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OKLAHOMA CITY (CN) – Shareholders say the board of Chesapeake Energy Corp. granted CEO Aubrey McClendon "an unjustified and unearned $75 million cash bonus" after McClendon, the company's founder and chief shareholder, used Chesapeake tock "as collateral for hundreds of millions, if not billions, of personal loans."
Chesapeake owns interests in more than 41,000 natural gas and oil wells in the United States, and has a market capitalization of $12.5 billion, according to the complaint in Oklahoma County Court.
Shareholders complain: "Despite Chesapeake's dismal performance in 2008, and unbeknownst to Chesapeake shareholders, the company's CEO and largest individual shareholder, McClendon, monetized virtually his entire position in Chesapeake stock by using it as collateral for hundreds of millions, if not billions, of personal loans. As Chesapeake's stock value plummeted in the second half of 2008 from a high of $74 per share in July 2008 to a low of $9.84 in December 2008, McClendon's self-interested practice of using Chesapeake stock to borrow backfired when on October 8, 9, and 10, 2008, the CEO received three consecutive margin loan calls. In total, these three margin loan calls forced McClendon to sell 94% of his overall position in Chesapeake stock – approximately 31.5 million shares, or nearly 6% of the company, worth over $640 million at the time and over $2 billion at their peak."
And, shareholders say, in the four days before McClendon's massive stock sales became public, three defendant directors – Charles T. Maxwell, Donald L. Nickles and Frederick B. Whittemore – sold more than $5.2 million of their own Chesapeake stock.
Then, according to the complaint, "In order to help their CEO dig himself out of his financial hole stemming from the October margin calls, the director defendants 'renegotiated' McClendon's employment contract, despite the fact that it was still in the first [year] of a five-year term. On Jan. 7, 2009, Chesapeake announced that the director defendants granted their financially troubled CEO a new five-year employment contract which included a staggering $75 million bonus. … By comparison, McClendon received a bonus of only $1.83 million for his achievements in 2007, when the company performed far better."
Shareholders want the bonus rescinded, punitive damages for inside trading and breach of duties, and an order enjoining the company from pulling such a stunt again. They are represented by John Walkup.


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12 June. Galeazzo Alessi and the Sacro Monte di Varallo: reconstructing Jerusalem during the Counter Reformation, lecture by Rebecca Gill.
14-22 June. BSR Fine Arts exhibition of new works by current Fine Arts award-holders at the BSR
19-22 June. Torino Britannica. Conference by the BSR and the Centro Studi Reggia di Veneria Reale in Turin analyse the often overlooked aspects of the phenomenon known as the "Grand Tour" during the16th-18th centuries.
26 June. Towards understanding Lepcis' coastal network: models, production and exchange, lecture by Katia Schoerle.

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The night had been planned for months. Only 17, we were almost officially legal age to start drinking in any bar in Ireland. No more fake I.D.s or having to rely on the leniency of bouncers to let us into bars. Soon to be independent men, who could go anywhere, and do what we wanted without fear of rebuke from our parents.
Not quite adults, but already drinking like seasoned veterans, we joined Moran's parents on my first ever night out in Belfast. We had a couple of alcopops at his house to get warmed up before downing shots of Goldschlager.
"You got more flakes than me!" I protested, as he finished pouring the shots.
"OK, here." he used a spoon to scoop out an even quantity of flakes, with delicate precision.
"Cheers. You think that's real gold flakes in there?" I asked.
"Oh yeah, of course it is. They help to soak up the alcohol, mate. Drink up."
They went down the hatch with some effort, chased by Blue WKD to ease the pain. Moran's mum then knocked on the door, and asked if we were ready. It was around 8pm and we wanted to get there in good time, in the thick of the street party as the countdown to a new millennium approached.
Grabbing a few cans of beer from the fridge, we piled into the back seat of the car.
When we arrived in Belfast there were throngs of people already on the streets drinking. Fearing our drunken wanderings, Moran's parents kept us on a short leash. As darkness fell, music began blaring from the giant speakers positioned around the City Centre square. Getting into party mode, we begun drinking furiously while checking our watch every few minutes.
"Quick Moran. We are running out of time. It's nearly midnight. Smash your drink!"
Nearing midnight, I lifted Moran onto my shoulders, which did nothing for my already unstable drunken self.
"3. 2. 1. Happy New Year!" Fireworks everywhere, strangers hugging in the streets and party poppers going off all around. It was a carnival atmosphere, and one that we revelled in at that moment. I dropped my drinking partner down, and took the glass presented to me by his mother.
