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PHILADELPHIA – Asian World of Martial Arts, Inc., a leading mail and retail distributor of martial arts supplies, violated federal law when it discriminated against an employee and fired him because of his age, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today.
According to EEOC's suit (Civil Action No 10-5062, filed in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania) Asian World of Martial Arts, Inc. fired Morris Pashko because of his age, 74. Unbeknownst to Pashko, the company president, Georgette Ciukurescu, implemented a mandatory retirement policy forcing all employees over age 67 to be terminated. Pashko, the company's controller, who had been employed by the company over 20 years, had an exemplary record. He was informed of his termination on November 14, 2007, while he was on leave and recuperating in the hospital from surgery. Despite his pleas to be given additional time, Ciukurescu told Pashko that he should obtain health insurance by December 1, 2007, the effective date of his termination. The EEOC alleges that in addition to Pashko, Asian World also fired two staff employees under the auspices of its newly created, unlawful mandatory retirement policy.
The Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) protects individuals who are 40 years of age or older from employment discrimination based on age. That protection includes, with narrow exceptions not applicable here, prohibiting mandatory retirement based on age. The EEOC filed suit after first attempting to reach a pre-litigation settlement. The complaint seeks monetary and injunctive relief, including back wages, liquidated damages and changes in employment policies to eliminate future age-based discrimination, training and policy revisions eliminating the mandatory retirement policy.
"The ADEA does not permit employers to impose mandatory retirement on older employees except in certain situations not relevant to this case, still less to fire them in furtherance of such a policy," said EEOC Philadelphia Regional Attorney Debra S. Lawrence. "Mr. Pashko had been effectively performing his job for over 20 years. Nevertheless, this company succumbed to age-related myths, fears and stereotypes which resulted in his unlawful termination."
During fiscal year 2009, there were 22,778 age discrimination charges filed with the EEOC.
The EEOC enforces federal laws prohibiting employment discrimination. Further information about the Commission is available at its web site at www.eeoc.gov.


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Explore the complicated history of the American South and its music through the life of country star Charley Pride. Raised in segregated Mississippi, his journey shows the ways that artistic expression can triumph over prejudice and injustice.
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Explore one of humanity's deepest artistic urges: the depiction of nature. But landscape painting is seldom a straightforward portrayal of observed nature; it's a projection of dreams, idylls, escapes and refuges—the elusive paradise on earth.
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Ideal for anyone taking an extended vacation, Lilliputian Systems is finishing up development of a portable fuel cell that will be able to charge smartphones and other devices via USB. Approximately the size of a deck of cards, the fuel cell charger is about as thick as a smartphone or tablet and uses small fuel cartridges to power the device. The fuel cartridges are approximately the size of a small box of matches. Each fuel cell will be able to charge an iPhone 4 approximately 10 to 14 times over the life of the cartridge. This device could be ideal for travelers heading overseas on short vacations as they could avoid having to purchase charging adapters. It would also be helpful for anyone using a power hungry portable gaming device like the PlayStation Vita.
Targeting a release date before the end of the year, the device will be carried exclusively on Brookstone's site as well as Brookstone locations in shopping malls and airports. According to Lilliputian Systems, the U.S. Department of Transportation will allow the device within carry-on baggage when boarding an airplane, thus allowing travelers to power devices on lengthy flights.
According to Lilliputian Systems VP of business development Mouli Ramani, he stated that the pricing of the actual fuel cartridges will be "about the same as coffee from Starbucks," in a comment to CNET. That likely positions the fuel cartridges between $3 to $5 each and the device will likely be priced between $100 to $200.
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13th Annual Ho'olaule'aSunday, October 1st, 2006
Hilo town was rockin' with the best Hawaiian music and sooo much food! It's amazing how much people gather for this… I'm sure this is the largest event every year on the Big Island. See my last post for an aerial shot from last year. It felt like this year was even huger!
Last year, I had a sad experience: I was so indecisive about what to eat that I ended getting a generic BBQ chicken plate, and after, I had a very empty feeling deep down inside. This year, my strategy changed: walk around and just try a little bit of everything… plus, now that I have a wonderful wife, it's easy to share portions… quality not quantity, right?
So here is our Ho'olaule'a food adventures!
First, we started off with some pupus.
1/4lb poke ($3.00) from Poke Your Way. What was really cool is that after you order your poke, you can add on what you like to your own poke from a nice tray of condiments (no additional cost). We added in some ogo seaweed, inamona (kukui nuts), green onions, and a chili pepper (this guy is hot!). The ahi was very fresh and nicely seasoned with crunchy hawaiian salt. It was good poke… melt in da mouth kine!
Next, we moved on to Nori's tent for a bowl of…
Saimin! ($3.00) Man, Nori's makes a really good bowl of saimin. Their noodles are so fresh tasting — they have a nice chewy texture to them. Their broth is also very flavorful and rich.
How about some lau lau ($4.00)? This was from Ka 'Uhane Hemolele Ka Malamalama Church… some long da church name. These guys have a lunch wagon right off bayfront. I always wondered how their food is. So how was the lau lau? ONO BRAH! Everything was so moist and there was a nice piece of fat (very important). Nice size too… and good balance of luau leaf and pork. Recommended.
Pizza Hawaii had a stand, but I didn't get to take a photo. We ordered a slice of pepperoni pizza ($4.00), and it was so yummy! I love thin crust pizzas and this one was very thin crust NY style. The crust at the end had a nice bubbly crust too. Excellent… best in Hilo maybe?
We wanted to get some malasadas from that place in Papaikou called Baker Tom's since I've heard they have good malasadas, but they were out!
So we got some ice shave from Higa's instead.
Vanilla and Strawberry ($3.00). This was almost a great ice shave… the ice was very light, fine shaved, and the syrup was really tasty. But the guy pouring the syrup didn't put enough syrup and the middle was just ice.
Ok, we are pretty satisfied.
We didn't have room to try Aunty Peaches "Onolicious Poi Balls". There was a huge line for this.
That's ok. We were so happy that we got to try a lot of different Hilo foods all in one place. So much better than just a BBQ chicken plate lunch!
This is how packed it gets where the food is.
Oh yeah, and the music was awesome!
Kapena and Ho'onua! They were both really fun.
Can't wait for next year!


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City without traffic - Pristina 1966
When the American Mary Motes, the first foreign English teacher ever admitted to the local faculty, arrived in Pristina in 1966 she found a city without traffic:
"[A]bout once a day a lone car might be seen to slow down behind a truck which was being reduced to a crawl by a bullock cart. An authentic traffic jam, it was the signal for some youth to raise the ironic cry: Oh look! London. "
On market days, she saw horse-drawn carts and men in traditional costume but no Albanian women. By 1970, however, cars had begun to arrive in Kosovo in larger numbers. With state-subsidised credits families bought the "Fico", the small Fiat made in Serbia. The traffic statistics noted a sudden increase in car accidents. In 1970 Kosovo's first traffic light was installed in Prizren, even before Pristina.
