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India's ruling Congress party admitted defeat this morning as the Narendra Modi wave washed over the country in a scale few had predicted. Initial counting in the country's general election pointed to a massive victory for his opposition Bharatiya Janata Party and the worst ever performance for the Congress.
As noisy victory celebrations involving drums and horns broke out outside the BJP's headquarters in the centre of Delhi where 100,000 traditional Indian sweets had been ordered in preparation, a few streets away at the Congress's offices, the mood was grey. "We accept defeat. We are ready to sit in the opposition," Congress party spokesman Rajeev Shukla told reporters. "Modi promised the moon and stars to the people. People bought that dream."
Mr Modi tweeted "India has won!" ahead of official totals being announced.
Read more: How will India change under Modi?
Earlier this week, exit polls published after the ninth and final day of voting suggested Mr Modi and his BJP were heading for a comfortable victory. Yet very quickly on today as officials began counting the contents of 1.5m million voting machines collected from 930,000 booths, it appeared clear that Mr Modi and his slick, professional campaign was heading for the sort of landslide only his most optimistic supporters had predicted.
At 1pm, the Election Commission of India's official tracker had the BJP ahead in 275 of a total of 543 seats and the Congress ahead in just 49. The vote share appeared to be 35 per cent for the BJP and 24 for the Congress, a huge shift.
In pictures: India elections 2014
In pictures: India elections 2014
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Indian residents of Varanasi wait to watch a convoy carrying India election frontrunner Narendra Modi in a streets of downtown Varanasi
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National Congress party Vice-President Rahul Gandhi (L) delivers lecture as he attends an election campaign event before ninth phase of the parliamentary elections, North of Calcutta
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India's main stock market, the Sensex, leapt to a record high, jumping more than 5 per cent and passing 25,000 points as news of the BJP's performance hit the markets.
The fate of the rival Congress was summed up by the fact that Rahul Gandhi, who headed the ruling party's campaign, was fighting to hold onto his own seat in the Uttar Pradesh district of Amethi. His mother, Sonia Gandhi, seemed set to hang onto her seat in the neighbouring constituency of Rae Bareli, though perhaps with a reduced majority. She is due to address the media later today.
By contrast Mr Modi, who contested from two seats, won by a margin of more than 300,000 people in one of them, Vadodara, and appeared to be comfortably ahead in the second, Varanasi.
Milan Vaishnav, an expert on Indian politics from the Carnegie Endowment in Washington, said Mr Modi's message of development and jobs had struck a chord with hundreds of millions of Indians who were anxious about the state of the economy, corruption and a lack of opportunities.
It had helped the BJP that the Congress had failed to put up a clear leader, given that the party had declined to name Mr Gandhi as its prime ministerial candidate.
"There was a pan-India sense of dissatisfaction with the economy. And Mr Modi's relentless campaign message about jobs and development proved to be so effective," he said.
Forecasters suggested Mr Modi was on course to secure a clear majority and win the largest number of seats since 1984 when Rajiv Gandhi won a landslide on a wave of sympathy and anguish following the assassination of his mother, Indira Gandhi.
No party has won a simple majority since 1989 and the result would be a huge victory for Mr Modi personally, and not just the BJP. The son of a tea salesman who later spent many years working for a Hindu nationalist organisation, Mr Modi campaigned on a message of growth and development and tapped into the aspirations of hundreds of millions of people. He now has a huge mandate to enact his policies.
His professional, stage managed campaign stood in stark contrast to the often lacklustre effort by the Congress and Mr Gandhi who stressed to people that his government was behind various welfare schemes they had access to. He told people that Mr Modi, who was accused over the killing of hundreds of Muslims in Gujarat in 2002 while he was chief minister, would destroy the secular nature of India.Reuse content


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This issue of the Credit Crunch Digest focuses on new fines and criminal charges in Libor-related cases; the staggering potential costs of resolving lawsuits filed by regulators against the major banks; a settlement in the Goldman Sachs mortgage-backed securities lawsuit; and approval of a $1.7 billion settlement in connection with the Madoff fraud.
