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In the Midst of COVID-19, Don't Forget About Crime Victims
Since the outbreak of COVID-19 in the United States, much of the policy attention has focused on the resiliency of our heath care system and economy. The impact of COVID-19 on crime, on our criminal justice system, and on victims is a bit less clear. Police are reducing arrests, but fewer people are out on the streets.
Richard McCleary, a professor of criminology at the University of California-Irvine theorized in a recent interview that criminals "just don't have as many opportunities. Crime depends on three things; opportunity, motivation and 'the absence of a capable guardian.' With so many people hunkered down at home and off the streets, there are fewer easy targets."
Across the country, his theory seems to be playing out. In Los Angeles, property crime was down 18% in the four weeks that ended March 21 from the previous four weeks. Calls for police services in Chicago have decreased 30% in March. The New York Police Department reported on April 2 that crime across all five of the city's boroughs and within the transit system and public housing fell by nearly 20% between March 12 and 31.
Despite these positive trends overall, a few particular crimes are on the rise.
The exception to the recent decline in crime in New York City has been burglaries of businesses. The NYPD has seen a 75% increase in reports of burglaries of businesses since Mayor Bill de Blasio declared a state of emergency on March 12. The NYPD recorded 254 commercial burglaries from March 12-30th, compared to 145 over the same time period a year ago.
New York is not the only city where this has been the case. In Seattle, burglaries of businesses have nearly doubled over last year during the lockdown period. Boulder, CO saw 30% more commercial burglaries in March than in January and February combined.
Following the logic of Professor McCleary's theorized three needs for criminal behavior, empty businesses would dramatically increase the opportunity for commercial burglary. For business owners reading this, Security Magazine has a list of suggestions to help protect your business.
For several weeks now, advocates both locally and nationally have warned that the country could see a spike in domestic violence if people are stuck at home with their abusers. We are now starting to see this play out as cities begin to release their numbers.
In Fresno, CA, the sheriff's office reported filing 77% more domestic violence reports the during week of March 16 over the week of March 9. The Seattle Police Department received 614 domestic violence calls in the first two weeks of March, which is a 22% increase over the same period last year.
Additionally, NBC News recently reached out to 22 different law enforcement agencies and found that most are experiencing an increase in domestic violence calls:
Of the 22 law enforcement agencies across the United States that responded to NBC News' request for data on domestic violence calls, 18 departments said they had seen a rise in March. Houston police received about 300 more domestic violence calls in March than they did in February, a roughly 20 percent increase. Charlotte-Mecklenburg, North Carolina, police fielded 517 additional calls about domestic violence in March compared to the same month last year, an 18 percent jump, while Phoenix police received nearly 200 more calls, an increase of nearly 6 percent.
Advocates are also saying that the coronavirus pandemic is changing the way abusers control their victims. According to the National Domestic Violence Hotline, abusers are keeping things like hand sanitizer and anti-bacterial soap from victims. More than 1,700 people have explicitly cited COVID-19 as an aspect of their experience with abuse, according to a VICE News report.
Kentucky already has an unusually high rate of male on female homicide. According to the Violence Policy Center, Kentucky ranks 11th in nation in male on female homicide, with about 1.77 murders per 100,000 women in the state. Ninety-two percent of the time when a man kills a woman the two are intimate acquaintances. Sixty-two percent of the time the victim is the wife, ex-wife, or girlfriend of the offender.
In Kentucky, our Rape Crisis and Domestic Violence shelters remain open, so those in need of help can still get it.
The National Domestic Violence Hotline is 1-800-799-7233
Coronavirus-related scams
Police departments are also beginning to report coronavirus-related scams that include everything from fake testing to theft of personal information under the guise of coronavirus detection.
Here in Louisville, both the FBI and the Attorney General's office are investigating pop-up "coronavirus testing" tents from last week. The pop-ups claimed to be medical marketing companies with ties to out of state labs that do COVID-19 testing.
Scams related to federal coronavirus relief stimulus checks have also been reported.
What can Kentucky do about it?
Attorney General Daniel Cameron has stepped up in investigating potential scams and also in ensuring that Kentuckians who have been victimized can get the help they need, but more is needed.
An important opportunity lies before the Kentucky General Assembly when they return on April 14. The Kentucky Senate has passed Marsy's Law, which would put constitutional guarantees of certain rights for crime victims on the ballot. The Kentucky House, which has not approved the measure, ought to give Kentuckians the opportunity to vote again on Marsy's Law.
We find ourselves in particularly challenging times, but for some Kentuckians they are far more challenging because of criminal activity. In the midst of COVID-19, the General Assembly should not forget about crime victims.


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Volceq can automate time based breakout trading strategies. A box is formed by the highest and the lowest price levels during a certain period. Then we wait for price to break through any of these levels plus/minus a user defined buffer and we open a trade according to the direction of the breakout. You can download it and study the user guide here.
Some examples of breakout trading strategies: 0400-0700 GMT Breakout Strategy, 7am-9am Big Dog USD Breakout Strategy, 4H Box Breakout, Simple Asian Breakout Strategy.
This reply was modified 1 year, 11 months ago by F100.
Excellent and very versatile EA, thanks.
Just have 1 question: which modifications do we need to make to make this work on XAUUSD (Gold) chart?
I noticed the box is not drawn correctly on a gold chart, see attachment. Settings were default (OOTB).
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Also noticed the box is also not showing properly on all JPY pairs, see screenshot.
Are there some settings I am missing perhaps?
I am running this on GlobalPrime, MT4 Terminal build 1090. Broker is ECN, 5 digits, 3 digits JPY and 2 digits Gold.
I downloaded the Volceq EA from your website, assuming it's the latest version, seems to be v1.32.
Do I indeed have the latest version..?
I noticed sometimes it takes quite some time on JPY pairs to draw the boxes, and they're often incorrect. Same for Gold.
Got it to work, great. This EA is excellent. Thanks again for your work.
Is there a way to open 2 orders instead of 1 when price breaks outside the box? Most brokers do not efficiently handle partial closes…they close the complete trade and open a new (partial) one. So we're paying spread twice.
There is no such option, only partial exits are possible.
Excellent, thanks for the reply…!
Where can I download the latest version of the VOLCEQ ea?
could you be so kind and add the following feature.
volceq ea already has the possibility to use a moving average. It is very useful to combine this with candle breakout, because it minimizes false entries and therefore it givs a better performance.
Hope you have the time to do this little change for me.
…and by the way a little question, do you invest in cryptos?


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Capco supports Banco Bradesco with new digital banking platform
11 July 2017 Consultancy.uk
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Brazilian bank Banco Bradesco has successfully launched a new digital banking platform. The new hub, dubbed 'Next', is a leap forward from the bank's former approach and legacy system, and is designed to appeal to the next generation of banking customers. The programme was supported by management and technology consultants from Capco.
