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Nevada residents who have older parents may want to start thinking about how to help them manage their finances. Ideally, a conversation about this topic will be held sooner rather than later. This may make it easier to understand a mother or father's financial goals or how their health care needs may impact their financial situation as they age.
Why it is vital to have a will
Nevada residents may be interested in reading about a survey that showed that more than 50 percent of Americans who have reached the age of majority do not have a will. While many people think the topic is depressing, end-of-life planning can financially assist an individual's loved ones and could help them avoid emotional stress as well.
Why is the funeral arrangement process still so antiquated?
When sitting down to sort out your family finances, it's tempting to just focus on there here and now. One thing we often forget to prepare for is the struggle that comes when you or a loved one dies.
Extra considerations needed for succession planning
Many people in Nevada and other states draft wills and create various estate planning tools before they become senior citizens in order to prepare for worst-case scenarios and emergency situations. This is a smart move, but it may not be enough when unexpected events occur. An individual should add certain clauses to his or her will that will protect the estate should unlikely circumstances occur.
Celebrity estate planning errors have lessons for all
There are some common errors that people make with their estate plans. Even wealthy celebrities make mistakes with estate planning, and some of their stories offer good lessons about what Nevada residents should avoid doing.
Planning estates to protect families and ethics
When Nevada residents are thinking about the estate planning process, they may want to create documents that can deal with their financial assets and who they should be distributed to. Some people also want to pass on their values to benefit future generations of their family as well. There are documents for each of these purposes.
Long-term care and estate planning
Nevada baby boomers may want to consider a long-term care plan to make sure that there is something left for their children. Until the millennial generation appeared, baby boomers made up the largest generation in the country's history, and they have amassed around $30 trillion in assets to pass down to their heirs.
The importance of making a will
Some Nevada residents might be among the 60 percent of American adults who say they do not have a will. While may individuals many have difficulty thinking about mortality, creating a will could save their loved ones a great deal of time and money.
Incentive trusts can provide peace of mind
Many Nevada residents choose to incorporate trusts into their estate plans because they worry that some of their heirs could act irresponsibly if they were to unexpectedly inherit a significant amount of money. A large windfall could have catastrophic consequences if the recipient has addiction issues or is unduly influenced by manipulative or pernicious individuals, and people who have these concerns often choose to place their assets into an incentive trust.
Estate planning for people who live in two states
Some people choose to spend their retirement years living in Nevada during temperate months and elsewhere when it gets hot. When people choose to live part of the year in two different states, it is important that they think about their estate planning.


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Experts are beginning to warn of the dire financial impact across the mining and metals space if Glencore, one of the world's largest resource companies, is unable to control its skyrocketing debt load.
Hong Kong-listed shares of the Anglo–Swiss commodity giant crashed 27 percent on Tuesday, on the back of a 29 percent plunge in the company's London-listed shares in the previous session.
The fall was sparked by a widely-circulated note on Glencore released Monday by Investec that pointed to a debt base well above its peers and a lower-margin asset base. The brokerage also warned of a scenario in which earnings could collapse entirely as Glencore worked purely to repay debt, which would eliminate all shareholder value.
Read MoreGlencore tanks another 29%: Who's next?
"Glencore is like Lehman Brothers, they have the most sophisticated trading desk when it comes to metals, coal, copper, iron ore. They're not just a company processing ore from the ground. If it was to unravel, that could have a global impact," Frank Holmes, CEO and chief investment officer at U.S. Global Investors, told CNBC on Tuesday.
Those debt fears weighed on Asia-Pacific commodity stocks on Tuesday, with Sydney-listed Rio Tinto and BHP Billiton tumbling 5 and 6 percent respectively within the first two hours of trade, while Singapore-listed Noble Group tanked 12 percent.
Glencore could be the name that drags the entire market down because it has an elevated leverage ratio in order to secure high returns, Holmes explained, adding that the firm also has many counterparty transactions, so there are concerns about a domino effect and the leverage of other parties.
A source close to Glencore, who preferred to remain anonymous because of the sensitivity of the situation, told CNBC that comparisons to the defunct Wall Street investment bank Lehman Brothers were "totally incorrect," adding that the two companies did not have the same business model or leverage.
The source noted that Glencore's balance sheet already had $10.5 billion of committed available liquidity before it announced its debt reduction plan, as well as $15.3 billion in committed credit facilities.
This month, the firm announced plans to cut its debt pile by $10 billion and protect its rating, including scrapping its dividend, selling assets and raising cash.

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In these days you can enjoy the annual Christmas Market that takes place in Florence, in the central Santa Croce square.
Woody stands full of nice things to buy, typical food and drinks from all over Europe are waiting for you. Many ideas for your Xmas gifts!
Don't miss the opportunity to taste the hot dog with an original "wurstel" sausage from Germany for only 5 euros or a gorgeous slice of "strudel" (typical cake with apples coming from Austria, Germany and North of Italy) for 3 euros.
