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Mobility Matters: The Mobile Wallet Wars
Put your money on Google. That is the headline from a survey payments company ACI Worldwide conducted at the National Retail Federation annual confab where the question was: who will win the mobile wallet wars.
Google won a majority of votes – 53%. PayPal notched 25% of the votes. Isis – the NFC project involving Verizon, AT&T and Sprint – stumbled its way to 4% of the vote.
Almost one in five - 19% - put their wager on an entrant that is not yet identified.
Factor in a Harris poll from a few months ago that found 66% of us predict that credit cards will vanish as more of us pay with smartphones. About one in three expect this handoff to occur within the next five years.
If you are skeptical about digital wallets know that the skeptics may outnumber believers, at least among financial services executives. Forward motion towards wider wallet adoption has seemingly gotten just about nowhere in the past year. Few consumers have ever used one, few mobile devices have a digital wallet capability, and not many more retailers are equipped to accept them anyway.
But ask the experts and their advice is consistent: ignore digital wallets at your own risk because they are the future.
That clock is ticking.
The bad news for credit unions: financial institutions are on the edge of getting disintermediated from the nascent wallet play as non-banks (such as PayPal) gain traction.
This remains extremely early days and in that there is hope for financial institutions, suggested Brandon Kuehl, who last week conducted a webinar focused on digital wallets for Des Moines, Iowa-based The Members Group.
Per Kuehl in an interview, the webinar was "very well attended. There is a lot of credit union interest in digital wallets. They want to know where to take their first steps."
As for options, Kuehl pointed to V.me, a digital wallet via Visa that presently is on offer to credit unions via The Members Group, CSCU and PSCU.
He also fingered Dwolla, the Des Moines-based payments innovator, because of its history of working with credit unions.
But in lots of ways the most intriguing mobile wallet option for credit unions is Google Wallet, which may be enigmatic in its dealings with financial institutions. On the one hand, Google invites card issuers – that means you – to fill out a form to initiate the process of enrolling a credit card in Google Wallet.
Google has said it welcome inquiries from credit unions and it also has insisted – repeatedly - that it has no interest in a slice of the interchange pie, not even a few crumbs. It sees its cash flow coming in what it does best: selling targeted ads and in gaining ever sharper data about who its users are and what they want.
Some experts suggest however that Google – never known for its high-touch customer service – is in fact ill-equipped to deal directly with smaller financial institutions and has been exploring allying with third-party financial services wholesalers to stand between them and small institutions.
Either way, though, suggested Kuehl, credit unions have at least those three low-cost wallets with comparative ease of entry and low or no costs – V.me, Dwolla and Google Wallet -- and his firm advice is to take the plunge now.
His prediction is that enthusiasm for wallets will hit an inflection point before long and when that happens, the institutions that have yet to take any steps may find themselves left behind. "You don't want to be last to this party."
"Get started now," urged Kuehl who stressed what he is suggesting is launching a pilot – it doesn't have to be extended to the whole membership – that lets the credit union learn how wallets work, how their members use them, and how to make the experience richer and more satisfying.
"Learn from your members. Now is the time," said Kuehl.
Do this now and when digital wallets go prime time – in a year or three – you will be at the head of the pack.


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Johannesburg. 9 November 2009
South African Airways (SAA) announced the winners of the airline's 23rd Annual Wine Awards during a gala evening in the Western Cape over the weekend.
The airline also announced those wines which will be served on board SAA flights during 2010.
The award winners are as follows:
Best Methode Cap Classique: Phillip Jonker Brut Entheos N/V (Weltevrede Wine Estate)
Best Port: Boplaas Cape Tawny Port N/V (Boplaas Family Vineyard)
Best White Wine Trophy: Old Vine Chenin Blanc 2008 (DGB)
Best Red Wine Trophy: The MacKenzie 2005 (Hartenberg Farm (Pty) Ltd)
Anura Vineyards walked away with the SAA Chairperson's Award for the Largest Volume and the SAA Chief Executive Award for Best Performance 2010.
Customers on South African Airways flights in 2010 can expect to be served some of South Africa's finest wines after a rigorous selection process in late August 2009 assisted by respected industry experts.
For 23 years, South African Airways has been supporting the South African wine industry through the airline's annual selection process. Local producers are given the opportunity to enter their wines into the process and are provided with valuable feedback from the expert panel on the quality of their produce.
This year's selection was one of the most critical in its two and half decade history with wines chosen to be served during South Africa's shining moment – 2010 – when the country expects a higher volume of visitors.
More than 1000 wines were entered into the selection.
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The 14-day ADX for Porsche Auto ADR (POAHY) is currently 42.13. Many chart analysts believe that an ADX reading over 25 would suggest a strong trend. A reading under 20 would suggest no trend, and a reading from 20-25 would suggest that there is no clear trend signal. The ADX was created by J. Welles Wilder to help determine how strong a trend is. In general, a rising ADX line means that an existing trend is gaining strength. The opposite would be the case for a falling ADX line.
Tracking stock levels, Porsche Auto ADR (POAHY) has a 14-day Commodity Channel Index (CCI) of 134.32. Even though the name contains the word commodity, CCI can be used on other investment tools such as stocks. The CCI was developed to typically stay within the -100 to +100 levels. Traders may use the indicator to determine stock trends or to identify overbought/oversold conditions. A CCI reading above +100 would imply that the stock is overbought and possibly ready for a correction. On the other hand, a reading of -100 would imply that the stock is oversold and possibly set for a rally.
The Relative Strength Index (RSI) is a highly popular momentum indicator used for technical analysis. The RSI can help display whether the bulls or the bears are currently strongest in the market. The RSI may be used to help spot points of reversals more accurately. The RSI was developed by J. Welles Wilder. As a general rule, an RSI reading over 70 would signal overbought conditions. A reading under 30 would indicate oversold conditions. As always, the values may need to be adjusted based on the specific stock and market. RSI can also be a valuable tool for trying to spot larger market turns. Porsche Auto ADR (POAHY) has a 14-day RSI of 82.61, the 7-day is at 89.70, and the 3-day is resting at 94.32.
Looking at some moving average levels on shares of Porsche Auto ADR (POAHY), the 200-day is at 6.46, the 50-day is 8.10, and the 7-day is sitting at 8.96. Moving averages can help identify trends and price reversals. They may also be used to help spot support and resistance levels. Moving averages are considered to be lagging indicators meaning that they confirm trends. A certain stock may be considered to be on an uptrend if trading above a moving average and the average is sloping upward. On the other side, a stock may be considered to be in a downtrend if trading below the moving average and sloping downward.
Checking in on the numbers for Porsche Auto ADR (POAHY), we can see that the company has a Williams Percent Range or 14 day Williams %R of 0.00. In general, if the reading goes above -20, the stock may be considered to be overbought. On the other end of the spectrum, if the indicator goes under -80, this may show the stock as being oversold. The Williams Percent Range or Williams %R is a technical indicator that was developed to measure overbought and oversold market conditions.


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2011 was a year investment advisors will remember for a long time. Volatility in the stock market undoubtedly caused many sleepless nights for IARs. Aside from huge swings in stock prices from day to day, IARs may have had to deal with unusually high numbers of unhappy clients who blame their investment advisors for losses in their portfolios.
Regardless of how compliant an RIA is or how hard the firm works to manage the client's money, the advisor may still face customer complaints. If not handled properly, a complaint might result in the loss of a valued client. Furthermore, because RIAs rely on favorable references, a complaint means the firm might lose opportunities to attract new customers. Instead of touting the RIA's expertise to others, an unsatisfied client might make negative comments about the firm to friends, relatives, and business associates.
