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Legally Speaking, What is Intent to Distribute?
By Andrew Chow, Esq. on April 05, 2012 7:10 AM
Drug arrests are serious offenses, and can lead to lengthy prison terms. Often, a person caught with drugs is charged not just with possession, but also "intent to distribute."
Prosecutors can try to prove intent to distribute with circumstantial evidence -- by establishing other facts that allow a judge or jury to infer that a defendant was dealing drugs.
Each drug-dealing case is different, but in general, here are six factors that prosecutors often use to establish an intent to distribute:
An observed drug deal. Law enforcement officers -- undercover or otherwise -- can testify they saw drugs being exchanged. Such testimony can help establish that the drugs weren't just for personal use.
Large quantities of drugs. If law enforcement agents find a large amount of drugs -- much more than a person can use for himself -- the quantity of drugs can suggest the drugs were meant to be distributed. But keep in mind, there's generally no "threshold" amount to suggest distribution -- it depends on your individual case.
Drugs packaged for sale. The plastic baggie is often a drug dealer's worst nightmare when it comes to circumstantial evidence. Packaging drugs in small baggies is usually a telltale sign the drugs were being readied for distribution and sale.
Scales and drug paraphernalia nearby. Electronic scales and other drug-measuring equipment can often suggest a person was weighing drugs in preparation for sale.
Money lying around. A pile of cash, in connection with drugs, can also suggest drug-dealing was going on. The more money found lying around, the worse it can look for the alleged drug dealer.
Messages from customers. Voicemails, pagers, and cell-phone text messages often explicitly reveal details of a drug-dealing operation. So too can a list of customers' names and phone numbers.
As with any criminal case, there are some defenses against drug possession and distribution charges, such as challenging police procedures that led to the collection of evidence. You may want to speak with an experienced defense attorney to get the best outcome for your drug case.
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Chipperfield big cats to spend winter in Scotland
Future for lions and tigers confined in circus looks bleak unless action is taken
The two lions and three tigers presented and trained by Thomas Chipperfield, and who have been performed at Peter Jolly's Circus since last year, are to spend the cold, winter months in Aberdeenshire in Scotland.
Less than 2 weeks ago, ADI President Jan Creamer had warned in The Scotsman that "Scotland risks being the destination for its <England's> wild animal acts" after it was stated that the outcome to its public consultation on the use of wild animals in circuses had been pushed back to the New Year. Until now, there had been no wild circus animals in the country.
In the same article, a number of welfare concerns at both circuses licensed to perform with wild animals, Peter Jolly's Circus and Circus Mondao, were revealed by ADI. At Jolly's these included water for tigers to bathe in being withheld, water not being provided for animals in the pre-performance holding area and snakes allowed to get to an "advanced" state of putrefaction, preventing a post-mortem to determine cause of death.
The Classical Circus Association tried to reassure readers, stating that the circuses had passed inspections and the reports were available on the Defra website, but they omitted to say that these were only published following Freedom of Information requests, such as the one from ADI which had exposed the failings outlined.
It seems difficult to believe that whilst ADI is rescuing lions from circuses in Peru and Colombia, having secured bans there, the future for these big cats looks bleak, unless Scotland, and England – who have fallen behind 28 countries who have taken measures to stop circus suffering – takes action and ends the unpopular and outdated use of wild animals in circuses.
Update: the arrival of the Chipperfield big cats has led to a motion from Aberdeen MSP Kevin Stewart to ban circuses from using wild animals in Scoland!
ADI will be bringing our Stop Circus Suffering campaign to Glasgow on Saturday 15th November, when we will be screening our award-winning film Lion Ark, which charts our rescue of circus animals in Bolivia and how the lives of the animals are transformed.Please spread the word, invite your friends and join filmmakers and rescuers Jan Creamer and Tim Phillips at the Glasgow Film Theatre.
