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A Pinterest Party is the kind of party that I can get behind! It's online and there is no social awkwardness or forced small talk with strangers about things I don't care about... and no one asks a lot of personal questions about me! It is really the perfect party. You just share your own favorite pins, link up to the pin it party, and then visit (and repin) other people's pins!
Did you know that pinning images from your favorite blog (clears throat, hint) is a great way to support your favorite blogger? Comments are awesome, shares on Twitter are great, we appreciate all of that, but pins actually help drive large amount of traffic to our blogs! The easiest, most effective way you can throw your support towards a blog is to start pinning images of the articles you enjoyed. (End of self-serving public service announcement.)
First things first. Are you following me on Pinterest?
So let's start the fun! Thanks to the amazing Lean Green Bean Blog for hosting this Pinterest Party once again.
All bloggers are welcome to participate! Here's what you do (from the Lean Green Bean Blog):
- Round up 5 blog posts you've written that you would like to see on Pinterest.
- Make sure there is a nice, pinable image or photo included in each post.
- Write a short post featuring the posts you chose- ie, put 5 nice images & links to the posts all in one place, along with a short description of each post.
- On Thursday January 30th, publish your post, then visit The Bean and add your post to the linkup!
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1. 50 Ways to Motivate Yourself to Workout
2. The Ultimate Run Faster Rock Playlist
3. 50 Quick and Easy Healthy Snack Ideas
4. You Know You're a Fitness Blogger when...
5. Five Tips to Increase Likes and Engagement on Your Facebook Fan Page
Thank you for joining me at the Pinterest Party! I hope you'll check out some of these posts, pin the things you like, and most importantly, go visit some of the other pinners at the party. After all, what is a party without a little social interaction! :)
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With current emphasis on science and math education, the relatively small amount would be a sound investment in stimulating interest among students as they apply book-learning to real-world challenges.
The state Legislature should approve the grant and find a way to direct the funds to the Hawaii Academy of Science without bureaucratic encumbrance.
The academy has sponsored and managed the Hawaii State Science and Engineering Fair since 1958 and will stage its 50th next month. Through the years, students from private and public schools have entered projects that have dazzled science, industry and business experts with their ingenuity.
Last year's fair winner used complex mathematics to analyze the array of stars and galaxies for clues to the universe's structure, while the runner-up devised computer algorithms to help scan microscopic photos of human tissue for cancer cells that might be missed by more conventional methods. Back in 1981, the winner worked on developing ethanol from Waialua Sugar Mill waste, a project that anticipated today's search for renewable fuels.
More important, the fair inspires students to look for careers in the sciences and in technology that present greater opportunities for individual success and for developing related industries in the state.
Lawmakers have previously allocated about $100,000 a year for the academy, which pays for salaries for two staff members, a student assistant and rental for the Blaisdell Center exhibition hall where fairs are staged. Because of legal requirements, the funds were assigned through the Department of Education, but a bureaucratic process tied to a new budget formula diverted the money.
The academy is seeking a new grant, which officials hope will go through the Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism. It will use the two-year allocation to build a permanent endowment fund to help pay for student awards, scholarships, travel to compete in state and national fairs and to expand teacher education and buy equipment.
The academy also solicits money from local companies, business groups and private donors who academy officials say have been generous, recognizing the widespread benefits of the fairs. The state should be no less generous to the more than 6,000 students who take part in the program.
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Perfect apartments in Pefkos for our anniversary.
I just wish we had stayed longer than a week! maybe for our Birthdays next year we will make it 2 weeks! Thanks again to Janette and look forward to seeing you all again next year.
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LAWS1116 Lecture 5
Inconsistency between Commonwealth and State Laws
Kinds of Conflict/Inconsistency
- Inter-governmental (one government seeking to bind another)
- Inter-legislative (laws passed by both governments in the same area conflicting)
Statutory Solutions
- Constitution Act (UK) – clause 5 – Cth laws are binding notwithstanding the laws of the states (based on US Federal Supremacy clause) – not really used/relevant due to s109
- s109 – When a law of a State is inconsistent with a law of the Commonwealth, the latter shall prevail, and the former shall, to the extent of the inconsistency, be invalid.
"Law" in the context of s109
- Statutes passed by Cth/State parliament
- Regulations and subordinate legislation
- NOT administrative orders, directions, policies, etc.
- NOT industrial awards (EXCEPT when set by statute/regulation)
- NOT the common law (universal in application due to all common law appeals being under the High Court)
"Invalid to the extent of the inconsistency"
- only the inconsistent aspects are affected
- means "inactive" rather than "destroyed" in this specific context – though normally when a law is referred to as 'invalid' it means void at initia – considered to have never existed)
- upon repeal of Cth law, State law 'reactivates'
- conflict of duties (complete inability to obey both laws simultaneously)
- modification of rights/liberties (right conferred by Cth law but prohibited by State law – theoretically CAN obey both, but still considered inconsistent)
- covering the field (Cth statute considered to 'cover the field' completely invalidates any state legislation in that particular field)
- Current status: Must test against all three – if any fail, there is probably an inconsistency.
Inconsistency 1: Conflict of Duties
Case 1: Australian Boot Trade Employees Federation v Whybrow (1910)
- Issue: Commonwealth and State both set minimum wage laws, the Commonwealth one being slightly higher than the State. Should the Commonwealth one apply?
- Held: Yes, the Commonwealth one should apply
- Justification: There is no inconsistency – it is possible to obey both laws by simply paying the higher of the two minimum wages
Case 2: R v Licensing Court of Brisbane; Ex parte Daniel (1920)
- Issue: Wartime act prohibited state elections/referenda from occurring on the same day as federal elections. State law set a referendum to be held on such a conflicting date
- Held: Yes, there was a conflict of duties – the state referendum could not take place
- Justification: This would have caused a conflict of duties for electoral officials, who could not have obeyed both Commonwealth and State laws simultaneously.
