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Investment Beliefs that Matter: New Insights into the Value Drivers of Pension Funds
34 Pages Posted: 8 May 2010
See all articles by Kees C. G. Koedijk
Kees C. G. Koedijk
Tilburg University - Department of Finance
Alfred Slager
Tilburg University - TIAS School for Business and Society
Rob Bauer
A direct relationship between the observed investment beliefs held by pension funds and performance measures is tested using an international sample of pension funds. Investment beliefs address strategic choices in the investment philosophy and process that affect the future performance of the fund. Data from over 600 funds between 1992 and 2006 show that the debates in the pension fund industry address the relevant issues: active management, alternative and new, innovative strategies. The addition of these activities does not necessarily improve the overall performance of a fund, and it may eventually offset the fund's cost and net returns advantage due to its size. We find that the beliefs to which a fund adheres affect its success; the thorough consideration of the relationships between beliefs is equally important.
Keywords: Investment, Performance, Pension Fund, Governance, Strategic Management
JEL Classification: D23, G23, G31, G34, L21
Koedijk, Kees G. and Slager, Alfred and Bauer, Rob, Investment Beliefs that Matter: New Insights into the Value Drivers of Pension Funds (May 8, 2010). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1603262 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.1603262
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With encore, Baltimore singer becomes Alzheimer's inspiration at age 91
Democrat Donna Edwards will seek to reclaim her former Maryland congressional seat
Maryland weather: Snow forecast downgraded, 'minimal' snow likely in Baltimore
Watch live: Maryland Gov. Hogan to give COVID-19 update
Maryland gubernatorial hopeful Wes Moore raises most cash as election season approaches
Congress should move forward on sentencing reform
By Baltimore Sun Editorial Board
President Donald Trump speaks in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2018, to announce his support for the first major rewrite of the nation's criminal justice sentencing laws in a generation. (Andrew Harnik / AP)
Biased federal laws that have subjected a generation of African-American men to unfair, lengthy prison sentences may finally see reform thanks to an unlikely ally in President Donald Trump.
President Trump endorses bipartisan criminal justice reform bill
President Trump announced his support Wednesday for a historic criminal justice reform bill that proposes to loosen sentencing laws and boost rehabilitation efforts.
By Chris Sommerfeldt
Who knows the motives of the president, who normally takes a hard-nosed approach to crime and is far from a proponent of second chances (for other people, anyway), in supporting The First Step Act, which could become one of the most extensive federal sentencing reform laws in years. Maybe he was swayed by his son-in-law Jared Kushner, who has made the subject one of his cornerstone issues. Or maybe he got a nudge from prominent Republicans like the Koch brothers, who favor prison reform more for the economic benefits — it is, after all, costly to imprison people for years upon years — rather than the toll on human life. Or was it the chance to throw a jab at former President Bill Clinton, whose 1994 crime bill put many of the draconian sentencing guidelines in place during a tough on crime era that swept the country?
Whatever the reason, the country finally has the chance to right the wrongs of laws that created major inequities in the criminal justice system and give some prisoners a chance to rebuild their lives. Liberals have pushed for such changes for years, while books like "The New Jim Crow" laid out the injustices in sentencing laws long ago. We are glad to see an emerging bipartisan consensus, no matter the rationale.
President Obama met with congressional leaders on Monday. Zika funding, disaster relief and criminal justice reform were among some of the key issues discussed. Sept. 12, 2016. (The White House)
The legislation, a version which has passed the House and is getting worked out in the Senate, builds on reforms made during the Obama years. The Fair Sentencing Act of 2010 reduced disparities in punishment between crack and powder cocaine. Those convicted on charges related to crack, disproportionately African Americans, were given longer sentences than those caught with cocaine, who were mostly white. The new legislation would take that a step forward and also reduce the sentences of those convicted on crack offenses before 2010. That could affect hundreds of federal prisoners even though their fate would lie in the hands of judges they would have to petition for sentence changes.
Mandatory minimum sentences that now land people in the slammer for the rest of their lives for some non-violent drug offenses would also be reduced under the law. For instance, people convicted of three offenses, in what is known as the "three strikes law," now receive automatic life sentences. Those sentences would get reduced to 25 years. Mandatory sentences that kick in when a gun is used during a violent crime or drug offense would also be reduced. In certain cases, judges would be able to use "safety valves" giving them the discretion to give lighter sentences than the mandatory minimums.
One of the problems with mandatory minimums was that they robbed judges of discretion; one of the pitfalls in this reform is the possibility that restored discretion will lead to uneven and inequitable outcomes. Judges would have a lot of power over the fate of people's live under the law, and we're sure that most will exercise compassion and open-mindedness and do the right thing. But we all know this may not turn out to be the case in conservative areas where judges may be inclined not to be as lenient, or where racist law enforcement practices persist. Groups like the ACLU will have to watch carefully.
Bipartisan criminal-justice reform could happen soon — if the 1990s wing of the GOP gets out of the way
Move forward with the First Step Act's criminal-justice reforms, despite opposition from the 1990s branch of the Republican Party.
By The Times Editorial Board
Great care will also need to be taken to make sure the law is actually followed. Some reforms would provide some basic humanitarian rights to prisoners — like not shackling those who are pregnant and ensuring women get free tampons and sanitary napkins. These are rules the Bureau of Prisons should have already been enforcing.
Setting prisoners free does have the potential for hefty savings without endangering the public. The Sun reported Sunday on a study by the Justice Policy Institute that found older prisoners released under what's known as the Unger ruling could save the state $185 million. Under the 2012 Maryland Court of Appeals decision, in which the state's highest court questioned the fairness of jury instructions during trials before 1980, long-term prisoners were released from state prisons. Virtually none of them have gone on to commit other crimes.
The potential for prisoners to be reunited with their families and build new lives is an even better reason to support sentencing reform. We just have to make sure these prisoners aren't set up for failure upon release. They will need jobs, a place to live and emotional and family support so they don't offend again. The House version of the sentencing reform bill lays out provisions for the Bureau of Prisoners to curtail this type of recidivism, including substance abuse treatment, counseling and vocational training.
Biden's second year: Not being Donald Trump will not be enough | COMMENTARY
Happy anniversary? | EDITORIAL CARTOON
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Let's hope they follow through.
Jails and Prisons
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Artist such as Usher, Kanye West, Lady Gaga and Madonna have changed their profile pics blue on Twitter and Instagram to support Jay-Z's new music streaming service TIDAL. Although I'm a huge fan of Jay-Z not sure if I'll be supporting his service simply because it's expensive compared to his competitors such as Spotify. Spotify offers a similar service for only 5 bucks for students. Jay-Z premium TIDAL plan will run you $20 dollars. So I'm curious...what's your take on #TIDALFORALL ???
Side Note: I thought it was pretty funny Beyonce changed her Avi blue and hasn't tweeted in over 2 years. I commend her for supporting her husband, I guess.


UPDATE, 1/19/2012 Old news, but good news. This site will become The Museum of Street Culture, something every city needs! I think these are still the only photos of the inside to have been published.
Here's a photo tour of the building where Mississippi bluesman Robert Johnson recorded in summer 1937. At that time, the building housed the regional offices of Brunswick Records. It's believed that Johnson cut sides like "Hell Hound on My Trail" and "Me and the Devil Blues" in Brunswick's third floor warehouse, distribution facility.
The building has been abandoned for at least 20 years. It was recently spared the wrecking ball, though, and could see new life. For now, please enjoy a rare look inside 508 Park.
Preston, as always I enjoy receiving your news letter.It takes me back to 'The Day.' Those who remember will know what I'm talking about. I used to work in radio and print news in Houston. So I got a chance to meet and talk with James Brown in person and several times on the phone. I thought he was a very organized and disciplined person and was quite surprised when all the other news started coming out about him. May he now rest in peace and all his demons have been slain.
In some of my previous comments, I mentioned my book, Sweet Daddy Red. Well, the book is now in print and E-Book format. If you go to: http://www.sweetdaddyred.com, you can buy both. you will also be able to read an excerpt. This book is about Black Mobsters. This, mobster was brought up in the mob and is set in Houston, TX. An aging mobster falls in love with a young news reporter half his age. You can also go to Smashwords.com to download an E-Book. I would like to get a review by you. How do I do this?


