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Expert Game Picks: Raiders return home to host the Lions
The Oakland Raiders have returned home from their extended voyage around the world, and they're ready to take on the Detroit Lions this Sunday at the Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum. Given the Raiders' home-field advantage, let's see if that factor's into who the experts are picking.
Expert Game Picks: Raiders' regular-season finale vs. Broncos
The Oakland Raiders have one more game to go and it's against a division-rival; take a look at who the experts are picking.
Expert Game Picks: Raiders prepare for final battle with the Chargers
It's the final regular-season battle between the Oakland Raiders and the Los Angeles Chargers, and each team wants bragging rights.
Expert Game Picks: Raiders and Titans fight for a playoff spot
The Oakland Raiders are back at the Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum and need a win to keep their playoff hopes alive.
Expert Game Picks: Raiders face a tough test on the road against a division rival
If the Oakland Raiders are able to defeat the Kansas City Chiefs on the road, they'll be tied for first place in the AFC West.
Expert Game Picks: Which analysts have the Raiders extending their winning streak?
For the first time in four weeks, the Oakland Raiders will hit the road and travel to New York to face the Jets at MetLife Stadium.
Expert Game Picks: Raiders welcome the Cincinnati Bengals to town
The Oakland Raiders are 3-1 at the Coliseum this season and they need to keep the good times rolling if they want a chance at the postseason.
Expert Game Picks: Can the Raiders stop Watson and Hopkins?
The Oakland Raiders will face off against a potent Houston Texans offense this Sunday at 1:25 p.m. on CBS.
Expert Game Picks: Can the Raiders win three games in a row?
For weeks people have picked against the Raiders, but in back-to-back game the team has proven the naysayers wrong.
Expert Game Picks: Oakland Raiders vs. Chicago Bears
The Oakland Raiders have touched down in London and are set to take the pitch Sunday at 10:00 a.m. PDT against the Chicago Bears.
Expert Game Picks: Oakland Raiders at Indianapolis Colts
The team has officially departed for Indianapolis, just the second game on their seven-week stretch away from the Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum.
Expert Game Picks: Oakland Raiders at Minnesota Vikings
For their Week 3 matchup, the Raiders will travel to Minnesota to face the Vikings, as they begin their seven-week stretch away from the Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum.

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Paris, France – November 22, 2012 With the departure of Denis Ranque, who wishes to devote his time to a personal project, the Board of Directors is pleased that the FSI (Fonds Strategique d'Investissement) will continue to be represented by Daniel Valot who will take up the term of office originally held by Denis Ranque. On behalf of the Board, Chairman Robert Brunck would like to take this opportunity to thank Denis Ranque for the high quality of work undertaken during his term of office and for all the support he has given the company.
Exercise of the over-allotment option: amount of the issue increased to €360 million MORE DETAILS: Convertible Bonds (OCEANe) Paris, 15 November 2012 CGGVeritasCGGVeritas (ISIN: FR0000120164 – NYSE: CGV) launched on 13 November 2012 an issuance of bonds convertible into and/or exchangeable for new or existing shares ("OCEANEs") due 1st January 2019 (the "Bonds"). The Joint Lead Managers and Joint Bookrunners of the issuance of the Bonds have informed CGGVeritas that they are exercising in full the over-allotment option granted to them.
Paris, France – November 15th, 2012 CGGVeritas announced today, at the proposal of FSI (Fonds Strategique d'Investissement) and the approval of CGGVeritas' Board, that Mr. Daniel Valot will sit on the CGGVeritas Board of Directors on behalf of the FSI and replace Mr Denis Ranque.
CGGVeritas (ISIN: FR0000120164 – NYSE: CGV) announces today the launch of an offering of bonds convertible into and/or exchangeable for new or existing shares ("OCEANEs") due 1st January 2019 (the "Bonds") in an initial nominal amount of approximately €315 million, which may be increased up to a maximum nominal amount of approximately €360 million in the event of the full exercise of the over-allotment option of 14 % granted to the Joint Lead Managers and Joint Bookrunners, exercisable no later than 16 November 2012. The net proceeds of the issuance will be used to finance a portion of the €1.
Final terms (subject to the approval (visa) of the Autorité des marchés financiers) MORE DETAILS: Convertible Bonds (OCEANe) Paris, 13 November 2012 CGGVeritas (ISIN: FR0000120164 – NYSE: CGV) launched today the issuance of bonds convertible into and/or exchangeable for new or existing shares ("OCEANEs") due 1st January 2019 (the "Bonds") in an initial nominal amount of approximately €315 million, which may be increased up to a maximum nominal amount of approximately €360 million in the event of the full exercise of the over-allotment option of 14 % granted to the Joint Lead Managers and Joint Bookrunners and exercisable no later than 16 November 2012. The net proceeds of the issuance will be used to finance a portion of the €1.
Visa Granted by the AMF MORE DETAILS: Convertible Bonds (OCEANe) Paris, 13 November 2012 CGGVeritas (ISIN: FR0000120164 – NYSE: CGV) launched today an offering of bonds convertible into and/or exchangeable for new or existing shares ("OCEANEs") due 1st January 2019 (the "Bonds") in an initial nominal amount of approximately €315 million, which may be increased up to a maximum nominal amount of approximately €350 million in the event of the full exercise of the over-allotment option of 14 % granted to the Joint Lead Managers and Joint Bookrunners, exercisable no later than 16 November 2012. The net proceeds of the issuance will be used to finance a portion of the €1.


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Home Health Care Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center launches community outreach 'COPE' program
Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center launches community outreach 'COPE' program
The Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center – New Jersey — with locations in Cherry Hill and Washington Township — said it recently launched a new patient and community-centered outreach program, COPE.
COPE — which stands for Community Outreach Partnership and Engagement — is a wide-reaching initiative aimed at supporting all people with a diagnosis of cancer and their families by partnering with the community to increase access to cancer-related education, cancer risk reduction services, as well as early detection and screening care.
"As part of the nationally acclaimed Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center, we have a very strong commitment to the communities we serve," Dr. Ana María López, professor and chief of cancer services at Jefferson Health – New Jersey, said. "Along with caring for people with cancer, we plan to partner with the communities we serve to reduce cancer risk. The new COPE program is very outward-focused, as well as proactive, so we can provide individuals and organizations with the services they need."
In planning for the COPE launch, Jefferson Health – New Jersey cancer program leadership and staff strategically expanded on existing community partnerships, while developing new opportunities for screening and education through health fairs and community- and faith-based events.
In addition, the COPE program will work to engage the next generation of cancer care teams — including nursing students and other health profession students.
"Education is the first step towards cancer risk reduction for caregivers, patients, and community members," López said.
The COPE program will enhance the already existing array of free virtual programming aimed at supporting cancer survivors and caregivers. These include healing art, writing, therapeutic movement, yoga and nutrition classes; and virtual cancer support groups for prostate and breast cancer. COPE has also partnered with the Mount Laurel YMCA to participate in its weekly LiveStrong exercise and well-being program.
"Our efforts will continue to expand as we work closely with community organizations to provide needed services," López said. "We are committed to reaching all community members with valuable education, screenings, and supportive care services."
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Cyrtopodium paludicola är en orkidéart som beskrevs av Frederico Carlos Hoehne. Cyrtopodium paludicola ingår i släktet Cyrtopodium, och familjen orkidéer. Inga underarter finns listade i Catalogue of Life.

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Well, I'm finally getting to the 4th and last card I'll be teaching on Feb. 15. I already have 4 ladies sign up for this! How exciting!
I love how the paper from FSJ's Through The Years Prints looks like waves and is perfect for this card!
I actually started coloring with Color Burst Pencils then changed my mind to FSJ's Color Splash watercolor pencils. I really like the watercolor look over the colored pencils in this card.


