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Kabul, 24 July 2009
Here election fever is in full swing and it's impossible to avoid. Every street is splattered with fly posters and every avenue now hosts increasingly large billboards with presidential hopefuls looming over the choking traffic, competing for the nation's attention. Not surprisingly the incumbent Hamid Karzai has the biggest profile. His campaign seems to be based on the number of ways he can look statesman-like and how many types of national costume he can model… and my god the hat shop has done well this week! He's also gone for the sinister, "Vote for me I am holding a baby" look, with added accessories: a dove of peace and the scales of justice icon.
These little icons are given to every candidate. Let me explain. This is a country with a very high illiteracy rate which means many people cannot read the candidates names. In America, with almost equally tragic levels of illiteracy, but only two major parties, they go for the colour coding system of red for Democrat or blue for Republican. This time round they had the added advantage of 'the white guy or the black one'. And for the minority of Americans who can read, they offered very simple slogans "yes we can" Vs "we are evil".
Anyway, excuse the pun, but it's not so black and white in Afghanistan. There are currently 40 people running for president and without wanting to appear racist, most of them do look very similar; the thousand yard stare, the cheap suit and the facial hair are all de rigueur. So to avoid confusion everyone gets a little symbol, a sort of little logo device to help the public differentiate when they get inside the polling booth. In the interests of fair play these were apparently handed out in the form of a lottery by the Independent Election Commission.
Some of these are very simple; a pen, an apple, a car, a tree. Some though are slightly more bizarre; an axe, a cricket bat and ball, a stethoscope, two yachts. I'm not quite sure who'd want to vote for a man whose symbol is an axe, or if the Kuchi tribal nomads of Badakhshan can relate to a sailing boat. It's sort of like Monopoly. You always want the racing car and end up with the iron. Weirdly though Karzai seemed to get 'lucky' and got the scales of justice. Somehow avoiding the poppy plant, the two sacks of cash or the assault rifle, which might have been a bit more appropriate. His running mate is a notorious warlord, his government is riddled with corruption and he just released five convicted heroin smugglers in what was regarded as a possible exchange for tribal votes.
According to polls Karzai was a slam-dunk to regain the presidency last month, but two candidates are now creeping up on him. They are the Koran and the 3 Water Jugs AKA Abdullah Abdullah (so good they named him twice) and Ashraf Ghani who both appeared live on TV last Thursday for the country's first ever presidential debate, with Karzai avoiding the Nixon moment by refusing to appear. His reason; "Brothers, first I need to know whether the guy who I'll be up against and debating with is an Afghan or not? I mean, is he really an Afghan or has he been sent from abroad just to put me under pressure? Is he just some guy who's kept his foreign passport safe with the US embassy and so he can do a disappearing act if he doesn't beat me?"
Afghanistan also has its answer to the Monster Raving Loony Party with a number of bizarre candidates such as Mullah Abdul Salam Rocketi an ex-Taliban fighter who got his name because he's handy with an RPG and Dr Ramzan Bashardost, the taxi-drivers' favourite who gives his MP's salary away to the poor and sleeps in a tent.
Policies are the usual blend of clichés spouted at random, a bit like Miss Universe contestants, 'I want an end to poverty and world peace and would love to work with children'. Here it's all about bringing security, ending corruption, placating the Taliban, reducing poverty, stopping civilian casualties and getting rid of the occupying forces. Not such a tall order really.
And will the elections be fair? Well that's the $64,000 question. The Independent Electoral Commission seems to have varying ideas about what exactly that means. The most honest comment so far came from U.S. Special Representative Richard Holbrooke, "Elections here will be imperfect… but I am an American who lived through an imperfect election eight years ago. I am not going to hold Afghanistan to standards, which even the United States does not achieve."
Karzai it is then.


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Karen Guthrie and Nina Pope interview
We live in the future. We're forever fiddling with gadgets, gizmos, and apps. Yet, try as we might the past just keeps on catching up with us. Jaywick Escapes is an idiosyncratic look at a community that is particularly haunted by the consequences of yesterday. We caught up with the filmmakers to ask them about their film.
Karen Guthrie and Nina Pope first met at the Edinburgh College of Art and started their creative partnership in 1995 after finishing MAs in London. Since then they have gone on to work in a variety of media including online, installation work, and more recently, documentaries. These films take a quirky look at eccentric – and nostalgic – English communities.
If nostalgia sounds a little abstract, the reality makes for lively subject matter, especially as the pair like to feature in them. In their first, Bata-Ville: We're not afraid of the future, Guthrie and Pope dressed as air stewardesses to take a coach load of former employees of two British shoe factories to the Czech Republic headquarters of the company they used to work for, with wryly amusing results. Heading into more deeply odd territory, Living with the Tudors (2007) was a record of their time participating in costumed historical re-enactments staged at Kentwell Hall in Suffolk. This involved dressing up as Tudor folk and even learning how to 'speak Tudor' each July for four years.
In Jaywick Escapes, Guthrie and Pope turn their attention to the small seaside town of Jaywick in Essex. This might sound a lot less unusual than historical re-enactment and even a pan-European magical mystery tour for pensioners, but the town is a very unusual place. According to the government's Indices of Multiple Deprivation, Jaywick is the most deprived part of the UK.
The pair were originally employed as consultants at the Jaywick Martello Tower, a fortress originally built to keep out Napoleon, that is now home to an arts venue. They both had strong personal reactions to the place when they first visited, but what exactly this would amount to took time to coalesce.
For Karen Guthrie, the town reminded her of where she grew up on the West Coast of Scotland: "It's very different to Jaywick, but I related to that ennui that those places have, there is this spirit they have that is happy, but also deeply sad. You know that there's transient people and unhappiness, but there is also an optimism as it's also related to holidays."
Perhaps the most obvious response to Jaywick would be political, but this is not the route favoured by Pope and Guthrie. "There are an awful lot of documentary filmmakers who are mouthpieces for causes they they don't really have the legitimate position to be in," says Guthrie. "There's an awful lot of good work being done and campaigning documentaries being made, but we're not really part of that movement. I would have felt very uncomfortable trying to be the voice of that kind of place."
