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Life after graduation… Don't tell me you've never imagined where you want to be after you receive your long awaited diploma. We all do it at some late hour in the library between assignments. We all rush to finish our crazy student days, hoping that the moment when we leave the university walls the dream life will begin. And you are very lucky person if everything worked out just according to the plan!
I was missing my student life, that's why I came back to university in the first place. And while I was studying a new major and meeting awesome people from all around the world, I was dreaming that my life would work out in a certain way. But while I was hunting for jobs, browsing one vacancy after another, sending piles of resumes and writing and rewriting my CV and cover letter all over again, I was getting desperate and depressed.
So one day my friend called me and offered me an opportunity to come to China and teach kids there. As much as I wanted to stay in Australia, I did not want to sit around doing nothing watching my bank account getting empty. So I took one crazy decision and moved to China with an intention to continue chasing my dream, meanwhile exploring another country and earning money.
"Don't panic! Our plane just landed in China", – I really think that our cabin crew should have said that instead of boring "Our plane landed in Beijing. Temperature outside is 30 degrees. Bla-bla-bla". The whole "moving to China" thing seemed surreal for the whole period: applying for a visa, booking my flights, going through a job interview via WeChat, seeing my visa for the first time… It struck me in the airport at the registration desk that I was on the way to China. I was standing there surrounded by Chinese people, not knowing anything beyond Nihao (Hello) and Xiexie (Thank you).
If you were reading carefully, you'd notice that I referenced "The Hitch-hikers Guide to The Galaxy" twice. Let's add here a reference to "Lost in Translation" and you might understand what it feels like to live in China. As soon as I stepped into this land I turned into Laowai (foreigner) and whenever I try to understand local culture or dare to speak my poor Chinese, I feel like one of the characters from "Lost in Translation".
Lovely Chinese people always try to make us, laowais, feel welcome here and whenever they see us they will shout out "Hello" (usually from across the street), or suddenly they would start speaking in English amongst themselves. Another comforting ritual is to take a picture with us, especially if you look like me – pale skin and blonde. I actually think that life in China is a lot of fun and describing the perks of living here would occupy a lot more space than one post in this blog and I promise I'll tell you more later, but what I actually want to say is:
You never know where the road will take you. The time after graduation is the best time for adventures. You can be serious and boring later, but before that get experience and couple of stories you would tell to your grandchildren. Go to places you've never been to before, live there, try to learn language, explore the local culture. It might not be an experience that you can fit into your CV, but it would be life changing and would show to your future boss that you are not afraid of difficulties, that you are a problem solver and you've lived abroad and survived.
If you are regular reader in our blog, you've seen a post by Cornelius about studying abroad and the way employers tend to see it nowadays. Living and working abroad does the same thing. So, while you are chasing your dream, don't waste your time and go explore!
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By: Diane Benjamin
First a medical update: Prayer does work! My husband has had people all over the globe praying for his recovery. Today he woke up, opened his eyes and responded to our voices and commands from the medical staff. He had a brain aneurysm that burst on Good Friday. The ICU neurology staff are amazed at his recovery the last few days. 50% of people in his position never make it to the hospital, half of the other 50% never return to their previous life. He still has a long way to go, but praise God – he is back!
Monday night:
(the packet is 576 pages – how many council members read it?)
Coliseum sucks up another $104,323 for a new wireless network:
The public must have WiFi! Yep, the new network let's the public use it too. I guess David Hales hasn't noticed that MANY cell plans have gone to unlimited data making the use of an unsecured network worthless.
More Bike Paths:
The City, the County, and Normal spent MILLIONS building a bike path from Chenoa south to somewhere – maybe Funks Grove. How many people are using it? Did anybody study if that trail is being used at all?
Monday night the Council is being ask to pre-approve looking into building a trail from Bloomington to Manfield. If they vote yes, the construction will be automatic.
People do ride bikes in the country. Lots of them out by Dawson Lake without a dime for a trail. I saw bikers in the country east of Towanda Barnes on GE Road today. (no trail)
If you build it doesn't really mean they will come. Without looking at the use of the multi million dollar existing trail, even voting on adding another one is just stupid!
Evidently the City doesn't have any idea how to collect the money owed to them:
Seriously, the Comptroller's office has to teach them how to collect money?
Turning Bloomington into Normal:
Form based code is back because the radicals in Bloomington want buildings like Normal has – commercial on the main floor, apartments above. The goal is to get rid of cars by making everything walkable. A better word is an ugly place to live! Pack them and stack them! Let's all live on top of each other and never leave the neighborhood.
David Hales gets another raise:
From: $185,190.05
To: $188,708.33
It's going to be a LONG meeting.
They have to cram everything in before the new fiscal year starts.
Lots of other things I didn't get to.

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One of the worst parts about anything that makes national headlines is the celebrities that immediately try to make it about themselves. Joe Rogan called this out in his latest podcast, and it was nothing short of masterful.
Perhaps you haven't seen it because you keep yourselves blessedly free from the incessant yelling from celebrities from atop their moral high horses, but with Black Lives Matter once again back in the spotlight, you can bet some celebrities got together to make another one of their tired public service announcements that preach in your direction.
You know the drill. They repeat the same phrase over and over again while music plays in the background in an effort to be the example you should follow. This week's flavor is "I take responsibility." As in, celebrities are saying it's their fault that Floyd's murder happened because they didn't blindly follow the Black Lives Matter message in the past.
Rogan got onto the topic in his recent podcast and had a blast mocking these holier-than-thou elitists. His overall message to them?
"Shut the f*ck up."
Rogan accurately pointed out that no one needed this video and that all police can't be blamed for the actions of a few.
"You're taking responsibility?" asked Rogan. "No, you're trying to get attention. That's what you're doing."
Rogan advised the celebrities that if they ever feel like doing something like this again, they should call him so he can tell them exactly how it's going to go. He then tackles the high-minded belief of celebrities that they're actually making a difference with these out-of-touch videos.
"Do you really think that as a professional actor that you're really going to make a f**king difference with racism, and crime, and violence, and police brutality, you should stop acting because you should go to a f**king doctor and get your head checked. There's something wrong with you," said Rogan.
The hilarious takedown Rogan gives the videos, alongside his guests Steve Schirripa and Michael Imperioli, is a nonstop release valve with Rogan voicing everything we've been thinking about these ridiculous celebrity videos.
I know for a fact we've all been thinking it because if you go to YouTube where the original video was posted, you can see just how hated it was by everyone who watched it. As of this writing, it has 658 thumbs up compared to over 34,000 thumbs down and the comments aren't any nicer.
"This is embarrassing. You're actors, learn to act like a normal human being," wrote one commenter.
"Who doesn't love getting preached at by overpaid court jesters?" wrote another.
"I take responsibility for clicking the dislike button," wrote another.
