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Banksia debenture holders get first payment
Today the receivers and managers of Banksia Securities Limited have made their first payment of 20 cents in the dollar on debenture holders' investments.December 7, 2012 12:32pm
The receivers and managers of Banksia Securities Limited have made their first distribution to Banksia debenture holders.
Today's payment representing 20 cents in the dollar on debenture holders' investments and it's estimated a total repayment to debenture holders of between 50 and 65 cents in the dollar.
Receiver Tony McGrath said it was very pleasing to make a swift distribution to Banksia debenture holders.
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Elise's Q & A
Who's your favorite sports team, and why?
The 49ers!!! Thanks to my father and the rest of my huge west coast family, we've had such great memories celebrating the super bowls back when I was a cherub and when Steve Young was still the man!
What's your favorite movie quote?
"A beautiful girl can make you dizzy, like you've been drinking Jack and Coke all morning. She can make you feel high full of the single greatest commodity known to man - promise. Promise of a better day. Promise of a greater hope. Promise of a new tomorrow. This particular aura can be found in the gait of a beautiful girl. In her smile, in her soul, the way she makes every rotten little thing about life seem like it's going to be okay" -Beautiful Girls 1996
What's your favorite video game, and could you kick our butts at it?
Nazi Zombies, not going to lie...I'm pretty bad ass at it.
Piercings/Tattoos (How many? Where?)
I have 5 piercings ears and belly button and 2 tattoos on my back
What's the most embarrassing song on your iPod?
Oh man....that would have to be Backstreet Boys "Everybody (Backstreets Back)". Hey, they did the thriller dance in the music video, it was awesome.
What's your best party trick?
It's not so much a trick but more of a talent, I tend to break the ice at the parties I go to by moonwalking and doing the robot haha
What's the most memorable pick-up line you've ever heard?
"You're legs remind me of my moms, so hot" ::cricket::
What's the worst job you've ever had?
I embraced all my jobs! I mean they all had their ups and downs but I've only learned from every single one I had.
What's the most dangerous thing you've ever done?
Entering the wrong trail and ended up on black diamond while snow boarding, holy cliffs man.....I thought I was going to die.
It's 4AM after a crazy night out – what are we eating?
Coffee ice cream and pickles ...mmm stop I'm hungry haha my palette is a whole other story
What's the strangest thing in your fridge right now?
Shrimp Paste, yummmm! It's a Filipino delicacy called "Bagoong"
What's the naughtiest thing you've ever done in public?
That's for me to know and for you to never find out! haha
What do you feel sexiest wearing?
My "home clothes", underwear and loose tank
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Wealth management goes holistic
Including a financial planning regimen as a core competency is healthy for both clients and banks
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A primary-care physician, as defined by the American Academy of Family Physicians, is a doctor who focuses on health promotion, disease prevention, health maintenance, counseling, patient education, and diagnosis and treatment, often collaborating with other health professionals. Replace 'health' with 'financial' and you'll find that today's bank financial planner is analogous to the family doc.
Jason Fitzgerald, vice-president, financial planning officer and investment officer, Wealth Strategies Group, at $4.9 billion-assets Canandaigua National Bank and Trust, considers himself and colleagues "stewards of our clients' financial health." Adds Richard Henry, president of Boston-based Millennium Consulting, "Financial planning is like the Hippocratic oath for the financial industry."
For some banks, financial planning has been part of their service mix for years. But given the ongoing need for new sources of revenue, more banks are looking at financial planning as an opportunity to provide a noninterest revenue stream. They should note, however, that the approaches used to generate revenue vary widely—ranging from "relationship income" (free) to fees assessed on the basis of time, transactions, or some other factor. On the latter end of that scale, Barry Dayley, executive vice-president of Money Concepts International, says that financial planning can provide a recurring revenue stream that becomes very meaningful over time. "A bank with $100 million in assets under management can generate 1%—or $1 million—per year in revenue."
Often pigeon-holed as a sales function, comprehensive financial planning deemphasizes investment product peddling and is compatible with a bank's service culture, says Dayley. "Financial planning enables banks to enter the lucrative securities industry without sacrificing the non-sales culture of the bank." It may seem contradictory, but not focusing on selling products actually increases sales.
Not just investment advice
Financial planning requires a different mindset than product sales, concurs Steve Randolph, a managing partner with Oakbrook Solutions. "Financial planning is aligned with outcomes: 'Will I have enough money to retire?' 'Can I help pay for my kid's college education?'"
"The benefits of taking a comprehensive approach to a client's financial situation is compelling for both the bank and the client, in that it supports a collaborative pursuit of desired outcomes versus the promotion of investment or insurance products," says Derrick Jones, managing director, Nashville Bank and Trust Company ($500 million in assets under management). "It allows us to identify the best strategies for meeting the client's objectives, and uncover needs."
Financial planning comes in different flavors, and it's important that banks gear financial-planning offerings to their client market segment, says Randolph. For example, the mass affluent-market segment has less need for sophisticated financial plans than ultra-high net worth clients. "Building a robust financial-planning platform for clients with modest wealth would be overkill," he says.
To charge or not to charge
Banks providing a comprehensive financial plan refer to it as the backbone of their wealth-management offerings. Says Eastern Bank's President and Chief Operating Officer Bob Rivers, "A financial plan is the foundation of our client relationship, and gives us a complete understanding of our clients' needs and aspirations." Eastern, a Boston-based mutual institution, has $8.2 billion in total assets.
But while financial planning is valuable for clients, most banks make the mistake of not charging for financial-planning services, says Sophie Schmitt, senior analyst with Aite Group. Some studies suggest that clients are more likely to follow recommendations if they have paid for the plan, says Randolph. Eastern Bank has considered charging for its comprehensive financial plans—not for revenue generation, but to ensure clients understand the plans' value. So far, it has not. A spokesman says, "We do not charge for the service for our existing clients. We do charge for each comprehensive plan for potential clients. The charge is waived if, at the completion of the plan, an account is established."
