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Indigenous peoples of the world have for millennia gathered under the light of the Full Moon to dance and make music. Tribal members with drums and other instruments form a circle around a small group of dancers.
The beat of the drums brings celebrators into tune with the rhythms of nature. The dancers evoke and raise powerful currents of life energy.
Group communion invokes the light of the soul. A mystical union can then occur that brings insight and power to realize heart felt aspirations. The drums and the dance naturally raise, harmonize and transmute primal energy. This energy then becomes available to power individual and group intentions that quietly go on the air. There is no need to speak them aloud. The drum music provides a carrier wave for all prayers and wishes that accord with the spirit of the One.
A drum circle or rhythm circle, simply put, is a group of people gathered into a circle for the purpose of making music. It can be as simple as three friends in a living room. The makeup of the group, along with the instrumentation and the skill of the facilitator, determines the direction the circle will take. Often some people will choose to dance in the middle of the circle.
A commUNITY drum circle, in contrast, grows out of a realization that rhythm is a language that can unite the diverse elements of humanity. Rhythm succeeds where words fail. The same principles (of rhythmic entrainment) always apply, even in a culturally non-specific context.
Specific religious references are AVOIDED, so as not to alienate anyone based on religion, but to allow all to experience the liberating forces of rhythmic entrainment. As in the drum circle, so in life. It's vitally important to return now to what music is supposed to be all about; healing the spirit. When the circle works as a team, everyone benefits, because we all hit THE GROOVE, where the energy flows, time stops and we all evaporate....that bliss only occurs when the circle works as a team. Those principles carry over into everyday life.
DRUM CIRCLE BASICS. HOW TO GET STARTED. http://rhythmweb.com/circle/
Recent scientific research on the healing effects of drum circles points to amazing possibilities. Specifically it has been proven that participating in drum circles increases the number of beneficial macrophage cells or "killer cells" in the body. These cells are those responsible for seeking out and destroying specific disease organisms. (See USA Today article below titled The Rhythm of Life).
New AIDS research shows a definite link between macrophage cell numbers and susceptibility to disease. This connection was reported late last June after numerous women prostitutes in Africa were found to have an immunity to the AIDS virus. Research shows that what distinguishes these women from those who are susceptible is an extraordinarily high number of killer cells. Though these women are repeatedly exposed to multiple strains of AIDS, they remain healthy because their killer cells neutralize the viruses before they can get a foothold in the body.
.....Other healing and transforming effects can occur when people join together in drumming. Those who've been depressed can recover their overall will to live through this kind of celebration.
Celebration isn't just for having fun, it is the chief way whereby the peoples of all ancient societies have safely evoked and transformed collective psychic energies that can otherwise cause discord and chaos.
The rhythms of nature need to be honored as much as the light of the spirit. Nature and spirit can be reunified through celebrations at special times and places.
.......In the metaphysical view there are low grade astral powers that can overshadow individuals on the physical who are out of alignment with spirit and nature and move them to do very bad things. Emotional repression, mental disturbance and addictions provide hooks for these astral forces. The weakest link in the psyche is targeted. Individuals all have their blind spots and areas of vulnerability more or less. Gathering in groups to sing, dance or otherwise freely celebrate is a way to heal these vulnerabilities and break the spell of the astral shades. Individual blind spots and repressions often automatically cancel out or are let go in group celebration.
......Drum circles have been forming all over America and throughout the world in the last few years. My experience of the drum circle is that it is something like a lens for transformation. The energy of the circle depends on the energy of the surroundings, the more energy the better. The energies of psychic discord are transformed into harmony and feed their power into the circle. Then the drum circle gets stronger and expands its field of influence outward to take in more discordant vibrations. These in turn are assimilated and harmonized and the positive and enjoyable energy of the circle is augmented. Dancers within the circle move these energies into more subtle dimensions.
The weekly meetings of my men's group always begin with a drumming music circle and this seems to prepare the way for everything else. It doesn't matter how I feel when I come in, I always feel good after the drumming. My preference is to shake a rattle or tambourine rather than drum but I appreciate how that the drums are an essential foundation for the music circle. Our meeting centers around a circle of twelve river rocks like in the Native American medicine wheel. (There are twelve in our group). At the middle of this circle of stones is a smaller circle of seven clay guys standing with arms around each other. These surround a candle that is lit with group intention. A 7-8 minute hour glass is turned for each person to "check in" before the open discussion. We close by standing and oming in a circle or do more drumming.
"Rhythm," as Gabriel Roth says, "is the mother tongue." Rhythm is a universal language known to every one, even the youngest child, if we can just 'remember.' So in a very objective, yet beautiful way, an interactive rhythm event puts us all on an equal footing with each other and brings us closer together.
A community drum circle is a collaboratively self organized musical event created, 'in the moment,' by all the people who participate. When we, as a community, drum together, sharing our spirit in the form of rhythm, it changes our relationships for the positive. As we play together, we give ourselves a rhythmical massage, an emotional release and a healing.
