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Facebook's botched IPO: Winners and losers
The social network's entry into the stock market is off to a disastrous start, and as the dust settles, it's clear some players made out worse than others.
Facebook's (FB) rocky debut on the stock market has taken another turn for the worse. Shareholders have filed lawsuits against the company and the banks handling its IPO, claiming that Facebook and its partners duped prospective investors.
The suits cite a Reuters story reporting that Morgan Stanley (MS), the chief underwriter of the IPO, lowered its forecast for Facebook's revenues just before the IPO and shared that information with only a handful of its big-time clients. Government regulators are also investigating Morgan Stanley on suspicions of foul play.
Meanwhile, Facebook shares remain well below the starting price of $38, a sign that investors are not as keen to own a piece of the company as the pre-IPO hype suggested. But not everyone involved in the IPO is having an absolutely horrible week.
Who won in the Facebook IPO and who lost?
Mark Zuckerberg and other insiders
The Facebook CEO and other early investors -- including hedge funds, venture capitalists, Facebook executives, and U2 frontman Bono -- all benefited from the whopping $16 billion that the company raised on its first day of trading. They sold their shares at around the $38 IPO price, leaving eager investors with stock that quickly plummeted in value.
High-speed traders
The mania surrounding the Facebook IPO was an optimal scene for high-speed traders who use computer algorithms to make money off split-second transactions. "This means that if a major investor is about to buy a large amount of a company's stock, these high-speed traders can buy shares ahead of them and then resell the shares, seconds later, for a profit," says Dean Baker at Britain's The Guardian.
Investors who sold high
Facebook's share price actually rocketed to $45 in the first hours of trading, which means some savvy investors have "swollen" hands from "the high-fives [they've] been getting because they managed to dump the stock on some other poor slob while the price was still above water," says Mark Gongloff at The Huffington Post.
Even if Zuckerberg made out like a bandit, "Facebook's stock continues to perform more embarrassingly than your grandmother on Facebook," says Adrian Chen at Gawker. Shareholder lawsuit aside, the social network also has to face questions about Morgan Stanley's pessimistic forecast, which indicates "Facebook is still struggling to figure out how to make money off its continent-sized audience," says Derek Thompson at The Atlantic.
Morgan Stanley
The chief underwriter of the IPO is getting slammed for setting Facebook's share price too high and selling way too many shares, a combination that weakened demand and sparked a flurry of selling. Morgan Stanley could also be in legal trouble if it turns out that the investment bank was "cherry-picking which clients were privy to the fact that its analysts had dimmed their outlook on the social network," says Steve Schaefer at Forbes.
Nasdaq (NDAQ)
The exchange has admitted that its technology couldn't handle the large volume of trades on opening day, a black eye for a stock market that has advertised itself as the go-to exchange for tech companies. The snafu caused trading delays and prevented orders from being confirmed, which "certainly played a role in the IPO's failure as a number of high-priced orders never went through by the time closing bell sounded," says Matt Rego at ValueWalk.
Ordinary investors
When you add up Morgan Stanley's alleged shady backroom dealings and Zuckerberg's massive payday, it's easy to see why the Facebook IPO "is being seen as yet another Wall Street betrayal," says Taylor Marsh at her blog. Regular investors got screwed while "insider type information protects the Wall Street elite."
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- A guide to Microsoft's confusing new social network
- Facebook's underwhelming IPO: Proof the stock was overhyped?
- The rumored 4-inch iPhone screen: Is bigger better?
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Too bad that I didn't have a bunch of money to bet on shorting Facebook, I could be a rich man now!!!
You know, buy high and sell low, if you can get out before the whole house of cards collapses, just like in real estate!!! This Facebook IPO kind of reminds me of the Duke brothers in Trading Places bidding up the frozen concentrated orange juice market on false crop estimates!
Margin call, gentlemen! What comes around goes around, eh? Just what America needs, a few more formerly rich people!!!
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LANSING (WKZO) -- Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette has joined those who say items at the Detroit Institute of Arts cannot be sold to pay off the city of Detroit's massive debts.
In a statement, he says the DIA collection is "held by the City of Detroit in Charitable trust for the people of Michigan, and no piece in the collection may thus be sold, conveyed, or transferred to satisfy city debts or obligations." The AG issued a 22-page opinion stating that selling DIA art would go against Michigan's charitable trust law.
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Can this kid fly? Gronk or somebody should send him to the Superbowl. Probably make his life to watch us win #4 this year.
Can this kid fly? Gronk or somebody should send him to the Superbowl. Probably make his life to watch us win #4 this year.
Can this kid fly? Gronk or somebody should send him to the Superbowl. Probably make his life to watch us win #4 this year.
Great post Prez. I know this site is about shock and laughs and shit but its nice to see this kid get some air time. I know if Gronk gets this he will do something for him. The Pats should have him on the sidelines and play inspired ball for him. KFL you fuckin piece of shit. Not even funny at all! I hope one of his cousins sticks it in your ass!
Kentuckyfried is actually Adam Lanza commenting from hell. Go back to going about your day folks, nothing to see here.
Seriously, you are a fucking piece of shit. I would love to see this go viral and get that kid to the super bowl.
As much as I want Gronk to get well and be back soon, I'd much rather see Tawfiq get well. Take care buddy.
Hi prez, are you watching survivor finally, cause i am. ps. Could you please re-gift your clock radio to neil for christmas and tell him that it is waterproof. Maybe we`ll all get lucky and he will take a bath with it.
Well Prezzy, say the word and I got some $$ on it. This kid is the shit.
KentuckyFried, nvrmnd bro. U arent even worth it.
Ok Tawfiq! Hope Gronk gets this
When I fuck my sister I yell, "Roll Tide"
well you know what to do pres. this guy deserves to be sent to a game. i would absolutely 100% pay to send this guy to a game. make it happen
kentuckyfriedjewbag i hope u get anally penetrated by an extremely angry silverback u worthless scumbag.
tawfiq you my boy blue! great video, hopefully gronk gets a hold of this.
wow..kentuckyfriedcunt…way to be a man..good luck defending that balloon knot in prision stupid ass
I know I shouldn't be surprised anymore, but the number of lowlife scum that comment on this site is absurd.
That kids body works as well as Gronks brain
bad timing
Not a Talledega Nights fan I see Tony, perhaps go to your local Best Buy and purchase one of the great comedies of our generation and you will understand the reference
ok rolltide, thats fucked up….your just as much a douche
I hope KentuckyFried has two beautiful sons, and then they get into an accident and get paralyzed…
Great video Tawfiq! Pres, please ban kentuckyfriedlackey. Free speech, blah blah blah, wrong is wrong.
good blog prez….KFL hope u get raped by a Haitian.
"Gronk or somebody" you got it pres
good post, pres.
Man I bet KFL over here is pretty badass… I mean making fun of a kid with cerebral palsy anonymously on the internet is one of the coolest things a person can do right?