"Plus," says Pope, "it's complicated." It is true, she feels, that Jaywick seems to have become such a big problem that it has been abandoned by the powers that be, but there is more to the situation than that. "I think Nick [one of the characters in the film] sums it up when he says 'You can't blame Jaywick'. So, for me, it asks the viewer to ask questions about where that line between personal responsibility and responsibility is caused by a bigger situation, and how those two intersect."
Rather than straight-up political documentaries, Pope and Guthrie prefer to think of their work as in the Gonzo tradition. "Some filmmakers would find their agenda for the film and create the film to underpin that agenda," says Guthrie. "But we genuinely submerge ourselves." This act of immersing themselves in an environment happens before they decide what approach they take to the material. "Perhaps it's because we come from a fine art background, where genuine experimental thinking at the beginning of a project is a given. And we're not journalists, so we come at a project thinking 'what kind of response do we want to make to this?'"
Influences include: Contemporary British documentarian Marc Isaacs (who also gave them some advice on this film), Werner Herzog, and Mike Leigh as an example of the "tragi-comic element of British filmmaking". They describe their themes as addressing escapism, as well as the way people look at the past through the prism of the present. When considering Jaywick, Guthrie explains, it was a search for the unexpected that took them in the direction of the unsettled – and much less visible – lives of Nick the Hat, John, and Sara, rather than the more ordered existences of the large number of retired people who live in the town.
"When you go to a sea side town like that, in a way it is a given that a majority of elderly people are probably fairly comfortably off and don't really want much hassle in their lives. The story we don't know is all those people that everyone is slagging off, who are running around nicking things and causing trouble. We know they're there, but do we know anything about them? As a film maker you have to try and find the unexpected."
Asked how they found their slightly unusual cast of subjects, Guthrie explains "Just, like most filmmakers, you hang around… and look for someone who is open." This is made easier in Jaywick as there is only one café and the Martello Tower to hang around in.
"It's also an advantage of being a woman filmmaker," she goes on. "Although you are often advised, probably quite justifiably, not to go to somewhere like Jaywick with your big fat camera without protection. Actually, in a place like that you are quite safe, it's a quite old fashioned place. Once you've assured them that you're not working for the BBC and doing an exposé, which they're quite sceptical about, people have the time to talk to you."
Their next project, The Closer We Get, didn't require any hanging about looking for interesting looking people. The film focusses on Guthrie's own "extraordinarily ordinary" family – particularly her mother, who had a severe stroke after one day of filming, and her inscrutable father – and a dark family secret.
The film is already in post-production, and they are raising money on IndieGoGo. "There's a bit of seaside ennui," Guthrie quips, "a bit of old people, but basically it's about me coming to terms with my parents and their old age." So, more curious tales of extraordinary ordinary people looking backwards as they go forwards.
Contribute to The Closer We Get on IndieGoGo here.
Jaywick Escapes is out on Monday 16th December, 2013, read our review here.


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A limited edition giclee print of the original painting FLUTTERBY a gorgeous piece of wall art. This limited edition print of a butterfly is in tones of , blues and pinks.
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I am about creating connections. Between people and the natural world. Between the mind, body and spirit. Between people, their stories and their message to the world. Between emotions, intuition and energies that are present in our lives.
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As EdTech enters the next decade, a global learning economy will develop through the creation and exchange of ideas, learning resources, environments and experiences across borders and without boundaries. Younger generations will lead the way in how we learn and teach.
Having grown up with technology, we can critique the limitations of the old education system and innovate how we develop our skills moving forward. These are my seven key predictions for the shift in how we learn and connect through technology in 2020:
- Rise in online one-on-one tutoring and group classes – video technology will continue to innovate and improve the way we engage online. Software like Zoom has enhanced the quality of video streaming, meaning you can have large group calls and a stable connection, even with a limited internet connection. What this means is that even in remote parts of Africa and the rest of the world, we will see an increase in online video-call-based tutoring.
- Continued focus on international education – there has been a rise and interest in attending overseas universities. Institutions in the United States and United Kingdom offer cutting-edge research facilities and undergraduate programmes, which drive global business networks. I believe that in 2020, we'll see a greater number of international students applying to top-ranked universities in the US and the UK.
- Global online tutoring – given the growth in online one-on-one tutoring and group online classes, where a teacher has multiple students in one online classroom, we've seen an increase in teaching across borders. Online education is becoming accessible and home-based schooling is on the rise. We are utilising these trends for our online high school, which was launched in New Zealand in 2019.
- Accelerated tutoring – with university admissions becoming more competitive, students are using tutors to get ahead in their studies. While tutoring was previously used to fill gaps in learning outside of the classroom, many are using one-on-one tutoring to prepare themselves for standardised tests, college application essays and A-level courses. This continues to drive self-improvement in students and advance their career pathways.
- Higher adoption rate of EdTech in schools – we will see schools buying a higher share of school software in 2020. This will allow educators to tap into a larger pool of international resources and offer more detailed and modern curricula. Systems like Crimson allow schools to offer their students a higher level of engagement and preparation for admissions to overseas universities.
- Use of algorithms to better match students and tutors – in previous years, students get paired with tutors based only on availability and the subjects they can teach. By creating an algorithm which uses psychometrics to pair students and tutors, you introduce compatibility between learning styles and teaching methods. I see this being adopted further by other EdTech companies and the trend continuing into the next decade.
- Global increase in Mandarin tutoring – Mandarin has a stronger functional usage and global outlook, which sees ambitious students choosing to study it online, over other languages such as Spanish and French.