Cadence Bank, $5.4 billion- assets, offers free and fee-based planning. In addition to web-based, self-service financial planning tools and a less in-depth plan as part of the banks' service offerings, which are free, Cadence Bank charges for its comprehensive financial-planning services with the cost dependent on the plan's complexity, says Mark Wesson, executive vice-president, Wealth Services. "Clients don't mind the charge when they see that the savings from tax strategies and risk management far exceeds the cost of the plan."
Initially, Canandaigua Bank charged for financial plans, notes James Terwilliger, senior vice-president and financial-planning manager with the bank's Wealth Strategies Group, but it now provides the plan at no cost to the client as part of the wealth-strategy relationship.
One problem with the fee-based model, says Canandaigua Bank's Fitzgerald: A comprehensive financial plan requires a significant time commitment from clients. "Very few clients want to attack a financial plan all at once. We've found that it's more manageable if we create the plan slowly over the course of three or four years, working on just a few aspects of the client's entire financial picture each year."
Key Private Bank, which has $24 billion in assets under management and is part of the $87 billion-assets KeyCorp, does not charge for financial planning. "We want to get to the heart of our client's financial issues, so we embed the cost of the plan in our overall fee schedule," says Veena Khanna, director of Wealth Advice.
Talent search
Advisor expertise and experience are critical in providing financial planning and holistic wealth services, says Nashville's Jones. "Our professionals need to be well-versed in investments, tax, estate planning, insurance, and real estate. They also have to be client-focused and possess the drive to execute client-approved financial plans."
For many banks, the credibility of a professional designation is important. Several years ago, Eastern Bank required that all new financial advisors hold the certified financial planner (CFP) designation. The bank also has required all existing financial planners to earn a CFP.
Cadence Bank also requires financial planners to hold professional designations to ensure they provide a high level of thoughtful advice, says Wesson, noting that the bank attracts financial-planning talent from some of the country's top ten financial-services companies.
Fitzgerald, himself a CFP, moved into his current position from Canandaigua Bank's retail business. Retail banking is an ideal starting point for staff wanting to become financial-planning officers, explains Terwilliger. "It's a very attractive profession because it's not a sales position. There's no cold calling. We are all salaried. Our role is to provide education and advice to customers, not sell them products they don't need or want."
Key Private Bank also grooms internal staff as financial planners. The big regional hires new graduates with financial-planning degrees as wealth associates. Associates can then move into a financial-planning role, says Khanna.
Overcoming the transaction mindset
To be successful in financial planning, banks need to overcome the perception that they are more geared toward transactions and product sales. "It may take several years to develop a brand that communicates that the bank is outcome-focused rather than product-focused," says Oakbrook's Randolph. "It's a long-term play rather than a quick solution."
Kendra Thompson, senior manager in Accenture's Wealth and Asset Management Practice, agrees that branding hurdles exist: "Most banks focus on commoditized selling, but to really address a client's holistic financial planning requires a transition in the types of conversations you have with them. It's a mind shift for both the front lines and senior management."
The outsourcing option
Some banks choose to offer financial planning by partnering with third-party broker/dealers. These firms provide banks with access to tools such as online brokerage that are attractive to clients, but costly for banks to implement and maintain, says Aite Group's Schmitt.
A challenge of the outsourced model, she says, is the potential culture-clash between more service-minded bank employees and more sales-oriented investment advisors. "The bankers may be less willing to refer business than the advisors would like," says Schmitt.
"There is a deeply ingrained banking culture that doesn't want to sell or to 'bother' the client," agrees Millennium Consulting's Henry. However, he reminds banks: "Financial planning isn't about selling, but about fulfilling fiduciary responsibility to clients."
Money Concepts is an ABA-endorsed financial-planning vendor. Its turnkey program helps banks "navigate the complexities" of financial planning, says Barry Dayley—including finding the right talent. Financial planners are employed by the bank, but to meet licensing requirements, are registered representatives of Money Concepts.
Another third-party provider, LPL Financial, offers recruiting assistance, says Andy Kalbaugh, head of the Institution Services business. Bank financial planners have dual employment with LPL. "We allow banks to leverage what we've built and not have to invest their own capital in the infrastructure," he says.
How you measure success matters
To preserve financial-advisor objectivity, banks tend to compensate advisors as salaried rather than commission-based employees, and use criteria other than volume of products sold to evaluate performance.
"We pride ourselves on great service, so we measure our financial planners based on client retention and satisfaction, and include client survey results in our evaluations," says Eastern Bank's Rivers. In an effort to benchmark planner performance against other firms, the bank is moving from a proprietary survey tool to the Net Promoter Score.
It also evaluates financial planners on their ability to engage with other areas of the bank. "The ideal advisor is not only a high-level producer, but works with internal business partners as well," says Rivers.
Eastern Bank does not hold advisors accountable for fluctuations in client assets due to market moves or factors outside their control. "Measuring assets under management is important for the business as a whole, but not for measuring advisor performance," concludes Rivers.
Canandaigua Bank measures advisor success based on client retention and share of wallet growth as well as the number of client referrals. It also measures client satisfaction with surveys, and discovered that those clients with an assigned financial-planning officer are more satisfied with the bank overall. The bank's financial-planning officers meet with clients at least annually, but the bank has an open-door policy for clients seeking advice.
Client phone calls have increased, reports Terwilliger, which is good. "Clients used to call only when the market moved," he recalls. "Now they call when they want guidance with financial-health issues."