Oh, we're not all 8 years old and he just wanted attention? …nevermind
@kentuckyfriedlackey I don't know how or when it will happen, but I promise you will get the electric chair. fucking pig
you the man tawfiq!


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"Shit" Destroya's thoughts raced as she tried to think off how to escape." Up the trees" exclaimed Corpse stopping dead ,causing Screaming and Sunny to crash into her. "What" panted B...
They sat in a circle under the cover of the trees just a bit in from the clearing waiting for the inevitable as the sun began to sink..Tension was mounting in the arena . Killjoys had ventured deep into the jungle and discovered they were indeed trapped , there was a strange force-field that surrounded the edges of the jungle trapping them like rats. Ever since they had discovered the force field , the last shreds of hope had been destroyed and now killjoys paced the large clearing while others sat around wallowing in an uneasy silence, wondering what was coming next.
A loud buzzing sound rippled through the clearing. Large strange creatures began to swarm in, They had the head of a Mouskat and the body of a steroid driven human , swelling muscles ,long fangs jutting down over their jaws, long pointy talons. They came from the far end of clearing catching killjoys in their way and snapping their necks , tossing their lifeless forms aside . Horrified screams went up as frantic, terrified killjoys scramble backwards.Destroya and the gang fled through the forest trying to put distance between them and the oncoming onslaught "Shit" Destroya's thoughts raced as she tried to think off how to escape." Up the trees" exclaimed Corpse stopping dead ,causing Screaming and Sunny to crash into her. "What" panted Bullet, stopping when she caught up to the group."Hid up in the trees ,did you see their hands? They have long talons and no thumbs they wont be able to climb " She explained. Rev glanced over her shoulder, judging by the screams they weren't far away "I guess theres no time to wait and test your theory" She sighed and began hauling herself up the tree.
The others followed suit ,positioning themselves high up in the trees, fervently hoping Corpse's theory was right. The black haired killjoy from earlier sprinted towards them sobbing ,Destroya chewed at her lip ring ,she couldn't leave him. She swung halfway down and held out her hand "Quick take my hand"She screeched at him. The black haired killjoy flashed wide scared brown eyes at her before grabbing her hand and beginning to climb up the tree. A mutant came from nowhere and grabbed his leg, dragging him down. He cried out in pain . Destroya looked around helplessly, with no ray gun,How could she save him. An arrow whistled through the air and struck the creature in the eye.It let out an inhuman cry,letting go of the boys leg .Destroya hauled him up onto the thick branch she was perched on as the creature fell and began writhing on the ground and finally laid still. Silvers voice floated through the silence "Is everyone alright she called worry cracking her voice.Destroya breathed a sigh of relief as the yeses came back."I guess we better stay up here till we're sure their gone" Colourful Shadow called back "Sounds like a good idea "Destroya agreed "Hey where did the arrow come from " She added as an afterthought "That would be me " sang Rev "There was a quiver full stuck up here". Thats strange Destroya thought to herself , but then again so was this whole situation.She leaned back against the bark of the tree sighing ,They had just barely made it this time and she knew it wouldn't be long before the group started to fall apart. She was startled from her thoughts by quiet moans of pain coming from beside her. "Are you alright" She asked ,the boy nodded. "Show me " She gently pulled up the leg of his ripped black skinnies. It was bleeding, but she knew from experience that it wasn't deep."Your going to be okay"She carefully tore the bottom off of her t-shirt and wrapped the turquoise material around the wound .She smiled up at him reassuringly.He smiled back at her and her heart fluttered. He had the most amazing smile that lit up his whole face.
He was wearing a red bandana wrapped around his neck ,a baggy black tank top with "Keep Running" in spikey lettering across the front and black ripped skinnies that were tucked into black combat boots "Stop that "she thought to herself ,This is not the time to be falling for some random guy. "Thank you so much , You saved my life" He whispered gratefully "Anything for a fellow zonerunner "She replied nonchalantly, though her heart was pounding. "Im Disenchanted Destroya" she offered her hand "Stereo Animal" He shook her hand, smiling warmly at her , pushing his jet black locks from his face. "Seeing as were stuck up here for now ,Tell me about yourself" He said settling himself as comfortably as he could on a branch. Destroya hesitated, he looked at her genuinely interested in what she had to say, she decided she could trust him. She started her tale telling him everything from her parents dying up to living with Dr D to last night. "So you know mine , Whats your story" she asked ,playing with the locket she was wearing."Wow you've had it tough" he whistled "My story isnt anywhere near as exciting. I grew up here in Cali , Me and my best friend ran away when BL/ind took over and we had been living in the zones ever since"He sighed "He was with me and the creatures invaded and i lost him ... And here we are" He finished, biting his lip.Destroya was silent, the probability his friend was dead was high.
The silence was broken by Korse's voice. Destroya jumped ,almost falling from the branch. Animal caught her ,holding her close as Korse's voice boomed through the arena "Very good my little boys and girls ,Those of you who survived, I applaud you, but that was only the beginning . Throughout the clearing you may be lucky enough to find some weapons ,A thank you for us to you for being such good ..entertainment" - he laughed-"So long and goodnight killjoys dont let the dracs bite" once more a silence fell as pictures flickered across the darkening sky, pictures of the killjoys who had been killed. A young girl of about 13 with long curly blonde hair.Turquoise hair caught Destroya's eye- Bittersweet Bubble. A sob escaped from Destroya , Bubble had been around the whole time Destroya was growing up.She was one of Doctor D's messangers, she had looked after her like they were sisters. A older guy with a orange Mohawk.A tanned boy with dreads and a nose ring -"Adam,Prosthetic Reject" whispered Animal his voice catching in his throat as the tears welled up in his big hazel eyes. Destroya tried to stop the flow of tears that slide down her face but ut was no use,they had both lost something tonight , She held Animal close as they both shook. The sun finally disappeared over the tree tops, bringing an end to the torture -for now .
Hey guys i know its been waaaay (ha WAY ;)) too long since i last updated :O School and all that jazz is taking over my life :LApology's m'dears :D I really dont know if ima finish this don't know if theres any point... Well rate and review pretty pwease and let me know what you think it makes my day and lets me know people are actually reading and liking my work and there is a point in doing it .As always Major Love for you all
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Second Sunday Concerts are a signature community event in Macon's College Hill Corridor. Every second Sunday of the month, from April through October, expect a lively, diverse and family-friendly community picnic in Macon, featuring live music in beautiful Washington Park. The historic park is one of Macon's most photographed green spaces, featuring multiple waterworks (splash-friendly!), public art, a lush, terraced landscape and a natural amphitheatre.
The concerts are free to attend, and feature local and regional music acts. Previous acts include Shawn Mullins, Carrie Rodriguez, Yacht Rock Schooner, the Rocketboys, the Grapevine, Floco Torres, Jubee and the Morning After and more. The event also hosts a cash bar on site, and food is available for purchase. Picnics, coolers, lawn chairs and pets are welcome.