Libor Scandal
Justice Department Charges Three Former Rabobank Employees for Manipulating Libor
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Government and Regulatory Intervention
RBS Must Pay an Additional $50 Million for Tokyo-Based Unit's Involvement With Libor Rigging Scheme
U.S. District Court Judge Michael Shea for the District of Connecticut recently ordered RBS Securities Japan, Ltd., the Tokyo-based office for Royal Bank of Scotland, to pay a $50 million fine after it pleaded guilty to wire fraud claims related to the Libor rigging scheme. This penalty is in addition to the $600 million RBS has already paid to settle with regulators from the United States and the United Kingdom. Within its plea agreement, RBS Securities Japan admitted its involvement in manipulating Libor, including misconduct by four of its Japan-based traders. The trading unit's head, Ryusuke Otani, left the company upon the bank filing the plea agreement. ("Royal Bank of Scotland Japan Unit Sentenced in Libor Probe," Bloomberg, January 6, 2014)
Justice Department Charges Three Former Rabobank Employees for Manipulating Libor
Shortly after Rabobank consented to a settlement agreement forcing it to pay more than $1 billion in penalties related to its involvement with the Libor scandal, the U.S. Justice Department filed criminal charges against three of its former traders. Specifically, Paul Robson from London, Paul Thompson from Australia, and Tetsuya Motomura from Tokyo were all charged with wire fraud, conspiracy to commit wire fraud, and bank fraud for their part in manipulating Libor. Some of the evidence against these individuals includes documented communications showing the intent to fix the rate. For instance, in August 2008, Motomura requested that Robson ". . . set today's 6mth LIBOR at 0.96" because Motomura had a "chunky fixing." Other communications between the two commented on the ridiculousness at which the rate was being set. Although the defendants were also criminally charged in the United States, they will likely never be prosecuted and are unlikely to face extradition. ("Three Former Rabobank Traders Charged in Libor Case," The New York Times Deal Book, January 13, 2014)
Banks Anticipate $50 Billion Cost to Resolve Mortgage Suits
Major Wall Street banks could potentially pay a combined total of almost $50 billion to resolve claims by federal regulators in connection with the mortgage crisis, according to industry insiders. Separate deals by the major firms for this figure would represent approximately half of the 2012 profits for the banks and could include not only cash payments, but also assistance with mortgages to homeowners.
Senior banking executives and boards are basing their predictions on the $13 billion benchmark settlement JPMorgan Chase reached with regulators in November 2013, which resolved regulatory claims against the bank arising out of its mortgage abuses. Other banks may be pursuing similar deals, using the JP Morgan settlement as a model.
The analysis predicts that Bank of America could settle for $11.7 billion in penalties and an additional $5 billion in relief to homeowners. Morgan Stanley's payment is projected to be approximately $3 billion, with $1 billion for consumer relief. Goldman Sachs' tab could approach $3.4 billion and Citigroup $1 billion. The analysis predicts that Royal Bank of Scotland's settlement would be approximately $10 billion. Estimated potential penalties for other banks are all less than $1 billion. While the approach by the banks may vary in seeking resolutions, the banks have set aside significant reserves for litigation and settlement costs. ("Wall Street Predicts $50 Billion Bill to Settle U.S. Mortgage Suits," New York Times Deal Book, January 9, 2014)
Goldman Settles Prudential Mortgage Case
Prudential Insurance Company agreed to voluntarily dismiss fraud and racketeering claims it brought against Goldman Sachs in exchange for an undisclosed settlement. Prudential's claims were related to the sale of $375 million in residential mortgage-back securities (RMBS). The claims were brought in the U.S. District Court of New Jersey.
Prudential and others had purchased RMBS in 16 different Goldman Sachs securitizations from 2004 to 2008. The plaintiffs, whose claims were based on New Jersey state law, alleged that Goldman Sachs made numerous misrepresentations regarding the quality of the underlying loans. Goldman Sachs argued that under New York law, the statute of limitations had passed since Prudential and other plaintiffs were aware of the violations by 2009, more than three years before the lawsuit was filed in August 2012. Prior to the settlement, the District Court deferred a decision to determine which state's law applied.
Prudential also filed similar suits in New Jersey state court against RBS Financial and Nomura Securities International Inc. Those lawsuits appear to remain pending. ("Prudential, Goldman Settle $375M RMBS Fraud Suit," Law360.com, January 6, 2014)
District Judge Approves $1.7 billion Madoff Settlement
On January 8, 2014, U.S. District Court Judge Kevin Castel approved a $1.7 billion settlement agreement between JPMorgan Chase and federal prosecutors. JPMorgan agreed to pay this amount to avoid the filing of criminal charges regarding the bank's failure to warn regulatory officials about the Ponzi scheme orchestrated by Bernard Madoff.
The bank admitted to violating the Bank Secrecy Act, which requires banks to maintain effective anti-money laundering programs and report suspicious banking activities. From 1986 until his arrest in December 2008, Madoff had an open account with Chemical Bank, which became part of JPMorgan. Throughout the years, Madoff deposited more than $150 billion into this account, with balances as high as $5.6 billion. In the 1990s, certain Chemical Bank employees were troubled by the fact that Madoff had consistent financial returns, but this information was never forwarded to JPMorgan's anti-money laundering department or governmental agencies. Additionally, Madoff's account triggered money laundering alerts in 2007 and 2008 that the bank failed to report to regulators. JPMorgan will avoid any prosecution for these actions if it does not commit any similar violations over the next two years.