The release and healing is different for every person that is in the rhythm circle, and it happens whether we are entraining ourselves into the circle by drumming, or standing outside the circle and listening while tapping our feet and clapping along with the music. The quality of the music produced in an event like this is not based on the rhythmical expertise of the players, but on the quality of their relationship with the other people in the circle.
The result is those magical musical moments where one powerful voice is created out of the many. In those moments, the players stop worrying about keeping time because time, as they know it, has stopped. In its place is a living breathing entity, expressing timeless joy, passion and release through the power of rhythm. That is the beauty of a community drum circle.
- Arthur Hull
By Anita Manning, USA TODAY 08/13/2001
A study led by neurologist Barry Bittman of the Mind-Body Wellness Center in Meadville, Pa., found that patients who took part in group drumming, or drum circles, experienced increased levels of disease-fighting immune system cells called natural killer cells. Bittman, who also has done research on the medical benefits of laughter, tested blood chemistry of 111 healthy people in a series of experiments. Participants in all groups experienced a drop in cortisol, an indicator of stress, Bittman says, but only the group of active drummers had a significant increase in natural killer cells. He attributes the change to the stress-reducing benefits of self-expression, camaraderie and the rhythmic drumming. Group drumming is being incorporated into stress-reduction programs in workplaces and medical centers, he says. The studies were sponsored by drum manufacturer Remo.
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26-year-old Joshua William Lay was found guilty in September for the murder of Darrell Wayne Feggett.
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The New Year has brought Lindsay Lohan new legal and financial woes - she has been hit with a lawsuit from an injured paparazzo and a tax lien within days of each other.
The troubled star spent much of 2011 fighting legal woes and is still serving community service she was handed last year for a probation violation - and it looks like 2012 will be another 12 months of problems for her.
On Tuesday (10Jan12), TMZ.com obtained a new legal claim against Lindsay Lohan from a snapper who claims he was injured when a car driven by the star's assistant hit him while he was trying to photograph the Mean Girls star as she left a Hollywood club two years ago (10Jan10).
Grigor Balyan's lawyer, Neil Steiner, claims he subsequently attempted to settle the incident with Lohan's insurance company - but they only made "an insignificant offer".
Steiner tells TMZ.com he is seeking "reasonable compensation" for his client, who was treated for orthopaedic and neurologic injuries following the alleged accident.
Meanwhile, the actress also has a new $93,700 headache - officials at the Internal Revenue Service are chasing her for tax she allegedly failed to pay in 2009.
According to documents filed in Los Angeles the IRS tax men have obtained a lien against Lindsay Lohan for not paying her federal income tax.
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The Priory of Our Lady of Thetford was one of the largest and most important monasteries in medieval East Anglia. Founded in the early 12th century, for 400 years it was the burial place of the Earls and Dukes of Norfolk, and enjoyed their powerful protection. It was because of this that Thetford was one of the last monasteries to be suppressed when it surrendered to Henry VIII's commissioners in 1540.
The extensive surviving remains include the lower walls of the church and cloister, together with the impressive shell of the prior's lodging and an almost complete 14th century gatehouse.
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A short walk from the priory is the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, the only surviving priory of the Canons of the Holy Sepulchre in England. Just outside Thetford you can also find Thetford Warren Lodge which once protected game keepers and hunting parties against armed poachers.
For more ideas of places to visit in the area visit Thetford's Great Heritage website.
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DUBLIN, Ohio – Paul Casey posted his lowest opening round on the PGA Tour since the 2011 Wyndham Championship and claimed the early lead on Thursday at the Memorial.
The round, which was kickstarted by a 35-footer for eagle at the par-5 seventh hole, was the byproduct of a session with swing coach Peter Kostis last week and drastically improved play off the tee.
"My grip had become too weak and my ball position had crept forward," said Casey, who hit 13 of 14 fairways on his way to an opening 66. "He knew straight away what to do to fix it."
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Casey had struggled following an assortment of injuries in recent years, but he rebounded last year with his victory at the Irish Open on the European Tour and has five top-25 finishes on the PGA Tour this season.
"There was an epiphany moment at the end of 2012, maybe at the BMW Masters in China, where I could tell I hit it well and the ball was going where I wanted it to," said Casey, who also plans to play Monday's qualifier for the U.S. Open.


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Following Friday's 'Leave' vote on UK membership of the EU, we look at how an exit by the UK from the EU could affect the legal landscape around the application of competition and economic regulation.
Much of the attraction of leaving the EU appears to have stemmed from the widely held view that - as an economically fully independent entity - the UK will be free to reduce regulation and jettison Brussels-inspired red tape in a wide range of industries. How far is this argument justified?
In the first part of this newsletter, we will look at the likely legal changes which will now be needed following the 'out' vote in the referendum - and the range of possible constitutional outcomes which the vote implies. In the second part of the newsletter, we consider what impact those outcomes may have on the UK 'regulatory state'.