With revenues of $50 billion and an asset base of over $410 billion, Banco Bradesco is one of the largest banking and financial services companies in Brazil. In a bid to better serve the changing demands of customers, who are demanding omni-channel services, 24x7 availability and a better user experience across their touchpoints with banks, Banco Bradesco recently launched a new digital strategy.
One component of the strategy is to improve its connection with hyper-connected digital millennial customers, through among others offering more personalised, transparent experiences and differentiated banking products. The Brazilian bank has developed 'Next', a next generation banking platform, to deliver on the promise. By using the Next app (available for iOS and Android devices), customers can now open an account from their phones, as opposed to needing to visit one of the banks' 5,300 branches across the country. The app also allows clients to send money and split payments with friends, keep track of their spending and manage their money more efficiently, as well as provides access to tips and advice on more complex financial matters.
Implementation of the platform was realised in collaboration with Capco, a global consulting firm that Bradesco selected as its strategic technology partner for the transition. Capco, which in May this year became an independent company after operating for years under the wings of FIS, was tapped for the engagement largely based on its global experience in digital banking and platform development, said a spokesperson of the bank.
"Capco and Bradesco have a shared vision of rapidly delivering personalised digital capabilities to new customer segments," said Ranjit Palkar, Capco's Global Technology Delivery Partner who is co-leading this engagement. Lynn Hughes, Capco Global Technology Delivery Partner, added: "Our collaboration is an important milestone whereby our global experience and the bank's commitment to being at the forefront of digitisation has resulted in a truly differentiated banking experience for the digital millennials."
Guido Tamburini, Managing Partner of Capco's North America region, added, "We're honoured to collaborate with Banco Bradesco in this disruptive effort to build the future of banking in Brazil. The Next project is an ideal showcase for our capabilities in the Brazilian market."
On the back of the large engagement, and its wider ambitions in the Brazilian market, Capco recently opened an office in São Paulo.
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Maybe Trump can sign a free-trade pact with Russia and North Korea to replace Europe, Mexico and Canada
Well, well, well. So Melania had a "big operation" that lasted four hours, did she? President Trump revealed this little nugget this morning while holding forth about the state of the world this morning on the White House South Lawn. For weeks the White House has claimed that her operation was a minor one. Poor Melania.
If Trump has been trying to disguise the severity of Melania's illness, he has been quite open about his muddleheaded desire to paste allies and woo tyrants. Trump's latest brainchild is to return to his Russia with love aria, which he sang lustily yesterday as he proclaimed that Moscow should be invited to rejoin the G-7. Even as he disses America's longtime allies, Trump seems to be obsessed with currying favor with the world's dictators. If his meeting in Singapore goes swimmingly, he wants to invite Kim Jong-un to the White House. He also wants a summit with Vladimir Putin, sooner rather than later. Maybe Trump can sign a free-trade pact with Russia and North Korea to replace Europe, Mexico and Canada
Susan Glasser of the New Yorker reports that Germany is reorienting its foreign policy to treat America not as an ally but an adversary like China or Russia. In Canada proposals are circulating to impose economic sanctions on the Trump family similar to those imposed on Russian oligarchs. Maybe American tanks will be positioned on the border with Canada. Or Mexico.
Trump's grand legacy looks like it will be uniting much of the world against America. Putin is crowing over Trump's tariff threats against Europe, pointing out yesterday that he has all along warned against American unilateralism and hubris. "No one wanted to to listen, and no one wanted to do anything to stop these tendencies," Putin said. "Here we are." He has a point.


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Chip Mann's Garden at 768 Elkmont.
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The Georgia Perennnial Plant Association's garden tour will take place on the weekend of May 5 and 6. This is not a massive tour such as the Botanical Garden's tour – but still attracts several hundred cars over the course of the weekend. This should not represent a huge parking situation – but we still want to give folks a head's up.
Garden # 3 is at 768 Elkmont Drive and Garden # 4 is at 771 Virginia Circle.
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Capcom Hack Great Ace Attorney Collection and mysterious new switch project "Guillotine"
Ebenezer Robbins November 16, 2020 2 min read
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Earlier this month, Capcom's Network One "Personalized ransomware attack". Although no customer information was obtained in the hack, it is clear that the internal email and file servers were compromised during the intrusion and about 1TB of data was stolen; Capcom said it was "consulting with police and other relevant authorities, while at the same time conducting an investigation and taking steps to restore its structure."
As a result of this hack, the personal information and source code of Capcom employees will be available online – which we will not naturally link to – as well as information on various topics planned for 2020. We are not going to share any of the leaked pictures online, and some of the leaked information seems to have been taken from 2018 files, so the following should not be taken as good news that everything is happening.
Appropriate message for switch owners includes new Ace Lawyer The collection (which also comes with PS4) includes both the original trilogy and 3DS-based inputs Big Ace Lawyer / Dae Kyoguden Saipan The series is grouped together in a two-volume release. That's because none of the Great Ace Attorney games have been translated outside of Japan Can This bundle is exclusively Japanese.
The leak also describes the code name of a new project "Guillotine", Which is set to be released on Nintendo's console in February. It will come to other organizations in May.
That too has been said Monster Hunter Rice Receives demos in January and March, and comes to PC in October. Monster Hunter Stories2 The PC is also getting release at the same time as it hits the switch in June, and tariff DLC extensions are expected.
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Trust marks Black History Month
Posted: 01/10/20
A local NHS Trust has launched a series of initiatives to celebrate Black History Month.
Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust (CNTW), a leading provider of mental health and disability services, will be showcasing a number of ways to mark the month which takes place every October.
Black History Month aims to promote knowledge of black history, culture and heritage. It works to honour the often unheralded accomplishments of black people throughout history and share their positive contributions to society.
The Trust is encouraging staff from all backgrounds to come together during the month to celebrate the role black people have had in shaping our communities.
Dr Rajesh Nadkarni, Executive Medical Director at CNTW, said: "We hope that through a series of events and activities we can raise awareness of the enormous contribution black communities have made to our vibrant and diverse society.
"The Trust is committed to creating a fair and diverse workplace where staff feel supported, valued and free to be themselves and achieve their full potential. This work demonstrates our commitment and support to the wider diversity, equality and inclusion agenda, which will hopefully see us deliver the best services for our black and other minority ethnic communities."
The month will involve signposting staff to different resources such as books, podcasts and TED talks, which have been curated by the Trust's BAME (Black Asian Minority Ethnic) Staff Network.
CNTW will also be sharing stories from members of staff from different backgrounds throughout the month, celebrating the diverse culture of the workforce.