"Champagne boys! Happy New Year!"
We clinked glasses and I took my first ever taste of champagne. It was disgusting, and nearly came up straight away.
"Nice isn't it?" she asked.
"Yeah, lovely. Thanks!" I lied, swallowing it back hard. When she turned around, I pinched my nose, and downed it in one great gulp. I looked to my friend and saw him pour his onto the pavement.
"What are you doing that for?" I asked him in horror.
"It's horrible."
"Yeah," I said, "but it's free booze!"
I snatched his plastic cup and sank back the remainder.
Two hours later, I'm in the back seat of their car being driven home. I'm being sloshed about by the turns in the traffic, stomach doing somersaults and coming out in a cold sweat.
"You OK mate?" Moran asks.
I tilt my head upward making it easier for any vomit projectile to hit my closed mouth and sink back down where it came from. I was hoping it wouldn't come to that.
"I'm not too good. I'll be OK though." I groaned, swabbing the perspiration from my brow. I didn't want to raise alarm because we were on the motorway, making ground fast and within touching distance of rescue. I felt the pressure on my tonsils, and knew if I bent over it would all come flying out. Christ, please no. I'll do anything. Just make me survive this. Come on you can do this. Keep swallowing.
"Mum, I don't think he's too well. If you get a chance to pull over, take it." Moran said to his mother in the driving seat.
"Can't you wait 10 minutes? We're nearly home."
Wow, that was close. I ingested the mouthful of putrid sick in my mouth. It had nearly seeped out. I felt my teeth covered in it, but at least no one else would notice my discomfort. I needed to save face.
The pressure slowly began to build from deeper until finally my resolve was broken in one long gushing flow of sick. I unzipped my coat and it poured from my mouth as I directed it onto my lap. In my last heroic effort I had tried to save the car from harm, taking the hit selflessly. It was warm and stank of sweet fruit. I heaved several times uncontrollably, scooping it inside my coat making my belly warm. I could feel its weight shift with the flight of the car and the instant relief I felt was soon replaced by excruciating embarrassment.
My memory of the event had all but been forgotten until the next morning, when Moran proceeded to tell me that his Uncle had been up since 9am cleaning the leather seats furiously. The problem had been that the sick had gushed everywhere, and the seatbelt buckles were particularly tricky. A toothbrush was needed for that more complex job.
A beautiful entrance into the new Millennium, and it was a long time before I was able to live that down.


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Citizen Elvie
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Tags: Black Eyed Peas, dance, drumming, elvis, fashion, Green Day, photography, portraits, rappin', sacramento, singing
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This is Elvie a.k.a. Elvis or EJ. Whatever you call her it spells fun. Elvie is the daughter of Citizen Bean, you can tell right? They both share a love of fashion and facial expressions. Elvie says her 'profession' is drumming because it's really fun and she likes making music. She loves disco parties and finding money on the ground and her favorite color is bright pink. She is destined for a performance career of some kind, Carol Burnett style. Elvie is 9.
Favorite Accomplishments: My good singing voice.
Regrets: I don't have any regrets.
What are your passions/obsessions? Rappin' and drummin' and dancin'. (!) I love keeping my room clean and I'm always touching my hair.
What's your favorite jam right now? "I Gotta Feeling" by the Black Eyed Peas.
All time jam? "Blvd. of Broken Dreams" by Green Day.
Sound Off! I want everybody to be rockin' and wear bright colors!
Rock on Elvie!
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wow!! i'm so jazzed that this 9 year old is MY NIECE! She is everything you read and more..like kind,thoughtful,caring..
I love the eyes, that's impressive! (Linus) Elvie, you crack me up! (Felix)
Dear Elvie, you are so much fun and such a joy to be around. Thanks for making the world a brighter place simply by being a part of it. You provide much needed laughter in our lives. XOXOXO (Mary)


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Wowowie contestant thanking Eat Bulaga and Coke
I found this video, and it really made me laugh. The Wowowie contestant won P120,000 cash prize plus digicam and portable DVD player. When she was about to give thanks, she mentioned Eat Bulaga by mistake instead of Wowowee.
For those who do not know, Wowowie and Eat Bulaga are noon time variety shows here in the Philippines. Eat Bulaga is aired on GMA Network, while Wowowie is on ABS CBN. To make the story short, there's an ongoing battle on the tv rating between these two noon time shows.
