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Boasting bright yellow flowers in the tail end of the season, Impatiens pallida (formerly known by some as Impatiens aurea) has much to offer. The near translucent stalks glow luminously as they hold aloft a canopy of soft green leaves glittering with dew hence the common name, 'Jewelweed.' Children will delight in touching the ripe fruit, sending forth an explosive shower of seeds throughout the area. Finally, the toughness of this species lends itself well for even the most difficult corners of a garden.
Taxonomic description:
Thin, ovate or elliptic, pale and glaucous beneath, 1 1/2 to 3" long, generally obtuse, coarsely toothed and usually mucronate.
Pale yellow, sparingly dotted with reddish-brown or sometimes dotless, 1" long, saccate sepal dilated-conic, as broad as long, abruptly contracted into a short, scarcely incurved notched spur less than one-third its length. The bracts of the pedicels are lanceolate to ovate and acute.
Explosively dehiscent capsule (drupe).
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Germination can be achieved in 10 to 18 days if seeds are sown in 65°F to 70°F soil. The seeds will not germinate if no sunlight is present, so they should be left uncovered. If grown indoors, seedlings should be allowed to breathe; members of the Impatiens genus tend to be highly susceptible to damping-off disease. This is also a strong argument for new soil and clean equipment.
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Supposedly, one can freeze small cubes of juice obtained from the stems for future use. Pain from insect bites, nettle stings, burns, sprains, ringworm, and various skin diseases may be relieved by application.


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Rest Day
Got to the gym and did my warm up like normal. I did a set of squats (10x135) and noticed my back was hurting a little. I went to stretch it out some and this made it more painful so I just did a bike ride.
Half mile jog warm-up
Stationary Bike - 5.6 miles in 25 minutes

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Cheese and Apple Puffs
Raisins | 1⁄2 Cup (8 tbs) | |
For crepe batter | ||
All purpose flour | 2 1⁄4 Cup (36 tbs) | |
Eggs | 3 , beaten | |
Whole milk | 18 Tablespoon (2 Cups Plublespoons 2 T) | |
Finely chopped pecans | 1⁄2 Cup (8 tbs) | |
Freshly grated nutmeg | 1 Pinch | |
Salt | 1 Pinch | |
For apple and cheddar turnovers | ||
Monterey jack | 1 Pound, shredded (Dietz And Watson) | |
Orange zest | 2 Tablespoon | |
Freshly ground cinnamon | 1 Pinch | |
Powdered sugar | 2 Tablespoon (or As Needed) | |
Kirschwasser | 2 Tablespoon (Cherry Eau De Vie) | |
Grand marnier | 2 Tablespoon | |
For blueberry, hazelnut & bergenost phyllo purses (overnight preparation required blueberries) | ||
Dried blueberries | 1 Cup (16 tbs) | |
For phyllo purses | ||
Finely chopped hazelnuts | 1⁄2 Cup (8 tbs) | |
Triple cream | 2 Cup (32 tbs), shredded (Dietz And Watson) | |
Phyllo dough | 22 Ounce (2 Packages) | |
Clarified butter | 1 Cup (16 tbs) | |
Vanilla beans | 3 , sliced lengthwise into 4 strips each | |
For sabayon | ||
Egg yolks | 8 | |
Granulated sugar | 1⁄4 Cup (4 tbs) | |
White wine | 3 Tablespoon | |
Frangelico | 3 Tablespoon |
Prepare the Raisins:
Place the raisins in a small glass bowl and sprinkle with the Grand Marnier. Allow to soak overnight.
Prepare the Crêpe Batter:
Combine all of the ingredients in a large bowl, mixing until smooth. Heat a large nonstick sauté pan over medium heat. Pour in just enough batter to thinly and evenly coat the pan (about 1/3 to 1/2 cup). Cook for about 30 seconds, flip the crêpe with a spatula, and cook on the second side for another 30 seconds. Turn the crêpe out onto a plate, cover loosely with a towel to keep warm, and continue with the remaining batter.
Prepare the Filling:
In a medium mixing bowl using a fork, mash together the soaked raisins and cheese to make the filling. Spread a portion out over each crêpe, fold in the sides and roll up. To serve, place two crepes on each plate and dust with the powdered sugar. Combine the kirschwasser and Grand Marnier in a small saucepan and heat (very carefully) over low heat. Once warm, flame with a match and pour over the crepes while flaming.
Apple & Cheddar Turnovers
Preheat the oven to 350°F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Melt the butter in a medium skillet over medium heat. Add the apples, 1/2 cup of the sugar, cinnamon and nutmeg and sauté just until the apples are slightly soft. Remove from the heat and allow to cool. Once cool, transfer to a large mixing bowl and add the cheddar, mixing until well combined. Lightly dust a work surface with flour and roll the puff pastry to a 1/4-inch thick 12 x 18-inch rectangle, trimming the edges as necessary. Cut the pastry first in half lengthwise and then cut each half into thirds. Place 2-3 tablespoons of the apple filling in the center of each puff pastry square. Lightly brush the edges of the pastry squares with egg wash, fold into triangles, and press the edges with the tines of a fork to seal. Arrange the turnovers on the prepared baking pan and make three 1/2-inch slits on the top of each turnover. Brush the turnovers with the egg wash, and chill in the refrigerator for 30 minutes.Brush the chilled turnovers again with egg wash, and sprinkle with the sugar. Bake the turnovers until golden brown, about 20 minutes, and serve hot with a scoop of vanilla ice cream.
Place the blueberries in a small glass bowl and sprinkle with the Frangelico. Allow to soak overnight.
Phyllo Purses
Preheat the oven to 375°F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper sprayed with non-stick cooking spray. In a large mixing bowl, mix together the soaked blueberries, hazelnuts and Bergenost until well combined. On a work surface, lay out the phyllo dough and cut into 5-inch squares. Brush generously with the clarified butter to keep moist. Place a tablespoon of the filling into the center of each square, then gather up the sides to make a purse. Tie the tops with a vanilla bean strip and place on the baking sheet. Place in the oven and bake until golden brown, about 5-8 minutes. Remove and allow to cool slightly.
Prepare a double boiler, making sure the water doesn't touch the top portion, and maintain at a simmer. Whisk together the egg yolks, sugar, wine and Frangelico in the top portion and continue to whisk vigorously until thickened and foamy, about 5 minutes. (To prevent the eggs from scrambling, constantly whisk the sabayon and remove the top portion of the double boiler once or twice if it appears to be cooking too quickly.) To serve, ladle a bit of the Sabayon into the center of a place or deep bowl and arrange three of the purses in the pool of Sabayon.
