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De val van Lehman Brothers was zes jaar geleden het grootste faillissement ooit. Het bracht de hele Amerikaanse bankenwereld aan het wankelen. Maar het is ook een goudmijn voor de hedgefondsen die zich over de boedel ontfermden. Zij verdienen nu nog steeds miljarden aan Lehman's ingewikkelde financiële producten.
Almost six years after Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. filed for the largest bankruptcy in history, triggering a global market meltdown, hedge funds are still feeding on its remains.
A small group of firms that waded into the morass in the aftermath of the financial crisis, including Paulson & Co., King Street Capital Management LP, Varde Partners Inc., Halcyon Asset Management LLC and Solus Alternative Asset Management LP have made billions of dollars trading in the debt.
As claims are being paid out, often at a multiple of initial estimates, investors that have spent years analyzing the bankruptcy are ploughing money back into newly available loans, such as those between the investment bank's Hong Kong and U.S. units, fueling a rally unmatched by stocks and high-risk bonds.
"A little of a surprising aspect is that there's still this much return left in it this far along," according to Marcia Page, co-chief investment officer of Varde, which oversees $8.5 billion and has been buying Lehman claims since 2008. "There's just so much debt."
The investments have been a bright spot in a world of increasingly expensive securities because they are complicated to analyze, partly hinge on decisions made by judges and may take a long time to pay out, which reduces the pool of buyers to those who have adequate resources and available capital.
The assets meanwhile have surged in value after the bank's trustees settled litigation at better-than-anticipated terms, and as central banks' unprecedented stimulus to rescue the financial system from the global credit seizure caused by the bank's failure pushed up prices of everything from real estate to derivatives.
Keeps Giving
Lehman has been "the trade that keeps on giving," John Paulson, whose firm has made more than $1 billion on its investment, told clients on a conference call last month. Lehman debt has risen about 11 percent this year through the first quarter and 45 percent since the beginning of 2013, Paulson & Co. said in a first-quarter letter to investors, a copy of which was obtained by Bloomberg News.
High-yield, high-risk bonds have returned 12 percent since the end of 2012, according to Bank of America Merrill Lynch index data. Stocks, as measured by the Standard & Poor's 500 Index of U.S. equities, have gained more than 30 percent.
Lehman filed for Chapter 11 in September 2008 listing $613 billion in debt after it couldn't get U.S. government aid or attract a buyer, 158 years after its founding as a cotton brokerage in Alabama. The investment bank, based in New York and run at the time by former bond trader Richard Fuld, failed after taking on too much debt and making risky real-estate investments, according to the bankruptcy examiner's report.
Big Sellers
The first big sellers of Lehman claims were trading counterparties such as Morgan Stanley, which unloaded its holdings in 2009 and 2010, according to two people with direct knowledge of the matter, who asked not to be named because the information is private.
Paulson and Varde were some of the earliest buyers of the claims, which give investors the right to collect any income tied to an estate's assets. Lehman debt started trading shortly after the filing at about 8 cents on the dollar for the parent company and the mid-teens for the broker-dealer unit.
Lehman estimated in 2011 that the average creditor would get about 18 cents on the dollar for an estimated $370 billion in allowed claims payable by 2016. John Suckow, an executive at restructuring firm Alvarez & Marsal and Lehman's president, and the defunct bank's other directors had an incentive to maximize payouts: The more money they raised beyond the target the bigger the bonus they would get.
Creditor Payments
Lehman made its first payment to creditors of $22.5 billion in April 2012, 53 percent more than the company had said was likely in previous filings. Last July, the estate estimated it would recover $80.6 billion, compared with the $65 billion recovery projected in the company's liquidation plan approved in December 2011. In total, it has distributed more than $56 billion to third-party creditors, and a sixth payment is scheduled for the end of September.
Harvey Miller, Lehman's bankruptcy lawyer, and his team have added value to the estate through litigation and settlements. In February, the bank reached an accord with the founder of software maker SAP AG, a step that freed up about $1.8 billion for creditors. That same month, Lehman reached a settlement to pay $767 million to Freddie Mac to satisfy a $1.2 billion bankruptcy claim, one of the biggest remaining in the case.
Particularly Lucrative
Some parts of Lehman have been particularly lucrative. Debt of Lehman's specialty finance unit started trading in late 2009 at about 29 cents and, with distributions, is now at about 65 cents, Scott Hartman, a managing director who focuses on the bankruptcy at Minneapolis-based Varde, said in a telephone interview.
Claims against the firm's U.K. unit initially traded at 20 cents on the dollar in mid-2009 and is currently at the equivalent of about 150 cents, he said.
The debt has been particularly attractive because the amount of U.S. notes considered distressed has dwindled to $55.1 billion, less than a tenth of what it was during the crisis, according to Bank of America Merrill Lynch index data.
"One of the reasons I still like seasoned liquidations at this point in the cycle is that we've had a 30-year bull market in bonds, and spreads associated with most credit instruments, especially high yield, are pretty tight," said John Bader, chief investment officer of $12.6 billion New York-based Halcyon, which has been buying the majority of its Lehman claims since late 2011. "When the economy troughs or perhaps before, there may be a lot more traditional corporate distressed opportunities."
Huge Generator
There are at most about 20 hedge funds that have bought Lehman debt consistently since its collapse, Hartman estimated. The investment, which comprises a percentage of Varde's holdings that is in the "low double digits," has been one of its top-performing positions in the past few years, he said.
"Returns have been very attractive, a huge generator of profit over the last five years," he said. "When you get that money back the market has tended to reinvest it in the Lehman structure; that's been a recycling-of-capital effect."
Solus, the $4.3 billion event-driven distressed hedge fund-firm run by Christopher Pucillo, and King Street, which oversees $19.8 billion, are doing exactly that. King Street is finding "numerous attractive possibilities for ongoing investment in Lehman," including purchasing intercompany claims, the New York-based firm wrote in a February letter to investors. Spokesmen from King Street and Solus declined to comment.
Incremental Returns
Paulson & Co., which held more than $750 million worth of the claims across all of its funds at the end of 2013 and at one point was was the largest creditor in the case, anticipates returns will keep coming.
"We expect incremental returns will be driven by litigation recoveries and highest asset realizations versus management estimates," the $22.8 billion New York-based hedge-fund wrote in a first-quarter letter. A spokesman for the fund declined to comment on the investments.
Lehman in its reorganized state will exist until the estate's assets are liquidated. Hedge funds say the distributions, still the best large U.S. distressed opportunity in a barren market apart from Energy Future Holdings Corp., may continue for up to three years. Some hedge funds, including Varde, have shifted the bulk of their distressed dollars to Europe, where the firm has been buying holdings of performing and non-performing loans.
"There's still opportunity in the Lehman structure but if we look at three to four years later and if there's still no defaults, everybody will have a bit less to do than they do today," Hartman said.


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First POST: Clues
BY Micah L. Sifry | Friday, January 9 2015
Updating the Cluetrain Manifesto fifteen years later; how to battle online harassment; CityCamps this weekend; and much, much more. Read More
First POST: Don't Forget
BY Micah L. Sifry | Thursday, July 3 2014
How Google is starting to implement the "right to be forgotten" decision in Europe; more Facebook research experiments on its users; Lawrence Lessig teams up with disgraced lobbyist Jack Abramoff; and much, much more. Read More
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BY Micah L. Sifry | Thursday, June 26 2014
The Supreme Court says "get a warrant"; how the Snowden Effect is leading to promised improvements in European privacy protections and a balkanized Internet; Sean Parker's Brigade attracts criticism for its male-heavy leadership team; and much, much more. Read More
First POST: Decay
BY Micah L. Sifry | Wednesday, May 21 2014
The USA Freedom Act surveillance reform bill is getting watered down; Data.gov's 5th anniversary is no cause for celebration; Iran cracks down on "Happy" YouTube video sharers; and much, much more. Read More
Armenian Legislators: You Can Be As Anonymous on the 'Net As You Like—Until You Can't
BY Jessica McKenzie | Tuesday, April 22 2014
A proposed bill in Armenia would make it illegal for media outlets to include defamatory remarks by anonymous or fake sources, and require sites to remove libelous comments within 12 hours unless they identify the author.Read More
Updated Guidelines Encourage Federal Agencies to Publish "License-Free" Data
BY Miranda Neubauer | Thursday, December 12 2013
A group of open government advocates and advocacy organizations have come together to issue updated guidance on how federal agencies can make their documents available in an open and accessible way, seeking to go beyond and clarify open data guidance that the Obama administration had published in May. Read More
First POST: Greased
BY Micah L. Sifry | Friday, October 11 2013
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EFF, Gun Rights Advocates, Unitarians Sue NSA for "Dragnet" on Constitutional Grounds
BY Sarah Lai Stirland | Tuesday, July 16 2013
A new coalition with members ranging from Second Amendment advocates and state chapters of the Council on American-Islamic Relations to Greenpeace, the Free Software Foundation, an organization of California gun-rights advocates and the First Unitarian Church of Los Angeles filed suit against the National Security Agency on Tuesday, charging that its domestic surveillance activities, as recently described by The Guardian, are unconstitutional. Read More
Syria's Internet Completely Cut Off for the First Time Since its Civil War Began
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Since early this morning, the Internet has been effectively cut off in Syria. Internet intelligence company Renesys reported that all 84 of Syria's ISP address blocks have become unreachable. The most recent update at noon shows 92 percent of Syria's networks still down. Read More
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Villefranche-sur-Mer is a quaint port town on the French Cote d'Azur. It is 10 minutes by train to the west of Nice and 20 minutes from Monaco to the east. We purchased some wonderful hand-made soaps at a shop called Savonnerie Villefrance. I've included a little history the Citadel, the main fortification of the city.
La citadelle
This picture was taken overlooking the harbour. The time is 3:00 o'clock on a perfect sunny day...
Garden in the old fort with the Orange tree.
Villa Ephrussi de Rothschild is a French seaside palazzo constructed between 1905 and 1912 at Saint-Jean-Cap- Ferrat on the by Baroness Béatrice de Rothschild (1864–1934).The Baroness filled the mansion with antique furniture, Old master paintings, sculptures, objets d'art, and assembled an extensive collection of rare porcelainn. The gardens are classified by the French Ministry of Culture as one of the Notable Gardens of France.
On her death in 1934, the Baroness charitably gifted the property and its collections to the Académie des Beaux Art We had a pleasant visit even though it started to rain right after visiting the gardens.
A little café in the Villa. This is a group that get "dressed up"