Worse yet, clients may not be just complaining to the RIA, but to securities regulators as well. Complaints to the SEC can trigger a visit from the Commission for an examination. Even when the SEC is coming for a routine examination, the Commission's examination information request list will ask for a copy of all client complaints. Examiners will also ask the RIA to provide information regarding the process used for monitoring client correspondence and/or complaints.
The SEC's most recent list requests information relating to any threatened, pending, and settled litigation or arbitration involving the RIA or any supervised person. A supervised person is any partner, officer, director (or person occupying a similar status or performing similar functions), or employee of the RIA, as well as any other person providing investment advice on behalf of the firm and subject to its supervision and control.
What is a Complaint?
Distinguishing complaints from a client's frustration with the market is not always easy. Suppose an IAR receives a hostile phone call from an agitated client after the Dow recently dropped over six hundred points following Standard and Poor's downgrade of United States debt. During the phone call, the angry client yells that the representative told him not to worry and the IAR should have taken action before the bottom fell out of the market. It is hard to discern whether or not this situation falls within the definition of a complaint.
Looking at state securities regulations to better understand the meaning of "complaint" is often helpful. Wisconsin's Department of Financial Institutions defines complaint, for recordkeeping purposes, as "any written or oral statement of a customer or any person acting on behalf of a customer alleging a grievance involving the activities of persons under the control of the investment adviser in connection with providing investment advice or placing orders on behalf of customers" (§ DFI-Sec 5.03(1)(h), Wis. Adm. Code).
In other states, an RIA might only be required to retain written customer or client complaints. In those jurisdictions, the phone call from an agitated customer would not fall within the definition of "complaint."
Policies and Procedures Relating to Complaints
A firm's policies and procedures should define what a complaint is. In one manual, a complaint is defined as:
"Any statement (whether delivered in writing, orally or electronically) of a customer, or any person acting on behalf of a customer, alleging a grievance involving the activities of those persons under the control of the Company in connection with the solicitation or execution of any transaction or the disposition of securities or funds of that customer."
A different compliance manual states that a complaint is:
an expression by, or on behalf of a client, of dissatisfaction with service provided by the employer or any of its employees, or with the conduct of the firm or any of its employees.
In some compliance manuals, there is no complaint unless the client makes an expressed or implied demand for payment or reimbursement or demands that the RIA take some specific action.
In a typical compliance manual, the firm's CCO is responsible for ensuring that all customer complaints are handled in accordance with all applicable laws, rules and regulations. CCOs are also responsible for making certain that there is full compliance with the adviser's policies and procedures. Suppose a client, a school teacher, emails the IAR handling her account complaining that her portfolio contains too many equity investments, and she lost money during the latest market downturn. The client's primary assertion is that the IAR's investment strategy was unsuitable in view of her age, risk tolerance, and financial objectives.
At many firms, IARs must notify the CCO immediately upon learning of the existence of a customer complaint, and provide the CCO with all information and documentation in their possession relating to the complaint. IARs must cooperate fully with the firm's CCO, as well as with regulatory authorities who may be investigating the customer's complaint. Policies and procedures should address the disciplinary action that will be imposed upon an IAR or other employee who fails to report a client complaint to the firm's CCO.
Policies and procedures should demonstrate that the advisor takes all client complaints seriously. A firm's compliance manual will normally require the CCO to review the facts surrounding any written, oral or electronic complaint that is received.
Policies and procedures should clearly define an RIA's record-keeping obligations relating to complaints. The advisor must maintain a separate file for all customer complaints in its primary office, and should include the following information:
- Who filed the complaint
- When the complaint was received
- The name of each IAR involved in the complaint
- A general description of the issues that led to the complaint
- Copies of all correspondence pertaining to the complaint
- A written report describing the action taken in response to the complaint and the rationale for the decision
It should be obvious that ignoring customer complaints is not an option.
Best Practices for Handling Complaints
All RIAs should adopt policies and procedures designed to ensure a prompt and equitable resolution of complaints against the advisor. Employees and associated persons must be familiar with the firm's policies and procedures for handling complaints. It is imperative that IARs should not act unilaterally in resolving a grievance. The RIA's principals and compliance officer need to be involved in bringing closure to the complaint.
Investment advisors must exercise care in defining complaints in their policies and procedures. If an RIA is state registered, the definition should be consistent with that state's securities laws. A state may not even define the term, therefore putting the ball back in the RIA's court.
A firm's CCO and principals should agree upon a definition which makes sense according to the firm's business model. An overly-narrow definition of a complaint might keep potential problems under the radar, and the firm's CCO might never learn about the problem. If a complaint is broadly defined, an RIA creates problems for the firm where none exist. For example, treating every unpleasant phone call from an upset client as a complaint might create compliance problems for the RIA. Conversely, a Pennsylvania compliance examiner advised conference attendees that RIAs should treat a client's grievance as a complaint, even if there is room for doubt that it rises to that level.
At a minimum, RIAs should take the following steps:
- Establish a procedure to track complaints
- Implement a policy requiring prompt reporting of complaints by IARs and associated persons
- Investigate all written and oral complaints
- Notify the person making the complaint of the progress of the investigation
- Consult with counsel and the RIA's E&O carrier before negotiating a settlement
- Contact the person making the complaint regarding the RIA's decision and proposed course of action
- Maintain originals of communications sent or received relating to the complaint
When an RIA receives a complaint, the firm's CCO should examine the cause. Quality improvement gurus sometimes refer to this process as root cause analysis. At a minimum, the RIA should improve its policies and procedures governing the conduct or circumstances that led to the complaint. To prevent complaints similar to the aforementioned school teacher's, the RIA should enhance its policies and procedures relating to analyzing suitability. Policies and procedures might be revised requiring IARs to regularly confirm in writing the client's goals, liquidity needs, and risk parameters.
The Big Picture
The SEC has not provided specific guidance on how client complaints should be handled. Nevertheless, a firm's policies and procedures should provide clear direction regarding how to address complaints from clients. Neglecting complaints can exacerbate a bad situation.
RIAs should check with their attorney before attempting to settle a client complaint. A good will gesture might be viewed as an admission of liability, and it might be necessary for the client to sign a release.
Creative resolutions to complaints may create compliance problems. For example, one RIA wanted to rebate fees paid by a client to head off a formal complaint. Securities regulators may take issue with an advisor making selective payments to some clients and not others. The Investment Advisers Act imposes a fiduciary duty upon RIAs to treat their clients impartially and not favor one over the other. In addition, without a release signed by the client, there is no guarantee that a rebate or some other accommodation will resolve the complaint. An unhappy client might still pursue the complaint against the RIA either by hiring an attorney or contacting securities regulators.
Do-it-yourself complaint resolution may also trigger problems with an RIA's errors and omissions carrier. An E&O policy, as it is commonly called, is professional liability insurance that protects firms and individuals against claims and lawsuits. These policies also pay legal expenses and court costs, which can rapidly escalate. An RIA's clumsy attempts at resolving a complaint issue might undermine the insurance company's defense of a claim. Furthermore, failing to report a claim may lead to a denial of coverage. An RIA's E&O policy may require a policyholder to report written demands for damages, as well as incidents reasonably expected to give rise to a claim at a later date.
Unlike some insurance policies, there is no regulatory requirement that RIAs carry errors and omissions coverage. In the August, 2011 issue of Investment Advisor, attorney Thomas D. Giachetti urged RIAs to purchase an errors and omissions policy. According to Giachetti, legal defense costs can be substantial, even if the claim is without merit.
Ultimately, a firm's CCO should decide if a call or letter rises to the level of a complaint. When in doubt, an RIA should retain documentation regarding any oral or written client grievance, even if it does not necessarily rise to the level of a complaint.
