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EDNA NEVADA CATLIN BAKER
University Archives, University of Nevada Reno
Born: Carson City, Nevada, on July 20, 1876.
Died: Palo Alto, California, on July 12, 1957.
Maiden Name: Edna Nevada Catlin
Married: Frederick W. Baker, 1900
Children: Lawrence C. Baker, Francis C. Baker
Carson City, Ormsby County; Wells, Elko County; Winnemucca, Humboldt County; Sparks, Washoe County
Major Fields of Work: Teacher, school board member, first woman elected to a statewide office, first woman elected to Board of Regents of the University of Nevada.
Other Role Indentities: Wife, Mother
"A woman's influence in educational matters is always good." Thus, the Nevada State Journal, one of Reno's daily newspapers, urged the election of Mrs. Edna C. Baker to the Board of Regents of the University of Nevada. Less than a month after this endorsement, on November 7, 1916, Baker became the first woman elected to a statewide office in Nevada.
This historic candidate was born Edna Nevada Catlin in Carson City on July 20, 1876, to Nevada pioneers A.P. and Fannie Millard Catlin. Edna completed her early education in Carson City and entered the University of Nevada Normal School (later called the College of Education). She was the first daughter in the family, following twin brothers, one of whom did not survive childhood. The oldest of the Catlin children was Millard, followed by Edna, William, and Jenny, who was born 14 years after her older sister.
Graduating in 1895, Edna was the 49th person to graduate from the fledgling university. She began her teaching career in Carson City; by 1899, she was teaching (and it appears, acting as principal) in Wells in Elko County. Her career was short-lived, however, as she resigned to marry Frederick W. Baker, five years her senior, an engineer on the Southern Pacific railroad, on August 12, 1902.
The newlyweds lived in Winnemucca for several years where their family was expanded by two boys. Lawrence C. Baker was born in 1906; Francis C. Baker, a year later. In 1909, the family moved to Sparks. Both the 1910 and 1920 census show them at the same address: 445 10th Street.
Edna Baker quickly became active in her new home. By 1916, she was well-known enough in suffrage circles and within the community that, in March of that year, the Women's Civic League of Sparks chose her to run for the 4-year seat on the Sparks Board of School Trustees. Baker did not accept the nomination immediately; two days later, the Sparks Tribune reported that she finally entered the race. Her opponent was James W. O'Brien, who was already a member of the board. According to the Tribune, the campaign was lively, but it offered no details. On April 3, 1916, the paper reported that Baker had beaten O'Brien handily. Although almost half of the voters were women, the other female candidate, Mrs. Maud Edwards, was not successful. The paper noted: "This is the first time that Sparks has chosen one of the ladies of the town for the position on the board and the plan meets with the approval of the entire city." Apparently, it met with the approval of the entire board as the members elected Baker as their chair.
In September of 1916, the state's Republic convention nominated Baker, without opposition, to the candidacy for the open 2-year seat on the Board of Regents. In commenting on this nomination, the Sparks Tribune commented that Baker "has been a hard and faithful worker in the Board and has taken an active part in civic matters." The paper explained that the Republicans ". . . naturally turned to the lady from Sparks, who by previous experience and successful candidacies had proven that she was entirely competent to fill the position as well as being a good vote getter." The paper endorsed her the day before the election: "Mrs. Baker is one of the best known women in the State and her keen interest in educational matters makes her a valuable asset to the board of Regents."
Later that same month, Baker hosted the meeting at which the Sparks branch of the Woman's Party was formed. In mid-October, she called the Nevada Republican Women's Committee to order.
Throughout the campaign season, Baker's name was linked to two other Republican candidates for the board: J.F. Abel of Elko and the Honorable Benjamin F. Curier of Winnemucca. Six candidates vied for the three seats open at this election. The Nevada State Journal stated that the seats should go to Abel, Baker, and Curier. Apparently, the existing board had engaged in secretive actions and other activities that the paper found objectionable. These three candidates promised to submit the board's conduct and the university's financial matters to public scrutiny and to rid the university of political influence. Advertisements in support of Baker ran for 16 consecutive days before the election; four of those were clearly directed toward women voters.
The Nevada State Journal openly declared that the open seats should go to the three candidates because of their pledge to reform the university. The paper explained that "[t]hey have come out squarely for efficient management of the university, for the elimination of politics from university affairs and for the widest publicity in all matters affecting the people's educational institution."
Editorials and advertisements in the Reno paper often appealed directly to female voters to support Baker. No concern was ever expressed about a woman filling this office; in fact, the Journal believed it to be an asset: "She will bring to the position native ability in management, combined with a warm sympathy with the boys and girls at the university and an intuitive power to get at the heart of things and to make wise decisions."
Baker defeated her opponents, well-known Democrat I.H. Kent of Fallon and Socialist J.F. McQuestian, with an impressive 44 percent of the vote. She carried 11 of the 16 counties (some by substantial margins); interestingly, she lost in two of the three Sparks precincts. Her co-candidates also won their seats, but their margins of victory were not as wide as hers.
Although she was now a state officer, Baker was not required to surrender her seat on the Sparks School Board. She continued as chair of that body until early 1920. Most likely, this accomplishment makes Baker the first, and perhaps only, woman to hold two elective offices at one time.
Baker's term as Regent expired in 1918; in July of that year, she announced that she would not seek re-election. She explained that she did not have the time necessary to devote to the office. The Reno Evening Gazette noted that she had been one of the Regents who had called for the resignation of then-president of the university, A. W. Hendrick, but did not comment on her decision not to run.
Baker did not run for statewide office again. In fact, she may not have run for any office again. She was not re-elected to the school board in 1920; it is unknown at this point if she was defeated or did not run.
On July 12, 1957, Baker died in Palo Alto, California, after a long illness. She and her husband had moved there in 1950, after he retired from the railroad. She was survived by her husband, who remained in Palo Alto; two sons, Lawrence of Palo Alto and Francis of Seattle; seven grandchildren; and her brother, William Prince Catlin of Culver City, California. In the obituary published by the Nevada Appeal of Carson City, it was noted that she was "long active in Nevada political circles and women's service organizations."
Edna Nevada Catlin Baker was followed by two other female members of the Board of Regents. For 32 years after her election, there was always a woman on the Board. She was truly a Nevada pioneer.
Researched and written by Dana R. Bennett
Much of this article originally appeared under the title "Leading the Charge: Edna Baker helped set Nevada's course," published in the March/April 1997 issue of Silver and Blue. The author wishes to thank the publication's editor for agreeing to allow the use of that article in the development of this biography.
Reno Evening Gazette, various years.
Sparks Tribune, various years.
Nevada State Journal, various years.
"Funeral for First UN Woman Regent," Carson Appeal, July 15, 1957.
California Death Index, 1940-1997.
United States Federal Census, 1880, 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930.
Glass, Mary Ellen. "First Woman Elected in Nevada: The Election of 1916." This Was Nevada. No. 157. Published in the Nevada State Journal, April 30, 1978. Page 61.
Mrs. Edna C. Baker." Nevada Newsletter and Advertiser. December 2, 1916. Page 7