In addition to forfeiting the $1.7 billion to victims of Madoff's Ponzi scheme, JPMorgan will also pay $350 million to the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency and $543 million to Irving Picard, the bankruptcy trustee for Madoff's estate. ("JPMorgan's $2B Madoff Deal Wins Judge's OK," Law360.com, January 8, 2014)
SEC Contemplates Volcker Rule Enforcement Mechanisms
In December 2013, the Volcker rule – which prohibits banks from making speculative bets with their own money – was adopted by federal regulators. Multiple regulators, including the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), share authority to enforce the rule. According to reports, the SEC may seek the creation of new rules aimed at allowing it to punish banks and brokerages that do not properly maintain required documentation. Currently, the SEC is concerned that it lacks the power to engage in such Volcker rule compliance monitoring. According to John Ramsay, director of the Trading and Markets Division at the SEC, "[i]f we want to sanction a firm for not keeping the records or documents they are required to keep or provide reports to us in the form [that is] required, we need to take further action." In being able to take action against firms that fail to comply with the record retention requirement, the SEC hopes to deter or prevent bad behavior in the future that may be harder to prosecute without the proper documentation being preserved. ("SEC may seek more power to enforce Volcker rule," Reuters, January 16, 2014)
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The argument goes like this: As European nations go about marrying their national currencies, the wedding will be catered in large measure from the United States.
To understand how, consider the following:
European economies and stock markets are booming. Monetary union and the year-2000 computer problem are forcing European companies to bolster technology investments, which have lagged woefully behind those in the United States. So, with markets still reeling in Asia and with earnings growth slowing in the United States, American multinationals may well be relying more than ever on Europe to maintain profitability.
"The conclusion is that United States companies are uniquely positioned to benefit from these trends," said Joe Rooney, chief equity strategist at Lehman Brothers Securities in London.
That is partly because Europe remains the bedrock of American business overseas, even if Asia has grabbed most of the headlines in recent years.
James E. Carlson, an economist at Merrill Lynch in New York, said direct investment abroad by American companies has been so vigorous in recent years that the value of the goods and services they produce and sell outside the United States is now three times the total value of all American exports. And fully 60 percent of that external activity is in Europe.
Many analysts say that there is no reason to be indirect about investing in Europe. Buying American stocks to enjoy Europe's boom, they note, can deny a portfolio the benefits that come with diversifying into a variety of markets.
And buying into Europe through the shares of American multinationals can be expensive; companies like General Electric, Coca-Cola or Gillette, all with strong European businesses, also trade at high price-to-earnings multiples, said Doug Wilde, an equity strategist at Merrill Lynch in New York.
"We see real opportunities in Europe by specifically tapping into European shares," he said.
Still, some American companies will reap direct benefits from forces at work in Europe. For example, said Mark Howdle, European equity strategist at Salomon Smith Barney in London, Europe's retailers and makers of brand-name products are likely to suffer as the euro lets Europeans scour the Continent for the cheapest goods. In turn, he said, benefits will accrue to American pioneers in electronic commerce, like Amazon.com, which recently acquired Internet booksellers in Britain and Germany.


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How Many Resume Versions Are Too Many To Keep On Hand?
In reading information on creating effective resumes, all of the experts agree that fitting your resume is not simply a brilliant idea – it's mandatory. Mixing too many career goals or fields on one document weakens your capability to capture the attention of potential bosses – there is simply too much info the prospective employer actually doesn't need for a letter of introduction. You can't have one pat resume that 'fits ' all applications.
Now, this does not imply that each time you send out a resume for a job posting you have to completely edit your work. What it implies is that (a) you need to figure out your target audiences and (b) you need to form a cataloque of broad job talents in which you excel such as client service, teaching or sales. Many time the market and the abilities match, although not always.
Once you have chopped down three or four markets and matched them to your talents and experience it is time to start to write. Include a goal or keynotes at the outset of each resume that tie into the market. For example, if you are making an educational resume what's the job level you hope to realize (like a tenured professor)? Come up with a couple of universal titles that will fit 1 or 2 types of opportunity listings.
Next you need to work on what of your work history is really applicable to the market you're targeting. If you acted as a tutor or a group leader during the past, that will be a good example of a position to list on the educational resume. This may, of a nature, leave some gaps in your job history. To fill you can have a secondary work history that gives the employer the remaining positions that aren't as important.
What this achieves is giving the potential employer exactly what they need to know FIRST. This equates to saving them time. The secondary experience shows how you've rounded out your career, and may open talks at an interview, but it's really the most important experience that gets your foot in the door.
When you finish the 1st resume file it on your system utilizing the theme name (in this illustration 'Education'). Now move on to your 2nd theme and follow identical base pattern. It does not hurt to test diverse online examples for different businesses. Medical resumes, as an example, often have different formatting patterns than say a resume for secretarial work. Do not forget to make each resume fresh, putting your core strengths forward. Scatter in keywords and power words which make your resume even more germane.
Once your targeted resumes are complete all that's left is making a solid cover letter that ties into the verbiage employed in the job announcement. Pick out the right resume and your results should improve seriously.


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HKEx-Shanghai Stock Sale Curb Shows China's Rules ApplyRichard Frost and Kana Nishizawa
Investors using the Hong Kong-Shanghai exchange link to access China's $3.6 trillion stock market will have to play by mainland rules.
