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FinTech Round TablePosted in Events
Yesterday, Pillsbury hosted the first in a series of risk management and regulatory compliance round tables for FinTech companies. The meetings will explore technology-related risk and compliance issues in the financial services space, such as in mobile banking, online brokerage, automated ("robo") investment advisers, P2P lending, to name a few. Pillsbury partnered with the Professional Risk Managers' International Association (a non-profit professional association), Oyster Consulting (a firm providing comprehensive consulting and compliance services for financial firms) and La Meer Inc. (a risk management solutions company).
Pillsbury Partner to Speak on CybersecurityPosted in Events
Brian Finch, a partner in Pillsbury's Public Policy Practice, will be speaking on cybersecurity at a 100WHF event in San Francisco on October 13, 2015. The event is titled Under Attack: Cyberdefense in the Network Age. Mr. Finch is recognized as a leading legal authority on matters related to cyber security. He co-authored an article on Cybercrimes affecting hedge funds, posted in our blog.
Hedge Fund General Counsel and Compliance Officer SummitPosted in Events, Hedge Funds
Hedge Fund General Counsel and Compliance Officer Summit October 19, starting at 8:00 a.m. through October 20, ending at 4:30 p.m. ET. The University Club, New York, NY
Use Promotion Code HFPWSP for a 35% discount when registering. Click Here to Register
Join us for our session: "2015 Exam Priorities: Tips for Handling SEC Exams and Investigations" taking place Tuesday, October 20, 2015, from 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM
Discussion Leader:
Ildiko Duckor Partner and Co-head, Investment Funds & Investment Management Practice, Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, LLP
Speakers to Include:
David Charnin, Managing Director, General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer, Strategic Value Partners, LLC
Sarah A. Good, Partner and Co-leader, Securities Litigation & Enforcement Team, Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, LLP
William H. Woolverton, Senior Managing Director and General Counsel, Gottex Funds Management
Steven A. Yadegari, Chief Operating Officer and General Counsel, Cramer Rosenthal McGlynn, LLC
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New IFIM member announcementPosted in Events
A Successful Evening for Pillsbury and 100 Women in Hedge FundsPosted in Events
Pillsbury hosted a panel event for 100 Women in Hedge Funds on July 28 discussing conflicts of interests hedge fund managers face in managing multiple account types, such as funds, institutional separate accounts and sub-advised mutual funds. Kristin Snyder, Associate Regional Director for Examinations, San Francisco Regional Office of the Securities and Exchange Commission, emphasized that while the SEC does not expect advisers to have conflict-free business models, clear disclosure and effective mitigation of material conflicts are essential fiduciary duties of an adviser. Other panelists and representatives of hedge fund managers (Frank Martin, President, Standard Pacific Capital, LLC) and institutional investors (Michelle Young, Managing Director, Ohana Advisors), provided insights into identifying, assessing, mitigating, and managing those conflicts. Sarah Good, Partner and Co-Leader of Pillsbury's Securities Litigation and Enforcement practice group, discussed case studies illustrating the SEC's approach to manager conflicts. Ildiko Duckor, Partner and co-head of Pillsbury's Investment Funds and Investment Management group, moderated the panel and offered tips and comments on practical solutions to account conflicts.
100 Women in Hedge Funds presents HOT topics in Compliance: Conflicts of Interests in Account Management and morePosted in Events
- Conflicts of interests in the center of the SEC's focus - arising from trade allocations, expense allocations, related party transactions, side letters and proprietary account biases
- Best practices you should have in place now
- Investors' main concerns during negotiations with the managers and what you need to know about their due diligence expectations
Financial Markets Association's 2014 Securities Compliance Seminar- April 23-25Posted in Events, Guest Post
Excellence In Investing: San FranciscoPosted in Events
The 4th Annual Excellence In Investing: San Francisco, in partnership with The Sohn Conference Foundation, will be held on October 23, 2013 at The Bentley Reserve. Excellence In Investing: San Francisco is the premiere Bay Area investor conference benefiting local and national education and other children's causes.
For more information and to register, please visit www.excellencesf.org or click here.
A Conversation with the Regulators: A program for Fund Managers and Investment AdvisorsPosted in Events, Investment Advisers, Private Funds
Pillsbury and the California Hedge Fund Association invite you to join us on Thursday, April 25, 2013 for an educational program featuring Ms. Jan Lynn Owen, the Commissioner of the California Department of Corporations (DOC) and Person to be Announced from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
The Commissioner and her staff will discuss the new investment adviser registration rules that were recently adopted by the DOC, including the "exempt reporting adviser" provisions, the interplay between the DOC rules and those of the post-Dodd-Frank rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission.
This program will provide startup hedge fund managers and new investment advisers with the information they need to navigate the registration process, regulatory requirements, and examination focus of the DOC and the SEC, including:
- Eligibility for reliance on the "exempt reporting adviser" provisions and what that means in the registration process
- What the DOC and SEC expect to see in hedge fund manager and investment adviser compliance programs
- Examination and enforcement by the DOC and the SEC and coordination efforts between the two agencies
- Tax planning and compliance for fund managers at the state, local and federal levels
- New DOC and SEC rules in the concept or proposal stage aimed at investment advisers
Date & Time
3:30 pm - 4:00 pm PT
4:00 pm - 4:30 pm PT
Keynote: Jan Lynn Owen
4:30 pm - 5:45 pm PT
Panel Discussion
5:45 pm - 7:30 pm PT
Pillsbury's San Francisco Office
Four Embarcadero Center
22nd Floor
San Francisco, CA 94111
Event Contact
Juliana Curmi
Featured Speaker
Jan Lynn Owen, Commissioner, California Department of Corporations
Host and Moderator
Jay B. Gould, Partner, Pillsbury
Additional Speakers
Jerry Twomey, Deputy Commissioner, Division of Securities Regulation, California Department of Corporations
Doug Bramhall, Tax Managing Director, KPMG
Kristin A. Snyder, Associate Regional Director–Examinations, Securities and Exchange Commission, San Francisco Regional Office
Regulatory Challenges for Chief Compliance OfficersPosted in Events
Pillsbury will be hosting back-to-back programs this month on compliance and regulatory challenges facing Chief Compliance Officers. The first program will be held on February 27, 2013 at Pillsbury's San Francisco office. The second program will be held on February 28, 2013 at Pillsbury's Los Angeles office. Each program will begin with a brief overview of the recent trend involving the SEC's referral of enforcement matters against fund managers to the U.S. Department of Justice for criminal prosecution, which will be followed by a panel discussion on the following topics:
- Common compliance deficiencies and other "hot button" issues for SEC examiners
- The use of technology and service providers to simplify Chief Compliance Officers' obligations and minimize liability
- Best practices in implementing a Code of Ethics (COE), including what should be in the COE and how employee activity should be monitored
- The implications of the U.S. Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act (JOBS Act) on compliance procedures and policies
We hope you can join us.
To register for the San Francisco office event, please click HERE.
To register for the Los Angeles office event, please click HERE.
19th Annual Alpha Hedge East ConferencePosted in Events, Investment Advisers
Institutional Investor's 19th Annual Alpha Hedge East Conference is excited to announce New Orleans' own James Carville as a keynote speaker. Mr. Carville will present his views on American and international politics, with a focus on the second administration of Barack Obama, the divided Congress, and the challenges facing the major political parties and players.
