Kimbe Bay is a large marine protected area on New Britain Island in northern Papua New Guinea. Kimbe Bay is serviced by Walindi Plantation Resort, the MV Febrina, and Peter Hughes Star Dancer. The Witu Islands is one of a handful of itineraries that liveaboards run out of Kimbe Bay. Both Kimbe Bay and the Witu Islands have large schools of fish, stunning soft corals, reef sharks on most dives, occasional tunas and other pelagics, and calm shallow hard coral gardens. The reefs themselves seem almost perfectly preserved other than small amounts of coral bleaching brought on by this years La Niña (less than 1% of the visible coral by my estimation). Both liveaboards also run itineraries to other island groups departing from Walindi Plantation Resort that get equally good reviews. The exact itinerary on any given trip is determined by the Captain according to weather conditions and diver desires.
The steep walls and soft corals of Kimbe Bay provide many opportunities to frame the sunball behind subject. Taken with a Nikon D300, Tokina 10-17mm fisheye lens.
A local fisherman early in the morning. Nikon 70-300mm lens.
Perhaps the most photographed site in all of Papua New Guinea, Susan's reef provides excellent underwater photo opportunities in both macro and wide angle. Susan's reef is made up of two sea-mounts that rise close to the surface connected by a saddle between them. The top of the shallower sea mount is approximately 15 feet deep. On my visit, there was both a bargibanti pygmy seahorse and a denise pymgy seahorse present. But the real highlight of Susan's are the wide angle opportunities. One large section of the reef is filled with photogenic pink sea whips along with the normal array of anemones, sea fans, and soft corals. And when there is a little bit of current small fish dot the entire reef. Susan's is not to be missed.
Susan's reef's spectacular red corals make for great photos. Tokina 10-17mm lens.
A fully-in-tact Japanese fighter plane from World War II, the Zero Wreck is a memorable site. This site is closer to shore than most sites in Kimbe Bay and visibility can vary. But on a good day the wreck can make for some fantastic photos. When the visibility is sub-par there is also some reef nearby that has an array of critters underwater.
A fully preserved WWII Japanese fighter plane provides an unforgettable photographic subject. Tokina 10-17mm lens. Read more about wreck photography.
South Emma is a sea mount that approaches the surface and has lots of action on it. Reef sharks are common as are schooling jacks and barracudas. Perfect hard corals are near the top of the reef, and soft corals and sea fans are on the steeper parts below. Excellent for reef and schooling fish photos, but with the right guide there will be no problem finding critters to shoot with a macro lens also.
An island that is popular for dive boats to go ashore for lunch, it also has some good dive sites. A resident giant barracuda and some black tip reef sharks populate healthy reefs that have good split shot, wide angle, and macro opportunities.
Colorful school of oriental sweetlips. Tokina 10-17mm lens.
Alan Raabe, Captain of the MV Febrina says, "Krakafat is the reason to visit the Witu Islands"; he knows what he is talking about. Similar to other sites in the area there are schools of batfish, baracudda, and jacks. But the quantity and density of the fish at Krakafat are unparalleled. Opportunties abound to get photos of soft corals with schooling fish in the background, and photos of unafraid batfish. Keep your eyes out for sharks and tuna cruising by the reef.
A great macro site where you might find seahorses, ghost pipefish, shrimp, "nemo" fish, and an assortment of other critters.
The local dive guides work hard to make sure that macro photographers go home with good shots, like this soft coral crab. Nikon 105mm lens with Subsee +10 diopter.
Another macro site where you never know what you will find. Beautiful above and below water, be on the lookout for octopus, ribbon eels, mantis shrimp, and a handful of species of anemone fish. This black sand bottom on this site allows good backgrounds and the ability to position yourself below your subject without damaging corals.
Kimbe Bay and the Witu Islands have lots of opportunities for both macro and wide angle photography, but wide angle shots are the truly world class opportunities in the area. Dive guides will provide guidance to suggested lenses and subjects, and they know what they are talking about. Lots of communication both before and during the dive with local guides will make a big difference in getting the best of each site visited.
White tip reef sharks are on many sites. Sigma 17-70mm lens. Read more shark underwater photo tips.
When the sun goes away while at depth, it is a good opportunity to play around with slow shutter shots underwater. Tokina 10-17mm lens.
This anemone made for a good subject because it was on the edge of a dropoff that provided easy access without damaging the reef.
The boat is smaller than some other liveaboards, but well laid out. The cabins and dining area are very comfortable, and each diver has a good sized cubby hole on the dive deck to keep personal items between dives. Camera tables are comfortable and spacious enough for four or five photographers at a time. Captain Alan is an colorful and interesting personality. He sometimes walks a fine line between humorous and being politically uncorrect, but his stories are always captivating. He has years of experience and truly knows the area. The dive crew was fantastic, and as they got to know our diving habits they went out of their way to make sure that each guest had his wishes fulfilled. One dive guide in particular, Digger, always aims to please and will spend every dive zooming around from one part of the dive site to another mentally lining up your next photographic subject. As soon as I would look up from one subject, he would often be waiving me over to look at something else. The diving is done from the dive deck, not dingies. So at the end of each dive, it was necessary to navigate your way back to the mooring line. They do have a dingy to go after divers that get blown off of the site by strong currents, but we never used it during our trip. I prefer that dingies follow divers and pick them up at the end of dives, but they have put mooring lines in the middle of the dive sites, so the extra swimming to get to the dive site and back to the boat is only a minor annoyance.
First one must fly to Port Moresby and then on to Hoskins. Port Moresby is most commonly reached via several cities in Australia but can also be reached from Fiji, the Solomon Islands, Singapore, Japan, Hong Kong, and others. Air Niugini is the national airlines and has the most flights within and out of the country. Baggage restrictions can be strict on Air Niugini, but booking with a travel agent or making an international connection may help. Carry on restrictions are strictly enforced on flights departing from Australia. Read about how to beat airline baggage fees.
It was a fantastic trip, and while there are seemingly endless destinations that I want to visit, I hope to one day return and do this trip again. While there was some similarities in the diving to other places (Komodo Islands, and the Solomon Islands come to mind) there were more differences, and I found it to be very unique from any other trip I have been on. I remain astounded by the way we would go from one high action site to another over and over again. I can still see myself in my mind's eye sitting there 60 feet under at Krakaphat with soft corals directly in front of me and looking up past the corals to see a school of jacks about thirty feet away just as a turtle swims overhead. And remembering that makes me happy.
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St. Kitts and Nevis' High Commissioner to Canada Speaks On Strong Bilateral Relations between the Two Countries
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Basseterre, St. Kitts, April 17, 2019 (SKNIS): St. Kitts and Nevis' High Commissioner to Canada (based in Ottawa), Her Excellency Sherry Tross, said that the relationship between St. Kitts and Nevis and Canada has been a mutually beneficial one which dates back to the 1600s, and extends much further than visa free access. However, she said that restoring the visa free access to Canada for Kittitians and Nevisians is a work in progress.
At a press conference with the diplomatic and consular corps accredited to St. Kitts and Nevis on the 8th of April at the St. Kitts Marriott resort as part of Diplomatic Week 2019 (April 7-12) under the theme "Securing a Resilient Future through Strategic Diplomacy and Effective Dialogue", Her Excellency Tross expressed that her team is working tirelessly through diplomacy to rectify the visa situation.
"Canada has had such a long standing relationship with the Caribbean and with St. Kitts and Nevis, which goes back to the 17th century. This was a trading relationship where Canada provided us with cod fish and we sent back rum and molasses. And so, we're saying we've had this century long relationship; at this point in time we want to ensure that the relationship is strengthened, it continues to grow, that Canada remains open for people to people exchange," said High Commissioner Tross.
On November 22, 2014, St. Kitts and Nevis lost its visa free access to Canada. However, Kittitians and Nevisians are still able to attain the visa through one of multiple programmes, such as multiple entry visa.
"Once a policy decision has been made it is tough to undo it," said Her Excellency Tross.
She, however, believes that they have had some impact with regards to the discussions in Canada.
"We have had I believe some impact in terms of the discussions that we've been having in Ottawa. We have adopted an all of government approach when it comes to this."
To explain this all of government approach, Her Excellency Tross gave an example where she encouraged ministers of government of the Federation who happen to travel to Canada at any given time, to raise this issue with their counterparts in Canada.
"It is all of government here in St. Kitts and Nevis in the sense that whenever a minister is on the ground in Canada, we want them to raise this issue with their counterparts in Ottawa," she said.
"And we in Ottawa are meeting with people in the Ministry of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship in Canada on a regular basis but not just the ministry, specifically looking at this issue," Her Excellency Tross said.
"We're also in consultation and conversation with members of parliament, building allies throughout the political network, in the private sector, with the diaspora, so we're bringing lots of different elements to play because we believe that this is important," High Commissioner Tross said.