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The strip of property with drainage problems is sort of a "no man's land." It's behind a grocery store but designated as city property. Homeowner Julie Thoendel said, "All our backyard is going to keep eroding underneath this fence then down on the property of the unknown area." Another homeowner runs an in home daycare. Christina Kounovsky said, "I can't let the kids out back because they'll slide under the fence or if they push on the fence it will fall over."
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This guide outlines the main sources for researching the activities of merchant ships and their crews during the First World War, 1914–18. There is a wide range of material both in printed and manuscript form. This is distributed across a number of libraries and archives and the researcher should be prepared to seek out material that addresses the particulars of the research problem.
The National Maritime Museum holds some key works that are likely to assist with most research problems, namely:
- Lloyd's Register of Shipping and the Mercantile Navy List (British ships) for 1914–18 give basic information about merchant ships: owners, official number, port of registry, size, date and place of build, etc. But as they were published annually, some ships were too short-lived to be included. Some foreign-registered vessels were missed out because it was hard to gather information in wartime. Some indexing to Lloyd's Register has been undertaken at the Register of Ships.
- The Registre Veritas of the French shipping registration agency Bureau Veritas in Paris, is bi-lingual for the period.
- The Record of American Shipping produced by the American Bureau of Shipping.
Merchant Ships used by the Government
Some British merchant ships were bought into the Royal Navy and commissioned as warships. Details of these can be found in:
- Jane's Fighting Ships, an illustrated guide to classes of Royal Navy vessels, annual editions from 1898.
- Ships of the Royal Navy, vols 1 and 2, by J J Colledge, (London: Greenhill Books, revised edition, 1987–89). 623.82(42)
Other ships were employed on Government service but not bought into the Royal Navy. These are shown in the Admiralty service lists:
- Service List: List of Vessels Engaged for Naval, Military and Commercial Purposes, produced by the Shipping Intelligence Section of the Ministry of Shipping (London: HMSO, 1921). Owners, size, speed, cargo and nature of service are often given. A list of Q-ships is given as an appendix.
- The History of the Military Sea Transport During the Great War, a collection of Admiralty documents, is held at the National Maritime Museum, but is not indexed.
Records of commissioned ships and naval operations involving merchant ships are at The National Archives. Their Research Guide Royal Navy: Operational Records First World War, 1914–1918 provides fuller details.
- The Merchant Navy, 3 vols, by Archibald Hurd, (London: John Murray, 1921–29), the official history of the merchant navy in the Great War, has lots of useful information. 940.45.656.61
Shipping movements
Day-to-day movements of merchant ships were, for a while, recorded as in peace time in Lloyd's List, excluding troop ships and special operations. But once publication of such information in war time was seen as unwise, the movements and casualties section was removed from the List and printed separately as Overseas Shipping Intelligence (1 January 1917–15 November 1918), for restricted circulation.
Copies are held (with annual indexes 1838–1927) by the Guildhall and other libraries, as well as by the National Maritime Museum.
It should also be possible to determine some details of a ship's movements by consulting its official log. See below.
Crews and gallantry awards
No registers of service exists for the crew of merchant ships for the period of the First World War. But there are records of the issue of seamen's identity cards from 1918–1921 on microfiche, in series BT 350 at The National Archives; the originals are held by the Southampton Archives Service. These include passport-sized photographs of seamen and also give some voyage information. These records are in the process of digitization and will become available online.
The primary source for details of a merchant seamen's service are agreements and crew lists. These are mostly unindexed and so it is necessary to know the ships on which a seaman served to be able to locate them.
Most crew agreements and official logs for British-registered merchant ships for the period 1914–18 are with the Maritime History Archive, Memorial University of Newfoundland, except for the following:
- The National Archives hold 10% of crew agreements for each year, plus a small number of 'celebrated ships', and official logs for the whole period (NB. official logs are not a daily diary of ships' movements; that information was in deck logs, which rarely survive).
- The National Maritime Museum has 90% of crew agreements for the year 1915 only.
- Local record offices hold crew agreements for ships of special local interest.
The location of the records for a particular ship, if they are held at The National Archives or a County Record Office can most easily be located using the Crew List Index Project.
Records of merchant ships taken into service complete with their crews, under a T124 Agreement, are to be found in a separate series of documents at the Maritime History Archive, Memorial University of Newfoundland, Agreement and Account of Crew of Commissioned Chartered Ships, T124, 1914–1920.
Records of Royal Fleet Auxiliary vessels should be found amongst those of the merchant navy described above. Sometimes though they may be amongst those for the Royal Navy.
Records of masters and mates, their certificates of competency and location of certificates, are outlined in Research Guide C2: The Merchant Navy: Tracing people: Master mariners, mates and engineers.
Many seafarers, both officers and ordinary seamen, saw service in the Royal Naval Reserve. Their records are to be found at The National Archives and details are to be found in the National Archives' Research Guide: Royal Naval Reserve.
Merchant Seamen were mostly entitled to the British War medal and the Mercantile Marine medal; records of the issue of these are to be found in series BT 351 on microfiche, at The National Archives.
The London Gazette reported all gallantry awards to merchant seamen and other British citizens, and is available (indexed) at the Guildhall Library.
Lloyd's Medals 1876–1989: A History of Medals Awarded by the Corporation of Lloyd's, by Jim Gawler (Toronto: Hart publishing Co., 1989) includes citations for many of the awards. 355.124.22.
Lloyd's Captains' Registers sometimes mention medals awarded to masters, and can be consulted at the National Maritime Museum and Guildhall Library. The National Archives' Research Guide Merchant Seamen: Medals and Honours provides more details on the subject.
Records of Q-ships (merchant ships with concealed weapons, designed to lure submarines into making surface attacks) are to be found at The National Archives. Log books are in series ADM 53; and some movement records in ADM 131 and ADM 137.
Ships sunk by war causes
There are a wide range of printed sources related to merchant shipping casualties during the First World War Records; these include:
- Lloyd's War Losses: the First World War: Casualties to Shipping Through Enemy Causes 1914–1918 (Lloyd's of London Press Ltd, 1990). This covers British, Allied and neutral vessels including those missing, detained or sunk by mines after the war ended.
- Merchant Shipping (Losses) House of Commons Paper 199, 1919 (London: HMSO, 1919), the official Admiralty list. Reprinted as British Vessels Lost at Sea 1914–1918, it was never revised and has some errors and omissions.
- Foreign Vessels Sunk or Damaged (unpublished) was produced for official use only. Although not the best source, it also includes a unique list of vessels attacked but not sunk or damaged.
- Government War Risks Insurance Scheme: List of Vessels Lost, Damaged or Missing (Board of Trade, c.1921). Vessels sunk by war causes came under the Government's war risks insurance scheme. Records relating to this, including cargo details, are held by the Department of Transport, Shipping Policy Emergencies Division.