Traders who want to sell Shanghai-listed shares must transfer the securities to a broker before 7:30 a.m. to comply with Chinese regulations, Charles Li, the chief executive officer of Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing Ltd. and chairman of the firm's equity bourse unit, wrote in a blog posting. The rule is more restrictive than the T+2 settlement system used in Hong Kong and other major stock markets, which allows traders to execute sell orders before transferring the securities.
Pressure is increasing on Hong Kong and mainland authorities to provide clarity on trading rules before the link, which will give foreigners unprecedented access to the biggest emerging stock market. While the system won't be "perfect," the exchanges are pushing forward because the tie-up will help open up China's markets and boost Hong Kong's role as a global financial hub, according to Li.
"It's not possible for China's stock market to relax all restrictions at once," said Castor Pang, the head of research at Core Pacific-Yamaichi in Hong Kong. "Right now it's making changes step by step."
Market Constraints
The exchange link will start on Oct. 13, according to the National Business Daily. Hong Kong Exchanges won't be 100 percent ready before October and regulators may announce the start date two weeks before it begins, Li said at a briefing Aug. 6.
"If we wait for the mainland market to align with Hong Kong's, we could be waiting a decade or longer," Li wrote in his blog. "While we have managed to find a solution to most of the challenges of aligning two very different markets, some of the differences were so significant that our solutions will inevitably constrain the market."
Authorities said in April the link would start in about six months. The exchanges agreed to allow as much as 23.5 billion yuan ($3.8 billion) of daily cross-border trading, opening up the mainland market further to foreigners while giving wealthy Chinese investors a route to buy Hong Kong stocks. Overseas institutions and investors will be able to trade shares on the SSE 180 Index and SSE 380 Index, as well as dual-listed stocks, via Hong Kong brokerages, the city's government said April 10.
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Quotas imposed on trading will be on a first-come, first-served basis, regardless of size or other factors, according to Li. The quotas may be expanded over time or removed altogether, he wrote.
"People are encouraged Charles Li said the quota may be increased in the future, and they might eliminate it altogether so you can buy as much as you like," said Francis Lun, the Hong Kong-based chief executive officer at Geo Securities Ltd.
The exchange link will only operate on days where trading and clearing arrangements are open in both Shanghai and Hong Kong, while investors will be protected by regulators of the market in which they're buying stocks, Li wrote. The China Securities Regulatory Commission will oversee investors in yuan shares, while Hong Kong's Securities and Futures Commission will regulate buyers of equities in the city, he said.
Tax Uncertainty
Policy makers still haven't spelled out whether foreign investors in Chinese stocks will be subject to a tax on capital gains. MSCI Inc., which kept mainland shares out of its global indexes in June, says the lack of clarity on tax policy is one of investors' biggest concerns. HKEx said last month it's working with mainland authorities to clarify how the law will be implemented before the exchange connect begins.
The Shanghai Composite Index has climbed 11 percent since March 20 amid speculation government stimulus will boost economic growth and the exchange link will lure arbitragers to mainland shares trading at a lower prices than their Hong Kong-listed counterparts.
Companies with dual listings are valued at a discount of about 7 percent on the mainland versus Hong Kong, according to the Hang Seng China AH Premium Index. The Shanghai Composite rose 0.9 percent at 10:57 a.m., while the Hang Seng China Enterprises Index of mainland companies listed in Hong Kong increased 1.5 percent.
While HKEx was unable to work around mainland restrictions on sell orders, it will try to develop alternatives to minimize the inconvenience after the link begins, Li wrote on his blog.
"This trading practice will inevitably add an administrative burden to international investors who will need time to become accustomed to these trading rules," Li wrote. "Despite significant efforts, we will not be in a position to offer investors alternative solutions at the time of launch that will resolve this issue."


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A Brookfield woman returning home from shopping in the wee hours of Black Friday found her kitchen ablaze, according to City of Brookfield Fire Department records.
The woman called firefighters and woke up her sleeping husband after she discovered the kitchen of the single-family home at 825 Wilson Drive was on fire, just before 3:30 a.m. Nov. 25, the report states.
Fire Chief Charlie Myers anticipates the home sustained $100,000 in damages - $70,000 in structural damages and $30,000 in damages to contents from smoke and fire.
Preliminary investigation showed that the fire started because smoking materials had been discarded in a garbage can.
"Our fire prevention message for this incident is that all homeowners ensure they have working smoke detectors on all levels of the home," Myers said. "Please dispose of smoking materials in a metal container and place the container outside, a safe distance from the house."
The homeowners were allowed back inside to collect clothing and medications after the house was ventilated, according to the report.