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she is thanking eat bulaga,,,,,i think
eat bulaga is better than wowowee


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Wednesday, November 12, 2014
Bobby Starts School
When we got back from New Zealand and Scott went back to school, Bobby sobbed when he didn't get to go, too. I was feeling pretty pregnant and tired and Bobby was getting pretty bored at home and with the three restaurant playgrounds available in town, so I talked to Scott's school director about Bobby going to school for six weeks before going to America to have our baby. She said it was fine because two students had just moved and they had room for him. So, I signed up my almost 3 year old for school... Something I never thought I would do, but he never looked back and he loves going!
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Water woes
Theatre director Samyuktha PC on her adaptation of The Tempest
Being the year of Shakespearea��s 400th death anniversary, city-based theatre group Crea Shakthi takes on TheA�TempestA�and adapts it for the Tamil-speaking audiences onA�July 30.A�Samyuktha PC, the director, says, a�?Ita��s a story that has elements of environment and politics woven together with water. This was the obvious story to tell to the people of Chennai since wea��ve felt the pinch of not having water and having too much of it.a�?
Revolving around the wrath of a father, who drowns the city in a storma��and set against a backdrop of slaves, corruptA�politicians and entities from other realmsa��the play subtly reminds us of theA�lessons we ought to have learntA�from last yeara��s deluge. a�?This is not some sort of protest. There are noA�messages about what we should have done during the floods. We are just trying to retell the story of what weA�faced,a�? says the blogger, director and mother of a nine-month-old.
The cast comprises of new actors who are not seasoned and are coming together for the first time. a�?Ita��s exciting as much as ita��s difficult,a�? says the 27-year-old, who began rehearsing for the play in February.A� While promising live music that will be a mix of percussion, string and wind, Samyuktha adds that the set design and lighting will be by Sudharshan K, who has earlier been associated with Perch. Having worked with theatre groups like the Boardwalkers and Marapachi, she concludes, a�?Ita��s really exciting. I think this play starts a dialogue that can live a little longer.a�? The play travels to Bengaluru next.
At Museum Theatre, from 7.30 pm. Rs 200 onwards. Details:A�bookmyshow.com
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- Henry is chopping the mushrooms for the pizza, spreading on the sauce, and sprinkling the cheese. It is very, very hard for him not to eat while he cooks, but it's such an important lesson in delayed gratification, self-control, patience (sometimes we eat while we cook, but more often than not we try to resist the urge). The knife he uses is from Montessori Services ($2.95). It's kept in a place where he can retrieve it independently (just like the cutting board). Helping with dinner builds Henry's fine motor skills, helps strengthen his focus and concentration, gives him authentic opportunities to practice problem-solving, helps him feel like an integral member of the family, and develops his sense of pride.
- Henry and I have been making the muffins out of Kids in the Kitchen: Simple Recipes that Build Independence and Confidence the Montessori Way. I love how simple and healthy the recipe is. We almost always have the ingredients available on Saturday morning: whole wheat flour, strawberries, a banana, yogurt, honey, and an egg. Henry uses a kids-sized spoon from Montessori services ($1.95) to stir with more control. When baking (as opposed to cooking) with Henry, I usually measure out the ingredients beforehand, so he can be continuously engaged in the process.
- Henry uses a melon baller to create bite-sized pieces of watermelon. He's wearing an apron that I made for him that has a stretchy neck strap and a waist strap that can be fastened independently. There's a free DIY pattern available here (that needs to be sized down for toddlers), or you could buy one from my lovely friend who sells them on Etsy (including ones sized specifically for toddlers).
- Each of Henry's toys has a separate spot on the shelf to minimize over-stimulation and help him absorb a sense of order. If we had more toys, we would rotate them out every couple weeks to help maintain interest and engagement. Most of his toys are made of natural materials, such as wood. We purchased this toy from Amazon and paired it with a ceramic bowl. The ceramic bowl helps Henry cultivate care. He knows that it will most likely shatter if he's not careful with it. It helps him understand natural consequences and cause-and-effect. Working through the sequence of taking the activity off the shelf, completing it, and putting it away helps him develop focus and concentration. This material has a built-in control of error, so Henry knows when he's done it correctly. He experiences his own sense of accomplishment based on his actions rather than relying on praise from Matt or me.
- According to Montessori philosophy, children at this age have absorbent minds and are literally forming themselves from their experiences. Being immersed in nature helps them internalize beauty, joy, and a deep appreciation of the world around them (which later helps lead to stewardship of the environment). Children this age are also trying to understand the concrete world. Instead of spending time in front of screens, Henry spends a lot of time outside. On the weekends, we try to take trips into nature. During the weekdays, we go on walks to the farm in our neighborhood, go to the park, or let Henry simply roam around our backyard.


