. Heterologous expression of the barley V−ATPase subunit E gene in yeast provided boron resistance to yeast cells. These results indicated that the V-ATPase subunit E gene was functional and conferred tolerance to toxic boron levels in yeast and might play a role in the overall boron tolerance of barley.


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How Do Police Name Their Operations?
16 September 2016, 14:05 | Updated: 16 September 2016, 14:21
Mystery Hour Question
Belinda, Ely
How do the police name their operations? For example, the phone hacking scandal being called Operation Weeting?
Name: Simon, Hayes
Qualification: Retired Police Officer
Answer: There is a computer in Scotland Yard that throws out these names randomly. Previously, it would be up to the Senior Investigating Officer to pick a name, but sometimes they would be inappropriate, for example Operation Money Spinner being used because everyone was earning loads of overtime. So they set up a computer that gives out random names from an approved list.


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Native Mobile App
For Native Mobile and Desktop applications, Pivotal Single Sign-On (SSO) supports the Resource Owner Password OAuth 2.0 grant type. This password grant type is for highly trusted applications where resource owners share their credentials directly with the application.
OAuth 2.0 Roles
The following roles are available in an OAuth 2.0 scenario:
- Resource Owner: A person or system capable of granting access to a protected resource.
- Application: A client that makes protected requests using the authorization of the resource owner.
- Authorization Server: The Single Sign-On server that issues access tokens to client applications after successfully authenticating the resource owner.
- Resource Server: The server that hosts protected resources and accepts and responds to protected resource requests using access tokens. Applications access the server through APIs.
Native Mobile App Flow
The following diagram shows the authentication flow used by mobile apps. In this scenario, the application is backed by a resource server and both are secured by the UAA authorization server.
- Authenticate w/ Username and Password: The user authenticates with the application using their username and password.
- Send Username/Password: The application sends the username and password to the authorization server for validation.
- Issue Access Token: The authorization server validates the username and password and issues an access token.
- Request Resource w/ Access Token: The application attempts to access the resource from the resource server by presenting the access token.
- Return Resource: If the access token is valid, the resource server returns the resources that the user authorized the application to receive.
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WASHINGTON, DC – The AT&T Nation's Football Classic®, an annual football game featuring historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs), will take place at RFK Stadium in Washington, DC, featuring two storied programs – Hampton and Howard Universities on Friday, September 18th at 7:00pm.
"As we celebrate the fifth anniversary of the AT&T Nation's Football Classic, we wanted to refresh the event and bring back a classic rivalry, as we did in 2011 with Morehouse and Howard," says Erik Moses, senior vice president and managing director of Events DC, Sports and Entertainment Division, "The battles between Hampton and Howard in RFK Stadium during the early 90's were instant classics. Giving this type of rivalry a rebirth is what we had in mind when conceptualizing this event."
The AT&T Nation's Football Classic® was created to celebrate the passion and tradition of the college football experience, recognizing the history of service to others by the students, faculty and alumni of historically black colleges and universities, highlighting the unity of African American culture, while honoring the heritage and excellence of these proud institutions. "The Classic has become a signature event for our nation's capital and is the only one of its kind within the city limits," said Greg O'Dell, president and chief executive officer of Events DC. "It's more than just a game, it's an overall experience that attracts fans from around the country who continue to come back in part because of the great hospitality they receive from our hotel and restaurant partners."
The Hampton University and Howard University rivalry, which dates back to their first meeting in 1908, has affectionately been termed the "Battle for the Real HU" by both schools loyal supporters. These institutions pride themselves on their academic excellence and athletic traditions. This match-up, which had a home in RFK Stadium in the 90s, has been a series of runs, with the Bison dominating play throughout the 70's and the Pirates posting 14 straight wins from 1997 through 2010. The last two contests were nail-bitters, with Howard winning on the road in double-overtime in 2013 and narrowly escaping with a 30-29 victory this past season. Howard is currently riding a four-game winning streak, however, Hampton leads the overall series 47-43.
Tickets for the 2015 AT&T Nation's Football Classic are now available, with a special $15 lower-level seat offer in effect through ticketmaster.com, throughout the end of May. Regular priced tickets will start at $25 with group discount rates and suite level experiences available as well. For additional information, please visit NationsFootballClassic.com.
About the AT&T Nation's Football Classic®
The AT&T Nation's Football Classic® is a black college football game held annually at RFK Stadium in Washington, D.C. Now in its fifth year, the game features Howard University against Hampton University. Organized by Events DC, the AT&T Nation's Football Classic® was created to celebrate the passion and tradition of the college football experience, recognize the history of service to others by the students, faculty and alumni of historically black colleges and universities, highlight the unity of African American culture, and honor the heritage and excellence of these proud institutions. Tickets for the AT&T Nation's Football Classic® are on sale now at Ticketmaster.com, Ticketmaster outlets, the Howard University Box Office at Cramton Auditorium and the Hampton University Box Office. Seats are priced starting at $25.
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Events DC, the official convention and sports authority for the District of Columbia, delivers premier event services and flexible venues across the nation's capital. Leveraging the power of a world-class destination and creating amazing attendee experiences, Events DC generates economic and community benefits through the attraction and promotion of business, athletic, entertainment and cultural activities. Events DC oversees the Walter E. Washington Convention Center, an anchor of the District's hospitality and tourism economy that generates over $400 million annually in total economic impact, and the historic Carnegie Library at Mt. Vernon Square. Events DC manages the Stadium-Armory campus, which includes the historic Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium and surrounding Festival Grounds, and the non-military functions of the DC Armory. Events DC also built and now serves as landlord for Nationals Park, the first LEED-certified major professional sports stadium in the United States. For more information, please visit www.eventsdc.com.


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Prospective jurors in Tuesday's start of Michael Steinberg's insider-trading trial should be ready for a three-to-four week stint, a lesson in arcane Wall Street terminology — and to have their backgrounds probed for any bias.
Yes, anything they've said or posted in regard to insider trading or dislike of Wall Street fat cats could be held against them.
"As long as it's public information, it's fair game," Barry Berke, Steinberg's lawyer, told The Post. "The world has changed. Today people have a social-media footprint that is 100 percent public, and lawyers should be looking at it."
