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Skip to comments.The Decline of Fox News
Posted on 08/31/2005 8:40:33 AM PDT by Mike Bates
In response to my column on the decline of cable news because of their obsession with missing-person cases, one person wrote in, "Come-On. Get a Grip... What's wrong with a couple of hours 'break' from Real News.."
A couple hours break?
On the other hand, one said, "I am so sick of hearing all of the details of the Aruba fiasco that I just can't tolerate it any more. This Aruba show is sinking Fox News, and I am watching it less and less."
Here's what someone else wrote:
"I just read your article and have to agree completely that the Holloway reporting has gone completely off the deep end. I used to be a junky watching Hard Ball, O'Reilly, Hannity/Colmes and then Scarborough Country until about a month or two ago.
It was getting too much for me to waste that much time but these shows used to be compelling. Especially the first year or so of Scarborough Country. Joe used to be hard-hitting, very conservative and used to expose media bias and liberal hypocrisy. Not any more. Lately he has tried to go head to head and compete with Greta just because they are on at the same time.
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Well if your article is truthfull, then why is Fox News Channel leading in all the cable news polls?
You just wished it would be that way....keep on wishing, your other hand will get fuller first!
Fox wouldn't suck so much if it wasn't all Natalee all the time. I have no idea how they plan to hang on to #1 like that.
Fox News has two good things left:
1) Brit Hume
2) Smoking, hot babes
The fact that it is "fair and balanced" in comparison to other cable news networks says more about the entire industry than it does about Fox News.
It's the same with me. I still like Brit Hume's show, Media Watch, and the Beltway Boys but I infrequently watch BOR or H&C anymore.
It's not that bad...geeeeeeeeeeeessshhhhh.
You know not of whom you speak.
Talk about a chanell in decline! No idea how than can hang onto #1 at this pace.
Ratings for FOX just released and they were up HUGE, again. I guess the FACTS dispute the author's premise.
I watch Cavuto and Special Report w/ BH. That's it.
Isn't Tony SNow still there?
What about Krauthammer and Hannity?
I usually just put on CNBC for the financials, etc. When I did put on the early Fox news, I was surprised how stupid and trivial the morning "anchors" and news sounded.
It doesn't have to be all-news either, there'd be hunting shows, tips on firearm defense, spotlights on key issues such as SS and illegal immigration (bayourod could be one of the debaters ROFL) and interviews with FReepers.
Yet the Fox news numbers continue to rise. The ratings actually showed that more people WANTED to see the Aruba story. Someone please explain that one.
While I agree Fox News has worn out the utterly boring Natalie Hollaway story, is it any more worn out than what the other networks cover obsessively, whether it's the daily body count ticker in Iraq they get off on telling us endlessly about or their endless coverage of the utterly insignificant Cindy Sheehan?
At least the Hollaway coverage is motivated by the fact it at one time held viewer's interest and was something they wanted to know about (hopefully Fox is reading their ratings and noting people have lost interest now). Of course we know the Iraq body count and Cindy Sheehan obsession of CNN, CBS, ABC, NBC, MSNBC was all about furthering an agenda. Given the two motivations, I'll take the former over obsessive reporting meant to mold public opinion.
Fox News: Almost All Tabloid All the Time
Conservative Fox News Channel Up 32% (WOW) In August Ratings As Other Cable News Operations Crash
We don't get cable or satellite TV so we're stuck with the 3 networks and sometimes PBS. At one point over a year ago we were really looking into getting cable because we wanted to get Fox News, but it wasn't offered with the most basic package so we didn't bite.
But now even if it was offered at a basic rate, I doubt we'd go for it. I've heard way too many complaints from regular Fox News watchers and every time I tune into Fox News at a family member's house I tire easily at the amount of time spent on non-news stories.
I don't watch the others, well sometimes I watch that asshat Olberman when O'reilly is being stupid. I am amazed anyone watches Greta, though. Sheis annoying and boring. I'll take Animal Planet over Greta.
Yeah! Greta in a swimsuit! can't Wait for the calendar!......
I have a cousin who is a producer for CNN. Even He watches Fox News! The reason more people watch Fox than the others is simply because their on-air personalities are more attractive than the competition. Period.
Brit rules. Fox News Sunday is OK - especially the panel where Brit regularly beats up on Juan Williams.
Greta has always been a one story woman starting with OJ.
Yea I bet you don't.
Two of the reasons I no longer watch Fox
Not having TV or radio, I just heard about the Hurricane yesterday. And that is just because I went to Freerepublic for the first time in quite a while.
Life is so quiet these days... ;^>
It doesn't have to be all-news either, there'd be hunting shows, tips on firearm defense, spotlights on key issues such as SS and illegal immigration (bayourod could be one of the debaters ROFL) and interviews with FReepers.
We could have a "War on Drugs" show. More chair throwing than on Geraldo Rivera.
Ditto - he was great yesterday. Made a very good report on Sheehan's poor excuse for a radio interview with NPR. You know how he does it with that straight face and those eyes looking at you that say "what she's doing is b*&^s&#t." Then he reported something the New York Times said about Bush - something like "Bush said that the supporter are giving aide to the Enemy." Brit said, "That's not what he said at all," and then said the correction. Love that man's style!
I watch Brit and John Gibson....however if either one of them so much as mentions Aruba....WHERE'S MY G.D. REMOTE????
FOX needs to start a new network, one that caters to sensational types of stories. They can call it "OMG/FOX". For the rest of us? Please, give us our news network back...
what happened to David Asmond and Linda Vester? There have been an awful lot of new anchors most of whom cut people off and won't let them talk? MSNBC can have Rita Cosby who I have always found irritating. I would prefer Greta talking about Natalee than about Cindy Sheehan. The summer is usually a slow news cycle. Give them a break.
While I agree with all this as it relates to the Aruba story...it is interesting (and sad) that since Greta has been covering it, her ratings seem to have gone through the roof. Granted, it was a few weeks ago that I recall these ratings...but I'm wondering if Fox isn't just pandering to what it thinks is a ratings winner.
I like Heartland on Saturdays at 5 p.m. John Kasich. Sometimes he sits in for Bill O'Reilly.
Are there still people who watch television out there?
How quaint.