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My first ever sponsored event was a walk with my judo club; I was eight years old. I don't remember how far we walked or how much we raised, but I remember being tired and glad when we reached the end. Fast forward 30 years and I'm taking part in my first ever 10k run on Day 8 of #100DaysNoTV.
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Charity: Cambridge Roar 2015
This weekend I went to my first ever Tribute Night; not something I've ever had an urge to attend before, but I'm so pleased I was there.
As a blogger you can be offered some very cool opportunities. A few weeks ago I was approached, along with other local bloggers, by Cambridge Style Week and The Marketing Boutique to become a part of their new social media team.
Food: Wasabi Sushi & Bento
For a major fan of sushi (that's me!) an invite to a tasting event at the brand new Wasabi in Cambridge was always going to be met with a resounding and immediate "Yes!". Even better, there was a plus one option so I was able to take my lovely hubby. And so, on 17th June, Rob and I went to the #WasabiCambridge pre-launch evening.
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Something that Newcastle fans hoped they would never hear again, but it looks like Andy Carroll has got himself into trouble again, and has been charged with assault.
Andy Carroll – charged with assault – again
The 21-year-old played for Newcastle in their 2-2 draw against Wigan at the weekend, and will appear before magistrates in Hexham today.
A Northumbria Police spokeswoman confirmed:
"Andrew Thomas Carroll, 21, previously of Prestwick, Newcastle, has been charged with assault.
"He is due to appear before Tynedale Magistrates this morning."
Carroll is also due to be in front of the Newcastle Magistrates next Monday, 25th October, to face charges for his previous assault.
That one happened in a Newcastle night club about a year ago – but this unfortunately is something new – and of course this altercation will hardly help his situation in that case next week, which is expected to last a few days.
We don't know the extent of this yet, but this is not good news for Newcastle or the Newcastle faithful, and it seems that Andy hasn't learned his lessons yet.
And this will, and should infuriate the powers that be at Newcastle United, because once again this will be bad news about the club, which has nothing to do with what we are doing on the pitch.
And to think, Andy just signed a new and improved five year deal at the club – so let's hope that's not what he was celebrating that led to this new altercation. That would be ironic indeed.
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He was In The Petrol Station Up Here The Other day He must have gone out To The Night Club and someone has Mouthed Of Probably Sunderland Supporters and its Kicked of ?? Hope to Hell He doesn't get Locked Up – he Has to learn – Bang goes England and newcastle United . Was This why he was crap on Saturday and why Chris Keeps Playing Him as he wont be around For a While ???
While on about idiots, did you guys see this article…
Hang On Is This a wind up ?? everything from This Story is comeing out the Daily Mail !!!! All the Other Links are refering back to the daily Mail . Is this True or Just someone beeing stupid ?? Why is it we hear Chris is for the Bullet andy caroll locked up and its all from the daily Mail ?? Why has No one else ran with this ??
Hes appearing in court today for hitting a teenage girl.
If he's found guilty he is a scumbag that should have that number 9 shirt rammed up his ass
Ok, my bad on post 10. Blame nufc.com for that gaffe! Looks like post 13 has it right from what I hear. Still don't know the details, lost of speculation saying it's his missus, and bizarely Nolan? (Would they really make him live with sombody he assualted?). Lets wait for the truth to come out before we judge.
this is from nufc.com….
Newcastle striker Andy Carroll was bailed by Tynedale Magistrates Court on Monday, after denying a charge of assault on Laurie Henderson (described as a former girlfriend) at a house in Darras Hall on Sunday morning.
As part of his bail conditions, Carroll has been ordered to reside with club captain Kevin Nolan at his Ponteland home. The case was adjourned until January 10th 2011.
Carroll does not have to stay overnight Nolan's address when Newcastle are playing and ordered not to contact any prosecution witnesses. He's claiming self-defence.
He probly gave her the hairy side because she was hitting him first. I doubt he would have just smacked her for no reason…
Well the list is certainly growing. His girlfriend, glassing the guy in the night club, N'Zogbia, Taylor, his girlfriend again !!
Trouble is we set a precedent by not doing anything about Barton and so they all think they can get away with it. Carroll is an oaf on good money and we all looked the other way because he scored a fair few goals.
Just look at him, he looks a complete and utter moronic thug and god knows what he'd be doing if he wasn't a footballer. A bit like Rooney really.
