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The Archegos Chaos: Wall Street's Most Shocking Event of 2021 …..So Far
April 19, 2021 5:45 pm UTC, Raed Alkhedr, Chief Market Analyst at Equiti Group
Before Friday, March 26th, few had heard of Archegos Capital Management, an investment vehicle owned by Bill Hwang, a former hedge-fund trader with a volatile risk-taking past. Archegos had emerged as the entity behind the huge sale of at least $20bn worth of shares, which shocked the stock markets on an otherwise unremarkable Friday and has left at least two global banks – Credit Suisse and Nomura – facing multi-billion-dollar losses.
By Raed Alkhedr, Regional Head of Research and Analysis at Equiti Group
Since the ease of lockdowns in recent months, there has been a general shift away from tech and media stocks, which profited greatly from the stay-at-home measures.
In the first quarter of 2021, cyclical companies, such as banks, airlines, and industrial firms started recovering as lockdowns loosened around the world, while tech shares faced a bearish outlook, and a margin call was struck on Friday, March 26th.. US banks were able to pull the plug faster than their Swiss and Japanese rivals and dumped these shares. Other banks followed the same pattern later taking the tally to more than $20 billion worth of shares sold. ViacomCBS fell to $48, another 27% lower; Discovery, Baidu, and Tencent also fell rapidly causing massive losses for Credit Suisse and Nomura.
This was the trigger of The Archegos Chaos: Wall Street's Most Shocking Event of 2021…So Far, that provides valuable learnings to both brokers and traders.
The learning for brokers is to step up their due diligence on their clients before financing them and assess the potential risk from aggressive traders. On the other hand, traders must be aware of leveraged trading and its risks, as misused leverage with greed can cause large losses in a very short period. Traders always need a risk management plan in place and should utilize stop-loss orders in their trades to stay protected from massive drawdowns and large price fluctuations.
An analysis of the build-up to the Archegos Chaos – the plot had already formed.
Archegos is a so-called family office which manages the private wealth of Bill Hwang, who once worked for Tiger Management, another famous hedge fund. One of Archegos' strategies was primarily focused on trading CFDs (Contract for Differences), a financial instrument where the underlying securities (stocks) are held by banks, but when markets are volatile, the strategy could fall apart.
The first sign of trouble came on March 26 when Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley began selling large blocks of shares for a client who had missed a margin call – a demand for more collateral to cover losses on trades that had gone awry. The stocks that were dumped are categorized as "second-tier tech", and included Chinese search engine Baidu and American media conglomerate ViacomCBS. Their prices crashed under heavy selling pressure with the price of ViacomCBS shares, for instance, falling by more than 33%.
By Sunday, March 28th, news emerged that the client was Archegos.
On Monday, March 29th, Credit Suisse said it was in the process of liquidating the positions of a client that had defaulted on margin calls, and that the related losses would be "material". Unofficial estimates put these losses at $3bn-4bn. Nomura, a Japanese bank, said that it was on the hook for about $2bn, possibly more if stock prices fell further.
Why would the banks fund an investor with a chequered past?
Banks are desperately searching for profits, and rules drafted after the global financial crisis make it expensive for Wall Street banks to trade on their own account. Previously, hedge funds and so-called family offices could make money from slow-moving, unleveraged asset managers. Such investors mostly buy and sell stocks cheaply on electronic platforms, thus Wall Street banks increasingly rely on fees and commissions from fast-trading hedge funds or family offices that act like hedge funds, like Archegos. Fees on derivatives, such as equity swaps and CFDs, are especially attractive to brokerages. The appeal for the fast-money hedge-fund crowds is that such derivatives allow them to magnify their positions through leverage. They can open larger positions without having to put up more of their own capital upfront and without revealing that they opened those positions.
How did Archegos end up losing so big?
Leverage played a big part. In a CFD, a trader deal with a bank and benefit from price changes without owning the stock. So, if the hedge fund opens a buy order for a CFD share and its stock goes up, the bank pays the difference, and if it goes down, the hedge fund pays the difference. In CFD trading, financial leverage comes into play – leverage is an investment tool that allows investors, in this case Archegos, to gain exposure to the financial markets with a smaller amount of capital, known as margin. This strategy is also known as margin trading, which allows traders to benefit from leverage and open larger positions with the same amount of capital (unleveraged), thus achieving a higher return on equity.
Archegos were offered leverage of 1:5. This means for each $1 a trader puts, the bank provides liquidity of $5. So, for instance, if the $1 margin allows a trader to buy 10 shares, the bank can support the trader with another 40, making the total size of the trade 50 shares. Effectively, Hwang could build large positions by using leverage, and the firm was able to take 5 times the amount they had which was $10bn leveraged up to almost $50bn.
Keeping that in mind, Archegos borrowed extensively to finance big bets on ViacomCBS, Discovery, and Chinese giants Tencent and Baidu. These stocks performed very well at the start of 2021 with ViacomCBS rising from $30 to $100 between January 5th and March 22nd. Discovery's share price also reached $77 on March 15th, from $36 in early January. As these stocks' prices went up, it appears that Hwang kept using the money he earned to buy more of these stocks thus increasing the margin required to keep his trades open. However, between March 23 and 24, these stocks crashed to a point and received a margin call – ViacomCBS fell from $100 to $67, a 33% drop in three days. Hwang was unable to keep his financial pledges and refused to cover his margin call forcing the banks to act quickly by dropping the shares they held.
How the officials responded.
On Friday, March 26th Japan's finance minister said the government is looking into the financial losses incurred by Japan's Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group and Nomura and will share information on the matter with the Bank of Japan and overseas authorities.
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the UK's Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) have also launched preliminary probes into the Archegos meltdown. The SEC declined to comment on Friday, March 26th and the FCA did not immediately respond.
Could Archegos-linked shares bounce back again?
Wall Street is counting the cost of the Archegos meltdown, with pressure piling up on Credit Suisse, while attentions turn to regulatory scrutiny that might result from banks unwinding the fund's positions. Shares like ViacomCBS and Discovery took the hit and now traders will have to decide whether they will go back into market or not.
ViacomCBS and Discovery are now trading below their median price targets of $55 and $46 respectively, and for some traders, it could be the dip they're looking for. All these companies have relatively good financial books and just happened to get caught in the Archegos fiasco. Biden's latest $2 trillion spending plan initiative could also boost the overall confidence in the market, hence pushing the tech industry to the upside. Yet, the lack of more detailed information regarding the Archegos blunder could still bring uncertainty around the duration of the event and therefore investors may be dissuaded from these shares in particular.
The subject matter and the content of this article are solely the views of the author. FinanceFeeds does not bear any legal responsibility for the content of this article and they do not reflect the viewpoint of FinanceFeeds or its editorial staff.

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What does it mean to be experimental or different? As a reader, convention bores you after a point and you look for a fresh voice that stands apart from the sea of voices in fiction. As a writer, isn't it thrilling to think out of the box and try something you haven't before? How do you know if something can be written a certain way if you don't do it yourself?
