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By Ashley Lau
NEW YORK (Reuters) -
BlackRock Inc, the largest U.S. provider of
exchange-traded funds, is expanding its lineup of
low-cost ETFs with 10 equity and fixed-income funds that
focus on areas such as dividend growth and value, and
add exposures such as European and Pacific region
The new additions, which include four new funds and six existing
funds that BlackRock plans to cut prices on, build upon a program
the company started in October 2012 to offer low-cost funds to
investors as a way to compete with cheaper funds from competitors
like Vanguard Group and Charles Schwab.
Since the launch of the series, known as "iShares Core," BlackRock
said investors have added more than $25 billion in assets to the
"It's really based on demand and what clients are looking for,"
Patrick Dunne, head of global markets and investments for iShares,
said in an interview. He said the funds so far have appealed to a
range of buyers, from personal investors to institutions.
"The new 10 are important for long-term investors looking for core
strategies over time," Dunne said.
The company has dubbed this next slate of funds its "iShares Core
Select" series group. It includes exposures to U.S. growth and value
stocks, in addition to U.S. credit, mortgages and Treasury bonds, as
well as European and Pacific equities.
Those funds that are re-priced, and in some cases, re-named, will be
modified effective Thursday. The company said it also expects to
begin trading the four new funds on or around then.
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Among those funds BlackRock is slashing prices on, the biggest price
cut will be its iSharesCore High Dividend ETF, which BlackRock is
reducing to 0.12 percent, or $12 for every $10,000 invested, from
0.4 percent, or $40 for every $10,000 invested.
BlackRock earlier this year also launched iShares Core products in
its Canadian and European businesses.
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Jet fuel, building materials, metals and plastics—all are products of process technology. Process technology involves every aspect of chemical processing, including extracting chemicals such as oil and natural gas, refining them and carefully monitoring the process that makes it happen. Special instrumentation, pumps, turbines and compressors are designed to monitor and separate the chemicals that make up countless products we use every day.
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Local industry is predicting a large turnover of process technicians in the near future. Over the last 20 years, the process technician's job has become very demanding. The equipment is complex and now mostly controlled by computers. The process technician must be able to work in teams, react to situations rapidly and handle stressful situations. There are currently about 2,000 people enrolled in process technician training programs on the Gulf Coast, with tens of thousands of jobs in the next five years.
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Current starting pay rates for a process technician with an associate degree is about $55,000 to $65,000 per year, or about $25 per hour. An operator can make as much as $85,000 to $90,000 per year with overtime and holiday pay. College of the Mainland closely partners with the local industry to insure the right competencies are being taught in the classroom. COM students have been extremely successful in their new jobs, and several have set new records on entrance exams given by the local industry. Data from the state of Texas shows that the COM PTEC program has the highest placement rate after graduation of all PTEC programs in Texas.
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NEW YORK Shares of Big Lots (BIG) have slumped nearly 10 percent over the past three days after news that federal officials are investigating stock trades by its CEO.
In a Wednesday Securities and Exchange Commission filing, the Columbus, Ohio, company said that it received a grand jury subpoena from the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York on Nov. 29 requesting information on trades by CEO Steven Fishman. The SEC has also begun its own probe on the matter.
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The Wall Street Journal reported Thursday, citing a person familiar with the matter, that the Federal Bureau of Investigations and federal prosecutors were looking at whether Fishman had sold $10.3 million in stock in March based on an insider's knowledge of a coming negative corporate announcement.
Officials for Big Lots and the FBI did not immediately return calls seeking comment. An SEC spokeswoman declined comment.
The Journal said that investigators were interested in the March trades because they occurred outside of Fishman's "10b5-1" plan.
The SEC's 10b5-1 rule lets executives trade company stock, even when they have insider knowledge, according to a pre-set plan for certain stock transactions over a period of time. That way, executives can say their sales of stock weren't prompted by new information that wasn't publicly available to investors.
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After the 45th sign-up held earlier this summer, USDA will accept 1.7 million of the 1.9 million acres offered up for enrollment in the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP). USDA received nearly 28,000 contracts under the general sign-up. Of the 3.302 million acres set to expire Sept. 30, 1.377 million acres were renewed.
This year, farmers and ranchers have already offered more than 370,000 acres under Continuous CRP sign-up, a figure that is impressive given that the lack of a farm bill extension this past fall meant that CRP enrollment didn't reopen until May. During the past four years, an average of 555,000 acres have been enrolled in continuous CRP annually.
Acres enrolled in CRP are limited to 32 million via U.S. farm law, but there are far fewer acres currently in the program. At the end of June, total CRP acreage stood at 26.929 million, of which 21.443 million were enrolled via general sign-up efforts and 5.486 million were enrolled via various continuous CRP initiatives.
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As of early August, indemnities for 2012 losses under the federal crop insurance program stood at a record $17.396 billion. The drought's impact pushed the payout tally well past the prior record of $10.864 for 2011 losses.
The number of net acres insured also soared to a record, reaching 292.952 million acres.
The loss ratio for 2012 stood at 1.57, but that is not the cost for the program to the government. A loss ratio greater than 1.0 means that more indemnities were paid out than total premiums paid in. For 2012, $11.110 billion in premiums were paid into the program, including $6.975 billion kicked in as a premium subsidy by the government.


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North Carolina�s own Arthur Dobbs, governor of the royal colony from 1753 to 1765, landed himself in the annals of entomology by making important discoveries about honey bees and pollination from his Irish estate in 1750. These days his buzzing little friends have fallen on hard times.
North Carolina�s own Arthur Dobbs, governor of the royal colony from 1753 to 1765, landed himself in the annals of entomology by making important discoveries about honey bees and pollination from his Irish estate in 1750.
These days his buzzing little friends have fallen on hard times.
Honey bee populations are being decimated around the world. According to journeyman beekeeper D.J. Moran of the Craven-Pamlico Beekeepers Association, local bee populations have struggled as well. A third of the association�s membership has lost 50 percent of their hives, she said.
It isn�t good news: Along with being the producer of honey, honey bees are the most important insect pollinator in the state. The Agriculture Program in the Department of Entomology at North Carolina State University estimates that the yellow-and-black insects �have directly accounted for approximately $96 million in fruit and vegetable production� and $186 million in annual crop productivity overall.
Bee populations in North Carolina have been falling from a high of 180,000 hives in the mid-1980s to only about 100,000 today.
While many people have their favorite boogeyman to blame for the loss, from fertilizers to genetically altered plants to disease, Moran maintains that the decimation has multiple causes that tie in together.
Much of the nation is suffering colony collapse disorder, CCD, in which large percentages of hives are found empty, save perhaps for the queen and some unhatched bees. CCD has occured at various times in American history, starting in 1856.
The current outbreak was first reported in 2006 when a professional beekeeper discovered his 400 hives in Florida had been abandoned. CCD�s cause is more speculated upon than known. Diseases, parasites and even the habits of beekeepers are generally blamed.
Moran said, however, that �there has not been a single case of CCD, by definition, documented in North Carolina yet.�
In other words, the bees haven�t been simply disappearing. �If you go in and find a bunch of dead bees, that�s not a colony collapse,� she noted.
