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11/30/1995 Denver, CO (Ogden Theatre) * Juke Howlin For My Baby 20
12/3/1995 Mesa, AZ (Mesa Amphitheatre) * Good Morning Little Schoolgirl Shoulda Had Been Me 2
12/6/1995 Las Vegas, NV (The Palladium) * Juke Shoulda Had Been Me 2
12/9/1995 Los Angeles, CA (The Wiltern LG) * Juke In Dreams 2
12/12/1995 Santa Barbara, CA (Arlington Theater) * Wang Dang Doodle Shoulda Had Been Me 2
12/15/1995 San Francisco, CA (The Warfield) * Wang Dang Doodle Shoulda Had Been Me 2
2/20/1996 Oakland, CA (Henry J. Kaiser Auditorium) * Little Red Rooster Shoulda Had Been Me 2
6/23/1996 Raleigh, NC (Walnut Creek Amphitheatre) * Juke This Time Forever 5
6/28/1996 Noblesville, IN (Deer Creek Music Center) * Juke This Time Forever 3
7/2/1996 Cuyahoga Falls, OH (Blossom Music Center) * Big Boss Man Shoulda Had Been Me 3
7/6/1996 Saratoga Springs, NY (Saratoga Performing Arts Center) * Juke This Time Forever 3
7/10/1996 Mansfield, MA (Tweeter Center) * Juke Easy Answers 3
7/14/1996 Burgettstown, PA (Post-Gazette Pavilion) * Big Boss Man Easy Answers 3
7/24/1996 Reno, NV (Hilton Amphitheatre) * It's All Over Now Bass 6
7/29/1996 Sacramento, CA (Cal Expo Amphitheatre) * I'm Goin Fishin This Time Forever 3
8/2/1996 Irvine, CA (Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre) * I'm Goin Fishin This Time Forever 3
10/13/1996 Sunrise, FL (Sunrise Musical Theater) * Little Red Rooster The Winners 3
10/19/1996 New Orleans, LA (House of Blues) * I'm Goin Fishin This Time Forever 4
11/9/1996 Eureka, CA (Municipal Auditorium) * I Know You Rider Easy Answers 2
12/7/1996 Vancouver, BC (Vogue Theatre) * When I Paint My Masterpiece K.C. Moan 3
12/11/1996 Eugene, OR (Hilton Hotel Ballroom) * Little Red Rooster Easy Answers 3
12/16/1996 Las Vegas, NV (The Joint) * Kansas City Eternity 3
3/28/1997 Las Vegas, NV (The Joint) * Tanqueray This Time Forever 4
4/4/1997 Austin, TX (Austin Music Hall) * I'm Goin Fishin Juke 4
4/9/1997 Louisville, KY (The Brewery) * Looks Like Rain Eternity 3
4/12/1997 Athens, GA (Georgia Theatre) * Tanqueray This Time Forever 2
6/8/1997 Mill Valley, CA (Sweetwater Saloon) SI It's All Over Now Easy Answers 5
6/24/1997 Raleigh, NC (Walnut Creek Amphitheatre) * Big Boss Man Easy Answers 5
6/28/1997 Camden, NJ (Susquehanna Bank Center) * West L.A. Fadeaway Eternity 3
7/4/1997 Agawam, MA (Riverside Park) * Big Boss Man Easy Answers 4
7/9/1997 Toronto, ON (Molson Amphitheatre) * Juke Easy Answers 3
7/15/1997 Burgettstown, PA (Post-Gazette Pavilion) * Juke Easy Answers 4
7/19/1997 Tinley Park, IL (World Music Theatre) * Big Boss Man Eternity 3
7/27/1997 Englewood, CO (Fiddler's Green Amphitheatre) * She Belongs to Me Eternity 4
8/3/1997 Irvine, CA (Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre) * Big Boss Man Eternity 3
10/18/1997 Richmond, VA (Classic Amphitheatre) * Looks Like Rain Easy Answers 2
10/29/1997 Providence, RI (Lupo's at the Strand) * Bird Song Easy Answers 8
11/4/1997 Cincinnati, OH (Bogart's) * Bird Song Easy Answers 4
12/2/1997 San Francisco, CA (The Fillmore) * Good Morning Little Schoolgirl Blackbird 4
3/10/1998 Tempe, AZ (Hayden Square Amphitheatre) * — Easy Answers 8
3/16/1998 New Orleans, LA (House of Blues) * — Easy Answers 4
3/21/1998 Knoxville, TN (Tennessee Theatre) * October Queen Jam Easy Answers 4
3/25/1998 Wayne, NJ (William Paterson University Recreation Center) * — Easy Answers 3
3/31/1998 Scranton, PA (Scranton Cultural Center) * — Easy Answers 4
4/5/1998 Philadelphia, PA (Electric Factory) * — Easy Answers 4
9/6/1998 Laytonville, CA (Black Oak Ranch) * Loose Lucy Hell in a Bucket 1
9/12/1998 Los Angeles, CA (The Wiltern LG) * Shakedown Street Hell in a Bucket 3
9/20/1998 Portland, OR (Roseland Theatre) * Victim or the Crime This Time Forever 5
10/29/1998 Las Vegas, NV (The Joint) * Loose Lucy Easy to Slip 1
11/2/1998 Minneapolis, MN (State Theatre) * El Paso Bird Song 2
11/7/1998 Detroit, MI (Fillmore Detroit) * Friend of the Devil Bird Song 4
11/13/1998 Philadelphia, PA (Electric Factory) * Friend of the Devil Bass/Sax 4
11/18/1998 New Brunswick, NJ (State Theatre) * Friend of the Devil Bird Song 4
11/23/1998 Boston, MA (Orpheum Theatre) * Friend of the Devil Bird Song 4
2/16/1999 San Francisco, CA (The Warfield) * She Belongs to Me Bird Song 3
8/8/1999 Aspen, CO (Buttermilk Mountain) * Lucky Enough Bird Song 6
10/24/1999 Las Vegas, NV (The Joint) * West L.A. Fadeaway The Music Never Stopped 3
10/31/1999 Denver, CO (Paramount Theatre) * Welcome to the World The Music Never Stopped 4
11/4/1999 Chicago, IL (Riviera Theatre) * Shakedown Street Black-Throated Wind 3
11/10/1999 Worcester, MA (The Palladium) * Shakedown Street Odessa 4
11/16/1999 Morristown, NJ (Community Theatre) * Shakedown Street She Says 4
11/23/1999 Washington, DC (9:30 Club) * Welcome to the World The Music Never Stopped 5
11/28/1999 Atlanta, GA (The Tabernacle) * Even So The Music Never Stopped 4
5/28/2000 Little Rock, AR (Riverfest) * West L.A. Fadeaway Easy Answers 14
6/17/2000 Asbury Park, NJ (Paramount Theatre) * She Says The Music Never Stopped Jam 7
7/22/2000 Fort Collins, CO (Aggie Theatre) * Jam Shakedown Street 7
10/27/2000 San Diego, CA (4th and B) * Welcome to the World Easy Answers 7
11/9/2000 Akron, OH (Akron Civic Theatre) * Shakedown Street Lucky Enough 9
11/19/2000 Albany, NY (Palace Theatre) * Shakedown Street Lucky Enough 7
3/27/2001 St. Louis, MO (Mississippi Nights) SI Feel Like a Stranger Easy to Slip 8
4/3/2001 Tampa, FL (Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center) SI Shakedown Street Fever 5
4/8/2001 Columbia, SC (Three Rivers Music Festival) * The Music Never Stopped Loser 4
4/21/2001 Boise, ID (Knitting Factory) SI Desolation Row Eyes of the World 8
4/25/2001 Portland, OR (Roseland Theatre) SI The Music Never Stopped Loser 3
6/3/2001 Santa Cruz, CA (Palookaville) SI Shakedown Street Loser 4
7/17/2001 Clarkston, MI (DTE Energy Music Theatre) * Dark Star Eyes of the World 3
7/21/2001 Hartford, CT (New England Dodge Music Center) * Shakedown Street Mission in the Rain 3
8/11/2001 Darien Center, NY (Darien Lake Performing Arts Center) * Blackbird Eyes of the World 3
8/18/2001 Camden, NJ (Susquehanna Bank Center) * Easy Answers Me and My Uncle 5
8/28/2001 Chula Vista, CA (Coors Amphitheatre) * Slipknot! Candyman 7
9/28/2001 Washington, DC (9:30 Club) SI She Belongs to Me Youngblood 10
10/7/2001 Canton, OH (Palace Theatre) SI Maggie's Farm El Paso 7
12/26/2001 Las Vegas, NV (House of Blues) SI She Says Corrina 1
2/2/2002 Pompano Beach, FL (Pompano Beach Amphitheatre) SI Shakedown Street She Belongs to Me 6
2/24/2002 Chicago, IL (Vic Theatre) SI Feel Like a Stranger Brown-Eyed Women 3
3/7/2002 Boston, MA (Orpheum Theatre) SI Baby Blue Loser 8
3/14/2002 Atlanta, GA (The Tabernacle) SI She Belongs to Me Josephine 6
3/22/2002 St. Louis, MO (Mississippi Nights) SII Little Red Rooster Dark Star 5
3/30/2002 Spokane, WA (The Met) SI Baby Blue Wang Dang Doodle 6
4/30/2002 Austin, TX (La Zona Rosa) SI She Belongs to Me Little Red Rooster 5
5/5/2002 New Orleans, LA (New Orleans Fairgrounds) * Easy Answers Good Morning Little Schoolgirl 4
5/23/2002 Cleveland, OH (Tower City Amphitheatre) SI She Belongs to Me Loser 7
7/1/2002 Cardiff, Wales (Coal Exchange) SI Baby Blue Loser 7
7/14/2002 Pistoia, Italy (Pistoia Blues Festival) * Jam She Belongs to Me 10
7/31/2002 Binghamton, NY (Anderson Center for the Arts) * Maggie's Farm Ramble On Rose 9
8/4/2002 East Troy, WI (Alpine Valley Music Theatre) * Shakedown Street Loser 1
9/21/2002 Kirkersville, OH (Frontier Ranch Music Center) SI Queen Jane Approximately I Need a Miracle 9
9/27/2002 Philadelphia, PA (Electric Factory) SI Feel Like a Stranger She Belongs to Me 4
