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Le Corps slave () est une société militaire privée, enregistrée à Hong Kong, qui a combattu au cours de la Guerre civile syrienne.

Formation
Au printemps 2013, des annonces d'emploi par une société établie à Hong Kong sont apparues sur divers sites webs en rapport aux armées russes. Les annonces promettaient des salaires de  par mois pour des missions de garde, et pour la protection des installations syriennes de production d'énergie, au cours de la guerre civile syrienne. Les annonces ont attiré l'attention des anciens membres de l'OMON, SOBR, VDV et des Spetsnaz. Beaucoup d'entre eux avaient une expérience militaire issue de la guerre civile du Tadjikistan ou de la seconde guerre de Tchétchénie.

Déploiement
Après un premier voyage à Beyrouth, au Liban, les mercenaires sont d'abord transférés à Damas, en Syrie, puis à la base militaire syrienne de Lattaquié. En octobre, le Corps slave avait un total de , divisé en deux compagnies qui étaient présentes à Lattaquié.

Les mercenaires sont équipés avec de l'équipement désuet, ce qui soulève des inquiétudes parmi les participants. Ils comprennent rapidement que le FSB et le gouvernement syrien ne sont pas impliqués dans l'opération. Le nouvel objectif du Corps slave est alors la garde des champs de pétrole de Deir ez-Zor. Au lieu des chars T-72 promis, les mercenaires reçoivent des bus blindés artisanaux. En route vers Deir ez-Zor, la colonne croise un hélicoptère de la force aérienne syrienne, qui entre en collision avec une ligne téléphonique et s'écrase sur un bus, blessant l'un des mercenaires.

Le , la colonne reçoit l'ordre de renforcer les forces de l'armée syrienne dans la ville d'Al-Soukhna. Trois heures après son départ vers Al-Sukhnah, la colonne est attaquée. Beaucoup moins nombreux que leurs adversaires, les mercenaires regagnent leurs véhicules pendant une tempête du désert qui couvrait le champ de bataille. Pendant la bataille, six membres du corps slave sont blessés. Comme il n'avait pas atteint ses objectifs, le groupe est retourné en Russie. Immédiatement après leur arrivée à l'aéroport international de Vnoukovo, les participants sont arrêtés par le FSB, accusés d'avoir servi comme mercenaires, ce qui est un acte punissable en vertu de l' du code criminel russe. Bien que la société soit enregistrée à Hong Kong, les propriétaires sont également arrêtés.

Dmitri Outkine qui rejoint le Corps slave en Syrie, sera ultérieurement le fondateur du groupe Wagner.

Notes et références

Unité ou formation militaire créée en 2013
Organisation paramilitaire
Société militaire privée
Intervention étrangère dans la guerre civile syrienne

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The late Nobel Prize-winning economist Milton Friedman once famously observed that he would prefer a federal government budget of $1 trillion (this was when a trillion bucks was real money) with a big deficit to a federal budget of $2 trillion that was balanced. His obvious point was that the bigger Washington is, the more of a burden it puts on the economy, whether it finances its spending via taxation, borrowing or printing money. So it's not President Obama's mind-numbing, from-here-to-eternity deficits that we should be worrying about but the increasing deadweight put on the rest of us by Washington's burgeoning budget bloat. Senate Republicans were right to put the kibosh on the formation of a formal bipartisan deficit-fighting commission. Those things always end up increasing taxes while doing little to reduce spending. …One of the biggest economic myths since the Great Depression is that governments can ameliorate or counteract the ebbs and flows of free markets. Government spending has never worked as a trigger for sustained and vibrant economic growth. Ever. Scholarship has demonstrated that the New Deal perpetuated the Depression rather than cured it. On the eve of the Depression the U.S. had the lowest unemployment rate among developed nations. But a decade later, despite six years of FDR's New Deal, our unemployment rate was one of the highest among developed economies. Japan's serial stimulus programs over the past two decades have repeatedly underscored this truth. The more the government takes as a proportion of the economy, the worse equity markets do and the higher the unemployment rate.
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Tool to convert SenML between formats and act as gateway server to other services

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## convert JSON SenML to XML
senmlCat -json -i data.json > data.xml

## convert JSON SenML to CBOR
senmlCat.go -ijson -cbor data.json > data.cbor

## convert to Excel spreadsheet CSV file
senmlCat -expand -ijsons -csv -print data.json > foo.csv

Note that this moves times to excel times that are days since 1900

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This listens on port 880 then writes to an influx instance at localhost where to
the database called "junk"