Highlights for the month include:
Friday 16 October – 'Wear Red Day' in support of Show Racism the Red Card
Monday 26 – Friday 30 October – Multi-cultural menus across the Trust's canteens
Friday 30 October – Celebratory event 1-5pm
Date TBC – Online book club discussing 'Why I'm No Longer Talking to White People About Race' by Reni Eddo-Lodge
The month will culminate in an event celebrating black history. This will take place over Microsoft Teams. Confirmed speakers include:
Emeritus Professor of Nursing at the University of West London Dame Elizabeth Anionwu
John James, Chief Executive of the UK's National Sickle Cell Charity
Organ donor ambassadors and Young Asian Voices, a local youth charity aimed at stamping out racism with education
Former professional footballer and Show Racism the Red Card ambassador Gary Bennett
Roger Klein, Workforce Race Equality Standard (WRES)
John Brouder, NHS England Specialist Advisor
There will also be a video shown raising awareness of positive moments in Black history.
CNTW's BAME Staff Network actively engages and contributes towards ensuring equality, acceptance and inclusion within the Trust. It aims to create a culture where staff from all backgrounds are able to thrive and to provide a place for staff to come together to share experiences and receive support.
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Speaking with Submission Radio, Mark Hunt went Super Saiyan on Brock Lesnar. Brock won their fight at UFC 200 via decision but it was later overturned and ruled a no contest when Lesnar failed a drug test. So, when he saw Brock Lesnar confront Daniel Cormier shortly after DC captured the heavyweight title at UFC 226 we suspect Mark lost his mind. It was revealed that a returning Lesnar would be next in line for a shot at the belt instead of another heavyweight waiting patiently in line.
How's that work? The motherf*cker's a cheater. How is that controversy? F*ckin' little c*nt is f*ckin' cheating, using steroids. F*ck, man, how is that…[you're] talking 'a little bit of controversy?' The f*cking guy is cheating.
He's cheating and trying to hurt me and you say, 'oh, we're going to be nice here'. F*ck that cheater. How are you gonna be nice to the guy that is taking shortcuts, man? Don't give him that. Why would you want to give him that sort of sh*t? F*ck, they don't deserve it. You know, all these guys are just shortcut takers, and to me, that's all they'll ever be. Nothing else.
Like I said, I didn't want a lawsuit or a court case against any of these [guys]. I said to Dana [White] already about the sh*t, you know, take that motherf*cker's money off him. Don't give it to me, just take it off the c*nt so he doesn't get nothing. But he wouldn't have it, so that's why we're here now. And with this lawsuit, all I've been trying to do is make it an even playing field. It's not even these guys, these guys are cheating flat out and they're still getting these opportunities. Why? Honestly?
Do you agree with Hunt?


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Footsie 100, Fortune 500 Companies having CSR and supplier diversity programs Startups and SMEs looking to secure the top candidates at an optimum price.
CSR recruitment platform that lets you hire fast, save 60% on recruitment costs, and transfer secure payments worldwide.
Small experience and good mining about it.
Pros: Transformify is a CSR hiring/recruitment platform that helps connect business with the most qualified remote workers. The software implements an intelligent learning algorithm that searches and matches companies or employers with the most qualified and desirable candidates based on their skills, certifications, location, and salary expectations among other things.
With Transformify, you can get the best independent contractors, freelancing professionals as well as regular employees to fill vacancies in your organization, whether working in remote locations or office-based positions. The software also comes with a billing and self-billing capabilities that allow businesses to facilitate secure payment methods.
Transformify offers a B2B billing/self-billing and payment solution which allows the employers to hire independent contractors/freelancers worldwide, but to receive an invoice for services and transfer payments to only one vendor Transformify.
Transformify machine learning algorithm delivers a short list of candidates having at least one matching skill together with their salary expectations and location and prevents candidates having no matching skills from applying. The hiring costs and time to hire are cut by approximately 75%.
Nice services but hard to keep up with the name changes (will explain below).
Pros: I used Transformify to look for job postings primarily. It actually easier and cleaned than other places like Indeed, and Indeed is a great product I think as well. I also had looked into coding academies, which were held at Austin TX's WeWork and became involved in the community then.
I also marked the Customer Support as a 5 star rating, however, I've never had to use the customer service.
A couple thoughts on this survey may be of value as well. Since Transformify and WeWork both have numerous free programs/services, having the "Value for Money" may also be misleading depending on who's speaking. In other words, the value for my money is assuredly 5 stars, b/c it's been a free service for me. But perhaps that's not the case otherwise. Just some thoughts on some potential rabbit holes the way this survey is currently given.
Cons: Not as many job postings as I'd like to see. This is a bit of a bane for all platforms coming of age, but it's still a real issue at this point. Sorting by Location/Country as opposed to just the posting date would also be nice.
Pros: The graphics were okay, the write up easy to understand and self explanatory. Above all it's ease to navigate made it a nice software.
Cons: There should be an option in the payment section for the user to load funds with any debit or credit cards and be able to transfer funds directly to his or her country and not mandate users to use Payoneer. The user should also be able to delete the Payoneer withdrawal option, then add another one.
Overall good experience. sometimes it is difficult to find the right people for the job.
Pros: good reach in multiple geographies.
" Applicants'' - displaying the candidates who have applied to the job listing, their skills, the number of matching skills, salary expectations, etc.
''Browse CVs'' - a list of candidates who are registered with Transformify and (i) have matching skills, (ii) are open to new opportunities.
There is no need to force the candidates to apply, they have already done so.
The candidates disclose their desired pay rate and this is the rate to be paid by the employers if selected for the job. It's convenient for both parties as the employers know before hand if the pay rate is within their budget or not.
- remote job (including companies working in USA/Canada, Europe or anywhere else).
location: remote->global? (y/n), if yes then I see the list of jobs. if no, then i go to continents list, choose europe, possibly countries inside of europe (in my case serbia) and the again get a list of jobs (or not). That way I would somewhat narrow the search and increase my applying possibilities.
Second, it would be good if there could be some field where we can put how much experience we have already, let's say, employer wants to find CEO for new company and asks for employee who has 10 years of experience. Employer writes those 10 years somewhere, in some field. Then, me, as a guy who has, for example, over 10 years of experience in leading role, I can enter also 10 or more years of experience and to get a match to the job above.
If I am not clear, please reach me out and I will explain it to you again and more thorough.
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Makes my daily job easier than ever.
I'm new user of transformify.org platform and found it very easy to start with.
2. Scientifically crafted web UI (easy to navigate).
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4. Good for reputation (listed in top 5 freelancer platforms).
Overall: As overall user experience - somewhat traditional / classic in contrast to super modern.