Partnering with the business
For financial planning to be successful, financial advisors have to be integrated into the rest of the bank's culture. At Cadence Bank, there's much overlap with different areas of the bank, including retail, commercial, and business banking, notes Wesson. "We have a lot of cooperation and teamwork between the lines of business to support cross selling and referrals," he says.
Cadence Bank has created a formalized client-partnership framework to incentivize the partnership between retail and wealth management, and is developing a more formalized referral process for other lines of business, says Wesson.
Key Private Bank's relationship model for financial planning serves as both a means to enhance the quality of client advice and to sell other bank products. "Our relationship model encompasses both external clients as well as our internal clients.
We consider our relationships with our internal clients to be just as important," says Khanna.
Adjust to fit your scale
Senior-management support is critical for financial planning, particularly since the bank is adding resources to client-account relationships, explains Terwilliger. "Senior management has to believe that the investment ultimately pays off with more client satisfaction, increased referrals, and a greater share of wallet."
Due to Eastern Bank's size, senior-level support is critical for the bank, says Rivers. "With just under $2 billion in assets under management, we can't say 'build it and they will come.' Senior management understands that we just don't have the scale to compete in asset management. Instead, we have repositioned the business to focus on improving sales and service, such as asset-allocation strategies, and rely on outside investment managers for security selections."
While the bank uses external asset managers, all securities trading is done in-house. "In the post-Madoff world, our clients appreciate that, at the end of the day, their money is being traded by us," says Rivers.
Tailored solutions enable banks to capture greater client-share of wallet, but financial planning requires more than acquiring products or adding financial-planning tools. "You have to examine your business and operating model to deliver profitable growth," says Accenture's Thompson. "Define what financial planning means for your organization and how you will differentiate your bank from your competition."
"Don't view financial planning as a product," sums up Nashville Bank's Jones. "View it as a process for building trusted relationships with families that need on-going assistance with their investments, trusts, insurance, or estates.
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May 1, 2014
Poetry Foundation May Programming
The Poetry Foundation is pleased to announce our May offerings. Except when otherwise noted, all events are free and open to the public and at the Poetry Foundation, 61 West Superior Street, Chicago.
April 30, 2014
Final Contest for the Title of National Poetry Out Loud Champion on April 30, 2014
Nine student finalists representing high schools from Idaho, Louisiana, Missouri, New Jersey, Ohio, Tennessee, Texas, Washington State, and West Virginia match their skills in reciting classic and contemporary poetry in a contest for the title of National Poetry Out Loud Champion and a $20,000 award. Poetry Out Loud: National Recitation Contest, is a program of the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) and the Poetry Foundation. - See more at: http://arts.gov/news/2014/final-contest-title-national-poetry-out-loud-champion-april-30-2014#sthash.HLP5g2Jt.dpuf
April 2, 2014
Poetry Out Loud National Finals
The end of National Poetry Month marks the start of the nation's largest youth poetry recitation competition, as 53 high school students from across the country gather in Washington, DC, on April 29-30, 2014 for the National Finals of Poetry Out Loud: National Recitation Contest.
March 31, 2014
Children's Poetry Day: Poetry and Adventure
"Poetry and Adventure" is the theme of this year's Children's Poetry Day, to be held Saturday, April 26, from 10:00 am to 1:00 pm at the Poetry Foundation Library.
March 17, 2014
Favorite Poem Project: Chicago
Favorite Poem Project and Chicago's own Poetry Foundation have chosen the favorite poems of Mayor Rahm Emanuel and five other Chicagoans to be featured in the video initiative Favorite Poem Project: Chicago that will launch on Fri. April 11
March 12, 2014
The World Record – A Global Gathering of Poets
The literary exhibition on view at the Poetry Foundation until April 30 is The World Record, an autograph edition of poems handwritten in the native languages of over a hundred contemporary poets including Seamus Heaney, Qassim Haddad, Selina Tusitala, and Kay Ryan, to name a few.
March 5, 2014
The Poetry Foundation's Harriet Monroe Poetry Institute Launches Its Poets in the World Series
The eight new titles in the Poets in the World series offer English-speaking audiences a rare glimpse at the work of contemporary poets who have shaped literary traditions from around the globe.
March 3, 2014
Poetry Magazine Presents Poems of Provocation and Witness
The March 2014 issue of Poetry presents 24 poems from 16 poets addressing history, society and current events, in a portfolio coedited with Split This Rock.
February 6, 2014
The Poetry Foundation Welcomes Submissions to the 2014 Ruth Lilly and Dorothy Sargent Rosenberg Poetry Fellowships
Five Ruth Lilly and Dorothy Sargent Rosenberg Poetry Fellowships in the amount of $25,800 each will be awarded to young poets through a national competition sponsored by the Poetry Foundation, publisher of Poetry magazine.
January 29, 2014
Poetry Foundation and Chicago Humanities Festival Present James Franco and Frank Bidart in Conversation with Poetry Foundation President Robert Polito
Poetry Foundation president Robert Polito will moderate a discussion on film and poetry, focusing on James Franco's short film Herbert White, which is based on Frank Bidart's poem of the same name.


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i have to start dropping in here more often. when was Joel let go and for what reason? i always found him extremely helpful.
i have to start dropping in here more often. when was Joel let go and for what reason? i always found him extremely helpful.
I imagine the steel in the bolts and nuts holding many of these bows together came from overseas, what about the aluminum in the riser. Was it sourced from the US or overseas? I imagine many of the source materials for these bows came from overseas, just because the cost is cheaper. We can all jump up and down about something not being made in America, but truth is something in nearly everything you own has made a boat or plane ride across the Pacific.