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Calories 1372 Calories from Fat 577
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 65 g100.6%
Saturated Fat 31.8 g159.1%
Trans Fat 0 g
Cholesterol 387.3 mg129.1%
Sodium 952 mg39.7%
Total Carbohydrates 160 g53.3%
Dietary Fiber 6.9 g27.7%
Sugars 52.4 g
Protein 32 g63.3%
Vitamin A 22.2% Vitamin C 10.1%
Calcium 67.3% Iron 32.2%
*Based on a 2000 Calorie diet


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Gary Payton, Tim Hardaway and Mitch Richmond Named Basketball Hall of Fame Finalists
A trio of 1990s basketball greats were among 12 finalists named for possible election into the Basketball Hall of Fame on Friday.
A trio of 1990s basketball greats were among 12 finalists named for possible election into the Basketball Hall of Fame on Friday.
It's been over a month since we've had back to back weeks for a #1 in college basketball to stay #1, but Indiana did it this week.
Granted, if it were a grown up doing these shots, they probably wouldn't classify as trick shots, but when the person isn't even old enough to make a sandwich, come on -- it's pretty impressive.
It was big week in college basketball as the landscape changed again this season as #1 Michigan lost to #3 Indiana 81-73, propelling the Hoosiers top the #1 spot.
The pressures of a half-court shot are immense enough with having to worry about sinking said shot, averting an air ball or even making sure the basketball succeeds in making the long flight to the hoop. But this guy, Kevin, appears to have encountered a whole different worry we never saw coming -- like when your ball gets stuck between the hoop and a backboard.
You just don't see magic like this in the NBA. Mostly because a professional athlete would probably never lob the ball backwards over his head.
The Harlem Globetrotters are celebrating an anniversary today of 85 years of playing basketball and entertaining people all over the world. The Globetrotters got their start in 1926 as the Savoy Five playing their first game on January 7th, 1927 as the Globetrotters. The 'Harlem' in the Globetrotter name came from the neighborhood in New York City but the Globetrotters played in Chicago.
Now we remember why we didn't make the NBA cut — we can't defy gravity.
The Christmas Day NBA games are becoming quite the tradition around the country, but why did the NBA feel the need to give the teams different uniforms?
Hanukkah's almost over. Bring your celebration to the most awkward end possible, by playing this nonstop. It's the Houston Rockets singing 'Dreidel, Dreidel, Dreidel,' courtesy of our friends at Dumb as a Blog...


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Check out the lovely Monique Bradley, she is at least for now Milton Bradley's wife. Not for long though, an alleged domestic abuse claim landed her at her lawyer's office and startded the divorce papers as we speak, so I am sure you want to know what did he exactly allegedly do to her? We can tell you and reveal more juicy things about the still Mrs. Bradley so follow us!!
Before we get started and since some of you are not so much into sports like others, we will fill you in with his info, pocket edition that is, short, informative and easy to read, OK? He is the 32 years old, Harbor City, California native who started his MLB career in July, 2000 with the Montreal Expos, the following year he played with the Cleveland Indians. Next in 2004 it was the Dodgers, The Oakland Athletics two years after that, the Rangers in 2008, Cubs in 2009 and with the Seattle Mariners since last year.
So then comes his wife Monique of five years and 11 months (they got married on Feb. 15th, 2005), mother of their two children Noah ( 1-year-old) and Jeremiah (5 years old )and the victim of his alleged irrational, volatile behavior according to what she told Police, so what exactly did she tell them?? This is how it goes… she said during New Year's Eve while they were in the Big Apple he began yelling at her for a while then allegedly grabbed the glass from the coffee table and threw it directly to her head, she started bleeding immediately. When he noticed her bleeding he started crying and begged for her forgiveness, What a Jerk!
The noise must have been loud since hotel security knocked on their door while she was in the bathroom trying to stop the bleeding, but he told them everything was okay and Monique never went to the hospital.
She filed a restraining order against him on January 24. In their divorce papers she cited irreconcilable differences, wants full custody of her boys, child support and her hubby having visitation rights. Want to check out their divorce papers? You can do that here.
So can we believe she is telling the truth? I guess so, I mean there is no secret he has had his moments, for starters do you remember when he broke his bat in half on his knee? He wanted to confront a Kansas City Royals announcer for a comment made about him, he didn't reach him because he was intercepted but that would have been nasty. In 2004 a police officer pulled him over, but he didn't even have a chance to give him his ticket, he has had altercations with fans – once a fan threw a plastic bottle near Bradley and he fired back. He has been referred to as the Kanye West in Baseball. About violence with Monique this is not really the first time she has been allegedly attacked by him, perhaps the first she got the guts to get help that is, back in 2007 while she was pregnant she was allegedly choked and slapped, he was arrested alright, but no files were made. Check out these incidents and more here.
So after taking a look at all of these, a few things are crystal clear, she could have filed charges against him the first time and saved herself from this awful incident in NY, he is definitely violent and a cry baby, which makes this whole thing even more pathetic.
What do you think about this story? Do you think this second attack could have been prevented? Do you know of any other erratic behavior from Monique Bradley's husband? Share them all with us!!
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Thread: What made the difference?
Re: What made the difference?
Bingo! On 3rd and 2, they weren't trying to throw 40 yards downfield, they had receivers 4 yards down to throw to!
On that touchdown to Rice, it was a thing of beauty. They were 2nd and 5. Rice AND Pitta were right at the first down line. Pitta a yard behind it, Rice on it. Joe actually had his pick of who he could throw to and likely either of them would have had the 1st down. Actually Pitta was wide open with no one covering him. But it just so happens Rice is a little shiftier than Pitta, as San Diego also found out (no offense "Hands"), and took it for the TD.
Pitta was wide open a lot today too. Two plays come to mind. It's 2nd and 5 and they send Pitta on a simple flair out to the right. Not downfield, just a nice little short corner out. Flacco hits him and it's 7 yards and a first down. Later in the 4th quarter it's 3rd and 1. Again Cameron would launch the ball downfield. Instead, while still in the shotgun, Pitta goes short left and Flacco hits him for 6 yards and........another first down. Extending the drive.
Oh and one other thing. The Ravens got themselves in a couple ugly spots like 3rd and 19 and that whole bizarre 8 minute sequence in the 3rd quarter. Cameron at the point of 3rd and 19 would have gone with the good old predictable shotgun draw to Rice for nothing and punted. Instead THIS is the time Caldwell draws up the right deep call and Flacco hits Pitta for 36 yards. Oh yeah, and in the process Flacco takes off toward the line scrimmage to escape pressure and throws a laser-accurate pass to get it into Pitta's hands.