Every complaint should prompt an RIA to review and possibly revise the firm's policies and procedures. Well-drafted policies and procedures often serve the purpose of preventing complaints from occurring. Being proactive in handling complaints can help RIAs avoid potential lawsuits and problems with securities regulators.
RIAs can also take steps to prevent complaints from happening in the first place. The key to avoiding this is to maintain communication with clients during good times and bad. During the narrowly-avoided government shutdown in the Summer of 2011 and after Standard and Poor's downgrading of United States debt, many RIAs called and wrote to clients more frequently, helping to ease their concerns. A reassuring phone call or email can help negate the possibility of a client filing a complaint arising from frustration or fear.


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Sigma 18-200mm F3.5-6.3 DC OS Canon
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Sigma announced its 18-200 mm f/3.5-6.3 DC OS HSM II lens at the beginning of October 2011. While there's not much new in terms of its specs compared to the previous version (the Sigma 18-200mm F3.5-6.3 DC OS —see 18-200mm DxOMark reviews), the publication of its measurement results gives us the chance to take stock of all the Sigma offerings for this lens type.
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Lomitapide (<=30mg)/Weak CYP3A4 Inhibitors Interactions
This information is generalized and not intended as specific medical advice. Consult your healthcare professional before taking or discontinuing any drug or commencing any course of treatment.
Medical warning:
Moderate. These medicines may cause some risk when taken together. Contact your healthcare professional (e.g. doctor or pharmacist) for more information.
How the interaction occurs:
Some medicines may slow down how quickly your liver processes lomitapide.
What might happen:
The amount of lomitapide in your blood may increase and cause more side effects than normal.
What you should do about this interaction:
Let your healthcare professionals (e.g. doctor or pharmacist) know that you are taking these medicines together. Your doctor may want to adjust the dose of your lomitapide while you are taking your other medicine. Let your doctor know right away if you have any pain or discomfort in the upper right stomach (abdominal) area, yellowing of the skin or eyes, loss of appetite, nausea or vomiting, fever or dark/amber-colored urine.Your healthcare professionals may already be aware of this interaction and may be monitoring you for it. Do not start, stop, or change the dosage of any medicine before checking with them first.
- 1.Juxtapid (lomitapide) US prescribing information. Aegerion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. May, 2016.
- 2.This information is based on or an extract from the UW Metabolism and Transport Drug Interaction Database (DIDB) Platform, Copyright University of Washington 1999-2014..
- 3.US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Drug Development and Drug Interactions: Table of Substrates, Inhibitors and Inducers. Available at: http://www.fda.gov/Drugs/DevelopmentApprovalProcess/DevelopmentResources/D rugInteractionsLabeling/ucm093664.htm. Updated 08/05/2011.


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LG has announced at the
FPD International 2009 show in Yokohama City, Japan that it will be
launching a new 15-inch
OLED TV on the market by the end of 2009. The set reportedly will
have a resolution of 1366 x 768 and a peak luminance of 450cd/m2. The
panel will use a bottom emission type and is constructed of
low-temperature polycrystal Si-TFTs crystallized by a high-temp
LG has plans beyond 15-inch OLED screens with 20-inch
and larger panels coming in 2010, 30-inch and larger coming in 2011,
and 40-inch and over panels in 2012. LG OLED marketing and sales VP
Won Kim said, "Forty-inch and larger OLED panels will be fairly
expensive in 2012, but they will be available in the
Consumers will have to wait until 2016 to see
the price of OLED panels drop below the price of LCD panels. The
reason is that a stable supply of large OLED panels at a low cost is
unavailable today. Big challenges for OLED panels today include
driver elements, organic EL materials, and the sealing process.
said, "We will be able to use a low-temperature polycrystal
silicon with the sixth-generation size glass substrate." He
continued, "However, for 40-inch and larger panels, we have to
use the eighth-generation size glass substrate. Therefore, we have to
develop equipment that can deal with an SPC process at a temperature
of more than 700°C."
According to LG, its OLED panels
will use florescent materials until 2011 and then move to
phosphorescent materials after 2012. When 2016 rolls around OLED
panels will be 20-30% lower in material cost and have an equivalent
yield to LCD panels today. In 2012, the OLED panel will have a 50%
higher material cost and 30% lower yield than LCD panels.


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INTERPOL targets escaped French gangster Redoine Faid with Red Notice
World police body supporting international manhunt for convicted robber who blasted his way out of prison
LYON, France – An INTERPOL Red Notice or international wanted persons alert has been issued for one of France's most notorious criminals, Redoine Faid, who escaped from a detention centre near Lille after setting off a series of explosions and taking four guards hostage.
The global alert was sent to all 190 member countries just hours after the breakout on Saturday and included identifying information such as the photograph and fingerprints of the convicted armed robber in order to assist national law enforcement to identify him.
In addition to his convictions for a series of armed robberies, 40-year-old Faid is suspected of involvement in a robbery in 2010 in which a policewoman was killed during a shootout and is also wanted in connection with the attempted murder of an officer of the Gendarmerie Nationale.
INTERPOL's Fugitive Investigative Support (FIS) unit at its General Secretariat headquarters is now liaising closely with French authorities in order to ensure that any information on Faid's whereabouts is shared as a high priority.
INTERPOL's Executive Director of Police Services, Jean-Michel Louboutin said the decision by its National Central Bureau in Paris to make the Red Notice publicly available would significantly assist law enforcement in locating the escaped prisoner.
"Redoine Faid is clearly a dangerous individual and INTERPOL is providing all necessary support to ensure that he is back behind bars as quickly as possible," said Mr Louboutin.
"INTERPOL's Red Notice is a powerful law enforcement tool that can assist police in locating and apprehending individuals who pose a threat to public safety and security, which is clearly the case here. France's request for INTERPOL to issue a Red Notice dramatically increases the likelihood of Faid's arrest, no matter where he attempts to evade justice," added Mr Louboutin.
Faid should be considered armed and dangerous and members of the public are advised not to approach him, and to pass any information to their local or national police.
A Red Notice can be requested by any INTERPOL member country and is issued by INTERPOL's General Secretariat headquarters. It is placed in INTERPOL's central database which can be queried by any member country, and can also be added to foreign law enforcement databases and border lookout systems.
Many INTERPOL member countries view a Red Notice as the basis for the provisional arrest of a wanted person with a view to their extradition. Issued in all four of INTERPOL's official languages ‒ Arabic, English, French and Spanish ‒ a Red Notice remains in effect until the wanted fugitive is extradited.


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Corrected deal: Bucks get Beno, Stephen Jackson, Shaun Livingston & 19. Bobcats get pick 7 & Maggette. Kings get 10 & John Salmons.
Corrected deal: Bucks get Beno, Stephen Jackson, Shaun Livingston & 19. Bobcats get pick 7 & Maggette. Kings get 10 & John Salmons.
so to re-cap: the bucks just got 2 more pointguards. jennings gone?
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Sounds like the impact might be Charlotte moving up to select Tristan Thompson, who Detroit really wants.
"It certainly make some sense for Sacramento to move back to No. 10, where they will probably still get one of the point guards they're targeting, Kemba Walker or Jimmer Fredette."
Also, if the Spurs were still looking to deal into the No. 5 or No. 7, they will have to forget about the Kings.
Sorry, I suppose this should have been in the more general NBA forum.
Interesting trade.
Offtopic: Wrong section
Wait, so the Bucks are going to be starting S.Jax AND Gooden next season? Lul.
Yeah, my bad. Can it be switched over? I realized after posting.
Anyone else shocked at how far Shelby fell? I think him and DeAndre Liggins are going to be the steal of this draft.
Never, under any circumstances, take a sleeping pill and a laxative on the same night.
(I voted Bobcats)Which team had the best 2011 NBA Draft?