I have learnt to go with my instincts and write the way I want to because if it's fun for me I know it will be fun for the reader too. Over the years, writers have experimented with their prose in many ways. I love books that bend genres and play with language and form to tell a story in a way it hasn't been told before.
Here are some writers I have come across who have astonished the literary world with their unique works of fiction. The narrators of their books will make you think about 'voice' in a completely different way.
Mohsin Hamid
Mohsin Hamid is a British Pakistani writer. He has written four novels, Moth Smoke (2000), The Reluctant Fundamentalist (2007), How to Get Filthy Rich in Rising Asia (2013), and Exit West (2017). Hamid is known for trying out various ways to tell a story using the 'second-person narration' well. Most novels are written in either third-person or first-person voice. The second person narration or the use of 'You' is rare in fiction but Hamid uses it with confidence. In 'The Reluctant Fundamentalist', the 'You' is an American and the Pakistani narrator speaks to this 'You' throughout the book. The American character never talks back. If you want to see how Hamid has pulled this off very well, read the book and see if it works for you because the second-person narration is not everyone's cup of tea. If you're a writer, see if it makes you want to try out the second person narration too! I'm especially partial to the second person use in fiction and here's a story of my own in Out Of Print Magazine.
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Are you a fan of retellings? Yuknavitch wrote a modern feminist retelling of Freud's case study 'Dora' and it will blow your mind! Dora is not an ordinary girl. Her voice will stay with you for long. She could be considered an unreliable narrator for the way she rebels against everything. Her voice is raw and bold. Readers get invested and hooked to the narrative. You want to know what happens next and be there for Dora till the end. Yuknavitch is a prolific writer and each of her books surprise the literary world for its exploration of bold and difficult themes with artistic finesse. If you want to know about her, do watch her TED talk 'The Beauty Of Being A Misfit'.
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"Mother is cleaning the spoons again. From where I sit in the kitchen, I can see the reflection of her trippy-looking head: bulbous skull, stretched down mouth, eyes that scoop away at the rest of her face. A droop-faced woman. Jeeeez. Just look at her. She's rubbing the holy crap out of those spoons. Poor, silvery utensils. That's what it felt like to be her kid, too."
-Dora: A Headcase by Lidia Yuknavitch
Burgess wrote many novels in his lifetime and one book that stood out from the rest was 'A Clockwork Orange'. In an introduction to his book, it is said that Burgess was even upset with the reception that the book received because he felt he had written books that deserved more attention. As a writer, it made me wonder, do we really have control over the reception of our work? 'A Clockwork Orange' became popular after Stanley Kubrick's controversial adaptation. The novel is very experimental with its language. Burgess invented a language for it called 'Nadsat' which is influenced by the Russian language. The narrator 'Alex' is one of the most entertaining narrators I've come across and the language makes the read very challenging. The plot makes you think about free will, dystopia, conditioning, authority, upbringing, society and much more. Burgess' book will haunt you long after you're done with it. It is also a very disturbing read so do exercise caution when you pick this book.
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Mark Z. Danielewski
'House Of Leaves' by Mark Z. Danielewski is often categorized under 'Horror Fiction' but readers have also called it a love story. It is one of those books that defies genre, language, form and narrative. The text layout in the book is so experimental that the reader ends up feeling disoriented and makes you wonder about the 'courage' of the writer to push the boundaries of fiction in such a way. It is commendable that despite the difficulty in reading, it's one of those books that readers swear by. Do check it out if you're looking for a challenging read and a story that you won't forget.
Eimear McBride
McBride's book 'A Girl Is A Half-Formed Thing' was turned down by many publishers for being too experimental before it was picked up by a small press. We are so glad it was published! The literary world found a voice it had never heard before. McBride's narrator narrates the story of her life, of living with a sibling who has a brain tumour and their family dynamics. The language is difficult to grasp at first but gets easier on re-reading. The narrator's voice is raw, bold and surprising. It is nothing like you've heard before. As you keep reading, you empathise with the narrator's thoughts and feelings. Her trauma spills out of the page through the language. This book will push you to think about fiction in a different way.
"I know. The thing wrong. It's a. It is called. Nosebleeds, head aches. Where you can't hold. Fall mugs and dinner plates she says clear up. Ah young he says give the child a break. Fall off swings. Can't or. Grip well. Slipping in the muck. Bang your. Poor head wrapped up white and the blood come through. She feel the sick of that. Little boy head. Shush."
-A Girl Is A Half-Formed Thing by Eimear McBride
If you want to learn how to write fiction that surprises readers, then check out Michelle D'costa's Experimental Fiction Writing Workshop here.
Michelle D'costa is a Mangalorean from Mumbai. She was born and raised in Bahrain. Her poetry and prose has been published in over 50 literary journals like Eclectica, Litro UK, Queen Mob's Teahouse, Coldnoon and more. She loves to interview writers. Her debut full-length short story and poetry collections are complete. She edits Kaani, an ezine for fiction. She talks about books on YouTube and blogs on WordPress.
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'You Can Get Rid of the Mines, But You Can't Get Rid of the Miners': Industrial Legacy and Contemporary Identity in Durham
Durham's coal mines closed throughout the 1980s, despite dissent from local communities and mining unions. This was not an anomaly – under Conservative rule, mines were shut throughout the nation, yet these were largely concentrated in the North. As a result, a significant regional divide in unemployment, poverty, and general desolation was created. And yet, although the mines are most certainly shut, the culture and the identity of the miners, and of a mining region lives on. In Durham, mining is deeply tied up in local identity, and a celebration of this shared history occurs every year through the Miners' Gala. This consists of a loud and proud parade through the city, in which each mining village sends a colliery band, and banners. Upon finishing the city parade, all the mining lodges meet on the cricket field for a large party for all ages. Despite the closure of the mines, the economic hardship and proud history continues to be entwined with present day understandings and contemporary identity; a common phrase heard at the gala is 'You can get rid of the mines, but you can't get rid of the miners'.
The 135th Durham Miners' Gala, 2019. (Credit: The Northern Echo)
The first Durham Miners' Gala was organised by the Durham Miners' Association in 1871 and was held on the outskirts of the city in Wharton Park. Despite the demise of the mining industry, the gala has survived, and continues to be integral to local identity. The gala is no longer an example of political mass assembly, but as Jack Lawson, a Durham miner, later Labour MP and minister in the Atlee government, said of the gala, it was less political demonstration, and more "the spontaneous expression of their [the miners'] communal life". The gala is an example of intangible cultural heritage, and an identity which occurs in a specific place. Some have dubbed occasions like the gala as simply reminiscence – journalist James Bloodworth, who visited in 2016, saw the Durham Miners' Gala as a "carnival of nostalgia", and "something like a historical re-enactment society". However, it is much, much more. It is a living history, a continued solidarity with the working class and the loss of jobs caused by a deep deindustrialisation which continues today in the loss, if not disappearance, of heavy manufacturing industries such as ship building.