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The Credits Page
The Following People Were of Great Help and/or Inspiration in Building The Shrine to Priss Asagiri
Sarah Davis
, creater, owner, and maintainer of
The Sylia Stingray Homepage
must be thanked for giving me Priss' statistics (those hard to find measurements), original frame grabs for my page, and basically being the first person to ever say anything about this page, thus making me decide to finish it. She also told me where to find an incredible archive of
Priss Sounds
The Unofficial BGC Website
from whence came the sounds on the Multimedia and 'Other' Page.
Evgenie (Andreevich) "Express" Medvedev
, owner of the
Largo Shrine
, for creating some of the Priss Avatars I... shall we say, borrowed.
for being a source for the majority of the images on the first Gallery Page.
Tyler Zachau's Priss Asagiri Picture Archive
for having all those wonderful images of Priss that her fans are so thankful for.
And last, and probably least, the commercial firms for allowing me (unbeknownst to them) usage of names, titles, concepts, et cetera found in BGC. Those companies in question are
, the lowest of the low for having people take down all those songs,
, much better than AIC, and they even have a nice image archive, Artmic, Youmex, Toshiba EMI, and
Dark Horse Comics
, home of the world's most unmistakenly bad interpretation of BGC ever created,
Grand Mal
. Without these companies, BGC would not be around, or not in the U.S., anyhow. Of course, I could have lived without
Grand Mal
me if I forgot you in this relatively short list.
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PORTLAND – Playing their third game against the Worcester Sharks in less a week, the Portland Pirates scored three third-period goals Friday night to skate to a 5-2 victory at the Cumberland County Civic Center.
"We see a lot of these teams in this division, and the problem is we're playing them back-to-back-to-back," said Mark Mancari, who sent his team-high 20th goal into an empty net with a minute left to complete the scoring and had two assists.
"When you do that, the rivalry comes a bit bigger, and your frustration and anger carries over."
Things boiled over when Portland defenseman Tim Conboy knocked out Cory Quirk with a hard check in the neutral zone six minutes into the third period. Conboy, who received a five-minute major for interference, was ejected but the Pirates killed off the penalty to preserve a 3-2 lead.
"It was a big momentum swing," Portland Coach Kevin Dineen said. "It was pretty tight checking toward the end. We got some opportunities and we put the puck in the net. It was a well-rounded win for us."
It was the fourth win in five games for the Pirates, who have points in 10 of their last 13 games to climb within two points of the Manchester Monarchs, the Atlantic Division leader. Portland holds two games in hand.
"We kind of went through a stretch where we just weren't really skating enough throughout the game," said Brian Rolloff, a rookie center who scored his second AHL goal on a shot from the slot to snap a 2-2 tie less than three minutes into the third period.
"I think we're going through a stretch now where we've kind of controlled the pace and pushed it for the most part."
"Everyone's contributing," Mancari said. "Everyone's a threat when they're on the ice. I don't think it matters who we put on the ice. Guys contributing from every line is a big difference."
Worcester, which beat the Pirates 5-3 at home Wednesday night, holds a 4-3 edge in the season series.
"We play these guys 12 times this year and that's a lot of hockey against each other," Dineen said. "They have an advantage in the series right now and we've got to find a way to have some success in their building."
Last Saturday night, Portland scored a season-high eight goals in a lopsided victory against the Sharks at the Civic Center. After their game tonight against Providence at the Civic Center, the Pirates will get another shot at the Sharks on Sunday in Worcester.
The score was 2-2 after the second period.
Less than five minutes into the game, Worcester left wing T.J. Trevelyan opened the scoring by putting in a shot from the bottom of the right circle for his 10th goal of the season.
Three minutes later, Derek Whitmore tied it by putting in a shot from the slot for his 16th goal after goalie Carter Hutton stopped close-in shots by Luke Adam and Mancari.
The Sharks regained the lead 28 seconds later when Fraser McLaren slid the puck into the left side of the net for his first goal.
With less than five minutes left in the second period, Dennis McCauley scored his eighth goal on a shot from just to the right of the crease to tie the score again.
After the successful third-period penalty kill, Igor Gongalsky scored his third goal in four games to make it 4-2.
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Digital technologies have the potential to transform each step of the fashion value chain yet a risk adverse mindset prevails in the Australian fashion industry as many brands want to 'wait and see' rather than seize the first player advantage. Learn what fellow fashion and apparel brands are doing on their path to digital transformation.
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The Churchill Club announces changes to the Committee following the recent Committee Meeting, including the appointment of new Committee member, Peter Bauld and the resignation of Brendan Lewis.
To help you make the most of your precious holiday time, we've put together our shortlist for the best books, podcasts and videos on emerging tech that you may have missed in 2018.
In our last event for 2018, we looked at what frameworks of principles, morals and ethics are being applied to emerging technologies and what the implications are for failing to integrate critical and ethical thinking.
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In this event on AdTech we learned that perhaps data isn't as scary, or as precious, as we hold it to be, and that the context of humanity and behaviour should always accompany it.
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Footballing TV Rights for the BBC
This house believes that the BBC should be granted rights to broadcast English Premier League matches on television, perhaps through creating a new 'BBC Sport' channel.