Same thing earlier in the game. 2nd quarter 3rd and 19. Again, Cameron would have pissed his pants and ran the ball and punted. Caldwell says hell no, and the result is Flacco throwing a 36 yard air-dart to Boldin.
Those are the kind of plays that make an offense successful, and confident. It was as much fun to watch as week 1 was.
Now, the 60 million dollar question. Does Caldwell have the balls to call these plays in Cincy next week. And does Harbaugh have the balls to let him?
Re: What made the difference?
1) Yanda: he really solidifies both our run and pass blocking
2) Caldwell: another week to tweak this scheme. Really it's not a bad scheme--it's more like it's incomplete. What Caldwell did was add more elements to it, while continuing to use the whole field and mixing up our play: short passes/deep passes, runs inside/runs outside etc.
3) Receivers not dropping passes, even making tough catches.
And all 3 of these led to...
4) Joe played with confidence. He stepped into his throws instead of throwing off his back foot, he moved around in the pocket instead of being `a 6' 7" statue--even throwing on the run. When Joe's mechanics don't fall apart and he doesn't feel shackled, he's capable of playing this dynamically. We've seen him do it too often for it to be a fluke.
12-24-2012, 07:14 AM #27Pro Bowl Russell Street Raven
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Re: What made the difference?
1. The O-line gave Joe plenty of time in the pocket. The famed Giants' pass rush was nearly non-existent, whereas the Broncos' was dominant. The return of Yanda was a big help here.
2. There was a clear emphasis on getting Joe in rhythm and rolling early.
3. We worked to establish the run before taking the deep play-action shots.
4. The coaching staff had clearly identifed the weakest link in the Giants' secondary (Webster) and kept attacking him relentlessly. Staying with what has been working hasn't always been our strong suit in the past.
5. Similarly they had obviously identified the Giants' backs as a weakness in pass protection and again Pees kept attacking with some nice blitz calls.
Good gameplan on both sides of the ball + great execution = confidence = points = wins"Flacco stepping up and throwing deep down the far sideline... CAUGHT!!! Into the endzone, TOUCHDOWN JACOBY JONES!!!!!"
12-24-2012, 08:48 AM #28Regular 1st Stringer
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Re: What made the difference?
To me, the key to this game was the first drive in the no huddle... it got Joe in a rythym, and that is a big key to his play. I told my wife after that first drive that they might roll the Giants, and for once I was right!
Re: What made the difference?
All the above.
Plus, Execution by the players - mainly on converting 3rd Downs.
Defense was rested throughout the game.
Young guy, Chykie Brown? He was everyehere.
12-24-2012, 11:39 AM #30Regular 1st Stringer
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Re: What made the difference?
How about the obvious.
The Giants are pretty bad, they lost to Atlanta 34-0. They are not in Denvers League and are not as good as Washington, and probably on the same level as the Steelers.
We killed a bad team at home, good win but doesn't mean the Ravens are all of a sudden Super Bowl contenders. The Ravens are a 4 seed, should beat the Colts at home and then will lose to whomever they play in the second round.
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"Flacco stepping up and throwing deep down the far sideline... CAUGHT!!! Into the endzone, TOUCHDOWN JACOBY JONES!!!!!"
Re: What made the difference?
The simple answer:
The biggest difference in this game came on 3rd down. The ravens converted on 11 of 18 third downs while holding the giants to 2/10.
Re: What made the difference?
My answer: Playcalling, simple as that.
This is the first game in a long long while where I haven't been able to call a lot of the plays pre-snap.... I had gotten good at it under Cam (as had probably most of us).
What was with the motion man going into 3 point stance on the other side? They usually rounded the cut upfield at ball snap.
I saw Rice hit in stride in the middle, not standing there late waiting as a check-down.
Now as time goes on, we may be able to again impress the casual fan with our play reading, but I stunk at it this last game, and looks like the Giants did also.What happens when Pinocchio says, My nose will grow?
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12-25-2012, 09:12 AM #35Pro Bowl Russell Street Raven
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Re: What made the difference?
Boldin had a very good game, made some tough catches. I had almost forgotten how good he can be. (Okay, I guess I did forget).


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quote:without nick saban reviving bama we win a title last year and control our own destiny this year.
Oh calm down. We will still pull in recruits. We will still be competitive. We will still compete for national championships.
Don't be so doom and gloom.
LSU is not in it. Alabama is not losing to Auburn once if they play 100 games.
quote:after bama rolls that dumpster fire of a program next week it will be changed to georgia. send the memo
My ninjas with the fav team change
Ducks fly together.
quote:and when the roosters are crowing and the cows are spinning circles in the pasture. . . .
Mighty ducks reference.
If Bama and ND play for a title then I'm pulling for the Mayans.
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In November, a shooting rampage at a U.S. Army post in Fort Hood, Texas, left 13 dead and 30 injured, including the alleged shooter, Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan, an army psychiatrist employed at the base. Hasan, described as a devout Muslim, was unhappy about his upcoming deployment to Afghanistan. Hasan was shot four times by police officers at the scene of the crime; he was critically injured but survived.
While intelligence authorities had flagged Hasan's behavior in the past—he had communicated regularly with a radical cleric in Yemen—the inquiry against him was dropped after they concluded Hasan posed no physical threat. Currently, the FBI does not believe Hasan was part of a terrorist plot or was acting with any co-conspirators; he alone is charged with 13 counts of premeditated murder. Hasan will be tried in military court, and if convicted, he could face the death penalty.
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The need for blood continues to grow, due to an aging population as well as incredible advances in medical care that are saving more lives than ever before. Yet, despite the fact that all of us know someone who has needed or will need blood, only 4% of the eligible population actually donates blood.
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Despite apparent courtship of Latino voters, Mitt Romney still faces wide voting gap
A day after Mitt Romney addressed the Latino Coalition , the presumptive Republican nominee released a second Spanish-language ad outlining the agenda for his first day in office.
But Romney's attempts to court Latino voters—with whom he is unpopular—appear half-hearted, according to some observers. The ads indicate Romney's early to-do list does not include immigration reform, a subject he also ignored Wednesday when speaking to Latino business owners at the US Chamber of Commerce in Washington.
"One hypothesis—and I hope I'm wrong about this—is he may be writing off the Latino vote," said David Scott Palmer, a professor of international relations and political science at Boston University and the former chair of Latin American and Caribbean Studies at the US Department of State.