One of the greatest dangers to bees is a tiny mite � an arachnid called a �varroa.�
�Its name means �destructor,�� Moran said, and University of Florida described it as �the world�s most devastating pest of Western honey bees.�
Moran describes the mite as looking something like a tick.
�What they do is, they go in and lay their eggs inside of a cell that has larva in it,� she said.
The varroa grows alongside the bee pupae, feeding off it. The result is a deformed honeybee that cannot function.
Insecticides and some fertilizers are a problem, of course, and even genetically mutated, GM, crops may be harmful. These plants, such as those created by biotechnology companies, often have pesticides built in, and bees can carry the resulting toxins off with the pollen they collect.
Many bees � Moran said much of the problem in this area comes down to this � starvation. In many cases, she said, �Bees don�t have a proper nutrition.� Through a mixture of destruction of their natural habitat and monocropping, the bees are not able to sustain themselves.
In the case of habitat, she noted, development and even personal habits with property can cause problems. People �are always killing all their weeds,� she said, including clover and milkweed, which are bee staples. �I plant acres of clover and buckwheat,� she added, partly as a nutrition source for bees.
Local beekeeper Mike Marsh addressed the monocropping issue.
�My granddad used to grow several different crops� every year, he said. But much regional farming these days focuses on one crop only. �This year we�ll all plant soybeans,� he said, �next year we�ll be all cotton, then all corn.�
As Moran put it, bees struggle when there is only one crop to draw from.
�It only flowers for so long and then what does the bee have?� She noted that Craven County suffers less from this problem, in part because of the abundance of rivers and streams.
�We have more natural foraging,� she said.
Bees have been doing especially well in town; Moran said there are beekeepers working with bees in downtown New Bern. This is because of the abundance of variety in flowers available to them.
As to feral or wild bees, Moran said, they don�t really exist.
�They can�t survive long without beekeepers,� she said.
The insects are not native to North America. The first bees, known as �white man�s flies� by Native Americans, were a German variety that arrived with the Pilgrims. By 1857, most of that variety was dying out and an Italian breed was being imported.
Wild populations generally form when bees swarm from kept hives, she said. The new colony usually falls to mites or disease because there are no beekeepers to watch them and medicate them.
�Bees have a plight,� Moran said. �We�re losing bees, and honey bees are responsible for 90 percent of what you eat.�
The biggest help to reviving bee populations, Moran said, is for more people to take up beekeeping.
�It�s really easy to become a beekeeper,� she said, adding that start-up costs are under $1,000. �That includes the bees, the hives, the suit, everything.� North Carolina beekeepers do not need to be certified or registered, though she emphasized the importance of mentoring.
And, Moran said, bees are not aggressive or threatening.
�We mow with a tractor within three feet of the hives,� she said. �The bees only get aggressive if they think you�re threatening their babies.�
That is unless the bees are of the African variety � the so-called �killer bees.� But they aren�t in North Carolina at this time.
Moran said the County Extension Office will be holding a beekeeper�s class over three weekends, on Sept.7, 14 and 21. The class is $25, it includes manuals and meals, and can be signed up by calling the extension office at 633-1477.
Tryon Palace also will host an educational honey bee program by Greenhouse Manager Freda Pyron and the Craven-Pamlico Beekeepers Association on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The program, to be held near the blacksmith shop, is free to the public.


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What are your deadlines? Most print news deadlines are established well ahead of the publication date, so we appreciate being notified of news items at least two weeks in advance. The Chadron Record, for instance, asks that copy be submitted by Monday noon for Wednesday's edition.
Where can I read the stories that are produced by CSC information services? Stories written for a general audience, along with news photos and video, are posted to the CSC website. Many of the stories are posted to CSC's Facebook and Twitter feeds. Chadron's newspaper, the Chadron Record, and its two radio stations, KQSK and KCSR, also cover Chadron State.
Is there a regular publication for college news? Chadron State Up-to-Date is CSC's email newsletter that is published weekly throughout the school year. In addition to being distributed to CSC employees, it is sent to the alumni, students and other subscribers including retired CSC employees and elected officials. With a circulation of about 8,000 people, it may be the community's most widely-circulated news publication.
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Do you send news about individual achievements to hometown newspapers? College Relations uses Merit Pages, a powerful tool for distributing individualized news releases to hometown newspapers and other media. The database-driven system also interacts with social media sites, allowing students, their parents and former high schools to easily share achievements online. Because media outlets almost always use news about people from their communities, this is a great way to spread the word about special projects and programs.
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I capitalized a word in the information I sent to you, and the person who distributed the story lowercased it. Why so? Except in some special circumstances, College Relations produces its stories in Associated Press Style, the most commonly used style among U.S. media outlets and the approved style for CSC publications. If you see changes in capitalization, punctuation or wording from the information that you submitted, it may be a result of conforming to media style.
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Sustainable Investing Across Asset Classes: Crafting An Outcomes-Based Portfolio
Oct 30 2019
4:00 pm
45 mins
This webinar looks at how asset managers are deploying various asset classes to solve the sustainable development goals. While public equity is certainly a popular choice, other choices like fixed income instruments, and alternative investments are being employed in the quest for out-comes based investing. Our panel will answer questions such as:
- What kinds of returns and risks are being seen across the asset classes?
- Which asset managers are focused on which asset classes?
- Can cross-asset class frameworks be used, or does each asset class deserve its own framework for success?
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Measuring what Matters: Quality Data & Metrics in Sustainable Investing
Oct 30 2019
2:00 pm
60 mins
Measuring what Matters: Quality Data & Metrics in Sustainable Investing
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ESG and Pensions: How Long-Term Thinking Will Drive Investment Success
Oct 29 2019
4:00 pm
45 mins
The ideal retirement or pension fund starts the drawdown phase only after decades of savings. Similarly, many benefits of ESG become more easily recognisable after multiple quarters or years. This long-term scope conflicts with wall street's penchant for quarterly earnings. Should short-term investors be thinking more like long-term investors? This webinar will discuss:
- Methods of valuing ESG
- Benefits of applying ESG decision frameworks to your portfolios
- How Pension funds look at potential investments
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Ep 47: AB's Municipal Impact Strategy Delivers Performance and Opportunity
Oct 10 2019
3:00 pm
35 mins
Paul Ellis | Eric Glass, Senior Portfolio Manager, Fixed Income Impact Strategy at AllianceBernstein
Listen to the story of how Glass created AllianceBernstein's Municipal Impact Strategy to invest in underserved and low-socio-economic status communities. Glass explains how investing healthcare, education, mass transit, water/waste water and renewable energy infrastructure can generate a 4% tax-exempt yield on investment.
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Ep 37: ESG Metrics and Shareholder Advocacy for Value Creation
Oct 3 2019
3:00 pm
28 mins
Paul Ellis | Matthew Blume
Matthew Blume, portfolio manager and head of ESG research at Appleseed Capital, sees shareholder advocacy as an opportunity to influence the integration of ESG metrics into the long term value creation of companies owned in the Appleseed Fund (APPLX), for which his firm is the adviser. His efforts are part of the reason why APPLX ended 2018 with performance in the top 5% of it's Morningstar World Allocation category for one, three and ten years.