This image depicts the "Hydrologic Cycle" (or, put more simply, the "Water Cycle").
What are key components of the Water Cycle?
Learn more about the Water Cycle from "Precipitation Education" at NASA.
Bos, Carole "The Hydrologic Cycle" AwesomeStories.com. Oct 07, 2013. Apr 23, 2019.


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Module 17: Persuasive Presentations
Principles of Persuasion
Learning Objective
Identify and demonstrate how to use six principles of persuasion.
What is the best way to succeed in persuading your listeners? There is no one "correct" answer, but many experts have studied persuasion and observed what works and what doesn't. Social psychologist Robert Cialdini [1] offers us six principles of persuasion that are powerful and effective:
Commitment and consistency
You will find these principles both universal and adaptable to a myriad of contexts and environments. Recognizing when each principle is in operation will allow you to leverage the inherent social norms and expectations to your advantage, and enhance your sales position.
Principle of Reciprocity
Reciprocity is the mutual expectation for exchange of value or service. In all cultures, when one person gives something, the receiver is expected to reciprocate, even if only by saying "thank you." There is a moment when the giver has power and influence over the receiver, and if the exchange is dismissed as irrelevant by the giver the moment is lost. In business this principle has several applications. If you are in customer service and go out of your way to meet the customer's need, you are appealing to the principle of reciprocity with the knowledge that all humans perceive the need to reciprocate—in this case, by increasing the likelihood of making a purchase from you because you were especially helpful. Reciprocity builds trust and the relationship develops, reinforcing everything from personal to brand loyalty. By taking the lead and giving, you build in a moment where people will feel compelled from social norms and customs to give back.
Principle of Scarcity
You want what you can't have, and it's universal. People are naturally attracted to the exclusive, the rare, the unusual, and the unique. If they are convinced that they need to act now or it will disappear, they are motivated to action. Scarcity is the perception of inadequate supply or a limited resource. For a sales representative, scarcity may be a key selling point—the particular car, or theater tickets, or pair of shoes you are considering may be sold to someone else if you delay making a decision. By reminding customers not only of what they stand to gain but also of what they stand to lose, the representative increases the chances that the customer will make the shift from contemplation to action and decide to close the sale.
Principle of Authority
Trust is central to the purchase decision. Whom does a customer turn to? A salesperson may be part of the process, but an endorsement by an authority holds credibility that no one with a vested interest can ever attain. Knowledge of a product, field, trends in the field, and even research can make a salesperson more effective by the appeal to the principle of authority. It may seem like extra work to educate your customers, but you need to reveal your expertise to gain credibility. We can borrow a measure of credibility by relating what experts have indicated about a product, service, market, or trend, and our awareness of competing viewpoints allows us insight that is valuable to the customer. Reading the manual of a product is not sufficient to gain expertise—you have to do extra homework. The principal of authority involves referencing experts and expertise.
Principle of Commitment and Consistency
Oral communication can be slippery in memory. What we said at one moment or another, unless recorded, can be hard to recall. Even a handshake, once the symbol of agreement across almost every culture, has lost some of its symbolic meaning and social regard. In many cultures, the written word holds special meaning. If we write it down, or if we sign something, we are more likely to follow through. By extension, even if the customer won't be writing anything down, if you do so in front of them, it can appeal to the principle of commitment and consistency and bring the social norm of honoring one's word to bear at the moment of purchase.
Principle of Consensus
Testimonials, or first person reports on experience with a product or service, can be highly persuasive. People often look to each other when making a purchase decision, and the herd mentality is a powerful force across humanity: if "everybody else" thinks this product is great, it must be great. We often choose the path of the herd, particularly when we lack adequate information. Leverage testimonials from clients to attract more clients by making them part of your team. The principle of consensus involves the tendency of the individual to follow the lead of the group or peers.
Principle of Liking
Safety is the twin of trust as a foundation element for effective communication. If we feel safe, we are more likely to interact and communicate. We tend to be attracted to people who communicate to us that they like us, and who make us feel good about ourselves. Given a choice, these are the people with whom we are likely to associate. Physical attractiveness has long been known to be persuasive, but similarity is also quite effective. We are drawn to people who are like us, or who we perceive ourselves to be, and often make those judgments based on external characteristics like dress, age, sex, race, ethnicity, and perceptions of socioeconomic status. The principle of liking involves the perception of safety and belonging in communication.
A persuasive message can succeed through the principles of reciprocity, scarcity, authority, commitment and consistency, consensus, and liking.
Think of a real-life example of the principle of scarcity being used in a persuasive message. Were you the one trying to persuade someone, or were you the receiver of the scarcity message? Was the message effective? Discuss your thoughts with a classmate.
Do you think the principle of consensus often works—are people often persuaded to buy things because other people own that item, or are going to buy it? Are you susceptible to this kind of persuasion? Think of some examples and discuss them with classmates.
Do people always use reason to make decisions? Support your opinion and discuss it with classmates.
Make a list of five or six people you choose to associate with—friends, neighbors, and coworkers, for example. Next to each person's name, write the characteristics you have in common with that person. Do you find that the principle of liking holds true in your choice of associates? Why or why not? Discuss your findings with your classmates.
[1] Cialdini, R. (1993). Influence. New York, NY: Quill.
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The Sinking of the RMS Leinster | 10th October 1918
TOPICS:Coastal Historydun laoghaireIrish Shipsrms leinsteru boat
Posted By: Daniel Farrell 10th October 2019
10th October 1918 – an infamous date in Irish maritime history – the day the RMS Leinster was sunk by a German submarine with the loss of 501 lives. To this day it remains the single greatest loss of life in the Irish sea.
RMS Leinster Departing Kingstown (Dun Laoghaire) on a mail run
Launched 12th September 1896, she was christened RMS Leinster and chiefly served as the Kingstown (now Dun Laoghaire) mail boat. She was one of four ships named after the provinces of Ireland and was commissioned by City of Dublin Steam Packet Company for Royal Mail Service.
She was an impressive 378 feet long, 2,646 tons and could travel up to 24 knots. Toward the end of her life – during the First World War – the twin-propellered ship was outfitted with a camouflaged exterior and armed with one 12 pounder and two signal guns.
Camouflaged RMS Leinster sinking
On 10th of October 1918, the RMS Leinster was bound for Holyhead, carrying 77 crew and 694 passengers, it was to be her final voyage. At four nautical miles east of the Kish Lighthouse, she was torpedoed by German submarine UB-123. The first torpedo passed in front of the bow but the second struck the ship on the port side near the mail room. The Captain ordered the ship to turn around and try to head back to Kingstown but a third torpedo struck causing an explosion. The official death toll was put at 501 souls.
One of the first ships on the scene was the HMY Helga, the infamous ship that had previously been involved in shelling Dublin during the Rising. It was refuelling in Dun Laoghaire when the Lenister was attacked and managed to rescue 90 passengers before the ship went down.
German U Boat UB – 123
Only 9 days later, on the 19th of October 1918, the submarine that had launched the attack, U-123, struck a mine in the North Sea and sank. All 36 crew members died in the event.
RMS Leinster's anchor On display in Dun Laoghaire
In the 1990's local divers began to explore the wreck of the Leinster and one of the anchors was eventually recovered. The anchor is now on display in front of Carlisle Pier in Dun Laoghaire, the place where the Leinster set out on its final fateful voyage.


