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Adviser Benefited When Clients Invested in Its Lender
An investment adviser and its principal agreed to pay over $1.3 Million in disgorgement, interest and penalties for misleading clients about the adviser's relationship with a lender. Following the action, the adviser was sold to another adviser, and the principal was barred from the industry. According to the SEC, the adviser, through the principal, advised clients to invest in the lender's promissory notes without telling them that the loan's repayment terms depended on the amount invested. The adviser characterized its relationship with the lender as a "strategic affiliation." The SEC also maintains that the principal misled a client into investing in the adviser for the purpose of acquiring other advisers but the client's investment was instead used to pay the principal's personal expenses. The scheme was uncovered following the SEC's action against the lender for fraudulent securities sales.
Don't engage in direct transactions with your clients. We do not believe any amount of disclosure could adequately mitigate such a significant conflict of interest and resulting breach of fiduciary duty.
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Fund Manager Rigged Auction Process in Client Cross-Trades
A private fund and CDO manager agreed to pay over $400,000 to settle charges that it facilitated an illegal cross-trade that benefitted one client over another. The SEC alleges that the firm sold securities held by its CDO client to its private fund at an artificially low price because the respondent failed to obtain required third-party bids. Instead, the SEC asserts, based on a record of a phone conversation, that the firm asked friendly firms to provide false bids with assurances that they would not have to purchase the securities. The private fund ultimately sold the securities at a significant profit. The SEC also charged the firm's Chief Operating Officer (who was fined and barred from the industry) for arranging the transactions and personally benefitting through his investment in the private fund.
Firms should avoid client cross-trades. One side will always benefit, which gives rise to conflict of interest and favoritism allegations. A fiduciary on both sides of a transaction may not be able to cure the conflict with any amount of disclosure.
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Private Equity Exec Barred from Industry for Personal Transaction with Portfolio Company
A private equity firm's managing partner, who also served as its Chief Compliance Officer, was barred from the industry and fined for failing to disclose his personal interest in a portfolio company. The SEC alleges that the respondent caused the fund to make a loan to the portfolio company on the condition that the company used a portion of the proceeds to redeem his investment. The SEC faults the executive for failing to disclose the transaction or to obtain consent to it from the limited partnership committee. Neither the fund nor the investors lost money because the portfolio company ultimately sold the notes to an unaffiliated third party.
OUR TAKE: Without proper disclosure and consent, a transaction that benefits the fund sponsor or its principals will violate the Advisers Act's fiduciary duty whether or not the investors suffered any harm. This case also highlights the perils of the CCO dual-hat model whereby a senior executive with a pecuniary interest also serves as the Chief Compliance Officer, thereby avoiding independent scrutiny.
The Friday List: 10 Things You Need to Know About Regulation Best Interest
Today, we offer our "Friday List," an occasional feature summarizing a topic significant to investment management professionals interested in regulatory issues. Our Friday Lists are an expanded "Our Take" on a particular subject, offering our unique (and sometimes controversial) perspective on an industry topic.
A few weeks ago, the SEC proposed Regulation Best Interest, which requires a broker to act in the best interest of each retail customer at the time the recommendation is made, notwithstanding the broker's own financial interests. The SEC has been pondering a broker fiduciary rule for many years but lost the regulatory race to the Department of Labor, which promulgated its own rule. Now that the 5th Circuit has vacated the DoL Rule and the SEC has proposed its own rule, the current state of the law is unclear. Regardless, we have read the release and offer our list of the 10 things you need to know about proposed Regulation Best Interest.
10 Things You Need to Know About Regulation Best Interest
Reasonable basis. A broker must have a reasonable basis that the recommendation is in the best interest of the client.
Applies to retail customers. A retail customer is defined as a person who uses the recommendation primarily for personal, family, or household purposes.
"Recommendation" remains the same. The proposal does not seek to change the definition of "recommendation," preferring to defer to the current FINRA interpretations.
No definition of "best interest". In 400+ pages, the SEC never defines the term "best interest" when proposing Regulation Best Interest.
More than suitability, less than fiduciary. Regulation Best Interest combines elements of the current suitability standard (e.g. suitable at time of transaction) with a few fiduciary-like elements (e.g. disclosure).
Fails to harmonize RIA and BD standards. Advocates of a uniform fiduciary standard want a single standard so that consumers are not confused by the differing standards of care applicable to advisers vs. brokers. This proposal fails to ensure a "uniform" standard.
Disclosure of conflicts of interest. The most significant new requirement is that brokers must disclose (or mitigate) conflicts of interest.
Must consider series of transactions. Expanding traditional suitability, a broker must also consider the series of recommended transactions.
Product neutrality not required. Brokers can make more money on recommended products, including proprietary products, so long as the conflict is properly disclosed and mitigated.
Regulation Best Interest is not law. Comments are due on this controversial proposal by August 7, 2018. Thereafter, we expect much debate and re-drafting before any final rule is adopted.
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SEC Exonerates IRA Custodian
The full SEC dismissed an enforcement case against a self-directed IRA custodian because it had no fiduciary or other obligation to investigate the merits of underlying investments. The custodian held assets that ultimately turned out to be Ponzi schemes, but the SEC opined that the custodian, which was not registered as an investment adviser or broker-dealer, had no implied duty to conduct due diligence in the absence of actual knowledge of red flags suggesting misconduct. The SEC cited the custodian's low per account fees and its client agreements which specifically disclaimed any fiduciary obligation. The SEC determined that the firm acted as a reasonably prudent passive self-directed IRA custodian, as determined by governing state law. The SEC dismissed the appeal of the Enforcement Division from a similar finding by the Administrative Law Judge.
OUR TAKE: The full SEC came to the right decision on the law given the Enforcement Division's dubious legal theory that could encompass almost any third party actor in any way connected to a fraudulent transaction. (See https://cipperman.com/2015/06/17/sec-takes-action-against-ira-custodian/.) Unfortunately, it took the respondent more than 2 years to clear its name. Third party service providers would be better off conducting due diligence and avoiding any SEC entanglements altogether.
https://www.sec.gov/litigation/opinions/2017/33-10420.pdf
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Adviser Charged with Defrauding Professional Athlete
The SEC has commenced enforcement proceedings against an adviser that it alleges lied to his professional athlete client about management fees. The SEC asserts that the adviser told representatives of the client that the client paid between .15% and .20% of assets in management fees when the client actually paid 1.00%, resulting in significant payments to the adviser who received 60% of the revenue earned by his firm. According to the SEC, the adviser misled the client and his representatives by using false account statements, forged documents, an impostor acting as a Schwab representative, and multiple misrepresentations in emails and meetings. The client's representatives ultimately contacted Schwab, who then informed his employer. The adviser tried to convince the client to lie on his behalf to protect his job, although the client refused.
OUR TAKE: This type of case shows the problem with assuming that wealthy people are financially sophisticated. Many wealthy people earn their income in fields (e.g. sports, medicine, technology) that would not necessarily make them qualified to make investment decisions. Instead, these successful professionals rely on advisers who are supposed to act as fiduciaries and protect their clients' interests.
Unregistered Fund Manager Still Liable for Breach of Fiduciary Duty
The SEC fined and barred the principal of an unregistered private fund manager for breaching his fiduciary duty by failing to disclose that affiliate intermediaries profited from fund transactions. The SEC alleges that the respondent used affiliate companies as intermediaries for the buying and selling oil and gas royalty interests and that the affiliates collected significant profits. The SEC charges the firm with failing to disclose these transactions, instead telling investors that the fund would receive the best price possible and that any affiliate transaction would be conducted at arm's length. Even though the fund manager was not registered, the SEC accused him of violating the Advisers Act because he engaged in advisory activities and breached his fiduciary duty of full disclosure.
OUR TAKE: Private fund managers maintain accountability for alleged breaches of fiduciary duty even if not registered. This includes conduct that pre-dates Dodd-Frank's registration requirements. Also, it is unclear how much disclosure is enough to allow affiliate transactions.
https://www.sec.gov/litigation/admin/2016/33-10250.pdf
The Friday List: 10 Private Equity Practices that Cause Regulatory Problems
The private equity industry has seen increased SEC scrutiny and several significant enforcement actions since the adviser registration requirement went into effect in 2012. In today's list, we offer 10 PE practices that have caused regulatory problems for registered PE firms.
10 Private Equity Practices that Cause Regulatory Problems
Direct transactions with portfolio companies. The SEC will highly scrutinize affiliate loans to portfolio companies, consulting arrangements with affiliates, and insiders serving as officers.
Varying seniority rights for LPs. Giving preferential treatment to certain LPs (especially insider co-investors) will violate a fiduciary's obligation to treat all clients equally.
Mis-allocating co-investor expenses. Insider co-investors must bear the same expense allocations as outside LPs.
Accelerating portfolio monitoring fees. The SEC has brought at least 2 significant cases for failing to fully disclose how LPs will absorb accelerated portfolio monitoring fees incurred after a liquidation event.
Charging broken deal expenses. The SEC views this practice as another way for a fiduciary to illegally line its own pockets at the expense of LPs.
Legal fee discounts. Getting lower rates from your law firm (and other service providers) because they work on the funds violates your fiduciary duty.
Overcharging overhead expenses. Several firms have been cited for taking overhead expenses out of the funds without adequate disclosure.
Cross-portfolio transactions. Transactions between funds including interfund lending or cross-trading will violate the Advisers Act.
Not registering as broker-dealer. Investment banking activities for portfolio companies require broker-dealer registration.
Weak compliance program. Several PE firms failed to hire a competent and dedicated CCO to implement a specific Advisers Act compliance program.
Adviser Barred in Connection with Receiving Asset-Based Fees and Commissions
The SEC fined and barred the principal of an investment adviser for lying to clients about why he made investment recommendations and changed custodians. According to the SEC, the respondent recommended that clients move assets to a proprietary fund from a third-party fund because he could no longer receive trail commissions from the third party fund. The SEC also faults the respondent for failing to explain to clients that he had to change custodians because the incumbent custodian terminated its relationship due to a prior regulatory action. The adviser failed to "disclose important facts to his clients so they could make their own informed decisions."
OUR TAKE: An adviser walks a very treacherous regulatory path when it charges a client both asset-based fees and commissions. It is possible that no amount of disclosure could cure this inherent conflict of interest that compromises an adviser's fiduciary responsibility.