The comments go on for some time like that, as well they should. It's unclear why celebrities continue to preach at the rest of us after they've been repeatedly shown that doing so is only going to earn you the ire of these who watch. Sometimes I can't help but wonder if there is some kind of monetary kickback for this kind of stuff or if the delusion that they're actually helping the situation runs that deep.
Surely they've seen the reactions to the other videos celebrities have released, including the very recent ones that came out during the height of the Coronavirus scare.
(READ: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly of Celebrity Reactions to Being Cooped Up During the Wuhan Virus Outbreak)
Joe Rogan's advice should be well-heeded. Celebrities should just stop. The only thing they're doing is scratching their own itch for attention at the expense of everyone else's eyeballs which have likely rolled out of their heads.


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Microgame Platformer Part 1 (Setup)
Hey everyone! Today I'm starting a new series where I'm going to implement sound and do sound design for the Platformer Microgame that you can get access to in the Unity asset store. This series is intended for you to follow along with, learn some new things about FMOD, Unity and C# and also get a good little project for your demo reel. I'm going to be using FMOD 2.04 and Unity 2018.4, so if you don't have those installed, do it now before we begin. Hope you have fun!
Downloading The Project
First, open up Unity Hub and select "Create New Project". Select the 2D template and give your project a name.
Inside of Unity, click on the "Asset Store" tab and search for microgame in the search field. "Platformer Microgame" should pop up in the results. Click on it and then click import.
Now with the game imported into your project, navigate to the "SampleScene" on the screenshot below and double-click it to open up the game.
Once you open up the scene, you'll see a highlighted box called "Walkthrough" pop up. If you don't have that much experience with Unity, I recommend that you go through this and learn some basic stuff. If you already know Unity, you go ahead and close it by click on the "X" icon in the top right of the box.
Implementing FMOD
We don't need the audio engine that comes with Unity, so let's disable that to start with. Click on "Edit" in the top left and open up the "Project Settings".
If you click on the "Audio" tab in the project settings, you'll see an option to "Disable Unity Audio". Check it. This will disable the Unity audio engine, so that no audio sources or anything will play any sound.
To implement FMOD into our Unity project, we need to download the integration package from the FMOD site. Download the one that is the same version as your current FMOD version, in my case that's 2.00.04. Once you download it, you should get a file that looks something like the screenshot below.
Drag that file into your Unity project and the import package screen will open. Click "All" and the "Import" and voila, FMOD is implemented into your project.
Getting the FMOD Project Hooked Up And Testing
Open FMOD and click "New Project".
Right-click in the event browser and create a new 2D event. We're going to be implementing some sort of ambience for testing purposes.
Name your new 2D event "Ambience", then right-click on it and assign it to the "Master" bank.
Now, find (or record) some sort of ambience and drag the file into the "Ambience" event. As you can see on the screenshot below, I've just chosen some generic space ambience. In general, if you need to put a new sound into FMOD, you just drag it into the event where you need it.
Right-click on the sound file and click "New Loop Region". This will make the sound file loop indefinitely, which is what we want in this case for the ambience. Before exiting FMOD, make sure you build your project by clicking F7.
Now that we have a sound that we can use to test if everything works, we need to hook that FMOD project up to our Unity project. In Unity, you'll see a new FMOD tab in the top. Click that and click on "Edit Settings".
On the right side of the screen, in the inspector, you'll see a red error looking icon. What we basically just need to do here, is just click on the browse button and find our FMOD project, so the Unity project knows where to find our sounds from.
This is what my FMOD project looks like and what the file you need to find should also look like.
After you've found and clicked on the FMOD project, this is what the inspector tab that you looked at before should look like.
Now, for the final step. Right-Click in the hierarchy on the left side of Unity and create a new "Empty Gameobject", name this "Ambience". Click the "Add Component" button and search for the "FMOD Studio Event Emitter". Set the play event to "Object Start" and the stop event to "Object Destroy". This will make the sound play and stop whenever the gameobject is spawned into the world and when the object is destroyed or removed somehow. What this basically means for us, is that when we play the game, the ambience starts. Now, click the little magnifying glas icon next to "Event" and navigate to the "Ambience" event we made before, click it.
And that's basically it, you should now be able to press the play button, play the game and hear the ambience you've chosen.
That's it for part 1 of the series! Hope you learned something new, see you next week! 🙂


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How stupid is this??? They find a medication that can take the pain of osteoarthritis away so well, people get their lives back, but the FDA feels it is working "too well", thus they have halted the clinical trials until they can deliberate over it. Why not put a strong warning on the medication, that if you have advanced degenerative joint disease, where the joints are almost worn out enough to require replacements, that you need to not go back to joint intensive type activities, such as jogging, running stairs, running, playing tennis, or any kind of physical activity that puts lots of added stress onto the joints??? Sure we are going to do more once we are out of chronic pain somewhat, but to take it completely out of clinical trials because it works so well seems absolutely stupid to me. One story about it is above... and here is another link...
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White supremacy group National Vanguard, newly headquartered in Our Fair City, likes to distribute copies of their publication, The Aryan Alternative, on people's doorsteps. It gets them attention. So they did it yesterday morning in Rose Hill, Kate Andrews reports in today's Progress. And now I've written about it here. We suck.
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What are these people doing here in Charlottesville/Albemarle – why aren't they in Lynchburg or some such place? This is really quite creepy. Not to be intolerant, but one hardly wants to be a haven for that kind of intolerance.
I'd like to catch them 'delivering' on my property – I'd detain one, at gunpoint if necessary, until the police could arrive and arrest them for trespass. I'd call the regress after I called 911 to be sure they could get a photog over there as fast as possible. Sunlight really is the best disinfectant. I grew up in the Rosehill/Rugby Ave neighborhood and used to be a paperboy for the regress there. This news really disturbs me.
What are these people doing here in Charlottesville/Albemarle – why aren't they in Lynchburg or some such place?
I wondered the same thing, until somebody recently explained it to me. What better a town? We're extremely tolerant of dissenting viewpoints, to the point that we're going to have the free expression chalkboard on the Downtown Mall. We have Thomas Jefferson to thank for that.
They're probably safer here than in just about any town.
I wouldn't worry. This has been around Charlottesville for a lot longer than most of you know. My first encounter with neo nazi movement came in the late 80's, early 90's. Most of them were high school kids (that came from rich families) that didn't fit in. Some of them were in their early 20's. Later on they harbored other neo nazis from Los Angeles and Minnesota at which they became a little organized and a little more violent (fights on the corner, etc.). I remember they caused a stir when they handed out their "literature" in the University Heights Apartment area. Eventually most of the kids got so scared that they left town so that they could leave "the movement". At that point it fizzled out.