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Jamie Beaton is the CEO of Crimson Education. New Zealand born, Jamie co-founded Crimson Education in 2013 when he was 18 years old. Since then he has graduated from Harvard University, Magna Cum Laude in 2016 with a double degree in Applied Mathematics and Economics, in 2016. He was also one of the youngest students to be accepted into Stanford's Graduate School of Business at age 20, from which he received an MBA in Computer Science and Education Technology. He is currently reading towards his PhD at Oxford University as a Rhodes Scholar. Some of Jamie's further accolades include being featured on the 2017 Forbes Asia - 30 Under 30 list, Young New Zealander of the Year and New Zealand's EY Entrepreneur of the Year.
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Ten years ago Vonda had no idea her experiences as an RN, freelance health writer, consumer relations specialist, and retail sales clerk would combine with her love of the stage to prepare her as a Motivational Speaker. What fun it has been for her to take the stories of work and life and use them to entertain, motivate, and teach audiences across the country! You just can't make this stuff up!
As a speaker, Vonda addresses businesses, associations, and social groups, with an emphasis on healthcare, customer relations, women's topics, seniors…and fun! Her philosophy is that regardless of their age, gender, or season in life, everybody needs to laugh and learn something in the process—and it's her job to see that they do!
Choose from any of these topics, or if you prefer, Vonda will be happy to create an original program just for you!
Award-Winning Complaints…and Other Benefits of Working in Healthcare
Join Vonda as she takes a transparent look at 30 years of patient complaints and compliments, high jinx and high fevers, babies and bedpans. And when it's all said and done, you'll wholeheartedly agree that laughter truly is the best medicine!
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It's all about me. And it's all about you. It's all about what we want and what we need and what we'll do to get it. This hilarious program, personalized for your group, looks at the struggles of striving to be a team-player in a me-first world.
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Is "No problem" a problem at your organization? Laugh and learn with Vonda as she shares her Five Rights of Customer Service.
I Am Woman! Hear Me Whine!
I Am Woman! Sounds kind of liberating, doesn't it? Almost makes you want to build a big ol' bonfire and burn a bra or two! But instead of burning bras, you'll laugh out loud as this entertaining, multi-faceted program takes you on a humorous journey through the seasons of a woman's life. And in the midst of the laughter, Vonda reveals the truth—that every woman has value, no matter her age, wage, or dress size. (For female audiences)
Be Thankful for the Little Things…Or the Big Things Will Take You Down!
Daily gifts are all around us, but we often miss them because we're blinded by the struggles of life. By using her own stories of job loss, terminal illnesses, and workplace conflict, Vonda takes an entertaining look at finding the humor in hardships and learning to be thankful and positive, even in the midst of the chaos.
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Let's face it, nobody's good at everything. In this program, Vonda shares her humorous, yet effective 12-step program for finding your strengths and learning to work with a variety of personalities.
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Growing up on the poor side of a SC town, Vonda recognized the importance of dreaming big and taking a risk in order to move from where she was to where she wanted to be. So at eight she built a lemonade stand and served one communal Mason jar passed from consumer to consumer. At eleven she wrote a letter to the local TV station offering to sing on TV. At twelve she used her babysitting money to take guitar lessons, and ended up on TV with a country music band…even though she hated country music! Vonda was never afraid of failure—at least she wasn't until she reached adulthood. That's when the world began telling her success wasn't possible. Vonda will share her belief that whatever your dream, you can break down those walls and start the process of Risin' Above Your Raisin'.
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Nansen calls for articles on remote sensing
Christian Nansen, the newly selected guest editor of a special issue of the journal Remote Sensing, has issued a call for contributions.
Nansen, associate professor in the Department of Entomology and Nematology, is serving as the guest editor of the issue "Remote Sensing to Detect and Diagnose Organismal Responses." The journal (impact factor 4.118) is a leading outlet for research articles and reviews on all aspects related to remote sensing.
"I'm inviting authors to submit studies that go beyond the detection of an optical reflectance response and tie a thorough analysis of remote sensing data to other types of data (physiological, molecular, genetic, biochemical)," Nansen said. "In other words, the special issue will embrace a phenomics approach, in which the overall goal is to, at least partially, explain why and how organisms exhibit an optical reflectance response to stressors and/or treatments."
As the guest editor, Nansen said he is seeking articles describing "exciting applications of remote sensing technologies to detect and diagnose differences and/or stress across all kingdoms."
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Waving the wings and singing
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Why are the flowers stop blooming?
And the river loves to sit down
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The bird keep asking, when the storm is begining…
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Garry has been Chairman of Spotless Holdings Limited, PanAust Limited and eMitch Limited and Deputy Chairman of Mitchell Communications Group Limited. He has also been a Director of Qantas Airways Limited, Orica Limited, Nufarm Limited, Integral Diagnostics Limited and Dulux Group Limited. Garry was also a Director of the Burnet Institute Limited and Methodist Ladies' College Limited. He was an Advisory Board member of PanAust Limited and Rothschild Australia Limited.
Garry is a former Chief Executive Officer and Country Managing Partner of Arthur Andersen and a Senior Partner of Ernst & Young. He is a Fellow of Australian Institute of Company Directors and a Fellow of Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand. Garry resides in Victoria.
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Garry is the Chairman of Helloworld Travel Limited and a Director of Treasury Wine Estates Limited. He is also a Director of Commonwealth Superannuation Corporation Limited and Findex Group Limited.
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John was appointed CEO & Managing Director on 4 June 2018. In this role, John has overall accountability for Myer strategy and performance. John brings to the role more than 30 years' retailexperience in merchandising and management roles across a variety of retail sectors, including department stores, value retail and wholesale apparel. Most recently John led the successful turnaround of House of Fraser from 2006 to 2015. During his tenure he improved the product differentiation, decreased debt,improved EBITDA and repositioned the business as one of the leading premium department stores in the UK.