This e-petition has been rejected with the following reason given:
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- issues that are dealt with by devolved bodies, eg The Scottish Parliament
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E-petitions cannot be used for freedom of information requests.
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Spring 4-1-2013
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Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
Electrical, Computer & Energy Engineering
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Edward Kuester
Second Advisor
Christopher Holloway
Third Advisor
Scott E. Palo
Fourth Advisor
David A. Hill
Fifth Advisor
Jem Corcoran
The primary focus of this thesis is to evaluate the use of the enhanced backscatter coefficient as a quantity for characterizing the spatial uniformity of the reverberation chamber (RC). An RC is a statistical measurement facility constructed from a large metallic hallow cavity containing an irregularly shaped paddle stirrer for mixing electromagnetic fields to obtain many statistically independent samples. The average power, measured from antennas placed inside of the RC, is ideally uniform over any chosen antenna position and orientation within the RCs working volume. Spatial uniformity is a fundamental assumption to all RC theoretical analysis, and thus the spatial dependence of the RC is directly related to the uncertainty of the measurements. Comparisons are made with standard multiple-configuration measurements (different antenna positions) to show that comparable values of standard deviation caused by spatial non-uniformity are obtained using the transfer function (as typically used) and the enhanced backscatter coefficient. Additionally, it is shown that the enhanced backscatter coefficient for an ideal RC is theoretically a constant value of 2, but has variation over frequency when measured. This variation over frequency is used in a single-configuration measurement to obtain values of standard deviation that are nearly the same as those found using multiple-configuration measurements. This is possible because the statistical variation of the reverberation chamber is similar over frequency and over different measurement positions. Furthermore, data is presented from various tests showing that the value of the enhanced backscatter coefficient is sensitive to calibration issues, and the improper use of frequency stirring. This helps to justify that the enhanced backscatter coefficient can be used as a benchmark quantity for determining if computations from the RC measured data are useful and can be trusted. One- and two-dimensional Greens function models are also used to explore the enhanced backscatter coefficient value for different types of stirring mechanisms. Lastly, application of the enhanced backscatter coefficient for determining the total efficiency of an antenna measured in the reverberation chamber is presented. Along with the estimates of total efficiency, the confidence interval of the results is computed from the frequency variation of the enhanced backscatter coefficient.
Recommended Citation
Dunlap, Colton Ray, "Reverberation Chamber Characterization Using Enhanced Backscatter Coefficient Measurements" (2013). Electrical, Computer & Energy Engineering Graduate Theses & Dissertations. 74.


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Recessions and the associated economic retrenchment that's required is painful but it does have some entertaining fringe benefits. General speaking the music gets better and certainly the politics gets more interesting and this is absolutely the case in Europe.
Oh what joy the Italians bring to current affairs, to wake up the morning after their election to find that over a quarter of the electorate have, in an absolutely critical election, voted for a failed comedian and a bunch of policies that set out what politicians shouldn't do rather than how to save the crumbling economy. In the maddest political moment since Caligula ( Roman Emperor from 37 AD to 41 AD) decided that he would promote his horse Incitatus to be a consul.
Grillo's policies include: a New electoral system, based on proportional representation; halving number of MPs; end of public funding of parties, fixed term for MPs. Support for renewable energy, free internet provision, Voting age reduced to 16 (from 18) and 18 for the Senate (from 25) and a Referendum on leaving euro.
The result of this aberration is that we now have a hung parliament in which the dullest politician in Europe holds a third of the seats, Beppe Grillo the modern day Caligula holds a quarter as does Burlesqueoknee, (the worst politician in Europe), the rest being held but Super Mario Monti - the technocrat ex premier. One can only surmise that:
- One third of the population of Italy are even duller that Pier Luigi Bersani - the centre left leader
- A quarter of the population were paid by Silvion Berlusconi to vote for him
- A tenth of the population are devoid of any political nous and voted for the failed technocrat
- And the final quarter are horses that believe they are in with a chance of being one of Grillo's consuls
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Global Governance through Trade
EU Policies and Approaches
Edited by Jan Wouters, Axel Marx, Dylan Geraets and Bregt Natens
Chapter 7: Does integrating labour provisions in free trade agreements make a difference? An exploratory analysis of freedom of association and collective bargaining rights in 13 EU trade partners
Axel Marx and Jadir Soares
The chapters in this section discuss how the protection of environmental and human rights issues are increasingly integrated into trade agreements concluded by the European Union (EU). Many of these measures are of a more recent nature and the question of whether they are effective is still unresolved. Campling et al. (forthcoming) recently argued that there is currently very little research available on the effectiveness of the existing provisions and have proposed a research agenda to fill this gap. One barrier to a systematic assessment of the impact is data availability (ILO, 2013). Relatively little data is available to assess to what degree human rights and, more specifically, labour standards have been protected. Several general human rights indicators and indexes exist, such as Freedom House and the Cingranelli-Richards (CIRI) Human Rights indicators, but these indicators and indexes are not always suitable to assess the impact on the protection of labour rights (Kucera, 2001, 2002; Mosley, 2011; Marx, Soares and Van Acker, 2015). As a result, additional data needs to be gathered to make an assessment of the impact of trade agreements on the protection of labour rights. This chapter aims to contribute to this effort by focusing specifically on the protection of freedom of association and collective bargaining (FACB) rights in a selected number of countries with which the EU has signed a free trade agreement which includes provisions on the protection of labour rights.