Help us secure the British circus ban! Sign & share our petition urging the Prime Minister to back the bill to ban wild animal acts
Sinead McGiolla · 28 October 2014 at 2:23a
It's time that ordinary people took a stand and made politicians and government realise that to some of us at least, animals matter!!
carole green · 28 October 2014 at 2:23a
please stop these poor creatures from more suffering
Dawnita Lutz · 28 October 2014 at 2:23a
Please ban circuses
Pat Howarth · 28 October 2014 at 2:23a
we are supposed to be a civilised country who loves animals not a third world country who uses and abuses these poor creatures for entertainment. Speak up for theses voiceless creatures. It does not make any difference if they were born into captivity we could release them from the prison they will endure for life
Dana Belt · 28 October 2014 at 2:23a
Make sure these animals are well cared for and set them free from prison.
sharon williams · 28 October 2014 at 2:23a
stop this cruelty
Virna Fossati · 28 October 2014 at 2:23a
Basta de animales en cautiverio!!
Heather Shedlock · 28 October 2014 at 2:23a
This is outdated and should be resigned to the past
Nancy Miller · 28 October 2014 at 2:23a
To expect these cats to tolerate a Scottish winter is short-sighted, to say the least. This is nothing but animal abuse and cruelty. Please re-think this, with the animals' needs and well-being in mind, rather than your convenience.
Karen Aquila · 28 October 2014 at 2:23a
Stop Lagging behind and Send the precious lives to a sanctuary! How would you like to live your life in a cage!
sergio giron · 28 October 2014 at 2:23a
no to animal abuse
Sally Thelen · 28 October 2014 at 2:23a
Animals do not belong in circuses! Nothing anyone says can defend this cruel business where animals are kept in cramped conditions, receive harsh training, are dragged up and down the country all in order to give people who don't care about animals an afternoon of ' entertainment', This is not right in the 21st century!
Connie Keys · 28 October 2014 at 2:23a
Unacceptable and shameful Scotland should stop it now
sandra padilla · 28 October 2014 at 2:23a
Please do not use animals in the circus. t/hey do not belong there and are not well-cared for.
Jessica Pynn · 28 October 2014 at 2:23a
Stop forcing animals to preform!
sue fleming · 28 October 2014 at 2:23a
disgraceful!!!
Kathy · 28 October 2014 at 2:23a
Please sign the bill to ban animals in circuses, and as a first world country, take the lead and set an example for other countries. This archaic practice needs to be left in the dark ages now. Cruelty and suffering of sentient creatures is not entertainment.
Evelyn harley · 28 October 2014 at 2:23a
STOP the beating and exhibition for human "entertainment".
Anne McCrea · 28 October 2014 at 2:23a
Please support this bill to stop wild animal acts in the circus ring
Janet McDonagh · 28 October 2014 at 2:23a
It is time to stop holding wild animals captive in appalling environments. Have then moved to a sanctuary for their welfare.
Sheryll Punneo · 28 October 2014 at 2:23a
This animal abuse has to stop !!!! Please release these precious animals to live like they should !!!
Jo Owen · 28 October 2014 at 2:23a
Please have mercy on the animals and be creative in thinking of a new way to make money!
Ariana · 28 October 2014 at 2:23a
Just boycott animal circuses. they have no concern at all for the welfare of the animals they imprison and abuse.
Christine Woodcock · 28 October 2014 at 2:23a
I'm obviously getting behind. I thought that Britain had already outlawed the use of animals in circuses. GET WITH IT!! This is not acceptable.
Jenny Bone · 28 October 2014 at 2:23a
Please end this once and for all! The animal circus has not place in the 21st century!
Diane Barry · 28 October 2014 at 2:23a
Please help stop this needless misery and suffering.
Nancy Raymond · 28 October 2014 at 2:23a
Animals in circuses needs to be outlawed in every country in the world – they do not belong in captivity and circuses are notorious for the abusive and mistreatment of these poor animals. I will never attend any circus that uses animals and will protest the use of them until it is completely stopped.
Kenneth McKenzie · 28 October 2014 at 2:23a
This is a totally barbaric and unacceptable situation!!
Denine Heinemann · 28 October 2014 at 2:23a
Quit acting like a 3rd world country and actually give a darn about a living breathing creature please. You're better than this.
Dorothy Miles · 28 October 2014 at 2:23a
I never go to circuses with animals.