The -expand is needed to expand base values into each line of the Line Protocol

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Addenbrooke's doctor in shortlist to head up UNAIDS
An Addenbrooke's consultant is preparing to be interviewed for a very special job next week – to help rid the world of AIDS.
Dr Sani Aliyu has made the final shortlist of five candidates out of more than 260 applicants to be Executive Director of UNAIDS – the United Nations organisation committed to ending the world AIDS epidemic by 2030.
Should he be successful, his main objective will be to achieve the 90-90-90 target – that is, for 90% of the 37 million people living with AIDS to be aware of their HIV status; 90% of those who are HIV positive to be on sustained antiviral treatment, and for 90% of those on antiviral treatment to be virologically suppressed.
If his track record is taken into consideration, which includes helping more than 1 million people access life-saving HIV treatment in Nigeria, there is no reason to believe he can't achieve this goal.
Dr Aliyu was the first joint trainee in microbiology and infectious diseases in Cambridge, and in 2008 became the region's first joint consultant in both specialties. This unique arrangement enabled the two clinical departments to jointly work together and is now mirrored across training posts in infection in the UK. Dr Aliyu, who was born in Nigeria, explained: "Because of my work at Cambridge and my Nigerian background, I was approached by the Nigerian Government in 2016 to help sort out their AIDS programme which was in difficulty."
A year later he received a call from the office of the Nigerian president asking him to head up its National Agency for the Control of AIDS.
Taking special leave from Addenbrooke's in January 2017, Dr Aliyu approached the role with three key priorities – to understand the scale of the problem, to tackle the issue of pregnant mothers passing on HIV to unborn children, and to make the programme financially sustainable. With just two and a half years to achieve this, he could not afford to deviate from his target.
His first task was to carry out a population-based survey across the country, leading a team of more than 6000 volunteers. It was not an easy assignment, as Nigeria is a large and complex country with a population of almost 200 million. The teams faced numerous hazards – one group of volunteers was almost kidnapped and another nearly drowned - but at the end of the programme, Dr Aliyu had more than 230,000 responses, making it the world's largest ever HIV-specific survey.
Dr Aliyu said: "The results proved the burden of HIV was half of what was initially thought. This created a critical point in the programme as suddenly the task of getting everybody in Nigeria on treatment became achievable."
Based on the results, a new momentum was created with donor agencies and government coming together and committing for the first time to massively upscale the number of people on treatment by an additional half a million people by the end of 2020. This means the country will be able to achieve epidemic control by early 2022 if this "surge" in placing people on treatment is maintained. In the absence of treatment, the majority of the 1.9 million people infected with HIV in the country would be dead within a decade.
Secondly Dr Aliyu pushed for the integration of HIV prevention into the maternal and child health programmes for pregnant women, in a country where up to 50 per cent do not access antenatal care. As a result the percentage of pregnant women aware of their HIV status has risen from 30% to 45%, with 8 out of every 10 known HIV-positive pregnant women receiving antiviral treatment during their pregnancy, thus preventing their babies from acquiring HIV.
If successfully appointed to the UNAIDS post, Dr Aliyu will aim to implement similar HIV prevention and treatment programmes on a global scale.
He added: "Tackling the issue of AIDS is not just about treating the illness, it is about addressing the social and political issues on a much wider scale, and over the past two and a half years I have been fortunate to really gain experience of this."
Other candidates for the post are: Salim Abdool Karim from South Africa, Chis Beyrer from the US, Winnie Byanyima from Uganda and Bernard Haufiku from Namibia.
Final interviews take place on 24 July, where a shortlist of three will be chosen and forwarded to the UN Secretary General António Guterres, who will then select the successful candidate.
Dr Aliyu added: "We are really beginning to see real progress when it comes to ending the AIDS epidemic. To be given the opportunity to head up UNAIDs - and have a real chance of ending the epidemic - would be an absolute honour and one that I strongly believe is achievable."
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Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (CUH), which runs Addenbrooke's and the Rosie, is asking people not to visit friends and relatives at the hospital unless absolutely necessary, due to increased cases of flu.
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In defence of Call Of Duty: Infinite Warfare, its three-year dev cycle, and Infinity Ward
A campaign to send the latest Call Of Duty into record-breaking "dislike" territory on YouTube has many questioning the marketability of the franchise, but Infinite Warfare has more going for it than some would like to admit.
It's a campaign that's been raging for years. Between corporate mudslinging and consumer backlashes, Activision's Call Of Duty franchise is the juggernaut that keeps on kickin', having defined the model of annualisation that almost killed Assassin's Creed and sent Guitar Hero into a five-year hiatus. Its relevance has hardly waned: it seemed like 2013's Ghosts and 2014's Advanced Warfare had heralded in the beginning of the end of Call Of Duty, but Treyarch's Black Ops III last year went on to sell almost 20 million copies. It's a far cry from the 27 million copies of Modern Warfare 3 across PS3 and Xbox 360, but the reality is that Call of Duty still has a place, and no amount of dislikes is going to stop it: even when consumers have knocked it down, it's managed to bounce straight back up into relevance.
The Dislike Campaign
The hype train went into overdrive early last week when a promotional poster teasing Call Of Duty: Infinite Warfare and Modern Warfare Remastered was leaked. The latter title — undoubtedly the best Call Of Duty entry and a game that has aged spectacularly despite having been released almost a decade ago — certainly helped drive a lot of that intrigue, and Infinity Ward played into the hype with its own cryptic teasing with fans on social media. Surprisingly, it seemed as though Call Of Duty was "cool" again: Activision appeared to have won back a lot of its critics that for so long had been tiring of the series' annual campaign to "innovate" and "exhilarate" gamers.
Then the reveal happened. The trailer was released, and we had the details. Call Of Duty: Infinite Warfare was a real thing, and Modern Warfare Remastered was being bundled along with it, albeit exclusively with the game's pricier Legacy Edition.
Suddenly and unexpectedly, the "community" turned. Looking back over every "reveal" trailer on the official Call Of Duty YouTube channel, it's clear that there is a campaign to mass-downvote the trailer into record-breaking territory. Not even Ghosts, the lowest-rated console Call Of Duty game in the franchise's history, comes close to the negative response that Infinite Warfare has received.
"I hated this trailer so much I made another youtube account so I could dislike it again," said one user. "Keep the dislikes coming, boys," said another. You get the picture. A bit like snowballing in a MOBA, dislikes on YouTube tend to gather momentum the more people encourage others to dislike: a neutral viewer without any genuine interest in whatever the video is about, might be more inclined to hit "dislike". It's the online equivalent of a looting riot.
That's not to say there aren't any genuinely frustrated Call Of Duty fans. I'm certainly one of them, and it's why I think Modern Warfare Remastered is the best thing to happen to the franchise in a while. Yet there needs to be some middle ground on the expectations we thrust at the Call Of Duty studio "trifecta", because it's tough trying to convince the already-converted haters that your game is worth playing.
Constructive Feedback
It must be hard being a Call Of Duty developer. When World of War was released back in 2008, it had the unfortunate task of trying to out-perform Modern Warfare, which had set the industry ablaze the year before. Treyarch did an admirable job, and some might even argue that WaW is a more rounded, balanced multiplayer game. The main criticisms, however, were centered on its World War 2 setting. After three Call Of Duty entries set during the era, Modern Warfare was a breath of fresh air when it came along in 2007, and so returning to the War a year latter gave WaW a stale, unattractive feel. Infinity Ward, however, was up and about: it had refined the boots-on-the-ground gameplay that the series was known for, with a multiplayer experience that would be hard to top. In 2009, Modern Warfare 2 offered a lot of what made its predecessor so great and then some, and Black Ops was a nice little retreat to a historical setting beyond the World War II era, which Treyarch was all-too familiar with. Both developers were taking risks and fans were embracing that.
Then came Modern Warfare 3. The Xbox 360 version is the highest-selling Call Of Duty game ever, but despite its critical and commercial acclaim, it was the beginning of the hate campaign. Three entries in the same setting with little innovation and an intimidating range of weapons, classes and perks. Call Of Duty had officially lost its mojo … or so its critics argued. "Where's the innovation!?" they would cry. "Another Modern Warfare?"
Black Ops 2 felt like the natural next step. A blend of past, present and future, incorporating flexible game design and a familiar yet refreshing twist on storytelling and multiplayer. Ghosts was, as we all know, uninspiring, but Advanced Warfare looked to take advantage of the Titanfall hype with a jetpack-boosting, wall-jumping, fast-paced futuristic shooter that did it all better than EA's innovative outing. This was the innovation and evolution Call Of Duty fans had been waiting for.
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The downside, however, was that it didn't "feel" like Call Of Duty. It felt like its own game, "inspired by" the franchise we'd come to appreciate after a decade. But it's what we wanted, right? There's really nowhere else you can go beyond the sky, and gravity-defying gameplay is the natural evolution of the "boring" boots-on-the-ground nitty-grittiness of the series proper. Black Ops 3 takes it a step further, with a chain-movement system not all that unlike Titanfall's movement system. In fact it's more Titanfall than Advanced Warfare was, that's for sure.
There seems to be a general consensus in regards to Infinite Warfare, at least among those that aren't impressed by the trailer. That is that the fast-paced movement of AW and Black Ops 3 is growing tiring, and fans want a return to the "nitty gritty" gameplay that defined the series. Except that's what they were tired of four years ago, and it's why we're here now with Infinite Warfare.
Let's try and discuss this constructively. After the fluid, smooth, advanced movement of AW and Black Ops 3, a complete shift and return to the grounded gameplay of older Call Of Duty games would feel strange, particularly in an era where a divided audience demands "innovation" and "change" on a yearly basis. The addition of Modern Warfare Remastered is something we can "go back" to, and its inclusion will be a fantastic reminder of where it all started. I played it recently and it still holds up rather well, but I do think younger generations are going to find it lacks the flexibility and smoothness of more recent entries. Let's not kid ourselves: Modern Warfare Remastered is as much a cash grab as it is an ode to a classic, one that has been given a fresh coat of paint to remind us that, yeah, Call Of Duty is a big deal, and that it's done a lot for the genre and industry more broadly.
There are two quotes from Activision that really stand out for me.
"On one hand, this game is the kind of gritty, boots on the ground, visceral war story that Call of Duty is known for. On the other, its future setting takes players on a journey of epic scale and proportions, providing incredible gameplay innovations and new experiences for our fans. This is a grand scale, old-school, all-out war in an epic new-school setting. And it's going to be a hell of a lot of fun." – Dave Stohl, Studio Head of Infinity Ward
"The entire campaign – from boots-on-ground combat to piloting high speed space-fighters – occurs as a near seamless experience with few visible loading times, and delivers the hallmark, blockbuster franchise moments that fans love."
Now this is PR fluff. It's also at odds with pre-order promotional material, which says Infinite Warfare "..will incorporate the popular chain-based movement system players know and love". Black Ops 3 arguably did it better than Advanced Warfare, tightening the screws and keeping players closer to the ground and buildings — it felt like less of an aerial battle — but this is where Activision and its Call Of Duty developers will continue to struggle in terms of servicing those that are actually engaged with the brand.
It could be that the YouTube like-to-dislike ratio is a legitimate metric of determining the community's impression of Infinite Warfare, but it's hard to take that at face value when you have trolls actively working to get the dislike total up. Let's give Infinity Ward some flak: the hatred directed at the chain-movement system started after the release of Advanced Warfare, a time when Infinite Warfare would have already been in development. Much like how we reached an end-point for the "modern warfare" era with Modern Warfare 3, we're reaching that point now, but with three studios working on their own Call Of Duty entries, it's a method of favouritism to establish which futuristic interpretation we like best.
With Modern Warfare Remastered there to feed into our nostalgic cravings, that appeal to invest in Infinite Warfare puts even more pressure on Infinity Ward to deliver. And really, if any studio deserves a chance to show us their own interpretation of the future, it's Infinity Ward. They are the ones that set us down this path, after all.
What are your thoughts on Infinite Warfare? Share your thoughts in the comments below!
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Tony Fraser was in the Australian Army for 34 years, including a final stint in Defence's weapons buying arm as Head of Helicopter Systems. From there he exited to industry, leading Finmeccanica's Australian operation (now Leonardo) then moving to Airbus Australia. Both corporations were in the consortium supplying Defence with $3.5 billion of new helicopters. In November 2018, Fraser moved back into government as the Head of Defence's weapons buying group.
Deputy Secretary, Head of Capability Acquisition and Sustainment Group, Department of Defence (Nov 2018–present)
Co-Chair, Advisory Board, Centre for Defence Industry Capability (CDIC) (Nov 2018–present)
Previous Positions
Head of Country, Australia and New Zealand, Airbus (9.10.17–26.9.18)
Managing Director, Airbus Australia Pacific (1.7.15–9.10.17)
Director, Airbus Australia Pacific Limited, a subsidiary of Airbus Helicopters (1.7.15–26.9.18)*
Director, Selex ES Australia Pty Ltd (a Finmeccanica company) (21.12.12–30.6.15)*
Head of Region, Finmeccanica Australasia ([start date 2012?]–June 2015)
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Australian Army (1977-2011)
Fraser's final 5½ years with the Australian Army were spent with the Defence Materiel Organisation (DMO), the government's arms buying organisation, including four years as inaugural Head of the Helicopter Systems Division. During this period, he also led the team assisting David Mortimer in the review of defence procurement and sustainment (Mortimer Review). He also served in the dual role appointment of Head, Commercial Enabling Services and Head Program Control and Assurance, which saw him responsible for DMO input for project Cabinet Submission development and clearance.
Airbus and Finmeccanica (now Leonardo) are in a consortium (NH Industries) which manufactured, and now sustain, the trouble-plagued MRH90 helicopters acquired by Defence. See ANAO audit and ABC report for more information.
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Review Roundup: What Did Critics Think Of The UK Premiere Of FALSETTOS?
by Review Roundups - Sep 5, 2019
The hotly anticipated UK premiere of Falsettos, the Tony Award winning musical by William Finn and James Lapine opened tonight (5 September) at The Other Palace in London. Let's see what the critics had to say!
Photo Flash: First Look at MAGGOT MOON at Unicorn Theatre
by BWW News Desk - Sep 30, 2019
Jesse Jones directs James Newton and James Day in Jemma Kennedy's visceral adaptation of Sally Gardner's dazzlingly original and award-winning novel, Maggot Moon, an unforgettable story of courage, friendship and rebellion.
BWW Review: New York City Ballet Presents JEWELS, September 21, 2019
by Barnett Serchuk - Sep 25, 2019
I think I've seen Jewels at least 200 times in my life. Notwithstanding all the performances-excellent, good, mediocre, or just beyond mention, the ballet always yields rewards in its seemingly abundant outpouring of music and dance. We all know Stravinsky and Tchaikovsky from so many Balanchine ballets. Who would have thought of Gabriel Fauré?
BWW Review: THE RAT PACK LOUNGE at The Cortland Repertory Theatre Downtown is a Wonderful Escape Back in Time
by Natasha Ashley - Sep 10, 2018
Cortland Repertory Theatre ended its Summer season with The Rat Pack Lounge at their lovely downtown location. The jukebox musical - showcasing those familiar hit tunes sung by the legendary Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis Jr., and Dean Martin - is written by James Hindman and Ray Roderick with musical arrangements by John Glaudini. Director Mark Reynolds and his cast took the audience back in time.