Mary Motes lived in a faculty building in the centre of town, where there was "more livestock round the Faculty then students", including two water buffalo. The older houses in the city centre of Pristina still lacked running water. Cholera had broken out in the summer and tuberculosis was still a problem, with people generally blaming the water. The only other foreigners living in Pristina "were a small group of East European engineers on loan to the local power station".
Motes left Pristina in 1971. At that time, Pristina town had a population of 65,000, living in 14,800 households. When she returned in 1974, the city had grown in size and had changed in character:
"Pristina was so bright at night; so many street lights everywhere […] a strange new university library […] Bankos, Kosovoinvest, Agrokos […] cars parked everywhere […] most impressive of all, so many Albanian girl students […] everywhere there was the sound of Albanian […] Pristina now had a big new store with an elevator […]"
Kosova-Kosovo: Prelude to War 1966-1999. Mary Motes. 1999.
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NEW YORK & OTTAWA & BRUSSELS–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The International community of music creators today condemned the on-line service Pandora for filing a lawsuit early this week asking a federal court in New York to reduce the already miniscule performance royalties it pays to songwriters—currently just four percent of Pandora's total revenue. Pandora is also fighting in the US Congress for legislation to lower its royalty obligations to recording artists.
"This is greed in its purest form," stated Rick Carnes, president of the Songwriters Guild of America and co-chair of the Music Creators North America alliance. "Songwriters want to support the growth of online music services to the benefit of everyone, including consumers, but the type of behavior being exhibited by the multi-millionaires who own Pandora is simply making that impossible. For the founders of a billion dollar business that is built completely on the backs of music creators to suggest that paying those creators four percent of their revenue is still too much should be an embarrassment."
Songwriters Association of Canada president and Music Creators North America co-chair Eddie Schwartz added, "Much like the Fair Trade Coffee movement, consumers need to know who fairly includes music creators in the enormous value chain that is based on our collective work. It is a real shame that Pandora seems determined to be on the wrong side of that simple, ethical equation."
Alfons Karabuda, Chair of the European Composer and Songwriter Alliance, echoed those sentiments. "Our European-North American alliance stresses fair compensation for music creators as a core prerequisite for a healthy entertainment sector. These moves by Pandora will be energetically opposed on that basis."
The three leaders of the European-North American music creator groups also pointed out that Pandora claims that the direct licensing of performance rights in the United States by music publishers is in part a catalyst for its actions. "That is an issue we take very seriously," said Carnes. "And one about which we will have much to say in the future."
Pandora reported revenue of $338 million last year, with a market cap of over $1.5 billion. According to music publishing industry analysts, "Pandora currently pays songwriters and music publishers a smaller percentage of music royalties than any other digital music service."
Music Creators North America (Music Creators NA) and the European Composers and Songwriters Alliance (ECSA) have recently formed an alliance to protect and advance the rights of music creators throughout the United States, Canada and Europe. Together, Music Creators NA and ECSA represent national music creator organizations and their members from over thirty nations, all of which organizations operate independently and solely on behalf of music creators and their heirs.


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This article was originally published on Jan. 16, 2013.
I have a confession to make.
I've never watched a bicycle race. Not one Tour de France. Not one of the hyped Lance Armstrong treks through some beautiful mountain range. Not the Olympics. Not one.
My knowledge of Armstrong began with the clips that I'd wade through on ESPN of some race in some foreign locale hoping that they'd get back to baseball or basketball. And, like most people, I'd imagine, my awareness exponentially increased when he was diagnosed with testicular cancer that had spread to his brain and lungs, then mounted the astounding comeback from a death sentence to elite rider.
As amazing as that was at the time, the attention he garnered for that paled in comparison to the ugly spectacle Armstrong has made of his life. He has been stripped of his titles, banned from the sport, pulled from his endorsements and forced to leave Livestrong -- the cancer awareness fundraising behemoth that he helped found -- in disgrace.
The massive report from the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency pulled the cover off the path of lies, more than a thousand pages detailing his fraud with testimony from teammates, opponents and just about everyone -- except him. That one nagging detail changed this week with Armstrong confessing to Oprah Winfrey that he did use performance-enhancing drugs, a confession that likely is rife -- like most aspects of the last decade of Armstrong's life -- with self-serving motives.
But here's my other confession: I don't care about any of that.
My real interest in Armstrong came when my wife was diagnosed with stage 4 lymph node and tonsil cancer 10 years after his diagnosis. Dizzy with the news, uncertain about doctors and possible treatment protocols that were wildly different and facing the real prognosis that none of it might work, we turned anywhere for answers.
One of the places we turned was the book that Armstrong co-authored, "It's Not About the Bike: My Journey Back to Life." He was a name I knew, the rider who'd come back from doctors telling him his cancer might be incurable.
He'd already begun inspiring legions adorned in the ubiquitous yellow wristbands. His message was simple and bold -- to fight, to take control of your treatment and not to take no for an answer. I didn't care if my thoughts on cycling to that point were that he'd inspired people who shouldn't be wearing them to squeeze into skintight cycling shorts and shirts. I handed my wife the book and talked out passages with her as she underwent months of arduous treatment at Hackensack University Medical Center.
Her doctors told her it helped, that a positive attitude is a part of the treatment, as certain as the poisonous chemicals pumped into her veins and the debilitating radiation to which she was subjected. Now nearly six years cancer-free, she believes it.
Now we know so much more about Armstrong. We know he cheated. We know he lied. We know he bullied teammates and anyone who was going to blow the whistle on him.
As bad as it all is, most of it falls under the umbrella of the old Richard Pryor joke -- caught cheating by his wife, he said the tactic was to deny, deny, deny. There is plenty of evidence that Armstrong tried to steamroll anyone who got in his way, threatening and silencing those who would destroy the myth, doing anything to deny what our eyes told us was true.
It's terrible, but if he made life hell for a half-dozen people and inspired -- dare we say saved -- thousands, how do we reconcile that? Whatever his reason for coming clean now, if he hands out the apologies and finishes off the long docket of lawsuits chasing him, can we declare it a truce?
The problem is, we're hurting ourselves now more than we're hurting Armstrong.
The USADA already did him in, deflated the hero. But when he stepped away from Livestrong, did we now ruin something far bigger than a bicycle race?
The New York Times reported that 35 of the top 70 riders in his seven Tour de France wins have either admitted using performance-enhancing drugs or been sanctioned for testing positive. So his crimes are not the only ones that the cycling world needs to find a better understanding of, a sport that has its own self-assessment to figure, too.