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Case report | Open | Open Peer Review | Published: 08 August 2016
Challenges in diagnosis and management of giant solitary fibrous tumour of pleura: a case report
Jessica H. Y. Tan1 &
Anne A. L. Hsu1
BMC Pulmonary Medicinevolume 16, Article number: 114 (2016) | Download Citation
Majority of patients with solitary fibrous tumours of the pleura (SFTP) are asymptomatic. Acute presentation with symptoms resulting from mass effect due to rapid expansion of tumour size has not been reported before.
This report chronicles the case of a giant SFTP in a 76-year-old lady who presented with acute onset of haemoptysis, left-sided pleuritic chest pain and hoarseness of voice. Her chest radiograph showed a large left upper hemithorax mass with an ipsilateral effusion. Computed tomography (CT) scan of the thorax confirmed the presence of a pleural-based mass lesion in the left apex measuring 9.7 cm with close apposition to the aortic arch. The mass demonstrated neovascularization and there was also presence of a moderate-sized heterogeneous-appearing left pleural effusion. Thoracocentesis yielded deeply haemoserous pleural fluid with a pleural aspirate hematocrit closely approaching that of peripheral blood hematocrit and alongside a 2 unit decrease in haemoglobin, was indicative of a haemothorax. Repeat CT 10 days from initial presentation showed reduction in size of the left apical mass as well as resolution of the left effusion. This was consistent with the occurrence of an intra-tumoural bleed resulting in rapid increase in the size of the SFTP, causing rupture of superficial blood vessels on the tumour surface (haemothorax) and consequential compression of the lung parenchyma (haemoptysis) and left recurrent laryngeal nerve (hoarseness of voice). The patient eventually underwent an uneventful surgical resection.
A benign SFTP can present acutely with compressive symptoms as a result of spontaneous intra-tumoural bleed causing sudden increase in its size. It is important to allow temporal regression of these acute changes before deciding on surgical resectability.
Solitary fibrous tumours of the pleura (SFTP) are uncommon tumours of mesenchymal origin. Majority of patients with SFTP are asymptomatic. Haemoptysis and spontaneous haemothorax as initial manifestations are uncommon. A definitive diagnosis requires histopathological/immunohistochemical examination of tumour specimens [1], with the best yield from resected tumours. Complete en bloc resection of the tumour is the mainstay of therapy for SFTP, regardless of it being benign or malignant.
A 76-year-old previously well lady presented to a hospital while on overseas vacation with acute onset of haemoptysis, left-sided pleuritic chest pain and hoarseness of voice that lasted three days. This was associated with weight loss of 7 kg over past two years. She was a lifelong non-smoker, and had no reported history of chest trauma before the onset of her symptoms. She subsequently returned to our centre one week later for further evaluation. Physical examination revealed a thin lady (BMI 13.4 kg/m2) who was afebrile with normal blood pressure and pulse rate. Her oxyhaemoglobin saturation on pulse oximetry was normal at 95 % on room air. She had no clubbing or cervical lymphadenopathy. Examination of the lungs revealed stony dullness to percussion in the left lung base with decreased breath sounds throughout the left chest. A radiograph (Fig. 1) performed showed a large, left upper hemithorax mass with an ipsilateral moderate sized left pleural effusion. A computed tomography (CT) scan of the thorax (Fig. 2) confirmed the presence of a large pleural-based mass in the left apex measuring 9.7 × 8.4 × 4.5 cm, with close apposition to the aortic arch, resulting in the collapse of the adjacent lung parenchyma. This mass also demonstrated neovascularization. There was presence of a left pleural effusion containing hyper-dense elements, which suggested the presence of blood or tumour within the pleural space. Laboratory investigation results showed a significant for a drop in haemoglobin of two units from her baseline (12.4 → 10.5 g/dl).