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Burmese Daze – the book!
For some strange reason it seemed to make sense to turn my diaries and dlogs from Burma/Myanmar into a book. More depth, more stories, more opinion, more, well, Myanmar!
It's available now, as a print book from Lulu.com, and as an ebook from Smashwords , Barnes and Noble, and Kindle. For UK-based readers, print copies are available direct from me (for less than the Lulu etc list price); please just ask via the contact form.
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For anyone who fancies doing their own book, it's not as difficult as you might think, but I'm happy to give advice based on my own experiences – again, just ask via the contact form.
I decided to move on east to the small town of Hsipaw, and to go by train. The eye-catching Celica dropped me outside the station about half an hour before the train was due to leave.
The 'Foreigner price' fare was US$2. I slapped down a $20 bill. The station-master said he had no change. "Well, I'll pay in kyats, then," I said. "Only dollars," he replied curtly. There was nowhere to leave my pack, so I had to cart it the quarter-of-a-mile into town in search of change. Eventually I found someone who could change the $20, and I ran – yes, ran – back to the station, where the station-master, smiling away, handed me my ticket.
I'd chosen the train because it went over the Gothiek Viaduct, a marvel of turn-of-the-last-century engineering and once the second-highest railway bridge in the world.
Although the bridge was built by an American company such things always make me wonder about the old Colonial types. I mean, what on earth would someone from my home village in England in the 19th Century have made of the heat, the humidity, the wildlife, the locals, whatever, in a place like Burma?
It's not like they would have seen it on TV or something, or even, until the later part of the century, seen photographs – drawings and descriptions would be all they had.
Even in the 21st Century going over the bridge was pretty hair-raising, as it was a looooong way down. Actually, given the shoddy state of the bulk of the infrastructure I'd experienced so far, maybe going over in the 21st Century was even riskier than going over when the bridge was first built. All I could do was hope that its strategic importance – as a link between the north-east and the rest of the country – meant that the government looked after it better than it maintained everything else.
You'll have to take my word for it about what a nerve-wracking experience going over the bridge was. I tried to take pictures as proof but I was stopped by a soldier, who watched me like a hawk until we were well past the bridge.
I did wonder whether the train itself dated from Colonial times, with its solid wooden seats and (by now) knackered windows. The track was so shoddy we had to go very slowly.
Train from Pyin-Oo-Lwin to Hsipaw.
I didn't lack for entertainment during the long journey though. For a start there were three mice playing in the sacks of vegetables, parcels of bamboo and shopping bags of the women sitting opposite. Then there was the constant stream of vendors prowling up and down the aisle, offering all sorts of things, from food to books to "medicine".
Anyone who didn't have a headache before the miracle cure man had started his spiel certainly would have one by the time he'd finished; strewth he was strident. I didn't ask Mr C what the powder was, but it looked rather like ground black pepper and there was an awful lot of spluttering from the people who put it into their mouths or noses.
The most depressing experience of the trip was probably watching the local girl opposite me smarten herself up before getting off the train. She uncoiled her past-bottom-length hair, combed it a bit then twisted it into a rope, wrapped the 'rope' round her hand and made a knot with it, then wrapped the loose end round the knot and anchored the lot back on her head with a comb. Even my very best hair day wouldn't match one of her very worst hair days!
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Vodafone, the largest mobile operator in Ireland, is seeking 130 redundancies – 10pc of its workforce – as part of a cost-cutting exercise aimed at making the business more flexible for the years ahead.
The company has entered into a consultation process with staff and trade unions that will conclude next month.
Vodafone aims to achieve the cost cuts through voluntary layoffs and early retirement.
It is understood the move is aimed at protecting the viability of the company in the face of a stressed telecoms market that has declined 7pc in the past year.
"Given the significant deterioration in the market, the decline in consumer spending and the impact this has had across the telecoms industry, we have had to review all costs within our business to ensure we're operating efficiently and delivering good value to our customers," Vodafone HR director Francesco Bianco said in a statement.
"We believe that these reductions can be achieved through voluntary redundancy and early retirement and remain committed to engaging with our employees and providing as much help and support as is necessary throughout this process," Bianco said.
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package org.onosproject.net;

import com.google.common.testing.EqualsTester;

import org.junit.Test;
import org.onlab.packet.MacAddress;
import org.onlab.packet.VlanId;

import static org.onosproject.net.HostId.hostId;

/**
 * Test for the host identifier.
 */
public class HostIdTest {

    private static final MacAddress MAC1 = MacAddress.valueOf("00:11:00:00:00:01");
    private static final MacAddress MAC2 = MacAddress.valueOf("00:22:00:00:00:02");
    private static final VlanId VLAN1 = VlanId.vlanId((short) 11);
    private static final VlanId VLAN2 = VlanId.vlanId((short) 22);

    @Test
    public void basics() {
        new EqualsTester()
                .addEqualityGroup(hostId(MAC1, VLAN1), hostId(MAC1, VLAN1))
                .addEqualityGroup(hostId(MAC2, VLAN2), hostId(MAC2, VLAN2))
                .testEquals();
    }