It seems easy enough to use however I have been only been using it since very recently.
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Cons: The process is not really transparent to me. I would like feedback sometimes on why I'm not getting a job or what the status is even. For instance, if my rates are simply too high, I would like to know so I can adjust them.
Makes it easy to hire top-talent.
Pros: It is really easy to use you can post a job and find someone with much set-up hassle. As a job seeker, you can easily search for jobs and there is a handy search function.
Cons: There are not that many jobs listed on the site. If I was looking for a job I would expect there to be more options.
Good experience and easy to use!
Pros: Simple design and payment. Very good for large organisations, because to find different available candidates from all over the world is very quick and easy.
Cons: The software works good, but i wish the candidates were onsite, not for remote work. Many results do not coincide with applicants.
Overall: I found good coworkers so I will advise this software others.
It was great, easy to understand.
Pros: It was very understandable to use and the instructions where clear. I will be using the software more often now. To look for information, research and help my son with school work.
Overall: That you don't have to fear any new software, just learn from it, by using it constantly. The software gave me a new way of doing things on the computer.
Pros: Can get applicants/candidates very quickly, helps greatly for remote roles. Very beneficial for larger organisations with remote workers/locations.
Cons: The software was quick and candidate matching helped. Sometimes candidates weren't a solid fit or they were only remote and we needed onsite.
A new solution addressing the needs of companies hiring on-site has been released a few months ago. Happy hiring!
This is an innovative platform for job seekers and employers.
Pros: I love how simple it is to log in, and check out the diverse array of jobs available to job seekers.
Overall: I found the platform easy to navigate, intuitive, and informative. Anyone seeking a job should be on Transformify!
I have been using Transformify for several months now to help me find opportunities.
Cons: That the opportunities shared are not always suited for me. It would help to tweak the user preferences so that users receive content that is tailored for them.
Pros: Transformify is making headway in addressing a real issue, solid employment opportunities for populations that have loads to offer but who are often overlooked.
Overall: An awareness of more companies that I hadn't heard of before and interesting projects that I didn't know were ongoing.
Used for a few months. Was pleasantly surprised.
Pros: Everything about it was stellar and beyond easy to use. Learning curves don't make a product more personal but throw end users for a loop.
Pros: Add posting is great, and allows you to find candidates with the right requirements. A great tool for talent search.
Pros: The premise is interesting and innovative. I hope that it can become a big channel for companies to hire great professionals and shed their prejudice over time. As a user, it allows me to reach out to professionals whom I probably wouldn't be able to reach otherwise.
Cons: There's still a small candidate pool (at least concerning to my needs) but that's to be expected as it's still starting out.
Overall: Being able to post jobs and reach out to more candidates with my client's job offers.
I used the app for my eventual job searches, I got matching job opportunities that seemed suitable.
Pros: I liked that it showed to have read through my profile before sending me job specs, seemed taylored to my skills more than general tags applied to my interests.
Cons: Some of the job specs I received had certain skills that were outside of my scope and I wouldnt feel comfortable pursuing. So it would match most of my skills but sometime mix in ones that were a bit off my scope.
A great platform to find a part time remote job!
Pros: Filtering, as it provides a simple way to find just the right job opening. Also it is easy to navigate, intuitive, and informative.
Cons: Nothing really. However, job opening numbers should increase to make it easy to find a match. For the rest, so far so good.
Its a great initiative to get remote, home-based jobs, especially for women.
Pros: Its great and user friendly, also the price is worth if its providing permanent staffing or even remote projects. The main advantage is that it connects techs or even DEO or VA from different parts of the world to recruiters. I've a hands-on experience of this software and amazed by its functionality.
Overall: I did get a small projects, looking forward to using and subscribing this software permanently.
Pros: Easy to use, good visuals, high quality fob offers, regular emails, and no spam to my email inbox. Overall good.
Cons: I wish there were more job offers in my area and that I had been able to more specifically designate what I do so that the offers I got were more relevant.
Transformity is easy to use!
Pros: The ease of use. It's quick and easy to find a variety of available candidates from all over the world.
Cons: I wish there was a way to match with candidates that can easily work on site. Most of our needs have been for consultants to work on site.
Great way to be connected!
Pros: I'm so pleased that this kind of site exists. It makes me happy to know that people take the time to care about the value and talent their employees bring.
Cons: The software is good but it can be better. It's not entirely intuitive when searching for jobs or finding the jobs I've applied to.
So far I don't seem to see anything bad on this software.
Pros: It's easy to navigate and there's no need to be too technical about it. It's the best way to manage your business.
Cons: I would go for the user interface. Make it a bit appealing to the eyes. You can try switch the colors so it may look enticing and more user friendly.
Pros: Long lasting without much glitches, wish it works on split screen. Love all the colors, its not plain and there are so many things to work with.
Cons: With my macbook it is not splitting screens. The download is super fast but bit of a slow start up of you dont use it daily.
Pros: No fees and guaranteed payments. It is easy to apply, and job openings have clear note weather is the location-based or remote position.
Cons: Selection and frequency of job openings is still too low to use it as a primary platform for job search.
Overall: Understanding of the market demand and what are the new trends and skills required.
It is a useful site for searching jobs.
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Pros: The job's description are neat and well documented, overall I like the way an user can search for every word in the jobs list.
Transformify is quite a cozy platform to seek a job. It is easy to use and provides many options.
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I have never had any problems with this CSR platform.
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The butterfly is a symbol of transformation as it was born a warm and transforms into a butterfly that has beautiful wings and can fly high.
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Cody Rhodes Reportedly Signs With WWE
Mike Letterman
On February 15 of this year, Cody Rhodes left AEW and has been rumored to sign with WWE.
Credit: WWE
According to Mike Johnson of the Wrestling Inc., there is a new wrestler signed with the company. The contract was signed a few days ago and is expected to appear on the Raw brand.
There is a rumor that Rhodes will have a match against Rollins. According to a report, the company was holding out hope that they could get a deal done with Rhodes in time for a program against Rollins at the event. On Monday night, Kevin Owens defeated Rollins in a main event match for the right to face off against the rest of the world at Wrestlemania 38 in Dallas, Texas.
The Rhodes brothers shocked the wrestling world on February 15 when they announced they were leaving AEW. The Rhodes made a swift exit that caught many by, despite being involved with WarnerMedia properties.
The relationship between AEW President Tony Khan and Rhodes had been compromised by the loss of booking power due to issues in pay.
He left the company in May of 2016 after feeling overlooked andunderappreciated. Similar to his AEW exit, Rhodes announced the news in a sincere post on the social networking site, though his comments toward the company at the time were less than ideal.