Chest radiograph showed a huge mass in the upper left hemithorax and an ipsilateral moderate-sized pleural effusion
Computed tomography scan of the thorax revealed a large heterogenous mass in the left upper hemithorax with neovascularization (black arrows)
Bedside thoracic ultrasonography revealed a left effusion with heterogeneous appearance. Diagnostic thoracocentesis yielded deeply haemoserous pleural aspirate which was exudative by Light's criteria [2]. Pleural fluid haematocrit (30.8 %) closely approached that of peripheral blood haematocrit (31.2 %), hence indicative of haemothorax. Pleural fluid cytology was non-diagnostic with rare, atypical cells seen. She further underwent a transthoracic needle Trucut biopsy of the left apical mass, and histopathological features were suggestive of a spindle cell neoplasm (bcl-2 positive, CD34 weakly positive, mesothelial markers CK 5/6, WT1 and calretinin negative) with a mitotic index Ki67 < 5 %.
A subsequent nasoendoscopy also confirmed the presence of left vocal cord palsy, likely caused by the huge mass effect on the intrathoracic component of the left recurrent laryngeal nerve.
The patient's pre-operative pulmonary function test was normal (FEV1 1.20 L; 105 % predicted and FVC 1.42 L; 81 % predicted) with a moderately reduced diffusion capacity for carbon monoxide (DLCO) corrected for haemoglobin (2.74 mM/min/kPa; 52 % predicted). Her transfer coefficient of the lung (KCO i.e., DLCO/VA; VA = alvelolar volume) was normal, at 80 % predicted.
At a multidisciplinary chest tumour meeting, thoracic surgeons expressed concerns about the resectability of the mass. This was because of its close apposition to the mediastinum, as well as the possibility of a malignant tumour in the left pleural space which might have invaded the left recurrent laryngeal nerve in an elderly patient with weight loss, and a moderately impaired diffusion capacity which would have deemed her high risk for pneumonectomy if surgically necessary. Based on the opinions of our radiologists and thoracic surgeons and the clincoradiological evidence of intratumoral and pleural haemorrhage of a histological proven SFTP (with no malignant features) in an otherwise well lady, the primary care physicians (the authors of this manuscript) decided to repeat a CT scan about 2 weeks later to reassess the extent of the tumor with regards to surgical resectability. An interval CT scan (10 days apart from the Trucut biopsy; Figs. 3 and 4) showed significant decrease in the size of the mass, and a complete resolution of the pleural effusion. The patient eventually underwent left posterolateral thoracotomy, with excision of the pleural tumour. The post-operative recovery was uneventful, and a CT scan showed re-expansion of the left upper lobe, after resection of the SFTP.
Comparison of the images at the level of the carina during biopsy (a) and 10 days later (b) showed significant decrease in the size of the left apical mass
Comparison of the images at a lower level bifurcation of the pulmonary trunk during biopsy (a) and 10 days later (b) showed complete resolution of the left pleural effusion that gravitated below the mass
Approximately 1,500 cases of SFTP have been reported in the literature [1, 3]. The majority of patients are asymptomatic at presentation despite a large tumour size. Common symptoms when present include chest pain, cough and dyspnoea [4, 9] (Table 1). Haemoptysis is a rare manifestation, accounting for 2 to 4 % of patients with SFTP in previous reports [4, 5] and appears to be more common in malignant variants [5, 6]. Thus it was unusual for our patient to present with haemoptysis, as her eventual histopathology from the resected tumour did not demonstrate any evidence of malignant transformation. Spontaneous haemothorax associated with SFTP is an even rarer occurrence, with only a handful anecdotal reports in the literature [6–8]. Hoarseness of voice related to SFTP has never been reported.
Table 1 Reported clinical manifestations of SFTP [3, 4, 9, 11, 16]
Our patient's presentation of sudden onset of haemoptysis, chest pain and hoarseness of voice can be explained by an acute intra-tumoural bleed which caused a rapid increase in size of the SFTP with consequential compressive symptoms. The patient's haemoptysis could possibly be explained by the huge tumour that caused compression of the adjacent lung parenchyma or airways with distal atelectasis and inflammation [9]. In addition, we postulate that there could be localized pulmonary infarction resulting from the acute mass effect on the pulmonary circulation, which could also lead to the manifestation of hemoptysis. Lung parenchymal inflammation contributed to the patient's pleurisy, which could also be due to presence of blood in the pleural space. The spontaneous rupture of superficial blood vessels on the surface of the tumour and/or the shear forces from the rapid tumour expansion (due to intra-tumoural bleed) led to haemothorax. The other compressive symptom was her hoarseness of voice, which was possibly a result of acute pressure exerted by the tumour on the left recurrent laryngeal nerve. To our knowledge, this is the first report of acute compressive symptoms caused by intra-tumoural bleed, resulting in rapid expansion in the size of a SFTP. The above postulations on intra-tumoral bleed and haemothorax are supported by an acute drop in her haemoglobin, pleural aspirate haematocrit, and radiological evidence of significant reduction of the left apical mass which demonstrated neovascularisation, as well as the resolution of the left pleural effusion (Figs. 3 and 4) within 10 days. This is likely explained by the natural history of blood resorption within the tumour and pleural space.