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The Canadian eLearning Network is committed to research and is currently engaged in two on-going research initiatives:
1. State of the Nation: K-12 E-Learning in Canada
- This annual study is the signature research initiative of CANeLearn. The purpose of this comprehensive study is to examine the current state of all forms K-12 distance, online and blended learning in Canada.
- Check here for a compilation of the research specific to the Ontario e-learning announcement of March 15, 2019.
2. Research Clearinghouse for K-12 Online and Blended Learning
- CANeLearn is a "Project Contributor" to this Clearinghouse, which is a collaborative effort led by the Michigan Virtual Learning Research Institute (MVRLI) and the International Association for K-12 Online Learning (iNACOL) to provide a repository of references to research articles and other publications from the field of K-12 online and blended learning.
CANeLearn also has several individual Research Projects that it has undertaken:
1. Documenting Triage: Detailing the Response of Provinces and Territories to Emergency Remote Teaching
- This report highlights what each Canadian jurisdiction did to continue to promote learning throughout the Spring 2020 pandemic.
- Information was gathered for each province and territory and the report was designed to delineate how each jurisdiction managed their emergency remote teaching during the spring of 2020.
- The goal was to report on what occurred, and it is not intended to assess the quality of what occurred.
2. State of Evaluation and Digital Technology (research brief)
- Leading English Education and Resource Network (LEARN), a non-profit organization that primarily serves the public and private Anglophone, Aboriginal, Youth and Adult Education sectors of Québec, requested a brief on the current practice in the use of digital technology in formative and summative evaluation. The brief focused on issues and challenges faced when implementing a program where digital technology replaces traditional pen and paper evaluation. This brief provided a synthesis of the research conducted for the review. Scope of the research included hardware, software and cloud-based assessment solutions, practices and policy related to evaluation and digital technology.
3. Étude de parité de services en FAD (Alberta) (research report)
- Le Centre francophone d'éducation à distance (CFÉD) de l'Alberta a demandé une étude de parité ou d'équité entre les services d'éducation à distance offerts par fournisseurs dans les communautés de langue minoritaire en dehors de la province et ce, en considération des programmes, des ressources humaines, des modèles de financement et des services offerts et de l'appui gouvernemental fourni à chacune de ces entités. L'information tirée de l'étude sera inclus dans l'état de la nation recherche.
4. Panorama des pratiques de diffusion de la formation à distance au Canada francophone (research report)
- Le Réseau d'enseignement francophone à distance du Canada (REFAD) entreprend une étude dressera un portrait global de la diversité des formules de cours en ligne au Canada francophone dans trois ordres d'enseignement (i.e., secondaire, collégial et universitaire). L'objectif de la présente étude consiste à faire un bilan de cette diversité afin de mettre en commun les pratiques exemplaires autant que les défis et les exemples de cas susceptibles de faire progresser la réflexion et la démarche d'ensemble en francophone à distance au Canada français.
5. Funding and Resourcing of Distributed Learning in Canada (October 2018)
- The purpose of this brief is to examine the nature of distributed learning funding in British Columbia and how that compares to other jurisdictions in Canada and the United States. The brief begins with an overview of the existing funding model in British Columbia with respect to distributed learning. That is followed by a description of how distributed learning is funded and resourced in other Canadian jurisdictions. The brief concludes with an exploration of the research literature related to funding distributed learning, most of which focuses on contexts in the United States.
6. Working Conditions for K-12 Distance and Online Learning Teachers in Canada (September 2017)
- This report describes a study conducted to explore written provisions for the working conditions of K-12 distributed learning teachers in Canada (i.e., distance education and online learning are generally referred to as distributed learning throughout the report). At present, there is one provincial jurisdiction that includes language in their collective agreement with teachers related to distributed learning. There are also two provinces where there is language in one or more local contracts focused on distributed learning. Finally, there was one province where the provincial teacher union had a significant policy related to distributed learning.
Also, CANeLearn assumed ownership of one legacy research initiative:
1. Annotated Bibliography of Canadian K-12 Distance Education Research
- This resource is an annotated bibliography of literature that explores K-12 distance education in Canada from 1996 to 2010. It was created as a part of the 2010 State of the Nation: K-12 E-Learning in Canada study. The newer citations are included under the "Canada" tag at the Research Clearinghouse for K-12 Online and Blended Learning.
Finally, for US trends check out the Horizon Report, the Keeping Pace reports, or search the iNACOL resources at https://www.inacol.org/resources/.


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This column is an introduction to the concepts of Grief from the US based expert, Mary Ellen "Mel"Erickson of Griefworks USA. She will be the main resource speaker for EPCALM's UNDERSTANDING GRIEF 2: A Grief Management Conference, slated May 9-10,2014 at the SILLIMAN HALL.
Mel Erickson first shared her insights in grief last year when EPCALM held UNDERSTANDING GRiEF 1 at the Henry Sy auditorium, St. Luke's Medical Center Global City. Those who came found the seminar an enriching journey and clamored for more.
Recognizing that everyone goes through some form of grief, Mel will review basics of grief for this year's conference. Knowing what we have gone through during the recent disasters that hit the visayas. During this May 2014 conference, Mel will introduce for the first time, Emotional First Aid at the time of a crisis (based on the CISM model) and Critical Incident Stress Management.


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B.S. Chemical Engineering, California Institute of Technology, 2008
Publications via Google Scholar
Prospective graduate students interested in joining the group should indicate their interest when applying for admission to the Department of Chemical Engineering at U.Va.
Undergraduate students interested in learning more about research opportunities can contact Prof. Giri directly to discuss current and future projects as well as the process of joining the group.


