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Posts Tagged 'shoegazing'
So this is goodbye?
It's such a cliché. Guy/gal starts music site, has a blast for a few years with music (s)he loves, then folds up the tent.
Usually a bunch of reasons are given. There's also some sort of commitment to keep active in music as a fan. A big thanks is given to all those who read or listened.
Sound familiar? Well, you're not going to get that here. Yes, the words above holds true for me – especially the thank you part. Honestly, thanks for reading and subscribing to the podcast.
But instead I'm going to make this about you. And music.
If you love music, what are you doing about it?
Are you going to shows? Are you supporting your favourite artists financially? Is your closet stuffed with t-shirts from too many merch tables? Are you actually making music yourself?
Do you share your passion with your friends? Family? People you work with? Strangers?
If you answered NO to any of these questions, then…think. Ask yourself why. Then ask why not?
Now it's time for Soundtrack2 to sign off.
Soundtrack2 Ep. 109: Mind Flood
Tame Impala, Her Vanished Grace, Arc In Round, Snøskred, Thee Oh Sees & more
1. The Oh Sees – Lupine Dominus
Start off this week's mix by imagining you're at a groovy 60s dance club, but the go-go dancers are posessed.
2. Landing – We Lie In Fields
Veteran ambient crew pick things up on their engrossing self-titled latest album.
3. Tame Impala – Apocalypse Dreams
They're back! Good to hear their familiar sunshine psychedelia a la Magical Mystery Tour, but hoping their full-length will kick things up a notch.
4. The Raveonettes – Observations
Here's a group who is messing around with their signature sound on Observator. Great piano and smooth vocals give a much smoother sound, but just as sinister.
5. French Kicks – Also Ran
Digging through digital crates on these next few tracks. Listening to what's coming out these days now, I wonder if the ethereal groove rock on 2006's Two Thousand was ahead of its time.
6. Delays – On
Always enjoyed 2004's Faded Seaside Glamour by this British band. Fabulous guitar and harmonies.
7. Sam Roberts – Mind Flood
My fellow Canadians know Sam as a straight ahead rock and roller. But I've always loved this slightly epic tune that explodes into intense psychedelia at 4:25.
8. Oblisk – Overcast
This tune matches the slow/fast dynamic of the last tune, but swaps the downtempo rock for drone psych.
9. The Telescopes – There Is No Floor
Pushing deep into the red with this classic from Taste. Plus I love this title.
10. Snøskred – We Are
Big up to superb blog Sounds Better With Reverb for pointing me to this great single. Sounds like a shoegaze version of the Broken Social Scene.
11. Black Market Karma – Cocoon
Really digging their latest record, also called Cocoon.
12. Her Vanished Grace – Break Down
Track of the week comes from their latest album Star-Crossed. This killer tune with a chorus that could light up the sky. The album comes with a few very nice nods to the Cocteaus.
13. Shallow – Out Of Focus
Love me some minimal, hypnotic reverb-drenched shoegaze.
14. Arc In Round – Time Spent
I've been looking forward to this band's latest self-titled record for ages. Definitely worth picking up if you like both the smooth shoegaze pop heard here and something harder.
15. She's So Rad – Confetti
New Zealanders' latest continues their tradition of wrapping infectious melody around electronic pop.
16. Saint Saviour – Midnight City (M83 cover)
As M83 continues his never-ending tour, here's a great cover from the UK. To me, this sounds as if Kate Bush has channelled jazz legend Mark Murphy's talent for brilliantly vocalizing instrumental parts.
17. Parlovr – You Only Want It 'Cause You're Lonely
Montreal "sloppy pop" trio deliver this captivating gem.
18. Echodrone – Cold Snap
This band's melodic post rock continues to grow on me with this latest album Bon Voyage.
19. Honey – Cape Canaveral
Could've sworn this was an American band until I read they're from Glasgow. Goodnight folks.
Soundtrack2 Ep. 108: No Sense
Japandroids, Grooms, Bailterspace, The Flaming Lips, Beach House & more
1. Japandroids – Continuous Thunder
Kicking things off with the closing track from Celebration Rock, referred to by Songs & Cigarettes as an album "ripped from your youth." My take? "Heroes" for a new generation.
2. Wyla – Fill In
This band continues to impress on the solid Night Fits album. Love the Autolux vibe here.
3. Electro Group – Green Machine
Stunner from the Lifter/Green Machine EP that has the intensity of the great Bailterspace. Wouldn't it be great if they came out with some new music?
4. Swervedriver – The Birds
On a bit of a late-period kick for some classic shoegaze bands. This one's from 1998's excellent Ejector Seat Reservation.
5. Grooms – Dreamsucker
Some hyper Brooklyn rock and roll.
6. Eternal Summers – Wonder
Propulsive power pop out of Virginia.
7. Cookie Duster – Two Feet Stand Up
Brendan Canning of Broken Social Scene leads a new crew to higher heights on When Flying Was Easy.
8. Ride – Gonna Be Alright
More late period Britpop goodness off overlooked Tarantula.
9. Bailterspace – No Sense
New music from this seminal New Zealand dark shoegaze band. Cool to see they didn't ape their old style.
10. Grave Babies – Fuck Off
An atmospheric, reverb-drenched anthem off Gothdammit.
11. Pontiak – Royal Colors
Switching gears from trenchcoats to brain melting psych. That's just how we roll.
12. The Flaming Lips – Children Of The Moon (feat. Tame Impala)
Peeling back the onion that is the The Flaming Lips and Heady Fwends. So excited to hear some new TI tunes!
13. Ombre – Cara Falsa
Pitchfork tells me this band consists of Julianna Barwick and Helado Negro. Plus their Believe You Me album is on the way.
14. The Steals – All Coming Back
Lovely dream pop from a few years back.
15. Beach House – Lazuli
I wasn't crazy about first single "Myth" so I've slept on this album. Then this track drew me back to the mothership.
16. Cloud – Childhood
This chillwave track sounds like it's been playing in my head for years.
17. Post War Years – Glass House
Track of the week: glorious electro pop from the UK.
18. Diiv – Wait
Some nice shoegaze from new album Oshin (get it?) on Captured Tracks.
19. A Dancing Beggar – Stars Bring Us Closer (Franz Kirmann remix)
A slow build, but the atmosphere on this remix just transported me.
Soundtrack2 Ep. 107: Shadow
A Place To Bury Strangers, Stars, Grizzly Bear, Wild Eyes, Glass Vaults & more
Lots of strong new releases this week. Not to mention that two of the featured bands have the word "wild" in them.
Dig in.
1. Dan Deacon – Lots
Absolutely slamming new anthem starts the party. Download on his site.
2. Young Galaxy – Youth Is Wasted On The Young
Seems with every new release, this band steps further into the 1980s. Not that that's a bad thing.
3. Stars – The Theory of Relativity
Somebody's been listening to a lot of M83. Nice to hear fresh sounds from this band, also available on their site.
4. Wild Nothing – Shadow
I can see this fictional airbrushed, longing music video playing in my head.
5. It Hugs Back – Half American
This song hugs me in a very nice way. Imagine a poppier Broken Social Scene.
6. She's So Rad – Rockin' Back Inside My Heart
Shimmering chillwave and vivid choruses make this the track of the week.
7. Wheat Fields – Heaven Is A Place Where Nothing Ever Happens
Some beautifully wistful dream pop.
8. Grizzly Bear – Sleeping Ute
Can't say many other GB tunes stood out for me, but this latest folk electric psych single is just riveting.
9. Richard Hawley – Leave Your Body Behind You
What's in the water these days? First Paul Weller psychs out and now it's RH's turn to get trippy. A crooner from the Standing At The Sky's Edge album.
10. Archers Of Loaf – Dead Red Eyes
I was mainly into their early 90s records, but as part of its reissue series Merge has dropped a great track off 1998's White Trash Heroes.
11. Exitmusic – The Sea
A mysterious quiet/loud mini epic.
12. Amen Dunes – Bedroom Drum
Through Donkey Jaw track that I can't stop listening to.
13. Glass Vaults – Into Clear
Prodding, almost ambient drifting tune that builds to an amazing finale. Was a little slow to realize how awesome this track is.
14. Rancho Relaxo – Wisdom Blackout
Damn catchy Brian Jonestown Massacre-style psych…I keep finding great tracks on my iPod from these S2 faves.
15. Broken Water – Drown
Fantastic, primal drone psych out of Olympia.