Inconsistency 2: Modification of Rights/Liberties
Case 1: Colvin v Bradley Brothers (1943)
- Issue: NSW law prohibited women working on milling machines while Federal law permitted women to work anywhere unless the board made a declaration to the contrary. Could women work on milling machines in NSW?
- Held: Yes, women could work on milling machines in NSW
- Justification: The Commonwealth law granted a right that was inconsistent with the NSW legislation – as such it was made invalid to the extent of that inconsistency under s109.
Case 2: Clyde Engineering v Cowburn (1926)
- Issue: State award fixed working week at 44 hours per week – overtime required for extra. Commonwealth law fixed it at 48 hours per week – right to deduct for going under. What was the working week, and could they deduct from people who worked between 44-48 hours per week?
- Held: Yes, there was an inconsistency so Federal law prevailed – anyone working less than 48 hours could face deductions.
- Justification: Majority of judges held it was a Modification of Rights/Liberties issue (The Commonwealth law granted a right to deduct that was inconsistent with state legislation), with Isaacs introducing the idea of "covering the field" – that the Federal law sought to cover the entire area, and ANY state law in that area should be considered inconsistent
Inconsistency 3: Covering the Field
How to determine if a law is inconsistent due to "covering the field"
1. What is the Subject Matter?
2. Did the Commonwealth INTEND to cover the field with relation to that subject matter?
3. Did the State law enter INTO that specific field?
Implicit "coverage" of fields
- Nature of Subject
- Whether all aspects are dealt with
- Extend and detail of the federal regime
Case 1: Ansett v Wardley (1980)
- Issue: Federal Law said that employers could employ or dismiss pilots subject to specific procedural conditions. State law prohibited sexual discrimination in employment/dismissal. Could Ansett sexually discriminate/dismiss a pilot if they met those procedural requirements?
- Held: No inconsistency
- Justification: Stephens – two laws focused on different fields – Cth looked at industrial disputes, State looked at sexual discrimination – therefore no inconsistency between the two
- Justification: Mason – Federal award was not "exhaustive", just gives general laws for hiring/dismissal procedures. It was not set up to "cover the field"
Case 2: O'Sullivan v Noarlunga Meat (1954)
- Issue: Statute and Federal licensing and registration for slaughterhouse regimes overlapped (The federal being required for anyone wishing to export meat, the state being general licensing requirements) Should a slaughterhouse be required to meet the state requirements if it already met the Federal ones?
- Held: 3:3 split, with the CJ prevailing – No, obeying the Commonwealth law is sufficient
- Justification: The Commonwealth legislation was sufficiently detailed that indicated an intention to "cover the field"
Express Intention to "cover the field" can be the result of:
- Commonwealth declaration that it seeks to cover a field
- Commonwealth declaration that it seeks to "clear" a field from legislative oversight
- Commonwealth declaration that it DOES NOT seek to cover a field (leaving state laws in place/re-validating any that had been declared dormant)
How far can the Commonwealth go when specifying?
- Can only specify that they do not wish to cover the field
- Cannot specify that they don't wish to conflict duties or modify rights, held that this would go against section 109 of the constitution.
"Cover the Field" Riddle
Case 1: Viskauskas v Niland (1983)
- Issue: Aborigines were refused service at a pub for alleged racial reasons. Proceedings brought before State and Federal discrimination laws. Owners of pub claimed NSW Act was inconsistent and therefore inoperative
- Held: State law was inconsistent and invalid
- Justification: Federal law covered "the entire field of racial discrimination" – operates equally and without discrimination to all states (under the External Affairs power – s 51 (xxix)) which meant that the Commonwealth law intended to cover the entire field, making the State law invalid
Result: Commonwealth Parliament amendment to discrimination Act stating it was NOT intended to cover the field, and "shall be deemed never to have been intended" to do so.
Case 2: University of Wollongong v Metwally (1984)
- Issue: Egyptian postgraduate student lodged complaints about events that occurred during the period of the NSW Acts dubious status. University challenged the NSW awards saying the amendment did NOT retrospectively reactivate the NSW Act.
- Held: The Commonwealth cannot retrospectively undo the effects of section 109
- Justification: Gibbs (Majority) – Commonwealth cannot deprive section 109 of its operation, as they are bound by the constitution. (s109 > Cth)
- Justification: Deane (Majority) – Constitution protects the people of Australia – makes sure they are protected from inconsistent laws – s109 is a source of rights, and prevails in the appearance of inconsistency.
- Justification: Mason (Minority) – There was never a FACTUAL inconsistency, as it had been removed retrospectively, and the Cth NEVER intended to cover the field – s109 is not a source of rights, and should only operate where a FACTUAL inconsistency exists.
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When trying to export a table, the only location option I see is "Default." How do I choose a custom location?
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In order to export your table to a custom location, you need to first create an export target and define the location. In the left menu bar in Xcalar Design, you should see the "Datasets" tab denoted by a dataset icon. If you navigate to this tab and then click on the Export Targets subtab below it, you will see the form to create an export target. You can read more about it here: Exporting a table
Thank you! I went through the export target form and am now seeing it in the list when I try to export my table.


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Saturday, August 08, 2009
Baha'i Dad Chronicles: 10 Months Old
Today we celebrated Douglass Ali turning 10 months old with a picnic in the park. Douglass immediately took off on his own. I kept asking him where he was going. He didn't seem to know. Later he became fascinated by a "labradoodle" puppy nearby who was behaving very much like he was. He played and played and played on the blanket and did some wrestling with mom giggling the whole time. He finally settled down a bit for some mommy-made liquid refreshment. Afterward he fell asleep in the car on the way home and is enjoying a well-earned nap.