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Let the U.S. election and the market's violent reactions downward, and then suddenly upward, serve as a not so gentle reminder that there is significant risk in the equity markets. Like a coiled spring, it can move dramatically in very short periods of time. The day after the election culminated in an 1100 point swing in the Dow Jones Industrial Average and a 144 point swing in the S&P 500 Index.
The reality of risk is, if you are an investor, you undeniably bear risk, and there is no getting around it. Portfolios can be engineered in an attempt to have more or less risk, however one has to question the engineering and methods. It is widely understood that the more risk you bear, the greater the potential reward and vice versa.
Risk is obviously undesirable unless it is risk to the upside that so many investors expect. Yet, when risk delivers sharp moves to the downside, it becomes a source of concern, often too late. Rapid moves up or down should indicate that the market and/or your portfolio have an elevated amount of risk. This portfolio risk can be mapped and measured, and we highly recommend doing so.
The classic approach to reduce risk employed by the many Wall Street and financial advisors is asset allocation (i.e. asset diversification). Sometimes, these come in the form of colorful pie charts outlining exposures to various asset classes such as equities, fixed income, commodities, international equities, and with an almost unlimited number of subcategories. The mix of assets depends in part on correlations.
Let's examine the most basic approach to an asset-diversified portfolio, one with 60% equity exposure and 40% bond exposure. The reason this style of diversification is often utilized is that, more often than not, during "normal" markets, bonds and stocks are negatively correlated. What that means is that if equities sold off, bonds would increase in value so that not all the assets in a portfolio would go down at the same time.
These inverse relationships are based on past market behavior. Depending on the analysis period, some asset classes have strong negative (opposite) relationships, while others can have a more positive (same direction) relationship. According to Modern Portfolio Theory (a concept outlined by economist Harry Markowitz in the 1952), the asset diversified portfolio can (by combining assets with varying negative and positive relationships) increase the investment return, for a given amount of risk undertaken. The optimal mix of reward over risk being the "Efficient Frontier." Per the theory, if you combine a mix of assets that have both negative and positive correlations, the overall "risk" of the portfolio decreases.
Herein lies the problem. The weakness in Asset Allocation stems from the fact that they are backwards looking. They derive correlations (positive and negative numbers, and the degree to which they are positive and negative) from specific periods of time in market history. Markets are always evolving, and, depending on where an economy is in the market cycle, various asset classes can have completely different relationships. Thus, you could have two securities such as stocks and bonds (60/40) that, during certain historical markets, have strong negative relationships, while during other periods of time/markets, they exhibit positive correlations. The investor who sought refuge in a 60% stock and 40% bond portfolio could be disappointed in the "protection" they were seeking, depending on which flavor of a market decline is being experienced.
An example of unexpected positive stock to bond correlation can be found in very recent history up until the recent U.S. Presidential election. Until that time, bonds and stocks had been selling off, moving in the same direction, often downward. This was partially due to what we call extreme monetary policy by major central banks around the world with the Federal Reserve, the Bank of Japan, Bank of England, People's Bank of China, and the European Central Bank flooding the markets with cheap credit and abnormally low interest rates that were becoming systemic. These policies were enacted by the central banks to stave off the financial crisis of 2008. This had persisted up until December 2015 when the Federal Reserve raised the FED Funds rate by 0.25. That has been the singular raise since the financial crisis that ended almost 7 years ago. The Federal Reserve is now signaling that they will raise rates again next month by an additional 0.25%.
A certain element of risk can be defined as the probability of the improbable. When Donald Trump became the President-Elect, the markets were completely caught off guard, and risk grew exponentially. Following a rapid and steep sell off in the futures market (after hours), stocks rebounded but volatility (risk) remains elevated.
The election also sent reverberations through the bond markets compounding the effect that began with the Federal Reserve's planned rate increase in December. Partially due to Trump's economics plans of a $1 trillion spending spree on infrastructure, tax cuts across the board, re-hauling or repealing the Affordable Care Act, and potentially repealing the Dodd-Frank act currently encumbering domestic banks, inflation, and potentially growth expectations have dramatically increased. We can see this from the FED's 5 Year Forward measure of inflation.
With inflation expectations up dramatically, we can see from the yield curve that the short end (2 year yields) are up 17 basis points while the 10 year and 30 year yields are up 43 and 38 basis points, respectively on the long end, resulting in further steepening of the yield curve, which is an indication of inflation and possibly growth.
This has sent bond prices in aggregate down, depending on their interest rate sensitivities as measured by duration. If a bond portfolio had a duration of 7, the portfolio would lose approximately 7% of its value for each 1% increase in interest rates. The 10 year treasury has climbed from 1.36%, just four months ago, to a high of 2.30% (on an intra-day basis) on November 14th, which is a 69.1% increase.
Thus, in a 60% stock and 40% bond portfolio, the assets, since the recent election, have been positively correlated with stocks going up and bonds going down. It remains to be seen if this correlation with hold up, as nothing is certain.
At current market levels, we believe that equities have higher than normal risk due to stretched valuations, the increased debt burden of corporations, declining corporate profits, and a dramatic increase in interest rates, which negatively affect corporations' abilities to service the larger debt loads. Jobs have continued to be created, but at a slower pace, and the consumer is showing signs of slowing down. We are also facing a secular stagnation trend where the country's biggest spenders (the baby boomers) are preparing for retirement and spending less, while the younger generations have less disposable income to replace this spending. President-Elect Trump could potentially reignite growth, but the probability of such is still relatively low as he is not yet stepped foot into the oval office and his advisors have not released his plans for funding these expenditures.
Bonds on the other hand have an unusually skewed risk/reward profile due to the low prevailing level of interest. It might be improbable based on unfavorable demographics and domestic growth trends, but there is a chance that rates could continue to climb even several percentage points. Although this is not a likely scenario, if it did happen bond portfolios would have their own financial crisis scenario and could lead towards an equity market sell off.
The point I would like to convey is the perceived "safety" of an asset allocation can be fleeting at times and our goal as a firm is to strive to limit losses during down years to the best of our ability while keeping you invested through market cycles. If we can help prevent losses during the down years, we can more easily strive to achieve financial success for our clients and strive to make the journey towards financial freedom more enjoyable.
The opinions voiced in this material are for general information only and are not intended to provide specific advice or recommendations for any individual. Economic forecasts set forth may not develop as predicted and there can be no guarantee that strategies promoted will be successful. No strategy, including asset allocation or Modern Portfolio Theory, assures success or protects against loss. There is no guarantee that a diversified portfolio will enhance overall returns or outperform a non-diversified portfolio. Diversification does not protect against market risk.
Duration is a measure of the sensitivity of the price (the value of principal) of a fixed income investment to a change in interest rates. It is expressed as a number of years. Rising interest rates mean falling bond prices, while declining interest rates mean rising bond prices. The bigger the duration number, the greater the interest rate risk or reward for bond prices.


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Volkswagen of America has demonstrated the potential of the new Jetta at the Bonneville Salt Flats in the USA. Here a specially equipped Jetta broke the previous world speed record of its class for land vehicles with 338 km/h. Only a few weeks after the success of the electrically powered I.D R Pikes Peak at the "Race To The Clouds" in the Rocky Mountains and at Goodwood Hill Climb in the UK, Volkswagen has secured its third record.
A four-cylinder turbo engine (TSI) from the EA888 series was responsible for the powerful propulsion of the new Jetta. This engine is also used in other sporty Volkswagen models such as the Golf GTI Performance (180 kW / 245 PS). For the record-breaking rides, the power of the sports car engine was increased to 447 kW / 608 PS (at 8,500 rpm). Volkswagen engineers used new connecting rods, pistons, valves and camshafts as well as a larger turbocharger and a new exhaust system. The standard cylinder block and crankshaft remained unchanged.
The powerful TSI engine had an easy time with the new Jetta, as this Volkswagen is extremely aerodynamic. Thanks to a drag coefficient of 0.27, the Jetta raced with particularly low resistance through the dry air at Bonneville Salt Flats in the US state of Utah. It broke the previous record of 335.50 km/h (208.47 mph) with exactly 338.15 km/h (210.16 mph) in the BGC/G class of the Southern California Timing Association.
Achieving speeds of well over 300 km/h on the Salt Flats places special demands on the vehicle. The recording-breaking Jetta therefore features technical details such as a lowered chassis, special wheels and tyres for the Salt Flats, a limited slip differential for optimum traction and two brake parachutes at the rear. The interior was also completely cleared out. Only the controls for driving, a bucket seat with racing belts, a stable rollover cage and a fire extinguishing system remained.