BWW Review: SOUVENIR Delights at Milwaukee Repertory Theater
by Kelsey Lawler - Oct 13, 2017
It's said that lovers of good music had to stuff their handkerchiefs in their mouths to keep from bursting out laughing at the operatic recitals of eccentric Manhattan socialite, Florence Foster Jenkins. Madame Flo once declared, 'People may say I can't sing, but no one can ever say I didn't sing.' She wasn't wrong people did say she couldn't sing, but sing she did.
BWW Review: ANYTHING GOES OPENS AT THE WHITE THEATRE IN KANSAS CITY at White Theatre
by Steve Wilson - Nov 4, 2019
Cruise over to the White Theatre for their wonderful production of ANYTHING GOES now playing through November 17. ANYTHING GOES opened on Saturday, November 2 to kick off the 15th season of the theater located at the Jewish Community Center. Tim Bair directs this whimsical musical with music and lyrics by Cole Porter. The original book was by P. G. Wodehouse and Guy Bolton and was heavily revised by Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse. The new book is by Timothy Crouse and John Weidman.
BWW Review: CHASING MEM'RIES Shows Us the Path to a Happier Life
by Don Grigware - Nov 18, 2017
lyrics by Alan & Marilyn Bergman/music by: Bill Cantos & Mari Falcone, Dave Grusin, Marvin Hamlisch, Michel Legrand and Johnny Mandel/Geffen Playhouse/Gil Cates Theater/through December 17 When I first heard about the premise of Chasing Mem'ries, I thought, 'Oh no, a musical about death and grieving...and with a ghost on tap...spare us!' Well, sometimes first thoughts are terribly wrong. As it turns out Josh Ravetch's world premiere is a complete joy to watch. Ravetch skillfully directs, allowing the brilliant Tyne Daly plenty of space to pursue her journey as Victoria. Also starring Robert Forster as Franklin and Scott Kradolfer as their son Mason, this piece not only tugs at your heartstrings but will make you cherish every moment of living, through December 17 at the Gil Cates Theater of the Geffen Playhouse. Subtitled A Different Kind of Musical, ...Mem'ries is more a play with music in which the songs, some old, some new, generate the memories that Victoria experiences in the attic of her Connecticut home on the day of Franklin's memorial. With lyrics by the sensational Alan and Marilyn Bergman, it's hard to go wr
Review Roundup: GYPSY at Bay Area Musicals - What Did the Critics Think?
by BWW News Desk - Nov 16, 2019
Bay Area Musicals presents the timeless 6-Time Tony Award-winning masterpiece GYPSY. Inspired by the 1957 memoirs of legendary burlesque artist Gypsy Rose Lee, GYPSY features music by Jule Styne, lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and a book by Arthur Laurents. Bay Area Musicals' production of GYPSY runs from November 9 a?" December 8, 2019 at San Francisco's Alcazar Theatre (650 Geary St, San Francisco, CA 94102).
Max & Louie's Production of SOUVENIR Opens 12/15
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The Travel Channel Releases June 2018 Highlights Including Season Premieres, New Specials, & More
by TV News Desk - May 21, 2018
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SOUVENIR Opens At ABET
by BWW News Desk - Mar 8, 2020
SOUVENIR comes to ABET this March!
Rorschach Theatre Presents ANNIE JUMP & THE LIBRARY OF HEAVEN at Atlas Performing Arts Center
Annie Jump, a small-town teen and science genius, comes face to face with her worst nightmare: a popular girl. When she learns that this girl with great hair might be an intergalactic super computer tasked with bringing humanity to the stars, she must decide what is worth sacrificing to fulfill her destiny. Reina Hardy's play for all audiences is about finding your place in the universe and intelligent life in your neighborhood.
BWW Review: THE BEST LITTLE WHOREHOUSE IN TEXAS a High-Energy, Fun Escape at Carrollwood Players Theatre
by Deborah Bostock-Kelley - Mar 3, 2019
Like Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper radiating adoration and raw sexual chemistry, singing "Shallow" at the Oscars, as Sheriff Ed Earl Dodd's hand roved up Miss Mona Stangley's lace stockings while they nuzzled on the couch, Angel Tuider Frale and Michael c De Baca scorched the stage at Carrollwood Players. The yearning for something more, an unrequited love was palatable. That's called great acting.
BWW Review: Bernadette Peters in Concert with Symphoria at Crouse Hinds Theater
by Natasha Ashley - Mar 25, 2019
For a one night only, the legendary Broadway, Television, and Silver Screen star Bernadette Peters sang with the Syracuse, New York orchestra known as Symphoria. Ms. Peters lit up the stage at Crouse Hinds Theater. Accomplished music director Marvin Laird, a friend of Ms. Peters, guest conducted Syracuse's Symphoria orchestra while Ms. Peters sang some of her greatest hits from the stage as well as many other familiar tunes. The talent, the energy, and the star power - it was all perfection.
BWW Review: INTO THE WOODS Is Everything You Could Wish For, at Broadway Rose
by Krista Garver - Jun 5, 2019
INTO THE WOODS features a combination of a stripped-down musical score, movement-focused direction, and the strongest cast that Broadway Rose has ever assembled.
BWW Review: A Winning Nicci Claspell Dominates This DOGFIGHT
by Gil Kaan - Jun 4, 2017
With the names of Benj Pasek & Justin Paul (Oscar winners for La La Land and Tony Award frontrunners for this year's DEAR EVAN HANSEN) attached to DOGFIGHT, one might have high expectations while awaiting the opening notes to sound at The Hudson Mainstage. DOGFIGHT consistently scores with topnotch singing, dancing and musical accompaniment throughout. Nicci Claspell steals the entire show as Rose.
BWW Review: SINGIN' IN THE RAIN is a Splashy Summer Hit
by Tanya Seale - Jun 28, 2018
Now that the weather has finally cleared up in St. Louis, you'll want to go celebrate The Muny in its 100th year at Singin' in the Rain. Celebrated as one of the most iconic musicals of all time-and perhaps as relatable today in some ways as ever, while we move through the digital revolution-Singin' in the Rain, a comedy set in the Golden Age of Hollywood, tells an amusing story about what can happen when technology changes everything.
BWW Review: SISTER ACT Sings Out at The Belmont
by Marakay Rogers - Jun 23, 2017
Can a disco diva save a convent choir from the pits? Put on your dancing shoes and boogie like you've never boogied in church at The Belmont's SISTER ACT.
BWW Review: CPPAC's Summer Theatre Camp's Bouncy Production of Disney's HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL
by Peter Nason - Jun 19, 2018
It's an energetic good time featuring some of our area's finest young talent.
BWW Review: A CHORUS LINE at Richmond Triangle Players
by Jeremy Bustin - Jun 18, 2018
Richmond Triangle Players closes its 25th anniversary season with an already-extended, completely-sold-out production of the very ambitious A CHORUS LINE.
BWW Interview: Michael Leoni (Writer/Director) and Erica Katzin (The Temp) Share Their Experience Presenting ELEVATOR, Extended to July 30 due to Sold Out Houses!
by Shari Barrett - Jun 16, 2017
ELEVATOR is currently enjoying a sold-out run at the Coast Playhouse in West Hollywood, and due to ticket demand, has been extended again through July 30, 2017. I originally reviewed the show in April 2017 and was fascinated by the level of audience emotional attachment to the characters, so I arranged an interview with writer/director Michael Leoni and one of the featured actors in show, Erica Katzin, who plays The Temp, hoping some of their comments will encourage you to order your tickets NOW before the Los Angeles run ends.
BWW Exclusive: David Moscow Shares His Secrets From NEWSIES on Its 25th Anniversary! Read All About It!
by Wayman Wong - Jul 31, 2017
When David Moscow made his 'Big'-screen debut in 1988, it was huge. Penny Marshall had plucked this precocious, 11-year-old kid from the Bronx to play the younger version of Tom Hanks' character, Josh Baskin. This comic fantasy-fable about a boy who literally became 'Big' overnight, was a giant box-office hit. Moscow was nominated for a Young Artist Award for Best Young Actor in a Comedy. And in that same season, another kid won for Best Young Actor in a Drama: Christian Bale for 'Empire of the Sun.'
BWW Review: THE LION KING Reigns at Saenger Theatre
by Tara Bennett - Jan 6, 2017
Many throughout the world have seen the iconic story of The Lion King, the 1994 Disney musical animation that has captured the hearts of young and old alike, but to see it on stage is a whole other experience entirely.
BWW Review: BERNADETTE PETERS IN CONCERT Brings Down the House at Dallas Symphony Orchestra
by Zac Thriffiley - Jan 25, 2020
This mix of Dallas's finest with New York legends makes for a stunning evening that should remind the city of just how lucky it is to have a world-class orchestra in the center of the arts district.
Review Roundup: Michael Urie in Shakespeare Theatre Company's HAMLET
by BWW News Desk - Jan 25, 2018
The critics are weighing on on Shakespeare Theatre Company's production of HAMLET, directed by STC Artistic Director Michael Kahn and featuring acclaimed actor Michael Urie as the tortured Danish prince.
BWW Review: Desert Rose's THOSE MUSCLEBOUND COWBOYS FROM SNAKE PIT GULCH is a Rip-Roaring Yee-Haw!
by Audrey Liebross - Jan 20, 2020
Desert Rose Playhouse has another winner in its laugh-filled world premiere campy musical, THOSE MUSCLEBOUND COWBOYS FROM SNAKE PIT GULCH, with book by Andy Halliday, music by Frank Schiro, and lyrics by CJ Critt. This production is well-done in every way.
ArtisTree Music Theatre Festival Returns For Season 3
The ArtisTree Music Theatre Festival offers a season of live, professional musical theatre productions that run from August to October each year. Our Festival is modeled after the 'summer stock' tradition of staging shows: we use a resident company of actors and artists to create a series of musicals, with an all-new production presented every few weeks across our three-month season.
Magnet Theater Announces Lineup For 11th Annual New York Musical Improv Festival
Magnet Theater presents The Eleventh Annual New York Musical Improv Festival from March 12 - 15, 2020 at 254 W. 29th Street, ground floor (between 7th and 8th Avenues), NYC. Most tickets are $5-$15 and feature performances by two to four different musical improv acts per show. Festival Workshops are also being offered to people of all levels of experience! Tickets and Workshops will available for purchase at www.nymif.com.
BWW Review: THE QUEEN OF SPADES, Royal Opera House
by Sophia Lambton - Jan 14, 2019
The Royal Opera's new production sidelines the opera in favour of meaningless chaos.
BWW Review: ONCE is Enough at Omaha Community Playhouse
by Christine Swerczek - Feb 28, 2020
Once in awhile a musical comes along that strikes the right chord. Irish musician Glen Hansard and Czech pianist Marketa Irglova collaborated on a stage version of the 2007 film by John Carney. This deceptively simple story won a Tony Award for Best Book by Enda Walsh along with 7 more wins out of 11 Tony nominations in 2012, including Best Musical, Best Orchestration, and Best Direction. Its most familiar song, 'Falling Slowly,' won an Academy Award and the cast album captured a Grammy.
BWW Review: ADELAIDE FRINGE 2017: ACOUSTIC LOUNGE - 'IN CONCERT' SERIES AT THE GC: CATHERINE BLANCH at The Lounge At The GC At The German Club
by Barry Lenny - Feb 27, 2017
Catherine Blanch packed the German Club Lounge to capacity
BWW Review: THE ANDREWS BROTHERS Jukebox Musical Recreates a WWII USO Show Somewhere in the South Pacific
by Shari Barrett - Feb 25, 2020
THE ANDREWS BROTHERS sung-through musical is sure to please those who remember the 1940s first-hand, or those of us who appreciate the song stylings of those bygone days. According to Bean, a?oeHere we create the atmosphere of a rag-tag USO team a?' a very real organization with an important and impressive history a?' sing songs familiar to many in the audience, and try to live up to the memory of a legendary singing group.a?? And thanks to the talented, triple-threat performers, Kelley Dorney, Michael D'Elia, Max DeLorch and Grant Hodges, no matter what goes wrong, the show must go on!
BWW Review: MAMMA MIA! Performs at The Central New York Playhouse
by Natasha Ashley - Feb 23, 2019
Local talent Stephfond Brunson has brought none other than the global smash hit musical Mamma Mia! to life at the daring "theater in the mall," otherwise known as The Central New York Playhouse. Thanks to Brunson's direction and high energy choreography, the catchy and pure fun musical built around the music of ABBA is, without a doubt, entertaining.
BWW Review: ALEXANDER AND THE TERRIBLE, HORRIBLE, NO GOOD, VERY BAD DAY at Adventure Theatre
by Elliot Lanes - Feb 20, 2018
We all have bad days; it's inevitable. Something happens to us every once in a while that turns our day from good to bad. However, nothing can top the day that twelve-year-old Alexander has in Adventure Theatre's latest offering, Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day.
Review Roundup: What Did Critics Think of 9 TO 5 at London's Savoy Theatre?
by Review Roundups - Feb 18, 2019
Last night, Dolly Parton's 9 to 5 the Musical officially opened at London's Savoy Theatre.
Inspired Self-Parody: CYMBELINE at Baltimore Shakespeare Factory
by Jack L. B. Gohn - Feb 17, 2019
The play seems to be a retrospective of Shakespeare's career, with a strong note of self-parody. And with a playwright as fecund as Shakespeare, a 'greatest hits album' would have to be full to bursting. And so that's what Cymbeline is: a 'greatest hits' that refuses to take itself seriously, and invites us to participate in Shakespeare's gentle laugh at himself.
BWW REVIEW: THE BODYBAG THE PANTO Is A Fabulous Fun Filled Night Of Incredibly Clever Pantomime That Is Definitely Not For Children
by Jade Kops - Dec 9, 2017
Trevor Ashley takes on another iconic personality in his latest collaboration with writer Phil Scott to present THE BODYBAG: THE PANTO.
On Its 10th Anniversary, Knight Arts Challenge Miami Funds 43 Projects With $2.5 Million
by BWW News Desk - Dec 5, 2017
Ten years ago, the Knight Arts Challenge was established to enable Miamians to bring their artistic ideas to life. This year, 43 winners from across South Florida will share $2.5 million for projects that show they have taken that creative mission to heart. Winners come from an array of backgrounds and disciplines, with projects that will help make art general in Miami so that it is seen, felt and heard throughout the city's many neighborhoods.
Max & Louie's Production of SOUVENIR Opens Today
by BWW News Desk - Dec 15, 2017
Review: Take a Trip to The Land of Forgotten Toys
by Misha Davenport - Dec 10, 2019
CPA Theatricals presents a winning new holiday musical, THE LAND OF FORGOTTEN TOYS.
BWW Review: MIRANDA SINGS LIVE: NO OFFENSE at Holland Performing Arts Center
by Christine Swerczek - Aug 9, 2018
Miranda Sings…no offense…off key, but that's part of her charm.
BWW Review: Riverside Center for the Performing Arts' A CHORUS LINE Captures Lightning in a Bottle
by Jeremy Bustin - Aug 7, 2018
Riverside Center for the Performing Arts closes its season with the classic Broadway musical A CHORUS LINE. From the iconic opening number to the show-stopping finale, 22 triple-threat performers work tirelessly and prove this production is something really special. There have been recent tours and productions in Virginia, but this is the 'One' audiences really must see.
SOUVENIR and END OF THE RAINBOW Headline Max & Louie's 2017-18 Season
by BWW News Desk - Aug 31, 2017
Max & Louie Productions announces its eighth season with the hit comedy Souvenir, an affectionate portrait of tone-deaf opera diva Florence Foster Jenkins, and the St. Louis premiere of End of the Rainbow the electrifying Broadway smash about the later years of the legendary Judy Garland.
MAGGOT MOON Comes to The Unicorn
Review: Torrance Theatre Company's SISTER ACT is a Sparkling Musical Tribute to the Universal Power of Friendship
by Shari Barrett - Aug 10, 2017
Each summer, the Torrance Theatre Company opens its season with a musical production at the James Armstrong Theatre. This year, it's SISTER ACT, the feel-good musical comedy smash based on the hit 1992 film starring Whoopi Goldberg as disco diva Deloris Van Cartier, who witnesses a murder and is put in protective custody in the one place the cops are sure she won't be a found: a convent! Featuring original music by Tony (and eight-time Oscar) winner Alan Menken (Newsies, Beauty and the Beast, Little Shop of Horrors), this uplifting musical was nominated for five Tony Awards, including Best Musical. The Torrance Theatre Company production is directed by Jim Hormel with musical direction by Bradley Hampton, and choreography by Christopher Albrecht, and features an outstanding live orchestra who knows how to rock the house! The production features a cast of 30 actors from all over Southern California, starring Ashley Elizabeth Crowe as Deloris who transforms herself into Sister Mary Clarence. Crowe will grab your attention every moment she is on stage with her booming voice and over-the-top energy.
BWW Review: LEND ME A TENOR a Little Off Key at Rhode Island Stage Ensemble
by Larry O'Brien - Apr 9, 2017
Some good things, some not quite so good things going on in Woonsocket.
SISTER ACT Comes To Prague at the Hudební divadlo Karlín
by BWW News Desk - Apr 4, 2019
This feel-good musical comedy sensation will feature direction by Antonin Prochazka.
BWW Review: NATIVE SON at Mosaic Theater Company
by Rachael Goldberg - Apr 4, 2019
'Native Son' is a heavy drama with an important story to tell. But what makes this production really shine is Psalmayene 24's guiding emphasis on "radicalizing empathy." In Mosaic Theater Company's production, the audience isn't asked to excuse Bigger, but to try to understand him. That understanding, that empathy, it's suggested, can go a long way in ensuring that the circumstances surrounding Bigger's story can maybe be kept in the past.
by BWW News Desk - Apr 29, 2019
Sister Act, starting Lucei Bila, is playing at Hudebni divadlo Karlin through the year.