"These children must be reared with infinite, loving care, and tenderly fostered in the embraces of mercy, so that they may taste the spiritual honey-sweetness of God's love; that they may become like unto candles shedding their beams across this darksome world, and may clearly perceive what blazing crowns of glory the Most Great Name, the Ancient Beauty, hath set on the brows of His beloved..." (Abdu'l-Baha, Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Baha, p. 21)


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Looking at the Essential Report from yesterday – which was probably the best poll undertaken in the last 12 months by any pollster ( and which you'll probably need to read to get the rest of this post, or read the actual poll document here)- the magnitude of how wrong the Coalition not only got the stimulus package, but the broader GFC starts to become apparent.
The chief concern of the public over the GFC appears to be employment. When Essential asked the question in January "Thinking about the current global financial crisis, which of the following are you most concerned about", unemployment came in equal first with falling superannuation and investment values at 32%. But the concern of increasing unemployment is growing over time – up from 23% in October, while superannuation and investment is static. Unemployment has the issue momentum behind it and if the unemployment rate starts rising in the official Labour Force figures, it will continue to gain momentum.
When people are probed on employment issues, as Essential did this week by asking the question "How concerned are you that you or some member of your immediate family will lose their job in the next year or so?" – what comes out is some fairly shocking numbers. That's a very cleverly crafted question because it brings the GFC issue back to a personal level. Once respondents with no employees in the immediate family are removed, 2 out of 3 people answered either very concerned or somewhat concerned.
The GFC isn't viewed by the public as some arbitrary, nebulous concept like the war on terror was for most, or climate change is for many – 2 out of 3 people see the GFC as having personal and family consequences being at stake, and that's simply on the unemployment side of things.
This is what looks to be killing the Coalition. When the question "Do you strongly approve, approve, disapprove or strongly disapprove of the Government/Opposition performance in regard to the global financial crisis?" is asked, for every 4 people that approve of the way the Coalition has handled the issue, 5 people disapprove.
Yet for every 3 people that approve of the way the government has handled the GFC, only one person disapproves. The credibility gap between the government and the opposition is simply enormous.
We can see that further by looking at the results of the question "Who do you trust more to handle the economy during the financial crisis?" The public trust the Government to handle the GFC better than the Coalition by a ratio of over 2:1 – 55% for the government and only 25% for the Coalition. Even in the Liberal Party's strongest constituency – the over 50's – Turnbull can still only muster 31%.
When only 31% of your strongest voting block trust you to handle the biggest issue of the day – and one where you are historically superior at – you know you're in a world of deep doo doo.
To further reinforce how poorly the Coalition have handled the GFC, 51% believe Rudd's rationale for the stimulus package compared to only 35% that believe Turnbull might have had a point on the expenditure being unnecessary and wasteful.
You can see why.
The answer to that question for most people comes from their consumption of small bites of news – the reactions and talking points they see and hear from their pollies on the radio, the 5 second grabs and clichés they see on the nightly news. What they saw from the Coalition they didn't like.
Last week in the shenanigans over the stimulus package in Parliament, the Coalition were criticising the size of the cash payments, the upgrade of the school system, and the insulation plan where they joked about pink bats.
But the public are operating in another universe. Support for the cash payments runs at 66/18, support for the school refurbishment program runs at a massive 84/3 while a weeks worth of focusing on pink bats by the Coalition as major criticism still had public support running 46/24 in favour of the government proposal.
Barnaby Joyce, with his usual complete absence of political nous, repeatedly made a song and dance about the schools program, with the mainstream news cycle being littered by snippets and 5 second grabs of Barnaby telling everyone how horrible it was.
His position is supported by 3% of the population.
And he wasn't alone. The entire Coalition argument came across as being removed from reality, as out of touch, as being ignorant of the concerns that people actually have about the GFC.
Which gets us on to the other problem.
When Turnbull talked of taking a hit in the polls because his actions were unpopular, he missed the point. The unpopularity didn't come from simply standing between the public and a bucket of money, it came because people didn't believe him. As we've seen, they believed Rudd's arguments, they believed in the package, they believed in where the package was targeted and what it was trying to achieve. They believed that the package focused on their real concerns and as a result they trusted Rudd.
Even though the Coalition was banging on about jobs, usually criticising the proposed package and the pre-Christmas package as not having an effect on the employment front – the public wasn't buying it. The public wasn't believing it. The public didn't trust them nor trust what they were saying was true.
The last Essential Report that looked at the relative importance of issues had the economy on 68% as most important. 83% of Newspoll respondents rated the economy as "very important".
Labor, on their worst day, on their 'worst' issue are still winning the political contest – daylight is second.
What these economic questions that focus on the GFC should tell us is that the lead on "who's the best economic manager" in the broad sense isn't really worth a hill of beans. It's a small bit of context and vibe, but not much more. At the same time the Coalition hold a slight lead on the broad question in Newspoll, they are getting absolutely pounded on any specific question about the economy and their vote is down the toilet.
If we look at the Newspoll responses for which party is best to handle which issue, the ALP leads on Health, Education, Water Planning, the Environment, Industrial Relations, Climate Change and Welfare & Social issues by margins of between 11 and 32 points.
On the only two issues where the Coalition is in front – the Economy and National Security – the Coalition leads by the margin or error; 1 point for the former and 3 points for the latter. But the value of leading in the former doesn't seem to be worth much as we've seen with the GFC questions and their responses.
If the Coalition wants to become competitive again, they've got to look at why they're either massively behind or within the margin of error on every issue and why they have a solid lead in exactly none.
Terry McCrann is wandering into an area where he couldn't find his arse with a map:
Although we are all 'deficitists' now – indeed Swan can't stop saying the word now, after spending his first 12 months as treasurer whiting it out of every dictionary he could get his hands on – the voting public remains deeply sceptical.