The Sebago Cemetery List was prepared for the Sebago Historical Society by June Allen, Joyce Viles, Diana Letellier, and Anne Brown from visual inspection of all known Sebago Cemeteries in 1998 and 1999 along with information recorded in 1969 by Beverly Harmon.
Click on the cemetery name to see the yard's gravestones. Or use the search box on the right to find an individual name. Records are included for burials up through the year 2000. Note that the cemetery listing are arranged by the position of the stone in the graveyard, not alphabetically.
41: Ward Cemetery Anderson Rd.
To look for information on burials outside of Sebago, check with findagrave.com.


In light of the recent media attention concerning dissolved lead content in drinking water supply at public schools, Franklin Pierce School District would like to share our most recent voluntary water quality test results, specifically regarding dissolved lead content.
During Mid-Winter Break, on February 18, a representative water sample was taken at each of the district's schools. The sample was taken five days after school was last in session. All sample results came back BELOW the EPA's "action level" threshold of 20 parts per billion (ppb) for drinking water (https://www.epa.gov/dwreginfo/testing-schools-and-child-care-centers-lead-drinking-water). There were two locations – the Collins Elementary Kitchen and the Brookdale Elementary Kitchen – that were close to the 20 ppb threshold but still BELOW the threshold; Collins Elementary Kitchen result was 16.4 ppb, and the Brookdale Elementary Kitchen result was 19.9 ppb. Even though these two locations were still under the "action level" threshold, the district chose to re-test those locations on March 15. The results from the retest of those two locations showed results well BELOW the EPA's "action level" threshold, as can be seen in the table below.
We want to assure the community that the water in our schools is safe to drink. The district will continue to monitor water quality in the schools.
CLICK HERE for a copy of the complete press release, including test results.


- Price, they run around $50 and can be found on sale for as low as $30.
- The only complaint I have - and this is really nothing against the rod - was that they did not have a two piece rod in stock. I tend to lean towards two piece rods as they are easier to travel with. Overall this is a great buy and the reviews on the Bass Pro website say the same!
I bought two of these and then set out to find a couple of reels to outfit the rods with. Both reels I bought ran about 30-40 dollars each, making each combo come in around $100.
For the price I don't think I could have made a better decision with these do-it-yourself combos! I took them to the lake and put them right to work catching both trout and bass on them. I enjoyed them very much and would recommend any of the reviewed items above, so if you have any questions about the rod or reels, please let me know!


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Prepare your organization for a crisis—before it strikes. The third edition of Crisis Management and Communication contains all the tools you'll need to manage and communicate effectively during a crisis. This practical, how-to manual has been updated with new examples, case studies and templates, and includes a discussion of social media in crisis communication.
Nothing can be more depressing, saddening, challenging or exhilarating than a crisis. Crises challenge every whit of your intellectual acumen and behavioral competence.
Some of you open this manual with years of crisis survival on your résumé. Congratulations on your good work. We hope you may find an extra nugget or two here to enhance your abilities to successfully manage a crisis.
Some of you open this manual with no experience in helping to manage an organization through a crisis. Congratulations on your good luck! But just in case that luck runs out, may you find the words, examples, and case studies informative and useful.
There are some terms you need to understand and be able to differentiate. "Crisis team" usually refers to the overall crisis management team, which should be made up of people with skill sets and backgrounds such as legal, HR, communication, operations, health and safety, etc. Within the crisis team, there should be a "crisis communication team," working with and supporting the crisis management effort. The primary purpose of the crisis communication team is to communicate with key audiences what has occurred, what the organization is doing about it, the ways in which members of the audiences can assist, etc.


Justin' song "Down to Earth" was released on 17 November 2009 and is included on his album "My World". The song contains the lines "So we fight through the hurt, and we cry and cry and cry and cry. Then we live and we learn, and we try". The song received rave reviews and was perceived to be the best song on the album, its serious topic setting it apart from the rest. Justin has explained that the song was inspired by the feelings he had during his parents' divorce.


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The first thing my son said upon seeing his third sister in a row was, "I get a boy dog!" (Just a warning, be careful what you promise at 20 weeks gestation to make a six year old boy feel better when he really wants a brother. It may come back to haunt you.) So last week we found a puppy that needed a home and now his home is ours! He is such a sweetie and needs so much love. We are all adjusting to the new little "brother" that we just adopted.
Today I took him for a long walk with all four of the kids. You probably know that when I go out with all my kids that I hear (not kidding) at least five times the phrase, "Whoa, you sure have your hands full!" It is usually spoken with some degree of horror and/or awe.
I think people like dogs more than children! So many people came up to pet him and say hello and tell me how sweet and cute he was or ask his name or breed.
Could it be that in a dog VS children debate, dogs win? I like my kids better but dogs do have some endearing qualities that children occasionally lack. Or maybe people who adopt dogs look like they are kind and thoughtful while people who reproduce quickly look, well.... irresponsible and horny?
Whatever it is, I do finally understand why people love their dogs so much. They are innocent and needy creatures.
I do love my kids more though.
I still get that "You sure have your hands full" comment when I have the dogs...then again we also have 3 dogs.
This reminds me of my puppy post. The advice I've gotten from some people in how to train a puppy has been crazy - just like it is for raising a child from many people.
We decided to make Annie an indoor dog and be part if the family. We haven't had any flees or anything. It's been a good thing, having this dog, much to my surprise.
I hope your kiddos are happy and you survive!!