The 41-year-old Armstrong is believed to be confessing to cut the lifetime ban from cycling down to something that will allow him to return. But the important thing isn't if he ever wins another race, if he can salvage an endorsement deal or if he can find the last shreds of dignity in his tattered reputation.
It's not about Lance for once. It's about the hope he provided. In demonizing and chasing him to the finish line, have we sacrificed something more important?
Armstrong preceded his interview with Oprah by stopping by the Livestrong headquarters and apologizing to the staff. That's the real crime now -- that a dollar that might have gone to the organization might now not make it, that a glimmer of hope that might have gone on to one desperate patient might not come to light.
The book he wrote wasn't just inspirational to countless patients and families in need of something to believe in.
The title was prescient, too: It's not about the bike.


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This is my first tut so don't be harsh
This tutorial will guide you through installing phpbb 2.0.6 on winxp pro using apache 2.0.47 with php 4.3.3 and mysql 4.0.15.
1. the first thing i did was download and apache-2.0.47 from apache.org. Run the installer and where it says your domain and server name just put your ip address. This is to set it up on your home machine if you don't have a domain. Now at the command prompt cd into the c:\program files\apache group\apache2\bin directory and type apache -k install.
this will install it as a service on your machine. you can also just start it manually every time you log on by doing the same thing except typing apache -k start instead.
now test your server by typing your ip address in internet explorer. you should see the default apache page here. You may want to have your firewall off or have it set port 80 open. If this works you can delete all the sample pages from this directory
c:\program files\apache group\apache2\htdocs\
2. Next, download php4.3.3 from php.net. I downloaded the .zip format. Unzip the .zip one into c:\php. copy the php4ts.dll from c:\php and paste it in c:\windows\system32. Now go to c:\php and open the php.ini-recommended file in notepad. Type control + f and search for register_globals and find the one with no semicolon in front of it. change it to equal on instead of off. Now save it as php.ini in the c:\windows\system32 directory. Now stop apache by going to start-programs-apache...-control-stop. next open the httpd.conf file in notepad, it is located in the start menu at start-programs-apache...-configure...-edit the httpd.conf ... Now put these two lines at the bottom both on a line by themselves.
LoadModule php4_module "c:\php\sapi\php4apache2.dll"
AddType application/x-httpd-php .php
if you were using apache 1.x.x you would use php4apache.dll instead of the above.
Now start apache again and you should have php support.
3. Next, go to mysql.com and download the mysql4.0.15.zip file for windows. extract it to any directory and run the setup.exe file. now you should have a directory c:\mysql. To install this as a service at the command prompt cd into c:\mysql\bin and type mysqld --install. Now go into administrative tools and open the services program. scroll down to mysql and right click and select properties. You can either start it manually or have it start automatically, for now click start. Now you're going to want to change the password for root in mysql so in the same directory (c:\mysql\bin) at the command prompt type
mysqladmin -u root password "your_password"
include the quotes here.
4. Now you want to download phpbb. I got it from sourceforge but you can get it at phpbb.com. I downloaded phpbb version 2.0.6. Now extract the .zip file you just downloaded into any directory. open the folders you just unzipped until you get to the first one with all the files. copy everything here and paste it in c:\program files\apache group\apache2\htdocs. Now in IE type http://xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx/index.php where the x's are your ip address. This should take you to the install page for phpbb. Choose mysql4.x for the database server leave localhost in the field where it is and under it where it says database name type test. For the database username
type root and password type the one you chose earlier. leave phpbb_ as it is and put your email address in the email field and your ip address in the next field if it isn't already there.
the port should already say 80 so make sure. Leave the directory as /. and you can choose your own admin username and password.
Now click install. If this didn't work we are going to have to make a database. at the command prompt cd into the c:\mysql\bin directory and type mysql -u root -p
when it prompts you for a password type your password chosen earlier.
now type create database board;
then hit enter and type use board;
and hit enter again. now type quit.
go back to the php install page. (by the way if you were never able to see this page php isn't working) and put everything back the same as before except for the database name. Change that to board. now click install. if this didn't work i don't know what to say.
next you should be prompted to delete the install and distrib directories so in my computer go to c:\program files\apache group\apache2\htdocs and delete these two directories.
now go back to internet explorer and type in your ip address again and click on the index.php file and you should be taken to your bulletin board. If this didn't work I don't know what to say other than good luck and it worked for me.
I know this is poorly written but I think if you follow this step by step you should have a phpbb in no time. I've done this twice and it worked both times. You can check out my phpbb at 22.214.171.124/index.php . It is running on a 333 Mhz, 384 Mb Ram computer so it will probably crash if too many people go there. If the link doesn't work it's because I have shutdown my computer.
Feel free to visit anytime, but don't expect it to be up and running.
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Save your tears: Ausley was no victim
As one of Richard Ausley's many victims, I take great offense at Jens Soering's portrayal of Ausley as a victim.
Ausley's reign of terror began at a very early age and continued to the end of his life. He never showed any remorse for the harm he had caused his victims; his only concern in life was for himself and his own evil desires. He even continued to blame me (in a 2003 interview with WAVY-TV) for his assault on me.
Throughout his life, he preyed on anyone he believed to be weaker. Ausley was not a poor, abused inmate– but, instead, an abuser. He was well-known as a prison pimp, acting as the go-between for those seeking sexual favors and those who found themselves in the less-than-enviable position of being forced to provide those favors.
He's a master manipulator. At the time of my abduction and assault, Ausley was sexually abusing children from two different families. Gary Founds (the victim I persuaded to come forward after 30 years of silence) was one of three in his family who had been raped or sexually abused by Ausley.
Ausley convinced a couple in Roanoke to take him in after his release. This family knew nothing of his crimes and had come to know Ausley as brokers of his artistic efforts, but they quickly withdrew their offer when the truth was revealed to them. He had been deceiving and using them for years.
Shortly before Ausley's release, prison officials learned that he'd been corresponding with a man in California by portraying himself as a woman and soliciting money from this unsuspecting victim.
It is obvious that Ausley had an opportunity to work his magic on Soering, as well, if he believes that Ausley was ever a victim. In all of his years in prison, at no time did Ausley seek segregation (which was his right) to protect himself from his supposed abusers. Life in prison can be dangerous, but Ausley was never a victim there he thrived there.
Soering argues that the sexual offenders that the state seeks to civilly commit are essentially put on trial a second time for crimes for which they have already served time and that the offenders must now prove that they are safe to return to society. Nothing can be further from the truth. It is true that a offender's prior crimes are brought up at the commitment trial, but the entire burden of proof rests with the state.
In Virginia, the state must prove that the offender has a mental defect or condition and that because of that condition, the offender would be more likely than not to repeat his crimes if released into society.