On the one hand we have empirical evidence that the government enjoys large levels of support for their GFC package from not only this Essential Report, but from the previous Newspoll on the stimulus package – support where the theme "deeply sceptical" is nowhere to be seen in either poll, nor can it be seen in any increase in Rudd's undecided levels on the satisfaction ratings in *any* poll.
On the other hand we have a bloke making stuff up to suit his public pash with Peter Costello.
Just because you plucked it out of the nearest orifice Tezza doesnt make it true.
We regularly hear the phrase "evidence based policy". I wouldnt mind seeing a bit more "evidence based commentary".


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When we heard the latest plan to redevelop the Astrodome fell through, we decided to go straight to the source and talk to the Dome himself. (We're old friends.) The Dome shared his thoughts on the Texans, the Oilers, the Rodeo and, of course, his domeys (that's a dome homey, by the way). – Keith Plocek
How do you feel about the new development (or lack thereof)?
Not surprising these days. The days of visionaries and pioneers in this town are long gone, replaced by bottom-line bean counters with no imagination. And the ideas that were floated were lame.
Do you find it odd that you weren't even consulted on this decision?
Again, no surprise. Today's generation has no interest in doing the leg work with brick and mortar when they got them sexy new-fangled computer models. That and the fact I no longer generate the revenue I used to that a good portion thereof would go toward greasing the political and business skids.
Have you gotten any moral support from your fellow domes?
Yeah, somewhat, from what's left of them. My main domey, the Superdome, and the Metrodome have remained close. But since the Kingdome was, you know, demolished… [voice trails off, tears well up]… excuse me a moment… [gathers himself, takes a deep breath]… uh, ok… I speak to the Skydome every now and then, poor dude, those Canucks have renamed him the Rogers center, for crying out loud. I told him I wouldn't stand for that shit. You'll notice they've slapped "Reliant" in front of my name, but does anyone have the stones to call me "Reliant Astrodome" to my face? Hell, no!
The Alamodome and I have never been on speaking terms, besides, that dude was doomed before they even broke ground on his obsolete ass. Otherwise, the RCA Dome and the Silverdome have always been quite aloof. I don't care, though, they're also antiquated. What I got going for me is architectural style, that fact I was the first of my kind, and I have a rich and colorful history.
What about Minute Maid Park? You know that smug bastard is probably loving this.
Actually, no, the Juice Box and I are good. There was some tension at first but I got past that shit. I still call him Enron, though, and it fucks with his head.
It's that monstrosity next door I got problems with. It's already a soulless blight on our landscape like so many strip centers. Those bastards the Texans and the Rodeo are some greedy sons of bitches. To think I would take revenue from them is ridiculous, it makes no sense.
The Texans are virtually sold out every game and the Rodeo is once a year for, what, two or three weeks? The Texans are gripping since they botched the Vince Young opportunity. Yes, picking Vince might have bought me some time. They know they fucked up and now they're scared shitless. Even winning a Super Bowl won't make up for that boneheaded decision and it will haunt them forever. It's obvious they covet my acreage, so why not make me a parking garage? It beats demolition…
Did you want to become a hotel?
Not really, but again, it beats demolition. Did you read some of the idiotic comments to the Chronicle's article? World's largest strip club. World's largest church. Indoor skiing. Are you fucking kidding me? Then there's the "tear it down, it's an eyesore" contingent. These people, who have no taste for architecture or any appreciation for their own city and state's history, must be destroyed with chilling efficiency.
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Wouldn't being turned into a hotel actually be kind of wussy? Oilers GM Ladd Herzeg once mooned a wedding party on a road trip, which kind of shows the lack of respect the old Luv Ya Blue gang had for hotels.
Herzeg was a dick, but don't diss my Oilers. They gave hotels the level of respect they deserved, much like Keith Moon…
Okay, dream world: You can become anything you want. What does the Dome really want to be?
A NASCAR track, that would be sweet. Or a rollerball stadium, and I mean the real rollerball with James Caan, not that LL Cool J crap.


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I would love some honest and poignant input from my fellow Sounders supporters on the following topic.
I have a deep footballing past and without boring you with personal stories, I've been mulling over the idea of forming a semi-pro team here in Seattle. I'm a loyal Sounder supporter and have nothing against the club but a city this large and well versed in the glorious game, in my opinion, deserves a 2nd team. By all accounts, S2 is our second team but with the home pitch being in Tukwila and a possible move to Tacoma looking likely, we Seattle folks could do with a 2nd team.
Ultimately my goal is to have this club one day play professional and have enough finance and respect to warrant talks about going the NASL or USL pro route but for now, the reality of my plans is start off local and grow. Step 1 would be the EPLWA and go from there....... I know, for many of us, supporting a team in the EPLWA is not going to muster a lot of excitement but the hometown feel and regional rivalries would offer some of hometown community spirit that sometimes get lost in the corporate shuffle of the MLS.
In any regard, before I take this venture from the proverbial pen and paper to real life action, I'd love some input from my fellow ECS'ers. One of my main points of interest in terms of feedback from yourselves, is would you support another team ? I really want to see a supporters group associated with this hypothetical club and while I fully understand that the ECS is Sounders 100%, would any of you be open to forming another firm and if so, what would you want from it and the club ?
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And what's keeping them from adopting new technologies and digital wallets that make it easy for their passenger to experience all interactions – including payments - from a single device?
According to the airline executives we surveyed, several factors are impeding a comprehensive mobile commerce strategy, including the lack of outright passenger demand (39%) for mobile payment functionality, and the costs and complexity of supporting some of the market's popular digital wallet solutions (30%-41%). We commissioned a survey of more than 50 airline ecommerce, payments and revenue professionals in North America and Europe.
