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The dramatic shift in revenue streams for public education impacts the very purpose of what a university education will be in the future. In the 1960s, state support for public higher education was around 80%. That has dwindled to below 20% today (2015). The unavoidable result has been a greater dependence on tuition dollars to sustain the enterprise, leading to greater scrutiny of the financial sustainability of every course and program. As a rather typical example, the University of Michigan explains the need to raise tuition as follows: "For the coming fiscal year (FY2016) state funding will increase 1.4 percent, which helped to keep the increase in tuition at less than the rate of inflation for in-state students. However, in the 1960s, state funding made up 80 percent of the U-M's general fund budget – the budget that pays for the university's core academic programs. In the coming year, the state appropriation will be around 16 percent of the general fund budget" (University of Michigan, 2014). The website includes the following graph to visualize this reality (see Figure 1).
State support vs. tuition and fees, 1960 - 2012
While the government was a steady and reliable funder of higher education, the mission of the university offered the "universe" of knowledge for learning, exploration and research. Although the university trained students in specialization fields, there was a strong focus on critical thinking and intentional exposure to a broad diversity of ideas and thought about the cultural and intellectual richness of humanity. As the Physics Department chair at University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee so aptly put it to me, the most common profession students graduating in the physics department go into is the stock market. Their skills in forecasting, building models, and thinking critically prepares them well for this field.


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27/05/2011 Equality between the sexes: Is a quota system next for large companies?
60% of graduates in Europe are women and yet 90% of board members for companies quoted on the stock exchange are men. Go figure! The report voted on Wednesday May 25th by the FEMM committee (Women's rights and gender equality) asks the EU to reverse the trend by ensuring that women are better represented in the management positions of large European companies.
Are quotas the answer?
The tool favoured by the report is creating quotas. It has been tried and tested before with excellent results, most notably in Norway which seems to be at the cutting edge in Europe with regard to equality. Since 2003, a minimum of 40% of board members must be women in publicly quoted companies in Norway. Failure to comply may lead to penalties or result in the company being wound up. Furthermore, the report stresses the persuasive effects of possible adoption of legislation on quotas. For example, France increased the number of women in management positions from 7.6% in 2008 to 11.9% in 2010 even though the legislation was only in its preparatory stages during this period.
Nonetheless, rapporteur Rodi Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou (EPP) stressed that there is not any single, universal solution to the problem of sexism in companies. In an interview at the European Parliament, she emphasised the wide range of situations that have to be considered in order to have any hope of reaching the 40% threshold by 2015. The problem is that different countries are advancing at different rates so some are far from the threshold while others have almost reached it due to proactive measures taken by companies themselves or Member States.
The hesitant position of the European Commission
The Commission, a key actor in the creation of binding policies, is called on in the report to move towards promoting real equality. These proposals are still very measured as it is only when a complete study of how women are represented with EU companies and in the event of insufficient measures being taken by companies and Member States, that the Commission is invited to come up with "concrete measures". On the issue of quotas, the Commission takes a more hesitant position than that posited in the report by Rodi Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou: 30% of board members to be women by 2015 and 40% by 2020.
The report is expected to be presented at plenary in July. The Parliament will then pass it over to the European Commission which will be responsible for deciding on a timeline and making concrete proposals to Member States.


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Media Becomes a Target as Egypt Protests Turn Violent
(CAIRO) -- The worst clashes in a week erupted Wednesday in Cairo with pro-Mubarak mobs rushing Tahrir (Liberation) Square in an effort to wrestle the territory from the anti-government demonstrators.
It was a dynamic change. After five days of peaceful protest, suddenly it was an all-out battle. This did not look to be a spontaneous eruption. It appeared to be deliberately orchestrated political theater, planned and organized bid by pro-Mubarak forces, taking place on a stage, Tahrir Square, in full view of the world audience. It was an apparently a bid for control of the territory that anti-government demonstrators had occupied for more than a week.
Tensions erupted on a day that had begun with some improvements. The Internet was restored and curfew hours were shortened. But even Wednesday morning, before the clashes, the jubilation of the last few days had already given way to an overwhelming sense of fear about how this is now going to go.
In Tahrir Square, protesters told ABC News reporters two things. Some were saying that President Hosni Mubarak's announcement Tuesday night, in which he announced that he would not seek re-election, was not enough and that he has to go now. Others said that although they have protested against him, they want him to leave in an orderly fashion, with dignity. A majority, it seemed, were concerned that if he left quickly, the economy and institutions could collapse, resulting in an explosion of crime and violence.
If Mubarak leaves precipitously, there could be real chaos. Mubarak's party had been sending a message on state TV regarding moves to restore law and order. The army, in a new statement on television, had urged the protesters to go home, "for the love of Egypt."
Wednesday, as ABC News journalists and crew were trying to film on the bridge into Tahrir Square, an angry mob of pro-Mubarak protesters surrounded them and chased them into their car, shouting that they hated them and America. Some of the protesters kicked in the car doors and broke the windshield as the journalists drove away. Journalists from several news outlets, including CNN's Anderson Cooper, reported being attacked by the mob of protestors.
As night fell, nobody was certain what would come next. There are fears that now the military and the people may now be headed for a showdown. The military amended its earlier request that "everyone go home." Now they have issued an order: "Leave Tahrir Square."
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KUWAIT: His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah received at Bayan Palace on yesterday, with attendance of His Highness the Crown Prince Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, Acting Prime Minister and Interior Minister Sheikh Mohammad Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah, who presented to His Highness Dr Ali Saleh Al-Omair for taking the oath on the occasion of his appointment as the minister of public works.
The swear-in ceremony was attended by Deputy Minister of Amiri Diwan Affairs Sheikh Ali Jarrah Al-Sabah, Deputy Prime Minister, Finance Minister and Acting Oil Minister Anas Al-Saleh, General Secretary of the Cabinet Abdul-Latif Abdullah Al-Roudhan, Director of His Highness the Amir Bureau Ahmad Fahad Al-Fahad and Head of the Amiri Protocols, Sheikh Khaled Al-Abdullah Al-Sabah Al-Nasser Al-Sabah.
Meanwhile, His Highness the Amir received Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister Sheikh Khaled Al-Jarrah Al-Sabah accompanied by Canada's Defense Minister Harjit Sajjan along with his accompanying delegation.
Humanitarian requirements
His Highness also received the United Nations' Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator Stephen Rothwell O'Brien, and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Antonio Guterres, besides the participants in the 5th Annual Conference on "Effective Partnership and Information Sharing for Better Humanitarian Action", which is held in Kuwait.
Following the meeting, O'Brien said: "I was able to have a discussion over the challenges that we face particularly in this region and how we need to continue to maintain a strong collective commitment meeting the dire needs of people with humanitarian requirements because of the difficulty of the conflict."
Meanwhile, Guterres lauded the Kuwaiti leader for his support to the Syrian refugees' cause by hosting three donors' conferences. "There was a moment in which the Syrian refugees were forgotten where no one cared and in that moment it was His Highness that has convinced the international community to make them understand that the Syrian people would need the support of the international community," he said. He added that Kuwait is striving to create a peaceful balance in "a troubled region" by playing the role of "equilibrium of peace."
Separately, His Highness the Crown Prince received Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance and Acting Minister of Oil Anas Al-Saleh, National Security Apparatus Chairman Sheikh Thamer Ali Al-Sabah, Kuwaiti Ambassador to Canada Abdulhamid Al-Failakawi and Kuwaiti Ambassador to Mauritania Khaled Mohammad Al-Shaibani. – KUNA


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Secrecy over fracking chemicals clouds environmental risks, advocates say. The fracking industry must be compelled to provide far more detailed information to regulators if the public is to be accurately informed of any risks to the environment, advocacy groups say.
