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KALI ILUSTRISIMO: A BRIEF HISTORY
Learn the fundamentals of bladed combat through use of escrima and a variety of other training weapons. With emphasis on basics and building a strong foundation of movement and mechanics through the first 4 levels with a single escrima, carry on to the succeeding levels and learn:
sword and dagger
hand to hand
Our curriculum of Kali Ilustrisimo was formed by Grand Maestro Norman Suanico in the early years of the Kali Academy of Martial Arts, based on the direct teachings of the founder Antonio "Tatang" Ilustrisimo. The Ilustrisimo style differs from many other styles of Flipino Martial Arts in that it advocates training solely based on use of blade mechanics, whereas many others advocate the use of the baton or escrima mechanics.
Late Grand Maestro Ilustrisimo's style of combat was based not solely on time spent in a gym learning the style of other Maestros, but was fired and tempered based on his personal experiences. In the time when he was growing up in the Philippines, challenge matches as a means of resolving status amongst fighters of notoriety were a somewhat regular occurrence. It was within this arena that Tatang honed his style of one on one combat which is applied and practiced differently than the systems built for use by military within war zones.
In addition, Tatang spent the duration of the Second World War as a guerrilla fighter, operating in the jungles battling occupying Japanese forces. His preferred weapon was a barong, which is a large leaf shaped, single handed blade. By way of his exploits and the use of his barong, he earned the moniker "Executioner" from his exploits during this time.
Antonio Ilustrisimo accepted his first students in 1976 at the age of 72, among this original group of 12 students, Grand Master Suanico is 1 of 8 surviving to propagate the art. In 1997, Grand Maestro Antonio "Tatang" Ilustrisimo died a poor man, unrecognized officially for his accomplishments during WWII . But his legacy is the most respected among the Philippine martial tradition, of the Grand Masters of old, he is widely accepted by those who know as the greatest.


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Q: MigLayout: Put two JLabel on the same line separated by JTextField How do I set two JLabels separated by a JTextField in the same line? I am using MigLayout. I have the following code

  JPanel helper = new JPanel( new MigLayout() );
  helper.add( new JLabel( "Threshold:" ), "" );
  threshold = new JTextField();
  Icon thresholdIcon = UIManager.getIcon( "OptionPane.questionIcon" );
  JLabel thresholdIconLabel = new JLabel( thresholdIcon );
  thresholdIconLabel.setToolTipText( "Threshold for template matching" );
  helper.add( threshold, "wrap, width 100:20" );
  helper.add( thresholdIconLabel, "wrap, width 100:20" );

The output that I get looks like the following.

I want the icon on the same line as Threshold and the text field. How should I adjust it?
Any help/suggestions are appreciated.

A: Have you looked into using row/column constraints and using "cell" arguments when placing the Components? I've had a lot of success with that method.
    JPanel helper = new JPanel(
            new MigLayout(
                    "",
                    "5[grow,fill]10[grow,fill,20:100]10[grow,fill,20:100]5",
                    "5[fill,grow]5"));
    helper.add( new JLabel( "Threshold:" ), "cell 0 0" );
    threshold = new JTextField();                  // Assuming this was declared earlier
    Icon thresholdIcon = UIManager.getIcon( "OptionPane.questionIcon" );
    JLabel thresholdIconLabel = new JLabel( thresholdIcon );
    thresholdIconLabel.setToolTipText( "Threshold for template matching" );
    helper.add( threshold, "cell 1 0" );
    helper.add( thresholdIconLabel, "cell 2 0" );

Make a point of reading both the MigLayout Whitepaper and MigLayout Quick Start Guide, as they do a really good job of explaining everything at your disposal.
Sidenotes:

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*The reason it's not showing up in one line is because you're telling MigLayout it's okay to wrap the Components to fit in the space you're giving it, including making new lines to accommodate. You could also try increasing the size of the window.

