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In The Quest for Citizenship, Kim Cary Warren examines the formation of African American and Native American citizenship, belonging, and identity in the United States by comparing educational experiences in Kansas between 1880 and 1935. Warren focuses her study on Kansas, thought by many to be the quintessential free state, not only because it was home to sizable populations of Indian groups and former slaves, but also because of its unique history of conflict over freedom during the antebellum period. After the Civil War, white reformers opened segregated schools, ultimately reinforcing the very racial hierarchies that they claimed to challenge. To resist the effects of these reformers' actions, African Americans developed strategies that emphasized inclusion and integration, while autonomy and bicultural identities provided the focal point for Native Americans' understanding of what it meant to be an American. Warren argues that these approaches to defining American citizenship served as ideological precursors to the Indian rights and civil rights movements. This comparative history of two nonwhite races provides a revealing analysis of the intersection of education, social control, and resistance, and the formation and meaning of identity for minority groups in America.
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This is so much better than the drugstore purchased flat iron that I've been using. The ghd classic 1 inch styler heats up fast and maintains the perfect temperature while styling my hair. The extra long cord 9 feet is something that I'm going to have to get used to but I do see how it would be perfect for professional stylists to use in salons. The ceramic plates come together perfectly and there's even a little extra give when I squeeze them over my hair. I appreciate that this has a reset button on the plug to keep the user from getting shocked while using. I even loved how this arrived in a beautiful box. My hair looks great and I am looking forward to using this for years to come.
Perfect for straightening, curling or waving, this straightener features high-gloss titanium floating plates for a smooth glide, and advanced ceramic heaters to ensure fast and even heat distribution. Utilizing Ion Boost Technology, the straighteners deliver active conditioning ions to help hair look smoother and shinier, and are housed in strong, lightweight steel with curved edges to keep the plates aligned and allow you to create effortless curls and flicks. Versatile and easy to use, this amazing tool is the perfect choice for anyone who needs a tool that can do it all!
I had a solia flat iron that just died after about 8 years I looked to repurchase the same brand but it looks as though it no longer gets good reviews. Ugh... So after a few days of reading reviews and such I went with the ghd. I wasn't sure I would like not having control of the temperature. I have long curly frizzy hair. I usually use a higher then should temp. 400 ...anyway took a chance and really like it thus far. It doesn't get as hot as my solia but it straightens quicker how's that possible and the 1 inch makes it easy to curl my ends. Love it so far. Hopefully it lasts me as long as my solia.
This is an amazing styler I've used regular curling irons for the last couple of decades with my preference being a fatter iron. This is the first time that I've used a flat iron. I had a lot of fun playing with it and was surprised by how well and how quickly it worked. It heated almost instantly sounding a chime when it was ready to use. I sectioned off my hair and used it according to the directions on their website. It felt so slick and smooth as I pulled it down my hair that I wondered if it even made contact. However my hair was warm and perfectly straight so it did the trick it only took a few minutes for my entire head of hair to be stick straight. That's not how I wear it I was just playing. I found directions online for curling with the ghd styler and went to work. It was a little tricky at first because I was using it a way that I never used a curling iron. It didn't take long for me to get the hang of it and soon I had loose waves and curls that looked and felt wonderful. I'm thrilled with it the ghd classic styler that I received is genuine. Based on the comments here I immediately went to the ghd website and registered it and verified that it was the real deal. The only problem I had was reading the tiny date code printed inside the unit. I finally had to take a picture of it with my phone and enlarge it a little so I could make out the numbers.
"The temperature of the iron can determine the curl pattern on hair that tends to fall easily, as you might need a higher heat to lock in the pattern closer to the root," she added. "The internal components of the irons also can determine the curl pattern, and that is why it is important to invest in custom, high-end tools that contain internal heaters that go the entire length of the barrel. The higher the heat, the stronger the curl will essentially be. Low heat will produce a softer finish."