A report by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) last month found that hydraulic fracturing for oil and gas can lead, and has led, to the contamination of drinking water. It was the first time the federal government had admitted such a link. Environmental Protection Agency: Fracking causes drinking water contamination. The Environmental Protection Agency has issued the final version of a comprehensive study on fracking that, unlike its first version issued in 2015, deletes the original conclusion that "no evidence that fracking systemically contaminates water."
"E.P.A. scientists chose not to include that sentence. The scientists concluded it could not be quantitatively supported," Thomas A. Burke, the E.P.A.'s science adviser and deputy assistant administrator of the agency's Office of Research and Development, told The New York Times Wednesday. Oklahoma hit by another fracking earthquake. Oklahoma's string of man-made earthquakes continued with an new quake near the town of Cushing.
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake centered near one of the world's key oil hubs brought down building facades and shattered windows in a central Oklahoma city, rendering century-old buildings unsafe and raising concerns about key infrastructure. A 5.0 quake may not seem like much for those who live in areas where earthquakes occur naturally, but Oklahoma is in one of the most geologically stable regions of the country. Until recently the largest quake on record was a 5.5 shake that hit in 1952. Senator Introduces Plan To Cut Water Pollution From Fracking. A new bill would close loopholes that exempt oil and gas companies from certain clean water regulations, in the hopes of cutting down on water pollution from hydraulic fracturing operations.
The bill, introduced by Sen. Ben Cardin (D-MD), would get rid of two clean water exemptions for oil and gas companies — one enacted in 1987 and the other in 2005. The 2005 exemption, known as the Halliburton Loophole, came from a provision in that year's Energy Policy Act and allows oil and gas companies to frack free from regulation under the Safe Drinking Water Act of 1974.
Cardin's bill, dubbed the FRESHER Act, would do away with the Halliburton Loophole. Fracking waste more likely to be located in poor communities and neighborhoods of color. Hydraulic fracturing — using a high-pressure injection of liquid into rock to release natural gas or oil — involves using a lot of water.
Once that process is done, the fracking companies have to put that chemical-heavy wastewater somewhere. In South Texas' Eagle Ford — an area that has been transformed by fracking — wastewater storage units are located disproportionately in neighborhoods of color and communities with higher levels of poverty, according to a recent study. Environmental Health News reports: Another reason fracking sucks: Study links fracking to even more health problems. You know the old saying: "Another day, another study linking fracking to health problems."
A new study from the Yale School of Public Health links the chemicals used in fracking with potential reproductive and developmental problems. This isn't exactly new — we've known for some time that fracking is connected with lowered sperm counts, as well as premature births and a host of other health issues. This particular study, however, raises concerns about wastewater in particular, which the researchers found is even more toxic than the chemicals used in fracking.
The New Haven Register reports: Local Control? Texas Fracking Billionaires Say 'Not So Fast' Why would Texas, a state renowned for its fierce defense of local rights, prohibit the good people of Denton—and any other municipalities—from banning hydraulic fracturing if that is what they choose to do?
Look no further than Dan and Farris Wilks. (Shutterstock) Last month, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott signed a bill that would, at first blush, seem at odds with the state's ethos of local control and individual rights. Fracking Pollutes Drinking Water, Says Long-Awaited EPA Study. Photo Credit: Black Rock Digital/Shutterstock In 2010, Congress commissioned the U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to study the impact of fracking on drinking water. Yesterday, the EPA released the long-awaited final draft of its report, assessing how fracking for oil and gas can impact access to safe drinking water. The report refuted the conclusion arrived at by the EPA's 2004 study that fracking poses no threat to drinking water, a conclusion used to exempt the fracking process from the Safe Drinking Water Act. 8 Dangerous Side Effects of Fracking That the Industry Doesn't Want You to Hear About. Did the Government Illegally Open up 400,000 Acres in California for Fracking? The federal and state governments illegally opened up 400,000 acres for fracking in Southern California, which already has thousands of such dangerous oil and gas wells, environmentalists claim in court.
The Center for Biological Diversity and Los Padres Forestwatch sued the U.S. Bureau of Land Management, the Secretary of the Interior and the director of California's Bureau of Land Management on Wednesday in Federal Court. They claim the governments violated the National Environmental Policy Act by approving fracking without proper environmental analysis. "Long term, business-as-usual oil and gas development in Central California, which is what the federal government has approved here, facilitates the expansion of high-impact unconventional extraction techniques, like fracking, in a region already overburdened by oil and gas activities, polluted air, extreme water scarcity and landscape degradation," plaintiffs' attorney Tamara Zakim told Courthouse News in an email.
Mothers in heavy fracking areas more likely to give birth prematurely: study. Don't miss stories.
Follow Raw Story! Expectant mothers have a lot to be concerned about, but those living near fracking sites have even more to fear, an expanding body of evidence shows. Most recently, a data review of more than 10,000 pregnancies has linked living in heavily fracked areas with a higher risk of premature births. In the study, published Sept. 30… Big Texas Oil and Gas Torpedo a Small City's Effort to Ban Fracking—Bye Bye Local Democracy. Following litigation from corporate interests including the Texas Oil and Gas Association (TXOGA) and the Texas General Land Office (GLO), as well as pressure from the Texas legislature, the Denton City Council has repealed a first-of-its-kind voter approved ban on fracking that had been passed through a ballot measure during the November 2014 general election.
Drilling operations have resumed, while residents have vowed to uphold the ban. Just hours after the fracking ban was passed, TXOGA, the oldest and largest trade organization in Texas representing petroleum interests, whose approximately 4,000 members produce in excess of 92 percent of the state's crude oil and natural gas, and the GLO, the state agency responsible for managing lands and mineral rights owned by the state, filed two separate lawsuits against Denton, saying that the ban was arbitrary and unconstitutional. Senator Introduces Plan To Cut Water Pollution From Fracking. How Oklahoma went from two quakes a year to 585. Hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, is the process of shooting water mixed with sand and chemicals deep into the earth to crack rock formations and bring up oil and natural gas trapped inside (AFP Photo/David Mcnew) The central US state of Oklahoma has gone from registering two earthquakes a year to nearly two a day and scientists point to a controversial culprit: wastewater injection wells used in fracking.
Located in the middle of the country, far from any major fault lines, Oklahoma experienced 585 earthquakes of a magnitude of 3.0 or greater in 2014. That's more than three times as many as the 180 which hit California last year. "It's completely unprecedented," said George Choy, a seismologist at the US Geological Survey. As of last month, Oklahoma has already experienced more than 600 quakes strong enough to rattle windows and rock cars. Sandra Voskuhl, 76, grew up in the rural oil boomtown and said she has never felt the earth shake like it did on July 27. – Could a 'Big One' hit?
Outlaws Fracking Disclosure. 2 Million Gallons of Water Daily. All resources, particularly natural resources, on Earth are finite and when they are gone there is nothing whatsoever that will bring them back. It is why conserving or managing resources is crucial to a civilization's survival and why a resource like life-giving water is such a precious resource; particularly during a time of drought. As anthropogenic climate change is producing extremely warmer, and in many areas drier, weather, it would seem to be of paramount importance to take whatever steps possible to preserve a precious resource like water.