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Mother JonesDec. 26, 2007 5:30 PM
As the Democratic presidential candidates' positions on health care policy reform have solidified, the issue of mandates has become increasingly important as it is one of the few differences between the various plans. While the right has towed the free market company line on health care, and while the Democrats' paths differ from the Republicans', the destination is the same: a huge payday for insurance companies. According to Shum Preston of the California Nurses Association (CNA), "Individual mandates are a step backward
Insurance companies support individual mandate plans because they guarantee them more customers, revenues, and influence over medical decision making. What's not for them to like?" Any health care proposal that includes mandates without addressing the problems that corporate health care and insurance companies pose maintains the status quo. Barack Obama's and Hillary Clinton's plans differ in that Obama's plan doesn't include mandates, while Clinton's does. What remains identical between the two candidates' plans is the desire for universal health insurance, which is not to be mistaken for universal health care. John Edwards' populist message includes a mandate and an option between public and private care, which detractors say will compromise the public option in the end.
Mandates, say Preston, "Force patients to sign up for expensive, wasteful, for-profit insurance products without guaranteeing care or protecting them from cost increases." The CNA and its national wing, the National Nurses Organizing Committee, are a major lobbying force in the health care debate, one of the only organizations pushing for a universal single-payer model.
In a whirlwind past couple of weeks, CNA and NNOC placed advertisements in 10 Iowa newspapers that made national news, went on a two day strike in Northern California, and organized a national protest against the health insurance company Cigna HealthCare, which let a young woman die by refusing to cover her liver transplant. The message they are trying to convey in all of these actions is that the problem with the health care system isn't just that not everyone is covered; it is that the companies that run it succeed financially by denying access and care. Mandated care doesn't solve this problem.
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Jonathan SteinDec. 26, 2007 3:37 PM
No matter how sick you get of the presidential elections, always remember—the good folks in Iowa have it worse.
"Get out of our town, get off of my phone / Don't wanna to be pushed, don't wanna to be polled." Bravo, sir. (H/T PrezVid)
Stephanie MencimerDec. 26, 2007 1:25 PM
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce is apparently gearing up for a new round of legislative fights over the nation's civil justice system. The Chamber's Institute for Legal Reform has unveiled a slick new PR campaign to convince Americans that the little guy, and not, say, the enormous corporations that fund the campaign, is at risk of personal disaster at the hands of a greedy trial lawyer. Not surprisingly, the campaign is headlined by the now-famous Chungs, the owners of a D.C. dry cleaners sued for $54 million for losing a man's pants.
The Chamber raised more than $70,000 for the Chungs' legal bills, and has turned them into the poster children that corporate America has been waiting years to find. They are featured prominently in YouTube videos and Internet ads that link to the Chamber-sponsored site I Am Lawsuit Abuse. What happened to the Chungs is tragic and indefensible. It's also extremely rare, and very little of the Chamber's legal "reform" agenda would have prevented it, either.
While the medium is new for the Chamber, the new lawsuit abuse videos consist of the same old corporate propaganda bashing the civil justice system, and most of it is highly misleading. One of the segments features a "victim" that was actually a plaintiff in a lawsuit. Particularly egregious is a video of a Georgia professor who specializes in studying "play." She sweetly contends lawsuits are making children obese because they've taken dangerous playground equipment out of the school yard. The junk food companies that fund the Chamber should be especially pleased with that one.
Elizabeth GettelmanDec. 26, 2007 10:12 AM
The latest statewide survey in Iowa shows that Hillary Clinton is up five points to 34 percent of voters, with a surging John Edwards at 20 percent and Barack Obama falling into third close behind at 19 percent. On the Republican side, Mike Huckabee lost five points, dropping to 23 percent to Mitt Romney's bump up four points to 21 percent.
Worth noting that the American Research Group may not be the bellweather for accurate polling. A little digging shows that the group is backed by New Hampshire pollster Lafell Bennett, and that ARG was widely off the mark in New Hampshire in 2004 when it called a victory for Bush, only to see John McCain take the state by an 18-point margin.
Also, turns out ARG doesn't believe in including cell phone numbers in its random draws, which of course lops off a chunk of Obama supporters. He defended his rationale telling the New Hampshire Business Review that he omits cell phones because mostly young people "don't vote."
Bottom line here is that polls are polls, and while they give us all something to talk about they are by no means the beating pulse of a horserace.
Debra J. DickersonDec. 24, 2007 1:53 PM
I didn't want to laugh at this, but in the end, I had to.
Ashton Kutcher and his production company made a far too vulgar, but irresistible, video about a drunk, horny Santa looking for work during the writer's strike. Don't watch this at work, but it's Xmas Eve; if you're at work today, nobody's caring what you're watching.
Debra J. DickersonDec. 24, 2007 11:07 AM
For an armchair sociologist and culture critic, I'm hilariously wrong about how people will behave.
When I heard that Stewart and Colbert were returning to the air just after the New Year, I had two responses: bafflement and fear. First, my bafflement.
