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Event Title: Senate Standing Committee on Information and Broadcasting
Senate Standing Committee on Information and Broadcasting in its meeting held at the Pakistan Broadcasting Corporation Headquarters has taken strong notice of unavailability of clear transmission of its medium wave station at 585 KH in different parts of the country. Chairman Committee Senator Faisal Javed Khan remarked that transmission of VOA and other broadcasters can be heard clearly despite the fact that they are operating outside Pakistan.
The meeting was held under the chairmanship of Senator Faisal Javed Khan and was attended among others by Senators Tahir Bizenjo, Syed Sabir Shah , Anwarul Haq Kakar , Moulana Atta ur Rehman, Rubina Khalid, Sajjad Turi, Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Information and Broadcasting Dr. Firdous Ashiq Awan, Secretary Information and Broadcasting, DG Pakistan Broadcasting Corporation and senior officials from the Corporation. The committee was told that the medium wave transmission of Radio Pakistan reaches every nook and cover of the country but transmission is occasionally interrupted or unclear because the transmitters and other equipment is nearly 40 to 60 years old and has completed its age.
The same reason also results in closing transmission for 2 hours daily to avoid the equipment getting heated up. Members of the committee stressed upon improving the transmission on and sought a comprehensive report on the reasons of interruptions thereof.
The Committee discussed in detail matters related to outstanding commutation dues to be paid to pensioners and the corporation being heavily overstaffed. Members of the Committee were of the view that when the corporation is going in loss there is no rationale behind having 2451 employees. The committee was told that PBC has to pay 167 million per month as salaries, pensions and commutations but it has a budget of 127 million per month which is causing the delay. Chairman Committee observed that PBC is in dire need of / a well thought out business plan under which it can operate efficiently. PBC was directed to come up with rationale of its administrative and financial conditions as well as a proposal to turn the corporation into a profitable organization.
While discussing the changing dynamics of the present age, it was decided that the PBC Act also needs to be looked into again. The Committee decided to review the law and directed the ministry to come up with proposed amendments: removing obsolete features and including new provisions for the digital age. The matters of having a sound marketing strategy, improving cricket commentary standard, introducing regular Quranic pronunciation programs, training of upcoming talent, having Parliamentary representation on the Board of Directors were also discussed.
The Committee was told that the PBC is making a work plan to shift from analog to digital system and the requisite funding needed for the complete overhaul is 4 billion rupees. The committee appreciated the proposal and assured of its support in carrying out this major transformation in the System.


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package com.siyeh.ig.junit;

import com.intellij.psi.*;
import com.intellij.psi.util.InheritanceUtil;
import com.siyeh.InspectionGadgetsBundle;
import com.siyeh.ig.BaseInspection;
import com.siyeh.ig.BaseInspectionVisitor;
import com.siyeh.ig.psiutils.TypeUtils;
import org.jetbrains.annotations.NonNls;
import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;

import java.util.HashSet;
import java.util.Set;

public class AssertsWithoutMessagesInspection extends BaseInspection {

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Clear-Eyed?
Dave Schuler September 24, 2020
I wanted to react to this piece by Matthew Sussex at RealClearDefense on crafting a better U. S. policy with respect to Russia:
An open letter signed by 103 experts recently called for the U.S. to re-embrace its Cold War strategy for dealing with Russia. It argued that competition should be balanced with diplomacy and identified arenas for U.S.–Russia cooperation: countering nuclear proliferation, protecting the environment and stabilising regional flashpoints. Above all, it advocated combining deterrence with détente.
That's a laudable goal, but it's also deeply flawed.
First, Russia has shown no signs whatsoever of being deterred by U.S. policy. The opposite is true, as demonstrated by its adventurism in Crimea, Ukraine and Syria and its disinformation operations against the West.
Second, the Kremlin has no real interest in long-term détente with the U.S., mainly because Moscow's price to assure its security—a privileged zone of influence in the former Soviet space—isn't something that the U.S. will agree to or be supported by Washington's NATO allies.
Third, the rules that helped underpin Cold War stability no longer apply. Even if the international system becomes bifurcated again, China, not Russia, will occupy a major pole. Globally, nuclear politics is no longer dominated by the U.S.–Soviet dyad. Nuclear multipolarity is shaping strategic interactions in far more complex ways than Cold War–style deterrence could mitigate. And the technological revolution has been a bonanza for hostile actors seeking to weaponise information, exacerbate divisions and degrade trust in democratic institutions.
The reality is that U.S.–Russia competition is likely to continue for the foreseeable future. That means that another tepid 'reset', paying lip-service to Russian insecurities while not actually addressing them, is similarly doomed to failure. But so, too, is symbolic posturing, such as stationing a few thousand troops in Poland and the Baltic states to mask a net drawdown of U.S. forces in Europe. Equally unhelpful are suggestions about recreating the Sino-Soviet split in reverse to prompt Russia to balance against China. Such signals are read in Moscow as proof of Western weakness.
Instead of advocating a Russia policy based on old solutions or half-measures, the U.S. needs a more comprehensive Russia strategy that responds to new strategic, economic and transnational realities.
Before leaping ahead to a more aggressive strategy with respect to Russia, I think some soul-searching is in order. I have a pretty good notion what Russia's interest is in Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia, Belarus, Ukraine, and Georgia. What are our interests in those countries? We went ahead willy-nilly and advocated the admission of Latvia, Lithuania, and Estonia to NATO which gave us interests which I would submit we did not previously have. That die is cast. But what are our interests in Ukraine, Georgia, and now Belarus?
Why have we been interfering in Russian elections? That we did is beyond dispute—the Clinton Administration bragged about it. I see a potential for negative reciprocity in this matter. That is mentioned nowhere in Dr. Sussex's piece.
Why do we have Poles and Ukrainians guiding our policy with respect to Russia? Do they really have no conflict of interest?
I doubt there's anyone who would relish a "clear-eyed U. S. strategy on Russia" more than I. A good place to start would be with clear eyes. There's a passage from the New Testament that comes to mind:
TarsTarkas Link
'An open letter signed by 103 experts recently called for the U.S. to re-embrace its Cold War strategy for dealing with Russia.'
Cynical me says it's so that when OMB doesn't start a new Cold War with Russia (assuming he's reelected), they can re-impeach him for so obviously being Putin's stooge.
These experts seem to think that any foreign policy that isn't 100% in lockstep with theirs obviously means corruption and collusion on the part of the executive. It's getting beyond real old.
bob sykes Link
Matthew Sussex is typical of the delusional warmongers who constitute our Deep State. They get nearly everything exactly backwards. They are extremely dangerous to us. They are on the verge of cancelling the last nuclear treaty we have with Russia, which will lead to a new arms race, and they will almost certainly get us into another war someplace, hopefully a small one.
walt moffett Link
Clear eyed approach, hmm, mutual efforts to stop nuclear weapon spread, protecting the arctic region, cease meddling in each others internal affairs (even if it hairlips human rights types), recognition we stand by the Welles Declaration of 1940 (the Russian occupation of the Baltics in 1940 is unlawful), and treating each other as equals would do for a start. However, electoral politics make this unlikely.
Grey Shambler Link
"U.S.–Russia cooperation"
We deal with the autocrats because they exist, not because we wish them to. We should always keep in mind they have as much humanity and empathy as Stalin.
IMHO, we hope for the best, prepare for the worst, and wait for them to die.
Early Contacts Between Old and New Worlds

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This week's featured artist is the Plantain.
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1. Create a class, structNode, that will represent the linked list node that will be the stack item. The node should have containers for data as well as pointers to the next item in the stack.
ii. if the node is added to a stack that already contains items then make sure that the NEXT field is updated to point to the CURRENT top node; that is the node that was the top node before we added this node.


Once all the reorganization which were working on is done, we want to put the latest complete set of all the assets in various game asset stores. For free, of course!
Any more recommended stores which I should look into?
The plan is to upload a new update on the complete set to such stores once a year. We're working hard on the 2017 edition of the OPP!
On these communities I want to ask questions such as: What do you want to get out of a project like these? Which assets would you love to see? What can you contribute?
Any suggestions for inspiring questions or communities to share our work with are welcome!
I think it would useful to game devs to split it up into themed sets (jungle, town, etc) in addition to a complete set. Nobody likes downloading a big set knowing they only need a small specific part of it.
I don't feel like deviantArt is an appropriate place for this. It's not against the rules there, but it's just not really what the community's for? They also don't have a category appropriate for pixel stock art or stock game art (which is probably why people don't go there looking for the stuff).
If anyone on the OPP has a Tumblr with more than a handful of followers, make an OPP master post there with links to the set(s). If it's visual, it'll likely make pretty big rounds on Tumblr.


Set your little one on a magical adventure today! These adorable, white and pink plush young girls slippers feature a super cute unicorn theme. Perfect for all her night time story adventures or lounging around with her breakfast and cartoons!


Brandon and Letty Pettit, and Cody is the son of Gordon Cyr.
McKenzie and Cody are pictured with Smithville High School Principal Paul Smith and Board President Grant Gutierrez.
Our congratulations to McKenzie and Cody!