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EP. 42: S&P Dow Jones Indices Launches New ESG Indices
Sep 26 2019
3:00 pm
28 mins
Paul Ellis | Mona Naqvi, Senior Director and Global ESG Spokesperson for S&P Dow Jones Indices
Mona Naqvi discusses her group's launch of the S&P 500 ESG Index, the basis for a UBS Asset Management ETF that's now available. She also discusses the creation of numerous ESG indices and her ongoing work with Japan's government pension investment fund (GPIF), the world's largest, to systematically reduce exposure to high carbon companies through the S&P Carbon Efficient Indices.
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Ep 26: Responsible Investing at Parametric with Jennifer Sireklove
Sep 19 2019
3:00 pm
28 mins
Paul Ellis | Jennifer Sireklove, Director of Responsible Investing, Parametric
Jennifer Sireklove, Director of Responsible Investing, has built Parametric's Responsible Investing practice over two years, including customized ESG data incorporation on $20 billion AUM, and firm-wide proxy voting on $100 billion AUM.
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Investor's Digest Ep 8
Sep 17 2019
3:00 pm
30 mins
Ryan Ross, Various Guests
Bi-weekly webcam discussions on markets, funds, finance and economics. Each episode provides an overview on one ecosystem within investment management.
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Founder's Spotlight: Diligend's Wissem Souissi
Sep 12 2019
3:00 pm
29 mins
Ryan Ross | Wissem Souissi
In this episode, Diligend's Wissem Souissi discusses what lead to the company's founding, the market problem they are solving, and the challenges they've overcome to make it to where they are.
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Ep 21: Ethical Markets Media and the UN SDGs
Sep 12 2019
3:00 pm
30 mins
Paul Ellis | Hazel Henderson, Founder, Ethical Markets Media
Founder Hazel Henderson discusses the value of global frameworks like the UN SDGs to sustainable business growth.
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Optimising your Linkedin Profile: The Newest & Most Effective Techniques
Sep 12 2019
11:00 am
45 mins
Melanie Goodman, Trevisan Social
This live LinkedIn training webinar is for professionals who want to transform their basic LinkedIn profile into an impressive and engaging showcase that will reinforce your credibility, increase your visibility and attract new clients and potential partners.
During this live webinar with a question & answer session we will show you how to, inter alia:
Transform your skeleton LinkedIn profile into a career tool that highlights your skills & experiences. Your new LinkedIn Profile will capture a strong personal brand message and use LinkedIn keyword strategy aligned with the site's search algorithm
Customise your URL
Draft an optimised keyword rich summary section
Effectively adjust your LinkedIn privacy (and other) settings in your favour
Use the skills section to your advantage
(Attendees will need to have set up a LinkedIn account prior to participating in this training.)
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Panel Discussion: Future of Income Funds
Sep 11 2019
3:00 pm
45 mins
Alan Blythe, Blythe Financial | Bonnie Lyn de Bartok, The S Factor | Adrian Lowcock, Willis Owen | Shelly Antoniewicz, ICI
Over the next 30 years, the demographic makeup of societies will change tremendously. What effect will this have on income investment funds? Will people retire later, thus driving up the demand for Income Funds? What effect will interest rates and other factors have on people's desire to choose an income fund vs. a fund that reinvests its assets? Further, as investment preferences change, how will funds adapt to these preferences and drive market share?
This webinar panel will dive into:
- how will demographic changes drive demand for Income Funds around the world?
- How will fund companies need to adapt in order to anticipate these change?
- What investment parameters will need to be met to attract discerning investors with specific tastes.
Adrian Lowcock, Head of Personal Investing, Willis Owen
Bonnie Lyn de Bartok, Founder & CEO, The S Factor Co (a MacCormick Inc. company)
Alan Blythe, Chartered Financial Planner & Managing Director, Blythe Financial.
Shelly Antoniewicz, Senior Director, Industry and Financial Analysis, Investment Company Institute (ICI)
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Panel Discussion - Strategies of Income Funds
Sep 10 2019
3:00 pm
45 mins
Kandarp Acharya, Wells Capital Management | Justin Simler, Tatton IM | Etienne Vincent, BNP Paribas AM | Nicolas Simar, NN IP
Managers of income funds know there are multiple ways to deliver the product - which can cause decision paralysis. But if you have a strong strategy and vision, the pathway to decisions are simplified. Multi-Asset Strategies abound for to deliver income, including a long-short approach, natural income, or capital and growth.
This webinar will discuss:
- Strategies the best investment firms are using to delivering income
- Asset allocation theories that can work in any environment
- The benefits and drawbacks to all approaches
Justin Simler - Consultant - Tatton Investment Management Limited
Kandarp Acharya, Senior Portfolio Manager, Wells Capital Management
Nicolas Simar, Portfolio Manager - Euro High Dividend, NN Investment Partners
Etienne Vincent, Global Head of Quantitative Portfolio Management, BNP Paribas Asset Management.
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How to Deliver Absolute Income – Aviva Investors Multi-Strategy Target Income
Sep 10 2019
10:00 am
30 mins
Ahmed Behdenna, Senior Portfolio Manager, AIMS Target Income Fund, Aviva Investors
The desire for income certainty is a key investment theme. Today's investor faces numerous challenges, namely heightened geo-political risks, unconventional monetary and fiscal policies, and stretched valuations.
Ahmed Behdenna, Aviva Investors Multi-Strategy Target Income (AIMS TI) Fund manager, explains how a flexible and unconstrained multi-strategy approach can work to generate consistent income across different market conditions and share his views on the risks and opportunities that lay ahead.
About Ahmed Behdenna, Senior Portfolio Manager, AIMS Target Income Fund
Ahmed manages the AIMS Target Income fund. Ahmed is a permanent member of the Strategic Investment Group (SIG), where all investment ideas that are proposed for inclusion in the AIMS portfolios are rigorously debated.
Previously, Ahmed was a senior strategist within the Multi-asset team, leading the investment ideas generation process for the AIMS fund range. Prior to joining Aviva Investors, Ahmed was a senior strategist within the Multi-asset Research team for Société Générale and beforehand an equity strategist with the same company, covering European markets. Ahmed holds a Master's degree in Applied Mathematics from the National Institute of Science of Rouen, France.
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Investor's Digest: Ep 7
Sep 3 2019
3:00 pm
30 mins
Ryan Ross, Various Guests
Bi-weekly webcam discussions on markets, funds, finance and economics. Each episode provides an overview on one ecosystem within investment management.
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Real Exposure to APAC: investing in Impact and Real Assets
Aug 28 2019
3:00 pm
60 mins
As markets mature, information asymmetries become harder to find and higher returns become increasingly elusive. Where is a good place for investors to focus and gain exposure to APAC at attractive prices and rates? The Venture Capital and Private Equity may be the place to find answers, though China A-Shares may also hold the keys to success. Indeed, Impact Investing is another alternative, which is burgeoning in the region.
To understand how to find returns and alpha, this webinar will discuss:
how investors from across the globe can access APAC
Which sectors there is growing activity in, and why
Which markets are worth a look, and what regulations in these markets.
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How to build a culture of of growth marketing in the financial services industry
Aug 27 2019
1:30 pm
52 mins
Jon Pittham. MD ClientsFirst
In a post GDPR world, top of the funnel traditional direct marketing isn't a viable option for financial services firms. Data is more regulated, targeting is more limited and a broad approach is a strategy that will likely fail.