LOL! I was thinking the same thing.
Linda's on maternity leave I believe.
reality t.v.
It's actually quite simple. Fox is now a tabloid network, which means their primary competition is no longer CNN or MSNBC -- it's the "Inside Hollywood" type of crap you see on the major networks.
It's becoming increasingly clear to me that Fox is marketing itself to an audience with an average IQ of about 90.
Two of the reasons I no longer watch Fox -bb
I don't know how much you watch him, but Charles K is one of the most astute observers, at the table. He routinely stomps on the libs, and gets to keep his status. He doesn't seem to be a liberal. He is not anything that I can really detect... but he usually does have some very good thoughts.
As for Sean, I can say similar things for Mr. O'Pompass...
Tell me about it...
Now that NWI is no more, I only watch TV news for major story coverage.
I can't really remember the last time I watched it before Katrina.
Fox News Channel Up 32% In August Ratings
Nork, Glock, Steveegg, Westcoastgal and Grrrr could host the weekly NASCAR Shows
I agree, Brit Hume, that's it.
For the London Bombing CNN was the best even if you had to read between the lines because of their slant. I'd still rather watch News, even left leaning, than People Magazine on the air.
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House of Commons Hansard #155 of the 38th Parliament, 1st Session. (The original version is on Parliament's site.) The word of the day was producers.
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Oral Questions
2:35 p.m.
Andy Mitchell Parry Sound—Muskoka, ON
We have invented it, as the Minister of Finance has just said. We have protected it for 35 years and we will do so in the future.
It is not a debate about supply management. The House has said time and again that it supports such a regime. It is a discussion about the best way of going about protecting it, and we are determined to do that as a government.
Oral Questions
2:35 p.m.
André Bellavance Richmond—Arthabaska, QC
Mr. Speaker, how can the government claim to be committed to defending supply management at all costs and foolishly announce to the people it is negotiating with that it is already prepared to weaken supply management? Could the minister please explain that to me?
Oral Questions
2:35 p.m.
Parry Sound—Muskoka
Andy Mitchell Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food and Minister of State (Federal Economic Development Initiative for Northern Ontario)
Mr. Speaker, it is nothing of the sort. What we said as a government, and I think prudently so, is that we are working in the WTO to achieve an agreement that works for all Canadian producers, whether they are supply management producers or otherwise.
We believe the outcome must work for all Canadian producers. Our defence of supply management over the last 35 years has been second to nobody and it will continue to be as we go into the future.
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November 22nd, 2005 / 2:35 p.m.
Peter MacKay Central Nova, NS
Mr. Speaker, today again the Auditor General blasted the Liberal government, this time for the resource shortfalls and the mismanaged priorities in the RCMP federal policing.
Contrary to the misrepresentation of the minister, the RCMP vacancy rates are now as high as 25% in certain units, including drug interdiction and organized crime, the same units that they claim are used as an excuse to shut rural detachments.
The RCMP budget for contracting policing is shortfall, shortchanged and that shortfall is made up by taking budgets away from units for terrorism and organized crime. Why should anyone believe the government is serious about fighting organized crime when it is under resourcing our--
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2:35 p.m.
The Speaker
The hon. Deputy Prime Minister.
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Oral Questions
2:35 p.m.
Edmonton Centre
Anne McLellan Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness
Mr. Speaker, I guess I can do no better than quote Commissioner Zaccardelli when he was questioned at committee. He indicated that the commitment of the government to the resourcing of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police had been nothing short of remarkable over these past number of years. In fact, its budget over a relatively short period of time has gone from $2 billion to $3 billion.
The hon. member is talking about the Auditor General's report. Let me reassure the hon. member that the RCMP and my department have read the report and we accept the recommendations.
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2:40 p.m.
Dean Allison Niagara West—Glanbrook, ON
Mr. Speaker, since 1999 the Liberal government has funnelled over $1.1 billion into the national homelessness initiative. The minister has stated that since these programs we have had incredible results and recognizes that this good work must continue.
However, the Auditor General reports today that the national homelessness initiative does not have a system in place to measure the results of the program and some programs do not even target the homeless population. Since the Auditor General says that there is no way of knowing, how does the minister know if the program is working or not?
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London North Centre
Joe Fontana Minister of Labour and Housing
Mr. Speaker, I am sure then that the other side and that member know that they have never supported funds for the homeless or for housing. Today, I have announced the renewal of SCPI and the renewal of RRAP which will give hope and housing to people, the most vulnerable in our society, low income seniors, low income Canadians, aboriginals and women in crisis. That is what we did today and we will continue to do so.
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2:40 p.m.
John Williams Edmonton—St. Albert, AB
Mr. Speaker, the Auditor General confirmed today that Canadian workers have been forced to pay $40 billion more in EI premiums than they have collected in benefits.
We all know that the Liberal government, which has no ethics, never found a dollar it could not spend and now it has changed the rules to say that it will not give the money back to the workers.
My question is for the Minister of Finance. On the eve of an election, why would taxpayers be gullible enough to vote for the Liberal government when it is stealing their money?
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2:40 p.m.
Ralph Goodale Minister of Finance
Mr. Speaker, when we came into office the premium rate was $3.07 and it was headed to $3.30. Today it is $1.95. Beginning next year, it will be $1.87. We have saved over $11 billion in the premium rates.
During that period of time, we have also had the best job creation rate in this country and we have had the best participation rate in the G-7. The best solution is a good job for Canadians and this government delivers.
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Jim Prentice Calgary North Centre, AB
Mr. Speaker, the Auditor General has again slammed the Department of Indian Affairs for bureaucratic bungling that fails aboriginal Canadians.
That department was supposed to help first nations in Saskatchewan and Manitoba convert their settlement lands into reserves. In the past 12 years the department has spent $500 million, but there is still more than one million acres of land backlogged in red tape. The Auditor General says that the government has no plan and the department agrees that it has no plan.
Could the parliamentary secretary tell us today how much longer we have to put up with the rank incompetence of this minister?
Aboriginal Affairs
Oral Questions
2:45 p.m.
London West
Sue Barnes Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development and Federal Interlocutor for Métis and Non-Status Indians
First, Mr. Speaker, I will start by thanking the Auditor General for her work. I think the diligence was there. We always learn from the work of the Auditor General. In fact, the department has already started to implement a number of the report's recommendations.