Total votes: 6132
Well, back in November I mention Valanciunas as a intriguing prospect. Now I'm taking a huge risk with two very young and permietral players. It's easy to scout a 7 footer because if he does not develope, he still is 7 foot tall. but with Wings and Point Guards it's way more difficult. You already know that I'm not the biggest follower of the NCAA tournaments so:
First: Dario Saric Born in 1994, two years away from being drafted. His profile ---> http://www.draftexpress.com/profile/Dario-Saric-5706/
He's a point foward with unreal high basketball IQ for his age. Played for the Croatian U19 team even with 16 years old. Put his 35 points, 11 assists, and 11 rebounds in the 2010 U16 Eureopean final. By the way Rubio put 51 point, 24 rebound, 11 assists in the 2006.
Second: Mario Hezonja: 6'6'' 200 lbs SG or SF out of Croatia. this is his profile ---> http://www.draftexpress.com/profile/Mario-Hezonja-6392/
He's not a basketball phenom or a special player like Saric in terms of basketball IQ but he was in this year Eurocamp and by some scouts, was the second best player on the floor with a great feel for the game, great atheticism and a very nice touch from outside. He's team is a Junior Euroleague Final Four and he was in the Jordan Brand Classic with a very strong performance. One of the best prospects out of Europe in a while.
Oh, by the way, he's from 1995, three years away from being drafted
1 1 Kyrie Irving PG Cleveland Cavaliers (from L.A. Clippers)
1 2 Derrick Williams SF/PFMinnesota Timberwolves
1 3 Enes Kanter C/PF Utah Jazz (from New Jersey)
1 4 Tristan Thompson PF/SF Cleveland Cavaliers
1 5 Jonas Valančiūnas C Toronto Raptors
1 6 Jan Veselý SF/PF Washington Wizards
1 7 Bismack Biyombo PF Sacramento Kings (traded to Charlotte)
1 8 Brandon Knight PG Detroit Pistons
1 9 Kemba Walker PG Charlotte Bobcats
1 10 Jimmer Fredette PG/SG United States Milwaukee Bucks (traded to Sacramento)
1 11 Klay Thompson SG Golden State Warriors
1 12 Alec Burks SG Utah Jazz
1 13 Markieff Morris PF Phoenix Suns
1 14 Marcus Morris PF Houston Rockets
1 15 Kawhi Leonard Indiana Pacers (traded to San Antonio)[B]
1 16 Nikola Vučević C/PF Philadelphia 76ers
1 17 Iman Shumpert PG New York Knicks
1 18 Chris Singleton SF Washington Wizards (from Atlanta)
1 19 Tobias Harris SF/PF Charlotte Bobcats (from New Orleans via Portland,[e] traded to Milwaukee)
1 20 Donatas Motiejūnas PF/C Minnesota Timberwolves (from Memphis via Utah,[f] traded to Houston) Benetton
1 21 Nolan Smith PG/SG Portland Trail Blazers
1 22 Kenneth Faried PF Denver Nuggets
1 23 Nikola Mirotić# SF/PF Houston Rockets (from Orlando via Phoenix,[g] traded to Chicago via Minnesota)
1 24 Reggie Jackson PG Oklahoma City Thunder
1 25 MarShon Brooks SG Boston Celtics (traded to New Jersey)[E]
1 26 Jordan Hamilton SF Dallas Mavericks (traded to Denver)[F]
1 27 JaJuan Johnson PF New Jersey Nets (from L.A. Lakers,[h] traded to Boston)[E]
1 28 Norris Cole PG Chicago Bulls (from Miami via Toronto,[c] traded to Miami via Minnesota)
1 29 Cory Joseph PG San Antonio Spurs
1 30 Jimmy Butler SF Chicago Bulls
An idea popped in to my head about how the 2011 draft was weak and 2012 was strong. Just looking through 2011 draft, I am not sure anyone can say it was a weak draft. There are a number of players in this draft I would be very excited to have including Hamilton, Faried, Mirotic, Motiejunas, Shumpert, Vucevic, Leonard, Thompson, Walker, Knight, Kanter, Williams, and Irving. If Raps were to have a 2nd pick in that draft, I think Leonard would be my most desired of 2011 based on the drafting of JV and current need.
Anyways, my idle thought of the day is done. Take all the weak 2013 draft stuff with a grain of salt, I guess.
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If we look back to our own infamous 2006 draft, which was also weak, out of it still came: Aldridge, Rondo, Milsap, Gay, Lowry, and ofcourse Roy. Plus some very useful role players in Reddick and Sefolosha
The 2000 draft, which could easily be the worst I can think of, offered: Kenyon Martin, Mike Miller, Jamal Crawford, Hedo, Magloire, Mo Pete, and Michael Redd. Definetely lacking star power, but still some worthwhile players in their prime.
the knock against the upcoming draft isn't that there wont be any good players to come out of it (2000) just that there won't be many all stars, if at all (2006). a couple analysts have said there will actually be a ton of great players to come out of it.
anyways, if there's a draft to lose the pick on its definitely this one, but at the same time dealing players for picks even in this draft wouldn't be a bad idea.
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The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority plans to consider at its Dec. 6 Board meeting several rule proposals and amendments, chief among them a proposal that would require broker-dealers to disclose to customers brokers' compensation packages.
Securities lawyer Patrick Burns spoke out publicly in an October interview with AdvisorOne saying that he wants to change the status quo in broker compensation. "Our clients who are investment advisors would like to see the playing field leveled in terms of disclosures," Burns told AdvisorOne at the time.
Burns, based in Beverly Hills, Calif., told AdvisorOne in that interview that unlike brokers, his RIA clients must disclose all forms of direct and indirect compensation and conflicts of interest, including soft dollars and any additional benefits that an advisor gets for using a certain custodial platform.
"I think this proposal has some legs," Burns (right) told AdvisorOne in a separate interview on Thursday. "There has been a lot of talk about FINRA harmonizing BD and RIA regulations, moving to a common fiduciary standard for RRs and IARs, etc." The timing of the rule proposal, he added, is "very interesting."
The rule FINRA will consider in December would require "disclosure to transferring customers of recruitment compensation packages offered to induce registered representatives to move from one firm to another."
Burns said a lot of his comments from the October AdvisorOne article on Broker Bonuses "ring true" for this current FINRA proposal. "Clients should receive full and fair disclosure about all direct and indirect costs of doing business with a brokerage firm, as well as conflicts (incentives to hit production targets, sell proprietary products, etc. needed to have their bonuses forgiven)."
Jonathan Henschen, president of Henschen & Associates, a broker-dealer recruiting firm, told AdvisorOne on Thursday that while the FINRA proposed rule would be a "non-event" for the independent broker-dealer channel "wirehouses will be affected in a big way with reps concerned that disclosure to clients about their large bonus to move, make them look as if they are moving for their own interests rather than the clients." Added Henschen: "When you consider the minute differences that exist between the wirehouses, it's hard to argue with client's potential conclusion."
Other items on FINRA's list includes a proposal to seek "essential information" from crowdfunding portals that want to apply for membership with FINRA under the Jumpstart Our Business Startups (JOBS) Act. FINRA notes that prospective funding portals would file their information with FINRA "voluntarily" until the SEC and FINRA put in place rules governing funding portals, which will likely come next year.
The North American Securities Administrators Association listed crowdfunding as one of its top 10 investor threats in August. Matt Kitzi, Missouri Securities Commissioner and chairman of NASAA's Enforcement Section, said at the time that "the number of entities pitching themselves as crowdfunding vehicles online has risen dramatically–from a couple hundred to about 1,700." However, he notes, "none of the domain name holders can do anything until rules are written" regarding crowdfunding. That's what the Securities and Exchange Commission is grappling with now.