A poll published Wednesday by NBC News and The Wall Street Journal showed Romney trails President Obama by 34 points among Latino voters. The national survey revealed 61 percent support Obama, compared to 27 percent who back Romney.
In the past, it has been possible for Republican candidates to win the White House, despite losing the Latino vote badly. In 2000, George W. Bush lost the Latino vote by 27 points; George H.W. Bush lost by 39 in 1988.
But Latinos are a burgeoning segment of the electorate—3 percent in 1988, 7 percent in 2000 and 9 percent in 2008.
Obama, who won 67 percent of the Latino vote four years ago, has indicated his campaign will try to increase turnout among Latino voters this fall. In a video last week that highlighted its recent initiatives, Obama campaign manager Jim Messina said the campaign was bolstering its staff in Arizona, a state that has voted Republican in three straight presidential elections but which has a sizeable Latino population.
"It wasn't a swing state last time around," Messina said, "but if we can help register the hundreds of thousands of eligible voters who missed out in 2008, we can put it on the table this November."
Former Romney adviser Mike Murphy said last month that the growth of the Latino population means Republicans must pay closer attention to those voters than they have in the past.
"You don't have to win the Latino vote," he said during a panel discussion at Harvard University, "but you can't lose by 30 points."
Though the NBC/WSJ poll showed Romney with much ground to make up, it also hinted at several pathways to do so. Only 29 percent of Latinos identified themselves as liberal, a label Romney has assigned to Obama. Sixty-five percent called themselves moderate or conservative.
The survey also suggested Latino voters are not listening to the Obama campaign's criticism of Romney's business record at the private equity firm Bain Capital. Only 11 percent said they have negative feelings toward Bain Capital; 66 percent said they are unsure or are unfamiliar with the company's name.
Meanwhile, 51 percent said Romney's business experience would give him an advantage in efforts to improve the country's economic and job conditions; just 14 percent said it would be a disadvantage.
But so far, Romney's hard line on immigration—on the few occasions when he has discussed it—seems to be enough to repel Latino voters. He opposes the DREAM Act, a bill popular among Latinos that would facilitate citizenship for illegal immigrant youths who enroll in college or enlist in the military. Florida Senator Marco Rubio, a potential Romney running mate and bridge to Latino voters, outlined a conservative alternative to the DREAM Act in April, but Romney did not embrace it.
The former Massachusetts governor advocates a well patrolled fence along the Mexican border and has described a strategy of "self-deportation, which is people decide they can do better by going home because they can't find work here because they don't have legal documentation to allow them to work here."


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The already struggling Chennai Super Kings have been dealt a huge blow as their star South African all-rounder Albie Morkel has gone home. Morkel has left IPL 2012 midway in mourning of the death of his dear friend Louis Vorster and will miss CSK's next two matches at home, against Pune Warriors India and Rajasthan Royals
Vorster, a former Namibia and South African domestic player, was shot dead in an armed robbery. CSK coach Stephen Fleming announced to the media about Morkel's departure.
"Just for your information, Albie Morkel has travelled back to South Africa first thing this morning after hearing of the death of a very close friend at Johannesburg overnight," Fleming said. "He goes with our best wishes and sympathies."
Upon being asked if and when Morkel will rejoin the team, Fleming said, "He will take further part in the IPL, but when that is, we are not sure. We at CSK, we extend our sympathies to Albie, and obviously, wish him and look forward to getting him back."
Morkel has been a key member for the defending champions owing to his all-round skills. He played a crucial role in finishing the unlikely win for the home team when they were chasing a mammoth 206 against the Royal Challengers Bangalore at home.
Fleming admitted the team will miss him, but he also chose to look at the positive side of things. "Doug Bollinger has come after two months of not playing cricket. We put him under pressure to try and deliver in the first few games, which is a tough ask. So we took a decision to give him five-six days to get more bowling. And he's been excellent this week. So Doug comes back into contention. And that's maybe how we will make the swap with Albie," the coach said.


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It's hard to imagine colors more saturated than those at Pavitra. We re-visited it while on an expedition to check out the Surinamese restaurants of Richmond Hill. We'd been once and couldn't wait to go back. The place is a branch of an Indian chain, and the menu is entirely vegetarian--consisting of chaats, sweets, wheat flatbreads, and Mughal vegetable curries (and particularly good ones), The cook does wonders with potatoes and chick peas, and most snacks and chaats are in the $2 to $4 range.
Pictured above is one of the wildly colorful shoppers' snacks called chaats, engagingly explicated by Sarah DiGregorio. Looking like Jackson Pollock on acid instead of booze, this one is called chaat papri and features crunchy wheat crackers absorbing dribbled tart yogurt and multiple sweet chutneys, along with onions, chick peas, and potatoes.
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USA TODAY Sports' Jeff Zillgitt examines the NBA's situation with suspended Clippers owner Donald Sterling.
Banned Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling won't pay the $2.5 million fine levied by the NBA, Sterling's attorney wrote in a letter to the NBA, a person with first-hand knowledge of the letter told USA TODAY Sports.
The person requested anonymity because he was not authorized to speak publicly about the letter, which was sent Thursday.
The attorney, Maxwell M. Blecher, also wrote that Sterling doesn't warrant "any punishment at all" for his racist comments that were recorded in a conversation with a female friend and made public.
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Blecher, a well-known antitrust attorney, also contends that the fine violates Sterling's due process rights.
NBA Commissioner Adam Silver on April 29 fined Sterling $2.5 million and issued him a lifetime ban. Silver also said he will urge other owners to force a sale of the Clippers and do everything in his power to ensure that.
If three-fourths of the other 29 owners agree to Silver's recommendation, Sterling will be forced to sell the team he has owned since 1981.
After the ruling, players, fellow owners and civil rights leaders applauded Silver. Union representatives had discussed a boycott of playoff games had Silver not delivered such a strong ruling.
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Through the Grapevine: Wine festivals offer plenty of pairing options
Updated 11:36 am, Friday, February 1, 2013
There will be plenty of wine to wet your whistle during the San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo that starts Thursday. Gold-medal wines from the San Antonio Stock Show and Rodeo S.A.L.E. Wine Competition — where 151 wines were awarded gold, silver and bronze medals — will be served in the Wine Garden, which is open daily throughout the rodeo. The Wine Garden debuted in 2011. In 2012, more than 50,000 people visited the garden and more than 2,500 bottles of wine were tasted and sold by the glass and bottle, according to Dinah Covert, S.A.L.E. Wine Committee chairwoman.