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Dark Horse Announces HELLBOY UNIVERSE: THE SECRET HISTORIES Hardcover
Dark Horse has announced Hellboy Universe: The Secret Histories, collecting three stories from "hidden corners of the Hellboy universe" in a brand new hardcover edition:
"Fans of the Hellboy universe know that Rasputin is the man responsible for bringing Hellboy to Earth, but when did the mad monk find his calling to bring about Ragna Rok? Following his iconic appearance in Hellboy: The Conqueror Worm, how did the mysterious Visitor stay hidden on Earth for so long? Where did the legendary Sledgehammer armor really come from? HELLBOY UNIVERSE: THE SECRET HISTORIES collects in hardcover for the first time three acclaimed stories that shed new light on the hidden corners of the Hellboy universe: Rasputin: The Voice of the Dragon, Sledgehammer 44, and The Visitor: How and Why He Stayed.
"We have so many corners of this world that are unexplored in Hellboy's main story," said Hellboy editor Katii O'Brien. "In these volumes, we pull at some of those threads. These aren't just origin stories meant to explain a mystery or fill in a hole, these are rich stories on their own that show how varied and colorful this world is."
Dark Horse Books will release HELLBOY UNIVERSE: THE SECRET HISTORIES in the summer of 2021, featuring an all-new cover by legendary creator Mike Mignola and award-winning colorist Dave Stewart and 420 pages of stories by John Arcudi, Chris Roberson, Laurence Campbell, Christopher Mitten, Dave Stewart, and others.
HELLBOY UNIVERSE: THE SECRET HISTORIES will be available in comic stores on June 2nd, 2021 and in bookstores on June 15th, 2021 for $39.99. The hardcover is available for pre-order now on Amazon, Barnes and Noble, and your local comic shop."
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24 August, 2011 24 August, 2011 Darryl Chamberlain
Why the News Shopper's Woolwich witch-hunt is all wrong
The News Shopper's got its knickers in a twist…
SHOULD the man in charge of tourism in Greenwich be telling the world he has to hide his wallet before visiting Woolwich?
News Shopper is calling for the resignation of Neil McCollum after he posted the following message on social media website Twitter: "Guest Appearance in Woolwich today. Wonder if it has changed. Mental note, make sure wallet is not visible."
The Petts Wood-based newspaper has discovered an old and unflattering tweet by Greenwich Council's tourism boss. Fair enough, it was a bloody stupid thing to type. But something to resign over? Really? Who in this area hasn't cracked a joke about Woolwich being a bit of a tip over the past few years?
I've seen Neil's account a few times, and nowhere has he mentioned his employers – there's been a couple of tongue-in-cheek references to being a tourism supremo or something like that. The first time I saw his account, I didn't know he was a council employee although I thought the name was familiar. I scoured for proof, couldn't find it, and left none the wiser.
So while he was stupid to have tweeted this, and it's a clear case of how not to use social media, all this surely deserves is a firm-telling off. Not a call for resignation from a newspaper which isn't even based locally.
There's a reason why the Shopper smells blood – earlier this year, a Labour council candidate in Gravesend, which is even further away from Petts Wood than Woolwich is, resigned after the paper revealed even older tweets containing bad jokes and a thirst for red wine.
But Shopper reporter Nina Massey, who wrote the story, doesn't seem so keen on SE London either….
There's serious problems with the way Greenwich Council conducts itself, and its reaction to the riot in Woolwich neatly demonstrates many of them. But someone who works for the council saying something stupid on the internet isn't one of them.
What really worries me about all this is that an already-secretive council will close ranks even further as a result of this. Communication with the public is already funnelled through a weekly propaganda paper, Labour councillors are discouraged from speaking independently on even the most trivial of matters, although thankfully some disregard this.
But councillors and their staff should be free to speak in public, and talk to the people who pay their allowances and wages. If they use social media to do this, then that's good. The odd furore over a stupid comment is a small price to pay for greater openness. If anything, it shows the need for some kind of code of social media conduct in people's contracts. After all, leading councillors can already say stupid things without having to take to Twitter or Facebook.
It would be a tragedy if the Greenwich Council went even further into its shell, just because a newspaper based outside its borders hung, drew and quartered someone for a moment of stupidity. For if that happened, we'd all lose out. Woolwich is still recovering after the worst civil disorder for decades. It'd be far better if the News Shopper called for pride in the place, rather than someone's head.
1.30pm update: Just spotted something which shows the News Shopper's knowledge of Woolwich's tourist hotspots possibly isn't what it thinks it is.
The story contains a list of "things to see in Woolwich" which neglects its two fine old military academy buildings, but includes the "big screen in Beresford Square".
That's only been there since the weekend, and is there to show images of alleged looters. Bleak humour about Woolwich? Never!
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Lucy Neville says:
24 August, 2011 at 12:12
Agreed: it was a fatuous remark but that's all: it's not a resignation matter. God help us – the way this kind of thing makes for a cheap headline means that a truly news-worthy story is bound to be missed.
Nick Barron (@BrockleyCentral) says:
it was a stupid remark and he should apologise at the very least. I don't think that calls for resignation are so far over the top though. A Gerald Ratner moment that is not just damaging but also offensive. There are plenty of private sector employees who would lose their job for slagging off their own company on Twitter.
On balance though, if he's good at his job, let him off, but maybe get him to do some weekend community work in Woolwich, repairing some of the damage that's been inflicted on the area recently.
But nowhere on his Twitter feed does he mention his employer – if he did, I'd think differently, but I'm prepared to cut him some slack here.
I like the idea of some community work, though. Maybe he could lead some tours around Woolwich's interesting sites – of which there's quite a few….
Rev. Dolly Rotten says:
It's a dumb arse remark for a person with his job to make. I'm annoyed that they've published it now and made me think the guy was insensitive as well as a dumb arse when it was a pre-Riot remark. I agree that people should be able to voice their own opinions on their own social networking profiles, and I know that many of us have expressed an opinion about Woolwich being a bit of a craphole, but I don't think someone who thinks Woolwich is a craphole should be responsible for promoting it!
Don't think there's a need for a specific code of conduct re social media – all councillors are already bound by a code of conduct* which will, at least implicitly, include social media, so maybe just a quick reminder from council officers that they shouldn't say daft things is enough. In fact, even the NS coverage may be enough of a reminder …
As for employees, there will be a clause about bringing your employer into disrepute, and there's almost certainly also something about not speaking to the media. But it's for the employer to push this point if it wants to, as a disciplinary matter: I'd say there's probably enough in the NS coverage for the council to take action if it wanted to, though it risks being seen as petty and vindictive …
*It's been a long time since I knew about this stuff, but I think that either the council has to produce a code of conduct which is agreed by the Standards Board for England, or (if it doesn't) then the councillors must comply with an overarching code from the Standards Board. Almost all councils produce their own.
Jim Jepps says:
To be honest I don't think it was a stupid remark.
It was a light hearted aside (which should not be judged on whether it would fare well in a stand up comedy routine) made by a private citizen in their private capacity. You may or not appeciate the humour – such is the nature of these passing comments – but that doesn't make them wrong.
There is a disturbing trend towards sanitising public life to such an extent that anyone *with a job* is expected to abide by an unwritten standard so that only the most tedious uber-middle class types can hold any position – and then we wonder why so many of them are out of touch and unimaginative.
Let's not create a society where people are afraid to be normal people with all the fun and faults that that implies. Let's not create a society where hounding people out of their job is the casual first response to any infraction, no matter how unrelated to their work. Losing your job is devastating and the New Shopper appears to want to destroy this man's life for saying something that literally effects or offends no one.
It comes to something when a news organisation can tweet fake riot reports and think that's fine but then attempt to crucify someone for an entirely innocuoous remark made outside of work.
Maryann O'Connor says:
Who hasn't made jokes at poor Woolwich's expense? Not a resignation worthy/sacking offence.
I have grown to be very fond of the place over the last 4 years but I still acknowledge that it has a long way to go. I am sure its glory days will come again.
Agreed re. Greenwich Council's reluctance to speak to its residents. I believe the council does quite a few things to a good standard but communication isn't one of them.
Does he have any responsibility for Woolwich? I wouldn't want to have to rely on someone who thinks the area is a dump and the people have a propensity to mug. He's unlikely to do the best for the area.
If he has no responsibility for Woolwich then the remark should be noted but is otherwise of no consequence.
When Gerald Ratner said his jewellery was crap, people stopped buying it. When the head of Greenwich tourism says Woolwich is a place where you will get robbed, what are we supposed to do to express our disgust? Stop visiting Woolwich?
JIm, it wasn't a private remark, he made it on Twitter. And he can express any personal views he likes, so long as they don't directly contradict the job tax payers pay him to do. Even worse, it was specifically in relation to an official appearance he was making, so it wasn't a personal capacity.
Social media means we are all media companies now, which is great, but with that comes some responsibilities, one of which is you don't publish comments that slag off the place and the people you are paid to promote.
Like I say, I don't think it was a sackable offense, but it was certainly the wrong thing to do.
I suspect if David Cameron had Tweeted the same thing, you would agree with me.
I wonder how people would feel if a social worker started tweeting about how ghastly their clients were? I think we'd all find that a bit suspect. There's a difference between "Ghastly day at work, people being difficult" and "My clients are scumbags" and McCollum's remark seems to be in the latter category.
"Private citizen" and "Private capacity", not "in private".
I think you've mistaken me for somone else if you think I'll jump on someone just because they're a Tory. eg I defended Ken Clarke over his rape remarks earlier in the year (well, I said he should not be sacked although what he said was clumsy, unlike this). I doubt I'd attack Cameron for this – I don't go in for that sort of thing, particularly when there are real issues to critique.
Where there may be a difference though is between elected representatives and employees of the couuncil. I'm actually concerned that we're creating a generation of robo-politicians and discouraging those with imagination and flair by expecting some kind of puritan moral standard – but I do recognise that that the standard should be higher for elected politicians than for council employees who should only be held to account for actions that effect the quality of their work (which I don't think this does).
I dunno but I don't think that it's a puritan moral standard to expect people not to tweet stuff that shows they don't actually care about their remit?
Jim, I don't want him sacked because that is an overreaction. But it is also an under reaction to say he did nothing wrong. The whole "private capacity" thing is a complete red herring – he did it on a public medium, on his way to an event where he was making a public appearance as a public official and it was directly relevant to his remit to promote Greenwich! I don't want people to be robots, but I DO want them to show some bloody professionalism.
It's not a special standard applied to the public sector either, it's true whoever you work for. I work with a lot of companies that would (rightly) take a very dim view if their employees used twitter to slag off their customers / investors.
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Where to start here? "Caterbury"? Oh dear, those NCTJ standards are slipping a little on the local papers these days (see, they were right about Newsquest.)
Who the hell walks around with their "bank card hanging out of [their] pocket" and why is this person in any way credible for a local rag to quote?
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6 September, 2011 at 21:00
Head of Greenwich tourism Neil McCollum suspended over Woolwich Twitter row:
http://www.newsshopper.co.uk/news/9235448.Greenwich_Council_suspension_over_Woolwich_Twitter_row/