It met my expectations
A fabulous duo of top notch ghd products. Firstly the styler it's easy to use as it automatically heats to a predetermined non adjustable 185 c optimal for styling without damaging hair. Should one need a higher temperature then this is not for you. It's supplied with a chunky 20 cm square heat mat to protect surfaces and it auto powers off after 30 minutes if not in use. Given its speedy heat up rate I reckon this could be reduced to 10 minutes in use great results are possible with very little practise.and the hairdryer very nicely balanced with good access to the controls without stopping. The lower switch is the 3 position fan speed off medium high but it doesn't sit quite right ... To get to the highest speed one has to push the end of the switch down into the handle its as though the switch has not been installed level vertical but it's not a huge problem the 3 position heat switch is much better. The cold shot button requires a fair bit of effort to hold in with 1 finger for anything more than a few seconds.both have very good quality cable that are properly flexible unlike some 2.7 m styler 3.0 m on the dryer. With regard to cables the manufacturer's make it clear that the cables should not be wound around the device but folded as they were as they came out of the box ... That's ok in theory but using the twist ties is not practicable so it would have been useful to include some cheap and easy method of coiling the cable especially for travelall said and done superb kit with a niggle about a switch and cable storage
I have 3a 3b curls so I need a high quality flat iron that won't burn my hair. I used to have a hai then a babylis. Both were very nice. Then I borrowed my friend's ghd on vacation and got spoiled. It got my hair flat and shiny. I was very impressed. When my daughter knocked our babylis over and it stopped working I knew I wanted a ghd to replace it. I watched the price here and when it dipped down low enough I bought it. I am very happy. It doesn't get as hot as my babylis but it still works amazingly. I was able to register the ghd on the website hologram and date code are on the arm not the tag . Highly recommend this product and seller
I love these my first real ghd styler it really is better than all the rest
In short YES! You absolutely can use too much heat on your hair. Burning hair is not a good smell, it's not a good look either! You may end up having to get a pretty severe haircut if you're not careful about the amount of heat you put directly on your locks. Read through this to get an idea of what's safe and what will leave you wishing for a good trim (or possibly a wig).
I have owned this straightener for 9 years now and I absolutely love it use it multiple times a week.
This is my second iron with the first one lasting more than 5 years. I specially chose this brand because of the plug circuit breaker since the model I had before this one burned my bangs. I've never had a problem with this model and absolutely feel the price is equivalent to it's quality. Also if you take care of your iron your iron will not disappoint you.
I've used these straighter for years and love them. They get so hot and I can do my thick hair in a few minutes. Plus they are salon level so have the extra long cord. However it sounds like you need to buy from the ghd website. I did and it arrived pretty fast about a week I think you know its genuine and the price is the same at 150.
My hairdresser really rates ghd products saying they know about hair and make sure their products style without causing damage. Everything about the ghd styler speaks of quality and a lot of attention to detail. The blue accented shoebox outer packaging is pretty enough to use for long term visible storage a heat resistant mat wraps around the storage bag and the straighteners themselves have metallic icy blue accents bringing the whole thing together into a coordinated package.heating up time is fast at a few seconds with a helpful 'beep' sounding at switch on accompanied by a flashing light. You are alerted to full heat attainment by further beeps and a constant light. A full head of curly tending towards frizzy shoulder length hair was straight within a couple of minutes.the cord length was ample for my requirements and the straighteners proved easy to use. The plates made short work of the task and a useful silicone guard safely holds the plates together once you're done. Everything then packs neatly away into a storage bag which has a divider to ensure the lead and plug remain separate to the styler and around which the heat resistant mat clips into place.in summary• fast heat up time of a few seconds• beeps to alert once ready for use• easy to use with a generous lead• simple on off switch no temperature control needed • heat resistant mat and storage bag• silicone guard to hold the plates closed for easy storagethis would make a beautiful gift whether to self or another delivering both practicality and icy good looks.
the ghds are what I expected but I have only had them a short time and some of the other reviews stated that they stopped working not long after they were purchased so hopefully this will not happen to me.
I just wanted a 'cheap' pair of ghds and these have done the job. To be fair you are almost guarenteed a great product when you buy ghd whatever the model.
I purchased this item almost a year ago and it's still working as well as when I first bought it. Strongly recommend to someone who wants their hair to look great and wants it to last longer than the typical hair straightener.
Love this ghd does a very good job and heats up very quickly. Really good purchase and well worth it.
Best straightner I've ever used. Heats up quick. Perfect for straightning curls or beach waves. Very impressed.