With Carroll, we've developed "Crouchitis" and I for one think it could be a blessing in disguise to actually get the ball down and play a bit.


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Stocks are lower after some bearish economic news out of Europe. Bonds and MBS are rallying. The 10 year bond is right at its May highs.
Mortgage Applications increased 1.6% last week, according to the MBA. Purchases fell 1.3% while refis increased 3.8%. It looks like overall mortgage rates increased 3 basis points or so over the week, while the 10 year was flat. Refis accounted for 55% of all loans, the highest percentage since May.
Wells is getting even more aggressive in the jumbo space. Minimum FICOs for a fixed rate jumbo have been lowered to 700 from 720. They also now do cash-out refis on jumbos and are buying jumbos on second homes on a correspondent basis. This is why the jumbo space is so competitive – banks can subsidize the jumbo mortgage and use that as an opening to pitch other bank services to the customer, particularly asset management.
Walgreen's has decided to not pursue the tax inversion trade after intense political pressure from Washington. They will still purchase the remaining part of Alliance Boots, but will keep their headquarters in Chicago. This change will cost the company about a billion in excess taxes. If I was an arb, I would be nervously looking at my Abbvie / Shire position, and my Covidien / Medtronic positions, which are blowing out this morning.
Corporate inversions are going to be a political football going into midterms. First of all, nobody likes them. Companies don't really want to do them, but they have to honor their fiduciary responsibilities. Politicians on both sides of the aisle despise them. The tax code is going to be changed to prevent them in the future. However, Republicans don't feel much need to negotiate now, as they are pretty much guaranteed to keep the House and may in fact take the Senate. So their negotiating power can only get bigger. The Administration is pushing the "fix the inversion part of the tax code first, and then let's do full tax reform later" argument. Of course Obama knows that he is going to have to trade closing loopholes for lower rates, so he wants to sneak in a freebie before negotiations start. That is a nonstarter for Republicans. Which gives Obama an opportunity to demagogue the issue and paint Republicans as defenders of corporate tax dodgers as the consolation prize.
Arbs are already reeling as Rupert Murdoch withdrew his offer for Time Warner last night. Fox also announced a big buy back, so arbs are getting killed on both sides of the trade. Tough, tough day to be in the risk arbitrage business…
Watch the data. The latest ISM numbers were quite strong, and Dallas Fed President Richard Fisher is predicting that rates will have to increase sooner than it projected in the June dot plot if this economic strength continues. Remember the Fed's "dot graph" – the dots for a tightening will move up. Fisher also said that the debate among the central bankers is "coming in my direction." Bottom line – for the last 6 years you have been able to dismiss the hawks. The ground is shifting.
Counter-argument: The bond market is warning about a slowdown. At least one market strategist thinks the 10 year is heading to 2.2%. True, when the stock market and the bond market disagree, you usually want to side with the bond market. However, you have to keep in mind what is happening overseas and the concept of relative value. The German 10 year Bund yield has hit fresh lows – 1.104%. When rates are falling overseas, they will inevitably drag US Treasuries with them, simply due to relative value. FWIW, I don't think the US bond market is signalling weakness in the US economy. Nor does Goldman.
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Rabat – The gross domestic product (GDP) derived from tourism in Morocco amounted to MAD 66.9 billion in 2016, representing an increase of 5 percent compared with 2.8 percent in 2015, according to a report by the High Commission for Planning (HCP).
HCP said that the tourism sector's contribution to national GDP reached 6.6 percent in 2016 against 6.5 percent in 2015. Tourism production amounted to MAD 100.8 billion in 2016 compared with MAD 96.1 billion in 2015, representing a growth rate of 4.9 percent.
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The added value of tourism moved from MAD 50.2 to 52.9 billion, registering a growth of 5.3 percent. Domestic tourism consumption amounted to MAD 114.8 billion in 2016 against MAD 110.3 billion in 2015, representing an increase of 4.1 percent.
This growth is the result of a 2.5 percent increase in domestic consumption of tourism receipts, which saw a significant increase (MAD 75.4 billion in 2015 to MAD 77.3 billion in 2016).
Domestic and outbound tourism consumption moved from MAD 34.9 billion to MAD 37.5 billion. The share of inbound tourism in domestic consumption was 67.3 percent in 2016 against 68.4 percent in 2015, while domestic and outbound tourism reached 32.7 percent in 2016 instead of 31.6 percent in 2015, said the HCP.