Instead it's time to focus on a strategy that will attract, convert and delight engaged clients. This strategy is Growth Marketing. In this webinar we focus on how to turn your marketing culture from top of the funnel to a growth marketing culture where every stage of the funnel counts.
Other key takeaways include:
- Aligning your marketing goals into creating inbound opportunities which allows your firm to grow
- How to use the inbound model to not only create more leads, but turn these leads into delighted brand ambassadors
- How content is the new data when it comes to creating successful modern growth marketing campaigns
- Using technology and automation to streamline your marketing
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How to Read Financial News More Effectively: Tips from Six Investors
Aug 22 2019
62 mins
Rob Martorana, Brian Gilmartin, Marc Gerstein, Jeff Miller, Ed Stavetski
Six veteran investors explain how they cut through the clutter of sensationalism and pseudo-analysis that litter the landscape of today's financial journalism. The webinar is accompanied by a 30-page slide deck with embedded links. The content is based on an article published by the CFA Institute in July of 2016, and the authors will discuss and debate their approaches.
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AI for Regulatory Change... why, what and how?
Aug 21 2019
46 mins
Elliot Burgess, Head of Product, CUBE
Since the financial markets collapse of 2008, the financial services sector has been engulfed in new rules and regulations. Compliance teams must track regulatory data, and assess the impact of every regulatory requirement, to avoid breaches and punitive enforcement fines.
With 45 new regulatory documents to deal with every week, and more than 53,000 regulatory updates issued every year, manual approaches to monitoring regulatory intelligence and managing regulatory change are putting financial services businesses at risk.
Artificial intelligence (AI) allows you to marry human expertise with the almost limitless ability of technology to consume and analyze huge amounts of data, automate manual processes and reduce complexity. In doing so, financial institutions can leverage AI to respond to regulatory change more efficiently and effectively.
Join regulatory change expert, and Head of Product Management at CUBE Elliot Burgess to learn
Why AI is the only answer to addressing big data compliance challenges, at scale
What elements of AI are driving value for Risk and Compliance teams (e.g. Machine Learning, Natural Language Processing, Robotic Process Automation)
How regulated financial institutions are utilizing AI today to ease and accelerate regulatory change processes
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Solutions for MIFID II: Show me the value!
Aug 21 2019
34 mins
Steve Kenny, Director, Square Mile Research
The regulator wants asset managers to define more clearly the value they provide to their investors. In this session, Square Mile explores what they need to consider.
The concept of a value assessment emerged from the FCA Asset Management Market study in 2018: this proposed certain changes to the structure of open-ended funds, including the appointment of a minimum of two independent directors (making up at least 25% of the board). It also stated that fund managers should start to provide an annual assessment on 'value' to this newly independent board.
Since that point, there has been considerable debate on how 'value' should be defined. In January/ February 2019 Square Mile and Boring Money conducted market research with the aim to provide asset managers with an independent third-party view on how to assess and measure value. We asked consumers, advisers, investment trust directors, the regulator, service providers and academics for their version of value.
The FCA already has its version. It defined seven elements in its non-exhaustive list: quality of service, performance, general fund manager costs, economies of scale, comparable market rates, comparable services and classes of units. In our discussions with the FCA, we found that there were also a number of key questions that the FCA wanted asset managers to think about from the clients' perspective:
· What do I get charged?
· Can I see what I pay for?
· What simple indicator do I have that will tell me what this fund is trying to do and what it will achieve?
· What are the upsides and downsides?
· Am I paying more for a choice that I've made and when I've made that choice can I understand it?
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|-Contrave(R) Obesity Research Phase 3 Program Meets Co-Primary and Key Secondary Endpoints; Exceeds FDA Efficacy Benchmark for Obesity Treatments-
Key top-line data from the COR Phase 3 program include the following:
-- 48.0% and 56.3% of patients on Contrave32(1) in COR-I (NB-301) and
COR-II (NB-303) lost at least 5% of their body weight after 56 weeks,
approximately three times the placebo categorical response rates of
16.4% and 17.1%, respectively (ITT, p<0.001).
"The successful completion of the COR Phase 3 program is a major milestone for Orexigen, and the results demonstrate the potential for Contrave to help patients in their battle against obesity," said Mike Narachi, President and CEO of Orexigen. "These results highlight the benefits of Contrave, a novel combination that was specifically designed to address the behavior and reward pathways in the brain that impact one's ability to initiate and sustain weight loss."
(1) Contrave32 is a proprietary fixed-dose combination of bupropion SR 360mg/naltrexone SR 32mg. References to Contrave16 and Contrave48 relate to combinations containing naltrexone SR 16mg or naltrexone SR 48mg, respectively.
Trial Design and Results of COR Phase 3 Trials
All Phase 3 trials in the COR program were 56 week, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trials. The co-primary endpoints were the proportion of patients achieving at least 5% weight loss and percent change in body weight compared to placebo. These endpoints were analyzed using intent-to-treat (ITT) last observation carried forward (LOCF) of all randomized patients who had at least one post-baseline observation while on study drug. Secondary endpoints included multiple measures of cardiometabolic risk, food cravings and eating control, as well as HbA1c in the COR Diabetes trial. Patients were randomized to receive either placebo or Contrave, BID, with a four week titration period.
COR-I (NB-301): A trial designed to assess the safety, tolerability and efficacy of Contrave16 and Contrave32 versus placebo in 1,742 obese patients. This trial incorporated a typical diet and exercise regimen and was conducted at 34 US centers. Intent-To-Treat (N=1,453) Completers (N=870) 28 weeks 56 weeks 56 weeks Contrave32 PBO Contrave32 PBO Contrave32 PBO (n=471) (n=511) (n=471) (n=511) (n=296) (n=290) Mean Weight Loss (%) 6.1%* 1.7% 6.1%* 1.3% 8.1%* 1.8% Mean Weight Loss (lbs) 13.2* 3.8 13.3* 3.0 17.6* 4.1 Greater than or equal to 5% weight loss (%) 52.9%* 17.4% 48.0%* 16.4% 61.8%* 23.1% * p<.001 Contrave16 patients (n=471) experienced mean weight loss from baseline of 5.4% and 5.0% at 28 and 56 weeks, respectively; 44.4% and 39.5% of patients lost greater than or equal to 5% of their body weight at 28 and 56 weeks. All of these differences from placebo were highly statistically significant. COR-II (NB-303): A trial designed to assess the safety, tolerability and efficacy of Contrave32 versus placebo in 1,496 obese patients. After week 28, patients not achieving 5% weight loss were re-randomized in a blinded fashion to assess whether increasing the dose to Contrave48 would result in additional weight loss.# This trial incorporated a typical diet and exercise regimen and was conducted at 36 US centers. Intent-To-Treat (N=1,281) Completers (N=701) 28 weeks+ 56 weeks++ 56 weeks++ Contrave32 PBO Contrave32 PBO Contrave32 PBO (n=825) (n=456) (n=702) (n=456) (n=434) (n=267) Mean Weight Loss (%) 6.5%* 1.9% 6.4%* 1.2% 8.2%* 1.5% Mean Weight Loss (lbs) 14.0* 4.3 13.8* 2.8 17.5* 3.4 Greater than or equal to 5% weight loss (%) 55.6%* 17.5% 56.3%* 17.1% 75.8%* 21.7% # There was no statistical difference between patients re-randomized to Contrave32 or Contrave48; results not shown. + Primary endpoint ++ Pre-specified secondary endpoint; Contrave32 patients not achieving 5% weight loss double weighted because Contrave48 patients were excluded from efficacy analysis. * p<.001 COR-Diabetes (NB-304): A trial designed to assess the safety, tolerability and efficacy of Contrave32 versus placebo in 505 obese patients with type 2 diabetes. Measures of HbA1c and other measures of glycemic control were key secondary endpoints. This trial incorporated a typical diet and exercise regimen and was conducted at 52 US centers. Intent-To-Treat (N=424) Completers (N=275) 28 weeks 56 weeks 56 weeks Contrave32 PBO Contrave32 PBO Contrave32 PBO (n=265) (n=159) (n=265) (n=159) (n=175) (n=100) Mean Weight Loss (%) 5.2%* 2.0% 5.0%* 1.8% 5.9%* 2.2% Mean Weight Loss (lbs) 11.9* 4.7 11.6* 4.2 13.5* 5.1 Greater than or equal to 5% weight loss (%) 45.7%* 18.9% 44.5%* 18.9% 53.1%* 24.0% *p<.001
Across the entire COR program, seven serious adverse events were attributed by investigators as possibly related to Contrave treatment. These include cholecystitis (gallbladder inflammation) (2), seizure (2), palpitations (1), paresthesia (1) and vertigo (1). The most frequently observed treatment-emergent adverse events were nausea, constipation and headache. Nausea was the leading adverse event resulting in discontinuation; however, for the majority of patients experiencing nausea, it was mild to moderate, transient and manageable.