Plus, I can promise you that someone is or will be watching what they do. All of those kids back in the day were visited by the FBI when president Clinton came to town. I knew one of the girls that was questioned and from her account, they had an extensive amount of information on her and the group.
What can we expect? More lit being passed around and probably a parade/rally that will piss off enough people that they'll be forced to relocate. Sure there are a lot of liberals here but keep in mind that a lot of them are filthy freakin rich and god forbid those neo nazis start hanging out on the downtown mall in front of their beloved paramount/amphitheatre waving the dixie flag disrupting commerce.
By the way, I would rather them announce who they are and what they're about. The quiet ones that keep their racist beliefs to themselves are far more damaging and dangerous. Last I checked, there are a lot of those here in the ville. The good thing about this group is that it will bring those people out of the closet (no offense to homosexuals).
"Why aren't they in Lynchburg, or some such place?"…I had to laugh at this. What makes us morally superior to these places? Is it that we're more attractive? Wealthier? More educated? So what? The fact is the same population exists here. The rednecks haven't all been bought out yet. Worse than that, we seem to attract better trash from out of town as well, of all classes and philosophies. We get reprobates of the Tyco variety, and the Klan variety. I guess it's offset by the good people we may attract also.
Waldo – I thought of you and the chalkboard as I was writing that – and also of the Netherlands where tolerance is a major virtue.
rd21ytl – I have lived in c'ville all my life, and remember the earlier bunch of kids you mention, although I graduated in '85 and didn't overlap with them as far as I know. They are/were disaffected kids, first and foremost. I'd prefer they'd rebelled by taking up integral yoga and hanging out with Sri Swami Gurudev (sp?) out at Yogaville, but they were basically kids. I'll bet the FBIies scared the poop out of them.
GovMan – C'ville is not like the valley, southwest or southside – I don't know if you are from here or have lived in any of these communities. I've lived in C'ville all my life, but part of my family is from Pittsylvania by way of Lynchburg and I've lived there for a few years. I'm sorry – the average sophistication of folks in the c'ville orbit is much greater than that in the city that is home to Jerry Falwell. There is considerably greater tolerance for racist values there than here. Sure there are rednecks here too, and we do bring in our own variety of trash – but the Klan types fit the areas of Virginia to the south and west of us far more than they do here. So, yes, on that little score, I'd consider us "morally superior," if you insist on framing it in those terms. We've come a lot futher than, say, Farmville, since we shut down the schools.
I used to take a more laid back attitude about this stuff – I figured these folks were probably just flakes who would go away faster if ignored. However, the Republicans have been stoking up the anti-minority crowd as a way to GOTV so that nasty little strain of American politics is alive and well, and the taboo against it is weakened, which worries me. The influx of Mexican immigrants in central Virginia over the past decade has only contributed to this.
cville_libertarian – "I'll bet the FBIies scared the poop out of them."
That was a turning point. What really scared them was when for some idiotic reason, they decided to pick a fight with the white hip hop crowd. They ended up getting shot at. All of a sudden it wasn't all that cool to be a neo nazi I guess. Oh the days of my youth, how do I miss thee…..hahahaha.
I also agree with your statement about the Republicans, but I don't think that they'll be much of a problem in the future. They're on the verge of falling apart. Hopefully more centered Republicans can take control of their party. Hopefully the Democrats can kick'em when their down.
I'm nervous about the illegal immigration thing. I'm an asian/pacific islander who was born here in 73. I look Mexican to some people. Matter of fact, when I lived out west, Mexicans would try to talk to me in spanish. I'd tell them "no abla espanol"
Anyway, I know from experience that the influx is having an effect on people and it's only going to get worse. I know some people don't want to hear this, but we should legalize them so that businesses would be forced to pay them at least min wage (that would level the playing field to some degree). They (all 2million +) would have to start paying taxes which would alleviate some of the strain as well. I know that some people want to kick em out but it's too late. They're here. Are we going to drive all 2 mil+ back to Mexico? And keep in mind a good chunk of them are from S. America. I guess we could fly them back at taxpayer expense. I hear southwest airlines is running a deal this month. Better yet, we could get FEMA to organize this project. I'm so tired of this problem. It's such an easy problem to solve but no one has the balls to do anything about it. Anyway……
So, we have a self-described "libertarian" who's so proud of his "tolerance" that he wants to arrest us at gunpoint for delivering a newspaper. What a hypocrite.
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~ Thomas Jefferson to P. H. Wendover, 1815
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Oh, joy, the Nazis have discovered cvillenews.com, in the form of our new friend Mike.
Won't this be fun?
Was Mr. Jefferson a Nazi?
Yeah, that's right, he was a Nazi. Me too, because I'm preemptively pitching you off the website.
You might have the right to engage in free expression, but I have the right not to subsidize that expression. I also have the right to call you a pathetic little twit who richly deserves any ass-kickings that you're handed in the course of said free expression.
What a country!
I was wondering how long it would take for that to happen. For them to discover Cville News and try to post I mean. I thought it would've happened sooner than it did.
Well that's great. Let's surely prohibit an expression with which we disagree. It is a sad state when an unpopular point of view or opinion which may disguest us is banned from view by the ones who want to censor them. What's next, banning opinions which differ on politics, religion, or how about Muslims, Jews or any religion with which we may disagree? As much as I may disagree with an opinion, it is the right of anyone in this country to have it.
I guess that I will be censored now.
You seem altogether unclear on the First Amendment. I'm not the government. I can ban any opinion from this site that I want, just as surely as you can ban me from your home if I insult everybody at your party. My site, my rules. Slippery slope blah blah blah. This is not a part of some larger discussion about the freedom of expression. It's about you being a completely worthless human being. I set up the chalkboard — go sully that.
You want to have a debate about whether or not Jews or blacks should exist. Go for it. But I'll be goddamned if that debate is going to be had on my site. If you had it in my home, I'd kick your ass. Here, you just get tossed.
You can't be censored. It's not within my power. But you are being thrown off my website. Again. This is a private party and — story of your life — you're not invited. And I'm done acknowledging you — all future accounts and posts will simply disappear silently.
This is silly. Nobody takes those guys seriously anyway. They're better off here than somewhere where someone might actually buy into their crazy ideas.