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Q: finding leaks that disappear at exit I'm developing a c++ program. This program seems to leak sometimes. Then it suddenly grows 2/3 times in size and keeps growing up to out of memory. "Run it in valgrind" you would say. I do, but the strange thing is that at exit, it shows leakage of "only" 0.5MB. Not the gigabytes I see using "top" (RSS).
The program is a program which monitors 10 webcams. They produce a constant fps, a constant resolution, rtsp or mjpeg stream. Nothing of that changes. Time periods are: days(!) of constant memory usage and then suddenly memory usage starts to grow:

So question now is: any tips for how to figure out these kinds of problems?

A: valgrind provides various ways to track memory allocations that are later on deallocated.
To see peak of memory, you can e.g. use the valgrind massif tool.
To see which code allocates/deallocates a lot of memory, you can e.g. use memcheck option --xtree-memory=full and visualise the resulting file with kcachegrind.

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Raikkonen struggles blamed on computers
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Maranello, Monday: Former world champion and Ferrari driver Kimi Raikkonen has finally admitted that his disappointing 2008 season was due to an outdated computer system, which hindered his progress in his world title defence.
Many Grand Prix drivers use F1 simulation games on top-of-the-line consoles such as the Sony PlayStation 3 to learn the racetracks prior to visiting the circuits in real life. Jacques Villeneuve famously attributed his 1997 world championship to religiously playing PlayStation games, and Ron Dennis once suggested that Lewis Hamilton and Fernando Alonso also played computer games together before falling out with each other in 2007.
It seems, however, that Raikkonen's foray into the electronic world of motor racing was doomed to failure from the start, given that his platform of choice was the PC and the game was Geoff Crammond's Grand Prix 2.
Outdated: Grand Prix 2
While GP2 was revolutionary in its day, for its state-of-the-art 3D graphics and realistic simulation, the game was released in 1996, and intended to simulate the 1994 Formula One season. "Most of the tracks have changed a bit since then, and some of them are altogether new," a Ferrari spokesman said at the launch of the Italian team's 2009 car. "We think that Kimi was learning the tracks on the c0mputer, then arriving at the circuit only to find that they had changed beyond recognition.
"Some of the tracks where Kimi did well, like Barcelona and Magny-Cours, have been slowed down since 1994; Kimi was actually following the circuit as it was in those days, rather than as it is now. That explains why he was unbeatable some of the time, and rubbish pretty much everywhere else."
Some sources have suggested that Raikkonen may be able to upgrade to Grand Prix 4, which simulates more of the modern F1 tracks than its predecessor, but the Ferrari spokesman dismissed this, saying "Unfortunately GP4 is too advanced to run on Kimi's PC. As far as we know, it's too advanced to run on anybody's PC."
Raikkonen himself offered a bemused grunt as a comment on the situation.
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Chay Westall November 25, 2016
Marvin Amankwa-Dei, CEO of The Sweat Experience, has written an article about the power of storytelling with athletes...
Sports is a universal language, in fact it is one of the few languages that resonates with everyone and brings people together. Within this language, the core communicators are athletes. Athletes are driven competitors, they use their goals to pursue sporting adventures, are willing to travel the world in search of their dreams all the while striving to be the best version of themselves. They are the epitome of breaking both physical and mental barriers, through this - inspiring the world.
Fans are the lifeblood within any professional sports, and in essence, some could argue the main reason why anybody in the sporting world succeeds. Fans develop an emotional and long term attachment to a sport, a team or a specific athlete, an attachment which usually happens through family influence, personal sport preferences, and most importantly the media. Broadcasting allows fans to relate to athletes on a personal level, and this has traditionally served as a vehicle to celebrate, support and illustrate an athletes journey.
The traditional means used to highlight athlete's performances in sports has mainly been through television broadcasting, where sports networks such as Sky Sports, ESPN and Eurosport have given athletes a platform to showcase their achievements, and in essence, their journey. They have therefore served as the link that has connects the athlete and the fans through initiatives such as interviews, which allows the fans to relate to the athletes on a more personal, and somewhat meaningful way. Documentaries have also served as vital in terms of highlighting the athlete's journey throughout their career, giving sports fans a greater and more in depth insight into the "people" behind the athletes that they love and support. A prime example of this link between athletes and fans is Sky Sports Footballs's Greatest Series which covers the likes of Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi & Zinedine Zidane, as well as ESPN's E:60 documentary covering the likes of Rob Gronkowski, Tom Brady & Cam Newton & Steph Curry. All of these have played an invaluable role in enabling sports fans to develop an emotional connection with these athletes, by strengthening their understanding of their story. This link is further supported by written media, which all work towards solidifying the link between the fan and the athlete.
In addition to the media, sports brands and sponsorship have played a prominent role in narrating an athletes story, and thereby building on this link. Nike Co-Founder Phil Knight identified athletes as storytellers early on, placing the first Nike shoes on the feet of athletes at the Olympic trials in 1972, with the understanding that the legacy and the growth of athletes would become perhaps the most powerful tool to use when selling their products. The power of the athlete's appeal is ever growing, and brands recognize this, creating powerful leverage tool that benefits both parties. Influential sports athletes have a special connection with fans – a connection that can be used to both athlete's and the brand's advantage, and deliver maximum impact for both. Understandably, this directly impacts and strengthens that relationship between athlete and fan. Fans follow athlete's stories, wear their products and therefore maintain and fortify that relationship. Meanwhile, companies benefit from the powerful tool of the athlete's journey and the fan's attachment.
With the world embracing transparency, social media has given athletes the power to make the transition from being talked about to being their own journalist. The way we connect with the world has changed drastically through social media. News now reaches us the moment it happens, there no need to search for a newspaper to find out what has happened today, in every spare moment we are more focused on a screen- be it our phones or tablets, than anything happening around us. The amount of time spent on smartphones/tablets/digital media has increased dramatically and has become one of the main vessels for news stories reaching us.
Athletes have always been one of the most effective and profitable ways for companies to relate to and reach consumers. Sport brings out passions, promotes well being, is a prime illustration of sacrifice, commitment, hope,and creates in essence a monopolised fan base that no other industry can replicate.
There is no more effective way to beat competitors, than linking some of the world's top athletes with the product, and using social media to strengthen this has become a fundamental tool - again bringing the athlete to the fan's level, creating a personal and emotional relationship and thereby strengthening that bond further. Social networks are in many ways, the shortest most efficient means to deliver an athletes message to the fan. A renowned sports athlete serves as a credible and inspirational figure. The athlete therefore delivers to the sponsor, a customer base of millions of people who every minute of every day are interested in what they have to say, what they feel, what is going on in their lives, and even what they had to eat that day. There is therefore no need to visit a shop to see the latest trainers that an athlete is wearing, when millions of customers can see through one tweet, and wearing these clothes or using these products only goes to further cement this relationship between the athlete and the fan, as well as saving companies millions in advertising costs. It has never been easier to receive on the spot information about your idol, and companies have recognised and used this to their advantage in promoting their product.
As discussed, sponsorship plays an intrinsic role in an athlete's career. Creating this direct relationship between athletes and aspiring athletes means that from a commercial perspective, it would provide clarification and validation amongst potential sponsors, thereby providing greater access to the athlete while strengthening their understanding of the athlete's achievements, milestones and future goals. This would inevitably make athlete discovery a more unique experience, both commercially and on a personal level. Imagine being able to connect with your inspirational athlete for advice, being able to ask questions, share ideas and become a stronger athlete because of it. Having the support to start that journey, with the maximum impact, inspiration and drive. Building a lasting legacy - that would surely be the ultimate impact of the journey.
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I didn't have a driving lesson as planned on Friday as my instructor had to attend a funeral.
However I had a lesson on Saturday from 2:30pm till 4:30pm disappointingly it conflicted with my F1 viewing pleasure. However I enjoyed the driving. My instructor says I am above average just a few areas need refining such as my cornering.
My theory isn't too far off now. It's booked for the 2nd of April. Drove my mums car in the car park again this week. It was great. Learning manoeuvres such as bay parking and turn in the road.