*The size 100:20 translates to 100px minimum size, but a 20px preferred size, and I don't know how MigLayout would handle that. I changed it in my code.
(Disclaimer: code is untested and may be a little rough)

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Wanda Price, friend to generations of CBU students, dies at age 87
Riverside, Calif. (Dec. 8, 2016) – Wanda Price, a beloved former California Baptist University employee, passed away Dec. 7, at the age of 87.
Price's connection to the university dates back to 1965 when Price joined the staff at California Baptist College as the nursery director. Over the next several decades, her positions included student center director, secretary to the Registrar, assistant bookkeeper, manager of the café named in her honor (Wanda's) and alumni consultant.
Over her many years of service, she earned the love and respect of both students and faculty, who presented her with numerous awards, including "Definite Contribution to College Life," and "Outstanding Staff Member." She had the reputation of having an excellent memory with her ability to remember students' names and their student ID numbers.
While Price served in many positions through the years, it was her interaction with the students that stood out.
"She would just step up wherever she was needed or wanted," said Gail Ronveaux, director of alumni and parent relations. "People would stop her in the hallway and say 'my grandma just died' and she would pray with them. Or they would tell her that they had financial difficulties and she would introduce them to someone who might be able to help."
"She was important to a lot of people because of the relationships she built with them," Carrie Smith, alumni and parent communications manager, said. "She was a surrogate mom and grandma to a lot of these students. She was the one a lot of them went to when they had a problem. She was the listening ear."
An article in The Banner newspaper in April 1989 told of Price learning to skateboard. She also ran a 10K race in Death Valley in 1985. Her favorite hobbies included reading, jogging, flying a kite, and watching baseball; she was an Angels fan.
In 1991, when a new snack bar opened in the basement of the James Building, it was named Wanda's Place, in her honor. The café was relocated to the Eugene and Billie Yeager Center when it opened in 2003.
In 2008, an endowed scholarship fund was established to honor Price's 80th birthday. The funds provide scholarship support for eligible CBU students demonstrating financial need.
In 2010, she was recognized as the longest-serving employee in CBU history. CBU president Dr. Ronald L. Ellis presented her with a leaf from a 1611 edition King James Bible containing her favorite scripture passage (Philippians 1:3). Ellis also gave her a baseball that was signed by a professional baseball player in 1965, the same year she came to work at CBU.
Price worked at CBU until the spring of 2011.
"If I could instill anything into students it would be: learn to love and take the risks," Price told The Banner in 1989. "Learn to love one another, and it would eliminate 99 percent of our problems. And always remember, it's no fun hugging yourself!"
(The picture shows Wanda Price (center) visits with students at the 2013 Homecoming Block Party at California Baptist University.)