10/10/2002 Harrisburg, PA (Forum Theatre) SI Baby Blue Lucky Enough 9
10/17/2002 Royal Oak, MI (Royal Oak Theatre) SI The Music Never Stopped Queen Jane Approximately 5
4/21/2003 Richmond, VA (Carpenter Center) SI Maggie's Farm Josephine 11
4/30/2003 Winston-Salem, NC (Ziggy's) SI Shakedown Street Mission in the Rain 7
5/9/2003 Dallas, TX (Granada Theater) SI She Belongs to Me Mission in the Rain 6
5/16/2003 Las Vegas, NV (Skin Pool Lounge) SI Maggie's Farm Mission in the Rain 5
7/25/2003 Niigata, Japan (Naeba Ski Resort) SII Shakedown Street Eyes of the World 2
8/22/2003 London, England (London Astoria) SI Maggie's Farm Mission in the Rain 1
10/14/2003 Raleigh, NC (Disco Rodeo) SI Feel Like a Stranger Queen Jane Approximately 8
10/24/2003 New York, NY (Beacon Theatre) SI Shakedown Street Mission in the Rain 7
11/1/2003 Milwaukee, WI (The Rave) SI She Belongs to Me Mission in the Rain 6
11/8/2003 Columbus, OH (LC Pavilion) SI Big River Even So 5
11/15/2003 St. Louis, MO (The Pageant) SI She Belongs to Me Lucky Enough 5
2/24/2004 * Las Vegas, NV (Jubilee Theatre) * * She Belongs to Me Artificial Flowers -
3/5/2004 Portland, OR (Roseland Theatre) SI Big River Lucky Enough 13
3/13/2004 Park City, UT (Harry O's) SI Queen Jane Approximately Salt Lake City 6
3/23/2004 Burlington, VT (Burlington Memorial Auditorium) SI Baby Blue Dark Star 6
4/2/2004 Worcester, MA (The Palladium) SI She Belongs to Me Mission in the Rain 7
9/15/2004 Tulsa, OK (Cain's Ballroom) SI Senor Mission in the Rain 4
2/5/2005 Phoenix, AZ (Celebrity Theatre) SI Feel Like a Stranger Mission in the Rain 4
3/31/2005 Milwaukee, WI (The Rave) SI She Belongs to Me Senor 5
4/12/2005 Sayreville, NJ (Starland Ballroom) SI Baby Blue So Many Roads 9
4/20/2005 Providence, RI (Lupo's at the Strand) * She Belongs to Me Lucky Enough 6
4/27/2005 Washington, DC (9:30 Club) SI Maggie's Farm Queen Jane Approximately 5
6/9/2005 Columbus, OH (LC Pavilion) SI Here Comes Sunshine Queen Jane Approximately 6
8/7/2005 Charlottesville, VA (Charlottesville Pavilion) SI She Belongs to Me Mission in the Rain 5
8/26/2005 Mansfield, MA (Tweeter Center) * Shakedown Street She Belongs to Me 5
9/1/2005 New York, NY (Central Park Summerstage) * The Music Never Stopped She Says 4
10/27/2005 Chicago, IL (Riviera Theatre) SI She Belongs to Me Crazy Fingers 6
11/4/2005 Greensburg, PA (Palace Theatre) SI The Music Never Stopped Baby Blue 6
11/14/2005 Asheville, NC (Orange Peel) SI Shakedown Street Crazy Fingers 7
12/2/2005 Denver, CO (Fillmore Auditorium) SI Shakedown Street She Belongs to Me 6
12/13/2005 San Francisco, CA (Grand Ballroom) SI Shakedown Street She Belongs to Me 8
2/3/2006 Sovereign of the Seas, Caribbean Sea (Dave Matthews Cruise) SI The Music Never Stopped She Belongs to Me 5
3/21/2006 Danbury, CT (Premier Music Hall) SI Here Comes Sunshine Senor 6
6/25/2006 Los Angeles, CA (Greek Theatre) * Shakedown Street She Belongs to Me 16
7/14/2006 New York, NY (Radio City Music Hall) * Casey Jones She Belongs to Me 13
8/24/2006 Hampton Beach, NH (Casino Ballroom) SI Here Comes Sunshine She Belongs to Me 6
9/4/2006 * San Francisco, CA (Chenery House) * SI She Belongs to Me — -
10/20/2006 Chicago, IL (Riviera Theatre) SI Queen Jane Approximately Money for Gasoline 3
11/6/2006 Stroudsburg, PA (Sherman Theatre) SI The Music Never Stopped Senor 12
11/18/2006 Boca Raton, FL (Mizner Park Amphitheatre) SI Slipknot! She Belongs to Me 9
2/11/2007 Las Vegas, NV (House of Blues) SI Here Comes Sunshine She Belongs to Me 3
3/4/2007 Greensburg, PA (Palace Theatre) SI Casey Jones Queen Jane Approximately 8
3/19/2007 Baltimore, MD (Rams Head Live) SI Slipknot! Baby Blue 10
4/27/2007 Scottsdale, AZ (WestWorld) * Shakedown Street She Belongs to Me 6
6/17/2007 Manchester, TN (Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival) * Slipknot! She Says 1
7/10/2007 Boston, MA (Blue Hills Bank Pavilion) * Feel Like a Stranger She Belongs to Me 4
7/24/2007 Morrison, CO (Red Rocks Amphitheatre) SI Shakedown Street She Belongs to Me 9
8/11/2007 Bridgeport, CT (Seaside Park) SI Shakedown Street She Belongs to Me 4
8/22/2007 Holmdel, NJ (Garden State Arts Center) * Shakedown Street Senor 8
10/30/2007 Westbury, NY (NYCB Theatre at Westbury) SI Shakedown Street She Belongs to Me 4
11/14/2007 Jacksonville, FL (Florida Theatre) SI Feel Like a Stranger Queen Jane Approximately 11
3/28/2008 Royal Oak, MI (Royal Oak Theatre) SI The Music Never Stopped She Belongs to Me 9
4/3/2008 New York, NY (Beacon Theatre) SI Shakedown Street Queen Jane Approximately 4
6/23/2008 Boise, ID (Idaho Botanical Garden) * Here Comes Sunshine Baby Blue 11
7/6/2008 Jacksonville, OR (Britt Pavilion) SI Here Comes Sunshine Queen Jane Approximately 9
8/10/2008 Hiram, ME (Ossipee Valley Fairgrounds) * Feel Like a Stranger Mission in the Rain 3
8/27/2008 Clarkston, MI (Pine Knob Music Theatre) * The Music Never Stopped Baby Blue 10
10/30/2008 Westbury, NY (NYCB Theatre at Westbury) SI The Music Never Stopped Queen Jane Approximately 3
11/9/2008 Bridgeport, CT (Klein Memorial Auditorium) SI Slipknot! They Love Each Other 7
1/29/2009 Negril, Jamaica (Breezes Grand Negril ) SI Slipknot! Easy Answers 12
7/14/2009 Jim Thorpe, PA (Penn's Peak) SI Viola Lee Blues Queen Jane Approximately 7
8/26/2009 Missoula, MT (Wilma Theater) SI Feel Like a Stranger Bird Song 13
9/5/2009 Los Angeles, CA (Greek Theatre) SI Slipknot! She Belongs to Me 7
10/23/2009 New York, NY (Beacon Theatre) SI The Music Never Stopped Senor 7
1/31/2010 Negril, Jamaica (Grand Lido Negril Resort & Spa) SI Slipknot! She Belongs to Me 5
1/25/2012 Marin, CA (TRI Studios) SI The Music Never Stopped Money for Gasoline 1
2/17/2014 Washington, DC (Lincoln Theatre) SI Feel Like a Stranger Jus' Like Mama Said 7
2/28/2014 Burlington, VT (Flynn Theatre) SI Here Comes Sunshine Brown-Eyed Women 8
3/10/2014 St. Louis, MO (The Pageant) SI Big River Jus' Like Mama Said 7
6/7/2014 Hyannis, MA (Cape Cod Melody Tent) SI Feel Like a Stranger She Says 8
7/2/2014 Los Angeles, CA (Greek Theatre) SI Feel Like a Stranger It's All Over Now 6
7/5/2014 Las Vegas, NV (Pearl Concert Theater at The Palms) * Ramble On Rose — 2
I was born in a desert, I was raised in a lion's den
Born in a desert, I was raised in a lion's den
Well my number one occupation: stealing womens from their other mens
And I'm a wanted man in Texas, busted jail, now I'm gone for good
Wanted man in Texas, busted jail, now I'm gone for good
Sheriff couldn't catch me now, but his little girl sure wish he would
Doctor call me crazy, some says I am, some says I ain't
Preacher man call me sinner, but his little girl call me a saint
Couple shots of whiskey, women round here start lookin good
Couple shots of whiskey, *** fillies start looking good
Couple more shots of whiskey, well I'm goin down to Minglewood
It's T for Texas, yes and it's T for Timbuktu
T for Texas, yes and it's T for Timbuktu
T right here in ***, where the little girls know what to do
Well my number one occupation
Tell ya, my number one occupation
Well, my number one occupation: stealing womens from their other mens


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November 3, 2019 davidsteele88 2 Comments
In honor of our upcoming Four Roses Tasting, I thought it'd be fun to share the history of Four Roses with y'all. It truly is my favorite distillery, as they distill some of my favorite bourbons in the country. They consistently churn out the best single barrel picks, best Limited Editions, and even the best small batch on the market. They have been through some ups and downs throughout their 130-year run, but they are now every whiskey geek's obsession. It all started with the Jones family back in 1888.