16. Black Night Crash – Baby It's You
This new shoegaze track off the excellent Drawn Out Days has been driving me nuts. This singer sounds exactly like someone else, but I'm at a loss. Can somebody help?
17. Six Organs Of Admittance – Waswasa
Sometimes you just have to shred. This new Ascent track embodies glorious rock and roll abandon.
18. Wild Eyes – Ride
Chugging motorik shoegaze? Check.
19. Pagiins – I Don't Feel Anything
The surfers head to the biker bar for an after party.
20. A Place To Bury Strangers – Revenge
Good to hear this band continue scorching the earth on their latest Worship.
Soundtrack2 Ep. 106: Tenderhearted
The Faux Noise, Cadence Weapon, PS I Love You, Crocodiles, No Joy & more
The essential summertime shoegaze mix? Perhaps.
1. Alligator Indian – Our Love Was A Crime
How could it have taken this long for us to feature a post punk band from Asheville? Bucket list one step closer to completion.
2. The John Candy – Anyway, Anywhere, Anyhow
Breathless C86 indie pop from a few years back, complete with delirious guitar riff.
3. Mandarinaduck – Tenderhearted Destroyer
A perfect mixture of tension and soaring choruses out of the Ukraine. I won't say anything about the band's name.
4. PS I Love You – Death Dreams II
This band really stretch their legs on the superb Death Dreams. If you're free and in TO, they're making an appearance at NXNE this Thursday.
5. Fort Lean – Sunsick
This tune kind of got stuck in my head.
6. Crocodiles – No Black Clouds For Dee Dee
Endless Flowers, one of the most anticipated albums in ages, finally dropped. Of all the tracks this groovy psych number stood out for me.
7. Miniatures – Midwinter (Air)
Melbourne crew dives into some heavy shoegaze on this gem.
8. Pink Mist – Touchdown Kid
"She gives me nothing for nothing…" Brooding intro gives way to a dark Hawaiian dancefloor.
9. No Joy – Junior
Great shoegaze single from one of Montreal's finest. Coming out soon on Negaverse.
10. Cadence Weapon – Conditioning
We at S2 love hip hop, but we never thought it could fit in our mix. Of course, that's until we heard this superb new track off Hope In Dirt City.
11. The Faux Noise – Leave Her To Heaven
Curious mixture of beats and dream pop. "Forgive me one more day…"
12. Autolux – Plant Life
Still mining the masterpiece that is Future Perfect.
13. The December Sound – Truth Hearts
Boston band takes us down with drone and shoegaze.
14. ivansxtc – Yesterday
Crooning dream pop tune from a few years back that I only recently discovered.
15. Brother Sun, Sister Moon – All You Need
Turn off your mind…
16. Bark Psychosis – 400 Winters
This sounds like a collaboration betweenTim Buckley and Broadcast. Gotta play more by these late 80s/ early 90s heroes.
17. Great Northern – Low Is A Height
Speaking of defunct bands, my iPod recently served up this stunner from Turning Twilight Into Daylight.
18. 2 Hearts and Chemicals – Froid (ft. Guylaine Vivarat)
The mellow vibe rolls on with hushed French vocals and strings out of L.A.
19. Family Band– Night Song
Closing the curtains with an eerie riff and lines like "hold me here till morning takes my eyes…"


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Feels good to be home! We had an excellent time in The Berkshires, even if Daddy was stuck home minding the fort. If you've never been to beautiful Western Massachusetts, you should think about it for a late summer vacation. There is something for everyone: amazing art, hiking, music, theater, water, food. It's amazing how much there is to do.
Heard you got some rain here, so that was good. Did I miss anything else exciting over the last two weeks?
Now, on to our regularly scheduled blog post:
Friday, August 24, 2012, 6 pm: Etsy's Annual Meetup Craft Party 2012 at Roundtable Goods
- One of the Heights' newest shops dedicated to the handmade, Roundtable Goods is honored to be hosting the Houston site of Etsy's Annual Meetup Craft Party 2012
Many of the shop's artists also sell on Etsy. Etsy's community of sellers and customers appreciate the art of handmade and "shopping small." For Roundtable, hosting this paryy was a perfect fit!
- This year's party theme is "Wish you were here!" and accordingly, participants will be creating Texas-themed stationery cards. The shop will have craft supplies galore, music, light refreshments, lots of socializing and fun. Get to know your fellow crafting community here at Roundtable.
- If you are interested in attending, please RSVP here. For more information about the Annual Craft Party, check out this Etsy article.
- 238 W. 19th Street, Suite A-2, in the Corridor Shops
Saturday, August 25, 12 pm- 2 pm: Cigars 101 at Heights Cigar Lounge
- Join the Heights only cigar lounge as they continue their educational and tasting classes by going Back To Basics with a Cigars 101 class. This class will discuss: Seed to cigar, Cigar construction, Cigar shapes and sizes, Storing cigars; Cutting, lighting, and smoking; Basics for identifying flavors
- The class will offer three different cigars at a 15% discount and they will be un-banded, meaning this will be a blind tasting. Participants will find out at the end of the class what each of the cigars were.
- 240 W 19th
Saturday August 25th 6pm -9pm: Opening of Patrick Renner's "Vestigal Structures" at Avis Frank Gallery
- "Vestigial Structures are part of the architecture of nature, made redundant over time
- as species evolve or grow. Patrick Renner's medium is wood salvaged from old
- homes and demolition sites. He has a special interest in wood that shows a daily
- interaction between the substance of the building and human traffic, such as
- a worn door casing or a paint-patched length of trim.
- Using these discarded remnants speaks to the original structure and the family
- it housed. Its use as a construction medium extends or amplifies the ideas
- of home, vessel and abandoned construct."
- 1606 White Oak Drive, in the beautiful space that used to be King Biscuit
Saturday, August 25, 5 pm- 8 pm: One Green Street's Heights Grand Opening
Saturday, September 1, 6pm -9pm: GGallery opening of Dogpark
- Leash up your pup and join G Gallery for the opening of their canine-centric show, Dog Park. This warm and fuzzy show features the work of artists who use dogs as subject matter in their work.
- The exhibit includes paintings of dogs, dog sculptures, dog photos, dog drawings… dogs, dogs, dogs, and more dogs.
- Food provided, appropriately enough, by Good Dog Hot Dogs.
- Barrio Dogs, a grassroots organization dedicated to raising awareness about proper animal care in low income communities, will be on hand with a cadre of cute canines available for adoption. A portion of the proceeds from artwork sales will benefit Barrio Dogs.
- Well behaved dogs are welcome to attend as well. After all, dogs need culture too!
- Artists in Dog Park include: Ana Fernandez, Autumn Beckman, Brad Moody, Bryan Wheeler, Chris Kysor, Claire Rojas, Daniel Adame, Dave Alcantar, Debra Broz, Ellen Orseck, Fabiola Valencia, Frank X. Tolbert, Greg Reuter, Holly Hein & Bryson Brooks, Jack Robbins, Jacob Spacek, James Ruby, Jill Bedgood, Jim Johnson, John Runnels, Judy Babynsky, Jon Read, Kelly Devine, Kermit Eisenhut, Kristina Evans, Laura Lark & Joe Furman, Lauren Boldon, Lee Deigaard, Lisa Eisenbray, Loli Fernandez, Lynn Ganshinietz, Martha Thomas, Mary Magsamen+Stephan Hillerbrand, Natalie Mclaurin, Nestor Topchy, Nola Parker, Patrick Bresnan, Sara Vanderbeek, Sasha Milby, Sharon Kopriva, Susan Spjut, Tara Conley, Theresa Crawford, Tonya Daily, Zoanna Daluz Manny.
- 301 E 11th
Saturday, September 8, 7 pm: Rouse House Concerts presents Brother Sun
- "Brother Sun is proof of the adage 'the whole is greater than the sum of the parts.' Three outstanding performers in their own right, Joe Jencks, Pat Wictor, and Greg Greenway collectively as Brother Sun have created this decade's contemporary singer songwriter supergroup."
- RSVPs are required due to limited seating and will be on a "first come/first served" basis. To RSVP, email us at firstname.lastname@example.com. Performances are presented at the house of Deb Rouse and Lindsey Lee. After you RSVP, they will forward the address to you.
- They cannot accept payments prior to the party, but suggest an honorarium of $20 per person, which can be paid by cash. All proceeds go to the performing artists.
- Guests should arrive between 6:15 and 7:15 pm and join Deb and Lindsey for potluck dinner prior to the concert. They provide coffee and lemonade but feel free to bring your choice of beverage. They have wine glasses for those who wish to bring wine.