As California suffers the fourth straight year of an historic drought, Governor Jerry Brown took the unprecedented step of mandating a 25% reduction in water use for all Californians; it is virtually water rationing. However, it is unlikely California will reduce its water use by a quarter, partly because some residents do not believe the mandate applies to them, and partly due to corporations' lust for profit. Scientists Discover Fracking Chemicals In Pennsylvania Drinking Water. By Emily Atkin Posted on. California Has No Idea What's In Its Fracking Chemicals, Study Finds. A scientific assessment on the impacts of hydraulic fracturing in California found that, in large part, the chemicals used are not being identified or tracked, and it's nearly impossible to tell how damaging the process is to California's water supply.
Billions Of Gallons Of Fracking Wastewater Dumped Into California Aquifers - In October, 2014, the Center for Biological Diversity obtained a copy of a letter from the California State Water Resources Board which disclosed that nearly 3 billion gallons of fracking wastewater had been illegally injected into California aquifers. Now it has come to light that the problem is worse than originally reported. Last July, California regulators shut down 11 fracking wastewater injection wells due to concerns that the wastewater may have contaminated drinking water and water used to irrigate the state's central valley farming region. New Research: Fracking Uses (and Loses) More Water than Previously Believed. Fracking's water footprint is higher than previously thought, according to a new report out yesterday that combined data from many sources to provide one of the most comprehensive looks at how water is used by the oil and gas industry.
In Oklahoma, Fracking Companies Can Now Be Sued Over Earthquakes. Fracking May Release Cancer-Causing Radioactive Gas, According to Surprising New Study. Photo Credit: U.S. Geological Survey Pennsylvania residents concerned about their state's fracking boom have another thing to worry about: radon. Fracking Linked to Increased Infant Mortality in Alarming New Study. Photo Credit: Dmitry Kalinovsky/Shutterstock. Fracking Linked to Low Birth Weight Babies. Photo Credit: Praisaeng/Shutterstock. Fracking Waste Injection Wells Linked to 60% of Earthquakes in Central and Eastern U.S. Fracking wells in the central and eastern United States have been linked to more than 60% of the earthquakes examined in those regions.
Researchers at the University of Colorado Boulder found that of the underground wells associated with earthquakes, 66% were used for oil recovery, a type of injection well. Other wells, those involving saltwater disposal, were 1.5 times as likely as oil recovery wells to be associated with earthquakes. Fracking's Water Footprint Is On The Rise. According to a new study released by the U.S. Fracking Pollutes Drinking Water, Says Long-Awaited EPA Study. Fracking Linked to Heart Conditions and Neurological Illness. Photo Credit: Michael G McKinne/Shutterstock.com.


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An Embedded Software Primer
"I sincerely wish (this book) had been available when I had to learn all this stuff the hard way."
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"An excellent job of introducing and defining the jargon associated with embedded systems. This makes the text extremely easy to read."--David Cuka
An Embedded Software Primer is a clearly written, insightful manual for engineers interested in writing embedded-system software. The example-driven approach puts you on a fast track to understanding embedded-system programming and applying what you learn to your projects. This book will give you the necessary foundation to work confidently in this field.
Building on a basic knowledge of computer programming concepts, this book will help you to:
- Learn core principles and advanced techniques of embedded-system software.
- Find out what a real-time operating system (RTOS) does and how to use one effectively.
- Experiment with sample code and the µC/OS RTOS version 1.11 (on the accompanying CD).
- Apply what you learn, no matter which microprocessor or RTOS you use.
After reading this book, you will be able to tackle the challenges of embedded system programming and quickly reap the benefits of your new skills.
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Well 2017 is over. What a year it was! Putting aside the political and cultural upheaval and the monumental changes and events of 2017, and the usual race into overdrive that December brings came once again.
"Can you do it by Christmas?" "Please I need this done before 24th December!"
Funny, how, as soon as the 25th is over, everything seems to be less stressful, needful or urgent.
For AMC 2017 ended with the usual extra busyness of the season.
We have faced difficulties over the last twelve months with such issues as health funds changing their rules to try and avoid passing on benefits to their members, falling into line and bowing to pressure from the pharmaceutical industry and many in the medical fraternity to discredit and smear the benefits of more natural forms of medication. Thankfully, many funds are not easily distracted by this deceit and pass on benefits to their members.
Add to this the often-daily news that practitioners order their patients to stop their successful program and experiment with a synthetic or alternative medication despite the practitioners having little real knowledge of the side effects or benefits of what they are prescribing and who do not give the follow up and support that AMC provides to patients.
Yes, we have our detractors, but we also have the tens of thousands of happy patients currently and previously who have placed their faith in the team at AMC.
A happy, healthy and prosperous 2018 to everyone.
Written by Ron Loftus
General Manager


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Final Voyage
Year: 1999
Genre: Action
Cast: Dylan Walsh, Erika Eleniak, Ice-T
Directed By: Jim Wynorski
Country: USA
Run Time: 95 mins
This action thriller is set on board a passenger cruise ship that was restored to its former glory. Hundreds of affluent passengers are on board for the gala celebration of the ship's re-christening and maiden voyage. Once out on the high seas, a gang of ruthless criminals takes command. During gunfire, a bullet hits an explosive charge and damages the ship's hull. Panic and hysteria sweep the decks as the ship starts to sink. Come along on this action filled cruise that for many will be their 'final voyage.


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I love me some affordable art. I always try to by original art from artists who are trying to make a living doing what they love. I figure the money I'm not spending on rent for a spacious loft downtown, cable tv, alcohol and internet at my apartment has to go somewhere. Some I save, and some I spend on affordable art.
I can't stand being cold. I've rather have a scorcher of a day than be the slightest bit chilly. I seem to shut down and hole up in my house when it's cold outside.
I mute commercials. All the time, every time. My one and only exception is Superbowl Sunday. I really don't like talking over commercials, and I enjoy connecting with people while watching TV, so I find that commercial breaks are a good time to do this. I also thing advertising is overly aggressive, and try to be selective and conscious about what I listen to and take into my thought (I realize some may feel this statement contradicts my earlier profession of love for all things rap).
I need running advice. Ok, you would probably know this to look at me, but I am in desperate need of tips since I just started my couch to 5K program yesterday. Wow am I glad I started working out again a few months ago, because I don't know that I'd have been able to do the first workout very well if I hadn't built up some stamina and muscle. I'd love any advice you have to bring running out of the "four letter word" category for me. So help a girl out, ok?
I get a huge thrill out of sending "gladden your heart" presents. Probably a bigger thrill than the recipients. Part of the reason I give gladden your heart presents (spontaneous, I'm-thinking-of-you gifts for no particular reason) is because, when I find something I know someone will like, I often pick it up for them. I rationalize to myself that I will save it for a meaningful time (birthday, celebration, holiday). But I am terrible at keeping gifts until appropriate moments. I am awful at keeping gifts a secret, and I find it extremely hard to wait to give someone something I know they will love. So gladden your heart presents just work for me.