According to legend, Four Roses got its name from a corsage. It's undecided who this story is attributed to - the founder of the distillery, Paul Jones, Jr, or his nephew & eventual successor, Lawrence Lavalle Jones. Apparently, Lawrence was in love with a woman named Mary Peabody. She was a beautiful woman and was being courted by all the men in Columbus, GA. Well, Lawrence met her and it was love at first sight, on his end at least. He met her many times over five years and proposed but she always said no. He was in town visiting her and sent her a dozen roses with a card proposing one last time, saying either marry me or you'll never see me again. If the answer was to be yes, then she was supposed to wear a corsage of roses at the dance that night. She obliged accordingly and wore a corsage of four roses. The rest, you would say, is history. Now, Four Roses themselves attribute this story to Paul Jones Jr, but interestingly enough, Al Young (their brand ambassador), says it was actually Lawrence Jones. Considering Paul never married while Lawrence married Mary Peabody, I want to think it was Lawrence whose heart skipped a beat by seeing four roses on a corsage.
Regardless of where the story originates, we know that Paul Jones Jr registered the trademark in the Midas Criterion in 1888. Back then, they didn't have trademark laws like they do today. The Midas Criterion was a publication that you could list your business and identifying marks for it to become legally protected. The Jones' started in the business like most did at the time: they were rectifiers. This meant that they would purchase whiskey from distilleries, large and small, and then mixed it till they got the flavor profile they liked. They would then batch it up and sell it with their own label on it. This was a very common practice and could leave to some unscrupulous whiskey products as some rectifiers would add all sorts of ingredients to make it look and smell older. I haven't come across any records to suggest that Four Roses did anything like that though.
Paul Jones Jr passed away in 1895 which led to Lawrence and Saunders, his nephews, to continue on in the family business. They constructed the Paul Jones building in Louisville in 1907. The business was going very well until the small unfortunate event that was the 18th Amendment. The 18th Amendment was passed in 1919, banning the sale and drinking of alcohol, otherwise known as Prohibition. In 1920, Congress decided to allow the sale of medicinal whiskey. A person was able to go to a doctor to get a prescription for whiskey that they would then fill at a pharmacy. In 1922, Lawrence Jones and his newly created Frankfort Distilling Corp was able to get the license to distill medicinal whiskey. They were one of six distilleries that were able to obtain this license.
Lawrence Jones' insistence on maintaining the high quality of the brand soon made Four Roses a household name lasting through Prohibition, Repeal, and the Great Depression of the 1930s. With the 21st Amendment passing in 1933 repealing Prohibition, Four Roses was primed to succeed. By 1938, Four Roses advertisements hit Times Square in New York City. Four Roses was essentially everywhere. In fact, I can guarantee that everyone of you have seen a Four Roses ad from NYC without even realizing it. We've all seen the VJ Celebration picture in Times Square of the sailor kissing the woman. Look at the advertisements at the top of the picture behind them. You may have to squint a bit but you can definitely see the Four Roses name up there.
As World War II loomed, distilleries had to switch from whiskey production to wartime manufacturing. The war effort needed munitions and grain alcohol. Many distilleries quit distilling whiskey altogether through 1944. This led to aging whiskey becoming a seriously hot commodity. Unfortunately, Lawrence Lavalle Jones, the last of Paul Jones Jr's nephews passed away on October 21st, 1941. Samuel Bronfnan, owner of Joseph E. Seagrams & Sons, Inc purchased Frankfort Distilling Corp in 1943 for $42 million. At the time, this was the country's 5th largest liquor group, which included two major brands, Four Roses and Paul Jones.
By 1948, Seagrams owned 3 of the top 10 brands in the game: Seven Crown, Calvert Reserve, and Four Roses. Not including the Calvert distillery, Seagrams purchased 5 distilleries in Kentucky in the 1940s. The aforementioned Frankfort Distilling, plus the Old Lewis Hunter Distillery, the Athertonville Distillery, the Henry McKenna Distillery, and the Old Prentice Distillery. These five distilleries had lasting effects on Four Roses. We will get into more detail down below on why. Old Prentice is another important distillery that most of y'all have a tie to. The bourbons that came out of Old Prentice include Old Baker, Old Prentice, Benchmark, Eagle Rare, and the Four Roses bourbon export.
As much good as the purchase of Seagrams did for Four Roses, they experienced a sharp decline in quality under their leadership. At the time of Seagrams purchase, Four Roses was a 90 proof blend of straight bourbon whiskeys. By 1947, Seagrams took Four Roses from a "blend of straights and converted it to a spirits blend." This means it was no longer straight bourbon whiskey. Their sales did, however, explode post WWII. Before the acquisition, Four Roses was producing 325,000 cases a year. By 1945, they were up to 600,000 cases and 1952 they exceeded 1,250,000 cases a year. They were a highly regarded brand by this time, one of the most popular in the country. The problem by the 1960s was that there was a major decline in whiskey across the board. The counter-culture of the 1960s led to people wanting clear liquors like vodka and rum. Four Roses adapted by launching the Four Roses Premium Light Whiskey in 1971. They've claimed that it was the best selling light whiskey at the time but that honestly doesn't mean much. This was the height of the dark period in Four Roses history. A once renowned bourbon, they were selling swill that was a slight step better than vodka.
Even during this time, there was a slight hope for this mighty bourbon. In 1972, Kirin partnered with Seagrams to create the Kirin-Seagram Co., Ltd to market and distribute Four Roses Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey in Japan. Huge sales followed this and exports moved to more Asian countries and Europe throughout the rest of the 1970s & 80s. The brand was in shambles in the U.S. but incredibly profitable and well-liked in foreign markets. At this point in our story, a hero is about to emerge named Jim Rutledge.
I could write an entire story about Jim Rutledge. To keep it brief in this already long history lesson, Rutledge is a Kentuckian who went to work for Seagrams in 1966. He was allowed to eventually move back to Kentucky and he started working at Four Roses in 1992. He ended up replacing Ova Haney as Master Distiller in 1994. Four Roses was still selling their light whiskey on the shelves of the US when he took over but after lobbying for many months, he was allowed to sell Four Roses Yellow Label in limited quantities in Kentucky only for $9.95 a bottle. Seagrams ended up going under in 2000. Four Roses was then sold to Vivendi, then Diageo, and finally Kirin took full ownership of the brand in 2002. The rebirth is finally beginning.
In February 2002, Kirin bought Four Roses and started to take control of the company. They do that by actually listening to Jim and the rest of his team to allow them to truly self-operate within a few years. They were committed to letting Four Roses shine as a bourbon distillery. They bought back as much of the old American Light whiskey stock as they could. They wanted to besmirch that nastiness from their image. In 2004, they launched nationwide with the Four Roses Single Barrel and released Four Roses Small Batch in 2006. The rest, as one might say, is history.
Currently, Four Roses distill their bourbon using two different mashbills. The "E" mashbill consists of a mixture of 75% corn, 20% rye and 5% malted barley while the "B" mashbill is 60% corn, 35% rye and 5% malted barley. They have 5 different proprietary strains of yeast:
V - delicate fruitiness
K - slightly spicy character
O - rich fruitiness
Q - floral essence, and
E - herbal.
Their standard single barrel is OBSV, meaning mashbill B and yeast V; it is chill-filtered and barreled at 100 proof. Their small batch is a blend of OBSK, OESK, OBSO, and OESO, chill-filtered and barreled at 90 proof. Four Roses releases barrel picks to different stores and groups; those are barrel proof, non-chill filtered releases of a single recipe, like OBSK or OESQ. They do different Small Batch Limited Editions every year, which are always extra aged and extra delicious.
The last thing I want to talk about today is their yeast. I know, finishing the great history of Four Roses with yeast, what is this guy thinking? Well, hear me out before you judge away. When Kirin purchased Four Roses, they acquired all aspects of the brand. With the brand came 5 strains of proprietary yeast. Remember above when I mentioned that Seagrams ended up buying five Kentucky distilleries in the 1940s? Frankfort Distilling, Old Lewis Hunter Distillery, the Athertonville Distillery, Henry McKenna Distillery, and Old Prentice Distillery, right? Well, when Seagrams attained these distilleries, they also acquired each of their own yeast strains. So, mid-1940s, Seagrams owns five distilleries and five different yeasts. Seagrams standardized operations amongst all five of them which meant that within a few years, those same yeast strains were being used across all five places. When it all eventually consolidated to just the Old Prentice distillery, the building that Four Roses currently resides in, they still had control of the 5 strains of yeast. These same proprietary yeast strains that are being used every day at the Four Roses Distillery started from those distilleries of yesteryear. You are literally drinking history every time you have a glass of Four Roses.
It may not sound like much, I mean I'm getting excited about yeast here. But, this is truly revolutionary in the bourbon world. The fact that a distillery whose origins date back to the 1880s is still operating as a close-shell of what it once was is crazy enough. Now, we can enjoy bourbon whose origin is from the 1940s, that's bonkers to me! There are a lot of reasons why whiskey geeks go crazy over Four Roses. Its quality, consistency, and transparency are among its most impressive attributes. The history in a glass, though, simply can't be matched … for me at least!