Furthermore, in Virginia, only offenders who score 4 or more on the Rapid Risk Assessment of Sex Offender Recidivism (RRASOR, an actuarial assessment test authored by Dr. Karl Hansen, the lead researcher of the meta-analysis quoted by Soering and a professional acquaintance of mine) can be considered for commitment.
The score of 4 represents a high propensity for recidivism; roughly 70 percent of offenders with that score, regardless of age, reoffend within five years.
The 17.4 percent recidivism rate that Soering mentions is the average recidivism rate of all sex offenders; it does not represent a clear picture of offenders in Richard Ausley's category.
Although it is true that therapy can drastically change a first-time or familial offender's propensity for recidivism (such offenders represent the vast majority of sex offenders, about 80 percent), studies have also shown that therapy has very little effect on the recidivism rates of sexual predators. Ausley easily scored a 4 on the RRASOR, and his mental condition was well known as worthy of commitment, even before he spent 30 years behind bars.
Soering is also mistaken in his pronouncement that society is shirking its responsibility to such offenders. Society does not have a responsibility to contrive a way to reintegrate the Richard Ausleys of this world. These offenders have no place among us and have proved this fact by repeatedly abusing the trust that we placed in them at the time of their prior releases.
No first-time offenders are civilly committed; only the very worst sexual predators are even considered. Nearly 500 sex offenders are released from Virginia's prisons every year, and only about a dozen of them are considered worthy of civil commitment.
Virginia's Civil Commitment of Sexually Violent Predators Act was not passed because of any actions of mine in 2003. It was passed by the Virginia General Assembly in 1999, three years before I knew of Ausley's impending release.
My only actions with regard to this law were to ensure that it was properly funded and rewritten to ensure its Constitutionality. I reminded the General Assembly and the citizens of Virginia of Ausley's crimes only to underscore the need for this important program and the consequences of allowing a predator like Richard Ausley to be allowed to freely prowl our streets.
As Soering states, Ausley was also convicted 12 years prior to abducting me for the abduction and rape of a 10-year-old boy. In that instance, he did not leave the boy to die, chained and buried in an underground box, as he did to me. Instead, when he was through, Ausley hogtied that child and threw him naked into a ditch.
Soering fails to mention that on the day Ausley abducted me, he was due to appear in a Portsmouth courtroom for the brutal rape of a teenager. It should be obvious to anyone that he could never have been trusted to freely walk our streets and neither should any sex offender who has abused the trust that society places in him after he is released from prison.
Concerning the circumstances of Richard Ausley's death: No one is certain where the blame will eventually fall or, for that matter, what actually happened in that cell on January 13, 2004. I do know that Ausley requested to be released from segregated confinement and into the general prison population. Ausley also pleaded guilty to the crime that placed him in Sussex I.
Frankie Venable had already been raped once while in prison and had pleaded with prison officials not to place him in a cell with a sex offender. Venable had also been disciplined twice for disciplinary problems with sex offenders during his incarceration. And the Virginia Department of Corrections had no policy in effect concerning the housing of sexual predators with sexual assault victims.
So who is to blame? That question does not have a clear answer at this time, but what is certain is this: Neither I nor any other victim of Richard Ausley nor Virginia's civil-commitment program bears any responsibility for Ausley's death. No matter how closely Soering identifies with Richard Ausley, the blame in this matter– as well as the matter of Soering's own incarceration– cannot be laid on the victims. Ultimately, the perpetrators of crime have no one but themselves to blame when they find themselves living behind bars with dangerous people like themselves.
I did nothing to deserve what Richard Ausley did to me. We may not be able to say the same of Richard Ausley.
Paul Martin Andrews was kidnapped, sexually assaulted, and held captive in an underground box in the woods of Suffolk for over a week in 1973. Shackled and left to starve, he was rescued by rabbit hunters. Now 45, and having recently returned from Florida to his home state of Virginia, he resides in Woodbridge and works as an independent computer contractor for Washington, D.C. He plans to fight for more civil commitment funding in this year's session of the Virginia General Assembly.
Andrews upon his rescue
Andrews in early 1993.


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How does an active volcano shape the world around it? Peer into the crater of the Masaya Volcano to find out.
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The Masaya Volcano is persistently active—that is, it erupts constantly—but it does not spew out molten rock; instead, it releases a steady plume of gas.
When most people picture an active volcano, they probably don't imagine one like the Masaya in Nicaragua—they picture giant ash clouds and lava flows that wipe out forests and towns. But just as a violent eruption dramatically alters the landscape around it, the Masaya's plume powerfully shapes its environment. We know, for example, that crops often fail downwind of the volcano. But what else does this constant flow of gases do to the world around it? By joining this expedition, you'll help researchers find out.
Come explore Nicaragua's geology and incredibly diverse wildlife. You'll set up high-tech scientific instruments in and around the Masaya's crater (with safety equipment on, of course). You'll also hike through the forest to record information on pollinating insects and to collect plant, water, and soil samples, stopping to take in the spectacular views along the way. You'll return with the unforgettable experience of being part of a field research team and the confidence that you've added to what we know about how volcanoes shape life for the plants, animals, and people around them.
The volcano belches out harmful gases like sulfur dioxide and heavy metals like lead—it's critical to know where they enter the food chain.
Join the first research study to systematically analyze how the Masaya Volcano affects its environment.
Working alongside the researchers, you'll trace the path and ultimate fate of the gases emitted by the volcano, starting from the volcano's magma and moving through the gas plume into the soil, water, and ultimately, plants and animals. Knowledge of how volcanic pollutants travel and where they end up can help local people live more harmoniously with the Masaya by cultivating more acid-tolerant crops, for example, and developing safer evacuation plans.
Masaya Volcano releases harmful gases—it's critical to know where they enter the food chain.
The volcano can also give us insight into the global impact of persistently active volcanoes. To address human-induced climate change, we need a better understanding of natural processes like volcanic eruptions. Although eruptions increase the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere and contribute to the greenhouse effect, the impact of volcanoes is much smaller than that of burning of fossil fuels by humans. Volcanic eruptions also have a cooling effect, because the sulfur-rich gases they propel into the atmosphere form clouds that reflect solar radiation back into space. Through this project, we hope to learn more about how volcanoes like the Masaya fit into this very complex picture.
Nicaragua, the largest Central American country, has diverse and wildlife-rich landscapes, including plenty of volcanoes and tropical forests. The Masaya Volcano, located in the Volcán Masaya National Park, looms 600 meters (1,970 feet) above sea level and is a beautiful place to hike and explore. You can sometimes see red-hot magma around the impressive crater.