Be sure to reference code 'PWS10' to receive 10% discounted rate!*
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Recognizing the budgetary restraints in the industry, Institutional Investor is proud to offer a high-quality conference at an affordable rate.
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A limited number of complimentary passes are available for qualified Public and Private Pension Funds, Pension Consultants, Foundations, Endowments, Family Offices and High Net Worth Investors. For more information, please contact Rinaldo Crassa at email@example.com or 212.224.3510. All passes are subject to approval.
We look forward to hosting you next month!
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Pillsbury to Host Managers Only ProgramPosted in Events, Investment Advisers
Pillsbury will be hosting a Managers Only program on Wednesday, January 23, 2013. The program entitled "Challenges and Opportunities for Starting a Hedge Fund in 2013" starts at 3:30 p.m. and will be held at Pillsbury's San Francisco office at Four Embarcadero Center, 22nd Floor. This event will be divided into two seminars. Panel 1 seminar – "Organizing and Operating a Startup Fund" will start at 4:00 p.m. to be followed by Panel 2 seminar – "Effective Capital Raising for Emerging Manager" at 5:15 p.m. For more information about this event and to register, please click HERE.
Excellence In Investing: San FranciscoPosted in Events, Investment Advisers
The 3rd Annual Excellence In Investing: San Francisco, in partnership with The Sohn Conference Foundation, will be held on October 24, 2012 at the Merchants Exchange, Julia Morgan Ballroom. Excellence In Investing: San Francisco is the premiere Bay Area investor conference benefiting local and national education and other children's causes.
For more information and to register, please visit www.excellencesf.org or click here.
Pillsbury meets with the CA Department of CorporationsPosted in Events, Investment Advisers, Private Funds
On August 30, 2012, Ildi Duckor and Michael Wu, members of Pillsbury's Investment Funds and Investment Management practice, met with executives and staff of the California Department of Corporations at the Department's invitation. The purpose of the meeting was to provide the Department's investment adviser and broker dealer divisions (live in San Francisco and via teleconference in the Sacramento and Los Angeles offices) with a broad overview of the hedge fund industry. "We hope that a better understanding of the industry will help balance hedge fund managers' business needs with the regulators' need for investor and market protection, and will streamline both the adviser registration and the examination process" said Ildi Duckor. The Investment Funds and Investment Management team will continue to cooperate with the Department in an effort to provide industry insight with respect to future California regulation of hedge funds and their advisers.
Pillsbury Welcomes New PartnerPosted in Events, Private Equity, Private Funds
We are very pleased to announce that Henry Liu is joining our New York office today as a Finance Partner and as leader of the Financial Institutions & Infrastructure Teams for Greater China and Asia.
Henry has enormous reach within business, banking and government in China and is the former general counsel and director general at the China Securities Regulatory Commission. Henry will provide valuable assistance to the Pillsbury Investment Funds group on the structuring of investment funds in China as well as the movement of capital from China into investment funds outside of China.
"Henry brings a unique combination of experience as a former high-level Chinese government official and as an extremely successful and well-connected attorney for our China practice," said Pillsbury Firm Chair Jim Rishwain. "Henry is an incredibly rare find, as he can navigate the United States and Chinese business and legal landscapes with ease. Likewise, he has enormous reach within business, banking and government circles in Greater China and has earned the very highest reputation among his colleagues and peers. As a result, he will greatly enhance Pillsbury's stature and presence in Asia – long a key market for our firm and our clients."
Henry has also served international, Chinese and Asia Pacific clients ranging from Fortune 500 global firms to emerging companies and has been involved in most major types of cross-border corporate and financing transactions and regulatory matters involving Asia and China, across most major industry sectors, in mergers and acquisitions, capital markets, banking and financing, corporate, private equity and investment funds, foreign direct investments, real estate, technology transfers and international trade. He has over his career been exposed to most industries and sectors, including financial services, manufacturing, real estate, transportation, energy, telecom and media, and sports and entertainment. Henry was previously managing director of investment banking with Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette/Credit Suisse First Boston in Hong Kong as well as the chair of a large international law firm's China practice.
Global Hedge Fund SummitPosted in Events
The 18th Annual Global Hedge Fund Summit will be held in Bermuda on April 15-17, 2012. Jay Gould will be speaking at this event on a panel entitled "The Crossroads of Law & Finance," that will examine the investment world and its interaction with the ever-evolving legal landscape.
For more information and to register, please visit www.marhedge.com or www.ii-alphahedge.com, or click here for information about a promotional discount for CHFA members.
Hedge Fund Marketing Boot Camp: Turn Your Audience Into Your InvestorsPosted in Events, Investment Advisers, Private Funds
Date & Time
12:30 pm - 7:00 pm PT
12:30 pm - 5:30 pm PT
5:30 pm - 6:30 pm PT
Panel and Q&A
6:30 pm PT
Pillsbury's SF office
50 Fremont Street
San Francisco, CA 94105
Join us for an interactive, instructional workshop to learn step-by-step how to create unique and individualized marketing material to attract and engage investors and raise capital.
Who Should Attend:
- Emerging Funds Managers
- Established Funds Managers
- Hedge Fund Marketers
- Pre-Launch Managers
- Fund of Funds Managers
This one day hedge fund marketing event will cover:
- How to uncover or rebrand your fund identity
- Defining your marketing message and how to tell it
- Understanding who your potential investors are
- How to avoid compliance pitfalls
- Discovering opportunities that raise capital
- What investors look for in marketing collateral
and much more...
Presented by
Maital S. Rasmussen,Founder & CEO, Rasmussen Communications, Inc.
Ildiko Duckor
Guest Speakers
Rikke Jorgensen, Copywriter, Rasmussen Communications, Inc.
Seavan Sternheim, COO, CMO, QM Capital, LLC
Investor Panel and Q&A Session
Kermit Claytor, Fund of Funds Manager, Skyline Partners
Paul Perez, CFA, Springcreek Advisors, LLC
Ildiko Duckor, Counsel, Pillsbury
T. Jon Williams, Ph.D., CFA, South Avenue Investment Partners
Early Bird$675 for one participant
$975 for two participants
Early Registration ends October 27th, 2011
Regular Price$750 for one participant
$1,050 for two participants
To register, please visit Rasmussen Communications.
Event Contact
Jessica Slater
100 Women in Hedge Funds
California Hedge Fund Association
Rasmussen Communications
PILLSBURY HONORED FOR SERVICE TO HEDGE FUND INDUSTRYPosted in Events
Pillsbury named "best" law firm at HFM Week's U.S. Hedge Fund Services Awards
New York—Premier hedge fund publication HFM Week honored Pillsbury with its "Best Onshore Law Firm – Client Service" award, at the magazine's annual U.S. Hedge Fund Services Awards ceremony in New York. This marks the third consecutive year Pillsbury has both received the HFM Week client service recognition and been a "shortlist" finalist in multiple award categories. Established to recognize impressive revenue growth, innovation and customer satisfaction among funds and service professionals, the awards are determined by a panel of independent judges, comprised of industry experts. Jay B. Gould, leader of Pillsbury's Investment Funds & Investment Management practice team, accepted the award on behalf of Pillsbury.
Pillsbury's press release is available here.