The immediate legal action is for the UK to begin the process of withdrawing from the EU Treaties. Until 2009, the Treaties did not contain any express provisions setting out how a Member State could leave the EU - once joined, EU membership was assumed to be eternal. The amendments to the EU Treaties imported by the Treaty of Lisbon included (at the UK's insistence) express provision for Member States wishing to leave the Union.
Article 50 of the Treaty on European Union (TEU) allows a Member State to give notice to the EU Council that it wishes to withdraw from the EU. The notifying state (i.e. the UK) and the EU must then negotiate the terms of the withdrawal from the Union and also the terms of any ongoing relationship between the EU and the UK. Article 50 provides a period of up to two years for these negotiations: if on the second anniversary of giving notice, the EU and UK have not reached agreement (or agreed to extend the negotiations), the EU Treaties automatically cease to apply to the UK.
When the UK joined the EU (in January 1973) EU law, which had already been in existence for 15 years and was by that time already expanding quite significantly, was imported into the laws of England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland by the European Communities Act 1972. The main thrust of the Act is in section 2. This required all existing 'directly effective' EU law to be implemented immediately in the UK, gives the government the power by secondary legislation to implement any future EU law which needs national implementation (e.g. Directives) and provides that EU law overrides later national laws (including Acts of Parliament) which conflict with EU rules.
Although the 'Leave' campaign took the position that the European Communities Act 1972 would need to be repealed entirely, this is not a necessary consequence of an 'out' vote in the referendum. The 1972 Act applies to implement the 'Treaties' (and EU legislation made under them). 'Treaties' are defined in the Act, so it would be quite possible for Parliament simply to amend the list of EU Treaties in the 1972 Act and to include any post-withdrawal convention reached between the UK and the EU as a result of the negotiations required by Article 50 TEU. This might also have the technical advantage of making it easier to legislate for any transitional provisions needed.
So in fact the 'frenzy', if there is one, will be played out in the negotiation rooms in the EU Council buildings in Brussels and not on the floor of the House of Commons.
The UK as Norway or Switzerland? Or 'Brexceptionalism'?
The 'baseline' outcome - that the EU and UK fail to agree on any post-Brexit co-operation in the two years provided -would leave the UK out in the cold. Realistically, since both the EU and the UK are members of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), the baseline is not isolation, but the UK would revert to being part of the WTO worldwide trade area. This covers almost all goods and some services, and has successfully progressively reduced international trade tariffs quite substantially.
As well as the multi-lateral WTO framework, the UK would be free to renew its bi-lateral links with non-EU trade partners - currently external trade agreements have to be negotiated (exclusively) by the European Commission. As indicated by Barack Obama on his recent trip to the UK, it is by no means a 'shoe-in' that the US would extend to the UK the bilateral free trade deals with the EU which are at an advanced stage (US) as part of the transatlantic trade and investment partnership (TTRIPs) initiatives. This may also be the case with respect to the trade agreement concluded in late 2014 on a 'Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement' (CETA).
So, a failure to agree anything at all is most likely to affect those areas of EU law traditionally outside the international trade sphere: the EU right of establishment and free movement of persons, and the free movement of capital. British pensioners on the Algarve and financial services firms in the City may now find themselves on the front line in Brexit.
More likely an agreement will be reached. There are two current models for non-EU states to enjoy a close economic relationship with the EU. The first is the European Economic Area (EEA) agreement and the second is the bilateral EU -Switzerland treaty. Although using one or other of these models is (unfortunately) unlikely to change the UK economy into Norway's or Switzerland's, they do offer interesting insights into the advantages and pitfalls of a close but clear relationship with the EU.
The EEA was originally set up in the early 1990s as a free trade area (single market) between the EU and those European states which did not at that time wish to join the EU fully. Since then a number of the original EEA members have become EU Member States so that now (apart from the EU states) the only members remaining are Norway, Liechtenstein and Iceland. The EEA states participate in the EU single market on equivalent terms to EU Member States and this includes rights which go beyond those traditionally included in a free trade area, such as the right of EEA nationals to move to EU countries to work.
As a necessary corollary of the extension of equivalent rights to EEA countries and their firms and citizens, the EU has insisted that they adopt all EU single market legislation (excluding agriculture and fisheries) without amendment. Although there are provisions allowing for EEA governments to be consulted in the law making process, and also some 'safety valves' if EU legislation has an especially adverse impact on an EEA state, in essence those states have to accept whatever the EU does.
Given that the emphasis in the referendum debate has been on the impact of "uncontrolled" EU immigration on the UK - which would not be affected if the UK adhered to the EEA - and that the prospect of having to accept Brussels legislation with little influence over its content is unlikely to be politically acceptable, UK membership appears currently to be unlikely.
A bilateral UK-EU treaty could perhaps look a little like the set of agreements between the EU and Switzerland. However, the Swiss arrangements have features which the Brexit proponents might find to also be unacceptable. In particular, the Swiss-EU free movement of persons provisions, although less extensive than those currently in force across the EU (there is no right to claim welfare benefits for example), would still not deal fully with perceived over-immigration from the EU.