Personal trainer and reality show personality, Jillian Michael's is best known for her appearances on popular shows such as The Biggest Loser and Losing It With Jillian. She is also a bestselling author and successful entrepreneur. Her training techniques include a mix of yoga, Pilates, kickboxing and weight training.
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Michael's first weight loss DVD, Yoga Meltdown incorporated several intensive yoga poses with other techniques. The workouts also included a warm-up and cool-down session. Her yoga sequences are fast paced and flowing and this enables quicker burning of calories.
The regimen also progresses to twists and balance poses which give the body a more vigorous workout.
Yoga is also very much a part of Jillian Michael's second DVD, Yoga Inferno, which incorporates two half an hour sessions of vigorous yoga. In the first workout, exercises involving the use of one's own body weight are interspersed with brief cardio sessions. The second workout includes classic yoga poses combined with resistance moves and light hand weights that help to boost strength, mobility and endurance. Both workouts incorporate modified and advanced versions.
Even though these yoga workouts are different from Jillian's traditional training regimens, they do help to achieve results. The exercises cause an elevated heart rate, thus boosting cardiovascular activity. It is also not necessary to combine these exercises with other more traditional workouts, since they also make use of hand weights and resistance moves which are sufficient for an intensive calorie burn. For instance, the Yoga Inferno workout begins with 10 repetitions of a yoga pose, which is held for 15 seconds. This helps to boost endurance and stamina and the effort required to hold the poses also improves mental focus. The videos are filmed in a desert, which is unique and induces a sense of freedom.
The movements may be a bit fast-paced and it may take a while getting used to it. While Jillian doesn't explain how to avoid mistakes, after a few practice sessions it is possible to get into the flow of the workout quite easily.
Don't mind sore muscles the next day!
Are not familiar with yoga. Some poses like the crow pose in which the knees are balanced on the backs of the arms, are held for up to 10 seconds and this can be very difficult, if not impossible, for someone who is new to yoga. Other poses like the wheel pose can also pose a risk to someone who is unfamiliar with it.
Don't like a vigorous sweaty workout!
If you are looking for a more traditional and classic yoga session, you may not find Jillian's workouts ideal. However if you are someone who is prepared to experiment and really push the limits, this could be a fun and effective way to lose weight and get fit.