The San Antonio Livestock Exposition (S.A.L.E.) is "a volunteer organization that emphasizes agriculture and education to develop the youth of Texas," Covert says.
The Champion Wine Auction is scheduled for 5-9:30 p.m. Friday with attendees encouraged to make a $150 donation to the S.A.L.E. scholarship fund. Gold-medal and top-of-class wines will be served.
Among the top-honor wines that will be auctioned are the Grand Champion Red Wine: Grove Ridge Cabernet Sauvignon 2010; Reserve Grand Champion Red Wine: 2009 Thorny Rose Red Blend 2009; Grand Champion White Wine: Bonterra Sauvignon Blanc 2010; Reserve Grand Champion White Wine: Cypress Vineyards Chardonnay 2011; Best of Herd Texas Winery: Messina Hof Winery; and All Around Winery: Concannon Winery.
Auction packages include an E.&J. Gallo Winery trip to Napa Valley, Calif.; magnum bottles from Bogle and Alexander Valley; a diamond pendant from Americus Diamond; custom-painted boots; and an ultimate package from Concannan that includes a trip for four to Rough Creek Lodge and Resort in Glen Rose.
The Wine Garden will also feature a seminar, Food and Wine Pairing in the Outdoor Kitchen, in the garden at 1, 3 and 5 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays through Feb. 24. St. Philip's College student chefs will prepare tapas on Feb. 16-17 and 23-24, and other demonstrations will pair barbecue and wine and more.
The garden is located in area 6-47, next to Freeman Coliseum.
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Judges at the 13th San Antonio Wine Competition last weekend awarded 211 medals — 19 gold, 81 silver and 111 bronze. There were several Texas wineries among the golds, including Becker Vineyards 2009 Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon — Canada Vineyard, Kiepersol Estates Texas 2008 Syrah, Kiepersol Estates Texas 2009 Cabernet Sauvignon, Llano Estacado 2010 Cellar Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon, Perrine Winery Barbera, Perrine Winery Cabernet Franc, Pillar Bluff 2010 Cabernet Sauvignon and Sister Creek Pinot Noir.
The top winners were Pillar Bluff Cabernet Sauvignon 2010, best of show red, and Napa Cellars Chardonnay 2011, best of show white.
The medaling wines will be served during the San Antonio Wine Festival, beginning with the gold wines at the 19th Wine Opener on Feb. 15. Bubblies will be poured during the 16th Champagne Brunch on Feb. 17. Later that evening, guests will sample the other medal winners and bites from local restaurants at the 33rd Fine Wine & Cuisine Tasting at the Alamodome.
Proceeds from the San Antonio Wine Festival benefit KLRN.
Jennifer McInnis is the wine and spirits writer for the Express-News. Follow her on Twitter @JenMcInnis or email jmcinnis@ express-news.net.


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How about a Pic - Chapter 3 – What a lovely evening...
I awoke to the gurgles of the pool and the warm summer air drifting through the trees. I looked upwards to see that the light in the sky was growing much dimmer and the air much cooler than it had been before I had passed out.
Part of me thought I must have been dreaming, but then I realized I had not been and even though this is one of my fantasies come true, I still was in a bit of disbelief and shock at the events of this afternoon. I was laid out completely naked on the pool deck in my backyard. I looked over to look at the time on my phone. It was 6:45 and indeed it had gotten late. There was no sign of my companions Hannah and Laura and I figured they had gone inside to grab something to eat and god only know what else they were getting into.
I grabbed another beer from the cooler and opened it. I took a long swig and swung my feet over to get ready to get up and go inside to find the girls. My legs were sore, but it was a good kind of sore. My body felt re-energized in the evening air. I finally coaxed myself out of the chair and headed up towards the house. I was proud of my cock as it dangled and bounced as I strode up the back stairs to the door. I looked inside and saw no one. I thought to myself that Laura and Hannah may be upstairs, taking a shower or maybe they had left.
A quick check to see if their cars were still in the driveway. They hadn't moved so I knew that there was more, or at least I had hoped that, there was more to come and cum. So, I knew they were somewhere and was sure that whatever they were doing, I wanted to at least watch. I remembered the events of the afternoon as I opened the door. The familiar door chime from the alarm broke the silence in the house as a rush of cool, conditioned air rushed across my naked body.
I walked to the kitchen and noticed nothing out of the ordinary. Suddenly margaritas sounded like a good idea. I dug the ingredients from the freezer and fired up the blender. In a few short minutes the concoction was ready. I grabbed three glasses from the cabinet and headed to find the girls.
I searched through the house remembering the times that Hannah and I had flirted with one another. She had stayed with the girls on a few occasions and she was a regular fixture, as I mentioned earlier, around our house. So, Hannah knew the lay of the land pretty well. I had a feeling she and Laura were in the guest bedroom upstairs but figured I'd search around for a few minutes as I held the chilled glasses of margaritas.
I wandered upstairs towards the guest bedroom. Hannah stayed there a lot over the years. So much in fact that everyone in my family called it Hannah's room. As I neared the top of the stairs I could hear voices from down the hall. The faint gasps and sounds gained momentum as I stepped towards the room.
I peeked inside and slowly opened the door to see Hannah and Laura both on their haunches on the bed. Their legs both spayed open as they faced one another. I then noticed a giant two-headed dildo between them and buried deep in each other's twats. The look of lust on their faces was enticing. I loved watching them. I stood naked in the doorway watching their display. My cock began to rise. I placed the drinks down on the table next to the door. My hand went down to coax my cock to its full length.
They hadn't yet noticed that I was standing there yet. Laura reached out and took hold of one of Hannah's tits as her hips bucked forward. Hannah simply allowed Laura to continue her assault. She placed one of her hands behind her to steady herself and the other on her stomach as if to suppress her impending orgasm as long as possible.
I caught Hannah's eye as I stroke my cock longingly. She smiled at me and then returned her gaze to Laura who briefly turned and looked at my rock hard member in my hand as I slowly grasped it and stroked it up and down. She bit her bottom lip and then turned her head back concentrating on Hannah's body.
The rocking motion and the sighs of ecstasy continued for a few more minutes until finally Laura screamed out, "Ohhhhh….fuck yes Hannah. I'm cumming!"
"Cum for me baby," Hannah replied as her hand moved to the top of her slit and quickly made circular motions stimulating her clit and the rubbery dildo went in and out of her.
I moved over towards them to take get a better view. Tits were bouncing up and down, both Hannah and Laura's mouths were wide open. These two beautiful girls in front of me were having the time of their lives. The voyeur in me was happy to be watching and my cock was getting happier by the minute.