Description: Agency employs and trains interpreters who are available for interpreting languages that are most frequently represented in the particular patient population.
Consistent personnel fosters rapport and trust with clients and health care providers.
Not a feasible, cost-effective alternative for small agencies.
Description: Agency maintains a list of interpreters of various languages who are willing to interpret as need arises. May be paid or volunteer.
Covers a broader variety of languages.
May be trained or untrained.
Dependent upon the availability of the interpreter at the time one is needed.
Description: Health care staff (nurses) or support staff (e.g., dietary aides or security personnel) are temporarily utilized as the need arises to interpret for patients with whom they would otherwise have no contact.
May experience conflict of duties between the roles for which they were hired and the ad hoc interpreter duties.
May create resentment in staff member or co-workers.
May be unfamiliar with specialized vocabulary.
Untrained interpreters make more errors (see above).
Untrained, thus likely to make errors (see above).
Usually unfamiliar with specialized vocabulary.
May interfere with family dynamics, confidentiality, or revelation of sensitive information.
Use of children for interpretation is never appropriate except in emergency situations until other alternatives can be arranged.
Description: Commercial companies or local agencies provide off-site interpreting services via phone or video connections either with the patient and provider together or at different locations. Phones with two handsets are available for examination rooms. Multiple companies provide the service. Posted rates range from approximately $2.00 to $4.00 per minute for phone based interpreting, and some companies charge other fees.
Many interpreters are native speakers with training in interpretation and health care terminology.
Examination rooms need to have phones, preferably with two handsets or a speakerphone for easiest use. Otherwise, patient and provider need to hand the handset back and forth.
Most agencies require prior arrangement to establish an account.
Interpreters may or may not be trained in mental health applications.
Video applications have been found to be highly effective, but the equipment and arrangements tend to be expensive.


A Binary Clock is a gadget that will add to your desktop or Sidebar a binary clock. This is a clock displays the current time in binary notation. Save settings to file. (File will be created - Path: %APPDATA% Filename: gadgetname_Settings.ini). Color changeable for all gadget's elements, including the background color. Available as a Windows Gadget, the utility is very easy to customize and equally entertaining to use. You have a choice of both modern and classic, various time and date formats.
Binary Clock - a neat Windows Gadget that shows you the time in binary; might not be the fastest way of reading the time but it is one of the smartest. Binary Clock gadget is specially designed for Binary Lovers.
Version 2.5 - Improve settings.


My favorite salmon recipe. Hands down.
The reason this salmon is my favorite? It literally melts in your mouth like butter.. and it's healthy! It looks fancy but it's actually very simple to prepare. This was my first time cooking with white miso and I enjoyed how savory and sweet it tasted with the salmon. My boyfriend and I make this at least twice a month because we can never get enough of it. I definitely recommend making this dish!
Start by adding the miso, vinegar, 1/4 cup brown sugar and water to a medium saucepan. Cook this over medium heat and stir occasionally until the miso and sugar are dissolved. Be sure not to boil! This only takes a few minutes.
Let the glaze cool to room temperature, about 10 minutes. Place the salmon into shallow dish (or large resealable bag) and add the miso mixture. Be sure to completely coat the salmon… you want the yumminess to spread all over.
Let this marinate in the fridge for one hour.
While the salmon is marinating, you can start on the sauce! This about the time I open the bottle of sake with my bf.
Puree the cilantro, lime juice, shallot, jalapeno, garlic, ginger, oil and remaining brown sugar in a food processor or blender until sauce is smooth. The finished product should have a bright green color, add more cilantro if you need to! The cilantro sauce has a very intense flavor on it's own but works extremely well with the salmon.
Next, heat the broiler and place the rack about 8 inches from the heat source. Wipe off any excess marinade from the salmon and place filets in baking dish.
Broil filets for about 5 to 6 minutes, until they are cooked through. (I like mine seared in the middle). Using a large spoon, add cilantro sauce to each plate. Put the salmon on top of the cilantro sauce and serve! I enjoy this dish without any sides since it tastes so good on it's own!
Doesn't this make you hungry??
Categories: Clean eating, entrees, Gluten Free, Healthy, Healthy Recipe, High protein, salmon | Tags: cilantro, entree, gluten free, healthy, miso, salmon | Permalink.


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Today We Win: A Simple System to Achieve What Matters Most
Author(s): Jordan Loftis
Publisher: Story Chorus
What does winning look like for you?
Today, our constant access to analytics and instant feedback comes with a problem: there are no ready-made scoreboards for our lives. However, this doesn't stop us from keeping score.
Internally, we tally points, and those points calibrate our emotional lives. They drive our decisions, self-perceptions, and actions in surprising—sometimes destructive—ways.
Discover a system for finding your purpose, choosing where to grow, understanding what success looks like, defining how to get there, and knowing how to win every day.
Not just for yourself, but for everyone in your life.
https://gospelebooks.net/christian-ebook-deals/today-win-simple-system-achieve-matters.html
You Found Me: New Research on How Unchurched Nones, Millennials, and Irreligious Are Surprisingly Open to Christian Faith
Author(s): Rick Richardson
Many bemoan the decline of the church. We hear a steady stream of reports about how droves of people, especially younger generations, are abandoning Christianity. But new research shows that unchurched Americans are surprisingly more receptive and open to the Christian faith than is commonly assumed.
Researcher and practitioner Rick Richardson unveils the findings of the Billy Graham Center Institute's groundbreaking studies on the unchurched. A study of 2000 unchurched people across the country reveals that the unchurched are still remarkably open to faith conversations and the church. Even unchurched "nones" and millennials are quite receptive if they are approached in particular ways.
In this book you will also find best practices from further research into the top ten percent of churches that most effectively reach the unchurched. People who were previously unchurched share what actually moved them to faith and Christian commitment. And the research shows that churches and organizations can be transformed to become places where conversion growth becomes the new normal.
If people tell you "the sky is falling," don't believe them. In today's troubled world, unchurched and unbelieving people are newly receptive to hearing good news. You can lead the change that will help your church reach people―who then reach others.
https://gospelebooks.net/removed/found-new-research-unchurched-nones-millennials-irreligious-surprisingly-open-christian-faith.html
Death in Adam, Life in Christ: The Doctrine of Imputation
Author(s): J. V. Fesko
Publisher: Christian Focus Publications
The doctrine of imputation is the ground in which salvation is rooted. It is often seen as superfluous or splitting hairs, and yet, without it, redemption automatically becomes reliant on our own works and assurance of salvation is suddenly not so sure. J. V. Fesko works through this doctrine looking at its long history in the church, its exegetical foundation, and its dogmatic formulation. In exploring imputed guilt from the First Adam alongside the imputed righteousness from the Second, this volume offers a helpfully well-rounded explanation of the doctrine.
https://gospelebooks.net/removed/death-adam-life-christ-doctrine-imputation-2.html
Mom Up: Thriving with Grace in the Chaos of Motherhood
Author(s): Kara-Kae James
Publisher: David C. Cook
Every mom can identify with the feeling that they're in a race to the finish line every day, stumbling over everything in their path—including Legos and dirty laundry!
Kara-Kae James knows how overwhelming motherhood can be. As she writes, "When we come to the place where we think that we have failed—this is the moment when God's Word and motherhood intersect."
In Mom Up, James shares four themes that impact how she follows Jesus and parents her kids: intentional motherhood, genuine community, refreshing rest, and embracing chaos. With practical ideas for building relationships with other moms, grace-filled Scripture reminders, and a healthy dose of humor, Mom Up helps readers step out of survival mode and into the abundant life God has for them and their family.
https://gospelebooks.net/removed/mom-thriving-grace-chaos-motherhood.html
Amish Promises (Neighbors of Lancaster County Book #1)
Author(s): Leslie Gould
Journey Down a Quiet Lane in Lancaster County Where Love and Heartache and Friendship and Healing Meet
When Joel and Shani Beck arrive at their new home, they're looking for peace. Shani is thrilled to have Joel back from Iraq, but he needs time to heal, and the quiet of Lancaster seems just the place. They can't imagine any trouble with their Amish neighbors, the Lehmans, but things get off to a rocky start when their son is involved in an accident that injures one of the Lehman boys.
Eve Lehman has run her brother's household ever since the death of his wife, but Tim's a stern patriarch. Despite his protests, she's drawn to the new neighbor, Shani, and the two begin to form a strong friendship forged on faith and family. Things seem like they've quieted down until Joel's single and handsome army friend Charlie catches Eve's attention–a man unlike any Eve has ever met. Suddenly life for both families becomes more complicated than any of them could have ever imagined.
https://gospelebooks.net/christian-ebook-deals/amish-promises-neighbors-lancaster-county-book-1-2.html
A Theological Commentary on the Bible Series (WJK)
In this grab bag we have 7 e-books from Theological Commentary on the Bible Series which were published by Westminster John Knox. The prices that the publisher has provided are under each ebook cover.
https://gospelebooks.net/removed/theological-commentary-bible-series-wjk.html
Hearing God: Developing a Conversational Relationship with God
Author(s): Dallas Willard
"God spoke to me."
"The Spirit spoke to my heart."
"God revealed the idea to me."
Being close to God means communicating with him–telling him what is on our hearts in prayer and hearing and understanding what he is saying to us. It is this second half of our conversation with God that is so important but that can also be so difficult. How do we hear his voice? How can we be sure that what we think we hear is not our own subconscious? What role does the Bible play? What if what God says to us is not clear?
The key, says best-selling author Dallas Willard, is to focus not so much on individual actions and decisions as on building our personal relationship with our Creator. In this updated and expanded edition of Willard's beloved book, originally published as In Search of Guidance, you'll gain rich spiritual insight into how we can hear God's voice clearly and develop an intimate partnership with him in the work of his kingdom. Including new material from Dallas Willard's teaching at the Renovaré Institute and reformatted to be even easier to read, this classic continues to endure as one of today's best resources for learning to listen closely to God.
https://gospelebooks.net/removed/hearing-god-developing-conversational-relationship-god.html