This was written in 2007 and is outdated. I'll try to update in the near future.
I am a San Francisco, California based musician (Tycho) and artist (ISO50). I created the ISO50 site originally to house my design work in a portfolio format but over the years it has grown to encompass a shop, clothing line, and blog. I have spent time as a freelance designer and worked for a few agencies, most notably, perhaps, Adobe. In the end I dropped my freelance practice and went solo to focus on my own design and music. This has given me the chance to delve into the style of design I truly enjoy creating and not be swayed by the various trends that seem to perennially filter the collective output of the design world. This is not to say that I don't appreciate the freelance design game, to the contrary, this is where I received my education, the trenches of client work definitely played a large part in shaping the way I think about design today. But it was all of the work I did for free, for friends or for my self, that I always felt was the truest expression of my design ideals. It was these works that provided the impetus for creating ISO50 in the first place, and eventually for analyzing the origins of the ideals that are the foundation of my own design style; and finally, discussing them on this site.
I created the blog portion of ISO50 so I'd have a chance to share my influences and the things that inspire me. Over the years I have collected a lot of amazing examples of design and I will be posting the choice specimens here with my commentary. I am no idealogue, and certainly not an intellectual when it comes to design. I hold no college degrees and have never studied design. I have, however, independently practiced graphic design for almost ten years and at this point I feel I have a good grasp of what types of design I enjoy and what styles inform my own work. Obviously I do a good deal of looking back when it comes to inspiration. I feel the design that blossomed from the Bauhaus movement and came of age in the 1960's was the Zenith of an art form whose importance would fade away as Television, and later the Internet, took over the reigns of visual communication thus effectively transforming the medium.
Design, to me, is the search for efficiency. Efficiency in conveying a message, efficiency of form. In this way I see some of my own work falling into the category of design, while some of my other work falls under the umbrella of illustration. With the more illustrative pieces my primary goal is to create something beautiful or striking in a visceral sense. These goals remain intact when I create a purely design-driven piece, but there is the added goal of minimalism and efficiency which constrains the process and limits the content. It is these constraints that force us as designers to reveal the core of the idea we are trying to express and to seek the most direct route to it. In this way, all of the periphery and excess of illustration and fine art can be shed to expose the roots of visual communication and express them in a concise and instantly understandable form. When I see something that embodies these ideals it is always very moving, these are the things that drive me to create. So these are the sorts of things I will be posting here and whether it's examples of graphic design or industrial design, I will try to describe what makes these things appealing to me.
I commend you if you've made it this far down the page without falling asleep … So with all that said, I would like to make clear that I don't take myself or my work overly seriously. I approach design as a pastime, a hobby, something I look forward to as an enjoyable release and therefore not something to be over thought.
Your comments, questions, or criticisms are welcomed and appreciated.
To view my design work, please visit the ISO50 Portfolio.
My music can be found at tychomusic.com or you can listen to it while browsing the ISO50 Portfolio.
ISO50.com runs on the WordPress platform.
I am a design student in the uk and have been reviewing this website i kind of stumbled across it randomly and i have to say its really good the asethics are brilliant and the work on it a well.
I love your vibe, brother!
Scott, may I ask what you have studied??
I'm a really big fan of you Scott and I love everything you have done. I'm coming to see you in NYC on Dec. 13th (My birthday!) and I hope I get the honor of shaking your hand! Be easy!
This blog is my shepherd.
Wow, Tycho, you are a beautiful designer.
This is my new favourite blog.
I really appreciate what I read in your "long answer". Your work speaks for its self. Kudos!!
Im a grahic design student and your work is an inspiration to me. For somone who didnt go to college for a degree, i must say you have done a amazing job!
Just browsing through the portfolio is incredibly inspiring for a beginning designer. The sheer volume of work, the variety, signature style, and stunning visuals are just too much for words. Thank you for creating this site!
It is little industrial, little vintage, little condensed, little bold.
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I recently heard some of your music, which I greatly enjoyed and thought deserved further investigation.
I was greatly surprised to find you were primarily a designer.
I love the nostalgic elements in both your designs and music.
The coherence of these elements create a well defined identity.
I hope you will excuse what is essentially hollow praise and I look forward to seeing what you produce in the future!
were you ever involved in any other musical projects in your youth? perhaps a teen pop sensation perchance?
i stumbled upon your site while looking up vintage ads. what a great place to explore. i was looking over your playlists and thought i would recommend a band for you to check out. the hiders. http://www.myspace.com/thehiders.
I've been a fan for close to a year and a half now. Currently studying Industrial Design in Cape Town, South Africa and after each and every brief hand-out I'm on here first thing to soak in the inspiration. Your posts are impeccable and your aesthetic is mind blowing.
So I was doing a random search on photographer, "The Sartorialist", aka Scott Shulman, and came across your blog's post on another shooter, the late Julius Shulman.
You are prolific and amazing.
enjoyed your set at the stone, the addition of live drums and bass was a success. enjoyed the other sets as well.
Would LOVE if you uploaded your beautiful logos to Printedpiece.com! You have a talent my friend! Congrats!
Love the '404' page image. "Fitzcarraldo" if I remember correctly. Fantastic movie!
Loving your posts, Scott, and the terrific music/graphic design/art combo!
I'm a big fan of your work mate!
Are you ever gonna update you portfolio sometime in the future? :) Been waiting for a long time to see a different fresh version of it, although i believe the current design will last for eternity!
dude, your art is the bomb. the style – everything is just awesome. the music is off the hook since i came upon it over 2 years ago. i give you major props.
yo, just noticed you live in SF, never checked your profile before. You ever do visuals for events? I do on occasion and am always on the look out for other people who have a good design sensibility to work with. Anyways, hit me back if you're interested. No $ involved, pure nofomo. I get down with blashaus, soundpieces, surefire, hacksaw ent, gaffta, kontrol, killswitch, and have started throwing our own occasional party.
As a designer, i love your visual and audial works and style. Nice to meet you Scott.
You've got an incredibly keen artistic eye. Every aspect of everything you do is perfectly crafted. Thank you for sharing.
I come here everyday, since today.
I just wanted to say that I'm pretty young, a sophomore in High School, but I found out about you in the past summer and I've got to honestly say you've become a big influence in my style. By style meaning my taste in music, fashion, art in general.
your blog is the greatest net-founding, color and content!!! thank you!!
I love your music and I love your art!
Hey man, I'm listening to Past is Prologue for the 1st time right now, and I find it great! I love your grooves, remind me of some of Boards of Canada, love them too.
All i can say is, you are part of my best influences of my work. After 5 years of finding your website i still like your style.
Im inlove with you, and yes, i know.. i dont know you….
Drinking a coffee with you, is probably the most close to my imaginary pic i always make in my head..
Deberias aprender español y asi ya podemos irnos a surfear!!! seeya boy!
Swoon. You've been added to my list of who to keep tabs on. Lovely work and I appreciate how you explain and back your aesthetic up.
I've been listening to your music for years. I really think you should get in touch with the european trance scene, specifically anjunabeats/above and beyond. Send them your CDs and good things will come about!
Hello Scott, im a big fan of your blog. Seriously, i've never seen a similar blog like the one you have. I always get so many ideas when i explore it and, i just wanna start creating. I just ask myself how and from where you get all this nice pics and photgraphs, it's amazing. It takes so much time i guess. So, where are your sources? Would you mind to tell me…?
An abundance of kudos to you, your design & music, and your fellow contributors of this site! Let me tell you, your blog is one of the four tabs that I repeatedly and constantly keep open. Your posts are most inspiring, and I'm always revisiting the music you put up while I'm at school working on projects. I've done a number of references of your work in school as my #1 inspirational designer, and always keep your style of design and pieces you've posted in mind as I create my own. My BFA in graphic design is currently in progress and I can only hope to have such a quality and aesthetic to my work as you do in yours. Thank you for all of your posts, for sharing your work with us aspiring designers, and creating phenomenal and most appropriate Saturday-morning-driving-music.
Hey i don´t know how i found your blog but i love it ;) so many interesting Posts here i think i will spent a lot of time here in the nearest future!
I was wondering why u didn't go with Scotthansen.com and instead stuck with iso50? and what is iso50 anyway?? the reason i ask is because i want to start a website too and i have a cool URL, but its pretty irrelevant to the website.
I'm currently studying graphic design at the Art institutes and I really admire you work. you have many strong pieces of work, you surely are someone to look up too. keep it up and keep it coming. love the website too the layout and your color palette is just great and i think it goes really well with your style.
iso50 has really appealed to me and I believe we can work together.
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Nice website, nice work. Love your prints.
I am watching you perform right now at the Decibel Festival. The visuals are amazing and the music, as always, is flawless. Thanks for bringing something beautiful to the world.
I absolutely disagree with you but it's your opinion – I understand it.
But wanna comment on couple of common things, The web site style is perfect, the content material material is truly excellent : D.
Great website! Really nice pictures and designs… they inspired me a lot!
very inspiring lecture! I'm a big fan of your artwork. And your music… wow.. I've been listening to it for years now (once my brother showed me 'Adrift' and i was hooked from the first chord on). I received Dive in my mailbox a couple weeks back, and like with Past is Prologue, i love every tune. Thanks so much for all the musical inspiration you've already given me. Oh and with the added Laffy Taffy in the envelope you hit the nail on its head, i'm crazy about American sweets! =] I really hope to see you live one day, whether it's during a European tour (hopeful smile =]) or when i visit the US next year. All the best from the Netherlands!
this site is so dope.
ps. have an Australian tour!!!
Seen your name around in music for a while, heard a few tracks and love them to bits. Just recently started to investigate further and ended up here and on your webshop. Absolutely love your design, to me it really is a perfect combination of modern simplicity and classic art, with a lot of emotion on top of it.
Big thanks, will add your music and design to my pool of inspiration.
Wonderfully put, I read the last bit of this explanation thrice. :D I was first directed to this Blog but the music selection, quickly noticing all the graphic images decorating it's digital pages, I effing melted. Enthusiastic about design, the images are nostalgic & futuristic. I have an intense admiration for a refined source of content such a this & Like all good work, it causes some drifting off to a happy place. Thank you.
Hey – so nice to hear that others read Walrus Magazine.
Just read the same article on Chambers – used to work at the Art Gallery of Ontario in the design department and made a habit of looking at Lunch, on my lunch.
Wish you and all your loved ones well in San Fran. Happy New Year.
Goes without saying that your work makes we feel like I did when I was a kid playing outside during twilight before mom called me in for dinner: the good kind of weird, haunting, beautiful, magical.
hey there and thank you on your info ? I have definitely picked up something new from proper here. I did however experience a few technical issues using this site, since I skilled to reload the site lots of instances previous to I may just get it to load correctly. I were considering if your hosting is OK? Now not that I am complaining, but sluggish loading instances instances will sometimes affect your placement in google and can damage your high quality rating if ads and marketing with Adwords. Anyway I'm adding this RSS to my e-mail and can glance out for a lot extra of your respective intriguing content. Ensure that you update this again very soon..
Gosh, I'm going to sound like a total geek right now, but I stumbled across your blog and I have to got to say, I'm absolutely in awe of your design sensibilities and taste.
I'm currently in my second year of design school at the College of Fine Arts, here in Sydney, Australia and I'm so inspired by this. I guess that's it, just wanted to share my very geeky love that Bauhaus-y, Russian Constructivist type influence so prevalent here.
You should know I was instantly hooked. This blog stays up all day and I'm currently listening to all the tracks, yours as well as the playlists you've developed.
The thing I like most is proximity. You are in SF, I am in Burlingame. Why do I like this? Because I'm hoping that you'll be doing a show in SF soon so I can check it out.
Love the music. Love the collection of all the design stuff – graphical, art, product, architecture and everything else. It's all very very tasty. Keep up the great work.
I absolutely love your artwork. Keep it up man!
I was randomly searching for airline poster designs and got linked here. It was a pleasant surprise to find Tycho music and art all over the website and realize that they are actually your own designs! This made my day so thank you for your beautiful music and awesome art.
I will definitely be checking out your blog updates, they are quite inspirational.
I've been humbly and quietly enjoying your work (music,etc) since 2006. I have prints framed and loved throughout my home, and love that I have something in the small mid-western city of Kimberly that nobody else has.
I love rolling over in bed and seeing a print of Dive on my wall as I consider all of the insanity I have waiting for me to start my day.
The music washes over me while I'm doing my 'important' work at the office, and while I'm doing my work for school. It calms me when my kids are in the car and while I'm sitting in peace.
I am in love with you. Marry me.
I love this blog, it's the best.
So inspiring. Awesome music and art.
As I was browsing a number of ambient artists, YouTube graced me with your popular song "A Walk." After hearing that, I knew I had to check out your stuff, find out who you are. If this was a journey across the iridescent sky, I found the array of rare gems tucked into the renown encasement. I hope your music gets the attention it deserves Scott. This stuff is something like a phenomenon.
It is so refreshing to see an artist, designer and musician as talented and awesome as you who does not 'take himself too seriously'. I bet that is largely thanks to the fact you did not go down the usual design-school route which trains people to over-analyse everything in an academic fashion and also to take themselves verr seriously. It produces a lot of highly unlikable people who consider themselves too cool to talk to anyone who they believe is not as cool as them.
i would lie to connect here in SLO or in SF when you are free. I would like to collaborate with you.
I am an immigrant (Canada – counts?) and an entrepreneur. I am the President/CEO of FAIRWAY (www,fairwaymgt.com), a successful Recreation (Golf) and Hospitality (Food Service Management). I am interested in a new endeavor.
I have a unique gift to be an "air traffic controller" of ideas and ultimately marry the gifted to their best venue for expression and sustainability. I do not necessarily have an interest in you being a part of this / funding you, however, I am interested in your perspective.
I like your concert poster and the image of the girl in the blue pool.
You may not remember me but we met in Philly and my girlfriend took a photograph of us. I had so much more to say to you but there were other people waiting to meet you so I chose to make it brief. Can't wait to hear the studio version of your new song; I will definitely be at your next show in the NYC area.
You and your work (both art and music) are my new fav!
Thank God I stumble upon your blog. This is now my favorite thing on the internet.
I've been in love with your music since I first heard it a few months ago. I did not know you were also a graphic designer. It's so interesting that I listen to your music to design to constantly. Now it all makes sense. Thanks for your amazing music and your amazing design.
Thank God I stumble upon your blog. Thanks for your amazing music and your amazing design. and I like your concert poster and the image of the girl in the blue pool.
I too have stumbled onto this site . I really dig you music .. TYCHO is moving ..
Hey Scott – just wanted to say thank you for your music. It guides me through my introspective moments and really builds a wonderful environment.
Also – your design aesthetic is incredible. So much so, that I picked you as my artist to do a presentation over for my Design History class.
Thanks again. Oh – and your show in Nashville at the Exit/In was awesome. Keep up the good work, son!
First of all, I love your work. Great job. Second of all, is there any way you would be kind enough to do a tutorial of the design process of the poster called "tycho boulder" I really love all the contributing elements in the poster.
I've known you as Tycho, but just recently found your work as ISO50. I admire the fact that you separated the two with creating yourself two different titles for each medium. I'm studying photography in college currently, and am constantly surrounded by graphic design majors who have work that doesn't even come close to matching your designs and creations. As vague as that may be, I hope you take to heart that many of your fans look up to your incredible pieces and take inspiration from your passion for the mediums you work in.
I guess artists will always search for that area of creativity that is no longer at the parameters of anyone elses brief but their own. Through internal and external reflection we are hindered only by the clients briefs we receive. When we truly look inside ourselves and follow the creative drive to follow those instincts we will truely find fullfillment. You would have been true to yourself for once, followed by, and following the beating drum of your heart.