Johann Hari's book on his personal journey through depression, and how he resolved his issues, is such an amazing read, so much so, I am trumpeting all over how much this book needs to be read. There's been enough buzz on his book and his ideas- even Jemima Khan and Matt Haig have endorsed his book!
Hari begins the book by disclosing how he started taking anti-depressants at the mere age of 18. He was told by his doctor that he suffered from a chemical imbalance, hence the need for medicines. Despite Hari leading a good life and traveling, depression had attacked him and he would end up crying through his moments of weakness. He was convinced that his depression was innate, and because his mother had periods of depression and anxiety attacks, he inherited the so-called depression.
Trained in Social Sciences, Hari interviews doctors, scientists and researchers and discovers that anti-depressants aren't all that they are projected to be, and that depression is caused by other things.
In my favorite part of the book, Hari debunks the idea that anti-depressants don't work as effectively as the doctors who prescribe them. I know this much to be true because when I was on Zoloft myself, I quit taking them after 6 months because I could sense they weren't really working on me. I had to find other ways to kill my depression.
Hari propels the idea that anti-depressants have a placebo effect, in other words, it's all psychological and the drugs don't really do much. "The numbers showed 25% of the effects of anti-depressants were due to natural recovery, 50% were due to the story you had been told about them, and only 25% to the actual chemicals." ([page 22).
Having talked to prominent scientists, researchers and doctors in the US, they have all started on record that anti-depressants don't really work the way they are projected to the world. The control by the pharmaceutical companies is so strong that they don't want people to stop taking these drugs. So why do the people continue to take these drugs? They take them because they believe that the drugs will work.
Another interesting thing Hari discovered that there is enough evidence to suggest that most people who are taking these drugs, even for years, they are still anxious. So clearly, these drugs are not really doing their job.
According to the two doctors, George and Tirril, there are two things that make "depression more likely- having a severe negative event and having long-term sources of stress and insecurity in life." Nothing to do with a chemical imbalance in your brain.
a. Simply said, a job in which you are not satisfied and feel like you are doing nothing real or authentic will add on to depression.
b. Only 13% of workers in the US are actually satisfied with their jobs.
c. Employees stressing out in their jobs, from deadlines to meetings to handling rough colleagues and bosses, work can be stressful and lead them to feel they are actually useless robotic employees. Hari uses the term disempowerment to describe this, and this is at the heart of poor health.
b. Faced with nature, you develop a sense of how small your problems are and how big the world is- and this will help shrink your ego down to a manageable size.
a. Extremely depressed people are disconnected from their sense of future- they see everything as hopeless because their future is uncertain.
a. The genetic factors that contribute to depression and anxiety are very real, but they also need a trigger in your environment.
b. For far too long, the story was it's your brain that's been imbalanced. Now, the new story is that it's not your brain, but your life events that have resulted in your depression, and you are in fact rational and sane.
In the second part of the book, Hari address each of these nine disconnections and gives techniques and advice on how to restore these connections. There are some wonderful ideas discussed, such as bringing down our ego, allowing other people into our lives, looking at what matters to us instead of what the matter is with us and so one. In particular, I loved Hari's message of cultivating Sympathetic Joy- which was a brilliant technique for me to pick up—instead of being envious, I can be happy for others.
Prayer. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. Psychotherapy. Meditation. These are all avenues through which many people can deal with their depression.
Depression and anxiety have three kinds of causes: biological, psychological and social.
When Hari was told by the doctor in Vietnam to understand your nausea because it is a message to him- all he was saying was to look within yourself to find a solution. This idea that depression is not caused by a chemical imbalance in your brain but rather with the way we live our lives, has completely turned around what depression and anti-depressants are all about.
"An antidepressant, they have learned, isn't just a pill. It's anything that lifts your despair. The evidence that chemical antidepressants don't work for most people shouldn't make us give up on the idea of antidepressants. But it should make us look for better antidepressants." (page 199).