- Music will begin at 7:30 pm.
- Facebook page: www.facebook.com/rouse.house.concerts .
Sunday, September 23, 11 am – 3 pm: Friends for Life adoption event at Ikea
- IKEA Houston Plaza (I-10 and Antoine) hosts the Heights' No Kill Shelter's Mobile Adoption Vehicle (MAV), "bringing the pets to the people in style!" The MAV holds 28 animals looking for good homes and offers a fun way for people to meet and adopt cute, cuddly additions to your family.
Lego's READ:BUILD:PLAY Contest still in full swing!
- Heights has been holding steady at #2 behing Mount Airy, NC. Their 10k residents are making our 4th largest city in the US look silly! Vote daily! The winning library receives $5,000. The top 200 get innovative early literacy toolkits. Nominations accepted through October 1, 2012.
- http://readbuildplay.com
Eater is having drinks in the Heights
- Michelada at Connie's Seafood Market & Restaurant, 2525 Airline
- Connie's version of this spicy, tomato-based improvement to Mexican beer is so popular that they sell the mix to go. Also, anyone who reads this and is familiar with them …
- Coco Frio at Canino Produce Co, 2520 Airline
- Yes, the produce at Canino's is fresh and cheap, but the vendor stalls behind the market make the place iconic. Nothing suits the vibe of the place like a coco frio: a fresh coconut with a straw in it to savor all the milk.


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Devils Edge Wild 4-3
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Andy Greene scored from in close 2 minutes into overtime and the Devils snapped a three-game losing streak with a 4-3 victory over the Minnesota Wild on Thursday night in Zach Parise's first game back in New Jersey against his former teammates.
Adam Henrique and Patrik Elias each had three assists and combined to set up the game-winner for New Jersey, which blew a two-goal third-period lead.
Michael Ryder, Mark Fayne and Jaromir Jagr also scored for New Jersey, which played with a lot more energy with their playoff hopes fading in the wake of the losing streak.
Parise, Mikael Granlund and Matt Cooke tallied for the Wild, who have points in 17 of 21 games.


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With challenging market pressures and changing regulatory requirements, investment banks are frequently looking for creative ways to boost competitiveness. One of the ways investment banks could do this is by identifying optimal operating locations—taking into account geographic presence, operational consolidation and diversification.
Deciding where to have a geographic presence is a key question for investment banks as they are evolving their business models. Whether it's a global company looking to retain market share, or a smaller regional player seeking to internationalize operations, there are a number of key internal and external drivers that influence the location strategy of an investment bank.
Before identifying and implementing the optimal location strategy, investment banks should take alignments to their operating model into account. In order to create a sustainable location strategy, banks must align it to the strategic objectives of their organizations' operating models.
Objective: Set up adequate legal and compliance processes
Consideration: Undertake due diligence exercises to ensure all required legal documentation, trading agreements, licenses and local compliance processes are in place.
Objective: Align brand to core customers
Consideration: Build awareness through targeted campaigns to establish a reputation aligned to the selected target clients, e.g. corporates.
Objective: Ensure culture homogeneity
Consideration: Focus on firm culture and conduct, providing adequate staff training to align operating models regardless of local working cultural norms.
Objective: Nimble technologies and processes
Consideration: Set up technologies and processes in a scalable manner to ensure that operations can be set up safely and with ease when moving, causing minimal risk to the rest of the network.
Objective: Adequate infrastructure and planning
Consideration: Have necessary resources in place to enable quick pop-up of teams in low-cost locations in order to keep rents and headcount costs low.
Objective: Attract top talent
Consideration: Take advantage of a mixed global talent force, leveraging niche skills in given local markets, and offer competitive incentives adaptable to local culture.
Financial services hubs range in size and come with different strengths and weaknesses. Global hubs are likely to be well suited for revenue-generating activities and general management processes. Regional hubs, on the other hand, might have acquired critical mass in certain areas of expertise. Investment banks need to carefully weigh the pros and cons of each hub type before making geographic decisions.
|Potential Advantages
|Potential Disadvantages
Global Hubs
New York
Hong Kong
Global and Regional Liquidity
Hubs Skilled Talent Pool
Client Concentration
Cost of Rent
Cost of Headcount
Stringent Regulations
Regional Hubs
|Functional or Market Specialization (e.g. Asset Management)
|Relevance Potentially Limited to Niche Clients
Utilities Hubs
Low Cost of Rent
Low Cost of Headcount
Potential Working Culture Differences
Potential Talent Scarcity
Reduced Control
Virtual Hubs
Little or No Cost of Rent
No Cost of Headcount
Improved Efficiency
Standardized Processes
Process Excellence Required
Costs of Maintenance and Control
Investment banks should consider the market factors in play at each geographic location. Each market will feature a different maturity and sustainability. In some markets, there may be barriers to entry for foreign corporations. Other markets may be short on the local talent pool. These are important considerations that should not be overlooked before creating a new location strategy.
Selecting a location with high local business potential and space for innovation.
Selecting a location with low red tape, favorable conditions for foreign corporations to set up and operate (tax structure, bureaucracy, political stability and security), regulation (capital requirements, segregated assets), conditions for foreign workers (work/family visa policy, family amenities, income tax, local laws, societal restrictions), overall cost of business, including labor.
Language barriers and finding a balance in demand/supply for niche skills are common challenges when settling up at a new location. Warsaw and Bangalore are currently being viewed as key cities for technology and other roles due to the availability of a skilled talent pool. Investment banks might be teaming up with universities in such cities to establish a direct sustainable pipeline for top talent.
Depending on the desired structure of operations, capital costs such as building rent, infrastructure set up and timelines are key factors to consider.
Selecting a destination with a liquid market where it is easy to raise capital will be key to expanding the business.
Each investment bank will have different needs for an optimal location strategy.
This is a must for sustainability.
Specialized players might want to maintain a strong presence in regional hubs, while global players will want to maintain a presence across different geographies.
Workforce availability and legal requirements will be key in making a decision on different markets.
Create a holistic business transfer framework to execute the final plan.
The correct choice will depend on several contributing factors: The target client population, the legal entity structure, the maturity of the operating model, digital workforce effectiveness goals, the technology infrastructure and the willingness to keep costs low. By aligning their location strategy to their operating model and choosing locations and markets wisely, investment banks should be better able to satisfy business aspirations and withstand changes in external factors.


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Straight Nate Just Made His Big Announcement (Listen)
Back in October, Nate had a stroke due to some heart complications from a surgery he had years ago. He announced on the show that he'll be leaving for a month to get open heart surgery to correct some of the problems he's having.
Listen to Nate and Elvis explain it below:
Tomorrow We're Making A Big Announcement About Straight Nate (Listen)
Things are changing for the Elvis Duran and the Morning Show... at least for a little while.
Straight Nate Answers Personal Questions About His Girlfriend
How did you and Heather meet? We both swiped right What do you love most about her? There is nothing I DON'T love about her which is what I love the most.
SNAPSTORY: Straight Nate Shows Us His Stripper Moves
Straight Nate did a throwback to his stripping days and gave Danielle the 'time of her life.'


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A.J. Pierzynski deflects the blame:
Last night, Pierzynski unflinchingly put the blame on Floyd's shoulders, saying, "We all know where we stand with the running game when Gavin is out there. Everyone knows where we stand, and it's just part of the game."
but Ozzie doesn't,
"It's not fair? When a guy steals second and third with a slide step, you have to wear it, you gotta admit you're not throwing the ball well right now," Guillen said. "If you have to take the blame, take the blame. The people think it's your fault, well, it's somebody's fault. It's not my fault. It has to be between the pitcher and the catcher, and the pitcher went slide step twice." … "When the team loses, I take the heat," he said. "When they steal bases, obviously A.J.'s gotta take the heat. Who else is going to take the heat? He's got to wear it and live with it."
Other White Sox links: J.J. agrees A.J. Pierzynski deserves blame, James interviews Robin Ventura, Ozzie Guillen says Adam Dunn may play 1-2 games in the field in the upcoming Interleague series, and Omar Vizquel shows his artistic side (3:42 video).


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Tales From Ubisoft DRM: Latest DRM Goes From Horrible To Slightly Less Horrible
from the digital-rights-mutilation deptWe all know Ubisoft. That company that seems to think that piracy is such a huge problem on the PC and that DRM is the only way to stop it -- even when fans complain about how horrible the DRM is. So it is really no surprise to find out that Ubisoft is still at it. It still thinks that annoying legitimate customers is going to prevent piracy of its games. This latest story of Ubisoft DRM woe comes from Guru3d.