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Restrained Reaction in China to Zhao Oscar Wins
In this video image provided by ABC, Chloe Zhao accepts the award for best director for "Nomadland" at the Oscars on Sunday, April 25, 2021. (ABC via AP)
Chloé Zhao's Academy Award wins for best director and best picture are being met with restrained reaction in China, her country of birth.
Zhao's Nomadland is the second film directed by a woman to win an Academy Award, or Oscar, for best picture. She is the first woman of color and second woman ever to win the Oscar for best director.
Yet, in China, her history-making success has not been broadcast or celebrated. State media in China remained silent as of Monday afternoon, with no statement of her win by either CCTV or the Xinhua news agency.
A post announcing Zhao's directing win by film magazine Watch Movies appeared on the Chinese media service Weibo. But it was censored a few hours after it appeared Monday morning. The hashtag "Chloe Zhao wins Best Director" was also censored on the service. Users who searched under the hashtag received an error message saying, "page is not found."
Some Weibo users began using "zt" to post about Zhao. Those are the first letters of her full name in Chinese, Zhou Ting. Putting in Zhao's name in Chinese brought up only unrelated posts from the beginning of April. A search for "Oscars" showed only official posts from the South Korean and U.S. embassies.
A news story on WeChat, the largest messaging service in China, was also removed.
But news of Zhao's wins did spread onto the Chinese internet, with individual web users praising the filmmaker. Many took note of her acceptance speech, which included a line from a poem written in the 13th century Zhao had memorized as a child. The line in English means, "People are good at birth."
South Korean actress Youn Yuh-jung, who played the grandmother in the film Minari, could be found in searches on the Chinese internet. Youn won the best supporting actress award, becoming the first Korean performer to win an Oscar.
In South Korea, "Actor Youn Yuh-jung" was at the top of Twitter's trending list. Other South Korean performers quickly offered their congratulations. Actor Lee Byung-hun posted a photo of Youn holding an Oscar trophy. "Impossible is just an opinion," he wrote on the post. Actors Bae Doona and Kim Hye-soo also congratulated Youn on social media.
Zhao faced criticism in China in March after winning a Golden Globe award for best director. Internet users questioned whether she could be called Chinese. Some said she had insulted her birth country in comments on the political system. China's media organizations are closely controlled by the ruling Communist Party. Online criticism can often result in calls for boycotts of famous people or big companies.
Before the criticism in March, local media reported Nomadland was set for release in China on April 23. But the film did not open last week and there was no official word on a release date. Employees at two movie theaters in Beijing said they did not know of any future showings of the film.
Frances McDormand won the best actress Oscar for her performance in Nomadland.
Anthony Hopkins won best actor for his performance in The Father.
And Daniel Kaluuya won the best supporting actor Oscar for his role in Judas and the Black Messiah.
I'm Jonathan Evans.
Huizhong Wu reported on this story for the Associated Press. Jonathan Evans adapted this story for Learning English. Bryan Lynn was the editor.
censor – v. to examine books, movies and media and remove things that are not approved by a government or society
trend – v. to be one of the words, subjects or names quickly gaining popularity on social media at a particular time
'Nomadland' Director Faces Criticism in China
Oscar Contender 'Minari' Hopes to Connect with Korean-American Story
No Oscars or Sensitive Art Fuel Hong Kong Fears
Live Blog: Oscars 2021 - 'Nomadland' Director, Actress Win Major Awards