- Digest of Cases Decided in British Prize Courts, August 1914–November 1927, by Hubert Hull (London: HMSO, 1927). 341.362.12
- Lloyd's Reports of Prize Cases Heard Before and Decided by the Right Honourable Sir Samuel Evans...during the European War Which Began in August 1914, edited by John Bridge Aspinall and Edward Louis De Harte, 7 vols, (London: Lloyd's,1915–21). 341.362.12
- British Merchant Vessels Sunk by U-boats in the 1914–1918 War, by A J Tennent (Starling, 1990). A useful compilation that identifies the ship's owner and, where possible, the U-boat. 940.45.656.61
- Der Krieg zur See: Der Handelskrieg mit U-Booten, by Arno Spindler, 5 vols, (Berlin: E.S.Mittler, 1932–1966). Gives a full account of the U-boat war from the German viewpoint, but only has indexes for the two final volumes, which were published later. The Admiralty commissioned a translation of the first three, titled The Submarine War Against Commerce, which are available at the National Maritime Museum. 940.45
The National Archives hold a range of manuscript material related to the loss of merchant vessels by enemy action. Many reports of sinkings are to be found, for the period 1916–18, in Admiralty: Historical Section: Records used for Official History (ADM 137) and the Catalogue often lists these under the ship's name. Alternatively, reference to the appropriate file may be found in Admiralty: Digests and Indexes (ADM 12) under the name of the ship, and perhaps under the names of key individuals. Lists of British merchant vessels attacked by enemy submarines, with reports of actions and sinkings (1916–18), are also to be found in Admiralty: Station records: Plymouth Correspondence (ADM 131/113 to 118). Both these sets of files often name the casualties and those killed or lost as well as giving the circumstances.
Ships sunk by marine causes
Merchant vessels lost due to ordinary perils of the sea (i.e. by foundering, stranding, collision, fire, etc) do not appear in the published lists of war losses. They are, however, included in the Overseas Shipping Intelligence.
Lists of missing vessels whose fate was unknown are given in Lloyd's War Losses. Additional information can often be found in the manuscript Lloyd's Missing Vessels Books, available in the Guildhall Library.
A large number of vessels lost without trace, and fate unknown, were declared 'missing'. A Joint Arbitration Committee considered the evidence and assessed, for insurance purposes, whether a loss was likely to be due to war or marine causes.
Prisoners of War
Lists of merchant seamen captured and held as prisoners of war have not systematically been preserved. But some lists have survived amongst the Foreign Office (FO 383) and Colonial Office (CO 693) records at The National Archives.
Deaths of seamen
Many seamen died at sea either because of enemy action or the perils of their occupation. Those dying from enemy action should be recorded in the Debt of Honour database of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
Records of death, whatever the reason, should be recorded in the ship's official log: see above. Details would then have been copied into the registers of the Registrar General of Shipping and Seamen: series BT 334 at The National Archives. These should cover both deaths that actually occurred at sea as well as on board in port or in a local foreign hospital. Those where the death actually occurred at sea will then have been reported to the General Register Office for England and Wales, and where the seaman was Scottish or Irish, a copy sent to the General Register Offices in Edinburgh or Dublin. Each General Register Office maintains a Register of Marine Deaths with a separate index: most of these indexes are now online through several commercial organisations.
The National Maritime Museum library holds:
- Alphabetical Returns of deaths of merchant seamen, July 1916–1989
These consist of printed returns published monthly from the Registrar General's information. These returns, which refer to deaths caused by illness, accident or even occasionally murder, rather than by enemy action, are arranged by date (year and month) and then alphabetically by name of seaman. Also listed are ship name, official number, date, place and cause of death.
- Returns of Deaths of Merchant Seamen arranged by name of ship 1914–1919
These are transcripts from official logbooks recording deaths of crew, arranged by date (year and month) then alphabetically by vessel name. They Includes details of the circumstances that led to the death and sometimes include a surgeon's or coroner's report. They refer to deaths caused by illness, accident or even occasionally murder rather than by enemy action
- Births and deaths of passengers, January–June 1915
Brief information about the cargo carried by vessels sunk by war causes should be in Lloyd's War Losses: the First World War. Additional details may be found in reports in the Overseas Shipping Intelligence if salvage work was carried out at the time, or if wreckage was washed ashore.
Cargo manifests sometimes survive amongst the Custom House records at the vessel's last port of departure. These archives will now normally be at the County Record Office covering the area in which the port is to be found. The central file of Bills of Entry, now held by Merseyside Maritime Museum, may be more comprehensive. The British Library Newspaper Library has a file for London Bills of Entry only.
Miscellaneous sources
Shipping company archives may, in a few cases, include valuable information. The National Register of Archives and Access to Archives maintained by The National Archives, can often be useful in locating records of shipping companies.
A few shipping companies (notably Clan Line, Royal Mail, and Union-Castle) commissioned special wartime histories of their ships, some detailing honours awarded and seamen who died. A company's general or fleet history may also give information, either published separately or in journals such as Sea Breezes. In a few cases, books have been devoted to individual vessels, e.g. the Lusitania.
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County and local record offices
Contact details (as at 2005) for many local archives can be found using English Record Offices and Archives on the Web or Google.
General Register Offices
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General Register Office
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General Register Office of Ireland
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Guildhall Library
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Maritime History Archive
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Maritime Archives and Library
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Southampton Archives Service
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The National Archives
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Next steps
Others guides in the series which may be useful for researching the Merchant Navy are:
- Research guide C1: The Merchant Navy: Tracing people: Crew lists, agreements and official logs
- Research guide C2: The Merchant Navy: Tracing people: Master mariners, mates and engineers
- Research guide C4: The Merchant Navy: Sources for enquiries
- Research guide C5: The Merchant Navy: Sources for ship histories
- Research guide C6: The Merchant Navy: The Mercantile Navy List
- Research guide C8: The Merchant Navy: Wrecks, losses and casualties
- Research guide C10: The Merchant Navy: World War Two
- Research guide C11: The Merchant Navy: The Handy Shipping Guide
- Research guide C12: The Merchant Navy: Ship registration and Custom House records
- Research guide C13: The Merchant Navy: Merchant seaman's records: Sources of information at the Museum
- Research guide H1: Lloyd's: Lloyd's List: Brief history
- Research guide H3: Lloyd's: Lloyd's Captains' registers
- Research guide H4: Lloyd's: Lloyd's List indexes
- Research guide H5: Lloyd's: Registers held at the National Maritime Museum
- Research guide H6: Lloyd's: Lloyd's Register survey reports
For general research help see:
- Research guide A2: Principal records for maritime research at the National Maritime Museum
- Research guide A3: Tracing family history from maritime records
Although care has been taken in preparing the information contained in this document, anyone using it shall be deemed to indemnify the National Maritime Museum from any and all injury or damage arising from such use.
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Ask Stacy: Why income inequality matters to everyone
Our recent post about CEOs who make 1,000 times what they pay their workers sparked a spirited debate.
This post comes from Stacy Johnson at partner site Money Talks News.