The settlement agreements are multi-party in nature, often involving municipal governments, provincial and territorial governments, first nations and other interested third parties. We will do our best and we will even do better.
Oral Questions
2:45 p.m.
John Maloney Welland, ON
Mr. Speaker, my question is for the Minister of Industry. The Canadian Steel Partnership Council is holding its inaugural meeting in Ottawa this afternoon. Could the minister tell us how this new initiative will help support Canada's steel industry?
Oral Questions
2:45 p.m.
Vancouver Kingsway
David Emerson Minister of Industry
Mr. Speaker, I must say to my colleagues in opposition over there that the steel industry has learned something they have not, that is, when we work with this government as the automotive industry has done, and when we collaborate with industry, with labour and with academics, we can make progress in creating a globally competitive industry. That is what the Canada steel council is all about. We are going to create a globally competitive steel industry here in Canada, here in Ontario and across the country.
Oral Questions
2:45 p.m.
Jean Crowder Nanaimo—Cowichan, BC
Mr. Speaker, the Copeman Healthcare Centre opened in Vancouver today, providing unhurried care for a membership fee. B.C.'s Minister of Health said he was concerned that this clinic violates the Canada Health Act. The head of the B.C. Nurses' Union said preventative care should be available to everyone, not just those who can pay.
Liberal Senator Michael Kirby has called for even more clinics like the Copeman. Will the minister tell us that Kirby's ideas are not those of the Liberal Party?


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: : Around the corner will work fine. Terry
: : : The only thing that would affect the DW's pump is if it had to pump higher than normal which is not your situation. If you keep the hose low until it reaches the sink area, ideally under the cabinets, then the water in the hose will not drain back into the dishwasher when the discharge check valve eventually starts to leak. hj
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Sidney Crosby Gossip
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Tuesday, November 22, 2011
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Several of you have made requests for this – Sidney Crosby, Jordan Staal, Max Talbot, and Paul Martin of the Pittsburgh Penguins were in Cannes the other day at a party for the short film Trophy Wife starring Jamie Lynn Sigler. Random, right? Conference Finals or the Croisette? I guess partying on a yacht takes the sting away. Full Story


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This week we will learn some of the basics of grunging up elements. these principles can apply to elements, word art, and photos. There are several more things you can do and many different techniques you can try to grunge them up and age them to your satisfaction, but these steps will help you get started and get you familiar with how photoshop can help in this area. So, let's get right to it. Let's use this little flower. I have provided a low resolution .png version of it that you can download so you can follow along. :) Just click on the image to grab it.
Now... there are two main tools that we will focus on today. In grunging up elements, your burn tool and your eraser tool are necessities. So lets start with your burn tool. Choose your burn tool from your tools menu.
Now... look to the top and pull the little drop menu down by your brush. You want to choose something other than a round brush so that when you start "burning" your edges it will have a bit of texture to it. We'll choose one of the chalk brushes.
Now change your brush settings as follows:
Now, make sure your element layer is active:
Now, place your cursor (which should be in the shape of your brush) and start clicking. (NOTE: You probably don't want to click and drag... I recommend doing one click at a time so that the burning is subtle and somewhat splotchy.)
Continue clicking (mainly around the edges, but some in the middle if you like.) Here's what it looks like after:
Now choose your eraser tool:
Now, choose a chalk brush (or another "texture" if you have one) and then change your eraser settings as follows:
Now begin erasing:
Once you erase a few edges and other little portions, for better effects, I usually choose a different eraser and repeat the process... just to give it some depth.
Now, continue erasing with this brush:
Now... since this is a "realistic" element, we want to add the shadow to coordinate with the new "erased" parts of the element. So, activate your element layer and then hold down your Ctrl key and click on the icon part of your layer. You should now have marching ants around your element.
Now, holding down your Ctrl key again (and making sure your element layer is still active)... click on your New Layer icon. (Holding down your Ctrl key while doing this will automatically place your new layer underneath your element layer.)
Now change your foreground color to black:
Now choose your Paint Bucket tool from your tools palette:
Now, making sure your new layer is active and your marching ants are still around your element, click on the image so that it fills the layer underneath in the shape of your element.
Lower your opacity level to between 55 and 65:
Now, click Ctrl D to deselect your elemtent. Now, go up to Filter and choose Blur and then Gaussian Blur:
Change your settings as follows:Now to make it look a little more realistic... let's warp it a bit so that it looks like it's just sort of "set" on the page. Go to Edit and choose Transform and the Warp:
Place your cursor on any of the little black dots, then click and hold and pull out very slightly. Don't pull it out too much or it will look unrealistice... just be really subtle here.:
A quick afterthought here... you can also choose your burn tool again and make your brush round with a soft edge and really small and just sort of drag it around the edges where you erased. This will just help them appear a little more crisp.
Last step (which is optional). I would lower the saturation of the color a little, just to make it look a little more "old and worn". Choose Image and then Adjustments and choose Hue/Saturation:
Now to finish it off on a layout... you could add like a staple or some stitching to give off the idea that it needs to be attached. ;)
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Monday, October 15, 2012
Date Syrup!
^^Drool is pouring out of my mouth in this same manner.
This stuff is where it's AT, people! Grammar be damned! It's such a simple concept, yet so unbelievably delicious! You simply simmer dates and water together until the dates are very mushy, then strain them using a cheesecloth, and then simmer the "date water" until it thickens. Done! Holy mother of all that is good and pure! I found this one on the youtubes.
Bow chicka wow wow!
My date water (after straining) simmered for about 30 minutes before it thickened a little, but it didn't thicken much at all while it was cooking. It did however darken quite a bit, and that's when I figured it was done. Let it get quite dark or it won't thicken enough in the fridge. I only got maybe 1/2 cup of syrup from this recipe, and I can already tell that next time I will double it. Want more! What to do with the icky looking "date meat" that is left behind?
Make date truffles! No recipe for this one - they are wing-it truffles. Date meat + cocoa powder + coconut flour + vanilla extract = nom nom nom nom nom...
Hello, truffles!