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PI – Professor Brendan Wren
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The most successful human vaccines are often glycoconjugate as the combination of a protein coupled to a glycan induces both a T-cell dependent and independent immune response evoking a protective and lasting immunity. However, production of these vaccines requires multistep chemical synthesis, are expensive and often have batch-to-batch variation. Our research programs have developed a process whereby glycoconjugate vaccines can be produced recombinantly in E. coli in a single step purification procedure, termed Protein Glycan Coupling Technology (PGCT). Currently we are using PGCT to design novel glycoconjugate vaccines against S. pneumonia, Francisella, Coxiella and Burkholderia pathogens. PGCT also allows different combinations of glycan and protein to be coupled in diverse host attenuating strains resulting in protection against multiple pathogens. The development of triple poultry and pig glycoconjugate vaccines is also in development.Back


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text: A 16 x 22 inch watercolour with some touches of gouache to finish. This was an interesting painting to do. Based on one of a group of students sat in a beer garden. This pose, feet up on the bench, bottle of beer in hand struck me as one I could use. Once sketched out I was able to adapt it and add the blankets with other details to achieve something similar to what I had in mind. I really enjoy letting the paint do the work on these, feeding in several colours to wet washes and dabbing in screwed up tissue to create the texture effects. Once dry I get out the fine brushes and take advantage of whatever the paint has created for me. it doesn't take long to bring the whole thing to life. The title, well I was listening to the wonderful track of the same name by Rory Gallagher while working and, with the expression on the girls face it seemed to suit. Along with some others, this painting is currently on display in the Gala Art gallery in Galashiels where I'm pleased to say Natalia and Dimitry sell a lot of my work.


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1] Background
1.1 The regulatory framework for Institutional Trading Platform (ITP) was put in place vide amendments notified to SEBI (Issue of Capital and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2009 (ICDR Regulations) on August 14, 2015. Various enabling amendments to other SEBI regulations i.e. on Takeover, Listing, Delisting and AIF were also notified.
1.2 Subsequently, SEBI has received feedback from the market participants to make the said platform more accessible to the companies. The Primary Market Advisory Committee ("PMAC") of SEBI has also deliberated the related issues and made certain recommendations.
1.3 Based on the recommendations of PMAC and further discussions, certain proposals for changes to the ITP framework are enumerated below.
2] Proposals
2.1 Name of Chapter XC
Existing provision
The framework for ITP is specified under chapter XC of ICDR Regulations which is named as 'Listing on Institutional Trading Platform'.
The said chapter may be renamed as 'High-tech Start-up & other new business Platform'.
2.2 Prior-holding by QIBs Existing provision
Reg. 106Y(1) of ICDR Regulations stipulates a minimum level of prior holding by the Qualified Institutional Buyers ("QIBs") in the pre-issue capital of companies seeking
to list on ITP, i.e. at least 25% in technology related companies under Reg. 106Y(1)(a) and 50% in other companies under Reg. 106Y(1)(b).
A. In addition to QIBs, prior shareholding of other categories of investors may also be considered for assessing the eligibility of companies to list on ITP. The other categories of investors may be:
i. Family trust or systematically important NBFCs registered with Reserve Bank of India or intermediaries registered with SEBI, all with net-worth of more than five hundred crore rupees, as per the last audited financial statements;
ii. Category III Foreign Portfolio Investor;
iii. An entity meeting all the following criteria:
a. It is a pooled investment fund with minimum assets under management of USD 150 million;
b. It is registered with a financial sector regulator in the jurisdiction of which it is a resident;
c. It is resident of a country whose securities market regulator is a signatory to the International Organization of Securities Commission's Multilateral Memorandum of Understanding (Appendix A Signatories) or a signatory to Bilateral Memorandum of Understanding with SEBI;
d. It is not resident in a country identified in the public statement of Financial Action Task Force as:
i. a jurisdiction having a strategic Anti-Money Laundering or Combating the Financing of Terrorism deficiencies to which counter measures apply; or
ii. a jurisdiction that has not made sufficient progress in addressing the deficiencies or has not committed to an action plan developed with the Financial Action Task Force to address the deficiencies;
B. The aforesaid categories of investors may be classified as 'institutional investors' and the existing definition of institutional investor under Reg. 106X(1)(b) of ICDR Regulations may be amended accordingly.
C. The requirement of minimum level of prior holding shall be uniformly 25% for any company, irrespective of the sector to which it belongs.
2.3 Cap on holding in the post-issue capital
Existing provision
Reg. 106Y(2) of ICDR Regulations stipulates that no person, individually or collectively with persons acting in concert, shall hold 25% or more of the post-issue capital, as an eligibility criterion for the entity to list on ITP.
This requirement may be done away with.
2.4 Investors in ITP Existing provision
As per Reg. 106W(3) of ICDR Regulations, ITP is accessible to institutional investors and non-institutional investors ("NIIs"), i.e. only these two categories of investors can subscribe to issuances made on ITP.
The provision may be retained subject to amending the definition of 'institutional investor' as proposed earlier.
2.5 Allocation to investors
Existing provision
In terms of Reg. 106ZA(4) of ICDR Regulations, 75% of the net offer to public shall be allocated for institutional investors and remaining 25% shall be allocated to NIIs.
The allocation may be revised as under:
i. Not less than 50% to institutional investors; and
ii. Not more than 50% to NIIs.
2.6 Discretionary allotment to institutional investors Existing provision
Reg. 106ZA(8) of ICDR Regulations prescribes that in case of discretionary allotment to institutional investors, no institutional investor shall be allotted more than 10% of the issue size.
The ceiling on allotment to individual institutional investor may be revised upwards
from 10% to 25%.
2.7 Market making Existing provision
There is no provision mandating market making on ITP.
Market making may be made compulsory for a minimum period of 3 years for issue size of less than INR 100 crores.
2.8 Lock-in of pre-issue capital
Existing provision
In accordance with Reg. 106ZB(1) of ICDR Regulations, the entire pre-issue capital of the shareholders shall be locked-in for a period of 6 months from the date of allotment in case of listing pursuant to public issue or date of listing in case of listing without public issue. However, the lock-in is subject to certain exemptions provided for shares arising out of ESOPs and shares held by VCF/AIF Category I/FVCI in case of listing pursuant to IPO.
The lock-in of 6 months may apply uniformly to all the categories of shareholders.
2.9 Trading lot Existing provision
In terms of Reg. 106ZC of ICDR Regulations, the minimum trading lot shall be INR 10 lakh.
The minimum trading lot size may be lowered to INR 5 lakh.
Other provisions in Chapter XC shall remain the same.
3] Public comments
Considering the implications of the said matter on the market participants including issuers and investors, public comments are invited on the proposals contained in the discussion paper. Specific comments/suggestions as per the format given below would be highly appreciated:
Name of entity/person/intermediary/Organization:
|Sr. No.
|Pertains to serial number under paragraph (2)
The comments may please be e-mailed on or before August 14, 2016, to firstname.lastname@example.com or sent by post, to-
Shri. Amit Tandon
Deputy General Manager
Corporation Finance Department
Securities and Exchange Board of India
SEBI Bhavan,
Plot No. C4-A, "G" Block,
Bandra Kurla Complex,
Bandra (East), Mumbai – 400 051.
Ph: +91-22-26449373/ +91-22-26449483
Issued on: July 29, 2016


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Getting Ready for Rosh Hashanah
As background for the benefit of readers who are not fully informed on the basics of the Jewish High Holy Days, Rosh Hashanah will arrive at sundown on Monday night, 30 September 2008. The process of atoning for our sins is not limited to Yom Kippur, so in addition to being the start of the Jewish New Year, Rosh Hashanah also begins the Ten Days until Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement. During those 10 days we not only are required to settle our sins against G-d, but we also must ask forgiveness from the humans we may have wronged during the year.
It is against the foregoing background that this posting is written.
On 12 June 2003, one Mordechai Samet was given a 27-year prison sentence, following conviction in December 2002 on various fraud and racketeering charges. At the time, I thought that the sentence was a bit on the heavy side of severe. And, at the time, I wondered whether Samet's professed religious Jewish faith played any role in the perceived severity of the sentence. We religious Jews (I am not particularly comfortable with the label "Orthodox") are, after all, supposed to be a light unto the nations, and whenever we fall short of our G-d given role, it engenders much disappointment amongst the nations of the world. For this reason, religious Jews who commit crimes often do receive heavier sentences. This is not conceptually different from the especially stringent standards to which lawyers are often held in criminal matters, nor the especially stringent standards to which IRS employees are held in their personal tax affairs.