We recently published an article called "Fast-food CEOs paid 1,000 times more than their workers." You should check it out, but the gist of the article is made clear by the headline. Here are a few more sentences:
If you want a glimpse of super-sized pay inequality, look no further than America's fast-food industry.
Nowhere is company-level pay disparity more apparent than in fast food, where CEOs reportedly take home $1,000 for every $1 earned by their typical employee.
Articles like this often invite spirited debate, and this one was no exception. I'm going to reprint one reader comment, not because it's unique, but because it isn't.
It's from a reader who calls himself "bkp100."
What an INCREDIBLY [dumb] comparison this article makes. How much does a cameraman get paid compared to $20M per movie actors? How much does an intern make compared to a senator? How much does an orderly make compared to a surgeon?
Are you so fabulously dim, and so steeped in political correctness, as to not understand the reasons for that?
Where's the discussion on how much personal RISK the CEOs put into the business they started? Or how many 20-hour days? How many sleepless nights can the workers claim worrying about meeting payroll; about balancing receivables and payables; about labor issues; about regulatory and health issues; about insurance issues? How much negotiation with contractors; with vendors; with transporters did the workers undertake?
I am SO tired of hearing about ONE side of the inequality equation by hacks like this, when the equation is SO stacked by the inequality crusaders as to make it laughable.
The beauty of this country, and THIS system is that you are NOT denied the OPPORTUNITY to excel. However, and rightly so, it's NOT going to be handed to you on a platter. It takes WORK, it takes invested TIME, and it takes AMBITION, and often RISK … NOT just saying "I want it."
If we DO ever reach a point of equal pay for unequal work/investment/time, then kiss this country's integrity, its overall standard of living, and its freedom to excel to whatever point you're willing to work to get there, goodbye.
This comment is a good jumping-off point into a divisive issue you may have heard about lately -- income inequality.
What is income inequality?
Bkp100 apparently thinks those discussing income inequality believe all workers should be paid equally. That, of course, is nonsense. The income inequality highlighted in articles like "Fast-food CEOs paid 1,000 times more than their workers" is referring to the widening gulf between the workers and the bosses.
While income inequality has been the concern of some for decades, it became a flashpoint during the 2012 presidential election, and prior to that with the passage of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, signed into law in 2010. Section 953(b) of that law requires companies to report the ratio between the median annual compensation of a company's workers and that of their CEO.
Some, like bkp100, think it's nobody's business who makes what. Others believe that too much wealth is accruing to too few. As you might imagine, those leaning left are more likely to adopt the latter belief, those leaning right the former.
So here's a look at what's happening, some possible reasons why and, most importantly, how this debate matters to you.
Some facts about income inequality
Most of the following came from the Economic Policy Institute and this article from the Globalist:
- Overall worker pay in the U.S., adjusted for inflation, grew 5.7 percent from 1978 to 2011. CEO pay grew 727 percent during the same period.
- The ratio of CEO to worker pay in America is higher than in any other developed country in the world. In 2012, the average American CEO made 354 times what the average American worker made. In Germany, CEOs made 148 times more. In France, 104 times more. In Britain, 84 times more. In Japan, 47 times more.
- In 1965, average CEO pay in America was 18 times that of workers.
- On average, the CEOs of large U.S. companies received $12.3 million in compensation in 2012, or $5,894 per hour. An American working for minimum wage would take 20 weeks, or about five months, to make what that CEO makes every hour.
What about the risk they take?
Bkp100 says, "Where's the discussion on how much personal risk the CEOs put into the business they started?" OK, here's that discussion. The CEOs of the vast majority of America's largest companies didn't start the businesses where they work, have none of their personal fortunes at stake, and other than their personal job security, have undertaken no risk whatsoever.
They must deserve it
It's easy to believe CEOs must deserve the money they make. After all, why would they be paid so much otherwise?
While most CEOs are presumably talented managers, there are myriad examples of pay in the largest corporations not being related to performance. Here's one: Former Yahoo chief operating officer Henrique de Castro was basically forced out for failing to make progress in turning the company around. Nonetheless, he made about $50 million during the 15 months he was there.
How can even questionable managers make so much relative to workers? Here's a possible explanation.
CEOs of major corporations often get paid so much because, unlike individual workers, their pay packages are approved by a company's board of directors. That board is often, albeit not always, staffed by personal friends, acquaintances or people who owe their paid board position at least partially to the CEO.
In other words, where you work, your pay is determined by a boss whose mandate is often to hold down expenses. But a CEO's pay may be approved by a group of peers with no such incentive. In fact, since they could cross paths with the CEO in future ventures, board members might have a much greater incentive to reward a CEO than to protect the shareholders, workers or customers of the company.
The result is CEOs who are often radically overpaid in relation to any contribution they could possibly make.
Why does it matter?
So what if some CEO is overpaid relative to their value? Capitalism is a system encouraging you to take as much as you can legally get. Besides, it's the company's money being wasted, not the taxpayers'. So why should we care?
We should care for two reasons. The first is that exorbitant pay may be passed along to consumers. The second, and more important reason, is that in the long run income inequality could create the most vicious of cycles.
I can illustrate pay potentially being passed along to consumers with an article I wrote four years ago called "Insurance outrage: Hike prices, pay CEO $100 million." An excerpt:
My personal health insurance bill went up 40 percent this year. And this week I learned the CEO of the company that issued my policy, United Healthcare, personally received more than $100 million in compensation last year alone.
Keep in mind, it wasn't just my health insurance that went up that year. I'm sure thousands of United Healthcare customers got similar notices. Were the increases we endured related to that CEO windfall? There's no way to know, but somebody was certainly paying the bill.
And now for the vicious cycle I mentioned.
Tell me again: Who are the job creators?
There's a documentary making the rounds that everyone should see called "Inequality for All." In it, political economist Robert Reich illustrates the growing income inequality in this country and the potential ramifications it has on the overall health of our economy and jobs.
One of the people interviewed in the movie is a very successful investor and entrepreneur who owns, among other things, a clothing factory. One of the things he said stuck with me. To very loosely paraphrase: "There's a lot of talk these days about penalizing the job creators in this country with higher taxes. But job creators aren't people like me. Jobs are created by our customers. And if our customers aren't paid enough at their jobs to buy the output of these jobs, I'll be out of business."
So here's the real point when it comes to income equality: How much a CEO makes is none of my business. Until, that is, the concentration of income growth at the top results in regular working people who are too poor to be able to click on the ads on my website, buy the shoes in your store or the car your neighbor manufactures.
That's when we all lose, and why income inequality matters.
Then there's the moral outrage
You can't honestly discuss income inequality -- or at least I can't -- without at least mentioning the absurdity of all this.
I'm a staunch capitalist, as well as the CEO of this small company. Do I deserve more than those I employ? You bet I do. Unlike the CEOs of major U.S. companies, I started this one with my personal savings and took 100 percent of the startup risk. I've also gone unpaid so those I work with didn't have to.