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Masayoshi son
SoftBank's Son puts Vision Fund's Paytm, Grab, Oyo in spotlight
How Son made 62% return on SoftBank's $64 billion in tech deals
When SoftBank's Son missed investing in Amazon for lack of money
China's $856 billion startup juggernaut gets stuck
This year, Chinese investors are involved in over $90 billion worth of deals, second only to the U.S. and up from only $11.5 billion five years ago.
Flipkart, OYO gains help beef up SoftBank's Q2 net
SoftBank Vision Fund contributed 393 billion yen (about $3.47 billion) to the Japanese conglomerate's second-quarter profit.
SoftBank Vision Fund may put Rs 1.8k crore in Delhivery
The $100 billion fund started by SoftBank's Japanese billionaire founder, Masayoshi Son, is evaluating Delhivery at a post-money valuation of around $1.2 billion, which will take the seven-year-old company to the unicorn club.
Rising Son: Paytm & SoftBank to collaborate for payments services in Japan by year-end
Recent regulatory changes in Japan that will come into effect in the next two years are expected to accelerate a shift to digital payments, already prompting huge interest from a variety of players including banks.
Why there is so much unease about SoftBank's funding strategy and methods
As India's startups enjoy green shoots of a funding resurgence, SoftBank's looming presence is occupying a lot of mindspace. Its steps will be closely watched.
SoftBank confirms it's selling 22% in Flipkart
SoftBank's move to exit Flipkart in just less than a year of it investing in the web retailer leaves it with only a solo bet on Paytm Mall.
SoftBank agrees to sell Flipkart stake to Walmart
SoftBank, which invested close to $2.5 billion in Flipkart through its Vision Fund, is expected to make close to $4 billion on its investment.
Softbank's Masayoshi Son's early reveal of Flipkart deal might be the biggest M&A gaffe
"Maybe I should have not mentioned that," Son said while discussing earnings in Tokyo, according to a transcript compiled by Bloomberg. "Well, I can't take it out."
SoftBank faces 40% tax on Flipkart sale
According to SoftBank's founder and CEO Masayoshi Son, the Japanese telecom and internet company's stake is now worth $4 billion
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Walmart market cap down by $10Bn after Flipkart deal
The deal -- Walmart's biggest ever -- gives it greater access to India's e-commerce market, which Morgan Stanley has estimated will grow to $200 billion in about a decade
'Oops': Walmart's biggest deal ever, announced by SoftBank's CEO
Hours before Walmart Inc. was scheduled to unveil the largest acquisition in its history, Masayoshi Son, chief executive officer of SoftBank Group Corp., spilled the beans to a roomful of investors and journalists in Tokyo.
"We are open to good offers for Flipkart": SoftBank's Masayoshi Son
SoftBank, has deployed $7.2 billion in Indian startups, in just four years, far ahead of its original plan.
Ahead of its ambitious target, SoftBank invested $7.2 billion in 4 years in Indian startups
True to his reputation and grand ambitions, Masayoshi Son's investments in India are running ahead of his original target. In 2014, the founder-chairman of Japan-based global internet and telecoms giant had announced plans to invest $10 billion in ten years in the country.
How SoftBank is taking control of Indian startups with big bucks
Ola's founder Bhavish Aggarwal blocked Tiger from selling secondary shares to SoftBank last year by using his veto rights.
SoftBank line up has space only for No. 1 companies, says Son
Three Indian cos - Flipkart, Paytm and OYO - are among the 26 investments from $100bn SoftBank Vision Fund. SoftBank has also invested in Ola, Grofers & InMobi.
SoftBank's Son says India investments in line with backing market leaders
SoftBank has been making headlines with his $100 billion Vision Fund and Son's aggressive pace of deal making across internet startups globally.
Inside Masayoshi Son's eccentric, relentless deal spree
Son publicly warned Uber Technologies that if he didn't get the deal he wanted, his backing would go to archrival Lyft.