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Q: Computer will not recognize second display upon waking up One of my user's desktops will not recognize its second display when it wakes up. This problem started this morning, following the installation of several Microsoft Office updates. I can list them if need be, but I don't know how pertinent it is. The desktop will recognize the second monitor once the DVI cable is disconnected and reconnected.
The PC is a Dell Optiplex 360 running Windows Vista Business x64; 2.93GHz Core 2 Duo, 4GB RAM. The video card is an Nvidia GeForce 9300 GE. The primary display is a Dell G2210 connected via DVI, and the secondary display is an Acer x223W also connected via DVI.
The user experienced this problem once several weeks ago. It was solved by updating the video driver. Updating, disabling/enabling, and uninstalling/reinstalling the video driver has not worked in this case.
Any thoughts?

A: Try switching it out with a different monitor (or even monitor cable) and see if it still happens. I've experienced problematic monitors that would do this before.

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Q: how to close a dropdown on clicking anywhere on the body using jquery
Possible Duplicate:
Jquery: drop down menu wont disappear after clicking outside of menu

I recently found a tutorial on creating google like black menu bar with the dropdown
the dropdown is displayed when we click on the 'more' button, to hide the dropdown again we should click on the 'more' button again
but i want to close the dropdown by clicking anywhere on the body, can anyone let me know how
http://jsfiddle.net/VrmnA/
Thanks in advance

A: The basic logic should be like this : if clicked anywhere outside the menu, close the dropdown :
var dropdown = $('dropdown_selector');
$(document).click(function(e){
    if(e.target === dropdown.get(0))
        {
            // hide dropdawn code here
        }
});

Here's a live demo :
http://jsfiddle.net/gion_13/VrmnA/7/
P.S. :  the demo is working for the latest jquery version

A: If you give the div holding the main content an id (in the example below i've added an id of 'content' to this div) then you could close any active menus from there when it is clicked on:
$('#content').click(function() {
        $('.active').removeClass('active');
});

Alternatively bind a blur event to remove the active class when it is added:
  //hiding drop down menu when it is clicked again
  if ($(this).parent().hasClass('active')) {
    $(this).parent().removeClass('active');
  }
  else {
    //displaying the drop down menu
    $('.active').removeClass('active');
    $(this).parent().addClass('active');
    $(this).blur(function() {
        $('.active').removeClass('active');
    });
  }

Updated jsFiddle.

A: Ironically, this exact same question was asked recently: Jquery: drop down menu wont disappear after clicking outside of menu
The user explained that you can simply bind a click event to the html tag of your markup, which will close the dropdown and how to stop your dropdown from instantly closing if you click on an item in the dropdown using e.stopPropagation().


IIt gets brighter: That's how I would describe my year, my 2016 in Cebu. Personally, I will always remember 2016 because it is when I started blogging. And it has to be lifestyle, fashion and style as the niche. It feels like just hours ago that I had my first ever fashion and style blog post. And how can I forget my very first lifestyle event: Ughhh… the feels. (Haha!) Anyway, as you have observed, every post has its own theme. For this particular post, everything has the concept of dark to bright or vice versa.
Dark to bright echoes my experience in blogging. My journey as a fashion and style blogger has many bumps. Maybe some of you won't even care but at the start of the year, I have a blog but with only 2 articles, a five-digit debt to my web designer, the lack of confidence, and my naivety. I wasn't even really sure how to make something out of my blog. To add to my existing struggles is the feeling of not knowing what to do in life. I had a slight self–crisis.
Things started to brighten when I joined the Cebu Bloggers Society. Here's my shout out and my saying thank you to all my friends from CBS. #CBSForever My peers from CBS taught me a lot of things and I also gained some best friends. From there, everything came into place but slowly, slowly but surely. It is true I am at the moment not in debt. I publish posts weekly. I am confident with my blog and lastly, my highlight of the year, is my award as the best style blogger of Best Cebu Blog Awards (BCBA) of 2016. Yes, I won and upon receiving that award, I now do believe genuinely that hard work pays off and everything gets better or in this case, brighter.
Speaking of BCBA, as you can see, this is the getup that I wore at the awards. I chose to wear a little formal looking outfit (slacks, tie and white button down long-sleeve shirt) but with a hint and my signature style, the street style vibe. Thus, the white sneakers and my new favorite jacket: the velvet bomber jacket. To keep everything cohesive, I matched my gray tie to the slacks as well as the white long-sleeve button downs to my white sneakers. The dark bomber jacket is a nice contrast too to the white shirt.
As I've said awhile ago, I always believed that everything gets better in time and everything has its own timing. I don't know why that I'm always optimistic. But indeed, it is true. Everything has gotten better. One thing that has always kept me going through those tough times is that I just enjoy what I'm doing. I just kept doing what I love.
I hope I brightened up your mood, guys. And I hope you do what you love because it is when you shine your brightest. See you!


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Panthers lose 65-43 to Christian in sectionals
By Editor | March 9, 2021
The PHS varsity boys basketball team's first playoff run ended abruptly at Christian High School in O'Fallon last Tuesday with a convincing 65-43 loss in the Class 3 sectionals.
Palmyra's Aaron Stamper (left) and Abe Haerr (right) compete for a rebound during their sectional game at Christian High School last Tuesday.
The Eagles, featuring a fast-paced and aggressive game at both ends of the floor, scored six points before the Panthers could get the ball into their end of the court en route to a 17-6 lead after one quarter and a 39-17 halftime edge.
Despite dim prospects to come back, the Panthers fought hard to avoid a turbo clock and even out-score their opponents, 28-26 in the second half.
The Eagles (20-5) saw their season come to an end three days later in the quarterfinals when they lost Friday in a 51-49 thriller.
Monroe City (26-2) advances to the semifinals this Friday, when they play in Springfield and play Summit Christian Academy (21-4).
The Panthers ended the season with a 14-9 record that included the program's first district title in seven years along with two other tournament title game appearances.
Tuesday's game was the final one for the team's five seniors, Abe Haerr, Zane Meyers, Quade Plunkett, Aaron Stamper and Bennett Stice.
Meyers sank four of the team's six three-pointers and led the team with 14 points, while Haerr had six and Stamper four.
Also scoring for Palmyra were Bear Bock, nine, Alex Loman, seven, and Laydin Lochman, two.
The Eagles hit six of their 10 three-pointers in the first half, including several from well outside the arc.
In Class 3 sectional action Wednesday, Clark County defeated Duchesne, 42-22, but then fell in the quarterfinals Saturday to Tipton, 60-46.