Steinberg's defense team has hired DOAR Litigation Consulting, one of the top jury consultants in the country, and last week DOAR received permission to bring three laptops into the courtroom.
Berke told Judge Richard Sullivan in last week's pretrial hearing that DOAR may be doing an extra level of due diligence on prospective jurors by Googling their names, checking out their social-media profiles and looking into public sites for asset searches.
Berke told The Post that the searches of prospective jurors won't happen in the courtroom, suggesting that DOAR would set up a war room of sorts to vet the panel.
Jury selection in the highly anticipated trial could last two days.
Steinberg is the seventh money manager at Steve Cohen's SAC Capital Advisors to face charges of insider trading — and the highest-ranking executive at the $14 billion hedge fund to do so.
Each of the previous six has been convicted — part of US Attorney Preet Bharara's dragnet that has bagged 75 guilty verdicts since 2009.
The extra level of juror scrutiny speaks to Steinberg's fear that pretrial publicity will make it hard for him to get a fair trial. Sullivan denied a request by Team Steinberg to either move or postpone the trial.
A more-detailed-than-usual juror questionnaire will be used in the case, however.
Prospective jurors will be asked extensively about their knowledge of hedge funds and SAC.
Those with any knowledge of SAC's recent guilty plea on insider trading will be pulled into the judge's chambers for more detailed, private questioning.
The juror questionnaire will identify Steinberg as "an employee of a fund called SAC Capital." But "hedge fund" was considered a "loaded term," the judge decided.
The additional research on prospective jurors to find more detail about their views can be problematic, experts said.
"You certainly don't want to contact the juror in any way or leave a footprint with the juror," said jury consultant Julie Howe, who is not involved with the Steinberg case. "You wouldn't want to friend them on Facebook."
She said Steinberg's defense may also be looking to strike jurors who are "biased against wealthy people, people [who] themselves felt they've lost money or have been swindled."


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Quick overview: Desmos is a powerful graphing calculator that works in a web browser or on Apple iOS devices. Desmos can graph color coded functions, plot tables of data, transformations, and more. Free!
What does the tool do? To start, here's a simple example of an intercept slope from the Desmos website. For other possible uses, I'll provide you with a description from the Desmos website, "The calculator can instantly plot any equation, from lines and parabolas up through derivatives and Fourier series. Data tables open up a world of curve-fitting and modeling. Sliders make it a breeze to demonstrate function transformations. As browser-based HTML5 technology, the graphing calculator works on any computer or tablet without requiring any downloads. It's intuitive, beautiful math. And best of all: it's completely free!"
How can I use it in the classroom? Use the tool as another way to explain trickier concepts to students. For a more student centered approach, you could allow your students to experiment with the tool on your Interactive White Board (SMARTBoard) during the hands-on portion of class. Students can also use the Demos app on an iPad/iPhone to pick apart and play with equations at their own desk. (Source: Adam Bellow's "Make Your Classroom Rock" ISTE 2013, San Antonio)
Web Link: www.desmos.com
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Analytics Brief: Can we win the war against hackers, terrorists and criminals?
Pundits attribute the agility of today's threat actors to technological advances. We're hit on all sides by increasing crime, advanced cyber attacks, intricate fraud schemes, random terrorist attacks and even homegrown terrorism. In a recent article on cybersecurity in The Guardian, Professor John Walker, a lecturer at Nottingham Trent University, was quoted to say that cyber crime as a service is big business—and governmental, police and business communities are way behind in their efforts to thwart cyber threats.
Taking advantage of technology
With sophisticated criminals seemingly winning the cyber threat war, what can governments, cities, law enforcement agencies and even citizens do to create a safer planet? The Internet of Things, connected devices, increased dependence on mobile devices and social media create security gaps and provide a hotbed of platforms for criminal activity. How can we utilize these advanced technologies to our advantage? This question and those that follow highlight my discussions with security experts in a recent Analytics Brief:
- What responsibility should private organizations and the public take to stay ahead of ISIS?
- How can we utilize new data sources such as social media to improve threat intelligence?
- Is predicting threats possible, including those from homegrown terrorists, cyber threats and fraud? How can we better manage and minimize these threats?
Morgan Wright is a Senior Fellow at the Center For Digital Government, former Senior Advisor for the US State Department Antiterrorism Assistance Program, and primary author of the OneDOJ concept of operations and DOJ's strategy to share law enforcement information.
For the public, the answer is simple. Report suspicious activity and behavior. How many attacks could have been prevented? Some of them could have been prevented, especially individually inspired attacks such as what happened in Orlando, Florida; San Bernardino, California; and maybe even in Nice, France. For private organizations, it depends. If you are a social media company such as Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, WhatsApp and so on, you have an absolute moral, ethical—and increasingly legal—obligation to prevent the posting of terrorist material and propaganda.
You will never achieve clarity in understanding the threat until you have clearly defined the enemy. That approach is more of a policy issue. However, we can understand some things about how terrorism operates to help us identify more quickly and precisely the quality of our intelligence. The usual pattern consists of the following elements:
- Broad target selection
- Specific target selection
- Intelligence and surveillance
- Pre-attack surveillance and planning
- Attack rehearsal
- Actions on objective
- Escape and evasion
I think this understanding has changed, and technology—smartphones and apps, video, social media and so on—has enhanced the ability to achieve some of these steps without physical presence, such as target selection. For example, Google Earth significantly reduces the risk of being spotted physically when conducting surveillance of a location. We need to think differently about the threat, instead of the traditional failed approach of looking for a needle in a haystack. We need to quit trying to make the haystack smaller, which is a waste of time. Use a bigger magnet. Data, social media, patterns such as the planning cycle just mentioned, habits and so on can allow us to better identify early indicators.
Of course, predicting threats is possible, but you cannot stop all of them. Data can help illuminate behaviors, actions and indicators that define how vulnerable a person, company, business sector or country is to any of these threats. That definition begins with policy. If you haven't clearly defined the problem, then any answer will do. I talk about policy, behavior, technology. If you want to better manage and minimize any threat, define the policy first, train for the behaviors you want to achieve based on that policy and then deliberately apply the technology to support the policy. There are no shortcuts in this world of instant gratification.