I did read the thread that Joel stated the split limbs blanks came from China and finished in house. I am 99.9% sure the Threshold riser is from PoeLang made in Taiwan with core flex limbs and M-Pro cams. I have seen early Thresholds that appear to have PoeLang eccentrics as well and not the M-Pro. If you go to the PoeLang web site and look at the adult compound bow, it looks just like an early Threshold.
yeah, its not like any of us are shooting the threshold anyway. i used to want one for a bowfishing rig, but i changed my mind
China produces almost half of the aluminum in the world, the US is fourth so there is a good chance the riser on your US made bow is made from aluminum from outside the US. Would I prefer that all my goods be made and sourced from the US? You bet, but that is not the way it goes. One small example is cars, the big three have sourced from other countries since before I was driving and I am 50 now. Bottom line is there has been trade since the beginning of human time and we are the ones that set the demand for it.


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Commentary: March Against Monsanto is misguided
On Saturday, May 25, a rally to protest Monsanto was held across the United States and in other countries to allow naysayers to publically bash the global company. These protestors took part in March Against Monsanto, a Facebook-organized event. Local news media in Kansas City covered the event and interviewed several of the participants, who shared their views that Monsanto was poisoning the world and had a stranglehold on farmers.
The participants seemed to pat themselves on the back for attending the rallies. They seemed giddy about getting their message out that Monsanto is the "Satan" of the agriculture world, destroying the planet and our children.
But they seemed so sadly misguided. A blog written by Rachael Ludwick at Fancy Beans, hit the nail on the head. (Here's a link to read the blog, http://tinyurl.com/obvga22). She writes, "There are real problems in our food system and the sustainability of our civilization. There is a lack of transparency. There is a lack of fairness. But Monsanto, as far as it does 'bad' things, is a symptom, not a cause. Monsanto is a cartoon villain we've created to give us a sense of control, a real target to direct our anger at. Unfortunately the problems we have are diffuse and we're all part of the problem."
Monsanto has become the whipping boy for activists angry at so many things beyond their control. These activists often forget that genetically modified corn encompasses many different types of modification. One GM corn is not the same as another. They seem to forget that these seeds are sold not to average consumers but to farmers. They also forget or don't know that Monsanto also sells non-GMO seed.
Monsanto is supplying the consumer (the farmer) what they need and what the market appreciates. If farmers didn't find a benefit to using these products, they wouldn't buy them. Activists forget the marketplace's influence on global companies. "Vote with your wallet," is a common refrain among those who support locally produced food and goods. The same applies to agriculture. If enough farms demanded non-GMO because it was better seed, produced more crops, simplified production and/or offered particular benefits to the end user for a premium, more farmers would buy non-GMO seed. Although some have returned to non-GMO seed, the majority of corn and soybean producers continue to use GM seed.
Another issue activists forget is that the majority of GM corn and soybeans goes to feed livestock and fuel our cars in the form of ethanol and biodiesel. These activists don't seem to be discontinuing the use of their cars.
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The common denominator among these anti-GMO activists is their shrill and hysterical approach is hurling invectives at all aspects of modern, science based agriculture. Add the fact that their arguments are intellectually starved and irrational 99% of the time and you end up with a group filled with phobias that are at clinical levels in the way they see conspiracy at every turn, with Monsanto being their convenient target. The question I always ask is: "What kind of upbringing did these misfits experience to still approach life like screaming children in the supermarket"? Unfortunately for us, their parents are no longer there and we are the ones who have to put up with their childlike petulance and immaturity.
Or perhaps, as we watch more and more of our friends become ill with digestive issues, obesity, irritable bowel syndrome, diabetes, chron's etc. we tend to be concerned with the other views. Farmers didn't know they would be feeding us poison when they bought into the higher production of GMO seeds. And then there is the killing of the bees. Perhaps we are not against all GMOs but we are against the poison ones and the ones that change our human cells. Here is one concern: http://thewatchers.adorraeli.com/2013/05/24/new-study-reveals-how-glyphosate-in-monsanto-s-roundup-inhibits-natural-detoxification-in-human-cells/
The "farmers" you refer to are huge corporations unlike the farmer in the dell you want us to believe. The organic farmers are growing in number and whose crops polluted by Monsanto lose in the courts.
How can you say it? 2 million people across 40 nations and 430 cities have marched against them! They are projecting that next year 15million people from more than 100 countries will march against them! Who are misguided? these people or FDA/UDSA/other govt bodies! Please get your facts right. Monsanto is the most evil company ever. You go to which ever forum (of people) they hate this company. The only people who are with them are the senators and other govt officials who have been sold. Thanks for reading.
95% of the public hate Monsanto! http://amplicate.com/hate/monsanto This will soon become 100% Check tomorrow or later this week! Bye.
I am sorry, in my personal opinion you provide only one study (not relevant for GM as it deals with one herbicide) in addition you mention anumber of health claims caused by GM, but you do not provide evidence. In fact you are showing that AgLander is right. You use fear to pass your message but when people rely on science your message is empty.
Ok. You go feed yourself on what you can grow from your heritage seeds and manure. What do propose to the rest of the soon to be 9 billion people on the planet? Most of whom reside in urban areas with nary a clue as to how their food is produced or where it comes from. Your view that all food must be toxic if it derives from any type of genetic modification just does not pass the sniff test. How do you explain things like dramatically increased life spans when we are all eating poison? Excepting the fact that it is the marked over consumption of carbohydrate calories that is making our society obese and diabetic, you cannot find one single peer reviewed piece of research that draws a direct causal link to death by consumption of genetically altered crops. The fact that you still try to purvey this nonsense based arguement is laughable and cannot be taken seriously.