}

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Small pieces of Amber with insects; available in a few grades. These measure between 5 and 20MM approximately.
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These are gorgeous pieces with at least one visible insect. The piece pictured was an A grade piece and had a fly and two seperate wings.
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10 interesting details in the 'Game of Thrones' season 7 trailer
Game of Thrones season 7: official trailer analysis. Screencap: GameofThrones via Youtube
'GOT' season 7 trailer analysis: here are the most interesting details in HBO's official clip
by Matteo Valerio Carriero
May 25, 2017 at 12:22 PM May 25, 2017 at 12:22 PM
The "Game of Thrones" season 7 official trailer finally arrived yesterday, fueling hundreds of articles and theories. The trailer is titled The Great War is here and contains a lot of action. Let's see the preview and analyze some of the most interesting moments.
The War is Here: GOT season 7 official trailer
The long-awaited HBO's official trailer is finally here.
Trailer's analysis: 10 interesting details
When Cersei mentions the "enemies to the south" we see someone sharpening a spear. Although we can't be 100% sure, it is very likely that we're looking at a daughter of Dorne sharpening a spear (since the spear is also in House Martell's sigil).
Those could be Obara Sand's hands.
The amazing throne Daenerys is sitting on is inside Dragonstone. The Mother of Dragons will conquer the fortress, which was the original seat of House Targaryen in Westeros.
In the scene in which a high gate opens in front of Daenerys Targaryen, we're still looking at Dragonstone, the castle that Robert Baratheon gave to his brother Stannis after his rebellion against the Mad King Aerys II.
The moment in which we see a group of Unsullied soldiers getting inside a fortress with some lions on the archway confirms a well-known theory: Daenerys will attack Casterly Rock (the Lannister family seat). Moreover, the gate that rises in a snowy landscape is one of the Wall's gate.
Why the gate is being opened is still a mystery.
Where is Melisandre? When the Red Woman looks down she's in Dragonstone, the only home in Westeros she knows. According to what we see in the trailer, Melisandre is totally going to meet Daenerys in the next season, probably in the first or second episode.
In the scene in which the Dothrakis ride into battle they are fighting Lannisters soldiers, which means that Dany and Cersei's armies will collide multiple time in Season 7.
If you look carefully at the moment in which Ser Robert Strong aka The Mountain appears in his black armour, you will notice a new symbol on his chest. That's Cersei's personal crown sigil.
The last time we saw Brienne, she was put into a rowboat by the Blackfish after the Lannister's conquest of Riverrun. As we can see from "The King in the North" scene of the trailer, Brienne of Tarth will soon be back to Winterfell. The creepy hand reaching trough a door could be Jorah's, who is still afflicted by the greyscale.
Don't forget: "Game of Thrones" season 7 will premiere on July 16.
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I want to give God a praise report because he healed me of a condition called LLD – leg length discrepancy. I was born with it but I was only diagnosed with this conditions when I was about 16 years old. Whenever I walked a lot I would start limping by the end of the day. I used to get a lot of back pain that was concentrated on the right side of my back. My right leg was about an inch shorter than my left. I've been wearing orthotics since I was 16 years old – that's more than 10 years now. I felt God telling me that He wanted to heal me one day. When Pastor Peter was invited to my church to minister at a Healing Service, I decided to go because my mum had watched a video where someone had testified to being healed of this LLD condition. I believed and in faith I said to God that if He wanted to heal me, He would heal me that night., Pastor Peter told me to sit down, put my legs together and stretch them out so that he could measure them. When I did that, everyone could see that my right leg was shorter than my left leg. When Pastor Peter started to pray, and everyone joined him in prayer, I felt my right leg shaking uncontrollably. I couldn't stop it and I felt someone pulling my right leg. It was just a little bit painful, like a someone stretching and pulling my whole right leg and it was vibrating. When it stopped vibrating and I put my two feet together, my ankles, bones on my two feet lined up together which has never been the case. When I used to stand, I had to bend my left knee because my right leg was shorter. But now when I stand, I don't need to bend my left knee. Praise God and thank you, Pastor Peter.
My name is Arthur and my wife is Karen.
We're parents of Diane and we came for the healing ministry prayer meeting. We watched a video where a person's legs were lengthened by God's mighty power when Pastor Peter & church members prayed for this person. We were very encouraged by this and when I went home at night, I told my daughter about the video and encouraged her to go to the Healing Service to be held in a few days' time, as she had a similar condition. , She agreed to go and she said she would ask God to heal and to lengthen her leg. My wife and I believed, and we accompanied our daughter to the Healing Service. During the time Pastor Peter prayed for her and we were also praying, we could see God's hand over her body – her leg was shaking, her hips were shaking and her leg was moving. I could see her right leg actually growing longer. I was just amazed by it and it was really unbelievable. It was really God healing power. It was a miracle. We witnessed a miracle. It was not only us who witnessed a miracle; there were others around us who also witnessed this miracle. We really want to thank God for this miracle, this is something that, you have to see in order to believe it. Seeing is believing. Amen. Praise the name of Jesus.


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In the annals of Newfoundland and Labrador history, July 2, 1992 ranks well up there as one of our darkest days. It falls short by a good measure in comparison to July 1, 1916, when the soldiers of the First Newfoundland Regiment were slaughtered at the battle of Beaumont-Hamel. It can't compare to February 13, 1982, when the Ocean Ranger was lost with all 84 crew. But when looked at from the perspective of the past 27 years, not one event has had such a profound impact on rural Newfoundland and Labrador as the cod moratorium and the resulting loss of the fishery.
When a modernized version of the Fisheries Act was passed two weeks ago, the Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard (DFO) himself stated that, had the measures included in the updated Fisheries Act been in law back in the late 1980s, the collapse of Northern Cod would have been avoided. I would like to believe that the minister is right, and I would like to believe that our own hope for more evidence-based decision making will be the way of the future. However, the problem with fisheries management in Canada has rarely been a deficiency of policy, regulation or law. It has most often been—as a quick review of past and present decisions will show—a result of short-term socio-economic considerations trumping scientific evidence.
If one looks back to the late 1980s and specifically at Northern Cod, the evidence was pretty clear and compelling. The inshore fishery experienced year-over-year declines in catch despite increasing levels of effort. While the offshore fleet was still experiencing good catch rates, they were increasingly fishing a smaller area further south, indicative of a declining stock with declining geographical range. The size of fish and the age of sexual maturity were also declining, further signs of a stock under stress. And from 1987 on, the DFO research vessel survey results showed dramatic drops in numbers. On top of that, not just one but two panels of experts reviewed the fishery and found substantial management problems, leading to recommendations for serious reductions in the catch. We know that most of this advice was ignored, primarily out of a concern for the socio-economic impact of large quota cuts.
On June 24, DFO announced the 2019 total allowable catch for Northern Cod. At 12,350 tonnes, the quota represents a 30% increase over the 2018 level. 30% by any measure is a large increase. In the case of Northern Cod, this is a large increase on a stock that is still solidly in the scientifically assessed "critical zone" of stock abundance. What this means simply is that this stock is vulnerable to lasting and irreversible damage, and by the Department's own policies, any fishing effort should be kept to the lowest possible level.
Some will say, what about the high catch rates being experienced by fishers? Isn't that at some odds with the scientific determination of stock status? Well, maybe. But maybe not. Take a closer look at one area of the province that has experienced high catch rates, the tip of the Northern Peninsula. I think it's probably reflective of much of the rest. In this area, pre-1992, there would have been in excess of 500 fishermen fishing day in, day out for the entire season, using thousands of gill nets, hundreds of cod traps and some hook and line. Today there are probably no more than 50 fishermen, fishing less than 1000 gillnets, no cod traps and no hook and line. Is it fair to try and compare catch rates with such a discrepancy in levels of effort? Is it not reasonable to expect significantly higher catch rates where there is little effort, compared to a time when there were orders of magnitude more effort? Catch per unit of effort has time and again been proven a poor indicator of overall abundance, and for this reason we all agreed it should be abandoned as a reliable indicator of stock health in—when?—the late 1980s!
The pressure on Northern Cod is not limited to fishing effort. Climate change is having an impact on phyto– and zooplankton productivity which are critical to prey species that cod depend on. The abundance of prey species like capelin is far lower than historical averages and is undoubtedly having an impact on cod. But of all the challenges to the rebuilding of Northern Cod, there is only one we control: fishing mortality.
From the late 1980s to 1992, Northern Cod quotas were consistently set 30-50% higher than they should have been. In the late 1990s, the quota for 3Ps cod was set 30-50% higher than it should have been. Throughout the past 25 years the quota for 4X cod has been set 30-50% higher than it should have been. What do all these have in common, besides systematic overfishing? All three stocks had otherwise good shots at overcoming their declines but instead collapsed. Will we do it again in Northern Cod?
In the immediate aftermath of the moratorium, there were many meetings of the Fish, Food, and Allied Workers Union (FFAW), with large portions of the agendas devoted to income support and adjustment for fishers and plant workers devastated by the impact of the closure. Lloyd Sullivan, a well-known fisherman from Calvert with a thick Irish accent, would often ask former union president Richard Cashin, "What about the feesh Richard, what about the feesh?" He understood, I think, that the key was the fish, the rebuilding of the stock; no amount of short-term income support, no amount of adjustment, no amount of short-term actions would save us in the long term without the fish. His question is as pertinent today as it was in 1993.
The moratorium on Northern Cod ripped apart the socio-economic fabric of rural Newfoundland and Labrador. While some of the damage may be irreversible, there may yet be a future for cod fishing in what remains of outport Newfoundland and Labrador. That future is dependent, however, on a substantially rebuilt Northern Cod stock. Decisions based on short-term socio-economics will continue to hamper any chance at rebuilding and ensure the continued demise of coastal Newfoundland and Labrador. It's always about the fish.
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A shoal of Atlantic cod swim inside a fishing net.
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Proposed federal strategy won't help rebuild Atlantic's Northern Cod stocks.
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It's Time to Stop Chasing Quotas Down to the Last Fish
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The Vice-Chancellor's Excellence Scholarships
Professor Aldwyn Cooper, Vice-Chancellor of Regent's University London, recognises and rewards three students each year who demonstrate particular commitment to upholding the University's values and the ability to play an ambassadorial role for the University during their studies.
1 scholarship covering half the fees for the duration of a standard programme
2 scholarships covering a quarter of the fees for the duration of a standard programme
Available to all students joining undergraduate degree programmes
Applicants should achieve at least three Bs at A level (or the international equivalent)
Complete the task(s) set out in the How to apply section
Applications for 2019/20 are now closed
* For students who have commenced foundation level studies, the award will be issued when they succeed to undergraduate level.
This scholarship is awarded through competition.
Please complete the following two tasks and submit using the application form:
1. Proof of academic achievement
To enter the competition for the 2019/20 Vice-Chancellor's Excellence Scholarship, you should achieve at least three Bs at A level (or the international equivalent).
You will be required to attach transcripts of your academic qualifications in the application form and also provide the original copies during enrolment.
2. 1,000 word essay submission
To enter, submit a 1,000 word essay explaining how you would help Regent's University London uphold one of the following core values:
Equality, mutual respect, honesty and inclusion
Internationalism
The scholarship panel are looking for students with an impressive track record of upholding one of the University's core values. This can be demonstrated through activities such as a school project, extra-curricular activity, voluntary work, work experience or an internship.
The 1,000 word essay should be well written, in a voice showing the confidence expected from a Vice-Chancellor's Excellence Scholar. This confidence will need to be corroborated at interview.
If your application is shortlisted
If shortlisted, you will be invited to interview (face-to-face or Skype) with the Vice-Chancellor and a senior member of the Marketing, Recruitment and Admissions department.
Successful candidates will need to demonstrate considerable promise in representing the University in an ambassadorial capacity at internal and external events.
Applications for this scholarship are currently closed. Please email [email protected] if you wish to discuss any details.
Postgraduate funding and scholarships
Each year we offer a number of means-tested University bursaries for full-time study on undergraduate programmes.