Did you miss this week's #ContentWritingChat? There's no need to worry, friends! Dive into our recap of Tuesday's chat and learn all about successful content marketing.
This week, our guest host was Sujan Patel. Sujan is a growth marketer, entrepreneur, and the co-founder of Narrow.io and ContentMarketer.io.
Q1: How important is content marketing to businesses in today's era?
Should businesses have a content marketing strategy? If so, how important is it in this day and age?
As Sujan said, content marketing is the most effective way to do SEO and to build your audience and brand. Content marketing can also help you generate leads. Just look at the results Sujan has had with his personal website!
It's no secret that content is king! You need to know your audience so you can create the right content to attract them to your brand.
Sarah from ThinkSEM was spot on with her answer. Write content that speaks to your audience.
Zachary questions how anyone could be in business without having a content marketing strategy. Do you agree?
Jim says it's the glue that holds your community together. Focus on providing relevant and shareable content for your audience.
Great answer from Hannah! Invest in data-driven content.
Our CEO, Julia, chimed in: you can't have good marketing without content marketing!
Q2: What are key first steps in building a successful content marketing strategy?
Now that you know how important content marketing is, how do you develop a strategy that gets results?
Sujan knows it all starts with getting to know your target audience. What do they need and want? What are their struggles? What makes them happy, sad, angry? Then, conduct some keyword research to find the top keywords for your content. And don't forget guest posting! It's a powerful way to get in front of a new audience.
Netvantage Marketing and Elexicon agree: get to know your audience. When you understand the needs of your audience, you can create exactly the content they're looking for.
Always set goals and keep them in mind as you work. When you have a clear idea of what your goals are, you can create a plan to help you achieve them. Nice answer, Sarah!
Chris knows the importance of engaging with your audience. If you want to see results, start connecting with people. Building relationships makes a huge difference.
Research the platforms you'll use, get to know your audience, and be aware of trending topics. These things are so important in a successful content marketing strategy.
Great answer from Zala! Know your why, know your target audience, align their needs and your offerings, then make a plan.
Know why you're creating content and who you're creating it for. This is so true, Brittany!
Alberto said you should also consider the content format and focus on building an email list. An email list is always a great idea.
Cheryl said to get to know your audience. Know what they're looking for and where they spend their time online. You want to create the content they're looking for and share it across the platforms they're actively using.
Julia knows the importance of research. Get to know your audience and figure out what they want to hear. At Express Writers, we love to use BuzzSumo for this.
We love this answer from FreshSparks! You want to make sure you set SMART goals, create valuable content, and measure your progress. Measuring your results is so important so you can see what's working and what's not.
Q3: How can you determine what will resonate with your audience?
Don't be afraid to just ask! Start conversations via social media, email, etc. It's a simple, but effective, way to get to know your audience. After all, they're the best ones to tell you what they want.
Take a look at the bounce rate in your analytics. It'll give you a good idea whether or not your content is actually being read and if people are staying on your website.
Varun knows that social listening can yield some great results. Tune into what your audience is saying via social media. What are they talking about? What do they need help with?
As Jeremy said, figure out what matters most to them! When you know what they want, it becomes so much easier to create the right content for them.
Kristen suggested creating a survey to get to know your audience. Send it out to your readers or to your email list to gather responses.
Don't be afraid to experiment with your content. Alberto said to try different formats, media, publishing days and times, etc. See what works the best.
Make sure you're addressing their biggest problems. As FreshSparks said, use your content to teach, guide, and consult.
Kavita knows research is key! You won't learn anything about your audience if you don't put in the time and effort for research.
Q4: How can you use your content to establish yourself as an authority figure in your niche?
We love this answer from Sujan! If you teach people, they'll remember where they learned it. Focus on adding value to your audience.
Great answers from Kristen and Brittany! Is there a topic your competitors aren't addressing? You should consider writing about them!
Providing valuable, quality content is so important. When you offer quality content that solves a problem for your audience, they'll want to keep coming back for more.
Sarah said to write what your audience loves, shares, and promotes. Figure out what resonates with them and create more of that.
Great answer, Maureen! Create content that refers to external expertise. It can add credibility, which is essential.
Don't just share your content. Chris said you should be part of the conversation with your audience! Start talking to them on social media and get to know them better.
Host discussions and talk about the hot topics. It's a great way to engage your audience and build a community.
Strive to get published on other websites to get noticed by a whole new audience. Guest posting is a fantastic way to grow your audience, but it also helps build your credibility and can establish you as an authority figure.
Q5: What content formats should you incorporate into your content marketing strategy?
Sujan's favorites include video, images, and written content. Content upgrade downloads are great as well. Make the time to test and see what's actually working for your audience. Don't forget to repurpose your content in other formats.
Maureen and Kavita agree on this one. Figure out what your audience enjoys and produce more of that! Do they like long blog posts? Are they into podcasts? Create the content they're craving.
Tim suggested using short, snappy videos. Video content is always a great way to engage your audience. If you keep it short and sweet, they're sure to tune in.
Amalia said to incorporate videos, infographics, and quality articles in your content marketing strategy.
No matter which content formats you choose, Jim said to include visuals. A great visual will catch the eye of your audience and get them to pay attention. Visuals are also highly shareable.
Q6: How does storytelling play a role in content marketing?
To put it simply, storytelling works! Sujan said it helps people resonate with you/your brand on a personal level. It's all about forming that connection.
As Kavita said, stories are memorable and can help get the point across to your audience. You should definitely make sure storytelling is part of your content marketing.
Dave said that people want to know how you got to where you are. Incorporate that into your story and take your audience on a journey.
Storytelling allows you to connect with your audience on a new level. We agree!
FreshSparks said to use a conversational tone when storytelling. It's a great way to keep their attention.
If you aren't using storytelling, you risk losing your audience's interest. Hook them from the start!
Storytelling humanizes your brand. Kevin also said you should end by helping your audience.
Great answer from Zala! Telling a story to your audience is like reading/writing a great book that draws you in. Grab their attention and keep it the entire time.
Storytelling allows you to show the personality and uniqueness of your brand. We love this answer!
Q7: How can you measure the success of your content marketing?
Sujan said to measure traffic, mentions/links, leads, email opt-ins, and search volume. You also want to measure the money and leads coming your way. As he said, it'll take some time to see those results rolling in.
FreshSparks suggested keeping an eye on website traffic, opt-ins, engagement, inquires, and sales. Make sure you set your goals first so you know what kind of results you want to see.
Sarah said to measure/monitor the right KPI. That's key!
Measure the conversation your content has sparked, but don't forget to measure conversions as well. Great answer, Varun! Keeping an eye on the conversations that come up as a result of your content is very important.
Amalia said to measure conversions, goals, clients, and followers.
As Tim said, you should track how many people moved to the next stage of the buyer journey. Are they signing up to your email list, getting in touch, etc.?
Engagement is always important to measure. Is your content receiving likes and shares? Is it generating conversations?
Referring back to last week's chat: measure conversions right down to leads, customers, and income.
Kristen is thinking outside metrics. She said if you inspired someone to take action, think differently, or solved a problem, that's a success. We agree!
Q8: Where do you think the future of content marketing is headed?
Sarah thinks content marketing is going to get even more personal in the future.
It sure isn't going anywhere! It's just going to keep evolving.
Tim thinks there will be an increase in short lifespan content such as Snapchat.
Julia thinks we will see an increase in innovative content types. There will be more video and live interactions, which are great ways to connect with your audience.
Brittany said content marketing will become more personal, nuances, targeted, and effective.