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Notable Movies of 2013
Here are the notable movies of 2013:
Bling Ring, The
Blue Caprice
Book Thief, The
Butler, The
Crystal Fairy & the Magical Cactus
Foxy Merkins, The
Frances Ha
Fuitvale Station
Go For Sisters
Inevitable Defeat of Mister & Pete, The
Invisible Woman, The
Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom
My Sister's Quinceanera
Newlyweeds
Short Term 12
Spectacular Now, The
This Is Martin Bonner
Upstream Color
Way, Way Back, The
World's End, The
Foreign Language Films
Broken Circle Breakdown, The (Belgium)
Episode in the Life of an Iron Picker, An (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
Grandmaster, The (Hong Kong)
Great Beauty, The (Italy)
Hunt, The (Denmark)
Missing Picture, The (Cambodia)
Notebook, The (Hungary)
Act of Killing, The
After Tiller
Armstrong Lie, The
At Berkeley
Crash Reel, The
Gideon's Army
Let The Fire Burn
Manakamana
Pussy Riot: A Punk Prayer
River Changes Course, A
Square, The
Which Way Is the Front Line from Here? The Life and Time of Tim Hetherington
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2
Croods, The
Letter to Momo, A
Walking with Dinosaurs
Wind Rises, The
Conjuring, The
Ender's Game
Great Gatsby, The
Grown Ups 2
Hangover Part III, The
Heat, The
Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug, The
Hunger Games: Catching Fire, The
Insidious Chapter 2
Lone Survivor
Oz: The Great and Powerful
Star Trek: Into Darkness
We're The Millers
Wolverine. The
You're Next
Movies, Pop Culture
August: Osage County, The Captain Phillips Crystal Fairy, The Hunger Games
My 2012 Oscar Nomination Predictions
The Academy of Motion Picture Sciences will announce their nominations for the 2012 Academy Awards on Thursday, January 10, 2013.
Here are my 2012 Oscar nomination predictions (in order of probability) along with the actual nominations in blue:
Predicted Nominations:
If Six Nominations:
If Seven Nominations:
If Eight Nominations:
If Nine Nominations:
Beasts of the Southern Wild
If Ten Nominations:
Other Possible Contenders:
Other Note-Worthy Films:
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
Ben Affleck, Argo
Kathryn Bigelow, Zero Dark Thirty
Steven Spielberg, Lincoln
David O. Russell, Silver Linings Playbook
Ang Lee, Life of Pi
Tom Hooper, Les Misérables
Michael Haneke, Amour
Quentin Tarantino, Django Unchained
Paul Thomas Anderson, The Master
Wes Anderson, Moonrise Kingdom
Other Note-Worthy Directors:
Benh Zeitlin, Beasts of the Southern Wild
Ben Lewin, The Sessions
Sam Mendes, Skyfall
Christopher Nolan, The Dark Knight Rises
Gus Vant Sant, Promised Land
Robert Zemeckis, Flight
Peter Jackson, The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
John Madden, The Exotic Marigold Hotel
Lasse Hallström, Salmon Fishing in the Yemen
Joe Wright, Anna Karenina
Juan Antonio Bavona, The Impossible
Sacha Gervasi, Hitchcock
Daniel Day-Lewis, Lincoln
John Hawkes, The Sessions
Denzel Washington, Flight
Bradley Cooper, Silver Linings Playbook
Hugh Jackman, Les Misérables
Joaquin Phoenix, The Master
Richard Gere, Arbitrage
Denis Lavant, Holy Motors
Anthony Hopkins, Hitchcock
Other Note-Worthy Performances:
Jean-Louis Trintignant, Amour
Jamie Foxx, Django Unchained
Daniel Craig, Skyfall
Matthew McConaughey, Killer Joe
Suraj Sharma, Life of Pi
Matt Damon, Promised Land
Bill Murray, Hyde Park on Hudson
Christian Bale, The Dark Knight Rises
Jack Black, Bernie
Ewan McGregor, Salmon Fishing in the Yemen & The Impossible
Jake Gyllenhaal, End of Watch
Jessica Chastain, Zero Dark Thirty
Jennifer Lawrence, Silver Linings Playbook
Marion Cotillard, Rust and Bone
Naomi Watts, The Impossible
Helen Mirren, Hitchcock
Emmanuelle Riva, Amour
Rachel Weisz, The Deep Blue Sea
Keira Knightley, Anna Karenina
Laura Linney, Hyde Park on Hudson
Deanie Yip, A Simple Life
Judi Dench, The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
Maggie Smith, Quartet
Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Smashed
Meryl Streep, Hope Springs
Emily Blunt, Salmon Fishing in the Yemen
Emayatzy Corinealdi, Middle of Nowhere
Alan Arkin, Argo
Philip Seymour Hoffman, The Master
Tommy Lee Jones, Lincoln
Javier Bardem, Skyfall
Robert DeNiro, Silver Linings Playbook
Christoph Waltz, Django Unchained
Leonardo DiCaprio, Django Unchained
William H. Macy, The Sessions
Matthew McConaughey, Magic Mike
Samuel L. Jackson, Django Unchained
Jason Clarke, Zero Dark Thirty
Dwight Henry, Beasts of the Southern Wild
Ezra Miller, The Perks of Being a Wallflower
Eddie Redmayne, Les Misérables
John Goodman, Flight or Argo
Hal Holbrook, Promised Land
Russell Crowe, Les Misérables
Sally Field, Lincoln
Anne Hathaway, Les Misérables
Helen Hunt, The Sessions
Amy Adams, The Master
Maggie Smith, The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
Nicole Kidman, The Paperboy
Ann Dowd, Compliance
Samantha Barks, Les Misérables
Judi Dench, Skyfall
Jennifer Ehle, Zero Dark Thirty
Emma Watson, The Perks of Being a Wallflower
Pauline Collins, Quartet
Kelly Reilly, Flight
Kerry Washington, Django Unchained
Helena Bonham Carter, Les Misérables
Frances McDormand, Promised Land
Jacki Weaver, Silver Linings Playbook
Chris Terrio, Argo
Tony Kushner, Lincoln
David Magee, Life of Pi
Stephen Chbosky, The Perks of Being a Wallflower
Lucy Alibar & Ben Zeitlin, Beasts of the Southern Wild
Ol Parker, The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
William Nicholson, Les Miserables
Other Note-Worthy Adapted Screenplays:
Tom Stoppard, Anna Karenina
Jose Rivera, On The Road
Jacques Audiard & Thomas Bidegain, Rust and Bone
Christopher & Jonathan Nolan, The Dark Knight Rises
Judd Apatow, This is 40
John Logan, Patrick Marber, Neal Purvis & Robert Wade, Skyfall
John J. McLaughlin, Hitchcock
Simon Beaufoy, Salmon Fishing in the Yemen
Ronald Harwood, Quartet
Mark Boal, Zero Dark Thirty
Wes Anderson & Roman Coppola, Moonrise Kingdom
Rian Johnson, Looper
John Gatins, Flight
Olivier Nakache & Eric Toledano, The Intouchables
Ava DuVernay, Middle of Nowhere
Reid Carolin, Magic Mike
Other Note-Worthy Original Screenplays:
Martin McDonagh, Seven Psychopaths
Matt Damon & John Krasinski, Promised Land
Sergio G. Sanchez, The Impossible
Dan Fogelman, The Guilt Trip
Sarah Polley, Take This Waltz
Joss Whedon & Drew Goddard, The Cabin in the Woods
ParaNorman
Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted
The Painting (Le Tableau)
From Up on Poppy Hill
The Rabbi's Cat
A Liar's Autobiography – The Untrue Story of Monty Python's Graham Chapman
Other Note-Worthy Animated Films:
Dr. Seuss' The Lorax
The Pirates! Band of Misfits
Zarafa
The Intouchables
A Royal Affair
War Witch
Beyond the Hills
Other Note-Worthy Foreign Films:
Rust and Bone
The Kid with a Bike
Once Upon A Time in Anatolia
Holy Motors
The Turin Horse
The Gatekeepers
How to Survive a Plague
The Invisible War
This is Not a Film
Detropia
Mea Maxima Culpa: Silence in the House of God
Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry
The House I Live In
Chasing Ice
5 Broken Cameras
Other Note-Worthy Documentaries:
The Queen of Versailles
The Central Park Five
West of Memphis
Skyfall, Skyfall
Suddenly, Les Misérables
Learn Me Right, Brave
From Here to the Moon and Back, Joyful Noise
Abraham's Daughter, The Hunger Games
Still Alive, Paul Williams Still Alive
For You, Act of Valor
Not Running Anymore, Stand Up Guys
Touch the Sky, Brave
Ancora Qui, Django Unchained
Other Note-Worthy Songs:
Safe & Sound, The Hunger Games
Dull Tool, This is 40
Breath of Life, Snow White and the Huntman
Strange Love, Frankenweenie
When Can I See You Again, Wreck-It Ralph
Academy Awards, Movies
5 Broken Cameras, A Liar's Autobiography - The Untrue Story of Monty Python's Graham Chapman, A Simple Life, Abraham's Daughter, Academy Award, Academy Awards, Act of Valor, Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry, Alan Arkin, Amour, Amy Adams, Ancora Qui, Ang Lee, Ann Dowd, Anna Karenina, Anne Hathaway, Anthony Hopkins, Arbitrage, Argo, Ava DuVernay, Awards, Beasts of the Southern Wild, Ben Affleck, Ben Lewin, Ben Zeitlin, Benh Zeitlin, Bernie, Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Animated Feature, Best Director, Best Documentary Feature, Best Original Screenplay, Best Original Song, Best Picture, Best Supporting Actor, Best Supporting Actress, Bill Murray, Bradley Cooper, Brave, Breath of Life, Bully, Chasing Ice, Chris Terrio, Christian Bale, Christoph Waltz, Christopher Nolan, Compliance, Dan Fogelman, Daniel Craig, Daniel Day-Lewis, David Magee, David O Russell, Deanie Yip, Denis Lavant, Denzel Washington, Detropia, Django Unchained, Dr. Seuss' The Lorax, Drew Goddard, Dull Tool, Dwight Henry, Eddie Redmayne, Emayatzy Corinealdi, Emily Blunt, Emma Watson, Emmanuelle Riva, End of Watch, Eric Toledano, Ethel, Ewan McGregor, Ezra Miller, Films, Flight, For You, Frances McDormand, Frankenweenie, From Here to the Moon and Back, From Up on Poppy Hill, Gus Vant Sant, Hal Holbrook, Helen Hunt, Helen Mirren, Helena Bonham Carter, Hitchcock, Holy Motors, Hope Springs, Hotel Transylvania, How to Survive a Plague, Hugh Jackman, Hyde Park on Hudson, Ice Age: Continental Drift, Jack Black, Jacques Audiard, Jake Gyllenhaal, Jamie Foxx, Jason Clarke, Javier Bardem, Jean-Louis Trintignant, Jennifer Ehle, Jennifer Lawrence, JESSICA CHASTAIN, Joaquin Phoenix, Joe Wright, John Gatins, John Goodman, John Hawkes, John J. McLaughlin, John Krasinski, John Logan, John Madden, Jonathan Nolan, Jose Rivera, Joss Whedon, Joyful Noise, Juan Antonio Bavona, Judd Apatow, Judi Dench, Kathryn Bigelow, Keira Knightley, Kelly Reilly, Kerry Washington, Killer Joe, Killing Them Softly, Lasse Hallström, Laura Linney, Learn Me Right, Leonardo DiCaprio, Les Miserables, Life of Pi, Lincoln, Looper, Lucy Alibar, Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted, Maggie Smith, Magic Mike, Marion Cotillard, Mark Boal, Martin McDonagh, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Matt Damon, Matthew McConaughey, Mea Maxima Culpa: Silence in the House of God, Meryl Streep, Michael Haneke, Middle of Nowhere, Moonrise Kingdom, Movies, Naomi Watts, Neal Purvis, Nicole Kidman, Not Running Anymore, Ol Parker, Olivier Nakache, On The Road, Oscar, Oscars, ParaNorman, Patrick Marber, Paul Thomas Anderson, Paul Williams Still Alive, Pauline Collins, Peter Jackson, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Promised Land, Quartet, Quentin Tarantino, Quvenzhane Wallis, Rachel Weisz, Reid Carolin, Rian Johnson, Richard Gere, Rise of the Guardians, Robert DeNiro, Robert Wade, Robert Zemeckis, Roman Coppola, Ronald Harwood, Russell Crowe, Rust and Bone, Sacha Gervasi, Safe & Sound, Sally Field, Salmon Fishing in the Yemen, Sam Mendes, Samantha Barks, Samsara, Samuel L. Jackson, Sarah Polley, Searching for Sugar Man, Sergio G. Sanchez, Seven Psychopaths, Silver Linings Playbook, Simon Beaufoy, Skyfall, Smashed, Snow White and the Huntman, Stand Up Guys, Stephen Chbosky, Steven Spielberg, Still Alive, Still Dream, Strange Love, Suddenly, Suraj Sharma, Take This Waltz, The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, The Cabin in the Woods, The Central Park Five, The Dark Knight Rises, The Deep Blue Sea, The Gatekeepers, The Guilt Trip, The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, The House I Live In, The Hunger Games, The Impossible, The Imposter, The Intouchables, The Invisible War, The Lorax, The Master, The Painting (Le Tableau), The Paperboy, The Perks of Being a Wallflower, The Pirates: Band of Misfits, The Queen of Versailles, The Rabbi's Cat, The Sessions, The Waiting Room, This Is 40, This Is Not A Film, Thomas Bidegain, Tom Hooper, Tom Stoppard, Tommy Lee Jones, Tony Kushner, Touch the Sky, Wes Anderson, West of Memphis, When Can I See You Again, William H. Macy, William Nicholson, Wreck-It-Ralph, Zarafa, Zero Dark Thirty
My Picks for the Best Movies of 2012
Here are my picks for the best movies I saw in 2012:
Pirates! Band of Misfits
Big Miracle
Here are my picks for the worst movies I saw in 2012:
Act of Valor
Every year, Metacritic also tallies the critics top picks for the best movies of the year and compiles a list of the what critics say are the best.
Here is their list for 2012:
Olso, August 31st
21 Jump Street, Amour, Arbitrage, Argo, August 31st, Beasts of the Southern Wild, Brave, Chronicle, Contraband, Cosmopolis, Django Unchained, Dr. Seuss' The Lorax, Frankenweenie, Holy Motors, Hope Springs, Hotel Transylvania, How to Survive a Plague, Ice Age: Continental Drift, Les Miserables, Life of Pi, Lincoln, Looper, Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted, Magic Mike, Marvel's The Avengers, Men in Black 3, Moonrise Kingdom, Once Upon a Time in Anatolia, Oslo, ParaNorman, Pirates! Band of Misfits, Pitch Perfect, Rust and Bone, Safety Not Guaranteed, Salmon Fishing in the Yemen, Seeking a Friend for the End of the World, Silver Linings Playbook, Skyfall, Tabu, Ted, The Amazing Spider-Man, The Avengers, The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, The Cabin in the Woods, The Dark Knight Rises, The Deep Blue Sea, The Gatekeepers, The Grey, The Hunger Games, The Loneliest Planet, The Lorax, The Master, The Perks of Being a Wallflower, The Queen of Versailles, The Secret World of Arrietty, The Turin Horse, The Woman in Black, This Is Not A Film, Wuthering Heights, Zero Dark Thirty
Notable Films of 2012
Here is my list of notable films for 2012:
After Lucia
Almayer's Folly
Amazing Spider-Man, The
Araf-Somewhere in Between
Attenberg
Avengers, The (Marvel's)
Beauty is Embarrassing
Berberian Sound Studio
Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, The
Blood of My Blood
Burning Hot Summer, The
Cabin in the Woods, The
Central Park Five, The
Chico & Rita
China Heavyweight
Color Wheel, The
Comedy, The
Consuming Spirits
Damsels in Distress
Dark Knight Rises, The
Day He Arrives, The
Deep Blue Sea, The
Dust Bowl, The
Fake It So Real
Fill The Void
Gatekeepers, The
Gayby
Girl Walk/All Day
Goodbye, My Love
Hello I Must Be Going
Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, The
House I Live In, The
Hunger Games, The
Hypnotist, The
Impossible, The
Imposter, The
Intouchables, The
Invisible War, The
Island President, The
It So Real
It's Such a Beautiful Day
Jeff, Who Lives at Home
Kid with a Bike, The
Law in These Parts, The
Le Grand Amour
Let the Bullets Fly
Liar's Autobiography – The Untrue Story of Monty Python's Graham Chapman, A
Loneliest Planet, The
Lorax, The
Marina Abramović: The Artist is Present
Memories Look at Me
Miss Bala
Mobile Homestead trilogy
Monsieur Lazhar
Neighboring Sounds
Not Fade Away
Oki's Movie
Painting, The
Paperboy, The
Perks of Being a Wallflower, The
Pirates: Band of Misfits, The
Queen of Versailles, The
Rabbi's Cat, The
Raid: Redemption, The
Rebelle (War Witch)
Red Hook Summer
Robot and Frank
Royal Affair, A
Ruby Sparks
Sack Barrow
Secret World of Arrietty, The
Sessions, The
Seven Psychopaths
Shut Up and Play the Hits
Simple Life, A
Snowtown Murders, The
Something in the Air
Sound of My Voice, The
Tchoupitoulas
Turin Horse, The
Two Years At Sea
Under African Skies
Universal Soldier: Day of Reckoning
Unspeakable Act, The
Waiting Room, The
We Have a Pope
Whore's Glory
Woman in Black, The
Wreck-It-Ralph
Your Sister's Sister
21 Jump Street, A Liar's Autobiography - The Untrue Story of Monty Python's Graham Chapman, A Royal Affair, A Simple Life, After Lucia, Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry, Almayer's Folly, Alps, Amour, Anna Karenina, Araf-Somewhere in Between, Arbitrage, Argo, Attenberg, August 31st, Barbara, Beasts of the Southern Wild, Berberian Sound Studio, Bernie, Bestiaire, Beyond the Hills, Blancanieves, Blood of My Blood, Boy, Brave, Bully, Chasing Ice, Chico & Rita, China Heavyweight, Chronicle, Cloud Atlas, Compliance, Consuming Spirits, Cosmopolis, Damsels in Distress, Dark Horse, Detropia, Django Unchained, Domaine, Dragon, Elena, End of Watch, Expendables 2, Fake It So Real, Fill The Void, Flight, Footnote, Frankenweenie, Friends With Kids, From Up on Poppy Hill, Gayby, Girl Walk//All Day, God Bless America, Goodbye My Love, Haywire, Headhunters, Hello I Must Be Going, Hitchcock, Holy Motors, Hope Springs, Hotel Transylvania, How to Survive a Plague, I Wish, Ice Age: Continental Drift, In The Family, It So Real, It's Such a Beautiful Day, Jeff Who Lives at Home, Jiro Dreams of Sushi, Keep the Lights On, Kill List, Killer Joe, Killing Them Softly, Le Grand Amour, Les Miserables, Let the Bullets Fly, Life of Pi, Life Without Principle, Like Someone in Love, Lincoln, Looper, Lore, Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted, Magic Mike, Margaret, Marina Abramović: The Artist is Present, Marvel's The Avengers, Memories Look at Me, Men in Black 3, Middle of Nowhere, Miss Bala, Mobile Homestead Trilogy, Monsieur Lazhar, Moonrise Kingdom, Neighboring Sounds, No, Not Fade Away, Oki's Movie, Once Upon a Time in Anatolia, Only the Young, Oslo, Our Children, ParaNorman, Photographic Memory, Pitch Perfect, Possession, Premium Rush, Prometheus, Promised Land, Rebelle, Red Hook Summer, Return, Rise of the Guardians, Robot and Frank, Room 237, Ruby Sparks, Rust and Bone, Sack Barrow, Safety Not Guaranteed, Salmon Fishing in the Yemen, Samsara, Searching for Sugar Man, Seeking a Friend for the End of the World, Seven Psychopaths, Shut Up and Play the Hits, Sightseers, Silver Linings Playbook, Sinister, Sister, Skyfall, Smashed, Snow White and the Huntsman, Something in the Air, Starlet, Stories We Tell, Tabu, Take This Waltz, Tchoupitoulas, Ted, Teddy Bear, The Act of Killing, The Amazing Spider-Man, The Avengers, The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, The Burning Hot Summer, The Cabin in the Woods, The Central Park Five, The Color Wheel, The Comedy, The Dark Knight Rises, The Day He Arrives, The Deep Blue Sea, The Dust Bowl, The Gatekeepers, The Grey, The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, The House I Live In, The Hunger Games, The Hypnotist, The Impossible, The Imposter, The Intouchables, The Invisible War, The Kid with a Bike, The Law in These Parts, The Loneliest Planet, The Lorax, The Master, The Painting, The Paperboy, The Perks of Being a Wallflower, The Pirates: Band of Misfits, The Queen of Versailles, The Rabbi's Cat, The Raid: Redemption, The Secret World of Arrietty, The Sessions, The Snowtown Murders, The Sound of My Voice, The Turin Horse, The Unspeakable Act, The Waiting Room, The Woman in Black, This Is 40, This Is Not A Film, This Must Be the Place, To Rome with Love, Two Years At Sea, Universal Soldier: Day of Reckoning, War Witch, We Have a Pope, West of Memphis, Where Do We Go Now?, Whore's Glory, Wreck-It-Ralph, Wuthering Heights, Your Sister's Sister, Zarafa, Zero Dark Thirty