Given the pace, the stress, the monstrous pressure of being funny four nights a week about stuff that had happened only hours before, I'd thought the 'talent' would be secretly thanking the gods for this unplanned vacation from their own success. I assumed that was why they were being so ostentatiously generous with their support of the writers - so they could stay out til spring and the big names could sleep for six months and luxuriate in their ignorance for a change. I pictured Colbert and Stewart showering their gleeful families every morning with confetti made of unread NY Times, then spending the day in their jammies ginning up fake emails from the network brass dissing the writers and threatening their families. Instead, these guys are so desperate to get back on the air, they're willing to humiliate themselves to do so. I know these guys are innately funny, but nightly-broadcast-with-no-help funny? Why on earth are Letterman, Colbert et al so desperate to get back on the air?
Y'all know I love me some satire shows. So much so that, pre-strike, I worried about my boys spiraling into drugs, drinking and sordid sex scandals - VH1 Behind the Music-style - from all the pressure. Turns out that they're as addicted to what they do as we are to watching them do it. I 'spoze I shouldn't be so surprised. God knows I churn out book after book, post after post for far less money and with every chance of being either ignored or excoriated (see: your comments). Wrong again. Note to self: performing is as much an irrestible calling as punditry. Who knew?
Now, my fear. I'd been trying to wean myself off television for a looong time now. With a personality as addictive as mine, It's such a time waster; I want my kids to grow up watching only in moderation, unlike their mother. I'd sooner show you nude, secretly snapped photos of me than tell you what, and how much, I watch. So, once the strike hit, I cravenly made the plunge, knowing I wouldn't miss much this time of year. Smugly, I dragged my 'leventy-seven boxes back to the cable folks. You'd have thought I was donating both kidneys to Iraqi war refugees the way I carried on. No one expected the strike to be over before the end of January by which time I figured I'd have detox'd enough to resist the siren call of Battlestar Galactica, 30 Rock and...never mind. I couldn't wait to lord my cultural ignorance over you lowly TV gawkers at dinner parties - "The Office? What office, I don't understand. Oh. TV. I'm reading Proust" - obnoxious as those wankers who spend a semester abroad (in Canada) and come back pretending to have forgotten English.
I could never have given up TV with late night satire still airing, never.
What the f*&^ am I supposed to do now?
Jonathan SteinDec. 22, 2007 12:59 AM
Hey, guess what? The Army isn't just intolerant of gays and transgendered Americans. It appears to object to anyone who has any sexual abnormality, no matter how large or small or completely unrelated to job performance. Here are examples of people who do not meet the official standards in the Army's Standards of Medical Fitness (available here):
Women who experience unusually heavy menstrual bleeding, or bleeding at irregular intervals, or no periods at all.
Women born without a uterus.
In men, "Current absence of one or both testicles, either congenital (752.89) or undescended (752.51) is disqualifying."
And, for both men and women: "History of major abnormalities or defects of the genitalia such as change of sex (P64.5), hermaphroditism, pseudohermaphroditism, or pure gonadal dysgenesis (752.7) or dysfunctional residuals from surgical correction of these conditions is disqualifying."
As Obsidian Wings puts it, "Unless I am very, very wrong about what exactly service in the military involves, I can't see that an undescended testicle would affect a soldier's ability to perform his duties."
Josh HarkinsonDec. 21, 2007 10:20 PM
If you are a soldier in Iraq, is it alright to wish people a merry Christmas, or would "happy holidays" be better? Like, whatever dude. As Ann Coulter says on a poster hanging on the door of the military police office in Fort Riley, Kansas: "We should invade their countries, kill their leaders, and convert them to Christianity." It's Jesus time!
That, at least, appears to be the way the military is heading according to a bevy of findings released by the of Military Religious Freedom Foundation this week, just in time for the holidays. MRFF founder Mikey Weinstein (see our recent profile) believes the military has been colonized at all levels by evangelical Christians bent on converting it into an army of God. The group's recent findings certainly support the idea:
Jonathan SteinDec. 21, 2007 4:11 PM
Remember when Bill Richardson was calling for the Democratic candidates to lay off Hillary Clinton and generally sucking up to her as best he could? As this incident with New York Times reporter Pat Healy demonstrates, that period is ovah.
I just got a phone call unprompted from Gov. Bill Richardson of New Mexico, a Democratic candidate for president, blasting Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton for saying she would withdraw nearly all American troops from Iraq within a year of beginning redeployment.
"Senator Clinton's comments are a stunning flip-flop she's been saying she would keep troops in Iraq for five years, until 2013, and now she comes up with an inconsistent, incredible turnaround," Mr. Richardson said.
Mrs. Clinton has maintained that she would leave a residual force behind in Iraq to pursue narrow missions, a position that her spokesman said she still holds. As her aides have done before, the spokesman declined to say how many troops Mrs. Clinton would leave.
Clinton has never really said that she would keep troops in Iraq until 2013. She's just said that she won't commit to pulling them all out by 2013.
Richardson, who hasn't caught fire in Iowa or elsewhere, must believe that (1) his campaign needs an adrenaline shot, or (2) his chances to be Clinton's VP pick are declining due to Clinton's lack of interest or decreasing poll numbers.
Just goes to show the trustworthiness of that old saw, hell hath no fury like a potential vice presidential candidate scorned.