Labour's Green New Deal appears to draw upon this history and empathise with the loss of industry and employment in the North. The deal sets out to rebuild industry, jobs, and pride in the towns, with more "rewarding, well-paid jobs, lower energy bills", and "whole new industries to revive parts of our country that have been neglected for too long". As the Industrial Revolution brought jobs and pride to the North, the 'Green Industrial Revolution', hopes to provide funding to restore this. Furthermore, the Labour Party recognises that for some 'industrial transition' has become a "byword for devastation", and blames successive Conservative governments for this continued ignorance of whole industries and communities. The Green Industrial Revolution manifesto states that, "Tories wasted a decade serving the interests of big polluters", echoing the sentiment of many speakers at the Durham Miners' Gala. For example, in 2017, one speaker exclaimed that they should draw upon the lesson of the 1984-5 strikes today: that if "on the verge of achieving real change to working class people, the establishment will try to crush you". Labour's plans for a Green New Deal show not only the impact of economics on identity, but also, highlights the scars of neglect at the hands of a Tory government.
James Bloodworth also exclaimed in his somewhat scathing review of the Durham Miners' Gala, that "when the past becomes an obsession, it can act as a dead weight on meaningful action in the present". Is Labour's Green New Deal an example of being too preoccupied with the past? Or should we be looking to it? Is an eye to the past not necessarily a bad thing, as Bloodworth states, but instead a chance to rectify past mistakes?
Bloodworth, James, 'Labour is becoming a historical re-enactment society', International Business Times, 11 July 2017, https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/jeremy-corbyns-labour-tribute-act-socialism-trade-unions-back-nostalgic-leader-1570061
Lawson, Jack, Peter Lee, (1949: London)
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historyinpolitics	Current Affairs, Europe, Identity, UK	1 Comment 28th Sep 2020 3 Minutes
Housing Reform: Not the Solution to a Prominent Problem
The government's slogan of "Build, Build, Build", coupled with radical reforms to the planning system, promises a utopia it will struggle to deliver.
Modern, red brick houses viewed from above. (Credit: Anthony Brown.)
The reforms centre around deregulation, with the aim being to make it easier to build homes where people want to live. Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick wrote in the Telegraph of the reforms building houses "with green spaces", "new parks at close hand", "tree-lined streets" and neighbours who are not strangers.
The reality of these reforms will most likely be very different, and jeopardises the livelihoods of some of society's most vulnerable.
The latest proposals include dividing England's land into three different categories: growth, renewal, or protection. Pre-approved "design codes" would automatically be allowed in "growth" areas, and granted "permission in principle" in renewal areas.
Additionally, the recent extension of permitted development rights allows buildings such as offices and shops to be converted into housing without the need for planning permission.
A combination of these policies present a threat of the production of low-quality slum housing. Only 22% of permitted development homes meet the space standards nationally accepted, and less than 5% have access to an outdoor area. Automatic planning permission without proper checks, as indicated through permitted development, compromises quality of home and livelihood. With deregulation to the planning system, agreed "design codes" could be produced to a low standard for the sake of developers producing quickly and on a large scale.
As the government aims to fulfil its pledge of 300,000 new houses a year with these proposals and policies, there is a danger that the safety and wellbeing of future inhabitants of the dwellings will be put at risk. Whilst reform to the system is necessary to build sustainable and environmental homes of the future, simply cutting checks of quality and safety whilst hindering local voices is not the solution.
Further, charities such as Shelter, aimed at ending homelessness, have voiced concerns over such schemes. To encourage small developers to build, the proposal is to end "section 106" payments for small sites – the mechanism for developers to be required to produce affordable, social housing. Such payments are also bypassed under permitted development without the need for planning permission. Without such a requirement, social housing will continue to suffer, already underfunded and underproduced.
The government needs to reconsider such proposals and schemes that are in developer's best interests, but without adequate checks threaten inhabitants with low quality housing, whilst neglecting the desperate need for social housing.
historyinpolitics	Current Affairs, UK	Leave a comment 19th Sep 2020 13th Sep 2020 2 Minutes
Debate: Monarchy, a Relic or Required?
Monarchy and its Political Pomp and Circumstance
The Glorious Revolution of 1688 implemented the constitutional monarchy of the UK that we know today, effectively limiting the political role of the Crown to mere pomp and circumstance. Yet, to this day, certain superfluous political liberties have remained. In practice, the sovereign still gives weekly counsel to the Prime Minister. In practice, the sovereign opens Parliament with their speech, albeit drafted by the Commons. In practice, the sovereign must approve all legislation before it can become an act of parliament, although the last bill to be refused in such a manner was vetoed in 1708. While the British political constitution has moved on considerably from its absolute-monarchical days, the monarch's political role still retains an archaic air, where substance falls short of ceremony. The lack of majority dissent over this archaism can only be explained by the increasing celebrity of the monarchy, caused by the tabloid-frenzied consumption of their every move, from wedding dress to baby name. This infatuation with these winners of a 'genetic lottery' completely overlooks the fact that these political liberties are available to be used and abused. Even if they choose not to do so, that is irrelevant to the fact they still exist.
This is only the tip of the iceberg, as, ceremonial politics aside, the monarchy can also be utilised by the party in power when wanting to inspire confidence in their abilities. This was evident in the Queen's recent coronavirus address where she spoke of the need for solidarity, harking back to the Second World War idea of 'everyone doing their bit' and quoting Vera Lynn's song, 'We'll Meet Again'. For a more worrying influence we must look back only to August of last year where Boris Johnson used the Queen's ability to prorogue parliament to prevent lawmakers from thwarting his Brexit plans. Though the Crown officially adopts an air of impartiality towards partisan politics, it seems the monarchy is still a political tool to be manipulated on a whim. Surely the best way to ensure sovereign impartiality is to remain aloof from the political world. But surely while this demands reform, the monarchy need not be abolished to take its fingers out from the political pie.
When also considering the royal finances, it seems there is certainly no harm in taking this next step either. With £82.2 million paid by taxpayers in 2019 to form the Sovereign Grant – not including security or ceremonial costs – is it really necessary to keep funding this archaic institution? Popular responses say yes, pointing to tourism revenues of £550 million, and ambassador-generated trade of £150 million. Yet the latter number barely makes a dent in the sum of UK exports (£543 billion), and as for tourism revenue, the abolition of the monarchy would not stop tourists from frequenting destinations such as Windsor Castle and Buckingham Palace. The question we the public should be asking is are the monarchy still relevant? The royal family can still exist in celebrity status and tabloid sensationalism without pulling on the drawstrings of the public purse and without being used as a political tool. The political role of the monarchy should be a thing of the past, celebrated and remembered perhaps, but fit for the vault of history.