FINRA said it will also consider in December amendments to its own proposal to permit persons who are the "subject of" allegations of sales practice violations made in customer-initiated arbitration claims, but who are not named as parties to the arbitration, to seek expungement relief by several means.
The revised proposal incorporates changes suggested in comments to Regulatory Notice 12-18 as well as views of a FINRA committee.
In addition, FINRA's Board will consider proposed amendments to FINRA Rule 5210 (Publication of Transactions and Quotations) to address a firm's obligation to have policies and procedures in place that are reasonably designed to review the firm's trading activity for, and prevent, certain wash sale transactions (i.e., transactions in a security that involve no change in the beneficial ownership of the security).


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Source: HoopsWorld.comHe is an amazing athlete however a lot of his offense comes from opportunity plays like tip-ins and just being active around the basket rather than bona fide skills.
Vesely is a bit better of a shooter than originally advertised. A lot of people have made a point of noting his 43.8% free throw percentage in Euroleague, but neglect to point out that he does hit the three ball at about a 33% rate.
Let's be honest for a minute - Jan Vesely is not a shooter by any means, but he is not nearly as bad as some have suggested in scouting him.
The problem for Vesely is he looks like a lot of players in this draft class: big, long and athletic, with very basic basketball skills.
Vesely is good in transition and he finishes around the rim nicely, but there are a lot of guys with his skill set.
Vesely was extremely good in the post for Partizan Belgrade, mainly because the players he played against couldn't handle his athletic game, but at the NBA level he will find a lot more resistance. He is an average spot up player and decent while moving towards the basket.


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Bell's palsy is a weakness of facial muscle from inflammation of the facial nerve. Sometimes this is caused by an infection, but many times the cause is unknown. The paralysis is usually temporary. Treating this illness with steroids has been debated for many years because there has been no good evidence. A study published in the New England Journal of Medicine offers new hope for quick recovery from Bell's palsy with the steroid medication called prednisolone.
About the Study
Researchers compared prednisolone to a placebo in 496 patients over 16 years old (patients with herpes zoster were excluded). There were four different groups in the study. Two of the groups were given acyclovir, a medication used to treat some viral infections. There was no benefit shown with this medication. The patients who were treated with prednisolone, were given 25 mg twice daily for 10 days starting within 72 hours of symptoms.
Patients taking prednisolone (with or without acyclovir) had better recovery than those taking the placebo. At three months, 83% of the prednisolone group were symptom-free compared to only 63% of the placebo group. At nine months, 94% of the prednisolone group had no symptoms compared to 81% of the placebo group. While at the end of nine months many in the placebo group did experience full recovery, the treatment group recovered sooner. There were very few bad reactions to the medication. Common side effects to any steroid include dizziness, insomnia , and night sweats.
How Does This Affect You?
Bell's palsy occurs annually at a rate of 25 per 100,000. As seen by this study, most patients will recover completely without any treatment. A long recovery can be uncomfortable and unpleasant. If you have any symptoms of facial muscle weakness, call your physician immediately so you can receive prompt treatment.
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abcde is a frontend to cdparanoia, wget, cd-discid, id3, and your favorite Ogg Vorbis (the default), MP3, FLAC, Ogg Speex, or MPP (Musepack) encoder. It grabs an entire CD and converts each track to the desired format, then comments or ID3-tags each file, all with one command. It supports multiple output in a single CD read, the creation of a single track from a CD, resume operation, CD concatenation, volume normalization, gapless encoding (with LAME), parallelization, SMP, proxies, customizable filename organization and munging, playlist generation, distributed encoding via distmp3, and more.
acmemail is a multiuser IMAP/POP3 to Web gateway (or webmail program). It reads mail from a mail server and displays it using HTML on a web server. It is written in Perl, has full support for MIME (and mod_perl), is quite pretty, and is GPL'd or distributed under the Perl Artistic License.
aee is a text editor that is intended to be usable with little or no instruction. It provides both a terminal (curses based) interface and native X-Windows interface (in which case the executable is called xae). Features include pop-up menus, journalling (to recover from system crash or loss of connection), cut-and-paste, multiple buffers (associated with files or not), and much more.
AFT (Almost Free Text) is a document preparation system. It is mostly free form, meaning that there is little intrusive markup; AFT source documents look a lot like plain old ASCII text. It has a few rules for structuring your document, more to do with formatting your text than embedding lots of commands, and it produces all types of output (HTML, XHTML, LaTeX, roll-your-own XML, etc.). All that needs to be done is to edit a rule file. You can even customize your own rule files for specialized output.
Algorithm::Diff is a Perl module for computing the difference between two files, two strings, or any other two lists of things. It uses an intelligent algorithm similar to (or identical to) the one used by the Unix `diff' program. It is guaranteed to find the smallest possible set of differences.
The anpa utility takes a newswire service feed (ie. AP, UPI, BayCity, SportsTicker) that conforms to the ANPA 1312 specification from a tty or file and outputs an IETF RFC-822 (mail.local or rmail) style file that can be injected into some data stream like USENET or Internet mail. It can also do things like send the article to printers, fax machines, pagers or run any application such as one that would toggle a data line on a printer port to turn on and off a lamp via a solid state relay.
Apache::Session is a persistence framework whose purpose is to provide session management to Web developers. It is designed to work with Apache and mod_perl, but it does not depend on them and will work with any Web server. This module provides a set of classes that give the developer maximum functionality. Session data can be stored in a database, flat files, or shared memory.


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Mosquitoes are among the biggest spreaders of blood-borne diseases such as malaria. Many Third World countries with poor medical care are in warm, relatively moist regions yielding lots of mosquitoes and little treatment for the illnesses they transmit -- a deadly combination. Malaria alone kills one million people annually.
The solution is to kill the mosquitoes, but insecticides and repellants are typically toxic, expensive, and have the possibility of not working on "super strands" which become resistant to the chemicals. Vaccines for mosquito-borne illnesses like malaria are safer, but still expensive and can only prevent certain diseases. So researchers in Seattle have turned to the decades old Star Wars program for answers for today's mosquito problem.
The Star Wars program aimed to shoot down nuclear missiles with lasers. The new program aims at a much smaller target; it seeks to kill mosquitoes en masse with deadly laser pulses. The researchers, led by Jordin Kare, an astrophysicist formerly with Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, have created a laser that can "tag" mosquitoes with pulses of light from 100 feet away. The current laser is non-lethal, but the next version will be a lethal one -- a veritable weapon of mass mosquito destruction (WMMD).
States Kare, "We'd be delighted if we destabilize the human-mosquito balance of power."
The mosquito laser was built of parts scrounged on eBay. And it's not the only mosquito killing superweapon. With weighty donors like Bill Gates, the United Nations, the U.K. and non-profits such as Malaria No More pouring money into anti-mosquito research, many are creating new forms of death for these pests of the skies.
Szabolcs Márka, a Columbia University researcher who usually specializes in black holes has turned his efforts on these little pests, creating a flashlight that blinds them. He says of mosquito researchers and the explosion of new funding, "You can say we are very lucky -- the right place at the right time."
A myriad of methods including microwaves, rancid odors, poisoned blood and other weapons that disrupt the sense of sight, smell and heat are being tested in labs worldwide. Some are genetically engineering bacteria to kill all mosquitoes, others are genetically engineering superior mosquitoes which are malaria resistant, which will overtake and naturally deselect their malaria-bearing brethren.
One creative Japanese researcher even wants to make mosquitoes into "flying syringes" carrying vaccines to the general public. However, the one scheme that perhaps receives the most attention is the mosquito laser, dreamed up first by Lowell Wood. Mr. Wood worked closely with Edward Teller, who helped develop the first hydrogen bomb and later dreamed up the Star Wars scheme. While the Star Wars program has yet to become a basis of our national defense, Mr. Wood believes a similar scheme can become the basis of our mosquito defense.