If you want to taste this history, join us at our upcoming Four Roses Tasting & BBQ Bash (BSoBR Members Only): https://bit.ly/33e2kZK.
President & Co-Founder, BSoBR
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Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission Chairmen Call for the Immediate Release of Three Vietnamese Prisoners of Conscience
Washington, DC – Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission Co-chairmen James McGovern (D-MA) and Frank Wolf (R-VA), together with nine other Members of the House of Representatives, today sent a letter to the President of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, Truong Tan Sang, expressing concern about the unjust imprisonment and mistreatment of three labor rights activists and urging their immediate release. The trio – Do Thi Minh Hanh, Doan Huy Chuong, and Nguyen Hoang Quoc Hung – were arrested in 2010 and are currently serving seven to nine year sentences as a result of their attempt to organize a strike for fellow workers at a shoe factory and distribute leaflets with demands for labor rights. During the trial, the Vietnamese government denied Hanh, Chuong, and Hung legal representation and prevented them from speaking in their own defense. All three have reportedly been subjected to torture and forced labor. Hanh, in particular, is believed to be suffering from breast cancer; however, prison authorities have reportedly failed to provide her with access to medical treatment.
Hanh, Chuong, and Hung are part of the Defending Freedoms Project whereby Members of Congress "adopt" prisoners of conscience and commit to advocating on their behalf. The Defending Freedoms Project is an initiative of the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission, launched in conjunction with the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom and Amnesty International USA. On January 16, 2014, Hanh's case was officially adopted by Representative Chris Van Hollen.
Despite the fact that the United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention found the trio's imprisonment to be a violation of international law, all three remain in government custody. The letter stated that "For there to be any enhanced engagement between the United States and Vietnam--including expanded trade ties--Vietnam must address such cases." The full text of the letter is available below.
His Excellency Truong Tan Sang
President of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam
c/o Embassy of Vietnam
Dear President Sang:
We write to express our serious concern about the imprisonment and mistreatment of independent labor activists in Vietnam. Such human rights abuses stand as a continued impediment to improved relations between our countries and are of particular concern in light of the ongoing negotiations regarding the Trans Pacific Partnership trade agreement—a document that reportedly includes labor protections.
As you know, ties between the United States and Vietnam have expanded greatly since relations were formalized in 1995. The United States is Vietnam's largest national export market and we continue to cooperate on development priorities and regional security. Despite this cooperation, however, Vietnamese authorities continue to subject peaceful activists to long prison terms on national security charges after trials that fail to satisfy international due process standards. In response to such abuses, Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor Scott Busby reiterated in November the position that your government must make "demonstrable progress" on human rights for the relationship to deepen further.
Of particular concern is the detention and mistreatment of three labor rights organizers, Do Thi Minh Hanh, Doan Huy Chuong, and Nguyen Doan Quoc Hung. The three activists were arrested in 2010 for attempting to organize striking workers at the My Phong Enterprise Company. After their arrests, the three were repeatedly beaten and subjected to long periods of solitary confinement. The government sentenced them to between seven and nine years in prison on national security charges after a trial that failed to meet basic fair trial standards. Specifically, they were denied access to a lawyer and the court prevented them from speaking during the proceedings. Although the United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention found their imprisonment a violation of international law, all three remain in government custody.
We are also aware of reports indicating that the three activists are suffering from serious health problems as a result of their imprisonment. In particular, the family of Do Thi Minh Hanh believes that she may have breast cancer, but prison authorities have reportedly failed to provide her with the necessary access to medical treatment.
These cases highlight the considerable plight faced by independent labor activists in Vietnam. For there to be any enhanced engagement between the United States and Vietnam--including expanded trade ties--Vietnam must address such cases. The release of these peaceful Vietnamese prisoners of conscience is a critical first step toward greater cooperation between our governments, though many more human rights challenges must also be addressed, including the reported use of torture and mistreatment in Vietnamese detention centers.
We therefore request that you facilitate the immediate release of Do, Doan, and Nguyen.
Frank R. Wolf, Member of Congress, Co-Chairman, TLHRC
James P. McGovern, Member of Congress, Co-Chairman, TLHRC
Chris Van Hollen, Member of Congress
Michael M. Honda, Member of Congress
Randall M. Hultgren, Member of Congress
Sheila Jackson Lee, Member of Congress
Zoe Lofgren, Member of Congress
Alan S. Lowenthal, Member of Congress
George Miller, Member of Congress
Loretta Sanchez, Member of Congress
Christopher H. Smith, Member of Congress


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Passive aktieinvesteringsstrategier – direkte eller indirekte ejerskab?
Abstract: In recent years, the market for indirect ownership of equity investments has experienced a significant boom, both globally and in Denmark. Consequently, the Danish private investor's usage of Danish mutual funds represents a substantial part of his/hers total equity investments. A great percentage of these indirect investments are however allocated in actively managed funds. In broad-spectrum, active funds have repeatedly been proved to underperform the overall market and passive fund's net return, once the active fund's yearly costs are subtracted. The main objective of the thesis has therefore been to present and calculate the following passive alternatives, to the actively managed strategy: 1) direct investment in the Danish stock index "OMXC20", 2) indirect investment in Danish benchmark funds, 3) indirect investment in "Exchange Traded Funds" (ETF's). ETF's have gained a great amount of popularity globally, but are still an unknown strategy to many Danish private investors. ETF's have various similarities to the Danish mutual fund model, one being that they are both traded at public stock exchanges. Furthermore, they are often passively managed and have lower yearly costs, than most Danish benchmark funds. The thesis starts by explaining the different conditions concerning Danish mutual funds and ETF's. Subsequently, the various types of costs, which the Danish private investor will incur in relation to the 3 strategies, are defined and examined. Thus, the foundation is laid is for the actual analysis of the strategies. The yearly costs are then calculated, after the various assumptions have been discussed and determined. Conclusively, the net return after tax is estimated, on the basis of different investment volumes and conditions, and most importantly 2 types of means: retirement savings and regular cash financing. The thesis concludes, that direct investment is by far the most profitable strategy, regardless of what means are used. However, there are certain considerations that need to be addressed, regarding the associated risks and the investor's workload. If indirect ownership is still preferred, the private investor is best of with investing in Danish benchmarks funds, when using regular cash financing. In the case of retirement savings however, the private investor will gain a higher, yearly net return, by using ETF's.
Abstract: Three alternatives to passive equity index investing are analyzed for a Danish individual on available funds. The premise is that the passive investment strategy is relevant to many. This thesis complements a vast range of literature by focusing on the execution of the strategy. Several options exist in a non-transparent market. Danish investment funds are criticized for being expensive. Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) have not been evaluated as an alternative. Investing directly in stocks is recommended by experts, but the degree of complexity in executing the strategy is unclear. Performance comparison of the alternative strategies remains. In this thesis, research for costs, tax treatment, availability, 'ease of use' and hidden risks are being undertaken for each alternative. By simulating equity index returns, net tax consequences are identified in a base case. Sensitivity analysis is performed to identify trends. The results reveal that investing directly in index stocks overall provides the highest net tax return. This is especially evident on a long term time horizon. This strategy, however, turned out to be the most difficult of the three investigated to implement. An easier approach is the ETF-strategy. Lower return is apparent compared to direct investment in stocks. Despite this, ETFs proved to be legit on available funds. This includes when investor experiences negative 'anden kapitalindkomst', smaller amounts invested or a short to medium term time horizon. ETFs are best when benchmark index experiences low expected return or low standard deviation. Assessing ETFs on a risk adjusted basis reveals that ETFs outperform competing strategies the first 15 years. The easiest approach is the Danish investment funds. This strategy is preferred above ETFs only in certain situations. This includes a low annual expense ratio, or when benchmark index is characterized by high expected return, high standard deviation or low payout ratio. To choose the best alternative, investor needs to decide how much involvement one is willing to handle in executing a passive investment strategy. Then, by assessing the amount invested, time horizon, level of 'anden kapitalindkomst' and characteristics of wanted benchmark index, the investor is now able to decide on one alternative to optimize the investment decision.
Abstract: The theory of Lender of Last Resort (LLR) is originally dated back to the British banking system around year 1900. The function of a LLR is to prevent financial crises by problems in individual financial institutions or markets. The LLR lend freely in times of crisis, at a penalty rate, on the basis of collateral that is marketable in the ordinary course of business when there is no panic. The intervention of LLR to offer unlimited liquidity to financial institutions induces moral hazard by encouraging financial institutions to alter their behavior in a way that transfer the risk to the LLR. Moral hazard, because of intervention of the LLR, can be difficult to measure because of the costs of any intervention is delayed, thus more likely not to be associated with earlier actions of a LLR. The European Central Bank (ECB) works with other international institution to maintain financial stability. However in the euro area ECB acts as a central bank and crisis lender, which makes ECB the LLR for the financial institutions in the euro area. The uncertainty and instability in the financial market have been very high in the period from mid-2007 to mid-2009, especially in October 2008 compared to the previous past five years. In the euro area this has led to the intervention from ECB as the LLR. During the financial turmoil and the crisis since 2007, ECB has acted as the LLR to ensure stability for financial institutions in the euro area; by offering unlimited liquidity through market operations and cutting the refinancing rate several times. To determine the risk behavior and moral hazard under such circumstances, behaviors are explained with utility functions, where investors optimize their utility depending on their risk preferences. Loans within financial institutions are regarded as their main investments. The risk profile in financial institutions depends on the economic cycle, where investors tend to be more risk seeking in times of expansion and boom and more risk averse in times of economic contraction and recession. From analyzing loans, leverage and solvency in financial institutions it is possible to evaluate their risk behavior. There was a decline in risk aversion and increased risks in financial institutions until 2008. Hereafter the findings indicate increased risk aversion, but simultaneously ECB as the LLR minimizes this increase. Without the present of ECB as a LLR, the financial institutions in the euro area are expected to reduce their risk exposure further. In the future the awareness of the presence of the ECB as a LLR and their willingness to provide the entire financial market with unlimited liquidity is probably to influence the financial institutions to be even more risk seeking in the next period of economic expansion and boom.