Gurur3d had wanted to do a benchmark test of one of Ubisoft's latest titles, Anno 2070, by installing the game on multiple PCs and switching out graphics cards. Unfortunately, Anno 2070 came with an activation limit of only 3 installs. Guru3d had not thought that would be a problem as they just wanted to see the difference between graphics cards. So they started switching cards. No sooner than they had begun, they hit the activation limit.
So yesterday I started working on a performance review. We know (well at least we figured we knew), that the game key can be used on three systems. That's fair, the first activation is used on my personal game rig. The second we installed on the AMD Radeon graphics test PC and the 3rd on our NVIDIA graphics test PC.Not only does the Ubisoft DRM monitor the number of installations the game has been used for, but it also monitors changes to your hardware. So if you decide to upgrade your graphics card and nothing else, you just wasted an activation. Needless to say, this didn't make Guru3D very happy. So they called up the Ubisoft marketing department in the Netherlands and were met with indifference.
On the AMD Radeon PC we initially test the Radeon HD 7970, then to match the timedemo sequence we install the NVIDIA system, which has a GeForce GTX 580. So far it's all good, we have created a timedemo sequence, defined our image quality settings, took screenshots and the numbers for the first two cards.
For the NVIDIA setup I take out the GTX 580, and insert a GTX 590. When I now startup the game 'BAM', again an activation is required. Once again I fill out the key and now Ubisoft is thanking me with the message that I ran out of activations.
When contacting Ubisoft marketing here in the Netherlands, their reply goes like this: 'Sorry to disappoint you - the game is indeed restricted to 3 hardware changes and there simply is no way to bypass that. We also do not have 7 copies of the game for you'.This is not the type of response that gamers would want to get from the people who sold them the game. This response basically reads "Sorry we screwed you over on your game and you can't play it. Feel free to buy another copy in order to keep using it." You know how most people will react to this? They will refuse to do business with that company, and/or they will decide to just download the DRM crack for the game and continue to play it. Neither option helps Ubisoft.
Lucky for Guru3d, they had connections and were able to get in touch with the actual developers of the game and were provided with an unlocked key so they could do their testing. However, this is hardly a solution for the average gamer. Very few will have connections with the developer of the game and very few will be able to get the attention of the larger gaming press. Lucky for us, someone at Ubisoft was paying attention and made a change to the Anno 2070 DRM:
Hi Hilbert,So this is what it takes to get thrown a bone by Ubisoft these days -- have the press complain and raise a big stink for all gamers to see. Of course this isn't really a new thing for Ubisoft. It has always been blind to the will of its fans. There is no sense in thinking that Ubisoft has learned anything from this fiasco other than, "Do what we normally do and if anyone complains, ignore them. If that doesn't work, ease up just a hair." This will not fly for much longer. Gamers will learn to avoid Ubisoft products. Many already have. The question is will Ubisoft ever learn its lesson and provide its fans with the products they want?
Just wanted to let you know, that we now remove the graphics hardware from the hash used to identify the PC.
That means everyone should now be able to switch the GFX as many times as he/she wants.


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If anyone sees it, just bump it up, and I'll continue posting there.
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'Doing Business' has released a report, ranking countries worldwide by 'best place to do business' (without regulations etc).
Of the African countries, the top-7 order goes:
1. South Africa
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KenGen heads index of Africa's top 40 stocks
Publication Date: 10/5/2006
KenGen led African stocks in the weekly Africa 40 Stock Index published by Reuters.
The index, however, excludes South Africa regarded as the most advanced on the continent.
Also among the top five for the second week running was Kenya Airways, coming in third after KenGen and Telecom Egypt.
Moroccan stocks, led by dairy firm Centrale Laitiere, were the main losers in the week ending September 28, according to Nex Rubica data released on Wednesday.
he table is based on the Nex-Rubica Africa 40 Index of African equities.
The index stood at 1,275.78 on September 28, after hitting an intraweek high of 1,280.12 on September 22. It ended the previous week to September 21 at 1,280.12.
The Nex-Rubica methodology ranks shares with a minimum market capitalisation of $500 million (Sh36.5 billion) and a free float of greater than 25 per cent within each issuer.
It is a free float adjusted, market capitalisation-weighted index that aims to capture over 50 per cent of the (publicly available) total market capitalisation of stocks on the continent.
It applies cross-ownership and local legal restriction screens to stocks with a market cap greater than one per cent of each country's total.
Component companies are adjusted for available float, unavailable strategic shareholdings and limitations to foreign ownership.
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Foreign Reserve Now Above $40bn
From Kunle Aderinokun in Abuja, 10.11.2006
Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Prof Charles Soludo, yesterday disclosed that the countrys external reserves is now above $40 billion.
But Lagos State Governor, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, is not very comfortable with the news saying, rather than accumulate reserves and keep them in foreign accounts, the Federal Government should release the monies to the three tiers of government for developmental projects and programmes that would pull the ordinary people out of poverty.
Speaking at the 36th Annual Conference of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN), Soludo said the nations external reserves net over $40 billion, even after the payment of over $30 billion foreign debt to exit the Paris Club of creditors.
He also said Nigerian banks are now becoming stronger and are now receiving inflows from foreign banks.
When we started the reforms, none of them was in the top 1000 in the world. As at the end of last year, nine of them are now in and I tell you, by the end of this year when they now take into account the new capital bases of these banks, my prediction is that no less than 15 of them would be in.
We are not looking at top 1000. Our goal is not the top 1000, we are looking at the top 50 to 100, and I believe this economy has the capacity to get there.
The deposits in the banking system have actually more than tripled from last year to now. All those who predicted doom, I think they better look at the numbers and see that the Nigerian banking system has turned the corner. There is no better time to invest in the economy than now.
FDIs in Nigeria is on the surge particularly for tenor inflows. We now discovered that all the Federal Government bond issued, all the instruments are now heavily oversubscribed.
Foreign investors are investing in Nigerian instruments massively to an extent that we are even beginning to worry a little bit about over exposure. Historically, every country that has received 5 percent of its GDP per annum in foreign investments, consistently for a long period of time, has invariably suffered from one financial crisis or the other at some point. And so we are watching the development. This is principally because the returns on investment in the country are actually one of the highest in the world, Soludo said.
However, the apex bank boss canvassed for the establishment of commercial courts that would deal with commercial banks disputes, especially as it relates to loan default.
He disclosed that President Olusegun Obasanjo would next week convene a special meeting that will seek on the way to establish such.
According to him, commercial courts that will actually be dedicated to dealing with nothing but commercial issues. When a bank gives you a loan and you refuse to pay, they dont take you to the same court that tries murder cases etc We need commercial courts and the President is convening a special meeting on this next Tuesday because justice delayed is justice denied.
Meanwhile, Governor Tinubu who spoke on Economic Development and Empowerment: Public and Private Sector Initiatives, during the Plenary Session at the ICAN conference, totally disagreed with the policy of piling up external reserves at the expense of some Nigerians whom he said are wallowing in poverty.
He said: I want to disagree with the CBN Governor, Professor Charles Soludo, on the issue of reserves. Dont lock up the money in reserves, spend it. Lets spend our way out of poverty. The Federal Government should stop being the store keeper without the inventory card.
He said there should not be anything called excess revenue saying all monies realised should be accounted for, in the spirit of transparency and accountability. If you are talking about transparency and accountability, you must talk correctly. You must practice what you preach.
On the recent performance of the National Economy and the impact on Nigerians, Tinubu said the economic indices reeled by the Federal Government, even though portray positive economic situation, ordinary Nigerians are not feeling the positive impact as they are still groaning in hardship.
The news from official federal sources, including Mr. Presidents recent national day broadcast is that the various economic indices point to a considerable remarkable economic recovery, which is projected to be further strengthened and deepened by the plethora of projects in the pipeline.
There is no denying that there has been some progress in the last seven years. Oil price have been at sustained high and often record levels for much of the period, he said.
Clearly, there need to be greater involvement in the economy by the people. The key empowerment for people comes in the form of jobs. Therefore, unless and until the economic initiatives undertaken by government create substantial new jobs in addition to retaining existing ones (in the public and/or private sector), people will feel left out, and unconvinced of the benefits of the ongoing economic programme, no matter the rosy picture that the statistics may paint, he added.
In her keynote address, ICAN President, Dr. (Mrs.) Catherine Okparaeke said the institute was delighted by the ongoing economic reform programme and its successes.