Melanie Perrin
The current British royal family on Buckingham Palace's Balcony. (Credit: Chris Jackson, via Getty Images.)
A Defence of the Monarchy
A word that recalls the riches and privileges of fairy-tale princes and princesses, but one that also connotes the existential crisis faced by many kingdoms. The twentieth century saw a deadly trend for the end of monarchies: most famously, the tragic demise of the Romanovs. However, new monarchies were forged that have remained to this day, such as Bhutan's Wangchucks, whose popularity in Thailand has even led to a sharp increase in Thai tourism to Bhutan.
Monarchies carry more influence than is recognised in modern society. In Britain, the House of Windsor encourages support for charitable causes. Prince Harry, the Duke of Sussex, has been outspoken about the importance of mental health services, describing his participation in counselling and advocating open discussion concerning mental health. Alongside the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, Prince Harry founded 'Heads Together'; a campaign created to increase the visibility of mental health conditions. Using their royal status greatly, the Cambridges and Sussexes promoted 'Heads Together' through royal visits, social media presence and tailored events. It was highly successful, with the foundation announcing it had assisted "millions" in talking more about mental health. The British monarchy is still deeply entrenched within our society and culture, engaging with topical issues, and promoting causes that they believe in. The Windsors have become more personal than rulers of the past, and still engage with politics, albeit in different ways. Commentary on social issues is another valid way of engaging with the political constitution.
Neutrality is the most important characteristic of today's monarchy, with the royal veto having been abandoned for over 300 years. The monarch is now idealised to be a leader that the public can stand behind, regardless of the political climate. Prime Ministers cannot command the support nor the majority, which the monarchy can. According to YouGov in 2018, 69% of people support the monarchy, with 21% opposing and 11% stating no preference. No Prime Minister has ever achieved such a high public majority. Theresa May was the second most popular Conservative leader ever, and still only commanded a positive opinion of 30%. In a turbulent modern society, the British monarchy has been a source of constancy.
In a politically chaotic decade, Britain has seen three Prime Ministers in three years under Conservative Party leadership, which has been deeply divisive. However, the popularity of the monarchy has been proven time and time again. For the wedding of the Cambridges, there were 60 million viewers (averaging at 22 million for whole coverage), and sales of the royal issue of the Hello! magazine rose by 25%. Globally, there were 29 million viewers of the wedding of Prince Harry to Meghan Markle. Furthermore, the British monarchy unites 2.4 billion under the Commonwealth, from across five continents.
The grasp upon the monarchy has not been relinquished by the world, but especially not by British society. It has been steadfast for centuries and whether it is universally accepted, monarchy occupies a key part of politics, culture and society in modern Britain. It does not seem as if the world is ready for the monarchy to be a historic concept.
Lorna Cosgrave
historyinpolitics	Debate, Leadership, UK	Leave a comment 15th Sep 2020 13th Sep 2020 4 Minutes
Will Britain's History Ever Transcend Empire?
In recent months, racism in Britain has been widely discussed in the light of the killing of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and countless other people worldwide. The Black Lives Matter movement has gained poignancy, with many supporters risking their lives to protest against systemic racism during the Covid-19 pandemic.
When discussing this issue with peers, one comment often made was, 'I don't understand why they're protesting here, that's all happening in America?'. On the surface this might seem true, however comments like these fail to address Britain's horrifically racist past, and the continual microaggressions and discrimination people of colour face today as a result of this. And this begs the question – if we're 'better' than America in this respect, can any country ever completely transcend its corrupt past?
A propaganda poster for the British Empire, centred around George VI. (CreditL Snowgoose, via Pinterest.)
The verb 'transcend' is broadly defined as the action of going beyond the limits of something, so in order to make a sound judgement on history's ability to transcend a period of mass exploitation, we must first discover what 'limits' empire placed on Britain's History. Back in school, you might remember History lessons telling you of a time when Britain 'owned' almost half the world – the British Empire, reaping massive economic benefits for Britain. The crimes of the British Empire need to be discussed in greater depth.
The British Empire imposed Western ideas of civilisation onto foreign cultures, and colonists committed heinous crimes. An ideological 'them and us' binary was instigated by the Empire; British colonists used this dehumanisation to justify horrific acts of violence and oppression against native people, alongside the stealing of land and imposition of culture. All this is delivered to British people today under the guise of either neutrality or a jubilant narrative which ignores and diminishes the atrocities of the Empire, and the lasting effects this 'them and us' mentality has had on the lives of BAME people in Britain.
So, while it's understandable to hope for a History detached from Empire in today's more progressive society, it's integral to understand that the global devastation caused by Imperialism cannot simply be forgotten. Remember that it was only in 2015 that the British taxpayer had paid off compensation paid to families of slave owners for their loss of 'business assets' after it was abolished in 1833. Imperialism arguably catalysed racism, and years of Black Lives Matter protests have shown that there is no quick fix. To hope for a transcendent utopia away from this is naïve. In many ways, 'moving on' from Empire minimises the experiences and culture of those adversely affected by it; derailing discussion and progression in a way which mirrors using the phrase 'All Lives Matter' as a response to 'Black Lives Matter'.
One method which gained huge amounts of public backing was a change to Britain's school curriculum, in which education about the realities of Empire and colonisation are made mandatory. Many of us will remember, and have signed, the government petition for this which gained over 250,000 signatures. However, after first responding to this in July, saying that colonial education is already part of the key stage 3 curriculum (ages 11 to 14), they have now agreed to host a debate on the subject; the date for which will take over 80 days to decide.
One organisation who advocate for education on Black History in schools is The Black Curriculum. In their open letter to the Secretary of State, Gavin Williamson, they stated their aim to embed, 'Black History in England's National Curriculum more explicitly', to counteract the whitewashed version of History children are taught. This would be an important step to take in tackling racism and inclusivity in schools; the founder Lavinya Stennet and her team have developed an extensive multimedia curriculum to teach Black History in an accessible way. If you'd like to support this cause, you can download their email templates to send to your MP, or donate through the link on their website.
So sadly, there's no way for Britain's History to transcend Empire, as this would ignore the experiences of those continuing to be affected by racism, stereotypes and the microaggressions brought about by it. Being able to see past the effects of Empire is a privilege, and one which unfortunately isn't a reality for many British citizens, despite more information becoming available via social media to help inform everyone of changes that can be made.
historyinpolitics	Identity, Race, UK	Leave a comment 13th Sep 2020 11th Sep 2020 3 Minutes
The Politics of Food: Modern Sumptuary Law?
The politicisation of food by Boris Johnson's government has proved to be a highly controversial issue. Whilst the necessity of what has been described as an "obesity crackdown" has been supported by Public Health England, there has been backlash surrounding the government's strategy. In particular, the lack of meaningful support for the most financially-disadvantaged have led to accusations that the government is tone-deaf in its approach. The abandonment of this group of people by food policy is far from a new phenomenon, and the parallels with early modern sumptuary law is compelling.