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Skip to 0 minutes and 6 seconds So looking at the food supply in Southeast Asia, we see that food insecurity, indeed, has decreased over the last 15 years. But at the same time, availability for calories from non-staple foods has increased. This is in line with a shifting diet from staples to, let's say, processed foods. And we also see availability of fruits and vegetables going up at least up to 2010, after which some stagnation seemed to be observed.
Skip to 0 minutes and 41 seconds This is really reflected in the different dietary patterns across the region, as we see for the different countries, some countries do still rely very much on staple foods, while other countries have already adopted an animal-origin rich diet, with not only increasing their share of animal-origin in their diet, but also increasing the overall kilocalorie intake. And we see that this is related to overweight and obesity, as we can see that countries such as Brunei, Malaysia, and Thailand, do have the highest kilocalorie intake, and those countries also observe the highest overweight and obesity levels in the region.
Skip to 1 minute and 22 seconds These dietary patterns leading to overweight and obesity are clearly linked to high levels of different types of non-communicable diseases related to increased blood glucose, diabetes, higher blood cholesterol, and raised blood pressure. So there is a clear linkage between non-communicable diseases, dietary patterns, and food systems in Southeast Asia. We also noticed earlier, that there is still a lot of under-nutrition in the region, specifically, looking at the most vulnerable groups– women and children, looking at micro-nutrient deficiencies, but also wasting and stunting– different forms of under-nutrition, with some increase, as we mentioned earlier, in overweight and obesity, both for children and women.
Skip to 2 minutes and 15 seconds Looking at feeding practises, specifically in young children, we see that exclusive breastfeeding is not widely practised in this region, and we notice a couple of countries with very low levels of exclusive breastfeeding. This is most probably related to the changing trend, in terms of accessing employment for a woman, working long working hours, obviously, gives them less time to exclusive breastfeed if no measures are put in place for women to exclusive breastfeed at their working place, which makes them vulnerable to publicity from breast milk substitute companies, and may be pushing them to make the wrong choice to feed their young child, because exclusive breastfeeding remains the best feeding practise for children from 0 to 6 months.
Skip to 3 minutes and 8 seconds When children get older, they do need to access older types of food. These foods need to be nutrient-rich, nutrient-dense, because a child has a small stomach, and at the same time, a child also needs to eat a specific number of times in order to make sure the correct number of– the correct amount of nutrients is indeed absorbed by the child. So these complementary feeding practises are expressed in different types of indicators– minimum meal frequency, minimum dietary diversity, combined into mineral-acceptable diet. Minimum meal frequency, obviously it's very obvious that the right number of meals. A minimum dietary diversity looks at the types of food the child is having.
Skip to 3 minutes and 56 seconds And here we see also a real problem in most of our Southeast Asian countries, which means that while children seem to have sufficient number of meals, in most cases, the diversity of their diet is really not optimal, and this suboptimal diet diversity really leads to problems of under-nutrition. And we see in certain countries, for example, we do have data from Cambodia, where we notice that our families buy snack foods, ultra-processed foods for these children, because nutrient-rich complementary foods locally-produced are not necessarily available, affordable, or acceptable, or fresh foods are not sufficiently available in the market and are also not affordable.
Skip to 4 minutes and 43 seconds So this clearly indicates a problem that the market can help to solve– making more-nutrient dense food available for this very vulnerable category in Southeast Asia. So in general, we see that food systems in Southeast Asia are probably categorised into rural, emerging, and to a certain extent, transitioning food systems. We also learned that in these food systems, we still see a high level of under-nutrition, but with the changes in accessing processed foods in these countries we can also expect a further increase in levels of overweight. Both under-nutrition and over-nutrition will continue posing very important problems on socioeconomic development in Southeast Asian countries.
Consumption, diets and nutrition
Dietary choices have clear impacts on health. Earlier, Katrien Ghoos, of the World Food Programme Regional Bureau of Asia and the Pacific, described overweight and malnutrition trends in Southeast Asia. In this video she focuses on the links between consumption, diets, nutrition and health outcomes in the region.
Katrien presents a statistical analysis of Southeast Asian nutrition and diets, highlighting concerning trends, particularly among children. She discusses some of the structural and socio-economic factors that may promote poor eating – and thus poor nutrition.
In the comment section below, tell us: What else can you attribute these trends to?
For further reading, take a look at this article on health experts' concerns about dietary trends in Vietnam which presents similar arguments.
The views expressed in this video are those of the speaker and do not necessarily reflect the views of the World Food Programme (WFP).
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ipa-getkeytabSection: FreeIPA Manual Pages (1)
Updated: Oct 10 2007
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NAMEipa-getkeytab - Get a keytab for a Kerberos principal
SYNOPSISipa-getkeytab -s ipaserver -p principal-name -k keytab-file [ -e encryption-types ] [ -q ] [ -D|--binddn BINDDN ] [ -w|--bindpw ] [ -P|--password PASSWORD ]
DESCRIPTIONRetrieves a Kerberos keytab.
Kerberos keytabs are used for services (like sshd) to perform Kerberos authentication. A keytab is a file with one or more secrets (or keys) for a Kerberos principal.
A Kerberos service principal is a Kerberos identity that can be used for authentication. Service principals contain the name of the service, the hostname of the server, and the realm name. For example, the following is an example principal for an ldap server:
ldap/[email protected]
When using ipa-getkeytab the realm name is already provided, so the principal name is just the service name and hostname (ldap/foo.example.com from the example above).
WARNING: retrieving the keytab resets the secret for the Kerberos principal. This renders all other keytabs for that principal invalid.
This is used during IPA client enrollement to retrieve a host service principal and store it in /etc/krb5.keytab. It is possible to retrieve the keytab without Kerberos credentials if the host was pre-created with a one-time password. The keytab can be retrieved by binding as the host and authenticating with this one-time password. The -D|--binddn and -w|--bindpw options are used for this authentication.
- -s ipaserver
- The IPA server to retrieve the keytab from (FQDN).
- -p principal-name
- The non-realm part of the full principal name.
- -k keytab-file
- The keytab file where to append the new key (will be created if it does not exist).
- -e encryption-types
- The list of encryption types to use to generate keys. ipa-getkeytab will use local client defaults if not provided. Valid values depend on the Kerberos library version and configuration. Common values are: aes256-cts aes128-cts des3-hmac-sha1 arcfour-hmac des-hmac-sha1 des-cbc-md5 des-cbc-crc
- -q
- Quiet mode. Only errors are displayed.
- --permitted-enctypes
- This options returns a description of the permitted encryption types, like this: Supported encryption types: AES-256 CTS mode with 96-bit SHA-1 HMAC AES-128 CTS mode with 96-bit SHA-1 HMAC Triple DES cbc mode with HMAC/sha1 ArcFour with HMAC/md5 DES cbc mode with CRC-32 DES cbc mode with RSA-MD5 DES cbc mode with RSA-MD4
- -P, --password
- Use this password for the key instead of one randomly generated.
- -D, --binddn
- The LDAP DN to bind as when retrieving a keytab without Kerberos credentials. Generally used with the -w option.
- -w, --bindpw
- The LDAP password to use when not binding with Kerberos.
EXAMPLESAdd and retrieve a keytab for the NFS service principal on the host foo.example.com and save it in the file /tmp/nfs.keytab and retrieve just the des-cbc-crc key.
# ipa-getkeytab -s ipaserver.example.com -p nfs/foo.example.com -k /tmp/nfs.keytab -e des-cbc-crc
Add and retrieve a keytab for the ldap service principal on the host foo.example.com and save it in the file /tmp/ldap.keytab.
# ipa-getkeytab -s ipaserver.example.com -p ldap/foo.example.com -k /tmp/ldap.keytab
Retrieve a keytab using LDAP credentials (this will typically be done by ipa-join(1) when enrolling a client using the ipa-client-install(1) command:
# ipa-getkeytab -s ipaserver.example.com -p host/foo.example.com -k /etc/krb5.keytab -D fqdn=foo.example.com,cn=computers,cn=accounts,dc=example,dc=com -w password
EXIT STATUSThe exit status is 0 on success, nonzero on error.
0 Success
1 Kerberos context initialization failed
2 Incorrect usage
3 Out of memory
4 Invalid service principal name
5 No Kerberos credentials cache
6 No Kerberos principal and no bind DN and password
7 Failed to open keytab
8 Failed to create key material
9 Setting keytab failed
10 Bind password required when using a bind DN
11 Failed to add key to keytab
12 Failed to close keytab
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Commodities futures closed lower across the board Friday, bringing the price of gold down a day after hitting its highest level in nine months.
Metals, most energy prices and "soft" commodities like coffee and cocoa fell.
Gold for December delivery gave up $15.70 to $1,780.80 an ounce. It had risen to the highest level since late February on Thursday.
Coffee prices slumped 4 percent, giving up 6.95 cents to settle at $1.6810 per pound.
Jack Scoville, vice president Price Futures Group, said he was seeing widespread selling from speculative investors, but relatively little from producers. The fact that harvests were coming in for grain crops was also putting pressure on those contracts, Scoville said.
In other metals trading, December silver fell 52.9 cents to finish at $34.572 per ounce. December palladium fell $11.55 to $663.20 per ounce. January platinum lost $17.90 to $1,707.20 per ounce. December copper edged down 0.8 cent to $3.778 per pound.
December wheat fell 11.75 cents to $8.5750 per bushel, December corn fell 9 cents to $7.48 per bushel and November soybeans ended unchanged at $15.515 per bushel.
Crude oil and other energy contracts also fell. Oil lost $1.83 to $89.88 per barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange.
Natural gas gave up a penny to end at $3.396 per 1,000 cubic feet, heating oil fell 3.25 cents to $3.1559 per gallon and wholesale gasoline gained 0.96 cent to settle at $2.9525 per gallon.


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In a truly desperate choice, McCain campaign insiders have confirmed it's Sarah Palin for his VP choice. McCain must have known he had to pick someone that would look good on TV - a young woman who used to be a beauty queen. He had to pick someone that could compete with Obama's "celebrity."
His biggest argument about Obama goes out the window - experience. SHE HAS NONE. Mayor of a town of less than 6,000 sure doesn't count. Governor of a state she's already under investigation under sure doesn't add to the resume.
I admire Hillary - she's a smart and powerful woman with a great background. McCain is trying to pick a republican Hillary Clinton. Palin is not it.
As an Alaskan who had high hopes for this governor, NO, NO, NO!
More info from a Republican who is one of Palin's bigger rivals, and broke the story about her own corruption, Andrew Halcro's blog.