A further model which could be adapted to a new UK-EU relationship is the TTRIPs agreement, based largely on mutual recognition of each party's existing comparable legislation to form the basis of a broad scope free trade area. However, given the controversy which the draft TTRIPs agreement with the US is currently generating in continental Europe, it is far from certain that the rest of the EU would be willing to offer this to the secessionist UK.
For the discussion in the rest of this update, we'll assume that the UK and EU manage to reach a bilateral post-Brexit agreement (albeit some two to four years hence), but that it is not as far-reaching as the EEA agreement, nor the Swiss bilateral accords.
UK 'independence' and competition law enforcement
The enforcement of competition law in Europe has been transformed over the last 15 years or so - notably by a complete revision of EU competition law procedure in 2004 at the time of the enlargement of the EU from 15 to 25 Member States. Indeed, until then it was not required in EU law for Member States to have domestic competition rules at all. The Netherlands did not introduce competition rules in Dutch law until its law of May 1997, and the UK's competition rules were very different from (and less effective than) EU rules until the Competition Act 1998 came into force in March 2000.
As well as requiring Member States to apply EU competition law alongside their own national rules, the 2004 reforms also mandated a network of national competition authorities. Through working together for the last 10 years or so - and as a result of guidance from the European Commission's competition Directorate - national competition procedures have steadily converged. Importantly, however, there is no requirement to have the same procedure as the EU when enforcing domestic competition rules - many Member States retain procedural quirks which fit better than a 'vanilla' EU procedural approach with their own court and administrative systems.
The 1998 Act in the UK introduced a copy of the EU 'prohibition' system for cartels and other restrictive agreements and abuses of market dominance. The wording of the UK legislation was deliberately identical to the EU prohibitions so that UK business would not be faced with different - and possibly conflicting - competition rules in the EU and UK contexts.
This policy of a 'single' substantive competition regime is reinforced by section 60 of the 1998 Act. It provides that, where a question of substantive competition law is raised in domestic UK law, it is to be decided in the same way as it would be if it were raised in an EU process. This (domestic) UK provision means that UK business knows that it will not be subject to different competition compliance standards according to which legal system is being used - remembering that the UK competition authority (the CMA) is required to apply both EU and UK competition law in some circumstances.
The demarcation line for applying EU or UK law is whether the agreement or practice complained of has an appreciable actual or potential effect on trade between Member States. Clearly - and despite Commission guidance on how to interpret this - it is far from being a bright line.
Of course, EU competition law will not stop applying to UK businesses once the UK leaves the EU. Wherever trade between the (remaining) EU Member States is potentially affected by an anti-competitive practice - even if it is carried on in the UK between UK businesses - the EU Commission will still have the power to take enforcement action against the participating UK firms. Fines can still be levied - bearing in mind that the EU Commission's fining power is formally defined not by EU turnover, but by worldwide turnover. It will be more difficult for the Commission to collect the cash if there are no assets to be attached in the smaller EU: but most UK firms which trade in Europe will nevertheless still be subject to the European Commission's competition enforcement rules.
What could the post-Brexit UK government do in the competition field? Much depends on the political composition of the government, but here are some suggestions developing from the current policy position:
- repeal section 60: requiring courts and the CMA in the UK to apply its competition rules in exactly the same way as the EU does would clearly not be necessary once the UK is not part of the EU. But it is likely that the CMA and the courts would still have regard to EU practice when applying UK law;
- enter into a co-operation agreement between the EU Commission and the CMA to allow them to exchange information etc. when applying competition law in EU-UK trans-border cases. This could be similar in form to the international memoranda of understanding which the EU already has with anti-trust bodies in a number of third countries - for example Australia, Japan, Korea, the US and Canada;
- increase the emphasis in UK competition law on pursuing individuals rather than just firms who break the competition rules. At present, the interplay between the UK criminal cartel offence (for individuals) and EU competition law is complex and has led to some procedural difficulties. Not being required to apply EU law could allow UK procedures to be flexed to make prosecutions - and even civil action - against directors and employees who have breached competition rules even more effective;
- (possibly) expressly allow the courts and CMA not to apply 'single market' considerations when enforcing UK competition law. One of the main aims of EU competition law has been to underpin the creation of an EU-wide single market by making sure that firms in different Member States don't enter into agreements to divide up the EU (in distribution systems for example) along national lines. As the UK is already a 'single market', this market integration purpose could be dropped. This would mean (in particular) that - unless either the supplier or the distributor has substantial market power - distribution ("vertical") agreements could fall outside the scope of competition law altogether. This was the case in the UK until 2005 - so the change in law needed would not be great.
If these policy positions were adopted, the shift in focus in competition enforcement away from the firm - in particular smaller firms' distribution and licensing arrangements - towards individuals and companies with market power would lighten the competition compliance burden for the large majority of companies.
But it would increase the risks for individuals of engaging in cartel behaviour. And for those firms which trade regularly with the rest of Europe, the need to comply with two different sets of rules could end up making compliance more difficult. Of course, competition enforcement would not be the only area where this will be true after Brexit - increased detachment from EU norms in a wide range of fields will increase compliance costs in cross border trade.