Why do you hate MON? Give a good reason! By-the-way, A good reason is not that a minute percentage of the 7 billion people on planet started a hate group (you called it a forum) on the internet and asked others to join. Your thoughts are so selfish, small, and baseless that you should be ashamed at your civil disobedience
To the commenter Lynne Tiemeiyer who stated: (Quote) "The 'farmers' you refer to are huge corporations, unlike the farmer in the dell you want us to believe. The organic farmers are growing in numbers..." My dear Lynne......you again help make my point that your little group is steeped in ignorance about the subject matter you seem so convinced in understanding. Are you aware that the organic industry is dominated by those "huge corporations" you despise? The overwhelming majority of the organic produce you blissfully purchase at your supermarket does not, as you would believe, come from the small organic farmers "in the dell". It comes from "Big Food", mega corporations, like Kellogg which owns "Kashi", "Bear Naked" and "Wholesome and Hearty"; Naked Juice is operated by PepsiCo, and Heinz Corporation controls "Walnut Acres", "Health Valley", and "Spectrum Organics". And the list is growing as big companies like Coca Cola, Cargill, Con Agra, Kraft , M&M's and General Mills have gobbled up most of the nations organic food industry as they are more than willing to enter a market of inflated prices and extra profits. Sorry to break it to you Lynne, but the extra you pay to feel good about your irrational phobias is going to "Big Organics"! And you thought Satan only roamed the halls of Monsanto!
I don't believe the March Against Monsanto is misguided. Sure, there are plenty of other horrors which have infiltrated our market and our diets, but this sort of protest is just a small start. In America, more and more citizens are beginning to realize that we can't trust the regulatory agencies with our health. That we can't assume, as we once did, that cigarettes must be safe if they are legal, that soda and fast food must not be mild poisons, etc. We are realizing that it takes activism to remain healthy in sick societies. So, for those concerned with the future of our children, families, friends... why not consider the voices of these beekeepers, international farmers and activists? Our government has too much financial incentive to recklessly push these biotech 'advances' on us and the entire world. Regardless of your political affiliations, you can't really believe this state-sponsored business would care to consider the safety of our families. Just stop and think about it. http://occupy-monsanto.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/individual_monsanto_federal_position-large.jpg
Robert, Really??? So fine, you have the power to choose what you eat and you have the power to make your own health choices. The goverment is not telling you to eat food you do not believe in, or feel safe about. You are free to spend your food dollars as you see fit. Just go your own way and do that. I won't bother you and tell you that you are making the wrong choice you are free to choose, its natural selection. Why are you so adament that you need to step into my choices and then blame the goverment, those bad corporations, those evil farms that produce food for the masses...###ETC, ETC, ETC. What is your thing really? Do really even know why you are lashing out? Are you just another lemming following the one in front of you? Why do you hate so much that others are prospering? Why is that you and your activist brethern are so intent on sending us back to the stone age to starve and eat berries and insects? Have you ever in your entire life been even the least bit hungary? My bet is that you have not!
Speaking of Hungary - Hungary has taken a bold stand against biotech giant Monsanto and genetic modification by destroying 1000 acres of maize found to have been grown with genetically modified seeds, according to Hungary deputy state secretary of the Ministry of Rural Development Lajos Bognar. Unlike many European Union countries, Hungary is a nation where genetically modified (GM) seeds are banned. In a similar stance against GM ingredients, Peru has also passed a 10 year ban on GM foods. Read more at http://www.realfarmacy.com/hungary-destroys-all-monsanto-gmo-corn-fields/#l5zkpWCBvC8oG0Qy.99
Speaking of hungary! Hungary has taken a bold stand against biotech giant Monsanto and genetic modification by destroying 1000 acres of maize found to have been grown with genetically modified seeds, according to Hungary deputy state secretary of the Ministry of Rural Development Lajos Bognar. Unlike many European Union countries, Hungary is a nation where genetically modified (GM) seeds are banned. In a similar stance against GM ingredients, Peru has also passed a 10 year ban on GM foods. Read more at http://www.realfarmacy.com/hungary-destroys-all-monsanto-gmo-corn-fields/#l5zkpWCBvC8oG0Qy.99
GMOs have been removed and banned by Austria, Bulgaria, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Japan, Luxembourg, Madeira, New Zealand, Peru, South America, Russia, France, and Switzerland.
Monsanto – A Half Century Of Health Scandals http://networkedblogs.com/LtXJZ
Destroying 1000 acres of perfectly good corn when there are people starving around the world. Yeah that's bold alright.
dbj, In part, I'm right there with you. Just label the products and give Americans the right to make an informed decision about what they consume. I think people should be allowed the freedom to drink rBST milk, HFCS soda and to eat insecticide-producing GMO corn all day long, but please inform the public about the potential health risks, label potentially hazardous ingredients and practices, and give the rest of us the ability to opt out. The arguments over GMO labeling now are really just like those over the rBST growth-hormone twenty years ago: http://www.preventcancer.com/press/editorials/march20_94.htm http://www.preventcancer.com/press/releases/aug24_99.htm Who do you trust? The profiteers? ...why would you? Don't you have a children or some sort of family to consider? Also, you are a foolish to suggest that food production and not distribution is the problem. "Forty percent of food in the United States is never eaten, amounting to $165 billion a year in waste... more than 20 pounds of food is wasted each month for each of 311 million Americans..." http://news.blogs.cnn.com/2012/08/22/40-of-u-s-food-wasted-report-says/
Tara: If you were a student of history instead of internet sites devoted to food anarchy and misinformation you would realize that your "list" of countries is actually demonstrating the geo-political factors in play overseas and not safety issues surrounding GMO crop improvements. Europe is a maize of closely positioned central governments that make it nearly impossible to reach a consensus on macro-sized issues; GMO's qualify as a macro sized issue. Imagine if we had a centralized federal government like we have in D.C. located every 150-200 miles or so across the U.S.......we'd never get any consensus reached on anything. In fact, if you study your history you would learn that the history of hybridized corn and its adoption worldwide tracked exactly like GMO's story today......hybrid corn was developed back in the 1920's but it took 30 years for it to gain widespread adoption. It It was adopted early in the U.S. (especially after the great drought experienced in the 30's) but Europe and it's conglomerate of small countries and governments, led by France, resisted out of fear it being a dangerous product. We laugh at that today with the wonders of hybrid corn now on 100% of acres since the 1960's but phobia led fear born from ignorance had a direct impact on the adoption rate of this wonderful advancement in corn production. GMO's today are experiencing the same growth curve........Europe and its many competing government agencies are slow to respond whereas larger areas where small countries are not so tightly placed embrace GMO's as the next great leap in science based agriculture benefitting mankind. China is just one example and Japan imports millions of tons of GMO canola from Canada.