At week 56, mean blood pressure was generally unchanged from baseline for Contrave patients compared to placebo patients, who tended to experience a slight decrease (approximately 2 mm Hg) from baseline. Contrave treatment did not appear to disrupt the normal circadian pattern of blood pressure. There was a slight increase in pulse (approximately 1 beat per minute) in Contrave patients compared to placebo patients, whose pulse was generally unchanged. There were no meaningful treatment effects on ECGs or laboratory measures including liver function tests. Treatment with Contrave was not associated with increases in symptoms of depression or suicidal ideation.
"The data are remarkably consistent across the COR program, giving us greater confidence that Contrave has the potential to help obese patients, even those with diabetes, to initiate and sustain weight loss and improve their health," said Dr. Ken Fujioka, Lead Investigator, Director of Nutrition and Metabolic Research, Scripps Clinic. "These results mark the beginning of an exciting new era in the treatment of the global obesity epidemic where drug therapies may play an increasingly important role."
Conference Call
The Company has scheduled a conference call today, July 20, at 8:00 a.m. Eastern Time to discuss further details from these trials. The live call may be accessed by calling 1-800-561-2813, (domestic) 617-614-3529 (international); meeting code: 14007929. The webcast can be accessed live on the investor relations section of the Company's web site at http://www.Orexigen.com and will be archived for 14 days following the call.
About Contrave
Contrave is an investigational medication for the treatment of obesity believed to have a unique mechanism of action that works at two levels within the central nervous system: one associated with controlling the balance of food intake and metabolism and another involved in controlling food preference, reward and cravings. We believe that Contrave has the potential to be the first treatment for obesity to target both of these reward centers in the central nervous system. Contrave is believed to initiate and sustain significant weight loss over one year of treatment by reducing appetite, increasing metabolism and allowing the body to continue losing weight by offsetting its natural tendency to fight back and slow down the weight loss process.
Orexigen reported the results of the COR-BMOD (NB-302) trial in January 2009. This was a 56-week trial designed to assess the safety, tolerability and efficacy of Contrave32 versus placebo in 793 obese patients combined with an underlying intensive behavior modification regimen. The trial was conducted at nine U.S. centers. Patients in that trial who completed one year of treatment on Contrave lost 11.5% of their body weight, compared to 7.3% on placebo.
About Orexigen(R) Therapeutics
Orexigen Therapeutics, Inc. is a biopharmaceutical company focused on the treatment of obesity. The Company's lead investigational product, Contrave, has completed Phase 3 clinical trials and is on track for a regulatory submission with the FDA in the first half of 2010. The Company's second product, Empatic(TM), is in the later stages of Phase 2 clinical development, with results expected in the second half of 2009. Each product candidate is designed to act on a specific group of neurons in the central nervous system with the goal of achieving appetite suppression and sustained weight loss, through combination therapeutic approaches. Further information about the Company can be found at http://www.Orexigen.com.
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For those who are interested in all things Roman, one of the major stories of the day is Pope Benedict XVI's decision to move Denver Archbishop Charles Chaput out of the free-swinging West and into the oh-so clerical Northeast.
If you want to jump straight to the chase and get a full briefing on this, the justifiably omnipresent John J. Allen, Jr., of the National Catholic Reporter landed (naturally) the first in-depth interview with Chaput and it is a four-course meal, in terms of news content. This Catholic News Agency interview is also worth reading. Ditto for this Catholic Online Q&A with Sandro Magister.
This is a pretty straightforward news story to report. Chaput is in. Cardinal Justin Rigali is out, at a normal retirement age, while surrounded by another legal earthquake in the clergy-abuse scandals. Most newspapers would emphasize what is new, which is Chaput's arrival.
However, something else is going on at the top of the New York Times daily on this event.
PHILADELPHIA -- As Cardinal Justin Rigali stepped aside Tuesday to make way for his successor on the public stage, he barely mentioned the sexual-abuse scandal that has engulfed his eight-year tenure as head of the 1.5 million-member Archdiocese of Philadelphia.
Cardinal Rigali, a longtime Vatican insider, described his departure as a move that was more or less pro forma. He had offered his resignation when he turned 75, as required, in April 2010. Pope Benedict XVI accepted it Tuesday morning, when he named Archbishop Charles J. Chaput of Denver as Cardinal Rigali's replacement.
The Vatican did not explain the move or mention the abuse scandal in its announcement Tuesday morning. And if Cardinal Rigali was alluding to it in his prepared remarks later, at a news conference here at the Archdiocese offices, he was sufficiently vague to leave doubt that he was talking about it at all.
"If I have offended anyone in any way," he said, "I am deeply sorry. I apologize for any weaknesses on my part in representing Christ and his church worthily and effectively."
Chaput then takes the podium and, readers are told, engages in some "jocular banter with reporters." Then the story returns to the Rigali angle. The new archbishop is clearly not part of this event or, at least, of this story.
This is an interesting journalistic decision to say the least and I would love to know what, oh, Rocco Palmo of Whispers in the Loggia thinks of it.
One has to wonder if, in some way, this story was affected by the infamous clash between Chaput and the Times back in 2004, when the archbishop publicly argued that he had been radically quoted out of context in a discussion about his views on whether Catholic politicians who publicly oppose the teachings of their church on abortion should continue to receive Holy Communion.
Chaput then took an unusual, but cyber-logical, step. Since his staff had taped the interview, he posted a full transcript (.pdf) -- showing the full texts of the questions from the Times and then his responses.