Michael Goedeker is an author and researcher at the front end of cyber warfare, espionage and crime, and he researches for academia, press and security professionals globally.
We live in a connected and dynamic world that works well for international business, but unfortunately it also works well for criminals. Daesh—a new name for ISIS—has adopted new technology to attempt to scare the world at large. This tactic brings us to a disturbing use of hybrid warfare that highlights again why I and others in the security community share knowledge for protection, creating awareness and deterring terrorists and thugs. We are all responsible for defense and security, and knowing the enemy and understanding the threats as well as the risks are part of our job in security. A threat can be hacked infrastructure or distributed denial of service (DDoS) campaigns on utilities. As a society we must embrace security awareness and training as a part of global security responsibility.
I have moved beyond threat intelligence and have created the world's first risk information platform engine (RIPE), one that analyzes multiple data and what I call an open source risk intelligence ecosystem (OSRIE). Threat intel is the simple collection of honey nets put through open source mathematical—and not proprietary—algorithms. Risk intelligence requires understanding how threats evolve into risks. This approach is the new norm in my opinion. CyberVue does exactly this. Threat intelligence is so 1980s; new attacks require new thinking. Understanding emerging risks means using multiple data sources, standardizing that data and using it to identify, categorize and stop risks from happening—at least to a better degree than is possible with commercial solutions currently in the market.
Mitigating risks requires actionable, standardized and qualified intelligence based on reality, Bayesian probabilities and neural network–based learning—or tweakable artificial intelligence (AI). Part of it can be automated, and another part exists that will always require human interaction and experience. The key to detection is finding that balance of real experience and better modeling algorithms. My research indicates that CyberVue is the next step in this direction. It's not just about one solution, however, but about coordinated efforts to create, validate and research continuously into what, how and why threats and risks happen. In addition, great research back in the early 2000s into attacker profiles by Raoul Chesa and the United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute (UNIRCRI) also predicted today's threats using traditional profiling and forensic science.
Shahid Shah is CEO, Netspective Communications, and a cybersecurity and risk management consultant.
If terrorists or criminals are using software, hardware or other infrastructure facilities provided by private organizations to further their violence or other harmful aims, then private organizations should hold themselves responsible to assist law enforcement and other communities combating them. Because the code and intellectual property in private organizations is opaque, only they can truly change their solutions to be more helpful. Private companies need to run machine learning or provide manual flagging tools and similar tools to understand how their systems are being used by criminals and terrorists. Slippery slopes exist here, but if lives are at stake we need to learn how to navigate those slopes.
This approach is not easy, but threat intelligence needs to be built into the software. Almost all major software has been retooled over the past few years to accommodate social media, and now that same social media functionality needs to accommodate threat intelligence. For example, many online communities allow flag as inappropriate or flag as spam next to comments and other content. Perhaps we need flag as criminal or flag as terrorist propaganda features. Creating a giant relationship graph of violent criminals and terrorists would be a great first step. Private companies need to take the responsibility to provide innovative ways of taking huge volumes of data and help law enforcement or other good guys combat terrorism and other violent crimes—not because it's a legal requirement, but because it's the right thing to do.
Accurate predictions of threats are of course still difficult, but we now have good enough directional pointers that allow humans to focus their attention on the right targets. Using machine learning, deep learning and AI techniques on unstructured conversations is possible to help with predictions; having relationship graphs that flag data would be even more useful.
Scott N. Schober is president and CEO, Berkeley Varitronics Systems, Inc., and a cybersecurity expert.
Information sharing is fundamental to thwart extremists. In September 2015, The House of Representatives Homeland Security Committee published the Final Report of the Task Force on Combating Terrorist and Foreign Fighter Travel that lays out specific recommendations to counter terrorist travel. The report indicated that the US government should do more in sharing information on terrorist travel with international partners. The report also emphasized the importance of bolstering law enforcement so it could better handle the growing threat. Furthermore, the report stressed the importance of enhancing community awareness about the growing problem of youth radicalization. All these recommendations require sharing of information and resources between private law enforcement and the communities they serve to stay ahead of ISIS growth and attacks.
ISIS effectively utilizes the Internet to plan as well as carry out attacks by communicating securely and anonymously with their cells and agents around the globe. They continually use social media to spread their propaganda and encourage radicalism. When social media channels are closely monitored, much intelligence can be gathered, but this approach takes manpower, resources and some automation. Twitter claims to have already suspended 125,000 user accounts for "threatening or promoting terrorist acts, primarily related to ISIS." New accounts are springing up every day, so media companies and the US government working closely together is vital to keep this mass influx of social propaganda at bay.
ISIS has attracted more than 25,000 fighters from outside its own territory and has developed a sophisticated Internet and social media presence. To effectively combat ISIS's efforts and anticipate its next target, advanced algorithms used by security personnel need to diligently monitor social media, extract intelligence and share that information. Most cyber experts agree that ISIS is developing its online expertise to effectively hack and disrupt the national infrastructure. Successful disruption and hacking can quickly paralyze any nation.
Creating a safer planet
In the face of mounting crime and threat attacks, is creating a safer planet a pipe dream? What can we do to combat and prevent both physical- and cyber-based threats to our nations?
Attend IBM i2 Summit for a Safer Planet to learn more about innovative and advanced human-led intelligence analysis solutions.
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This Woman's Name Is Probably One Of The Weirdest Things On The Internet Right Now. So we've all heard our fair share of weird names, but this woman that is being charged with fraud in Jupiter, Florida may have the weirdest one of them all. Her full legal name is Cherries Waffles Tennis. Sounds like a very sweet athletic name. Believe me that none of those things are true.
19-year-old Cherries Waffles Tennis, let's just refer to her as Waffles because it sounds the funniest, was arrested in August after making alleged fraudulent charges at surf shops in Jupiter. She also had accomplices with way less awesomely awful names. 19-year-old Vincent Mitchell and 22-year-old Paul Miller were also arrested. The gig was up when the three tried to purchase a $400 spear gun and a GoPro camera with a credit card that ended up being declined. I really do wonder what they were planning to do with those two items though.
All three were charged with fraud, but what really caught Internet attention was on Thursday when the Twitter account "Florida Woman" posted Waffles' mugshot with the caption "Florida Woman's Name Just Random Assortment Of Words." That has to be by far one of the most interestingly weird names ever. I really wonder what her parents were on when she was born and whatever it was, I don't want any.