GMO's are planted by farmers in at least 29 countries. Europe's lag is due more to geo-political factors. (See previous comment) No one had ever been made ill or died from consuming a GMO food, although the food phobists believe every ache or pain they experience on any given day is due to GMO's. Thousands are made ill or die every year from food borne illnesses, (food poisoning) due to human caused contamination during processing in plant or in field due to contaminated water or animal based fertilizer (manure). As Uncle Si would say......."Hey, that's the facts, Jack".
If you dummies would march a little harder then you wouldn't have an issue with obesity. According to sv from India who said, "Monsanto is the most evil company ever." How is that true? Why not march against Syngenta? How about Dow Agrosciences or Bayer. BASF has come up with a few traits. Oh yes, but Monsanto is the evil one! Here is the solution. For the idiots that think GMO crops are harmful, go to your organic market and buy the food you want. It would be a safe assumption that most food not labeled organic is produced with GMO crops. When you do this though, dont complain that your food cost is higher. However, if you think that you are being poisoned by the traits in corn that kills bugs you will be very excited about this next part. They are introducing a trait that greatly increases the water efficiency of the plant. The plant will require much less water to function. what this means is that if you stay true to your previous theory of being poisoned, then with this new trait you shouldn't ever be thirsty again!!!! Exciting?!?!?! You guys can march against Monsanto and not even have to bring water bottles!!!!
Greenfarm, digestive issues are more with Wheat (i should know) currently they are not GMO. In the furture yes but not yet so if wheat is causing these issues it is not GMO issues. Where does that leave us? IAgain I can not eat any wheat products I do like soy and corn products.
GMO crops produce more bushels per acre than non-GMO crops. Food prices stay low, more people can eat. Thats a good thing. GMO crops have lessened the amount of herbicides and insecticides used by farmers. That is a good thing. More traits are coming, including the drought gene which will help grow crops in normally arid areas or lessen the need for irrigation. That is a good thing. Man has been playing around with crops for a long time. Wheat has been crossed to resist blight and yield more. That practice alone has fed millions of starving people around the world. Apple trees are grafted. Strawberries are crossed. Tomatoes are inter-bred. All in the name of better plant health, better yield, individual taste, tolerance to climate, etc. All good things. Are all GMO's automatically good? Probably not. But most are. And new technologies are coming out of the research done by these large corporations. The R&D budgets of Monsanto, Bayer, Syngenta, duPont, etc. show that the so-called greedy profits are being reinvested to make agriculture even better. Not everyone can relocate to a 10 acre parcel somewhere and be totally self-sufficient. That is impossible. The world cannot feed itself that way. There must be some production agriculture. Let's keep working to make it the best and safest we can. Science is a wonderful thing. Amen.
Unfortunately the mayority of the comments here seem to follow the track of many previous ones, regardless of position on the subject(s) at hand. Ridiculing, and the use of derogatory vocabulary is not helping to create more understanding on anyone´s part around a topic as fundamental as our daily food, how it is produced, and how this impacts the world we and future generations (will) live in. Clearly, there are no silver bullets, and question marks should be placed by all involved, again regardless of position on the subject(s) at hand. These discussions are not getting any easier. Especially as participants are becoming increasingly aware that one of the questions to ask is "who funded it?", when reading science in support of a certain position. This makes public relations all the more difficult, regardless of the message and its target audience. Agriculture in this respect has a challenge in front of it, as probably one of the more misunderstood human endeavours. By the way, Tara, Brazil and Argentina have adopted GMO row crops on a grand scale.
DeBoer: Regarding your comment about civility of tone, I would agree with you up to a certain point. Up until 4-5 years ago, discussing the science of GMO's with those who opposed or had concerns was on a completely different level and with a different tone. It was characterized by a civil tone on both sides and a Socratic discussion. In recent years, however, a new and militant group of food anarchists has replaced the first group and they have no intention of engaging in civil discourse. Their game plan revolves around shrill, hysterical attacks and deliberate dissemination of false and misleading information meant to demonize and diminish anyone standing in the way of their narrow minded goals. They lost the science part of the debate some time ago and have now moved to words like "Satan" and "crimes against humanity" as the premise in any conversation associated with GMO's, the science and scientists/companies behind it. It is this militant group which now regularly trolls the internet sites and ag publications (like this one). It is impossible to engage in a civil discussion with anyone who is convinced they are dealing with Satan. It's also kind of scary because these people seem to be filled with so many irrational phobias that they have lost touch with reality.
2 million people out of a soon 9 billion. What an irrational thought to think that that could do something horrible to Monsanto. Monsanto actually sells more than just one kind of seeds. You guys are just disagreeing with the kind of seeds that the farmers chose to buy. Monsanto still sells these seeds because farmers continue to buy them. Obviously, if farmers stopped buying them, problem fixed. Monsanto has many other options for seeds.
Aglander, interesting you have an obvious agenda; my guess is you have some vested interest in the success of GMOs just like the company I work for but don't agree. THE SCIENCE IS NOT SETTLED my friend. No LONG TERM (>6 months) studies have been published on human health effects, period. ALL I WANT IS A LABEL so I can make an informed decision. If MON had any clue they would get aboard the labeling because they see GMOs as a PREMIUM. Put your money where your mouth is MON and we may forgive the years of blatant deceipt (do some research on the history of this company, Bud.) geez, you would think with 90% of people wanting labeling, they would figure out that the DEMAND IS NOT GOING AWAY!!!