John also successfully led Matalan from 2003 - 2006, an appareland housewares retailer based in the UK. In this role, John launched new brands, opened 20 new stores and successfully sold the company back to the founder. He started his career at Sainsbury's and also worked for Marks & Spencer before taking senior roles in the manufacturing and wholesale sector in the UK and the USA. John resides in Victoria
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Dave has considerable brand, data, technology, omni-channel retail and digital transformation experience. Over the last five years Dave has led Lexer, a global software company helping brands and retailers genuinely understand and engage their customers. Previously, Dave spent 10 years with global advertising group M&C Saatchi in a number of local and international leadership roles, culminating in three years as Managing Director in Australia. Prior to joining M&C Saatchi, Dave was the first employee of a marketing services group that built four digital service and software businesses. Dave has a Bachelor of Arts and a Bachelor of Commerce from Deakin University. Dave resides in New South Wales.
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Dave is a director of Lexer Pty Ltd.
JoAnne has extensive experience spanning over 25 years across a range of industries. JoAnne was previously a senior client partner in the Advisory division at KPMG and has key strengths in finance, accounting, risk management and governance. JoAnne holds a Bachelor of Commerce and Bachelor of Laws (Honours) from The University of Queensland. She is also a member of both the Australian Institute of Company Directors and Chartered Accountants in Australia and New Zealand. JoAnne resides in Victoria.
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JoAnne is an Independent Non-Executive Director of Challenger Limited, Asaleo Care Limited and Japara Healthcare Limited. She is also Chair of the Victorian Major Transport Infrastructure Board.
Julie Ann has over 30 years' retail experience in brands, fashion and cosmetics from the sales floor through to buying, marketing, HR and as a managing director.
Julie Ann was Managing Director of Bulgari UK (2012 to 2014) concurrent with being Managing Director of Bulgari Australia (2007 to 2014), part of the LVMH Group. She was also the Managing Director of FJB Australia, the then largest luxury goods company in Australia, which had franchise rights for brands including Gucci, Guess, Moschino, Lanvin and Fendi in South East Asia and Australia. While at FJB, she established and headed up an international licensing business for local and US brands overseeing offices in Italy and New York with production in China. Julie Ann was a finalist in the BRW/QantasBusiness Woman of the Year and went on to establish a management consulting business specialising in retail and brands. She holds a Master of Arts, Creative Media from RMIT University and a Diploma of Arts, RMIT University. She has been a member of the Institute of Directors (UK) and is currently a member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.
From February 2017 to June 2018, Julie Ann was Non-Executive Chair of Myer subsidiary boards overseeing the sass & bide, Marcs and David Lawrence brands where she set brand and business strategies. In June 2018 she handed responsibilityfor overseeing these brands to the incoming CEO, John King.
Julie Ann is an advisory board member and consultant to Carla Zampatti Pty Ltd. She also consults on projects specialising infashion, retail, brands and the arts. Julie Ann resides in Victoria
Other current directorships
Julie Ann is an Independent Non-Executive Director of Food + Wine Victoria.
Lyndsey founded one of Australia's largest and most successful IT businesses, Aspect Computing, which operated for almost thirty years before being sold to the ASX listed company KAZ Group. Aspect Computing specialised in IT consulting, program development and product development, including retail and training. Aspect Computing developed international award winning systems and created one of Australia's biggest softwareproduct exports, LANSA. In 2002, Lyndsey became a Non-Executive Director of KAZ Group following its purchase of Aspect Computing.
Lyndsey has significant board experience including at Foster's Group Ltd, Treasury Wine Estates Ltd, Tatts Group Ltd and the Victorian Major Events Corporation. Lyndsey also has extensive experience on State and Federal Government committees and boards, including the Federal Government's Electronic, Electrical and Information Industry Board and the Prime Minister's Science and Engineering Council. In Victoria, she was a member of the Premier's Business Round Table.
Lyndsey was a Director of the Heide Museum for Modern Art, the Melbourne Theatre Company and has spent over ten years involved with community health, including at the Royal Children's Hospital Foundation and as Chairman for the Women's and Children's Health Care Network. She was instrumental in merging the Royal Children's Hospital Research Institute and the Murdoch Research Institute to form the Murdoch Children's Research Institute; which is now one of Australia's largest biomedical research institutes.
For her significant community involvement Lyndsey has been awarded an Order of Australia (AM). She is also a Fellow of the Australian Computer Society recognising her distinguished contribution to the Australian IT industry. Lyndsey resides in Victoria.
Other current directorships
Lyndsey is a director of PACT Group Holdings Ltd, Florey Neurosciences, and the Melbourne Rebels
Jacquie was appointed as a Non-Executive Director on 27 May 2019. Jacquie brings to the role a wealth of experience and knowledge of both women's and men's apparel, homewares and outdoor brands. She has been an owner, director and executive at some of the most iconic Australian retailers including as an Executive Director and Non-Executive Director at The PAS Group. In addition, Jacquie was a Non-Executive Director of oneof the world's most trusted outdoor brands, Macpac, which is sold in more than thirty countries.
At the Just Jeans Group, Jacquie was a Group Executive Director and responsible for driving the merchandise, marketingand brand strategies of five of their key brands including JustJeans, Jay Jays, Portmans, Jacqui E and Dotti.
Jacquie brings to the Myer Board considerable eCommerce experience from her retail career and as a strategic adviser atPracticology, a digital marketing and eCommerce agency.
Jacquie was a Non-Executive Director of the Virgin Australia Melbourne Fashion Festival for more than 12 years and remains committed to showcasing the fashion industry as well as new and emerging talent. Jacquie is also a member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and of the International Women'sForum. Jacquie resides in Victoria.
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Jacquie is a Non-Executive Director of Cambridge Clothing Ltd and Michael Hill International Limited.
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Thank you for the opportunity to speak to you today.
The last time I addressed the ACI was at the 15th annual conference at the Hilton in Brisbane last October.
The topic back then was: A single market for Australasia -fostering trans-Tasman regulatory collaboration.
How prescient that was: just this month FMA and ASIC demonstrated our mutual desire for a more dynamic single economic market by announcing mutual recognition of arrangements for Australian and New Zealand financial advisers. It is now easier for qualified financial advisers to practice and be licensed in the other jurisdiction. We are working on other trans-Tasman initiatives too.