And yet, although I'm a CEO, as well as a proud member of the 1 percent, I'd chop off my own foot with a dull ax before I paid myself millions of dollars while paying a relative pittance to the other people responsible for this company's success.
Paying anyone 354 times more than the people they work with isn't capitalism. It's greed. It's stupid. And it's only possible in America's biggest companies because different rules apply in the executive suite and on the factory floor.
What do you think?
Like any complex issue, this one is multifaceted. But I'd urge you, and bkp100, to consider both sides of this interesting argument before leaping to a conclusion that may undermine your own best interests.
So join the discussion. Share this post with your friends and family, then leave your opinion below.
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This is the first well-written argument I've seen against income inequality, based on some fact and logic, and not mere emotional populist agitation propaganda.
Stacy raises some excellent points about the corrupt and perverse tangle of incentives in corp boards determining CEO pay and the revolving door of board seats. It could very well be an insiders' club that is fleecing the stockholders. (But this in no way demonstrates that the workers are being underpaid relative to their value.)
Whereas I would previously have agreed with bkp100 and dismissed the whiny liberal hysteria out of hand, this article at least has me willing to consider that executive pay scales may be based less on "capitalism" and more on corrupt cronyism.
Now, since the federal government is the most corrupt and greedy for-profit cartel in the history of human-kind, I'd like to see some solutions that do not involve giving the feds more money or power, but for that, we need more rhetoricians like Stacy and fewer like Obama, Harry Reid and Kshama Sawant.
This part of the Article basically Sums it up Best for most Americans as opposed to the propaganda you hear daily at time from others.
"I'm a staunch capitalist, as well as the CEO of this small company. Do I deserve more than those I employ? You bet I do. Unlike the CEOs of major U.S. companies, I started this one with my personal savings and took 100 percent of the startup risk. I've also gone unpaid so those I work with didn't have to.
And yet, although I'm a CEO, as well as a proud member of the 1 percent, I'd chop off my own foot with a dull ax before I paid myself millions of dollars while paying a relative pittance to the other people responsible for this company's success.
Paying anyone 354 times more than the people they work with isn't capitalism. It's greed. It's stupid. And it's only possible in America's biggest companies because different rules apply in the executive suite and on the factory floor."
CEO pay is probably way to much. There is no doubt that it is the good ol boys club at most companies between management and the board of directors, all scratching each others backs.
However, it has zero direct relationship to what the rank and file get paid. Supply and demand dictates pay. When you have excess labor, you have weak pay. Simple as that. And to suggest that government should step in is plain stupid. And what should government do? Dictate pay? You have got to be kidding me. To even think that politicians and bureaucrats that can barely balance their own checkbooks, let alone spend our tax dollars wisely and create money from fairy dust would be the ones we should trust in this?
This is a stupid article.
Well that's exactly is the problem, the Wage Gap was once 40 to 1, then rose to over 400 to 1. Now it's fast approaching well over 1000 to 1. The Vast Majority of Folks can Write and do basic Number Crunching. Besides, most CEO don't crunch a DARN thing, that's why they have someone called the CFO. Chief financial officer. Funny how some posters talking about some so-called achievement inequality can't even figure that part out but they yap all day about how a company is run. Clearly most yapping about businesses really don't have a clue about how most are actual run.
Funny also how some of the most successful CEO types were College Dropouts. The ACHIEVEMENT inequality has not separated the CEO types and those under their control at all, in fact, many of those under the CEO have far better educational Achievements. However that's not what get's you into the CEO position many times, they have the Good Old Boy Network for that. That's one of the Reason far fewer Women are in that Position. Some folks will never figure that part out either.
Maybe all those whining about CEO pay just need to change occupations and become CEOs. What was that? Not very many openings for CEOs that are high school dropouts? With no job skills? Can't read? Can't do more than print their first name? Sleep all day, play all night?
Guess there is always room for these aspiring losers on the government plantation.
Why isn't the discussion focused on ACHIEVEMENT inequality? I think one could make a good argument that some (not necessarily all) CEOs are worth a hell of a lot more than someone who can't write and do basic number crunching.
When will it dawn on some posters that many of these Glorified Shareholders, were the biggest benefactors of the Welfare know as QE to infinity.
So why is It fine and dandy to punish Saviors by manipulating Interest Rates while allowing Too Big to Fail and Too Big to Jail to continually steal wages off the Backs of the Working Poor and Fading Middle-Class?
CEO types have a organized Boardroom which Votes on Pay and Benefits, their own. They also determine others pay. However the moment anyone voices the need for a Union, basically what the CEO types have, far too many posters cry Foul.
We have In God We Trust on Our Money and folks running around daily saying Separation of Church and State is Wrong. Well Fine, then you better be darn ready to Deal with what the Bible actually states and face the consequences. Far too much of what you hear folks say about Christianity, isn't in the Bible. Nor was it ever in the Bible. Jesus warned about the Money Changer is how we should deal with the poor. We are ignoring that and there will be a Ultimate price to pay. Otherwise take In God We Trust off our Fiat Money.
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Yesterday, our California in Crisis series reported:
California is controlled by the Democratic Party, and the California Democratic Party is controlled by the state's government employee unions. You can't win a statewide election there without at least the tacit approval of those unions. And for decades, the cost of their friendship has been protection from spending cuts in lean times and generous retirement package increases in good times.
California actually has fewer state government employees per capita than the national average, but its employees are the best-paid in America. This often has a negative effect on government services. It is hard, for example, to hire enough cops to keep violent crime down in Oakland if the city can't afford the six-figure compensation packages of the existing officers.
Yesterday, KPIX reported:
Oakland's crime problems have gotten so bad that some people aren't even bothering to call the cops anymore; instead, they're trying to solve and prevent crimes themselves.
KPIX 5 cameras caught up with a half dozen neighbors in East Oakland's Arcadia Park neighborhood Monday as they walked the streets on the lookout for crime. The vigilance has never seemed more necessary than now; 25 homes in the neighborhood have been burglarized over the last two months alone.
In a neighborhood that has started to feel like the wild west, people have even started posting "wanted" signs.
"You have to walk around in your house with a gun to feel safe here," said Alaska Tarvins of the Arcadia Park Board of Directors.
This November, The San Francisco Chronicle reported:
Oakland's over-the-top homicide rate is only the most obvious problem when it comes to the city's explosion in crime.
Although killings are tragic and make the news – and Oakland has already exceeded its total for all of last year – many more residents are falling victim to auto and home burglaries. Those are up a stunning 43 percent from last year.
"It's horrendous," said City Councilwoman Pat Kernighan, who chairs the council's Public Safety Committee.
She suspects there's a direct correlation between the crime spike and the city's steady loss of police officers in recent years. "That's the issue we all should be focusing on," Kernighan said.