The scenery around Masaya is spectacular, with recent lava flows (from about 200 years ago) studding the surface, and diverse animals and plants to spot. A colony of parrots lives inside the crater—apparently with no problems from the volcano's contaminants—and bats inhabit one of the lava tunnels nearby. Turtles and crocodiles populate lakes Masaya and Managua. At the park's free visitor center, you can learn more about the park's native flora and fauna and visit the gift shop to purchase souvenirs or cold drinks. The center also has restrooms and a picnic area.
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As you work, you'll have the chance to stop and take in the amazing scenery. After the team heads back to the hotel in the early evening, you can shower and relax, and then you'll meet up again for dinner and perhaps an informal talk from one of the researchers.
You'll also gain insight into the culture of Nicaragua. You'll stay in the small town of Masaya and will have time to venture out to restaurants and the local market to shop for souvenirs. Those who join a two-week team will have one full day to explore the area's natural and cultural attractions.
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Prof. Hazel Rymer investigates how active volcanoes like the Masaya in Nicaragua affect their environments and global climate change.
The team (both volunteers and staff) will stay at the Hotel Regis in the town of Masaya, a simple, comfortable establishment with shared rooms and bathrooms. The hotel offers laundry service and has a pleasant courtyard for lounging in after a day of fieldwork. It's a short walk to the local supermarket and shops.
Your team will share most meals in the hotel's courtyard. You'll start the day with a typical Central American breakfast—beans, rice, eggs, fruit, bread, and, of course, delicious local coffee. You'll take packed lunches into the field and in the evening share hearty dinners at local restaurants or back at the hotel.
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David Blauvelt | Thursday, March 15, 2018
On the Exploring an Active Volcano in Nicaragua expedition we had the opportunity to work on an amazing field location: Volcan Masaya. As a team we stayed in a hotel in the town of Masaya, and spent each day working on the volcano conducting measurements in gravity, S02 emissions, and ground deformation. The data collection provides valuable information on the internal dynamics of the caldera and magma. The scientists are professional, patient and deeply passionate about their work. This trip for me was one of the best trips I've ever had. In addition to wonderful team members, spending a week on a beautiful volcano collecting data that helped advance scientific research and provided valuable insight into the workings of one of the few continuously erupting volcanoes on Earth is an experience unlike any other. As a geologist myself, the opportunity to sleep in a bed every night, and wake up to a full breakfast, and come home to a full dinner, after working on an active volcano is luxury itself. And I consider myself fortunate to have met everyone on my team and to have worked alongside the researchers, particularly Dr. Rymer, whose passion and excitement are contagious. I hope they continue to offer this expedition for many years to come.
Kenneth Dubuque | Thursday, March9, 2017
It was hard work climbing over lava fields with a gas mask on in a volcanic crater. It was hot and buggy at times but with a nice shower, a cold refreshment and a tasty dinner with new found friends the physical demands were not a burden. The variety of activities from disbursing acid measuring tubes to using different equipment to monitor gravity and acidity to using surveyor tools to riding up and down roads with a specialized fly-spec to calculate gas effects resulted in a complete experience. The scientists: Hazel, Glyn, Guillermo and John were very informative and patient with all my questions and my jokes. Guest presenters added to our knowledge of the volcanos local impact and effects on fauna and flora. The accommodations were fine and Carlos and his family who owned the hotel as well as Sergio, the driver were very helpful. The team was great as always. We had a lot of laughs and fun. Thanks to all for another great experience. A trip to Granada and other volcanos is very nearby and worthwhile. I've already signed up for my ninth expedition. Ken Dubuque, 2/12/2017 team
Douglas Gilpin | Wednesday, June8, 2016
This was an opportunity to experience first-hand the workings and feel of an active volcano. The lead scientists were not only very well versed in the project subject, but were also excellent at organizing day-to-day activities. As a bonus, I regard them as friends.
Jennifer Fenner | Wednesday, June8, 2016
Exploring an active volcano in Nicaragua was a once in a lifetime experience. Being able to work with scientists on their research, climb around on an active volcano, and then sharing what I learned with my K-8 students was an enriching and valuable experience. I was able to check in with my students daily and work with the scientists and other volunteers to answer their questions. I really believe this was a once in a lifetime and unique travel experience. I hope our school can continue our relationship with Earthwatch and also I hope I can return again.
Warren Stortroen | Wednesday, March 23, 2016
This was my fifth time in Nicaragua for exploring the Masaya volcano, and this time the Santiago crater was really active! There was one large boiling red magma lake and another smaller one. We stayed late one evening to see them after dark and the sight was really spectacular! Gas clouds were much less dense than usual, so the lakes were clearly visible from the rim. The park had been closed to tourists, as a precaution, but we were allowed to do our research, so worked on a number of tasks on and around the rim These included the micro-gravity and GPS readings, SO2 readings, a survey of the solitary bee tunnels and a collection of spun glass fibers, "Pele's Hair," emitted by the volcano, for analysis.
We did one hike around the crater and drove to areas downwind of the plume to put out SO2 collector plates, and also put a spectrometer on the taxi roof, connected to a computer and drove back and forth through the plume to measure toxicity of the gas. Other volunteers went with researchers Hilary and Mike to nearby Mt Mombasho for two very successful butterfly collections.
This has been one of my favorite expeditions because of the interesting research and because I enjoy working with Hazel Rymer and the great research staff! And, also because I enjoy seeing Carlos and his family at the Hotel Regis where they always provide a warm welcome and great service during our stay!
I hope that I'll be able to return again next year!
Frank Perkins | Thursday, February 06, 2014
My experience with this project actually dates to 1989 when a very similar project, under the same Principal Investigator was conducted in Costa Rica. It remains one of most memorial expeditions.
The broad objective of our research was prediction of eruptions. To do this, we made precise terrain elevation measurements around the crater, coupled with sensitive gravitational measurements.
The gravity meters were very precise, and they were challenging and fun to operate. They are easily capable of measuring the difference in gravity between the floor and a table top. They use a manually adjusted spring-balanced mass, with the balance read using an optical eyepiece. The instrument needs to be precisely leveled to operate, and, as might be imagined, is very sensitive to the slightest movement. Further, to avoid errors from backlash in the mechanism, the balance needs to be approached from the same direction each time, so an overshoot requires backing off and re-approaching the balance. At each location, two volunteers would take a gravity reading, and they needed to closely agree.
This was all accomplished while crouching on the ground over the big gray box, sometimes with jets of steam shooting out nearby. As we crouched over it, we looked like worshipers to some strange deity. The balancing operation required a degree of skill, and the competitive challenge of getting it right so the reading would agree with your companion's reading made for fun. Tedious fun, but fun!
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Wednesday 5th December 2012
Let's look back over the past twenty years and celebrate the major successes that have made a real difference to the survival of species and world ecosystems. Like you I'm struggling here so let me backtrack while I think on this.