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Five Earthquakes Felt In SVG
By SVG-TV News July 16, 2015 Updated: January 16, 2018 No Comments2 Mins Read
The National Emergency Management Organisation (NEMO) wishes to confirm that St. Vincent was shaken by five earthquakes today. The earthquakes were felt at 7:01 am, 11:16 a.m., 11:29 a.m., 11:36 a.m. and 12:23 p.m.
Preliminary reports from the Seismic Research Center of the University of the West Indies, St Augustine, Trinidad, stated that at 7:01 am, an earthquake was generated 125km North East of Barbados at a depth of 10km. It measured 5.7 on the magnitude scale.
At 11:16 a.m., an earthquake was generated 125km North East of Barbados at a depth of 10km. It measured 6.4 on the magnitude scale.
At 11:29 a.m., an earthquake was generated 108.0 km North East of Barbados at a depth of 10km. It measured 4.1 on the magnitude scale.
At 12:23 p.m., an earthquake was generated 98.0 km North North East of Barbados at a depth of 10km. It measured 3.8 on the magnitude scale.
The earthquakes were reported felt in various places on St Vincent, in Barbados, in St Lucia and in Trinidad.
There was no threat of a Tsunami from these tremors.
NEMO has not received any report of damage from the earthquakes.
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Twenty-two-year-old Frances D. White Kercher (b. 1881, Illinois) and her twenty-five year-old sister, Florence O. White (b.1878, Illinois), a teacher at the Ray School, died at the Iroquois Theater in Chicago in 1903 while attending an afternoon matinee performance of Klaw & Erlanger's Mr. Bluebeard pageant. They were the daughters of Anna B. White Shaw (b. 1855, Illinois).
Three years before the fire Frances had not yet married and they lived with their mother and stepfather, Samuel A. Shaw (b. 1845, New York), at 437 W. 38th St. in Chicago, along with eleven other borders. Frances may be buried at Waldheim Cemetery in Chicago.
In the round photo, the girl on the left looks older to me than the one on the right, making me wonder if newspaper reversed order in the caption.
Frances wore a ring inscribed "Tony to Frances" from her husband, Anton J. Kercher Jr. (1874-1961), a Chicago fireman who later became a captain. There is a photo somewhere on the web that I hope to find of him riding Truck 14 in 1916. (Hint hint hint, someone has a pic of Anton.)
None of the news stories of 1903 mentioned that Frances had an infant son but George Anton Kercher was born in 1902 (d. 1990). He lived with his grandmother, Anna Shaw, as a young child but by age seventeen was living with his father, stepmother and stepsister (see info about Anton Jr's second marriage below). By 1930 son George Anton Kercher had married Olivia Bell and his grandmother Anna Shaw lived with them. At the time of his father's death in 1961 George was living in Clayton, Missouri.
Something happened to Anna's marriage to Samuel Shaw. Though still married, in 1910 she and seven year old George were boarders with an altogether different family but I cannot find evidence that Samuel died.
Francis' husband Anton was the oldest son of Anton J. Kercher (1848-1938, Germany, interment at Oak Woods) and Anna Maria Mertle (1853-1905, Oakwoods). (In 1906 his father remarried, to Anna Jacobs (or Anna Brownmueller) (b.1849*)). Anton Jr's siblings were John (named after Anton Sr's brother, John Kercher, a physician, and a very colorful character†) George (b. 1883, Chicago, a city inspector) and a sister named Anna Sophia b. 1879 (who may not have survived childhood). Anton Sr immigrated to America from Germany in 1871, becoming a naturalized citizen in 1882, and in 1878 opened a Turkish bathhouse where he was the primary masseuse. It was a family business for many years but Anton Jr. chose firefighting instead. (Others of Anton Jr's siblings may have included: Veronica Kercher b. 1871 in Manitowoc County, Wisconsin, twins Frank and William Kercher b. Jul 25, 1881 in Chicago, Victoria (b. 1861, Munich-1936, married to William Fischer), and Wiliam Kercher b.1881 in Chicago.)
After his wife's death at the Iroquois, Anton Jr moved back home with his parents (or maybe he and Frances had lived with them), and by 1909 Anton was a lieutenant in the fire department, working in engine company Eight and living at 2965 Cottage Grove. By 1926 he was a captain, waiting with Lt. Thomas O'brien and eleven other fire fighters for the September completion of their new Hook and Ladder no. twenty-four fire house. It was to be a $25,000 two-story brick structure with a dormitory and dining room on the second floor, erected at the sight of company's headquarters at 104th Vincennes. While waiting, Kercher and his men worked out of 93rd and Howard Streets.
In 1914, at age forty, Anton remarried. He and his wife, thirty-three year old Josephine V. Schiller (1881-1975) would have one child, a daughter named Dorathea Mae Kercher, (1919-2004).
Anton and Josephine lived at 8929 Racine in Dec, 1943 when daughter Dorathea Mae left Brainerd and began training as a WAAC at Fort Des Moines, Iowa with her friend of the same first name, Dorothea Lucile Sullivan. Dorathea had graduated from Calumet High School where she was active in the theater, and worked at The Fair Store prior to enlisting. By 1945 she was promoted to the rank of lieutenant and was stationed at Camp Ellis in IL.
Anton had retired from the Chicago Fire Department by the time of his death in 1961. His funeral was held at the Brady Funeral home and mass at St. Kilian's church with interment at St. Mary's cemetery. He was a director of the Retired firemen's Association and a member of the Leo Council in the Knights of Columbus. While a young man in 1897 he represented the Chicago Fire Department with 4 others in an athletic competition held in New York City.
In 1909 John and Anton Kercher sold a lot at the southeast corner of 18th and Indiana Ave to David and Mark Levy for $15,000. The site was formerly occupied by the Kercher family's Turkish bathhouse that operated at 324 Wabash in 1910.
Frances' ring was found in a pile of hundreds of other rings by Mrs. George Bollinger. It was tagged as belonging to body No. xx at Rolston's, which is how Frances' body was identified. Don't know the relationship was between Bollinger
The Ray school lost two students -- Bessie Boice and Taylor Dryden -- and a second teacher -- Daisy Livingston) to the Iroquois Theater fire. In 1914 the Ray school students and staff were moved a block away to the Ray school's present structure on South Kimbark Avenue (the former Hyde Park High School structure). Ray's original structure on 57th and Monroe was sold and in the 1940s torn down to make Bixler Park.
* Discrepancy alert: Anton Sr seems to have married two women named Anna, so unsnarling their info will take some time (any help will be appreciated). One was born in Munich and the other in Wisconsin. Anna #2 and Anton Sr. lived alone at the end of his life, renting a home at 853 Barry Avenue while Anton still operated the bath house, and at the time of his death they were living at 3154 N. Clark St. There were a bunch of Kercher's in Wisconsin, with an Anton and an Anna. Though the same age, George Anton Kercher of Chicago was probably not the same person as the Anton Kercher of Wisconsin because in 1924 the 22 year old Wisconsin Kercher broke out of jail where he was being held awaiting trial, accused of attacking two girls.
† Dr. John Kercher shot a constable in 1903 but retained his medical license. The constable came to repossess an x-ray machine. Kercher resisted and was arrested. Attorney friends and the AMA came to his aid and poof, it went away. John was an avid auto racer (in a Jeffery Six) and organizer of Chicago Automobile Club races in Chicago. In June of 1914 John lost control of his car and crashed into a surrey on West Jackson Blvd, severely injuring Thomas Markos, his wife and two children. The Kercher Bath bowling teams did well, however. Dr. Kercher came out strongly against prohibition.
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"I want to design impact investment products to attract double bottom line investors to invest in public programs."
Student Spotlight: Lory Chen, MPA '20
Hometown: Beijing, China
Policy interest: Impact investing
Consultancy: World Bank, Washington, D.C.
You have a degree in economics from the University of Michigan. Why did you decide to pursue a Master of Public Affairs degree?
After I earned my economics degree, I spent a year working in the private equity industry in Beijing. One case I worked on at Tongang Financial Holdings involved helping a carpet manufacturing company solve their cash-flow problem. This "green" company used plastic recycling waste to make carpeting. China's government had recently banned all imports of plastic waste, which resulted in a dramatic price spike in the manufacturer's "raw" material — recyclable plastic, which had previously been cheap and plentiful. Suddenly, they could not compete with carpet manufacturers who used less expensive non-recyclable material. My team negotiated with the local government as well as private funds to obtain the large amount of capital the company needed to stay afloat. The government agreed to provide a cash subsidy on the condition that we would bring in investment funds to invest in other local enterprises. This case sparked my interest in impact investing and motivated me to pursue a degree in public affairs. My undergraduate study in economics had given me a good grounding in how the private sector works, but I still needed to understand how the public sector makes decisions.
Why did you choose Brown for your MPA? What has been the best thing about the program so far?
The unique one-year structure of this program attracted me. The Global Policy Experience trip to Mexico offered me the opportunity to study policy from an International level and from a more macro perspective. It was quite interesting to hear firsthand how Mexican policy makers think about the trade relationship between the U.S. and Mexico. As a Chinese student, it is even more interesting to listen to Mexican opinions on some international issues because we seldom have the opportunity to hear from them. The Brown MPA consultancy also attracted me. I have been selected to do my consultancy with the World Bank at D.C., and I'm excited to put what I've learned into practice in the real world. The professors at Brown are very open minded and accessible.
What will you be working on during your consultancy at the World Bank?
I will be applying my knowledge in data analysis to harmonize, or standardize, the results of household surveys in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Digital technologies offer new opportunities to help eliminate extreme poverty and boost shared prosperity. However, SSA countries still find it hard to access new technologies. My work at the World Bank would primarily based on household surveys gathered from 48 SSA countries. After the data collection, I will harmonize data related to access and household expenditures on telecommunications, assets ownership, and skills of household members in order to match data collected in other regional household surveys. Then I will produce code, data summaries, and a codebook and drafting of preliminary results
Look ahead five years in your career — what would you like to be doing?
I want to design impact investment products to attract double bottom line investors to invest in public programs. This work interests me because every case is unique, and presents its own challenges. There are so many questions to consider when designing a successful program. What percent of financial returns your clients want? What are the risks involved? Which topics do you want to touch on? What is the scale of this program? When can investors expect a return? At this point, I'm not focusing on a particular industry or scale because I would like to experience a variety or projects and challenges.