When looking for somewhere new to do dinner, I found myself perusing the menu at the LES's somewhat-recently opened Hotel Chantelle, which, in the epic words of R. Kelly and Cassidy is not a motel or a ho-li-day inn (or even a real hotel – say what?!). What the folks at Hotel Chantelle do happen to be working with is one of the best kept secrets of the LES dining scene. With a massive retractable-ceiling roof deck, lively bar sitch and some hella good food, it's really a wonder that dinner's yet to catch on with the trend setters of lower Manhattan.
Please don't mistake me – I'm not trying to claim discovery of this palace of swank (after 11pm on weekend evenings, you're in for a scene at the door) – I'm merely baffled that dinner has yet to take on a larger following. Wine and cocktails, like the mapped-out namesake Ludlow (gin + mint = up my alley) are on happy hour at the bar till 9pm week nights – definitely grab a stool for a pre-dinner libation. Once you're seated, try starting with a Mediterranean dip trio for the table; we dipped six grain and herbed lavash in roasted garlic hummus, cucumber with mint tzatziki and eggplant caviar (a personal fave). During appetizer round, we opted for the tomato and (oh so creamy) mozzarella salad, which was good, but not a show stopper. The refreshing watermelon salad with pine nuts, fresh mint and ricotta salata turned out to be a much better call, as far as different flavors go.