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wow!! homemade date syrup!!?? You're so industrious! Also, I love that you used the leftover bits for truffles. Mmm.ReplyDelete
It's awesome! Next time I might use the leftover bits to make ice cream. And by might I mean WILL!ReplyDelete
I agree with Amey — industrious. I have a jar of date syrup sitting in the back of a cupboard — it's been there a long time. I wonder if it has a long shelf life.ReplyDeleteReplies
Oh I hope it hasn't gone to waste! It's too delicious to throw away!Delete
I would never think to make this but I always have a stash of dates in the freezer, so I could try it out. It looks so glossy and sweet! And I love that you found a use for the flesh, too.ReplyDelete
LOVE the geese, I bet they want to show Curly up!Replies
Isn't it amazing the things we can find on the internet? I never would have come up with it myself either! Sometimes the internet gets on my nerves, but then it gives me sweet date syrup and it's all water under the bridge!Delete
The geese are quite funny. The funniest thing about them is the way they walk so very slowly. If there is a hawk flying by and all the ducks get spooked and fly away, the geese will nonchalantly walk away in slow motion like they don't care - but you can see the freaked out look in their eyes! :P
Great idea! Date meat sounds proper gross, but the truffles look great!ReplyDeleteReplies
Mmmm, date meat. It looked so disgusting!Delete
What a great idea to make your own date syrup! The date meat is a little disturbing on its own, but I could definitely go for one of those truffles :)ReplyDeleteReplies
That's what I thought! I will probably be making date syrup weekly from now on. The date meat looked so gross! I still have a couple of truffles left - they're all yours! :DDelete


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By Brendan Conway
Something unusual just happened in the alphabet soup of volatility: The complex exchange-traded note built for short, quick bets on market gyrations is, for the first time, smaller than an equally complex note used for the opposite purpose.
The news is at first blush of limited interest. Barclays iPath S&P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures ETN (VXX) has fallen behind VelocityShares Daily Inverse VIX Short Term ETN (XIV) in assets under management, a spokesperson for the makers of the latter ETN tell Barrons.com. The pair entered Friday's trading session neck-and-neck in terms of assets under management.
Here's why it is interesting: This was bound to happen sooner or later due to the way the first of these ETNs burns through money and the second tends to accumulate it. This week, part of what we're seeing is simply traders resetting their hedges by buying the thing that has lost — the bull ETN — and taking profits in the recent gainer.
But the question now is whether too many investors catch on to what XIV can do, and make it too big for its britches. (In case it's not clear from the names, both are hugely risky trading instruments. They're not for buy-and-hold investors — but they're useful gauges of what the hot money is up to.)
Here's the background. The VXX has been a money furnace for five years. Launched shortly after the financial crisis as a means of owning volatility futures in an exchange-traded package, it has fallen an annualized 62% over five years. That's annualized, as in, falling an average of 62% a year.
Knowing a deal when they see one, investors have shoveled more than $6 billion into this exchange-traded note over the period, according to XTF.com. Back-of-the-envelope math tells you VXX has burnt up more than $5 billion, since it manages about $745 million as of this week.
In fairness, the ETN does exactly what its index instructs it to do, and its users at this point have no excuse for not knowing. It churns through a portfolio of futures contracts in exactly the opposite manner an intelligent investor would, buying whats are usually expensive futures and selling them after they've cheapened. Think of it like a very expensive options contract.
The new asset leader, VelocityShares Daily Inverse VIX Short Term ETN (XIV), is a very different beast. This one delivers the opposite of VXX's index. So if the one seemingly falls and falls, shouldn't the other rise and rise? Most of the time, yes, it does. But matters are more complicated than that.
The VelocityShares ETN is sort of like a high-octane bet on market confidence. As long as investors aren't paying up for stock-market insurance, this one is likely to keep rising. As it has as it posted a three-year annualized return of 24%, well ahead of the S&P 500′s 13%.
But its turnaround can be sharp, as it was in January. In a month when the S&P 500 fell about 3.5%, the ETN dropped nearly 18% thanks to changes in the "term structure" of the volatility futures curve. Essentially, the normally expensive futures contracts it sells got cheaper, and the normally cheap ones it buys got pricey.
Now imagine if the market were to get really hairy — like 2011, or worse. You begin to see why professional volatility traders sometimes warn "vol tourists" about the likelihood of huge losses.
Also take note: The VelocityShares ETN may well be the single most leveraged exchange-traded product on the market at any given moment.
This one follows the same index as the ETF we highlighted several months back for offering something like three-fold leverage, or more, on daily moves in the S&P 500. Neither trading tool is built for that purpose: They're supposed to offer investors an easy way to "sell" volatility futures. Here's what we wrote in November about the similarly constructed ProShares Short VIX Short-Term Futures ETF (SVXY):
The volatility fund has been acting as if it has more leverage to the S&P 500 than the ETFs whose names tell investors they're getting 100% or 200% leverage versus the index, like ProShares Ultra S&P 500 (SSO), or Direxion Daily Financial Bull 3X Shares (FAS).
Over the last two years, investors got about 250% leverage on each day's moves in the SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY), NDR finds. As the attached chart shows, that's more than the leveraged ProShares Ultra S&P 500. It's also more than the double-leveraged ProShares UltraPro S&P 500 (UPRO). For every 0.7% move in the S&P 500, the ETF jumped or slumped 2.4%-2.5%.
"On an absolute basis, it is obvious that the VIX fund is a better alternative to trading the markets," the NDR duo write.
So could the volatility ETN get too big for its britches? It's happened before. Moreover, there's really no way of knowing ahead of time.
Two years back, VelocityShares Daily 2x VIX Short-Term ETN (TVIX) came unhinged from its index after the creation of new shares was cut off for several weeks. Its trading was unpredictable over the period in question.
It's just a healthy reminder to be wary of bulls stampeding in unison. Or, for that matter, bears.


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Move is part of international effort needed to send humans into space.
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Plans for Europe to provide a key component for NASA's 2017 test flight of a new spacecraft represent the start of the international collaboration needed to send humans on deep space destinations, officials said Wednesday.
"As we push humans out into the solar system, we're doing it internationally, and this is that first step," said Bill Gerstenmaier, head of NASA's human spaceflight programs.