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Teaching Tolerance Magazine Commemorates 40th Anniversary of King's Death With Lesson Plans and Special Essay by Congressman John Lewis
In commemoration of the upcoming 40th anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s death, the Spring 2008 issue of the Southern Poverty Law Center's Teaching Tolerance magazine includes a special teaching package about the civil rights leader and an exclusive essay by Congressman John Lewis that examines King's legacy.
In commemoration of the upcoming 40th anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s death, the Spring 2008 issue of the Southern Poverty Law Center'sTeaching Tolerancemagazine includes aessay by Congressman John Lewisthat examines King's legacy.
The issue, released today on King's birthday, includes a
Lewis writes that today, just as when King was assassinated on April 4, 1968, our nation is engulfed in war abroad and consumed with violence and hate at home.
"A culture of violence has sprung up among us that is gnawing at the soul of our society, a culture which justifies brutality, torture and cruelty," writes the 11-term Georgia congressman. "In 1968, we could not avoid the signs of overt racism and hatred in our daily lives. Forty years later, we are still reckoning with those same symbols of hate, whether through a noose hung on a tree in Jena, La., or on a professor's door at Columbia University."
Lewis says that while blacks, women and other minorities occupy leadership positions believed impossible 40 years ago, progress must be made on other fronts before King's dream of equality is fulfilled. Our nation, for instance, spends too much on war and not enough on meeting basic human needs like health care, he writes.
"Yes, we are closer, but we still have a great distance we must travel before we build a Beloved Community, a nation and a world society at peace with itself," Lewis writes.
The new issue ofTeaching Tolerance also includes timely feature stories, each with resource and classroom activity ideas:
- "Proceed with Caution" examines how simulations, a mainstay of classroom teaching, might do as much harm as good by perpetuating stereotypes, oversimplifying history and breeding conflict and trauma.
- "Opening Doors on the Border" explores an innovative program for migrant parents and children that is making a difference in schools and student success in the Rio Grande Valley of Texas.
- "Does My Town Have a Racist Past?" shows students how to find out if their town had exclusionary "sundown" policies, transforming a shameful history into a rich opportunity to set the record straight.
- "Making Numbers Count" illustrates how teachers can bring math to life in the classroom with lessons that show how numbers can be used to transform people, politics and communities.
As in every issue, the popular "Teaching Tools" section reviews the best multicultural books, films, posters and CDs available, and the "Activity Exchange" provides classroom ideas for early, middle and upper grades. "Story Corner," especially designed for younger students, provides a rich, entertaining fable illustrating a lesson in diversity.
Teaching Tolerance magazine, published twice a year by the Southern Poverty Law Center, is the nation's leading journal serving educators on diversity issues. In 2007, the magazine was named Periodical of the Year by the Association of Educational Publishers for the second consecutive year. The current issue is being sent free to more than 400,000 school professionals across the country.


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Bedford River Festival
Saturday 17th-Sunday 18th July 2010
The 2010 River Festival will continue to build on the previous successes and will be a colourful event of live entertainment, river events, carnival parade, funfair and fete with a wide selection of trade, catering and charity stalls. In the past, activities have ranged from raft races and road carnival parade to performances from live bands and firework display. Attracting in excess of 300,000 spectators the Bedford River Festival is free, and offers numerous opportunities to participate in, or just to relax and enjoy a vast array of activities and entertainment. This year there will be a fly past from one of the last remaining Lancaster Bombers On Saturday and on Sunday a fly past from a Dakota.
Festival Parade
The parade starts on De Parys Avenue. Be it a decorated vehicle, band or on foot help us launch the 2010 Festival as well as collecting money for local charities. The parade generally begins on De Pary's Avenue, working its way down through the High Street, winding around St Paul's Square and its final destination, The Embankment.
The traditional opening of the Festival, the Parade is a great fun packed way to Start Bedford'sFamily Fun Weekend event.
Raft Races
Build your own raft and enter a team to race down the river and support local charities. This is always a highlight of the festival and it is always interesting to see how many rafts cross the finish line!
Dragon Boats
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This amazing site is a superb venue for racing and a fantastic day is guaranteed with bankside entertainment, music, food and activities for all the family
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On the anniversary of last September's terror attacks on the United States, China's government is expressing sympathy for the victims and urging nations to unite against terrorism. But China's tactics in the terror war are drawing criticism from the UN's former top human rights official.
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Kong Quan says September 11 reminded the world that terrorism is the common enemy of humanity.
He called terrorists a serious threat to peace and urges all nations to fight terrorism, no matter where it starts.
Shortly after suicide attacks killed thousands of People in New York and Washington last year, China's President Jiang Zemin offered help to the American president. The help came in the form of intelligence information, political support at the United Nations, and assistance in cutting off the flow of financing to terrorist groups.
President Bush expressed deep gratitude, and the actions helped mend a rift in the often troubled relations between China and the United States.
But the departing chief of the United Nations human rights organization says China uses the war on terrorism to excuse brutal treatment of dissent in Tibet and Xinjiang.
China often complains that other nations ignore or minimize terror attacks by separatists that have killed dozens of people in its far western Xinjiang province that borders Afghanistan. Human rights groups say China invites the criticism by treating peaceful political dissidents just as brutally as it treats people who commit violent acts.


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1 May 2019
Ir. Paul Jacobs, COO of PharmaFluidics, discusses its new micropillar array 'trapping' column launched at Pittcon 2018. This novel technology complements the already existing analytical column in chromatographic systems to enable higher flow rates, sample enrichment, and sample de-salting. Coupled with state-of-the-art mass spectrometry platforms, the trapping column will bring highly efficient and reproducible biomolecular separation to the user.


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Friday, April 28, 2017
16 comments:
- Chris said...
At no point did I say YOU - Professor Robert Paul Wolff - WERE DECEIVED or DUPED.
But can we discuss some points without resorting to straw man?
"I am not appalled and affronted by Barack Obama."