Nathan Myhrvold, a former Microsoft Corp. executive and owner of Intellectual Ventures LLC, has helped fund the effort with help from former boss Bill Gates. Dr. Wood has assembled a team which includes Dr. Kare, another Star Wars scientist, an entomologist with a Ph.D in mosquito behavior, and other experts.
Dr. Kare describes, "We like to think back then we made some contribution to the ending of the Cold War" with the Star Wars program. Now we're just trying to make a dent in a war that's actually gone on a lot longer and claimed a lot more lives."
Deployment schemes still have to be worked out -- laser defense perimeters surrounding villages are one possibility, while laser-equipped aerial drones are another. The power of the lasers also needs tweaking to be strong enough to kill mosquitoes, but weak enough to not kill desirable insects like endangered butterflies. States Mr. Myhrvold, "You could kill billions of mosquitoes a night, and you could do so without harming butterflies."
The current implementation uses a Dell computer as the "brains" of the mosquito killer. It uses Maglite flashlights to illuminate mosquitoes, creating silhouettes on a backdrop. A camera spots these silhouettes and blasts the mosquitoes with the laser. Colonies of anopheles stephensi, one species of mosquito that transmits malaria, are cultivated as test victims of the new weapon.
In recent testing, the device scored a number of hits, killing mosquitoes with deadly efficacy, leaving only smoldering carcasses littering the ground. The laser even distinguished, based on wing beat, blood sucking female mosquitoes and relatively innocuous male mosquitoes which feed off of sugary nectar (in the lab they're fed sweet raisins). While the females met death by laser, the males were left blissfully untouched, albeit without female companionship. Mr. Myhrvold describes, "If you really were a purist, you could only kill the females, not the males."
However, he adds that ultimately humans will probably "just slay them all."


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Resources for Enhancing Alzheimer's Caregiver Health, 1996-2001, Baseline and Follow-Up Data (ICPSR 3678)
Principal Investigator(s): Schulz, Richard, et al., University of Pittsburgh. University Center for Social and Urban Research
Resources for Enhancing Alzheimer's Caregiver Health (REACH) was established in 1995 to conduct social and behavioral research on interventions designed to enhance family caregiving, particularly in minority families, for persons with Alzheimer's Disease and related disorders. Baseline data (ICPSR 3253) were collected through randomized clinical trials at six sites: University of Alabama-Birmingham, The Research and Training Institute of the Hebrew Rehabilitation Center for Aged in Boston, University of Tennessee-Memphis, University of Miami, Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System and Stanford University, and Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia. Interventions such as psychoeducational support groups, behavioral skills training programs, family-based systems interventions, environmental modifications, and technological computer-based information and communication services varied by site. This collection contains baseline data along with follow-up data at 6-, 12-, and 18-month intervals from each site with focus on the impact of the various intervention strategies on psychological distress, health status, health practices, and health care utilization. Also included are follow-up batteries, transition batteries (placement, bereavement, discontinued), and data reporting missed visits. Parts 1 through 5 contain screening data and responses to a short mental status questionnaire. Parts 6 through 34 contain baseline data along with follow-up data at 6, 12, and 18-month intervals and cover activities of daily living, anxiety, and caregiver health and health behaviors along with sociodemographic information. Also included are care recipient medications and sociodemographic information. Parts 35 through 40 contain tracking data and also include an examination of interventions.
Access Notes
The public-use data files in this collection are available for access by the general public. Access does not require affiliation with an ICPSR member institution.
This study is maintained and distributed by the National Archive of Computerized Data on Aging (NACDA), the aging program within ICPSR. NACDA is sponsored by the National Institute on Aging (NIA) at the National Institutes of Heath (NIH).
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Study Description
Schulz, Richard, et al. Resources for Enhancing Alzheimer's Caregiver Health, 1996-2001, Baseline and Follow-Up Data . ICPSR03678-v2. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2006-09-26. https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR03678.v2
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Subject Terms: Alzheimers disease, caregiver burden, caregivers, dementia, emotional states, families, health services utilization, health status, home health care, intervention, mental disorders, mental health, minorities, older adults, outreach programs, psychological wellbeing, stress
Geographic Coverage: Alabama, Birmingham, Boston, California, Florida, Massachusetts, Memphis, Miami, Palo Alto, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Tennessee, United States
- 1996-09--2001-02
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Universe: Family caregivers living with persons with dementia for at least six months in Birmingham, AL, Boston, MA, Memphis, TN, Miami, FL, Palo Alto, CA, and Philadelphia, PA.
Sample: Convenience sample with recruitment strategies varying at each site.
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Yesterday afternoon, popular BitTorrent search site isoHunt.com went offline without any
advanced notice. The site was unreachable for hours until its site staff posted
an explanation for the downtime.
"Lawyers from our primary ISP decided to pull our plug
without any advance notice, as of 14:45 PST. No doubt related to our lawsuit
brought by the MPAA, but we don't have more information at this time until
people responsible come to work tomorrow," the site notice read. "We will be
back in operation once we sort out this mess with our current ISP, or we get
new hardware ready at our new ISP."
The entertainment industry has long targeted file sharing
sites but with limited success. The Motion Picture Association of America last
year filed lawsuits
against a number of BitTorrent sites, among them isoHunt.com, with information
on how to download the latest movies. European-based PirateBay.org has also
come under fire from authorities, but so far has managed to stay afloat.
In an effort to escape legal waters, PirateBay.org is currently investigating
the possibility of
purchasing Sealand, a man-made island. isoHunt.com, however, is making it
clear that it believes its operation is legal and has no intention of avoiding the
An update posted today on isoHunt reads: "FYI, since this is
a common topic, no, moving servers to Sweden or Sealand isn't going to help. I
have no intention of hiding our servers. BitTorrent was created for legitimate
distribution of large media files, and we stand by that philosophy as a search
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Google first entered China in 2000,
but elected not to open an office in the country until 2005.
The company's hesitation made it lose out to other American-based
companies also looking to cash in on, but it quickly rebounded and
became the leading U.S. search company in the country.
to the company, Gmail and other Google services have undergone
countless attacks by unknown sources -- it seems the email
accounts of Chinese human rights activists were accessed and other
nefarious actions were performed on not only Google, but other tech
"In mid-December, we detected a
highly sophisticated and targeted attack on our corporate
infrastructure originating from China that resulted in the theft of
intellectual property from Google," wrote Google Chief Legal
Advisor David Drummond on
the company's official blog. "However, it soon became clear
that what at first appeared to be solely a security incident--albeit
a significant one--was something quite different."
"We have been briefed by Google on
these allegations, which raise very serious concerns and questions,"
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton noted to reporters. "We
look to the Chinese government for an explanation. She added
"the ability to operate with confidence in cyberspace is
critical in a modern society and economy," but the U.S.
government still doesn't have an exact stance on the issue.
to other western companies, Google adhered to Chinese government
policies, and has agreed to terms of service that would not be
accepted in North America and Europe. Google, Yahoo and
Microsoft all hope to have a large presence in China, but have
struggled to compete with Chinese Baidu search engine.
Google leaves China, Microsoft and Yahoo will desperately attempt to
stop those users from switching to Baidu. Microsoft disclosed
at the end of 2009 that China is the
most important search market it must focus on, as Google is the
No. 2 search engine behind Baidu's 63.9% control.


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Abigael Evans, 4, has had enough of election season.
A 4-year-old Colorado girl is so tired of hearing about the presidential election it drove her to tears.