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Fortnightly Magazine - March 15 1995
IBM Takes on Utility Partner
Public Service Co. of Colorado (PSCC) and IBM have announced a strategic alliance. IBM's subsidiary, Integrated Systems Solutions Corp. (ISSC), and a new PSCC subsidiary, e prime, will develop and deliver new information technology applications to improve utility customer service. E prime's first project will be to help IBM develop a natural gas procurement strategy to reduce energy costs and improve the quality and reliability of its energy services. ISSC will manage most of PSCC's information technology systems and network infrastructure.
Court Limits State Review of QF Buyouts
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit has ruled that the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (BPU) is preempted under the federal Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act (PURPA) from ordering a qualifying facility (QF) and an electric utility to renegotiate or settle on a buy out of a previously approved purchased-power agreement. The QF, Freehold Cogeneration Associates, L.P. had refused to alter its contract with Jersey Central Power & Light Co.
Phillip S. Cross
Fitch Releases Competitive Rankings Headlines
Fitch Investors Service has assigned competitive rankings to 60 of the nation's largest public power and investor-owned electric utilities (IOUs). The top three IOU slots in the Fitch Competitive Indicator (FCI) go to Duke Power Co., Potomac Edison Co., and Northern States Power Co.
Power Purchase Agreement Inadequate to Justify QF
The Massachusetts Supreme Court has ruled that the state's Energy Facilities Siting Board could not rely on a ruling by the Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities (DPU) to determine project need as part of the construction approval process for a qualifying facility (QF). The Siting Board had found itself unable to determine the need for a 170-megawatt gas-fired cogeneration project proposed by Altresco Lynn, Inc. because it was unclear whether Massachusetts utilities would require surplus power from out-of-state suppliers before 2000.
Unchain TVA, Pleads Cromwell
Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) chairman Craven Crowell wants TVA to be able to compete with other utilities for customers outside its service territory. Congress established the territorial boundaries in 1959, limiting TVA and distributors of TVA power to the areas they served as of July 1 of that year. Speaking at the American Public Power Association in Washington, DC, on February 1, Crowell said he has commissioned a study by Palmer Bellevue to examine how to remove the "fence" that prevents TVA from expanding.
Discount Tariff Hits Snag
The Michigan Public Service Commission (PSC) has dismissed an application by Consumers Power Co. for authority to implement its controversial "Rate K" competitive tariff for electric service. The utility had claimed that greater pricing flexibility was necessary to meet substantial competition from self-generation, new municipal utilities, and utilities outside the state, but the PSC found that due to numerous objections to the rate plan and subsequent modifications of the proposal by Consumers, the proceeding had become so complex that the docket should be closed.
Niagara Mohawk gets Rate Increase
Two New York Public Service Commission administrative law judges (ALJs) have recommended that Niagara Mohawk Power Corp. (NMP) be allowed to increase its 1995 electric and gas rates by $57 million (1.9 percent) and $10.7 million (1.7 percent), respectively (Docket Nos. 94-E-0098, 94-E-0099, and 94-G-0100). The proposal contrasts sharply with the PSC's 1994 recommendation to cut NMP rates by 7.1 percent over five years. NMP had asked for a 1.8-percent hike in electric rates, and a 4.2-percent increase in gas rates.
Tennessee to Review LDC Transition Costs
The Tennessee Public Utilities Commission (PUC) has opened a generic proceeding to establish a policy governing recovery of Order 636 pipeline transition costs by natural gas local distribution companies (LDCs). The PUC noted that one LDC, Nashville Gas Co., is currently recovering costs from all customer classes based on total system throughput, but has agreed to halve the charge for interruptible customers. Other LDCs use different methods to assess the costs to customers.
Breaking the Bulk-Power BottlenecksWallace Edward Brand
By Wallace Edward BrandWallace Edward Brand practices law in his own firm in Washington, DC, where he represents small electric systems.
Wallace Edward Brand
Wisconsin Initiates Competition Proceedings
The Wisconsin Public Service Commission (PSC) has moved one step closer to competition, meeting with electric utility representatives to explain the restructuring. Commissioner Scott Neitzel, who will oversee the process, plans to convene an 18-member committee, representing various interests, to recommend ways of introducing competition. Neitzel maintains that all customer classes will either benefit or be held harmless by the changes.