It sounds a bit arrogant and blind to describe those who oppose GMO as basically nut cases who know nothing about the real world. GMO seeds have some real problems. The one farmers are having to deal with is after years of GMO crops is the weeds that escaped the GMO hebicide.Some have become almost impossible to kill with most herbicides. And that problem is becoming bigger as different crops with the same GMO technology are intorduced. Also, whether GMO is safe or not does not matter when it comes to some huge US markets. The problem with the escaped wheat in Oregon, underscores seriousness of losing markets because of GMO contamination. I suppose you can call the Japanese, the Philipinos and those in Tiawan a bunch of hysterical nut cases for not wanting to eat GMO products, but that doesn't do much for marketing. GMO may have a niche, but it certainly isn't the cure for world hunger, when so many questions about safety, cross pollination, weed tolerance, and other enviromental problems are still to be fully studied. DDT was great too. But, we found it had some safety problems when it was fully studied. Maybe we should back off the GMO a bit and look into the concerns people have. In the end it will be good for the farmer, good for the consumer and good for Monsanto too. I doubt Monsanto is interested in billion or even trillion dollar lawsuits.
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"I think part of my success as an editor came from never worrying about a fact, a cause, an atmosphere. It was me – projecting to the public. That was my job. I think I always had a perfectly clear view of what was possible for the pubilc. GIVE 'EM WHAT THEY NEVER KNEW THEY WANTED." – Diana Vreeland
Diana Vreeland was the fashion editor whose vision and creativity forever changed the course of fashion and how it is showcased in magazines today. Following the release of a book on the legacy of Ms. Vreeland, the film, Diana Vreeland: The Eye Has to Travel, has premiered in theatres worldwide. In 2011, the film won the Silver Hugo Award for International Documentary at the Chicago International Film Festival. Shown at the Gene Siskel Film Center last month, the movie was released on DVD on February 5.
Seeing is believing, and from the 1930s through the 1980s Ms. Vreeland showed she had the eye for fashion like no other. Working in the field of fashion for over 50 years, Ms. Vreeland started her career as Fashion Editor at Harper's Bazaar from 1936 to 1962, then took the reigns at Vogue from 1962 until 1971 (forming and creating the magazine to be what it is today) before the final part of her career at the Costume Institute at the Metropolitan Museum of Art until her death in 1989.
In the '60s and '70s, Ms. Vreeland discovered talented beauties with a very unique look by accentuating their 'flaws.' All of these ladies went on to lucrative careers. On Ms. Vreeland's list of favorites include Twiggy, Lauren Bacall, Angelica Huston, Audrey Hepburn, Lauren Hutton, Ali McGraw, Cher, Barbara Streisand and Maris Callas.
One of the most-talked-about photo spreads was shot in 1961 – a pictorial of the presidential couple, the Kennedys, at the White House. Jackie Kennedy chose to have their first photos printed in Harper's Bazaar because she so admired Ms. Vreeland. But women weren't the only ones highlighted in the fashion magazines. Ms. Vreeland's column "People Are Talking About" was the must-read of the time. In July, 1964, Ms. Vreeland featured a very young 19-year-old Mick Jagger in Vogue. It was the very first photo of the singer printed in the U.S. Infatuated with the British for some time, Ms Vreeland also featured the Beatles in Vogue, 1968.
Ms. Vreeland was a dreamer whose dreams came true, an inspiration for all. In a 1977 interview with Rolling Stone Magazine she said, "I believe you see, in the dream. I think we only live through our dreams and our imagination. That's the only reality we really ever know."
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This 17th-century manuscript is a collection of five doctrinal works translated into Arabic from Greek. Three of the works are by John of Damascus (died circa 750): On the Orthodox Faith, Dialectics, and Against the Heretics. John of Damascus was often read in both Greek and Arabic (he himself was bilingual, although he wrote only in Greek). The other two texts are by the monk, Paul of Antioch, Bishop of Sidon in the 13th century. They are a letter entitled That the Creator is One and that Christians are not ...


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Kelso's Quest Cheats for iPhone - iPodHome / iPhone - iPod /
This page contains Cheats for Kelso's Quest organized by sections for iPhone - iPod. Kelso's Quest is a Miscellaneous Puzzle General game, made by Avocoder LLC, released on May 19, 2014 and published by Avocoder LLC. If you can't find a hint or secret in our list, then please check this page periodically for the latest updates.
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Kelso's Quest iPhone - iPod CheatsAvocoder LLC
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- Genre: Miscellaneous Puzzle General
- Release Date: May 19, 2014
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From Occupy Wall Street in its various locations around the world, to Tahrir Square in Egypt and now to Syria, where few reporters are able to enter, livestreams from citizen journalists increasingly are becoming the only window into what's actually happening at any given moment during some of the biggest news events.
At the outset of the revolution in Egypt, a streaming video service called Bambuser allowed live video to be streamed directly from Tahrir Square. Ramy Raoof, human rights activist and editor for Egyptian Blog for Human Rights, regularly provided live video using nothing but his Nokia E90 camera phone.
This video, documenting a protest of the death and torture of Khaled Said, netted nearly 4,000 live viewers. The archive has been watched nearly 16,000 times.
Tim Pool has been written up in many publications, including Fast Company, Spin and Time Magazine for his livestreaming of Occupy Wall Street around the country and in particular in New York City. We spoke to Tim recently on Reuters TV's Tech Tonic about the equipment Tim uses to capture events on streams that last for days and days.