Earlier this month, Mohammed Sajid, Minister of Tourism, Air Transport, Crafts and Social Economy, said that tourism sector recorded MAD 64.2 million in foreign exchange earnings, with the number of tourists increasing from 9.3 million to 10.3 million between 2010 and 2016.
The minister also stressed the importance of tourism as a horizontal sector requiring the convergence of public policies and the involvement of all sectors to make it a priority. Sajid emphasized the role of tourism in economic development, as it is the second largest contributor to national GDP.


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Jalandhar: The Jalandhar Commissionerate Police on Wednesday busted a four member gang running a fake visa racket of Malaysia which was duping innocent youth on the pretext of sending them abroad.
The police also arrested a Malaysian national Pandyan and seized a mobile, Rs 17,670, Malaysian and Singaporean currency and eight passports from his possession.
Police said that the accused was identified as Darshan Singh, a resident of Chittiwind in Amritsar, Satnam Singh of Shahkot and Ramandeep Singh of Lamma Pind from Jalandhar.
ADCP-I Jasbir Singh and ACP Central Manpreet Singh Dhillon said that Pandyan was a Malaysian national. He was running a fake visa agency and duping youth aspiring to settle abroad.
"The accused used to lure youth on the pretext of giving them Malaysian visa and charge around Rs 50,000 per person. It was only after some youth complained against the accused that the gang was busted," they said.
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By Hamza YareInteriro CS Joesph Nkaisery
The government has extended the curfew imposed on Tanariver, Garissa, Mandera and Wajir counties by one more month with effect from May 17, 2015.
In a Gazette notice dated May 15, 2015, Interior Cabinet Secretary Joseph Nkaissery directed that the order will apply during the hours of darkness (between 6.30pm to 6.30am) until June 16, 2015 when a decision on whether to lift or extend it will be arrived at.
"Under the Curfew Order, no gathering or procession should have more than five persons without authorization of the County Police Commander," said the Nkaissery in the notice.
The extension comes as businesses in the affected area were counting losses by the day.
While improved security has been registered in the region, Al-shabaab militants have still raided the region even as the curfew was in place.
Security officers were attacked in Hamey and Ijara by the militants in daring attacks.
On the other hand, locals received news of the extension with mixed reactions.
While a section of residents interviewed by Nepjournal said that it has resulted in increased discipline socially, others decried interference of prayer times as most mosques have been combining evening prayers (Maqrib and Isha).
Women in the affected areas are a happy lot as youth and men who would erstwhile spend most of their time outside socializing are now indoors by 6 pm resulting in families getting more time to spend together.
The curfew is part of measures introduced by the government in the aftermath of the deadly terrorist attack on Garissa University College in which 142 people, most of them students lost their lives.
Senior Security and Administration officials in the region were also sent packing and their place taken by a new team.
Notable appointment was that of a former PC credited with arresting runaway insecurity in the region in the late nineties Amb. Mohamud Ali Saleh as the regional coordinator.


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What do Donald Trump and Johnny Depp have in common? Superficially speaking, not much. But recent events around the thorny issue of whether or not financial advisers should be required to put their clients' interests before their own has placed POTUS and Hollywood star on opposite sides of one of the hottest discussions of the year so far.
Sky-high spending triggers lawsuit
For his part, Depp has recently been embroiled in a contentious dispute with his former managers, The Management Group (TMG), whom he accuses of mismanaging his finances, making unauthorised loans and failing to settle his tax liabilities, allegedly treating Depp's income 'as their own'. He has filed 11 complaints and is seeking damages of more than $25 million.
In their countersuit, TMG owners Joel and Robert Mandel tell a very different story, arguing that despite all their attempts to protect Depp from his 'irresponsible and profligate spending', the actor refused to live within his means and ignored 'repeated warnings about his financial condition from TMG and his other advisors'.
This included spending hundreds of thousands of dollars each month on staff and security costs, as well as costly one-offs such as $18 million on a 150-foot yacht, $4 million on a failed record label and an eye-watering $3m to launch Hunter S Thompson's ashes into the stratosphere with a cannon.
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Which brings us to President Trump's stated desire to deregulate the financial services industry by promising to reverse recent reforms designed to promote honesty and discourage excessive risk-taking.
The first salvo in this campaign appears to be a pledge to halt the implementation of a Department of Labor (DoL) reform begun under Obama's administration requiring brokers to act in a client's best interest when providing retirement advice. But, changes to this fiduciary rule are seen as merely an appetizer for further de-regulation, including the dismantling of Dodd-Frank.