Prior to his relocation to the Federal Correctional Institution at Otisville, NY, Samet resided in a community known as Kiryas Joel, New York. Kiryas Joel is an insular community of Satmar Hassidim. I give this information by way of background, and not to per se belittle Kiryas Joel or its residents or the Satmar Hassidim in general.
Well, it has come to my attention that Samet is now complaining, via the "Rescue Samet" website (apparently maintained by his family and/or friends, inasmuch as he is unlikely to have Internet access in the Big House where he now resides), that he is a victim! Samet has purportedly written a tome entitled Crusade by a Religious Activist in our Courtrooms: The Hijacking of our Court Systems by a Fanatical U.S. Judge, wherein he attempts to make the case that Judge Colleen McMahon, the judge who presided over his trial and who imposed sentence upon him, was motivated by a religious-based bias against him. I was initially willing to buy into Samet's thesis, at least until I began to read the very first page of the Introduction to Samet's magnum opus. it. In no particular order, the following matters struck me as inconsistent or disingenuous:
A. Describing the bust made by the Federal agents on 29 March, 2001: "The operation was carried out as if the agents were arresting the 10 most wanted criminals in America, or some big crime Mafia. Access to the town was shut down by the agents toting shotguns, with helicopters hovering over. Cars were not allowed to enter or leave the town. The government labeled the 12 men arrested the 'Samet Group'".
As mentioned earlier, Kiryas Joel is a very insular town. That is the way the Satmar Rebbe, Joel Teitelbaum, the great-uncle of the two rabbis who now are locked in a contentious battle for the leadership of the Satmar Hassidim (and, not coincidentally, control over assets estimated to be worth hundreds of millions of dollars), intended Kiryas Joel to be. And I do not denigrate the Kiryas Joel community for its engineered insularity; there is much to be said for living life free of televisions or newspapers and other sources of negative influence from contemporary society -- provided that a community such as Kiryas Joel abides by the law.
It must be remembered that the purpose of the law enforcement operation was not only to bring the suspects into custody, but also to preserve evidence. The Feds could not have expected any cooperation from the residents of the Kiryas Joel community, and therefore, the tactics used in the bust of 29 March 2001 were warranted.
B. "Kiryas Joel is a quiet religious town with no history of violence or criminal activity."
Not quite! Below are some incidents of violence and/or criminal activity in Kiryas Joel. These are just those appearing in the news media (and this is not an endorsement of the New York Times). There are more, including some of which I am not entirely familiar, and/or of which my professional confidences preclude discussion. And of course, there likely are even more which were never reported to the police in the first place.
** "On Sunday; Pious Village Is No Stranger To the Police" by Michael Winerip, New York Times, 20 September 1992, Section 1, p. 41: Seems that those who disagree with the Kiryas Joel body politic political agenda are subject to assault on their person and vandalism of their property.
** "Hasidic Men Riot Over Visit of Rabbi," New York Times, 2 August 1995, Section B, p. 5: "Five police agencies quieted a rock- and egg-throwing riot of an estimated 1,000 Hasidic men, sparked by a dissident rabbi's visit this week. The Sunday night melee left one person injured and eight vehicles damaged and resulted in six arrests, the authorities said."
** "A Village Faces Another Kind Of Storm" by Evelyn Nieves, New York Times, 14 January 1996, Section 1, p. 27: "While the snow quieted New York City, this Satmar Hasidic village 50 miles away tallied another in a long line of violent episodes. Early Monday morning, the storm in full force, vandals broke a window in Joseph Waldman's Ford station wagon, threw in a flammable liquid and lit a match. Unfortunately, Mr. Waldman is getting used to it. This was his third car firebombed in the driveway in the last four months."
** "In the Ashes of Arson at Kiryas Joel, Tensions of Bitter Factionalism" by Robert Hanley, New York Times, 29 July 1996, Section B, p. 1: Arson is a crime of violence. Don't take my word for it, though; just ask a firefighter who has been injured while fighting an intentionally-set blaze (or the widow or orphan of a firefighter who died while doing so).
C. "The total number of victims was less then ten and they were mainly financial institutions and government agencies that were protected by insurance companies."
Notwithstanding my numerous gripes concerning the excesses of the insurance industry, insurance companies are entitled to the protection of this Country's laws, and are entitled to not have their funds pilfered by criminals. The fact that the insurance companies are the ultimate victims does not mitigate the crime.
Moreover, the "government agencies" included the IRS, which paid out falsely-claimed tax refunds.
D. "As the legal challenge in the case was ongoing, the defendants paid back in full the 3.5 million dollars to the victims of the crime they were alleged to have committed."
Would the money have been paid back had there been no arrests, and no preservation of the evidence?
Of no less moment is the fact that uncharged offenses figured into the calculus of Samet's sentence. In other words, it wasn't just the $3.5 million. On pages 28, 34 and 64 of Samet's long song of excuses, much is made of Samet's generousity to charities. Specifically, on page 34, "At most, the evidence showed, only that most of the money alleged to have been part of the offense, went to charity." This presents two problems. Firstly, if the money is not kosher then it doesn't count for tzedaka (the Hebrew equivalent for "charity" and a word whose root is "tzedek" or justice). My own rabbi, for example, has been known to refuse donations of questionable provenance. The second problem is that if so much of the money swindled by Samet was given over to charity, then where did he get the 3.5 million to make the restitution? Again, it wasn't just the $3.5 million.
All of the above is just from the first page of the Introduction (save the references to pages 28, 34 and 64)! I shall spare you the trouble of reading the remainder of Samet's whining and pouting piece. He says that Judge McMahon is biased against him! He says that the FBI and other federal agencies are biased against him! He says that the evidence was spun in a negative light! He says that he was misunderstood! It's all everyone else's fault -- It's the fault of everyone except for Mordechai Samet!
The High Holy Days will soon be upon us. I ask forgiveness of all I may have wronged, and grant forgiveness to all who may have wronged me this past year.
And I hope that Mordechai Samet will take the step of acknowledging the wrongfulness of his own misdeeds, and accept the responsibility for them so that he, too, can begin the process of atonement.
L'Shanah Tovah Tikotevu!