"Uh, uh, uh, yes," Laura chanted over and over again. Hannah returned the sentiment by adding her grunts and groans.
"Grab the middle of it," Hannah added between grunts looking towards me.
I quickly grabbed the dildo and forced it to each side. This sent both girls over the edge. I would first give more to Laura and then to Hannah back and forth as their legs began shaking uncontrollably.
Hannah was the first to collapse on the bed. I pulled the dildo from her and she quickly stroked her pussy as the end of her orgasm racked her body. She curled up onto her side and watched as I continued plunging the large fat cock in Laura's small body. Her mouth was wide open and she had stopped breathing and then finally let go allowing the massive orgasm to overtake her body. Her legs trembled as she fell back against the bed and groaned.
I couldn't help myself as I pulled the head from her pussy and quickly dove into to finally taste her sweet pussy for myself. I licked the slit as globes of girl cum escaped her folds. She was sweet and musty.
"Ohhh….yes," she cooed.
My tongue swirled around her clit several times and then down to her honey hole. I began to pull back and Laura chided me for stopping.
"I'm gonna cum again! Don't stop," she said as I heard Hannah giggle in the background.
I returned licking her sweet snatch. Laura's lips were much smaller than Hannah's but was just as sweet. I continued licking and sucking her pussy. I couldn't believe that Laura was going to cum again as I thought she'd be completely exhausted from the last orgasm but just as suddenly as that thought went through my mind, she burst again.
"Ohhhhhh……yesssssssssss," she cooed as I slowed my tongue and then laid it flat against her tiny pussy and licked from one end to the other allowing her sweet honey to envelope my tongue.
She then relaxed her legs and turned to her side. I stood up from my kneeling position on the bed and said, "How about a drink. Looks like you could use some cooling down."
I walked over to the table and grabbed their drinks and handed them to them.
"Ummmm," Hannah said as she took her first sip from the straw. "You make a good margarita brother."
"Ummmm, tastes so good," Laura added and I took a sip of mine and sat on the bed between the girls.
"That was fun to watch," I said to the girls glancing at their nubile bodies and got to a comfortable position leaning between some pillows and the headboard at the top of the bed.
"Ohhhh….so you like to watch do you brother," Hannah said scooting up beside me. I wrapped my arm around her and fondled her left breast lightly as she suckled at her drink.
"I'll have to remember that," she added and looked up at me. I leaned in to kiss her. The mixture of our tongues, the taste of margarita was inviting. Laura moved in close to us and took my rock hard penis in her hand and offered her tongue for a three-way kiss. I wasn't sure how to manage it, but just allowed the girls to guide me. I had seen this before in movies and girls gone wild videos, but to take part was awesome. My hand moved up to stroke Laura's taut behind. It was exactly the right consistency. I loved the way it seemed to shape itself to my palm.
I continued making circles around Hannah's areola and Laura slowly stroked my cock up and down while our tongues danced in and out of each other's mouths.
I wanted to fuck both of them again. I wanted to fuck them now. An animalistic urge came over me. I pulled my arm from around Hannah and moved towards Laura.
"Need some more do we," Laura asked as she placed her drink on the night stand beside the bed. She then took my cock as she pulled me to her and she took her position on her back. She opened her legs wide and guided my cock to her opening. She teased the head at her entrance and up and down her slit. I didn't pay any attention to Hannah at this moment. My eyes were locked on Laura. I needed to be inside her. She guided me inside finally as I released my body and thudded into her small frame.
"Ohhhh, yes," Laura exclaimed as my cock buried itself deep into her womb. I pounded quickly three times and her legs took a position on my back and began pulling me inside her.
I pushed in as far as I could feel my balls slap against her asshole.
"I love the feeling of balls slapping against my ass," she said as I began to ram into her fast and deep.
Something just took over. I needed to cum in Laura. I needed her to feel my cock pounding her. I wanted to fuck her like a porn star, I wanted to cum buckets inside her. I loved the sound of my cock slamming into her. The slap, slap, slap of our bodies filled the room. I think Hannah must have been in shock because I never heard a word from her as I pounded her friend quickly and deeply.
I leaned into Laura and she gently bit my arm and her legs continually pulling my harder and faster. She yelled encouragement to me.
"Yes….fuck it! Fuck my pussy! Pound your cock in me!"
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"Feel that cum inside your pussy Laura," and looked at her face.
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"Ohhhh…..yes….." is all she could muster as I felt a wave of pleasure wash across her body. Muscles tightened then they finally relented as she collapsed against me in a heap.
"Damn son," is all Hannah said. I kissed Laura and rolled her off to the side. She began to laugh and said to Hannah, "I can't believe your sister doesn't fuck this guy every day, all day long."
"I do too," I added and took a deep breath and looked to find where I had left my drink.
"That was amazing," Laura said.
"And fun to watch too," added Hannah.
"I need another drink…and you're next Hannah," I leapt up from the bed and headed back downstairs to make another batch of margaritas and hoped that the girls would be preparing for the next assault I had in mind for them.
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Multipolar neuron
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Various forms of nerve cells.
A. Pyramidal cell. B. Small multipolar cell, in which the dendrites quickly divides into numerous branches. C. Small fusiform cell. D and E. Ganglion cells |
Anatomical terminology |
A multipolar neuron (or multipolar neurone) is a type of neuron that possesses a single (usually long) axon and many dendrites, allowing for the integration of a great deal of information from other neurons. These dendritic branches can also emerge from the nerve cell body. Multipolar neurons constitute the majority of neurons in the brain and include motor neurons and interneurons.It is found majorly in the cerebral cortex.
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If you check into many of the other Koss headphones they have a peak in the same area. The MV1 one has a larger peak than what the DJ100 has.
The graphs of the MV1 on the Goldenears website are disturbing.
Have to admit it but the DJ100 sounds to me like a mix between an AKG Q701 and an HD-650. The DJ100 still has more forward lower bass than both though, but barely. The upper mids remind me of the SR-225i.
The 65th aka "Annie" is closer to the DJ100 if you give the 65th more low bass, more warmth and more forward upper mids. The DJ100 definitely has more treble than the Annie and HD-650, but not the Q701.
Sorry for my english, but a peak is the opposite of a drop, right?
Isn't that a massive drop in this graph here below?
And yes, you're right, every drop creates a peak just beside (and the other way round), a huge drop at 5k will subjectively boosts the above and below frequencies.