Abstract: The current structure of the equity market in Europe is to pay for research trough dealing commissions. The European Commission's Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID) has regulated the EU financial markets, since its implementation in 2007. On 2 July 2014 the update for MiFID entered into force. The update included a new directive and a regulation, MiFID II and MiFIR. MiFID II must be transposed into national law by June 2016. MiFID II and MiFIR must apply in practice January 2017. The European Securities and Market Authority (ESMA) were asked to give technical advice on the areas within both the directive and the regulation. It is in their draft technical advice that the treatment of research as an inducement in this context appears the first time. This categorisation of research demands unbundling. The thesis examines the challenges and consequences arising from unbundling research and execution. In addition to presenting the idea behind unbundling, the thesis seeks to convey and stress the implications of unbundling, under which arguments of proponents and opponents are reviewed. The review is based on the responses to ESMA's consultation on their draft technical advice for the Commission; to which there was a general reluctance found within the responses from the market participants. They disagreed with ESMA's treatment of research as an inducement. The concerns raised by the market participants are mapped using quantitative methods and on the basis of this the main concerns are found. These were that ESMA went beyond their mandate from the Commission, unbundling will create an un-level competitive playing field for the European market and the investment managers regulated by the legislation, and that there are already policies in place that regulate the conflicts resulted from paying research through dealing commissions. The majority of the concerns are found valid. When examining the concerns and current practices, it was found that there is already an initiative in place in some countries and the use of it is spreading rapidly, namely the use of commission sharing agreements. The thesis elaborates on the use of these and stresses proposed advantages and disadvantages. Our studies indicate that there are less invasive alternatives to mandating a ban on research commissions. Otherwise, it was found to have unintended consequences for the equity business.
Abstract: This paper provides insight into the performance of two different categories of European-based actively managed mutual funds in the period from 1995 to 2014, investing in European and US large cap equities. Based on a dataset consisting of 358 Europe large cap funds and 197 US large cap funds, I examined stock picking skills as well as market timing abilities by employing single-factor CAPM as well as a multifactor model in the analyses. Furthermore, I examined whether one can identify performance persistence among the two fund categories based on their one year lagged absolute and risk-adjusted return. Finally, by exploiting the advantages of stock return dispersion, this study employed an alternative method in order to uncover whether abnormal performance of the examined funds systematically varied over time. My results suggest that there is no evidence that neither the average Europe large cap fund nor the average US large cap fund possessed stock picking skills in the period examined indicated by their net returns. Even though the average estimates of alphas for the two fund categories differed, I found no conclusive evidence of a performance-related difference between the two geographically separated investment mandates. When applying models to uncover the funds' ability to time market, the results suggest insignificant negative market timing abilities, which implies that stock picking skills were underestimated in the simple models relying on the assumption of a constant beta. In relations to performance persistence when using net returns, I found evidence that especially prior losers extend their poor performance to subsequent periods with abnormal performance estimates being statistically negative. Finally, this paper concludes that the average abnormal performance is not related to the level of stock return dispersion. However, the difference between good and poor performing funds expands in periods with high levels of dispersion, suggesting that a "skilled" manager is worth more in such an environment.
Abstract: Moving average is a technical analysis method used by investors to time the buying and selling of stocks. Several studies of moving average have been done upon markets other than the Danish stock market and most of these studies conclude the method is likely to generate a positive return. It is uncertain, however, whether moving average will be able to generate a positive return in the Danish stock market, which is why this will be investigated in this thesis. Moving average is a technical analysis method used by investors to time the buying and selling of stocks. Several international studies have shown the moving average method is likely to generate a positive return; however, it is uncertain whether the same is the matter for the Danish stock market, which will be investigated in this thesis. To investigate the performance of moving average on the Danish stock market a performance evaluation has been made. This evaluation is done based on the methodological approach of former studies. 224 indicators are tested over a period of 15 years. The top five performing indicators are chosen by taking transaction costs into consideration and these indicators are tested in a separate period of 10 years. The thesis concludes there is no significant difference between the return of the moving average strategy and the return of a passive buy-and-hold strategy when taking transaction costs into consideration. However, the study reveals that four out of five indicators have greater risk adjusted return than the risk adjusted return from a passive buy-and-hold strategy. The same four indicators are significantly over performing compared to CAPM requirements. The performance of the moving average on the Danish stock market varies; in addition to this the transaction costs have a great influence on the return, particularly considering short term moving average indicators. Looking forward it would be interesting to investigate whether the four over performing indicators would result in the same positive return if the data or method is changed.
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Abstract: When the Subprime mortgage crisis started in 2007 it was the beginning of an international financial crisis. This financial crisis showed to have consequences in a scale which has not been experienced since the great depression in the 1930´s. The financial crisis had especially a big impact on banks and led to many unexpected bankruptcies. In general the Danish banking sector was highly marked by the financial crisis, but not all banks were affected in the same degree. This meant that, while many banks had to file in bankruptcies, it was possible for the two largest banks in Denmark, Danske Bank and Nordea Bank Danmark, to maintain positive returns on equity during the financial crisis. Motivated by above stated development the purpose of this study is, to evaluate the financial performance in Nordea Bank Danmark in the period 2004-2012. Using an adjusted DuPont model the analysis starts by calculating economic profit and then decomposes the realized return in order to identify profitability drivers. Furthermore the financial performance was benchmarked against the biggest banks on the Danish marked in order to indicate relative financial performance in Nordea Bank Danmark. The DuPont model used in this study was inspired by the DuPont model used in Badreldin (2009) and a Residual income model from Petersen and Plenborg (2012). The motivation for creating the adjusted model was the need of a model that is both relevant for profitability analysis of banks and calculates economic profit. The results of the study shows, that Nordea Bank Danmark realized a return on equity corresponding to marked level in the period 2004-2012 despite the financial crisis. The drivers of these good results were primarily due to: - Stabile development in net interest- and fee income. - Stabile development in cost related to staff and administration - Volatile development in depreciations on loans, where the overall level was substantial below the level of competitors. - High leverage, which has amplified the effect of the above stated developments.
Abstract: The results of this thesis are built upon a foundation and theoretical discussion of the proponents of technical analysis on one side and modern financial theory on the other side. Among others things, the proponents of technical analysis rely on behavioral finance and a momentum effect in validating the usefulness of technical analysis. On the other hand, modern financial theory discredits technical analysis from having any predictive power in forecasting future stock returns referring to models such as the efficient market hypothesis and the random walk hypothesis. This thesis investigates the circumstances of technical analysis, and more specifically, a series of technical indicators. The paper conducts an empirical analysis of 713 technical indicators from five different categories and back tests them on the American stock index Standard & Poor's 500 over the past 61 years from July 1954 to June 2015. The five categories of technical indicators are moving averages, support and resistance, channels, bollinger bands, and on balance volume. In the thesis the test period, in which the performance of the technical indicators is analyzed, is divided into three sub periods each of 17 years of length as well as an out-of-sample period of ten years from 2005 to 2015. The results from the analysis support the use of a number of the technical indicators during the first two sub periods in which they highly outperformed the passive benchmark investment in the stock index. A large fraction of the best performing indicators during the first sub period reappear during the second sub period. During the third sub period drastic reductions are observed in the results produced by the best technical indicators compared to the first two sub periods, and the results are only a marginal improvement over the benchmark. Interestingly, none of the best performing indicators during either of the first two sub periods continues to outperform benchmark and deliver abnormal returns during the third sub period. The out-of-sample experiment shows similar results as the third sub period. Once again the results are only a minor improvement over the benchmark, and none of the previously best performing indicators in either of the sub periods are among the top indicators in the out-of-sample period. In fact, some of the best performing indicators that generated extraordinary returns during the first two sub periods are among some of the worst performing indicators during the out-of-sample experiment. The results indicate that after the end of the second sub period it would have been difficult for an investor to predict and choose which indicator would be most likely to produce the highest returns in the future based on the historic performance of the technical indicators. Based on the findings in the analysis the results lead the author to the conclusion that it appears that the efficiency of the market has improved in recent times, and that it is unlikely that the extraordinary returns, that some of the indicators generated during the first two sub periods, will be produced by technical indicators in the future.
Abstract: This thesis examines the performance measurements for mutual funds. The four CAPM-measures: Information Ratio, Sharpe Ratio, Treynor Ratio and Jensen's Alpha are dis-cussed based on their strengths and weaknesses. The conclusion is that Jensen's Alpha best meets the criteria for consistent performance measurement, even during times of cri-sis. The study analyzes the performance of 146 Danish stock-based mutual funds categorized by geographic investment area. In the first section of the analysis, performance is calculated and ranked on the basis of all four measurements for the period of mid-1999 to mid-2009. The category with the highest performance was Latin America which earned the highest ratio in all four measures. By using Jensen's Alpha, we find a statistically significant positive performance for 26 mu-tual funds and significant negative performance for 9 mutual funds when compared to their respective benchmarks. In the second section of the analysis, the relevant time period is shortened to include only mid-2007 to mid-2009. This change allows for determining the influence of the recent fi-nancial crisis on the performance of the same 146 mutual funds. The analysis shows that all of the funds had negative absolute returns due to the financial crisis. However, 8 mu-tual funds had significant positive relative performance despite the negative returns, and 5 had significantly underperformed their benchmark. Lastly, the study analyses the influence of the financial crisis on mutual fund performance measured by Jensen's Alpha. The category of Eastern Europe was the worst affected by the financial crisis, while the category of Europe gained some performance from the crisis. The overall conclusion is that although the financial crisis negatively affected the absolute return of all mutual funds, the impact on relative performance has been relatively minimal.