A family watching British Prime Minister Boris Johnson's coronavirus address. (Credit: AFP.)
Sumptuary law is defined by Black's Law Dictionary as, "Laws made for the purpose of restraining luxury or extravagance, particularly against inordinate expenditures for apparel, food, furniture, etc." These laws impacted everyone in society and were considered vital for maintaining the social hierarchy in the face of increased social mobility. They had a strong moral element: it was believed this hierarchy was mandated by God; refusing to adhere to this was therefore defying Him. Therefore, these laws were seen as essential for the good of society, just as the current government policy regarding obesity aims to lessen the impact of Covid-19 and the strain on the NHS.
Whilst sumptuary laws set limits upon all, just as we are all to be affected by this new health drive, it was – and is – the financially disadvantaged who experience the greatest restrictions. Legislation and poverty meant the poor of Tudor England were allowed no more than pottage, vegetables, and bread. With the rigours of life at that time, the number of calories that needed to be consumed was much higher than the recommended 2000-2500 today, though even this would be out of reach for many.
Today, the converse seems to be true, and it is far easier to over-consume on a lower budget. According to the statistics, half of the 10 worst areas for childhood obesity in the UK are also the 10 poorest. Yet the government seems to think the solution is as simple as signposting the healthy options and restricting those high in calories, going so far as removing multi-buy offers. The government does not seem to recognise that choice and control over diet is often a privilege. As Kieran Morris writes in The Guardian, the ability to eat healthily and exercise needs "time, money and space", all of which have been have become increasingly inaccessible.
Elizabeth I wearing the "superfluities of silks, cloths of gold, [and] silver" many were not allowed to. (Credit: the 'Darnley Portrait', Public Domain.)
Annunziata Rees-Mogg typified this privilege in her tweet on July 27, in which she stated "Tesco 1kg potatoes = 83p, 950g own brand chips = £1.35". What the daughter of Baron William Rees-Mogg fails to recognise is that it is not ignorance or laziness that is the problem. According to the Trussell Trust, between April 2019 and March 2020, 1.6 million people were estimated to have used a foodbank, which are only able to provide non-perishable, carbohydrate-heavy foods. The average full-time employee in Britain works an average of 42 hours a week, which the TUC claims is "robbing workers of a decent home life and time with their loved ones". To claim that personal choice is the sole reason behind the obesity epidemic ignores this.
So, just like sumptuary law, we are all being asked to do our bit for the good of the nation. But this policy, just like the legislation 500 years ago, will disproportionately affect the poorest in society. Whilst we do need to tackle obesity, the government needs to provide support for these people, rather than remove and criticise their already limited choices.
Georgia Greatrex
historyinpolitics	Current Affairs, UK	Leave a comment 3rd Sep 2020 10th Sep 2020 2 Minutes
Orcadian Identity
Having recently returned from the Orkney Isles, one thing that struck me was the strength and uniqueness of Orcadian identity. The people on the island do not identify as Scottish, but rather relate their belonging to 'the Mainland'. This is not the Scottish mainland, which is a mere fourteen miles away, but the most populated group of islands in the archipelago which are now connected by a series of barriers. The power of this identity is such that upon noting how the prehistoric village of Skara Brae was free to enter due to coronavirus to a B&B owner, she replied that she may visit having previously never done so. Her reasoning for this was that Orcadians should not have to pay Scottish Heritage to visit 'their' monuments.
The cliffs at Marwick Head and the Kitchner Memorial tower on the west coast of the Orkney Islands. (Credit: Martin McCarthy, via Getty Images)
The rich history of Orkney is very tangible. As well as Neolithic archaeology, the islands had a strong Norse influence during the Middle Ages. The Orkneyinga Saga, similar to other Viking age sagas like Heimskringla which were produced at the same time, provided a comprehensive history and sense of nationalism to Orcadians. The story of the Earls of Orkney continues to have a cultural legacy on Orcadian identity today. The unprecedented conservation of sites relating to it, as well as other archaeology, as Basu (2001) correctly notes, results in a strong sense of belonging that is rooted almost exclusively in history. In Orkney, it is undeniable that 'ancestral places… are part of the living fabric of the community' as modern crofts sit on top of the brochs of previous settlers. The people of Orkney are therefore trapped in their history through a tangible connection to ancestors which is rare elsewhere.
This connection to the past provides a potential explanation for why the B&B owner was reluctant to buy a ticket to visit Skara Brae. If history is such an inextricable part of culture and identity, and this history does not come from Scotland, then it makes sense for an uneasiness around modern geography dictating conservation and custody of sites. This is particularly true when it is considered that the significance of many sites has only been identified relatively recently. Skara Brae for example, a Neolithic settlement older than Stonehenge, was left completely unprotected from its accidental discovery in 1850 to 1927, and it only gained UNESCO status in 1999. Prior to modern conservation schemes, Orcadians were free to explore and children used sites as playgrounds, attaching to it an emotional significance as well as a historical one. As many sites have been accessible almost exclusively to Orcadians for so long, it links that there is a difficulty in distancing and letting them be conserved by external agencies.
Finally, it is worth considering the implication that the existence of such a uniquely tangible past has on the future, particularly the identity of young Orcadians. In 1999, a 'homecoming' of 150 Canadians of Orcadian descent took place. Looking at the accounts of participants, the sense of excitement to visit the crofts still situated in the same place their families lived previously, and therefore the durability of Orcadian identity, is clear. The isolated nature of the islands means that beyond the growing tourist industry, very little has changed for crofters. For this reason, it can be said that for Orcadians whose families have lived on the island for generations particularly, the strong identity provided by the archaeology that surrounds them means they are trapped in history. How long this will continue for however I am not sure.
Isobel Hine
historyinpolitics	Identity, UK	Leave a comment 13th Aug 2020 10th Sep 2020 2 Minutes
'Accepting Violence and Violent Language Against Women:' How Language is Used to Belittle Female Politicians
On Thursday the 23rd American Congresswoman for New York Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez came before congress to call for a point of personal privilege. Ms. Cortez sought to address her recent confrontation with Republican Congressman Ted Yoho who was overheard by a member of the press as calling her a 'f***ing b***h.' Mr. Yoho has denied using this particular phrase but has apologised for the 'abrupt manner of the conversation [he] had with [his] colleague from New York,' referring to his aggressive confrontation with Ms. Cortez on the steps of the Capitol during which he, according to Ms. Cortez, called her 'disgusting,' 'crazy,' and 'out of [her] mind.'