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* apmon: hello everyone Eugene: Hello everyone! RichardF: hello Eugene and apmon * -> wonderchook has joined osm-strategic RichardF: hello wonderchook too wonderchook: ha wonderchook: I'm only here until my flight boards * RichardF phones up wonderchook's airline and mentions an unspecified terrorist threat RichardF: for anyone who hasn't seen: last time's minutes - http://www.osmfoundation.org/wiki/Working_Group_Minutes/SWG_2011-09-23 RichardF: first off, is anyone volunteering to log this meeting? wonderchook: not I says the person who has a flight that is apparently boarding early wonderchook: sorry guys wonderchook: I'll not be traveling when the next one takes place wonderchook: bye! * <- wonderchook has disconnected RichardF: heh RichardF: anyone volunteering to log? padded_mackerski: I can't either - skulking at the back of a lecture with the iPad RichardF: rweait? apmon? RichardF: <tumbleweed> Eugene: OK, I'll log My Opera just don't produce beautiful logs so it would be hard to make it readable in wiki. RichardF: : Eugene: excellent, thank you. beautiful is not a problem * apmon needs to figure out if my irc produces proper logs... RichardF: Mikel can't attend this week's meeting because he's getting married RichardF: so I've (been) volunteered to chair it instead. RichardF: last week's action point was "Come up with concrete suggestions with how to expand this discussion and strategic planning process to the whole OSMF. Perhaps through the a recommendation to the management team" - which in turn was set as this week's agenda. RichardF: so, first, has anyone brought concrete suggestions along? Eugene: Sorry for interruption - do we have quorum? RichardF: we have six including two board members - I believe that's quorate TomH: do we have such a thing defined? Eugene: TomH: it definitely should be somewhere... apmon: I think we did quite a while ago, but can't remember the numbers RichardF: we've had meetings in the past with six, so if this isn't quorate we should probably scrub some past meetings too apmon: As long as we don't vote on decisions, does it matter? RichardF: arguably not. anyone against proceeding? TomH: quite - it all sound overly formal to me for working group padded_mackerski: Fine by me if we go ahead RichardF: excellent. let's continue. RichardF: so: has anyone else come up with concrete suggestions? before I dive in with one RichardF: ok, I'll take that as a no RichardF: so, a suggestion RichardF: in the definition of SWG on the OSMF site, its remit is stated as: RichardF: SWG does RichardF: Research the available options. RichardF: Provide guidance to other WGs and/or management task force. RichardF: Identifying opportunities for improvement in the activities of OSMF. RichardF: SWG does not RichardF: Handle operational issues, make decisions regarding funding allocation. RichardF: (is not required to) implement policy. RichardF: are we all broadly in agreement with that? (say something even if you agree just for reassurance I'm not talking into a vacuum here ) padded_mackerski: It's a fine start * -> chrisfl_ has joined osm-strategic RichardF: hello chrisfl_ (and congratulations ) apmon: +1 padded_mackerski: We may discover that a change would be valid RichardF: chrisfl_: terribly-formatted log of meeting so far - http://pastebin.com/Hhi8RaGK RichardF: padded_mackerski: indeed we may; but until we do let's continue with that in mind padded_mackerski: Ack RichardF: so, in light of that, I don't think SWG has made significant, minuted progress on the first bullet point, aka "Research the available options" RichardF: we've talked around the subject a fair deal, but not really nailed anything down RichardF: anyone violently disagreeing? Eugene: Unfortunately, no. chrisfl_: thanks sorry about my late appearance RichardF: chrisfl_: understood that you have things on your mind at the moment chrisfl_: indeed RichardF: ok. So in light of that, I think it would be worthwhile for us, as the members of SWG, to compile (from the available sources - mailing lists, blog postings, commentary etc.) ideas that the OSM community, however you define it, has come up with RichardF: in other words: trawl through the bright ideas that people have had, and record them in one central place. no suggestion thus far of an endorsement, just a retrospective sounding of people's visions for OSM. padded_mackerski: Excellent idea Eugene: I'm just afraid it would be long, long list... RichardF: oh yes, absolutely. but there's a few of us here padded_mackerski: In theory, of course, that's a bit like rebuilding the wiki apmon: RichardF: A manually compiled "uservoice" list? padded_mackerski: But in practice I think it can still work RichardF: apmon: yep. but three differences - one is that it's retrospective, i.e. what people have asked for; 2, that we don't just look in one central place; and 3, that we keep it to "strategy/vision" suggestions rather than operational ones RichardF: (a lot of uservoice stuff is "move this to the right" or "support this tag", IYSWIM, and that's not SWG's remit) RichardF: once we've done that - in a month or two - we can then go through the list and assess them against OSMF's wider objective to see what we think should be prioritised RichardF: but that's the second stage; the first is just to record what's there apmon: So strategic being: "How to grow the editor base faster?" Or do other questions fall under strategic? padded_mackerski: I'd suggest expanding real world usage of the data would fit too RichardF: that's a good example of something that's strategic, yep. Something else might be "OSM.org should seek to become a maps.google.com replacement" (not that I personally agree, but it's an opinion that's been voiced). And so on. RichardF: our first task is just to record, so we should probably err on the side of generosity - if we're not sure whether it's strategic, put it in the list. we can whittle it down afterwards RichardF: one reason I think SWG can make a good job of this is that we have, as well as English-speakers, two German-speakers and one Russian-speaker represented here, which should make it more representative than the usual English-only doings of OSMF chrisfl_: sounds good, get everything written down. then filter and group Eugene: I agree. RichardF: great stuff. padded_mackerski: Me too. Specifically it moves the discussion from theory to tangible stuff RichardF: yep, absolutely. RichardF: ok; so shall we take this on as a project for the next fortnight, and report back at the next meeting? (advance disclaimer: I'm not going to be here a fortnight today but I'll still do the homework, and I'm sure you'll cope without me ) padded_mackerski: I'll happily participate RichardF: cool. I'm happy to look through talk@ and the wiki (may God have mercy on my soul) padded_mackerski: I can take some of talk-de RichardF: excellent RichardF: apmon: can you help with talk-de and I guess the German forum too? padded_mackerski: Which is a hard thing to quantify, but let's see Eugene: I'll take RU-forum and other places of the community discussions. RichardF: : Eugene: excellent, thank you. that'll make a big difference. apmon: Yes, I can go through them to see what has been suggested RichardF: ok. so we have, I guess, the three principal areas covered; we can assess at the next meeting if there's anything we've missed. RichardF: and if anyone else spots stuff in the next fortnight, please do jot it down and bring it to the next meeting. Eugene: Anyone for dev@? padded_mackerski: RichardF: Should we designate a place for us all to pour in content as we get it? padded_mackerski: That could stimulate ideas as we go apmon: would be better apmon: it also reduces duplicate effort chrisfl_: i was wondering if we should start (yet another) wiki page RichardF: padded_mackerski, apmon: we can certainly do that. shall we have an SWG scratchpad on the wiki for this? padded_mackerski: Works for MemoServ padded_mackerski: For me * padded_mackerski mutters RichardF: ok, let's do that. RichardF: page created at http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Strategic_working_group/Suggestion_review RichardF: I'll get started on rattling through talk@ and the (English-language) wiki over the next week. RichardF: if no-one else has any suggestions or comments, shall we close the meeting for this week with that as our action? padded_mackerski: Yes please RichardF: : Eugene: thank you very much for taking the log RichardF: I'll write a very brief summary post to the strategic list summarising what we've decided - it may rustle up some extra help there too from people who weren't able to be at the meeting RichardF: thank you all for coming and for willingness to help - I'll declare the meeting over!