Registered Fund Solutions RoundtablePosted in Events, Investment Advisers, Private Funds
Thursday, October 27, 2011
3:30 - 4:00pm Registration
4:00 - 5:30pm Presentation
5:30 - 6:30pm Reception
Pillsbury's San Francisco office
50 Fremont Street
San Francisco, CA 94105
How can hedge fund managers that seek more efficient methods for raising capital avail themselves of the public markets?
Now, many private fund managers are finding that a registered fund product can address the needs of certain investors, and with turnkey solutions available, the complexity that has traditionally been associated with registered funds may no longer be a deterrent.
Please join the California Hedge Fund Association, Pillsbury, and JD Clark & Company for a panel discussion on solutions for registered funds. All the questions you have regarding how to organize and operate a registered fund will be addressed at this Managers-Only Event, including:
- What is the process for registering an alternative investment product?
- What are the tax, regulatory and operational issues for a registered fund?
- Interval funds, closed-end funds and open-end funds—why choose one over the other?
- Who are the investors I will reach with a registered fund?
- Can I run both hedge funds and registered funds at the same time?
- How do I minimize regulatory scrutiny and outsource the back office?
Tony Fischer, UMB Fund Services
Paul Kangail, Ernst & Young
Vic Fontana, Registered Fund Solutions
Rachel Minard, Minard Capital
Jay Gould, Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP


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"Fear has its place in every heart. Courage is only a response."
Algiz (or Elhaz) – "Al-jiz" – Literally: "Elk" – Esoteric: Protection, Higher Self
Rune of the essential link or connection with the patterns of divine or archetypal consciousness, such as the Valkyrie. Rune of the possible danger of realizing this link when unprepared.
Psi: divinity, higher self, the state of listening
Energy: protective teaching force, the divine plan, Valkyries
Mundane: protection, safety, spirituality
Divinations: Connection with the gods, awakening, higher life, protection; or hidden danger, consumption by divine forces, loss of the divine link, fear.
Strengthening of hamingja (personal gravity, 'luck') and life force through courageous deeds
Mystical and religious communication with non-human sentient beings
Communication with other worlds, especially Asgard
Receiving instruction on the magical potential of the runes
Banishing the fear of death
My notes:
Algiz is the single strongest energy connected with my own existence. It is a protective teaching force that promotes independence and autonomy as well as faith. Courage in the face of fear is central, not the absence of fear, because fear may or may not be a warning to us that protection and defensiveness is necessary. Algiz supplies the insight necessary to make such judgments and stand in true service to Asgard.
The spiritual force, hamingja, generated by Algiz envelops the invoker with so much energy that he or she becomes sacred, set apart and protected by Divine power. The image of the Valkyrie in mythology is fully representative of the way in which the energies of Algiz work to protect you. Meditating on the image of a Valkyrie in her teacher, swan and warrior forms is a powerful method of invoking Algiz energy.
The Valkyrie will not assist in evading punishment for wrong deeds, or illegal or immoral acts. It will act to soften the blow of punishment if the person willingly accepts accountability for the harm cased by his or her acts and begins to take steps to compensate.
Do not mistake the archetypes encountered through use of this rune. Ask them politely of their purpose and to identify themselves. Good entities always will respond favorably to such requests, and mischievous or harmful entities tend to become offended or refrain from answering. Have courage and fortitude, as you will sometimes be tested. These entities come in many forms, so be prepared to open your mind as to allow their unique methods of communication to take place.
Other topics:
Activation of the Higher Self
Perception of the Divine Plan
Knowledge of the Ultimate Good in all things/events
Listening correctly to the Voice of the Universe (as non-human sentient beings ie. Valkyries, gods, giants)
Being tested by such entities and instructed
Further Reading:
Algiz – Rune Meaning Analysis (series)
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Algiz is mainly a protection symbol.Symbolize a person praying with hands raised upwards to the skies.I am also a Christian and a staunch catholic for that matter.In the beginning I used to be terribly suspicious but the pull of these runes were too much I learned about them.It isjust that it should be used only for the good of all come what may.
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What's happening in Southeast Asia? Everything! At the IPPA (1) congress at Hanoi more than 600 delegates in 107 sessions were enlightened, amazed and hugely entertained in the city of a million scooters. The mood was exhilarating--a feeling that the world was young and yet to be explored. Speakers addressed the peopling of the Pacific, volcanic environments, the reconstruction of the Sahul landmass and the extraordinary discoveries on Flores (where Mike Morwood probes deeper every year). Maybe it is the large number of islands that gives this part of the planet its adventurous feel--the crossing of innumerable waterways in slender craft laden with families, pigs and plants and their various genes. An old paradigm, the expansion of the Austronesian language group, still steams the seas and steams up the seminar rooms, but a new one is replacing it. More complex (of course) and more diverse: peoples migrate and colonise and reflux, but forest people may live parallel lives to coastal people, rice arrives--but doesn't always stick.
Vietnam is the land of the Dong Song drum, hollow, bronze and decorative and featuring in extraordinary burials where a person lies with their head inside one. Vietnam has a historical archaeology like no other: the Ho Chi Minh tunnels and the crashed B52 bombers must rate among the most sobering monuments of any victorious people. And it was interesting to learn that, although the country has a state archaeological service and a socialist ethos, private museums are encouraged by the government as a way of preventing the haemorrhaging of looted objects abroad. Farmers find they can get a better price from collectors than from the state, and so .....
The archaeological community of Southeast Asia is strikingly comingled and sociable, often giving confident welcomes to scholars from abroad. The strongest such contingents were from Australia, and now China, where the burgeoning of new work, new ideas and a new style of professional expertise is a story of its own. As a first landfall your editor went to Hong Kong, Chinas newly repatriated ex-British colony, there to visit Ray Ma in his stunning new museum, the vigorous Archaeology Society in its premises in the Kowloon Sculpture Garden and an archaeological company, Archaeological Assessments Ltd, operating off Lamma island. I have a soft spot for Hong Kong having been a pupil in Kowloon's KGV (King George V) grammar school at the time of the coronation (Elizabeth II in case you were wondering), and recognised certain heritage items (like the Star Ferry) still in evidence among the clustered concrete towers. I felt not unlike a bit of heritage myself, learning that my dad's old camp at Fan Ling (he was a Ghurka colonel) was now a scheduled monument. Archaeologically, Hong Kong sits on fossil beds of empire, and now has unmatched potential for hosting the archaeological dialogue between east and west.
And so to Adelaide for the [AAA.sup.2] meeting, where the mood was jaunty among a community of professional archaeologists who are possibly the most fun to be with anywhere. There are big new research projects, such as the one at Willandra Lakes directed by Nicola Stern, and big new CRM mitigations like the huge open-cast Rio Tinto mining sites. A new Australian prehistory is emerging, which breaks the mould of a perceived 30 000 years of conserved life-ways and reveals more diversity in culture, more responses to changing environments: in brief, an aboriginal past with a stronger narrative. The close involvement and occasional dominance of aboriginal TOs (traditional owners) in the new projects was also marked. The large CRM companies lead the field in many ways, but evaluation was sometimes less thorough than they would wish: at Pilbara not all the potentially occupied caves were given the same in-depth testing. …


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Andrew asks – How much global warming is just fiddled data? – good question!!