Economic regulation post-Brexit
For those sectors where regulation of economic activity is more detailed than the general competition law regime - usually network industries such as energy and communications - the impact of Brexit will be greater.
For telecommunications, the technical standards needed to use devices and access services across domestic and foreign networks (e.g. for mobile phones or data) are largely set at an international level. At present, UK industry participates fully in EU bodies (for example ETSI) set up to co-ordinate the EU position in these areas and guide EU legislation needed to implement changes. Although it is unclear how fully the UK would continue to participate in these technical bodies after Brexit, its input would still be needed to ensure that any changes could be sensibly implemented in what would still be an important market for telcos.
The most immediate impact would be that the UK would no longer be bound by EU law capping the cost of 'roaming' on foreign networks - it is possible that the cost of using a British mobile in continental Europe could increase quite significantly, particularly for data downloads.
In the energy sector, the impact could be much more significant. A combination of shortage of generating/production capacity coupled with a rising population (and growing economy) - not characteristics shared by most EU Member States - may mean that a future UK government would have to take a markedly different energy policy position from the rest of the EU , simply to keep the lights on.
As noted by the CMA panel investigating the UK energy market, the UK's non-renewable energy imports do not (in the main) come from the rest of the EU - Norway, the US and the Gulf being the main foreign suppliers. This would give the UK government a freer hand to develop further bilateral relations with these main suppliers and to pursue a greater emphasis on renewable sources of energy (nuclear power currently being the favoured option) at home. Although the UK would remain bound by its international obligations on climate change, it would have a freer hand on how to meet those targets.
Leaving the EU would also give governments in the UK a much freer hand over how to invest public funds in UK infrastructure projects. The EU rules, which control state aid to industry to ensure a level playing field across the EU 'single market', would no longer apply, and nor would UK governments require prior approval from the European Commission for major infrastructure spending. And the rules on public procurement - requiring EU-wide advertising of practically every public supply contract - could similarly be replaced with something more 'light touch' and better suited to the UK's increasingly flexible public sector procurement landscape.
Of course, the UK would not have a free hand to subsidise industry as it likes, nor to procure for public services without allowing non-UK companies to compete. It is very likely that any post-Brexit agreement with the EU would contain residual controls in these areas. And the model would likely be the arrangements in the draft TTRIPs agreement (which are already in place in a very similar form in the EU-Canada agreement) allowing firms from the parties to those conventions to bid for all public contracts on a non-discriminatory basis. Even if there is no agreement with the EU post-Brexit, the WTO treaties contain effective trade defence mechanisms, which would limit the UK's freedom to use public funds to underpin UK industry alone.
There is clearly the potential for significant change in the economic landscape post-Brexit, but this potential is much greater in some sectors than in others. And perhaps the most substantial effect (at least in the short term) is the uncertainty the Brexit debate is now generating.
While it is in everyone's interest that this uncertainty be resolved sooner rather than later, such uncertainty may become a feature of the UK regulatory landscape for some time.
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As the FASB prepares to revamp the standard for hedge accounting, the accounting board may eliminate two of hedge accounting's more controversial aspects that many companies believe will greatly simplify it. The changes may also require companies to keep investors informed about their overall risk management strategy.
The FASB took a step toward revamping U.S. GAAP's provisions for hedge accounting at its September 23, 2014, meeting, when it asked its staff to reexamine amendments proposed four years ago and consider how they might be modified.
Proposed Accounting Standards Update (ASU) No. 1810-100, Accounting for Financial Instruments and Revisions to the Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities—Financial Instruments (Topic 825) and Derivatives and Hedging (Topic 815), said the FASB would eliminate two components of hedge accounting that generate considerable controversy — the so-called "shortcut" method of measuring the effectiveness of hedges and the "critical terms match" used to qualify financial instruments for hedge accounting. The proposed standard also calls for applying a lower threshold in determining whether a hedge is effective, meaning that a derivative instrument has offset a change in an asset or liability's value and eliminated a gain or loss that would appear on the earnings statement.
Eliminating the shortcut method and critical terms match would greatly simplify hedge accounting for many companies. Financial executives and auditors won't have to precisely measure how well a derivative instrument matched specific cash flow or fair value features of an asset or liability, calculate the difference, and adjust earnings. What they'd have to do instead remains unclear.
The staff plans to come back to the board with the findings from its research at an upcoming meeting.
Board members said they favor the changes, and they also want the research staff to consider an approach that would give investors an idea of how well a company is managing risk, perhaps through new presentation and disclosure requirements. The FASB didn't rule out an even broader approach suggested by the staff that would bring U.S. GAAP more into line with what the IASB has done in IFRS 9, Financial Instruments. The international standard, unlike Topic 815, Derivatives and Hedging, allows for hedging of components of non-financial assets and groups of assets, liabilities and net positions.
The board clearly took to heart the staff's report that its outreach to executives and investors in industries that do a lot of hedging—such as airlines, agricultural production, food and beverage manufacturing, oil and gas, industrials, utilities, insurance, and banking—revealed considerable confusion over how Topic 815 should be applied to their activities and doubt about the usefulness of the information it produces.