Many journalists were not amused and thought this was a hostile act. I thought this was a logical and responsible step, especially since I have for years been urging religious leaders to tape their face-to-face encounters with reporters and columnists (including me) if they believe the encounter might be hostile, complicated or both. Click here for a GetReligion flashback on that.
Those who followed that earlier drama were not surprised to learn, a few years later, that Chaput has decided to boycott the Times, when it comes to interviews. For an update on that icy standoff, click here for a post by our own Sarah Pulliam Bailey.
It would seem that this Times boycott continues (unless I have missed something) and that would appear to have shaped this Laurie Goodstein analysis piece about his move to Philadelphia. Wait a minute, there does not seem to be an analysis tag on this sidebar. Most strange.
As long-time GetReligion readers are aware, I have known Chaput since 1984 (new Scripps Howard column), back when he was a pastor and campus minister in Denver. Our paths have crossed (online and otherwise) through the years, especially after I left the newsroom and spent some time teaching mass media and popular culture in the context of a seminary.
The archbishop is also an enthusiastic GetReligion reader who has frequently gone out of his way to discuss the state of the religion-news beat with the professionals who walk it. This Pew Forum session is well worth revisiting. As is this full text of a Chaput address ("Religion, Journalism, and the New American Orthodoxy") to the Religion Newswriters Association.
Now Chaput has moved to the Northeast corridor, just down I-95 from another pro-Vatican shepherd who has demonstrated a willingness to banter and battle with the press -- New York Archbishop Timothy Dolan.
This could get interesting, journalistically speaking.
If Chaput were crazy enough to seek my advice, I would suggest that he grant the Times an interview in the very near future. A long, recorded interview -- with recorders in operation on both sides.
Then the archbishop should have his staff post the transcript. Again.


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Warren Buffett tells CNBC there's "no question" the global economy is slowing, but the U.S. is "inching ahead" and doing better than Europe.
He also sees a turn for residential housing in the U.S., and as it improves, Berkshire Hathaway's housing-related companies will benefit. "We're selling a lot of furniture and carpet" right now, he said Wednesday on "Squawk Box."


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Monarchs Open CAA Play At Georgia State Saturday
January 01, 2009
By ODU Athletics
By ODU Athletics
Jan. 1, 2009
Complete Gamenotes in PDF Format
The ODU Monarchs (8-3/1-0) open CAA Play Saturday at 4 p.m. when they travel to Atlanta, GA., to take on the Panthers of Georgia State.
The Panthers are led by junior guard Joe Dukes who is averaging 13.8 ppg and Trae Goldson who is averaging 13.3 points per game.
Gerald Lee leads ODU in scoring at 15.3 points per game and field goal percentage at .610. Ben Finney leads the team in rebounding at 6.8, while Darius James is averaging 4.1 assists per game. ODU has seven players averaging over 6.0 points per game.


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Alabama Symbols, Emblems, and Honors
for Kids
The Alabama State Legislature names the official emblems and symbols of the state. It also designates certain events as official state events and sometimes appoints people to honorary state offices. You can find out more about Alabama's official emblems, symbols, and honors here.
Click on the links below for more information.
State Amphibian ~ Red Hills Salamander The Red Hill Salamander is under federal protection, because it is near extinction.
State Bible The official State Bible is used to inaugurate Alabama governors.
BIRDS ~ Alabama has two official birds:
State Bird ~ Yellowhammer The Yellowhammer's favorite food is poison ivy berries.
State Game Bird ~ Wild Turkey The wild turkey is one of the most common game birds in the United States.
Coat of Arms of Alabama The state coat of arms has a French sailing ship at the top. Can you guess why?
State Creed ~ Alabama's Creed In 1953 the state adopted Alabama's Creed.
FISH ~ Alabama has two official fish:
State Fresh Water Fish ~ Largemouth Bass When the legislature designated the Largemouth Bass as the official state freshwater fish, they incorrectly identified it.
State Saltwater Fish ~ (Fighting) Tarpon The largest tarpon ever caught in Alabama weighed 203 lbs.
FLOWERS ~ Alabama has two official flowers:
State Flower ~ Camellia Greenville, Alabama is known as the Camellia City.
State Wildflower ~ Oak-leaf Hydrangea The oak-leaf hydrangea is a native shrub that grows in all parts of Alabama.
Folk Dance ~ Square Dance It is a traditional dance that was mentioned in historical records as early as 1651.
Fossil ~ Basilosaurus cetoides The basilosaurus is an extinct ancestor of today's whales.
Mammal ~ The Black Bear is classified as carnivore even though its omnivorous diet consists mainly of plant material.
Horse ~ Racking Horse The racking horse is one of the most comfortable horses to ride.
INSECTS ~ Alabama has an official insect, which is a butterfly, and an official mascot and butterfly:
Insect ~ Monarch Butterfly You can see Monarch butterflies throughout Alabama.
Mascot and Butterfly ~ Eastern Tiger Swallowtail The state mascot and butterfly became a symbol the same year as the state insect.
State Motto ~ We Dare Maintain Our Rights Audemus jura nostra defendere is Alabama's motto.
Nut ~ Pecan Pecans are good sources of vitamin B-6.
Fruit ~ Blackberry Blackberries grow all over the state.
State Reptile ~ Alabama Red-bellied Turtle Red-bellied turtles may live as long as fifty years.
ROCKS Alabama has an official rock, mineral and gemstone:
Gemstone ~ Star Blue Quartz Alabama State Senator Don Hale, from Cullman County, proposed the Blue Star Quartz as the state gemstone.
Mineral ~ Hematite (Red Iron Ore) Hematite, a form of iron, is also known as "red iron ore".
Rock ~ Marble Since 1900 approximately 30 million tons of marble have been quarried in Sylacauga.
Great Seal The state seal was designed by Alabama's first governor.
Shell ~ Scaphella Junonia Johnstoneae Deep sea mollusks live in this shell.
Soil ~ Bama Soil Series The Bama Soil Series occurs throughout the state of Alabama.
State Song ~ Alabama The State song was a poem before being transformed into the state song.
Tree ~ Southern Longleaf Pine The Longleaf pine has the largest pinecone of any pine tree grown in the Eastern U.S.
Barbeque Championship ~ Demopolis Christmas on the River Cook-off There are three competitions: ribs, shoulders, and whole hog.
Outdoor Drama ~ The Miracle Worker The Miracle Worker is a play about Helen Keller's early life and her teacher Anne Sullivan.
Outdoor Musical Drama ~ The Incident at Looney's Tavern This is the story of the "Free State of Winston" during the Civil War.
Alabama State Horse Show ~ Alabama State Championship Horse Show The State Horse Show is held in Montgomery each October.
Horseshoe Tournament ~ Stockton Fall Horseshoe Tournament The legislature designated a state horseshoe tournament in 1992, but the event no longer takes place.
Poet Laureate ~ Alabama State Poets Laureate The poet laureate receives a medal to wear.
Quilt ~ Pine Burr Quilt The official quilt of Alabama is the Pine Burr Quilt.
Renaissance Faire ~ Florence Renaissance Faire The 12th through the 16th centuries are celebrated in Renaissance Faires.