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Bandung at 60: Toward a Genealogy of the Global Present
Seminar organized by the International Institute for Asian Studies (IIAS), in cooperation with the African Studies Centre, the Royal Netherlands Institute of Southeast Asian and Caribbean Studies, the Leiden University Institute of Cultural Anthropology and Development Sociology, and LeidenGlobal.
In April 1955, delegations from 29 Asian and African countries convened in Bandung, Indonesia, for a major diplomatic conference with the bold intention of outlining the shared futures of Asia and Africa. Formally known as the Asian-African Conference, this meeting brought together leaders such as Jawaharlal Nehru of India, Zhou Enlai of China, Gamal Nasser of Egypt, as well as Sukarno of Indonesia—all of whom sought to participate in the making of an emerging Third World. The echoes of the Conference, organized at a time of rapid decolonization and the Cold War, resonated throughout the world, and continues to do so, particularly among many African intellectuals, while governments of India, China and Indonesia regularly stake a claim on the Conference and its legacy.
On the occasion of the 60th anniversary of the 1955 Asian-African Conference of Bandung, a number of Leiden-based institutions will organize a one-day seminar aimed at revisiting this important historical event. By focusing on the historical precedent of the 1955 Bandung Conference as an alternative chronology for situating the past, present and future of Asia and Africa, the Leiden meeting will examine how it may inform us on the current interactions between the two continents, and beyond, and on the continuing aspirations for an alternative 'southern' development model.
I. Bandung as History
What is the Bandung meeting? Who attended? What succeeded and what failed? How do we define and situate this diplomatic event in the histories of Southeast Asia, Asia and Africa, and modern world history more generally? What events preceded Bandung? Moreover, how does this event speak to issues in Cold War history and postcolonial studies? This roundtable seeks to answer these questions, by grounding the Bandung meeting empirically in time and place. It seeks to correct certain mythologies about the conference, as well as explain why this diplomatic occasion as accrued meaning over the past sixty years. Overall, the Bandung conference has multiple meanings which must be understood first through a historical approach.
II. Afterlives of Bandung
What happened after the meeting? What political and historical narratives emerged from Bandung? How did these outcomes strengthen or weaken the "Bandung Spirit"? This panel seeks to address the effects of Bandung, direct and indirect, over time. The Bandung meeting was neither a complete success nor a complete failure. Measuring the meanings of Bandung therefore also requires historical specificity. How did Gamal Nassar use the Bandung Spirit for his own purposes? How did the Sino-Indian War of 1962 mitigate the effects of Bandung? Why did a second meeting fail to materialize in Algiers in 1965? How did the founding of the Non-Aligned Movement in 1961 both strengthen and diminish Bandung? Furthermore, how did this diplomatic occasion of political leaders reach the social lives of people in different countries, if it did? Overall, judging Bandung requires assessing its aftereffects, those immediate and those more distant.
III. Bandung Today: Memory and Discourse
Why commemorate Bandung? What are the political uses of Bandung today? Is there a cultural memory of Bandung, and, if so, why? This panel seeks to answer these questions, to not simply celebrate the Bandung meeting, but to interrogate why it continues to have meaning in the present. To what extent does it speak to contemporary Asian-African relations? In what ways has it been forgotten, or mythologized? In what ways has it been misappropriated, or misused? Is its meaning more limited or, in contrast, less appreciated than assumed? In sum, this panel intends to apply a renewed self-consciousness about the Bandung meeting, to ask once more why this conference remains important after sixty years.
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Donald Trump has intensified his war of words with Republican senator Bob Corker after the Tennessee politician again hit out at the US president's conduct in office.
Mr Corker, who has already announced he will not seek re-election to the Senate, has become one of the most high-profile critics of President Trump - and one of the few from within the Republican party itself.
In an interview on Good Morning America earlier today, he reiterated his view that the White House had become an 'adult day care center', and called on Trump to stay out of congressional tax reform efforts and "leave it to the professionals".
He later told ABC News that the president was 'debasing the nation'.
Mr Corker - who chairs the US Senate Foreign Relations Committee - explained: "I expressed concerns a few weeks ago about his leadership and his stability, and a lack of desire to be competent on issues and understand. Nothing has changed."
The Republican senator was a key Trump supporter during the presidential campaign - but he indicated that his opinion had changed since the business mogul had taken office.
Asked if he regretted supporting the then candidate, Mr Corker observed: "What do you think? There were many people - I was one of those - that hoped he would rise to the occasion as president and aspire to lead our nation instead of dividing it. It's obvious his political model and governing model is to divide. He has not risen to the occasion.