The Dodd-Frank Act, enacted after the 2008 financial crisis was designed to put safeguards into place to ensure that history wouldn't repeat itself. The priority was to more closely monitor the 'too-big-to-fail' institutions by limiting the types of risks they were able to take. For instance, the 'Volcker' rule created a firewall between a bank's consumer and trading operations to ensure transparency, while the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) was created to act as a consumer watchdog, overseeing the interests of the victims of payday lenders and loan sharks.
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Trump has taken aim at Dodd-Frank, claiming that it's an example of 'government regulatory overreach' and is holding back lending and tying up business in red tape. 'I have so many people, friends of mine, who have nice businesses who can't borrow money,' said Trump at the signing of an executive order.
However, opponents disagree, arguing that the repeal of these reforms will put investors at risk. It remains to be seen how much regulatory reform will be rolled back, in the meantime, the financial services industry – having spent months establishing policies, procedures and technology in anticipation of the DoL rules – will have to watch and wait.
It's interesting to note that even had the DoL fiduciary rules been in place when Depp appointed his management, it's still unlikely he would have been able to make the claim that he was poorly advised, as the proposed legislation doesn't apply to taxable brokerage accounts and other kinds of investment advice. On the face of it, Depp's spending does seem excessive – then again, who can honestly say they've never wanted to fire something out of a cannon?


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On Monday, 18 September, President Abdel Fattah El Sisi met with several groups representing the US business community including the Business Council for International Understanding, the Egypt-US Business Council and the US Chamber of Commerce.
According to statements released by the Office of the Presidency, President El Sisi noted during his meetings "that the Egyptian government is seriously keen on attracting investments to significantly improve the economy" and "lauded the Egyptian people's understanding of the harsh economic decisions that were taken to address structural imbalances in the economy so as to create a better future".
According to the statements, President El Sisi "gave an overview of the progress made in Egypt in the past years in terms of reinforcing security and stability, in spite of the tense regional situation" and outlined "economic reform measures that have resulted in stabilizing the foreign exchange market and the remarkable increase in foreign exchange reserves, as well as adopting measures to reform the subsidy system and to enhance and encourage investment." President El Sisi further "affirmed Egypt's keenness on implementing economic reform in tandem with expanding social protection nets so as to enable limited income and the most vulnerable brackets to face the consequences of the economic decisions."
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President Abdel Fattah El Sisi attended on Monday evening a business dinner organized by the Business Council for International Understanding (BCIU).
The President and CEO of BCIU, Mr. Peter Tichansky, welcomed President El Sisi and lauded ongoing development in Egypt as well as the serious decisions that have been taken. He affirmed the Council's keenness on supporting economic cooperation between Egypt and the US across various fields and enhancing the investment activities of US companies in Egypt.
President El Sisi noted that the Egyptian government is seriously keen on attracting investments to significantly improve the economy. He also lauded the Egyptian people's understanding of the harsh economic decisions that were taken to address structural imbalances in the economy so as to create a better future.
The President reviewed the government's plans to reinvigorate the economy and to offer a climate conducive to investment, referring to the construction of new cities across Egypt, for instance, in addition to the availability of 240 million square meters of logistics and industrial areas within the Suez Canal development area for investment in all fields, including petrochemical industries, pharmaceuticals and information technology. This is in addition to offering investment opportunities in the field of renewable energy, given Egypt's potential and solar and wind energy resources.
President El Sisi looked forward to having US companies enhance their activities in Egypt, given that the Egyptian market is sizeable. This is in addition to the possibility of exporting to countries and economic blocs with which Egypt shares trade agreements in the Arab region, Africa and Europe.
Egypt's minister of investment and international cooperation gave an overview of the economic and legislative reforms that are currently being implemented, particularly the new investment law and other measures such as the establishment of a service center for investors, and the automation of procedures so as to speed the process of establishing companies. She also noted that Egypt's ranking in the ease of doing business index has improved, which demonstrates efforts to enhance the investment climate and to overcome obstacles. The minister of social solidarity also outlined measures to enhance health insurance by strengthening partnership with the private section to provide better services.
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(Bloomberg View) -- It's been a great couple of decades for America's cities. Crime is down, real estate values are up relative to the suburbs, schools are improving, job growth is strong. Iconic companies are moving their headquarters from office parks to downtown. Long-held anti-urban attitudes have given way at least partially to a realization that walkable, transit-rich cities are healthier, more environmentally sound places to live than sprawling, car-dependent suburbs. Economists such as Enrico Moretti at the University of California at Berkeley have also documented how a few big cities with high concentrations of talent have become hugely productive innovative factories that drive the nation's economy.