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Hara Korakaki is back with a new and favourite recipe for many of us!Back in March 2020 on the first lockdown due to the pandemic there was an ongoing madness about baking.Banana bread was among the top recipes you would see.Let's see the alternative version with tahini that our contributor editor Hara has to propose.
- 3 medium ripe bananas
- 1 cup wholemeal flour
- 2 scoops vanilla protein powder
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1/4 cup tahini
- 2 eggs
- 1/3 cup light brown sugar
- 1/4 cup butter (melted)
- 1/2 tsp cinnamon
- pinch of salt
- 1 tbsp white sesame seeds
- 1 tbsp black sesame seeds
Preheat the oven to 170⁰C and line a loaf tin. Put bananas, tahini and butter in a medium bowl and mix well. Add eggs and stir until well combined. Then fold in flour, protein powder, brown sugar, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, salt and sesame seeds. Pour mixture into your loaf pan and sprinkle a few more sesame seeds on top. Bake for 35-45 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean. Let cool, slice and serve warm with extra tahini and sliced strawberries. 🍓
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Fallen Manitoulin officer 'a joyful, gentle giant who loved his four kids dearly'
SUDBURY -- Marc Hovingh, the Ontario Provincial Police officer who was killed Thursday in the line of duty, is described by a leader of the church he attended as a loving family man.
Ben Quackenbush is a youth minister at Mindemoya Missionary Church, which Hovingh attended for two decades. Quackenbush said the community is mourning the loss of the 28-year police veteran.
"Anyone who ever met Marc knew he had a big physical presence, but professionally, he never used that to be intimidating," Quackenbush said to The Canadian Press. "His presence was always really calm and peaceful.
His family, which includes three daughters and a son, all young adults, meant the world to him.
The minister said Hovingh's wife is heavily involed in the church and he often helped with youth events.
"Whenever we had special events, he was happy to entertain the youth, taking them out to the woods or in his boat, or entertaining them with some crazy characters or shenanigans," Quackenbush said to The Canadian Press.
The congregation is comforted in their faith and believe Hovingh is in a better place.
Quackenbush told The Canadian Press Hovingh was "liked and respected across the island."
As the community deals with its grief over his loss, several tributes are popping up, including a condolence card collection at the Assiginack area, petition to rename the famous Swing Bridge in honour of the officer, and Wiikwemkoong talk show host Kerry Assiniwe encouraging people to wear blue on Friday to show support.
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It's an understatement to say 2020 will be a year remembered for a myriad of catastrophes, from the global Coronavirus pandemic to the increased presence of far right groups in our society to the ever-present threat of global warming. However, against this backdrop of global catastrophe, it's often easy to forget individuals are going through their own internal struggles on a day to day basis. This is where we find Bristol's Svalbard on If I Die, Will I Get Better?, an album that addresses a wide range of issues from depression to sexual assault and misogyny with a refreshingly direct lyrical approach often missing from such music. The album's sound is characterised by surging, melancholic melodies bolstered by guitarist/vocalist Serena Cherry's blistering direct lyrics and delivery, resulting in the band's most mature and affecting release to date.
Lead-single 'Open Wound' also serves as the album's opener and is simply outstanding, undoubtedly one of the most immediate and powerful tracks the band have written. The music, both melancholic and soaring, brings to mind Envy and early Smashing Pumpkins, as shimmeringly thick guitar-lines create an immersive and towering wall of beauty. Cherry, bolstered by the deep bellows of fellow guitarist Liam Phelan, is also exactly the type of vocalist metal needs right now; as she switches between heartfelt harsh vocals and floaty cleans, she delivers her outspoken and thought provoking lyrics with an unmatched intensity. 'Listen To Someone' emerges with similarly stirring guitars that dance above a churning undercurrent of bass; fans of shoegazers Slow Crush will find much to admire here. The lyrics, as the title suggests, focus on the importance of simply listening to a person in their time of need, rather than offering empty platitudes and trying to fix them. It's not an easy listen, but as Cherry implores, "Some illnesses, they have no fix, listen to someone without judgement", it really makes one think about the ways in which we offer support to each other in times of crisis.
The haunting and timely 'What Was She Wearing' tackles the foul culture of victim blaming that takes place in cases of sexual assault and rape. "Showing flesh does not deserve shaming, showing flesh does not warrant blaming" croons Cherry over a spacey expanse of bittersweet guitars. The closing track 'Pearlescent' is one of the most beautiful tracks you're likely to hear all year; "I burn this flame for you, when all hope remains elusive" implores Cherry, giving a sense that maybe love can cut through the darkest of times. Opening with wistful and glittering guitars the song builds to a truly surging climax, ending the album with a sense that maybe there's some light ahead in the not-so-distant future.
Many bands tackle difficult and personal themes in their music, but what makes Svalbard standout is the plainspoken nature of their lyrics and the intense emotive delivery. Furthermore, the band create music that is as memorable as it is immersive, mournful as it is hopeful. Simply put, When I Die, Will I Get Better? is one of the most beautiful, cathartic and impressive albums you will hear this year and confirms Svalbard to be one of the very best bands of their generation.
When I Die, Will I Get Better? will be released on 25th September and can be ordered here.
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2015 FIFA Women's World Cup Quarterfinals
Germany vs France
Olympic Stadium – Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Friday, June 26, 2015, 4:00 pm Eastern, TV: Fox
Spread: France + 1/2 (-119) / Germany +1/2 (+104)
Money Line: France +301 / Germany +102 / Draw +251
Odds to Advance: Germany -200 / France +170
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Although both Germany and France are in the top three in the FIFA rankings, they will meet in the Quarterfinals of the 2015 Women's World Cup Friday in Montreal. The winner will face either the United State or China in the semifinals next week.
Both France and Germany went 10-0 in qualifying for the World Cup. In fact France outscored their opponents 54-3 in qualifying. Germany was placed in Group C as the top seed in the World Cup. The Germans crushed Ivory Coast 10-0 in their opening match of the World Cup, before settling for a 1-1 draw against Norway. Germany won the group with a 4-0 win over Thailand. In the Round of 16 Germany cruised to a 4-1 victory over Sweden Saturday in Ottawa.
France was placed in group F as the top seed. The French escaped with a tough 1-0 victory over England in the opening match, before being shocked 2-0 by Colombia in the second match. France lost against Colombia despite outshooting them 21-3. France rebounded to win the group with a 5-0 thrashing of Mexico in the last match of the group stage. In the round of 16, France beat South Korea 3-0 Sunday in Montreal.