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Academy Updates International Strategy
The American Academy of Actuaries is the national association for actuaries practicing in the U.S. Our mission is to serve the U.S. public on behalf of the profession. Of course, in an increasingly global world, international developments can affect our work at home. That's why the Academy has long been actively engaged on international issues when they directly affect actuarial practice within the U.S.
Our international efforts represent a significant commitment of resources, both in terms of volunteer time and funding. Over the last 18 months the Academy's Board of Directors has completed a detailed review of both our mission and our current international efforts and has developed an updated set of strategic international goals.
These goals flow naturally from our mission statement, which says that "[t]he Academy coordinates the representation of the U.S. profession globally." The Board has adopted four international goals for the Academy consistent with the mission:
Represent the U. S. actuarial profession in front of key supranational organizations;
Maintain good relations and open communications with key actuarial associations;
Monitor international developments with the potential to affect actuarial practice within the U.S. and represent the U.S. actuarial profession as needed; and
Assist the growth and maturation of actuarial associations outside the U.S. when a) requested by the local association, and b) the resource commitment will not disrupt other Academy priorities.
By focusing on these goals, the Academy will be able to more effectively focus its international efforts on achieving its mission.
You will begin seeing a number of changes as the Academy starts implementing this new international strategy. This will include identifying Academy volunteers with the ability to serve as new contacts and advisers to assist with the Academy's outreach to key nongovernmental international organizations, such as the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) and the International Association of Insurance Supervisors (IAIS), whose actions have the potential to affect actuarial practice within the U.S. We also anticipate providing dedicated staff support to help coordinate the Academy's interactions with these international bodies and with other actuarial associations around the world.
These changes reflect the Board's determination that direct outreach will be more effective than the Academy's prior strategy of working through the International Actuarial Association (IAA). As we undertake these initiatives, the Academy Board has decided to withdraw from the IAA. This will free up the resources needed for the new international strategy. While the Academy appreciates its long association with the IAA, after a thorough review of both the Academy's mission and international goals, our Board of Directors has determined that maintaining membership in the IAA is no longer the most effective way of furthering the Academy's mission and relationships.


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The relationship between early life modifiable risk factors for childhood obesity, ethnicity and body mass index at age 3 years: findings from the Born in Bradford birth cohort study
Fairley L, Santorelli G, Lawlor DA, Bryant M, Bhopal R, Petherick E, Sahota P, Greenwood DC, Hill AJ, Cameron N, Ball H, Barber SE, Wright J
Many modifiable risk factors in early infancy have been shown to be associated with childhood overweight and obesity. These risk factors have not been studied within children of South Asian origin in the UK. The aims of this paper are to describe differences in the prevalence of modifiable risk factors for childhood obesity between children of White British and Pakistani origin and investigate the association between these risk factors and childhood BMI measured at age 3 years. We used data from a sub-study of the Born in Bradford birth cohort with detailed follow-up visits throughout early childhood. 987 participants with a BMI measurement at age 3 were included; 39% were White British, 48% were of Pakistani origin and 13% were of other ethnicities. Linear and Poisson regression models were used to assess the association between risk factors and two outcomes at age 3; BMI z-scores and child overweight.
Compared to Pakistani mothers, White British mothers were more likely to smoke during pregnancy, have higher BMI, breastfeed for a shorter duration and wean earlier, while Pakistani mothers had higher rates of gestational diabetes and were less active. There was no strong evidence that the relationship between risk factors and BMI z-score differed by ethnicity. There were associations between BMI z-score and maternal smoking (mean difference in BMI z-score 0.33 (95% CI 0.13, 0.53)), maternal obesity (0.37 (0.19, 0.55)), indulgent feeding style (0.15 (−0.06, 0.36)), lower parental warmth scores (0.21 (0.05, 0.36)) and higher parental hostility scores (0.17 (0.01, 0.33)). Consistent associations between these risk factors and child overweight were found. Mean BMI and the relative risk of being overweight were lower in children of mothers with lower parental self-efficacy scores and who watched more hours of TV. Other risk factors (gestational diabetes, child diet, child sleep, child TV viewing and maternal physical activity) were not associated with BMI.
Whilst the prevalence of risk factors that have been associated with childhood greater BMI differ between White British and Pakistani the magnitude of their associations with BMI are similar in the two groups.
The online version of this article (doi:10.1186/s40608-015-0037-5) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
Keywords: Body mass index, Overweight, Early childhood risk factors, Ethnicity, Born in Bradford
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Jürgen Klopp: "We Are Not a Selling Club"
The Liverpool manager stated emphatically that Philippe Coutinho would be staying on for the Red's revolution.
By Matt Wood@thatsmattwood Jul 21, 2017, 2:00pm BST
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It's good to be backed by the boss. Before the summer rolled around Philippe Coutinho would have had full confidence that Jürgen Klopp would do everything possible to keep him happy at Liverpool for the foreseeable future. Barcelona's bid of £72million doesn't change that. It was rejected outright by Liverpool and while speaking to the press in Hong Kong, Klopp further underlined the club's commitment to keeping hold of and nurturing it's star players.
When asked if he could say, definitively, that Coutinho is not for sale, Klopp responded, "Yes, that's what we can say. But that's not since this morning or yesterday. It's not been any different.
"Phil is a very important player for us. He's trying to get back his rhythm but there's no doubt about his quality. He's very smart both offensively and defensively."
Klopp sees more to come from Coutinho. He sees a talented player that he can still teach. And moreover, Klopp is seeking to elevate Liverpool back to the lofty heights of the game and he knows that the core group must remain intact.
"The nice news for us," said Klopp, "is that he's still young. He has improved a lot since I've been here and he can still improve a lot.
"I'm not surprised that any club is interested in players in Liverpool. The very important message is that we are not a selling club and that's how it is."
"We believe in working together and developing together. We want to make the next step together and for this we need to stay together.
"We have to create a situation where everybody is easily able to see which direction we want to go. It's really positive. This is a fantastic club and it's a good moment for Liverpool."
Swatting Barcelona's hand away from the Coutinho jar feels good. It almost feels like maybe it really is a good moment for Liverpool. It almost feels like we can be—gulp—happy?