Today I want to speak to you about how FMA has engaged with the market to set expectations and provide clear guidance to market participants and investors.
I will finish by outlining FMA's key priorities over the next 12 months before welcoming any questions.
FMA's role as a regulator is to help set expectations, assist and monitor compliance and also enforce the law. Our primary purpose is to "promote and facilitate the development of fair, efficient and transparent markets".
To achieve this goal requires:
1. Competent and compliant financial markets
2. Well informed investors who understand financial risk and return;
3. Market integrity
Our enabling Act provides us with sharper teeth than our predecessor. We have greater powers of surveillance, regulation and enforcement. We have a wider scope in terms of the people and entities we oversee, ranging from registered securities exchanges, superannuation schemes, issuers and brokers, to financial advisers.
We have a uniquely New Zealand model for twin peaks regulatory oversight, where we sit alongside the Reserve Bank as prudential regulator, while FMA is the market conduct and disclosure regulator. Other agencies including MED, the Commerce Commission, SFO and the Commissioner for Financial Literacy and Retirement Income, perform roles here in relation to financial markets, which in Australia would be conducted by ASIC.
Since we came into being, FMA has got to work on the key strategic outcome, as set down in our Statement of Intent, to "Increase confidence and participation in New Zealand's financial markets."
If we're successful in doing this, and we expect we will be, financial market participants and investors stand to gain. Remember, it's not our role to remove risk, nor is it to stifle innovation. Our challenge is to deliver tailored oversight of the markets for financial products and services while encouraging smart innovation.
Regulation needs to redress the asymmetry of information so that investors understand risk and make informed decisions. And it needs to bring back clarity of expectations and raise the bar on the conduct of market participants so that investors can rely on the transparency and integrity of the information they are given.
One of the ways FMA is doing this is by issuing market guidance. FMA recently issued guidance on effective disclosure to provide our views on good practice in preparing disclosure documents. This will particularly benefit directors of issuers and their advisers.
We're also consulting on non-GAAP financial information or alternative performance measures. It seems timely we did so. A Deloitte survey released in the last few weeks discovered a company using nine different measures of profit in its annual report. And of the 100 companies it surveyed, 89 confirmed using profit measures that differ from the standard net-profit-after-tax. More than half use three or more measures of underlying profit.
We're also consulting on KiwiSaver sales and distribution, and have released a guidance note on KiwiSaver performance fees. Issuing guidance is just one of the ways we can be transparent and share our intended approach with the market. Guidance helps market participants be confident they understand our approach and how we interpret, and intend to apply, the law relating to their responsibilities. And we're hopeful that market participants won't just settle on meeting the minimum standard required. Those who go further can assume a competitive advantage. FMA's desire to see "clear, concise and effective" and trustworthy information presented to investors, has obvious benefits to those who successfully implement it.
At the enforcement end, FMA's view is that any action should be proportionate and reasonable. We won't pursue cases where there is a disproportionate cost of achieving a likely outcome. Our focus is on conduct that harms or presents the greatest likelihood of harm to the function of open, transparent and efficient capital markets. FMA has the powers to bring both civil and criminal action for misconduct by financial market participants. We will ensure criminal sanctions are used appropriately and do not and do not create undue disincentives to participate in the market for businesses or individuals such as directors.
FMA will also, where necessary, bring test cases that will clarify "grey areas" of the law.
Alongside our power to initiate civil and criminal proceedings (or to take "top of the cliff" enforcement or administrative action) is the power to initiate, take over and control civil actions against financial markets participants where FMA considers it is in the public interest to do so. These might be:
• taking over derivative claims against directors for breach of the companies act
• or claims against trustees or auditors for breach of duty or contract for investors or the company
So let's take an example of a case we've been dealing with -Perpetual Trust Limited. FMA recently confirmed its continued engagement with Perpetual Trust Limited to recover 25 million dollars in related party loans, although it took a Court of Appeal hearing to do so.
It is FMA's view that the loans were not in the best interests of investors and that Perpetual displayed a lack of judgment and a lack of understanding of the role and responsibility of a trustee in making the loans.
The Courts agreed with FMAs contention that details of the case needed to be made public.
The Court of Appeal ruled, "The Financial Markets Authority should be free to make any public comment on the Torchlight issue in accordance with its statutory obligations."
In the High Court, Justice Heath commented that, "As time progresses, the need for transparency becomes greater. In my view, the Authority (that's the FMA) has exercised good judgment in balancing those two competing interests in this case. The responsible way in which it has dealt with the issues raised should engender confidence in the market that is fulfilling its statutory functions and protecting the interests of investors."
Industry itself was welcoming of our intervention with one AFA writing, "The FMA's actions send out a message to other people that this sort of bad behavior will no longer be tolerated in New Zealand and the investing public will benefit from that."
And a Fairfax journalist noted in his opinion piece that, "With the release of court judgments involving Pyne Gould Corporation subsidiary Perpetual Trust, this time we know regulators have acted promptly."
For FMA's "top of the cliff" action to be picked up on so quickly is pleasing indeed.
If we are to restore investor confidence then early intervention is crucial. The last thing we want to see is a repeat of failed finance companies. Investors, of course, have responsibilities too. They know why they're investing - to be part of the promise of success. But they also need to understand risk.
FMA has a role to play in the investor education field. And FMA works closely with the Commission for Financial Literacy and Retirement Income.
And of course the work FMA is doing around effective disclosure, non-GAAP financial information or alternative performance measures and the licensing and monitoring of financial advisers can only be a good for investors.
Another FMA function I want to talk about today is the area of strategic intelligence.
This new function will identify future and current threats, at both a macro and micro level, here and abroad. The aim is to identify any aspects of the legislative and regulatory framework that suspect business models attempt to target.
It will seek to identify where inappropriate behaviour is occurring, be it misconduct, incompetence or fraud.
Questions FMA will be looking to answer include:
• Where the systemic risks of the future lie?