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France and Germany were in the same group in the 2011 World Cup, with Germany winning 4-2 on home soil. That is the only competitive match they two sides have ever played but France did win a friendly last October 2-0 against Germany. Interestingly, the two countries also met in the quarterfinals of the Men's World Cup last year in Brazil. Germany won that match 1-0 en route to winning the World Cup.
Germany is looking for their third World Cup title in the last four events. Longtime manager Silvia Neid will retire next season. Germany looks to atone for a shocking quarterfinal loss as the host nation in 2011 to eventual champion Japan. Germany will use a 4-2-3-1 attack formation.
Legendary German keeper and captain Nadine Angerer will retire after her club season this year. She has allowed only two goals in four games with two shutouts. Only a late goal conceded against Norway proved costly. Sweden scored when they were down 3-0 in the round of 16.
Anja Mittag and Celia Sasic each have five goals in the tournament for Germany. Midfielder Lena Goessling has added 3 assists for Germany. Dzsenifer Marozsan is only 23 but is already one of the best midfielders in the world. The defense is just as good as the offense if not better anchored by Annika Krahn.
France is managed by Phillippe Bergeroo. The French have never won the World Cup but advanced to the semifinals in 2011 before losing to the United States. France will use a 4-2-2-2 attack formation.
French keeper Sarah Bouhaddi gave up two goals against Colombia, both on turnovers but has not conceded another goal.
Forward Marie-Laure Delie has 61 goals for France, including two against South Korea in the round of 16. Veteran Gaetane Thiney and Eugenie Le Sommer are also dangerous scorers. Louisa Necib is one of the top playmakers in the world.
This should be a low scoring game with two of the best goal keepers in the world, despite the explosive offenses on both sides. France will not be intimidated by the Germans, but Germany just has slightly more talent. Germany is also motivated by their humiliating loss in 2011. I think Germany wins the match in either extra time or a shootout.
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Encapsulating the laid-back glamour of the Riviera, MUSE Saint-Tropez is a chic bespoke retreat that reflects architectural simplicity nestled in the heart of an award-winning ecological and self-sustainable garden designed by acclaimed landscape artist, Sophie Agata Ambroise.
MUSE is a state of mind where minute details interweaves with life's perfect moments or time bubbles of pure happiness. A celebration of senses, tastes and textures. Evoking pleasure to the eye. This boutique hotel in Saint-Tropez leaves nothing to chance to make each second with us a true tribute to art.
1312 Avenue Raymond Poincare 06360 – Eze
151 Chemin des Salins, 83990 Saint-Tropez, France
The Hotel Sezz Saint-Tropez inventively combines charm and design to praise the ever so precious feeling of getting away from it all. An invitation to celebrate each sense and each hour.
Ideally located just 2km from the centre of Saint-Tropez and the famous Place des Lices, the Sezz Saint-Tropez is a real haven of peace where vegetation is omnipresent without being intrusive. An island on the peninsula that leaves plenty of room for light, sunshine, air and breeze while favouring the most extreme comfort, where elegance and refinement are the norm.
2320 Route des Serres, 06570 Saint-Paul-de-Vence, France
3, avenue des Fleurs 06000 – Nice
Set on a side street, this relaxed hotel is a 3-minute walk from the nearest tram stop, and a 7-minute walk from the Promenade des Anglais and the Mediterranean Sea. The Marc Chagall National Museum is 3 km away.
A rooftop deck offers a pool, a bar and panoramic city views. There's also a retro-style restaurant with a bar and patio seating. Breakfast is available.
Rue de la Pise, 06360 Èze, France
Plage De Gigaro 83420 – La Croix Valmer
At the heart of St Tropez peninsula, on the beach of Gigaro, nestled in the pine woods, the hotel la Pinède Plage provides a unique spot, right on the beach , with its discreet and undeniable charm…wide open sea…
Enjoy a Mediterranean, cosy and modern lifestyle…the right place for couple or family holidays by the sea…
La Pinède Plage provides outstanding facilities for unforgettable vacations: freshly renovated rooms, a sea-facing bar and restaurant, an out-door heated pool overlooking the sea, a tennis court, watersports , and walking distance, the Château de Valmer Spa..
This modern and spacious guesthouse has a relaxing atmosphere with all the facilities a 4 stars hotel has to offer. Privacy is guaranteed by the lush Mediterranean vegetation surrounding. Away from the hectic city life of Cannes here you will find silence and calmness.
Cannes Villa St-Barth is near the major tourist attractions only 5 mins away from the city center of Cannes. Your home away from home to make you feel at home.
11 Quai Rauba Capeu 06300 – Nice
At the Hotel La Pérouse, you are in an extremely uncommon place; it's the address you will keep to yourself so that it doesn't become too popular and too busy. The view on the Angel Bay is spectacular: it will take your breath away.
Located in a unique setting, nestled on the Castle Hill, just at the end of the promenade des Anglais, a short walk from the market of the Cours Saleya in the old Nice, just behind the port.
At the foot of the hotel, the "Castel" private beach will welcome you for a dip in the sea or to sunbathe.


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Brian: We seem to be doling out our fair share of blame regarding the ACC Championship Game performance by the Eagles. So I figured, why stop there? Marcus over at ACC Football Report has an interesting post about the failed experiment that is the ACC Championship Game. Jeff, who's to blame for a third straight year of poor attendance in the ACC Championship game? Your suspects include:
- The Atlantic Coast Conference - for gambling and losing, betting on an annual Florida State vs. Miami rematch in the Championship game and arrogantly placing this game smack in the middle of the two most Southern schools in the conference. For thinking that they could stage a championship game instantly on par with the Big XII and the SEC, when the conference makeup of these conferences vis a vis the ACC is vastly different. The ACC isn't made up of these bohemeth football first State U schools and live and die with college football. Instead, the ACC is made up of four, very small private schools, a handful of basketball-first schools (Duke, North Carolina, Wake Forest, Maryland, Virginia), and a few football first large state universities that largely haven't lived up to the hype since expansion (Clemson, Florida State, NC State)
- The City of Tampa - these games don't market themselves, for practically giving away tickets to this game and for making this game look even worse than it already does
- Raymond James Stadium - it's a freaking Big East stadium! I though we expanded to move away from associating ourselves with anything even remotely close to the Big East?
- Boston College fans - The Eagles reportedly sold only 4,800 tickets for the last two championship games, yet there are upwards of 30,000 Alumni Stadium season ticket holders. The casual BC fan/season ticket holder didn't show up.
- Virginia Tech fans - For cashing it in and not attending this game and waiting for the bowl game. Yes, Tampa is a further drive than Jacksonville. So what? Were you actually expecting to lose this game? Why didn't you show up?