9 thoughts on "Great to see Andrew Bolt exposing that more and more researchers are speaking out how temperature data is being altered to cool the past"
Jennifer Marohasy is giving an address tomorrow night in Sydney re the BOM and temperature records – details – theclimatescepticsparty.blogspot.com.au/2014/06/cooling-temperature-trend-establishing.html
"fiddling" with data that was wrong, no big deal
"Climatologist" didn't start lying in the 80's – lying has always being their bread and butter
in the 70's they were promoting: " GLOBAL cooling by year 2000, because of CO2 dimming effect" – AND were "massaging" the numbers as if it was getting colder (they were lying then as they are lying now) . That data was crap – Warmist like to play with crap; anybody interested in the truth: globalwarmingdenier.wordpress.com/climate/
Great that Andrew Bolt questions AGW fiddled data.
You have a comrade in arms there Warwick
It was a refined process called enHansen but since then it has just gone to schmidt.
Speaking of Poms, the UK Telegraph onto it.
Apparently the rapid warming in Central Australia of 2C, and the drying, has had little effect on invertebrates. I guess the fiddled data goes unnoticed by the invertebrates: www.sciencewa.net.au/topics/environment-a-conservation/item/2904-inland-waterways-brimming-with-invertebrates-despite-drying-trend
Hold on a cotton-pickin' second.
Hold on another cotton pickin second.
"but this time Steve Goddard was right and my confirmation bias prevented me from seeing that there was in fact a real issue in the data and that NCDC has dead stations that are reporting data that isn't real: mea culpa."
Quote from Anthony Watts.
Washington times editorial. "Rigged science"


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The Workers' Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau (WCIRB) held their 96th annual meeting this week in San Francisco. WCIRB President and CEO Bill Mudge described the efforts underway to modernize the WCIRB's operations and prepare the organization for its 100 year anniversary.
"This company will soon reach a significant milestone. We are about to reach the 100th anniversary of our founding and my entire team is committed to modernizing our operations through the use of new technologies, increasing transparency in our operations by making more information available to a wider audience, and to fostering teamwork with our primary stakeholders to ensure we are providing the products and services they need," said Mudge.
Following Mudge's remarks, the WCIRB membership elected new insurer members of the Governing Committee and Classification and Rating Committee to fill vacancies created by expiring terms.
ACE Property and Casualty Insurance Company was re-elected, and National Union Fire Insurance Company of Pittsburgh, PA and Zenith Insurance Company were newly elected to serve on the Governing Committee. SeaBright Insurance Company was newly elected to the Classification and Rating Committee and Travelers Indemnity Company was re-elected. Terms for both committees are three years.
On behalf of the membership, Bill Mudge offered his thanks to outgoing Governing Committee members Employers Compensation Insurance Company and Travelers Indemnity Company and to outgoing Classification and Rating Committee member CompWest Insurance Company.
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Pacific Compensation Insurance Company
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National Union Fire Insurance Company of Pittsburgh PA
Republic Indemnity Company of America
SeaBright Insurance Company
State Compensation Insurance Fund
Travelers Indemnity Company
United States Fire Insurance Company
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Dedicated to the public good and making a positive impact on the communities in which it operates, Camelot's aim is to maximise returns to society in the most efficient and responsible way.
We run the most cost-efficient major lottery in Europe, with only around 4% of total revenue spent on operating costs – a key factor behind us delivering, on average, over £34 million each week to National Lottery Good Causes. Combined with the Lottery Duty we pay to the Government, we return one of the highest percentages of lottery revenue back to society in the world.
Camelot's approach to corporate responsibility is now widely recognised as setting global standards. We were the first lottery operator to be recognised by the World Lottery Association as achieving the highest standards in responsible play – and today, corporate responsibility and integrity remain at the heart of what we do.
The foundation of our business is putting players first – we offer them choice and convenience by providing them with more ways to play and more access to lottery games. While we remain commercially driven, we are equally committed to maintaining public trust and confidence in our operations – and to achieving growth sustainably and responsibly.
Camelot's strategy is to encourage many people to play lottery games but by spending relatively small amounts. The fact that the UK National Lottery is the sixth largest lottery in the world in terms of sales but ranked just 51st in the world in terms of per capita spend testifies to the effectiveness of this approach.
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Welcome to the guild. I'm sure learning a lot here won't be a problem, though finding the brain space and time for it all might be!
Hi all!
I'm working on a Fantasy book series set in a non-existing world. I started doing basic sketches of my kingdoms on paper, but wanted something nicer. I found some great video tutorials on Youtube, such as this one from Jessica Khoury and the one from Kindari for the Ascension maps, which led me here. I've been obsessing over Google Earth, atlases and map inserts for other Fantasy books for a few weeks now, even bought a Wacom tablet and Photoshop to help me. I thought I'd stop lurking on here and say hey! I am falling in love with map making the more I do it, and am glad that a group of like minded individuals exists!
Here is a preliminary island base I'm working on, I'll post an update once it's finished (I know I've got some lines that are too soft and wispy bits that shouldn't be there, but it was done before my tablet arrived in the mail, now that I have the tablet I can clean all that up):
Thanks, and I hope to learn lots here!
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Welcome to the guild. I'm sure learning a lot here won't be a problem, though finding the brain space and time for it all might be!
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Cariani (painter)
Venetian, 1485/1490 - 1547 or after
A Concert, c. 1518-1520
oil on canvas
overall: 92 x 130 cm (36 1/4 x 51 3/16 in.) framed: 128.8 x 168.1 x 6.4 cm (50 11/16 x 66 3/16 x 2 1/2 in.)
Bequest of Lore Heinemann in memory of her husband, Dr. Rudolf J. Heinemann
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This is widely considered to be Cariani's masterpiece. Born in Bergamo, Cariani trained in the Venetian studios of Giovanni Bellini and Giorgione. Not surprisingly, Cariani's painting style alternates between those of Venice and areas farther north and west. Matter-of-fact details, such as the crumpled cloth used for wiping the fingers and the extra string in its little box, stem from Cariani's northern roots, as does his simple arrangement of solid figures.
The subject, on the other hand, is one Giorgione introduced in Venice. For sophisticated patrons, concert themes represented the transportative quality of music and its ability -- akin to love -- to delight the senses. A second type of picture developed by Giorgione is also evident here: the teacher with his tutor. The strong characterization of the faces suggests that these must be portraits from life. On the left, the prim tutor holds his book, while his charge, on the right, attracts our attention with his outward gaze. The two are separated by the singer, who dominates the moment. Absorbed in a search for inspiration, he is a figure of overly large presence, almost comic in his bulk, extravagant hat, and perhaps too-passionate concentration.
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(SportsNetwork.com) - Having recently snapped a five-game losing streak, the
Vancouver Canucks don't have much time to play into the revenge game versus
the Los Angeles Kings.
Instead, the Canucks will just be trying to string together back-to-back wins
when they visit the Kings on Monday night.
These two Pacific Division clubs clashed in Los Angeles on Jan. 4, with the
Kings beating the Canucks for the third time in as many meetings this season.
The 3-1 decision gave Los Angeles a victory in six of the last nine encounters
and in seven of the previous nine played in L.A.
Roberto Luongo made 46 saves for the Canucks and played the entire game
despite getting crashed into by the Kings' Dustin Brown. Luongo, though, has
not played since due to an ankle injury suffered on the play.
While the Canucks were understandably not happy with Brown's tactics, coach
John Tortorella wants his club to remain focused ahead of tonight's rematch.