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez at New York City's Women's March, 2019. (Credit: Dimitri Rodriguez, via Flickr)
Ms. Cortez remarked in her address that she expects no sincere apology from the representative from Florida, 'a man who has no remorse over calling women and using abusive language towards women.' Throughout her address, Ms. Cortez continually returned to this point of contention, using her encounter with Mr. Yoho as but one example of a wider cultural issue. Citing two more instances of verbal abuse issued by male colleagues, one being the President of the United States himself, Ms. Cortez incisively remarked such encounters expose 'a cultural lack of impunity, of accepting violence and violent language against women, an entire structure of power that supports men.' Ms. Cortez's speech highlights that her highly-reported altercation outside the physical heart of US political discourse is but one of many identical interactions between congressmen and woman on both sides of the bench that occur far less publically but with concerning frequency.
This issue is not endemic to the United States alone but has been found to be globally pervasive. A recent study on 'Violence Against Women in Politics' in the UK conducted by Delyth Jewell, a women's right's campaigner at ActionAid UK, interviewed female members of parliament to ascertain the frequency with which female politicians experience some form of violence (verbal or physical). Jewell interviewed one member of parliament who told her 'everyone knows it happens; it happens to all women [in politics].' Jewell's study also highlights the frequency of abusive encounters associated with female politicians is alarming given the comparatively short period of time that their admission to parliament has even been legal. Jewell notes, 'since gaining the right to be elected as members of parliament in 1918, a total of 489 women have been elected. This represents only 9% of all members of parliament elected over this time period.' During this short history, women have been far less visible in politics and have faced harsh censure for aspects of their person outside of their political presence, a reality that is seemingly absent from the male political narrative. One only has to look to the day of Margaret Thatcher's death on which 'Ding Dong! The Witch is Dead' re-entered the UK charts at number two, extending a lifetime of criticism beyond the grave.
What Ms. Jewell's study reveals is that female politicians in the UK have historically faced a heightened threat of violence in the comparatively short period of time that they have been politically active. As Congresswoman Cortez exposes however, attacks on female political competency and simply female political participation come just as frequently from within the house as without. In 2011, former prime minister David Cameron was criticised for belittling a female colleague across the bench. During a lively debate discussing the NHS, Mr. Cameron told shadow chief secretary to the Treasury Angela Eagle to 'calm down dear' as she, among others, opposed his remarks surrounding former Labour MP Howard Stoate. Like Ms. Cortez, Ms. Eagle did not expect an apology from the Prime Minister (nor did she receive one) but instead remarked that 'I don't think a modern man would have expressed himself that way,' adding 'women in Britain in the twenty-first century do not expect to be told to "calm down dear" by their prime minister.' Whether they expect to be addressed in such a manner or not, Mr. Cameron's rebuttal rings of the systemic dismissal of female political voices; a dismissal that, as Ms. Cortez's experience attests, can often cross the line into confrontation. This begs the question, when will it be time to tell politicians like representative Yoho and former prime minister Cameron to 'calm down dear' when they attack the female political voice.
Lily Riley
historyinpolitics	Europe, Leadership, North America, UK	Leave a comment 2nd Aug 2020 10th Sep 2020 3 Minutes


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50 years following the release of his self-titled first solo album McCartney, featuring Paul playing every instrument and writing and recording every song, Paul McCartney releases McCartney III. Paul hadn't planned to release an album in 2020, but in the isolation of "Rockdown," he soon found himself fleshing out some existing musical sketches and creating even more new ones. Before long an eclectic collection of spontaneous songs would become McCartney III: a stripped back, self-produced and, quite literally, solo work marking the opening of a new decade, in the tradition of 1970's McCartney and 1980's McCartney II. Recorded earlier this year in Sussex, McCartney III is mostly built from live takes of Paul on vocals and guitar or piano, overdubbing his bass playing, drumming, etc. atop that foundation. McCartney III spans a vast and intimate range of modes and moods, from soul searching to wistful, from playful to raucous and all points between — captured with some of the same gear from Paul's Rude Studio used as far back as 1971 Wings sessions. And Paul's array of vintage instruments he played on the new album have an even more storied history, including Bill Black of Elvis Presley's original trio's double bass alongside Paul's own iconic Hofner violin bass, and a mellotron from Abbey Road Studios used on Beatles recordings, to name but a few. Just as McCartney's 1970 release marked Paul's return to basics in the wake of the biggest band break-up in musical history, and the 1980 avant-garde masterpiece McCartney II rose from the ashes of Wings, McCartney III finds Paul back on his own, turning unexpected circumstances into a personal snapshot of a timeless artist at a unique point in history.
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The desire for change stirs from the inside. We either listen to it-or not. Aluna chose to listen. After widespread critical acclaim as one-half of multi-platinum duo AlunaGeorge, the singer, songwriter, and producer established an unpredictable and undeniable signature sound on her 2020 solo debut, Renaissance.
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Theater (building)
Broadway theatre
Theatre (disambiguation)
Structure (category theory)
Structure (disambiguation)
A theater, theatre or playhouse, is a structure where theatrical works or plays are performed or other performances such as musical concerts may be produced. While a theater is not required for performance (as in environmental theater or street theater), a theater serves to define the performance and audience spaces. The facility is traditionally organized to provide support areas for performers, the technical crew and the audience members.
There are as many types of theaters as there are types of performance. Theaters may be built specifically for a certain types of productions, they may serve for more general performance needs or they may be adapted or converted for use as a theater. They may range from open-air amphitheaters to ornate, cathedral-like structures to simple, undecorated rooms or black box theaters. Some theaters may have a fixed acting area (in most theaters this is known as the stage), while some theaters such as black box theaters, may not, allowing the director and designers to construct an acting area suitable for the production.
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Theatre or theater is a collaborative form of fine art that uses live performers to present the experience of a real or imagined event before a live audience in a specific place, often a stage. The performers may communicate this experience to the audience through combinations of gesture, speech, song, music, and dance. Elements of art and stagecraft are used to enhance the physicality, presence and immediacy of the experience. The specific place of the performance is also named by the word "theatre" as derived from the Ancient Greek θέατρον (théatron, "a place for viewing"), itself from θεάομαι (theáomai, "to see", "to watch", "to observe").
Modern Western theatre comes, in large measure, from ancient Greek drama, from which it borrows technical terminology, classification into genres, and many of its themes, stock characters, and plot elements. Theatre artist Patrice Pavis defines theatricality, theatrical language, stage writing, and the specificity of theatre as synonymous expressions that differentiate theatre from the other performing arts, literature, and the arts in general.
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Broadway theatre, commonly known as Broadway, refers to the theatrical performances presented in the 40 professional theatres with 500 or more seats located in the Theater District and Lincoln Center along Broadway, in Manhattan, New York City. Along with London's West End theatres, Broadway theatres are widely considered to represent the highest level of commercial theatre in the English-speaking world.
The Theater District is a popular tourist attraction in New York City. According to The Broadway League, Broadway shows sold a record US$1.36 billion worth of tickets in 2014, an increase of 14% over the previous year. Attendance in 2014 stood at 13.13 million, a 13% increase over 2013.