Catalyst Fund for Nonprofits established by Boston Foundation, Boston LISC, Hyams Foundation and United Way of Massachusetts Bay and Merrimack Valley; to be managed by Nonprofit Finance Fund, new fund aims to help nonprofits develop promising voluntary collaborations as way to deliver greater impact in communities throughout Boston area.
WealthEngine, provider of prospect-research tools and analytics, released new research report, Best Practices for Prospect Research in Healthcare Fundraising, second edition.
Sam Houston State University it raised over $61 million in five-year capital campaign that had $50 million goal.


Remote Spectrum is a downstream spectrum analyzer app that lets you view the live spectrum passing through a customer's cable modem or set-top box right on your PC, laptop, tablet or smartphone from anywhere in the world. It uses full band capture to display the full spectrum for all data and video channels. It's like having a spectrum analyzer right at the customer's location that you can instantly connect to whenever you like, wherever you are. There is no need to connect a meter, no expensive probes in your network, and no need to roll a truck into the field in a trial and error search for the problem. With Remote Spectrum you will lower your equipment and operational costs and reduce your mean-time-to-repair. If you're looking for Downstream Spectrum Monitoring that proactively tells you which devices are experiencing common RF issues, check out SpectraVizion.
Most everything is cordless, right? Why not meters?
With Remote Spectrum you don't have to lug and connect a meter or any other proprietary equipment to do full spectrum analysis at a customer's home. In fact, you don't even need to be there. You can view the full spectrum levels on a tablet anywhere you have Internet access.
Remote Spectrum uses a DOCSIS-standard feature in newer cable modems and set-top boxes that allows for full spectrum capture. That means spectrum details for all digital channels. Yes, that means all data and video channels right there on your tablet. Plus, you can easily overlay and compare the readings from two different homes right on the same screen. Try doing that with a meter.
Our Remote Spectrum server-side administration software resides in your facility, where it securely communicates with the compatible CPE on your network. You control who can view the spectrum data via the Remote Spectrum app. In short, Remote Spectrum is like having a spectrum analyzer right at the customer's location that you can instantly connect to wherever you are.
Think about the test equipment you won't need to buy. Think about the trucks you won't need to roll and increase efficiency of your maintenance technicians in the field. What would that mean to your bottom line? Not to mention faster repairs in the field and less hassle for your customers.
Have I got your attention? Ready to ditch your meter for Remote Spectrum?


Let the classic Latin wisdom of caveat emptor – buyer beware! – guide you in purchasing land. Always get professional independent advice and don't sign any paperwork before you have checked with your real estate agent, solicitor and the local Council.
Most people will want water, sewerage, electricity and a landline phone connected to their block. If this has not already been done these connections can add substantially to the cost of building. Also check for internet access and mobile phone coverage, crucial if you are working from home.
Vacant land may be subject to an 'easement' which means that part your property can be used by someone else for a specific purpose e.g. to gain access to underground stormwater or sewerage pipes. Easements can be minor or major and can affect where you build, your use of the land and its resale value.
Land in semi-rural subdivisions may be subject to a quaintly named 'building envelope'. This makes house construction only possible on a certain part of your block, this may not be where you plan to build.
The Australian Taxation Department view vacant land in two ways: a 'capital asset' or 'trading stock'. If you own vacant land as an individual, for private use or as an investment, it's usually considered a capital asset. If you sell it you may need to pay capital gains tax. If you use your land in a business activity it's trading stockand any proceeds from a sale are classed as ordinary income.


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Consumer Watchdog: Will we ever learn?
Why do we keep falling for scams? Why, as a nation, are we serial victims to scammers?
Maybe I'm being unfair. Maybe people only ever fall for a scam once and then they learn their lesson. Maybe each scam that hits Botswana only affects people who have never seen a scam before. Maybe each time it's a new set of victims?
If only it was that simple. Yes, each time a new scam arrives it finds some new victims but very often it's the same people who fall for them over and over again. Some of us really are serial victims.
Anyone in our Facebook group or who listens to us on radio will have heard us warning people about what appeared to be a suspicious recruitment exercise being undertaken by a company calling itself Voxcom Voice and Data Solutions. A letter from this company started with the following bizarre statement: "The world has never been a place where peasants have held power". It then continued to welcome each "Prospective Employee" "to the Voxcom family" and confirmed that the recipient had been successful in their "application for a weeks training". So far so good, you might think.
Stop and think about that. A company that is offering a job to people ("Prospective Employee") demands that they pay to be trained how to do the job while wearing particular clothes? Is that normal? Is that how recruitment works?
No, it's not. It most certainly is NOT how real businesses hire people.
But it's stranger. The logo on this letter was quite distinctive and with just a few seconds work on Google I'd found a company called Voxcom Voice and Data Solutions with exactly the same logo based in Maryland, USA. So I called them and asked if they knew anything about a company running a recruitment exercise in Botswana using their name and logo. No, they told me, they knew nothing about this.
So now there's a very good reason to be suspicious.
After we posted and broadcast warnings several people got in touch to defend the program, saying that they had willingly paid the P750 because they were going to get jobs earning P2,500 in a call center that this company was establishing in Francistown. Some even sent pictures of the trainees proudly holding certificates they'd been given following the training. So was it perhaps genuine and just a bit strange? Was it all actually legitimate?
Let's not forget the issue of theft. The people running this program had stolen the logo and name of a company in a foreign country and while that might seem like a minor thing I think it tells you a lot about someone.
But then the whistle-blowers got in touch.
The good news is that this scam has already collapsed. The bad news is that the organiser appears to have stolen at least P75,000 from people, probably a lot more. The worst news is that we've fallen for a scam yet again and I don't see an end to it any time soon.
So when will we learn to be less gullible? When will we truly understand that there are many people out there whose only objective is to steal our money? When will we become a nation of skeptics? It needs to be soon!