Heather Dinich - for calling out the conference and opening her championship game day post with this:
"It's hard not to think how much more of a buzz there would be if Miami and Florida State were playing in this game. It's the perfect location for it, and it's just what this championship game needs to inject some excitement into it. By the time the game moves to Charlotte in 2010, Miami and FSU will probably be playing in it, if it doesn't happen next year."You are the freaking four-letter network ACC blogger, for crying out loud. And you wonder why the ACC Championship game is being dragged through the mud when one of your conference "representatives" is publicly lamenting the fact that Florida State and Miami aren't playing in the Championship game. Besides, the U doesn't travel that well. They can only get 30k to attend their home games. Besides, if it really was Seminoles-Hurricanes part 2, the city of Tampa would complain about something else (e.g. lack of hotel rooms and restaurant business given it is a day trip for most FSU/Miami fans). It's a no win situation in my opinion.
- Clemson and Florida State - for letting two of the smallest schools in the ACC Atlantic represent the division the last three years, for failing to live up to ridiculously high expectations set forth at these football-first schools
- The City of Charlotte - for having scheduling conflicts and not allowing this game to be played in Charlotte this year or next year
- The Florida Gators - ACC football will always play second-fiddle to SEC football in the state of Florida. Of course, it didn't help that God's conference staged the "Game of the Millennium" at 4:30 in Atlanta the same day
- Georgia Tech - for losing the turnover battle 3-0 back in September and getting jobbed by the refs in a 20-17 loss in Blacksburg that sent the Hokies to the title game instead of the Jackets
- ACC parity - the lack of a national championship contender from the ACC, 7 losses between the Hokies and the Eagles going into the ACCCG (the most combined losses ever in the Championship game)
- The casual ACC fan - non-existent at the ACCCG this year. We saw exactly 1 North Carolina fan, 4 Miami fans clad in green Hurricane uniforms, and a handful of Florida State fans.
- The rematch factor - Boston College and Virginia Tech are "rivals" according to the ACC schedule such that they play each other every year. The ACC seemed to luck out its first two years given that the first two title games weren't rematches, but when you pair good Atlantic teams with good Coastal teams annually during the regular season, i.e. forcing the Hokies and Eagles to play each other in the regular season, Florida State and Miami, Clemson and Georgia Tech, and so on and so forth, my guess is ACCCG rematches will be the norm rather than the exception going forward.
- ACC Division alignment - the current Atlantic-Coastal alignment makes no sense and casual fans can't remember which team is in which division based on this arbitrary divide. Plus it would seem that the schools that would heavily attend an ACCCG are more on the Atlantic side (NC State, Florida State, Clemson) than the Coastal side (Virginia Tech and ...? Georgia Tech, maybe, but that's it). The conference has been lucky(?) to have the Hokies in the big game three of the last four years?
1. Virginia Tech fans. You are supposed to be one of the best traveling teams in the country let alone the ACC. Where were you in Tampa? Tampa was only 3 hours further than Jacksonville by car and you only brought approximately the same number of fans as BC compared to approximately 4 or 5 times more last year.
2. ACC parity. At no point during the season did either BC or VT fans have confidence that they were going to this game since. Then once their team got there, fans didn't get too excited by playing another team that wasn't even in the top 15.
T-3. Georgia Tech. Regarded by almost everyone to be the best team in the league yet they finished one win away from the game. Georgia Tech fans would've traveled en mass to Tampa after their Georgia win and BC fans would've gotten very excited for the opportunity to avenge the Eagles' early September loss.
T-3. The rematch factor. Having a rematch from the regular season is no big deal but having a rematch from last year's game when attendance was already very poor really put a damper on this game. Everyone who has ever attended a sold out football game and a half full stadium football game will agree that having a packed house makes the game more enjoyable to attend. Both fan bases knew attendance would be similar to 2007 and therefore got less excited about the rematch.
5. Florida-Alabama. This was a dream matchup for the SEC and CBS. It was a national title semifinal just as advertised and ESPN talked about this game almost exclusively leading up to Saturday. Also, casual fans wanted to be in front of a TV at 4:30 and not traveling home from the ACC Championship Game.
6. The City of Charlotte. After the 2006 and 2007 ACCCGs the ACC realized the needed a centrally located Championship game ASAP. Props to the conference for trying but Charlotte why couldn't you have been available?????? Brian and I both had massive hangovers Sunday and a shorter trip home would've benefitted both of us and Virginia Tech might have single handedly sold out the game in Charlotte given its proximity to Blacksburg. Tallahassee is the closest ACC city to Tampa at 275 miles away. Meanwhile Wake Forest, NC State, North Carolina, Duke, Clemson, Virginia Tech, Virginia, and Georgia Tech are all located closer to Charlotte than 275 miles away. That's 8 of 12 ACC are located closer to Charlotte than any teams are located to Tampa. The game in Charlotte won't sell out every year because of the potential of say a BC-Miami matchup but it will sell out a lot more often than it doesn't.
7. BC fans. BC traveled much much much better relative to Virginia Tech considering proximity of the game and the size of their student body and alums. But still, more BC fans should have been in attendance rather than at home commenting on atleagle.com and bitching that we have a reputation for traveling poorly and are therefore dropping to the Music City bowl to play 6-6 Vanderbilt.
Brian: That's a lot of blame to go around, but I find it surprising (dare I say, shocking?!) that the Conference doesn't shoulder any of the blame in your opinion. Yet you put BC fans on the list with an undergrad enrollment of 9,081 and many more casual fans than die-hards.
So how does the conference fix the problem? And what if Charlotte doesn't work out?
Jeff: The conference fixed the problem by moving the game to Charlotte. The game will be a hot ticket there because of proximity to the schools in the game alone. Meanwhile, on average the two teams competing in the game will be ranked higher nationally than they were this year. There won't be the SEC dream game to compete with and the economy hurting ticket sales so the ACC Championship Game will get more hype and will be better attended. Nothing needs to be done beyond moving the game in 2010.


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Samsung smart TVs run on their custom OS called Tizen OS. Like how we have iOS in Apple smartphones. We have Google Play Store in Android smart TVs. Likewise, Samsung smart TV has its own app store known as Samsung Apps. You can download apps and games from Samsung Apps as you do in Google play store.
Let's see the steps on how to install AT&T TV on your Samsung smart TV. Continue with the following steps.
STEP1: Navigate to Samsung Apps on your smart TV.
STEP2: Click on the Search bar on the left side of the screen.
STEP3: Search for DirecTV NOW or AT&T TV.
STEP4: Select the AT&T TV app.
STEP5: Click on the Download button on the next sceen.
STEP6: Once the download gets complete, click on the Run option to open and access the application.
This is how you can get the AT&T TV on your Samsung smart TV.
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STEP1: Navigate to Google Play Store on your smart TV.
STEP2: Type AT&T TV or DirecTV NOW on the search bar and hit the search button.
STEP3: Tap on the AT&T TV app and click on the Install button.
STEP4: Once the app gets installed, click on the Open button to access the application.