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Pancreatic cancer is the fourth leading cause of cancer deaths in the US and typically affects older individuals in the sixth to eighth decades of life. Underlying risk factors include smoking, obesity, alcohol consumption, and chronic pancreatitis. Pancreatic carcinomas are mostly ductal adenocarcinomas and frequently located in the pancreatic head. The disease is commonly diagnosed at an advanced stage because of the late onset of clinical features (e.g., epigastric pain, painless jaundice, and weight loss). In many cases, the tumor has already spread to other organs (mainly the liver) when it is diagnosed. Treatment is often palliative as surgical resection is only possible in approx. 15% of cases. The most commonly used surgical technique is the pancreaticoduodenectomy ("Whipple procedure"). Five-year survival rates range from 1–20% depending on the extent, spread, and resectability of the tumor.
Often no early signs present!
The symptoms of pancreatic cancer may be similar to those of chronic pancreatitis. Differential diagnosis is difficult since carcinoma may be accompanied by pancreatitis!
Double-duct sign; : With increasing size, tumors of the pancreatic head may block bile drainage in both the common bile duct and the pancreatic duct, leading to dilatation of both structures.
A negative EUS is nearly 100% specific at ruling out pancreatic cancer.
The guidelines request that the surgeon marks the resection margins in a way that the pathologist can correctly assess them.
Margin > 1 mm - "true R0"
Margin < 1 mm - "narrow R0"
Pancreatic cyst: Epithelium-lined cyst, filled with serous or mucous liquid, often associated with the rare von-Hippel-Lindau syndrome; can be benign, precancerous or cancerous.
CT scan: cyst appears as a well-circumscribed hyperdense mass in comparison to the surrounding tissue. Pancreatic cancer, on the other hand, is hypodense.
Brief description: most frequent pancreatic lesion (about 20–30%); commonly located in the head of the pancreas. Histologically, intraductal papillary proliferations present with atypical columnar epithelium and variable mucinous content.
Classification: "main duct type" and "branch duct type"
Clinical features: One-third of all patients are asymptomatic. If symptoms occur, they resemble those of chronic pancreatitis.
Diagnostics: : Initially, cross‑sectional imaging is performed (MRI with Magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography (MRCP) or abdominal CT). Ultrasound or CT-guided fine-needle aspiration may help to confirm a diagnosis (particularly in branch duct type) or to assess malignancy.
Branch duct type: Surgical resection is only performed when IPMN meets malignancy criteria.
Brief description: SCNs account for approx. 10–20% of all cystic lesions. They typically occur in elderly women and are most frequently located in the body or the tail of the pancreas. Malignant transformation is extremely rare.
Brief description:MCNs account for approx. 10% of all cystic lesions and only occur in women. Their most common localization is the tail of the pancreas. Imaging in MCN patients shows multilobular space-occupying lesions with a thick cyst wall. MCN typically show ovarian-like stroma. There is a 30–50% risk of malignancy in this type of cystic neoplasm. Therefore, surgical resection is generally recommended.
Brief description: SPNs are rare and are only responsible for approx. 5% of cystic lesions. There is a slight tendency for malignancy and in 5% of all diagnosed SPNs liver metastasis is present. Surgical resection is the goal even if metastasis is present. If complete surgical resection is successful, the overall prognosis is good.
Brief description: Pancreatic lipomas are very rare benign lesions of the pancreas. MRI typically shows a tissue which is isointense to fat. Malignant transformation of pancreatic lipomas into pancreatic liposarcomas is even rarer than the pancreatic lipomas themselves. Specific treatment is not necessary unless the lipoma causes complications; e.g., compression of neighboring organs can lead to organ dysfunction, pain, and other symptoms, which may require treatment (e.g., surgical resection).
As the only curative treatment option for pancreatic cancer is surgical resection, patients with operable tumors; (∼ 20%) are always recommended for surgery. If surgical tumor resection is not possible or distant metastasis is present, a palliative approach is chosen.
The only curative treatment option is surgical resection that aims for R0 resection. Therefore, patients with operable tumors are always recommended to undergo surgery.
If surgical tumor resection is not possible or distant metastasis is present, the cancer is incurable (palliative situation).
Infiltration of neighboring organs: R0 resection is still possible. Surgical resection should be considered if the operation technique allows it.
Infiltration of arteries: If the celiac artery is infiltrated, surgical resection of the pancreatic carcinoma should not be performed.
According to the NCCN (National Comprehensive Cancer Network) Guidelines, surgical resection is contraindicated in the case of celiac artery encasement greater than 180 degrees.
Infiltration of veins: R0 resection is still possible when the portal vein, splenic vein, and superior mesenteric vein are infiltrated by the tumor; the determining factor for surgery is the possibility of reconstruction and the technical limits to it.
Infiltration of the superior mesenteric artery or the portal vein - Imaging shows that the tumor reaches the vessels but doesn't narrow them by compressing the veins and arteries.
If the responsible surgeon has doubts about the resectability or does not have enough surgical experience, a second opinion should be obtained from a pancreas specialist.
Chemotherapy or radiation therapy without surgery cannot cure the patient.
Adjuvant treatment (4–8 weeks post-surgery): At the moment, there is no recommendation for radiochemotherapy outside of clinical trials. In every patient with a curative treatment approach, an adjuvant IV chemotherapy with gemcitabine or 5-FU/folinic acid should be administered over 6 months, unless contraindicated.
Impaired infusion capacity in lung function testing is a specific contraindication for gemcitabine.
Gemcitabine shows less toxicity compared to 5-FU/folinic acid but overall survival rates are similar.
Gemcitabine as monotherapy is typically used as first-line therapy.
Gemcitabine and the tyrosine kinase inhibitor erlotinib in combination show better efficacy compared to monotherapy.
If acneiform eruptions don't occur after 8 weeks of treatment, erlotinib should be withdrawn.
Patients with a good performance index: possibly more aggressive chemotherapy regimens.
5-FU/folinic acid, irinotecan, and oxaliplatin according to the FOLFIRINOX regimen are an option for patients with ECOG 0-1, bilirubin level of max. 1.5 fold of the normal range and until 75 years of age.
Gemcitabine in combination with paclitaxel (nab-paclitaxel, abraxane®) is another option in patients with a good performance index.
The significantly limited prognosis in pancreatic cancer patients should always be taken into consideration when thinking about palliative chemotherapy. If side-effects are remarkable and the patient's quality of life is significantly impaired, withdrawal from therapy should be openly discussed with the patient!
Early consultation with a pain therapist for optimizing the need of coanalgesics and adjuvants may be indicated.
Psycho-oncological service: medicinal and interventional pain management may be complemented by psycho-oncological treatment. The benefits of this complementary treatment must be assessed on an individual basis.
Implantation of a wire mesh-like configured and self-unfolding metal stent in the common bile duct or in the affected area of the biliary tree. In patients with a life expectancy of less than 3 months, a plastic stent can be used.
Gastroenterostomy: best supportive care in patients with gastric outlet stenosis. The stomach is anastomosed with the small intestine bypassing the duodenum.
The overall 5-year survival rate is 7%, but mainly depends on the stage of disease.
A metastatic pancreatic cancer has a 5-year survival rate of ∼ 2%.
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Fullname: Michael John Morse
Nickname: Beast
Born: 3/22/1982 in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Draft: 2000, Chicago White Sox, 3rd rd.
High School: Nova, Davie, FL
Debut: 5/31/2005
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Wife's name is Jessica....has one daughter; Ava (12/21/14)...Is a 2000 graduate of Nova High School in Davie, FL, where he was a first-team all-state selection during his senior year...Was part of a MLB contingent that played five games in Taiwan prior to the 2012 season.
Was on Pittsburgh's Opening Day roster and appeared in just six games with the Pirates before being designated for assignment on April 13...Was released by Pittsburgh April 21, cleared waivers and became a free agent.
Was Miami's Opening Day starter at first base... Connected off Cody Martin for his 100th career home run on 4/15 at Atlanta... Was placed on the disabled list on 5/26 (retro to 5/24) with a right ring finger strain...Played in a combined 12 rehab games with Single-A Jupiter, Double-A Jacksonville and Triple-A New Orleans...Was recalled from his rehab assignment and reinstated from the D.L. on 7/5...Went 5-for-18 in nine games with the Marlins following the All-Star break...Made 36 appearances (35 starts) at first base, six starts in left field and one start (7/8) as the designated hitter while playing with the Marlins...Was acquired by Los Angeles (NL), as part of a three-team, 13-player deal with Atlanta and Miami on 7/30...Was designated for assignment by the Dodgers on 7/30 and acquired by Pittsburgh on 7/31...Hit .310 (9-for-29) with a double, homer and six RBI in 21 games during the month of September...Made 15 starts at first base for the Pirates and went 8-for-22 (.364) as a pinch hitter...Hit a pinch hit grand slam on 9/12 vs. Milwaukee (his fifth career grand slam and second PH homer)...Produced a .282 average (24-for-85) in 54 games after the All-Star break...Batted .231 (53-for-229) with five home runs and 19 RBI in 98 total games between Miami and Pittsburgh. 2015 POSTSEASON:Singled as a pinch hitter in the eighth inning of the Wild Card Game vs. Chicago on 10/7.