More airlines are moving toward a scenario in which they can sell a variety of products and services to passengers directly from their mobile devices, in essence embedding mobile commerce throughout the entire travel experience. And they acknowledge that mobile commerce will enable new revenue-generating transactions that focus heavily on day-of-travel purchases, in-flight and post-destination sales.
They are not there yet, but trends suggest airlines need to get on board with mobile in the near future. Airline executives identified the following market changes and trends as most influential in their decisions to consider and support a mobile commerce strategy:
48% acknowledge that younger, raised-on-mobile travelers are more receptive to mobile payments (and will expect them throughout the travel experience). According to eMarketer, more than one-third of Millennials will use mobile payments in 2017.
46% credit better onboard Wi-Fi as a reason for rolling out mobile payments and digital wallets; RouteHappy's latest Wi-Fi report indicates that in 2017, airline passengers have a 39% chance of boarding a Wi-Fi-enabled flight, up 8% from 2016.
43% are aware that their passengers are already using mobile payments and mobile banking services for non-travel activities.
41% say passengers in their key markets travel with a smartphone, recently acknowledged in a global Expedia traveler survey as today's "most indispensable" travel item. TechCrunch notes that by 2020, more than 6 billion smartphones will be in use around the world – the same year that mobile-only subscriptions will overtake fixed-line subscriptions.
39% say more alternative mobile payment methods are appearing in their markets. A recent Forbes article that looks at the proliferation of mobile payments in China and Asia, also indicates that mobile wallets will evolve beyond payment-only capabilities to become "powerful customer engagement tools with innovative features," including social gifting, augmented reality coupons and peer-to-peer payments.


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¡Viva España!
On our way down from the monastery yesterday we realised the time had past 8 o'clock and that the football match between Spain and France had started.
A colleague of Hilde & Arild told us to get our buts to Arguineguin, cause if any day, -tonight would be massive there, she said. As David Silva is from this little tourist town, people tend to go nuts of pride when Spain plays.
Off we went.
What a contrast to suddenly rush off into the sunset to see a match after the hours we had spent in the monastery, but then again we are three people very found of contrast and impulses!
We managed to park the car just before the sunset and had interesting conversations with drunken teenagers behind the wheels that invited us to see the match with them further down the beach. We thanked them for the offer but decided to go for an overly crowded authentic bar we passed on the way where people were squeezing together in the doorways.
We got a table and ordered tapas next to a table full of oldies that had had more than one sangria before our arrival. They were oh'ing and singing Ole Ole, Ole, Ole more often than we sipped to our beers, and helped us getting in that perfect football match mood, just like we hoped for.
1-0 to Spain quickly turned to 2-0 by penalty and everybody went ballistic!! Suddenly we had the ladies from the neihbouring table at our table chugging down beers with us, and wanting us to sing along Ole, Ole , Ole Oleeee
Soon we found ourselves taking selfie shots while shouting Yo soy Espanyol arm in arm with a couple of 70 year old ladies. None of the two couldn't stop telling us how much they loved Hilde's blond hair, and suddenly kissed Arild almost on the mouth because according to them he was too freaking goodlooking, for Christ sake (eres demasiado guapo, por Dios).
From there on we sat for another twenty minutes watching people that obviously felt much happier than us about Spain's championship. They kissed, wept a bit and hugged each other before they ordered una cerveza para todos! (one beer for everybody) and soon stumbled their way out.
Arriving to the flat at midnight we found out that Arguineguin obviously was the place to be tonight (something rare according to A&H). At the beach in front of the flat were young and old, Spanish and non Spanish together having a BBQ and fireplace. And then we remembered, It's San Juan tomorrow. And people in Spain start their parties early!
So we decided to join them by taking an impulsive night swim in seemingly fresh water to a change, and the smell of warm summer and burnt carton. On her way to bed Hilde popped by my room to say goodnight and emotionally yawned: How can we possibly leave this?, pointing towards the terrace with her head.
From there we can still here singing voices and laughter rapped in barbeque sparkles.
Yes indeed, we love Spain.


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Fall 2011 Sessions
Week 1 – September 27, 2011
Host: Dr. Maria Wesslen
Topic: Welcome to Math Circles!
In the first week we will work on a mix of problems and puzzles. There will also be some group challenges, to help everyone get to know each other.
Here are a couple of problems which you can try before the first meeting, if you like:
1. Suppose you have X coins. One of them is heavier than the others (all the other coins weigh the same). You have a balance scale which you can use to compare the weight of two groups of coins, but the scale does not tell you the exact weight. You know that if you are very wise, you can use the scale only twice to figure which coin is the heavier one. What is the largest possible value for X?
2. Have a look at this triangle and try to find some patterns. If the rows are continued in the same way, what number will be directly below 400? (Of course you should not write out all these rows; there is a much better way…!)
About the host:
Most sessions will be hosted by Dr. Maria Wesslen. (Even when there is a guest host Maria will be present as well.) Originally from Sweden, Dr. Wesslen is a course instructor in the Department of Mathematical and Computational Sciences at UofT Mississauga. This year she teaches Calculus and a course on Group Theory. She holds a teaching certificate from King's College London, completed undergraduate studies at Imperial College London and graduate studies at University of Toronto. Her area of interest is Lie Algebras and especially Representation Theory of Lie Algebras.
Week 2 – October 4, 2011
Host: Dr. Maria Wesslen
Topic: Postage problems
Here is a problem for you to think about: Felix is at a summer camp and wants to send a post card to his parents. The postage costs 27 cents. He has a huge pile of 5 cent stamps and a fairly large pile of 8 cent stamps. Can he make exactly 27 cent postage, using these stamps?
If so, how? If not, why not? We will try to generalize this problem, and think about which kinds of stamps can be used to make what postages.
Week 3 – October 11th
Host: Dr. Stephen Tanny
Topic: Combinatorial Counting: The Meaningful Way to Count
What is the sum of all of the binomial coefficients in the nth row of Pascal's triangle? How do you prove your answer is correct?