Brilliant² Tray Mount Diopter Set are close-up filters from Lindsey Optics that combine a 138mm filter and drop in tray into a single product, offering a fast solution for close-up filter changes on set.
Traditionally adding a 138mm filter such as a close-up X-amount diopter to your mattebox takes two items – the filter and filter tray.
Lindsey Optics has looked to reduce time spent juggling your filter & filter tray on-set by offering up a set of close-up filters with a built in tray mount.
The Brilliant² Tray Mount Diopter Set compiles of 5 pieces – +¼, +1/2, +1, +2 and +3 diopters.
All are directly compatible with 4"X5.65" stage Matteboxes.
Industry standard 138mm trays usually take up 2 stages in your mattebox (up to +2).
What's neat about the Lindsey Optics Brilliant² Tray Mount Diopters is that the lower 2 lenses only take up the thickness of a single stage.
All Lindsey Optics lenses are made from the finest optical glass and have a broadband multi-layer anti-reflection coating (MC Coating)…[we] manufacture lenses and filters for cinematography in Lancaster California, just North of Los Angeles.
…We chose the BRILLIANT part of our filter names because we are Anti-Reflection Coating our filters. All of our filters have a 7 layer AR coating.. (multi-coating/MC ). The top layer is Silicon Dioxide (SiO2), which is as hard and durable as quartz.
.."Brilliant Squared" refers to the rectangular shape of the filter trays. OK it's cute and the 4×5.65 isn't exactly a square . . . but we were being cute the day we named them.
138mm round filters are a fairly staple size for close up filters within the industry. Placing one in front of your lens reduces the minimum focus distance; the higher the grade of diopter, the closer you can get.
Diopter is actually a unit of measurement, like millimetres; it's not the name of the filter itself.
The filter itself is a "close-up filter" – a close up lens with a power of 1 diopter has a focal length of 1 meter.
But industry has it that we refer to close-up filters by the nickname "diopter".
"Diopter filters" are a popular combo with older lens sets, particularly anamorphics that are renown for having poor (long) minimum focus distances.
Applying magnification also increases the apparent sharpness of your lens, another reason why they can pair with older vintage lenses quite well.
The Brilliant² Tray Mount Diopter close-up filters are available now, and can be purchased as a set or individually; a single filter costs $550.


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Doing nothing is the new doing something!
Everything is so fast paced. We rush from here to there. We eat fast food. The World Wide Web gives us an answer to almost any query within milliseconds. We demand instant credit and instant gratification. Yet stress-related health conditions are rife. In 2013, a study by leading UK psychiatrists found that more than 8 million men, women and children suffer from anxiety disorders at a cost of almost £10 billion a year!
Once we have started to move at this incredible pace, it seems almost impossible to slow down for fear of losing touch. In this scenario, there is so little time to just simply be; to truly see, smell, hear, touch or taste. When we practice yoga, we give ourselves permission to slow down, even if it just for a short fraction of the day.
Yoga is a mindful practice; in each Yoga Northenden class students are encouraged to practise each posture paying attention to breath and alignment and go within to build concentration. Each class also includes a deep relaxation (yoga nidra) and breath work (pranayama).
The benefits of pranayama breath control may not be immediately obvious, but the mind and body are intimately connected to the breath. Our breathing is influenced by our thoughts, and our thoughts and physiology can be influenced by our breath. Learning to breathe consciously can have immense benefits in restoring balance in the mind and body. It can reduce stress and anxiety, lower or stabilise blood pressure, increase energy levels, induce muscle relaxation and decrease feelings of stress.
When you experience stressful thoughts, your sympathetic nervous system triggers the body's fight or flight response, giving you a burst of energy to respond to the perceived threat. Your breathing becomes shallow and fast, breathing from the upper part of the lungs. This can make you feel short of breath, anxious or frustrated. Simultaneously, your body produces adrenaline and cortisol (stress hormones) that can increase blood pressure, heart rate and put you in a state of high alert.
Deep breathing can almost instantly reverse the symptoms of the fight or flight response and create a sense of calm. It activates the parasympathetic nervous system via the vagus nerve, which slows the heart rate, lowers the blood pressure and calms the mind and body. It also engages the abdominal muscles and diaphragm rather than the muscles of the upper chest and neck. This conditioning of the respiratory muscles results in extra oxygen being drawn into the lower parts of the lungs where oxygen exchange is more efficient meaning more oxygen reaches the body's cells and tissues.
As well as reversing the physical stress response in the body, deep breathing can help calm and slow down the emotional turbulence in the mind. I like to say that it "stills the monkey mind"! Conscious control of the breath can have an immediate effect on diffusing emotional energy so there is less reactivity to our emotions too.
Evidence shows that many people are not even aware that they are experiencing the fight or flight response. This is because stress can gradually build and we become habituated to it, not noticing its insidious effects. So I guess what I am saying here is that you have permission to slow down, to reclaim balance in your life, to put down your mobile phone or put off that shopping trip. Prioritise some quiet time for you and your family, go on put it on your mission statement. After all, "doing nothing is the new doing something"!
Why not join us at Yoga Northenden? We currently run a mixed ability adult class, but next year sees the introduction of toddler yoga (1-5 years), kids' yoga (5-12 years) and a new adult vinyasa class (intermediate level+).


← Free Love From Its Hallmark Captivity!
Yes, we are dust, but we are earthly dust, springing from a divine creative adventure. Dust is good. It is the place of fecundity, of moist dark soil. We are frail, but we are also part of this holy adventure reflecting God's love. Like Jacob, this event offers us an opportunity to pause, notice, wake up, and discover that "God is in this place" and now we know it! It invites us to take a "beauty break," to repent, turning around, and see this awe-filled, precarious world in which we live. And that will always embrace our relationships with others, others who should be sharing with us the good things of God's creation.
Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name.10Your kingdom come. Your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.11Give us this day our daily bread. 12And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. 13And do not bring us to the time of trial, but rescue us from the evil one.
16"And whenever you fast, do not look dismal, like the hypocrites, for they disfigure their faces so as to show others that they are fasting. Truly I tell you, they have received their reward. 17But when you fast, put oil on your head and wash your face, 18so that your fasting may be seen not by others but by your Father who is in secret; and your Father who sees in secret will reward you.
Given the number of references to fasting in the Bible it is not surprising to find a great deal of emphasis on this practice in seventeenth century England. Many of the converts to early Quakerism came from such groups as the Seekers, Baptists, and Independents, all of whom put great emphasis on the Bible. George Fox himself knew the Bible well, and his thought and expressions were often influenced by it. Because of our more recent history it may come as a surprise to you that in the opening generation of Quakerism Friends took fasting very seriously.
At the time Roman Catholics were "fasting" from the flesh of animals on Friday, although not from the flesh of fish. There were also national "fast days," called because of droughts or other calamities which threatened the nation. There were smaller groups of people who fasted together – as in the case of "a seeking people, who kept one day in the week in fasting and praying" with whom John Camm and John Audland met when they arrived in Bristol.
From a 1659 letter we learn that an early "Publisher of Truth", Henry Fell, who was active in Europe, the West Indies, and Surinam in South America, was in a fourteen day fast trying to work through some inward problem or decision about whether to go with John Stubbs on a religious journey.
John Luffe, an Irish Quaker from Limerick, who traveled in ministry with John Perrot in Greece, Turkey, and Italy returned from the eastern Mediterranean by way of Rome intent on seeing the Pope. They wound up in the Pazzarella, a prison for "mad-men". According to Perrot, while imprisoned, Luffe was murdered by hanging at the hands of church officials. Their claim was that Luffe had fasted nineteen days and died on the twentieth – having starved himself to death. Later, when Charles Bayly and Jane Stokes arrived in Rome to seek the release of John Perrot, they were also imprisoned in the Pazzarella. Bayly, learning of Luffe's hanging and the "official" view that through fasting, he had starved himself to death, felt called to fast twenty days, in order to show that a person might live through such a period of fasting.
These were just a few of the many reports of Friends fasting. For what purpose did Fox and these other early Quakers fast? For some it grew from a great longing to deepen their spiritual life, sharpen their spiritual awareness and their desire to know God's will more clearly. In still other cases fasting may have been a way of strengthening the individual's ability to meet some special challenge. In their "fasting" some Quakers drank only water, others used wine or even sour vinegar to wash out their mouth. Some ate bread, while others did not. Most of them abstained from eating meat – either for a period or through the whole fast.
In response to Oliver Cromwell's call in 1654 for a nation-wide fast to end a great drought Fox published: A Warning from the Lord to all such as hang down the head for a day. He wrote, "This is the fast that the Lord requires…., to deal the bread to the hungry; this Fast the Lord Requires of you all, then no Oppressor shall be in the Land, no Bond of Iniquity, and with the Fist of wickedness there shall be none to smite each other, but with the light Christ hath enlightened you withal, it shall be condemned, and it will lead to the true Fast, the everlasting day; then shall you see the Windows of heaven opened." He continued: "Your Fasting and Mourning for a day, as a custome, is not accepted with God, God accepts it not, to fast one day, and feast another; but this is the Fast that the Lord doth require of you, to break off the Bonds [of] Iniquity, to shew mercy to the Fatherless and Widdows, and let the oppressed go free; cast off your Pride, cast off your Highness, ambition and honor, for these things the drought comes upon you, and the plague, and the Famine, which is your figure, that you have the out-side, but you want the Water of Life; and this is come upon you which have tasted of the mercies of God, and deliverances, and then there was a tenderness in many of you, but now many are got into ease, and pride, stretching your selves upon your beds of ease, and the parched ground is a figure of your parched hearts.
It is not possible to tell how widespread fasting was among early Quakers or just how long the practice continued but it became less frequent as the 1650s turned into the 1660s and tended to disappear by the 1670s when the initial period of enthusiasm had departed from Friends.
For our Catholic, , Lutheran, Methodist, Presbyterians Anglican and even some Baptists brothers and sisters this coming Wednesday is Ash Wednesday. It is the doorway to a season of fasting called Lent. You are absolutely correct that though fasting is evident, neither Ash Wednesday or Lent is mentioned in Scripture. Early Quakers refused as we refuse other symbolic acts and prescribed days. The imposition of ashes like the taking the cup or being immersed is meaningless, even hypocritical, unless there is a corresponding inner repentance and change of allegiance and behavior.
In liturgical settings the person imposing the ashes traditionally recites Genesis 3:19 that says "remember that thou art dust and to dust thou shalt return". The focus is on the brevity of life and reminds worshippers that they came from dust and will soon enough end up as dust once more. The whole season of Lent is a bit morose. Participants typically give up something in order to prepare themselves for eternal life. It is as if the salvation promised and hoped for requires turning our backs on the joys of embodiment and the beauties of the earth. Adherents are told to train their eyes on heaven, forsaking time for eternity. We agree, life is serious and risky business, and no one gets out alive. But is salvation about escaping this world of perpetual perishing or seeing everlasting beauty in each passing moment?
I'm suggesting on one hand that the brevity and uncertainty of life invites us to praise, wonder, and see the beauty, and to seize the moment—for "this is the day God has made and I will rejoice in it!" All that I love and care for is mortal and transitory, but our very humanness is the inspiration to celebration and love. We are constantly dying, but we are also constantly living as we reflect God's vision in the world of the flesh. This day, this moment, is a "thin place," for God is with us, revealed in flesh, blood, and healing touch.
Often said, along with the imposition of ashes, are the words, "repent and believe the gospel." Without ashes I plan to "repent," turn around, live more in the moment, appreciating God's grandeur, and believing the good news—the embodied, yet ever-lasting, gospel of beauty, wonder, and grace—the good news of walking with beauty all around me. I'd call you to consider as a better form of fasting letting go of what keeps you from seeing and rejoicing in the beauty of the earth. It allows us to make room for delighting in being part of God's creation and celebrating the relationships we have with those around us.