For me, the closest phone to Q701 is HD-662F (kinda closed version of it), tdock, I bet you would love this headphone


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* Bank says 10,000-12,000 jobs to go, including 7,000 in UK
* Says 'competitive' market drove 10 pct bonus rise
* Investment bankers get average bonus of 60,100 pounds
* Fixed-income slump pushes investment bank to Q4 loss
* Banking is going through "100-year transformation" - CEO
* Shares down 5 pct
By Steve Slater and Matt Scuffham
LONDON, Feb 11 (Reuters) - Barclays said it would axe up to 12,000 jobs this year even as it raised bonuses for investment bankers, prompting fury among politicians and unions who said it had not learned the lessons of the financial crisis.
Britain's third-biggest bank said up to 9 percent of employees could go, including 7,000 in Britain, as it tries to lower costs. The cuts are not concentrated in any one business area.
It said it paid 2.4 billion pounds ($3.9 billion) in incentive awards last year, raising bonuses at the investment bank by 13 percent despite a slump in its profits. The average bonus for the investment bank's 26,200 staff was 60,100 pounds.
Critics of the bonus hike said it showed Britain's biggest banks were still failing to heed the lessons of a financial crisis caused by dangerous risk taking and excessive pay.
"Today Barclays has stuck two fingers up to hard-pressed families across Britain by announcing another multi-billion pound bonus pool," said Frances O'Grady, General Secretary of the Trades Union Congress.
Barclays Chief Executive Antony Jenkins, who took the helm in 2012 after an interest rate rigging scandal, has vowed to improve culture and standards at the bank while also reducing risk and strengthening the balance sheet.
But its investment bank profits slumped 37 percent last year to 2.5 billion pounds and analysts voiced concern about whether Jenkins can reach his target of a return on equity above 11.5 percent by 2016.
Getting costs down looked more challenging than expected, they said, while increased regulatory pressure and a grim outlook for fixed-income revenue made the target on returns look difficult to achieve.
Barclays shares were down 5 percent at 261 pence by 1255 GMT, underperforming a 0.7 percent rise by an index of European banks.
The higher bonuses lifted the compensation-to-income ratio in the investment bank to 43.2 percent last year from 40 percent in 2012. Jenkins, who gave up his own bonus for 2013, said he still aimed for a ratio in the "mid-30s" across the bank.
He defended the bigger bonus pot, saying the bank had to recruit the best staff to compete with global rivals and continued to have "constructive" talks with investors over pay.
"We need to recruit people from Singapore to San Francisco. We need the best people in the bank to drive long-term sustainable returns for our shareholders," Jenkins told reporters on a conference call.
"I understand that there will be some (people) who feel that this decision is the wrong one for Barclays. But it is the decision of the board and myself that this entirely is the right decision for the group and in the long-term interests of shareholders," he said.
But business leaders' group the Institute of Directors said the bank's bonus policy raised the question of whether it was being run for its shareholders, or its staff.
"It cannot be right in any business for the executive bonus pool to be nearly three times bigger than the total dividend pay out to the company's owners," said Roger Barker, the institute's director of corporate governance.
Britain's opposition Labour party said the pay-outs underlined the case for a new tax on banker bonuses, which it would use to fund work for unemployed young people.
Jenkins said banking was going through a "100-year transformation" as technology and cost pressures reshape the industry, and he was optimistic that Barclays was well set for a "pivotal" 2014.
The bank said 820 senior roles would go, and half of those were cut at the investment bank in the last two weeks. Half of the affected staff in the UK had already been notified.
It cut 7,650 jobs last year, including 1,400 in the investment bank, as part of a restructuring unveiled a year ago by Jenkins to cut 1.7 billion pounds of annual costs. There were 139,600 Barclays employees by the end of the year.
Investment bank income fell 9 percent last year to 10.7 billion due largely to a fall in fixed income.
The investment bank made a loss of 329 million in the fourth quarter, hit by restructuring costs, a 220-million-pound charge for litigation and regulatory penalties and a 333 million cost to pay a UK bank levy.
Revenue in the fourth quarter from fixed income, currencies and commodities fell 16 percent from a year ago, echoing the weak performance across investment banks and not as steep a fall as seen at big rival Deutsche Bank. Barclays' equities income rose 9 percent from a year ago, and advisory and underwriting income fell 5 percent.
Barclays had already released headline results showing its earnings dropped by a third last year to 5.2 billion pounds, falling short of analyst forecasts due to the investment bank's slump.
The bank is successfully cutting its balance sheet, analysts said, and 196 billion pounds in the second half of last year was more than double its target, helped by 55 billion due to foreign exchange movements. Barclays said it would aim to cut at least another 63 billion pounds to get the balance sheet below 1.3 trillion pounds, based on the UK regulator's calculation of leverage exposure.
Barclays said it expected to improve its leverage ratio to at least 3.5 percent by the end of next year, from just under 3 percent at the end of last year and 2.2 percent at the end of June. The UK regulator forced Barclays to raise 6 billion pounds from investors in October to improve the leverage ratio.
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Sony presents eight new Cyber-shot cameras - the WX series (DSC-WX100), HX series (DSC-HX200V, HX20V, HX10V), W690, TX series (DSC-TX20, TX66), and H series (H90).
The WX100 utilizes the newly-developed Advanced Aspherical (AA) lens which dramatically reduces camera body thickness to 17.5mm while increasing optical performance. Equipped with 10x optical lens, it features an 18.2-megapixel image sensor with the BIONZ image processing engine, ensuring that high quality images are taken with minimal noise.
Offering a 20x optical zoom, an 18.2-megapixel Exmor R CMOS sensor, Optical SteadyShot and Sony's AA lens element is the HX20V, which includes a new GPS log recording function which allows users to track and log location details of photos captured.
At just 17.5mm thick at its slimmest part, the W690 packs a 16.1-megapixel Super HAD CCD sensor, 10x optical zoom G lens, improved SteadyShot, and 360 Sweep Panorama.
Waterproof, dustproof, shock and low temperature resistant, the TX20 is capable of producing consistent high quality photos and Full HD movies with its 16.2-megapixel Exmor R CMOS sensor and Optical SteadyShot under harsh environments.
Model / Key Features | WX100 | W690 | HX10V | HX20V | HX200V | H90 | TX20 | TX66 |
Effective Pixels | 18.2 | 16.1 | 18.2 | 16.1 | 16.2 | 18.2 | ||
Image Sensor | 1/2.3 type Exmor R CMOS sensor | 1/2.3 type Super HAD CCD | 1/2.3 type Exmor R CMOS sensor | 1/2.3 Super HAD CCD | 1/2.3 type Exmor R CMOS sensor | |||
Lens | Sony G
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The new range of Cyber-shot compact digital cameras will be available in APAC starting March 2012.