The high-density bristles on the professional-style nano comb are designed to prevent curly hair from catching in the teeth. However, that also means straightening your hair can take longer than it does with the Glamsfields or AsaVea, because you may need to make more passes with the brush. Heat-up is fast (60 seconds) and the heat is evenly-distributed thanks to metal ceramic technology. The double-ionic generator works to prevent frizz and split ends.
Good Hair Day, commonly known as ghd, is a manufacturer of hair care products based in Leeds, United Kingdom.[1][2] ghd leads the market for hair straightening irons and is sold in over 50,000 salons worldwide.[3][4] The company was the first hair tool sponsor of the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show, and is endorsed by celebrities including Victoria Beckham, Madonna, Gwyneth Paltrow, and Jennifer Aniston.[5][6]
I love this styler. Use it daily it heats up literally in seconds straightens my super thick frizzy hair very fast and as of yet has not caused noticeable damage. I absolutely think it's worth the money. Also I was able to register my product it was a genuine ghd.
The L'Oréal Professionnel Steampod is unique in that unlike traditional hair straighteners, it relies on steam technology to straighten hair; reducing frizz and smoothing down the fibres. This technology provides gentle heat action which helps to minimise damage to the hair. Proven to be faster than other straighteners and giving up to 50% smoother hair, the Steampod is perfect for enhancing your blow-dry and giving you salon-perfect results each and every time.
love it heats up quickly and smooths my frizzy parts great
This is a styler which takes the guilt out of heat styling and the world's first smart styler that predicts your hair's needs. Tri-zone technology ensures that heat is maintained so hair remains healthy, glossy and strong; giving you great results without compromising the condition of your hair. The intelligent irons constantly adapt to your individual hair fibres to deliver the optimum styling temperature at all times. Styling with the ghd Platinum+ has also been proven to be safe for coloured hair as well as reducing hair breakage and increasing shine.
works great love it
The best flat iron there is.. Doesn't damage your hair as much because you only need to pass it once or twice through your hair... I bought this years ago and still works..
It has ceramic plates, which work on all hair types to effectively smooth and add waves and curls, depending on your desired finish. The result is incredibly shiny and frizz-free locks, which look styled to perfection. The straighteners also have a unique hibernation mode, which means they will turn off automatically after 30 minutes, so you can be sure they can't cause damage.
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Fair Disclosure, adopted in the United States on October 23, 2000 aims to eliminate selective disclosure by instructing companies to distribute information to the public before or at the same time the information is being sent to selected groups. It requires that a company must release certain information or face the consequences of injunctions or fines. Fair Disclosure must have seemed appealing to the Canadian side because soon after, the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) released their draft policy statement on disclosure standards, somewhat similar to regulation FD.
The Canadian securities administrators have maintained that Canada already had the same basic restrictions against selective disclosure that are covered in Regulation FD. The new policy was more of a practical guideline for companies to follow. The two policies however are extremely alike and intertwine quite a bit. The policy itself has within it a direct comparison to the Regulation FD. The CSA are of the view that existing insider trading and tipping rules already took into account the provision of Regulation FD.
The Canadian policy of disclosure aims to help make certain that investors have equal access to information that would dictate their investment activities as well as help steer companies in the right direction in regards to legislative requirements, providing guidelines to follow. The goal is to ensure that there is a "level playing field" for all investors from the Bay Street fund manager to the independent investor holding stock in a self-directed RRSP.
The Policy identifies certain practices as precarious and risky, including private briefings with analysts or institutional investors, and commenting upon draft analyst reports. Unlike the United States, the Policy does not allow for exceptions to the tipping prohibition for disclosures made to an analyst under a confidentiality agreement.
Sarbanes Oxley Act
The Sarbanes-Oxley Act was signed into law on 30th July 2002, and introduced highly significant legislative changes to corporate and accounting areas. It established stringent new rules with the stated objective of protecting investors by improving the accuracy and reliability of corporate disclosures made pursuant to the securities laws. The law was named after Senator Paul Sarbanes, one of the masterminds behind the act, and came after a series of scandals such as that of Enron. The act was meant to punish those involved in fraud and corruption and restore public confidence in business markets.
This crisis of confidence within the US markets leading to the Sarbanes-Oxley act had a profound effect in Canada. For companies wanting to access the US market, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act has brought about new rules and regulations that need to be followed. Canada, a close neighbor of the United States cannot ignore the effect the act will have on its' economy. If a Canadian firm for example issues securities in American markets or is a legal, accounting or other advisor to a US firm, they will likely face changes in regulation requirements because of the act.