Suppose you have to cover a 1xn board with squares and dominoes.In how many ways can this be done?
I will illustrate a very nice way of counting that makes the answers to these and many other similar questions very meaningful.
About the host:
Dr. Stephen Tanny is an Associate Professor in the Department of Mathematical and Computational Sceinces at UofT Mississauga and in the Department of Mathematics at the St. George Campus of UofT. His field of research is Enumerative Combinatorics; most recently he has focused on the study of nested recursions. This semester he teaches Introduction to Combinatorics and Calculus for Life Sciences.
Week 4 – October 18, 2011
Host: Abdul Ayoub
Topic: Probabilities
About the host:
Abdul Ayoub is a fourth year mathematics student and teaching assistant at UofT Mississauga. Apart from taking mathematics and statistics courses, he has worked on several research projects with faculty her at UTM. For example a project on Lie Algebras with Dr. Shay Fuchs, a physics research project on Radon and Radioactivity with Dr. Wagih Ghobriel and a project in Differential Geometry and Relativity Theory under the supervision of Prof. Yael Karshon and Dr. Shay Fuchs.
Mr. Ayoub also volunteers at the Robert Gillespie Academic Skills Centre, where he is involved with the Peer Facilitated Group Study program. In the summer of 2010 Abdul went to a MathFest conference in Pittsburgh, where he (among many other things) participated in a session by the National Association of Math Circles.
Week 5 – October 25, 2011
Host: Dr. Maria Wesslen
Topic: Making 3D objects from 2D shapes, and other geometrical puzzles.
In this week's Math Circle, we will explore 2D shapes such as pentagons and hexagons etc. and see if/how they can be used to make 3D objects. We will try to prove some of our findings and we will consider some other geometrical problems we well.
Here is a warm up problem you can get started with right away (although it might be pretty tricky…):
In this diagram, a regular hexagon and a regular pentagon overlap each other. How large is the marked angle?
Week 6 – November 1, 2011
Host: Dr. Shay Fuchs
Topic: Graph Theory
Dr. Fuchs hosted a Math Circle on Graph Theory in the spring of 2011, but there are so many other interesting problems to explore that there will be a follow up session. Regardless of if you have heard of Graph Theory before or not, it should be a lot of fun!
About the host:
Dr. Shay Fuchs is a Lecturer in the Department of Mathematical and Computational Sciences at UofT Mississauga. His area of interest is Symplectic Geometry and Topology. In 2011-2012 he is teaching Introduction to Mathematical Proofs, Calculus for Life Sciences and Introduction to Topology. Dr. Fuchs previously taught Mathematics at High Schools in his home country of Israel. At UofT Mississauga, Dr. Fuchs is also involved in helping interested students prepare for the Putnam Competition. This is an annual competition where University and College students from across North America compete to solve challenging mathematics questions.
Week 7 – November 8, 2011
Host: Maria Wesslen
Topic: Perfect Squares and Picture Proofs
What is 1+ 2 + 3 + …. + 2010 + 2011 + 2010 + …. + 2 + 1 ?
What about 1+ 2 + 3 + …. + 1999 + 2000 + 1999 + …. + 2 + 1 ?
Is there a nice way to illustrate this with a convincing picture?
We will think about ways to prove some well known and some not so well known formulas with pictures. Here is another problem we will discuss:
The total area of this rectangle is 1 unit. Suppose that you divide it in half, then divide one of the halves in half, then divide one of those pieces in half…… etc. What formula does this picture prove?
Week 8 – November 15, 2011
Host: Dr. Tanya Yarmola
Topic: Parity
The questions this week cover a number of different topics. But they all have something in common: they can be solved using parity.
Week 9 – November 22, 2011
Host: Mariana Huerta Marin
Topic: A mix of interesting and challenging problems.
Week 10 – November 29, 2011
Host: Dr. Maria Wesslen
Topic: Game Theory
In the last week before the holidays we will play and analyze some mathematical games. Is there a particular strategy that will ensure a win? How can we find that strategy?


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The very first myth in Dan Bortolotti's excellent article on the MoneySense website Busting the Couch Potato Myths is that it is easy to stay the course in following an investing strategy. As Dan says, it is not at all easy! It never gets easy, though it can possibly get easier with the right actions. In fact, it actually never gets foolproof guaranteed that you will not deviate from your plan. Let's explore how this works using a golf game example.
The golf story: One day, a certain blog writer goes golfing with a buddy. The first hole is longish par 3 but with no great hazards or rough, just a nice grass slope gently uphill up to an open green that has a bunker on one side only. To get into real trouble, the tee shot has to go almost 45 degrees askew. [Translation in investing terms, the market looks quite stable and the economy is performing reasonably well, a great time to begin investing one would think]
Looks like an easy start! Except that there is a fallible human golfer [investor] involved. Now this golfer is a high-handicapper (i.e. not very good - an average investor) but he has played enough to know his own penchant for getting upset unlike the rank beginner [i.e. is not a total newbie investor and thus knows that markets can move down] who expects to play like the world number one [who expects markets to always rise], so he mentally prepares himself by thinking as follows "I've not warmed up and hit any practice shots, so if things go bad here, it's no big surprise or disaster and the best thing to do is stay calm and keep at it" [the market might go down some but we won't worry too much, we'll stick with the investing strategy].