This is how you can install DirecTV NOW on all smart TVs that run on Android TV OS.
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As we saw in Samsung smart TV, LG smart TV also runs in their custom OS called WebOS. Unfortunately, LG smart TV won't support DirecTV NOW at present. Even you can't locate the app in LG's content store.
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Vizio smart TV won't have a custom OS but unfortunately, DirecTV NOW is not available for Vizio TV at present. But you can use the cast functionality to stream AT&T on your Vizio TV.
You can cast AT&T TV from your smartphone using the Vizio smartcast mobile app. The smartcast application is available for both Android and iOS devices. By using this app you can easily stream DirecTV NOW to your Vizio smart TV.
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Do you feel like you should get credit for things you do in dreams? All night long, you are performing heroic, thoughtful, clever, fantastic feats. Seems like a lot of effort to not get any credit for it.
If someone saved you from a building burning in their dream, would you feel compelled to look at them differently in real life?


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Recently passed House legislation would amend bankruptcy code for big banks.
In the final weeks of the 113th U.S. Congress, the House of Representatives passed legislation to change the bankruptcy rules for banks deemed "too big to fail." The Financial Institution Bankruptcy Act of 2014 (FIBA) aimed to create a mechanism for such institutions to file for bankruptcy, thus forcing investors and creditors to bear the losses and mitigating harm to the broader economy.
Notwithstanding bipartisan support in the House, FIBA is officially "dead," as the Senate failed to vote on it before the expiration of the last term. However, given the political consensus to eliminate "too big to fail," FIBA or related legislation may well be reintroduced in the new congressional term and ultimately reach President Obama's desk.
The "too big to fail" problem stems, at least in part, from an incongruence between the macroeconomic and legal policy frameworks. On the one hand, highly influential research – much of it by former Federal Reserve Chair, Benjamin Bernanke – suggests that a stable financial sector is necessary to effectively conduct monetary policy and steer the economy through crisis. In other words, to save the economy, you need functioning banks. In practice, however, this proposition leaves policymakers with only two unpalatable options: (i) providing government assistance, like the AIG "bailout"; or (ii) a bankruptcy filing, like that of Lehman Brothers.
After Lehman's chaotic bankruptcy in September 2008, regulators essentially decided that pledging tax dollars to bolster financial institutions was in the collective interest. Along with arguably "socializing" billions of private sector losses, these "bailouts" fueled the perception that some institutions, but not others, could count on government support. In other words, they were "too big to fail."
The Dodd-Frank Act sought to address this problem with the Orderly Liquidation Authority (OLA), which empowers the Federal Deposit Insurance Commission (FDIC) to wind down large, insolvent banks. OLA operates outside of the bankruptcy code and is instead modeled on the FDIC's receivership process for failed deposit-holding banks. OLA does not monopolize regulatory power with the FDIC; rather, the crucial decision as to whether an institution is solvent is left to the U.S. Treasury, which also provides funding.
From the get-go, OLA was a particularly controversial provision of a hard-fought-for Act, and tremendous political capital was expended to pass it. OLA has remained widely criticized. Market participants have decried giving "politically sensitive" regulators discretion to determine a bank's fate while "pick[ing] winners and losers" amongst creditors. Likewise, legal scholars have delivered poignant critiques: a recent article in the University of Pennsylvania Law Review found OLA lacking with respect to "a number of fundamental constitutional benchmarks."
Although under Dodd-Frank using the bankruptcy code remains a preferred outcome, commentators and scholars believe that turning to OLA is nearly certain because "[t]he bankruptcy code as it currently exists won't work for a large financial institution."
FIBA sought to remedy these limitations by tailoring and amending Chapter 11 of the bankruptcy code to serve as the "first line of defense for a distressed institution." However, it notably retained OLA as a backup. Chapter 11 is typically used to facilitate corporate reorganizations. It offers powerful legal protections unavailable outside of bankruptcy, including the automatic stay, which halts collection efforts against the debtor, giving it a breathing spell to reorganize affairs. The automatic stay covers the vast majority of contracts, but notably excludes most derivatives through so-called "safe harbors" – a factor that may have exacerbated Lehman's woes.
Operationally, FIBA takes advantage of financial institutions' legal structure – generally, a top-level holding company with numerous subsidiaries beneath it – through the "single-point-of-entry" (SPOE) approach, which it adopted from OLA. As the table below describes in greater detail, under the SPOE, FIBA effectively treats the holding company and operating subsidiaries as distinct entities. While the holding company is placed in Chapter 11, its subsidiaries continue to operate, minimizing harm to the economy and preventing "the chaotic sell-off" following Lehman's collapse.
Under FIBA, a bridge company is created to take the holding company's place. Then, through a bankruptcy-specific sale mechanism, the bridge company purchases the subsidiaries, unencumbered by any the debts previously against them. This "free and clear" transfer is possible because the original investors – holders of the bank's stock and bonds – suffer large losses. To put it differently, the metaphysical transition of subsidiaries is coupled with a very real separation of investors from their money – a factor that could "force creditors to price risks more appropriately" according to anticipated activity.
Importantly, FIBA also heeds scholars' long-standing counsel by ending the exemption of derivative contracts from the automatic stay. Derivatives are complex transactions whose value is based on the performance of an underlying asset or financial benchmark. They are often used for complex trading or risk management strategies: Lehman Brothers, for instance, had outstanding derivatives contracts with over 8,000 companies exceeding $700 billion.
In part because of such intricate webs of exposure, derivatives were originally exempted from the automatic stay to "keep systemic risk in check" – a position an article by Professors David Skeel and Thomas Jackson described as "more than a little ironic from a post-2008 vantage point."
Notably, FIBA's provision largely parallels an earlier accord by some of the world's largest banks to "tear up the rule book on derivatives" by amending standard-form contracts to incorporate an automatic stay. In tandem, the incorporation of an automatic stay through both the standard-form contracts and FIBA could facilitate complex restructuring across legal jurisdictions.
Yet, despite "broad support in legal circles," FIBA was understood to have slim odds of ultimately becoming law. This is in part due to significant support for its more controversial companion bill, the Taxpayer Protection and Responsible Resolution Act (TPRRA), which was introduced in the Senate in 2013 but was not enacted.
TPRRA aims to explicitly repeal OLA. Further, the TPRRA would prohibit government financing to facilitate the resolution process – a point on which FIBA is notably silent. While the TPRRA is officially "dead," it could be reintroduced during the new congressional session. Given the reversal in party control of the Senate following the November midterm elections, commentators have noted that the TPRRA has become more viable.
However, repealing OLA would be "a nonstarter for most Democrats" and would likely be vetoed by President Obama. A presidential veto can only be overridden with the support of two-thirds of both the House and the Senate – a tall order given that neither party commands two-thirds of either chamber.


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