Stephanie MencimerDec. 21, 2007 3:14 PM
After watching his lethargic public speaking engagements before the U.S. Congress, it is, perhaps, no surprise to learn that Alberto Gonzales is a wash-out on the college lecture circuit. The former attorney general has signed up with a talent agency that's been trying to gin up lucrative speaking engagements for him on college campuses, for $35,000 a pop. Gonzales needs the money to pay his legal bills stemming from the multiple investigations into his tenure at the Department of Justice, but the students aren't biting, reports the Washington Post. Not only are the schools refusing to pay his hefty fee, but when he has spoken recently on campuses, he's been greeted by hecklers. Gonzales is slated to speak in February at Washington University in St. Louis, where students are already looking forward to major protests of his appearance.
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While our planet is slowly dying, we need heroes to guide us toward saving Mother Earth. ELEMENTAL tells the story of three such individuals as they work to save not only their homelands, but also the entire planet. Rajendra Singh is an Indian official who sets out on a trek to save the Ganges River. Once the lifeblood of India, "Mother Ganga" is now polluted by factories, dams, and public misuse, and Singh faces opposition from the very people he hopes to save. In Alberta, Canada, Eriel Deranger is a tireless warrior fighting to save her native land from the world's largest industrial development – the Tar Sands. Jay Harmon is a brilliant Australian inventor who believes nature's own systems can solve the planet's ecological problems. As he searches for investors to back his creation, we get a feel for just how important it is to stop global warming and, perhaps, how close we are to slowing it down. Our planet needs heroes and ELEMENTAL is a fascinating look at the work three people are doing to lead the way. (In English and Hindi with subtitles) – T.W.
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Sophomore Ryan Way's victory in the "Jason Pyrah Mile" was one highlight of Republic's performances at the Jason Pyrah Invitational in Willard. Way finished with a time of 4:31.74 to win the race, which is named for the 1987 Willard graduate. Pyrah competed in the Olympics twice and is one of the best track athletes in Missouri history.
Junior Garrett Metscher also continued his strong season with two more victories. Metscher won the long jump (20'7.25″) and triple jump (43'9.5″). He also placed 6th in the high jump.
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I've been off work this week, and as fate would have it, I've been sick with
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Anant, can you also update the Audio JEP https://wiki.mozilla.org/Labs/Jetpack/JEP/18 to include the documentation for streaming?
Anant, I thought this was done already?
Yes, I just need to write docs for it. Will close once I update the JEP.
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Edwin Bacon
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Reader in Comparative Politics
Edwin Bacon is Reader in Comparative Politics and has specialisms in the politics of Russia and of religion. He has published six books on Russian politics, history, and society, and many articles in peer-reviewed journals. Edwin has taught in universities for over two decades and holds the Birkbeck Excellence in Teaching Award. He has also worked as a Senior Research Officer for the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and as a Parliamentary Special Adviser to the Foreign Affairs Select Committee, the House of Commons. He held a Visiting Fellowship at the Aleksanteri Institute, University of Helsinki in autumn 2014, is an Honorary Senior Research Fellow at the University of Birmingham, and is a member of the international editorial board of Religion State and Society. Alongside his academic work, Dr Bacon has engaged with the policy and business communities, writing many consultancy reports and advising policy-makers in the UK and beyond.
Edwin Bacon also has an MBA in higher education management. He has held a number of management positions in two UK universities. He directed the Leadership Foundation funded Management of Small Higher Education Institutions Network until 2013, and has published and served as a consultant in the field of higher education management. 'Neo-collegiality: restoring academic engagement in the managerial university' was published in the Leadership Foundation's 'Stimulus Paper' series in 2014.