Historic Theatre ~ Alabama Theatre for the Performing Arts The Alabama Theatre is in Birmingham.
Nickname ~ Alabama does not have an official nickname. It is commonly referred to as "the Heart of Dixie" and that phrase has appeared on state automobile license plates since the 1950s, but it is not an official nickname. Alabama has also been known as the Cotton State and the Yellowhammer State.
Stars Fell on Alabama The phrase "Stars Fell on Alabama" was placed on Alabama automobile license plates in 2002. It refers to a meteor shower that was seen across Alabama on November 12-13, 1833. It is also the title of a song and a book.
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Thank you to SewCanShe.com for featuring my tutorial! Please note that this post is from almost a year ago and the giveaway is long over. I've had a lot of comments to enter the giveaway, so i'm sorry if I've confused anyone! But, please enjoy my tutorial!! :)
**Also, it appears some of these photos are suddenly missing. I did not personally delete them from my Flickr photostream, but they are nevertheless gone and I did not keep them on my Macbook. Frustrating. One day soon I may whip up another of these to fill in the gaps, but until then, I'd be happy to help via email if something doesn't make sense without those last few photos.
For Natalie's 5th birthday, I made her some clothes for her Groovy Girl doll and a little purse to put them in. She has used this little quilted purse ever since for all her sweet little treasures and a few months ago, a sweet reader emailed me asking if I had plans to post some instructions for that purse. SO, finally, I made one up, took pictures and without further ado, here is your tutorial! Oh, and if you don't want to make this little purse, but you'd like to win one, scroll to the bottom of this post :)


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Moose population concerns MN tribes
A declining moose population in Minnesota has some Indian tribes concerned about losing a treaty right in the future.
For many Native Americans the annual moose hunt is not only a treaty right it's a strong tradition. Family members gather for the hunt and share a feast.
Sonny Myers directs the 1854 Treaty Authority. Myers tells KDLH-TV the hunt is a tradition shared with their ancestors.
An aerial survey this year estimates there are about 4,200 living moose in Minnesota. That's a 14 percent decline from last year. But, while the overall population is declining, observers say there were more calves born this year. Radio-collared tracking is helping researchers determine how many calves are killed by predators, including bears and wolves.
Information from: KDLH-TV


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Harvard professor and prominent Daily Beast columnist Niall Ferguson is now apologizing for saying economist John Maynard Keynes' theories about surplus and deficit spending were somehow shaped by that fact that he was gay and childless. Which is great, except that it may not be that sincere. He's made the argument before.
Speaking in front of about 500 financial advisers at a conference in Carlsbad, California, Financial Adviser's Tom Kostigen reported Ferguson said Keynes was "effete" and liked reading "poetry" to his ballerina wife. He also didn't care about future members of society because he didn't have any children. And these facts, therefore, discredited his economic theories. Keynes once famously said "in the long run we are all dead," and his detractors usually point to that as evidence that he didn't care about what happens to future generations. But no one has ever tried to connect his economics to what he did socially.
We'll let Business Insider's Henry Blodget explain what, exactly, Ferguson may have been trying to argue Thursday evening before connecting Keynes' social life to his economic policies:
Professor Ferguson and other economists have been loudly and consistently warning for years that the deficit spending and debts of most developed countries will eventually end in disaster. Professor Ferguson and other "austerians" suggest that governments should immediately cut spending and balance their budgets, even if this results in a brutal short-term recession and exploding unemployment.
This "austerian" philosophy has been countered by the "Keynesian" philosophy advocated by Paul Krugman and others in which governments enact stimulus and run big deficits during weak economic periods to offset weak private-sector spending and help shore up employment, consumer spending, and social well-being until the private sector recovers. High debts and deficits are a long-term concern that needs to be addressed, Krugman says, but they do not constitute a near-term crisis that requires immense, self-inflicted, short-term pain to alleviate.
So that's the economic debate at play here. One financial theory thinks the other will end in the ruin of civilization, and vice versa. But the question quickly became about what Keynes' being gay had to do with anything. "Not only is this intellectually void, it's mad," Kostigen writes. "It is one thing to take issue with a society fuelled by self interest and one fueled by a larger ethic. But it's entirely vulgar to make this argument about sexual preference -- and to do so glibly." Unsurprisingly, Kostigen correctly guessed that the world would be outraged by Ferguson's ridiculous analysis that Keynes somehow didn't care about future generations because he was gay:
"Keynes? More like GAYnes!!" -- Laurence A. Tisch Professor of History Niall Ferguson— Josh Barro (@jbarro) May 4, 2013
I'm genuinely shocked by Niall Ferguson, which is weird, since this is entirely in character. businessinsider.com/harvard-niall-…— felix salmon (@felixsalmon) May 4, 2013
Via @netw3rk, I always thought Niall Ferguson was an asshole. bit.ly/10xM9h1— Bruce Arthur (@bruce_arthur) May 4, 2013
Felix Salmon also correctly pointed out this is the second time this week a Daily Beast columnist made dumb comments about gays:
This has been a great week for Daily Beast stars getting themselves into hot gay water. Maybe Howie can interview Niall tomorrow!— felix salmon (@felixsalmon) May 4, 2013
Perhaps in an effort to save his job at Harvard, or his gig with the Daily Beast, or just his professional dignity, Ferguson apologized Saturday for his "tactless" and "off the cuff" remarks. "I should not have suggested... that Keynes was indifferent to the long run because he had no children, nor that he had no children because he was gay," Ferguson wrote on his website. He called his assertion "doubly stupid" because of course people without children care about future generations and "I had forgotten that Keynes's wife Lydia miscarried." Right, yes. That's why his remarks were dumb. Because Keynes tried to have a baby and failed. Ferguson continued:
My disagreements with Keynes's economic philosophy have never had anything to do with his sexual orientation. It is simply false to suggest, as I did, that his approach to economic policy was inspired by any aspect of his personal life. As those who know me and my work are well aware, I detest all prejudice, sexual or otherwise.
So there you have it. Ferguson is really sorry for saying this effete little gay boy didn't know how to think about numbers and money because of all the poetry he read and the boys he kissed. Except, you know, this isn't the first time Ferguson has made this argument. It's just the first time he's made it in such a large crowd that got blogged about later. University of Cambridge economist Michael Kitson says Ferguson has made the same argument for decades now:
Niall Ferguson's empty apology niallferguson.com/blog/an-unqual… These were not 'off the cuff' remarks. I heard him make the same over 20 years ago.— Michael Kitson (@MichaelKitson) May 4, 2013
Lending credence to that theory, as pointed out on Twitter by Justin Wolfers, there's this passage in Ferguson's 1999 book, The Pity of War
So it seems this is a theory Ferguson has held for a while, that Keynes' boy-kissing affected his policy somehow. It wasn't an "off the cuff" remark he made at a conference when Ferguson thought he was just speaking to his finance bros who wouldn't mind a little joking about the gays with their theory. It's an argument he made in print and published fourteen years ago.
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County Jail
Arrests and bookings
Gary Armstrong, 47, El Dorado, arrested by sheriff's deputies Aug. 6 on a charge of failure to appear in court.
Cody Cook, 22, Canton, arrested by sheriff's deputies Aug. 8 on charges of burglary, criminal trespass, and possession of stolen property.