Can we discuss, honestly, whether or not Obama is an appalling figure? I think he is. You don't. I'm open to the conversation without dismissal or straw men. You often act as if rejection of Obama comes from obscene ideological purity, but where does the litmus test begin and end? If I say I'm appalled by Trump, you would agree, and neither of us sees the other as ideologically obstinate in this claim. If I say Obama appalls me because he threw Bradley Manning in solitary confinement, or sent Snowden and Assange fleeing for asylum, or assassinated two American citizens without due process, one of whom was a minor(!!!) I'm now obstinate? Why? If my neighbor assassinated a minor would it be ideologically obstinate to abhor him? Where does Obama's free pass come from? These are SERIOUS questions, I'm not asking them rhetorically. I've read over a dozen presidential bios in my life, all of these men disgust me. Perhaps I am too pure, but it would help to know where the litmus test begins and ends. Where I've erred in my moral reasoning?
"I have supported some of Obama's policies and actions and strongly opposed others."
I don't have a perfect memory, but I don't recall a single negative Obama post from 2008-2016 on this blog.
"Obama's actions paved the way for my son to have the right to marry."
And your son deserves that right and I doubt a single reader of the blog is opposed to that right, but Obama didn't do this, activists (including your son) struggling pulled this off. Presidents rarely if ever grant progressive concessions without blood, sweat, and tears on the ground. Even Biden came out for gay marriage before Obama, further pushing him in the right direction. I applaud your son, and you, and the many activists who won that battle, but not Obama.
Slightly unrelated, but I think essentially related is the following observation I may have errneously made. I think the disagreement between myself, perhaps Jerry and Wallerstein, and then the other members of this blog is the following:
There are those of us who 1) think if the Republican party was obliterated overnight, and Democrats took control of all institutions, the world would be a PROGRESSIVE place. Then there are those of us (this includes me), who think 2) while the world would be better if Republicans went away over night, the Democrats and their corporate nexus and triangulation policies would still shift ever rightward, becoming the republicans of yester-year, further impeding PROGRESSIVE policies.
Because of these two different views, we fight about a lot of minutia (is Pelosi okay, should Ellison be DNC chair, etc), focusing on the trees and not the forest.
- April 28, 2017 at 11:08 AM
- s. wallerstein said...
Let's just say that on economic and social issues, the kinds that Marx talks about, the Democrats are only slightly better than the Republicans (who are ridiculously reactionary). The Democrats, excepting Sanders and a few others, are Macron, not Melenchon, while the Republicans are Fillon and Le Pen.
I'm more Melenchon myself and I think that you are too.
On issues like gay rights and climate change there is an appreciable difference between the Democrats and the Republicans.
On foreign policy the Democrats are as imperialist as the Republicans, although Obama tended to be more prudent than Bush 2 or Trump (so far). Hillary is a card-carrying imperialist though and less prudent than Obama.
The Democrats also often reach levels of hypocrisy which are hard to stomach when they claim to be "progressive" in the New Deal sense of the term.
- April 28, 2017 at 12:36 PM
- Chris said...
I agree with basically all of this, except that Obama was more prudent on foreign policy. I think he implemented actual precedents that are horrifying.
- April 28, 2017 at 12:46 PM
The only thing I would object to is stylistic. I would be too self-conscious myself to write, "I weep".
The other question was whether it was even possible to generate something of independent intellectual and historically significant interest from Trump's "..stultifying crudity, banality, cruelty, corruption, and mendacity" on the order of a Ricardo, Smith, Taylor, Freud, Durkheim or Swift.
That's a tall order all right. Maybe the ancient philosophers lived under similar circumstances. Stoicism might be an acquired taste. That's the best I can offer.
- April 28, 2017 at 1:21 PM
- Jim Westrich said...
The point I do not understand with the rush to defend Obama by some (and this is the same thing I did not understand in some of the defenses of Clinton's electoral strategy) is that progressive people are supposed to ally themselves with Democrats in order to prevent worse things from happening. This is a fair point and Prof. Wolff has argued this point eloquently many times (although I would emphasize there are compelling motivations that except themselves from such logic as well).
The point that I do not understand is why are behaviors that increase the chance of Democrats losing (and consequently worse/horrible things) excused? Clearly Obama giving speeches to shady financial firms for huge sums makes all Democrats look bad and consequently empowers worse things. The same could be said for many things Clinton did and strategies she chose. I am not arguing for progressive purity whatever that may be but isn't the whole point of "lesser evilism" getting lesser not greater evil?
I suspect that people are stuck in outdated ways of thinking of politics and do not understand what parties mean these days (I get the structural point about the role of parties that Prof. Wolff makes but I do not understand why a progressive would acquiesce to things that are not related at all to structural matters). People are not as wedded to parties as much as some assume. Things have changed; there is a reason why someone like Sanders is the most popular politician in the United States despite so much unfair attention from "allies".
Also, I want to add a slightly different point that I think many people still fail to see the significance of having such an unpopular President like Trump. While it is emphasized that Trump lost the popular vote, it should be further noted that a lot of people that did not like him voted for him (yes, grabbing hold of the burning cactus that is Trump was preferable to eating the turd sandwich that Clinton served for some). Understanding that and mobilizing around repairing mistakes not only moves the Democrats in a more progressive direction it is also a more winnable direction.
The executive power Trump wields and structural power of the Republican are real and formidable of course. But the people power is very real and has already done a lot (discussed here on the Friday updates). It seems to me that many Democrats are afraid of that people power and are more comfortable ceding power to Republicans than to get square with the people.
- April 28, 2017 at 3:52 PM
- Chris said...
I think you're spot on that democratic behavior over the last several decades has alienated more and more people, and attempts to defend the behavior seem bizarre at best, and captive at worst. And you're right that this is why Sanders is popular, but the democratic party as a whole is not (it's actually less popular than Trump at the moment!). You're further right that there may be an issue of outdatedness here (especially in my disagreements with Wolff), Millienial voters, of which I meet the mark by barely a year, overwhelmingly like Sanders, but dislike both parties and don't identify with either party. Left independents especially dislike the democrats. So when Obama snags 400,000$ for speaking to a bunch of unjustified masters and oligarchs, it only furthers are alienation from party participation.
Hence why I think the older people who keep saying voter Democrat no matter what are not gaining traction with younger people....
Maybe this is more of a generational issue....Anyone?