Abigael Evans and her mother were listening to NPR Tuesday on the way to the grocery store when the girl started tearing up.
When her mother asked why she was crying, Abigael said, "Just because I'm tired of Bronco Bamma and Mitt Romney."
NPR got wind of the story and posted an apology to Abigael on its website titled, "Dear Little Girl: Sorry We Made You Cry About 'Bronco Bamma' And Mitt Romney."
The note went on to say, "We must confess, the campaign's gone on long enough for us, too. Let's just keep telling ourselves: 'Only a few more days, only a few more days, only a few more days.'"
NPR later posted a photo from a reporter with NPR member station KUNC saying, "Abbie is happy now thanks in part to an NPR Politics pin."


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Alexander Zaitsev
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Alexander Zaitsev, born in Moscow, Russia, was trained at the Bolshoi Ballet School in Moscow. In 1992, he graduated and had his first engagement with the Bolshoi Ballet under Juri Grigorovich. Furthermore he joined the company on tours all around the world.
In 1995 he danced with the State Opera Dresden for one season. In the following year he joined the Stuttgart Ballet's Corps de ballet. In 1997 Alexander Zaitsev also received his Pedagogical Diploma of the Moscow Choreography Academy. In January 1999 he was promoted to Soloist with the Stuttgart Ballet, at the beginning of the season 2006/07 to Principal Dancer.
For the Noverre Society's Young Choreographers in 2003 Alexander Zaitsev created the Solo
La Chanson
which he dansed himself.
With the Stuttgart Ballet Alexander Zaitsev has danced on tours all around the world. He also receives numerous invitiations to international galas and guest performances. Alexander Zaitsev guested amongst others at the Royal Ballet, Covent Garden, at Márcia Haydées Ballet de Santiago and at the Leipzig Ballett.
Leading and Solo Roles with the Stuttgart Ballet
A Streetcar Named Desire (John Neumeier): Shaw, Allan's Friend
Arena (Glen Tetley)
Cindys Gift (Douglas Lee)
come neve al sole (Rolando d'Alesio)
Dances at a Gathering (Jerome Robbins): Role in Brown
Delta Inserts (Kevin O'Day)
Désir (James Kudelka)
Don Quijote (Maximiliano Guerra): Basilio
dreamdeepdown (Kevin O'Day)
Edward II (David Bintley): Lancaster
Forgotten Land (Jiří Kylián): Couple in Red
Gaîté parisienne (Maurice Béjart): Bim, Offenbach
Giselle (Production: Reid Anderson, Valentina Savina): Peasant-Pas de deux
Herman Schmerman (William Forsythe)
Hikarizatto (Itzik Galili)
I fratelli – The Brothers (Mauro Bigonzetti): Rocco
Initials R.B.M.E. (John Cranko): R., E.
Kazimir's Colours (Mauro Bigonzetti): male leading part
La Fille mal gardée (Sir Frederick Ashton): Colas, Widow Simone, Alain
La Sylphide (Peter Schaufuss after August Bournonville): James, Gurn
Lachrymal (Douglas Lee)
Le sacre du printemps (Glen Tetley)
Leonce and Lena (Christian Spuck): Valerio
Lifecasting (Douglas Lee)
Lulu. A Monstre Tragedy (Christian Spuck): Eduard Schwarz, Schigolch
melodious gimmick to keep the boys in line (Marc Spradling)
Monotones (Sir Frederick Ashton)
Notations I – IV (Uwe Scholz): Solo
Now and Then (John Neumeier)
Onegin (John Cranko): Lenski
Opus I (John Cranko)
Pierrot lunaire (Glen Tetley): Pierrot
Poème de l´extase (John Cranko)
Requiem (Kenneth MacMillan): solo role in "Libera me"
Return to a Strange Land (Jiří Kylián)
Ricercare (Glen Tetley)
Romeo and Juliet (John Cranko): Mercutio, Benvolio
Seventh Symphony (Uwe Scholz)
Skew-Whiff (Paul Lightfoot, Sol León)
Slice to Sharp (Jorma Elo)
Solo (Hans van Manen)
Suite (Uwe Scholz)
Swan Lake (John Cranko): Benno, Companion of the Princess of Naples
The Concert (Jerome Robbins)
The Four Temperaments (George Balanchine): Melancholic
The Lady and the Fool (John Cranko): Bootface
The Lady of the Camellias (John Neumeier): Gaston Rieux
The Sleeping Beauty (Márcia Haydée after Marius Petipa): The blue Bird, Prince of the West, Ali Baba
The Taming of the Shrew (John Cranko): Petrucchio, Gremio
The Vertiginous Thrill of Exactitude (William Forsythe)
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(Im)paired Ground (James Sutherland)
Black Breath (Marco Goecke)
Das Fräulein von S. (Christian Spuck): Pierre Arnaud d'Andilly, advocate
Dummy Run (Douglas Lee)
EDEN / EDEN (Wayne McGregor)
Exilium (Jean Grand-Maître)
Gambling, x 5 (Nicolo Fonte)
Judith (Louis Stiens)
melodious gimmick to keep the boys in line (Marc Spradling)
Miniatures (Douglas Lee)
Nautilus (Wayne McGregor)
Nightlight (Douglas Lee)
RED in 3. (Jorma Elo)
The Difference Between Naked and Nude (Trey McIntyre)
The Sandman (Christian Spuck): Nathanael
Two at a time (Cayetano Soto)
Viewing Room (Douglas Lee)
Yantra (Wayne McGregor)
Specially created Roles at Noverre-Society: Young Choreographers
Fortuna (Selatin Kara)
Gute Fahrt (Wieslaw Dudek)
Recital (Alexander Makaschin)
Leading and Corps de ballet Roles with the Bolshoi Ballet
Don Quixote Pas de deux (Marius Petipa)
La Fille mal gardée (Juri Grigorowitsch)
Le Corsaire (Marius Petipa): Pas de deux
Paquita (Marius Petipa)
Swan Lake (Juri Grigorowitsch and Natalia Kassatkina)
The Nutcracker (Juri Grigorowitsch)
The Sleeping Beauty (Juri Grigorowitsch)
La Chanson
World Premiere "Young Choreographers" Noverre-Society, July 17th, 2003, Stuttgart Ballet
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With the source material steeped in comic book lore, the most scrutinized type of movie in the film world is the superhero genre.
Every fan generally has their opinion of who would be best to play what part and which filmmaker is the best equipped to bring their beloved characters to life on the big screen, etc.
The last few summers have been a dream for fans of superhero movies and this year is no different with "Man of Steel" and "Iron Man 3."
But no matter how these newest superhero movies fare at the box office or with critics, their creators and fans can probably rest assured they are at least better than the five following superhero movie disasters ...
No. 5: "Superman III" (1983)
It's pretty obvious that, from the atrocious, slapstick-heavy beginning of "Superman III," director Richard Lester wanted his first full film as a Superman director to be much different than its predecessors (he stepped in for Richard Donner after the director was fired on "Superman II").
Lester makes one comedic attempt after the next, and even goes so far as to cast a legitimate comedian, Richard Pryor, in a major role.
Playing a bumbling computer programmer, Pryor's character is responsible for splitting Superman's (Christopher Reeve) personality into both good and evil personas -- a fitting irony for a film that can't decide what it wants to be.
But the really bad news for "Superman" fans is that this wasn't the lowest point the superhero film franchise would reach ...
No. 4: "Superman IV: The Quest For Peace" (1987)
Christopher Reeve (bless his soul) personally wanted to preach the agenda of nuclear disarmament with this fourth and final "Superman" chapter, but despite all of his good intentions, the film dropped a stink bomb instead.