Was a key part of San Francisco's run to a World Series title, batting .300 (6x20) in 10 postseason games, with a double, home run and ?ve RBI...Appeared in six games during WS vs. Kansas City, recording four of his postseason RBI during the Fall Classic...Had two RBI in 3-2 win in Game 7 on October 29, driving in game-winning run with a single in top of fourth inning to break 2-2 tie...Went 3x5 with a double, home run, two RBI and a walk as a pinch-hitter during postseason...On Oct. 16, hit ?fth postseason pinch-hit home run in Giant's history to tie Game 5 of National League Championship Series vs. St. Louis in eighth inning...Came on heels of regular season in which he batted .279 (122x438) with 16 home runs and 61 RBI in 131 games...Missed 23 of last 24 games of regular season due to left oblique strain. Injury also kept him off Wild Card and NLDS rosters...Injury was suffered during batting practice on September 1 at Colorado...Over ?rst 59 games of season, batted .286 with 13 home runs and 41 RBI; from June 6 through end of season, batted just .273 with three home runs and 20 RBI over 72 games...Started 125 of his 131 games played; started in left ?eld (82), at ?rst base (39) and as DH (4)...Was second-most games played of career, behind 2011 (146 with Washington).
Appeared in 88 games last season with the Mariners (76) and Orioles (12), batting .215 (67-for-312) with 13 doubles, 13 home runs and 27 RBI. Was traded to Seattle during the off-season as part of a three-team deal. Missed significant time in July with a strained right quadricep that placed him on the disabled list. Was claimed off waivers by Baltimore on Aug. 30, 2013 and was traded from Seattle in exchange for Xavier Avery. Played in just 12 games for Baltimore before being shut down because of a left wrist injury.
Hit .291 (118x406) with 17 doubles, 18home runs and 62 RBI in 102 gameswith the Washington Nationals ... Over the last three seasons combinedto bat .296 (353x1194) with 64 homeruns and 198 RBI in 346 games (.516SLG%, .861 OPS)...23rd-best OPS inbaseball (13th-best in NL) ... Missed first two months of the seasonon the disabled list with a rightlateral strain...appeared in 7 rehabgames with Harrisburg, Potomac andHagerstown ... Made season debut June 2 vs.Atlanta; hit .217 (18x83) with 1 homerun in first 21 games after coming offDL; over final 81 games hit .310 (100x323) with 17 HR and 55 RBI (.853 OPS).
Produced perhaps MLB's greatest breakout effort of 2011, claiming DC's Triple Crown by batting .303 with 31 home runs and 95 RBI in 146 games ...led Washington in nearly every substantial offensive category ... became just the fourth qualified National to hit .300 or better, joining Dmitri Young (.320, '07), Cristian Guzman (.316, '08) and Ryan Zimmerman (.307, '10) ... also became the Nationals' first .300 hitter to reach the 30-homer plateau ... was one of five National Leaguers, and the first qualified National, to hit .300-plus both at home (.302) and on the road (.303) ... began season in left field, but shifted to first base on May 21 as Adam LaRoche elected for left-shoulder surgery ... after more than three months at first base, shifted back to left field as Chris Marrero was recalled from Syracuse ... 31 home runs in 146 games trumped career total (21 in 237 games) entering 2011 ... ranked among NL leaders in grand slams (tied first, 2), batting at night (fourth, .327), slugging percentage (fifth, .550), isolated power (fifth, .247), runs created/27 (seventh, 6.98), at-bats/homer (seventh, 16.84), OPS (eighth, .910), extra-base hits (tied eighth, 67), road batting (ninth, .303), at-bats/RBI (ninth, 5.49), doubles (tied ninth, 36), home runs (tied ninth), batting (ninth), batting with RISP (ninth, .318), RBI (10th, 95) and batting/balls in play (10th, .348) ... posted two longest hit streaks of career (11-gamer, May 22-June 2; 10-gamer, July 16-27) ... hit first career grand slam-a third-inning blast off Chris Narveson-in a 7-6 setback on May 24 at MIL ... homered in fourth straight game to match a club record (Ryan Zimmerman, 2009) and produce a 2-1 walk-off win on May 27 vs. SDP ... with Washington trailing, 4-3, and down to last out, hit lead-reversing three-run homer (30th of 2011) in the ninth inning to cap the scoring in a 6-4 victory at FLA on Sept. 26.
In first consistent big league exposure, Washington's secret slugger set career highs in every offensive category...whileplaying in a career-high 98 games, batted .289 with .352 on-base and.519 slugging percentages...posted a .870 OPSthat ranked 3rd among Nationals (Zimmerman .899, Dunn .892) and would have ranked among the NL's top 15 withenough plate appearances to qualify...in fact, the .870 OPS trumped those registered by Ryan Braun (.866), RyanHoward (.859) and David Wright (.856), among others...home run rate (one per 17.7 at-bats) would have ranked amongthe NL's top 10 with enough at-bats to qualify...hit .302 with RISP, but somehow tallied only 41 RBI despite tallying 29extra-base hits, including 15 home runs (4th among Nationals)...batted .301 on the road...went 5-for-17 (.294) witha double, triple and 6 RBI in the pinch...hit 2 home runs in a game for the first time-both off Chris Narverson-andtallied career-best 4 RBI on July 23 at MIL...solo shot in 2nd inning set stage for 6-2 win, August 19 at ATL...from 9thinning on Aug. 27 through 3rd inning on Aug. 29, posted a hit in 7 straight plate appearances...posted career-best 4hits via 4-for-4 performance in 14-6 win on Aug. 28 vs. STL...from April 11-May 16, endured a nearly 5-week stint onthe DL due to a left calf strain.
Played in 32 contests with the Nationals after being acquired from SEA on June 28...went 6-for-19 (.353) with onehome run and a team-best 8 RBI as a pinch hitter...posted .389 on-base percentage and .588 slugging percentage inthe pinch...committed no errors in 82.2 defensive innings played despite playing 1B (11 games), RF (3), LF (2) and 3B(1)...homered 3 times in 3 games from Sept 26-28...hit first career pinch-hit homer, a 3-run blast, off Tommy Hanson,Sept. 26 vs. ATL...combined to hit .322 with 26 doubles, 3 triples, 16 homers and 86 RBI in 110 games with Triple-ATacoma (Mariners) and Syracuse...hit .339 with Syracuse, as 21 of 56 IL hits went for extra bases.
Made Opening Day roster for first time in career after hitting .492 with three home runs and 10 RBI during Spring Training...Set the club record for highest spring batting average at .492 (32x65), barely edging the previous mark of .491 (27x55) by Edgar Martinez in 1996...Led all spring players in batting average, and also ranked first in the Cactus League in slugging (.769), on-base percentage (.548), total bases (50), hits (32) and doubles (9)...recorded at least one hit in 18 of 25 games, including 9 multi-hit games...Played in only five games before suffering a season ending injury on April 13 vs. Los Angeles Angels...Doubled in his first at-bat of the season on April 4 against Baltimore's Greg Aquino...Underwent surgery April 22 at Seattle Surgery Center; surgery was performed by Dr. Edward Khalfayan and was a "shoulder reconstruction" to repair damage done by shoulder dislocation, including a torn labrum...Placed on 15-day disabled list (left shoulder) on April 14 after leaving game on April 13 after diving for a ball in right field.
Spent bulk of season at Tacoma (AAA) prior to recall Sept. 1...played 1B, 3B, SS, RF with Mariners...recorded hit in first 6 games with Seattle (8x14/.571) and reached base safely in first 7 games with a plate appearance...matched career-high (9th time) with 3 hits Sept. 26 (G#2) vs. Cleveland; final hit was a walk-off single in B10th..collected an RBI in three consecutive games Sept. 26-29...was 3-for-4 (.750) with runners in scoring position...hit .309 with 26 doubles, 6 homers, 39 RBI and 5 steals with Tacoma...on AAA DL with sore left wrist, May 29-June 14 & June 16-July 26...had surgery to repair fractured hook of the hamate on June 21st; surgery performed by Mariners' Medical Director, Dr. Edward Khalfyan and Dr. Carleton Keck.
Morse was recalled from Triple-A Tacoma for a third time on Aug. 27. He had a pinch-hit single against Oakland on Aug. 15. Morse underwent right knee surgery July 6 for a torn medial meniscus. Five of his 15 hits went for extra bases in 2006. Morse hit .248 with five home runs and 34 RBIs in 57 games for Tacoma.
Made his Major League debut as a pinch-hitter and played shortstop on May 31 after being recalled earlier that day from Tacoma...Made first Big League start on June 1 and collected first Major League hit on June 3 vs. Tampa Bay...Cracked first Major League home run (Madson) on June 15 vs. Philadelphia...Led all Major League players in Interleague batting average (25x53/.472)...just one of four players to hit .400 or higher...Hit safely in 18 of his first 24 (30x76/.395) Major League games (May 31-June 26)...Ranked second in the Majors with his .357 (30x84) batting average in June, posting the highest batting average ever by a Mariner rookie for the month...Seven-game hitting streak (12x24/.500) from June 14-20...Suspended for 10 days (Sept. 7-16) for violation of Major League Baseball's Joint Drug Prevention and Treatment Program...Moved to left field after starting 50 games at shortstop...made first career start in left on Aug. 30...played eight games (seven starts) in left field...Hit safely in 42 of his 72 games...three hits six times...had 16 multi-hit games...Ranked among American League rookie batting leaders in batting average (3rd/.278), on-base percentage (3rd/.349) and slugging percentage (10th/.370)...Hit .253 (46x182) with four home runs and 23 RBI over 49 games at Tacoma...hit safely in 11 of 12 games from April 18-May 1.
Began season with AA Birmingham in the White Sox organization...recorded 16 multi-hit games, including two three-hit games...traded to Seattle on June 27 and assigned to San Antonio...had a grand slam, five RBI on July 16 vs. Round Rock...participated in the Arizona Fall League.
Led single-A Winston-Salem in doubles (30) and extra-base hits (42), finished second in hits (106) and total bases (170) and third in RBI (55)...hit 30 doubles for the second straight season...earned Carolina League Batter of the Week honors for 7/24-30, going 10-26 (.385)...hit two doubles in a game six times.
Led single-A Kannapolis in doubles (30) and ranked second in hits (107), RBI (56), total bases (151) and extra-base hits (36)...hit a combined .317 (46-145) in June and July ... hit .636 (7-11) with the bases loaded.
Spent season at Advanced Rookie Bristol...led team in triples (3) and hit by pitches (9) and tied for second in extra-base hits (14).
Made pro debut at Rookie Tucson.
MLB Career Stats 2569 296 705 105 355 6 .274 .331 .788
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2011 13 5th in NL
2005 8 24th in AL
2011 126 18th in NL
2011 .303 9th in NL