Under a deal signed last month, the European Space Agency will contribute the service module supporting an unmanned Orion capsule during its first launch from Kennedy Space Center atop the heavy-lift Space Launch System rocket.
The service module provides power, propulsion and life support for Orion, which is being designed to carry up to four astronauts on trips to the moon, an asteroid or Mars.
The entire spacecraft, including the crew and service modules, a heat shield and a launch abort system, will be assembled at KSC, where the Orion contractor team remains on track to grow to 350 or 400 within a year.
Europe's service module will be based on its ATV cargo resupply vehicle, which is scheduled to make a fourth flight to the International Space Station in April.
Officials said their space station partnership had provided the experience and framework to work together on exploration missions.
"Exploration in the future, I think, will become more and more an international endeavor," said Thomas Reiter, ESA's director of human spaceflight and operations. "This is a good choice to make in order to exploit synergies developed in the past and that can be beneficial for reaching common objectives."
Europe's contribution to the late 2017 mission will be worth about $200 million, Reiter said, but that won't translate directly into savings for NASA.
The deal won't change the value of Lockheed Martin Corp.'s Orion prime contract, which is projected to reach $14.5 billion through the capsule's first crewed flight in 2021.
Rather, Gerstenmaier said, the deal would improve the overall system and allow some work to be shifted to help reach the launch targets.
"It allows us to kind of work smarter within the contracts we have to make sure we're going to get to those dates, the 2017 and 2021 date, with more robustness," he said.
The early cooperation with Europe, and potential deals with other nations, could ultimately influence the missions NASA chooses to fly, Gerstenmaier said.
For now, the 2017 and 2021 missions are expected to fly "in the vicinity of the moon."
The agreement with Europe only covers the earlier flight, known as Exploration Mission 1, but if spare parts aren't needed they could be applied to the second mission.
Meanwhile, Kennedy crews are preparing for a first launch of an unmanned Orion in 2014 atop a Delta IV Heavy rocket from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station.
Called Exploration Flight Test-1, the mission aims to loft Orion 3,600 miles above Earth to test how its heat shield handles re-entry at near the speed of a lunar return. Lockheed will provide the service module for that flight.
Mark Geyer, NASA's Orion program manager, said the agency had a plan to fix cracks in several structural ribs that occurred during November pressure tests of the first space-bound Orion.
"We're actually flying in 20 months," he said. "We're down at the Cape installing hardware as we speak, and doing software testing in Denver. So it's an exciting time for us."
Geyer said the service module deal with Europe wouldn't accelerate the 2017 mission, but that is not what mattered most.
"It's actually initiating international partnership beyond low Earth orbit," he said. "That's really the key."


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The Zdac is one of the newest entries in Parasound's Z-series of half-width audiophile components. Its size may be compact, but its performance is anything but small. In fact, the amount of advanced technology packed into the compact casework of the Zdac is impressive, and the level of performance is stunning.
In a market filled with DACs, Parasound has set a new standard for performance and value with the help of acclaimed Danish digital experts Holm Acoustics.
"Sonically the Zdac offers an immaculate soundstage, with velvety black backgrounds devoid of electronic hash or noise," reports Neil Gader in the November 2013 issue of The Absolute Sound magazine. "Orchestral details, from the most delicate pluck of a harp string to the metallic peal of a distant triangle, seem to materialize in three-dimensional space rather than being artificially flattened against a shallow back wall."
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"The Zdac is gloriously analogue sounding and that is a particularly alluring faclllty, especially at its ridiculously low price, which could be doubled and it would still remain one hell of a bargain," notes Malcolm Steward in his April 2013 review for England's Hi-fi Choice magazine.
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The Zdac accepts 24 bit word lengths and all sampling rates up to 192 kHz on S/PDIF and Optical and 96 kHz on USB. Signals are reclocked and then upsampled to 422 kHz for vivid and effortless reproduction.
"We invite you to compare the Zdac to any DAC selling for under $1500," says Parasound's President Richard Schram. "You have our permission to buy a superior DAC without a high price."
High Capacity Power Supply
Most mid-priced DACs use a small external switch-mode 'wall wart' power adaptor. The Zdac includes a built-in low noise linear power supply with a high capacity toroid power transformer for the cleanest possible sound, incredible dynamic range and high-impact bass response.
Balanced Outputs and Dedicated Headphone Stage
The Zdac lets you take maximum advantage of its sonic excellence, letting you experience its sound via both balanced XLR outputs and unbalanced gold-plated RCA jacks.
The Zdac headphone output is driven by a dedicated low-noise/high current amplifier that will drive nearly any high quality headphone with ease.
The Zdac includes fast-acting muting relays, usually found only on premium priced DACs, to eliminate any hint of transient pops or thump noises during turn on/off and when selecting inputs. Custom installers will appreciate that the Zdac immediately powers back up to the same input in the event of an AC power outage.
Driver-Free Asynchronous USB
The advanced USB interface requires no additional drivers to install or maintain/update. The USB interface is plug-and-play with all operating systems, including PC, Mac, or Linux.
The Zdac USB input uses a Texas Instruments TAS1020B USB receiver and Holm has written custom software to optimize the function of its phase locked loop (PLL), significantly enhancing sonic performance. This optimization provides a superior basis to get the most of the AD1895 and AD1853 combination to further reduce USB timing errors.
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"The Zdac is gioriously analogue sounding and that is a particularly alluring faclllty, especially at its ridiculously low price, which could be doubled and it would still remain one hell of a bargain."
"The real surprise with the Zdac was its performance as a headphone amplifier. Used driving my Focal Spirit Ones and taking a digital input from my Nairn UnitiQute, the Zdac gave a performance that was thoroughly entertaining - it was neutral, detailed, dynamic, rhythmically responsive and great fun. It also had a seemingly genuine full-range quality, not leaving me with the usual cheated feeling I have after a headphone listening session."
- Malcolm Steward, Hi-fi Choice magazine, April 2013
"Sonically the Zdac offers an immaculate soundstage, with velvety black backgrounds devoid of electronic hash or noise. Orchestral details, from the most delicate pluck of a harp string to the metallic peal of a distant triangle, seem to materialize in three-dimensional space rather than being artificially flattened against a shallow back wall".