Diagnosis of SFTP is challenging due to the lack of specific clinical symptoms and radiographic appearances, as illustrated by the patient in our report who had a rather unique clinical presentation. Differential diagnoses often include bronchogenic carcinoma, malignant mesothelioma and pleural sarcoma. Often, a transthoracic needle core biopsy would be required to differentiate SFTP from other diagnoses. However, the diagnostic yield of needle sampling was variable (ranging from 17 to 45 %) [10–12]. At best, it provides a moderate yield for a definitive pre-operative diagnosis of SFTP. When clinicoradiological features appear to be classically SFTP, most authors advise against a needle biopsy, since it would not alter the eventual management outcome i.e., surgical resection [1, 13].
The mainstay of treatment for SFTP is a complete en bloc resection of the mass [1, 10, 12]. Pedunculated tumours can be safely resected with wedge resection of the adjacent lung. Large sessile tumours can pose a challenge during surgery, and may occasionally require a lobectomy or pneumonectomy in order to achieve complete resection [1]. In a series [11] describing 60 patients with surgical resection done for SFTP, six (10 %) required either lobectomy or pneumonectomy. These features may not be readily apparent in pre-operative radiological imaging studies, and thus there may be no way to predict the extent of lung resection prior to surgery.
There is a paucity of literature on the pre-operative pulmonary assessment of patients requiring surgery for SFTP and large pleural tumours, as existing guidelines [14] only describe pre-operative pulmonary assessment for patients requiring lung resection. Had our patient required a pneumonectomy in the worst-case scenario, her predicted post-operative (PPO) FEV 1 and DLCO would have been 53 and 26 % predicted. The latter value would have rendered her an unacceptable surgical risk [14, 15]. According to the American College of Chest Physician guidelines [14], patients with PPO FEV 1 or DLCO < 60 % predicted have to undergo further physiological assessment with a cardiopulmonary exercise test (CPET) before determining surgical fitness. However, it was noted that her transfer coefficient of the lung (KCO i.e., DLCO/VA; VA = alveolar volume) was normal at 80 % predicted. Her large SFTP had resulted in extrapulmonary reduction in lung inflation, causing a reduced VA. This was largely responsible for the reduction in DLCO [16]. Hence, further pre-operative pulmonary assessment with lung perfusion scan and cardiopulmonary exercise testing for VO2 max were not required. The patient subsequently underwent excision of the pleural tumour with minimal lung resection, and had an uneventful post-operative recovery. The risk of recurrence after complete surgical resection can range from <2 % in benign SFTP to 63 % in malignant forms [1].
This case illustrates that KCO can potentially be useful in pre-operative assessment of patients with giant SFTP that results in reduced DLCO, although evidence from larger scale studies would be required to support this hypothesis. It would be very unfortunate had the patient been denied surgery, had she been deemed a high-risk candidate based on her decreased DLCO alone.
This report showcases a rare manifestation of a benign SFTP with an acute increase in size due to spontaneous intra-tumoural bleeding, which in turn led to haemothorax and compressive symptoms. The simultaneous occurrence of these factors resulted in the earlier presentation of an otherwise slow-growing tumour. It is important to allow temporal regression of these acute changes before deciding on surgical resectability. This case also highlights the potential usefulness of KCO in determining a patient's pre-operative risk for large pleural tumours that may require lung resection. If pre-operative risk was determined by reduced DLCO alone, patients who need surgery would be denied it.