"We need to play our game," Tortorella told Vancouver's website. "L.A. plays
in the blue, that's part of hockey. We need to play in the blue. We need to
protect our blue."
Though Luongo was able to take part in practice on Sunday, he is not expected
to play tonight. That means Eddie Lack will get the call and he has started
eight of Vancouver's last nine games while Luongo has dealt with two different
Lack made 30 saves in Friday's 2-1 victory over the St. Louis Blues, while
Mike Santorelli and Zac Dalpe scored goals to help snap the Canucks' losing
"Lack was really good tonight. He made key saves. It's a big win for us," said
Defenseman Alexander Edler also took part in practice on Sunday and could
return tonight for the first time since suffering a knee injury on Dec. 3.
The Kings began a five-game homestand with the win over the Canucks and have
gone 2-1-1 on the stay. That regulation loss came on Saturday, a 3-1 setback
to the Detroit Red Wings.
Drew Doughty scored the lone goal for the Kings in the first period, while
Jonathan Quick turned aside 23-of-26 shots.
"I think starting the second period we had several opportunities where we
didn't shoot the puck," Kings coach Darryl Sutter said. "Those are really 1-1
games so leaving it until the third there is a chance you are not going to get
a reward for a great effort."
Los Angeles sent 45 shots on net, including a team-high eight by Mike
Richards. He had an assist, but saw his stretch of consecutive games without a
goal reach 21.
Quick made 27 saves in the Jan. 4 win over the Canucks, while Jeff Carter
scored twice. Brown also scored.
Quick is 8-10-1 with a 1.93 goals against average in his career versus
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WHAT: Week #4 of Saratoga Race Course
WHEN: Wednesday, August 6 – Monday, August 11
Irish-American Day (International Heritage Series): The New York Racing Association, Inc. will host Irish-American Day at Saratoga Race Course. The event is the third installment of the inaugural International Heritage Series, a weekly celebration of global culture and heritage during the 2014 summer meet. The day-long festive event will feature traditional music, dance, entertainment, crafts and food from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the Saratoga Pavilion.
The New York Racing Association will welcome Ambassador Consul General of Ireland Noel Kilkenny to Saratoga Race Course. The chief diplomat from the Irish consulate in New York City, the Ambassador Consul General will present the trophy for the day's third race in the winner's circle as part of the festivities.
Traditional Irish bagpipers and step dancers will greet guests at the grandstand and clubhouse entrances throughout the morning. Performances from Irish band Comhaltas, the Sons and Daughters of Erin Pipe Band, Capital District Set Dancers, The Boland School of Irish Dance, Farrell School of Dancing and An Clar School of Irish Dance will take place at the Pavilion and bandstand throughout the day.
Chefs from the greater Capital Region will conduct cooking demonstrations of classic Irish dishes at the Saratoga Pavilion. And exhibits highlighting Irish culture, traditions and history from the Irish-American Heritage Museum in Albany will be on display.
Battle of Saratoga Handicapping Challenge: Approximately 225 horseplayers will vie for $275,000 in prize money during the fifth annual Battle of Saratoga Handicapping Challenge. The tournament will offer three berths into the 2015 Daily Racing Form/NTRA Las Vegas National Handicapping Tournament. First place in the two-day tournament is worth $100,000 and cash prizes will be offered to the top 25 finishers. Entry fee is $1,000 with all entry fees returned as prize money.
Taste NY: Wine & Cheese: The weekly Taste NY: Wine & Cheese tasting will return to the Saratoga Pavilion with expanded hours from noon to 4:30 p.m. The event allows track patrons the opportunity to sample varietals of wine from numerous New York State wineries. Guests will receive five tastings for $10; 10 tastings for $15; or 20 tastings for $30. This week's event will feature Heron Hill Winery; Thirsty Owl Saratoga; Swedish Hill Winery; The Saratoga Winery; Lakeland Winery; and Thousand Island Winery.
National Museum of Racing Hall of Fame: Saratoga's feature race is the Grade 2 National Museum of Racing Hall of Fame for 3-year-olds on the turf. The stakes will follow the induction ceremony for the class of 2014 into the National Museum of Racing's Hall of Fame. This year's inductees are jockeys Lloyd Hughes and Alex Solis; owners/breeders E.R. Bradley and E.P. Taylor; trainer Gary Jones, and champion thoroughbreds Ashado, Clifford and Curlin. The ceremony will be held at the Fasig-Tipton Sales Pavilion at 10:30 a.m. The ceremony is free and open to the public.
Taste NY: Craft Beer & Cider: The weekly Taste NY: Craft Beer & Cider tasting will return to the Saratoga Pavilion with expanded hours from noon to 4:30 p.m. The event will allow track patrons the opportunity to sample numerous craft beers produced exclusively by New York State breweries. As many as a dozen breweries from New York State will be featured throughout the meet. Guests receive five tastings for $5. This week's lead breweries are Brewery Ommegang and Brooklyn Brewery.
Fourstardave Handicap: The day's feature race is the Grade 2, $500,000 Fourstardave Handicap for three-year-olds and up at a mile on the turf.
Jockey Legends Day: Sixteen of the greatest riders in the history of thoroughbred racing will gather at Saratoga Race Course for the first-ever Jockey Legends Day to benefit the Permanently Disabled Jockeys Fund (PDJF). Saratoga favorites Angel Cordero, Jr., Ramon Dominguez and the New York Racing Association racing analyst Richard Migliore are among the former jockeys who will sign autographs from noon to 1 p.m. outside the Jockeys Silks Room for a one-time $10 donation to the PDJF. Also scheduled to appear are Ron Turcotte and Jean Cruguet, respective riders of Triple Crown winners Secretariat and Seattle Slew; Laffit Pincay, Jr., the all-time leader in races won with 9,530; Eddie Maple, Chris McCarron, Randy Romero, Jean-Luc Samyn, Nick Santagata, Robbie Davis, Jose Santos, Manny Ycaza, Jacinto Vasquez and Jorge Velasquez. All will be recognized in a special red-carpet ceremony on the track between the fifth and sixth races.
Saratoga WarHorse: The New York Racing Association will pay tribute to the Saratoga Springs-based non-profit organization Saratoga WarHorse during a special winner's circle ceremony. Saratoga WarHorse is dedicated to assisting veterans who are suffering from invisible, psychological wounds by providing a confidential, peer-to-peer, action-based, equine-assisted experience that initiates immediate and long-lasting empowering changes.
Lord & Taylor Fashion Saturdays: This weekly event is designed to highlight the tradition of style and glamour in thoroughbred racing with a Lord & Taylor pop-up shop at the Saratoga Pavilion each Saturday from 10:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Track patrons will be invited to dress their best for the chance to be crowned Most Fashionable at Saratoga. Two winners every week will each receive a $250 Lord & Taylor gift card and have the opportunity to present a trophy in the winner's circle.
The Toyota Saratoga Special and Adirondack: The day belongs to the 2-year-olds with a pair of graded stakes: the Grade 2 Toyota Saratoga Special and Grade 2 Adirondack.
Toyota Tote Bag Giveaway: Racing fans will receive a Saratoga Toyota tote bag, the third giveaway of the season, free with paid admission, while supplies last. Guests will be able to redeem up to three vouchers at Saratoga Race Course's giveaway redemption areas, including the one they receive with paid admission and the two additional vouchers they are able to purchase at the multiple admissions line beneath the grandstand.