Labels: Mordechai Samet, Rosh HaShanah, Satmar, Yom Kippur


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("UNTITLED NOVEL – CNB1") – (novel, fantasy, mystery, a lost book, 2015) CURRENTLY WRITING [GOD HELP ME]
("UNTITLED SHORT STORY COLLECTION") – (short stories, compilation, eBook, 2016?) CURRENTLY COMPILING/EDITING
"Bury Me Down By the Highway Side (Refrain x3)" – (short story, horror, a plastic guitar, 2015) CURRENTLY EDITING
"The Tale of the Mangled Knight" – (short story, fantasy, horror, cosmic horror, a loaf of bread and a flagon of wine, 2015) 1st DRAFT
("Terminator") – (flash fiction, sci-fi, pruning shears, 2015) 1st DRAFT
("Mailboxing") – (short story, horror, a '55 Ford, 2015) 1st DRAFT
("The Dead") – (short story, horror, shag carpet, 2015) 1st DRAFT
("The Wines of Carcosa") – (short story, horror, drama, minimalist, arcade tickets, 2015) 1st DRAFT
("Jungle Fable") – (short story, cosmic horror, a sharps disposal box, 2015) INC. 1st DRAFT
"Waste Management" – (short story, drama, horror, post-modernism, roadkill, 2014) OUT OF SUBMISSION
"Cat's Climb" – (short story, horror, a three-inch slit in a screen window, 2015) OUT OF SUBMISSION
"Wallflower" – (short story, horror, fiberglass insulation, 2015) 2nd DRAFT/ABANDONED
"The Firmanauts" – (short story, sci-fi, a tincture of arsenic, 2014)
"Badges" – (short story, horror, a hatchet, 2014, 2nd draft)
"The Magic Men of Dunsdale County" – (short story, fantasy, drama, a top hat, 2013)
"The Sharp End of the Bell Curve" – (short story, horror, brass brads, 2014) 2nd DRAFT/ABANDONED
"The Slow Bullet" – (short story, horror, a cigar box, 2014) 2nd DRAFT (ON HIATUS DUE TO IRRECONCILABLE MECHANICAL ISSUES)
"The Diplomat" – (short story, sci-fi, drama, experimental, the color yellow, 2014) 1st DRAFT
("Bracelet") – (screenplay, short film, horror, gemstones, 2014) 1st DRAFT
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("Breakfast") – (short story, horror, a burnt timepiece, 2014) PARTIAL DRAFT
("Hotbox") – (short story, horror, a dry paintbrush, 2014) 1st DRAFT
(UNTITLED FOUND-FOOTAGE PROJECT) – A thing, horror, 2013-14) 1st DRAFT
"Those Who Looked Down From Babel" – (short story, horror, two oxygen tanks, 2014) 1st DRAFT/ABANDONED
"Silkworm" – (short story/novella, horror, drama, a line of paint, 2014) 1st/2nd DRAFT
("The Servants of the Endless Meal") – (short story/novella, horror, a fork, 2014) 1st DRAFT
(UNTITLED NOVEL-THING) – (novel, interactive fiction, electronic, experimental, horror, drama, literary, 2013) CURRENTLY RESEARCHING
("Going Up") – (short story, fantasy, drama, a grey flake of ash, 2013) 1st DRAFT
("The Last Meal") – (short story, horror, chef's knife, 2013) 1st DRAFT
("Dead Language Arts") – (short story, fantasy, sci-fi, horror(?), drama, chalk, 2013) 1st DRAFT
"Cell 338" – (short story, horror, one sink, 2013) 1st DRAFT
("Enough/A Still Garden") – (short story, fantasy, the last grain of rice, 2013) 1st DRAFT
("Engine") – (short story, horror, wrong dogs, 2013) 1st DRAFT
"Post Terminus" – (short story, sci-fi, horror, drama, distances, 2012) 1st Draft WANT TO EDIT BUT I DON'T TRUST MYSELF TO DO IT RIGHT ALSO I THINK THERE MIGHT BE PARTS MISSING FROM IT (STRUCTURALLY, I MEAN)
"Archival Access" – (short story, horror, fantasy, a pile of burning books, 2013)
"A Crack Runs Through Me" – (short story, horror, stubbed cigarette butts, 2013)
"We, Trumpeted" – (short story, fantasy, experimental, radio silence, 2013)
"'That House'" – (short story, horror, experimental, the stain in the middle of the carpet, 2012)
"Usurpers of the Jungle Throne" – (short story, horror, hunting spear, 2012)
"Static" – (short story, horror, gothic, T.V. dinner, 2012)
"As A Fledgling Descends" – (novelette, fantasy, sci-fi, report card, 2012)
"January Roses" – (short story, fantasy, horror, crimson lingerie, 2011)
Jacob and the Beast – (novel, sci-fi, drama, 2012) 1st Draft
"The Cobbler" – (short story, horror, 1lb sugar, 2012) 1st Draft
"usenet.alt.zed" – (short story, horror, drama, experimental, the internet, 2012) 1st Draft
"Heroes and Villains" – (short story, drama, a mask, 2012) 1st Draft
"L'tragedie" – (short story, fantasy, drama, experimental, auto-plagiaristic, never release this, in fact go burn it right now, 2012) PENDING INCINERATION
"Group Portrait/A Man of Questionable Character" – (short story, comedy, experimental, a night out on the town, 2012) 1st Draft
"Ouroboros" – (short story, horror, experimental, splatterpunk, retractor, 2012) Ugh.
"Sick Day" – (poem, fantasy, hot bath, 2012) Silly poetic story about sentient rhymes written based on a prompt from Neil Gaiman's "How to Talk to Girls At Parties."
Dungeon Magazine #179 – "Faarlung's Algorithm" (credited as Syd Thurston) – (adventure scenario, fantasy, horror) An adventure for Dungeons & Dragons 4th Edition. Drew inspiration from the works of Clive Barker and H.P. Lovecraft: A professional thief is found wandering through town, raving like a lunatic and clutching a potent magical artifact, while all around the town a deadly disease, hordes of monsters and a cabal of murderous cultists close in on the energies unleashed by the dangerous device.
Pseudopod #156 – "Leviathan", as read by Ben Phillips – (short story, horror) A short horror story I wrote in college that showcases a lot of my weaknesses as a writer: The last journal entry of a drifter at the end of his rope recounts his harrowing experience aboard a fishing ship in a cursed Norwegian lake.


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Jan 17 – Feb 10, 2018
Venus in Aquarius rolls in like a gale force wind. In Aquarius, the heart revels in unabashed passion, defiance and glorious freedom. The water bearer lives for travel and social connections, so prepare for an exploratory transit, whether in body or mind. I have also observed within Aquarius a strong attraction to music and dance. Aquarius, as an air element, embodies the power of the intellect. An inundation of air energy such as this can easily make us think too much or rely too much on the logic brain.
Those born with Venus in Aquarius gravitate towards unusual, unstable individuals. They are often magnetized to strange, sometimes dangerous, relationships and circumstances. Nonetheless, Aquarian individuals make excellent, if not troubled, friends.
Aquarius reminds me of vyana, one of the five prana vayus. Vyana is a physio-spatial energy radiating from the core of the body, out through the skin and beyond. Like Aquarius, it rules all manner of circulation. In the body this means not just the circulatory system, but also circulation of thoughts, nervous responses and electrical charges. Outside the body, Aquarius represents circulation of universal lovingkindness. The water bearer teaches humanity how to share, co-create, listen and learn from one another. Think of this transit as a master class in "loving and embracing the collective."
Aquarius is notoriously scattered and unpredictable, yet self-sustaining and independent. Here Venus reminds us that, with open hearts, we are well-supported by golden webs. If you've destroyed your webs, spin new ones now. Have mercy on your fiery soul. Our purpose is to be ourselves, completely and fearlessly. We are wild horses roaming the cosmic plain. We are not just anyone, but adventurers, lovers, artists. Let Venus in Aquarius shower your circle with spiritual light. Look through this prism, hear uplifting words echo round the turquoise halls of the inner eye.
Be wary that Venus in Aquarius is not warm or fuzzy, but fervent, quick to anger, extreme in every way. Venus in Aquarius tenses when her freedom to be as she is feels even slightly threatened. Like the other fixed signs, Aquarius knows and openly acknowledges that he's got rough edges. Aquarius is a martyr of righteousness. He imagines a world without money, laws, jails, borders or restrictions of any kind: a world in which cooperation is a fact of life. This is the Aquarian dream, that of perfect equanimity.