Back in 2010, Alan Lopez reported:
The average annual cost of salary and benefits for one police officer is $190,589 compared to $177,888 for one firefighter, according to a letter written by Councilwoman Pat Kernighan. … During good economic times, the Oakland Police Officers Association negotiated a contract in which police officers do not pay money into their pensions, unlike civilian employees and firefighters.
Under the current "3 percent at 50" pension formulas, a 30-year police veteran can retire with close to 90 percent of their last year's salary. Paying the police pensions costs the city $8 million to $9 million a year, said City Councilwoman Jean Quan.
"That's why we can't balance the budget unless we cut the police somehow," said Quan, a candidate for Oakland mayor in this November's election.
On June 24, the City Council voted to lay off 80 police officers, which will go into effect on July 12.


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Even for those of you who have accepted final payment from the Gulf Coast Claims Facility (GCCF), I know that does not mean your challenges are over. Many Floridians are facing economic challenges today, that's why I launched
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Having ridiculously unrealistic expectations while dating is probably one of the main things that keeps a lot of people from finding love. And it's not strictly the province of women. One 41-year-old New York man on OK Cupid might be wondering why he hasn't managed to find the woman of his dreams yet -- and this is very possibly because she doesn't exist.
The man, who goes by the handle "longdarkhandsome," describes what he's looking for in a woman -- and it's so outrageously out of whack with reality that he easily dispenses with 99.99999% of the female population. To wit:
His ideal woman must work out 6 days a week. She must like to "browse at Barneys and Bergdorf." She should like Shakespeare. She should look like Jessica Biel or Evangeline Lilly. Oh, and she should have a waist so tiny that she makes Barbie look like a truckdriver. Says longdarkhandsome:
You have a twenty-three to twenty-five inch waist. This is my definition of "slender". Please, have a photo as clear as the ones in my "my type" album. Thank you. Everybody has a mirror and a camera.
His "my type" album contains lots of photos of Jessica Biel. Here's the thing: Not even Jessica Biel has a 23-inch waist. Hers is supposedly 25 inches, but it's common practice to whittle a few inches off the waist and add a few to the bust when you're an actress. The tiniest waisted woman in the world has a 15-inch waist.
I can just barely fit in jeans with a 24-inch waist, and I'm one of the smallest women I know. Anyway, it's never a good idea to demand that your real life partners fit some kind of celebrity ideal.
The guy has some other interesting "quirks" to his profile, too. He goes into excruciating detail about his finances -- including his supposed trust fund -- and claims he has a penis "girth" of over five inches. He also blames his short stature on the fact that his mother didn't breast feed him. Sheesh, dude, get over it.
But since he claims he wants to send two children to "private school in TriBeca" he should really think a little about what might make him compatible with another human being besides waistline. Would any woman want to bear the children of a man this obsessed with waist measurement? Is he aware this will likely change after his "lucky" lady bears his offspring?
And, no, apparently this profile isn't a joke, though it would be a huge relief if it were. This man emailed a friend of mine (despite not knowing her waist size, though I'm sure he would have required proof of that before their first date) and when my friend wrote back congratulating him on his "hilarious profile," he was sorely offended.
What do you think of expectations in dating?
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Cyberbullying is defined in legal glossaries as
(I wouldn't say that anything in this article qualifies as "harming." It's not bullying to point out someone's massively unrealistic ideals, either.)
This can't be serious, right? My husband and I both just got a good laugh at it......it's got to be a joke. If not, I feel sorry for this guy. He's gonna be alone for a long, loooooooong time.
You find this quite often with people dating through dating sites and services. Men want to "order up" a woman as through there are woman creation meachines in the back office. Most people are unrealistic. I believe it comes from watching too much media over exposing a select number fo women. Those women do actually exist in NY. The reality is that, this guy will not have too many women to choose from as women's #1 top priority is finding a Tall man. This is just as shallow on the women's side, but it's always requested.


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For Ravens players, Harry Swayne's office is unavoidable.
It sits a couple of yards from a side entrance to the locker room and almost directly across from the lounge where players watch television, get haircuts or take naps during rare down time amid the NFL grind.
Swayne played 15 years in the NFL and has four Super Bowl rings, but his work space, aside from mementos and a Ray Rice figurine in the center of his desk, more resembles the office of a high school guidance counselor than a long-time football man.
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A poster of the Ravens' college graduates hangs over his desk. Information on post-playing career opportunities and important phone numbers are displayed prominently. Motivational and spiritual messages dot the room, along with pictures of Swayne's wife and five kids.
"I might be the only one in the building — at least on the football side — that doesn't care as much about how they play on Sundays," Swayne said. "I'm more concerned with how they react to how they play on Sundays."
Swayne is 48 years old and 55 pounds lighter than he was during a playing career that included a stint at starting right tackle on the Ravens' Super Bowl XXXV team. These days, he is in his fourth year as the Ravens' director of player development, a role that calls for Swayne to build relationships not only with players, coaches, team executives and their families, but also with corporate sponsors and business and community leaders.
It's a tireless, yet rewarding job that has come under scrutiny recently with the slew of offseason arrests of NFL players, most notably the murder charge against former New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez. The arrests, including one involving linebacker Rolando McClain, who retired less than a month after joining the Ravens, have spurred questions about the level of responsibility NFL teams have in recognizing and preventing destructive off-the-field behavior.
Swayne didn't comment on individual cases, but he was more than willing to address what he feels is the biggest misconception about player development directors.
"If there is a problem off the field with players — and there always is and always has been — [people say] what's going on with player development?" Swayne said. "One thing we are not is behaviorists. In my line of work and this is for all 32 player engagement directors, we don't babysit 20-something-year-olds. They are going to do what 20-something-year-olds do across all cultural groups, across this whole country. Their parents can't keep them from going out and doing some stupid stuff. Certainly, the player development director isn't going to be able to either.
"But in that same respect, what we are is proactive individuals who like to approach things where it puts us out in front of some cloudy decisions before they even get an opportunity to make a bad choice. All 32 player engagement directors kind of have that approach."
Wearing many hats
Swayne returned to the Ravens in 2008 as the caregiver to his former teammate O.J. Brigance, the Ravens executive who is fighting Lou Gehrig's disease. Now, he's the guy who usually sits closest to potential draft picks when Ravens officials are interviewing them, trying to determine whether the prospect has the types of characteristics the organization is seeking in its players. He's the guy whose opinion is sought by everyone from owner Steve Bisciotti to general manager Ozzie Newsome to coach John Harbaugh to star players like Rice. He's the guy who along with Brigance helped develop and maintain a four-tiered player development program that is regarded in league circles as one of the NFL's best.
That program focuses on continuing education, financial education, player assistance services and transitions to post-NFL life.
"People ask if I can give them information, what should the structure look like, how much involvement should this individual have, who should they report to. I just tell them, 'I'd like for you to speak to Harry Swayne, who is in Baltimore.' That's the winning model," said Troy Vincent, the 15-year NFL cornerback who runs the NFL Player Engagement Organization. "He has it all. He's the benchmark."