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Prof. Nienke van Atteveldt from Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam leads a cluster of US and European researchers that has been awarded one of the inaugural emerging field group (EFG) grants of the European Association for Research on Learning and Instruction (EARLI). Together with her colleagues, van Atteveldt aims to harness the huge potential of portable brain technologies for neurological research in real-world settings. We spoke to her about the aims and applications of her research.
AcademiaNet: Prof. van Atteveldt, congratulations on receiving funding for one of the four inaugural emerging field group (EFG) grants. Your cluster aims to further develop the potential of portable brain technologies for educational neuroscience research. What exactly do these portable devices measure and what can they tell us about how the brain works?
Prof. van Atteveldt: Thank you, we are very excited about this opportunity! The most common portable devices at this point use either electro-encephalography (EEG) or functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) to measure brain activity. EEG uses electrodes in a headband to measure electrical signals emitted by the brain. fNIRS uses light in the near-infrared spectrum to detect changes in blood oxygen levels in the brain. These EEG and fNIRS signals can be measured while someone is engaged in any kind of activity, for example, collaborative tasks or play, listening to a teacher or watching an instruction video. They can also be measured during more specific tasks such as pressing a response button whenever a certain target event happens during a lesson. We can then measure how different brains show synchronized activity, for example, how an individual's brain activity is in synch with a teacher or a video, how different parts of the brain are correlated to each other, or how specific cognitive processes such as attention work in real life.
One of your target research groups is comprised of young people in educational and everyday environments. Are there any ethical issues connected with the experiments that you are carrying out?
This is an important issue, and one which we are taking very seriously as we embark on this EFG. First of all, the techniques are all safe, and known ethical issues will of course always be considered. We follow ethical guidelines for working with human participants and always obtain informed consent. With the more innovative ways in which these techniques are increasingly used, like recording brain activity from groups of children in a classroom, or using portable EEG neurofeedback to train attention or self-regulation, the ethical issues are emerging as we advance.
Therefore, we advise all researchers using portable techniques to study learning and development in a manner which includes stakeholders' (teachers, parents, children) views and ideas at all stages. In our EFG for example, we are organizing a public event around our first group meeting. This public event which will take the form of an interactive theater has the goal to find out what kind of impacts, either positive or negative, teenagers and teachers themselves predict will follow from using portable EEG or fNIRS in the classroom. With these insights, we can better determine meaningful and promising directions, but also anticipate possible negative impacts and importantly, also those impacts we do not anticipate based on our researcher mindset.
Do you expect that your findings will have general implications for school curricula and for how pupils are thought at school?
It is important not to rush any applications, and this is also why it is so great to have the chance to start this EFG. We first need to establish a solid basis of best practices to use the techniques reliably and to define their limitations. During the first period that our EFG will be active, we will therefore be mostly working out plans to validate portable techniques (by comparing data quality to the data obtained with the stationary versions) and on exploring the most promising and educationally meaningful ways to use portable neurotechnology for research (by including the stakeholders' input).
Once we have established a solid empirical foundation, I do expect that future research findings using portable neurotechnology can be insightful for school practices, as they allow doing research in ecologically valid contexts.
Do you also plan to use the devices in older people, e.g., to measure how learning changes over an individual's lifespan and at different life stages?
This could definitely be a promising avenue for research, as portable devices are suitable for all ages.
Your focus is on learning and neuroscience research. However, do you think that your portable brain technology could also have commercial applications, e.g., for sports doctors to quickly measure concussion pitch-side?
I am not sure the quality of data generated e.g. by a portable EEG is sufficient for clinical purposes. I mostly envision the techniques as tools to advance educational neuroscience research by bridging the tightly controlled lab context and the chaotic and complex daily life context (which can also be a sports field).
You envisage that portable brain technology will allow brain research to be carried out in regions that lack the necessary infrastructure for lab research. Do you already have specific plans for where and how you want to apply your portable brain devices for this purpose?
We do not have specific plans yet for this aim, but during the EFG period we will actively reach out to form collaborations to carry out research in remote or rural areas of the world. Please contact us if you are or know a potential collaborator who could help us achieve this aim!