Financial Guru Dave Ramsey's Baby Steps to financial freedom have a huge emphasis on savings: first building an emergency fund, then retirement savings, college savings, etc.
It may seem as if there is no end to the amount of savings someone needs.
But eventually, one day you will hopefully hit the Magic Number, and have 'enough' to achieve your goals.
The 64 strategies in Rich As A King address the question of when can you stop saving and start investing.
Once you put aside a small sum of money for emergencies and your debts are mostly paid off, you may feel that the time has come to begin investing.
But according to financial expert Dave Ramsey, you are not there yet. First, you have to build up that emergency fund a little bit more. As mentioned previously, you need three-to-nine months' worth of money in an Emergency Account to cover your expenses in case anything goes wrong. This does not just refer to those little emergencies, such as a broken washing machine, new glasses, or a boiler. Your emergency fund also needs to cover any eventuality that means you end up with no income coming in at all for a significant amount of time.
A tip for building this fund: put a little of your monthly salary each a special savings account until you have built up enough money to cover you over a three-to-six month period. Dave says to start with $1000, and that is a great first step.
Even the most secure company can, unfortunately, go out of business, and no one is totally immune from car accidents, illness, or any other unexpected disaster that can sadly wreck a family's lives. While many people won't suffer from any of these tragedies, others face unexpected circumstances that can derail their finances. In fact, health problems are often the root cause of families entering financial crisis mode.
While you may have medical and disability insurance, your policy may not include an event that has the potential to derail your savings. And even if an event is covered, you may have to lay out the cash, and wait months for reimbursement.
In Rich As A King, we not only agree with Dave, but go a step further in calling an emergency fund your own homegrown insurance policy.
In chess terms, think of an insurance policy as castling, where the rook is strategically placed next to the king to protect it from assault.
Planning strategically and in advance is a major part of the investment game. By so doing, you can head off possible troubles down the road.


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<?php

namespace MABI\FacebookIdentity;

include_once __DIR__ . '/../../../RESTModelController.php';
include_once __DIR__ . '/../../Identity/controllers/SessionController.php';

/**
 * @docs show-model
 *
 * Manages the endpoints for the maintaining authenticated sessions for Users. These are required for many
 * calls that secure user information or must identify the user. The endpoints include creating a new session
 * using a POST to the collection, and getting, updating and deleting extra session information.
 *
 * Authenticating into the API is analogous to creating a new session, as logging out of the API is analogous to
 * deleting the session.
 *
 * There is no expiration mechanism built into the sessions, but this can be done in a custom implementation.
 *
 * @middleware \MABI\RESTAccess\PostAndObjectOnly
 * @middleware \MABI\Identity\Middleware\SessionHeader
 * @middleware \MABI\Identity\Middleware\RESTOwnerOnlyAccess
 */
class SessionController extends \MABI\Identity\SessionController {

  /**
   * @var \Mabi\FacebookIdentity\Session
   */
  protected $model;

  protected $userModelClass = '\MABI\FacebookIdentity\User';

  /**
   * @var object
   */
  protected $mockData = NULL;

  /**
   * @param object $mockData
   */
  public function setMockData($mockData) {
    $this->mockData = $mockData;
  }

  public function __construct($extension) {
    parent::__construct($extension);

    $mockConfig = $extension->getApp()->getConfig('FacebookSessionMockData');
    if (empty($this->mockData) && !empty($mockConfig)) {
      $this->mockData = $mockConfig;
    }
  }

  /**
   * @var bool
   */
  protected $facebookOnly = FALSE;

  /**
   * @return boolean
   * @endpoint ignore
   */
  public function getFacebookOnly() {
    return $this->facebookOnly;
  }

  /**
   * @param boolean $facebookOnly
   */
  public function setFacebookOnly($facebookOnly) {
    $this->facebookOnly = $facebookOnly;
  }

  /**
   * Pulls the "Me" content from Facebook
   *
   * @param string $access_token The facebook connect access token
   *
   * @return mixed
   * @endpoint ignore
   */
  public function getFBInfo($access_token) {
    // If there is mock data for testing purposes, return this instead of contacting facebook
    if (!empty($this->mockData)) {
      return $this->mockData;
    }

    // todo: see if call was erroneous and throw exceptions
    $ch = curl_init();
    curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_URL, 'https://graph.facebook.com/me?access_token=' . $access_token);
    curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_SSL_VERIFYPEER, FALSE);
    curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER, TRUE);

    // Get the response and close the channel.
    $response = curl_exec($ch);
    curl_close($ch);
    return json_decode($response);
  }

  protected function insertFBUser($fbData) {
    /**
     * @var $userModel \MABI\FacebookIdentity\User
     */
    $userModel = call_user_func($this->userModelClass . '::init', $this->getApp());

    if(!isset($fbData->email)) {
      $this->getApp()->returnError(\MABI\FacebookIdentity\Errors::$EMAIL_REQUIRED);
    }

    if ($userModel->findByField('email', $fbData->email)) {
      $this->getApp()->returnError(\MABI\Identity\Errors::$EMAIL_EXISTS);
    }

    $userModel->firstName = $fbData->first_name;
    $userModel->lastName = $fbData->last_name;
    $userModel->email = $fbData->email;
    $userModel->password = uniqid();
    $userModel->facebookId = $fbData->id;

    $userModel->insert();

    return $userModel;
  }

  /**
   * @docs-name Authenticate (Create New Session)
   *
   * Creates a session. Depending on whether the facebookOnly flag is set, the required POST fields will change.
   *
   * If facebookOnly is set, then this endpoint requires and only accepts the accessToken field
   *
   * If facebookOnly is NOT set, then this endpoint requires either both email and password to be set OR just
   * accessToken
   *
   * If a Facebook accessToken is used and the user does not exist already in the API, a new user will be automatically
   * created and the returning newUserCreated field will be true.
   *
   * ~~~
   * Get sessions through email password
   * {
   *     "email": string,
   *     "password": string
   * }
   *
   * or get one time session to reset password
   *
   * {
   *     "email": string,
   *     "authToken": string
   * }
   *
   * or get session through facebook access token
   *
   * {
   *     "accessToken": string
   * }
   * ~~~
   *
   * @docs-param session string body required A session object (with email & password or email & authToken or accessToken filled in)
   *
   * @throws \Slim\Exception\Stop
   */
  function post() {
    $this->model->loadFromExternalSource($this->getApp()->getRequest()->getBody());

    if (empty($this->model->accessToken)) {
      if ($this->getFacebookOnly()) {
        $this->getApp()->returnError(Errors::$TOKEN_REQUIRED);
      }

      parent::post();
    }
    else {
      // get facebook info and login or create a user
      $fbData = $this->getFBInfo($this->model->accessToken);
      // todo: handle exceptions