MORE FROM FORBESCody Rhodes Leaving AEW, Reportedly Considering WWE ReturnBy Alfred Konuwa
I pitched every writer on the staff like a door-to-door salesman.
There are many people who sought to help me, including Brian James, Nick, J Russo, Dave K, and a few others.
After leaving the company he helped found, Rhodes finds himself in a position with something to prove to the wrestling world. In 2016 he found himself in a similar situation and ended up with All In pay-per-view and AEW.
As the first AEW-to-WWE defector, and AEW's first major star to jump ship to WWE, Rhodes' signing will be a fascinating case study of how an AEW talent will be portrayed on WWE television. The case study will come much earlier than the 2024 time period where top stars like MJF will be looking for new deals.
There are signs that Rhodes will be booked favorably in the WWE. There is an endless list of WWE Superstars who were able to make themselves even bigger stars elsewhere. Most of them were welcomed back to the company with open arms even though they left in acrimony.
Rhodes being promoted as a major star in WWE would be a positive sign for potential free agents from AEW. With the first billion-dollar year of the company behind them, these free agents would be looking to replicate Rhodes' success in the company. If not sold altogether, a major broadcast network or streaming service will give the industry leader even more funds to entice free agents.
The salary structure of the company may or may not be changed based on the amount of money it makes compared to what it pays its Superstars. According to Dave Meltzer of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter, Brock and Roman were the highest-paid wrestlers in the company with a salary of $5 million per year.
The NBA, MLB and the NFL all pay their players around 50% of their league revenues. If all of the contracted talent on the main roster were paid a top-tier $5 million salary, it would represent 40% of the revenues for the company. There is a lot of uncertainty as to who is making what in WWE, but the actual percentage of wrestler salaries compared to WWE revenues is far, far lower.
During its busiest season of the year, the promotion can take advantage of the biggest wrestling news story of the year with the help of Cody Rhodes. With AEW dominating buzz and momentum through a handful of high-profile signings of late, all will take is one big fish for WWE to seize momentum back in its favor.
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Q: Python can't find script in directory added to path [Cygwin] I'm trying to run a Python script from the command line, but I'm getting the error
$ python pscan2.py
python: can't open file 'pscan2.py': [Errno 2] No such file or directory

However, I also have
$ which pscan2.py
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$ echo $PATH
/usr/lib/:/usr/local/bin:/usr/bin:/cygdrive/c/Program Files (x86)/NVIDIA Corporation/PhysX/Common:/cygdrive/c/Windows/system32:/cygdrive/c/Windows:/cygdrive/c/Windows/System32/Wbem:/cygdrive/c/Windows/System32/WindowsPowerShell/v1.0:/cygdrive/c/MinGW64/bin:/cygdrive/c/Dwimperl/perl/bin:/cygdrive/c/Dwimperl/perl/site/bin:/cygdrive/c/Dwimperl/c/bin:/cygdrive/c/python27: C:/python25:/usr/lib/lapack:/usr/openwin/bin

I can import it within Python, since I've added the directory to the PYTHONPATH, and that works fine, but I have to specify the directory to get it to run at the command line, even though which can find it.
EDIT: emacs can't find it either...

A: I don't think you need to say python in the command line.  If you chmod +x it and it is in your path, You should be able to just call it like
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Home >> Article Index » Articles » Special Subjects » 5-12-12 Paths of two Oconee Citizens (Jack Hogan & Archie Crenshaw) cross over the decades
5-12-12 Paths of two Oconee Citizens (Jack Hogan & Archie Crenshaw) cross over the decades
��..Jack Hogan, an Oconee citizen and 1954 Graduate of Bogart High School with a current Oconee County resident, Archie Crenshaw, of Bishop. The two were basketball teammates at Lipscomb College in Tennessee in the mid 50�s. They went separate ways but kept in touch.
Paths of two Oconee Citizens (Jack Hogan & Archie Crenshaw) cross over the decades
As we go through life, we find coincidences and events that makes one think how small the world really is. One I remember is that once at an Officers Club in Kaiserslautern Germany in 1963, I just happened to stand by a familiar looking face that I had known in grammar school and later at the University of Georgia. Carlton Fullilove, formerly of High Shoals, was two years older and was an Air Force Lieutenant –UGA ROTC. I was an Army Lieutenant-UGA ROTC 1962. We renewed our friendship and spent Thanksgiving of 1963 together in Heidelberg, Germany.
Recently, information came to AVOC of an Oconee citizen and 1954 Graduate of Bogart High School relationship with a current Oconee County resident, Archie Crenshaw, of Bishop. The two were basketball teammates at Lipscomb College in Tennessee in the mid 50's. They went separate ways but kept in touch. Recently Jack saw an article about Archie being named to the Athletic Hall of Fame at his Jackson, TN, High School. Ironically, Jack retired to the hills of Tennessee while Archie retired to Oconee County, Georgia.
Archie Crenshaw
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Archie and Jack were teammates on the Lipscomb College basketball teams for the years 1954-5, 1955-6 and 1956-7. See pictures and names of the teams from Jack's college year books. LIPSCOMB COLLEGE BASKETBALL BISONS 1954-58.pdf x
Jack has often written about his growing up in Bogart, Oconee County.
5-19-07 Barefoot in Bogart in the 40's and 50's by Jack Hogan
http://www.avoc.info/info/article.php?article=3743
9-1-10 Some Memories of Bogart & Oconee County, Georgia, from long ago
See Articles on Archie Crenshaw and his Athletic Career that recently appeared in the
Johnson TN Sun.
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Jackson-Madison County Sports Hall of Fame to induct class of 2012
http://www.jacksonsun.com/article/20120419/SPORTS/304190010/Jackson-Madison-County-Sports-Hall-Fame-induct-class-2012-tonight
The Jackson-Madison County Sports Hall of Fame adds five new members when the 27th annual banquet is held at 6:30 p.m., today at the Carl Perkins Civic Center.
Archie Crenshaw, Ben Howard, Mickey Marley, Andy Metcalf and Andy Rushing join the class of 2012………..
http://www.jacksonsun.com/article/20120413/SPORTS/304130020/J-MC-HOF-Crenshaw-found-success-business-after-athletics
Crenshaw found success in business after athletics
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By David Thomas
Longing for a career in professional athletics, the day came when Archie Crenshaw realized it wasn't meant to be.
But Crenshaw, who has resided in Bishop, Georgia since 1988, understood he had another mission, and that was to start one.
One of his greatest blessings came as a result of his having coached baseball at Georgia State University in Atlanta in the 1960s. More than a decade after he finished coaching, one of the pitchers on his first team joined him in starting a Christian mission in Honduras.