"It's a sad place from my perspective for our nation - and I think the worst of it is going to be the whole debasing of our nation [...] I don't think there's any question that that's the case. Just in the way he conducts himself and goes to such a low level."
.@marykbruce: "You think the president's debasing the nation?"
Sen. Corker: "I don't think there's any question." https://t.co/unqEHskvsT pic.twitter.com/DVpX0aLuBm
— ABC News (@ABC) October 24, 2017
"Liddle' Bob Corker"
In the wake of today's comments, President Trump again took to Twitter to slam his former GOP ally - describing him as "liddle' Bob Corker".
The US president wrote: "Bob Corker, who helped President [Obama] give us the bad Iran Deal & couldn't get elected dog catcher in Tennessee, is now fighting Tax Cuts.
"Corker dropped out of the race in Tennesse when I refused to endorse him, and now is only negative on anything Trump. Look at his record!"
Sen. Corker is the incompetent head of the Foreign Relations Committee, & look how poorly the U.S. has done. He doesn't have a clue as.....
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 24, 2017
...the entire World WAS laughing and taking advantage of us. People like liddle' Bob Corker have set the U.S. way back. Now we move forward!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 24, 2017
However, Mr Corker - who had actually opposed the Iran nuclear deal, and whose office has claimed that President Trump asked the senator to reconsider his decision to retire - hit back at Mr Trump as an "utterly untruthful president".
Same untruths from an utterly untruthful president. #AlertTheDaycareStaff
— Senator Bob Corker (@SenBobCorker) October 24, 2017
This afternoon, Mr Trump is having lunch with Republican senators - with the party's tax plans due to be discussed.


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Personnel: Personnel: Julian Siegel: tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone, clarinet, bass clarinet; Liam Noble: piano, keyboards; Oli Hayhurst: double-bass; Gene Calderazzo: drums.
"Six-Four" begins with a slick bass and piano ostinato and crisp drumming at a middle tempo. Siegel begins improvising effectively against this background on tenor sax. He then repeats a morsel of a theme in harmony with himself overdubbed and punctuated by bouts of his fluid and energetic improvising. Siegel plays with an open, burly sound with a touch of woodiness (a bit reminiscent of Eli Degibri's sound), and his phrasing is sharp, logical, and technically impressive. After about four minutes of the spotlight being on Siegel, Noble plays a solo of straightforward but interesting phrases, building in intensity to clusters of chords. After a return to the piano and bass ostinato, Siegel and Noble play a repeated line in unison, and the cut comes to a succinct close.
"One for J.T." has a gliding, intricate theme, played in unison by tenor and piano, that starts with a harmonic structure similar to "Giant Steps" and then moves into a harmonically simpler section that includes some impressive altissimo playing from Siegel (including reliably popping a double-high E-flat). After playing the theme a few times, Siegel plays a solo that manages to sound lyrical and effortless despite the tricky changes. After his solo, Siegel repeats the theme, but a new section, with a bass and piano ostinato, starts up. Siegel improvises again over this ostinato, then the piece takes a few different directions before Noble engages in some brisk a cappella improvising that leads back to the original intricate theme, on which the group joins in and closes the cut.
"Heart Song" starts off with Siegel on clarinet engaging in a quasi-classical, semi-improvised duet with Noble on piano. A couple of minutes in, piano and bass play a repeated line and a light mid-tempo groove starts up. Siegel then plays a thoughtful, elegant clarinet solo with a light touch. Then Noble on piano plays an earthier and more straightforward solo, with bass and drums responding to his increasing intensity. Clarinet and piano briefly return to a bit of the original theme to close the cut.
"Keys to the City" starts with insistent piano chords at a mid-tempo, and then Siegel adds a quiet, simple theme on tenor. The cut becomes more energetic, and Siegel plays a straightforward and driving but well-controlled solo (somewhat Coltrane-ish) that ranges all over the horn. Noble then plays a piano solo with a lot of variety and in good rapport with Calderazzo. Hayhurst then contributes a lyrical bass solo. The group then returns to the original theme. This piece has a nice narrative structure with a hip, urban texture.
On "Game of Cards," after a brief introductory section, Siegel, on soprano this time, plays a disjointed, mid-tempo theme backed by an insistent bass line (which Noble also plays on piano), which ends with a flurry of notes from soprano and piano in unison. Siegel then plays a soprano solo of controlled fury, a bit wilder than his tenor playing, in the mode of Dave Liebman. The original theme is repeated, then the opening introductory phrase is repeated, as a transition to the second section of the cut. A second, march-like theme is played at a slower mid tempo. Hayhurst then solos with light, sensitive accompaniment, sounding reminiscent of Eddie Gomez's muscular approach. Then the intensity picks up and Siegel briefly solos, as does Calderazzo, interspersed with interruptions from the ensemble. The third section of the piece has a harder, almost rock, beat, and Siegel and Noble play the quicksilver theme in unison. Then Noble plays a fast, Chick Corea-ish solo that ends with some funky chords. The third theme is played again to cleanly close out the piece.