One of my favourite authors, V.S. Naipaul (above) hailing from Trinidad, was for a time a lecturer at Makerere University in Uganda. Famously, according to Paul Theroux, another favourite author, Naipaul was given the responsibility of assessing winners for the Creative Writing prize among his students. Naipaul declined to grant a First or Second prize, and only awarded a Third prize to the contestants. He said nobody was good enough to earn higher prizes.
Mr Naipaul was known as a perfectionist and a tough judge. He won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 2001, and perhaps we can apply the Naipaul Principle to conservation. Sure, there are many individuals who win conservation prizes for their dedicated efforts. You might know their names and they are good people working tirelessly to ensure the species they are concerned with might have a future. In terms of real effectiveness Mr Naipaul would still perhaps give them his Third Prize in terms of overall efficacy.
Now let's consider the NGOs that claim to have made a major contribution to wildlife conservation. There are big ones and small ones, and some are making a difference. But funding, according to the Naipaul Principle, is largely misspent. Leave alone the various president, vice president, assistant president, species presidents, financial officers, lawyers, public relation companies, office rents, meals, travel and sundry expenses, the amount spent on corporate maintenance versus species conservation beggars belief. One major NGO spent $50 million on "conservation grants" according to 2008 tax records, but an analysis indicates that $35 million of that amount was spent on maintaining international offices. Meanwhile they also spent $116 million on their own office and "functional" expenses. In total that organization spent 90% of received funds on their own operations versus conservation programmes. Conservation has become business, and Mr Naipaul would give no prizes to such well established NGOs.
Turning to the international organizations, few have performed well. CITES has not maintained their promise to support the ban on international ivory trade, and that had led to the killing of 25,000 elephants over the past three years in Tanzania alone. CITES allowed South Africa to conduct rhino trophy hunting and the horns disappeared immediately into the illegal trade in Vietnam, home of "pseudo trophy hunters". CITES allowed trade of hundreds of live rhinos from South Africa to very dubious destinations in Asia. CITES allows captive bred tigers in South Africa to be trophy hunted and live tigers to be exported to China where they are destined for the medicine pots. CITES allows a "personal and household effects" derogation to exempt lion trophies that constitute about 70% of lion offtake from any consideration of trade, meaning that CITES abrogates responsibility. Mr Naipaul will not be handing any prizes to CITES especially given the tragicomic charade at the last Conference of Parties (2010) in Doha and a likely repeat next year in Bangkok.
The IUCN does not see fit to consider genetic information to declare African forest elephants critically endangered. Nor do they consider western and central African lions similarly endangered on the basis of their unique genetics. If the IUCN could be so motivated, they would make a big difference in funding priorities. The IUCN and another major NGO are opposed to the good Kenya initiative to place a moratorium on South African rhino trophy hunting (a major conduit into the illegal trade), mentioning that it will negatively affect income of private rhino owners. A strange decision given conservation and poaching concerns in other African countries – Kenya lost five rhinos poached just over the past weekend. Mr Naipaul would not be impressed with such apparent vested interest influence within organizations entrusted to keep a keen eye on species' survival.
The International Whaling Commission has been somewhat effective in conserving whales. Despite all negative information concerning the impact of whale harvests, the IWC still allows offtake by Japan, Iceland and Norway for "scientific reasons". But overall, the IWC gets a Naipaul Third Prize for trying hard and recently insisting that all decisions will be based on scientific information transparently made available to the public.
So, who gets a First or Second Prize? Nobody. The failure of all organizations to make a tangible conservation difference over the past 20 years is sadly evident despite many hundreds of millions earned from donors. What is needed is a new formula; much better attention to scientific information, combating illegal offtake and a much better evaluation by the donating public as to the effectiveness of the organizations receiving their money. Mr Naipaul would say that heads need to roll in many organizations based on non-performance and betraying a public trust. But conservation organizations are not (yet) evaluated according to Mr Naipaul's rules.
It is true that conservation of species and ecosystems is being presented with an ever-changing playing field – just look at the impact of commercial poaching on rhinos, elephants, lions, pangolins and sea horses, for example, to supply a seemingly insatiable demand for ivory and Traditional Medicine products in Asia. But the writing was on the wall for a long time. You can't shape the future of conservation by relying on past formulas while poachers are using night-vision goggles and helicopters and big bribes for officials. Conservation efforts are due for a sea change if wildlife is to survive, and the Naipaul standard of performance must be applied.
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What is the one thing all genealogists have in common??
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Where are the largest concentrations of gay couples?
This month cities all across the world are partaking in Gay Pride celebrations. Jed Kolko, the chief economist at Trulia, takes a look at the neighborhoods in the U.S. with the largest gay communities ("gayborhoods").
Using 2010 U.S. Census data, which lists 646,000 same-sex households, he calculated the neighborhoods with the largest percentage of same-sex male couples:
And the largest percentage of female couples:
To put these numbers into perspective, the share of male and female same-sex households in the U.S. overall is 0.3 percent each.
Kolko also found that gay couples tend to live in more expensive neighborhoods than the average American couple. Same-sex male couples live within zip codes where the median price per square foot is $208, while same-sex female couples live within zip codes where the median price per square foot is $139. For all U.S. households the average is $127 per square foot. The findings seem to match up with those of our own Richard Florida, who found that gay populations increase home prices in neighborhoods. Kolko has a theory as to why:
A big reason is that same-sex couples are less likely to have kids: 10% of same-sex male couples and 24% of same-sex female couples have kids in the house, compared with 41% of all married and unmarried couples. Couples without kids need less space and therefore are better able to afford desirable, expensive urban neighborhoods.
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GROTON - The Navy says two attack submarines based in Groton, Conn. will be the first to welcome female officers to their crews.
Six women are expected to report to USS Virginia and USS Minnesota no later than January 2015.
More than 40 female officers already have joined the crews of the Navy's ballistic-missile and guided-missile submarines, where berthing is less of a privacy problem because they are significantly larger.
The Navy ended its ban on women joining submarine crews in 2010.
Navy Secretary Ray Mabus said Tuesday the assignment of women to Virginia-class submarines is the next natural step to more fully integrate women into the submarine force.


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New surveillance-CSI method: Beverage hair-isotope trail
Gloves? Check. False numberplates? Check. Perrier...?
International master criminals, spies, investigative journos, subversives, rebels and others who may find government agencies trying to monitor your movements: take note.
You already, of course, make sure never to travel in a vehicle whose numberplate can be linked to you, for fear of generating a trace in the ANPR traffic-cam databases. You always purchase travel tickets or Oyster cards or taxi rides for cash, to avoid leaving a glistening trail of card transactions for spooks or cops to follow. You never turn on a cellphone, Wi-Fi or Bluetooth enabled device without considering that its unique identification signatures could give your identity (or your previous presence at some other time or place of interest) away to interested parties.