On June 27, 2003, the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) published three draft rules that would require public companies in Canada to provide CEO's and CFO's certifications and comply with a system quite similar to those in the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. The rules of course have not been completely copied and instead have been altered to meet the needs of the Canadian markets. The planned rules which apply to all CSA jurisdictions except British Colombia include an Audit oversight and a certification of disclosure in company's annual and interim filings.
Corporate Governance
Corporate governance is the system by which business corporations are directed and controlled. The distribution, rights and responsibilities of managers, shareholders, the board and other stake holders are all outlined in the corporate government structure outlining the rules on making decisions in regards to corporate affairs. Such an outline tends to provide a solid framework in which the company's objectives and goals may be set and a means of monitoring its performance. Canada like the USA and many other countries has had similar regulations implemented.
Market timing and Late Trading
According to the trade association Mutual Fund Education Alliance:
A mutual fund is a company that pools the money of many investors classified as its shareholders, to invest in a variety of different securities. Investments can take the form of stocks, bonds, money market securities or some combination of these. Such securities are managed on behalf of the shareholders by a professional and each investor holds a 'pro rata' share of the portfolio, entitled to any profits when the securities are sold but also subject to any losses that may occur.
Late Trading
Late trading is placing a buy order for a mutual fund after 4 p.m. ET and getting it at the day's closing net asset value. An illegal practice, late trading allows an investor to reap benefits from events that happen after the closing bell, changes which aren't reflected in the stock's closing price.
4.5 Market Timing
Market timing involves the short-term in and out of a mutual fund, which in the long run harms the long-term shareholders in which the mutual funds were designed for. Market timing is a legal practice unless forbidden or discouraged by a mutual fund's prospectus. Watchdogs worry that since fund managers have to pay commissions on buying and selling, this practice could lead to charges that could affect the investor.
Canadian and US Firms Involved
New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer, who made legal history with his Wall Street lawsuits and $1.4 billion resulting settlement last year, has turned his attention to the mutual fund industry. The investigation pays special attention to the practices of "late trading" and "market timing."
In the case of Putnam Investments in the United States both market timing and late trading were used. The victims of such fraudulent practices were long-term regular investors of mutual funds. Each of these illicit trading practices weakened the value of shares held by these investors instead transferring funds that could have been theirs to those investors allowed to use the illegal tactics. That is the profits made to these illegal investors were made at the expense of those investors who played by the rules.
The SEC looks down upon such practices and Putnam along with Bank of America Nations Funds, Invesco Funds, and Strong Funds, just to name a few are undergoing close scrutiny with lawsuits pending for many. The company's president and chief executive officer of Putnam investments could not take the pressure and dropped out of his positions resigning from the firm. In November, the company settled with SEC while never actually admitting to any of its wrongdoings. The accusations seem not to have hurt Putnam too badly for the fund that was part of the accusations at the end of 2003 after settling the dispute with SEC stood at $1.27 billion, 12% greater than a year earlier.
Although Canada has not seen half as many scandals as the United States we still have our share of problems that if not taken care of could cause serious damage. Just recently charges against Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce were laid accusing the company of supporting inappropriate trading practices by some of its investors. Furthermore, criminal charges were laid against Paul Flynn a former executive of CIBC.
Raynor Burke, an analyst with National Bank Financial, says the Canadian landscape is very different from that of the United States. Through FundServ, a company that time-stamps orders as it is electronically processed firms will find few instances of late trading. In spite of this, the Ontario Securities commission takes both late trading and market timing quite seriously.
In light of the scandals both in US and Canada the Commission in February 2004 began conducting an initial survey on possible misconducts in relation to mutual funds. Findings from these reports will then lay a foundation for the OSC's next step if necessary. Early results have not uncovered any systematic abuses according to the commission.
Other companies involved in similar Scandals
A series of scandals have surfaced within the country following the demise of Enron. From the energy industry, to retail chains, to Wall Street, corruption and lawlessness seem to be growing within the foundations of the American economy. Such scandals although ranging vastly between categories, share certain characteristics common to all; financial manipulation, accounting fraud, greed and criminality
The following entails the scandals involving Dennis Kozlowski, Martha Stewart, Richard Grasso, Calisto Tanzi and Mikhail Khodorkovsky.