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IMF & Ukraine Six Months After
November 24, 2014 by jackrasmus
On April 30, 2014 the International Monetary Fund (IMF) provided Ukraine a two year, $17.1 billion standby loan, justified at the time as necessary to stem the country's accelerating economic decline. In exchange, Ukraine turned over the macro-management, restructuring, and the future of its economy to the IMF.
Today, six months later, it is reasonable to ask how Ukraine's economy has fared in the interim? How has the IMF plan performed thus far? And what are the prospects for Ukraine's economy in the months immediately ahead under continuing IMF management?
For the six quarters (18 months) prior to April 30, 2014 Ukraine's economy declined 1%-3% every quarter except one. In the first three months of 2014 its GDP fell another -1.1%. But since the IMF deal was signed in April, the decline has accelerated: In the April-June 2014 period Ukraine's GDP fell a more rapid -4.6%. GDP figures are not yet available for the most recent, July-September 2014 period, but it appears very likely the economy is now deteriorating even faster.
For example, according to World Bank data, while industrial production fell -5.8% in the first half of 2014, in July and August its decline accelerated to -12.1% and -20.1%, respectively. Other key indicators of the economy reveal a deterioration from January through August, especially business investment (-25.6%), construction (-15.6%), trade (-13.8%), exports (-14.4%) and imports (-21.2%). Those figures do not yet include the two most recent, and no doubt even worse, performing months of September-October.
During the same January-August period, inflation also rose by 20%, Ukraine's currency plummeted by 36% (the most globally of any economy), and Ukraine central bank's foreign currency reserves—needed to stem its currency collapse, to finance desperately needed exports & imports, and to provide essential credit to its increasingly fragile private banking system—began evaporating. Foreign reserves fell $4 billion in October alone, to a nine year low of barely $12 billion. With currency, reserves, and credit all collapsing, capital flight continues to intensify, recently prompting Ukraine's government in desperation to impose a $200/day limit on withdrawals.
Last April the IMF assured its initial $17.1 program would result in only a -5% fall in Ukraine's GDP this year, with a return to 2% positive growth in 2015.
However, an IMF preliminary review in mid-July of the program's progress concluded that while "all performance criteria and benchmarks were being met" nonetheless, along a number of fronts the economy was deteriorating rapidly. The IMF therefore raised its GDP decline estimate to -6.5%.
In August, as the economy continued to further deteriorate, the IMF revised its April estimate again, predicting a -7.3% decline in 2014 and this time a -4.6% in 2015 instead of 2% growth.
An indication of just how fast the economy has been deteriorating, just last month, in early October, the World Bank raised that number to an -8.0% GDP drop for 2014. The Bank noted an even worse scenario was likely, if gas prices continued to rise in 2014(which they will with the onset of weather and the recent Ukraine-Russia gas deal) and if military conflict continues in the eastern regions (which has been intensifying anew). The only growth sector of the Ukraine economy is government military spending, as it battles separatists in its eastern Donetsk-Luhansk regions.
Many economists considered the IMF's initial April estimates for Ukraine absurdly optimistic, this writer included, who predicted last March that Ukraine's GDP would collapse at least -10% to -15% in the coming twelve months; furthermore, Ukraine would need a $50 billion bail-out in the next two years, not the IMF's $17 billion. That 8% GDP drop so far amounts to $14 billion reduction in Ukraine's 2013 GDP of $177 billion.
To date, the IMF has only distributed to Ukraine $4.5 billion of the $17 billion. But that $4.5 billion disbursement has had little positive impact on Ukraine's real economy and provides essentially no 'offset' to the $14 billion real decline to date.
A significant percentage of that $4.5 billion has already been paid by the IMF to itself and to western bankers for debt previously incurred. In fact, according to Bloomberg business, Ukraine has more than $15 billion in payments coming due between now and the end of 2015. One could logically argue that the IMF's initial $17.1 billion will be used to pay back $15 billion.
Another part of the IMF's paltry $4.5 billion disbursement to date is directed to Ukraine's central bank, in order to try to stabilize Ukraine's currency, the hryvnia, that has been in freefall for months. And yet another $2.7 billion disbursement, scheduled for later in 2014, will likely be used by Ukraine's state owned gas company, Naftogaz, to pay Russia for natural gas through next winter, and for payments owed for past gas deliveries, both as part of an agreement recently reached with Russia's Gazprom.