Abstract: The Master thesis deals with models for performance measurement of market timing and security selection, which has been a hot topic since 1966. In that year Treynor & Mazuy proposed a groundbreaking model to test the timing of portfolios. Since then, a number of other models has been developed, all of which is analyzed in relation to validity and accuracy. The focus is on the kind of timing that involves investments in the risk-free asset. If a model is accurate, it should not find any selection in portfolios of so-called perfect or perverse timing. These artificial portfolios are constructed using returns from the risk-free asset and the value-weighted market to achieve the best and the worst possible timing of the market. No risky assets are preferred to others, so there is no selection present. It is argued that the overall performance should be measured by the differential return. This is the return above a relevant benchmark, of which the definition is very important. The proposed benchmark provides the opportunity for the development of a new model that contains only two estimates. The existing models are based either on total or excess return, but the analysis of differential return allows for an absolute interpretation of the models' estimates. The sum of the contributions from timing and selection is exactly equal to the average differential return, which measures the overall performance. The benchmark takes account of any restrictions on investment in the risk-free asset, which is not necessarily prohibited. Traditionally, any combination of the risk-free asset and the value-weighted market is regarded as a passive investment, of which the owner can be responsible. This is not correct however, as it is in direct conflict with strategies for timing. As a perspective on the problems, the solution is extended to allow for both types of timing, since there will also be an estimate for the investment in risky assets with a desired systematic risk. This differs from selection, where assets are chosen if their prices are too low. The extension of the model thus provides a breakdown of performance into selection and two kinds of timing, which together constitute the return above the benchmark. The subject does not include risk adjustments, which is consistent with existing models regarding timing and selection.
Abstract: Performance reporting is a central term in most companies' internal and external financial reporting. This master's thesis focuses on performance reporting through the central financial statements in the external financial report. The subject is considered with reference to the regulation developed by the International Financial Standards Board (IASB) called International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS). Performance reporting in the external financial report is defined as consisting of the following three dimensions:  Rules of Purpose  Reporting Model  Format Firstly, a framework consisting of relevant questions to address the three dimensions in a performance reporting model is developed and parallels are drawn between the listed dimensions of performance reporting and the IASB's current regulation and standard development projects. The IASB performance reporting model is characterised on the basis of the three defined dimensions by involving the rules of related current standards and ongoing projects. Secondly, the theses of three relevant accounting researchers regarding performance reporting are involved to add different academic perspectives to the subject. Each of the three accounting research-ers has developed an introduction to performance reporting from a different angle compared to the IASB model. All the performance reporting model proposals have a starting point in one of the three dimensions from the previously defined framework. Further, they all involve parts of the other dimen-sions from the framework. The performance reporting models introduced by the three accounting researchers are compared and evaluated. The models have appreciable differences with plenty of strengths worth mentioning, but also with certain weaknesses. Thirdly, the developed framework for performance reporting is applied as a method of giving relevant suggestions for developing the current IASB model. This is not meant to be a unique solution for a performance reporting model, but an illustration of the relevant structure of the development proc-ess. Finally, an aggregated conclusion of the subject of this master's thesis is presented. In general, there is room for improvement in the current regulation related to the IASB performance reporting model, and the developed framework of this thesis can be seen as a relevant tool for structuring the process.
Abstract: In this master thesis I investigate the impact of economic crises on investor's portfolios. The aim of the thesis is to create a portfolio, which is less affected by the market turmoil related to the crisis. The theory suggests that investors should hold international portfolios, because of the lower correlation between assets of different countries and the greater amount of investment opportunities. This enhances the diversification of the portfolio and thus reduces the risk. Never the less my analyses in the period of 1996-2009 including the three crises, The Asian crisis, The Dot com crisis and The Financial crisis, shows that they have a tendency to spread among markets who doesn't show high correlation under normal conditions. To show the consequences of these contagious effects, I have created a reference portfolio, representing the portfolio of an average Danish private investor. The portfolio consists of 60 % stocks and 40 % bonds, which of 50 % is in Danish assets and 50 % in international assets. The portfolio showed high influence of the market drops during the crises. The return dropped and the risk rose significant. This was exclusively caused by the stocks, as the bonds had positive returns and the standard deviation only rose slightly. In contrast the stocks had negative returns during every crisis and much higher standard deviations. On top of that the correlation between the stocks also rose to much higher levels. The correlations between the stocks and bonds were very low and at times negative, indicating that bonds will play a significant role in the final portfolio. The more thorough analysis of the different sectors, the stock market is divided into showed a great difference in the performance of each sector. The Health Care, Consumer Goods and Utilities sectors all showed better tendencies than the other sectors. It is therefore mainly from these sectors I will chose the stocks for the portfolio. I also included commodities in the portfolio as their returns seemed less affected by the crises and had very low correlations. I finally chose to include Gold, Wheat and Cocoa. The bonds I included consists of Danish, German and US government bonds. I used The Black-Litterman asset allocation model to create the portfolio. This model uses the assets market weights as a neutral starting point and enables the investor to express his own views in each assets performance. After I expressed my own views, the model came up with a portfolio consisting of 18,28 % stocks, 20,99 % commodities and 60,73 % bonds. The expected return of the portfolio during a crisis is positive and it has a low degree of risk. I therefore concluded that it was possible to create a portfolio of different asset classes, which is able to give investors positive returns during crisis without bearing to much risk.
Abstract: The purpose of this thesis was to establish the potential gains of a Danish property derivative market for the professional investors as well as for the underlying real estate market. The structure of the thesis is first to establish the unique characteristics of the Danish commercial real estate market, hence to give an insightful understanding of the price mechanisms and investment barriers. Second, the thesis seeks to establish the direct and indirect incentives behind the property derivatives. Also how a derivate market is structured and how this conflicts with the commercial real estate markets. A close review of the IPD appraisal based index, the smoothing-effect in this type of index and the arising issues for the portfolio optimization. Two scenarios of available asset markets were construed. One scenario included the stock market, a real estate stock index, treasury bonds, regular bonds, and a property portfolio. The other scenario also included a property index. The total returns are derived for the period 1997-2010 and tangent portfolios, and sharpe ratios were calculated by Markowitz's mean-variance approach. The findings in this thesis were, that the gain to a large institutional property investor, represented by Danicas Property portfolio, was closed to none, with an increase of the sharpe ratio of only 0,414 pct when a property index was included in the portfolio optimization. However, due to severe limitations in available data the findings must be applied with definite cautions. Also taxation issues or capital requirements of the investor or the derivate contract is not considered. With these reservations in mind, it is concluded that given the lack of financial incentives to financially strong property investors, it is very unlikely that a Danish property derivate market would ever reach the required liquidity. Since liquidity in a market depends on the investor confidence it is critical that derivate markets are able to tolerate a collapse in the underlying markets. In this regard, the risk of contamination in the global derivative markets is reviewed. It was concluded that the immature property derivative markets did not cope very well since the financial collapse of 2007 affected the derivate markets.
Abstract: The purpose of this master thesis is to analyze the post-issue operational performance of private equity backed initial public offerings and the effect of changes in their governance structure on operational performance. We examine a sample of 49 private equity backed IPOs that went public between January 2004 and December 2008 on London Stock Exchange. Using this handpicked sample of private equity backed IPOs and an equivalent (benchmark) sample of match-pairs non-private equity backed IPOs we analyze the level and change in operational performance over a five year period and test the effects on operational performance of changes in the private equity backed IPOs debt, ownership and the private equity funds ownership period. The main conclusions of the analysis are: (1) we find no significant differences in post-issue operating performance between private equity backed and non-private equity backed IPOs, neither in the level or change in performance. Although we find no significant differences in performance between the two samples, we do find a significant positive change in return on assets for the private equity backed IPOs one year prior to and one year after the IPO. Additionally we find that this change in return on assets is related to private equity backed IPOs which are backed by prestigious funds and by funds which do not exit at the IPO. Furthermore, (2) we find that part of the change in private equity backed IPOs operational performance is due to changes in the governance structure. We demonstrate, analog with Jensen & Meckling (1976), that the changes in executive ownership is positively correlated with operational performance and that this change in the governance structure increases the agency costs of the company. Further and more surprisingly, we find that changes in debt have a negative effect on cash flow return on assets from one year before the IPO to three years after. Finally, we find no significant relation between operational performance and private equity ownership and the holding period by the fund prior to the IPO.
Abstract: The Purpose of this report is to provide an overview of the pricing mechanisms in the European Co2 emission trading scheme ETS. The report explains the links between the international climate agreement the Kyoto protocol and the ETS. With a theoretical background in a simple supply and demand model a model is set up to explain the theoretical behavior of the price under ETS. The model explains how political and market factors are expected to influence the price under ETS. It is shown that the price is influenced by three central factors. These are the political determined supply of Co2 permits, the base case scenario for emissions, and the potential for the market to reduce the emissions. To analyze the influence of the market factors, the analysis must be conducted in periods where the political factors are constant. The period from 2008 to 2012 is the second phase of the ETS. The prices during this period are analyzed quantitatively by the use of linear regression. It is analyzed whether the prices are influenced by the expected activity in the energy sector measured by an index of stockprices from the energy sector, the difference between the prices of coal and natural gas, and weather-related factors. The analysis concludes that the Co2 price is highly influenced by the activity in the energy sector. The analysis also show that the difference between the coal and gas prices does not have the influence on the Co2 prices that was expected before the analysis was conducted. The missing influence of this fuel switch can probably be explained by the financial crisis, that has influenced the coal and gas prices in the period from 2008 and forth. The last part the report analyzes the expected level of the Co2 price during ETS phase 3 which is the period from 2013 to 2020. Because of the lack of quantitative data for this period the analysis will focus on the expected changes in the explanatory factors developed in the model. It is shown how these changes are expected to influence the prices during ETS phase 3. One important factor for this period is shown to be a reduced quantity of Co2 permits for the period. Therefore the need for reductions will rise in the period. Another important factor is that the base case scenario for emissions is expected to rise as well, also increasing the need for emission reductions. It is not estimated that the potential for reductions under phase 3 will be significantly large enough to cover the expected rise in demand for polluting emissions. The Co2 prices are therefore expected to rise during ETS phase 3. The rising prices can be necessary for ETS to function according to the idea. A price in the level observed so far does not provide polluters with the right incitement to reduce emissions. It is therefore open to discussion whether the free market is the best way to set prices under a cap and trade system.