"The Parasound unit is all about space and ease in reproducing the timbre and texture of acoustic instruments and voice. As I listened to high-resolution downloads from HDtracks like Carole Kings Tapestry or James Taylors Fire and Rain, nostalgia kicked in as I was once more able to appreciate the analog engineering of that erathe acoustic bloom of the guitars and drums, the shocking lack of post-processing artifacts and the dry, heavy damping of todays recording studio."
- Neil Gader, The Absolute Sound magazine, November 2013
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Catching Up With Rising Star Frank(ie?) Corrado
Dimitri Filipovic
November 01 2012 11:15AM
Back in June, I was fortunate enough to chat with Vancouver Canucks prospect Frank Corrado. He had just come off a strong season for the Sudbury Wolves (being nominated for best OHL defenseman along the way).
Things couldn't get better for the young blueliner, right? Wrong. After our chat, he was named the 7th best prospect by Canucks Army this summer. And he was then named the Captain of the Wolves. I can't decide which one holds more clout and I'm sure he feels the same way. He has rewarded the Wolves by posting prolific numbers while shouldering most of the "heavy lifting." In fact, he recently decided that shutting down Niagara's best players wasn't enough, so he tacked on 5 assists of his own.
I figured now was as good a time as any to catch up with Corrado, and see what he's up to. Other than crushing the souls of his opponents in the Ontario Hockey League, of course.
Read Past the Jump for the Chat with Corrado.
Dimitri Filipovic: Which do you prefer - Frank or Frankie? I'm a fan of Frankie, but your demeanor screams Frank.
Frankie Corrado: It really doens't matter to me. They're both short forms of my real name, which is Francesco. That's what you'd see if you looked at my passport.
DF: You were named captain of the Sudbury Wolves in September, which is obviously a big honour. Has having the big 'C' on your chest changed the way you go about your business on and off the ice? I'm sure there's a ton of added responsibility that comes with the gig.
FC: Being named captain was such a tremendous honour and privilege. I can't describe the feeling that comes with knowing that your peers look at you as a leader. Sure, there's some added responsibility, but it's my job, and I welcome it. It's not like I'm doing it alone, either. I have some great assistant captains who are just as qualified to be captains themselves.
DF: Thanks to a spectacular five assist effort, you were named OHL player of the week. You now have 16 points in 16 games, and are well on your way towards a career season. Do you keep an eye on your stats? Do you look around the league, to see how others are doing?
FC: I generally know how I'm doing, so I don't need to keep an eye on the stats page. And to be honest, I don't really track how other guys are doing either. It doesn't make a difference to me. I'd rather let it be, go out there, and try to play my game. If I get points that's great, but my main job is to play solid defense, and give my team a chance to win.
DF: Since we're on the topic of stats, I'd be remiss if I didn't bring up some advanced stats. Are you familiar with what a Corsi number is? It's not recorded in junior hockey, but I'll tell you right now, your game lends very favourably towards having a stellar one.
FC: Unfortunately I don't know what a Corsi number is, but I'm happy to hear that I would score well in it. I'm assuming that it's a good thing..
DF: I'm sure you're familiar with Quality of Competition (QoC), since the name is rather self-explanatory. From what I've seen, you are usually given the task of going up against the opposing team's very best players. Is taking on that kind of task something that you pride yourself on as a defenseman? Do you think that playing against tougher players makes you have to simplify, and tone down your game (at least from an offensive perspective)?
FC: I love playing against the top line of the other team. There's no other way that I'd have it. I take great pride in my hitting, and shutting down skill players. It wouldn't be nearly as interesting playing against lesser competition. This way, you're engaged in the game and forced to assert yourself. As for my offense, if you see me play, you'll notice that a good chunk of my points come from making a good first pass. So the way I view it, there's still a chance to get points as a defenseman even if you're playing against the other team's best.
DF: Recently, you were labelled as a "sleeper prospect" by Canucks Assistant GM Laurence Gilman. Do you feel any sort of additional pressure, given your rapid ascension to becoming someone that people are now keeping their eye on?
FC: It's obviously nice to hear something like that said about you, but I can't really focus on things like that. I need to keep developing my game, and staying on track with all of the pro habits that I've come across in recent years. I try not to put that sort of pressure on myself. If I did I think my head would explode. All I can do is control the things that I have the ability to control, which is how I present myself and how I perform on the ice.
DF: How do you feel like the lockout has affected you personally? Obviously there hasn't been a preseason or training camp, both of which were huge for your development last year.
FC: I learned a ton at camp last year, and that has helped me quite a bit this year. But all I can do is apply those things, and be at my very best for camp next year.
DF: Do you ever go on Twitter or online to see what people - whether it's fans, or writers - are saying about you? Or do you have people close to you that fill you in on something that involved your name?
FC: Most of the time people will tag me in a tweet, so that'll come to my attention. But I don't really go out of my way to search my name, and see what people are saying. It's nice to think that people are writing good things about you, but there's more to life than sitting in a dark room on a computer searching your name on Google. I'd like to think that I have a life outside of hockey [Laughs].
If Joseph LaBate doesn't want to wait in line, he'll have to fight for a higher ranking on next summer's list.
DF: You were named the 7th best prospect in the Canucks orgnization by Canucks Army this summer. I talked to Joseph LaBate not too long ago, who told me that you guys got along really well during the prospects camp this year. He was our 8th ranked prospect. Personally, I'd use that information against him in the future. Who's to say that there isn't a massive tier drop-off between spots 7 and 8?
FC: Joey's a great guy. I enjoyed spending time with him in Vancouver. As for his skills, the guy is pretty sick so I can't really go around chirping him. But it's definitely something I'll keep in my arsenal for a rainy day [Laughs].
DF: Are you aware of the 'Fake Canucks Season' that Wyatt Arndt is currently doing on NHL13? I'd like you to weigh in on this. You were the final roster cut, but the fact remains that you were a fan favourite. You were even given the nickname 'Captain Toe Drag'. You should have a higher rating than 53, shouldn't you? What's up with that?
FC: The fake season is hilarious. It has caught the attention of a lot of people, and I'm one of those people. It always stings when you can't make the fake team, but I hope I went down swinging. The rating was a real kick in the chestnuts [Laughs]. You'd hope for a higher rating just for bragging rights.