The crux of the film deals with Superman wanting to rid the planet of all its nuclear weapons, but alas, his arch-enemy Lex Luthor (Gene Hackman) has the biggest weapon of them all: Nuclear Man (former Chippendale's dancer Mark Pillow), a pretty-boy character who would have mustered more magic in Vegas as a stand-in for Siegfried Fischbacher of Siegfried & Roy.
Speaking of magic, although nine years had passed from the time the original "Superman" was released, there was no noticeable advancement in the film's special visual effects. Sure, the flying scenes were cool in 1978, but in "Superman IV," they're just plain cheesy.
Our next selection shows that not all cats have nine lives ...
She was "honored" again in 2005, this time with a Worst Actress Razzie for "Catwoman." Like Bullock, she showed up to accept, holding her Oscar in one hand and her Razzie in the other.
No. 3: "Catwoman" (2004)
It only made sense that Halle Berry thought she'd made the purrfect move by stepping into the esteemed role of Catwoman, given that Lee Meriwether and Eartha Kitt made the character so memorable in the "Batman" television series, and Michelle Pfeiffer clawed up the scenery in the film "Batman Returns."
But the problem was, the script for "Catwoman" was so out of its league that it didn't even feel like a superhero movie (even Catwoman's alter-ego was changed from Selina Kyle to Patience Phillips).
Quite simply, Catwoman is character who belongs in a movie with other characters from the DC Universe, not one where Sharon Stone plays an evil cosmetics magnate.
At least Berry had a sense of humor about the whole thing and showed up in-person to collect her Razzie Award for Worst Actress.
Next up, a movie so bad its making should have been avenged ...
No. 2: "Captain America" (1990)
Thanks to 2011's "Captain America: The First Avenger," fans of the Marvel superhero were finally able to scrub their brains of this feeble 1990 attempt at bringing the character to life.
Matt Salinger (the second-in-command jock jerk in "Revenge of the Nerds") stars as Steve Rogers, a frail WWII-era volunteer who becomes lab enhanced super-soldier Captain America in order to battle Nazi abomination the Red Skull.
Despite a fairly decent stable of actors to support him (including Ronny Cox, Ned Beatty and Michael Nouri), "Captain America" is doomed by its unbelievably bad B-movie atmosphere and laughable visual effects. Trust us, you're better off watching Chris Evans in the newer version.
Honestly, the 1990 "Captain America" is almost too painful to watch. But even this superhero bomb wasn't as bad as the final movie on our list ...
No. 1: "Batman and Robin" (1997)
"Batman and Robin" is so bad that star George Clooney was happy to admit that the ruined franchise.
In all fairness to George, it was not ENTIRELY his fault, but his mugging turn as Batman/Bruce Wayne certainly didn't help. A heap of the responsibility falls on director Joel Schumacher, a usually reliable filmmaker who simply got too caught up in the film's spectacle.
After director Tim Burton made blockbusters out of the first and second chapters, Schumacher took the helm and made a respectable third film with "Batman Forever." But at the same time, every Hollywood headline-grabber HAD to have a role in a Batman film, and by the time "Batman and Robin" came out, the series became overcrowded with a "who's-who" in Hollywood cast.
Overacted and underwhelming, the film can only described, charitably, as an embarrassment.
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The 1974-1979-1980 Canadian National Elections and Quebec Referendum Panel Study (ICPSR 8079)
Principal Investigator(s): Clarke, Harold D.; Jenson, Jane; LeDuc, Lawrence; Pammett, Jon
This study is a continuation of the 1974 Canadian Election Study, which consisted of extensive personal interviews with a national sample of 2,562 respondents following the federal election of July 8, 1974. Immediately following the federal election of May 22, 1979, 1,295 of the original respondents were successfully contacted and interviewed, thereby creating a 1974-1979 panel study. In addition, a new national sample of the l979 electorate and a supplementary sample of young voters (aged 18-23) were drawn and personal interviews utilizing the same questionnaire were conducted with respondents in these samples. After the federal election of February 18, 1980, 1,748 respondents in both the panel and cross-section samples were contacted by telephone and reinterviewed. No new respondents were added to the 1980 sample. When the Quebec referendum was called for May 20, 1980, a decision was made to contact by telephone Quebec respondents originally sampled in l974 or 1979 and interviewed in 1980. Of these respondents, 325 were successfully contacted and reinterviewed. Approximately half of the interviews were conducted immediately prior to the referendum, and the remaining half immediately afterward. The 1974 post-election survey covered a wide range of topics related to citizen participation in politics. The 1979 survey continued the theme of citizen interest and involvement in politics and probed respondents' attitudes about regions, provinces, and national unity. The 1980 telephone interview asked about vote choice in 1980, party identification, and the issue of energy. Questions on the Quebec referendum centered around the respondents' views on constitutional options for Quebec.
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Clarke, Harold D., Jane Jenson, Lawrence LeDuc, and Jon Pammett. The 1974-1979-1980 Canadian National Elections and Quebec Referendum Panel Study. ICPSR08079-v2. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 1982. https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR08079.v2
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Subject Terms: bilingualism, campaign issues, demographic characteristics, elections, energy policy, ethnicity, family history, government performance, national elections, national identity, national unity, occupational status, political affiliation, political attitudes, political campaigns, political leaders, political participation, political parties, public opinion, separatism, Trudeau, Pierre, union membership, voter attitudes, voting behavior, voter interest, voters
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I have a special mission for SPEW this month, and it's a bit different than what we normally do. We've done it once before, and since it did well last time, I think we'll do it again.
What task do I have for you? I charge you to visit The Three Broomsticks forum and review/comment on THREE drabbles.
What is this, you say?
You heard me. Visit TTB and give SPEW quality feedback to three different authors who have posted drabbles in their threads at some point in the past three months. I'm not asking for a SPEW length review by any means, as there truly may not be that much to be said about a drabble, but something in the 200-400 word range would be lovely. I still expect the three standard dimensions of SPEW reviewing Tone, Organisation, and Reasoning to be present, but at less length.
There is a beautiful silver lining for this activity. If you do complete at least three drabble reviews, you may use that as one of your monthly reviews BESIDES your review replacement. Theoretically, you can turn in only one full-length SPEW review for the month, three drabble reviews, one review replacement, and this would count as your monthly activity. These drabble reviews will not be scored by the RAC, but I will be checking to make sure the drabble reviews are of adequate quality.
Why am I making this a potentially easy month for you? Well, to be honest, this month, with QSQ judging for most of us and school firing back up, it will be maniacally busy. Your benevolent ruler realises that easing up on your workload would be beneficial to everyone.
But more than that, this is about the authors of The Three Broomsticks. As most of you know, a lot of authors get their start in drabbling, stretching their writing legs in a forum that doesn't reject for OOC or SPaG. It's a great opportunity to get feedback. But so often, drabbles go without comments, and that just won't do. With the recent upswing in newbies to MNFF, many new writers have descended upon the fandom's leading fanfic sites, including ours. Hopefully, we can find a way to help them along a bit.
Of course, there are rules. Besides the regular SPEW rules governing etiquette, proper grammar/spelling, and all that, there are some specific to this activity. While different SPEWers may comment on the same author, they may not comment on the same drabble. A SPEWer may not comment on the same author twice, as the idea is to spread tidings of good cheer and all that throughout the TTB forum.
If you do choose to participate and wish to use this as a review replacement, please post the required number of links to your drabble reviews in one post in this thread and link that post in the monthly thread. You may reply multiple times to this thread for discussion, but please keep your review links in only one post. And, as usual, please ask and answer one TQ (topic question) for this to count as a monthly activity or a review replacement.
I'll get started with a TQ:
What do you find the most challenging about reviewing shorter pieces as compared to longer ones? Are there advantages?
This activity is due to be completed by October 15th.