Regina Miller, 42, Peabody, arrested by Peabody police Aug. 4 on a charge of domestic battery.
Christopher Oswald, 28, Peabody, arrested by Peabody police Aug. 8 on a charge of failure to appear in court on a Newton municipal warrant.
Jean Luc Taylor, 22, McPherson, jailed by sheriff's deputies Aug. 2 by court order.
Remaining from previous weeks:
David Bean, 42, Marion, jailed since May 16.
Todd Beneke, 29, Herington, since July 24.
Justin Brasher, 20, McPherson, since June 10.
Leslie Coker, 53, Wichita, since July 24.
Dakota Dillashaw, 18, Marion, since June 30.
Doug Eden, 31, Peabody, since July 23.
Thomas Likins, 41, Wichita, since July 21.
Devon McGonigal, 18, Peabody, since March 27.
Codi Steele, 34, Abilene, since July 24
Ricci Welter, 45, Brewster, since May 22.


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Topic: Questions about DKIM and SPF
First off "Thank you" to the developer/s this stuff had me pulling my hair out before I found this.
I am running iReadMail 0.5.0 on a brand new CentOS 5.3 vps hosted at 1and1. No other software installed except iReadMail.
I have gone through the tutorials and I now have my base system installed. I can log in to everything and create accounts. I can even send mail. The problem is that no one ever gets it, not even between accounts on the same server. All emails from external addresses are being bounced back.
I haven't set up the SPF or DKIM but I do have the information I need for it.
My question is how do I set this up? Is this even something I can do? I spoke with my isp and they told me that I would have to do all this.
I am fine with that I just don't know where to go from here.


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Tegan and Sara09:41
I got tickets sydney is already sold out, melbourne wont be far behind. x tegan and sara: where does the good go
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WHOO HOO !!! How exciting !! I got tickets too :) Yah !!ReplyDelete
I'M SO JEALOUS!!!!! You have to take lots of photos and make a post filled with them :)ReplyDelete
Oh my favourite favoutite girls! I saw them last year and I'm seeing them again this year too! I got tickets to falls in Tassie woo!ReplyDelete
oh exciting!ReplyDelete
i like tegan and sara, but i think my favorite song is probably "the con"
- AnonymousSaturday, September 20, 2008
jealous x 4992384792394.ReplyDelete
6pm they are on jjj impossible music festival tonight.(saturday)ReplyDelete
i have missed out on seeing them play so many times... i will find tickets this year!
sydney show has been moved to enmore theatre instead and therefore more tickets are on sale.ReplyDelete
just thought people would like to know if like me they missed out on round 1.
I almost got to see these girls in Canada. We were in old Quebec city walking down some back alley and they were playing, but they were sold out :(ReplyDelete
jono - that would of been awesome. To see them in their own country.ReplyDelete
so jealous, my friend is going and asked if I wanted to go with her. But committing to something in January is just too difficult for me, for all I know I'll be on the other side of the world then! (I can dream can't I?)ReplyDelete


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Friday, January 7, 2011
Friday Newsletter and Follow News: 7 January 2011
In "Second-Hand Memories," Nancy at My Ancestors and Me shares some perceptive reflections on the role of second-hand memories in our experience of our ancestors and their lives. A wonderful windup to the old year!
True Confessions
iPhoto is my picture application and I'm almost a total illiterate in using it. I mean, I can do some basic editing and organizing functions ... but not much else. So I was happy that Denise Olson posted "Digging into iPhoto - Photo Organization" at Moultrie Creek Gazette. Her post covers basics and more refined aspects of photo organization; I can see a new goal sneaking its way into my 2011 plan: Photo organization. Thanks, Denise! I think.
Apropos of this post, Denise Levenick at The Family Curator posts about another important but little-known feature of iPhoto in "iPhoto Library Hides Photos in Plain View."
Tech savvy plus artistically creative
A+++ to Lucie LeBlank Consentino at Lucie's Legacy for innovative and creative use of the Flip-Pal scanner; check out "A Quick Flip-Pal Scan" and see!
A super-helpful hint
At d kay s days, dkaysdays gives one of the most basic but most-forgotten tips for success: "Tuesday's Tip: Practice Random Acts of Gratitude."
The glory of footnotes
In "The #1 Thing That Impacted my Research in 2010," Marian Pierre-Louis at Roots & Rambles writes about using footnotes from journals in location-based research.
The Flying Tigers
Jennifer Holik-Urban at Family History Research has published her first book, To Soar with the Tigers: The Life and Diary of Flying Tiger Robert Brouk. I was excited to see this news in "To Soar with the Tigers is available for purchase," since my family tree includes a Flying Tiger (a relative by marriage; his wife was part of my Moore line), Claude Bryant "Skip" Adair, and I'll be checking Jennifer's book out!
Amy raises the bar
Scrapbooking, digital scrapbooking, digital slide shows, and now videos as a medium to tell the family history. Check it out at Amy Coffin'w We Tree Blog in "Genealogy Videos: Family History in 3 Minutes."
A Big Week
The 101st Carnival of Genealogy has been posted at Creative Gene!
Shades of the Departed "Out West Edition" is here!
A new blog
Check out Bill West's new blog, The Old Colony Graveyard Rabbit.
Happy Second Blogoversary to Linda Hughes Hiser at Flipside!
Happy Third Blogoversary to Donna Pointkouski at What's Past Is Prologue!
For more suggested genealogy reading, check out Around the Blogosphere at Susan Petersen's Long Lost Relatives.net and Best of the Genea-Blogs at Randy Seaver's Genea-Musings.
This week I started following these blogs:
It's All Relative (I actually already followed this blog somehow but wasn't on the Google followers thing)
Ancestrally Challenged
Beth's Genealogy Blog
The Genealogy Biker
Life's Journey
Lineage Fan
The Virtual Dime Museum
Value Meals on the Volga
My Research Week
I received a family picture from a Brinlee this cousin this week - a real New Year's gift - thanks, Sandy. A cousin through the Brinlee line also contacted me this week - we'll see what information we can share. And I'm back to Brinlee research. Slow but steady.
My new helper
... is my MacBook Pro. It's so pretty. It's shiny. I love it.
6 comments:
- AnonymousJanuary 7, 2011 at 5:04 AM
Greta, thanks for the iPhoto shout out! You might find Managing iPhoto Libraries useful too. More on that coming this week.ReplyDelete
Thank you for the mention! But I really didn't raise the bar. I took the bar off to show everyone how easy it is to make a genealogy video. Really! :)ReplyDelete
Thanks for the mention, Greta. Appreciate it.ReplyDelete
MC - Will do! (And you are one of my "genealogy tech" idols - I always know that I can check back with your blog to figure out how to do something.)ReplyDelete
Amy - Even "show and tell" raises the bar - you lead the way by showing us how!
Nancy - Thanks for providing so many thoughtful and thought-provoking posts!
Thanks for the nod, Greta. I am following Denise Olson in the iPhoto features too. So much to learn from our tech pals.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJanuary 19, 2011 at 6:04 AM
Thanks for mentioning my post! I really enjoy reading your blog, and I am thrilled that you have taken something away from mine, too!ReplyDelete