Concerning the impact of IMF policies involving natural gas, gas prices have already risen 50% for many consumers, devastating incomes and depressing consumption. But the other foot will fall after January 1, when subsidies to households, now covering up to 7/8ths of the cost for gas, will start being discontinued.
So most of the $17.1 billion original IMF deal has had, and will have, little positive impact on Ukraine's real economy. The lion's share of the $17.1 billion goes to service past debts to creditors outside the country. And what remains in funding, i.e. what doesn't go to creditors, goes mostly to Ukraine's central bank—i.e. to try to stabilize its currency, to finance external trade (exports-imports), and to replenish evaporating foreign exchange reserves. Meanwhile, gas policies, as well as government spending cuts, tax hikes on consumers, and other 'fiscal' measures in the IMF plan directly impact both household consumption and government spending.
The IMF's $17.1 billion April loan is classic IMF strategy, designed to take over an economy and manage it in the interests of western banking and multinational corporate interests. IMF lending is foremost about ensuring interest and principal payments are made on schedule. The first priority is to provide loans to ensure repayments. Bankers get paid first, along with the IMF. Second priority is to provide the country's central bank funds necessary to stabilize its currency. A stable currency is needed to encourage western foreign direct investment into the country, i.e. to buy up and take over its domestic industry. Third priority is to enable indigenous businesses and consumers to purchase exports to the country from the west.
Thereafter the IMF plan is to fundamentally restructure the economy so that social spending programs are cut massively and wage pressures are reduced on business as layoffs take place as part of restructuring to make business more 'efficient'. Social program cuts and layoffs tame the working classes to accept lower wages and to work harder, increasing productivity, if they want to keep their jobs. Finally, the classic IMF intervention program aims to reduce the size of the government and the public sector, so that it doesn't compete with private businesses for credit or directly in markets. Reducing government spending and deficits also creates more budget room for business and investor tax reduction. That model is precisely what occurred in Greece, Portugal and elsewhere in recent years. And it's being implemented today in Ukraine.
Contrary to IMF assurances last April, nearly everywhere since April the Ukraine economy is declining at double digits rates—industrial production, investment, consumption, trade, currency values, foreign exchange, and now GDP itself. So the Ukraine economy is currently spinning out of control—not stabilizing as the IMF April 2014 plan and deal originally assured—heading toward the 10%-15% GDP collapse and the need for $50 billion in bailout.
The IMF itself has recently recognized the seriousness of the situation, indicating it may have to add another $19 billion in bailout. But that doesn't mean it will provide it. Western Europe is descending into a third recession in five years and is in no mood to give more. And the USA is preoccupied with ISIL, Iran, and domestic politics.
Ukraine's President Poroshenko recently toured European capitals and Washington with his 'hat in hand'. He reportedly "gave the speech of his life and got $53 million. That funds the cost of the war in the East for 9 days", to quote the USA newspaper, The Washington Post.
The IMF's cover for the failure of its program in the Ukraine is to blame the accelerating decline on the continuing military conflict in the East and on the natural gas crisis, escalating prices, and growing Naftogaz debt. While military conflict has contributed, the scope and magnitude of the Ukraine economic collapse now underway is attributable to various economic forces well beyond the military conflict—not least of which is the IMF program itself.
The fact that the IMF continues to revise its economic estimates downward, almost monthly, and that it is raising the possibility of the need to provide as much as $19 billion more in bailout, is ample testimony of the failure of the program.
Meanwhile, Ukraine's real economy and its citizens suffer severely as a result, with all indications that the economic crisis there will get worse, perhaps much worse, before it ever begins to get better.
Dr. Jack Rasmus
Dr. Rasmus is the author of 'Epic Recession: Prelude to Global Depression', 2010, and 'Obama's Economy', 2012, both published by Pluto Press; and the forthcoming 'Transitions to Global Depression', by Clarity Press, 2015. His website is http://www.kyklosproductions.com and blog, jackrasmus.com.