- April 28, 2017 at 4:49 PM
- Danny said...
I feel that the whole Marx thing ought be to possible to hash out, -- There is no Marxist economics there only the dogmas of communism for those who can't track on the subtleties of Hegel. I mean, maybe I'm wrong and this bombastic stuff is really what I need to understand. So okay, that's why I can't leave it alone, then! Somebody is Wrong!!
I'll offer this -- For Marx:
The problem is that the system of capitalism put the means of production into just a few rich person's hands, so that labor devolves into un-satisfying assembly-line work. Because, people are barred from the tools to do meaningful work. The problem is *structural*. With the governmental form being the means of repression. Part of this, actually intrigues me: 'the problem is structural'. I have no doubt that one must come to this conclusion, if one starts with the notion that achievements in work is how a person realizes themself..
- April 28, 2017 at 5:31 PM
- Guy Tennenbaum said...
"Clearly Obama giving speeches to shady financial firms for huge sums makes all Democrats look bad and consequently empowers worse things."
I agree, and I said as much in my comment in the previous thread.
Obama giving speeches to Wall Street is unseemly and disappointing and bad optics, but it doesn't prove anything about him we didn't already know. If anything, it diminishes the hope some of us may have had about the lessons Obama could have learned from the current state of politics. But if in the future Obama works to undermine Sanders within the Democratic organization, it won't be because he was paid 400K by a Wall Street firm, but because of longstanding and deeply entrenched ideological opposition.
I don't begrudge Obama joining the speaker's circuit; nor even the mere fact of his accepting payment for speeches to Wall Street (except, again, bad optics, not helpful). I'd be more interested in what he plans to do with the money.
Obama is a participant in the capitalist economy just as we all are -- even Chomsky. Per that article I posted, Chomsky, who is very well-off as a teacher and author/speaker, essentially profits from oil companies, military contractors, pharmaceutical companies, and when confronted with the possible hypocrisy his response was: "What else should I do? Should I live in a cabin in Montana?" Well, as the author points out, there are socially responsible stock funds available. But aside from that, what I take Chomsky to be saying is that it's impossible for any of us to escape the tentacles of capitalism short of dropping out of society altogether. Incidentally, I recently heard him justify the purchasing of iPhones (made with overseas sweatshop labor) on the same grounds.
- April 28, 2017 at 5:44 PM
- s. wallerstein said...
Obviously, we are all participants in the capitalist economy, but we choose our role within that economy. That's what ethics is all about: choices in the real world.
No one is asking Obama to live in a cabin in Montana or even to live in the Chicago inner city.
The actions of someone as important as Obama (and even my insignificant little actions) send messages to others. What message is Obama sending to others by accepting to speak to Wall St. as his first paying job after leaving the White House? As people have pointed out in previous comments, Obama has no economic problems and has a multi-million book deal. As far as I know, he hasn't spoken to striking workers or to anti-Trump protesters or to African-Americans protesting police violence since he left the White House.
Obama is communicating that Wall St. are people he feels called upon to speak to
and that he is happy to accept their money. Now he could spend his speaking time before the Wall St. denouncing the evils of finance capitalism or reading sections of Das Kapital. We'll see.
The fact that we can't escape the tentacles of capitalism (true) does not indicate that we have to make love to it.
Chomsky, on the other hand, seems to be someone struggling to be an ethical person within the structures of a capitalist society. Maybe he makes some ethical mistakes as we all do. Obama, apparently, just stop struggling as did both Clintons.
- April 28, 2017 at 6:00 PM
- Chris said...
Great points wallerstein
- April 28, 2017 at 6:30 PM
- s. wallerstein said...
Thank you, Chris.
It all goes back to a point Professor Wolff makes in his lectures on Ideological Critique, that the basic ethical/political question is which side are you on.
Obama is on Wall St.'s side, that of finance capital, and Chomsky is not.
- April 28, 2017 at 6:37 PM
- Guy Tennenbaum said...
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- April 28, 2017 at 7:10 PM
- Guy Tennenbaum said...
S. Wallerstein, if you define "the struggle" as implying identification with anarcho-syndicalism, then it seems Obama didn't stop struggling so much as he was never a struggler to begin with. Hence there doesn't seem to be any great hypocrisy in his accepting Wall Street money (though on the other hand, you do seem to think Chomsky's investing in blue chips funds is "a mistake").
I'm not inclined to think it's hugely significant that Obama accepted this as his first speaking gig, as though that implied a deliberate attempt to telegraph preeminence. It was probably just him and his schedulers not realizing how tone deaf that move was. We will see, but I strongly suspect that Obama will, like all ex-presidents, occupy his time with inoffensive (though still necessesary) charity publicity. As a rule, members of that club don't rock the political boat. However, I suppose we can be glad that rocking the boat now seems to include giving paid speeches to Wall Street, as even the Huffingtonpost (now just Huffpost) blasted Obama in their headline article. This counts as progress for those of us who would like to see a greater separation between government and finance capital.
- April 28, 2017 at 7:14 PM
- s. wallerstein said...
Ed Barreras,
Actually, if one judges from his book, Dreams from my Father, Obama was once one who struggled on the side of the oppressed, although not an anarcho-syndicalist.
- April 28, 2017 at 8:22 PM
- Jerry Fresia said...
Anonymous: I too would feel self-conscious saying "I weep." But this is something not to
object to but to admire. Professor Wolff puts himself out there and makes himself vulnerable. Were we
all so secure! Moreover, while personally I do not like Obama and am troubled by the near worship of
him by liberals, I think it is great that at this site we are, by the Professor's example, invited to put ourselves
out there too. Keeping it real, as the Professor does, is a necessary feature of a Marxist/Anarchist dialogue,
more so than having "correct" positions.
- April 29, 2017 at 8:18 AM
- Tom Cathcart said...
Well said, Jerry. I was about to check out of reading this blog (or, rather, the comments) because of the endless battle of "positions". It was interfering with my mental hygiene. Now I'll hang in for a while. Thanks.