• Where are the equivalent failed finance company models in today's markets?
• What overseas trends - for example, High Frequency Trading, dark pools, and complex structured derivatives - will migrate to New Zealand and impact investors here?
However, the full extent of this work may never be seen or fully understood externally - by its very nature it will be less public and longer term.
But it may mean we stop things happening by timely intervention in a way that is not externally visible.
The Financial Markets Conduct Bill currently before the Commerce Select Committee is the outcome of a comprehensive review of New Zealand's securities laws. It proposes some significant changes, which include:
• Changes to disclosure - replacing the prospectus and investment statement regime with a single product disclosure statement tailored to retail investors;
• A modified liability framework for securities law breaches including criminal penalties for the first time for reckless and intentional breaches of directors' duties, as well as civil penalties for misleading information in disclosure documents and advertisements;
• Notably the draft Bill also amends the thresholds for civil and criminal liability for directors. It states that only the most serious, deliberate, intentional misconduct will attract criminal liability, while in less serious cases it prescribes civil action to recover compensation; and
• The Bill expands civil liability options.
The FMC Bill is expected to pass this year and come into effect in 2013. Once enacted, FMA looks forward to seeking compliance with, and where necessary, enforcing it.
While the first 12 months has been retrospective in terms of the focus on historic finance company failures, we now need to look to the future. We have a vision that looks forwards and sideways, deals with matters in today's markets and identifies future trends.
We've talked about 5 goals for the next 6-12 months -
1. Using litigation to ensure financial intermediaries deliver on their obligations - but we'll do that proactively and strategically, rather than in a reactive way.
2. Testing FMA's legislative boundaries by taking appropriate legal risks - while we must always be professional, responsive and work within the legal framework, we should not be too conservative in our areas of focus or choice of remedies.
3. We should communicate well, so that the market and investors know what we are and what we are not doing, and why.
4. We have an obligation to speak up when we see the need for law reform or policy enhancements. Our independence and integrity demands that we contribute openly to public policy debates.
5. We must continue to attract the best talent to FMA and build a continuous pipeline of succession for our leaders. I do not want to leave the Board with a talent vacuum for future years.
It is not the role of law or the FMA to remove risk. Rather FMA wants to sharpen and enhance investors' understanding of risk and the asymmetry of information to support the growth of our financial markets.
For investors, that means an increased understanding of their own responsibilities and greater financial comprehension and confidence.
For the market, it means participants who operate with integrity and transparency and who consistently act in the best interests of their investors.
For the FMA as a regulator, this means taking an active approach to assist compliance and provide clear guidance of expectations of market participants. While we will take appropriate enforcement action, our preference is to focus more on the compliance in a market of well-informed participants.
We are hopeful that the new regulatory landscape and approach will bring about a new era of professionalism, good governance and increased confidence to grow our economy. And we look forward to working with the market in an environment of mutual respect to achieve that.
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A valuable one sheet for director Fritz Lang's 1927 masterpiece Metropolis recently fetched $1.2 million at auction, according to The Wrap.
The US Bankruptcy Court in Los Angeles auctioned off the poster on Thursday. Movie memorabilia collector and Metropolis fan Ralph DeLuca beat out three other bidders to bring the item home.
"I was expecting to pay $1.5 to 1.6 million at least," DeLuca said. "Had this been a proper auction, the Metropolis alone would have been bought for $1.6 million."
The bidder also explained that the Metropolis poster is the equivalent of Leonardo da Vinci's "Mona Lisa" in his eyes. DeLuca said he was more than willing to pay more than $1.2 million for the one sheet if push came to shove.
In addition to the aforementioned Metropolis poster, the winner also received artwork from such notable motion pictures as King Kong and The Invisible Man. Additionally, DeLuca brought home an original painting of Elvis Presley used for the Jailhouse Rock one sheet.
DeLuca also said that he has one of the biggest movie poster collections in the entire world. The Metropolis one sheet seems to be one of the jewels in his private gallery.
The Hollywood Reporter explains that the Metropolis one sheet in question is one of only four in existence. Although the price DeLuca paid for the piece is nothing short of astounding, the figure didn't break records since the poster was bundled with other items.
Fritz Lang's classic film Metropolis is considered to be groundbreaking due to it incredible use of special effects. Leonardo DiCaprio, who is rumored to be a fan of the film, owns one of the posters DeLuca paid $1.2 million for at auction. The other copies are currently housed at the Museum of Modern Art and the Austrian National Library museum.
This isn't the only auction to take place in Los Angeles as of late. Lady Gaga reportedly took home quite a few pieces of Michael Jackson memorabilia at a recent sale.
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You may still have holiday guests hanging around. You may be planning a fabulous brunch this weekend. You may need something to sip on New Year's Eve. Apple Brandy Punch is the answer to all of your problems.
Sometimes you want to take your time and spend the entire day feasting. Sometimes you want to be cheap and not spend a ton of money on liquor. Sometimes you want to make the drinks all at once and be done with it. That's why this punch is so great. It's mostly juice with just a splash of brandy. You could amp it up with some vodka or a heavier hand with the brandy if you like, or you can take it easy and just keep drinking this all day long.
Sparkling apple cider, apple juice, pineapple juice, and brandy all get poured in a zip top bag, then tossed in the freezer. You can leave it in there for an hour or overnight. Then you just let it thaw enough to break into big chunks, pop it in your pitcher or punch bowl, maybe float some apple slices, and boom! You're all sophisticated and fancy and you only spent ten bucks.
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Welcome to the Public Policy Subject Research Guide
Your subject librarians have designed this guide to highlight online resources at the University of Melbourne Library that are relevant to Public Policy.
This guide is intended to be a starting point for your research. For a more comprehensive list of Library resources for this subject please visit the A-Z eJournals and Databases website.
Note: The buttons below will open resources in new windows.
The databases below are multidisciplinary so you can expect lots of results from different subject areas.