The great majority of Broadway shows are musicals. Historian Martin Shefter argues, "'Broadway musicals,' culminating in the productions of Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein, became enormously influential forms of American popular culture" and helped make New York City the cultural capital of the nation.
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Theatre or theater refers to representational performing arts, and semantically related to a stage.
Theater or theatre may also refer to:
In types of stage:
Theater (building), a building with a stage and audience seating for performances
Movie theater, a building used to show films to an audience
Theater (warfare), large geographic area where conflict occurs
Operating theater (or operating room), a room for carrying out surgical operations
Theatre (band), a mathcore band from South Africa.
Theatre (album) a 1983 album by George Gruntz
In places:
Theater (Metro Rail), a rail station in Buffalo, New York
In popular culture:
Theatre, a novel by W. Somerset Maugham
"The Theatre", a song on Very (album) by the Pet Shop Boys
Theater (song), the German entry to the 1980 Eurovision Song Contest
In military:
Theater (warfare), a region where a particular action takes place; a specific field of action, usually with reference to war
The Theatre, a playhouse in England
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Structure is an arrangement and organization of interrelated elements in a material object or system, or the object or system so organized. Material structures include man-made objects such as buildings and machines and natural objects such as biological organisms, minerals and chemicals. Abstract structures include data structures in computer science and musical form. Types of structure include a hierarchy (a cascade of one-to-many relationships), a network featuring many-to-many links, or a lattice featuring connections between components that are neighbors in space.
Load-bearing
Buildings, aircraft, skeletons, anthills, beaver dams and salt domes are all examples of load-bearing structures. The results of construction are divided into buildings and non-building structures, and make up the infrastructure of a human society. Built structures are broadly divided by their varying design approaches and standards, into categories including building structures, architectural structures, civil engineering structures and mechanical structures.
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In mathematics, progress often consists of recognising the same structure in different contexts - so that one method exploiting it has multiple applications. In fact this is a normal way of proceeding; in the absence of recognisable structure (which might be hidden) problems tend to fall into the combinatorics classification of matters requiring special arguments.
In category theory structure is discussed implicitly - as opposed to the explicit discussion typical with the many algebraic structures. Starting with a given class of algebraic structure, such as groups, one can build the category in which the objects are groups and the morphisms are group homomorphisms: that is, of structures on one type, and mappings respecting that structure. Starting with a category C given abstractly, the challenge is to infer what structure it is on the objects that the morphisms 'preserve'.
The term structure was much used in connection with the Bourbaki group's approach. There is even a definition. Structure must definitely include topological space as well as the standard abstract algebra notions. Structure in this sense is probably commensurate with the idea of concrete category that can be presented in a definite way - the topological case means that infinitary operations will be needed. Presentation of a category (analogously to presentation of a group) can in fact be approached in a number of ways, the category structure not being (quite) an algebraic structure in its own right.
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The structure of a thing is how the parts of it relate to each other, how it is "assembled".
Structure may also refer to:
In architecture:
Architectural structure, a man-made structure used or intended for supporting or sheltering any use or continuous occupancy
Non-building structure
Building (disambiguation)
In engineering:
Structural analysis, the study of the strength and properties of structures.
In art:
Structural art, examples of structural engineering that attain excellence in the three areas of efficiency, economy, and elegance.
In biology:
Canopy (ecology) structure, organization or three-dimensional geometry of a plant canopy
Community (ecology) structure, ecological organization of a biological community
Structure (journal), a scientific journal describing protein structures
Structure, a journal on form and function in modern biology
In chemistry:
Chemical structure, the spatial arrangement of atoms and bonds in a molecule
Protein structure
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Dr. Charles Brown was born and raised in Philadelphia. He received a B.A. degree in biology as an undergraduate at the University of Pennsylvania and then continued his education at Penn's School of Veterinary Medicine, recognized as one of the nation's best.
Dr. Brown was a member of the Phi Zeta veterinary honor society and completed an externship at Angell Memorial Animal Hospital in Boston. Travelling back from Boston, he visited the Flannery Animal Hospital in Newburgh and joined the hospital after graduation. After a few years in that group practice, he found the green pastures of Warwick and established a companion animal practice in 1975.
Mary DiCampo studied animal science and animal behavior at Holliston Jr. College in Holliston Massachusetts. She has attended and continues to attend many continual education seminars and workshops, keeping her skills up to date. She has spent the last thirty years working as Dr. Brown's technician and manages the office to help keep it running smoothly. Her compassion for animals and people will help you and your pet to receive the best care possible.
Michele has been in the veterinary field for over 30 years. She was trained as a veterinary assistant and for 10 years managed a spay and neuter and vaccine clinic. Michele has been at Warwick Valley Veterinary Hospital for 9 years and enjoys communicating with the clients and their animals and educating them on products and services.
In the past Michele has been an equestrian and dog breeder. She enjoys many outdoor activities such as walking, hiking and the beach.
Cait Galak has been working for Warwick Valley Veterinary Hospital for the last 3 years. She came to us from Orange County Animal Emergency Service where she practiced Emergency Veterinary medicine.
Cait Galak has been working around animals, large and small, since she was a teenager. She has a special interest in horses; she has been riding and training horses since she was 8 years old. She volunteered at Winslow Theraputic Riding Center for years as a teenager. She is now pursuing a career in nursing after helping care for animals for years. She hopes to carry the values and compassion she has obtained working with animals over to human medicine and continue to help and care for people.
Cheryl is a certified trainer from Animal Behavioral College and is currently studying at Penn Foster for her Veterinary Technician License. Cheryl also worked at Warwick Valley Humane Society, she helped train and socialize unwanted dogs as so they could find loving homes. Cheryl continues both her obedience training & animal behavior studies utilizing a force free training methodology. She has 5 dogs (3- Cane Corso's, Stafford Terrier and Maltese/Cavalier mix) of her own and 2 cats. Cheryl's compassion and understanding of animal behavior makes her an excellent and caring assistant.


Many investors are looking forward to the end of the suspension of the American Gold Eagles, but we may as well take this opportunity to encourage coin investors to buy gold and silver coins both.
The main reason for this is convenience. When you only buy gold coins, you are stuck with only gold to invest in and out of. For example, if gold is on a serious incline, but you need to sell a few to get some money for home repairs or other costs, then all you can do is trade in a few coins before they peak, which is unfortunate. When you buy gold and silver coins both, you can look into both the gold and silver coin prices and sell whichever would be wiser to sell.
Likewise, when it seems that silver is climbing while gold seems to be levelling off, you can go ahead and buy some silver coins to capitalize on that opportunity.
Besides which, silver is of course the cheaper metal, so convenience is a serious advantage when you buy gold and silver coins as well. If you have a few bucks laying around and feel like putting it into your coin collection, you can't buy a one ounce gold coin without a thousand dollars to spare, but you can buy and sell silver in much smaller increments, making it a more convenient metal to invest in. Meanwhile, you can use the gold coins as your backbone and use that to support your long term investments.