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Jackie Kallen: Erik Morel's Quandary
By Jackie Kallen
When is it time for a boxer to hang up his gloves and move on to other ventures? That is the age-old question that has faced every fighter since the beginning of the sport. The roar of the crowd and the fun of cashing the big checks have kept many fighters in the ring a few fights too long.
(Photo: Gene Blevins – Hoganphotos/Golden Boy Promotions)
Bantamweight Eric "Little Hands of Steel" Morel does not want to be one of those men. He does not want to stay at the party after the music has stopped playing. He is smart enough to know when it is time to step aside.
Born in Puerto Rico 36 years ago, he had a stellar amateur record before turning pro in 1996. He was part of the US Olympic team that year, losing to Cuban Maikro Romero.
After turning pro, Eric proceeded to win 33 straight fights before losing a decision to Lorenzo Parra in Puerto Rico in 2003. He was the WBA Flyweight champ before that and a year later he beat Jesus Rojas to win the WBO NABO title. In 2005, he challenged Martin Castillo for the WBA Super Flyweight belt. The fight was at the MGM in Vegas and Morel lost on points.
Following the loss, Morel was tried and convicted of sexual assault of a minor. This messy situation landed him in prison. He was fortunate enough to earn an early release and finish out the remaining sentence on probation.
After regrouping, he managed to put together a string of 11 wins to get a shot at Abner Mares in April for the WBC Super Bantamweight title. He fell short and lost badly, winning only one round from one judge. Now, five months later, he is looking at his second loss in a row. This was Morel's worst defeat so far and his first stoppage. Leo Santa Cruz punched holes in Morel at the MGM on the undercard of Alvarez/Lopez, forcing him to quit at the end of the fifth round.
We happened to be on the same flight heading back from Vegas the next day and although he looked fine physically, it was obvious that Little Hands of Steel was feeling the effects of his grueling fight. He was outwardly cheerful and friendly, but his eyes told the story.
"Hey, I have had a great career," he told Tommy Hearns, who happened to be on our same flight. "I am 46-4 and have won four belts and had a lot of success. Now I have to really sit back and think about everything."
Hearns nodded in agreement, as he probably thought back to his last fight against Shannon Landberg back in 2006. He was 48 years old and finally realized that it was TIME. He had been in the ring with a lackluster journeyman with a record of 58-10. It was a long way from the glory days of Leonard, Hagler and Duran.
At least Morel lost to a 19-0 terror who holds the IBF Bantamweight title. Nothing to be ashamed of. He came to fight and gave it his best. But as the early rounds began, it was obvious that this was no contest.
"He totally surprised me. I trained right and felt confident going into the ring, but he pressured me more than I expected. I fought his fight, and that was not my game plan. I have to hand it to him, he is a great fighter."
This makes two undefeated young warriors in a row who have beaten Morel. He sees that as a sign that his career is winding down.
"I am proud of the career I have had and I don't want to become a stepping stone for all these young guys coming up the ladder. That is not what I want my legacy to be. I have two children and another one on the way. I want to enjoy my family in good health."
Stopping short of formally announcing his retirement, Morel sounds like a man who knows what he going to do and has given it a lot of thought. I wish him well and admire the fact that he is not going to stick around to be a punching bag for kids half his age.
Jackie Kallen is a boxing manager who has been in the business for over three decades. Her life inspired the Meg Ryan film "Against the Ropes" and she was a part of the NBC series "The Contender." www.JackieKallen.com, www.facebook.com/JackieKallen