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Divorce reform
The case for no-fault divorce
It is time to introduce no-fault divorce in England and Wales
BritainMar 2nd 2017 edition
PEOPLE stay in loveless marriages for many reasons: anxiety about the impact of splitting up on their children; financial dependency on a spouse; fear of loneliness. Tini Owens is stuck in hers because a judge refused to give her a divorce. She said that her husband's treatment of her, including scolding her in front of their housekeeper and ignoring her over a meal, amounted to unreasonable behaviour, grounds for divorce. The judge, however, disagreed, saying they were "minor altercations…to be expected in a marriage". Since her husband has refused to consent to the break-up, she must wait five years. Ms Owens has asked the Court of Appeal to overturn the ruling. Her position would be simpler if England and Wales did not insist on blame being part of divorce.
As well as unreasonable behaviour, marital breakdown can be demonstrated by evidence of adultery or desertion. The alternative is at least two years' separation. But the notion of fault is often little more than a charade. Kerstin Beyer, a family lawyer, cites a case where the "unreasonable" behaviour involved the wife pursuing an "independent social life". Insisting that somebody must be to blame makes an already difficult process harder.
This week Lord Wilson, a Supreme Court judge, added his voice to those calling for "no-fault" divorce. Others in favour include Sir James Munby, president of the family division of the High Court, Lady Hale, another Supreme Court justice, most of those working in family law and organisations such as Relate, a charity that provides relationship counselling.
In 1996 the government tried to introduce no-fault divorce, but the legislation was repealed in 2001 after requirements on the parties to attend "information meetings" to encourage reconciliation proved unworkable. In 2015 Richard Bacon, a Conservative MP, introduced a private members' bill proposing no-fault divorce with a year's cooling-off period, but it failed to get a second reading. There has always been a sensitivity around the notion of undermining marriage, says Nigel Lowe, an emeritus professor of law at Cardiff University who is also a member of the Commission on European Family Law, a group of academics. This is clear in debates over same-sex and civil unions. Opponents of no-fault divorce worry that it might make ending marriage too easy.
Other countries, such as America, the Netherlands and even largely Catholic Spain allow couples to divorce without allocating blame. The evidence from elsewhere suggests that fears of a spike in divorces may be overblown. Scotland, England's closest neighbour geographically and jurisdictionally, introduced no-fault divorce in 2006. In the next two years the divorce rate rose, perhaps as some previously made to wait hurried through their split. But then it continued to fall.
If both parties want to break up, Mr Lowe asks, why should it be in the state's interest to hold up the process? Sorting out the division of assets and arranging for the custody and future care of children are always the hardest aspects of ending any marriage. Eliminating questions of who is to blame for the split would allow those involved to focus on dealing with these.
This article appeared in the Britain section of the print edition under the headline "The case for no-fault divorce"
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According to the Australian bureaux of statistics, there were approximately 125,000 people affected by ASD, or autism spectrum disorder in Australia in the year 2009. To define this figure, this can be broken down to one in 160 for 6-12 year aged children. The point must be made however, that this figure is speculative, given the varying degrees of ASD, and what symptoms are manifest in an individual child. Yet, instances of diagnosis are increasing on an annual level in this country, a fact that is creating concern for medical authorities.
The basis for diagnosis for ASD in Australia is reflected upon the American Psychologists Association recent revisions to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. So, as in the United States, an Australian child is assessed for ASD according to given indicators. For instance, lacking of verbal skills at a given age, an inability to interact or socialise with parents or social peers, unable to remain focused on a single given task, etc.
The treatment for this condition in Australia again reflects the American approach. For example, early intervention with a child affected with this condition is crucial for lessening of disorder factors-symptoms. Government bodies both on a local and federal level do provide funding for agencies that provide advice and resources for parents and health workers alike. In 2008, the Australian Federal Government introduced the helping children with autism package, supported by funding of over $190 million over four years. A major component of this package allows children who are diagnosed with ASD before the age of six, access to $12,000 worth of early intervention processes for two years. This excellent strategy reflects a growing degree of understanding and acceptance of those affected by ASD.
However, gaps in this program were identified and addressed in 2010. For example: A lack of tailored ASD programs in Australia, a need for a transition process that supports families from diagnosis into therapy, a need for detailed information which is localised and personalised, and the need for case management for each individual child affected by this condition.
Whilst government processes have created a greater access to highly needed treatment and support programs, there is still a sense of social stigma attached to any mental illness, in this instanced autism, in Australia. Those affected are to a degree still socially isolated and marginalised. It takes public education to challenge and lessen negative social attitudes. With the previously mentioned government processed making treatment more accessible, a greater degree of social acceptance is slowly becoming manifest in Australian society; as it is assumed, would be the case in any modern western nation.


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package org.apache.flex.compiler.internal.codegen.as;

import org.apache.flex.compiler.internal.test.ASTestBase;
import org.apache.flex.compiler.tree.as.IFileNode;
import org.junit.Test;

/**
 * This class tests the production of valid ActionScript3 code for Package
 * production.
 *
 * @author Michael Schmalle
 */
public class TestPackage extends ASTestBase
{
    //--------------------------------------------------------------------------
    // Package
    //--------------------------------------------------------------------------

    @Test
    public void testPackage_Simple()
    {
        IFileNode node = compileAS("package{}");
        asBlockWalker.visitFile(node);
        assertOut("package {\n}");
    }

    @Test
    public void testPackage_SimpleName()
    {
        IFileNode node = compileAS("package foo {}");
        asBlockWalker.visitFile(node);
        assertOut("package foo {\n}");
    }

    @Test
    public void testPackage_Name()
    {
        IFileNode node = compileAS("package foo.bar.baz {}");
        asBlockWalker.visitFile(node);
        assertOut("package foo.bar.baz {\n}");
    }

    @Test
    public void testPackageSimple_Class()
    {
        IFileNode node = compileAS("package {public class A{}}");
        asBlockWalker.visitFile(node);
        assertOut("package {\n\tpublic class A {\n\t}\n}");
    }

    @Test
    public void testPackageQualified_Class()
    {
        IFileNode node = compileAS("package foo.bar.baz {public class A{}}");
        asBlockWalker.visitFile(node);
        assertOut("package foo.bar.baz {\n\tpublic class A {\n\t}\n}");
    }

    @Test
    public void testPackageQualified_ClassBody()
    {
        IFileNode node = compileAS("package foo.bar.baz {public class A{public function A(){}}}");
        asBlockWalker.visitFile(node);
        assertOut("package foo.bar.baz {\n\tpublic class A {\n\t\tpublic function A() {\n\t\t}\n\t}\n}");
    }

    @Test
    public void testPackageQualified_ClassBodyMethodContents()
    {
        IFileNode node = compileAS("package foo.bar.baz {public class A{public function A(){if (a){for each(var i:Object in obj){doit();}}}}}");
        asBlockWalker.visitFile(node);
        assertOut("package foo.bar.baz {\n\tpublic class A {\n\t\tpublic function A() {\n\t\t\t"
                + "if (a) {\n\t\t\t\tfor each (var i:Object in obj) {\n\t\t\t\t\tdoit();\n\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t}\n\t}\n}");
    }

    // TODO (mschmalle) implement Import unit tests for as
    @Test
    public void testPackage_Import()
    {
//        IFileNode node = compileAS("package{import foo.bar.Baz;}");
//        asBlockWalker.visitFile(node);
//        assertOut("package {\nimport foo.bar.Baz;}");
    }
}