According to her, we note with delight and indeed, commend the remarkable progress so far made particularly with the revolution in the telecommunication industry, the debt forgiveness, the consolidation in the banking sector, the introduction of the due process mechanism, the growth in external reserves, the first ever national investment and risk rating, the privatisation of public sector parastatals, the trend towards the professionalism of the public service, the creation of SEVICOM, the cassava revolution , the anti-corruption crusade, the war against financial crimes, the shift of emphasis from oil to solid minerals.
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Better Invest it in industrialization and education... that would do well for the country. But definitely not in luxurious projects or non-development expenditure.
Nigeria has lots of oil. It doesnt need that much of foriegn reserves. Now it is the right time to its industry and balance/diversify its revenues.
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kboy, I think that Nigeria´s foreign reserves are OK. at first glance but small for a country the size of Nigeria. If Angola, Namibia, Gabon, Botswana, Mauritius etc. had more than 40$ billion dollars in foreign exchange reserves, it would be a true bonanza for those countries, but for countries such as Egypt, Nigeria, South Africa or Lybia 40$ bn is nothing more than a drop in the ocean, honestly said. Just look at the massive foreign exchange reserves of Russia, India or not to speak of China or the GCC countries.......
Personally, I think that Nigeria has done good for the first time in history to build up foreign reserves instead of spending it senselessly on stupid so-called "white elephant" projects. It should continue to build up foreign exchange reserves, when Nigeria transcends the $150bn or $200 bn dollar mark, Nigeria´s economic weight on the world stage will increase tremendously.... but that is still a long way to go......
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Correction: (...)but for countries such as Egypt, Nigeria, South Africa or Lybia 40$ bn is nothing more than a drop in the ocean(...)"
Take out Lybia, and reduce it to the Three Big Ones: South Africa, Nigeria and Egypt! so the sentence should be:" If Angola, Namibia, Gabon, Botswana, Mauritius etc. had more than 40$ billion dollars in foreign exchange reserves, it would be a true bonanza for those countries, but for countries such as Egypt, Nigeria or South Africa 40$ bn is nothing more than a drop in the ocean, honestly said."
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Do you really know of the huge amount of debts of Russia,China and even the US?
I agree spending senselessly is a waste of resources. But what i suggested was concrete steps to get the basics right. I mean all the 3 countries i have mentioned take huge amounts of loans to get the infrastructure and education strong. These things pay in the long run.
You might check it out on the net on the debts of these countries.
Actually what makes 3rd world countries so poor (relatively to developed countries) is the fact that they spend the loan money on non productive sectors. Like billions is spent on so called 'powerty reduction' on the advise of IMF and WORLD BANK. Most of it goes into complete waste and there is no powerty reduction whatsoever.
Actually i consider these institutions to be front end tools of big nations. First they convince you that they are lending you money to help you, then dictate on how to spend the money. Once the country becomes overburdened with debt.. there is no way out... and the cycle begins. You borrow more money just to pay of interest/installmenst of the previous debt and that country is ruined forever and is bound to bow to every demand of these 'super powers'.
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All Libyan pupils to get laptop and web access
· Project pledges 1.2m hand-powered machines
· Gadafy's son aims to set up first 'e-democracy'
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Thursday October 12, 2006
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Libya could become the first country to provide every school-age child with a laptop computer and internet connection under a scheme supported by the UN Development Programme.
In a £134m deal with One Laptop Per Child (OLPC), an American non-profit group, Libya will acquire 1.2m computers with internet connection.
The deal, reported by the New York Times yesterday, follows a visit by computer scientist Nicholas Negroponte to Colonel Muammar Gadafy last August.
Mr Negroponte, who founded the Media Lab at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, is chairman of OLPC, which aims to provide laptops for children in developing countries that cost $100 (£54) each. The specially designed laptops will have a rugged case and a sealed rubber keyboard to keep out dust and water.
In an effort to eliminate the parts most likely to go wrong, the designers have dispensed with a cooling fan and replaced the conventional hard disc with a flash drive.
Col Gadafy's son, Saif al-Islam, has talked of turning the country into the first "e-democracy", with citizens participating electronically in government decision-making.
Last August, Saif al-Islam - who is regarded as a likely successor to his father - spoke of wiring-up the country with optical fibres, mobile networks and computers in every home to provide "electronic government" where Libyans can interact with officialdom.
OLPC has also reached tentative purchase agreements with Argentina, Brazil, Nigeria and Thailand.
In his meeting with Col Gadafy, Mr Negroponte discussed the possibility that Libya might fund laptops for poorer African countries such as Chad, Niger and Rwanda, according to the New York Times.
It is possible that Libya will become the first country in the world where all school-age children are connected to the internet through educational computers, he told the newspaper. "The US and Singapore are not even close," he said.
Test versions of the computers will be distributed to the participating countries in November, with mass production by the Taiwanese manufacturer Quanta expected to begin next year.
These computers will rely on free software, such as Linux rather than Microsoft's Windows to keep costs down.
They will also need about 10% of the power of normal laptops, OLPC says. "The power supply is tolerant of almost any voltage you might have at hand for charging, either from a human powered generator or a car or truck battery ... under typical use, the computer should last the entire school day without requiring charging.
"Our goal is to provide children around the world with new opportunities to explore, experiment, and express themselves.
"Laptops are both a window and a tool: a window into the world and a tool with which to think."
OLPC was initially funded by technology companies, including Google and eBay, but Intel and Microsoft have been sceptical about the project.
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The Inga Dam which is currently under construction in Congo, has the potential of producing a whooping 39,000 megawatts of electricity, Nigeria which already has a couple of projects like the mambilla scheduled for completion next year is intrested in the Inga Dam, Nigeria which as been supplying 98% of Niger's electricity demands for 40 years is familiar with the power pool concept, Nigeria is also planning on building a transmisiion line from Congo to Nigeria and from Nigeria to the Benin republic and Ivory Coast, and potentially even to Burkina Faso, Congo has a huge Hydro-electric potential it's Government are keen to provide partsof Central Africa na dwest Africa with electricity in turn for money
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Grand plan for wealth
A national plan to make Kenya as wealthy as the rising stars of the Far East like Singapore, Thailand and Malaysia was unveiled yesterday.
The strategy targets an annual growth rate of 10 per cent for the next 25 years, which would see individual incomes rise more than six times over from the current Sh33,120 a year to Sh220,680 a year.
In addition the country's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) – an indicator of the nation's wealth – would grow from Sh1,123 billion a year to Sh12,168 billion.
The plan – called Kenya Vision 2030, Transforming National Development and led by the National Economic and Social Council – is to be launched by President Kibaki on October 26.
It is based on the premise that the so-called Asian Tigers of Singapore, Thailand and Malaysia were at the same stage of development as Kenya was 30 years ago, yet catapulted themselves to industrialised and modern economies within a generation.
The project will be spearheaded by a national steering committee chaired by the President and comprising members of the National Economic and Social Council. It will be the main decision-making team of the Vision 2030 project and will meet every four to six weeks.
Vision 2030 committee
Implementation will be handled by a committee chaired by the head of the public service and made up of permanent secretaries from key ministries, meeting every three to four weeks. It will be supported by a core technical team of key managers from the public sector backed by external experts to be hired as required. It will meet continuously.
Support for the project will be provided by a ministerial Vision 2030 committee of five-seven Cabinet ministers and it will be managed on a daily basis by a project director. Already, the council has interviewed several candidates and has evaluated bids from leading international consulting teams, some with experience in the programmes that transformed Singapore and Malaysia.
The plan was unveiled to media owners and editors at Nairobi's Grand Regency hotel yesterday by, among others, Civil Service head Francis Muthaura, Planning permanent secretary Edward Sambili and Dr Wahome Gakuru, director of the National Economic and Social Council.
Mr Muthaura said Kenya has in the past had two long -term policies and several five-year development plans that had guided planning and investment.
The first was Sessional Paper No 10 of 1965 on African Socialism and Its Application to Planning in Kenya, and the second was the Sessional Paper No 1 of 1986: Economic Planning Management for Renewed Growth.
These attempted to confront the country's most entrenched problems by charting a vision of how development would tackle them.
While the economy grew by an average of six per cent over 1964-1980 and 4.1 per cent over 1980-1990, the period 1990-2002 saw a fall in individual incomes with GDP growth of 1.9 per cent against a population growth of 2.9 per cent.