You never, ever leave fingerprints or DNA in compromising places: you probably wear gloves a lot, and may even go so far as to blow up any vehicles of interest to the authorities once you've finished with them using a simple blast-incendiary device.
You do all this, but you probably don't take enough care about what you drink. That's a mistake.
It's a mistake because one day the minions of the state, having lost track of you for several days during which you went somewhere and did something you would rather not discuss with them, will pull you in anyway even though they've got nothing. They'll ask you, perhaps, whether you've been to city X where event Y has just taken place.
Confident that you left no cells or fingerprints or incovenient database entries behind you, you'll deny any such trip with a cocky smile.
Then they take a sample of your hair and analyse it. Perhaps if you're a real big fish and you're dealing with counterterror or counterespionage operatives, they don't even pull you in for this: they simply break into your home covertly and snitch some samples off your hairbrush.
Either way, you're now well on the way to being stuffed. The hair samples reveal the varying proportions of different isotopes of hydrogen and of oxygen in the water you have lately been ingesting as part of your drinks.
And it turns out that this can be used to identify just where that water came from. It's long been known that this can be done with tap water, but it now turns out that even in the cases of bottled water, pop and beer the distributive trades generally source their water pretty close to the point of consumer sale.
Boffins at the University of Utah, having analysed beer, pop, bottled and tap water from 33 US cities, reckon that hair samples can give valuable info about just where the owner of the hair has lately been quaffing beverages.
According to this statement from the American Chemical Society, discussing the Utah research:
The finding may help trace the origin of drinks or help criminal investigators identify the geographic travels of crime suspects and other individuals through analysis of hair strands.
So in future when planning that trip, mission, meeting or operation that absolutely had better not be reconstructed by the authorities later, you'd probably do well to take some water with you - or lay in something from far afield, perhaps, just to confuse the CSI types later.
One should note that the Utah researchers in question are hoping to sell this idea for money, so it's quite possible they're exaggerating the "iso-signature" technique's effectiveness and accuracy. It's still one to take note of, though.
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Airlie Beach is a scenic town located in Queensland, Australia. The town of Airlie falls under the Whitsunday Region in the Great Barrier Reef and is a popular tourist destination. Airlie attracts all kinds of travelers including backpackers. The location of Airlie makes it the gateway to the beautiful Whitsunday islands and a major tourist hub. Airlie offers a great collection of hotels to accommodate its visitors. The large variety of Airlie Beach Hotels includes luxury as well as economy and budget hotels to attract tourists from different economical backgrounds.
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Peru is a town in Massachusetts. It was formed in 1771 and was previously called (Partridgefield, 1806). It can be found in Berkshire county and is a part of the Middle registry of deed district. For more information, contact the county at 3 W. Main Rd., Hinsdale 01235. On the attached map, Peru is shown as 15 in Berkshire county.
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Wild Horses at Mission Butte. Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, South Dakota.
Vietnam veteran Tony Bush looks over his service awards.
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Members of AIM (American Indian Movement) at an outpost on the border of Whiteclay. Whiteclay, Nebraska lies on disputed land, merely 200 feet from the official reservation border, and less than 2 miles from the center of Pine Ridge, South Dakota, the largest town on the reservation.
Prior to 2013 the sale and possession of alcoholic beverages on the Pine Ridge was prohibited under tribal law. Except for a brief experiment with on-reservation liquor sales in the early 1970s, this prohibition has been in effect since the reservation lands were created.
At the time this image was taken, Whiteclay had four off-sale beer stores licensed by the State of Nebraska which sold the equivalent of 4.5 million 12-ounce cans of beer annually (12,500 cans per day), mostly to the Oglalas living on the Pine Ridge.
Suicide attempts mark the wrists of this Lakota teenager.
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Pine Ridge, South Dakota.
Children watch on as their uncle collects water from a nearby stream in preparation for the second sacred Lakota rite, the Inipi; the rite of purification.
The Inipi (Sweatlodge) is the second sacred Lakota Rite. Inipi means "to live again" and it is the rite of purification. This particular rite is done before any significant undertaking to cleanse the mind and spirit. The Inipi rite will help the vision seeker to enter a state of humility, thus undergo a spiritual rebirth of sorts.
The Crazy Horse Ride is an annual event held in early June by members of the Oglala Lakota Sioux tribe of the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in Pine Ridge, S.D.
In 2007, the Veterans' Powwow celebrated its 22nd year of honoring all armed-service veterans with drumming, dancing, and singing. A three to four day event, it also features a Saturday parade and daily specials and tributes to veterans and soldiers in active duty.
In 1998, Charles Brewer founded the Crazy Horse Ride, to take place just before the Veterans' Powwow, to honor the great Oglala Lakota Sioux warrior chief, Crazy Horse. Brewer also wanted to express gratitude for warrior culture and to pay tribute to all war veterans. The four-day horse ride begins in Fort Robinson, Nebraska, where Crazy Horse was killed in 1877, and it terminates in Pine Ridge at the grounds of the Veterans' Powwow. About 200 people typically take part in the ride, many of them children and young people from the Pine Ridge Indian reservation.
A sacred Buffalo (Tatanka) is bled during a Releasing of the Spirit Ceremony 2-days before Sundance, which is one of the Seven Sacred Rituals of the Lakota. Because of the Tatanka's great importance to the Lakota, a buffalo symbol or skull is present in all sacred Lakota rituals. The Tatanka stands as a symbol of self-sacrifice, as it gives until nothing is left, a trait that is found in the Lakota warrior. The Sundance signifies the cycle of death and rebirth. This ritual is performed as a sacrifice to help keep the world in balance and to ensure health and happiness within the tribe.
Moses, the grandson of a Lakota medicine man harvests the Y shaped "man" which will mark the entrance to the Sundance circle.
Dorothy Sun Bear lives in a small trailer on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation. Since the untimely death of her oldest daughter, Dorothy helps care for 8 children, three of which are her own. Her monthly income is $623 from a disability check. As a life long resident of Wounded Knee, she flies her American flag upside down which signifies a nation under distress and also in defiance towards the U.S. government for not honoring the Black Hills Treaty of 1868.
Pow Wow competition at the Pine Ridge Casino hotel. Pine Ridge Indian reservation, South Dakota.
A Wacipi (Pow Wow) participant. Each summer, thousands of Native American peoples across the country celebrate their connections to tradition, spirituality, the Earth and to one another, in a social, personal and spiritual meeting: the Pow Wow. For many, these gatherings are an integral component of the Native American existence. More than a homage to a great ancestry, the Powwow is an event of contemporary significance for the individuals and communities making up the hundreds of Native American nations.