It's been so warm here the last few days and well, I'm LOVING it! We've busted out the shorts, t-shirts and are packin' our winter clothes away. Over this past weekend we had a mega spring cleaning party, but for our clothes. I mean, one could say I have a problem….but I just like to dress Blake cute, now where's the problem in that? 😉 With cute clothes though comes a whole lot of packing when seasons change and as she grows. So I'm sharing a couple tips and tricks today to keeping our little one's clothes stored in an organized way and I'm giving a little peek into Blake's spring closet.
Storage boxes are key: I started with cardboard boxes and quickly learned, well that was a mistake. Spend the money and grab the nice plastic boxes with lids. You can label them by sizing and fit a heck of a lot more clothes in them. My five boxes went down to two and I could stack them on top of one another in the garage because they're sturdy.
Donate. Don't be afraid to get rid of some clothes. Obviously keep what you want, but remember, for future kids you're most likely going to buy some new clothes, so it's okay to get rid of some now! Plus you're helping out another family, so make a donate pile and take it to a local donation center.
Fold the clothes. I know, I know, by the time you're actually putting them in boxes it's been several hours and folding is the last thing you want to do, but just do it! It makes it so that one, they're organized and two, you can fit everything in there!
Lucky for you, I have a coupon so you can grab some cute clothes too for your babe(s)! Use the code below and jump on over to OshKosh with the link underneath!
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How to Build Communities – Speaker highlights
If you missed our Building Reader Communities Panel on 2nd March 2016, or want to revisit the discussion, wise words and valuable insights from our speakers can be found below. (You can also read a short report on the key insights we took from the event here)
Sci-Fi author Kate Russell shares her experience of community building and gives her 5 rules for building a digital presence
'It takes 3 years to establish a community': Auriol Bishop, Creative Director of Hodder & Stoughton, and writer Alex Pheby discuss their experiences in publishing and as co-directors of the Greenwich Book Festival.
'Community is a tangible business asset': Alexis Kennedy, Creative Director of Failbetter Games.
'Reading communities are the public & the private sphere colliding' Meike Ziervogel on building a community around Peirene Press.
Panel discussion on building communities in publishing, interactive fiction and games
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Why do reader/user communities build?
16th February 2016 miriam
We used to call them 'the audience' but now they don't behave as we expect audiences to. They're active, they're vocal, and they're engaged. They have multiple options and channels, voices and media. They want do everything and have a say in everything on their terms. And many of them don't want to pay for it by following the traditional publishing business models.
We are all the audience for something. We live in exciting times as an audience, we are being courted and sought after with suitors from all forms of media. We are encouraged to enter and explore created worlds through multiple entry points. Using American TV show Fringe as a case study Mélanie Bourdaa discussed how audiences engage across multiple media to follow story arcs in 'Following the Pattern': The Creation of an Encyclopaedic Universe with Transmedia Storytelling.' A key, and very influential strategy and theory she suggests is Henry Jenkins' Transmedia Storytelling . It allows us to engage with a writer/designer's vision on multiple levels, as much or as little as we want. The key thing here is that we can choose to become really involved, going beyond the ordinary level of engagement for an audience.
It is not all about the audience, these are equally exciting times for writers and creators. You can imagine your story in people's social media, in games, in books and on the TV. A story can have an active following, conversations happening in real time, apps can help access it and live experiences can draw in a completely other group of people or enhance the feeling of belonging that a community has.
Authors can choose how they want to share their book experience with their audience; they can choose to have their characters tweet, such as Goran Racic tweeting as his hero Thomas Loud from his book 'Loud Evolution.' Not stopping there he has created a whole district in Minecraft where visitors can explore his world. Little by little the book world that we enjoy enters into our real world, to come with us to the office, the gym or while we wait in a Tesco Metro queue.
But at what point does this audience become a community? A dedicated group of people that are interested enough not just to buy the story in its multiple forms but to spend the time to influence the plot on many of these digital platforms, following the success that gaming has enjoyed where players can influence or even change the storylines within certain parameters . Let's face it, those of us that are old enough to remember them loved those old multi-branching adventure books where you could make decisions and those choices took you to different pages of the book.
The main problem that authors, designers and marketers face with all of this participation is money – where does all the money come from to create these great experiences. Audiences want so much for free now. The kickstarter model has proved a great launch pad for creative projects. The backers are the people that actually want the creative product and so are happy to fund it. The audience becomes the backers becomes the community.
I enjoyed Naomi Alderman's, Rebecca Levene's and Adrian Hon's Zombie Run! in this way, an audio adventure while you get fit. I like the idea, backed it through kickstarter and then became part of a community of runners, though not the fastest of runners I am a happy runner enjoying a story and getting a little fitter along the way. Intriguing a potential audience sufficiently that it then becomes a community and is prepared to pay for it is a hard model to follow and necessitates creating work with no guarantee of return. This is only one of business model out there that author/ designers/ filmmakers and publishers are using.
Fallen London with its steampunk aesthetic is equally captivating, a browser-based game in which every choice you make changes the storyline. It is free to play but the business model choice to keep it that way means it is delivered in little chunks. However, the community that Failbetter builds through this sharing will potentially go on to buy Sunless Sea, or The Night Circus or buy pure narrative premium content such as The Gift.
For the upcoming Creative Conversations panel on March 2nd , the next part of our Creative Conversations New Space of Publishing series, we start to tease out this very subject. 'Building Reader Communities' will question what distinguishes a community from an audience, and if writers and publishers need to build such communities and what they could gain from doing so. We also want to unpick what the implications are for the writer-reader and publisher-reader relationship when the business model changes and the community is so much more in control of the creative product.
Our panellists will include: Auriol Bishop & Alex Pheby, co-directors of Greenwich Book Festival; Meike Ziervogel, novelist and founder of Peirene Press; Alexis Kennedy, CEO of in interactive fiction studio Failbetter Games; and a commissioned video featuring Kate Russell, tech reporter and author of 'Elite: Mostly Harmless', a sci-fi novel based in the Elite Game World.
It promises to be an interesting evening of discussion and places can be reserved through Eventbrite.
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Considering the 'Open Portal' effect on publishing
26th May 2015 miriam
May 20th's New Space of Publishing panel, masterfully chaired by Justine Solomons of Byte the Book, saw some energetic discussion and a really engaged audience. We were encouraged to hear all the panelists urging potential and practicing writers to continue writing; to keep at it, to hone their work and to find their audience. Steve Carsey, Director of Original Programming for Audible, Katrina Hopewell, marketing consultant in broadcast and digital publishing, and Jeremy Thompson, MD of independent publisher, Troubadour and its self publishing arm, Matador, made a clear case for discovering and creating work for your audience. On the other hand Kate Pullinger, award winning novelist and digital storyteller and members of the audience made an equally strong case for letting your audience find you rather than writing for a perceived audience, acknowledging experimental poetry's online success.
This notion of the author as solely in charge of what they choose to write with the freedom to hope that it resonates with some members of the public is key. Before the panel we asked if the traditional roles of writer, agent, publisher and publicist have changed and what was clear is that with advent of the internet, blogging and eplatforms the writer has many more options. Eszter Hargittai noted as far back as 2000 in 'Open portals or closed gates? Channeling content on the World Wide Web' that we no longer have to get past 'gatekeepers' to a potential audience, that a lack of big budgets and influence needn't stop creators any more. The panel spoke about the plethera of ways to get content out there, Katrina espoused the Wattpad model highlighting how that has earned some authors great deals with established publishing houses while creating an audience in the process, such as Macmillan signing UK writer Nikkei Kelly's Stylcar Saga trilogy.
But here we have the dichotomy of the modern publishing phenomena. Jeremy brought up, to the amusement of the whole audience, the notion that some books are better left inside their author. While he made the point light-heartedly he exposed the other side of this new found freedom. We are now bombarded with content and trying to find meaningful content is hard. The author is competing for people's time, not just their click through attention. In 2009 Hat Trick Associates cited technorati estimates of over 200 million blogs worldwide, and blogging is only one form of sharing written content.
So now we have another set of questions, with so much content out there how can we find those newly written gems? Will we rely on crowd sourced reviews to usher us to new finds? Will the older authors potential lack of technical skill prevent them from effectively engaging in the digital revolution? We think that this has opened up the market place for all yet Hargittai and Walejko establish in their 2008 study 'The Participation Divide: Content Creation and Sharing in the Digital Age' that there is still inequality in this perceived freedom according to socio-economic class and gender, does this just mean we are getting much more of the same?
Three of the Creative Conversations team. From left: Miriam Sorrentino, Gauti Sigthorsson, Rosamund Davies wielding the microphone.
Photos: Panagiotis Balalas
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10 things to know about self publishing
19th May 2015 Rosamund Davies
One of our panel members for 'The New Space of Publishing', novelist and digital storyteller Kate Pullinger, has written a brilliant blog post with The Writing Platform on her own experience of self publishing, which really takes you through everything you need to know from preparing copy to distribution. We really recommend it to anyone considering publishing their work independently.
Who's a publisher?
30th April 2015 Gauti Sigthorsson
Facebook and Twitter are social publishing platforms. As Adrienne Lafranche points out in The Atlantic ("Facebook is Eating the Internet") publishers are now putting their content directly on Facebook, rather than attempting to funnel traffic from there to their own sites.
In a sense, these publishers, including the New York Times, are letting go of the fundamental principle that content should always lead to the provider's domain, preferably in the fewest steps possible. Instead, content publishers are resigning themselves to a share of Facebook-mediated advertising.
This opens the question of what the value is "homesteading" on the social web. For our workshop on self-publishing, we're looking forward to discussing how social media works as a publishing platform for writers. For example, is the blog still an attractive format if we can get more readers for our content using Medium with Twitter, LinkedIn and the like?
Join the conversation at our upcoming event The New Space of Publishing on 20 May (Register via Eventbrite).
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Does size matter?
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According to Emma Barnes, size does matter – and she's in favour of small.
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London Book Fair 2015
This year's London Book Fair brought to the fore the many ways in which the nature of publishing is expanding and new business models, modes and platforms are emerging. It featured a 'creative industries day' which focussed on new opportunities for the expansion of intellectual property across media. Self-publishing was also high profile, with many seminars devoted to it and the mood resolutely upbeat. One independent author declared it to be a golden age for writers. The writer as brand and the 'authopreneur' were also much discussed. New business models were unveiled, such as Quarto's new venture to publish personalised cookbooks, designed and printed on demand by the buyer.
'Optimism is woven into publishing's business model'
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Writing in The Guardian this Saturday, Jennifer Rankin finds justification for optimism about the future of the printed book. She cites a recent report from Nielsen, which found that, although e-books account for 50% of adult fiction sales, overall the decline in print sales is slowing down and children's/Y.A literature saw a 9% increase in print sales in 2014.
Rankin highlights the increasing focus on the printed book as 'lavish object' or 'luxury model', with the e-book as the more disposable, cheaper version. The many implications of this trend are only beginning to play out, but multiple editions of books seem likely to become commonplace, with variations available to suit everyone from the casual reader to the committed super fan.


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Two men say they, not Brett Kavanaugh, had alleged sexual encounter with Christine Ford
President Donald Trump says he would be willing to withdraw his Supreme Court nomination of Brett Kavanaugh if he thought Kavanaugh was guilty of the sexual misconduct allegations against him. USA TODAY
Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh is pictured testifying before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill.(Photo: AP, Jose Luis Magana)
WASHINGTON – The Senate Judiciary Committee has questioned two men who say they, not Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, had the disputed encounter with Christine Blasey Ford at a 1982 house party that led to sexual assault allegations.
The revelation was included in a late-night news release by Sen. Chuck Grassley, the top Republican on the committee. The release includes a day-by-day view of the committee's investigative work over the last two weeks since allegations surfaced targeting Kavanaugh.
Ford was the first to step forward with allegations and claimed Kavanaugh pinned her to a bed, groped her and attempted to pull off her clothes while both were high school students in 1982. Since then a number of accusations have piled on, including that of a physical assault and several other sexual encounters.
Kavanaugh has repeatedly denied all the allegations lodged against him.
The committee has interviewed two men who came forward about the disputed assault at a summer house party. Both told the committee they, not Kavanaugh, "had the encounter with Dr. Ford in 1982 that is the basis of his complaint," the release states.
The previously unknown interviews could add a new layer to the evolving saga on the eve of a possible explosive hearing between Kavanaugh and Ford, though it's unknown whether the men's claims are being taken seriously.
More: Kavanaugh questioned about, denies 2 additional accusations of assault
More: Here's the polygraph test Christine Blasey Ford took on her allegations against Kavanaugh
More: Brett Kavanaugh's 1982 calendar being used as evidence against sexual assault allegations
One of the men was interviewed twice by committee staff. He also submitted two written statements, one on Monday and a second, more in-depth statement on Wednesday.
Committee staff spoke to a second man over the phone Wednesday who also said he believed he, not Kavanaugh, had the disputed encounter with Ford. "He explained his recollection of the details of the encounter" to staff, the release states.
Both men were not named. USA TODAY was not able to independently vet the claims.
The committee has said it is investigating all claims made in the Kavanaugh saga, attempting to "make sure no stone was left unturned."
In this regard, the committee has also questioned Kavanaugh about a series of anonymous allegations, including a physical assault on a woman in the 1990s.
The release also outlines a number of others the committee has interviewed, including friends of Kavanaugh and those who know the women who have lodged accusations against him.
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Simple small apartment house "Lario", 3 storeys. 800 m from the centre of Peschiera, in a sunny position, 900 m from the lake, in a cul-de-sac. Motor access to the house. Public parking on the road. Shop, restaurant, bar 200 m, 10 minute walk to the centre, railway station "Peschiera" 500 m, shingle beach 1.5 km, thermal baths "Sirmione" 12 km. Nearby attractions: Gardaland 2 km, Movieland 4 km, Caneva Waterpark 4 km, Ponti Sul Mincio 7 km, Sirmione 12 km. Please note: railway line 50 m from the property.