Taste NY: Food and Artisans: Taste NY: Food & Artisans is a lively on-track market of up to 19 food and artisan vendors featuring products made exclusively in New York State. The market is held each Sunday from 10:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the Saratoga Pavilion.
Berkshire Bank Family Mondays: Monday will be highlighted by Berkshire Bank Family Mondays – a weekly attraction held every Monday from noon to 4 p.m. inside the Saratoga Pavilion. The weekly event features a variety of free family-friendly activities for all ages, including face painting, arts and crafts, mascot appearances and bounce inflatables. This week's featured activity is the educational and explorative Leaping Lizards and Rocking Reptiles exhibit from the Children's Museum of Science and Technology. Kids will have a chance to meet the cold-blooded creatures, while learning about their behaviors, habitats and lifestyles.
Low Rollers Handicapping Contest: Saratoga Race Course will host a live-money Low Rollers Handicapping Contest each Monday of the 2014 summer season. The tournament allows guests the opportunity to experience the thrill of tournament play for $40, with $30 going towards live money and $10 to the prize pool. Participants must select five races on which to place live $2 win, place and show wagers on five different horses in five different races. Only Saratoga races are accepted for contest play. Guests are invited to register on the first floor of the grandstand before post time for the day's fifth race.
Gambling Problems? The New York Racing Association encourages responsible wagering.
If gambling is a problem for you or someone you care about, help is available 24 hours a day. Call toll-free 1-877-8-HOPE-NY
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Eamon Hardiman is a West Virginia based director that I only discovered a year ago. Since that time my respect for him has grew immensely. He has overcame so many obstacles to release the Porkchop trilogy which spawned the indie horror icon Porkchop. After discovering Hardiman's films I quickly befriended him on Facebook so I could follow his career more closely.
Hardiman is a busy man as of late as he is currently working on his webseries entitled The Crawling Dead. He was nice enough to take time from his busy schedule so I want to thank him for that. The interview was actually conducted yesterday but I experienced computer problems and was not able to post it until today. So thank you Eamon and I apologize for taking so long to post this.
At what age did you realize you wanted to work in the film industry?
I had toyed around with cameras as a kid, doing little stop-motion videos but it probably wasn't until college that I started shooting and editing and really got into things. I had discovered a website called B-Independent.com that was full of all these really cool indie filmmakers doing backyard and micro-budget stuff all the way up to Cinemax titty flicks and I started hanging out on those forums, chatting with the other directors and I realized I could tackle a feature. I was horribly mistaken.
What did you do before you started making films?
I did nothing in high school but read comic books and watch movies and miss a lot of school. I wound up so far behind by senior year that it was either repeat another year or get my GED and spend a year having fun before college. I took that route and wound up bouncing around between colleges and majors. I was a communications major, then an English major, and also at Marshall for a while as a journalism major. Matthew McConaughey was nowhere to be found so I returned to WVSU where I majored in English again until I realized I had no interest being an English teacher.
Well the horror community is very glad you chose to make films. Growing in West Virginia and living here my whole life I find it fascinating that another native has turned to film as a career. I notice a lot of people from the state really support you and your work. Do you ever get those that do not?
Actually, we really get very little support outside of our group of friends. Several local business owners have been amazingly supportive and kind to us but we're usually on our own on these things. The WV Film Office will only help a film if A.) it's not horror and B.) you have an insured production with a budget over $50,000. There are no resources or assistance in the state for microbudget films that are made for "profit." (There is no profit to be had but they don't care) We also have never had that many sales in state or many donations. Most of our sales and donations have come from other states, England, and Germany. I find it kind of shocking because I meet a lot of horror fans in WV but for whatever reason they aren't aware of our stuff. But we go to Virginia and everyone knows who we are. It's kind of disheartening, but we love the state and love showing off its beauty.
That's shocking because the people I work with and some I met in college suggested your work to me and that is how I discovered you. That also gets me in to the next question. What are some of the other challenges you face being a West Virginia film maker?
Well I'm very thankful for those folks! That's awesome! Challenges? Teeny tiny budgets that don't let us pay our actors and crew. Luckily, we are able to get AMAZING volunteers to come in and bring these stories to life, but I would love to be able to pay them for their time and talents. We always set our sights high on budget but ultimately wind up having to cut corners, scenes, effects, sometimes even entire characters because we are trying to (in the case of The Crawling Dead), shoot a $50,000 movie for $1,500.
The Porkchop Trilogy is easily your most popular films and Porkchop has become somewhat of a horror icon. What inspired you to make the series?
I was a huge fan of Motel Hell and there's that way too short scene with the pig head and chainsaw. I was talking with some friends and we figured that someone needed to make a movie that was entirely that and make it more of an iconic figure. I was a huge fan of 80s slasher films so I combined the two and came up with the outline for Porkchop 1.
Do you run in to fans of the series when you are at film festivals and cons? If you do, what is that like?
We do! It's awesome! We have gone to several cons and festivals and had Pig Girl and Porkchop walk around in costume and people lose their damn minds! It's amazing to see little kids run up to them….every time someone sees Pig Girl there's a gasp and then like fifteen people rushing over to post for photos. I love it. No one knows who I am and that's probably for the best. I get to hang back and watch people admire our monsters. I love to talk to people about the movies though, I wish it happened more often.
Speaking of Pig Girl. A lot of people responded very well to her. Any thoughts on doing her own film?
We have some plans in the works for that and have shot some footage but we've had a lack of success with the online fundraising which, for us at the moment, is the only way to make the movie. It requires a slightly higher budget than the others and I don't think we would be able to raise it. I really want to make the movie though. It's one of my "dream" pictures to make and one that I have been talking about doing since Porkchop 1.
What does the future for you and Razor Sharp look like?
The Crawling Dead this year and something next year. We're so focused on this webseries right now that I don't want to commit to anything until that's done. We've got some screenings we'll be scheduling and MAYBE attending some conventions but as for shooting at the moment, it's entirely The Crawling Dead.
My final question and it is probably the hardest to answer. If you had to choose just one. What is your favorite horror flick?
favorite I guess is Night of the Creeps
Hardiman is still hard at work with The Crawling Dead releasing episodes as quickly as they become available. The episodes are released via youtube where the nudity and extreme gore is removed. However, those looking for the uncut version can pre-order the DVD and Bluray at crawlingdead.com. Head on over and secure your copy now!


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Just got my performance brand triflex tights today. I wore them on my ride. It was 58 F with 23 mph winds. I felt warm and comfortable for the ride, but as soon as I stopped I couldn't wait to get them off. But that was to be expected since it really isn't that cold out.
Here is their description:
Anybody already ride a winter season with these and can comment on how low I can go with these tights???Our warmest tights! Six strategically placed panels of windproof, waterproof Triflex and breathable, heavyweight brushed Dryline. The entire front, crotch and rear center panels are completely windproof, and lighter rear and waist panels help dissipate heat. Articulated, anatomic knee panel, banded waist with drawcord, leg zippers with reflective piping, gripper elastic openings.


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You probably already saw this, but just in case:
This video deserves an oscar. It made me want to buy the 60D, but hey, I already have one.
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'Upscale' teen nightclub opens in San Marcos
SAN MARCOS San Marcos may never make the Top 10 teenage hang-out lists.