Canadian based RSUltra makes Kangook paramotors among other things. They've been building paramotors out of Canada for at least 4 years that I'm aware of and may be longer. I'll leave you to check out the specifics and will give a cursery review of the machine from my two flights during the Western U.S. Flyings.
Conditions were light wind, near sea level, too cold to fly for long and I weighed probably 150 with my space suit on. Anything below 70°F is under my minimum operating temperature and requires an environmental survival suit. OK, that may be a slight exageration, but hopefully you get the idea: I hate being cold it was unseasonably chilly which helped reduce my flight times.
For more information visit www.rsUltra.com.
Weight: The Pollini may a bit heavier than similar displacement but didn't feel out-of-line.
Harness & Suspension: Low hook-in, pivoting arm connection point.
Starting (-): Early models had problems with their pull starters but that seems to have been addressed nicely. One owner I talked to, who loaned me his machine for the trial, said that the new system is far more robust and he's had no problem in 50+ flights. I concur—it felt more solid. One thing that feels unusual is how long the pull is and how its geared. A long pull only moves the engine through a few revolutions so it's easy to pull but doesn't spin the engine a lot. That makes getting through compression easier.
Ground Handling & Kiting (-): Typical amount of lean-back for a low hook-in but comfy to handle on the ground.
Climbout (-):Good climb rate, no unusual behaviors, I got into the seat by pushing down on the back with one hand. As with nearly all machines, with proper adjustment you can get it so that you don't even need a hand.
Flight (-): Nice, comfy, nothing stood out.
Weight Shift (-) Very good. This is one of the reasons I was really interested in trying this machine because of the new goose-neck bars they employ that uses Miniplane-style geometry which I've found to be extremely effective at giving good weight shift while reducing fore-aft tilting. It works, and it works on the Kangook. There was *NO* discernible tilting with power changes — very stable in pitch.
I'm really excited to see this weight shift come to more higher-power machines. It's nice to have good weight shift withOUT the usual fore-aft tilting endemic of many low hook-in breeds. By putting the pivot point up high enough on both the frame AND swing-arms, they've found the best of both worlds—good weight shift without the pitch instability that frequently goes with it. Nice job.
Torque (-): There was a fair amount of torque twist for the power— to the left I believe since the geared motor yaws the pilot right while incurring a left weight-shift effect. It wasn't as much as higher thrust machines and was quite manageable.
Thrust (-): Good thrust, in the 120 pound range, was well metered through a comfy throttle.
Vibration (-): This engine shines in keeping vibration to a minimum — it's the smoothest running paramotor engine I've flown, tied with the Parajet 160 rotary. Many machines shake my eyeballs at certain RPM's, this one didn't even come close.
Sound (-): Average — nothing stood out.
Safety (-): Average. I worry about the large holes in between cage segments where a stray hand go in the event of unexpected power during start. The prop is well protected with a double hoop, though, so it should resist lines going in fairly well but I doubt it would pass the hand test. I didn't notice the gas tank clearance.
Construction (-): It seemed well built with weight spared in the necessary places but appropriate strength where it's required. Cooling should be average. On thing I really like is the three part cage has identical pieces. So if you biff a launch or run over a cage piece, it's easy to replace. This allows the manufacturer to make only one piece and keep the costs down a bit.
Reparability (-): Typical. You'll need to weld if something breaks and curves are everywhere. Looks nice but you won't replace cage parts with tubes from Ace.
Transport (-): The cage pieces dismantle with velcro and pins which seemed easy enough. Having only three speeds the process of complete breakdown but I didn't see it ready for shipping. Expect to require a bit larger box because the cage pieces are 1/3rd the size rather than 1/4th the size on most other units.
Overall: Very nice for anyone wanting a low hook-in. You'll love the weight shift and enjoy smooth power. Thanks to Luc Trapanier for letting me demo his unit.
Ben Darke landing a Kangook. I was doing mostly video work on this trip and didn't get as many stills, nor did I have my still camera out for pictures. But I've reviewed the Pollini before so pictures can be found elsewhere.