Board member Harold Schroeder, a former bank analyst and fund manager, said he had never heard of the shortcut method until he joined the board in February 2011.
When a staff member admitted that the current test for measuring the effectiveness of a cash flow hedge was "incomprehensible," board member Thomas Linsmeier asked, "Do you think that is the only thing about this meeting that's incomprehensible?"
The staff member said that was a fair point.
"Users' minds are blown when you start talking about perfect hypothetical derivatives," said another staff member, in reference to the analysis that has to be done to determine if a derivative lets a company avoid recording a change to earnings.
"They aren't the only ones," said FASB Chairman Russell Golden.
Board member Marc Siegel said investors care as much about the instruments companies choose not to hedge as what they do hedge. Because Topic 815 fails to reflect that, he called it seriously flawed.
That led Linsmeier to complain that the board's tendency to get "into the weeds" and "build a mousetrap" on issues such as hedge effectiveness obscures whether a company's overall risk management program is worth the cost involved. "I'm trying to figure out a way to get those insights," he said, noting that such a holistic approach would go well beyond the staff's recommendations concerning the exposure draft.
However, board member Lawrence Smith said he didn't understand what Linsmeier was suggesting the board do. FASB Vice Chairman James Kroeker said he hoped that Linsmeier wasn't suggesting an approach that was broader than the staff recommendations.
"I'm not prepared to discuss it," Kroeker said.
"Perhaps a better way of thinking about this is, think about disclosures and presentations first, and that will help us determine what hedge effectiveness is and is not," Golden said.
Linsmeier heartily endorsed that suggestion. "That's exactly it," he said. "I'd like to flip the thought process."
Schroeder said he had thought of suggesting a similar approach twenty minutes earlier in the discussion. When a staff member cautioned that such an approach would be challenging, Golden suggested that the staff meet with individual board members to see if the approach was feasible. The board voted unanimously in favor of Golden's suggestion.
As for international convergence, Golden said it might be possible to gain a considerable amount of convergence with IFRS 9, even under the more limited amendments the staff presented.


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One could apply the clichés, "like father, like son" and "following in dad's footsteps."
Although those phrases could capture the relationship between Kevin and Brian Balkam, the one that truly does is "for love of the game."
Kevin, the father, was part of the Sachem High School team that won a state championship in 1979 and later became an All-American goalie at The College of Wooster in Ohio.
Brian, the son, a junior standout at Smithtwon East, was given a lacrosse stick as a newborn, has played the sport since second grade, earned athletic and academic honors, and committed early to his favorite college, the University of North Carolina.
"We started having catches in the backyard with lax sticks instead of a glove and baseball like my dad did with me," said Kevin, 51, a goalie who plays for for Checkmate Inn, a team of men aged 40 and over that competes in outdoor and indoor Long Island leagues and tournaments in upstate New York, Rhode Island and Florida. "Although [Brian] played both baseball and lacrosse it was lacrosse that really got his attention at an early age."
Though he barely remembers being that young, Brian said despite the natural trepidation of most players to playing goalie, he took to it naturally.
"Typically a new lacrosse player doesn't like being in the cage while everyone else runs around, but for me I actually liked it and got a rush from making a save on an opponent," said Brian, who added that occasionally he would play midfield or attack in youth league and brandishes one of the harder shots on his varsity squad.
Inspiring Brian's love of lacrosse was made easier for Kevin with the huge youth lacrosse program in Smithtown and the support both parents have showered on their son.
"My mom, Michelle, is very supportive of me and is always at my games with my dad cheering me on," Brian said. "Her support helped me gain confidence in my skills and my ability to perform game to game."
Those skills have been honed through dad's coaching and augmented by a former rival of Kevin's, a relationship that began during a business trip.
"I can remember playing catch with Brian when he was in second grade, the goalie stick was already in his hand," said Wayne Hall, a colleague of Kevin's at Cisco Systems.
On a flight to San Jose, they discovered their high school lax connection – Hall had played at Walt Whitman High School against Kevin's Sachem team – and Hall offered to help coach the Smithtown Youth team.
"Kevin and I always found time to work on Brian's goalie skills in our backyards," Hall said. "We challenged him and worked the ball hard and fast. It was evident early on that Brian was a special kid who really enjoyed the goalie position."
However, as much as playing sports is a part of his life, Brian also plays varsity football and pick-up basketball, both parents emphasized the importance of academics.
"Lacrosse has helped him get to the University of North Carolina, but it will what he accomplishes in the classroom that will have a real lifetime impact," said Kevin, who noted that Brian's varsity coach, Jason Lambert, tells his athletes that the first two questions college coaches ask are, "what's his name and what's his grades," when they scout players.
A member of the National Junior Honor society, a 2010-11 New York State Student-Athlete and a DECA regional finalist (DECA is a national organization that helps prepare students for careers in marketing, finance, hospitality and management), Brian is thrilled to have committed to be a Tar Heel. "I always loved UNC, and thought it was the most amazing school and best lacrosse team," he said, noting Michael Jordan is one of his favorite athletes.