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Trump University Taught Students How to Exploit Disabled Homeowners
Looking to make a buck? Target the poor, unemployed, and disabled.
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Trump University, the former for-profit business education venture that has landed Donald Trump in various courts to defend himself against claims of fraud, promised to teach students the secrets of Trump's financial success. One particular course offered by Trump U presented a particularly blunt strategy for making money: target destitute, "completely disabled" homeowners headed into foreclosure and convince them to sell their homes at a discounted price. That is, exploit disabled people for profit.
That advice comes near the end of a nearly three-hour audio lesson—paired with a workbook—that was offered by Trump University in 2006, shortly before the housing market collapsed. It was a year after the opening of Trump University, which shut down in 2010 and has prompted lawsuits against Trump from former students who allege that the school was a scam that ripped them off.
The 2006 course, titled "Real Estate Goldmine: How to Get Rich Investing in Pre-Foreclosures," begins with a monologue by Trump, who says, "We're not peddling get-rich-quick schemes, no blue-sky promises or an easy road to riches." But he pledges that his course will offer a "real estate gold mine." Then Trump University's Jon Ward interviews real estate investment adviser Gary Eldred about the best strategies for taking advantage of homeowners facing foreclosures. Throughout the course, Eldred provides a variety of tips on spotting homes that are in pre-foreclosure—for instance, look for an owner delinquent on payments because he could be foreclosed on imminently—and he offers strategies for persuading owners to sell their homes at a discount when they're facing foreclosure. He repeatedly notes that a buyer should be kind when approaching pre-foreclosure owners about purchasing their properties, because these potential sellers are going through a stressful time.
But Eldred does cover how to take advantage of short sales—a deal in which a buyer talks the homeowner into selling and convinces the mortgage lender to reduce the seller's debt. Eldred points out that a key aspect of such a transaction is convincing a lender that the owner won't be able to pay back the loan as it stands. The goal, Eldred says, is to find homeowners who are in a truly desperate financial position.
"Under no circumstance will a lender accept a short sale if they think they can squeeze that borrower for an extra nickel, so certified destitution evidence needs to be included," he explains. He lists the conditions that are ideal for a short sale: "The borrower is out of work, the borrower has $50,000 in unpaid medical claims, the borrow is completely disabled, the borrower has an extraordinarily messy divorce where everything has been squandered."
During the 2016 presidential campaign, Trump has been criticized for mocking a New York Times reporter with a disability. Clips of that incident have become fodder for an attack ad created and aired by an outside group supporting Hillary Clinton.
During the course, Eldred laments several times that foreclosures are a painful but inevitable part of the economy. Trump makes a similar point in his introduction. "The sad fact is, more and more property owners are getting themselves in trouble!" Trump says. "Defaulting on mortgages and losing their homes or commercial properties. I'm sorry for them, but life goes on, and the fact is, one person's misfortune is someone else's opportunity. That's just the way the world works. This program shows you how to make a lot of money from investing in pre-foreclosures."
Before Trump University, There Was the Trump Institute. Here's How Donald Trump Learned the Hustle.
Years Before He Launched Trump University, Donald Trump Warned of "Real Estate Evangelists"


Since reorganizing in 2002 after a nine-year dormancy, the San Diego Theatre Critics Circle has been meeting monthly to discuss the best achievements in San Diego County theater.
Every February, the Critics Circle hosts an awards ceremony at which honors are handed out. The number of categories and winners varies, depending on what types of productions opened that year and what work the critics deemed extraordinary.


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Gleaners Names Board Members, Officers
Friday, November 3, 2017 12:24 AM EDT Updated: Wednesday, June 23, 2021 11:24 PM EDT
Gleaners Food Bank of Indiana has elected four new board members. Hod Hefer is the fresh operations manager with Walmart. He began his career as a Sam's Club hourly associate in Michigan in 2002. Since that time, Hefer has risen steadily in the Walmart/Sam's Club organization. He serves in key service areas for Sam's Club, Neighborhood Markets and Supercenters. He is a frequent volunteer at Gleaners and will serve on the operations and food sourcing committee. Hefer's skills are critically important as Gleaners diversifies food sourcing and evolves to a more complex model of purchased food and greater emphasis on just-in-time supply chain models that revolve around produce and other healthy, nutritious perishable foods.
Laura McCaffrey is public affairs specialist with the Indiana Hospital Association. She supports state and federal legislative efforts at the Indiana Statehouse and on Capitol Hill. Prior to joining IHA in 2016, McCaffrey served five years at Bose Public Affairs Group, where she developed and executed strategy for state and national public affairs campaigns with an emphasis on grassroots advocacy and coalition building to advance public policy. McCaffrey, who is the youngest person to ever serve as a Gleaners board member, represents a new initiative at Gleaners to empower highly talented young leaders in the community who bring solid skills needed in the fight to end hunger – both board and staff.
Yvonne Shaheen is a community leader and retired corporate executive. She is the past president and chief executive officer of the Bright Sheet Metal Co. and Long Electric Co. Since her retirement in 2005, she has been a tireless champion of dozens of community and nonprofit organizations, including board positions for The Arts Council of Indianapolis, Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra, United Way of Central Indiana, Herron School of Art & Design and WFYI. Shaheen brings a depth of financial stewardship and fund-raising skills to Gleaners at a critically important time of significant transformational change across the hunger relief sector.
Joe Vertin is global portfolio leader, enlist weed control system at Dow AgroSciences. He has global commercial responsibility for the Enlist Weed Control System as well as a portfolio of established herbicide products. Vertin is responsible for business results, long term strategy and management of assets associated with the portfolio of products, working closely with all functions that support the products as well as the marketing, sales, and product development personnel in Argentina, Brazil, Canada and the United States. His corporate experience is a perfect match for his service on Gleaners' operations and food sourcing committee and strengthens what is already a long history of innovative DowAgrosciences commitment to feeding the hungry.
Newly elected officers for the 2017-18 fiscal year are:
• Chair – Greg Fennig (pictured), vice president of customer experience at Indianapolis Power & Light. He has served in a variety of corporate and nonprofit leadership roles in Indianapolis, often finding himself the right leader at the right time as organizations undergo significant change. Prior to serving as board chair, Fennig chaired the governance and nominating committee and led a significant rebuilding of the board and all governing documents.
• Vice Chair – Georgiana Reynal (pictured), chief advocacy officer at St. Vincent. She brings not only significant leadership experience, but expertise in advocacy and communications at a critical time for the hunger relief community. Reynal is the first vice chair for Gleaners. She will continue to provide strategic leadership as programs and services in support of hunger relief and healthcare converge.
• Secretary – Paul Sinclair is a partner in the labor and employment Group at Ice Miller LLP. He has been a significant contributor, working with staff leadership to raise the level of professionalism and planning, especially around human resources and governance issues. His legal expertise has been very helpful to Gleaners during a prolonged period of building and change and will remain critically important as the business model becomes more complex.
• Treasurer – Chad Mayer is director of Supply Chain at Cummins Inc. He has long represented one of Gleaners most dedicated corporate supporters, Cummins, a source of resources and significant volunteer expertise, especially in Marion and Bartholomew Counties. Mayer previously chaired the development committee and helped rebuild Gleaners' fundraising capacity.
Former Board officers ending their term at the annual meeting are Jamie Browning (chair), Laurinda Swank (secretary) and John Wortman (treasurer). As immediate past chair, Browning will remain on the board and chair the governance and nominating committee. In addition to outgoing officers, Steve Ferguson of Elanco has completed his board service.