"Lifeline" starts with gentle, slow electric piano chords. Then Siegel enters on bass clarinet, playing a slow, repetitious theme, with arco bass in the background. Then some synthesizer and miscellaneous electronic effects join in, along with some light drum and cymbal rolls, with Siegel repeating the theme the whole time. Not much else happens on this cut. (I admire the spirit of trying something different, but this one is relatively uninteresting.)
"Interlude" begins with some a cappella bass clarinet, which Siegel handles comfortably and skillfully. The cut moves into a bouncy, cheerful groove with an African tinge, and Siegel's a cappella musings turn into a rollicking solo. A theme is then played with the African feel but a more swinging bridge. Then a simple line is repeated by the players with Calderazzo adding the spice, and the piece comes to a quiet close. This is a more successful change of pace than "Lifeline."
"Fantasy in D" starts out with a peppy drum solo and develops into an up tempo, old-school swinger. Siegel then shows off his chops with a burning tenor solo, which he keeps interesting via his idiosyncratic phrasing. (For my money, this is Siegel's best solo on the recording.) Noble's solo is more straight-ahead, but still engaging. Siegel then trades fours with Calderazzo, and the cut comes to a tidy close. Siegel has a lot variety on this recording and apparently doesn't like to repeat himself, but I could have done with a couple of more cuts like this one.
"Drone Job" indeed starts with an arco bass drone, along with some meterless patterns by tenor sax, first alone and then in unison with electronic keyboard. Then the tenor and keyboard engage in some mildly dissonant improvising. An insistent mid-tempo groove develops over which Siegel and Noble improvise; they work well with each other. The tenor and keyboard improvising becomes fairly aggressive, and then Siegel and Noble play the original pattern against a more forceful background this time, and the cut comes to an unassuming close.
Urban Theme Park is a collection of sophisticated, thoughtful, multi-hued, and expertly executed music that merits serious listening. It shows Siegel to be a top-flight improviser on all of his instruments, particularly on tenor and soprano saxophones. He has a strong, distinctive tone on both saxophones, and his playing is firmly based in the jazz tradition but is still left of center in its own subtle way. The compositions on the recording are similarly traditional and accessible yet carry their own identity and indicate an exploratory musical imagination. Based on the quality of Urban Theme Park, Siegel should be watched closely for future projects.


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A Handy Checklist for Distinguishing Propaganda from Actual Science
The propaganda artist insists upon final conclusion from a smattering of facts. An ethical skeptic raises questions from disciplined, incremental and in-the-field observation.
How do we distinguish propaganda from genuine skepticism and science? How does the ethical skeptic discern who to engage with and whom to treat with a more asperous demeanor? Here is a handy checklist which I find helpful in such circumstances. Ethics never demands that you treat everyone nicely. Be gracious to all and tolerant of unintended ignorance – but never cozen a liar or insistent apparatchik. These are distinguished by their methods, and not their specific beliefs or stances on an issue. The central key is this:
A propaganda artist insists upon final conclusion from a smattering of facts. An ethical skeptic raises questions from disciplined, incremental and in-the-field observation.
A propaganda artist habitually defends the strong. An ethical skeptic defends stakeholders at risk.
A propaganda artist focuses on person, identity, motive and trivia. An ethical skeptic focuses on method and argument.
The propaganda artist may in fact, be correct – but this is simply by accident.
The Propaganda Artist
Seeks and targets specific groups, inserting them self into that targeted group conversations
The only 'question' raised is pejorative, questioning an opponent's motive or character/person
Identifies the bad guys a priori (by means other than corrupt method)
Identifies the bad subjects a priori (by means other than actual completed science)
Groups opponents into a gigantic conspiracy-theory-believing, tin-foil hat or anti-science cult
Relies upon personal attacks based simply upon an opponent's dissent
Comes armed with a list of disjointed facts or canned points, and calls that 'evidence'
Issues figures and fabutistics ('97% of scientists', 'less than 5% of cases'), without any qualification or understanding of them
Obtains plausible deniability stances from club doctrine and materials/sources
Uses one-liners/talking points and presumes opponent has never heard them before
An habitual attachment or reliance upon headlines
Appeals to authority or celebrity early, before an argument is established
Habitually underestimates opponents
Relies upon partial, preliminary or outdated science
Fails to demonstrate a record of producing any original thoughts
Seeks celebrity and club status
'Wears the logo or job' as status inside the science or industry under contention, but does not seem to carry much professional knowledge of that science or industry
Insults the innocent opponent – bears a habit of insulting
Flip-flops sides (not as an outcome of scientific persuasion)
Never applies doubt to self
Does not grasp that simply using the tools of science (eg. Bayesian analysis, meta-study, single p-values) does not mean that one has actually done science
Habitually fails to understand or acknowledge risk
Seldom distinguishes a stakeholder from casual interest – never defends a stakeholder at risk
Issues conclusions based upon mere 'facts' and not the critical nature of argument (soundness, logical calculus and critical path)
Never ends with a question, always a final answer
Reliance upon informal fallacy or peripheral trivia as a means to disprove an opponent
Fails to measure or be aware of the cost in a claimed cost-benefit mechanism
Forces a simplest explanation or talks about 'Occam's Razor' (sic)
Possesses a final explanation claim for all inquiries
Forces an argument to final explanation
Answer are always simple and easy (which is not the real world)
Tenders an idea equal status to a scientific hypothesis
Implies at all times that the science has been completed
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In a city where Frank Sinatra crooned, the Rat Pack roamed, Sugar Ray Leonard fought and Liberace headlined, the Golden Knights are proving to be one of the most celebrated acts in Las Vegas history.