But the sleepy suburban city now has a new option for high-schoolers seeking something beyond another movie or night of bowling.
Cousins keep San Marcos Youth Orchestra alive
Local institution, Metaphor Cafe, shuts down
Club Refuge, a high school student-only hang-out just west of Mission Hills High School, opened last month at 456 E. Mission Road. The club is open Fridays and Saturdays from 6 to 10 p.m. and offers a live DJ, pool tables and a lounge with non-alcoholic drinks and snacks. Admission is $10 per person.
Last Friday night, music blasted but the dance floor sat empty from 8:30 to 9 p.m., as a handful of boys from Mission Hills High shot pool and complained about the lack of any girls.
The venue, a former gym painted purple and black with leather couches lining its walls, is closed the next two weekends but will reopen January 18 and 19.
In a recent interview, club owner Dale Evans said she's aware but undaunted by the security and financial struggles of other youth entertainment centers in San Marcos and across the region. Some, like the Jumping Turtle in San Marcos, have drawn rowdy crowds and numerous complaints from neighbors. Others, such as the recently shuttered Metaphor Café in Escondido, have fallen victim to a still weak economy.
Club Tropics, once called Nighttown and Club Paradise, in San Marcos began in 1988 as a teens-only club then changed into an club that served alcohol.
Evans, a San Marcos resident and Tennessee native, pledged Club Refuge will be different. She stressed that it does not sell alcohol, unlike the Jumping Turtle and the Metaphor Café when it operated. And all students will be required to show a valid high school identification to enter, she said.
High schoolers of any age will be allowed with valid ID, she said.
"This has never been and will never be a place for adults to come and drink," Evans said, adding that security guards will use metal detectors when students enter and ask anyone who appears intoxicated to leave. "If you get in trouble, you will not be back."
Evans said the club's most valuable offering is a safe, fun environment. It may even open as a teen center on afternoons, for students who want to hang-out or finish homework, she said.
"We just saw the need," Evan said, seated next to a water fountain with bird of paradise plants in what she calls the club's "sand bar," consisting of wooden tables and stools near a snack counter. "If you go to the movie theater or the 7/11, the kids are just standing around with nowhere to go."
She and her daughter, Leah Martinez, who runs a party rental business, will supervise students at the club every Friday and Saturday night, Evans said.
A previous version of this story incorrectly stated the number of security guards per student required by San Marcos. The city requires one guard per 50 students.
Evans said she plans to have a minimum of three security guards on site on all Friday and Saturday nights, plus three adult supervisors. Depending on the size of the crowd, that would be more than the city's requirement of one security guard per 50 students for "entertainment/dance events."
The city is perhaps one of Evans biggest backers. It granted the owner a conditional, and very detailed, use permit in October.
The permit requires Evans to use licensed security guards, allow no more than 160 occupants at Club Refuge and a maximum 45 decibel level at its property lines. It also requires Evans to take "corrective action" should the city receive noise complaints.


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Some won, some lost in 2013
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• State Assemblyman Harvey Weisenberg. Not too many legislators take on the governor, and Weisenberg, Long Beach's popular assemblyman did, and won. His determined efforts to restore $90 million in funds for children with disabilities were heroic.
• Nassau Republican Party Chairman Joe Mondello. His critics carp behind his back, but he keeps winning elections, and that's the gold standard in politics.
Along with the winners, there were losers:
• President Barack Obama. It takes a pretty inept president to back a program that has so many good things and still manage to drag it down with dumb statements that were without merit. Obamacare should have been for Obama what Social Security was for Franklin D. Roosevelt.
• Still former County Executive Tom Suozzi. 2013 was a political off year, the kind of year when Republicans were destined to do better than Democrats. Any honest political wizard could have told Suozzi it wasn't the year for him to run.
• Nassau Democratic Party leader Jay Jacobs. One bad decision after another is a recipe for disaster.
• The Yankees, Mets, Giants, Jets, Knicks, Nets and Islanders. Doesn't that say it all? Like they say, wait till next year. Maybe even this year.
Jerry Kremer was a state assemblyman for 23 years, and chaired the Assembly's Ways and Means Committee for 12 years. He now heads Empire Government Strategies, a business development and legislative strategy firm. Comments about this column? email@example.com.
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Ofer Malamud, Ph.D.
Ofer Malamud, an associate professor at Chicago Harris, primarily conducts research in the fields of labor economics and the economics of education. His work has focused on the development of human capital and the impact of skills on university and labor market outcomes. In particular, he has examined the relative returns to academic and vocational education in Romania and the trade-off between early specialization and the gains from delaying the choice of a major field of study in Britain. He has also studied the effect of education on geographical mobility and on health in the United States using the unintended effect of attending college to avoid the Vietnam draft. Most recently, he has been conducting experimental and quasi-experimental studies exploring the effect of home computer use on child and adolescent outcomes in Romania, Chile, and Peru.
Malamud received his PhD in economics from Harvard University in 2004, where he also graduated magna cum laude with a BA in economics and philosophy. He is a research associate at the National Bureau of Economics Research, and a faculty affiliate at the University of Chicago's Population Research Center and the Center for Human Potential and Public Policy. He was also a Spencer Foundation Dissertation Fellow during 2003-2004.


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I've been riding with some old look pedals and a set of ultegras...the use the same cleats. I'm ready for a new set of pedals. Any suggestions? Something I don't have to worry about?
I've been riding with some old look pedals and a set of ultegras...the use the same cleats. I'm ready for a new set of pedals. Any suggestions? Something I don't have to worry about?
Speed play zero...awesome in my opinion
My Shimano 105's hold up to some major wattage on standing climbs...
I'd stay away from anything that's mostly a composite, or composite alloy core / spindle.
I have been using the Shimano A530's, work great using the SPD or regular shoes.
I just seem to be going through cleats to often...I ride about 350 per month and they seem to wear out every third month. I can only find after-market ones...maybe that's the issue.
I need to go dig the box out of the garage, but I'm on some OLD Shimano SPD's and still on the original cleats.
Off-topic - Visalia? I get to eat lunch at Prosperity either 2 or 4 times a year....when I drive a busload of kids to Hume. I envy you for being that close to such an amazing place! (Hume, not Taco Bell! )
If at first you don't succeed, Skydiving is not the sport for you!
If you have any knee problems, Speedplays are great. I have bad knees from playing collegiate basketball and have zero knee pain with the Speedplays.
Further, faster, harder.
Pre-mature cleat wear is usually a function of walking in them too much and too often. Try to minimize how much you walk in them, and also hunt down a set of those rubber clear covers. I'm well into my second year on the same set of cleats. My shoes are one of the last things I put on before hopping on the saddle, and then right before clipping in, I remove the cleat covers and just lay them aside until I return, upon which they are the first things to go back on.
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Speedplay, rubber cleat covers, 4 years so far same cleats, easy in and out of pedals, not heavy...


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AF: V22.214.171.124 vs 184.108.40.206 ?
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AF: V18.104.22.168 vs 188.8.131.52 ?
For those that had the impression that the hit/miss rate, and the speed, of the AF improved a bit (being true or just an impression was already the subject of a long discussions):
Going from v188.8.131.52 to 22.214.171.124 keeps the AF the same or changes it back to the previous behaviour?