Now, livestreamers like William Gagan and Geoffrey Shively are taking their act overseas. The two citizen journalists crowdfunded a trip into Syria to attempt to livestream from within the borders many journalists have been unable to cross. Shively is an agent with Telecomix, a loosely networked group of hacktivists who provide the connective tissue for livestreamers like Shively, as they have for others around the world, in Egypt, Libya and anywhere else that a need for raw uninterrupted access arises.


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The BMC Racing Team honored the memory of Wouter Weylandt Tuesday by riding in procession during the 208-kilometer neutralized stage of the Giro d'Italia.
Difficult Day
Weylandt died following a crash Monday. His LEOPARD TREK team crossed the finish line together, along with Weylandt's friend and training partner, Tyler Farrar (Garmin-Cervélo). Speaking on behalf of the BMC Racing Team, Danilo Wyss said it was a difficult day. "Even for the guys who didn't know Wouter really well, we are still a big family," Wyss said. "It's really hard to lose a guy like him, especially knowing his partner is expecting a child. It was a great gesture that we did the processional today out of respect for Wouter and his family."


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Any sound recording created away from the studio in a specific space or sonic environment. The aim of field recording might be to capture a particular element of this space (as is the case, for example in documentary nature recordings), or to capture the totality which may be thought of as soundscape, auditory scene, or ambience. Field recording may also be referred to as 'on-location recording'; however this term is also used to describe commercial recording of performances in specific venues and acoustic settings. Field recording is integral to Soundscape Composition.
Most frequently used in the sense of technique(s) i.e. sound recording 'in the field' it has also claimed artistic status in relation to music and radio. With the advent of online communities of shared interests, the distribution and sharing of soundfiles across the web, some use the term in the sense of a genre of electroacoustic music, with its own aesthetic as well as technical concerns.
See also:Acoustic Ecology, Anecdotal Composition, Phonography, Soundscape Composition
English - Español - Français - Deutch - ItalianoBarrett, Natasha (2000b). A Compositional Methodology Based on Data Extracted from Natural Phenomena
Feld, Steven, Palombini, Carlos (2001). Thoughts on Recording Soundscapes
Lockwood, Annea (2004). Sound Mapping the Danube River from the Black Forest to the Black Sea: Progress Report, 2001-2003
McCartney, Andra (2000a). Soundwalking Interactions
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McCartney, Andra (2002b). Sharing Experiences Towards the Possibility of an Electroacoustic Ecology
Quin, Douglas (2002/2003). Antarctica: Austral Soundscapes - Sonic adventures in the realms of white at the bottom of the world
Viola, Bill (2004). David Tudor: The Delicate Art of Falling


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Yet Another Fantasy Gamer Comic News
A Drow Spotter's Guide to "Coup D'Drow".Posted 19:38
Tue 06 March
by Beholder King
Hey gang. I received a request for some kind of guide to help tell the Drow characters in the current YAFGC storyline apart. I understand that it's got to be very confusting with an All Drow cast. In response I've put together this Cheat Sheet. I don't think it'll help much, but it gives a summary description of some of the characters so far with illustrations and notes on what I use to identify the characters to myself.
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Provence Cycling Paradise verbindet an schönster Lage Sport mit Genuss, und Technik mit Natur. Testen, Sie modernste Fahrräder aus den Bereichen Racing, Mountainbiking, Lifestyle oder E-Biking. Natürlich auch alles rundherum, wie Service, (GPS-)Touren, Bekleidung, Zubehör und Accessoires.
Provence Cycling Paradise liegt mitten im Luberon, auf dem Domaine de la Coquillade. Das Fünfsterne Resort mit prämierter Küche und aufstrebendem Weingut ist der ideale Rückzugsort vor und nach erbrachter sportlicher Leistung.
Enjoy sparkling winter days in the vacation region of Lenzerheide. The snowy landscape between white forests and frozen lakes is inviting, whether you go on a winter hike, cross-country ski, sled or simply just unwind. You will experience sunny days while shooting down the over 155 kilometers of ski slopes. Lenzerheide - versatile, sunny and sure to have snow.
"The velodrome is an image factor of international significance," stressed Boris Banga, Mayor of Grenchen und member of the Board of Trustees of Velodrome Suisse. Not only national championships but also world championships could be held here one day. Grenchen will become a cycling competence center, and train a new generation in Swiss competitive cycling. "Today is a day of celebration for Swiss cycling. We are well positioned with regard to the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro with this modern training facility," added Jürg Schild, President of Swiss Olympics.
Test the innovation of BMC's distinctive mountain bikes between the Alps and the Mediterranean landscape of Lake Garda. The Hotel Villa Stella is located in an oasis of calm surrounded by the olive trees and vineyards of the Garda Trentino, which connects the beautiful Dolomite mountains with the clear water of the lake.
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Happy holidays with the Lungomare Hotel, in Cesenatico.
The Reka's Golfo del Sole Holiday Village is offering guided bike holidays for all levels. Rentals of BMC Teamelite TE02 29 XT/SLX (Hardtail) and BMC Fourstroke FS02 29 XT/SLX (Fully) are available on-site for test purposes. The holiday resort is located directly on the sea and is the perfect departure point for bike tours in the varied hilly countryside of the Maremma region of Tuscany. Straightforward as well as more technically and physically demanding routes are located in the vicinity.
Das Grand Resort Bad Ragaz hat sich im Laufe seiner Geschichte wiederholt neu erfunden. Wegweisende Ideen bescherten dem exklusiven Wellnessort immer wieder glanzvolle Zeiten.
Welcome to Salvapiano, where we offer holidays for road cyclists and mountain bikers. Our resort is located on the Etruscan Coast ("costa degli etruschi") in the Province of Livorno. It is the perfect base from which to explore routes and roads which seem to have been created especially for cyclists.