Abstract: Investing in a hydropower project is usually not associated with many complex aspects. The technology is well known and knowledge in the area is extremely high. Nevertheless, investing in hydropower is associated with many uncertainties. Some of the uncertainties I have found out in the aspect of profitability is the energy price, interest, taxes, depreciation, investment costs, operating costs, production and government policy. All of these key drivers have different ways of affecting the project's profitability. I have through various sensitivity analyses found that the energy price, investment costs and production have the greatest impact on the project profitability. The development of the various key drivers is difficult to determine. I have used the Geometric Brownian Motion model to provide an estimate of the energy prices. It shows a neutral development from the current forward price of NOK 386 kr/MWh, although there is great uncertainty in the selected model. Regardless, it is certainly a sober choice of electric energy price development. The production I have chosen in this paper is constant. This is based on experiences from other hydropower projects, which shows that the production is relatively stable in the long term. The investment costs are associated with some uncertainty. To date, they had risen to 140 million. There is still some planning that remains, so it is doubtful whether it will end at 140 million or not. However, I have through a project risk analysis considered and made suggestions how the risk of an insufficient budget can be reduced. Stardalen Kraft will during this project work with various risk elements. I have exemplified many of them and will mention the construction risk and operating risk as the most significant. For these elements, I have made suggestions on various methods to reduce risk. In order to use this model, I had to make a budget. To make this budget, I used the development of the key drivers, so I could make a budget that covers the entire 40 years. Using this budget, I found the cash flows which were then discounted by the relevant discount rates. This gave a good result for the project. Net present value for the owners was NOK 21.2 million, while for the creditor/owner the net present value was a total NOK 174 million. So based on these good results and the thorough and conservative analysis I have made, I would recommend to the owners of Stardalen Kraft to invest in this project. This is because the project the way I see it is profitable.


The South African company Gold Fields is one of the four largest global producers of gold. Headquartered in the capital Johannesburg, the company ranks second on the South African market, following the leading gold producer AngloGold Ashanti. Gold Fields is the first African company that has listed at the New York Stock Exchange. The company shares are found under the symbol GFI at the NYSE. The company is a Tier I gold producer. Its profits stand at $662.6 million in 2008.
The company was established in 1887 by Cecil Rhodes and Charles Rudd. The original name of the enterprise had been Gold Fields of South Africa Limited. In the 1930s, the gold producer started exploiting the West Wits Line in South Africa. Meanwhile, Gold Fields was also operating the Australian Kalgoorlie site. The company managed to secure a controlling interest in the Robinson`s Gold Mines of Australia. By the 1980s, the company had invested in various minerals such as lead, silver, zinc, platinum, and tungsten. Steel and ferroalloys accounted for more than one third of the company`s revenues. Gold Fields merged with Gencor in the late 1990s. In 2004, the shareholders of the company voted against the merger of Gold Fields and the Toronto-based mining corporation Jamgold.
At present, the company operates four mining sites in South Africa. Located west of Johannesburg, the Driefontein Gold Mine delivers close to 0.93 million ounces per year. The Kloof Gold Mine, situated close to the capital, produces 0.82 million ounces of gold. The Beatrix Gold Mine in the Free State Province is a medium gold mine delivering close to 0.44 million gold ounces. The South Deep Gold Mine in the Magisterial Districts produces 0.23 million ounces.
The company operates two mining sites in Australia. In West Australia, the St Lives Gold Mine delivers an annual output of 0.42 million ounces. The Agnew Gold Mine produces 0.2 million ounces of gold. In Ghana, the company operates the Takwa Gold Mine, delivering 0.65 million ounces, and the Damang Gold Mine, producing more than 0.19 million. The Cerro Corona Gold Mine in Northern Peru is currently under construction.


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The CustomColumnGroup event handler receives an argument of the CustomColumnSortEventArgs type. The following properties provide information specific to this event.
Column Gets the column whose values are being compared.
Handled Gets or sets whether a comparison operation is handled and no default processing is required.
ListSourceRowIndex1 Gets the index of the first of the two rows being compared in the data source.
ListSourceRowIndex2 Gets the index of the second of the two rows being compared in the data source.
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SortOrder Gets the sort order applied to the column.
Source Gets the grid control that raised the event.
Value1 Gets the first value being compared.
Value2 Gets the second value being compared.
If the built-in grouping modes don't suit your requirements, you can implement custom logic. To do this, set the ColumnBase.SortMode property to 'Custom', and handle the CustomColumnGroup event. To change the text displayed within group rows by default, handle the GridControlBase.CustomGroupDisplayText event.
This example shows how to group rows using custom rules. When grouping by the 'Unit Price' column, the rows in this column that have values between 0 and 10 should be combined into a single group. Rows whose values fall between 10 and 20 should be combined into another group, etc.


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Figaro Group is a multimedia publisher, providing content through paper-based publications and on digital media. A leader in the traditional press Le Figaro, the French national quality daily is continuing to innovate, diversifying on the Internet and mobile platforms and offering a wide range of information content.
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Serge Dassault (French: [sɛʁʒ daso]; 4 April 1925 – 28 May 2018) was a French heir, business executive and politician. He served as the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Dassault Group and was a conservative politician.. According to Forbes, Dassault's net worth was estimated in 2016 at US$15 billion.
Alma mater: École Polytechnique, SUPAERO, HEC Paris
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The Dassault/Dornier Alpha Jet is a light attack jet and advanced jet trainer co-manufactured by Dassault Aviation of France and Dornier Flugzeugwerke of Germany. It was developed specifically to perform the trainer and light attack missions, as well as to perform these duties more ideally than the first generation of jet trainers that preceded it.
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Perrin Editions published Dassault, from Marcel to Serge – A hundred years of an astonishing human, industrial and political adventure*.. Claude Carlier, Director of the French Aerospace History Center, is also an author of several books on the history of aerospace companies as well as the biographies of leading figures in the world of aviation, including Marcel and Serge Dassault.
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The Dassault Falcon 900 is a French-built corporate jet aircraft made by Dassault Aviation. Together with its larger sibling, the Falcon 7X , in 2008 they were the only trijets in production. [3] Both aircraft are notable in featuring an S-duct central engine.
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Apr 21, 2016 | Advocacy
Newspapers won several key First Amendment cases in the second half of the 20th century. Will they do so again in the 21st? We don't know. So Knight Foundation, the American Society of News Editors, the Associated Press Media Editors and the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press surveyed top editors nationwide. Link
New poll shows majority of Americans don't know the Senate's role in confirming a Supreme Court Justice
Mar 16, 2016 | Education
In honor of the Edward M. Kennedy Institute's first anniversary, the Institute hired Beck Research to conduct a national poll to probe Americans' knowledge of the Senate, levels of civic interest and attitudes towards government. Many Americans lack basic knowledge of how the U.S. Senate works and our system of checks and balances. Link
2nd Annual National School Choice Poll Released
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The American Federation for Children (AFC), the nation's voice for educational choice, released its second annual National School Choice poll showing that 70 percent of Americans support school choice. School choice has strong support across demographic groups, including among two critical voting blocs, millennial and Hispanic voters. Link


When you stay at Oyster Fleet Hotel in Canvey Island, you'll be within a 10-minute drive of Castle Point Transport Museum and Dutch Cottage Museum. Free self parking is available onsite.
When you stay at Lann Dearg Studios in Inverness, you'll be 17.1 mi (27.6 km) from Lochaber Geopark. Free self parking is available onsite.
With a stay at The Pilgrims Hotel in Canterbury, you'll be within a 15-minute drive of Canterbury Cathedral and St. Martin's Church.
With a stay at The Lyn Valley Guest House in Lynmouth, you'll be steps from Exmoor National Park and a 3-minute drive from Glen Lyn Gorge. Free self parking is available onsite.
With a stay at Martineau Guest House in North Shields (Tynemouth), you'll be within a 5-minute drive of Blue Reef Aquarium and Tynemouth Castle.
When you stay at The Kings Head Hotel in Ross-on-Wye, you'll be steps from Wye Valley. The front desk is staffed during limited hours. Free self parking is available onsite.


FlightSimExpo has released the initial list of confirmed exhibitors for the 2019 event. The current list features over 30 exhibitors and includes numerous development companies, hardware providers, community groups, and related organizations. Moreover, there are a number of media outlets in attendance or providing online support. Keep in mind, the event is to be hosted June 7-9, 2019 at the Renaissance Orlando Hotel.
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To read the original exhibitor announcement, see the source post via Facebook. For more information about FlightSimExpo 2019, visit the official event website. Alternatively, jump directly to the registration page – tickets are still available.