Click on the button below to view a selection of online Public Policy eJournals that the Library holds (this will open in a new window). For a complete list of eJournals please visit our A-Z eJournals page.
Request books from other universities through the BONUS+ catalogue and collect them from any Unimelb branch library.
Visit the BONUS+ webpage for more info.
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University of Melbourne staff and students can request resources through the Library's inter-library loans service. For more information visit the ILL web page, or you can access the request forms.
A CAVAL card allows you to borrow from other Unis and TAFES. Visit the CAVAL website to find out how to sign up for a CAVAL card.
You can then use the Trove website to see which library has the book you want.
To find books on a particular subject, use a keyword search on the Library Catalogue. For example:
cultural anthropology
Medieval history
creative writing
climate change
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E.g. "social theory"
searches for variant endings
E.g. innovat* = innovation, innovations, innovators
The video below (3:47 mins) explains how you can use these advanced search techniques to quickly find relevant books and ebooks in the catalogue:
Many disciplines rely on research methods to guide the process of conducting primary research.
To find methods for your discipline, do a keyword search in the Library Catalogue and add your discipline, e.g. "public policy" AND "research method*".
To get started, try some of the resources below:
You can find relevant information and resources for your research on the websites of professional organisations and bodies, institutes, NGOs, government departments, etc.
This guide gives a few suggestions to get you started and to give you an idea what to look for. It is by no means comprehensive. If you are a coursework student, check your LMS to see if your lecturer has provided website recommendations.
Tip: if you want to limit your Google search results to organisational, governmental, or educational websites, use Google's advanced search option to limit the site or domains to .org, .gov, .edu.
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The Hollywood Palace is an hour-long American television variety show that was broadcast weekly (generally on Saturday nights) on ABC from January 4, 1964 to February 7, 1970. Originally titled The Saturday Night Hollywood Palace, it began as a mid-season replacement for The Jerry Lewis Show, another variety show, which had lasted only three months. It was staged in Hollywood at the former Hollywood Playhouse (where Lewis' series had originated, temporarily renamed "The Jerry Lewis Theater" from September through December 1963) on Vine Street, which was renamed The Hollywood Palace during the show's duration and is today known as Avalon Hollywood. A little-known starlet named Raquel Welch was cast during the first season as the "Billboard Girl", who placed the names of the acts on a placard (similar to that of a vaudeville house).
Unlike similar programs such as The Ed Sullivan Show, the series used a different host each week. Among the performers and hosts on the show were Bing Crosby (who made the first and the most appearances as guest host: 31 in all, including his family on several of the annual Christmas shows), Dean Martin, Liberace, Frank Sinatra, Milton Berle, Sammy Davis, Jr., Sid Caesar, Peter Lawford, The Rolling Stones, Groucho Marx, Joan Crawford, Bette Davis, Tony Bennett, Judy Garland, Jimmy Durante, The Supremes, Ginger Rogers, The Temptations, Dusty Springfield, Phyllis Diller, Elizabeth Montgomery, and many other famous faces. (Martin's hosting was a bit ironic, given that the slot had been vacated by his ex-partner Jerry Lewis. Martin himself alluded to this in the March 7, 1964 episode, thanking Jerry for "building me this theater". He enjoyed the gig enough to subsequently agree to star in his own variety series, The Dean Martin Show, which premiered on NBC in the fall of 1965 and ran for nine years.)
Les Brown and his Orchestra served as house band for the first season, with Mitchell Ayres and his Orchestra taking over for the remainder of the run. The off-screen announcer for each program was Dick Tufeld. Grey Lockwood served as director for the show's entire run.
The opening set framing the host established a unique show opening with Jim Trittipo's stage set. After the opening, the set transformed into a second set, with set pieces either splitting apart or turning around, and additional flying set pieces dropping in or flying out on camera, as well as scenic theatrical magic act transforming before the camera while each new act was introduced. This novelty was established as The Hollywood Palace's specialty. This opening transition broke the normal scheduled commercial time-slot breaks, with the commercial break occurring far into the show's first 15-minute segment.
A number of popular music performers got their start on the show; among them were The Rolling Stones, who made their first US television appearance on the episode aired June 6, 1964, and The Jackson 5 made their first national television appearance on the October 18, 1969 episode. The folk-rock group We Five performed their hit "You Were on My Mind" within a few weeks of its release in 1965. During their 1964 appearance, the Rolling Stones were repeatedly ridiculed, before and after their performance of Muddy Waters' "I Just Want To Make Love To You", by host Dean Martin. Bob Dylan made reference to Martins remarks in a poem on the back cover of his 1964 album Another Side Of Bob Dylan writing that; "dean martin should apologize t the rolling stones." At the time they were just another unknown Beatles wannabe and a second song recorded in the same session, Buddy Holly's "Not Fade Away", was not shown until the second episode of the second season, hosted by Ed Wynn, that aired on September 26, 1964. The February 25, 1967 edition featured the American television debut of the Beatles' music videos for "Penny Lane" and "Strawberry Fields Forever", introduced by guest host Van Johnson.
The show, as well as all the ABC's Talmadge Main Lot programming, was televised in black and white until September 1965, when color telecasts were begun. The facility was the first color studio renovated by ABC Television on the West Coast, converted during The Hollywood Palace's the summer hiatus of The Hollywood Palace Variety show. Sharing the studio, scheduling Sunday through Wednesday, The Lawrence Welk Show was moved to Vine Street to broadcast in color at the band leader's request, but the Welk Orchestra's size of players-members were forced to be reduced in order to fit on the stage. Given the orchestra plan, Welk drew a pencil line on the right side of the plan, announcing, "lose them!".
The adjacent parking lot became an outdoor staging area for high-wire and trapeze performers, circus animal acts with elephants, lions, tigers, chimps, and performer acts that could not be booked on The Ed Sullivan Show. The producers could schedule Las Vegas and Reno casino performers, comedians, musicians, specialty acts by flying performers into Los Angeles via Burbank Airport for appearances on The Hollywood Palace. Exposure of the Knickerbocker Hotel's electric sign atop the rear building, behind the Palace Theater, was a unique advertisement shown in every parking lot act.