"That area of rural East Central Honduras was inhabited by the poorest of the poor, with many families of six or eight persons having an annual income of $ 400 a year or less." Crenshaw said. "We were able to acquire a teaching ranch which God has blessed over the past quarter of a century to become a lighthouse for the impoverished population of the Agalta Valley. Honduras Outreach, Inc. (the Christian non-profit organization) has now developed multiple health clinics, an expansive educational system, more than forty kindergartens and over 125 model villages throughout the valley.
"That pitcher became the CEO of Honduras Outreach … funny how things work out."
Things worked out really well otherwise for Crenshaw who will be inducted into the Jackson-Madison County Sports Hall of Fame at the Carl Perkins Civic Center Thursday.
A three-sport star at Jackson High School, Crenshaw first coached baseball at David Lipscomb College in Nashville while serving as an assistant basketball coach at the school.
Listening to Crenshaw talk, you come away with the understanding that the number of runs scored or the wins he recorded are not what drives this man.
"My greatest achievement? Learning the value of teamwork and the power of encouragement — and learning that life is not all about me, but rather all about Him." Crenshaw said. "Somebody asked one time, 'How can you tell if someone needs encouragement?'" And the answer was, "If he is breathing."
"You can achieve almost anything in this life with faith and a team of good people in which everybody is giving his best all the time."
After his prowess in baseball, basketball and football at Jackson High, Crenshaw was at his best when he was offered a scholarshipto play football at Mississippi State University, but elected to play baseball and basketball at Lipscomb instead.
He pitched four years for the Bisons' baseball team and was a three-year starter for the basketball program.
After receiving his Master's Degree from Vanderbilt University, he became the head baseball coach at Lipscomb and assisted with the men's basketball team from 1959 to 1962.
His desire for education continued and while working on his Ph.D in Business Administration at Georgia State, the university started a varsity baseball program and Crenshaw was selected to become the team's first head coach.
After preaching from 1955 until 1972 (the last ten of those years in Atlanta), Crenshaw built a 216-unit, fourteen-story high rise apartment complex for Seniors, and after word spread, the process was repeated approximately 80 times across the country.
"I grew up poor on the streets of Memphis before I moved to Jackson," Crenshaw said. "So I was thankful for having a measure of financial independence."
"We (wife Geneele, originally from Jackson) worked hard, invested our money, and received the favor and grace of God."
He later turned his attention to franchising and developed and owned Burger King restaurants in Tennessee, Captain D's Seafood restaurants in Indiana and Zaxby's chicken restaurants in North Carolina. He is presently the franchisor/owner of Mirko Pasta Italian restaurants in five southeastern states.
Crenshaw said he doesn't get back to his hometown as often as he would like, but he cherishes the memories of his boyhood days at Jackson High School and remembers with an attitude of gratitude the teachers who helped provide the foundation for a great education.
"I wanted to stay in athletics," Crenshaw said. "But I came to the conclusion that I wasn't going to be a pro athlete, so I moved on.
"Life lessons are life lessons, whether they are learned in basketball, starting a business or the ministry."
See Jack Hogan's comments about their teammate days at Lipscomb College.
Jack Hogan - Archie Crenshaw - Bishop, GA - # 1
Since Archie Crenshaw is a resident of Oconee County, I thought you would find the article below interesting. He has resided in Bishop, Georgia for the past 24 years. Archie and I were teammates on the Lipscomb University basketball team in the mid to late fifties. Archie was bigger and smarter than the little guy from Bogart, Georgia. Although I didn't play as much as he did, I could out-dribble and shoot 25 footers from the cheap seats better. Ha!
In this connection, I am sending in separate e-mails several team pictures of the Lipscomb Bisons taken in the good old days.... memories that I cherish very much with Archie and other teammates. I appreciate Archie and his good life, and his wife Geneele.
Incidentally, Archie tells me that he bought a piece of his farm in Oconee from the Perry Michael family. Archie says "we love Oconee County".
LIPSCOMB COLLEGE BASKETBALL BISONS 1954-58.pdfx
Jack Hogan, All-American Nobody *
Not Exactly, Jack Hogan is believed to be the only graduate of Bogart High School to go on to play four years of College Basketball. He was no slouch on the Bogart teams and Bogart won some championships in his day.


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Manuel Benítez Pérez (Palma del Río, 4 mei 1936), beter bekend als El Cordobés, was een beroemde Spaanse matador uit de jaren 1960. Hij bracht het stierenvechten erg onorthodox acrobatisch en theatraal. Hij kwam uit een arm gezin uit de buurt van Córdoba. Toen hij 23 was, de leeftijd dat de meeste torero's aan het pieken waren, sprong hij vanuit het publiek in de ring, omdat hij vond dat hij het beter kon. Dat heet een espontáneo, wat niet op prijs wordt gesteld, maar in dit geval wel het begin was van een carrière. Hij werd een nationaal idool. Toen hij in 1971 met pensioen ging was hij de best betaalde matador.

BZN heeft een nummer over hem gemaakt met de naam El Cordobés.
Het nummer 'A Boy From Nowhere' uit de Britse musical 'Matador' (1987) gezongen door Tom Jones gaat ook over El Cordobés.

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978-0134472133 Test Bank Chapter 12
Fundamentals of Multinational Finance 6th Edition
Arthur I. Stonehill, David K. Eiteman, Michael H. Moffett
Fundamentals of Multinational Finance, 6e (Moffett et al.)
Chapter 12 Operating Exposure
12.1 A Multinationalʹs Operating Exposure
1) Another name for operating exposure is ________ exposure.
A) economic
B) competitive
C) strategic
D) all of the above
2) What type of international risk exposure measures the change in present value of a firm
resulting from changes in future operating cash flows caused by any unexpected change in
exchange rates?
A) transaction exposure
B) accounting exposure
C) operating exposure
D) translation exposure
3) ________ cash flows arise from intracompany and intercompany receivables and payments,
while ________ cash flows are payments for the use of loans and equity.
A) Financing; operating
B) Operating; financing
C) Operating; accounting
D) Accounting; financing
4) Which of the following is NOT an example of a financial cash flow?
A) parent invested equity capital
B) interest on intrafirm lending
C) payment for goods and services
D) intrafirm principal payments
5) Which of the following is NOT an example of an operating cash flow?
A) management fees and distributed overhead
B) royalties and license fees
C) rent and lease payments
D) dividend paid to parent company
6) ________ exposure is far more important for the long-run health of a business than changes
caused by ________ or ________ exposure.
A) Operating; translation; transaction
B) Transaction; operating; translation
C) Accounting; translation; transaction
D) Translation; operating; transaction
7) Simpson Sign Company based in Frostbite Falls, Minnesota has a 6-month C$100,000
contract to complete sign work in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. The current spot rate is
$1.02/C$ and the forward rate is $1.01/C$. Under conditions of equilibrium, management would
use ________ today when preparing operating budgets.