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Hey, fellas! I can't believe we're in December already, that means… winter is coming in some parts of the world. Excited! Are you?
Well, our topic for tonight is… Blizzard! That will be our Word of The Day!
According to the dictionary, this is the definition of blizzard.
The US National Weather Service defines a blizzard as a storm which contains large amounts of snow OR blowing snow, with winds in excess of 35 mph and visibilities of less than 1/4 mile for an extended period of time (at least 3 hours).
Where did the term blizzard come from? In the 1870s, an Iowa newspaper used the word "blizzard" to describe a snow storm. Previously, the term blizzard referred to a cannon shot or a volley of musket fire. By the 1880s, the word blizzard was used by many across the United States and in England.
Now, let's put the word in sentences:
1. The blizzard has not just affected the Midlands.
2. Two climbers are missing after yesterday's blizzard.
Compiled by: @FaridArdian for @englishtips4u on Dec, 2 2015.


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Archive for 'Perce Neige 2010'
CRC TV: Rallye Perce Neige 2010
Posted on 04. Apr, 2010 by Warwick.
Television coverage of Rallye Perce Neige, round 1 of the 2010 Canadian Rally Championship, courtesy of TV2GO and CARS.
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Posted on 07. Feb, 2010 by Warwick.
Icy conditions and mechanical issues took their toll on the field of entrants at the 2010 Rallye Perce Neige on Saturday, round one of the 2010 Canadian Rally Championship. A calculated drive without any mistakes was the key to success for Bruno Carré and co-driver Yvan Joyal and they landed their first major event win.
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Friday Night at Perce Neige
Posted on 05. Feb, 2010 by Warwick.
Drivers and Co-Drivers are returning to their hotels this evening after a day out in the woods on recce. Roads are a combination of hard-packed snow and ice, while snowbanks are minimal, so any big mistakes may be costly.
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Rallye Perce Neige kicks off 2010 CRC
Posted on 04. Feb, 2010 by Dean.
The 2010 Canadian Rally Championship starts this weekend with the Rallye Perce Neige in Maniwaki, Que. Teams are traveling across the country to test them selves and each other in the only winter rally in the series.


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Registration runs through 5 p.m. Feb. 3 for the 31st annual Criminal Justice Academy of the Palm Beach County Criminal Justice Commission.
The 10-week free program runs from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. on consecutive Mondays, Feb. 6 to April 17.
Lectures are provided by local, state and federal law enforcement professionals. Participants will learn about local law enforcement including special operations at the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office. They will tour the main jail, a courthouse, and the Medical Examiner's Office. For the first month, classes will be held at West Palm Beach Police headquarters at 600 Banyan Street in West Palm Beach.
Registration is limited to 50 people. Call (561) 355-4943 or visit www.pbcgov.org/criminaljustice


text: Want to take a trip to the Palo Alto? How about a free stay, on us, with your choice to either €˜sip', €˜shop' or €˜see'! To win, all you need to do is enter to win the Creekside Inn Getaway contest on Facebook. €˜Like' our Facebook page and select to either win a chance to €˜sip', €˜shop' or €˜see' in Silicon Valley! If you choose to €˜sip,' you will receive a one night stay, tasting passes, a gift card and transportation to the renowned Thomas Fogarty Winery, a delectable dinner at the Bella Vista and a bottle of wine in your room upon arrival. If €˜shop' is you choice, you will receive a free one night stay, gift card and transportation to Stanford Shopping Center, a pedicure at Le Belle Day Spa and dinner fit for a king or queen at Flemmings. And lastly, if you decide to €˜see' the gorgeous sights of Palo Alto you'll receive a free one night stay, transportation and a tour of the Rodin Sculpture Garden, a gift card to the Stanford Bookstore and a dinner a Sundance Steak House. With so many options, there is sure to be something perfect for you to win! Don't miss your chance-Enter today:\n\n \n\nhttps://www.facebook.com/CreeksideInnPaloAlto/app_418103078285759\n\n


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On Friday, Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner approved House Bill 3488, the "Dispositions of Remains Act," which will go into effect June 1, 2018. The law makes it easier for medical facilities and mortuaries to receive the remains of indigent decedents. It also contains an amendment with three critical components to address the concerns of the Orthodox Jewish community regarding the respectful treatment of human remains and ensuring that unclaimed Jewish decedents receive a traditional burial in accordance with Jewish law.
The first component is that the state must make a good faith effort to discover and verify identifying information regarding the decedent, including ethnicity, religious affiliation and former associations.
The second is a requirement that the state (Department of Public Health) maintain a publicly accessible registry that lists all unclaimed bodies their religious affiliation affiliation if known, along with additional information that could prove helpful to others in identifying religious.
The third component establishes "religious organizations" as a responsible party that can legally claim a body. In order of priority, a religious organization comes after relatives, but before the state. Thus, even if a body was already donated by the state to an anatomical society, a religious organization can reclaim it.
Currently, most unclaimed bodies of the indigent are cremated. The bill was initially introduced to address the shortage of available cadavers for scientific study and medical training, as well as to alleviate costs to mortuaries, funeral homes, and both state and local government. The bill, as introduced, directed state facilities, hospitals, morgues, to offer unclaimed bodies of indigent individuals to institutions of medical, mortuary, or other sciences. This presented a problem that some bodies would be treated in a way inconsistent with the beliefs of the deceased, and a violation of human dignity to observant Jews.
To ensure that most unclaimed indigent Jewish bodies receive a proper burial, an arrangement exists with Cook County's medical examiner's office. A weekly list of unclaimed cadavers is sent to religious organizations, and if a body is claimed, the decedent is treated in accordance with their religious beliefs while the county saves on the cost of cremating and disposal. Through Agudath Israel of Illinois' Chesed Shel Emes program, which is staffed by volunteers and funded by private donors, if an individual on the list is identified as Jewish, the remains are claimed and the body receives a proper Jewish burial in a Jewish cemetery. The new law requires that all state facilities follow the new protocols. It will also be a significant improvement over the current arrangement, which is limited to Cook County's Medical Examiner and is not required by law.
When the original bill was filed in 2016, Agudath Israel of Illinois publicly advocated against it during their annual mission to Springfield and the bill never advanced. This year, the bill's sponsor, Deputy Republican Leader Dan Brady (R-Bloomington), reached out to Agudath Israel of Illinois' director of government affairs, Rabbi Shlomo Soroka, to address the concerns of the Orthodox community. After much discussion and consultation with expert rabbinic authorities, Rabbi Soroka worked with Leader Brady to craft an amendment that would create a new and vastly improved statewide system.
Rabbi Soroka thanked Leader Brady and former Senate Representative William O'Conner of the Anatomical Gift Association of Illinois for their willingness to work with Agudath Israel and for their tireless efforts. "The sensitivity and integrity they demonstrated throughout the process was most commendable," said Rabbi Soroka. Rabbi A.D. Motzen, Agudath Israel's national director of state relations, and Rabbi Elchonon Zohn, President of National Association of Chevra Kadisha, reviewed the legislation and offered invaluable suggestions. Rabbi Zohn expressed his satisfaction with the final bill by saying, "This is probably the best system I've seen in the country, and should serve as a model for other states as well."


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BURLINGTON, ON (June, 2012) – Ivara Corporation, an industry leader and innovator in asset performance management solutions, and Asset Dynamics Asia (ADA), a leading provider of asset management consulting services in South East Asia, today announced that Singapore LNG Corporation Pte Ltd (SLNG) has selected Ivara EXP Enterprise software to support their asset reliability improvement and integrity management project.
SLNG is a private company set up by the Singapore government to own and develop the country's first LNG import terminal.. SLNG provides terminal services, storage and regasified LNG send-out (throughput services). The LNG supply represents about one-quarter of the quantity of gas currently being imported by gas pipelines into Singapore. This represents a significant long-term commitment by the power generation companies, and ensures a sizeable base-load of LNG throughput from the start of LNG terminal operations. The greenfield site goes live by the second quarter of 2013.
Ivara EXP Enterprise is being implemented at SLNG by Ivara Partner & Aladon Network member, Asset Dynamics Asia (ADA). ADA will implement EXP with a focus on Risk-Based Inspections and Inspection Data Management. ADA will lead SLNG through the asset strategy development process. EXP software will provide a repository for all asset integrity and reliability data, viewed in one central asset health dashboard. Inspection information will be captured through Ivara's mobile applications as well as from SLNG's process historians and DCS systems. Potential failures will be identified through automated alarms and will initiate work orders in the company's EAM system, IBM Maximo. Ivara EXP has a certified integration to IBM Maximo®.
"We chose Ivara EXP after an exhaustive search process because ADA proved that Ivara was the best solution to meet SLNG's needs," said Peter Seow, Information Systems Manager.
"Ivara is pleased with its continuing success in the Oil and Gas industry and is thrilled to be working with and driving value for quality companies like SLNG," said Paul Marshall, Chief Executive Officer, Ivara Corporation. "SLNG's choice of Ivara EXP for their Terminal reinforces Ivara's success and growth in asset integrity and asset performance management.