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Adoption of inflation targeting and tax revenue performance in emerging market economies: An empirical investigation
Lucotte, Yannick (2010): Adoption of inflation targeting and tax revenue performance in emerging market economies: An empirical investigation.
Inflation targeting is a monetary policy framework which was adopted by several emerging countries over the last decade. Previous empirical studies suggest that inflation targeting has significant effects on either inflation or inflation variability in emerging targeting countries. But, by reinforcing the disinflation process and so, by reducing drastically seigniorage revenue, the adoption of this monetary policy framework could also affect the design of fiscal policy. In a recent paper, Minea and Villieu (2009a) show theoretically that inflation targeting provides an incentive for governments to improve institutional quality in order to enhance tax revenue performance. In this paper, we test this theoretical prediction by investigating whether the adoption of inflation targeting affects the fiscal effort in emerging markets economies. Using propensity score matching methodology, we evaluate the "treatment effect" of inflation targeting on fiscal mobilization in thirteen emerging countries that have adopted this monetary policy framework by the end of 2004. Our results show that, on average, inflation targeting has a significant positive effect on public revenue collection.
Inflation targeting; Public revenue; Treatment effect; Propensity score matching; Emerging countries.
E - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics > E6 - Macroeconomic Policy, Macroeconomic Aspects of Public Finance, and General Outlook > E62 - Fiscal Policy
E - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics > E5 - Monetary Policy, Central Banking, and the Supply of Money and Credit > E58 - Central Banks and Their Policies
H - Public Economics > H2 - Taxation, Subsidies, and Revenue
Yannick Lucotte
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AGAINST BIG OIL Poetry Reading in San Francisco Friday, August 27
Labels: community, David Madgalene, Jack Hirschman, Michael Rothenberg, poetry, politics, San Francisco, Terri Carrion
Photos and audio from a special viewing party in Vancouver, WA for Tom DiCillo's new documentary about the Doors, "When You're Strange"
On Friday, July 30, 2010 members of Vancouver, WA's burgeoning poetry community gathered in the home I share with fellow poet Toni Partington to celebrate the release of Tom DiCillo's thoroughly entertaining new documentary about The Doors entitled "When You're Strange."
The screening was preceded by an open mic during which participants read Jim Morrison's poetry. I explained that while Jim Morrison had never received his due as a poet, it was his spoken word recording with The Doors, "An American Prayer," that had shown me how potent the combination of poetry and music could be. I have been drawn to Morrsion's poetry for years because he believed in the power that words have to liberate people, and took the poet's potential role as a shaman seriously.
Toni and I would like to thank Anni Becker for her marvelous photos of the event, and Rich Lindsay for recording, editing, and posting the podcast of the open mic. Finally, I would like to thank the Doors for their music, which continues to move and inspire me, and for allowing us to host this party.
Also in attendance that day: Richard and Debra Marshall (my sister and brother-in-law, residents of Syracuse, NY who were visiting the Northwest for the first time), Lori and Jake Loranger, Angelo Luna, Mokii, Bernadette, Jenney Pauer, and Kyle David Congdon.
Visit the Doors on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/thedoors
To see the full set of pictures Anni took, please visit:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/kermitlover/sets/72157624620345622/
If you would like to see more of Anni's photography, or to purchase a print, visit her online store: http://annibecker.zenfolio.com/p371565088
To hear the podcast of the poetry reading, visit:
http://soundcloud.com/dj-manrich/jim-morrison-poetry-reading-when-youre-strange-viewing-party-7-30-10
OR click here:
Jim Morrison Poetry Reading, When You're Strange Viewing Party, 7/30/10 by DJ ManRich
Rich Lindsay is a local radio host whose programs often include the spoken word: http://uglyradio.wordpress.com
Here are some more of the fabulous photos that Anni Becker took of the event:
Mokii
Lori Loranger
Kyle David Congdon
Flowers in a vase made by Jack Loranger
Toni prepared an array of delicious snacks
Kyle with his buddies Angelo and Jake
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Labels: Anni Becker, art, Bernadette, Christopher Luna, Jack Loranger, Jenney Pauer, Jim Morrison, Kyle David Congdon, Lori Loranger, Mokii, music, poetry, The Doors, Toni Partington
THE WORK Poetry Newsletter August 2010
THE WORK POETRY NEWSLETTER
Compiled and Edited by Christopher Luna
Christopher reads from his copy of "Leaves of Grass"
Photo by Anni Becker
Many thanks to everyone who visited "To Be Named and Other Works of Poetic License" at Angst Gallery last month. We are also grateful to those who attended the various readings that Toni, David, and I gave in support of the new book. If you'd like to see the book covers, go to: http://www.tobenamed-artandpoetry.blogspot.com/. And of course, get in touch with us if you'd like to order one of these one-of-a-kind art books. Finally, I'd like to express my gratitude to Leah Jackson for showcasing our work, and for making Angst a place to find both poetry as well as great art.
Cover to Cover regulars: you still have until the end of this month to submit poems for Printed Matter Vancouver's Cover to Cover Books open mic poetry anthology. See http://www.printedmattervanc.wordpress.com/ for submission guidelines.
Don't forget to join us for this month's reading:
hosted by Christopher Luna
7:00pm Thursday, August 12, 2010
& every second Thursday
1817 Main Street, Vancouver
McLoughlin Blvd. & Main Street
"always all ages and uncensored"
Sheryl Clough is a poet, essayist, editor, and aspiring publisher. She lives on Whidbey Island, where she finds a rich supply of writing material in the native plants, animals and wild weather.
Sheryl received her MFA in Creative Writing from the University of Alaska Fairbanks, where she designed and taught UAF's first writing course linked to environmental literature. Her poems, stories and essays have appeared in Spindrift, Explorations, Storyboard, Sierra, Travelers Tales, Soundings Review and others. Sheryl won the Grand Prize in the 2008 Spirit of Writing competition for her poem "Upon Hearing That the Last Native Eyak Speaker Has Died." Sheryl's sea kayaking adventure story "Icebergs in My Dreams" was published in the Seal Press anthology Solo: On Her Own Adventure ($15), now in its third printing.
Recent travels in Ireland have inspired the creation of Sheryl's chapbook-in-progress, In the Hollow of the Millstone; she will read selections from this book as well as other works from her travels and meditations on nature. Sheryl will also have copies of Soundings Review for sale ($6.50 current issue; $5.00 past issues).
Kauai Flora
Petals pale as moonlight floating on surf --
Lavender throats funnel your fragrance.
Under trade winds lifting palm fringes high,
Marled bark scales your winter limbs.
Essence of royals, blooms woven as leis.
Ringed round your throat, gold creeps
Inward, a circle of sun beating time
Against an ever-crashing tide.
How does it happen, this
Insane riot of color, this orange
Blaze flung face forward
Into a world pale as washed sand?
So little time; such a strong story
Can only be conveyed by this:
Understanding Orange, the rebel
Statement shouted toward the sun.
- Sheryl Clough
Toni and I will be reading at the Figures of Speech Series at 100th Monkey Studio in Portland on August 18. I am honored to have been asked to participate in this great event that has quickly become one of Portland's best. Figures of Speech MCs Steve and Constance will also be leading a workshop at Barnes and Noble Vancouver on August 10 and hosting this year's Oregon/Washington Poets Picnic. See items 2 and 4 below for more details.
Have a great summer,
THE WORK August 2010
1. Judith Arcana at Milepost 5 August 6 (Portland, OR)
2. Poetry workshop/submission party/open mic with Steve Williams, Constance Hall, and Shawn Sorensen August 10 (Barnes and Noble Vancouver)
3. Auburn Good Ol' Days: Poets on Parade and Other Literary Adventures August 14 and 15 (Auburn, WA)
4. Figures of Speech announcements from Steve Williams
5. Kori Sayer at Paper Tiger Coffee open mic August 19
6. Interview with Laura Winter
From Judith Arcana
Hello everybody .......
As some of you know, I'm the Artist-in-Residence at Milepost5 this summer, living and writing in one of the community's loft spaces - and behaving as if this residency were farther from home than 45 blocks.
And - just as if I were in Pt Reyes, CA or Basin, MT or Taos, NM - the folks who've given me this extraordinary gift of writing time&space are having a shindig (an open house to ballyhoo their rental studio spaces - opening this fall) and they've asked me to read a bit ...... so of course I will.
You all should know about everything going on out here anyway - make this your time to find out:
August 6, 2010 ...... Milepost5 at 900 NE 81st in Portland ......
The event goes from 4 to 9; I'll read around 8pm .....
There'll be food, music, lots of art to wander around and look at, all ages are welcome ......
Here's the url from their website:
http://www.milepostfive.com/event/studios-building-open-house-and-reception
.......... allbest, ja
To be hopeful in bad times is not just foolishly romantic. It is based on the fact that human history is a history not only of cruelty but also of compassion, sacrifice, courage, kindness. --- Howard Zinn
VISIT: http://www.juditharcana.com/
This is a Barnes & Noble Vancouver invitation!
Picky Consumer of Poetry,
Have we got a treat for you. Due to the friendly nature of our 2nd Tuesdays Poetry Group, due to the talent level of those who attend, due to the need for more free poetry workshops in our area...
We're announcing a poetry workshop/submission party for our Tuesday, August 10th, 7 pm Poetry Group. The workshop will be lead by none other that the "Grand Couple of Portland Poetry", Constance Hall and Steve Williams. The description words frequently used are "charming, energetic, encouraging and lovely," and that's just Constance.
After they lead a writing exercise from the book The Practice of Poetry by Robin Behn and Chase Twichell, I will lead a submission party featuring the brand spankin' new 2011 Poet's Market. Highlighted will be at least five literary journals and contests that are open to submissions right now and are good opportunities for publishing or winning that are neither too hard nor too easy. I will have extra information on hand about these journals and the two above-mentioned books for sale along with the title our last Poetry Group author Maxine Scates recommended - The Poet's Companion by Kim Addonizio and Dorianne Laux.
Please consider bringing copies of any poems you feel are more or less ready to submit. The last segment of our Poetry Group will be an open mic - after reading something the group may have some good ideas for you as to which editors/publishers to send it to.
Consider bringing a friend - and yourself - to this unique, free workshop event.
Get your creative and submission juices flowing.
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Subject: Auburn Good Ol' Days!!! POETS on Parade!!!
From: mcbreenpost@aol.com
Auburn Good Ol' Days
Poets on Parade and Other Literary Adventures
sponsored by Striped Water Poets
Saturday August 14 and Sunday August 15
in the Auburn Ave. Theater
our book fair/small press fair table is available both days to poets and writers to share and sell their works
the set up time is 9 am both days in the theater lobby
on stage Saturday will be readings from assorted local authors
but Sunday.... IS POETRY DAY!!!!
our MC this year is Chris Jarmick
the schedule for Sunday is:
10-12 short forms workshop presented by Michael Dylan Welch
12-1 featured poets: Special Mystery Guest Poet Q, Lisa Schmidt, Marjorie Rommel
1-2 featured poets: Don Kentop, Lorraine Healy, Paul Nelson
2-3 featured poets: Michael Welch, Anita Boyle, Elizabeth Austen
3-5 open mic poetry contest! three prizes include poetic goodie baskets!
(also, it is not too late to donate poetic goodies to the baskets)
come one
come all
so enjoy!!!!
AUBURN GOOD OL' DAYS FEATURES August 13, 14, 15, 2010
~ Goodtime All School Reunion and Community BBQ
~ Tournament of Talent – auditions open to all ages & talents
Winners will perform through out the weekend!
~ 5K Fun Run, Walk, Stroll or Roll – Register now!
~ Grand Parade – '69 & older vehicles - Register now!
~ Honey Bucket Brigade Outhouse Building Contest - Register now!
~ Critters in Costume – a parade of pets – Register now!
~ Street Dance with "The Fabulous Murphtones"
~ Model Boat and Shipbuilders demo – near City Hall
~ Juried Adult and Youth Art Show - Register now!
~ Adventures in Literature – Authors, Book Fair & Poets on Parade – Register Now!
SUNDAY ~ Good Ol' Show & Shine Classic Car Show (Pre-80) – Register now!
VENDORS WELCOME! - REGISTER NOW!
Food ~ Commercial ~ Non-Profit ~ Arts & Crafts ~ Young Un's Square
Please log on to our website for applications, registration and information.
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from steve williams slw1057@hotmail.com
Some good stuff this month.
Our critique group, open to all is coming soon this month, August 8th at 5 p.m. over at Looking Glass bookstore. Bring yourself, and 10 copies of a poem you'd like some feedback on.
Next in line is Figures of Speech reading series August 18th at the 100th Monkey. 7 p.m. - 9 p.m. with open mic (remember 2 page max.).
Toni Partington and Christopher Luna
This month is a love story extraordinaire with Christopher Luna and Toni Partington sharing everything including our stage (more like a corner with a microphone, but go with it).
or more info, you can always check out http://www.figuresofspeechpdx.wordpress.com/
Next in line is our annual Oregon/Washington poet's picnic. This year it is our turn (Oregon poets) to host so we've reserved the shelter at Overlook Park on N. Interstate at Fremont (behind Kaiser Hospital) from 2:30 to 8:30 p.m on August 29. We will have readings by all you wonderful poets plus burgers and dogs. Pls bring something to sit on, something to drink, your poems, food for you, food for the potluck table. We'll have some poetry activities. (how do you play horseshoes with poetry? And what does a poetic three-legged race look like? hmmm). The fun gets going around 3 p.m. and food around 4 p.m.--- stay as long as you like, or at least till you get tired of our silly faces :).
Constance and I went to see Vern Rutsala at Broadway books last week and it was a happening event. 70 people crowded into a space meant for 30. We also are happy to confirm Vern will be reading for figures of speech in December with Paulann Peterson. Needless to say, we would like to avoid another event with 30 chairs and 70 people for that night, so we're working on a solution. Stay tuned...
Those of you who made it to Constance reading with Penelope Scambly Schott (thank you Penelope for asking Constance to join you), may want to know that the final poem Constance read "While my Mother Rots in Memory Care at Regency Park." and features a can open and black diamonds was accepted by Rattle. In fact, the acceptance email came through the same night as the reading. Constance came home to a nice surprise in her inbox.
All for now, hope to see you all soon...
warmly
s and c
From Daniel Nelson
Hey now wordsmiths,
Great gratitude to all who attended or promoted our July event. A plethora of thoughtful, thought provoking, entertaining and enlightening poetry was declaimed , led by the masterful verse of Eileen Elliott, who caused a gaggle of geese to trod my grave. Thank you Eileen.
For our next 3rd Thursday Poetry Night @ Paper Tiger, August 19 at 7pm, I am pleased to announce the appearance of Kori Sayer. Kori Sayer is a writer/poet currently working in Vancouver. Her works include participation in the "365 Days of Angst" and "The Diet of Wolves and Elephants" series',as well as her chapbook "Dreams, Umbrage, Filth" and her newest completed work "Dr. Turpentine". Dr. Turpentine focuses on the roller-coaster love stories of the people and events in her life that taught her to "let it out" in the most constructive way she could: on paper.She is also currently collaborating with other local poets and friends on a anthology of strangetimes in a close to heart place called "Little Creatures".
For those of you who haven't made it to one of our shindigs we're at Paper Tiger, 703 Grand Blvd in Vancouver, between Evergreen and Mill Plain about a mile east of I-5. Open mic before and after our feature and great coffee and other beverages to sip while you listen. Hope to see and hear you there.
Dan Nelson
nelsondaniel59@yahoo.com
"I tell you, David,
poetry ought to be shocking,
and poets ought to be dangerous people.
In whatever country, honest feeling is always shocking and dangerous."
-Andrew Glaze, from A Letter to David Matzke
From Laura Winter
Here is a link to an interview for a program called Back Page. Jody Seay interviews me about my writing and my book, Coming Here to be Alone. The program number is #199. If you have time, check out some of the other interviews as we live in a state rich with creative and intellectual talent.
http://oregonstate.edu/media/filter/?tags=Back
Laura Winter
winterlaura@earthlink.net
Date: Wed, 14 Jul 2010 16:44:24 +0000
From: allenbraden@comcast.net
Subject: poetry contest: Sycamore Review
2010 WABASH PRIZE FOR POETRY
Final Judge: JANE HIRSHFIELD
http://www.sycamorereview.com/contest/
First Prize: $1000 and winning entry published in Winter/Spring 2011 issue
Deadline: October 1, 2010
1. For each submission, send up to three poems.
2. A $15 reading fee (check or money order) payable to Sycamore Review must accompany each submission. The reading fee includes a copy of the prize issue.
3. Additional poems (beyond the initial three) may be included. Increase the reading fee $5 for each additional poem.
4. Simultaneous submissions are acceptable only if Sycamore Review is notified immediately upon acceptance elsewhere.
5. All entries must be typed and must include a cover letter with the author's name and contact information (mailing address, telephone number, and email address) as well as the titles of all poems submitted. Information that identifies the author should NOT appear on the manuscript itself.