A) $102,000
B) $101,000
C) $100,000
D) none of the above
8) When considering the phases of adjustment and response to operating exposure in the LONG
RUN, price changes tend to be ________ and volume changes tend to be ________.
A) fixed/contracted; contracted.
B) fixed/contracted; completely flexible.
C) completely flexible; completely flexible.
D) completely flexible; contracted.
9) The goal of operating exposure analysis is to identify strategic operating techniques the firm
might adopt to enhance value in the face of unanticipated exchange rate changes.
10) Operating cash flows may occur in different currencies and at different times, but financing
cash flows may occur only in a single currency.
11) Expected changes in foreign exchange rates should already be factored into anticipated
operating results by management and investors.
12) Even though contracts are often fixed in the short run, as time passes, prices and costs can be
changed to reflect the new competitive realities caused by a change in exchange rates.
13) The higher the price elasticity of demand, the higher the degree of pass-through.
14) An unexpected change in exchange rates impacts a firm's expected cash flows at three levels,
depending on the time horizon used (Short Run, Medium Run, and Long Run). Describe the
three operating exposure's phases of adjustment assuming that parity conditions do not hold
among foreign exchange rates, national inflation rates, and national interest rates
(disequilibrium).
12.2 Measuring Operating Exposure: Ganado Germany
1) Recently the British Pound suffered an unexpected depreciation in value. Which of the
following actions being considered by Coventry Furniture of London, a purely domestic
furniture manufacturer and retailer, would be considered a highly unlikely response to the
depreciation of the pound?
A) Coventry might choose to maintain its domestic sales prices constant in pound terms.
B) Coventry might try to raise domestic prices because competing imports are now priced higher
in England.
C) Coventry might try to lower domestic prices because competing imports are now priced
higher in England.
2) Recently the Canadian dollar realized an unexpected appreciation in value. Which of the
following actions being considered by Tall Timber Exports, a Canadian logging firm specializing
in exporting raw forest products, would be considered a highly unlikely response to the
appreciation of the Canadian dollar?
A) Tall Timber Exports might lower export prices in an effort to maintain market share.
B) Tall Timber Exports might raise export prices only slightly in an effort to increase market
share.
C) Tall Timber Exports might leave export prices as they are and wait to determine what actions
to take if any in the future.
3) For a firm that competes internationally to sell its products, a depreciation of its domestic
currency relative to markets where the firm exports goods, should eventually result in ________
sales at home and ________ sales abroad, other things equal.
A) fewer; greater
B) fewer; fewer
C) greater; greater
D) greater; fewer
4) Brimmo Motorcycles Inc., a U.S.-based firm, manufactures and sells electric motorcycles both
domestically and internationally. A sudden and unexpected appreciation of the U.S. dollar should
allow sales to ________ at home and ________ abroad. (Assume other factors remain
unchanged.)
A) increase; increase
B) decrease; decrease
C) increase; decrease
D) decrease; increase
5) The strategy management undertakes in response to unexpected changes in exchange rates
depends to a large measure on their opinion about the price elasticity of demand.
6) Unexpected changes in exchange rates is never good news for a firm's operating income.
1) Which of the following is NOT an example of diversifying operations?
A) diversifying sales
B) diversifying location of operations
C) raising funds in more than one country
D) sourcing raw materials in more than one country
2) Which of the following is NOT an example of diversification in financing?
A) raising funds in more than one market
B) raising funds in more than one country
C) diversifying sales
D) All of the above qualify.
3) When disequilibria in international markets occur, management can take advantage by:
A) doing nothing if they are already diversified and able to realize beneficial portfolio effects.
B) recognizing disequilibria faster than purely domestic competitors.
C) shifting operational of financing activities to take advantage of the disequilibria.
4) Purely domestic firms will be at a disadvantage to MNEs in the event of market disequilibria
A) domestic firms lack comparative data from its own sources.
B) international firms are already so large.
C) all of the domestic firm's raw materials are imported.
D) None of the above; domestic firms are not at a disadvantage.
5) Which of the following is probably NOT an advantage of foreign exchange risk management?
A) the reduction of the variability of cash flows due to domestic business cycles
B) increased availability of capital
C) reduced cost of capital
D) All of the above are potential advantages of foreign exchange risk management.
6) Which of the following is NOT an example of a form of political risk that might be avoided or
reduced by foreign exchange risk management?
A) expropriation of assets
B) destruction of raw materials through natural disaster
C) war
D) unfavorable legal changes
7) Moral hazard may occur when a firm or individual takes on more risk when it knows that
someone else will "pick up the tab."
8) Management must be able to predict disequilibria in international markets to take advantage of
diversification strategies.
9) If a firm diversifies its financing sources, it will be pre-positioned to take advantage of
temporary deviations from the International Fisher Effect.
10) Diversifying the financing base means diversifying sales, location of production facilities,
and raw material sources.
11) The variability of a firm's operating cash flows is probably reduced by international
diversification of its production, sourcing, and sales because exchange rate changes under
disequilibrium conditions are likely to increase the firm's competitiveness in some markets while
reducing it in others.
12) Diversification is possibly the best technique for reducing the problems associated with
international transactions. Provide one example each of international financial diversification and
international operational diversification and explain how the action reduces risk.
1) Which of the following is NOT identified by your authors as a proactive management
technique to reduce exposure to foreign exchange risk?
A) matching currency cash flows
B) cross-currency swaps
C) remaining a purely domestic firm
D) parallel loans
2) Which one of the following management techniques is likely to best offset the risk of long-run
exposure to receivables denominated in a particular foreign currency?
A) Borrow money in the foreign currency in question.
B) Lend money in the foreign currency in question.
C) Increase sales to that country.
D) Increase sales in this country.
exposure to payables denominated in a particular foreign currency?
C) Rely on the Federal Reserve Board to enact monetary policy favorable to your exposure risk.
4) The particular strategy of trying to offset stable inflows of cash from one country with
outflows of cash in the same currency is known as:
A) hedging.
B) diversification.
C) matching.
D) balancing.
5) Which of the following is NOT an acceptable hedging technique to reduce risk caused by a
relatively predictable long-term foreign currency inflow of Japanese yen?
A) Import raw materials from Japan denominated in yen to substitute for domestic suppliers.
B) Pay suppliers from other countries in yen.
C) Import raw materials from Japan denominated in dollars.
D) Acquire debt denominated in yen.
6) An MNE has a contract for a relatively predictable long-term inflow of Japanese yen that the
firm chooses to hedge by seeking out potential suppliers in Japan. This hedging strategy is
referred to as:
A) a natural hedge.