The expansion Golden Knights defeated the Winnipeg Jets 2-1 on Sunday to win the Western Conference final in five games and earn an improbable berth to the Stanley Cup Final.
Fourth-liner Ryan Reaves, a Winnipeg native who was acquired at the trade deadline from the Pittsburgh Penguins in a complicated three-team deal, scored the game-winning goal in the second period.
If the Golden Knights triumph against either the Tampa Bay Lightning or Washington Capitals, they would be considered one of the most unlikely champions in sports history.
We are talking Buster Douglas taking down Mike Tyson, the 1969 New York "Miracle Mets" or No. 8-seed Villanova beating Georgetown to win the 1985 NCAA championship.
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All of the players are popular, but none more so than goalie Marc-Andre Fleury, the former Pittsburgh Penguins star who has launched the second act of his career in Las Vegas.
Some fans believe winning should take time. They point out important franchises have never won a Stanley Cup. The storied Toronto Maple Leafs haven't won since 1967.
The NHL changed the player-protection rules in the expansion draft to give the Golden Knights a greater opportunity at forming a better roster than previous expansion teams.
The 30 other teams were allowed to protect seven forwards and three defensemen and one goalie or eight forwards/defensemen and one goalie.
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- By Dirk Hofschire, CFA, SVP; Lisa Emsbo-Mattingly, Director; Joshua Lund-Wilde, Research Analyst; and Jacob Weinstein, CFA, Senior Analyst, Asset Allocation Research,
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Key takeaways
- Global economic activity may be peaking, but the synchronized global expansion continues to provide a supportive backdrop for international stocks.
- Recession risks in the US remain low.
- Rising global inflation risks will likely translate into greater market volatility.
- Emerging-market equities may not benefit as much from the typical inflationary pressures and rising commodity prices seen historically when the US has drifted into the late cycle.
The synchronized global expansion has been a primary driver behind the exceptional performance of global stocks over the past 2 years. The acceleration in global industrial activity and trade volumes underpinned a widespread increase in corporate profit growth and business sentiment. In 2017, international equities outperformed US markets for the first time in 5 years.
The typical business-cycle road map for asset allocation—based on historical patterns—has tended to favor international stocks over US stocks as an economic expansion becomes more mature. Traditionally, the US economic cycle has generally matured more quickly than the rest of the world, implying other economies have tended to maintain more mid-cycle properties even as the US drifted into the late-cycle phase. The US late cycle has traditionally been characterized by growing inflationary pressures and rising commodity prices, which have tended to boost emerging-market (EM) equities due to their exposure to commodity exports and strong global growth. As the current US expansion pushes toward the end of its ninth year, a key question is whether those historical patterns are still a worthwhile guide.
Global business cycle in solid expansion, though activity likely peaking
We begin, as always, with a look at the current state of the business cycle. Currently, almost all of the world's major economies are in an expansionary phase of the cycle, as 2017 rendered the most synchronized global reacceleration in several years (see chart 1). This expansion has occurred across both developed and emerging economies—leading economic indicators for nearly 80% of the world's largest 40 countries are rising—and recession risks around the world are extremely low.
Business cycle framework
Many countries in core and peripheral Europe are enjoying above-trend growth, with the eurozone as a whole in a solid mid-cycle expansion.
- Initially bolstered by reaccelerating manufacturing sectors, the eurozone expansion has broadened. Labor markets have tightened somewhat, and various surveys of both consumer and business sentiment have risen to cycle highs.
- Company profitability reaccelerated during the past year, with earnings growth bouncing from double-digit year-over-year percentage declines in late 2016, to up more than 25% at year-end 2017.
United States
The United States is experiencing a mature expansion, with mid-cycle dynamics and some hints of late-cycle trends.
- Company profitability has reaccelerated meaningfully in the past year, and the tax cut legislation is providing an additional boost to earnings, cash positions, and business confidence.
- However, tighter labor markets continue to support growing wage pressures, suggesting profit margins have peaked.
- The Federal Reserve will likely have confidence to continue tightening monetary policy in these conditions, and we expect over time this will translate into less benign financial conditions and other later-cycle trends.
In China, policymakers have increasingly taken a tighter stance.
- With stated objectives of reining in excess leverage and improving the quality of growth, policymakers have dialed back fiscal, monetary, and regulatory stimulus that helped drive the Chinese and global reacceleration in 2017.