Dennis Kozlowski:
Following revelations regarding corrupt practices Tyco International Ltd, one of the worlds largest corporations with 240,000 employees have sent shockwaves throughout the global economy finding themselves in a grave predicament. Dennis Kozlowski has now resigned as CEO of the company and Tyco stock has dropped to an ultimate low leaving the company on the brink of bankruptcy.
The company in numerous handlings one could say demonstrates the current state of American business. Tyco like many other growing companies has registered huge profits over the past decade largely by means of acquisitions and financial manipulations. Pulling off accounting scams and fraud, Tyco managed to grow immensely in earnings and stock value. Kozlowski himself used the company for such things as a 2.1 million dollar trip to the Italian island of Sardina and is accused of transporting $13 million dollars worth of art to Tyco's operating headquarters in New Hampshire to avoid paying more than $1 million dollars in taxes in New York City, the list goes on an on. It has been said that over the past four years Kozlowski obtained over $400 million US dollars in pay and share options. Tried in court, Kozlowski has pleaded not guilty and has been released on a 3$ million dollar bond. The prosecutors not only are looking into the actions of Kozlowski but also at other executives within the company that may have been practicing similar routines.
Tyco's economic activity involved more acquisitions rather than production perhaps, making it easy to take part in criminal practices. Kozlowski expanded the middle sized engineering company into a giant by absorbing hundreds of smaller companies. The deals were mostly funded through the stock market by financing debts from the acquisitions by stock, in turn allowing for further buyouts.
To Tyco ltd, the value of stock because of such practices were quite important, therefore things such as accounting fraud were steps taken in order to insure a high stock value. Practices included 'Spring loading" in which the earnings of an acquired company were under reported in order to greater advance merged companies soon after. As well the accumulation of good will, used to cover the difference between the actual value of an acquired asset and the amount paid for it was also a common practice. Through such procedures Tyco, by the middle of the year 2000, accumulated over $20 billion of good will on companies that it acquired for $24 billion with actual hard assets of less than 4 billion. The deceitful practice was quite simple where instead of paying a high price for a company Tyco would write it off as an expense instead hence creating a large amount of goodwill
Since practices at Tyco have been revealed, the company itself seems to be plummeting into darkness. Falling stock prices from a high of $60.09 per share to $13.49 per share have hurt investors and employees alike.
Figure 7: Tyco Stock Return in US Dollars
Employees have suffered due to plans made to lay off more than 13,000 people and shut down over 240 facilities. The company is slowly dying with almost 12 billion dollars in debt this year and a collapsed stock, the future of the company looks quite bleak
Investors must demand disclosure, which in my opinion would lessen the occurrence of such practices. They must demand disclosure as well as take an active interest in such companies to obtain the needed information, and not wait until it's too late to take action. As well governments need to take a closer look at the growing amount of companies that deal with such financial acquisitions with perhaps a need for greater guidelines and regulations.
Richard Grasso
Richard Grasso presided over the stock exchange during the greatest boom in history. From a climb of less than 1000 points in 1968 to a high of 11,000 Grasso was well known and respected within the business world. He implemented a number of polices encouraging corporate responsibility and was also highly applauded for organizing the comeback for the stock exchange just six days after the September 11th terrorist attacks. Yet Grasso's record is not as clean as it seems.
Richard Grasso who worked for 35 years at the stock exchange received a one-off cash payment of $140 Million US in salary and benefits. This was in addition to the $48 million dollars Mr. Grasso earned but did not claim and, his $1.5 million dollar salary. His pay came from the exchange boards idea to grant Grasso a new contract taking him to the year 2007. With the new contract in hand, Grasso was allowed to take all the retirement savings and investment profit he had accumulated over the past 35 years of which he immediately took US$140 million. With Grasso forced to retire soon after and his benefits package in hand, people on wall street were astounded and shocked to hear of the numbers especially because it had never become public knowledge of how much Grasso really earned.
The numbers itself are astounding but should not in my opinion point only to Richard Grasso but also to the NYSE itself who allowed such a contract to be entered into. What could possess them to give out so much money is beyond me. Many after learning about Grasso's enormous pay claimed to be hurt by rising costs and falling profits at the same time that Grasso enjoyed his hefty pay package.