Mr Muthaura said since 2003 Kenya had made a tremendous effort to get the economy back on track, with a growth in the GDP of 5.8 per cent last year.
He said: "The challenge we now have is to consolidate this growth rate and increase it in the long term to make Kenya a middle-income country with high standards of living,"
While Kenya fared well when compared to other sub-Saharan Africa countries, it performed poorly compared to Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand that 35 years ago were at the same stage of development as Kenya. Indonesia was another example of a country that had prospered.
Mr Muthaura said: "These countries have a number of things in common, the most spectacular of which are the strategic visions they formulated and implemented. These visions defined their long-term and and short-term agendas on development priorities."
In these countries, the implementation of their visions was not distracted by changing donor priorities.
Dr Sambili said the Government recognised the vital role the media played in national development, and hence the need to involve it in the vision.
Politics of the day
Mr Wangethi Mwangi, group editorial director of Nation Media Group asked what plans would be put in place to insulate the strategy from the politics of the day, since the General Election was just 15 months away.
He also wanted to know how the vision was going to survive a political transition, given that new governments usually come to office with their own economic agendas.
Mr Muthaura replied that the strategy would be of such high quality that it would be almost universally acceptable and difficult to challenge, even by an new incoming government of a different political complexion.
Industrialist Manu Chandaria said politics should be removed from Vision 2030, adding that economic growth transcended political leanings.
For all Kenyans
Another industrialist, Mr Chris Kirubi, said the vision was not a strategy for political parties, but for all Kenyans.
The media had an important role in galvanising Kenyans to support Vision 2030 because it would ultimately benefit them.
The chairman of Nairobi Stock Exchange, Mr Jimnah Mbaru, asked the media to look at Vision 2030 as an institution like the Bourse, which would always be there regardless of the government in power. No country in the world had ever developed without a clear vision, he said.
Dr Gakuru of the National Economic and Social Council said Kenya's flag and national anthem were two critical galvanising forces for all Kenyans
While the flag reminds us of our common heritage, the anthem gave us a proper moral foundation and commitment.
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Efroze Chemical Industries has announced it will set up a pharmaceutical plant, and marketing and exporting firm in Sudan in the next three years.
The House of Medicine Sudan and Efroze Chemical Industries signed a Memorandum of Understanding recently aimed at establishing an elite pharmaceutical manufacturing company which would provide life-saving medicines and drugs to poverty-stricken African countries.
Efroze, which started export operations in 1992, is contributing $1 million to the country's exports.
New markets explored by the company were Myanmar, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, the Maldives and Singapore in the Far East and Kenya, Nigeria and Sudan in Africa.
Efroze has entered into lucrative markets of Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, the Russian Federation, Ukraine and Belarus and by 2003 it had exported its products to 20 countries with over 200 registrations.
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Sudan now Africa's third largest oil producer (11/10/06)
Sudan, which only started exporting oil in 1999, during this year has become sub-Saharan Africa's third largest oil producer, only surpassed by Nigeria and Angola.
Peace between the North and South has enabled Sudan to produce around 400,000 barrels per day (bbl/d) of crude oil by now, with government plans to increase this to 600,000 bbl/d by the end of the year. With large undeveloped fields, exports are set to boom.
New statistics presented by US state agencies today indicate that Sudan already has become a bigger oil producer than Equatorial Guinea (330,000 bbl/d), Congo Brazzaville (244,000 bbl/d) and Gabon (237,000 bbl/d) - countries that have shifted on holding sub-Saharan Africa's third place among oil producers during the last decade.
Only Nigeria (2.2 million bbl/d) and Angola (1.4 million bbl/d) produce more oil in sub-Saharan Africa.
Also in a North African context, Sudan's oil production is becoming significant. Algeria is estimated to have an oil production of around 2.1 million bbl/d, including condensates and natural gas plant liquids, while Libya's oil production is around 1.8 million bbl/d - both countries experiencing rapid production growth. Meanwhile, the Egyptian oil production is currently estimated at 579,000 bbl/d, being on a downwards trend since the mid-1990s. Sudan will soon surpass its northern neighbour.
By conservative estimates, Sudan's current oil production is at 382,000 bbl/d, according to figures from the US agency Energy Information Administration (EIA). In 2005, Sudan's crude oil production had averaged 363,000 bbl/d, and rapid growth was registered. It is therefore possible that the Sudanese oil production already has hit the 400,000 bbl/d threshold, sources indicate.
Numbers on Sudanese oil production always are insecure as the Khartoum government and major oil companies operating in the country avoid publicity and do not hand out complete data. Oil production in Sudan is a sensitive issue due to US sanctions against the country and "genocide complicity" allegations against oil companies involved there made by US courts.
Sudan only started producing and exporting oil in July 1999, with the completion of an export pipeline that runs from central Sudan to the Red Sea port of Bashair. North American and European companies have been strongly discouraged from taking part in Sudan's oil adventure - especially by Washington - leaving Sudan open to Chinese, Indian and Malaysian investors. China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC), India's Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) and Malaysia's Petronas are now the biggest players in Sudan's oil sector.
According to the 'Oil and Gas Journal', Sudan contained proven conventional reserves of 563 million barrels in January 2006, which is more than twice the proven estimates of 2001. The Sudanese Energy Ministry estimates total oil reserves at five billion barrels. Exploration efforts have so far covered only a few parts of the country.
Due to civil conflict, oil exploration has been mostly limited to the central and south-central regions of Sudan. Production is centred on the areas bordering the Khartoum-held north and the autonomous government of South Sudan, a region that finally has found peace and thus allows for stable oil production and investments at a larger level.
But the Chinese also operate larger oil fields between the regions of Kordofan and Darfur - both under Khartoum's control - which are close to the Darfur conflict area. Sudanese sources estimate that Darfur and Kordofan may be the areas richest in oil in the entire country. It is further estimated that vast potential reserves are held in the desert regions of north-western Sudan, the Blue Nile Basin, and the Red Sea area in eastern Sudan.
The expansion of the Sudanese oil production is going very quickly, with major investments flowing into the country from Hina's CNPCs. According to local sources, it is the large and controversial concession of Block 6 that is currently experiencing the largest Chinese investments. Block 6 is partly located in Darfur. During the last few months, CNPC has been able to increase the production on Block 6 from 10,000 to 40,000 bbl/d.
With the large increases on Block 6 - but also in South Sudan, where North American oil companies meanwhile are able to participate - Sudan's oil production by now probably already is at around 420,000 bbl/d. Khartoum is therefore on a steady road to reach the production target of 600,000 bbl/d it has set for the end of 2006.
Khartoum and the autonomous government of South Sudan - which have signed a revenue-sharing deal on oil production in the south - can make good use of the booming incomes. Since November 2005, oil revenues have streamed into the empty pockets of the South Sudan government, which is in the process of establishing entirely new state structures in a vast region plagued by warfare for over two decades. Revenues are to help finance rebuilding of health and education services.
Also the Khartoum government strongly needs these extra revenues, especially as Western countries increasingly have isolated Sudan. Despite sanctions against Khartoum, the country's GDP grew by 6.4 percent in 2005 and is expected to grow 5.7 percent in 2006, mainly driven by the oil industry. Currently, 70 percent of Sudan's total export revenues come from oil exports, according to EIA.
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The meeting between the bitter rivals always tends to be a heated affair on the pitch and in the stands.
Last year things boiled over at White Hart Lane when some Arsenal fans directed abuse at Emmanuel Adebayor while a section of the Tottenham support also chanted offensive songs at Arsene Wenger.
Both clubs have warned that any anti-social behaviour from either set of supporters in tomorrow's lunch-time fixture at the Emirates Stadium will not be ignored.
A statement published on the Arsenal and Tottenham websites read: "Both clubs are actively encouraging all fans to focus on getting behind their team and enjoying what promises to be a great match on Saturday.
"A north London derby is always a special occasion and we hope Saturday's match will be remembered for both the action on the pitch, as well as the positive support for both teams off it.
"All fans should be aware that breaches of stadium regulations - including anti-social behaviour - will not be tolerated.
"Arsenal and Tottenham do not tolerate discrimination of any sort, whether it be on the pitch or in the stands.
"If you experience any form of discrimination during a matchday at Emirates Stadium, please use our text service to report the incident, locate the block and, if you are able, the row and seat details. Text 67777 or contact a matchday steward.
"Both clubs are actively encouraging all fans to focus on getting behind their team and enjoying what promises to be a great match on Saturday."
Tottenham have also warned their fans that any offensive banners will be confiscated upon entry to the stadium.