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text: Editor's Note: The following post comes to us from David Drake, a founding board member of Crowdfund Intermediary Regulatory Advocates or CfIRA. Also see Drake's previous posts, which deal with education, fraud protection, transparency and creating a whistleblower program, advertising and investment advice, and consumer protection, and our discussion of the JOBS Act implementation timeline in The Crowded Room. Crowdfunding for equity won't be ready till Q4 2013 at the earliest and my guess is that implementation will be closer to Q1 2014. Let me walk you through my thinking around this. SEC Chair Mary Schapiro will resign by year end. No proposal will be submitted until a new Chair is chosen. Granted that Mary was quickly chosen during the financial crisis and there was no lapse in time between Chairs, but Obama will pick a Democratic Chair to end the polarization that has not been endured at SEC Commissioner level for over 30 years. Yes, there have been factions and there certainly has been friction. Regardless, Obama also has a number of other matters in play during this period as he has to pick a Treasury Secretary, deal with the Fiscal Cliff and get inaugurated at the end of January. So, here is my view of what's got to happen before we see crowdfunding for equity implemented in the US. I'll list the steps I regard as key interspersed with some thoughts on key implementation points. Step 1. The Announcement—at the earliest, a new SEC head will be announced in the last week of January, though the announcement could come as late as March. Step 2. Ratification—the Senate (which is controlled by Democrats), not the House (controlled by Republicans), will approve Obama's choice. SEC Commissioner Elisse Walter was the interim Chair last time and is close to Mary Schapiro so she would be the interim Chair until a new Chair is confirmed. Meanwhile the SEC staff has been surprisingly helpful and open in interactions with CFIRA (Crowd Fund Intermediary Regulatory Advocate), founded from the Crowd Funding Intermediary Regulatory Association, since we first sat down with them Friday April 20, 2012. They certainly have drafts they have been polishing the last six months and both Trading & Markets and the Division on Finance have been very accommodating as we have worked through all scenarios with them during more than several dozen meetings over the last 7 months. Step 3. Say the new SEC Chair comes in Feb. 15 - he/she would need 30-45 days to review operations, Step 5. 90 days of public commenting would take us to August 1. Step 6. It would take more days for the staff at the SEC to summarize all the proposals and circulate memos on suggestions to the Commissioners. Step 7. After Labor Day the SEC Commissioners would set up a time to vote on the proposal as a final ruling. This puts us out to Oct. 1st. Of course, these assumptions are based on past inner workings and results by the SEC and if we review the last 7 months the above will not meet any of our assumptions and deadlines. If Elisse Walter becomes the Chair, and not the interim leadership role, then we can see these dates being made as she is certainly ahead of the curve. So, October 1st—give or take 15 days—is the best scenario for a ruling on crowd funding for equity. Steps 8, 9 & 10. And then we are not finished. FINRA has been as quick as 30 days to implement SEC rulings but some have taken years..... FINRA, the private police extension of SEC, will have to undergo its own process of proposals, commenting and rule making. That takes us into 2014 before we will see strong and swift progress. The clock will start ticking when a new Chair of SEC starts work. Now we can only hope to keep all the balls rolling and all the conversations continuing with SEC and FINRA so there are fewer unknowns. Politics and new SEC leadership is pending and must take it's due course—CFIRA, SEC and FINRA are doing hard work and we in the industry have appreciated it. This current bottleneck is just a time of patience as our work continues. What do you think? I challenge you to comment. - In addition to his role on the board of CfIRA, Drake is also co-founder of The SoHo Loft series of events on capital creation and crowdfunding. He is a partner at LDJ Capital. |


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Why Investment Banking Jobs Should Come With a Surgeon General's Warning
Francesca Di MeglioWith the death earlier this month of a young summer intern working for Bank of America in London, the work of Alexandra Michel is suddenly of the moment. Moritz Erhardt, a 21-year-old business student, died after working 72 hours straight, setting off a debate over the grueling hours of the investment banking industry. Michel, a professor at the University of Pennsylvania's Graduate School of Education, is particularly well qualified to weigh in. She has studied two cohorts of associates at two major Wall Street investment banks for the last 12 years and concluded that the industry, which takes almost 20 percent of MBA graduates at some top schools, takes a brutal toll on employees.
Recently, Michel spoke to Bloomberg Businessweek reporter Francesca Di Meglio. Here are edited excerpts of their conversation:
What have you learned about investment banks?
It's a results-oriented work environment. As long as you get your work done, you can do what you want. It's a paradox: People who are given this leeway don't work less. They work more, significantly more. Even senior executives stay on the floor until midnight.
The subtle controls are things professionals have designed themselves. Initially investment banks were composed of private offices. Then they designed open floors, many without even cubicles. The idea was to make communication more effective. But it also had everyone watching everyone else—and controlling everyone else. People after 7 p.m. were given a free meal because if you worked that late, at least you shouldn't have to make dinner. What happened was that people now spent more time at work because it was so convenient. Instead of making life more leisurely, people work more.
What happens to associates who log the kinds of hours attributed to the deceased intern?
For the first four years they work beautifully. It takes a bit of a toll, but the person does not noticeably suffer. After four years the picture changes. Then you'll find these same people have chronic back pain, really severe insomnia, their hair falls out, autoimmune diseases, depression and anxiety, and addictions. But their technical skills remain the same. Creativity and ethical sensitivity, however, decline. When your body is depleted, you don't have anything left to give to others.
After six years on the job, 40 percent of them had such severe breakdowns in health that they had to change something. The average age in investment banking is 35. Many leave and take less-demanding jobs. When these highly driven leaders move on, they restructure the new existing organization to these work practices because they are so flexible. You see this now in Silicon Valley, with lawyers, doctors, journalists, and others.
What can we learn from Erhardt's passing, should his chaotic work schedule turn out to be a factor in his death?
I know it's terrible to say, but because Erhardt died in Europe, I don't think it will have the same effect as it would at the source. It will have less of an effect at the source, because the source is North America.
Work changes a person. People think: How much will I earn? What will I learn? How will this get me ahead in society? These are all important questions. But work changes you in more profound ways. Work also affects you in a biological way. You must consider all of this.
What happened to Erhardt could happen to any of us. Organizations excel at whatever they measure. Let's look at all the dimensions of work. Human well-being does matter. Take a measurement of that. If organizations attended to it as fanatically as they do profits, we'd be better off.
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