That's good preparation [both #1 creating a plan, and #2 learning market history, are excellent first steps, as Dan has noted], but then reality begins to operate. The golf partner's tee shot is very nice and straight at the hole [a peer investor you know starts with a good gain], though just short of the green. The pressure rises to do as well. Unfortunately, our hero's tee shot isn't nearly as good, scuffed out left and only two-thirds of the way to the green. Oh well, that's disappointing but the possibility had been anticipated. No big deal. The next shot is an attempted chip from short rough onto the green, not that hard at all, no bunkers, mounds or other obstacles in the way. A complete duff! The ball moves only a foot. Geez, now that is annoying, the chipping had been so good lately [this latest investment seemed a sure thing but it is going down while the market is going up]. Meanwhile, golf partner makes a chip pretty close to the hole [own investment just sits there, while the friend's continues to move up very nicely].
The next shot is well hit but much too hard and rolls right off the far side of the green. Grr, when is there going to be a good shot [upward move]? The pros [e.g. Warren Buffett in the investing world] seem to stop it within inches every time. The blood pressure is definitely rising. Next shot - needs to be a delicate little chip to the edge of the green since the hole is close to the edge. Another complete duff, the ball moves a few inches! [the investment takes another appreciable drop] At this point, the emotional system suddenly takes over and we will spare readers from an account of the careless, furious series of shots [sell the darn stock!] that followed before a horrible score of 10 finally ended the pain. The partner missed the first put but sunk the next one to record a very respectable, for a high handicapper, single bogey 4 on the hole. It seems that the chance of a good score [profitable investment] has been destroyed on the very first hole [investment month or year]. Were it not for the golfing partner, whose presence made it easier to maintain a certain decorum, the putter might have flown further than the tee shot [#3 it's a good idea to have a neutral investment buddy to talk things over with to avoid the too-rash action we may regret later, like selling everything out at a loss; simply talking about an investment to someone else will assist in restoring calm so that rational thought can supplant emotional reactions; it helps externalize and objectify the problem to move on to sensible decisions].
It is not just the average person who is susceptible to such moments. Those who watch pro golf on TV can observe the occasional similar blow-up, both in shot-making and in self-control, even by the very best golfers. The difference is only that it happens less often and is usually much less severe for the pros. The world number one golfer Martin Kaymer, though already recognized for his calm demeanour, actively works on controlling his emotions. But no one is ever totally immune from bad things happening or from getting unduly emotional, even when the possibility is anticipated. Our own reaction can worsen the results and it is as hard to control our reactions as to make good shots. So it is also with investing.
There are longer term actions, outside the stress moment of a golf or an investment crisis, that bring about improvement: #4 build a feedback loop - go over the incidents afterwards while they are still fresh and ask yourself what you did wrong, what you will change. Part of the revised improved action likely will be: #5 technical practice on shots [collecting more data or doing more analysis]. Another part can be: #6 mental preparation - our golfer partly did that right by anticipating a possible bad outcome and deciding in advance what to do about it, but maybe not enough - only one or two bad shots seemed to be mentally forgivable. We also need to remind ourselves that just as technical practice brings about improvement in fits and starts and it takes time, so does it on the mental side.
Fortunately in golf, as in investing, the first hole is not the end of the round, the final result. At least in golf, it is quite difficult to walk off the course and refuse to play the rest of the round after the first hole, or worse, stop playing the sport entirely [quit investing and retreat into the low return safety of Canada Savings Bonds or GICs].
Following the disastrous first hole, the golfer, more by accident than by design, ignored the score, letting the playing partner keep track, and merely played each hole as it came. [#7 check returns and performance infrequently only when you need to and at a moment you have planned in advance - if you don't know how well or poorly you are doing in the interim, you will be unable to react and deviate from the plan! This presumes you have built a proper plan beforehand - see our post on creating an Investment Policy, part of which specifies how often you will review and make changes to investments] The result was that the shotmaking settled down to what eventually overall compensated for bad first hole and the total score turned out even a bit lower than average [investment returns tend to even out over the long term too, but we must be patient]. A successful day!
May our readers' golf games, or other sporting endeavours, enjoy success ... and may their investing be so too.
Disclaimer: this post is my opinion only and should not be construed as investment advice. Readers should be aware that the above comments are not an investment recommendation. Do your homework before making any decisions and consider consulting a professional advisor.


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A settlement in the defamation lawsuit filed by four people associated with Conservatives for Guilford County against a prolific Greensboro blogger is "a fait accompli," according to a source close to the process.
Two couples sued local blogger Jeff Martin, who uses the pen name "Fecund Stench," over a series of satirical blog posts that the plaintiffs say were untrue and cast them in a false light.
Martin was served with the lawsuit May 2 and indicated early in the process that he would settle the dispute for a variety of personal reasons. Since that time details of a potential settlement emerged, but even the most casual observers noted errors of fact and potential problems with the scope of the settlement.
According to information obtained by YES! Weekly, the settlement issue is moving forward after the incorrect URL cited in the lawsuit was amended to reflect Martin's most recent WordPress-hosted blog. The initial lawsuit and first settlement referenced a web address Martin ceased using in 2010, which was outside the scope of the court document filed in February.
Additionally, the settlement now contains a provision that would allow Martin to keep copies of his blog material, which he deleted on May 2, as long as he does not republish or distribute the content objected to by the plaintiffs.
Martin published widely read accounts of his work as a temporary laborer and was noted for his discussion of global financial and international affairs, in addition to his acerbic posts about local politics. Folks commenting on the lawsuit, mostly at Ed Cone's well-read blog, urged Martin to preserve those writings. The settlement maintains strident provisions that Martin delete the material regarding the plaintiffs and not cause it to be republished.
The first settlement required Martin to delete all copies of the posts, even from cached and third-party storage, something some doubted was possible. The current settlement inserts the language "over which he has control."
According to a source close to the negotiations, one set of parties has already signed the agreement, which is moving toward closure in the coming days.
Martin is now blogging at a different WordPress URL, but his blog in dispute appeared to have been restored earlier this week, though password protected.
Reached via email, Martin said he planned to keep a low profile until the settlement became official.