"Flags and banners will be allowed with the appropriate wording and these will be checked before entry by Police/Stewards," their statement continued.
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Driving home to Michigan last month after visiting family in Ontario, Canada, I came across a huge billboard alongside the highway that announced that breast cancer is not just a disease of older women.
In Canada, over 900 young women between the ages of 15-39 are diagnosed with breast cancer every year, and in the United States, the number is much higher. Our own "Breast Cancer the Second Time Around" blogger, Suzette Lipscomb, was diagnosed in her thirties, as was Christina Applegate. And the week I returned to Michigan, Giuliana Rancic, the host of E! News, became the new face of young women diagnosed with breast cancer.
Giuliana was undergoing tests during fertility treatments. Doctors were being cautious and insisted on a mammogram since pregnancy increases estrogen and other hormones leading to a higher risk for breast cancer. At age 36, Giuliana didn't understand the need for a mammogram, since it isn't recommended routinely for women under 40 without a family history of breast cancer. But had she waited until she was 40, the outcome could have been much different for her. Finding it at the stage it was indicated a lumpectomy with follow-up radiation. Treatment of the disease in later stages is far more brutal with decreased survival rates.
During my recent interview with Dr. Kristi Funk, I asked about her recommendations for early mammograms. Her optimal recommendation is for women to get baseline mammograms at age 35 for comparison purposes, to help determine what their breasts are like when healthy. This baseline mammogram would also help screen for any early breast cancers. Of course, Dr. Funk is aware that for most women without a history of familial breast cancer or other risks, 40 is still an adequate age to begin screening.
The controversy over early mammograms was ignited when in 2009, the U.S. Preventative Services Task Force recommended routine mammography screening for women ages 50-74 only every two years and that women ages 40–49 be screened only after talking to their doctor and determining an increased risk for breast cancer. In August 2011, the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) announced their guidelines urging mammogram screening in women annually beginning at age 40. Their recommendation is based on the fact that early detection provides much higher survival rates. I for one applaud their proactive stance.
What does that mean for women in their thirties, however? Well, unless you are lucky like Giuliana Rancic and have a cautious doctor, it doesn't mean much if you have a breast cancer tumor growing in one of your breasts, but it means a great deal more than waiting for a biannual screening beginning at age 50.
At least someone in Canada felt that warning young women about early breast cancer was important enough to pay for a huge billboard along the busiest highway in the country. I hope that Giuliana Rancic can make the same impact in the United States.
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What can be considered a veil to be used in a bedeken at a wedding?
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What can be considered a veil to be used in a bedeken at a wedding?
(See also my other related question)
Nit'ei Gavri'el on the topic quotes the Shulchan Aruch to say that the veil should be opaque from the outside and should not be ornamented with gold and silver thread. The reason for opacity seems to be to demonstrate that the marriage is unconditional on factors such as money because if the bride cannot see what the groom is holding as he approaches her she cannot possibly be making her decision to marry him on the basis of its value. The rather extensive footnotes point to but do not explicate the reasoning for the limitation on gold and silver thread.
In more extensive footnotes he also cites practices of several sources to make the veil out of a special preexisting object - cloth used to cover a shofar, material used in performance of some other mitzva or even a previously-owned piece of fabric that had belonged to a tzadik.
Anything that covers the face is fine. There are those that use thick material which is not see through, and there are those that use material that is very sheer.


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The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has proposed North Carolina's newest national wildlife refuge, a 23,000-acre sprawl protecting some of the nation's rarest habitats, Southern Appalachian bogs.
The proposal, which needs approval by the Fish and Wildlife director, takes a different approach from most federal refuges. It would be scattered across up to 30 different sites in 11 western North Carolina counties. And at least part of it would be held through easements or leases instead if outright purchases.
As always, the plan hinges on whether money is available and landowners willing to protect their land. The Nature Conservancy is among the groups that have already worked for years to protect some bogs, giving the proposal a head start.
The wildlife service will spend the next year soliciting public reaction and evaluating the proposal before sending the findings to Washington in 2013. Written comments are being taken now and information sessions will be held in Hendersonville, West Jefferson, Franklin and Boone.
North Carolina has 10 national wildlife refuges covering nearly 420,000 acres. Only one, Pee Dee in Anson and Richmond counties, is in the western half of the state.


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In 1987, the term "death penalty" took on a whole new meaning, a sports meaning.
Southern Methodist University received a new kind of punishment from the NCAA regarding rampant recruiting violations in it's football program.
The cheating was egregious enough that the NCAA doled out the most forceful punishment it could fathom:
No football next year.
The entire 1987 season was canceled. In addition to losing scholarships, future post-season opportunities, and other penalties, the NCAA decided SMU could go sit and think about it for a year.
On January 17th of this year, parents of students at Richland High School in Colfax, ND, approached school superintendent Tim Godfrey about a concern over a "rape game" in the school, a game that reportedly involved holding students down and using fingers to anally penetrate them. Other reports included toothbrushes being used, and students returning home with holes in their underwear.
The next day, Godfrey, along with high school principal Bruce Anderson, and athletic director John Freeman, decided to sit down with the boys in sports. According to Godfrey, Freeman said things like "I told you to knock this off" and "we've been through this before."
In case you have not been able to keep up with modern times, we have a word for forcefully penetrating someone with digits and objects against their will. That word is "rape".
So, if I interpret Freeman's statements correctly, the district had been "through" rape "before" and the students were forcefully punished with a "knock this off". Later in the meeting, the athletes were told that, should it happen again, that athlete would no longer play basketball that season.
Some punishment for rape, huh? To be fair, five of the male students have been charged with 10 felonies and 24 misdemeanors, including hazing, sexual assault, felonious restraint, and terrorizing. All charged as juveniles.
Now on to the adults in the room. Freeman is gone, but no one is giving a reason. Godfrey and Anderson will quietly move on at the end of the year.
Another scandal in public education that will result in very little. Someone will replace all three while two administrators ride away blameless.
If school districts will not do their jobs and begin terminating administrators in these situations for cause, denying them any benefits they may walk away with, it's time for the next best entity in North Dakota to take a stand.
That entity is the North Dakota High School Activities Association.
It's time for the death penalty at Richland. I know I'll catch heat for this from just about every parent and school administrator around. I already have, with an athletic director at a school to our southwest refusing to send me schedules over a Facebook post I made on the subject.
Nevertheless, the NDHSAA must respond with a bylaw in it's constitution that addresses this situation. No school district should be able to participate in NDHSAA events without being a school in good standing.
In case you're wondering, an investigation that dealt with parents, board members, administrators, and coaches generated statements like "boys will be boys", and "this kind of stuff happens all over the country".
That's not good standing.
The NDHSAA "death penalty" should involve:
1) The loss of that school district to participate in any NDHSAA-sanctioned event for a calendar year from the date of the punishment taking effect. NDHSAA events typically include regional and state tournaments. So, no post-season.
2) Any athlete at said school that was not involved in the illegal behavior is immediately eligible to transfer to another school district. Normally, a transfer without a parental move results in a one-year loss of eligibility. In these cases, that player can play right away.
3) (and here's the tough one) Any player who plays for that school in a regular season, non-sanctioned contest at the varsity level will be ineligible at any school district for the three following seasons.
Why that last one? Simple. Currently, with a few exceptions, the NDHSAA allows schools to fill their regular season schedules on their own, and only oversees the tournaments. Schools being hit with the "death penalty" would simply play their regular seasons, blame the bad boys at the NDHSAA for no tournaments (analogous to the continuous "Fighting Sioux nickname and logo debate), and still offer activities.
There should be no football. There should be no basketball, or anything else. No Friday night lights. No popcorn in the gym when the ball goes up.
It has to hurt.
I understand that the school will eventually be off of their punishment, so junior varsity programs can continue. Not varsity programs. You forfeited your right, as a district, when you ignored the "rape game". So, if a kid really feels like putting on your school's uniform, they can choose to at the expense of their athletic, or fine arts, careers.
Yeah, harsh, I know, and no, I don't want to take away an innocent student's ability to participate. This "death penalty" doesn't do that. The transfer rule protects their ability to play at the highest level.
What the "death penalty" does do is give the school board and administrators a reason to consider more than the "education family" of their employees and co-workers when they choose to cover up or ignore things like a "rape game". The retirement or resignation of the men in charge isn't enough. The Richland report said variations of the "rape game" have been going on there since 2015-16.