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With all her enthusiasm and charm, Lys really goes that extra mile. She doesn't just shove an apple in her anus, she breaks out the can of whipped cream to rub all over her body and then up goes the can as well. You can expect pussy pumping, anal gaping and instances of prolapse and when that happens, it seems to delight her even more. This is one chick who isn't shy about you enjoying the scenery along her Hershey highway.
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Many analysts and investors have worried about the outlook for growth in the United States in 2013, but railroad data continues to suggest an ongoing recovery/expansion in the economy. Although it's true that the rails have enjoyed an uncommonly long stretch of good performance relative to the markets, ongoing demand growth could continue to support the sector.
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December's Data Looks Very Familiar
The Association of American Railroads reported that U.S. rail carload volume declined about 4% for the month of December relative to the prior year, while climbing more than 2% from November's level.
As has been the case for quite some time, coal and grain traffic declines were a major negative influence on the results. Coal volume declined by more than 13%, while export declines tied to this year's drought helped fuel a 14% decline in grain carload traffic. Excluding coal, carload traffic was up more than 3%, while traffic excluding coal and grain climbed 6%.
Intermodal Still Growing
Fortunately for both Union Pacific (NYSE:UNP) and Berkshire Hathaway's (NYSE:BRK.A, BRK.B) Burlington Northern, the strike that impacted the Los Angeles and Long Beach ports was relatively brief (eight days). Western intermodal volumes recovered rather quickly, and the industry as a whole saw almost 2% year-on-year growth in intermodal freight volume.
Intermodal remains a hot sub-sector, and intermodal specialists JB Hunt (Nasdaq:JBHT) and Hub Group (Nasdaq:HUBG) currently trade near their 52-week highs and at or near double-digit EV/EBITDA multiples. Assuming that China's economic situation is past the worst and Europe gets no worse (or maybe even better) in 2013, intermodal volumes should be strong again in 2013.
SEE: A Primer On The Railroad Sector
Good Signs of Life in U.S. Industry
Using the AAR's own indication of "industrial" rail traffic, this category saw 3% year-on-year growth in December - the biggest gain in about seven months. Looking closer, there was solid growth in categories such as lumber, motor vehicles and crushed stone/gravel. While metal shipments were mixed (strong scrap and coke, weak ores and primary metals) and some of the stone/gravel traffic can likely be tied to fracking demand, the point stands that there are good underlying signs in December's traffic.
That said, it's also worth noting that traffic by category was a little dicier. Of the 16 categories that the AAR reports, 12 saw positive traffic in December - down from 16 last year and 13 in the prior month. Investors may also want to consider the possibility that traffic in categories such as petroleum and chemicals may be getting a boost from the poor state of the Mississippi river, as low water levels have significantly impacted the ability to function of barge operators such as Kirby (NYSE:KEX).
Will the Good Times Keep Rolling?
The Class 1 railroads, and in particular Union Pacific, have enjoyed a very good five-year run relative to the S&P 500. Normally I would argue that that should make investors skeptical of the chances for ongoing outperformance. I'm not so sure in this case.
For starters, diesel prices have risen more than 15% over the past five years (and 160% over the past 10 years). At the same time, tighter restrictions on driver hours and higher insurance rates have increased the cost of operations for most truckers. This has given more significant cost advantages to the rail industry, not to mention the ongoing growth of intermodal traffic. While a switchover to natural gas-fueled trucks could, perhaps, reorient the cost situation in a few years that's not a near-term factor.
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Consequently, while Union Pacific and Kansas City Southern (NYSE:KSU) may be a little pricey relative to CSX (NYSE:CSX) and Norfolk Southern (NYSE:NSC) today, the overall outlook for the railroad industry looks pretty good absent a major slip in the U.S. economy.
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Six games. Six losses.
The worst homestand the Mariners have ever had.
And what was perhaps most astonishing was that it was capped by a historic battering of ace Felix Hernandez, who didn't last four innings in Wednesday's 12-4 loss to Texas.
After the humbling displays — the game and the homestand — manager Eric Wedge was left begging for leaders to emerge.
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"We've got a lot of core players in there, some veteran players in there that understand what it takes," Wedge said, "and somebody's going to have to have a little bit more presence in that locker room, on the bench, on the field, and it really needs to be multiple people.
"You can't be at the end of August and have two series like we just had. That's inexcusable."
Seattle could hardly have chosen someone better to end the drought than Hernandez, but he has hardly lived up to his royal reputation of late. The 27-year-old has lost in three straight appearances for the first time this season and four of five for the first time since 2010.
Eight earned runs allowed were a career worst for Hernandez, raising his earned-run average to 2.97 and dropping his record to 12-8. Nine runs allowed overall were second-worst to his 10 given up in a May 16, 2006, loss to Oakland.
"That was embarrassing," Hernandez said. "Terrible."
With that start, Seattle didn't even have a chance of salvaging something from a homestand that resulted in three-game sweeps by the Los Angeles Angels then Texas. The Rangers had already scored 10 runs before the Mariners recorded their first hit, a fourth-inning single by Kyle Seager that was greeted with sarcastic cheer from a Safeco Field crowd of 22,420.
The biggest reason for excitement came after the game, when the Mariners announced they will promote touted pitching prospect Taijuan Walker from Class AAA Tacoma for his MLB debut Friday at Houston. The roster move will be made before the game.
Anticipation surrounding Walker might help get the M's over being swept in a homestand of longer than four games for the first time.
"Overall, we're still pretty sloppy as a ballclub and not executing, whether it be offensively or defensively," Wedge said. "There's no excuse for that at this point and time in the year."
Texas led 5-0 after three innings but blew the game open with five more runs in the fourth. Hernandez allowed three runs on four consecutive hits before he was mercifully pulled in what matched the shortest start of his career not affected by injury.
Reliever Brandon Maurer gave up a two-run home run to his first batter, ex-Mariner Adrian Beltre, to close the books on perhaps the King's worst performance.
Hernandez said he felt good physically, but "I was a little bit up. That was the problem. Everything I threw they hit and found holes, and they scored a lot of runs."
Seager said those types of performance from Hernandez don't come very often, "but he's human, like anybody else."
Texas batters enjoyed 17 hits, including three home runs.
Seattle's six-game losing streak is the team's second-longest of the season. The Mariners lost eight straight May 17-25.
The Mariners' offensive highlights came from Dustin Ackley, who doubled and homered to up his average to .406 in August. Seager hit his 21st home run of the season, establishing a career high.
Too little, too late. But not something Wedge is willing to concede for the season.
"That team out there is probably going to be defined by the last 30 games," Wedge said. "There are a lot of good things that have happened, a lot of things have happened that maybe we didn't like to see at this point in time, but at 30 games you can really make a move in a positive direction."
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This seems like a simple problem but I have a coder's mental block:
The concept:
I type a URL, i.e - www.mysite.com/getStuff?name=Jerry&occupation=Engineer&Id=12345
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The catch:
I can certainly accomplish this by calling a MVC controller with those parameters and returning a json object. However, Let's say I need to create this json object inside a js file that takes those parameters' values from the URL and I get my json back as the result.
The questions
Can I pass parameters to a js file and return a json object? Or
Can I call a js file from a controller and pass it these parameters to and retrieve a json object?
Do I even need to call a controller via a URL, or can I just call a js file giving it parameters from a URL and then returning the json?
What is the proper/best way of handling this scenario, with MVC, js, jquery...anything??
Thanks a lot guys!