- Measures of industrial activity and credit growth have decelerated materially in recent months, which makes us concerned it may begin to negatively dampen global manufacturing and trade activity over time.
Inflation risk rising
With China showing early signs of deceleration and most major economies in more mature phases of the business cycle (mid-cycle phase or beginning of late-cycle phase), our view is that global activity may be peaking. We believe that the likelihood of an upside surprise in global inflation in 2018 is higher than an upside growth surprise.
- In the developed world, disinflationary pressures appear to have receded, and inflation is even showing signs of firming. Core inflation in the eurozone has been on a steady rise over the past year, and Japan is beginning to see early signs that tight labor markets are pushing up core inflation.
- Commodity prices are on the rebound as well, with oil prices rising more than 50% since June 2017. Even if they do not continue to rise and stay at current levels, they would likely push up headline inflation in the United States to around 2.5% by mid-year 2018.
- While we don't expect a dramatic acceleration in inflation in 2018, global inflation appears firm and there are upside risks given low investor expectations.
Does higher technology weight make emerging markets less attractive in the late-cycle phase?
For most of its nearly 30-year history, the emerging-market (EM) equity universe has sported a hefty direct exposure to commodity-producing companies in the energy and materials sectors. While the exact weight in the MSCI EM index has oscillated, energy and materials stocks have generally accounted for between 20% to 30% of the overall index. The widespread impact of commodity prices on the broader economies, financial flows, and fiscal balances of emerging markets has further cemented a tight correlation between commodities and the performance of EM equities.
During the past 5 years, however, the importance of the technology sector—particularly large Chinese tech companies—has grown dramatically. Technology stocks now account for 28% of the EM equities universe, roughly twice as much as commodity-linked sectors (See chart 2).
Due to the changed sector composition of the EM universe, it's possible EM equities as a whole may not react in a manner perfectly consistent with prior cycles. Less direct commodity exposure implies that EM stocks could potentially benefit less from a traditional US late-cycle phase filled with inflationary pressures and rising commodity prices. In addition, the valuation of the EM technology sector is near an all-time high. This makes EM more susceptible to any deterioration in current growth stock momentum or a softening in cyclical tech industries that often occurs during the latter stages of expansion.
Will a weaker US dollar boost foreign equities?
A year ago, we believed the US dollar was overvalued and foreign currencies were poised to rise in value given the under-appreciated trends of firming global growth and inflation. After the dollar has dropped roughly 10% against major currencies over the course of the past 12 months, the dollar is more fairly valued, although it remains relatively expensive compared to its average over the past 2 decades (see chart 3).
Exchange rates are influenced in part by the relative rate of return on investments, such as bonds, in different countries. These rates of return are influenced by anticipated movements in bond yields and monetary policies. A possible supportive factor for foreign currencies is that bond yields and monetary policies in some major countries have been slow to respond to firming growth and inflation trends.
For example, short-term interest rates in the eurozone are still expected to remain around today's levels for the next 12 months, and below 0 for the next 3 years. The market's outlook for European monetary policy is in contrast to the US, where futures markets suggest 2 to 3 additional hikes from the Federal Reserve (Fed) in 2018. The 2-year US Treasury yield, a good proxy for the market's expected future path of policy rates, has continued to widen versus German 2-year bond yields and is near all-time highs (see chart 4).
We think the market may be expecting a slower shift away from monetary easing in Europe and Japan than will actually occur. Growth in both Europe and Japan is above trend levels, inflationary pressures are rising, and these conditions appear firm enough to warrant a move toward policy normalization that would generally support those currencies. We're not sure that currency movements will provide a significant boost to the returns of international equities (for US investors), but we're not expecting a strong dollar to be a headwind.
Secular thoughts: Valuations, growth, and diversification still supportive
Beyond the intermediate-term cyclical view, our long-term perspective remains that a global equity portfolio should have a healthy exposure to non-US stocks. Price-to-earnings ratios of international equities are well below those of the United States, and valuations are an important driver of long-term returns (see chart 5). We expect GDP growth in emerging-market countries to outpace the United States, providing a favorable secular backdrop for EM equity opportunities. Meanwhile, while international markets have grown more correlated with US stocks in recent decades, the diversification benefits of owning global equities would rise if political threats to globalization manifest themselves by breaking down some of these linkages.
Asset allocation outlook
Financial markets have entered 2018 with impressive momentum in the global corporate and economic backdrop. We believe growth and inflation are firm enough to keep global policymakers moving toward a reduction in monetary accommodation. While this process is likely to happen gradually, the neutralization of extra liquidity growth that has provided fuel for asset prices in recent years is likely to provide an impetus for market volatility to rise from currently low levels.
From an asset allocation standpoint, this expectation for potentially higher volatility implies that smaller cyclical portfolio tilts are warranted at this stage of the business cycle. We remain constructive on global equities and still favor international equities (both developed and emerging) relative to US stocks on a cyclical basis.
However, we are less confident that emerging markets will be a beneficiary of a full late-cycle environment as the typical business-cycle playbook suggests, and we believe exposure to inflation-resistant assets is important.
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