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What a great way to start off the new year than with " A Fresh Start" ? Well that's exactly what the ladies at the Fab Flippin Furniture Contest thought when they titled this months contest, and exactly what Mom's jewelry armoire has gotten, a new lease on life with this fresh start makeover.
*This is a sponsored post, I have received products used to complete this project. Please review my Disclosure Page for more details on the disclosure policy.
Normally I tend to do gravitate towards vintage antique pieces to repaint, however this armoire was one of the few pieces handed down from my Mother In Law that we decided to keep in our own home. Here she is waiting for her junktique makeover.
This piece was just a little blah and needed something extra to bring it a fresh start in its new life, I found these great appliques that reminded me of an old ships masthead, you know like on the front of an old pirate ship? Well since I plan on adding this piece to my coastal style makeover master bedroom, They were the perfect addition.
This months sponsor of "A Fresh Start" is General Finishes, who was kind enough to supply us with our choice of their new chalky style paint line. Of course I just had to try their shade "Key West Blue" as aqua is my signature color which I love to incorporate whenever possible.
This color is fabulous, a true 1950's era aqua blue, with just enough green tint to it. It is the closest I have come across in a furniture line paint to match that aqua 50's vibe. Here is a shot of the doors after one coat.
I decided to brush this piece as I had a lot of interior area space to paint, yes this piece is fully painted inside behind all those drawers. I didn't want to have to deal with all that back spray, plus I wasn't sure if I was going to go for the aged look that dark wax lends to a piece, And I wanted all the texture a brush provides in case I decided to age it up a bit for its fresh start.
I realized that all that gorgeous blue just wouldn't marry well with the other coastal pieces I plan to use in the room. Remember the Florida Keys Island Dresser I made a few months back? I felt this needed some toning down to match that piece, General Finishes does offer quite a few shades that would be wonderful with this blue like Summertime Blue – my first choice… or Empire Grey with a Limestone mix. But I was under time constraints and used some of Annie Sloan's Paris Grey that I had on hand.
Moms Jewlery Armoire – " A Fresh Start "
I think Mom would approve – Here is the finished piece all dolled up with some vintage goodness, I decided to keep the fresh start look clean and simple with some of my favorite clear wax as this one is going to go into my room where the kids wont have much access to it. If it were a piece to receive repeated wear, I would have gone with General Finishes High Performance sealer in satin.
The FFFC
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This Months Sponsor:
General Finishes
Prize Package:
One Case of General Finishes Products In quarts of the winners choice!
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In other updates - attended the Silicon Valley Junta and spent a few hours conversing with Ben Casnocha, after which he kindly posted an extraordinarily flattering portrait in "Friends of Ben," which, I guess, officially makes me a FOB. Haha.
More frequent updates forthcoming (next post title: 'My Favorite Liar')
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Email Checker Basic 1.0
Email Checker Basic: check and verify whether the email address is valid (format or syntax) and really existing on the corresponding email server without sending in SINGLE mode.
Usually, it is used to maintain a clean emailing list. It's very easy to use: just input/paste the email address and press <Enter>, the result will show soon. The result contains status (OK/BAD), Description and Interaction between Email Checker Basic and email server. Key Features: Easy to use. Check validity and existence both. Verify really existing on email server without sending. Tell you the interaction between Email Checker Basic and the destination email Server. Tell you the description (reason) about the result. Filtered a few unsupported email servers to avoid the wrong result. Why need it? Usually, you need to check and verify the valid and existing of your mailing list for the following reasons: 1. Reduce management costs. 2. Reduce the number of failed and bounce messages (such as "this user does not exist, doesn't have a XXX account). 3. Avoid email service provider disable your mailbox due to sending too many failed emails. Why I have the invalid or nonexistent email addresses? The following reasons will cause it, so, you need to check them before sending. 1. Email account had been deleted from server by administrator (expired or illegal operations). 2. Your contact had left. 3. You collected a nonexistent or invalid email address (such as your visitor submitted a wrong email address when subscribing to your newsletter, maybe unintentional or intentional).


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Last week, I had the amazing opportunity to attend Joshua Davis' workshop "From Digital to Physical" at Anderson Ranch in Snowmass, CO. The idea behind the class was to take a simple concept – artwork in a grid, and to make complex and intricate illustrations using programming (in this case, we used Processing). It was very interesting and I am definitely going to play around with Processing a bit more. We output the designs we came up with then worked with the woodshop to carve them out on skateboards using a CNC Router. We also got to design some prints as well. Everyone in the class was awesome to work with and each brought a unique style and skill. Josh is an all-around cool guy and great teacher.
After class, Josh, myself, and some other kids from class hit up some of the skateparks around the area.


text: PEABODY, Mass., Sept. 28, 2010 — The InTouchScope scanning electron microscope (SEM) from JEOL USA Inc. features a multitouch interface. The analytical, low-vacuum instrument features integrated energy dispersive spectroscopy analysis with the latest silicon drift detector technology. It has the feel of today's personal electronic media. The intuitive multitouch screen interface puts all SEM apps at the operator's fingertips. The user can expand windows and images with the sweep of two fingers, dial in magnification and focus with a swipe, and select operating parameters, analytical functions, or measure distances just by tapping the PC or notebook touch screen. Functions include automatic SEM condition setup based on sample type; simultaneous multiple live image and movie capture; easy sample navigation at 5× to 300,000× magnifications; quantitative and qualitative elemental analysis; low- and high-vacuum operation; and wireless capability. High-vacuum resolution at 20 kV is 4 nm, at 3 kV, 8 nm, and at 1 kV, 15 nm. Low-vacuum resolution is 5 nm at 20 kV. Acceleration voltage is from 0.5 to 20 kV, and operating temperature is from -10 to 90 °C. The company says that the microscope features all the capabilities of a full-size tungsten SEM in a small, ergonomic and intuitive design. An onboard turbo pump makes this a self-contained, portable SEM that is easy to set up anywhere in the laboratory.


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For today, we decided to try something different than usual (for us!) and use bubble wrap for painting! We created bubble wrap Easter egg paintings! With upcoming Easter, this is such an easy painting idea both my 3-year-old toddler and my 7-year-old enjoyed!
My kids adore playing with bubble wrap and we used it before to play for our XO Hop Game and Bubbly Ball Bowling!
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The #NSale is back and better than ever! It's the time of year where lovers of fashion and all things Nordstrom can get a peek into fall's must haves and purchase it at some of the best prices around. Brands like Tory Burch, Sam Edelman, Touche, Astr, BP and more are on sale for great amazing prices.
The sale opened to the public Friday July 22nd, and I ran to my closest Nordstrom at 10 am to get everything that I was eyeing and more. I purchased quite a few fall staples that I will definitely be sporting on the cooler days of fall and winter. All products are listed with links to the website. The only thing not on sale I purchased was the Articles of Society denim. But for $64, I thought these were a steal considering other denim in the store were over $100 on sale. I'm also picky with jeans, so when I tried these on and fell in love, I knew I needed to grab them!
Halogen 'Owen Pointy Toe Ghillie Flat
Articles of Society 'Sarah' Skinny Jeans (Loma Vista)
BP Gray Sweater (Similar)
The sale ends August 8th. Prices will go back up to their normal retail range and will stay until they go on sale. Don't wait until then! Go online today or in store and check out the pieces a part of the #NSale!
I have also been informed that some pieces that have sold out in the sale have been restocked, so definitely stay tuned and keep checking in.
-XOXO Courtney