- 'Perspectives for Russia's Future: The Case for Narrative Analysis' in Richard Sakwa and Agnieszka Pikulicka-Wilczewska (eds) Ukraine and Russia: People, Politics, Propaganda and Perspectives, E-International Relations e-book, February 2015
- 'Putin's Crimea Speech, 18th March 2014' Journal of Soviet and Post-Soviet Politics and Society 1/1 2015
- 'The Futures of Russia: The picture of Russia through scenarios' (2014) Part 1 of H. Smith (ed) Russia as a Neighbour Helsinki: Parliament of Finland (ISBN 978-951-53-3575-3 (paperback)) 7-38 (with Hanna Smith)
- Contemporary Russia (revised and updated 3rd edition) Basingstoke: Palgrave 2014
- 'Public Political Narratives: Developing a Neglected Source through the Exploratory Case of Russia in the Putin-Medvedev Era' Political Studies 60/4 2012 768-786
- 'Writing Russia's Future: Paradigms, Drivers, and Scenarios' Europe-Asia Studies 64/7 2012 1165-1190
- 'Comparing Political Futures: The Rise and Use of Scenarios in Future-Oriented Analysis' Contemporary Politics 18/3 2012 270-285
- 'The youth movement Nashi: contentious politics, civil society, and party politics' East European Politics 28/3 2012 256-266 (with Maya Atwal)
- 'Electoral Manipulation in Contemporary Russia' East European Politics 28/2 2012 105-118
- 'Brezhnev Reconsidered' in A. Kocho-Williams (ed.) The Twentieth Century Russia Reader Routledge 2011
- Contemporary Russia (revised and updated 2nd edition) Basingstoke: Palgrave 2010
- 'Do professional managers have a profession? The specialist/generic distinction amongst higher education professional services staff' Perspectives: Policy and Practice in Higher Education 13/1 January 2009 10-15
- 'High-Level Political Dimensions of the UK-Russia relationship' in V. A. Guseinov and A. Monaghan (eds) Russia-UK Relations in the European Context Moscow and London: ISOA & The Russia Research Network Ltd, 2007
- Securitising Russia: the Domestic Politics of Putin (with Bettina Renz) Manchester University Press 2006
- Contemporary Russia Basingstoke: Palgrave 2005
- 'Church and Civil Society in Russia' in Evans A, Henry L and McIntosh-Sundstrom L (eds) Russian Civil Society: A Critical Assessment M E Sharpe 2005
- 'State and Civil Society: Russia's Law on Political Parties' in Ross C (ed) Russian Politics Under Putin Manchester University Press 2004
- 'Conceptualising Contemporary Russia' Slavonic and East European Review 81/2 April 2003 293-301
- Brezhnev Reconsidered Basingstoke: Palgrave 2002 (with Mark Sandle, eds)
- 'Church and State in Contemporary Russia: Conflicting Discourses' Journal of Communist Studies and Transition Politics 18/1 March 2002 97-116
- 'Church and State in Contemporary Russia: Conflicting Discourses' in Fawn R and White S (eds) Russia after Communism London: Frank Cass 2002
- 'The Power Ministries' in Robinson N (ed) Institutions and Political Change in Russia Basingstoke: Macmillan 2000
- 'Religion and Politics' in Bowker M and Ross C (eds) Russia After the Cold War London: Longman 2000
- 'Party Formation in Russia' in Davies P and White J (eds) Political Parties and the Collapse of Old Orders New York: SUNY Press 1999
- Review Article 'Jerry Hough Democratization and revolution in the USSR, 1985-91 and Geoff Murrell Russia's Transition to Democracy: an Internal Political History', International Affairs 74/1 January 1998 228-30
- 'The Church and Politics in Russia: A Case Study of the 1996 Presidential Election' Religion, State and Society 25/3 September 1997 253-265
- 'Russia's Security Council: Institutional Continuity During Transition' in Stanyer J and Stoker G (eds) Contemporary Political Studies 1997 Nottingham: Political Studies Association of the United Kingdom 1997 761-771
- Review Article 'Afghanistan' Contemporary Security Policy 17/2 August 1996
- The Gulag At War: Stalin's Forced Labour System in the Light of the Archives Basingstoke: Macmillan 1994 (p/b edition 1996).
- 'Soviet Military Losses in World War II' Journal of Slavic Military Studies 6/4 December 1993 613-633
- 'Arms Exports in a Post-Soviet Market' The DISAM Journal of International Security Assistance Management 15/2 Winter 1992-93 65-73 (with Peter Almquist)
- 'Arms Exports in a Post-Soviet Market' Arms Control Today July/August 1992 12-17 (with Peter Almquist)
- 'Glasnost and the Gulag: New Information on Soviet Forced Labour around World War Two' Soviet Studies 44/6 1992 1069-1086
- 'L'importance du travail forcé dans l'Union soviétique à la époque de Staline' Revue d'Études Comparative Est-Ouest 23/2-3 June-September 1992 229-249
- 'The Former Soviet Union and Analysis of the 1991 Gulf War' Journal of Soviet Military Studies 5/2 June 1992 169-186
- The Practice of Politics (undergraduate)
- Comparative Government (undergraduate)
- Russian Politics and Society (undergraduate)
- Democracy and Authoritarianism (undergraduate)
- Religion and Politics (postgraduate)
- Political Change in Contemporary Russia (postgraduate)
Edwin Bacon has gained the Birkbeck Excellence in Teaching Award for his course The Practice of Politics, which explores 'doing politics' through developing skills, values, and opportunities.
He has taught at four UK universities. He is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, and has spoken at HEA events on the development of teaching in politics.
Dr Bacon's current and recent teaching:
PhD Supervision
- Dr Bacon has supervised to completion four PhD students and co-supervised two further successful PhD students. Three of his supervisees hold academic posts in leading UK universities.
- He currently supervises one research student, Ross Gill, who is researching single-industry towns in the contemporary Russia.
- Russia's Ominous 2014 and What Comes Next
- Why Russia? – working at the Centre for Russian and East European Studies
- Surprise publicity for Edwin Bacon's Brezhnev Reconsidered book
- Relections on research into the place of narrative and (the perils of) prediction in politics
A few links to more autobiographical elements of academic life.


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