6. Manuscript pages should be numbered and should include the title of the piece.
7. Please include a self-addressed, stamped postcard if you wish to be notified upon receipt of your manuscript.
8. Manuscripts will not be returned. Winners will be announced by Dec. 30, 2010. For information on winners and runners-up, please include a self-addressed, stamped envelope with entry.
9. All contest submissions will be considered for regular inclusion in Sycamore Review.
10. All poems must be previously unpublished.
11. Questions may be directed to (replace (at) with @)
Send 2010 Wabash Prize for Poetry submissions and reading fee to:
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ICOs – A Dripping Roast for Disputes Lawyers?
In 2017, digital token sales (also known as ICOs or token generating events) eclipsed early stage venture capital funding, at least for technology companies.
Briefly, in an ICO, a company typically sells blockchain-based digital tokens, generally utilising the Ethereum platform, in exchange for a pre-existing cryptocurrency (or possibly in exchange for cash). Often the tokens are structured as digital pre-paid vouchers for software products that have not yet come into existence; many are unregulated by existing financial services laws. Given the early stage of many of these projects, the conceptual "Whitepapers" (which explain the project to be funded) and Terms and Conditions of sale do not provide concrete commitments on the part of the issuer – that is, many simply promise that if the project comes to fruition, a token holder may access the platform using tokens and/or use tokens as a medium of exchange within a particular ecosystem. Certainly, most terms steer clear of promising dividends, investment returns and so forth to the participants. So, without external regulation, and with little in the way of contractual promises, it might seem that ICOs would receive a lukewarm reception. However, a report by venture capital firm Mangrove Capital Partners claims that a blind investment in every ICO to October 2017, including those that have failed, would have generated an average return of 1,320% for investors. These figures, and the smiles on the faces of the participants, will have been assisted by the material rise in the value of Bitcoin which, alongside Ether, the cryptocurrency associated with the Ethereum blockchain, is most usually the required currency for ICO settlement.
With all this mushrooming value, what could possibly go wrong?
Well, even though much money has been made, there will be those who feel that more of it should have come in their direction, or they have missed out on some of it, or that those entrusted with spending the ICO proceeds have not played by the rules. Although there are a multitude of potential claims scenarios arising out of ICO, (including perhaps the most obvious, which would be the result of a regulator taking enforcement proceedings against an issuer as having wrongfully offered unlicensed securities), we concentrate on three.
Participants in an ICO will have accepted Terms and Conditions linked to one or more Whitepapers, which spell out the business model behind the project. The Whitepaper may state that an existing business will be transferred across to the operating company, in exchange for some or most of the value raised.
Alternatively, the Whitepaper may describe the germ of an idea, and how the token sale proceeds will be used to develop and commercialise that idea. There are many points in between, of course. This entails a contract being made between the purchasers of tokens and the issuers – hopefully encapsulated in the Terms and Conditions.
There are many things that may go wrong in this journey. Even assuming the tokens are in fact issued to purchasers (but see below for problems there), the timetable for launching the touted platform may not be adhered to, or the pre-existing business or underlying intellectual property rights may not be injected into the token issuing vehicle. The founders and backers may take such a large percentage of the proceeds of the ICO that there is little left to finance the development of the objects of the sale. Alternatively, those same founders, having had their pay day, may not be incentivised to work hard to proceed with the development of the project, without adequate lock-ups. Even if they are still incentivised, the business model may be flawed, such that the balance of the sale proceeds is quickly depleted. The founders may have second thoughts about the business model, and use the ICO proceeds for other purposes or investments, not mentioned in the pre-ICO Whitepaper, which come to naught. Some might rely on fine print to change tack altogether.
In these circumstances one or more investors (who may include a subset of the founders) may seek recompense for breach of contract (i.e. breach of the Terms and Conditions of the ICO) or for misrepresentation (fraudulent or otherwise). The ICO Terms and Conditions should contain a dispute resolution provision (often arbitration), or at least will state a governing law. The founders and advisors are characteristically immodest about their participation, (their names and photographs are usually (and properly) fully represented on the company website). The elements of legal proceedings (forum; legal basis of claim; causation, loss, and identity of parties) are all made out. Although the value of the issued tokens may be seriously impacted by either or both the poor performance of the business or the emergence of the claim, those behind the ICO will as night follows day have secured as much conventional crypto-currency as possible (Bitcoin or Ethereum), and may have converted much of it to fiat currency. So, any judgment of arbitral award may not be fully enforceable in the final analysis.
While blockchain technology is (at least until the rise of quantum computing) extremely secure, there is a lot of software and process between the blockchain and the investors which can fail to deliver as intended or required. ICOs generally operate using smart contracts. These are self executing contracts designed using software. Like all software they are susceptible to defects (bugs), and like all software, if they have not been used in a live environment with significant use to expose defects, they are apt to failure. The smart contracts for the receipt of ICO funds and deployment of tokens, and the "instructions for use" will be used in anger for the first time for the duration of the ICO. They may fail to operate as planned, and this may lead to intending investors being unable to participate in the ICO (either because they are locked out, or their instructions misinterpreted in some way). In circumstances where considerable immediate profits can be made by early acquirers of tokens (even if the value subsequently reduces), those investors who lost out may well wish to take legal action against the proprietors of the offering, for breach of contract in failing to accept the investor's stake, or for negligence in using inadequately robust systems. Depending on the metrics, this can lead to class actions (in some jurisdictions) and representative actions (in others) to recover the lost profit from the investor(s)' attempted participation.
Given the vast amounts of currency (crypto- and fiat) being transferred over the course of an ICO, a live token sale is a prime target for hacking activity. This can take the form of malicious denial of service attacks to disrupt the sale, or exploiting weakness in the smart contracts and surrounding protocols to exfiltrate money, cryptocurrency or tokens. Losses in such circumstances may be felt directly by investors, or indirectly by all participants, whether by way of dilution of the value of the tokens being issued, or via losses to the issuer (in terms of financial stability or reputation).
As with other technical problems, angry investors may seek recompense from the proprietors of the offering, either for breach of contract, or for negligence in failing to provide a secure system to operate the ICO.
In most of the above scenarios, the proprietors of the issuing company or foundation are not perpetrating a scam, but lose their way, either let down by the immaturity of either their technology or their business plans (or sometimes both). The knives are being sharpened. All ICO issuers can do is stick to their business plans and deliver quality at every stage. They should also keep abreast of best practices as they emerge – one key example being those issued by the Fintech Association of Hong Kong in December 2017. From a purchaser's perspective, ICO reviews and discussion threads are becoming more sophisticated, but nothing supplants reading documentation and obtaining professional advice when needed.
Note: King & Wood Mallesons advises on token sales and other digital asset projects. KWM staff were also heavily involved in the Fintech Association of Hong Kong's "Best Practices for Token Sales". Certain staff own tokens and other digital assets in their own right. However, KWM makes no endorsements and this should not be treated as advice. Please contact us if you would like to discuss your needs.


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