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This is our level 8 of Montessori art appreciation path. I was already writing about this material in my "Expanding Child's Horizons" series HERE. There I share some thoughts about importance of the art study and suggest tips for using this material. But today I want to show you how it works.
The main idea of the material is to match several paintings that correspond to one art movement. The material consists of art movements from 1870 till 1930.
Activity 1. Matching the paintings corresponding to the same art movement (art movements learning)
Activity 2. Matching paintings with names cards (learning names of the artists and paintings)
The material is color coded and has the control of error.
Material consists of
33 cards with paintings of big size
33 cards with paintings of normal size
- 11 cards with art movements names
- 33 cards with artist name + painting name (that should be glued to the back of every card)
- 33 smaller cards with artist + painting name
Material includes instruction for using
Preparing material for work:
1. Please pay attention that material should be color-coded, so color will serve as control of error for a Child, so he can work with these cards alone and check himself. So the colors of the labels correspond to the dots that should be placed on the back of every painting. You can print colorful lables for the cards, that I made, if you want so print pages 5. I also made black and white labels, so you can choose colors by yourself just using color paper. If you like it more just print pages 6, cut them and glue simple labels to spesific color paper and cut dots of same color.
2. Choose the size of the cards you want to work with.
– Normal-size cards have 4 cards on one page. If it suits you print pages 7-15.
– Big-size cards have 2 cards on one page. If you like it more print pages 8-32.
3. Print all the labels from pages 33-38.
4. Cut all of them.
5. Glue the cards with photos of artists+their names+names of the paintings to the back of the corresponding paintings. Control table from pages 39-42 will help you to match labels to paintings. Glue all the color dots to the back of every painting.
6. Laminate everything.
How to use the material:
Matching the paintings corresponding to the same art movement (art movements learning)
1. Take the art movement name card, tell its name and put it in the center.
2. Take the first painting card of the movement, tell the names of the painter and the artwork.
3. Show the other cards and put them in a row.
4. Tell the Child that all these artworks correspond to the same art movement.
5. Put the cards on the back and check if the color dots on the back correspond to the color of the art movement. This way Child will understand how the control of error works here.
6. After learning several movements you can now classify them.
Matching paintings with names cards (learning names of the artists and paintings)
1. Take the painting card and show it to the Child. Tell their names. Put the paintings in a row.
2. Take the name card, read it out loud and put it to the corresponding card.
3. When all the cards are done, turn them to the back side and compare the picture of the artist and the names. This way Child will understand how the control of error works here.
I want to make a part 2 of this material with movement that appeared after 1930.
You can download this material HERE.
Read about previous Levels of Art Appreciation:


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- About the Action
- Events
- PhD workshop - Ljubljana 2014
- Action Open Conference - Ljubljana 2014
- New Media and Participation conference - Istanbul 2013
- Belgrade meeting 2013
- Media literacy research and policy - Brussels 2013
- ICA Pre-Conference 2013
- Tampere meeting 2013
- Budapest workshop 2012
- Milan meeting 2012
- Brussels PhD workshop 2012
- Brussels Action workshop 2012
- London meeting 2011
- Zagreb Conference 2011
- Lisbon meeting 2010
- Affiliated events
- Cross-WG
- Output
- Publications
- Conferences
- Collaborations and Training
- Outputs in Media
- Project proposals
Zagreb Conference 2011
First conference of COST Action IS0906:
"New challenges and methodological innovations in European media audience research". 7-9 April 2011
In partnership with ECREA, IAMCR and ICA
University of Zagreb, Croatia
Final conference programme is available here
Book of abstracts for all presentations can be found here
Download the Conference Information Booklet that helps you to find your way around the conference and around Zagreb.
See the pictures of the conference here: http://www.cost-transforming-audiences.eu/node/885
Special event on April 7, 2011, 9:00 – 13:00 o'clock: Round Table: Media Audience Research in Croatia: Industry and Academia Synergies with Policy Implications
There will be two roundtable discussions on the 7th of April.
15.30-17.00 Roundtable 1 with non-academic groups: Media literacy: ambitions, policies and measures.
17.30-19.00 Roundtable 2 with non-academic groups: Audience research: academic and non-academic approaches and cooperation possibilities.
Conference topic
The convergence of traditional mass media, computers and telecommunication creates new audiences and new practices. Rapid development results in the turn of the tide from information to communication, from audiences that "read" media material to audiences that produce and interact with media material. Social and cultural changes that intersect with technological changes frame, limit, or facilitate new audience practices.
Traditional media are also responding to the changes. Media content is packaged into new forms and formats that result in new hybrid genres. Content has become less classifiable, and more fluid – and more controversial, for example, regarding social networks and content-sharing websites as YouTube.
In light of the ongoing technological developments that create new audience practices as well as altered content structures, new challenges emerge for audience research, and they are most notably apparent in the need for innovative research methods.
Apart from methodological innovations triggered by new media, developing methods is also necessary in the context of traditional media: Triggered by the ongoing dialogue between research traditions, as well as by the changing processes and contexts of audience actions, new approaches and creative combinations of qualitative and quantitative methods are needed.
This COST conference deals with emerging issues in audience research and its methodology:
- What are the shortcomings of conventional research methods and what are the needs for innovative approaches? Where do we need to stick to conventional methods? While interviews and focus groups have afforded some insights to qualitative researchers, and surveys have provided quantitative information, audience researchers now need new tools to understand the increasingly complex media environment that people engage with every day.
- Cross-media contents and convergent technologies, for instance, question single-media approaches to reception and use, and ask for new approaches that fully recognise the many types of media with which people engage every day and are significant as a whole. Also, audience practices are increasingly diversified and dispersed over time and space, raising important methodological and practical problems to audience researchers.
- What are the practical opportunities offered by Web 2.0 tools for audience research methods? Web 2.0 technologies are not only challenging objects of study, they are also new instruments that can help researchers to better understand and chart audience/user practices. Indeed, Web 2.0 tools can facilitate access to and communication with research participants, as well as the sharing of research materials (photos, videos…). For instance, this can help in studying global issues (such as the worldwide reception of globalised media materials) and identities (as reflected by users' online productions). Yet, Web 2.0 technologies raise important methodological and practical problems (inequality of access to the Internet, obstacles to proper identification…) that also need to be thought about.
Organizational issues
Draft program
Thursday, April 7 (location: Campus Borongaj)
15:30-19:00 Roundtables with non-academic groups
1: Media literacy: ambitions, policies and measures
2: Media industries and applied audience research
20:00 Get together & registration
Friday, April 8 (location: Campus Borongaj)
08:00-09:00 Registration
09:00-18:30 Conference
20:00 Social event
Saturday, April 9 (location: Campus Borongaj)
08:00-09:00 Registration
09:00-18:30 Conference
20:00 Social event
Sunday, April 10 (location: Faculty of Political Science)
09:00-13:00 Action members only: Working group meetings
Campus Borongaj: Department for Croatian Studies (Hrvatski studiji), Borongajska cesta 83D.
Faculty of Political Science (Fakultet političkih znanosti), Lepušićeva 3.
For the local organizers:
Dr. Jelena Jurisic
University of Zagreb, Croatian Studies
Borongajska cesta 83D,
10000 Zagreb, Croatia
Email firstname.lastname@example.com
For the COST Action:
Prof. Dr. Helena Bilandzic
Augsburg University, Department for Media and Educational Technology
Universitätsstr. 10
86159 Augsburg, Germany
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The recently announced Sex and the City movie has gotten a release date. The film will be released on May 30, 2008.
It's safe to say that New Line has a lot of confidence in the box office possibilites of the film, given the choice of the date. It'll be going up against the Eddie Murphy Sci-Fi Comedy Starship Dave and the Judd Apatow produced/written comedy Forgetting Sarah Marshall (which stars Kristen Bell in the title role).
We've also learned that news that Jennifer Hudson will be making an appearance in the film as Carrie's assistant.


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Independent Schools Sector National Forum 2010
The ISCA/AHISA schools sector national forum, Independent Education: An Evolving Future, was held in Canberra on 30 August 2010 and provided an opportunity for nearly 400 independent school sector representatives to meet and discuss national education issues, as well celebrate ISCA's 40th and AHISA's 25th anniversaries.
The following speakers addressed the forum.
- Chris Richardson, Access Economics
- Bernard Salt, KPMG
- Dr Ben Jensen, the Grattan Institute
- Bill Daniels, ISCA
- Allan Shaw, AHISA
- Professor Patrick Griffin, University of Melbourne
ISCA/AHISA National Forum Speeches and Presentations
The following speeches and presentations are available to read in PDF format. Please note that some of the files are large and may take a few minutes to load. Bernard Salt's presentation will not be available on the website due to KPMG's protocols.
Dr Ben Jensen – Measuring what matters: student progress
Bill Daniels – Information Session
Allan Shaw – Information Session
Professor Patrick Griffin – The Assessment and Teaching of 21st Century Skills
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Luminati Aerospace shed light on its top management this week, trotting out the startup's top design and science officers before the Riverhead town board and local residents.
The firm, which has proposed building communication drones for a major – but so far unnamed – technology client, is negotiating an agreement to manage the largest runway at the former Grumman test facility at Calverton. The company said it plans to invest an initial $50 million at the site and hire at least 40 to ramp up operations.
We've introduced you to Luminati CEO Daniel Preston, who started college at age 12 and holds more than 100 patents, including designs for U.S. military parachutes and other flying devices, before turning to the family's cacao business.
In tow Wednesday was chief designer Barnaby Wainfan, a Northrop Grumman veteran who has designed more than 20 aircraft, including the Wainfan Facetmobile, an early-1990s prop-driven craft that used its unique flat-paneled fuselage design to fly without wings.
Also on hand: Anthony Calise, the company's chief scientist, who holds a doctorate in electrical engineering and helped design Raytheon's Patriot missile system, the renowned "Scud Buster" of the first Gulf War. Calise is considered an expert in aircraft remote control and guidance.
Earlier this month, Luminati acquired the assets of a former skydiving school at Calverton and unveiled plans for the drone operation, which includes renting the town-owned 10,000-foot runway at the site. The firm has also proposed buying a 7,000-foot strip at the facility.
In an earlier appearance before the town board, Preston said his firm would spend two years or more in research and development before testing and flying drones at the site. Town Supervisor Sean Walter has described the craft as long-flying, solar-powered vehicles that would beam communication signals back to Earth, leading to speculation that Luminati's client is Facebook or Google, which are both experimenting in that space.
While Luminati's plan has been generally well-received by local residents – including those, like Walter, who dream of the return of Long Island's aerospace prowess – a few couldn't see the future beyond the tarmac.
Their biggest complaint: The town should charge more than the proposed $31,000-a-year rental fee for the runway.
"There were other states that were going to pay them to come," Walter retorted.
The board is schedule to vote on the plan early next month.