      /**
       * @var $userModel \MABI\FacebookIdentity\User
       */
      $userModel = call_user_func($this->userModelClass . '::init', $this->getApp());
      $this->model->newUserCreated = FALSE;

      if (!$userModel->findByField('facebookId', $fbData->id)) {
        $userModel = $this->insertFBUser($fbData);
        $this->model->newUserCreated = TRUE;
      }

      $this->model->user = $userModel;
      $this->model->insert();
      echo $this->model->outputJSON();
    }
  }
}


The mural was spotted by a Vice journalist (who later admitted he got a press release about it) ) then picked up by The Independent, and finally every other news outlet from People to ABC.
What was so special about this particular mural? You must have at least 20,000 Twitter followers to take a picture in front of it. The mural is like most other "Instagramable" street art pieces: kitsch, colorful, basic. But this one has a security guard in front, checking your phone for Twitter followers.
The joke is on us, again, because the mural was actually orchestrated by a new Go90 show called Like and Subscribe, and likely a marketing agency that will soon update their pitch deck to proclaim billions of earned media impressions.
Like any good mass psychological manipulation, this one struck a chord, then mirrored society back onto itself. In that mirror, people saw all that is wrong with social media, millennials and anything else that ails them. These feelings are released through social media and the mural spreads like wildfire for a few days.
In the end, what really happened is Like and Subscribe got 14,000 new Instagram followers.
Exclusivity is the oldest marketing trick in the book. Being excluded from the group is neurologically hardwired to create a fear response because it used to mean literal death. Today, it's a trigger that can be pulled for a wide variety of goals, both good and bad.
In all of the mural reporting, there is no awareness of what is actually going on – that the media are being played to help to spread the faux outrage. We are all those people waiting in line at the club, which is empty inside.
But campaigns like this drive clicks and accomplish the awareness marketing goals. The news sites win with traffic. Like and Subscribe wins with awareness. The marketing agency wins with a successful campaign. Everyone wins!
Next up – An on-demand security guard app (It's like Uber for Security guards!) raises $15m.
Update 6/29: Like and Subscribe opened their mural up to the general public. A perfect ending to the campaign. Eventually, you have to let a few people in line at the club inside to buy those overpriced drinks!


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module DataHygiene
  class ChangeNoteNotFound < StandardError; end

  class ChangeNoteRemover
    def initialize(content_id, locale, change_note_search, dry_run:)
      @content_id = content_id
      @locale = locale
      @change_note_search = change_note_search
      @dry_run = dry_run
    end

    def call
      raise ChangeNoteNotFound unless change_note
      return change_note if dry_run

      destroy_change_note
      remove_change_history
      represent_downstream

      change_note
    end

    def self.call(*args, **kwargs)
      new(*args, **kwargs).call
    end

    private_class_method :new

  private

    attr_reader :content_id, :locale, :change_note_search, :dry_run

    def document
      @document ||= Document.find_by(content_id:, locale:)
    end

    def find_change_note
      change_notes = document.editions.map(&:change_note).compact
      fuzzy_match = FuzzyMatch.new(change_notes, read: :note)
      fuzzy_match.find(change_note_search, must_match_at_least_one_word: true)
    end

    def change_note
      @change_note ||= find_change_note
    end

    def destroy_change_note
      change_note.destroy
    end

    def remove_change_history
      # We need to do this for legacy reasons - some publishing apps,
      # specifically Whitehall, sends the change history directly in
      # the details hash and Publishing API won't regenerate it if it sees
      # one already there. Instead of manually fixing it, we can remove it,
      # forcing Publishing API to generate a new one when representing
      # to the Content Store.
      edition = document.live
      edition_details = edition.details
      edition_details.delete(:change_history)
      edition.update!(details: edition_details)
    end

    def represent_downstream
      Commands::V2::RepresentDownstream.new.call([content_id])
    end
  end
end


The EU Regional Law Enforcement Project in the Greater Horn of Africa and Yemen returned to Uganda for the third round of international co-operation workshops – this time on extradition.
In 2010, 74 people were killed and 71 others injured, whilst they watched the World Cup final in Kampala, in a terrorist attack by Al-Shabaab. The prosecution of those charged was delayed by challenges to the extradition procedure, following claims of illegal renditions from Kenya and Tanzania.
In another attempt to halt the trial, the lead trial prosecutor, Joan Kagezi, was murdered on 30 March 2015, purportedly by agents of Al-Shabaab.
The trial resumed and seven defendants were convicted of terrorism, murder and attempted murder in May 2016.
With this background, eleven Attorneys from the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions, collaborated in the workshop to produce an extradition Manual and Fiches – highlighting challenges, practical steps to address these issues and areas for reform.
The Ugandan Manual will be an essential reference tool for practitioners, both in Uganda and the region, to enhance application of extradition laws, procedures and international instruments in terrorism and serious organised crime matters.
We were honoured to meet the DPP at the conclusion of the workshop, to discuss steps to encourage joint investigations and prosecutions in more than one State, through the establishment of a regional coordinating body. We agreed to develop this concept and explore opportunities in the near future!