Some Twitter users feel Investec chairperson Fani Titi is more concerned about alleged death threats.
Some users on social media have objected to how the media has presented the case of Investec chairperson Fani Titi against his former friend Peter-Paul Ngwenya.
They feel the fact that Ngwenya referred to Titi as a "QwaQwa k****r" in an SMS was not the reason Titi went to court. Rather, the case is about the alleged death threats Ngwenya made against Titi.
Writer and activist Sisonke Msimang criticised a headline saying 'Chairman of Investec takes long-time friend to court for calling him a k*ff*r', calling it "misleading".
Her tweet picked up a lot of support, with many agreeing with her.
However, Titi attested in The Randburg Magistrates' Court that, as a person on the world stage, it was dehumanising to be associated with the k-word and he did in fact find it humiliating, horrible and defamatory.
The case is before Magistrate Pravina Raghoonandan, who put Vicki Momberg away for crimen injuria for using the k-word, and senior prosecutor Yusuf Baba, who prosecuted the case.
Released from Robben Island in 1991 after nearly five years, Ngwenya alleged that Titi owed him up to R54 million.
Titi claimed yesterday that the money, which is destined to go to shareholders in Ngwenya's company, was being paid into Ngwenya's private account.
Titi testified that the dispute arose when his company, acting on legal advice, wanted Ngwenya's company's bank details, which he alleged Ngwenya did not share. That's when the SMS was sent, calling Titi a "QwaQwa k****r" and a "Bantustan boss" and threatening that he would "see his mother", which Titi took as a threat, as his mother is deceased.
The SMS, also directed at Titi's business partner, Aqueel Patel, calls Patel a "bloody swine", which Titi believed was chosen because Patel is a Muslim. The SMS was sent in 2016.
The charge against Ngwenya was only registered on December 14, 2017. It was this huge time gap that Ndebele hammered on.
Titi also said he had to prioritise his safety, which became even more of an issue when Ngwenya allegedly said he would not leave Makana Radio Communication, where Titi was on November 23, 2017, until he was paid. Titi claimed he was told that Ngwenya allegedly threatened to "kill these dogs".
"If you don't appreciate the fact that I've been dehumanised, that someone of my standing in this community and internationally has had to deal with this, I deal with an average of 100 different banks across the world, I'm off to an International Monetary Fund meeting, where my counterparts have to deal with the fact I've been dehumanised this way, so be it," Titi told Ndebele.