Get ready to get radical. This cycle awakens the inner rebel lying dormant in our hearts. She may come out screaming and terrified. She may pick up weapons if she is too afraid to realize that she doesn't need any armor at all. Do not direct anger at loved ones; find a healthy outlet to release tension. In yoga, practice inverted postures to calm the nervous system. Give yourself a foot massage. Go for a walk. Make big circular movements with your hands, wrists, arms, shoulders, head, spine and whole body. Writhe like an animal, who cares, no one's watching. Let your instinct body come out and howl. You are a fucking wolf. That is all.
On Feb 3, Venus squares Jupiter in Scorpio. In astrology, squares are hard, difficult angles representing conflict. This is especially true because Jupiter rules good fortune and spiritual prosperity. High possibility of feeling disappointed by someone. Another possibility: spending too much money or being overly excessive in some way. Moderation is the most important, yet challenging, directive to keep in mind. Everything else looks good! Circulate with Aquarius Yoga. If you were born with Venus in Aquarius, this is your Venus Return! To ascertain your personal Venus sign, click here.
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Sunday, November 16, 2008
What a great guy. I swear if I had a friend to set him up with, I would! Actually, he is most likely taken. Sorry girls. We had a good time taking his pictures for his future business adventures. Brett is such a gentleman. Good luck with your business ideas and thanks for letting me be a part!
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Saturday, November 15, 2008
My extended fam!
Here they are...some of my beautiful in-laws. Pat and Mary have the best family. We had fun playing and taking pictures at the same time. Thanks for supporting me guys...and thanks for the surprise tip!
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Wednesday, November 12, 2008
My favorite Lincoln
This little guy is one of my favorite returning customers. I've been photographing him and his family since he was born and I love that I get to keep taking pictures of him...and his new baby sister to come! He is such a delight and is full of energy. His mom especially loves when we make collages of him.
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Monday, November 10, 2008
Kelli's Family
These are good friends of mine that have since moved away. We miss you guys already! I especially have loved photographing the children. They are so photogenic...I mean look at that hair! Just gorgeous. Good luck Kelli & Greg with your future endeavors and thanks for being a part of our lives!
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Saturday, November 8, 2008
Heather & Spencer
Oh my! This was so fun. I always love to photograph newborns. They are so delicious. But, it is even better when the mom comes ready to be in a few herself! She just looks fantastic and beautiful as ever with her little one. Thank you, Heather, for giving me this fun experience.
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Friday, November 7, 2008
She said I could call her Sherri, since I had a hard time pronouncing her correct name. But, besides my lack of language skills...we had a great session. She is so modelesc, wouldn't you agree? Turns out that she knows another client of mine and they both got their pictures taken around the same time, but they weren't aware that they were coming to the same photographer. Small world, eh?
We also made a great collage with many more of her photos that I should have shown here too.
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Wednesday, November 5, 2008
Sarah's Family
We managed to catch the tail end of the fall season here. Ann Arbor, Michigan is so beautiful in the fall. I had a fun time chasing this little guy around. He was so sweet. What a great family. It's always fun to get first-time customers.
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I actually got into a gig
I got into indian summer in glasgow, if only for the last 30 minutes.
After two hours of peering over the fence and being told to "fucking try it, c'mon!", we found a whole in the fence and sauntered in.
I got to see daniel johnston, which was all I cared about. He was rubbish and brilliant at the same time. Its really tragic watching him stumble his way through his brilliantly written old songs. He even had to have some other guy playing the guitar for him.
Anyway, that made my month (probably). It's good to say that i saw him once. He finished with a beatles cover that i dont know, but went "hey!" at the start of the chorus.
I would'ave stayed for wilco after he went off, but they were boring and shite, so I left.
Hopefully they won't have been able to find where we got in so we can got back tomorrow to watch the flaming lips and whoever else.
Im so fucking pleased just now.
£75 i don't have.
Plus, most of the other bands were boring, so i think it was a fair deal.
I never get into gigs anyway because of age restrictions: its almost becoming a running gag.
You did it!
That's awsum!
I should have tried =\
Seriously, try tomorrow
PM heading your way.
Thanks dude.
I saw Daniel Johnston last night
I felt kind of the same way. He isn't in great shape physically or mentally, but he still joked with the audience and wasn't as spaced out as I thought he would be. He did get a bit unsettled when Jeremy Warmsley played with him though. I'm really glad I saw him as the songs are still incredible. That Beatles song is You've Got to Hide Your Love Away...
Jeremy warmsley played with him?
Ah that wouldave been brilliant.
He played a few songs on his own, and then Warmsley played 'The Beatles' and a couple of others I can't remember with him whilst they waited for that bloke to get up on stage.
I was at same gig
saw loads of bands and enjoyed all of them. You whined about last years Hey You Get Off My Pavement festival as well. If you don't like the bands/audience, don't go, simple as that, we won't miss you
I was on my own
It was a miserable day
I only really went for arab strap, who i didnt see anyway.
The bands i did see werent very good.
And I actually said i enjoyed it tonight, so F U. If i remember correctly last time i remember you saying i was a "dour music snob" or something. Which is wrong.
So F U again.
And please dont imply that its some sort of club that im not being allowed into by saying "we wont miss you".
and my problem with the audience
was that all the girls had lego haircuts, and the boys were all the cardigan-y, scarf wearing types nodding along to boring indie rock and twee-ness. I really just wanted to watch arab strap and a few others, but couldnt be arsed standing around on my own.
the crowd were talking most of the way through the sets and werent standing up at the barrier. My distaste towards it is mostly because my friends bailed on my and I paid £13 or something to stand around on my own. I just sat in the car park opposite, ate watermelon, and watch some guy pull his trousers down and start pissing in front of me.
do you not remember being 16
and that sort of thing being REALLY important?
Its not usually a problem for me
but due to the circumstances, i couldnt be arsed standing around on my own being annoyed by everyone.
Mostly because many of them seemed to be art studenty scenester types, sitting around in circles eating bbq food rather than watching the bands. If i was going to a gig i'd like to think at least half of them were there for the music.
Anyway, the bands i saw there were boring, except one band who seemed pretty interesting and stuff. The sound wasnt really doing them justice, and neither was the audience.
But tomorrow, at this:
the flaming lips
fox face
lonely dear
all good.
Plus there was a nice mix of music fans, idiots and scenesters there today that made it good. Plus, vegan food.
I hope I can get in tomorrow.
'lego haircuts'?
are you an indie limey who just likes it grimey?
[/shit song reference-based pun]
That's cool with me.
your music taste seems to extend only to bands which "people on the internet say are shite, but are actually just boring bands but, im going to say theyre amazing to make a point to them YA!"


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By: Norma Betanzos (1), and Francisco Paz (2)
Organizational commitment is an issue that has become increasingly important for human resources experts, because it is crucial for a company's employees to "wear the team colors," meaning they love their company and do their jobs well (Arciniega, 2002). It is therefore important to understand the nature, development and implications of employee commitment.
We know that there are different types of commitment (affective, continuance and normative), and that each of these has a different effect on employee behavior and attitudes.
What happens when a company encounters hard times? When it has the wrong leaders? When the climate makes it difficult to work? When employee bonuses cannot be paid, or economic crisis makes wages less appealing to workers? The company needs committed employees to obtain competitive advantages, but it often introduces changes in the guise of efficiency (layoffs, restructuring, mergers, flex time, etc.).
All of this can often weaken the commitment of a company's employees, diminishing or even destroying their affection for the company and lowering their productivity levels. They may find it more attractive to change jobs in search of better conditions, and the commitment ends. The employee is ready to leave the company; nothing is holding them back.