2011 .360 19th in NL
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November 2, 2017 1B Michael Morse elected free agency.
September 14, 2017 San Francisco Giants transferred 1B Michael Morse from the 10-day disabled list to the 60-day disabled list. Concussion.
June 8, 2017 San Francisco Giants placed 1B Michael Morse on the 10-day disabled list. Concussion.
May 30, 2017 San Francisco Giants placed LF Michael Morse on the 7-day disabled list. concussion
April 26, 2017 San Francisco Giants recalled LF Michael Morse from Sacramento River Cats.
April 21, 2017 LF Michael Morse assigned to Sacramento River Cats from San Jose Giants.
April 17, 2017 LF Michael Morse assigned to San Jose Giants from Sacramento River Cats.
April 5, 2017 Sacramento River Cats placed LF Michael Morse on the 7-day disabled list.
February 1, 2017 LF Michael Morse assigned to Sacramento River Cats.
December 13, 2016 San Francisco Giants signed free agent LF Michael Morse to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training.
April 21, 2016 Pittsburgh Pirates released 1B Michael Morse.
April 13, 2016 Pittsburgh Pirates designated 1B Michael Morse for assignment.
August 3, 2015 Pittsburgh Pirates activated 1B Michael Morse.
July 31, 2015 Los Angeles Dodgers traded 1B Michael Morse and cash to Pittsburgh Pirates for RF Jose Tabata.
July 30, 2015 Miami Marlins traded RHP Mat Latos, Michael Morse and cash to Los Angeles Dodgers for RHP Victor Araujo, RHP Jeff Brigham and RHP Kevin Guzman.
July 30, 2015 Los Angeles Dodgers designated 1B Michael Morse for assignment.
July 5, 2015 Miami Marlins activated 1B Michael Morse from the 15-day disabled list.
July 3, 2015 Miami Marlins sent 1B Michael Morse on a rehab assignment to Jupiter Hammerheads.
June 23, 2015 Miami Marlins sent 1B Michael Morse on a rehab assignment to New Orleans Zephyrs.
June 17, 2015 Miami Marlins sent 1B Michael Morse on a rehab assignment to Jacksonville Suns.
May 26, 2015 Miami Marlins placed 1B Michael Morse on the 15-day disabled list retroactive to May 24, 2015. right ring finger sprain
December 17, 2014 Miami Marlins signed free agent 1B Michael Morse.
October 30, 2014 LF Michael Morse elected free agency.
October 11, 2014 San Francisco Giants activated LF Michael Morse.
October 1, 2014 San Francisco Giants reassigned LF Michael Morse to the minor leagues.
December 17, 2013 San Francisco Giants signed free agent LF Michael Morse.
August 30, 2013 Baltimore Orioles traded LF Xavier Avery to Seattle Mariners for LF Michael Morse.
July 29, 2013 Michael Morse roster status changed by Seattle Mariners.
July 22, 2013 Seattle Mariners sent LF Michael Morse on a rehab assignment to Tacoma Rainiers.
June 22, 2013 Seattle Mariners placed LF Michael Morse on the 15-day disabled list retroactive to June 21, 2013. Strained right quad muscle.
January 16, 2013 Washington Nationals Traded LF Michael Morse to Seattle Mariners; Seattle Mariners Traded C John Jaso to Oakland Athletics and Oakland Athletics Traded RHP A.J. Cole and RHP Blake Treinen to Washington Nationals.
June 1, 2012 Michael Morse roster status changed by Washington Nationals.
May 29, 2012 sent LF Michael Morse on a rehab assignment to Potomac Nationals.
April 9, 2012 Harrisburg Senators sent LF Michael Morse on a rehab assignment to Hagerstown Suns.
April 5, 2012 Michael Morse assigned to Harrisburg Senators.
April 3, 2012 Washington Nationals placed LF Michael Morse on the 15-day disabled list retroactive to March 26, 2012. strained right lat
May 16, 2010 Washington Nationals activated 1B Michael Morse from the 15-day disabled list.
April 28, 2010 sent 1B Michael Morse on a rehab assignment to Syracuse Chiefs.
April 11, 2010 Washington Nationals placed 1B Michael Morse on the 15-day disabled list. left calf strain
August 17, 2009 Washington Nationals selected the contract of 1B Michael Morse from Syracuse Chiefs.
July 2, 2009 Michael Morse roster status changed by Syracuse Chiefs.
June 28, 2009 Tacoma Rainiers traded 2B Michael Morse to Syracuse Chiefs for OF Ryan Langerhans.
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Fear And Loathing On Sukhumvit Soi 4
By Steve Edwards	 17th January 2016 No Comments
You're thrown in, soaked in sweat, conditioned with cocktails and strong cans of beer, roughhoused, slapped-about for a time or two, then hung up to dry.
Bangkok is a bit like a washing machine – except you'll often come out having accumulated a base layer of grime.
The following story took place in August, 2010. It is not an isolated incident…
Our protagonists, for indeed there were two, had recently convened at Suvarnabhumi Airport.
George, a 43-year-old land surveyor from Scunthorpe, had just alighted after 12 hours aboard flight TG912 from Manchester, and Henry, the older of the pair by five years and a recent Thai expatriate, had travelled down from the upcountry province of Khon Kaen where he taught English in a local government school. The journey had been, in Henry's words, "extremely upsetting", which George knew to construe as "absolutely bastard horrendous".
Public transport in Thailand had cropped up more than once during their myriad Skype conversations and George was acutely aware that his long-time friend wasn't particularly endeared by the local buses which had the "horsepower of one solitary pony with a calcium deficiency", and trains that had two speeds: "stop" and "broken".
Nevertheless, George was in exceptionally fine fettle after his flight and requested that they make haste to a bar where he might whet his whistle with a Beer Chang – his first ever on Siamese soil.
Forgetting about his woeful journey and buoyed at the thought of spending an evening amid hedonistic debauchery with his best pal, Henry quickly assumed the guise of attentive tour guide and hailed a taxi in his best Thai.
"Oi, over 'ere… kap."
After being swiftly chauffeured through the early afternoon traffic by a gentleman who apparently cared not if the trip came to its conclusion with all parties on board having been violently dismembered, our heroes divvied up the cost of the cab and, with George's suitcases still in tow, entered an open air bar just a stagger away from Nana Plaza – a city hotspot of bare and writhing flesh.
As is customary with the uninitiated, George's eyes lit up. They positively bulged, threatening to burst forth from his skull and bounce around the bar like a pair of ping pong balls.
This was Earth, but not as George knew it.
This was hot and bawdy and humid, and vibrant and rustic and raw, and – as he was approached by an almond-eyed waitress and issued with a tatty laminated drinks menu – and, this was… was this heaven?
Several bottles of the much-hallowed Beer Chang took a hold, and the pair found themselves sucked into a Bangkokian vortex. Laughter, mirth, merriment and bad singing abounded, and it wasn't long before a brace of local females clad in insufficient attire and half an inch of makeup surreptitiously sidled up to the duo – perchance, they assumed, to join the party.
George was instantly and hopelessly in love.
Rat, so she went by, was a beguiling combination of button cute and lithe elegance.
She also, perhaps crucially, had her hand in his underpants.
Henry, however, a self-proclaimed seasoned expat, approached his quarry with a touch more caution, but it wasn't long before he too had succumbed to the mystery that was 'Cat', and so a protracted spell of robust petting ensued.
Upon disembarking their respective sweethearts, Rat and Cat suggested that the newly formed quartet repair to a more discreet location which after a five-minute walk transpired to be a nondescript watering hole down a Sukhumvit sub soi.
George and Henry chinked together their freshly poured glasses of beer, their seventh – at least – of this impromptu matinee session of perverse and appalling behaviour. Each sporting ear-to-ear grins, they put paid to their drinks in one gargantuan gulp, an action which was in turn met with coos of admiration from the now omnipresent Rat and Cat.
This, thought George, was up there with one of the best days of his life – including the time he seven-balled old Mickey Kendall in the Red Lion in Doncaster.
But then, something utterly unusual happened – and so a journey of great woe and befuddlement ensued.
George woke up on a beach.
It was a lovely beach, with swaying coconut trees and soft powdery sand bordering a gently rippling expanse of azure blue sea. The sun dipped and teetered on the horizon, imprinting a golden aisle into the surf towards where George sat. It was indeed a textbook tropical vista – the stuff of travel agency windows.
Yet something troubled George.
Perhaps most pressing was the issue of where the fucking hell he was and how he'd gotten there in the first place.
Next he noted the absence of his bags, his telephone, his camera – and, quite notably, his best friend.
Henry was in a secondary school classroom teaching mathematics when he was treated to his first lucid thought in 48 hours.
Balancing himself against the blackboard, he scanned the classroom and was happily met with 20 bowed heads completing a textbook assignment.
A cursory self-evaluation led him to observe that, by the grace of Lord Buddha alone, he was suitably dressed in shirt, tie, pressed trousers and a polished pair of shoes. Maniacally scrabbling around his bag and pockets, he found that his telephone was also missing – and at the next available opportunity pecked out an email to George, keen to sketch out some semblance of the preceding events.
The effects of Flunitrazepam – also known as Rohypnol – when administered by those without the authority – in this case, Rat and Cat – can be cataclysmic. An extremely powerful sedative, it can also cause anterograde amnesia in users which is especially probable when mixed with alcohol.
George and Henry were given a dangerously high dose of Rohypnol which rendered them unconscious for over 12 hours, during which most of their possessions and cash were stolen but credit and debit cards thankfully left untouched.
In subsequent hours they continued as planned, with their itinerary – George would go to Phuket, Henry would go home – somehow programmed somewhere deep in their psyche.
Two days riddled with blood-bubbling anxiety later, Henry finally received an email from George which he opened with a great sense of foreboding.
It read:
Aup Chap,
Those Beer Chang are a bit strong aren't they?
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A connoisseur of larb moo and lau khao, Steve Edwards spent 14 years in the Siamese underbelly. He's currently licking his wounds in London, preparing to step back into the breach... Follow him on Twitter @isaansteve