DF: Thanks for taking the time to talk, Frank. I'd recommend for every Canucks fan to follow him on Twitter @frankcorrado22, give him the Canucks Army bump, and give him a hard time if he doesn't continue to post 5 assist games. He told me that it's reasonable to expect them now that he has done it once.
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"The rating was a real kick in the chestnuts."
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Round One of the Six Nations climaxed in Rome last Sunday as Italy beat France. This week they look to win again, at Murrayfield.
An outstanding first round of the Six Nations climaxed in Rome last Sunday as Italy stunned France. This week they look to win again, at Murrayfield.
Long associated with the Wooden Spoon decider, this year sees an unusual situation whereby the Azzurri are hunting back-to-back victories.
Put simply, Italy were superb against France last weekend and looked capable of standing toe-to-toe with any of the northern hemisphere outfits in 2013. Of course the big question now is can they repeat that 80-minute Rome performance on the road and not fall back into their stifling tactics?
So what made the difference? Noticeable was the conditioning of this Italian outfit. They were as fit and strong as we have seen them since their Six Nations inception in 2000 as France – while themselves stoic in defence – met an opponent on top of its game both with and without the ball.
Other apparent factors surely had to be a fit and fresh Martin Castrogiovanni, who has not played as much as he would have liked at Leicester Tigers in 2012/13 due to Dan Cole's presence. He was outstanding, so too number eight Sergio Parisse and a midfield combination that coach Jacques Brunel would do well to look after. Tommaso Benvenuti has for a long time been considered something of a golden child in the country and is coming of age this year (the score against Toulouse one of his highlights thus far) while Alberto Sgarbi is an ideal 12 who has power and a good skill set. His absence due to an ankle injury is a setback.
In truth it couldn't have been a more special weekend for the Azzurri as nearly 400 former players were awarded official caps in a ceremony at Olympic Stadium before standing pitch-side to sing the national anthem. If seeing the likes of Diego Dominguez and 61-year-old Luciano Modonesi belting out the "Fratelli D'Italia" (Brothers of Italy) didn't light a fire in the belly then nothing would have for a squad that gave their supporters reason to cheer.
Should they back up last year's 13-6 win – making it two from two in 2013 – Italy would then host Wales probably in second spot. You see where I am going. But even if their next two games don't produce wins, the Six Nations seems to have a new Italy in its midst.
Let us confirm that Scotland are favourite for this fixture and have had an extra day's rest following their painful lesson at HQ. Desperation and a yearning to turn things around will be the driving force this weekend, but it's fair to say they look like a side lacking confidence.
Scott Johnson and Dean Ryan will no doubt have been sifting through the wreckage of that loss, and of course hope to have laid foundations for a response ahead of a run of three home matches that see them face Ireland and Wales after next week's scheduled break.
As always, Kelly Brown got through a heap of work, just like he has for Saracens all season while Stuart Hogg showed touches of class at fifteen. But with a pack that was going backwards for large chunks of the game, it was always going to be difficult for Scotland to threaten. Yet it was worrying for Scottish fans that their usually bullish lock combination of Richie Gray and Jim Hamilton came off second best to Geoff Parling and Joe Launchbury.
Rob Harley is the most notable inclusion in the side for Saturday as injury rules out Alasdair Strockosh. The Glasgow youngster goes up against one of the unsung heroes of this Italian side, Alessandro Zanni, ahead of what will be a fascinating 80 minutes at Murrayfield where so many questions are set to be answered. The big one surely has to be whether Italy can replicate that Rome performance and create a scenario that surely no one had predicted.
Ones to watch:
For Scotland: In one of two changes made to the Scottish side, flanker Rob Harley is called in to replace the injured Alasdair Strokosch. Harley, who scored the match-winner against Samoa on debut when he was introduced off the bench last June, has been pushing hard for selection and aged just 22 the Crewe-born Glasgow man could cement a long-term spot in the side with a strong performance against what is a superb Italian back-row.
For Italy: Judging from our recent poll, Planet Rugby readers believe Sergio Parisse to be the best number eight currently playing in the world. We would go along with that and cannot recall him ever having a bad day at the office for his country. Ably backed up by in-form flank Alessandro Zanni, Parisse leads and his team-mates follow. Scotland must find a way to negate his impact otherwise the 29-year-old will be marching to successive triumphs.
Head-to-head: There were some calls for Max Evans' inclusion in the centres this weekend but Johnson has stuck with Sean Lamont and Matt Scott in midfield. The former's battle with Tommaso Benvenuti is an intriguing one as it opposes the directness of the Scot against the silky running of the Italian. On form Benvenuti has the edge but with a new partner in now Pro D2 player Gonzalo Canale alongside, the midfield becomes a highly critical area.
Recent results:
2012: Italy won 13-6 in Rome
2011: Scotland won 23-12 in Edinburgh
2011: Scotland won 21-8 in Edinburgh
2010: Italy won 16-12 in Rome
2009: Scotland won 26-6 in Edinburgh
2008: Italy won 23-20 in Rome
2007: Scotland won 18-16 in St Etienne (World Cup pool match)
2007: Italy won 37-17 in Edinburgh
2006: Scotland won 13-10 in Rome
2005: Scotland won 18-10 in Edinburgh
2004: Italy won 20-14 in Rome
Prediction: I would have to go along with our recent poll. Italy by 3!
The teams:
Scotland: 15 Stuart Hogg, 14 Sean Maitland, 13 Sean Lamont, 12 Matt Scott, 11 Tim Visser, 10 Ruaridh Jackson, 9 Greig Laidlaw, 8 Johnnie Beattie, 7 Kelly Brown (capt), 6 Rob Harley, 5 Jim Hamilton, 4 Richie Gray, 3 Euan Murray, 2 Ross Ford, 1 Ryan Grant.
Replacements: 16 Pat MacArthur, 17 Moray Low, 18 Geoff Cross, 19 Alastair Kellock, 20 David Denton, 21 Henry Pyrgos, 22 Duncan Weir, 23 Max Evans.