To prevent employees from abandoning their commitment to the company, it is important to build up their ties to the organization. One option is to establish a strong normative commitment (which has been little studied to date). This commitment strengthens employee retention even when the organization faces adverse circumstances. In extreme cases, for example, when the company is facing bankruptcy, employees may sacrifice their revenues and benefits and stay on to the bitter end because, as Wiener (1982) puts it, "they believe that it is the right and moral thing to do". This creates a stabilizing force that can keep employee behavior on course when organizational conditions change.
This behavior is different from affective commitment (an emotional bond with the company) and continuity commitment (based on economic gains). Employees gain a sense of obligation through their experiences with the organization. In some cultures, intense feelings of normative commitments are encouraged. In Japan, for example, employees form a long-term commitment to their company and remain with it in good times and in bad, because their commitment does not depend on circumstances, but rather on a personal decision they have made.
Individuals in collectivist cultures (like Brazil) see their obligations as something they want to do, rather than an imposed duty, and they feel satisfied and successful in their jobs, while individualist cultures (like United States) inculcate the moral duty of doing one's job. So obligations are experienced in different ways from country to country, and therefore, they have different implications for the worker's job performance and yield.
In Mexico, we conducted qualitative research with focus groups made up of 25 workers from various companies, in order to describe ideas about what they think about normative commitment. We found two categories of this commitment: a) normative commitment and b) moral commitment (Rodriguez and Betanzos, 2011).
The normative component of commitment is experienced as the duty to obey organizational rules and policies regarding the job but employee must do. This commitment is assumed out of conviction and free will, not obligation. It is assumed as an important value and is the responsibility of each individual, independent of the organization, because it is a value acquired and nurtured in the family home and becomes part of the individual's personality. Respecting this commitment is a personal need.
Workers that do not conform to established policies and duties may become subject to external sanctions against them. They may also face internal sanctions–like value judgments about their performance in the company–that make them feel badly.
"There is no harsher judge than the one we all have inside, meaning when you know you're failing and you feel remorse […], because you are failing yourself…"
Unlike normative commitment, with moral commitment, workers understand that, besides the opportunity to work, they obtain benefits from their organization that binds them to it morally and that, as such, they must reciprocate and return these benefits. On the other hand, this reciprocity and retribution could be negative if workers feel they are not receiving a fair treatment or that the labor relationship is not an equitable one, which causes them to behave negatively toward their jobs or to be disloyal to the organization.
In addition, workers have certain expectations that the company will compensate them for their work and efforts. Trusting in this relationship, workers strive to repay the company for the benefits received, so that they do not feel indebted. Finally, this moral bond between the worker and the organization is expressed as loyalty and permanence, even if there are better opportunities elsewhere.
1 Dra. en Psicología. Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Morelos. México.
2 Dr. en Psicología. Instituto Nacional de Neurología y Neurocirugía "Manuel Velasco Suárez". México.
"This bond that, on a personal level, I formed with this institution […], this loyalty is […], in some way, a repayment for everything it has given me [and] other things that […] for me are even more valuable than money."
Loyalty is also expressed as a concern for the company's well-being and protection of its interests.
"They were people that put in for [worked] fifteen minutes and they were paid for half an hour. Fifteen minutes you'd lose in changing clothes, neatening up, going to the bathroom, and when you're not generating, I mean, you're jeopardizing all of this [the company]."
Normative commitment, on the other hand, seems to be more a characteristic or value that employees acquire in the social group where they were formed (family, schools, friends) and which inspires them to keep their commitments. In Mexican culture, this is what comes closer to the concept of job responsibility. For a Mexican employee, responsibility and duty are an interest in and concern for others, a personal quality, like virtue and conscience. Mexicans consider it to be a basic dimension of social relations, and therefore, responsibility is considered a positive trait for the individual (Díaz-Guerrero and Szalay, 1993).
In their recent review of this variable, Meyer and Parfyonova (2010) find employees with a strong normative and affective commitment are more likely to express a desire to do the right thing according to their moral standards, which in the long run produces positive effects, both for the employee and for the organization (intention of staying with the company, support for change, and the well-being of workers). A solid normative and continuance commitment reveals how employees behave with regard to their obligation to repay a debt (to do something to avoid the social costs).
Personal values and principles are vitally important for normative commitment, because they guarantee that workers will do their job thoroughly, in keeping with the organizational standards and guidelines, without the need for constant supervision.
On the other hand, it seems that when workers receive benefits or facilities from their organizations that are not stipulated in the contract, they tend to correspond by changing their behavior on the job and making a greater effort to avoid betraying the trust the company has placed in them. This creates a virtually unbreakable bond with the organization and stronger even than the economic benefits or the affective bond. It goes back to the reciprocity that is latent in all spheres of social interaction and, as such, is universal. It is a standard that is not imposed, but which determines the actions that will be taken in recompense for certain benefits received. Trust also plays a crucial role, since without it, this relationship would not be possible (Rodriguez and Betanzos, 2001).
The company shows its trust in the worker by communicating material information that makes it vulnerable. Employees' normative commitment is what makes then behave with loyalty, discretion and confidentiality, to avoid acting the detriment of their organization. This loyalty also facilitates relationships in work groups, since the employee will support decisions that benefit the company, but also the people that work there.
In this exercise of understanding, we believe there is enough evidence to sustain that the normative commitments can be interpreted as stemming from a mature acceptance of a practical daily belief, not intellectually elaborated, that we are what we do. We do things well, even better than what is required of us, not to be exemplary employees, but rather to feel good about the performance of the tasks entrusted to us and satisfied at having fulfilled our responsibilities and duties.
We know that commitment is multi-dimensional, as is the contractual relationship and daily interactions in the company. If we examined these dimensions from the perspective of normative commitment, they are intertwined in a single discourse.
León (2009) explains that experiencing one's ties to the organization as a moral contract that binds the employee also creates the conditions for critical attitude toward the company when the employee does not feel it has kept up its end of the deal. Normative commitment also takes on the dimension of responsibility toward what we do, in other words, to do the job right, without defects. Therefore, normative commitment creates additional motivation for producing a quality product, and there is no more important goal for workers. If they fail, if the results do not come out as expected, they feel guilt and shame. In short, we find a commitment based on shared beliefs of what makes a "good worker," a "responsible worker." Thus, normative commitment brings significant benefits to an organization, but also implies that the relationship must be more balanced in order to maintain this reciprocity between the company and the workers, in which both have something to gain.♦
- Arciniega, L.M. (2002). Compromiso Organizacional en México: ¿Cómo hacer que la gente se ponga la camiseta? Dirección Estratégica, 2, 21-23.
- Díaz-Guerrero, R. and Szalay, L.B. (1993). El mundo subjetivo de mexicanos y norteamericanos. México: Trillas, pp. 151-163.
- León, F. J. (2009). El compromiso limitado. Un estudio sobre las razones estratégicas e identitarias de las acciones de resistencia y compromiso en el trabajo. Cuadernos de Relaciones Laborales, 27; 2: 115-143.
- Meyer, J. P. and Parfyonova, N. M. (2010). Normative commitment in the workplace: A theoretical analysis and re-conceptualization. Human Resource Management Review.
- Rodríguez, L. C. S. and Betanzos D. N. (2011). Vinculación entre empleado y empresa: analizando el constructo compromiso organizacional normativo en el trabajo. XVI Congreso Internacional de Contaduría, Administración e Informática. UNAM. ISBN: 978-607-02-2548-2
- Wiener, Y. (1982). Commitment in organizations: A normative view. Academy of Management Review, 7: 418−428.


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