The Grasso story although shocking in numbers should not only then focus on Richard Grasso himself, but also on the NYSE and it's internal practice. The NYSE exchange is a place where publicly held shares of almost 3000 companies are traded. The system is based on the premise that the public has access to all companies on the exchange so that each investor can make intellectual investment decisions. This policy however should also be applied to the NYSE for they are the ones that manage the whole affair.
Just like any company that one deals with, the public has the right to know how the NYSE earns its money and how it is managed. The NYSE had always operated under a form of discreetness in comparison to the companies listed on the floor. While those on the floor have had to disclose detailed information about their company, the NYSE had been exempt for such rules, this is one of the reasons they failed to disclose Grasso's benefit package. In fact in their recent annual report the 40 billion dollar bonus that Grasso received was not to be seen anywhere in the account.
Punishment wise, one could say that Richard Grasso should go to jail or in the very least pay a generous fine. However I strongly believe that actions should be taken against the NYSE in the form of a fine. As well I believe that a committee should look into the practices of NYSE and form recommendations on how they can open up their activities to the public avoiding such an issue again.
Son of a rich beer executive, Lord Conrad Black is a widely known newspaper mogul. His company named Hollinger in the 90's owned 60% of Canadian newspapers including the Daily telegraph, The Chicago Sun-Times, the Jerusalem Post and much more. In 1999 alone Hollinger created revenues exceeding $2 billion dollars.
Such a successful man unfortunately has been accused of many wrongful actions including 'misappropriating' $200 million dollars according to a shareholders lawsuit. Tweedy Browne and Cardinal, both institutional investors initiated a suit accusing senior management of taking part in many transactions solely for the purpose of money in their pocket. Executives from the company would look for opportunities with Hollinger that would directly profit their own livelihood. Each time an opportunity was found consent from the board was provided routinely.
The Cardinal lawsuit estimates that Hollinger's executives took as much as $300 million dollars from the company and argues that the board should not find ways to shift the blame to others or try to put all blame on Conrad Black as they have been trying to do thus far.
Although accusations have not been proven in court the lawsuit boldly relays a story of deals involving senior management making decisions with little or no authority from the board of the company. According to the suit, the company failed to evaluate assets before their sale and often no effort was put in to recruit the market for other potential buyers. In one instance for example the lawsuit details a startling transaction in 2001 of the approval of a sale of some U.S newspaper assets to Conrad Black's private firm for a merely $1 dollar, claiming that directors did not even raise an eyebrow when asked to approve such a transaction.
Following the Cardinal lawsuit Hollinger's special committee board has reported very few newspaper transactions. The lawsuit argues that the real problems lie in the daily insider deals that were approved by the board.
Such a lawsuit brings to light the many problems that Canadian shareholders, directors and regulators are facing today. Although our corruption scale is much smaller than our American counterpart it still exists and requires stringent regulations and severe penalties in order to keep corporate moguls such as Lord Conrad Black in Line. The United States after their series of corruption scandals such as Enron and WorldCom enacted in 2002 the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, a strict set of laws on corporate governance. The Canadian government have taken similar steps in order combat such crimes.
There must be a severe punishment handed to Conrad Black and his surrounding executives involved to set an example of the in-acceptance of cooperate fraud in Canada.
Calisto Tenzi
The trend seems to be that with success comes both deceit and fraud as illustrated by the above examples. Parmalat is no exception. Parmalat, once one of the largest companies in Italy, came to a collapse a short time ago through its massive accounts of fraud. The company recently filing bankruptcy protection confessed to the billion-dollar crack in its balance sheets. Calisto Tenzi once chief executive of the company building it up to see much of it's success was arrested and has admitted to prosecutors of the shift that he made of roughly $620 million dollars from Parmalt to Parmatours a travel company controlled by his family.
The SEC has accused Parmalat of involving themselves with one of the 'largest corporate financial frauds in history'. In doing so SEC has claimed repayment of any unwanted gains with interest for U.S investors who hold some 1.5 billion dollars in bonds and notes.
Unfortunately for Calisto and his family, two major changes occurred in regards to Parmalat exposing its dreadful schemes. The first change was that of Parmalat's outside auditor, which according to Italian law must be replaced every nine years. Parmalat changed from Grant Thorton to the popular DeLoitee and Touche thereby exposing their malpractices.