On any given day, Swayne will help a Ravens rookie enroll in classes to get him closer to finishing his degree, field a call from the wife of one of the team's newer players about living in the area, edit the resume of a former Raven looking to break into the business world, and talk to a business leader about whether his company has any internship opportunities available for players.
"They think they'll play forever, [so] they take it with a little more [of a] grain of salt when we talk about the importance of finishing, getting your degree and getting yourself ready to enter into your second career," Swayne said. "We really only have two or three guys — [Joe Flacco] of course, and Terrell Suggs — who could make an argument that they won't have to work another day in their life. Even the Ray Rices of the world, it's hit or miss. We're talking about 60 some odd years after you last played in the NFL. Most of them just on sanity alone will be working somewhere. So getting them prepared for that, getting them interested in that, getting them ready for that, that's the lion's share of my time."
Swayne meets at least once a year with Ravens veterans to discuss career development and has 10 required meetings with rookies, expanding on what they learned at the league's mandatory rookie symposium in June. During the offseason, Swayne says, he has 21 to 22 daily meetings with first-year players and that doesn't include the phone calls and dinners that he has with their parents, partly to remind them that their job hasn't ended now that their son is in the NFL.
"One thing that's nice about Harry is he really doesn't look at the football side. He looks at the 'you as a person' side," said Ravens rookie fullback Kyle Juszczyk, a fourth-round draft pick out of Harvard. "It helps to have a guy like that around. Everyone else is evaluating you and what kind of football player you are. He's just here to help you as a person, to help you grow."
Getting the call
Swayne has been awakened in the middle of the night numerous times over the years by phone calls from players in a bind or facing a tough decision. He prefers those rather than calls from the team's director of security Darren Sanders informing him that there was a serious incident involving a Raven.


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Stefanie Evangelista was raised in the district of Sanicolaas on the Island of Aruba. When she was just 17 years old, she traveled to the Netherlands by herself to pursue a degree in marketing and communication. In the future, Stefanie dreams of working as a marketing director for a luxury brand or fashion magazine, such as Chanel or Vogue.
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My mother is one of the best examples of what being a strong woman is. I owe everything I am today to her.
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UNDATED, WI (WTAQ) - A company that owns a semi-truck that rear-ended an SUV and killed six Wisconsinites had 17 violations in the two years before Saturday's crash.
Highway Star Incorporated of Oak Park Michigan racked up tickets for speeding, following too closely, unsafe lane changes, and not wearing seat-belts.
Based on that record, the federal government had advised states to more closely inspect the company's vehicles.
The U.S. Motor Carrier Safety Administration still gave Highway Star an overall satisfactory rating, due to its overall performance in the two years ending Sunday.
Duane DeBruyne of the federal safety agency says the warnings are meant to notify states of potential problems to check on – but they don't have to follow up on them.
The Kentucky State Patrol said the trucker in Saturday's crash was apparently distracted before rear-ending the SUV on Interstate-65, about 50 miles south of Louisville.
62-year-old James Gollnow of rural Marion in Shawano County was driving the SUV. He was killed along with his wife, another relative, two foster children, and a 92-year-old family friend.
Two other foster children were rescued after having serious injuries.
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To explore the deep ocean, scientists rely on numerous pieces of high-tech equipment. This photo gallery showcases some of the remotely operated vehicles (ROVs), submersibles, and other devices that have been used. Read about the Scarlet Knight, the first underwater robotic vehicle to cross an ocean.
Alvin, a human occupied vehicle (HOV), returns to the ship after a deep ocean dive.
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A remotely operated vehicle (ROV) recovers a volcano monitor from an underwater observatory.
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This autonomous operated vehicle will map areas of seafloor earthquakes.
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On May 31, 2009, this robotic vehicle reached the deepest part of the ocean.
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i love my rope toy!!!
*chew chew chew*
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[rope strings get caught in throat or caught between teeth]
*ack* *cough* *ack*
i love my rope toy!!!
i kind of like my rope toy.
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i, taro the shiba, recently received this question from Mary in Washington D.C.:
"What was your name before adoption? I read the SIRA site at least once per week and gaze longingly upon the shibas there because I hope to be owned by a shiba some day. I remember seeing you up for adoption there, but can't remember what your name was."
my name, even when i was with SIRA (Shiba Inu Rescue Association), was taro. you can see here in SIRA's 2009 adoption page that i was listed as taro and that there was no name change listed.
but that doesn't mean i didn't change names… although my humans didn't give me a new name, my SIRA foster family did.
before i came to my forever home, i was named timmy. when i got to SIRA, the foster mom noticed that i never paid attention to my name. i know that a lot of shibas ignore their humans, but i wouldn't even look over to my foster mom to let her know i was ignoring her; i was completely unresponsive to the name timmy. my SIRA foster mom also thought that i didn't really look like a 'timmy,' which seems like a fair point.
determined to get me a new name, my foster mom started going through japanese names online and saying ones she liked to me. i didn't respond until she said taro. and each time she said it, i continued to look back at her. she liked the name even more after reading its online definition: 'big boy, strong boy.' she thought it was both descriptive of my personality and a nice contrast with my physical stature.
in a more literal translation, though, taro can mean 'eldest son.' i favor this definition, since i am the first and only "child" of my chosen humans, and it emphasizes my important familial role. but while i may be the eldest and only "child" of my humans, we do hope to have a shiba sibling for me one day!
so, Mary, i hope this answered your question! thank you very much for asking. and we hope that you, too, are owned by a shiba one day!
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pictures of me (taro the shiba), my human (kai), and a nice elderly woman during last week's pet-provided therapy session.
we were running late last week, so my humans didn't have a chance to take off my collar until we went to the next section of the facility. usually we just use my ezydog harness during therapy work. my human, kai, also forgot his glasses.
anyway, just one more supervised visit until i'm ready to submit my therapy certification papers!
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this week's taro shiba advertisement is for IKEA!
why ikea? there are quite a few reasons, actually.
now, humans, go forth and buy me (or your own shiba) some ikea swedish meatballs!
if you liked this week's taro shiba advertisement, you can:
retro taro the shiba!
(pic from early november, 2009. age = 11.5 months)
because of recent rainstorms in arizona, there have been lots of downed tree branches.
this, of course, is great news for meas it expands the number of markable items during my walks. the other day, after one of the storms, i shattered my previous mark speed record!
now, i've always loved the stamp shibal-inu comic. in fact, i made my humans do my {taro} logo in brackets so it would look like kit's awesome stamp.
well, today, i'm going to forward the favor of kit & pack's creative influence on to other shibas and humans. i'm going to give away, to one lucky winner…
a set of these shibal inu button pins plus a bag of ziwipeak lamb-liver good dog treats!
to enter, leave a comment telling us one thing your dog likes about storms & a type of treat that your dog likes. [click comment page to enter] winner will be chosen using random.org. must comment before 11:59 pm pacific time, october 13, 2010 to be entered.
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