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Lifenet Air selects Air Methods for advanced clinical education
17-Jan-2023 Source: Air Methods
Air Methods, the nation's leading air medical service provider, recently announced that LifeNet Air, a not-for-profit air ambulance company serving Arkansas, Oklahoma and Texas, is making the Ascend critical care clinician education program available to all of its flight crew members to advance their skills in patient care and increase retention of qualified clinicians.
"Having LifeNet flight crew members participate in our Ascend clinician education programs is an exciting extension of our long-standing partnership," said Dr. Stephanie Queen, Air Methods senior vice president of clinical services. "Equipping air medical personnel with advanced, high-quality education helps build confidence and clinical autonomy, alleviate clinician burnout and improve retention – all vitally important to delivering the best care possible to the emergent patients they serve."
The Ascend in-person and online education programs provide access to world-class educators, state-of-the-art tools, and cutting-edge technologies to help pre-hospital and critical care clinicians build their knowledge, enabling them to operate at the top of their licensure and fulfill continuing education requirements. Education programs include both advanced manikin-based simulation and virtual reality training that mirror real-world patient care scenarios, building life-saving skills and confidence. Courses meet certification requirements for Board of Certification for Emergency Nursing (BCEN), Commission on Accreditation for Pre-Hospital Continuing Education (CAPCE) and International Board of Specialty Certifications (IBSC).
"LifeNet Air is excited for the opportunity to have access to this world class, evidence-based medicine in an easy-to-access platform for our 34 flight crew members across four air medical bases," said Jess A. Gibbs, LifeNet director of specialty care services. "LifeNet has been in partnership with Air Methods for nearly 40 years, and we're excited to provide this additional resource for our team."
Started as Air Life by CHRISTUS St. Michael hospital in 1983, the LifeNet Air medical program is the oldest operating helicopter EMS program in the state of Arkansas. Today, LifeNet has more than 400 employees, including 34 flight crew members, and operates three helicopters and one fixed-wing aircraft from four air medical bases serving nearly 350,000 people.
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Correction: An earlier version of this article incorrectly said that Sen. Ben Nelson (D-Neb.) sold Lehman Brothers certificates of deposit on Jan. 11, 2007. That was the date the investment matured. This version has been corrected.
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In January 2008, President George W. Bush was scrambling to bolster the American economy. The subprime mortgage industry was collapsing, and the Dow Jones industrial average had lost more than 2,000 points in less than three months.
House Minority Leader John A. Boehner became the Bush administration's point person on Capitol Hill to negotiate a $150 billion stimulus package.
In the days that followed, Treasury Secretary Henry M. Paulson Jr. made frequent phone calls and visits to Boehner. Neither Paulson nor Boehner would publicly discuss the progress of their negotiations to shore up the nation's financial portfolio.
On Jan. 23, Boehner (R-Ohio) met Paulson for breakfast. Boehner would later report the rearrangement of a portion of his own financial portfolio made on that same day. He sold between $50,000 and $100,000 from a more aggressive mutual fund and moved money into a safer investment.
The next day, the White House unveiled the stimulus package.
Boehner is one of 34 members of Congress who took steps to recast their financial portfolios during the financial crisis after phone calls or meetings with Paulson; his successor, Timothy F. Geithner; or Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke, according to a Washington Post examination of appointment calendars and congressional disclosure forms.
The lawmakers, many of whom held leadership positions and committee chairmanships in the House and Senate, changed portions of their portfolios a total of 166 times within two business days of speaking or meeting with the administration officials. The party affiliation of the lawmakers was about evenly divided between Democrats and Republicans, 19 to 15.
The period covered by The Post analysis was a grim one for the U.S. economy, and many people rushed to reconfigure their investment portfolios. The financial moves by the members of Congress are permitted under congressional ethics rules, but some ethics experts said they should refrain from taking actions in their financial portfolios when they might know more than the public.
"They shouldn't be making these trades when they know what they are going to do," said Richard W. Painter, who was chief ethics lawyer for President George W. Bush. "And what they are going to do is then going to influence the market. If this was going on in the private sector or it was going on in the executive branch, I think the SEC would be investigating."
Boehner, now the speaker of the House, declined to discuss his transactions. His spokesman said they did not pose a conflict because a financial adviser executed them and they were made in diversified mutual funds. Other lawmakers also said their financial advisers handled their trades. They said that the timing of the trades and the conversations was "coincidental" and that they did not adjust their portfolios based on what they were told by the administration officials.
Questions about conflicts of interest and possible insider trading on Capitol Hill prompted Congress to pass the Stock Act this year. The act specifically bans lawmakers, their staffs and top executive branch officials from knowingly using confidential information gleaned from their legislative roles to benefit themselves, their family members or friends.
The act does not prohibit lawmakers from trading stocks in companies that appear before them or from reworking their portfolios after briefings with senior administration officials. Top executive branch officials are banned from investing in industries they oversee and can influence — for example, Fed chairmen are prohibited from investing in the financial sector.
The Post analysis did not turn up evidence of insider trading. Instead, the review shows that lawmakers routinely make trades that raise questions about whether members of Congress have an investing advantage over members of the public.
"Members of Congress are still loosey-goosey about what they require of themselves," said Painter, who teaches securities law at the University of Minnesota. "I think it's time for Congress to impose the same rules on themselves that they impose on others. The Stock Act doesn't do that."
A shift to Treasury securities
In late 2006, Congress started crafting legislation to overhaul Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, a major effort to stem a rising tide of defaults on risky loans given to home buyers with poor credit.
As Congress worked to rein in the two government-sponsored lenders, Fannie and Freddie pushed back with aggressive lobbying campaigns, stalling the effort in early 2007.
Paulson started working the Hill, trying to break the deadlock and win support for the revisions. He called and met with a number of members of Congress, including Sen. Ben Nelson (D-Neb.), on this and other reform efforts.
Paulson and Nelson spoke on Jan. 10. The next day, between $250,000 and $500,000 in Lehman Brothers certificates of deposit that Nelson owned matured. (Congressional financial disclosure forms list only approximate ranges.) Nelson also purchased between $100,000 and $200,000 in Treasury notes, a safer investment.
On Feb. 12, Paulson met at 4 p.m. with Nelson in the lawmaker's office in the Hart Senate Office Building. That day, Nelson bought $50,000 to $100,000 in Treasury bills.
That year, Nelson had only one other call with Paulson and no other meetings, records show. He made 103 other trades during the year, eight of which exceeded $100,000.
Nelson declined to be interviewed. A spokesman said that the senator discussed only policy matters related to disabled veterans during the call and meeting with the Treasury secretary and that the senator learned nothing that would have influenced his trades.
"Like everyone in Congress, Senator Nelson is bound by the laws, rules and guidelines established for members of Congress," Nelson spokesman Jake Thompson said in a statement. "He carefully follows both the spirit and intent of them. He has not, and would not, have conversations with Executive Branch officials about matters affecting his personal finances."
Under congressionally imposed ethics laws that cover Treasury secretaries, Paulson and Geithner would have been prohibited from making the same investments. Congress prohibits Treasury secretaries from investing in financial institutions or Treasury securities.
Nelson "has often sought and had one-on-one conversations with numerous cabinet secretaries under both President Bush and Obama on dozens of issues before Congress," Thompson said in an e-mail. "That's what good legislators do, they seek dialogue and understanding at the senior level about local, state and federal policy matters, as well as foreign policy issues."
Paulson, through a spokeswoman, declined to discuss his conversations with members of Congress during the financial crisis.
Lowering risk
Toward the end of the summer of 2007, the foundation of the nation's real estate market started to shake. On Aug. 6, the American Home Mortgage Investment Corp., the nation's 10th-largest mortgage firm, filed for bankruptcy.
Three days later, Paulson was headed to work at the Treasury Department when he received word that the U.S. mortgage crisis and tightening credit markets were spreading to Europe, he would later write in his autobiography, "On the Brink: Inside the Race to Stop the Collapse of the Global Financial System."
Paulson and Bernanke put their staffs on full alert. The Fed crafted a loan package for the nation's banking industry. Treasury lawyers scrambled to figure out a way to stabilize the increasingly volatile markets, Paulson recalled.
On Aug. 9, the Dow fell nearly 400 points, its second-biggest one-day drop in five years. The next day, the Fed issued a statement pledging to "provide reserves as necessary . . . to promote trading in the federal funds market."
At 4:30 p.m. on Aug. 13, 2007, as the markets closed, Paulson called Sen. Kent Conrad (D-N.D.), chairman of the Budget Committee, according to the Treasury secretary's appointment calendar.
The next day, Conrad adjusted his family's portfolio for the first time in four months. Conrad reported that a total of between $150,000 and $300,000 was shifted out of three mutual funds in his wife's 401(k) retirement account. He moved $100,000 to $250,000 of that money into a lower-risk money-market fund within the retirement account.
That year, Conrad had two other calls and one meeting with Paulson. He reported 29 other transactions during the year, including three that exceeded $50,000.
Conrad said his conversation with Paulson had nothing to do with his trades the next day.
"There is absolutely no connection between the two," Conrad said. "Our records show that Paulson called me about the debt limit extension and that had nothing to do with the reason for my making the trades.
"The decision that my wife and I made with our financial advisers to diversify into lower-risk investments had everything to do with what was happening that was on the front pages over every paper, including yours. His call to me had absolutely nothing to do with those issues."
Trading amid stimulus plans
By the beginning of 2008, the Bush administration had decided to take a more aggressive approach to confront the growing economic crisis. On Jan. 2, the president told Paulson to consult with members of Congress, investors and the nation's business leaders to come up with a strategy.
"This was a touchy point for Republicans, but the president was not an ideologue: He wanted to see quick results," Paulson wrote in his autobiography
On Jan. 18, Bush announced a proposed $145 billion stimulus package designed to give the economy a "shot in the arm." Paulson reached out to Republican and Democratic lawmakers in an attempt to strike a compromise. The House, not the Senate, would handle the negotiations with Paulson and the White House.
Boehner, the House minority leader at the time, would be the Republican point man on the Bush proposal; then-Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) would represent the Democrats.
In the days that followed, Paulson made frequent calls and visits to Capitol Hill, according to his appointment calendars. He called Boehner on Jan. 21 and again the following morning at 10:45, shortly after Paulson met with Bush to discuss the status of global financial markets. In public, Boehner and Pelosi disclosed little, telling reporters their negotiations were confidential.
On Jan. 23, Paulson had a breakfast meeting with Boehner and Pelosi. The two House leaders then held a brief news conference.
"A lot of plans were discussed," Boehner said. "But nothing will be agreed to until everything is agreed to."
Later that day, Boehner, Pelosi and Paulson got together again, this time for a two-hour, closed-door meeting. When they emerged, they told reporters that they couldn't discuss the details of their discussions.
"We're just not at that point," Pelosi said.
"We're hopeful," Boehner said.
"I'm not going to comment," Paulson said.
Boehner would later report that two adjustments were made to his financial portfolio on that day: between $50,000 and $100,000 was transferred out of the more aggressive mutual fund. He also reported purchases of between $50,000 and $100,000 in a less risky fund, spread over that day and four others throughout the year.
That year, Boehner had 46 other calls and one other meeting with Paulson. Boehner made 42 other transactions during the year, including one that exceeded $50,000.
Pelosi, who frequently buys and sells in the market, made no trades around the time she spoke with Paulson, according to her financial disclosure forms.
Boehner's spokesman, Michael Steel, said the congressman's trades are handled by an investment adviser. Steel declined to identify the adviser or disclose how often they discuss investment strategies. He said they did not discuss the mutual fund moves that were made on Jan. 23.
"The speaker has no say whatsoever on day-to-day investment decisions," Steel said. He also noted that mutual funds have been exempted from stricter reporting requirements under the Stock Act because they are broadly diversified and have long been considered to be a "safe haven" for lawmakers.
"The issue, or perception, of insider trading is a moot point," Steel said.
Making adjustments
On Jan. 24, 2008, the day after Boehner's trades, the White House formally announced that it had reached a tentative agreement with the House on the stimulus package, which had risen to $150 billion. The proposal, approved by the House, called for giving tax breaks to businesses and rebates to taxpayers.
When the proposal went to the Senate, lawmakers began to make revisions and additions. Several Democrats wanted to attach spending provisions, including one that would extend unemployment benefits. Republicans warned that the passage of the plan was being placed in jeopardy.
Paulson worked the phones to salvage the deal. He called Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) three times on Jan. 28, and McConnell called Paulson once that day. On Jan. 29, Paulson called McConnell five more times.
The next day, Paulson again called McConnell five times, and McConnell called him three times. The bill had become bogged down in the Senate as lawmakers continued to spar over adding spending measures to the package.
The next day, Paulson called McConnell twice. Senate Democrats pledged to force votes the following week over whether to expand the package, setting the stage for what the White House, Paulson and McConnell had been hoping to avoid: a showdown that could scuttle the deal.
"The stimulus train is grinding to a halt here in the U.S. Senate," McConnell told reporters on Jan. 31.
That day, McConnell would later report making four trades, each worth between $15,000 and $50,000 in his portfolio, rearranging four mutual funds. He reported selling shares in a one international fund, buying shares in another and reconfiguring his investments in two domestic funds. He hadn't made a trade since Nov. 20, 2007, and he would not make another until April 14, 2008.
That year, McConnell had 44 other calls and three meetings with Paulson. McConnell made 11 other transactions during the year, including two that exceeded $15,000.
McConnell declined requests for an interview. His spokesman, Michael Brumas, said the senator does not own specific stocks, to avoid the appearance of a conflict, and he does not make his own trades to his funds, relying instead on the advice of an investment adviser.
The adviser, who works for Merrill Lynch in Louisville, Barry Barlow, said he conducts periodic readjustments of McConnell's portfolio. The moves he made at the end of that January were suggested by Merrill Lynch, not the senator. Barlow said he couldn't recall whether he spoke to McConnell before the readjustment, but he said the senator frequently tells him to stay away from purchasing individual stocks, to avoid the appearance of a conflict.
"He invests in broad-based mutual funds with hundreds of securities," said Barlow, who was given permission to speak about the trades by McConnell.
McConnell's attorney, Russell Coleman, said the trades were authorized by a staff member who worked for the senator. She relayed Barlow's request to McConnell, who then gave Barlow permission to make the trades, Coleman said.
"They never spoke directly to the senator," he said. "It's an important distinction."
Bailing on bonds
During the spring and summer of 2008, another sector of the economy began to wobble: the market for municipal bonds, which local and state governments sell to raise capital. Normally considered to be one of the safest investments on Wall Street, the muni market was falling victim to the economic crisis.
As chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass.) had the power to hold congressional hearings and introduce legislation aimed at calming and reforming the bond market. In March, he held a congressional hearing titled "Municipal Bond Turmoil: Impact on Cities, Towns and States." In June, when the bond market was still in turmoil, Frank introduced two overhaul bills. Bond experts said the market was running scared.
"Investors were leaving en masse. Their fear was everything was coming apart at the seams, and this was next," Marilyn Cohen, co-author of "Surviving the Bond Bear Market: Bondland's Nuclear Winter," told The Post.
Frank told The Post that problems with the bond market were twofold. Rating agencies were applying tougher standards to municipal bonds than private-sector investments, resulting in less favorable ratings. And bond insurers were taking on riskier investments, causing them to accumulate historically high debt. Investors feared the insurers would begin defaulting on bonds.
Despite Frank's efforts, both bills stalled and fears about the bond market continued.
On Friday, Oct. 17, Paulson called Frank after the markets had closed. Frank said that the discussions probably centered on the $700 billion Troubled Asset Relief Program, known as TARP, and how banks would qualify for funds, the details of which Paulson revealed that following Monday, Oct. 20.
"We had one fight over TARP, and it was over the use of funds," Frank said. "I wanted some of them to help with foreclosures."
That day, Frank instructed his broker to raise cash for him, and the broker liquidated nearly $93,000 in Massachusetts municipal bonds in three separate transactions. The investments represented nearly 10 percent of his financial portfolio, according to his financial disclosure form. He said he moved the money into his campaign coffers because his support for TARP that year had placed him in a politically vulnerable position.
Under congressionally imposed rules, Treasury secretaries cannot make the moves that Frank did.
That year, Frank had seven other calls and three meetings with Paulson.
Frank said he worked in Congress to lower interest rates on municipal bonds, working against his own interests, and said his conversations with Paulson had nothing to do with his personal financial decisions.
"Were these things tied to the phone calls? No," Frank said. "They didn't tell you what was a good investment or a bad investment. They would tell you what was good or bad for the economy."
Frank said he eventually was reimbursed by the campaign and reinvested in Massachusetts municipal bonds, because bonds are safe and provide good tax benefits. The bond market survived the crisis without defaults.
"To the extent that people said, 'Oh, you were protecting your investment,' I was protecting the financial well-being of Massachusetts," Frank said. "What the hell else am I supposed to do?"
Deputy graphics director Karen Yourish
and researcher Bobbye Pratt contributed
to this report.
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Barnsley vs Luton Town betting Review – 17th August 2021
Posted on August 13, 2021 by Admin in Football
Barnsley and Luton Two will fight against each other in the English Football league 2021. I am here to tell you about the brief history of teams. After reading the information, you will be able to predict the prediction and betting's. It is essential to know about the squads, performance, head to head results, number of scored goals and the latest news about the teams. Do not worry and I took all the data from official sources.
Latest Performances
Both the side played six games and created different results for teams. Barnsley took part in six games and did not win even a single game. It is the only side that showed this result. No doubt, they succeeded to draw the game three times. If we see the opposite side, Luton Town did well in 2 games and lost in a single game. The remaining three games did not favour anyone.
After knowing the latest head to head news, these two sides had met with each other in April 2021. Where Barnsley succeeded to defeat Luton Town by 1-0 goals, that is a narrow victory. But, it created some pressure on the other side.
I have checked different kinds of official spots and concluded some results. The Barnsley will enter into the ground with a 46% prediction. The opposition just picked 26% from the actual expectations. Moreover, the remaining 28% chances did not favor anyone.
Goals for Luton Town and Barnsley
Barsnley did not play a single game in the English Football league. It is maximum by Toby Sibbick in the last contest. If we see the number of goals for Luton Town, we picked the same result as the Barnsley.
Final Lin Up
The official playing XI will announce just before the game. No doubt, both the side would like to enter the ground with experienced players. You need to remain alert before and during the game.
The Barsnley is priced at 21/20 versus the Luton Town to 5/2. If we see the expected betting's to draw the game, then it is only 12/5. All these results have been taken from experience in the past.
After getting the latest results and scores of teams, we have checked that both sides scored goals in the last two games. But, it is a new time and format.
Barnsley has more chances to win the game versus the Luton Town with the goals bet under 2.5. The final result may be different from the expectations.
After reading all the above details about the two teams, announcing the winners is not a big deal. If you still have any issues with head to head, performance, betting's tips and odds; you may search more than our information. At last, Barnsley has a 70% chance to win the English League Football cup game.
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DMM Presents: Libra Season
DMM values your life, and wants to make it better with everything we're doing. This astrology series exists for the same reason we do, to put our readers / listeners / groupies / anyone, onto the tight shit that's happening right now, from music to culture, to Astrology! This week we welcome the arrival of Libra season with a playlist full of Libras, and their most Libran songs.
If Libra were to be placed into an archetype, it is the spirit of politeness. The Libra admires elegance, care and peace. They are nature's' balancers, caregivers, and advocates. The Libra is the personification of the word "nice." In music, Libras have a record across genre and era lines of being the most influential of the signs. Everyone knows how crowed-about John Lennon's work, both solo and with the Beatles was (*), but not everyone can trace Librans back to their rich legacies in 80's americana, rap, and most overwhelmingly, jazz.
Something these songs pointed out to me, is that there is a space of discord internally, in Libras, mixed with a really heavy shot of intense listenability. Perhaps the Libras' habit of making the world as livable and nice as possible for everyone, opens them up to some of the nastier, more discordant parts of life and music. This urge, mixed with the Libra's equal and opposite urge toward likability is the groundwork of every influential (which is to say imitated) artist. Music that defines genre can be explained most simply as a pattern you cannot help but like coupled with something you've never heard before and can't explain. All the artists on this list are prime examples. Springsteen with his undying teenage-ness, and Tom Petty with the same flavor of white American immortality. The jazz uber-greats Ray Charles, John Coltrane, Thelonious Monk, and Dizzy Gillespie. Also impossible to overlook (there were a lot of artists to work in) were the rappers who have made music with the same rubric and the same amount of power; Snoop Dogg, Eminem, Lil Wayne, Wyclef Jean, T.I., Jeezy, and A$AP Rocky. All Libra.