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Wandering the trails, cooling off in the swimming hole, celebrating reunions and weddings . . . locals and neighbors of Paragould, Arkansas, have been enjoying Crowley's Ridge State Park for generations. Now it's your turn.
Crowley's Ridge State Park is so interwoven with life in Northwest Arkansas, it's easy for locals to forget how rare the park's geology and ecology are. The ridge is actually an island formed by ancient paths of the Mississippi and Ohio Rivers. It stretches more than 200 miles from Missouri to Arkansas with its mix of gentle hills and dramatic rises, some 200 feet above the plain. The foliage is just as unique. In one direction, oak and hickory trees mimic the setting of the Ozarks; in another direction, maple, beech, cherry and the only tulip trees in the state form a patchwork of broadleaf specimens you won't find anywhere else in Arkansas.
Between 1933 and 1938, the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) worked to build some of Crowley Ridge State Park's most enduring features. Look for structures of native log and stone, accompanied by descriptive signage, along the Lake Ponder Trail. The CCC Pavilion is a favorite for its rustic construction and its proximity to one of the park's most beloved amenities, Lake Ponder.
Lake Ponder is a classic swimming hole. Cool off in the spring-fed water; lounge on the beach; rent a pedal-boat or kayak; join in a volleyball game on the sand. In summer, lifeguards stand duty.
The park's Walcott Lake is all about fishing. It's cozy, but the catches are trophy-sized, from largemouth bass to catfish. Cast from the barrier-free pier or launch a boat (fishing boats and kayaks are available for rent onsite).
If you're a park-goer who is also a water-lover, check the events schedule before you go. Programs regularly focus on the water, from kayaking workshops and boat education courses to kids' fishing derbies.
Crowley's Ridge State Park trails were another gift of the CCC. Today, that's nearly five miles of paths for you to follow.
Of course, you'll want to see the CCC Pavilion that marks the Lake Ponder trailhead, but don't skip the trail itself. Its boardwalk and overlook conjure the construction style of the CCC and provide an elevated view of marshland, ferns and natural springs. The half-mile loop is barrier-free and easy terrain, making it accessible to all.
Dancing Rabbit is the park's longest trail, a loop of just over one mile that's rated as moderate: you'll navigate a swinging bridge and gulley, nicknamed the Dancing Rabbit Arroyo by native Americans.
Other paths include the Walcott Lake, Spider Creek and Amphitheater trails. Wander the Walcott atop the lake's levee to spots for birdwatching and fishing, including a pier. Great blue herons and belted kingfishers are common sights. The Spider Creek loop starts at the picnic area, so combine a hike with lunch. Depending on the season, you might see a rainbow of wildflowers, fiery fall foliage, the variegated greens of the forest or a gray fox. The Amphitheater Trail leads to the remnants of a CCC venue, the first tier of which has been restored.
One last thing: if you spend a day at Crowley's Ridge State Park and don't want to leave, you can always stay the night. Modern cabins, some pet-friendly, and shaded RV and tent campsites are available.


For the first six or so levels, I did not get Miegakure at all. I was completing the early puzzles, but I had no idea how I was doing it. It was like finishing a trigonometry problem and coming up the the correct answer without knowing why. I couldn't show my work. I felt dumb. I hoped the massive crowd at the PAX Prime Indie Megabooth wasn't watching my screen. They probably were. And totally judging me.
Alright, so, we're in three-dimensional space. Length, width, height. But in Miegakure, there's a fourth dimension, and it's not time, as I heard several people ask at the booth. It's a spatial dimension. When you look at the fourth dimension, the 3D plane you're standing on is divided into slices, each another world. Step onto a different slice and turn back to 3D space, and you're in another world.
As seen in the video above, if a wall exists in one world but not another, you can pass through it—at least, that's what a three-dimensional viewer would see. You really just walked around it by going in a direction they don't know exists.
At first, I didn't understand that activating my fourth-dimensional sense was showing me slices to step onto—I read that as one of the other worlds itself, which made things very confusing. Maybe I was distracted by the brilliant fourth-dimension visual transition. I want to see the code that makes everything stretch and collide like it does, because it's a work of art alone.
When I did finally get it, I realized how fantastic Miegakure could be. I got Fez immediately—a 2D being investigating 3D space—but I've never played with a 3D character investigating 4D space. Weird stuff happens in the fourth dimension, and it goes well beyond walking through walls.
Say, for instance, you need to get up to a high ledge, but don't have to block to push up to it. You can walk tetragonally over to a world with a block, then push it into the dimension you need it in. It took me a while to understand something very important: whatever section of the 3D plane you're standing on when you activate the 4D 'map' is the same section of the other worlds' planes you'll see. So if I want to push a block between dimensions, I have to look toward the fourth dimension while standing on the slice where the block exists.
The next introduction threw me for a bigger loop. I tried to push a block, and it stopped moving even though nothing was blocking it. It turned out it wasn't a square cube at all, but a 4D rectangular box—the other half of it was in another world. Ahh!
I played Miegakure for nearly an hour, and it kept surprising me with all the weird and fantastic stuff that can be done with the fourth dimension. I accidentally killed someone—well, maybe not 'killed,' but his speech bubble expressed a lot of unhappiness—by rudely invading his 3D space with my 4D block pushing. I felt bad, but it was pretty funny. There is a sweet, simple sense of humor in Miegakure, with characters and a story you witness passively. I imagine a fourth-dimensional being would view the lives of three-dimensional beings that way—he literally has perspective they don't.
Miegakure has been in development for a while, and it's coming out "when its done"—possibly before the end of next year. After I was done playing, there were still a ton of stages ahead, with what I expect will be a variety of weird solutions I couldn't possibly think of yet. If you liked Fez or Portal—or any puzzle game, really—look forward to it.


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Q: HTML and CSS - Custom Facebook Login Button So I wanto to have my own facebook login button instead of the default one, I want something like this. I'm pretty close, but I don't know what's missing, here is a snipet of what I've done so far:

.login-facebook-text{
 align-items: center;
 border-bottom-color: rgb(59, 89, 152);
 border-bottom-style: solid;
 border-bottom-width: 1px;
 border-image-outset: 0px;
 border-image-repeat: stretch;
 border-image-slice: 100%;
 border-image-source: none;
 border-image-width: 1;
 border-left-color: rgb(59, 89, 152);
 border-left-style: solid;
 border-left-width: 1px;
 border-right-color: rgb(59, 89, 152);
 border-right-style: solid;
 border-right-width: 1px;
 border-top-color: rgb(59, 89, 152);
 border-top-style: solid;
 border-top-width: 1px;
 color: rgb(59, 89, 152);
 cursor: pointer;
 display: flex;
 font-family: HelveticaNeueW01-55Roma, HelveticaNeueW02-55Roma, HelveticaNeueW10-55Roma, sans-serif;
 font-size: 16px;
 font-stretch: normal;
 font-style: normal;
 font-variant-caps: normal;
 font-variant-east-asian: normal;
 font-variant-ligatures: normal;
 font-variant-numeric: normal;
 font-weight: 400;
 height: 46px;
 justify-content: center;
 letter-spacing: normal;
 line-height: 24px;
 text-align: center;
 text-indent: 0;
 text-rendering: auto;
 text-shadow: none;
 text-transform: none;
 transition-delay: 0s;
 transition-duration: 0.3s;
 transition-property: background;
 transition-timing-function: ease;
 width: 239px;
 word-spacing: 0;
 writing-mode: horizontal-tb;
 -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
}

.login-facebook-icon{
 align-items: center;
 background-color: rgb(59, 89, 152);
 color: rgb(255, 255, 255);
 cursor: pointer;
 display: flex;
 font-family: Arial, sans-serif;
 font-size: 23px;
 font-stretch: normal;
 font-style: normal;
 font-variant-caps: normal;
 font-variant-east-asian: normal;
 font-variant-ligatures: normal;
 font-variant-numeric: normal;
 font-weight: 400;
 height: 48px;
 justify-content: center;
 letter-spacing: normal;
 line-height: normal;
 text-align: center;
 text-indent: 0;
 text-rendering: auto;
 text-shadow: none;
 text-transform: none;
 width: 58px;
 word-spacing: 0;
 writing-mode: horizontal-tb;
 -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
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*The elements are not in the same "row"

*There is no "on hover" animation

*The "f" letter is not as big as it is suppoused to

With that solved it would be good to go.
Thanks in advance

A: Hope the code below helps. I checked the Wix site, and I cleaned up the style you got from Wix. For the "f", Wix is using an icon font instead of regular text, you may want to get that from an icon provider like fontawesome.

.login-button {
  display: inline-block;
  cursor: pointer;
}

.login-button:hover {
  background: rgba(59, 89, 152, .1);
}

.login-facebook-icon {
  background-color: #3b5998;
  color: #fff;
  font-family: Arial, sans-serif;
  font-weight: 400;
  font-size: 36px;
  line-height: 48px;
  text-align: center;
  height: 48px;
  width: 58px;
  float: left;
}

.login-facebook-text {
  color: #3b5998;
  font-family: HelveticaNeueW01-55Roma, HelveticaNeueW02-55Roma, HelveticaNeueW10-55Roma, sans-serif;
  font-size: 16px;
  font-weight: 400;
  line-height: 46px;
  text-align: center;
  width: 239px;
  height: 46px;
  padding-left: 58px;
  border: 1px solid #3b5998;
}

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