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What role does Gavilan Community College play in our community?
Gavilan has provided high quality and affordable education to our community for generations. With the rising cost of attending a four-year college, our local community colleges ensure that everyone who can't afford the high price of attending the University of California or State University systems have an opportunity to succeed in college and future careers. Gavilan educates the healthcare professionals that serve our medical needs, the police and firefighters that keep us safe and the skilled high-tech workers who fuel our economy.
What communities does Gavilan College serve?
The Gavilan Joint Community College District includes southern Santa Clara County, including Gilroy and Morgan Hill, and most of San Benito County including Hollister.
How does Gavilan College prepare students for careers?
Our community relies on Gavilan College to prepare students of all ages for careers. Twenty percent of all local high school graduates rely on Gavilan College for higher education and to prepare for careers. Just minutes away from the heart of Silicon Valley our students have access to careers in the technology and service fields. Unique specifically to Gavilan are the direct and potential partnerships with high tech companies that are expanding rapidly in the region which give our students hands on experience while being able to obtain a quality education at a fraction of the cost of attending a four-year college.
What upgrades are needed to support continued student achievement?
Facilities on campuses need to be expanded and improved to support quality education and to prepare students for careers. We need up-to-date classrooms, labs, equipment and technology that prepare students for jobs in science, high-tech and the service industry.
How is the college planning to address the facility needs?
To continue providing a high-quality education that prepares students for the 21st-century workforce and to obtain an affordable education so that they can transfer to a four-year college, the Gavilan Joint Community College District Board of Trustees is planning to potentially place a local bond measure on the November 2018 ballot. The measure will provide locally controlled funding to make essential upgrades to our colleges.
What will the local bond measure do?
The measure will make essential upgrades and improvements to Gavilan College including:
Repair or replace leaky roofs, old rusty plumbing, and faulty electrical systems where needed
Upgrade and add classrooms, labs and career training facilities for science, math, engineering, and technology
Upgrade and add classrooms and labs to help local students complete the first two years of college affordably, and transfer to the Cal-State or UC systems
Expand Veterans' Center which provides job training, job placement, counseling and support services to military veterans and their families
Improve access for students with disabilities
Improve student safety and campus security systems including security lighting, security cameras, emergency communications systems, smoke detectors, re alarms, and sprinklers
Add classrooms, labs and facilities in San Benito County, and at the Coyote Valley Center, to offer a much larger selection of classes, certificated programs and degrees
Renovate the aging College library to meet modern standards for technology and research
Can the State take away these funds?
All money raised by the measure will stay in our community to support our local community college and students. It cannot be taken away by the State or used for staff salaries or pensions.
How can I be sure the funds will be spent wisely?
This measure requires a clear system of accountability, including a project list detailing exactly how the money will be used, a Citizens' Oversight Committee, and independent audits to ensure the money is spent properly.
Have we ever passed a local bond measure for Gavilan College?
Our local community has continued to support Gavilan College over the years. In 2004, District voters approved Measure E, a facilities improvement bond that updated facilities and classrooms. The Measure E Citizens Oversight Committee reviewed Quarterly Financial Reports, annual independent audits, and ongoing updates on Measure E progress. All reports and audits have indicated each year that all Measure E funds have been expended appropriately and legally only for voter-approved activities. For more information on Measure E visit: http://www.gavilan.edu/bond/


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Main Owner of WebMD Is to Merge With the Site
The HLTH Corporation said Thursday that it would complete its merger with a Web site operator, the WebMD Health Corporation, in an all-stock deal valued at about $1.2 billion.
The companies agreed to combine in a $2.31 billion cash and stock deal in February 2008, but canceled the deal in October because of the financial market turmoil. The companies did not want WebMD to be burdened with HLTH's debt.
They said the combination would improve efficiency and add liquidity for WebMD shares.
HLTH, based in Elmwood Park, N.J., owns about 80 percent of WebMD, or 48.1 million shares. Under the deal, each HLTH share will convert into 0.4444 shares of WebMD Class A stock. The company estimated the WebMD shares at a value of $1.2 billion to $1.3 billion. WebMD Class B shares will be retired. HLTH shareholders will own about 80 percent of the combined company, which will keep the WebMD name.
The deal is expected to close by the end of the year.
An analyst at Stifel Nicolaus, George Askew, said the merger values HLTH shares at $12.54, a premium of almost 7 percent over Wednesday's closing price of $11.76. The shares closed at $13.26 on Thursday.
Stock in WebMD, which is based in New York, rose $2.11 Thursday, to $30.32 a share.


At Werner Electric Supply, our story is defined by progress. From our modest beginnings in 1948, we have grown to serve the needs of our loyal customers and valued partners. While 400+ employees now serve in Wisconsin and Michigan's Upper Peninsula, it all started with just one man in a small shop in Neenah Wisconsin.
Werner Electric began with Walter Werner, who opened an appliance store with an electrical contractor shop in downtown Neenah, Wisconsin in the 1930s. Within a few years, Walter realized he needed better pricing and better access to products for his crew of electrical contractors to serve customers. On September 13, 1948, Walter filed papers with the State of Wisconsin to officially found Werner Electric Supply Company.
More progress came in 1955 when Werner Electric partnered with Allen-Bradley, allowing Werner Electric to support the needs of the local electrical industry and the many customers who exclusively used Werner Electric's products. After Lynn Werner took over the family business as president and CEO in 1961, the company expanded further to a new location in Green Bay in 1973.
The next wave of progress for the company came in 1984. Lynn T. MacDonald, a former Allen-Bradley branch manager, joined Werner Electric as Vice President of Sales and Marketing, bringing with him a bold vision to expand the company into new territories and serve customers in new markets.
After Lynn Werner's death, Lynn MacDonald purchased the company from the Werner family in 1986. In the same year, the company began construction of a new 30,000-square-foot corporate headquarters and warehouse in Neenah. Over the next nine years, the company's growth supported the addition of five new locations serving the majority of Wisconsin and Upper Michigan. This success continued, spurring a 10,000-square-foot addition to the Neenah headquarters and an 8,000-square-foot addition to the Green Bay warehouse in 1998.
In addition to its own company expansion, Werner Electric grew to better serve its customers by bringing existing businesses into the fold. The company acquired Cole Electric Supply in 1999, adding three locations and new services in the automotive and food and beverage markets. This acquisition also increased the number of employees to more than 250 and placed the company in the top 50 electrical distributors in the country.
Two years later, Lynn MacDonald led Werner Electric to a joint venture with Van Meter Industrial to purchase Northland Electric Supply, which is now Werner Electric of Minnesota. This partnership has allowed the companies to bring in more employees to serve customers, including those in Minnesota and Western Wisconsin, while continuing to offer volume discounts with many key suppliers.
Werner Electric's expansions over the years brought services to nearly the entire state of Wisconsin. The final piece of the map—southeastern Wisconsin—was completed in 2005, when the company purchased Best Electric Service, Inc. and began seeing customers from areas such as Milwaukee, Racine, and Kenosha counties.
Through economic ups and downs, Werner Electric Supply has done what it takes to firmly establish itself as a key partner to its customers in all areas of business. Through continued product and service expansion and diversification, as well as the expansion of its geographical territory, the company is dedicated to long-term growth as an independent distributor. From small beginnings in the back of a shop to 12 locations and counting, Werner Electric Supply will continue to move forward by putting its customers first.