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Occupational therapists can use the information outlined in this review to determine the most prevalent occupational challenges faced by adolescents with spina bifida as they transition into adulthood. Once these challenges are identified, interventions can be provided at an earlier age.


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If they want to make some riskier bets on certain asset classes, emerging markets debt, for instance, even local currency, or they do like some parts of the high yield market but want to move down the risk curve in other parts – sort of the risk barbell approach – FLTR is to me a fairly good option. SOKOL: And if you'd like to learn more about FLTR or subscribe to receive additional insights from Fran and other VanEck thought leaders, please visit our website at www.vaneck.com. As we discussed in this series, floating rate notes (or FRNs) act as cushions during periods of rising interest rates.
Bank Loans or Floating Rate Notes: Which Should You Consider?
SOKOL: You mentioned bank loans, which is another floating rate asset class. There are other low-duration strategies that investors can allocate to, to reduce interest rate risk. You figure to reduce duration in your portfolio, you can either hold cash, or short-term bonds – very short-term bonds – or, as we were talking about just a minute ago, you could hold something like levered loans, or bank loan funds.
This is all investment grade, a very important concept to talk about when you think about floating rate because one of the most popular investment vehicles in recent times has been bank loans or levered loans. One of the main differences from the fixed rate market is the types of issuers though.
WILLIAM SOKOL: U.S. interest rates have continued their steady climb upwards this year reflecting, among other things, momentum in economic growth. With rates moving up, investors are seeking out ways to reduce their interest rate exposure, as evidenced by substantial inflows into ultra-short duration strategies including floating rate notes.
Yields for the U.S. government debt space are now following U.S. equities in the extended bull run with the benchmark 10-year Treasury note yield reaching a seven-year high, scooting past the 3.2% mark before settling to its current level of 3.189 as of 1:30 p.m. ET. On Friday, wage data is expected to be released and if they rise, this could shoot yields past 3.5%, according to Jim Paulsen, chief investment strategist at Leuthold Group. In addition to the 10-year, the benchmark 30-year yield also ticked higher to 3.348 as did shorter duration yields, such as the five-year yield heading higher to 3.048 and the two-year yield rose to 2.88.
Investors are caught in the midst of a raging bull market that was even more evident in the Department of Commerce showing that gross domestic product grew by a revised 4.2% in the second quarter, giving the Federal Reserve more fodder to raise rates this month. With rate hikes on the horizon, fixed-income investors must be able to counter effectively and one way is through an ETF that invests in floating rate notes, such as the VanEck Vectors Investment Grd Fl Rt ETF (FLTR) . With two rate hikes already experienced through the first two quarters of 2018 and the prevailing sentiment circulating within the capital markets that more is to come, bond investors can incorporate fixed-income ETFs into their portfolios that can adjust with rising rates.
Why Should You Consider Floating Rate Notes?
Floating rate notes offer a conservative, investment grade income allocation that can be a complement to cash holdings with meaningful yield pickup, as well as a near-zero interest rate duration option within a fixed income portfolio. Furthermore, greater yield potential can be generated by selecting corporate floating rate notes. In addition, allocating to longer-maturity floating rate notes has, historically, increased yield potential with only incrementally higher average return volatility.
The 10-year U.S. Treasury rate is reaching fresh highs, and the Federal Reserve has a more hawkish outlook than in recent years. In this environment, floating rate notes (FRNs) may be an effective investment grade alternative to other fixed-income instruments. Securities linked to Libor1 or interbank rates have benefited investors more recently as interest rates have climbed.
SOKOL: You have laid out a good case to consider both emerging markets local currency bonds as well as floating rate investment grade debt. These seem, in many ways, at opposite ends of the spectrum from a risk perspective. So how could investors use these strategies to position their portfolios in this market?