Like The Ed Sullivan Show on CBS, all of the episodes of The Hollywood Palace (save its final episode in 1970) were taped before a live audience; however, a laugh and applause track was also used for "sweetening" purposes. During the 1967 season, studies were made to convert the stage, which would have a swimming pool beneath a sliding stage floor which would cover the pool, with a third ice rink floor that could slide atop the stage floor. Storing these sliding floors required owning the property behind the theater building. The Knickerbocker Hotel was directly behind the building, but ABC could not purchase the hotel property from the Methodist Church, which had converted the hotel into a residential retirement facility. Moving the show to a Culver City sound stage was considered, but scuttled because of the expense. Vanoff later used this format concept for the 1980 NBC variety series The Big Show, using a sound stage on the Sunset Gower Studios lot, which included a three-ring stage, ice rink and a swimming pool for aquatic staging, as well as an audience area.
For most of its run on television, with a lead-in of The Lawrence Welk Show at 8:30 p.m., at 9:30, The Hollywood Palace enjoyed consistently respectable ratings, although it never made the list of top 30 programs. By the start of the 1969-1970 season (its seventh year), the ratings had slipped and ABC canceled the series in February 1970. Bing Crosby hosted the final episode, sans audience, which consisted of clips from previous shows.
On December 16, 2004 a television special titled Christmas at the Hollywood Palace was broadcast. It included performances by Crosby and 15 clips from past Christmas shows of the series. It also included interviews with Bing's wife Kathryn Crosby, Bing's children Harry and Mary Crosby, and Hollywood Palace producer Bill Harbach.[1]
The Hollywood Palace won one Emmy out of 8 nominations, for James Trittipo for art direction in 1966. That same year, the series earned nominations for variety series, arranging (Joe Lipman), costume design (Ed Smith) and conducting (Mitchell Ayres). Ayres received another Emmy nomination for his work on the series in 1968, when two more nominations for the series went to Nick V. Giordano and Herb Weiss, both for individual achievement in electronic production.[2]
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Louisiana Court: State-Approved Charter Schools Unconstitutionally Funded
A Louisiana state appeals court has ruled that the way several charter schools in the state are funded is unconstitutional, according to the Associated Press.
At issue in the case, Iberville Parish School Board v. Louisiana State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, is funding for schools that were granted charters by the Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, rather than a local district—or parish—but are funded with money allocated to local school systems.
Although charter laws have been passed in 43 states and the District of Columbia, how the schools are funded has turned out to be somewhat of an Achilles' heel in some states. Washington state's high court ruled in 2015 that the way charters were funded was unconstitutional. Lawmakers have since revised the funding system there, and charters are back up-and-running in the state.
A lawsuit filed in Mississippi in July also claims that it's unconstitutional to require local districts to share property tax money with schools they don't run.
In response to lawsuits such as these, the nation's largest charter advocacy group, the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools, recently launched a legal action and defense fund.
In Louisiana, local K-12 officials as well as the Louisiana Association of Educators, a state teachers' union, argued it was unconstitutional to fund schools run outside local school systems with money meant to go local parishes.
That argument was initially rejected by a Louisiana district judge in 2015, before being overturned Monday by the state appeals court. At stake is about $80 million in funding for over 30 charter schools statewide.
"This is a significant victory in defending the right of every child in Louisiana to attend a quality public school," said LAE President Debbie Meaux in a statement. "It is crucial for the state to adequately fund the institutions where the vast majority of Louisiana's students learn, and a majority of Louisiana's students learn in public school classrooms."
The Associated Press reports that the Louisiana case is expected to go to the state's supreme court.
Related stories:
- National Advocacy Group Launches Charter School Legal Defense Fund
- Mississippi Lawsuit Says Charter Schools Are Unconstitutionally Funded
- Washington's Much-Contested Charter Schools Face Another Legal Challenge
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The league cup draw tonight. Does the premier league teams get entered at this stage?Sent from my iPhone using NSNO Everton Forums
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No worries mate and the funny thing is, just before I saw you post, I was thinking the exact same thing.Hope we win it this time, as we have never won the League cup and this year would be a good time to start.
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We lost 2-1 to Leeds 3rd round 2012. Of the team and subs that day only Seamus Coleman still with us.
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The power of empathy plays a major role in reducing mental health stigma. Participating in Bell Let's Talk Day on January 30 will educate you and help you become more tolerant.
Bell Let's Talk Day is an annual initiative that raises funds for mental health and gets stronger each year. The goal is to encourage everyone to use the following 5 simple ways to end the mental health stigma and start a conversation about being more tolerant:
- language matters
- educate yourself
- be kind
- listen and ask
- talk about it
Without a doubt, each of these recommendations will make a tremendous difference when it comes to mental health awareness. They allow us to enhance our interactions with others and become more tolerant. This will strengthen our empathy which is a strong component of emotional intelligence I believe one of the greatest attributes an individual can possess is empathy, an element that is key to building and maintaining effective relationships.
What is Empathy?
Empathy is having the capacity to recognize and understand others' feelings and opinions by figuratively walking in their shoes or seeing things through their eyes. As we develop empathy we become more tolerant, have more meaningful relationships, enjoy success in the workplace and appreciate improved well-being and quality of life.
Empathy can be learned and taught
Some of us are born with natural empathetic skills that we practice regularly; however, that certainly isn't the case with everyone. People often ask if empathy can be learned and if children and adults with autism spectrum conditions can be taught. The answer to both questions is yes!
Learning to accept others' differences
When consulting with teams and individuals, one of the major challenges that I find is a lack of tolerance - in particular, the inability to understand each other's perspectives and/or individual differences. If we can learn to place ourselves in someone else's shoes we strengthen our empathy skills which enhance mental health.
We're more alike, my friend, than we are unalike.
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