The second event leading to Parmalats fraudulent activities was incurred by the top executive himself along with his son when at a meeting with a private equity firm they let it slip that the cash on hand was really less than 3 billion Euros listed in the companies annual report. They even admitted that in fact the company was 10 billion euros in debt.
The effects of such fraudulent behavior had grave effects for all involved. For one, 36,000 employees had jobs that were in danger. Secondly producers of the raw materials also suffered with the latest reports stating that dairy farmers in Brazil and Australia are waiting for payment on milk already delivered. Finally investors for Parmalat both large and small are suffering because of the now useless stock as well as the $1.5 billion dollars in outstanding bonds.
If it were up to me I would have banned Parmalat from selling any of it's products within the North America thereby hurting much of it's income. Calisto Tanzi and all the other executive members should be fined and sent to jail.
Martha Stewart
The final scandal discussed and the most recent is that of Martha Stewart. Stewart, one of the most well known figures of our time created a billion dollar company called Martha Stewart Omnimedia Inc. The company deals with everything from television programs to magazines to home furnishings. Since the scandal exploded back in June holdings have fallen more than 50% !
On Friday March 5th a jury found Stewart guilty on all four counts of obstructing justice and lying to investigators about a 'just in time' stock sale and now faces up to five years in prison and $250,000 in fines. Stewart came out lucky when just the week before a judge threw out the charge of securities fraud, which carried a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison and a 1 million dollar fine.
The scandal was as follows; ImClone Systems founded by Sam Waksal asked the government to review Erbitux, a new cancer drug. Waksal was tipped that the government would deny the application. Martha Stewart ended up selling all 3,928 shares of ImClone stock, the day before ImClone dropped 18%. On June 4th 2003 Stewart was indicted on nine federal counts in the ImClone scandal accused of insider trading, that is, having information that the public did not. The prosecutor claimed that she sold the stock based on a secret tip and then tried to cover it up by lying. Stewart ended up resigning as chairwoman and CEO of the company but remains chief creative officer and board member.
The case of Martha Stewart has affected everyone in the country due to the sheer popularity of her products. Perhaps the innocent homemaker look that envisioned Martha caught everyone's attention and brought about the broad amount of public coverage on this scandal. Or, perhaps people are getting tired of giant business taking advantage of the laws and in this case insider trading thus, paying more attention to such scandals.
One possibility for punishment would be that the commission forces Martha to step down from the reigns of the company and pay a hefty fine. However because the business has been based solely on Stewart, unless the entire company shuts down she will always be a part of it and probably continue to guide many of the company's important decisions. Although jail time is an option, the odds that Stewart will face the inside of a jail seem highly unlikely. Whatever does end up happening to the infamous Martha Stewart one just has to wait till the June court hearing to find out.
Mikhail Khodorkovsky
Cooperate fraud is not limited to North America, but in fact is all over the world. Last year, Russian President Vladimir Putin detained Mikhail Khodorkovsky a former Community youth leader turned Russian billionaire, chairman and CEO of Yukos Oil Company. Khodorkovsky was charged with tax evasion and grand theft and resigned from the company on November 3rd in order to 'protect' his business. While some say that Khodorkovsky is guilty in illegal dealings others report that his business is one of the most open operations in Russia.
The arrest itself has been greatly scrutinized by many economists and politicians alike because of the manner in which the arrest was made as well as the fact that Khodorkovsky is a political opponent of Putin. The personal dislike for one another was demonstrated on a televised verbal brawl last winter.
In my opinion the events involving Yukos Oil Company and Khodorkovsky has definitely grown into a full blown political and economic scandal with consequences for both sides. Economically the market has suffered because of the fiasco. When Khodorkovsky's advisor for example, was held without bail in Moscow for four weeks, the Russian stock market dropped about 15 percent with a cost of approximately $20 billion in lost stock value.