Italy: 15 Andrea Masi, 14 Giovambattista Venditti, 13 Tommaso Benvenuti, 12 Gonzalo Canale, 11 Luke McLean, 10 Luciano Orquera, 9 Tobias Botes, 8 Sergio Parisse (c), 7 Simone Favaro, 6 Alessandro Zanni, 5 Francesco Minto, 4 Quintin Geldenhuys, 3 Martin Castrogiovanni, 2 Leonardo Ghiraldini, 1 Andrea Lo Cicero.
Replacements: 16 Davide Giazzon, 17 Alberto De Marchi, 18 Lorenzo Cittadini, 19 Antonio Pavanello, 20 Paul Derbyshire, 21 Edoardo Gori, 22 Kristopher Burton, 23 Gonzalo Garcia.
Date: Saturday, February 9
Kick-off: 14:30 GMT
Venue: Murrayfield
Referee: Jaco Peyper (South Africa)
Assistant referees: John Lacey (Ireland), Leighton Hodges (Wales)
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Advisory Panel members serve a two-year term that can be renewed once. The composition of the Advisory Panel is gender balanced and reflects a diverse selection of civil society organisations and nationalities.
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FRA is currently in the process of intensifying its cooperation with civil society organisations. Due to the current development of structural enhancements to the FRP, elections for a new Advisory Panel were not held in spring 2016 as originally foreseen, and the mandate of the current Advisory Panel has therefore been extended in accordance with a Decision of the Director.
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- Mr Valentín González - European Network Against Racism (ENAR)
- Ms Gabriela Hrabanova – ERGO Network for European Roma
- Mr Panagiotis Pardalis – The Smile of the Child
- Mr Pablo Rojas Coppari - Migrant Rights Centre Ireland (MRCI) (and Platform for International Cooperation for Undocumented Migrants (PICUM))
- Ms Annika Ryngbeck – Social Platform
- Ms Sanja Sarnavka - Human Rights House Zagreb
- Mr Luciano Scagliotti - Centro d'Iniziativa per l'Europa del Piemonte
- Ms Marianne Schulze - Austrian League for Human Rights
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- Ms Jamie Bolling - Executive director of the European Network on Independent Living (ENIL)
- Ms Dominika Bychawska-Siniarska - Project Coordinator at the Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights
- Mr Roger Kiska - Senior Legal Counsel at Alliance Defence Fund
- Mr Allan Leas - Secretary General of the European Council on Refugees and Exiles (ECRE)
- Ms Evelyne Paradis - Executive Director of the International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans & Intersex Association - European Region (ILGA-Europe)
- Ms Catherine Lynch - National Coordinator of the Irish Network Against Racism (ENAR Ireland)
- Ms Elisabeta Kitanovic - Executive Secretary for Human Rights, Conference of European Churches (CEC)
- Mr Klaus Lörcher - Adviser, European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC)
- Ms Sara Giménez - lawyer and responsible for the Equal Treatment department of the Fundación Secretariado Gitano
Work plan (2014 - 2016), October 2014
Flash report, October 2014
Final report (2012 - 2014), February 2014
FRP Advisory Panel first meeting, 9-20 November 2012, Vienna
FRP Advisory Panel second meeting, 26 April 2013, Vienna
FRP Advisory Panel third meeting, 13-14 April 2015, Vienna
What has been achieved so far and next steps
Presentation to the EU FRA Mangament Board
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The second Advisory Panel was elected in April 2010 by all the FRP participants present in the 3rd Fundamental Rights Platform meeting. It was composed of the following FRP members:
Ms Dominika Bychawska-Siniarska (Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights)
Ms Gudrun Kugler (Observatory on Intolerance and Discrimination against Christians)
Ms Barbara Terenzi (Comitato per la promozione e protezione dei diritti umani)
Mr Thomas Muller (Child Helpline International and Missing Children Europe MCE)
Mr Pierre Barge (European Association for the Defense of Human Rights)
Ms Ada Garriga Cots (IFFD - International Federation for Family Development)
Ms Jamie Bolling (ENIL European Network on Independent Living)
Mr Peter Kinderman (Mental Health Europe)
Mr Michael Privot (ENAR - European Network Against Racism)
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The first Advisory Panel was elected in May 2009 by all the FRP participants present in the 2nd Fundamental Rights Platform meeting. The first Advisory Panel was composed of the following FRP members:
Ms Ali Parvin ( FATIMA Women's Network (Forum for Advocacy, Training & Information in a Multicultural Arena))
Mr Barge Pierre (European Association for the Defense of Human Rights (AEDH))
Ms Charhon Pascale (ENAR - European Network Against Racism)
Mr Kinderman Peter (Mental Health Europe)
Ms Kitanovic Elizabeta (Conference of European Churches (CEC))
Mr Martin Rodrigo (Rainbow Rose)
Mr Pavlou Miltos (Hellenic League for Human Rights KEMO)
Mr Porteous Wood Keith (International Humanist & Ethical Union)
Ms Rudolf Beate (European Women Lawyers Association - EWLA)
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The State of Corporate Governance Research
Lucian A. Bebchuk
Harvard Law School; National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER); Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR) and European Corporate Governance Institute (ECGI)
Michael S. Weisbach
Ohio State University (OSU) - Department of Finance; National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER)
November 17, 2009
Review of Financial Studies, Vol. 23. No. 3, pp. 939-961, 2010.
Fisher College of Business Working Paper No. 2009-03-20
Charles A. Dice WP 2009-21
Harvard Law and Economics Discussion Paper No. 652
This paper, which introduces the special issue on corporate governance co-sponsored by the Review of Financial Studies and the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER), reviews and comments on the state of corporate governance research. The special issue feature seven papers on corporate governance that were presented in a meeting of the NBER's corporate governance project. Each of the papers represents state-of-the-art research in an important area of corporate governance research. For each of these areas, we discuss the importance of the area and the questions it focuses on, how the paper in the special issue makes a significant contribution to this area, and what we do and do not know about the area. We discuss in turn work on shareholders and shareholder activism, directors, executives and their compensation, controlling shareholders, comparative corporate governance, cross-border investments in global capital markets, and the political economy of corporate governance.
Number of Pages in PDF File: 39
Keywords: corporate governance, investor protection, shareholders, shareholder activism
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