The settlement retains stipulations that Martin not post photos of the plaintiffs that might be considered private, and that he not speak publicly or publish material about three of the plaintiffs. Posts about the fourth plaintiff, Brett Riddleberger, are required to adhere to factually true statements, according to the document.
When asked if he knew prior to filing the defamation lawsuit about Brett Riddleberger's conviction for indecent liberties with a minor, the plaintiff's attorney declined to comment, citing attorney client privilege.
Martin often constructed salacious scenes that involved Riddleberger at strip clubs owned by Doug Adkins, another of the plaintiffs and an early financial backer of Conservatives for Guilford County. Much debate surfaced during discussions of the lawsuit regarding what clubs Adkins owns.
According to records on file with the city of Greensboro, the NC Secretary of State and the ABC licensing office Adkins currently owns Centerfolds on Veasley Street and Copa Rocka Cantina on Sands Drive. A third club, Mirage on Burnt Poplar Road, was converted to Jeff Melendy in 2013, according to city records. The controlling corporation, National Golf Distributors LLC, was owned by Doug Adkins until May 2012.
City privilege license records list a third plaintiff, Isabella Adkins, as the contact person for Copa Rocka Cantina and Centerfolds.


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BBC Storyville airs "Out of Thin Air", a documentary about the Icelandic false confessions case
On Monday night BBC4 showed a feature-length documentary by Mosaic Films called "Out of Thin Air" which looked at the disappearances of Gudmundur Einarsson and Geirfinnur Einarsson, two unrelated men who went missing in Iceland at either end of 1974. Police found neither man's body; in fact, they found no evidence that a crime had even been committed. All they had was the unexplained disappearance of two men. For two years the Police toiled, failing to turn up a single usable lead.
But two years after Geirfinnur Einarsson disappeared, as they were questioning 20 year old Erla Bolladottir about a minor fraud and embezzlement case, quite out of the blue they asked her if she knew Gudmundur Einarsson. "Oh yes," she said. She'd met him once, at a party, the night he disappeared. She remembered the party well because she'd had a bad dream that night, thinking she could hear her boyfriend Saevar Ciesielski outside her bedroom window talking to his friends. That bad dream would be the start of a nightmare that lasted more than forty years.
"Out of Thin Air" is available to view now on iPlayer, and is coming to Netflix in September.
Recently INNOCENT looked at this case in more detail, reviewing a book called "Sugar Paper Theories" that contained photos, documentary evidence and other material connected to the case. Written by Gisli Gudjonsson – a consultant who was asked to work on the case by the Supreme Court – and photographer Jack Latham, the book is an exceptional record of a deeply unsettling case where the police would employ any methods they saw necessary to fabricate a case against the individuals they had chosen to punish for a crime they could not prove had taken place. Click on the link to read our article, "Sugar Paper Theories and the Reykjavik Confessions".


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Planning a house move can be quite daunting but like most things, it gets easier once you get started. It is also not something you want to leave until the last moment as there are somethings that require a little forward thinking and others you do not want to be running around trying to find on moving day.
- Start sorting and clearing items that you use infrequently. An attic or garage may be a good place to start; you may be surprised how long this can take. Our experience is that people are often accurate on what they have inside their homes but vary wildly in assessing what is in sheds, garages, gardens and attics.
- Purchase some storage boxes. Whilst supermarket boxes are free, they rarely stand up to the rigours of moving or storage; they are generally a lower strength cardboard and importantly, they are all odd sizes so they do not stack easily. It really is a false economy to use unfit boxes. Using our specially designed boxes makes packing, carrying, moving and stacking easier and more efficient. The Secure-store sells strong moving boxes, flat-packed for easy transportation.
- Start early on the garden and outside spaces. Coil up hoses. Wrap garden implements and garden gnomes inside hessian sacks or plastic bags.
- Label all boxes clearly. Either by contents or for the destination room at the new home. We specialise in Personal Storage in Herts, Beds & Bucks.
- Book up a removals firm, or reserve the hire of a van. Remember that Fridays and Saturdays are always busy. If required we can recommend a good local firm.
- Register with a new school, doctor, dentist etc. if moving to a new area.
- Contact the utility companies to advise of your moving date and to ensure a supply at your new home.
- Identify any plants or shrubs you wish to dig up and remove.
- Inform all important contacts of your imminent move: friends, employer, school, relatives etc. Arrange for a letter re-direction service from the Post Office.
- Come along and visit The Secure-Store. Discuss your needs with staff; find a suitable room size; fill in the licence agreement (to save time later) and purchase the packaging materials or moving boxes you may need.
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Planning Your House Move – The day before:
- Move your boxes into a downstairs room near the door, or the garage for easy access on moving day.
- Double check that the van you have hired is available / the removals firm is booked for your Moving day.
- Create an 'essentials box' for keys to your new home, your unit, your vehicle. Suggestions include a local area map, money, essential medication and important documents. Additionally hygiene supplies, fresh clothes, plasters and a pen and paper. Also personally transport items of particular monetary or personal value.
- Place dustsheets on carpets. If you are tramping in and out constantly you do not want to walk dirt into the carpets or scuff floorboards.
- Keep a written inventory of all your boxes and all large items as a minimum.
Planning your House Move – Moving Day
- Read your utility (gas, electricity and water) meters just as you are about to leave.
- Turn off the water at the mains. Maybe turn off the gas too – usually that means turning the lever on the gas meter down from the vertical position. Equally you may want to flick a switch on the fuse box to turn off some, or all the electric points / lights. If you are in any doubt, speak to a qualified professional.
- If you have a burglar alarm, you may have agreed with the purchasers whether you will set it, but generally most people leave it off.
- You may want to leave a list of useful information for the incoming buyers, such as bin collection days, local shops, the location of the water stop cock.
- In todays more litigious world it may be prudent to take photos of the property as you leave, as proof of the condition.
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