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Albert Bonniers förlag, 2012.
Reviewed by Tuva Tod in SBR 2013:1
Review Section: Fiction
Susanna Lundin has written a remarkable book. The protagonists are Bertil, an old teddy bear, and Prickly Pear, a girl on her own. They exist near the apocalypse of their world and ours. Such disasters will recur, we understand. The extinction of the dinosaurs is one example. The writer operates in the space between birth and death, whether of individuals, mankind, or the planet itself. There is little space to doubt our common fate.
Lundin tells us something significant about our lives between birth and death. Everything regarded as life experience is scrutinised. She plays with the here and now, contrasting it with our knowledge of history and literature.
Bertil and Prickly Pear are lost in life. Their one advantage is that they never suffer from preconceived ideas. Conversely, they have few defences. They reveal, unknowingly, what their lives mean. The scale of Lundin's task is not to be underrated. For example, Bertil has lost his compass and cannot see where, in the wilderness, they are going. He starts a logbook: '[I]f we write down how we go we should be OK.' But there are no signposts.
The imminent destruction of humans and the Earth is foretold by a cycle of physical and spiritual changes. The Earth faces obliteration by an earthquake or erupting volcanoes. Lava is bubbling forth faster, threatening Bertil's favourite peony in the garden.
This peony survived the Hindenburg disaster years ago, above Bertil's croft in the forest. He called his house Hindenburg in remembrance and buried airship debris under his favourite peony. That way the victims lived again in the plant. New life grew out of death. The peony acquired a fragrance of both sweetness and melancholy. It is a symbol of life, perseverance and beauty, a beauty often best seen at dusk or in the morning mist.
Bertil and Prickly Pear live independently if together. Given a dysfunctional world, they take care to speak cautiously to each other. Their relationship is pinpointed in a poem about wood anemones:
So they live side by side only for a very short time. Side by side, inside a short piece of history.
This speaks, perhaps, of desolation.
Using a 'stream of consciousness' technique Lundin writes about the memories and dreams in her protagonists' interpretations of reality. She deliberately confronts them with time-lapses, repetitions and contradictions that invite deliberations without conclusions. The last page is headed 'The First Day'!
To grip the reader Lundin uses a shock method. She challenges the reader to take notice, e.g. of the representation of the human body – dead or alive, or just asleep. You read 'the skin is the largest organ in our bodies'. We are told 'it can be prised open with the hands to lift the heart out'. The heart is discoloured when outside the body and has a funny smell. The organ can then safely be put back and the skin joined together with studs. All this causes no surprise.
It is normal to recognise the heart as the seat of emotions, not just a machine. The peony's fragrance is 'the rarest of them all', says Bertil. It goes 'straight to the heart and can stop or start it of its own volition'. There are no rules – the heart will respond to the fragrance directly or it will have a surprise effect, the opposite of what you expected.
'What fragrance is it?' (Prickly Pear writes in the logbook). 'You'll know when you meet it', says Bertil.
A final description of the effect of this peony is in Lundin's italics: it has to wither before it comes into full bloom. It must end. But those who have smelt it once will never forget.


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Jo Thomas
Director of Nursing
Jo Thomas was appointed interim Director of Nursing and Quality in February 2015 and then substantively from 1 June 2015, having previously held Chief Nurse positions in commissioning and acute provider organisations.
She trained at Brighton University Hospitals Trust and has 30 years of nursing experience, in elective, specialist and emergency care, with a specialist interest and MSc in women's health.
Jo has senior management experience of leading and managing specialist services as well as extensive operational delivery and redesign of health care services.
Board of directors
- Beryl Hobson, Chair
- Steve Jenkin, Chief Executive
- Mr Keith Altman, Medical Director
- Jo Thomas, Director of Nursing
- Michelle Miles, Director of Finance and Performance
- Paul Dillon-Robinson, Non-Executive Director
- Karen Norman, Non-Executive Director
- Gary Needle, Non-Executive Director
- Kevin Gould, Non-Executive Director
- Abigail Jago, Director of Operations (non-voting director)
- Geraldine Opreshko, Director of Workforce & Organisational Development (non-voting director)
- Clare Pirie, Director of Communications & Corporate Affairs (non-voting director)