"The quality of viognier in Australia is on the steady rise and proof positive lives here in this release from Vinea Marson.
Stellar viognier. Textural, smoky, taut and terrific. Stones and spice, grilled nuts and stonefruit. Smells great and tastes great. Have I ever mouthed these words before? This is a viognier I'm keen to buy. It's soft but it has a shelly, gritty character. It's a gorgeous, flavoursome, penetrating white wine."
"When you love a producer's shiraz-viognier blend it's always then interesting to taste the varietal viognier. Good shiraz-viognier needs both good shiraz and good viognier. This is my first try of a varietal viogner from Vinea Marson.
And it turns out that Vinea Marson's viognier is excellent quality too. It's an excellent combination of richness and interest. It's spicy and stony, pippy and a touch woody – not in an oak sense, but like you're walking into a wooden barn where crates of fresh stonefruits are being stored. It's got briney, milky aspects too; it's a very fine viognier."


Understanding "who eats who" in food webs is a challenging problem, but it is very important information for biologists who are trying to understand how ecosystems function. From an angling perspective, knowing what bass really eat is also extremely valuable information.
Traditional methods for diet analysis that rely on visual identification of stomach contents can be frustrating because many food items are often partially digested. Not surprisingly, many things end up being classified as "unknown" items using this approach. When DNA is extracted from stomach contents, however, the power to identify prey items can be greatly increased.
The first photo in this post shows 17 items found in the stomach of one Smallmouth Bass from Lake Ontario. Only one of these fish could be easily identified as a Round Goby using visual methods. After extracting DNA from these samples, however, and then running a simple test to determine if it came from Round Goby (see second photo), we can conclusively identify all 17 items as Round Gobies.
For Smallmouth Bass, DNA methods have resulted in a list of identified prey items that is now 5 times longer. Not surprisingly, most of the items in Smallmouth stomachs are Round Gobies, but others are Alewife and crawfish. For Largemouth Bass, DNA methods have allowed us to see that the diet is much more variable and includes many species that had previously gone undetected. Anglers who fish for Largemouth will appreciate the fact that the list of diet items looks more like a list of whatever swam too close. These fish are definitely opportunists! In addition to many Round Gobies, Largemouth stomachs contained Crawfish, Bluegill, Pumpkinseed, Golden Shiner, Rock Bass, Alewife, Brown Bullheads and even a small Bowfin!
The stomach contents of Lake Ontario Smallmouth Bass #289. This fish weighed 4 pounds, 7 oz and actually had 17 prey items in its stomach! This was the highest number of prey items found in any of our fish to date. Only one of these fish items could be easily identified as a Round Goby using traditional (visual) methods.
Huck Nelson at work on this project in the Freshwater Fisheries Conservation Lab. Huck has excellent skills in molecular biology and this study is the basis for his 4th year thesis.
This is what the results look like for the experiment run on the DNA from the remaining 16 "unidentified" items shown in the 1st photo. The bright bands in the 1st two rows show that the appropriate "barcode region" of DNA has been isolated for these experiments. The bottom row (Round Goby Test) shows the results of a test that will snip this DNA into 2 pieces if it is from Round Goby. For each of these stomach items, the test resulted in 2 bands – confirming that this Smallmouth had actually eaten 17 Round Gobies!