Last month I had the honour of capturing my Dad and Stepmum marrying back in Scotland. At the beautiful Kincaid House Hotel set in the shadow of the Campsie Hills they finally made it official after twenty two years. It was a beautiful ceremony followed by a great evening of dancing and catching up with relatives. The bride was definitely the belle of the ball in her stunning dress and endless smiles and laughter. The groom didn't scrub up too bad either in his family tartan kilt with a blue jacket to offset it.


Join us on an outing to Chilliwack where we will search for jasper and agate with rockhound Trevor Christie.
NatureKids will need a brimmed hat to shade their eyes, and need to be dressed for the weather. Snow or heavy rain will postpone this event, as per our Nature Mentor's instructions (but we don't need to worry about that because there WILL be sun!). No maximum.
Please note this event was rescheduled from Feb 22 to March 8 due to weather.


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Actaeon at Home
Viewmaster discs sets + mini-CD soundtrack
Actaeon, to the ancient Greeks, was a hunter unlucky enough to get a good look at Artemis bathing naked amongst her nymphs. For his trespasses, Actaeon was transformed into a stag and then devoured by his own hounds. Our Actaeon, may or may not have anything to do with the historical Actaeon. He is a small man in a room with striped wallpaper and antlers and a typewriter and a collection of Currier & Ives prints. Oh, also there is a train chase.
This new Vladmaster is narrationless. Instead of talk there is the Apt Ensemble, a trio of musicians who lead you through the Vladmaster story playing a variety of instruments and providing the odd sound effect. Listen carefully and you will hear everything from a pump organ to a tuba to a musical saw to a train whistle. This is also the first Vladmaster set photographed entirely in glorious black and white.
This Vladmaster was made to debut in a live performance with the band and emcee Tim Nickodemus for the 2005 PDX Fest Invitationals where Vladimir was, with some tongue in cheek, crowned the World Champion of Experimental Film.
This set consists of four handmade Vladmaster reels, the box to keep them in, and the mini-cd soundtrack. The music was written by Peter Broderick and Nathan Crockett; performed by the Apt Ensemble (Peter Broderick, Nathan Crockett, and Branic Howard) and recorded by Peter Broderick. Tim Nickodemus introduces the CD. Douglas Jenkins is the human star of the photographs. The story was written and photographed by Vladimir who also designed the reels and box.
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Yuqiao () is a Shanghai Metro interchange station in Pudong, Shanghai, located at the intersection of Yuqiao Road and Yuqing Road in Beicai town. It is served by Lines 11 and 18. The station opened as part of Line 11's phase 2 extension on August31, 2013. It became an interchange station with Line 18 when the southern portion of phase 1 of that line opened on 26 December 2020. It served as the northern terminus of Line 18, which consists of eight stations between Yuqiao and , until the line was further extended northward to  on December 30, 2021.

On Line 11, the next station to the east is . To the west, the next station currently in service is , although there are plans for a reserved station in between at . On Line 18, the next station to the south is .

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"By the abundance of your trade You were internally filled with violence, And you sinned; Therefore I have cast you as profane From the mountain of God. And I have destroyed you, O covering cherub, From the midst of the stones of fire.
I will cast thee as profane - Thou shalt be cast down from thine eminence.
From the midst of the stones of fire - Some, supposing that stones of fire means the stars, have thought that the whole refers to the fall of Satan.
Clarke, Adam. "Commentary on Ezekiel 28:16". "The Adam Clarke Commentary". https:https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/acc/ezekiel-28.html. 1832.
Gill, John. "Commentary on Ezekiel 28:16". "The New John Gill Exposition of the Entire Bible". https:https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/geb/ezekiel-28.html. 1999.
By the multitude of thy merchandise they have filled the midst of thee with violence, and thou hast sinned: therefore I will cast thee as profane out of the i mountain of God: and I will destroy thee, O covering cherub, from the midst of the stones of fire.
Beza, Theodore. "Commentary on Ezekiel 28:16". "The 1599 Geneva Study Bible". https:https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/gsb/ezekiel-28.html. 1599-1645.
filled the midst of thee — that is, they have filled the midst of the city; he as the head of the state being involved in the guilt of the state, which he did not check, but fostered.
cast thee as profane — no longer treated as sacred, but driven out of the place of sanctity (see Ezekiel 28:14) which thou hast occupied (compare Psalm 89:39).
Jamieson, Robert, D.D.; Fausset, A. R.; Brown, David. "Commentary on Ezekiel 28:16". "Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible". https:https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/jfb/ezekiel-28.html. 1871-8.
I will cast — Out thy kingly dignity.
Wesley, John. "Commentary on Ezekiel 28:16". "John Wesley's Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible". https:https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/wen/ezekiel-28.html. 1765.
And thou hast sinned.] By suffering it so to be; for there is a passive injustice as well as an active.
Trapp, John. "Commentary on Ezekiel 28:16". John Trapp Complete Commentary. https:https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/jtc/ezekiel-28.html. 1865-1868.
By the multitude; by, or in, or according to (as the Gallic version) the multitude or greatness of thy trading: in Tyre were merchants that traded in very great adventures, with vast stocks, and in mighty cargoes.
With violence; thy merchants have by craft, where that would, and by violence where craft would not, compassed their unjust designs, as noted, Ezekiel 27:36. This injustice and violence grew as their trade did, and filled the city with guilt as fast as that did with wealth.
Thou hast sinned: either as one trading among them, thou hast violated justice to promote thine own and their gain, or hast connived at thy merchants when they oppressed all they could; or hast, contrary to justice and equity, supported them in their violence, and judged for them against oppressed strangers. Thou who weft a king, and wouldst be thought a god, is this like to God, who hates violence, loves justice, relieveth the stranger, and righteth the oppressed?
I will cast thee out: these abominable things hast thou done, and now, as an abominable thing, I will throw thee out, either of thy throne and kingly dignity, see Ezekiel 28:14, or thy fancied and imagined heaven, where thou wouldst be a god, for such gods of violence and injustice deserve to be cast out with the aspiring angels.
O covering cherub: see Ezekiel 28:14.
Poole, Matthew, "Commentary on Ezekiel 28:16". Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible. https:https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/mpc/ezekiel-28.html. 1685.
Note that he is not said to be cast out of the Garden but out of 'the mountain of God'. That is because his proud boast was to dwell among the gods. Thus his punishment fits his claim. And he loses not only his supposed divinity, but also his glorious apparel. He is to be totally humiliated. (This would be particularly apposite if 'the garden of the gods' was seen as Lebanon).
The reading in of 'by means of the' is required by the parallelism, both poetically and in comparison with the story of Eden. Having demonstrated that in spite of all his pretensions the King of Tyre was created by Yahweh and was a fallen sinner, he will now be called on to follow the fallen sinner's fate. He will be driven out by the very guardian cherub whose protection he had boasted about.
Thus the downfall he was about to experience is likened to being cast out and stripped of his bejewelled clothing (the stones of fire). He will be left 'naked', revealed as what he really was.
(This problem as to exactly what the king represented himself to be arises because of the requirements of metre in poetry. Words had to be omitted to maintain the metre. Possibly at the time conventions made clear what was meant).
Pett, Peter. "Commentary on Ezekiel 28:16". "Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible ". https:https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/pet/ezekiel-28.html. 2013.
Whedon, Daniel. "Commentary on Ezekiel 28:16". "Whedon's Commentary on the Bible". https:https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/whe/ezekiel-28.html. 1874-1909.
Abundant trade had made this king increasingly violent to the point that he sinned against God. The reference to trade supports the view that the earthly king is in view.
Because of this sin, the Lord had cast the king from His mountain as profane or common. The king could no longer rule under God"s permissive authority. The Lord had destroyed His servant in that He had removed him from his privileged place of service and allowed his enemies to defeat him.
Constable, Thomas. DD. "Commentary on Ezekiel 28:16". "Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable". https:https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/dcc/ezekiel-28.html. 2012.
merchandise = traffic, or going about, as in Ezekiel 28:18. Hence it meant calumniator (slanderer), in a moral sense.
hast sinned = didst sin. sinned. Hebrew. chata". App-44.
I will cast, he. = I cast thee as profane. Literally I profaned thee.
the mountain of God. This Hebrew expression (har ha"elohim) occurs seven times (28, 13. Exodus 3:1; Exodus 4:2;; Ezekiel 18:5; Ezekiel 24:13. 1 Kings 19:8. Psalms 68:15). The Massorah gives these to distinguish it from has Jehovah, which also occurs seven times (Genesis 22:14. Numbers 10:33. Psalms 24:3. Isaiah 2:3; Isaiah 30:29. Micah 4:2. Zechariah 8:3).
covering cherub. See note on Ezekiel 28:14.
from. Contrast this "from" with "in" in Ezekiel 28:14; and see the Structure on p. 1145.
Bullinger, Ethelbert William. "Commentary on Ezekiel 28:16". "E.W. Bullinger's Companion bible Notes". https:https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/bul/ezekiel-28.html. 1909-1922.
By the multitude of thy merchandise they have filled the midst of thee with violence - i:e., they have filled the midst of the city with violence; the king, as the head of the state, being involved in the guilt of the state, which he did not check, but fostered.
I will cast thee as profane out of the mountain of God - no longer treated as sacred, but driven out of the place of sanctity (see Ezekiel 28:14) which thou hast occupied (cf. Psalms 89:39).
Jamieson, Robert, D.D.; Fausset, A. R.; Brown, David. "Commentary on Ezekiel 28:16". "Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Unabridged". https:https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/jfu/ezekiel-28.html. 1871-8.
(16) Filled the midst of thee.—The language passes very naturally here from the king himself to the state over which be presided, and with which he was identified, immediately recurring, however, to the king personally. He, as polluted, should be cast out of his imagined mountain of God: he, the cherub covering the mercy-seat, forsooth, shall be destroyed: his fancied God-like walking amid the stones of fire shall for ever cease.
Ellicott, Charles John. "Commentary on Ezekiel 28:16". "Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers". https:https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/ebc/ezekiel-28.html. 1905.
Torrey, R. A. "Commentary on Ezekiel 28:16". "The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge". https:https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/tsk/ezekiel-28.html.