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A Teutonic Knight makes cruel and impossible demands upon his subjects, involving the transplantation of one hundred full grown beech trees across a mountain to serve as landscaping for his newly constructed castle. While the peasants are driven to despair by this order, one brave and foolhardly woman makes a pact with a mysterious huntsman, dressed in green with a red beard and devilish eyes. He will see that the task is accomplished, but his price is the unbaptised soul of a newborn infant. The woman, Christine, believes that she can reneg on her end of the bargain with the careful connivance of the peasants and the local priest, but with each child withheld, dire afflictions and death overtake the peasants.
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Cook potatoes (old rather than new potatoes work best) until tender. Allow to coil. Add cheese and mix thoroughly.
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Cook in salted, boiling water and take out after about 2 minutes. They will rise to the top when they are cooked.
Drain dumplings and fry with butter. Add bread crumbs as a topping and brown.
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[Flashback] Related Parties to Face Enhanced Auditor Scrutiny
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Posted by KOH Lee Kuen, Year 4 undergrad at the School of Accountancy, Singapore Management University
Issues with related parties played a prominent role in the scandals that surfaced more than a decade ago at Enron, Tyco International and Refco. Public outrage about these scandals led Congress to pass the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and establish the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB). Similar problems have arisen in more recent financial reporting fraud cases, prompting the PCAOB to unanimously approve a tougher audit standard on related-party transactions and financial relationships.Standard focuses on 3 critical areas
On June 10, the PCAOB released its final version of Auditing Standard No. 18 (AS 18), Related Parties, Amendments to Certain PCAOB Auditing Standards Regarding Significant Unusual Transactions, and Other Amendments to PCAOB Auditing Standards. The guidance will require auditors to beef up their efforts in financial statement matters that pose increased risk of fraud, including these three critical areas:
Related-party transactions, such as those involving directors, executives and their family members,
Significant unusual transactions that are outside the company's normal course of business or that otherwise appear to be unusual due to their timing, size or nature, and
Other financial relationships with the company's executive officers and directors.
Subjecting these transactions and financial relationships to enhanced auditor scrutiny may help avert corporate failures. The PCAOB also hopes that enhanced auditor scrutiny will lead to improvements in accounting transparency and disclosures, which will help investors to gauge financial performance and fraud risks more clearly. According to PCAOB Chairman James R. Doty, "The goal of this project is to improve the quality and consistency of the auditor's work to protect investors from the risk of being misled by poorly explained, or undisclosed, related-party transactions and significant unusual transactions outside the normal course of business."
Better understanding from start to finish
Ultimately, companies are responsible for the preparation of their financial statements, including the identification of related parties. However, auditors will be on the lookout for undisclosed related parties and unusual transactions under the new standard. Examples of information that may be gathered during the audit that could reveal undisclosed related parties include:
Proxy statements,
Disclosures contained on the company's website,
Confirmation responses, correspondence and invoices from the company's attorneys,
Tax filings,
Life insurance policies purchased by the company,
Contracts or other agreements, and
Corporate organization charts.
Certain types of questionable transactions — such as contracts for below-market goods or services, bill-and-hold arrangements, uncollateralized loans and subsequent repurchase of goods sold — also might signal that a company is engaged in unusual or undisclosed related-party transactions. AS 18 requires auditors to obtain a more in-depth understanding of every related-party financial relationship and transaction, including its nature, terms and business purpose (or lack thereof). Tougher related-party audit procedures will be performed in conjunction with the auditor's risk assessment procedures, which occur in the planning phase of an audit. In addition, the new standard expects auditors to communicate with the audit committee throughout the audit process regarding the auditor's evaluation of the company's identification of, accounting for and disclosure of its related-party relationships and transactions — not just at the end of the engagement.
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Audit firms, public companies and investors generally support the new related-party standard. In the interest of preserving the consistency of public company auditing standards, the board said the new standard should also be applied to emerging growth companies, a category of public companies with less than $1 billion in annual gross revenues that are exempt from many accounting and auditing standards until they've been publicly traded for at least five years. The tougher public company auditing standard might also have spillover effects for private company audits. PCAOB research shows that smaller companies and startups also tend to engage in numerous related-party transactions, such as rental and compensation arrangements. These arrangements increase the risks of fraud and legal violations, warranting increased attention for companies of all sizes.
Example highlights scope (and limits) of the enhanced standard
Executive compensation arrangements are an example of related-party transactions that will be subject to increased scrutiny under Auditing Standard No. 18 (AS 18). Executives can potentially influence financial reporting and may feel incentives or pressures to meet financial targets, leading to increased fraud risks. During the planning phase of audits, the enhanced guidance requires auditors to ask management about executive compensation arrangements, including performance-based bonuses and stock options. During fieldwork, auditors must test the accuracy and completeness of management's reporting for and disclosures of these transactions. But AS 18 does not require auditors to make any recommendations or determinations regarding the reasonableness of compensation arrangements.
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Q: allong.es variadic function not found I get the following error:
node.js:201
    throw e; // process.nextTick error, or 'error' event on first tick
          ^
TypeError: undefined is not a function
    at /home/ubuntu/nodejs/test.js:4:10
    at factorial (/home/ubuntu/nodejs/test.js:17:20)
    at Object.<anonymous> (/home/ubuntu/nodejs/test.js:26:1)
    at Module._compile (module.js:441:26)
    at Object..js (module.js:459:10)
    at Module.load (module.js:348:32)
    at Function._load (module.js:308:12)
    at Array.0 (module.js:479:10)
    at EventEmitter._tickCallback (node.js:192:41)