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Simplified summaries of the decisions of our Disciplinary Committee
Explanatory tables
These explanatory tables detail the offence committed by an advisor.
Charge(s)
The disciplinary complaint filed against the representative includes only one count.
It is alleged that she placed herself in a conflict of interest by borrowing $5,000 from a client.
Professional(s) obligation(s) referred to in this decision
The relationship established between a client and his representative is based on trust. The representative must not take advantage of this special relationship to use it for his own benefit. In performing the tasks his client assigns him, he must make decisions and recommendations objectively and independently, with no regard to his own personal gain.
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The representative admitted her guilt.
She was struck for one month.
Reasons(aggravating or mitigating factors considered in imposing the penalty)
The representative did not have a disciplinary record and had less than one year of experience
Guilty plea
Significant objective gravity of the offence
Putting herself in a position of conflict of interest compromised the representative's independence toward her client and broke the relationship of trust she had with that client, which is the core of the exercise of the profession
Friendly relationship with the consumer, whom she repaid in full
Resigning member, definitive abandonment of the practice
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The full text of the decision on conviction and on penalty can be found here.
The disciplinary complaint filed against the financial security advisor and representative of the mutual funds broker includes 6 counts.
Four counts alleging that he placed himself in a real or potential conflict of interest:
while he was acting as a representative for a client, by taking part in the preparation of a procuration executed before notary granting him certain powers (counts 1 and 2)
by simultaneously acting as representative for two clients (count 3)
by acting as an intervener in a proceeding titled "Conservatory voluntary intervention" in a Superior Court file (count 4)
One count alleging that he made a false or misleading sworn statement in a judicial proceeding (count 5)
One count alleging that he made false or misleading statements in an investigation concerning him by the syndic (count 6)
The representative must always keep in mind and never forget that all of his actions as a representative must be in the client's best interests.
The advisor and representative pleaded guilty.
He had developed a special relationship with his clients that went well beyond the usual professional relationship.
He invested a great deal in them, in spite of his ethical obligations.
In the context of that relationship, he had access to privileged information and found himself at the center of domestic and family disputes that he tried to settle.
His role exceeded that of a financial planner.
A 2-week suspension from practise was imposed for count 3.
Fines totalling $6,000 were imposed for the three other counts alleging that he had placed himself in a conflict of interest (counts 1, 2, and 4).
During his intervention in the judicial file that opposed members of his clients' family, he claimed under oath that he was never aware of the mandate given by his client and that he did not take part in its signature or preparation, but this statement was false.
A $4,000 fine was imposed for count 5.
All of his false statements hindered the work of the syndic of the Chambre de la sécurité financière in the search for the truth and the mission of protecting the public.
A 1-month removal from the roll was imposed for count 6.
It was ordered that the two temporary removal periods be served consecutively.
joint recommendations of the parties
age and vulnerability of the consumers
duration of the offence
lack of malicious or fraudulent intent
lack of disciplinary record
acknowledgment of the facts
The disciplinary complaint filed against the financial security advisor and representative of the mutual funds broker includes 13 counts.
The first 12 counts allege that he failed to put his client's interests before his own personal interests:
by replacing the leveraged loan and the segregated fund contract with a nearly identical new contract that did not procure any additional benefit (counts 1 to 4)
by replacing the leveraged loan and the investment account with a new investment account that did not procure any additional benefit (counts 5 and 6)
by cancelling his segregated fund contract to replace it with another one containing a new scale for redemption fees to invest the difference in the redemption fees already charged to the client (counts 7 to 10)
by making withdrawals from the segregated fund account of one client to then invest the difference in the redemption fees already charged to the client in the segregated fund account with the new scale for redemption fees (counts 11 and 12)
One count alleging that he failed to act with competence and to respect the limits of his understanding by proposing leveraging strategies to his clients.
The representative must make sure that using leveraging is in the client's best interests based on his personal and financial situation, his investment objectives, his risk tolerance, and his understanding of financial markets. He must also put his client's interests before his own personal interests and warn him if he requests a transaction that goes against his interests.
The advisor and representative was convicted of every count in the complaint.
He did not put his clients' interests before his own personal interests by replacing several leveraged loans and by closing and opening investment accounts, resulting in redemption fees for the clients and a commission for himself.
18-month periods of removal from the roll were imposed on each of the first 12 counts.
He acted incompetently and recklessly by implementing a strategy he did not sufficiently understand.
A 1-month removal from the roll was imposed for count 13.
It was ordered that these temporary removal periods be served concurrently.
Flagrant disloyalty to his clients
Objective seriousness of the offence
Repetition of the offences over a 10-year period
Precarious financial situation and state of health
Financial needs analysis and investor profile
The disciplinary complaint filed against the financial security advisor includes six counts.
Three counts allege that he failed to collect all the information and perform a complete analysis that complies with the client's needs when asking that client to purchase a segregated fund contract (counts 1 and 2) and life insurance contracts (count 3).
One count alleging that he incorrectly completed the replacement notices for a personal insurance contract (count 4).
Two counts alleging that he did not endeavour to ensure that an existing universal life insurance contract was maintained in effect for a client (count 5) and a declining balance term life insurance contract (count 6).
The financial needs analysis, commonly called the "FNA," is an essential process that the financial security advisor must complete to properly advise their client and cover their insurance needs.
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Replacement Notice
Assurance et planification financière
Convicted on all six charges.
The client's refusal to provide the information required for the needs analysis does not exempt the advisor from his ethical duties.
The decision on the penalty has not yet been rendered.
The full text of the decision on penalty here.
Lack of integrity and appropriation of funds
The disciplinary complaint filed against the mutual fund dealer representative includes two counts.
One count alleges that he failed to practise with integrity by performing several unauthorized transactions in the bank accounts or mutual fund investments of clients (count 1).
One count alleges that he appropriated $28,500 for personal purposes from the bank accounts of two clients (count 2).
The proper operation of the financial markets requires consumer confidence in those markets. That confidence, in turn, depends largely on the integrity of financial market professionals.
It is therefore crucial to show consumers that they can have confidence in the financial markets because there exist rigorous standards of practise that are applied and respected by industry members.
Convicted on both counts.
The full text of the decision on penalty: to come.
Duty to act with professional integrity
The clients referred to in this complaint include the spouse and two young children of a car accident victim, who received benefits from the Société de l'assurance automobile du Québec after his death.
The disciplinary complaint filed against the financial security advisor and group annuity and insurance advisor includes four counts.
One count alleging that he failed to know the financial and personal situation of a client and that client's investment goals (count 1)
One count alleging that he had a client purchase a product that was not in keeping with his needs or financial situation (count 2)
One count alleging that he performed, about 12 times, inter-fund transfers without obtaining his client's authorization (count 3)
One count alleging that he signed a document as a witness to the signature of a person who was not present (count 4)
Having a limited transaction authorization does not entitle the representative to perform discretionary transactions. Each transaction must be preapproved by the client. The representative must document the trades made pursuant to this authorization, in particular by noting the time, date, person who performed the transaction, the means of communication and content of the conversation.
The advisor was convicted on counts 3 and 4 and acquitted of the first two counts in the complaint.
As to count 3, the purpose of the limited authorization letter is not to allow a representative to perform discretionary transactions.
The advisor may not claim that he is dispensed from having to obtain the client's preauthorization just because the financial institution does not ask the representative to produce it before performing the requested trade. This obligation is still incumbent upon him.
The advisor failed to act with professional integrity and competence within the meaning of section 16 of the Act respecting the distribution of financial products and services and practised his activities negligently within the meaning of section 35 of the Code of Ethics of the Chambre de la sécurité financière. It was not proved, however, that he lacked integrity.
A fine of $4,000 was imposed on the advisor for this count.
As to count 4, it was proved that the advisor signed as a witness to the signature of the client even before the documents in question had been signed.
This action shows a lack of professional integrity, but not a lack of honesty or loyalty, given that it appears that the action was done for the purpose of efficiency and not to mislead the consumer.
the objective seriousness of the offence committed
offence committed for the purpose of convenience
lack of benefit to the advisor
lack of maliciousness or dishonesty
age of advisor
absence of prejudice suffered by the clients
The full text of the decision on conviction can be found here.
The full text of the decision on penalty can be found here.
The disciplinary complaint filed against the financial security advisor and mutual fund dealer representative contained five counts related to her conduct while selling an individual term life insurance proposal.
1 count alleging that she failed to collect all the information and to perform a complete analysis that meets clients' financial needs (count 1).
2 counts alleging that she failed to complete or correctly complete the Notice of Replacement of Insurance of Persons Contract (counts 2 and 3).
2 counts alleging that she failed to act with competence and professional integrity by not providing information to the insurer and by entering inaccurate medical information in the individual term life insurance proposal (count 4) and by signing in place of her clients (count 6).
The disciplinary process and rules of ethics are meant to promote proper conduct and exemplary conduct. Thus, acting with integrity, loyalty and competence and in the interests of the client, understanding the products being offered, and offering advice and products that suit a client's situation are ethical obligations that are not satisfied by merely filling out all the required forms.
Insurance and Financial Planning
The representative pleaded guilty to all 5 counts.
The financial needs analysis, commonly called a "FNA," is a fundamental document used to determine the clients' needs and serves as the basis for the representative's recommendations.
Fines totalling $5,000 were imposed for counts 2 and 3.
A correctly completed replacement notice allows clients to make an informed decision in their interest.
Failure to communicate accurate medical information is a serious breach because the consumer risks losing coverage and it also undermines the relationship of trust between the insurer and the representative.
She was temporarily removed for 1 month for count 6.
The representative acted negligently by signing a letter to cancel existing insurance policies for and on behalf of her clients, even with their verbal consent. This authorization must be by way of a written power of attorney.
Consequences of the offence
The representative had 13 months of experience
The offences were committed during 1 transaction
Lack of blameworthy intention
Sincere regrets
Participated in training
Poorly performed mandate
The disciplinary complaint filed against the financial security advisor and group insurance plans advisor contained 1 count.
He was accused of being negligent by failing to communicate and follow up with the client after receiving a "notice of lapse" concerning an insurance policy.
Representatives governed by the CSF have ethical duties and obligations toward their clients. These duties and obligations dictate the conduct to maintain in relationships with clients. In the practice of their profession, representatives must:
act with prudence and diligence
maintain an honest and competent practice
demonstrate loyalty
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The advisor pleaded guilty.
He was temporarily removed for 30 days.
Joint recommendation of the parties
Lack of dishonest or malicious intent
Isolated act
Offence related to 1 client only
Age of the professional
Member resigned
Low risk of repeat offence


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By Bill Seals
Sports Reporter
UCLA Football Needs to Win in 2020
Spring Training Canceled
The coronavirus outbreak has canceled all springs sports around the country and may even cancel the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan, which are scheduled to start on July 24th. UCLA football has been affected by this shutdown of athletics, with spring football being canceled. But with the hope that the UCLA football season will go on as scheduled, we decided to look at UCLA football and their hopes for a winning season in 2020.
UCLA football is currently going through their roughest stretch in school history. They have had four consecutive losing seasons, the first time in UCLA football history that has happened. The Bruins averaged 43,848 fans per game in 2019, their worst attendance number since moving to the Rose Bowl in 1982. The Bruins have not won a conference championship since 1998, the longest stretch ever without a conference championship.
Head coach Chip Kelly is in his third season with the Bruins. The Bruins are 7-17 under his watch and have struggled on defense to stop anyone. The Bruins have gone 0-6 in nonconference play under Kelly in his first two seasons. That has put UCLA in a hole in both the 2018 and 2019 seasons, with the team coming into conference play with an 0-3 record in both seasons.
It has reached a point in Westwood where the Bruins need to start winning. The 2020 schedule is very favorable to the Bruins and should give the Bruins their first opportunity for a winning season under Kelly. The Bruins open with the New Mexico State University Aggies at home on August 29th. The Aggies are 5-19 over the past two seasons and just lost their starting quarterback, who decided to enter the transfer portal last week as a graduate transfer.
This is a "money game" for New Mexico State, with the Aggies collecting $1.3 million from UCLA for their efforts. The Bruins should win this game. The following week the Bruins travel to Hawaii to play the Rainbow Warriors in Honolulu. Hawaii is coming off a successful 10-5 season that included victories over Arizona and Oregon State, but will be without their head coach, Nick Rolovich, who left for the Washington State head coaching job.
They also lost their star quarterback, Cole McDonald, who decided to forgo his senior season to enter the 2020 NFL draft. This is a very winnable game for the Bruins. The third and last nonconference game is against the San Diego State Aztecs in San Diego. This is a bus trip game for the Bruins and a payback game. SDSU won at the Rose Bowl last season, their first win in football history versus the Bruins. They are now 1-21-1 vs. the Bruins in football.
The conference schedule is also very favorable. The Bruins play five of their nine conference games at home. They do not play Oregon or Washington in 2020, the two best teams in the conference. They play USC at home in the Rose Bowl. They also get Stanford and Utah in the Rose Bowl as well. The toughest conference road games this season for the Bruins will be at Arizona State and at Cal.
Recruiting has improved and the speed on the team is impressive, particularly on the offensive side of the ball. At running back, UCLA is loaded with sprint champions. Kazmeir Allen was the CIF state champion in the 100 meters at 10.44 in 2018. Keegan Jones was Tennessee state champion in the 200 meters at 21.57. Christian Grubb was the CIF Southern Section champion in the 100, 200 and triple jump.
Explosive Demetric Felton will be the likely starter at running back, although he is often used as a receiver, comparable to Austin Ekeler of the Chargers. The Bruins also added graduate transfer running back Brittain Brown from Duke. Along with the talent at running back, they also return three of their five starting offensive lineman.
The key will be at quarterback and on the defensive side of the ball. Quarterback Dorian Thompson-Robinson has shown flashes of brilliance but needs to be consistent. DTR needs to improve his completion percentage and accuracy, reduce the turnovers and do a better job of using his athletic ability to help keep offensive drives moving.
The defense ranked 10th in the Pac-12 in total yards allowed at 456.3 per game and 11th in points per game at 34.8 points per game. As a comparison, Utah had the top ranked defense in the Pac-12, allowing 256.2 yards per game and 13.2 points per game. While no one expects the Bruins defense to be at the level of the Utah defense, there needs to be improvement if the Bruins are going to be competitive and get back to playing winning football in Westwood.
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