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Generally, the most popular breakout patterns occur at resistance and support levels in a Bollinger Band envelope channel. Other envelope channels may also be used such as Donchian or Keltner. Additionally, some traders may rely on other special patterns such as ascending triangles, descending triangles or head and shoulders.
Bollinger Bands chart upper and lower trendlines two standard deviations above and below a moving average midpoint. These trendlines, similar to other envelope channels, create a reliable trading range for which a security pattern will typically follow excluding any major unanticipated news announcements. The resistance and support lines in a Bollinger Band channel are critical for a breakout trader as they chart levels at which a security is highly likely to show a reversal followed by a breakout.
A second price pattern that can be used to identify a breakout is a wedge channel. Both ascending and descending wedge channels are formed from non-parallel lines that point to price points where there is a high chance for a reversal. Ascending wedges will be drawn with two positive sloping lines ending in a wedge. Adversely the descending wedge is drawn from two negative sloping trendlines. In both channels, trendlines are drawn above and below peak and trough price levels.
Traders can use both wedge channels and envelope channels together to help confirm a breakout price point. A potential breakout is also usually confirmed first by a breakaway gap. In a bullish breakaway gap this pattern occurs with two consecutive white candlesticks where the second candlestick open is substantially higher than the previous day's close. Adversely in bearish breakaway gaps the pattern includes two consecutive red candlesticks with the second day's open at a price significantly lower than the previous day's close.
Traders spotting a potential breakout can implement a grid trading strategy that automates buys and sells at pip intervals. This grid trading strategy can be beneficial since most breakout traders will seek to trade the bullish or bearish price trend which occurs through a cycle that usually includes a breakaway gap, several runaway gaps and an exhaustion gap. For less complex trading strategies, breakout traders can also use standard buy and call option orders at the support level. Adversely, sell and put option orders are typically used at the resistance level. If a trader sees supporting indicators or fundamental indicators leading to a breakout above or below the resistance or support lines they may also initiate breakout trades at these levels.
A technical rally is an upward movement in a security's price that is influenced by investment from technical traders.
A trending market is a market that is trending in a specific direction.
Buy a bounce is a strategy that focuses on buying a given security once the price of the asset falls toward an important level of support.
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Alex Foxen Gets His First Bracelet in the 2022 WSOP Super High Roller Event
By Farhan Karim|2022-07-04T16:36:51-07:00July 4th, 2022|Poker News|0 Comments
Alex Foxen is a high-stakes player with an accomplished poker career. The only thing he missed was a bracelet, and now he has earned that as well. The 31-year-old poker pro defeated 56 entries in the 2022 World Series of Poker Event#50: $250,000 Super High Roller. With a prize pool of $13,944,000, this event was the biggest buy-in of the season.
Foxen earned a career-best of $4,536,700 for his top finish. His lifetime earnings have now increased to around $26.8 million, putting him in the 21st place on poker's all-time money list. The champion said he always wanted a bracelet and had some close spots but couldn't finish it off. Foxen felt special about the first win, and ranking in the money list was not as important to him as the bracelet.
Final Table Results
PLACE PLAYER COUNTRY PRIZE
1 Alex Foxen USA $4,563,700
2 Brandon Steven USA $2,820,581
3 Chris Hunichen USA $1,931,718
4 Adrian Mateos Spain $1,367,206
5 Sam Soverel USA $1,001,142
6 Martin Kabrhel Czech Republic $759,362
7 Phil Ivey USA $597,381
8 Dan Zack USA $488,095
9 Henrik Hecklen Denmark $414,815
The massive prize pool was distributed among the top nine finishers after the elimination of Nick Petrangelo. Petrangelo's A-K lost a preflop race against Foxen's pocket four guaranteeing the final nine a minimum prize of $414,815.
Final Table Action
The first elimination of the final table started with Henrik Hecklen. Hecklen lost to two time braelet winer, Martin Kabrehel. Kabrehel dominated with his pocket eights against the A-J of Heckeln. Hecklen received $414,815 for his ninth place.
The final eight players gathered on day 2, with Foxen having the lead. After a while, three-time bracelet winner Dan Zack lost to Foxen. Zack has already secured two titles in the series, but this time his run came to an end when his A-Q was not enough against the pocket tens of Foxen. Zack cashed a career-best of $488,095 for his eighth position.
Next in the elimination line was fan-favorite Phil Ivy. With ten final table appearances, including four in the WSOP, 2022 is turning out to be a great year for Ivy. The ten-time bracelet winner had to leave the table after his Q-J lost to the A-Q of Brandon Steven. Ivy cashed $597,381 for his seventh-place finish.
Martin Kabrhel was the next player to go. The Czech poker pro's King-deuce ran into Steven's pocket jacks. The two-time bracelet winner went home with $756,362 for sixth place. After the break, Sam Soverel lost to Steven when his pocket kings could not hold against Steven's A-7. Kabrhel received $1,001,142 for his fifth position. Fourth place favored the four-time bracelet winner, Adrian Mateos. The Spanish player lost some crucial pots and ultimately lost to Chris Hunichen. The defending champion earned $1,367,206 for his fourth-place finish. Chris "Big Huni" Hunichen also lost a big pot against Foxen, leaving him in third place with a prize of $1,931,718.
The Heads-up Play
Foxen had more than an 8:1 chip lead over Steven in the heads-up. In the final hand, the champion called with Q (Diamonds) and 10 (Hearts), to which Steven checked with 5 (Spades) and 2 (Hearts). The flop showed Q (Hearts), 5 (Hearts), and 2 (Spades). The K (Hearts) on the turn and a 10 (Clubs) on the river sealed the title for Foxen. Steven cashed $2,820,581 for his runner-up finish.
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Q: ERROR: connect failed - Kannel smsc configuration I have 2 SMSC connections, the first works fine, i can send and receive messages, however the second returns the error below....not sure what am not doing right...
2012-09-29 09:00:24 [9921] [7] ERROR: connect failed
2012-09-29 09:00:24 [9921] [7] ERROR: System error 111: Connection refused
2012-09-29 09:00:24 [9921] [7] ERROR: error connecting to server 10.*.*.* at port 5019
2012-09-29 09:00:24 [9921] [7] ERROR: SMPP[smsc_hope]: Couldn't connect to server.
2012-09-29 09:00:24 [9921] [7] ERROR: SMPP[smsc_hope]: Couldn't connect to SMS center (retrying in 10 seconds).

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This is a guest post from Ed Van Herik of Van Herik Communications.
When I made the decision 15 years ago to move from journalism to public relations, I had the opportunity to sit down with the owner of a small PR firm. He had been a business reporter at a defunct LA newspaper, and I wanted to know how he had made the transition to PR successfully.
Throughout our discussion, I found myself examining him – his clothes, his demeanor. I wondered, "Do I have what it takes to enter this new field?"
Many ex-journalists are now considering a similar change. Although the numbers vary, even at the low end more than 5,000 journalists are estimated to have lost their jobs in the last 3 years. While a number are content to be itinerant freelancers, others are wondering if PR might be a good second career.
The outlook is promising.
To begin, there were more PR jobs, around 243,000, in May 2009, than there ever were journalism jobs, now estimated at 69,000. The U.S. Bureau of Labor estimates PR jobs will grow by 24 percent through 2018.
If you're considering a PR career, I can recommend several steps I took before making my decision:
1) Go to a few meetings of PRSA (Public Relations Society of America) or the International Association of Business Communicators (IABC). Chapters can be found in most large cities. PR people are famously chatty; tell them why you're there and they'll probably introduce you to someone who made the transition.
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Can you?
As a journalist, Ed's newspaper stories brought in a $25,000 anonymous donation to a Christmas charity, caused government agencies to take action, and spurred developers to fix their botched subdivisions. In PR, he has spearheaded a number of successful publicity projects, including the design and launch of Southern California Edison's Partnership with the Sun, a campaign highlighting their solar projects. He was a principal spokesman for San Diego Gas & Electric during the California energy crisis and is now a solo practitioner concentrating on providing strategic and practical assistance to business and non-profit clients. He can be reached at ed@vanherikcommunications.com.


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Singapore, January 8: All Singapore Airlines flights flying to and from Europe will not be flying over the Iranian airspace as tensions soared in the Middle East following Iran's missile attacks on two US military bases in Iraq."In view of the latest developments in the region, all SIA flights in and out of Europe will not be flying over the Iranian airspace. We will continue to monitor the situation closely," the airlines said in a statement.
Meanwhile, India's Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on Wednesday held meetings with the concerned airlines and sensitised them to remain vigilant and take all necessary precautions. The development came after Iran targeted the Al Assad airbase and another one in Erbil in Iraq that house American troops. US Aircraft Restricted from Flying Over Iraq, Iran, Persian Gulf.
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Kay is South Kitsap's top bowler, and when she's on her game, stringing everything together, capable of being one of the best high school bowlers in Washington.
But few know about the pain that comes with each throw. That's because Kay bowls day in, day out with rheumatoid arthritis, a condition for which there is no cure, but can be treated medicinally.
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Kay rolled a 194 and 214 in a league win over Puyallup earlier this month and led South Kitsap to a win at the SPSL tournament and a third place finish at districts.
"Abigail has every chance [to win state]," said South Kitsap bowling coach Lee LaDeaux.
"If she can string everything together, we could have another one," LaDeaux added, referencing South Kitsap's 2017 4A state champion, Sarah Stolle.
Kay began bowling at the age of five, but did not take it seriously until high school. She had been a gymnast for a number of years while living in Spokane, but there was one problem — she kept injuring herself.
Eventually, it came time to switch to another sport to stay active and perhaps lessen her chances of injury, and Kay returned to bowling.
While bowling was easier on her body than gymnastics, it wasn't a cure-all. Stiffness in the morning, difficulty walking and joint pain continued to be par for the course in her daily life.
Finally, about three years ago, doctors came back with an arthritis diagnosis; and with time and treatment, Kay has been able to better deal with her symptoms and excel on the lanes, though she still has her share of tough practices and matches.
It would have been easy to give up and quit, but instead, Kay has flourished as a bowler. As a junior, Kay finished 22nd among all bowlers at the West Central District III tournament to qualify for state despite battling a wrist injury. She improved at state, averaging a 161 score to finish 23rd overall.
And this year Kay has taken her game to another level — her average is well over 200 — despite suffering yet another wrist injury at midseason. She continues to practice and play as much as she can, showing dedication to the game and her team at every turn.
Kay didn't bowl much in the days leading up to the state tournament, but it's usually her coach that has to tell her to dial it down and take extended breaks to stay healthy.
Kay isn't too worried about waking up on Friday morning feeling worse than usual, even with a daunting six full games slated for that day, followed by 14 baker games on Saturday. It's the biggest tournament of her high school career, and she's more focused on performing at the highest level possible.