But where are Americans actually moving? Still mainly to sprawling, car-dependent suburbs and exurbs.
Some argue that this is because Americans prefer sprawl. Many Americans do, I'm sure. But many don't -- the breakdown is about 50-50, if you can believe what people tell pollsters.
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Almost 90 percent of the new housing built in the U.S. since 1950 has been in low-density areas, he found. Metropolitan areas that sprawl produce lots of new housing. Those with political and/or physical barriers to sprawl don't. Writes Romem:
Of course cities should favor densification over the ills of sprawl. But if the past is any guide to the future, failing to expand cities will come at a cost. Cities that have curbed their expansion have -- with limited exception -- failed to compensate with densification.
If we are to keep building enough housing for a growing country, then, we seem to be basically stuck with letting it be done in metropolitan Las Vegas, Raleigh, Austin and Atlanta (the four major metro areas where sprawl is proceeding at the fastest pace), and similar "expansive cities" (Romem's term). Because it sure isn't happening in San Francisco (the archetype of what Romem calls an "expensive city").
I did my own mini-study on this today. Here are housing starts from 2013 through 2015 in the four biggest metropolitan areas of sprawl-friendly Texas:
Those four metros have a combined population of 18.1 million. The four biggest metropolitan areas of coastal California have even more people, 23.2 million, and both California and Texas have seen lots of job growth in recent years. But here's that same chart with the numbers from California's coastal big four:
Not so big, eh? Turns out it's hard to get new housing built in already-built-up coastal communities full of anti-growth activists in a state that makes it really easy to block to new development. Which is Romem's point.
His study has already gotten a lot of attention. Bloomberg News, the Wall Street Journal and the Washington Post covered it. Urban scholar Richard Florida weighed in on it. After I read the report, and the coverage, I sent Romem a message last night asking if he had a "non-fatalistic takeaway." After putting his kids to bed, he responded with a bullet-pointed mini-essay. These seemed to be the two most important points (I left out a couple in between):
Fundamental land use reform that permits sufficient densification to move the needle on affordability may seem unrealistic today, but so did mandatory healthcare as little as 8 years ago. The White House is in favor of land use reform. The nascent YIMBY movement is a novelty, but is gaining traction. See e.g. the first ever YIMBY conference. Between top down and bottom up efforts, perhaps fundamental reform isn't as far-fetched as we think?
Is sprawl so bad? Many of the arguments against sprawl boil down to taste, e.g. sprawl lacks character. A key set of arguments that aren't a matter of taste involve the environment, but…
Greater carbon footprint? Will the carbon footprint still be such a concern if cars are electric, and more and more electricity comes from renewable sources like solar power?
Rural land lost to sprawl? The US is still a mostly empty country, even today.
More obesity when people walk less? Yep, this is true.
Yimby stands for "yes in my backyard," in case you were wondering. And yes, it is a movement worth encouraging. Even if it can't do much to increase the nation's housing supply, it may at least help save the souls of cities such as San Francisco and New York. It is the Nimbys who usually make the claim that they are preserving the character of their neighborhoods and cities, but preventing development just as often destroys that character by turning in-demand areas into hyper-expensive museums.
As for Romem's suggestion that maybe sprawl isn't so bad, or won't be once we all drive solar-powered cars, yeah, maybe. But half of Americans don't want to live that way! A more encouraging lesson can be found in his animated maps of metropolitan area growth since 1950, which show even the sprawliest areas getting denser and denser near their cores. Not surprisingly, the Texas housing starts depicted above skew much more toward single-family homes than the California ones (59 percent versus 29 percent). But the four Texas metros still had more multi-family units permitted from 2013 through 2015 than the four California ones did (164,625 to 120,779). As I learned when I spent a week in Houston this year, the same pro-development attitudes that encourage sprawl also make it easier to get dense, fill-in development approved.
Finally, there are the metropolitan areas that Romem terms "legacy cities" -- places that have old, dense cores but not many people clamoring to live in them. You know: Detroit, Cleveland, Milwaukee, St. Louis, even Pittsburgh. Yes, these places have disappointed boosters again and again in the past. But they're all still alive, kicking and full of beautiful old buildings. The expansive cities are almost all in the South and Southwest, and could be hard hit by climate change. Maybe by 2100, when Dallas is projected to have 98 100-degree-plus days a year and Phoenix 163, the legacy cities will all be full again.
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