Three years of terrorism in locker rooms, hallways, and hotel rooms on trips. Ten felonies and 24 misdemeanors. Simply going back on the field this fall with new personnel is not enough.
If other schools will not support this, I would take it as an indication that we've lost our way on what public education exists for. It's not for wins and losses, its for education, including choices and consequences, accountability, honesty, and integrity. No athletic program is worth sacrificing that.
Students at Richland were raped, and their claims ignored to keep people employed and athletes on the field. These choices by local school districts need to come to an immediate halt.
It's time for the "death penalty".


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A favorite psalm
Yesterday in church, we sang "The Lord's My Shepherd". It's one of my favorite hymns.
Our hymnbook uses the melody "Belmont" (by William Gardiner, 1770-1853), but several melodies are associated with the hymn. You can hear a very nice recording of " The Lord's My Shepherd" sung to the hymn tune "Crimond" at Psalm 23, a British site.
During his sermon, Pastor talked a little about the comfort that many Christians find in the words of Psalm 23. He brought unexpected tears to my eyes, because I immediately thought of my mother reciting the 23rd Psalm as she went under anesthesia for surgery.
I think I was about five years old when my mother helped me memorize Psalm 23. Then, I best understood the part about the shepherd and the water and the green pasture. Those were things I could easily imagine, having seen the cows in my father's pasture.
Now many years later, the rest of the psalm is within my experience, too. I understand why paths of rightousness are better for me. My soul has needed restoring countless times. I have had enemies who wished me ill. I have passed through the valley of the shadow of death a few times, and I have had times of great happiness when my cup overflowed with God's blessings.
David wrote the Shepherd's Psalm 2000 years ago (or thereabouts). His world was vastly different from mine, but his words are still intensely meaningful to me. Timeless truth underlies each image in the psalm. Like the parts of the Iliad that made me cry when I read them, the setting may be ancient, but the truths are eternal.


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Swami Chinmayananda (1916-1993)
"Today is the golden present. Today we are OK. So enjoy it. Do what good we can. Tomorrow will happen only then, not today. My guru, Swami Sivananda, used to say, 'D.I.N., D.I.N.' DO IT NOW, DO IT NOW." Swami Satchidananda speaking to the Hinduism Today staff during his January visit to our Hawaii ashram
"I've always been a supporter of mind over matter. If you don't mind, it doesn't matter." Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami
A devotee heard his guru say, "God is in everything and everyone." As he walked away pondering this wisdom, an enraged elephant appeared on the road ahead. "Run! Run!" shouted the mahout. The man thought to himself, "I am God and the elephant is also God, why should I be afraid?" The charging elephant knocked the man in the ditch. Bruised and upset, the man set off to see his guru to complain. After hearing the story, the guru said, "You are right that both you and the elephant are God. But why did you not listen to the mahout, who is also God, and get out of the way?"
A small income is no cause for failure, provided expenditures do not exceed it. Tirukural Verse 478
"I slow, bra [brother], but I still ahead of you!" A Pidgin English bumper sticker spotted on a rusty old pick-up truck. It reflects the casual way of living which still exists on the Hawaiian Islands
Seeker: "Guruji, what is the difference between the Vedic and Agamic teachings?" Sage: "In the Vedas man becomes God, in the Agamas it's the other way around."
"If an evil person falls in the well, what should be done? Pull him up. Do not think that the bad will always be bad, lead them to the right road." From the Nitya Sutras of Nityananda of Ganeshpuri who attained mahasamadhi in 1961
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MUSKOGEE, Okla. – Arvest Bank would like to invite its customers and community members alike to join its associates in celebrating the 40-year career of Sharon Hood.
Hood, a consumer lender at the Muskogee branch at 230 W. Broadway St., will be honored at a reception there from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. on March 31.
Beginning her career with what was then the largest locally-owned bank in Muskogee, Hood held several positions, including bookkeeper and secretary-treasurer. When that bank was sold in 1993, Hood shifted to a customer service role that included opening accounts for new customers.
There were a few other bank sales and mergers before Arvest bought numerous Bank of America locations, including the branch Hood called home in Muskogee. At that time, she was a personal banker and assistant vice president. Since that transition, Hood has worked as a consumer lender and said helping her clients with their loan needs has been one of the best and most satisfying jobs in her career.
Hood also has enjoyed being involved with United Way and Arvest's 1 Million Meals campaigns, among many civic activities, and has served her church's children's ministry and music program. She and her husband, Mikel, have four children and four grandchildren.
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The Internet has changed many things, of course, but one of its more far-reaching effects has been to transform the economics of innovation.
The nation's big corporate research and development laboratories--at IBM, General Electric, Hewlett-Packard and a handful of other companies--have their roots and rationale in the industrial era, when communication was costly, information traveled slowly and social networks were fostered at conferences and lunchrooms instead of over the Web.
Crowdsourcing and other new, more open models of innovation are really byproducts of the low-cost communication and new networks of collaboration made possible by the Internet.
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Autumn has arrived in a gust of wind and a flurry of falling leaves. It's a pretty picture and—looking through the lens of ayurveda, yoga's sister science—it's the picture of vata dosha. Autumn, the season of vata, can aggravate this dosha's attributes: rough, dry, mobile, light, cool. It's a good time for a bowl of hot soup…and an ideal time to take a look at where vata reveals itself in your yoga practice.
Of the three doshas, vata is the most easily disturbed or dis-arranged. Vata is associated with the elements of air and ether (space), so "vata derangement" is often blamed for restlessness or air-headedness. Excess vata can result from something as simple as a long flight or as complex as prolonged stress. But whatever the cause, you'll likely recognize its effects.
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Have you ever found it difficult to focus during meditation and asana? Do you tend to rush from one pose to the next, without taking time to experience the fruits of each? Do you spend your time in Shavasana (Corpse Pose) ticking over mental lists like errands or groceries?
These signs of excessive vata are pretty obvious. But you'll discover other, subtler clues within your asana. Take Tadasana (Mountain Pose). Are the corners of your feet evenly connected to earth, or has your weight shifted forward, as though you are poised to run? This is a sure sign of vata's restlessness, as is clenching the toes. Gripping or clenching—the opposite of the yama of aparigraha (often translated as nongrasping)—suggests underlying fear or anxiousness. Anxiety is vata run rampant, and related conditions include insomnia and constipation.
On a deeper level, grasping represents a fear of letting go, like an autumn leaf clinging to a branch. Instead, surrender fully to your practice. The beauty of asana is that it uses the physical body as an entry point for addressing emotions and mental states that may be otherwise elusive. To balance vata's restlessness, emphasize grounding and stability with standing poses. Let autumn become a metaphor: As your practice matures with time, your awareness ripens. Focus your awareness on savoring the fruits of each pose before moving on to the next.
Because vata is associated with the large intestine, cooler, dryer autumn is the season to focus on practices that strengthen intestinal fire: the pawanmuktasana digestive series, belly twists, bhastrika pranayama, etc. If you perform daily oil massage (excellent for balancing vata dosha), it's time to switch to a "heating" oil like sesame. If the change in seasons has shifted your daily activities, reestablish a regular routine, something Deepak Chopra recommends for grounding vata. Or simply move your mat into a sunny spot, and enjoy the delicious juiciness of a deeply centered asana practice.
When you need to get grounded and centered, which yoga practices do you find most helpful?
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hey guys,
I'm having a problem figuring out how to make a good code for the following problem:
you have €100000 debt, the bank is asking 9% interest, and you want to pay the bank 15000 every year to make the debt 0.
now I need 2 different colums, 1 with the remaining debt after every year and 1 with the amount of interest you have to pay every year. how on earth do you make a working code for this problem.
I would really appreciate if someone could point me in the right direction.


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Tony Curtis, Rest In Peace 1925-2010
Tony Curtis has passed away. Here's the AFP release...
WASHINGTON (AFP) – Actor Tony Curtis, best known for his role opposite Marilyn Monroe in "Some Like It Hot," has died at the age of 85, US media reported on Thursday, citing his family. A representative for Curtis' daughter, actress Jamie Lee Curtis, confirmed his death to Entertainment Tonight, the television program said on its website. ABC News also reported the death.
The Brooklyn-born Curtis was nominated for an Academy Award for his role in "The Defiant Ones" with Sidney Poitier, but he was best remembered as Marilyn Monroe's cross-dressing paramour in the 1959 Billy Wilder classic "Some Like It Hot."
Remember, he was known for SO MUCH MORE. We are missing much without him. Such is life. Click on this post's title for more on Tony Curtis. Thanks.