Brian's lax skills have brought him recognition from Inside Lacrosse as a top 50 player, All-League Class A honors in Suffolk County and selection to three All-Star games. He also started as a freshman when an injury sidelined the senior goalie.
"He has good feet and very quick hands, he is like a quarterback for the defense when he plays for us," said Lambert, who has coached in the Smithtown School District for a decade and has known the Balkams since Brian was in the fourth grade.
Burn out is usually factor when athletes start so young, but Kevin has helped maintained Brian's balance by stressing fun and friendships in the earlier years and ensuring that rest and other interests are part of his life now.
"I think parents need to encourage their kids to develop a determined and focused work ethic, but also make sure they take time off for rest to do other things that will broaden their interest, while always maintaining academic disciple," said Kevin, whose older daughter, Alyssa, is graduating a year early from college next spring due to her focus and ability to prioritize, he noted.
While Kevin believes he is fortunate to have a son who wanted to play not only the same sport, but the identical position, Brian thinks having a dad who was an All-American goalie is "special" and valuable to his development.
"It's funny, sometimes we'll sit in the kitchen with our sticks, use the door as a goal and tell each other stories and do reenactments from our games," Brian said. "Having a common tie like this is the best and really helps to keep us close. It's something I look forward to sharing with my kids one day."
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The Associate of Arts (A.A.) and Associate of Science (A.S.) degrees are general transfer degrees. Completion of either program indicates the student has completed a course of study equivalent to the first two years of a bachelor's degree. Associate of Arts and Associate of Science degrees do not officially include a major or minor course of study; nevertheless, students do complete a 22-24 credit program of study option for either an A.A. or A.S. degree.
Students may also accumulate credits to transfer to another college or university. Completion of the Helena College general education core requirements (31+ credits) satisfies the general education core requirements of the Montana University System. All Montana University System institutions will accept the Helena College general education core to satisfy their lower division general education requirements.
The General Education Core of the Helena College provides students with the broad foundation of knowledge essential for success at the associate and baccalaureate levels. The General Education Core of 31+ credits is completed in the following disciplines: Natural Sciences/Mathematics (10+ credits), Written Communication (6 credits), Oral Communication (3 credits), Social and Psychological Sciences (6+ credits), and Humanities/Fine Arts (6+ credits). The General Education Core prepares students for independent, abstract, and critical thinking; responding creatively to problems; applying quantitative and mathematical knowledge; finding information; and communicating in both orally and in written forms. This is done to engender life-long learning skills, a foundation of knowledge in a variety of disciplines, and a broadened perspective on our independent, changing global community.
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Record Labels Fail In Attempt To Force Three Strikes On Ireland
from the struck-out dept
Thankfully, the other ISPs recognized they were under no such legal obligation, and fought back. Earlier this year, a judge ruled that Eircom's decision to implement three strikes did not violate privacy laws, but today the Irish High Court ruled in favor of one of the Irish ISPs, UPC, in saying that it had no legal obligation to implement three strikes. Unfortunately, the judge did trot out debunked claims that file sharing was some how destroying the industry, even as more and more evidence has shown the exact opposite. Still, it's nice to see that the labels are unable to force such rules on ISPs, especially outside of the legislative process.


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We use these similar technologies on websites, emails and apps, for the same purposes and in much the same way as we use cookies on websites. We will use "cookies" and "websites" below as shorthand for "cookies and similar technologies" on "websites, emails and in apps".
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Cookies are an important part of the internet. They make using websites much smoother and affect lots of the useful features of websites. There are many different uses for cookies, but they fall into four main groups:
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We like to keep track of what pages, links and sections of our apps are popular and which ones don't get used so much to help us keep our sites relevant and up to date. It's also very useful to be able to identify trends of how people navigate (find their way through) our sites and if they get 'error messages' from web pages.
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We use website analytics that utilise advertising cookies to better help us understand the demographics and interests of users of our website. These advertising cookies known as "online behavioural advertising" or "OBA" are tailored to you and use information collected by first party and third party cookies.
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You can opt out of analytics on this website by changing your browser cookie settings or using browser extensions as outlined in our analytics partner's website:
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Contacting us and accessing your personal information
If you have any queries or comments about this Privacy & Cookies Policy please contact us at:
If you wish to review or receive a copy of the personal information we hold about you, or further information about how we handle your information, please write to us at:
Data Protection Officer
Commercial Legal Department
Associated Newspapers Limited
Northcliffe House
2 Derry Street
United Kingdom
Where permitted by law, we may charge a small administration fee (not exceeding the maximum permitted) in relation to fulfilling a request for access to personal information.
Changes to this Privacy & Cookies Policy
We reserve the right to make changes to our Privacy & Cookies Policy. Where changes are made, we will post the revised Policy here with an updated effective date. Your continued use of our websites, apps, or other products or services will signify your acceptance of these changes.