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Q: Is the expected utility function linear? Given the definition of the mixed extension of a finite game as in the link below (only first 7 lines):
How to find perfect equilibria in a finite game?
We define the expected utility function in the mixed extension of a finite game (with the same notation in the link) as
$\forall \sigma=(\sigma_1,\cdots,\sigma_n)\in\Delta S,~u_i'(\sigma)=\Sigma_{s\in S}[\Pi_{i\in N}\sigma_i(s_i)]\cdot u_i(s)$, where $s=(s_1,\cdots,s_n)\in S=S_1\times\cdots\times S_n$ and $\sigma_i(s_i)$ is the chance using $s_i$ in $\sigma_i$.
I wonder if such a expected utility function is linear, though others say so. I literally tried to prove it:
Let $\sigma=(\sigma_1,\cdots,\sigma_n)$, $\gamma=(\gamma_1,\cdots,\gamma_n)$, and $\alpha\in\mathbb{R}$, $u_i'(\alpha\sigma+\gamma)=\Sigma_{s\in S}[\Pi_{i\in N}(\alpha\sigma+\gamma)_i(s_i)]\cdot u_i(s)=\Sigma_{s\in S}[\Pi_{i\in N}(\alpha\sigma(s_i)+\gamma(s_i))]\cdot u_i(s)=\Sigma_{s\in S}[\Pi_{i\in N}\alpha\sigma_i(s_i)]\cdot u_i(s)+\Sigma_{s\in S}[\Pi_{i\in N}\gamma_i(s_i)]\cdot u_i(s_i)$.
The problem is in the first part of the last equality $\Sigma_{s\in S}[\Pi_{i\in N}\alpha\sigma_i(s_i)]\cdot u_i(s)$. We can't simply take $\alpha$ out of this expression. So it can't be linear.
Is there any problem above?
Let me give an example here.
Suppose we have 2 players having strategy sets $S_1=\{a_1,a_2\}$ and $S_2=\{b_1,b_2\}$. We then have $\Delta S_1=\{(x,1-x)\in\mathbb{R}^2|0\leq x\leq1\}$, where $x$ is the chance that player 1 uses $a_1$ and $\Delta S_2=\{(y,1-y)\in\mathbb{R}^2|0\leq y\leq1\}$, where $y$ is the chance that player 2 uses $b_1$. For each player $i$, given a strategy profile $\sigma=(x,1-x,y,1-y)\in\Delta S_1\times\Delta S_2$, $u_i'(\sigma)=[x\cdot y\cdot u_i(a_1,b_1)]+[x\cdot (1-y)\cdot u_i(a_1,b_2)]+[(1-x)\cdot y\cdot u_i(a_2,b_1)]+[(1-x)\cdot(1-y)\cdot u_i(a_2,b_2)]$.
Is this illustration of the expected utility function clear to you?
And no, the expressions I mentioned at the beginning does not have any miscalculation like $(x+y)^2=x^2+y^2$.  :)
A different idea comes to me:
Does this linearity of $u_i'(\sigma_1,\cdots,\sigma_n$ mean the linearity only in $\sigma_i$?
That is, for all $i$, if $\sigma_i,\sigma_i'\in \Delta S_i$ and for all $\alpha\in\mathbb{R}$, $u_i'(\sigma_1,\cdot,\alpha\sigma_i+\sigma_i',\cdots,\sigma_n)=\alpha u_i'(\sigma_1,\cdots,\sigma_i,\cdots,\sigma_n)+u_i'(\sigma_1,\cdots,\sigma_i',\cdots,\sigma_n)$, which is proved to be right.

A: The expected utility is multilinear in the sense that: for every $\sigma \in \Delta(S)$, every $ \alpha_{i}$ and $\beta_{i}$ in $\Delta(S_{i})$ and every $\lambda \in [0,1]$ you have $U_{i}(\sigma_{-i},\lambda \alpha_{i} + (1-\lambda ) \beta_{i}) = \lambda U_{i}(\sigma_{-i},\alpha_{i}) + (1-\lambda )U_{i}(\sigma_{-i},\beta_{i})$.


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Dr Myron Benioudakis holds a BSc in Mathematics from University of Athens and he obtained a MSc in Statistics and Operations Research from the same Department and University. He received his PhD from the Department of Management Science and Technology at Athens University of Economics and Business (AUEB).
His research interests lie in the areas of Game Theory and Queuing Theory. In particular, his main research interests concern the designing and developing mathematical models of Operations Research based on Game Theory, finding optimal decisions for strategic delay averse customers, profit maximization, social welfare and applications in Supply Chain Management. His research has been published in international peer-reviewed journals and presented at international conferences. Moreover, he has participated in various Greek and EU funded research projects.
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