- April 29, 2017 at 11:29 AM


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Series: Beyond the Veil #4
Genres: Futuristic, Menage, Paranormal
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Published by Siren-BookStrand
Luna Black is a woman with no past and at this point, doesn't have really great aspects for the future either. She is one of the best at discovering encryptions at the Alien and Earth Defensive Alliance, or the AEDA as most refer to it. Many years ago, Luna was in an accident which supposedly wiped out all of her memories. The only thing she has to show for her past is a strange tattoo, which appeared on her back. Not even Luna's talent with encryptions has helped her figure out what it means. Luna was recently brought into a tangled case, which involved several of the AEDA agents and their mates, and now Luna is in serious danger. The question is, who is after her and why?
Kristjan, an Ahnjel, and Volker, a Vhampire, have been friends and partners at the AEDA for a while now. For the last several years, they have been doing individual assignments for the company and haven't been around the office. One of the strongest ties that Kristjan and Volker have is that they are destined to share a mate, but to date, neither has met this woman. Surprisingly, they are both home together and have some free time when an assignment comes up to protect a fellow employee. Kristjan and Volker decide to volunteer for the assignment, which is something that will change their lives forever.
Luna is scared, but willing to allow two agents she has never met be her bodyguards based on the reliance of an agent Luna trusts. She is amazed at the instant attraction she feels for both Kristjan and Volker. All of them are overwhelmed as the truths come out, first that Luna Black just might be her real name as that is the name that marks the mate for her guards, and second that instead of human, Luna might just be something altogether different. Determined to discover the truth and make sure their mate is beyond safe, Kristjan and Volker work with other agents and Luna's slowly returning memory to find out just what her past is and why she was cast out in the human realm. What is discovered shows that the danger to Luna was much closer than anyone would have guessed and that the danger that has been plaguing the AEDA and its agents is much deeper than expected. Piece by piece, the puzzle is put together and betrayals are revealed. The outcome not only gives Luna, Kristjan, and Volker a chance at the love they are just discovering, but it will also greatly change their lives because some of Luna's secrets were big ones.
When a woman with no past and who is scared of the future meets the two men who are destined to be hers, the outcome is an overwhelming passion and a discovery no one ever expected. Luna's Lovers takes Luna, Kristjan, and Volker on a madcap journey which involves major betrayals, danger and, of course, a deep love, which overcomes all of that. I loved the stunned realization that all three came to as they first met, and their true relationship became known. After that, what caught me was just how strongly Kristjan and Volker worked to not only protect Luna, but worked to discover just what had been done to her, who she really was, and how to make sure she was never in danger again. I loved just how their journey was rolled out and especially how bright their future was as the book ended, especially when shown against just how bleak Luna viewed her future as the book started. Luna's Lovers takes you on quite the ride from beginning to end, yet the solid backbone of passion and strength makes this love story an enjoyable night's reading.


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A Mysterious Death & a Summer Friend Trying to Uncover the Truth, a Thriller Book Talk & Signing
Megan Miranda is the acclaimed New York Times bestselling author of All the Missing Girls, The Perfect Stranger, and multiple other thriller novels. She will discuss and sign The Last House Guest ($26.99 Simon & Schuster), a suspenseful new novel about an idyllic town in Maine dealing with the suspicious death of one of their own--and her best "summer" friend, who is trying to uncover the truth...before fingers point her way.
Littleport, Maine, has always felt like two separate towns: an ideal vacation enclave for the wealthy, whose summer homes line the coastline; and a simple harbor community for the year-round residents whose livelihoods rely on service to the visitors. Typically, fierce friendships never develop between a local and a summer girl--but that's just what happens with visitor Sadie and Littleport resident Avery. Each summer for almost a decade, the girls are inseparable--until Sadie is found dead. While the police rule the death a suicide, Avery can't help but feel there are those in the community blame her. Someone knows more than they're saying, and Avery is intent on clearing her name, before the facts get twisted against her.
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I'm currently pursuing a Master of Science in Communication w/a Concentration in Integrated Communication & Advertising through Purdue University (Indiana). My estimated date of completion is December 2019. Look for regular updates to samples of my coursework on this page and select features in my writing portfolio.
COM 60111: Seminar in Strategic Communications | Summer 1, 2018
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It is also cinch anchor bolted into the concrete floor now.
Sometimes if the extractor is balanced out at the start it will go unbalanced as some of the honey comes out. This is usually due to frames with pollen, it stays in the comb, it will also happen if a frame, maybe one side, does not get uncapped.
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This year we got to have a real summer. The kids were home. All the time. There were no schedules to keep except one kid had to go to lifting, and he didn't complain about getting up early. There were late nights, late mornings, and lots of sleeping over. I told the boys to enjoy it because it would probably be the last time it would happen in their lifetimes. This was not a joke. Next year they are going to need jobs so that they will be able to buy a car because NEXT year they will turn 15. That does not seem possible but I am sure it is correct, as I have been keeping careful count.
I now have to look up at them. Sigh.......... Oh well, they are growing into men.
The one who signed up for football quit. Without telling me first.
Then the one who signed up and quit within the first week called the coach (encouraged by friends) and decided to play. Without telling me first.
THEN, when I pointed out that he, in particular, would also jump off a bridge if encouraged by these same friends, and that I was tired of being left out of decisions, and that we would not keep jumping on and off this or any other merry-go-round. We are not that kind of people.
Then he said "OK, I'll tell coach tomorrow my mom doesn't want me to play".
Yes, he said that. Which led to a long speech about how it is not "manly" to dart around with the attention span and commitment of a mosquito deciding stuff and TELLING PEOPLE, and then blaming it all on your mother when it isn't going to work out. This speech emphasized personal responsibility and looking at situations from different angles.
These were not new concepts. In fact, I would say they are very familiar, but maybe that's because I'm always the one to give the presentation.
It's been a long week.
Fortunately, I have a couple of angels who just love boys (and dogs) and have hired the two of them to do some dirty work around the house. The Grand Finale adore this couple to begin with, but the secret ingredient is that the male half of this couple has absolutely no qualms about me vetoing any decision he would make concerning my kids. He has helped me raise the older two also, but they had a father who was involved and I never needed any help with them. With the Grand Finale he is stepping into the role of mentor and I can only thank God for him and his wife every night.