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Stretching thousands of miles, the Coast of Scotland includes dramatic cliffs and secluded sandy beaches, imposing castles and quaint seaside towns, as well as hundreds of small islands off the coast, each with its own unique character. With stunning images of a variety of locales, this square wall calendar takes you on a visual tour of the Coast of Scotland.
Classic square format. Updated style. Our square 18-month wall calendars include 13 stunning images and even clearer grids and text. Each of these 12" x 12" calendars features an opening spread with a beautiful six-month (July-December 2017) calendar to plan the last six months of the year and rev up for 2018. Filled with an abundance of holidays, each month's grid is large enough for daily tasks and appointments.


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Getting businesses more customers by using Local Search Engine Optimisation (Local SEO) has changed dramatically over the past 12 months.
Just when business owners were finally starting to "get" the importance of ranking well in Google, ranking in Google has become much less important.
Why Has Ranking In Google Become Less Important?
Ranking in Google has become less important because there are so many other more effective and cheaper ways to meet new customers. The main new way is through Social Media Marketing. But another very effective method is making use of local free business directories.
The best new Australian business directories are:
- Aussie Web
- Business Listings
- Come On Aussie
- Company List
- Dlook
- Flying Solo
- Hot Frog
- Local
- Local BD
- Local Business Guide
- Local Store
- Rave About It
- Sensis
- Shop Seek
- Start Local
- Super Pages
- True Local
- Website Link
- Womo
- Yalwa
- Yellow Book
- Yellow Pages
- Yelp
Some of these, like Sensis/Yellow Pages, are paid, but even the paid ones have a limited free option.
But most business owners are more than busy enough, simply running the day-to-day operations of their business. That's why The More Customers Guy team can organise all your listings for you.
You simply need to provide us with: a few essentials about your business, and we do the rest.
What Do You Need to Provide to Get Your Business Listings Happening?
Directory submissions involve entering the same information repeatedly so it's best to be prepared to avoid wasting a lot of time. Gather the following information into one document:
- 2-3 Business listing titles
- Submission email address
- Business contact email address
- Business phone number
- Social media links
- 2-3 unique business descriptions (Typically 200 words max)
- Square logo image (300px is best viewed on most websites)
- 5 business related images
- Business ABN
Having this data on hand to copy information will make the process much faster.
How Much Does This Cost?
First, these listings must be done by a real world person. Automatic software submission doesn't cut it in these directories. They require manual corrections by a real person. It's actually cheaper to simply use real people from the outset.
The cost is $12 per listing. If you need help organising things like your 200 word description, your logo, or your images, we have a Flat Fee – $120.
You Can Be Confident We Only Use Best Practices
In order to ensure your new listings begin with the best possible chance of success, we:
- Search each directory for the business name and URL (your website address) to ensure no duplicate listings are created.
- Use consistent login details for easy follow up.
- Make listings as complete as possible to maximize value.
- Vary titles and descriptions to create a unique listing each time.
- Use a dedicated email to separate confirmation and marketing emails from personal email.
- Check for confirmation emails immediately, after 5 days and then manually follow up any "stragglers".
OK, Then What Comes Next?
Setting up your free business listings is only the very first part of a successful Social Media Marketing campaign
Next, you need to get your Facebook, Twitter and other Social Media accounts organised.
See how easy it is in our "Social Media Success Formula".
And feel free to phone me personally 0414 955 743 any time, if you have any questions.
John Wright


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Andre Nel
University of California Los Angeles
Professor School of Medicine, California NanoSystems Institute
Andre Nel is a tenured Professor and practicing allergist/immunologist at UCLA. Dr Nel is Director of the UC Center for the Environmental Impact of Nanotechnology (CEIN), Director of the UCLA Asthma and Immunology Disease Center, Co‐Director of the Southern California Particle Center, and Co‐Director of the UCLA Nanomachine Center. Dr. Nel obtained his M.B.,Ch.B. degree in Cape Town, South Africa, and subsequently did a post‐doctoral fellowship in Immunology at MUSC, which was followed by doctoral thesis on his research. Dr. Nel is a member of the ASCI, AAAAI, AAI and the Western Association of Physicians. He served as Chair of the Allergy, Immunology, and Transplantation Research Committee, one of the NIAID Study Sections for the review of Training Grants.
Dr. Nel's chief research interests are: (i) Nanomedicine and Nanobiology, including nanomaterial therapeutic devices and the study of nanomaterial properties that lead to biocompatible and biohazardous interactions in humans and the environment; (ii) The role of air pollutants in asthma, with particular emphasis on the role of ultrafine particle‐induced oxidative stress in the generation of airway inflammation and asthma.


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Summertime is always the season of the Air Jordan 11 Low, as Jordan Brand brings the patent leather lowtop back in a number of new and old inspirations alike. The last time that we saw the Air Jordan 11 Low "Barons", we previewed the grade school size run of the baseball-inspired colorway, but today we finally have a look at the adult size featuring a premium black upper with a unique gradient fade throughout the patent leather mudguard.