WebMasher September 24, 2014 Home for Hope, News & Events and Info, St. Euphrasia BanYa Learning Ctr.
As many of you might know, earlier this month, we said goodbye to Sister Sander. Her term in Phuket has ended and she has returned to Myanmar where she will be moving to a small village near the Golden Triangle. Here are a few photos I have to share….
Sister's heart was always filled with love and she touched many children and adults….she will be missed. Sending our love to you, Sister Sander – you made a difference for many of us. If you have a special picture of Sister, please send to me and I'll add it to our website for safekeeping.


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TV's Dom Littlewood joins the fight against fake fibre
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Littlewood has publicly endorsed CityFibre's Coppersaurus campaign, which aims to highlight fake fibre claims made by ISPs in the UK
UK consumer rights champion, Dominic Littlewood, has called on the country's Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) to crack down on internet service providers who are deliberately misleading the public on their 'fibre' broadband services.
Littlewood has lent his weight to CityFibre's high profile Coppersaurus campaign, which aims to raise awareness of "fake fibre" claims being made by internet service providers across the country.
CityFibre is asking the ASA to prevent ISPs who offer fibre to the cabinet services (but rely on copper legacy network infrastructure to connect to the customer's premises) from using the term 'fibre' in their advertising campaigns.
"Consumers in the UK have consistently been buying broadband services that aren't really what the ads are telling us they are," said Littlewood.
"We need change to help educate UK consumers about the differences between true fibre and copper-based broadband services, so that they are well prepared for the copper switch off when it comes.
"It shouldn't be the responsibility of the consumer to work out what is actually the real thing – nor should they be paying a premium for a technology that they are not currently getting".
Research commissioned by CityFibre shows that UK consumers are being duped by disingenuous use of the term 'fibre', with 23 per cent of those surveyed believing that they already have access to full fibre broadband, despite the UK average for FTTH connections being just 4 per cent.
CityFibre's CEO, Greg Mesch, hopes that having the support of a recognised consumer rights advocate like Littlejohn, will help to elevate the campaigns status in the eyes of the general public.
"It's great to have someone like Dominic supporting the campaign, as he champions consumer rights, takes companies and regulatory bodies to task where injustice is being done and sees that's the case here," he said.
"Fundamentally, the ASA still has its head in the sand on broadband advertising. It is ignoring the bigger picture on the future of the UK's full fibre connectivity while consumers lose trust and unknowingly overpay for second-rate services. This must change and quickly"
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