B) currency-switching.
D) diversification.
firm chooses to hedge by paying for imports from Canada in Japanese yen. This hedging strategy
is known as:
8) A U.S. timber products firm has a long-term contract to import unprocessed logs from
Canada. To avoid occasional and unpredictable changes in the exchange rate between the U.S.
dollar and the Canadian dollar, the firms agree to split between the two firms the impact of any
exchange rate movement. This type of agreement is referred to as:
A) risk-sharing.
D) a natural hedge.
9) A ________ occurs when two business firms in separate countries arrange to borrow each
other's currency for a specified period of time.
A) natural hedge loan
B) forward loan
C) currency switch loan
D) back-to-back loan
10) A Canadian firm with a U.S. subsidiary and a U.S. firm with a Canadian subsidiary agree to
a parallel loan agreement. In such an agreement, the Canadian firm is making a/an ________
loan to the ________ subsidiary while effectively financing the ________ subsidiary.
A) indirect; U.S.; Canadian
B) indirect; Canadian; U.S.
C) direct; U.S.; Canadian
D) direct; Canadian; U.S.
11) Which of the following is NOT an important impediment to widespread use of parallel
loans?
A) difficulty in finding an appropriate counterparty
B) the risk that one of the parties will fail to return the borrowed funds when agreed
C) the process does not avoid exchange rate risk
D) All of the above are significant impediments.
12) A ________ resembles a back-to-back loan except that it does not appear on a firm's balance
A) forward loan
B) currency hedge
C) counterparty
D) currency swap
13) A ________ is the term used to describe a foreign currency agreement between two parties to
exchange a given amount of one currency for another, and after a period of time, to give back the
original amounts.
A) matched flow
B) currency swap
C) back-to-back loan
14) A British firm and a U.S. Corporation each wish to enter into a currency swap hedging
agreement. The British firm is receiving U.S. dollars from sales in the U.S. but wants pounds.
The U.S. firm is receiving pounds from sales in Britain but wants dollars. Which of the following
choices would best satisfy the desires of the firms?
A) The British firm pays dollars to a swap dealer and receives pounds from the dealer. The U.S.
firm pays pounds to the swap dealer and receives dollars.
B) The U.S. firm pays dollars to a swap dealer and receives pounds from the dealer. The British
C) The British firm pays pounds to a swap dealer and receives pounds from the dealer. The U.S.
firm pays dollars to the swap dealer and receives dollars.
D) The British firm pays dollars to a swap dealer and receives dollars from the dealer. The U.S.
firm pays pounds to the swap dealer and receives pounds.
15) NorthRim Inc. (NRI), imports extreme condition outdoor wear and equipment from the
Allofit Territories Company (ATC) located in Canada. With the steady decline of the U.S dollar
against the Canadian dollar NRI is finding a continued relationship with ATC to be an
increasingly difficult proposition. In response to NRI's request, ATC has proposed the following
risk-sharing arrangement. First, set the current spot rate as the base rate. As long as spot rates
stay within 5% (up or down) NRI will pay at the base rate. Any rate outside of the 5% range,
ATC will share equally with NRI the difference between the spot rate and the base rate. If the
current spot rate is C$1.20/$, what are the upper and lower limits for trading to take place at
C$1.20?
A) C$1.205/$ - C$1.195/$
B) C$1.15/$ - C$1.25/$
C) C$1.14/$ - C$1.26/$
risk-sharing arrangement. First, set the current spot rate of C$1.20/$ as the base rate. As long as
spot rates stay within 5% (up or down) NRI will pay at the base rate. Any rate outside of the 5%
range, ATC will share equally with NRI the difference between the spot rate and the base rate. If
NRI had a payable of C$100,000 due today and the current spot rate were C$1.17/$, how much
does would NRI owe in U.S. dollars?
A) $83,333
B) $85,470
C) $85,837
D) $117,000
17) Costs associated with the purchase of sizeable put options positions include each of the
following EXCEPT:
A) the purchase price of the options
B) the opportunity cost of buying the options rather than diversifying operations to reduce risk
C) executive salaries of having corporate offices in more than one country
18) Currency swaps are exclusively for periods of time under one year.
19) Most swap dealers arrange swaps so that each firm that is a party to the transaction does not
know who the counterparty is.
20) Most swap dealers arrange swaps so that each firm that is a party to the transaction knows
who the counterparty is.
21) Swap agreements are treated as off-balance sheet transactions via U.S. accounting methods.
22) Swap agreements are treated as line items on the balance sheet via U.S. accounting methods.
23) After being introduced in the 1980s, currency swaps have remained a relatively insignificant
financial derivative instrument.
24) After being introduced in the 1980s, currency swaps have gained increasing importance as
financial derivative instruments.
25) The empirical evidence strongly supports the proposition that contractual hedges can
effectively eliminate operating exposure.
26) A British firm has a subsidiary in the U.S., and a U.S. firm, known to the British firm, has a
subsidiary in Britain. Define and then provide an example for each of the following management
techniques for reducing the firm's operating cash flows. The following are techniques to
b) risk-sharing agreements
c) back-to-back or parallel loans
by Arthur I. Stonehill, David K. Eiteman, Michael H. Moffett


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Senate Vote On Syria Delayed In Wake Of Russia Initiative
Doug Mataconis · Tuesday, September 10, 2013 · 1 comment
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid has delayed an initial vote on the Syria resolution in light of yesterday's developments out of Russia:
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid is holding off on taking steps toward a first vote on whether to authorize a military strike against Syria over alleged chemical weapons use. The decision follows Russia's proposal that Syria relinquish its chemical weapons stockpiles to international control.
An aide said that the Russia proposal is serious and fluid enough that members do not want to lock themselves into a position on Syria just yet. An initial Senate vote on the issue had been expected on Wednesday.
Clearly, Russia's move has significantly changed the game vis a vis Syria in a very short period of time. Late yesterday, for example, the French announced that they would be introducing a resolution in the U.N. Security Council related to the proposal, and President Obama seemed very open to the proposal in his appearances on the news networks last night. Presumably, these developments will also bring about changes to the President's speech tonight. More importantly, it seems likely that this could lead to an indefinite delay on voting from Congress, or significant changes to what they'd be voting on.
FILED UNDER: Congress, Military Affairs, National Security, Quick Takes, US Politics, Harry Reid, Syria
edmondo says:
Harry Reid delayed the vote because he was going to lose. Kerry's statement that it would be an "unbelievably small response" turned off half the Democrats and all of the GOP senators.
Stupidity has its upside.
US, UK, and France Bomb Syria to Send Some Sort of Message about Chemical Weapons
Harry Reid, 1939-2021
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Another War, Another Pentagon Cover-Up


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