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Managerless Tottenham exited the Capital One Cup as West Ham came from behind to claim a 2-1 win at White Hart Lane.
The Hammers won 3-0 in the Premier League encounter in October in one of the results which ultimately cost Andre Villas-Boas his job and saw Tim Sherwood placed in charge of Spurs for the League Cup quarter-final.
Sherwood thought he had made a dream start to life in the dugout when Emmanuel Adebayor put Spurs in front midway through the second half, but Matt Jarvis scored 10 minutes from time and Modibo Maiga headed in an 85th-minute winner to send the Hammers, struggling in the Premier League, into the semi-finals.
The Hammers, who had won just two of the 10 matches between visits to White Hart Lane, had been blunt until exposing the defensive deficiencies which were all too evident all too often during Villas-Boas' reign, including in Sunday's 5-0 home loss to Liverpool.
Hammers boss Sam Allardyce knows Premier League results will determine his future, but a place in the last four and the prospect of a Wembley final could provide a much-needed fillip for his relegation-threatened side.
It had appeared Allardyce would have more immediate worries over his position when former West Ham striker Jermain Defoe crossed for Adebayor to net a thumping volley after 67 minutes. It was his first goal since the May win at Stoke.
The strikers – in particular Adebayor, who was making his first start of the season – were marginalised by Villas-Boas and provided an emphatic answer to their former boss.
But Adebayor ran out of energy and was replaced, Andros Townsend went off with a hamstring injury and West Ham struck twice late on to advance.
With the selection of Adebayor and Defoe as two of six changes in a conventional 4-4-2 formation, Sherwood made a statement.
The former Spurs captain, wearing a tracksuit and trainers, showed more energy than Adebayor in Spurs' opening attack, imploring Aaron Lennon to sprint down the right before Defoe dragged a shot wide.
Townsend shot wide from the edge of the area before another Lennon cross caused danger in the Hammers' box and Joey O'Brien headed too close to his own post for comfort in conceding a corner.
O'Brien conceded another set-piece when Adebayor attacked the right side of the area and then the Togo striker headed a Townsend cross wide.
Defoe blasted over, much to Sherwood's frustration, as West Ham struggled to break free of their own half.
Carlton Cole shot straight at Hugo Lloris has the visitors registered an effort on target for the first time after 36 minutes.
The Hammers resumed on the defensive and registered a second shot on target in strange circumstances.
James Collins kicked the ball back to Spurs following an injury to George McCartney, but instead of a tame pass to a member of the opposition, the Wales defender booted the ball from inside his own half and forced Lloris to back-pedal to save.
From a West Ham corner, Spurs broke to devastating effect.
Townsend fed Defoe, who ran down the left before crossing to the back post where Adebayor did the rest, converting with a thunderous right-footed volley which went in off the underside of the bar. Adebayor has now scored three times in his last four Spurs starts.
Mohamed Diame, on for Joe Cole, forced Lloris to save low to his left as the Hammers sought a swift response.
Townsend pulled up worryingly for Spurs and departed with 17 minutes remaining, with Nacer Chadli on in his place.
Lloris saved a Matt Taylor effort from 25 yards before Adebayor made way with 12 minutes remaining to a rousing reception from the home faithful.
But instead of Tottenham closing out victory, West Ham equalised when Maiga flicked on goalkeeper Adrian's long ball to Taylor.
With his back to goal, Taylor turned and fed Jarvis on the left and the winger was granted enough space by Kyle Walker to fire in.
O'Brien made a fine challenge to deny Chadli after the midfielder broke into the West Ham box and shaped to shoot.
The Hammers then struck again after substitute Ravel Morrison found Diame.
Diame's deep cross was met at the far post by Maiga, whose header found the corner for his first goal in a year.
Sigurdsson was denied by Adrian in the first of five minutes of added time as the visiting fans taunted Tottenham and Sherwood, exclaiming "You're getting sacked in the morning".
Maiga then struck the crossbar with a powerful drive and Jack Collison forced Lloris to save as West Ham finished the contest on top as they sealed their progress.
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Wirehouse firms are getting hammered from every direction in the competition to attract high-net-worth investors, says a new report from the financial services industry research firm Cerulli.
While the high-net-worth market share of wirehouses slipped to 45% from a peak of 56% in 2007, and is projected to fall to 42% by 2014, both of the industry segments with which wirehouses compete in this space—traditional private client groups and multifamily offices—have momentum on their side.
In an interview with AdvisorOne, Cerulli senior analyst Robert Testa said his Boston-based firm, which has been tracking the high-net-worth market on an annual basis, has seen this trend in the making for some time, but this is the first year wirehouses have lost the No. 1 spot. The large full-service retail brokerage firms known as wirehouses, numbering just four today, include Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Morgan Stanley Smith Barney, Wells Fargo and UBS.
By year-end 2010, traditional private client groups—a class that Testa says includes whiteshoe firms like Goldman Sachs, Credit Suisse, BNY Mellon and Bessemer Trust—reached 47% of high-net-worth assets; Cerulli projects the segment's market share will reach 49% by 2014.
Meanwhile, multifamily offices, starting from a small base, have seen the most rapid growth. These firms, many of them owned by large banking institutions but independently managed, more than doubled their assets from 2005 to 2010 and grew at an 18% rate in 2010. GenSpring (owned by SunTrust), Convergent Wealth Advisors (owned by Citi National Bank) and Hawthorn (owned by PNC) are prominent firms in the multifamily office space.
Testa said it wouldn't be easy for wirehouses to reverse a trend fueled by technology and market changes, and accelerated by the financial crisis.
"Being a wirehouse does not give you any kind intrinsic advantage," the Cerulli analyst says. "HighTower can offer anything that a wirehouse offers."
When the financial crisis exposed wirehouse failings in everything from auction-rate securities to non-traded REITS, "a lot of clients did reevaluate their positions and relationships," Testa said.
With more attractive offerings in the marketplace, a key challenge for wirehouses is to retain their advisors.
"Many investors hate the firm, but love the advisor; moving away is not that easy," says Testa, citing inertia. But clients do "prefer to follow financial advisors to other firms. "Ones that have liquidation events prefer to go into other channels," he says. And it is the independent fiduciary firms with comprehensive offerings that are "winning" in this environment.
"Wirehouses are still pushing product. Clients want an independent and fair offering," says Testa.
A further reason advisor retention is critical for wirehouses is that attracting new assets has become rather complicated. Testa says there is a big difference between a tech entrepreneur in the first generation of wealth and a family whose wealth derives from a steel magnate four generations ago.
"The high-net-worth space is such a complex industry. No one model is right and size does not make you successful in attracting new assets," Testa says. The result, says the Cerulli analyst, is that firms competing for assets in this space are "becoming much more specialized."