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Online sports books give you a host of services that include free or premium picks, tips and even advice on gambling. Due to fierce competition, a great number of sportsbooks also provide scintillating start-up bonuses, free games, discounts on refills and reloads and special bonuses when you pull in friends and family to bet at their internet site.
However, all that shines is certainly not gold, particularly in the virtual world in which you might not know the real intentions of certain bookmakers until it is too late. The reputation of gambling is marred by certain fly-by-night sports books that only hold back until they may have their mitts on your money before doing a Houdini with it.
As a precaution against getting cheated out of your rightful winnings, never sign into any sports book website without reading favorable reviews about this book. You can read an assessment by visiting sports betting reviewing sites or sports betting forums where players post their experiences for all to study. Such reviews will aid you to avoid certain sports books that simply do not honor placed bets or simply just vanish without transferring your winnings to your account.
A sportsbook that has players singing praises at all times and has been listed among the list of top 15 sports books should ideally become your choice. You'll have to enroll with as many sports books as you possibly can so that you can reduce losses, if any, and boost your winnings.
Certain sportsbooks are very particular about their betting policies and are extremely professional on the subject of dealing with their members and also paying out winners. This can include sites like www.thegreek.com. This bookmaker has ensured positive reviews with the professional and amateur betting community and it is hardly surprising that it has been able to remain a part of the list of the top 10 sportsbooks ever since the past many years.
You can get free picks daily in the Greek and this aspect could seriously help when you've got trouble in deciding on which betting line would be safer to bet on. There are more sportsbooks too that command favorable reviews. By playing with several different reputed sportsbooks you will be able to compare their services and odds, as well as put your bets with the best amongst them.
Sports books try numerous promotions to help you get converted to a loyal member at their sites. But it surely will pay to look at the reviews posted by satisfied or disgruntled members before you get together with any sports book. Stick simply with those sports books that happen to be honest enough to transfer winnings to your account and honor all bets. You can bet conveniently and safely with online sports books once you locate the ones that have your interests within their hearts.


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Mark Stein is an American playwright, author and screenwriter. Perhaps best known for the script he wrote for the Goldie Hawn and Steve Martin film Housesitter, his book How the States Got their Shapes was well received upon release, going on to inspire a History Channel documentary of the same name. His plays – which have been produced throughout the United States at Manhattan Theatre Club, Rubicon Theatre, California and the George Street Playhouse, New Jersey, among others – include At Long Last Leo, Bad Apples, Dream Home, Ghost Dance, The Groves of Academe , Mating Dance of the Werewolf, The Plumber's Apprentice and Relativity.


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The emergency department (ED) is a part of a hospital for treating people who have just come to the hospital, need to be treated quickly even without an appointment. These people may have been hurt, or they may have suddenly become very ill.
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Patients come to an emergency department with little warning. Many come in an ambulance. Emergency departments often have staff working all day and all night, on every day of the week. This is because patients can arrive at any time. To work in those places, doctors and nurses must be trained in emergency medicine.
There are many different names for an emergency department. They are often called an emergency room (ER), even if they are bigger than one room. They may also be called an emergency ward (EW) or emergency unit. In the United Kingdom and Ireland, they are usually called accident & emergency department (A&E) and less often as a casualty department.
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A 2005 patient study found an average emergency room wait time from 2 hours in Iowa to more than 5 hours in Arizona.[1] The Midwest had the highest number of emergency room visits (460 per 1,000 people). The West had the lowest number.[2]
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Camping is a popular holiday choice for large families – but how do you take a large family camping in one car – or in fact, at all?
British firm Multimac is this week celebrating 10 years as the only multi-seated travel solution in the world.
Large families often fear their only option is to move to a bigger, gas-guzzling 7-seater vehicle when a 3rd of 4th child is expected. However, this unique product offers a viable alternative.
Multimac offers a is a unique alternative to upgrading your car – allowing you to upgrade your seating instead.
Created by Engineer Kevin Macliver when he required a proper transport solution for his own brood, Multimac's popularity has expanded dramatically growing over 400% in the past year alone.
It is the only system that allows up to 4 children to be seated in a row of even the smallest cars – it is a safety child seating system which fits securely on the back seat of your car, and accommodates children from birth to 12 years old.
Fans of the product say it is also a safer option, as it keeps children in a row and away from the boot area, unlike the 7-seater alternative.
Automotive Macliver, the company behind Multimac now boasts a show room in the heart of Birmingham and is able to offer the car-seat on finance, making the solution even more accessible to the families that need it the most.
Both families used Multimac for more than 7 years and say they then passed them on to friends with the same problem.


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Oyo State Health Commissioner says some cases reported during the outbreak of Ebola in Nigeria were actually Lassa fever cases
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Oyo confirms outbreak of lassa fever
Oyo State Commissioner for Health, Dr Muyiwa Gbadegesin, has confirmed the outbreak of Lassa fever in the state in western Nigeria, assuring that the government is on top of the situation as well as curtailing it.
He further stated that some of the cases reported at UCH during the outbreak of Ebola in Nigeria were actually Lassa fever cases, adding, "some patients that came to UCH thinking that they had Ebola were later diagnosed of Lassa fever. Lassa fever has drug. It can be treated if promptly reported."
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Today, after watching a beautiful young lady wipe her letters off of her white board with her pointer finger, for the 100th time since I told her to use the provided eraser, I came up with a cool solution. I stuck a cloth band-aid on there! It stayed on for the rest of the lesson, and she used it….9 times! Think outside the box, friends!


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Q: Salesforce platform event duplicate events with ComeTd Client I have built Salesforce platform event client using CometD java and It's similar to example EMP-Connector provided by forcedotcom.
I installed this client on OpenShift cloud and my app is running with 2 pods. Problem I am facing is that since there are two pods and each are running the same docker image thus both are getting the same of event. That means duplication event.
Per my understanding, Salesforce platform event should behave like Kafka subscriber.
I am unable to find a solution about how to avoid getting the same copy of events. Any suggestions here would be the great help.
Note: As of now I am able to create client side solution which drop duplicate copy of event. which is not an optimal solution.
I have to run my app atleast with 2 pods. That's limit I have on my cloud.

A: This is expected / by design. In CometD, when a message is published on a broadcast channel all subscribers listening on this channel will receive a copy of this message. The broadcast channel behaves like a messaging topic where one sender wants to send the same info to multiple recipients. There are other types of channels in CometD with different semantics. The broadcast channel and one-to-many message semantics is what you get with platform events available via CometD in Salesforce.
In your case it sounds like you have multiple subscribers, thus what you're seeing is expected. You can deduplicate the message stream on the client side as you have done or you can change your architecture so that you have a single subscription.

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The work W.B. Yeats : a life represents a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Waubonsee Community College. This resource is a combination of several types including: Work, Language Material, Books.
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Jordan Brand is set to release a new Air Jordan 12 which is being called 'Reverse Taxi' and is part of the brand's Holiday 2019 collection.
Coming dressed in a Black, Gold and White color combination. At the time of writing images have yet to leak, but as the nickname of 'Reverse Taxi' suggests, they will feature some of the original details from the 'Taxi' release.
The Air Jordan 12 'Reverse Taxi' is set to release at select Jordan Brand retailers and online at Nike.com on November 9th. Retail price is set at $190. Make sure to check back with us for more information.
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AUSTRALIANS CAN NOW SEE THE LXD
Australian audiences finally have the opportunity to watch the groundbreaking original series The Legion of Extraordinary Dancers (THE LXD) on web streaming channel www.joost.com from Thursday 4 November.
A breakthrough in online programming, the series has a cast and production values worthy of a high-end film or TV series but was produced to be viewed online only.
A web sensation when it launched on the Hulu, a site only accessible to those in the US, THE LXD was conceived and directed by the visionary filmmaker Jon M. Chu (STEP-UP 3D, STEP-UP 2: THE STREETS) and Agility Studios.
It is a must-see for fans of Glee, Heroes and So You Think You Can Dance and has consistently been in the Top 10 of the most watched shows on US site Hulu. THE LXD has more online viewers than Glee, The Family Guy and The Simpsons during some weeks of its first season.
A critical as well as commercial success, Vanity Fair described the series as 'fully amazing', the New York Post called it an 'inspiration for a new generation of performers' and the Los Angeles Times said it was 'one of the most ambitious web series attempted'.
The success of the series in the US has seen the cast invited to appear on So You Think You Can Dance, take part in the US 'Glee' Tour and perform at the 82nd Academy Awards.
"I'm excited for international audiences to be able to join in on the epic adventure of THE LXD," said Chu, who is currently filming the upcoming UNTITLED JUSTIN BIEBER 3D PROJECT and recently directed the global smash hit STEP-UP 3D, (which earned more than $145M worldwide at the box office). "My hope is that the passion of this series will inspire a new generation of dancers and LXD fans."
Schedule of episodes:
Thursday 4 November: The Tale of Trevor Drift and AntiGravity Heros
Monday 8 November: Robot Lovestory
Wednesday 10 November: The Uprising Begins
Monday 15 November: The Lettermakers
Wednesday 17 November : Duet
Monday 22 November: The Dark Doctor Deal
Wednesday 24 November: Elliot's Shoes
Monday 29 November: Fanboyz
Wednesday 2 December: I See a Man
For more information on THE LXD please visit www.THELXD.com or www.Facebook.com/thelxd.
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IMCDb.org: Bombardier 894 in "The Van, 1996"
894 with Cummins engine, or 896 if Rolls-Royce, 897 if GM ?
Bombardier 'KD', built at Shannon, Fleet number could possibly be KD32 (32 JZL). Only one was fitted with the Cummins L10 engine, and another one was fitted with a Rolls Royce engine (as well as Waterford Crystal windscreens), the rest of the fleet (366) had Detroit Diesel engines.