When I run this code:
var variadic = require('allong.es').variadic;

var trampoline = function (fn) {
  return variadic( function (args) {
    var result = fn.apply(this, args);

    while (result instanceof Function) {
      result = result();
    }

    return result;

  });
};

function factorial (n) {
  var _factorial = trampoline( function myself (acc, n) {
    return n
    ? function () { return myself(acc * n, n - 1); }
    : acc
  });

  return _factorial(1, n);
}

factorial(10);
  //=> 362800
factorial(32768);
  //=> Infinity

I am new to nodejs. I installed nodejs and npm with apt-get and installed allong.es with npm install allong.es.
What should I do to get this working?

A: The variadic function isn't exported 'directly', but as part of allong.es:
var variadic = require('allong.es').allong.es.variadic;

Although this also seems to work:
var variadic = require('allong.es').es.variadic;

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 La Croix Rouge (commune de Feytiat)
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 Embort (commune de Champs-sur-Tarentaine-Marchal)
 Coindre (communes de Saint-Amandin et de Trémouille)
 Cornillou (commune de Montboudif)
 Condat
 Marcenat
 Les Prades (commune de Landeyrat)
 Le Bac (commune d'Allanche)
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 La Peyro (commune d'Allanche)
 Rouchy (commune d'Allanche)
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 Neussargues-Moissac
 Talizat
 Pierrefitte (commune de Talizat)
 Pagros (commune d'Andelat)
 Roueyre (commune de Saint-Flour)
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Something odd about the Resident Evil and Silent Hill series
Opa Opa
Re: Something odd about the Resident Evil and Silent Hill series
by Opa Opa Wed Sep 08, 2010 7:21 pm
AppleQueso wrote:
Opa Opa wrote:
AppleQueso wrote: well Resident Evil 4 was technically the 6th main game .
You mean 5th?
1, 2, 3, zero, code: vernoica, 4
I never really considered Code Veronica part of the main series but that's just me. Still a good game no matter what its place is.
Lord_Santa wrote:
in what way are they superior to the original?
did they enhance anything?
From Wikipedia about RE 2:
"The Nintendo GameCube version, released in 2003, is identical to the PlayStation's DualShock Version in terms of content, featuring only a minimal set of improvements such a higher frame rate for the game's FMV sequences."
"The Nintendo GameCube version is a direct port of the PlayStation version with no added features other than an increased frame rate for FMV scenes and smoother-looking character models."
This is just speculation, but the load times might be shorter on the GameCube.
AppleQueso
by AppleQueso Wed Sep 08, 2010 7:35 pm
load times are way shorter, graphics are a tad smoother (looks more like the dreamcast versions) better frame-rate. Re2 is on one disc.
Not worth if you already have the originals, but if not, you might as well go for the gamecube ones.
EDIT: and Code Veronica is 100 percent part of the main series. Identical gameplay and its story relates directly to previous games. It's not like Dead Aim or Outbreak or something.
AppleQueso wrote: EDIT: and Code Veronica is 100 percent part of the main series. Identical gameplay and its story relates directly to previous games. It's not like Dead Aim or Outbreak or something.
I wish Code Veronica was called: RE 4: Code Veronica. It makes sense because it happens after the events in Raccoon City and has zombies. Resident Evil 4 however...
Oh well. I still like Code Veronica but I really couldn't get into the Outbreak games. They felt kind of shallow.
visual_death wrote:
As for silent hilll... I think I have to agree that it was hard to like/play the later ones.
I'm a bigger Silent Hill fan than RE but I can agree. The new games are not even made by the same people and most are just mediocre (except for Shattered Memories; love that game). For me, SH 4 is hard to like as well. When they changed the format for the games the series just went down hill. But that's just my opinion.
Silent Hill 4 was just an interesting experiment gone wrong. Shattered Memories was an interesting experiment gone right.
AppleQueso wrote: Silent Hill 4 was just an interesting experiment gone wrong. Shattered Memories was an interesting experiment gone right.
I love Shattered Memories. It is the best non-Team Silent game in the series.
Thanks for posting everybody. There have been some interesting posts so far.
Pulsar_t
by Pulsar_t Wed Sep 08, 2010 9:43 pm
Capcom and Konami have suffered greatly with the advent of 7th gen hardware, and consequently failed to deliver new developments in gameplay or storytelling to match the (relatively modest) leap in technical capabilities. Silent Hill has already been outsourced, and it wouldn't hurt for RE to follow the same path, but peronally I'd rather those franchises be replaced by new ones with completely new plots/timelines/characters.
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YoshiEgg25
by YoshiEgg25 Wed Sep 08, 2010 10:03 pm
RE4 was a GCN exclusive, then was later ported to PS2. With extra content.
Even when we Cube owners got the good end of the stick, we didn't.
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The spirit is thought to be that of a theatre manager who hung himself from the fly floor when the theatre got into financial difficulties. Sightings of a 'distinguished woman in white' and the sound of a piano coming from the deserted pit add to the eerie atmosphere.


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For generations, literary figures from Ernest Hemingway to Frances Mayes have fueled our fantasies about the romance of expatriate life. But it's one thing to dream about living abroad and quite another to actually do it. In Expat a diverse group of women explores in vivid detail how the reality of life abroad matches up to the fantasy. Tonya Ward Singer craves a roasted chicken in China and must buy it alive and kicking. Karen Rosenberg reevaluates both her family's Judaism and her own when invited to a Passover seder in a remote Japanese village. Mandy Dowd tries to teach the French about Thanksgiving. Emily Miller admits that in Italy she craves the Hollywood entertainment she generally deplores when on U.S. soil. Tall and fair, Meg Wirth tries hard to blend in, in Borneo—to no avail. Expat taps into the bewilderment, joys, and surprises of life overseas, where challenges often take unexpected forms and overcoming obstacles (finding Drano in Ukraine, shrimp paste in Prague) feels all the more triumphant. Featuring an astonishing range of perspectives, destinations, and circumstances, Expat offers a beautiful portrait of life abroad.
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Christina has worked in publishing for fifteen years, toiling away as both an in-house editor (Chronicle Books, Seal Press, Night + Day city guides) and a freelance writer before joining Girl Friday Productions, a boutique editorial and writing firm. On any given day, Christina may find herself editing a historical novel, generating snappy copy for a corporate website, writing a travel piece about one of her favorite cities, or doing market research for a client's book proposal. She loves all aspects of the book business--writing, editing, research, reading, and, of course, other people who share her passion for words. Originally from San Francisco, she enjoyed stints in Seattle and Paris before finally landing in the foodie-hipster mecca of Portland, Oregon, where she lives with her husband and two energetic sons. She loves indulging in dim sum in San Francisco, dress-shopping in Brooklyn, late-night book-browsing at Powells in Portland, and doing just about anything in Paris.
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