With the Mentor, the boys are tougher. They do not bother to offer up paltry excuses like the do with me, their mother, and I suspect would with any other woman. They swagger a little around him, they jump to be useful to him in any way regardless of how hard, dangerous or dirty it promises to be. They think he is 10 feet tall and bullet proof. I have always thought of him the same way, to tell you the truth, but then I have had good reason. He's been in charge of all my home repair for 20 years, and it was he who pointed out that I was going to have trouble with teenage boys clear back when I was in the "my sweet boy....." stage. He's a man who gets 'er done and done right the first time. He's been my friend for decades, just a little bit older, just a little bit smarter, just a little bit more experienced. He is brutally honest and does not worry about sparing my feelings if it's important. I cannot tell you the times he has given the "the look" that asks "What are doing? You know that's not right. Don't think I'm going to excuse you for this." One time I got that look over the little doohickey that locks a window being broke. He just fixed it, and I have to say at that moment was the first time I thought to myself "I have fallen down on the job. I have to get back to it even if I do not personally care anymore whether the window locks are broken." He can make me feel bad just like my mom always could. I do not resent him for it, I only wish we could clone him. The world could use more of him and he has already influenced many children, mine are just the latest two. He and his wife are the kind of unsung hero's that America is known for and made up of. They don't think they are hero's. They just live their lives but they try to do things right and they help other people do the same.
He has given my boys the confidence to take charge and take care of things. I no longer carry in groceries, let alone dog food in 40 lb. bags. I haven't opened a door if accompanied by one of the boys for months. I was on my way to pick them up from working last night when the female angel called, reported on how good a job they had done, told me they were having fun swimming right then, and that she was warming them up some chili because they "looked hungry" and then would bring them home. I was to do whatever I was busy with at home and enjoy my time. I thanked God right there while I was still shaking my head in wonder. The Grand Finale came home a while later, dirty, dripping and whistling. Just like men who had earned a honest wage.
Now, I ask you.........do you believe that there really are angels among us?
I do. I have proof of this kind in myriad ways throughout my life, and it seems that this is the basic reason for this blog. Blogging is difficult because you are always trying to keep details back while giving the correct impression without them.
Who has been an angel to you? More importantly, who have you been an angel to?


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After news accounts of the Obamacare exchanges crashing on launch from coast to coast yesterday, I logged on this morning to see if the situation had improved. The federal website, healthcare.gov opened smoothly enough, with colorful photos and attractive, if complex graphics. "The Health Insurance Marketplace is Open!" it chirped with glee. It instructed me to indicate the state in which I live. I selected New York from a pull-down menu. I expected to see a photo of the Statue of Liberty, Niagara Falls, or perhaps Governor Andrew Cuomo, a Democrat.
Instead, this popped up on my computer screen:
The "Site unavailable" tab was not exactly promising, nor were the words: "We apologize for the inconvenience, the Marketplace is undergoing maintenance. Please try again later."
Mind you, this is how things looked on Day Two of Obamacare, and at 6:30 a.m. Demand should have been low at this time, when night owls like me finally get to sleep and normal human beings arise to face the new day. It seems entirely possible that these techno-headaches will multiply in a few hours, as New Yorkers chug down their caffeine, quaff Five-Hour Energy Drinks, and log on to the cleverly named New York State of Health website to try again to learn more about America's new experiment in government medicine.
Arizona, Florida, Texas, and 22 other states have resisted Obamacare, and basically told Obama that if he wants exchanges in their jurisdictions, he can go ahead and erect them. In contrast, New York and its liberal-Democrat-dominated state government designed its exchange website with enthusiasm and a collectivist sense of purpose. So, if this is as good as Obamacare gets in a cooperative, pro-socialized-medicine state, imagine how things will unfold in places where state officials actively drag their feet on Obamacare implementation.
After just two days, Obamacare already resembles the wheezing, unresponsive, morbidly obese monster about which Republicans and free marketeers have warned consistently for three and a half years.


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We take a look at how the Wallabies 31-man Rugby World Cup squad may look when the tournament begins in September…
There's no doubting that Moore starts, whilst the back up is down to the next best options for the Wallabies at the moment.
1.Stephen Moore
2. James Hanson
3.Totafu Polota-Nau
There is a good mix of youth and experience in the five props selected given that Cheika is somewhat limited in his options.
4.James Slipper
5.Scott Sio
6.Sekope Kepu
7.Greg Holmes
8.Tetera Faulkner
The experience of Horwill, Mumm and Simmons is complimented by the youthful power provided by Skelton.
9.James Horwill
10.Rob Simmons
11.Will Skelton
12.Dean Mumm
Back Row
The versatility of the loose forwards selected means Cheika can vary his game plan based on this opposition and select replacements accordingly.
13.Michael Hooper
14.David Pocock
15.Scott Fardy
16.Scott Higginbotham
17.Sean McMahon
Scrum Half
The three best scrum halves in Australia by some way, there is a good mix of styles here to give options to the coaching team.
18.Nic White
19.Nick Phipps
20.Will Genia
Fly Half
Cooper and Foley both bring very different skill sets to the team making them ideal for complimenting each other in a small squad.
21.Quade Cooper
22.Bernard Foley
The centre options are fairly interchangeable with one another, whilst several also provide cover at fly half which is always a bonus.
23.Matt Toomua
24.Tevita Kuridrani
25.Matt Giteau
26.Christian Lealiifano
Back Three
Folau and AAC look to be the guaranteed starters here, whilst it's likely Horne will claim the second wing spot if he continues his good form.
27.Adam Ashley-Cooper
28.Henry Speight
29.Israel Folau
30.Rob Horne
31.Joe Tomane


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In short - it doesn't. When your home receives a municipal value, it can be higher or lower than what your home's value actually is based on a Comparable Market Analysis (CMA). While assessors use real estate transaction data to determine municipal pricing, this is done without taking into account many features of your property which might add value. in turn, this value does not heavily impact what your home could actually sell for and is a representation which is mainly used for local property taxation purposes.
- Example: Let's say you bought a home for $300,000 and the Municipal value is $270,000. So why is it less, did i pay too much?? Maybe your home has a view of the river and an expensive Japanese water feature built into the walls, while other homes in the same area are facing a highway and next to a noisy commercial warehouse.
An assessor does not know about these unique aspects of your property which means it cannot be included as part of your individual assessment.