Hello Penn State Behrend students, faculty, and staff, my name is Brandon Moten. I'm a senior from Bowie, Maryland, majoring in Communication with certificates in Advertising & Social Media. I have been attending Penn State Behrend since August of 2013 and have loved every minute of it. From the people to the class experiences, it's been an awesome time.
Over the course of the semester, I'll be writing a new series of blog posts called "A Maryland State of Mind" where I'll share my experience of attending Penn State Behrend as an out-of-state student. I will discuss my transition from moving from a place I lived my whole life to a new state, differences between where I'm from and Erie, how I balance school and daily life, and how I handled the challenges I faced along the way.
Penn State Behrend is an amazing school, and I have grown in many ways and experienced so many new things. When I first came to college in 2013, I had no idea of what to expect. I have been living in Bowie, Maryland, my whole life and leaving home was not easy. In the beginning, I had nerves about experiencing new cultures, being six hours away from home, leaving my friends and family, and so much more.
I'm sure there are many current and future out-of-state students who are or will be experiencing the same emotions. I hope this blog series helps those students who have these same thoughts and emotions as I once did. Ultimately, I hope to give everyone a better idea on the life of an out-of-state Penn State Behrend student.
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Holloway: We've Got To Be Better
Manager Reacts To Cardiff Defeat
Ian Holloway admitted that Blackpool need to get better at defending set-pieces, after conceding from another two in a 3-0 defeat at Cardiff.
After a solid start to the season, The Seasiders have conceded six goals in two games, with four of them coming from similar situations.
"We've got to be better, we've got to be bigger and we've got to be stronger than that," he said. "That's four goals in two games we've let in like that and their desire to get on the end of those crosses has got to be met by our lads. Unfortunately it's one of the simplest parts of the game but it's one of the hardest to get right. We're not doing it very well at the moment."
The manager made seven changes for the game in Wales, although injuries to Gary Taylor-Fletcher (back) and Tom Ince (hip and thigh) forced a couple of them.
"Some of the changes were forced, some of them weren't and I don't think we looked a cohesive unit, to be fair. Fletch and Incey going down on Friday didn't really help.
"It's all about putting the ball in the net and we're normally pretty good at that. Their forwards caused my defence more problems than mine did. That's how simple it is. I think we're an attacking team and we didn't look like we had an attack in us," he added.
The Seasiders will now look to get back on track when they take on Hull City at the KC Stadium on Tuesday night.