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When you hear the word Ngorongoro, what is the next word that comes to your mind? Crater, perhaps? Yes, indeed the Ngorongoro Crater is rightly renowned for its outstanding natural beauty and abundance of wildlife. However, there is a lot more to the Ngorongoro Conservation Area than just the Crater, and many visitors leave the area without having had the opportunity to see more of what is on offer. The surrounding highlands include seven extinct volcanoes full of outstanding beauty and spectacular scenery. The best way to appreciate these attractions is by walking. Even a short walk of only an hour or two can be very rewarding and there are also many opportunities for longer hikes. After spending days sitting in a vehicle, some visitors do say that they would like to stretch their legs.
Crater Rim Walk
Drive to the starting point on the Crater rim about 5 km from the Rhino Lodge. The walk is along the western rim of the crater past the Oloirobi viewpoint. There are patches of forest at the beginning, which later opens up to thickets and grasslands. You'll have beautiful views down into the crater on your right, and eventually you'll come upon a view over the Olduvai Gorge, the Serengeti and the Gol mountains to your left. This is an easy-paced walk with no arduous climbs, just a few short gradients. It's about 2 hours long, and can be done at any time of day. A good time would be either early morning before your game drive departs, or late afternoon after a day out on safari.
Eyasi Viewpoint
Drive to the starting point on the road to Endulen. This open grassland gives beautiful views of Mount Oldeani to the left, and Makarot to the right. You will see several Maasai villages dotted around the valley, and you may well encounter men herding their cattle and goats. You'll climb gently upwards for about 45 minutes along the shoulder of Mount Oldeani, eventually reaching a spectacular viewpoint where the land falls away to Lake Eyasi, the western wall of the Rift Valley, and the Serengeti plains. This walk can also be done at any time of the day, and takes about 2 hours.
Mount Oldeani
To get to Mt. Oldeani from the Eyasi viewpoint, you'll walk directly uphill. This is a stiff climb of about 2 hours. You'll climb about 900 meters, eventually reaching a height of 3,200 meters at the top. As you progress, you'll see a difference in the vegetation, the plants and the birdlife. It is all open grassland with no forest or thickets of dense bush. At certain times of year, the profusion and color of the wild flowers will surely amaze you.
Eventually your hard work is rewarded by a spectacular panorama from the top with magnificent views in every direction: the crater to the north, the Serengeti and Lake Eyasi to the West, Lake Manyara to the South, and the crater highlands to the East. This walk can be done in about 4 hours if you continue at a steady pace, and don't make frequent stops – except at the top. However, it can be easily expanded into a more leisurely, half-day excursion with a picnic lunch.
Empakaai Crater
Drive north-west along the rim of the Ngorongoro Crater, past Olmoti Crater, the village of Nainokanoka, and the Embulbul Depression where you'll find good views of Mt. Loolmalasin on your right. At 3,648 meters, this is the third highest mountain in Tanzania. The drive is through open grassland dotted here and there with Maasai villages. You will see a lot of cattle, and a few wild animals such as zebra.
After about an hour and a half, you'll reach the eastern rim of the Empakaai Crater. With a diameter of only 6 kms it is smaller than Ngorongoro, but beautiful all the same. This is a little-visited area, and the only way to access to the crater floor is by foot. The walls are steep, and thickly-forested. The walk down, along a good path, takes about 30 minutes, and includes a decline of about 300 meters through patches of forest.
Be on the look out for the two huge strangler fig trees as you approach the crater floor, which is mostly occupied by an 85 meter-deep soda lake. Depending on the season, you may encounter a great number of flamingos, which congregate to feed along the edge of the lake. This is also the home of black-winged stilts, little grebes, and cape teal. You may not see many animals, but the tracks of leopard, hyaena, baboon and buffalo give evidence of their presence. If you're feeling energetic, you may enjoy a walk along the edge of the lake around the entire crater floor. This takes 2-3 hours, and gives you a chance to soak up the quiet beauty of this magical place.
Now it's time for the hardest part – the climb back up to the rim! A picnic lunch can be eaten either in the crater or on the rim from where you get a beautiful view northwards to Oldonyo Lengai, a still-active volcano of great religious importance to the Maasai. This excursion can be done in half a day if don't choose to walk around the lake. If you do, then it will take about 7 hours.
Mount Makarot
This is also shown on some maps as Mt. Lemagarut. It's best to depart after breakfast, and drive down the road to Endulen as far as the village of Misigiyo. The walk starts here in an acacia-filled valley, from which you'll emerge into scrub and grassland. It's a stiff 2-hour climb to the peak, where you'll have good views back down of Lake Eyasi, and Endulen.
From there you continue for another half an hour through some beautiful, high-altitude forest. You may see signs of animals such as buffalo, and baboons along the track. Eventually, you'll have to scramble up another 200 meters to reach the Makarot peak itself at 3,130 meters. From there, you'll be rewarded with an outstanding view, and the feeling of standing on the roof of the world. In front of you, the ground falls away to the Lake Eyasi, the western wall of the Rift Valley, Lake Ndutu, Olduvai Gorge, and the plains of the Serengeti. In the distance you can see the Gol Mountains. To your left you can see Mt. Oldeani, and to your right the western part of the Ngorongoro Crater.
Depending on the time of year, the beauty and variety of wild flowers is remarkable. You can eat the lunch you so wisely packed while admiring the view from up here. Then you'll descend either by the same way you came, or down the northern slopes of Makarot towards the Serengeti plans, and rendezvous with your car on the road to the Serengeti. The Ngorongoro Conservation Area offers many opportunities for walking, but this is possibly the very best in terms of scenic beauty. The total walk lasts 5-6 hours.
Please note:
1.This walk requires a reasonable level of fitness and bear in mind that you will be at altitudes in excess of 2,500 metres.
2.In some areas there are stinging nettles. It is advisable to wear long trousers and a long-sleeved shirt.
Endoro River Nature Trail
This is a 5km round trip, starting and finishing near Gibbs Farm, situated just to the north of the small town of Karatu. The walk takes you gently uphill into the Northern Highland Forest Reserve, where you'll see the the elephant caves (created by elephants digging up and eating dirt to take advantage of the vitamins and minerals in the soil), and a 150m waterfall. From the top of the trail you'll get beautiful views over the agricultural country around Karatu.
The forest is home to elephant, buffalo, leopard, waterbuck, bushbuck and vervet monkeys, plus a variety of birds. This is montane forest, not tropical, and is a vital source of water for the wildlife, and as well as the farming communities to the south. The trip should take about 2 hours to the elephant caves and back, and can be done before entering, or after leaving the Ngorongoro Conservation Area en route from/to Manyara.
General Notes on the walks: All walks must be accompanied by an armed ranger from the Ngorongoro Conservation Area Authority. Although the risk of coming into contact with a dangerous, large animal is not very great, it is a law that you are accompanied by a ranger, just in case! In order to ensure availability of a ranger, it is preferable to book walks in advance. A Maasai Elder who has been born, and has lived in the Ngorongoro his entire life can accompany you and your group on the walk and provide a cultural perspective of the area. It may occasionally happen that adverse weather conditions (low cloud and rain) make it impossible to do the walk. We also recommend good walking shoes or boots, a sunhat and a waterproof jacket – just in case of a shower of rain. During these walks small numbers of animals will be seen but the main attraction of the walk is the natural beauty of the scenery, not the game viewing.
Costs: Please enquire with us as costs depend on the number of persons in a group.
At Nature Bound Africa we would be more than happy to organize any walk you desire. Even a short walk of only an hour or two through this area can be very rewarding, and there are also many opportunities for longer hikes. Shorter walks can be done as a simple add-on either at the beginning or end of a day of game-viewing to one of our Tanzania Wildlife Safari Trips. Longer hikes of either a half-day or full-day will require adding an additional night at Ngorongoro. The above are just a sample of the many options Nature Bound Africa is happy to organize for you.


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This Week From AGU: Supperrotation on Venus and Titan, exploratory modeling
Planetary scientists are still puzzling over how superrotation--when a planet's atmosphere rotates faster than its surface--develops on a small or slowly rotating planet like Venus or Titan. Previous researchers have suggested that a certain kind of atmospheric eddy activity is required to retain the momentum surplus over the equator of a planet, where superrotation develops, but have not yet identified this underlying mechanism.
Wang and Mitchell set out to investigate the development of superrotation by examining the spontaneously generated wave activities using a global atmospheric simulation with different physical parameter settings. The authors find that a global instability that couples the equatorial Kelvin wave, an equatorially trapped gravity wave, and the midlatitude Rossby wave, a wave that emerges due to the variation of the Coriolis effect or the wind velocity gradient, could be the underlying mechanism supporting the zonal momentum transport toward the equator.
The authors note that their findings could help pinpoint parameters that if present could predict the occurrence of superrotation on certain planets. Knowing this would help scientists and engineers design spacecraft and landing missions that are better able to survey specific targets in a planet's atmosphere and on its surface.
Scientists know well that correlation is not causation, but exploratory modeling provides a way to identify causality within complex systems.
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I'm going to make this as short as I can, because I know how much people hate reading ;)
Basically; if you want the ultra short version (I recommend reading the rest); I made another channel, which I will begin uploading on in the beginning of 2017. Here's the link;
Why? when? how? etc...
Youtube is my job. And unfortunately, with the way youtube is set up, there are certain videos that I can't upload without basically killing my channel. In general, I have to simplify a lot of the projects to avoid complaints about people not having the tools I use (eg, soldering supplies, lathe for wood etc), people not finding a tutorial for apples as interesting as McDonald's etc - and don't get me wrong, it's great that you love McDonald's! However, food is one of my absolute favorite things to make in miniature - and I'm talking things like fruit and vegetables, roasts, cooked fish, pork chops, cakes made in different 'cake pan shapes' etc; to sum it up:
And that's where this channel comes into play... but I NEED YOUR HELP.
If you're excited about this and want to see this type of tutorials, please go subscribe to my new channel. I will be going through 2 trial periods.
the first one will be between now and the end of the year to determine if enough people are even interested. The second (if the channel passes the first trial) will be the first 4 months. This channel technically means that I'll be working even more over-time-hours than I already do, so I do need to see enough support/interest/small growth. I'm not expecting huge numbers as it IS a new channel, but I also can't prioritize making the videos if they get a couple of hundred views each.
What I would like you to do now;
Subscribe to the channel to show your support, if this is something you're interested in.
Why is it called gourmet? it's the first name I came up with, that had to do with food,.. don't judge ;)
I won't be 'packing the videos' with lots of elements. They'll focus on 1 thing at a time. eg. a video on radishes, a video on waffles, a video on a standing rib roast etc.
And I will be uploading once a week :)
I will still be uploading some food items on my main channel,. I also might upload some non-food related items on the gourmet channel (though it'll be MOSTLY food),. it's complicated, I don't want to waste your time explaining this as I still don't know if the channel will pass the first trial ^^'
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Wednesday, March 9, 2016
Spring! (More ceramics)
I need to remember updating on here once in a while - even more than usual as I've been kept busy with the patron blog.
I made some more ceramics as a test firing and picked out most of the pastels for a picture - reminds me of spring.
I made some more ceramics as a test firing and picked out most of the pastels for a picture - reminds me of spring.
I got some new clay - hence the 'test' firing. My old clay had gotten pretty stiff (have had it for probably more than half a year) and so I decided to buy a new pack as I'm too lazy to spend THAT much time reviving and kneading it... Problem is, that the store I used to get it from went bankrupt last year and I couldn't find any other danish sellers offering that particular brand/type of clay *sigh*
So I got a new one - recommended to me by a lady at a different shop after I explained what I was going to use it for, the firing temperature I usually use etc.. Good news is; it is SO much better to work with! - SO much easier to make handles and mold things without small pieces drying out in a matter of seconds AND I can even use it with my silicone molds to be able to make a larger variety of pieces (the rectangular dishes, squared plates, heart shaped plates, pie dish and ramekins were some I originally made from polymer clay and I then made molds from them).
The problem (which may not even turn out to be a problem) is that I'm scared the glaze will crackle. I had that happen to a lot of pieces after a few days/weeks with the old clay, although I didn't have any problems since I changed to a different clear glaze and switched to a higher firing temperature.. Yet I'm still worried that something similar will happen to these, so I'll be keeping an eye on them before making more and before using these for anything.
I'm thinking that 1-2 months should be an okay time frame to judge? - you see, the next fair is in the last weekend of April (I think), and I would love to bring ceramics to sell. If there are any experienced ceramists out there, I'd much appreciate a second opinion as to whether or not I need to wait longer than that before selling any of the pieces made from this new brand of clay.
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