Of course, the truth is that it doesn't really matter. As long as you are investing in metals, be it gold, silver or platinum, you're protecting yourself against the current recession we're facing down, as well as any economic crises we may face in the future, buy gold and silver coins, or just buy one or the other, either way, you'll be fine.
While you can capitalize on ups and downs to make a serious profit off of your coins, the main purpose of coin investing is that you have a safety net in the event of any economic troubles. Whenever the dollar does poorly against other major global currencies, you can almost invariably bet on the metals to pick up the slack. As long as you do make sure that your finances are covered by metals, you can brave any storm.
Furthermore, when you buy gold and silver coins, you are free to explore other investment options as well, knowing that you'll be fine even if things don't always go as planned.
Really, that's what gold and silver investing is about. Yes, it is possible to get rich on metal investing if you have sufficient start-up funds and are lucky enough to be able to strike while the iron is hot, however, the metal investing trade really is open and accessible to everyone, and the primary purpose of investing in metal coins is simply to protect yourself against economic crises like the one we currently find ourselves in.


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2nd Florida City Pays Hackers, as 3rd City Faces Breach
The city manager of Lake City says it paid about $460,000 in bitcoin Tuesday to recover data and computer operations
By Mike Schneider and Curt Anderson
Published Jun 26, 2019 at 5:24 PM | Updated at 7:08 PM CDT on Jun 26, 2019
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In this file photo, coins are displayed next to a Bitcoin ATM in Hong Kong.
A second small Florida city this month has paid hundreds of thousands of dollars to hackers who took over most of its computer operations, an official said Wednesday, while a third Florida city said its data was breached.
The attacks in Riviera Beach, Lake City and Key Biscayne underscore the need for municipal governments to update and secure their software systems, and also reflect the dilemma of how to respond to hackers. The FBI doesn't condone paying ransom to hackers, but city governments often consider it the most convenient option.
The city manager of Lake City, a community of about 13,000 residents some 60 miles (100 kilometers) west of Jacksonville, says it paid about $460,000 in bitcoin Tuesday to recover data and computer operations.
In a separate case, the Village of Key Biscayne, just off the coast of Miami, reported a data breach earlier this week. This comes a week after Riviera Beach in South Florida agreed to pay $600,000 in ransom .
It was not immediately clear if there was any connection between the attacks.
Joseph Helfenberg, city manager of Lake City, said paying the ransom was the cheapest option available since the city is paying a $10,000 deductible, and the rest is being covered by its insurer.
"We had a lot of attempts to recover the data that were unsuccessful," Helfenberg said Wednesday.
Florida City Pays $600,000 Ransom to Save Computer Records
Lake City was targeted by a malware attack known as "Triple Threat" on June 10, rendering many network systems and telephones inoperable. Public safety departments were largely spared, but the attack made email systems unusable and affected the city's utilities, customer service, clerk's office and administrative departments, said Helfenberg, who said investigators are in the process of determining how the attack happened.
In the Village of Key Biscayne, officials discovered a data security "event" on Monday, according to Andrea Agha, city manager of the town of about 13,000 residents.
"Key Biscayne is working with outside counsel and third-party forensic experts to ensure that its systems are secure, and to determine the scope of event," Agha said in an email. She didn't go into any further details.
In Riviera Beach, which has 35,000 residents, the hackers apparently got into the city's system when an employee clicked on an email link that allowed them to upload malware.
The FBI in Miami refused to confirm or deny any investigation into hacking in the cities. FBI agents have
Numerous governments and businesses have been hit in the U.S. and worldwide in recent years. Baltimore refused to pay hackers $76,000 after an attack last month. The U.S. government indicted two Iranians last year for allegedly unleashing more than 200 ransomware attacks, including against the cities of Atlanta and Newark, New Jersey. The men, who have not been arrested, received more than $6 million in payments and caused $30 million in damage to computer systems, federal prosecutors have said.
The FBI says 1,493 ransomware attacks were reported last year with victims paying $3.6 million to hackers — about $2,400 per attack. Some of those were against individuals.
The three Florida cities struck by hackers this month are all very different. Riviera Beach, in South Florida, is a predominantly African American city that is also home to Singer Island on the coast where many wealthy people live. Lake City, west of Jacksonville in north Florida, is a relatively small city that once was known as Alligator and is perhaps best known as the confluence of Interstates 75 and 10.
Key Biscayne, off the tip of Miami-Dade County, is a wealthy island town where South American investors have bought up condominiums. It also is where President Richard Nixon famously kept a home near that of Charles "Bebe" Rebozo, who was later investigated for accepting a $100,000 contribution to Nixon's campaign from billionaire Howard Hughes.
Michigan State criminal justice professor Tom Holy said the recent attacks underscore the need for governments and businesses to spend money on backup systems and security protocols. If a city has been backing up its data, it's probably not worth paying a ransom, but if they haven't, "paying might be the cheapest option," Holt said.
"Which is really awful, but that's the point we may be at," Holt said. "This ransomware threat is not going to go away anytime soon."
This story has been corrected to show that the Village of Key Biscayne's population is about 13,000 residents, not 3,000.


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Skiers to one Vermont mountain were treated to severely discounted lift prices on Tuesday — all to celebrate the area's birthday.
Between equipment costs, travel, and lift tickets, skiing often has a reputation as a pricey pastime.
But not so at one Vermont destination Tuesday, where ticket prices were at ridiculously low prices.
"Cheapest lift ticket I ever heard of," skier Charlie Walsh said of the $3.50 lift tickets Tuesday at Mad River Glen in Fayston.
In 1949, when Mad River Glen opened, a lift ticket cost just $3.50, and that old price was back for the ski area's "roll back the clock" offer.
"I think we're having a negative impact on the gross national product today, and I think there's a lot of truant officers not happy with us today," joked Eric Friedman of Mad River Glen.
Mad River, known for its historic single chair lift and skiers-only policy, offers passes at its opening day charge just once a year, to celebrate its birthday.
This year, for Mad River Glen's 70th anniversary, the rollback pricing drew a big crowd.
"They could have a fabulous day today without spending a lot of money," skier Carolee Ferguson said of her fellow skiers.
Window prices at Vermont resorts generally range from $70 to more than $130, though most people do know how to bring costs down by booking passes online or sniffing out special offers.
Still, they'll never find tickets this cheap.
Mad River said its rare $3.50 offer is possible because it's co-operatively owned by skiers, with sport—not profits—as the founding mission in 1949.
Walsh said he took advantage of his savings to reinvest in skiing.
"I got my skis tuned and bought a new pair of goggles, so I was able to help out a local shop and buy some local gear," he told necn.
Prices at Mad River Glen go back to normal Wednesday.
If you missed the cheap skiing offer, the tradition resumes the last Tuesday in January, annually.