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"One week can change everything," Redman said. "It doesn't really have to be that special of a week."
For Thompson, it's a familiar scenario. Three years ago, he came to the TPC at Wakefield Plantation fully intending to walk away from the game, tired of scraping together a week-to-week existence on the second-tier Web.com Tour, four years removed from his last win, also at the Rex. Instead of ending his career, his win that week prolonged it.
Kyle Thompson looks down at the hole after his putt does not make it into the 18th hole during the Rex Hospital Open, part of the Web.com Tour, at the TPC Wakefield Plantation golf course in Raleigh on May 31, 2015. Al Drago newsobserver.com
But for all his success on the Web.com Tour, and the promotion it bought him to the PGA Tour this summer, he has never been able to make a dent at the next level. The courses are just that much longer, the greens just that much faster. At this level, such fine margins make all the difference between competing week after week and going home empty-handed every Friday night as the travel expenses add up and the bank account runs dry. In 21 tournaments this year, he has made a grand total of $24,878.
Thompson never had that one big year where he was able to bank any money. His daughter, the oldest of three kids, is 9. He wonders: How will he be able to pay for her wedding if he's bouncing back and forth between a tour that pays his expenses and one that drains his reserves?
"It would certainly be a lot less stressful than this," Thompson said. "This game can drive you crazy."
So yet again, Thompson is in North Carolina with his golf career hanging in the balance. There are opportunities for him back home in Greenville, S.C. – real estate, insurance, maybe a Chick-fil-A franchise. Maybe he'll take some time off from his new job, whatever it is, to play the season-opening Web.com tournament in the Bahamas. Or the Rex: having won in 2007, 2011 and 2015, he's due in 2019.
Absent a breakthrough this week, he'd rather do that than be one of the old guys trying to conjure a living on the tour, out of money and running out of time, against kids who get younger and hit the ball farther every year.
Redman is one of those, having turned pro after a 15th-place finish for Clemson at the NCAA championships in May. It's been a whirlwind summer since he won the final two holes to force a playoff in a comeback U.S. Amateur win at Riviera Country Club in Los Angeles, but without a lot of professional success yet.
Doc Redman holds the Havemeyer Trophy after winning the USGA Amateur Golf Championship at the Riviera Country Club in the Pacific Palisades area of Los Angeles, Sunday, Aug. 20, 2017. Reed Saxon AP
"Not many people get to do this," Redman said. "It's been a blast."
He played the Masters in April, spending a night in the clubhouse, a privilege reserved for the top amateurs, and made the cut twice in PGA Tour tournaments as an amateur. Redman was invited to play in the Memorial by Jack Nicklaus, where he made his pro debut. Redman missed out on a chance to play the U.S. Open and British Open when he turned pro, but he did attend the USGA's champions dinner at Shinnecock, an honor in itself, and he finished tied for 32nd at the Quicken Loans Invitational in Washington.
He has made $43,861, although that doesn't count the $34,000 or so he would have won in tournaments he played as an amateur. This is his fifth straight week of pro golf, coming off four Web.com events that took him from Nebraska to Missouri to Kansas to California, and now back home to North Carolina, for the first time as a pro. That's been as much of a learning experience as anything.
"It's easy to just think it's golf and it's fun, but coming out here, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, practicing, getting ready takes its toll," Redman said. "It gets pretty tiring after a few weeks."
The PGA and Web.com tours head into their championship stretches now, so this will be the last tournament for Redman until he goes through tour qualifying next month, which will have a lot to say about what next summer will look like for him.
Unlike Thompson, who can see the end, and not for the first time, Redman has no idea what's out there, only that for him, it's merely the beginning.
Sports columnist Luke DeCock: 919-829-8947, ldecock@newsobserver.com, @LukeDeCock
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As this country transitions to its newly elected government, "we the people" need to focus on our representatives in government. Active citizens make a country stronger and show our congressional delegation the direction we desire the country to go. We need to focus on the needs and voice of the people not the political parties' agenda.
The U.S. ideals, principles, and dignity continues as long as "we the people" demonstrate how we want our elected officials to act. We need to raise the bar higher for all politicians. Unbridled, unfounded information both by citizens and congress needs to eliminate. As citizens we need to know what is happening.
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