40 years of age and one of Russia's richest men according to Forbes Magazine Khodorkovsky gained control over Yukos in a shady 1995 privatization paying only a tiny portion of the companies actual worth. Some say that he tried to straighten out the firm's practices and that this lawsuit against him is merely a ploy to keep him away from politics. In fact Khodorkovsky supports this opinion and has been heard on numerous occasions to be painting the lawsuit as a struggle between various factions surrounding Putin. In fact Khodorkovsky goes even farther by claiming that one such group tried to blackmail him into financial support. Politically perhaps Russia really hasn't changed with many investors deeply insecure with a deep concern for property rights. The scandal has also exposed a sort of divide with the administration itself. Dmitry Medvedev for example head of the Presidential Administration expressed great doubts in the way the arrest of Yukos stock took place and had called officials to weigh out the economic outcomes with their decisions.
Russia has gone through vast political changes within the last decade that has influenced how it operates both economically politically and socially. We are lucky that Canada has a form of checks and balances to ensure that one is not punished for their political beliefs or personal rivalries.


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The first in-house ROG chassis under the microscope.
One due a lot sooner than the other.
$120, cools up to 250W TDP parts.
Re-brands coolers, case, PSUs.
Third-party cooler users watch with interest.
New offset design for better compatibility.
Cooling and bling for your high-speed storage.
Confident in its low-temp coil design.
Based on existing designs.
$59, though.
Builds on the original TopFlow.
AMD and Intel compatible, naturally.
Retains predecessors' semi-passive mode.
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Fans enabled only over 40 percent PWM.
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US4 Coleoptera Fall 2015
From GGCWiki
Morphospecies 1
Location of collection: Lat: 38° 58'33.56N Long: 84° 0'37.17W
Date of collection: August 2015
H' value: 3.74
Distinguishing morphological features of Order: Wings: FW Hardened, nearly always meeting in a straight line down middorsal line of the back, elytra covers HW and abdomen consequently abdominal segmentation is not visible from above, elytra sometimes shorter, not covering entire abdomen; Prontum: usually large; Cerci: Absent; Mouthparts: Chewing
Ecological Importance: Predator to other insects and some species eat plants as well.
Economic/agricultural/human health importance: Can act as pollinators to certain plants.
Collected By
Hafsa Ahmed


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The purpose of this article is to use Apache NiFi to ingest a huge csv file (few million rows) into a Kafka topic.
The tricky point when dealing with big file (millions of rows) is that processing the file by NiFi on row-level will generate flow files for every row, this can produce java memory error. As a work around, we need to limit the generated number of rows by splitting the rows on multiple stages. In this article, the file was around 7 million rows, and 6 dividing stages (100K, 10K, 1K, 100, 10 then 1) were used to limit number of generated flow files.
The other trick is to increase the "Splits" queue's "Back Pressure Data Size Threshold" to an adequate size for handling file size, by default it's 1GB. In this article, 2GB is used.
Assumptions & Design
A standalone NiFi and Kafka instance is to be used for this exercise.
The following NiFi flow will be used to split the workload of the multi-million row csv file to be ingested by dividing the ingestion into multi-stages.
Figure 1: the NiFi flow
Figure 2: Properties for "SplitText-100000"
Figure 3: Properties for "SplitText-10000"
Figure 4: Properties for "SplitText-1000"
Figure 5: Properties for "SplitText-100"
Figure 6: Properties for "SplitText-10"
Figure 7: Properties for "SplitText-1"
Figure 8: Properties for the six "splits" queues
The csv rows were ingested properly to the Kafka topic. The only drawback for this flow is that it took almost 30 minutes for ingesting a csv of around 7 million rows. This can be enhanced by using multi NiFi instances and a clustered Kafka, which should be tested in the future.
Future Work
I'll try doing the same exercise using bigger file size using bigger NiFi and Kafka clusters with higher hardware specs to validate the same conclusion.
Nice article! You could also use the "Message Demarcator" property in PublishKafka (set to a new-line) and this way you never have to split up your flow file, it will stream the large flow file and read based on the demarcator so you still get each line sent as an individual message to Kafka.
A couple things. 1. I have no idea what Kafka is. 2. 30 minutes for 7 million records is great as my flow if 40 minutes for a meager 70k records.
In regards to the above multi SplitText usage my question is regarding the Settings tab for the SplitText. How should it be set?
My flow does not execute PutFile still until everything has gone through. I have 2 SplitTexts currently and am about to put in a 3rd to see if that helps but it is just slow processing of the data.
Overall flow i have is
Source -> SplitText (5000) -> SplitText (250) -> Processing -> PutFile
Any tips greatly appreciated.
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