DLCO, diffusion capacity for carbon monoxide; FEV 1 , forced expiratory volume in 1 s; FVC, forced vital capacity; KCO, transfer coefficient of the lung; SFTP, solitary fibrous tumour of the pleura; VA, alveolar volume
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The authors would like to thank the patient illustrated in this case report for giving a written consent for the publication of this report, as well as Ms Sheryl Quek (medical writer from SingHealth Academy) for editing of the final manuscript.
The raw data pertaining to this case is available on Sunrise Clinical Manager of the institute and is not available to public access due to personal data protection act.
Both authors actively participated in the conception, case interpretation and writing of this article. Both authors read and approved the final manuscript.
Written informed consent was obtained from the patient for publication of this case report and the accompanying images. A copy of the written consent is available for review by the Editor of this journal.
Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Singapore General Hospital, 20 College Road, Singapore, 169856, Singapore
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I have made me sunglasses with Chelsea filter (and no I do not support the team Chelsea (soccer) ). I see peoples auras very clearly... anyway, I think it is a useful tool within its limitations (as Barbra points out).
I have to disagree with this, at least in part. I believe generally that it is important that misconduct in any field be exposed. And sometimes it is, perhaps, appropriate that ridiculous public statements be publicly ridiculed--and it is worse, I think, when people are too worried to expose things to the public.
I agree with this. The guy is quite obviously simply making things up in order to sell his products, memberships etc. Quite frankly, at this point, I'm trying to see the difference between someone who knowingly sells a treated or synthetic stone as untreated or natural and someone who sells his courses and memberships based on completely fictitious scare alert tactics. There doesn't seem to be much of one, in my eyes. Judging from some of the comments his graduates have made here and there, his fictitious treatments make it into his course, a course that costs people trying to learn gemology upwards of $1,000 or $1,200 or whatever he's charging for it these days. I don't think there's anything petty about making sure that people who are forking over their hard earned money to the guy have somewhere to go to see what he's really up to.
What IS petty, is trying to smear the reputation of one of your critics by stating the glass-filled sapphire you bought off of eBay for a buck was bought from a noted Hong Kong sapphire dealer as untreated. We all know who that was supposed to be.
I don't think the blog we discuss about here will obtain any practical result, unfortunately, but for sure I enjoy reading it for fun.
Thailand and China are apparently the same place.
You can make Xmas tree decorations out of fish tank gravel, trimmings and waterglass at home as a DIY project.
Most importantly, I learned that the man apparently thinks that his people are all stupid and easily manipulated. Frankly, that's pretty sad when you look at how many of them look up to him.
Ideally, anonymity should not be allowed on the internet---it is responsible for much that is wrong with the web. People make statements that they would never make if they had to sign their names.
I also disagree with this. There's a reason that whistleblower programs are set up. Ultimately, in this case, I don't really see what difference it makes as to who is putting up the information about what Mr. James has been up to. It's a little hard to argue with the very clear fact that the information they are using comes from the guy's own eBay account. Who they themselves are seems to be a bit irrelevant.
I'll echo others in saying that I can fully understand why they would choose anonymity.
He's registered the domain names of a number of people who dare to naysay him.
He appears to have attempted to destroy the reputation of one his most outspoken critics by fabricating evidence.
Smeared the reputation of a dead friend of many of us while gloating publicly on the Gem-A forum that he was responsible for that person's decision to take their own life (two days before Xmas no less, ho ho ho).
I'm pretty sure that people far more embedded into the gemological community than I have other incidents they could add if they wished to. That LinkedIn thread was educational.
The man seems to have one default position to criticism and that's attack in any way possible, legit or not. That's called being a bully. It looks to me like maybe these people decided to take that option off the table and leave him with only the questions raised to respond to. It seems pretty obvious that if he could point fingers and smear people instead of having to respond, that's exactly what he would have done. It's been a rather clear pattern of his over the years.
And, you wonder why the members of The Gobsmacked Gang wish to remain anonymous?
The part I do not understand is that if their "Victim" has a cause for action, the ISP or host could be compelled to disclose their identities. It's done frequently. "John Doe" is sued, and the discovery process intiated, and the ISP gets ordered to release the identities.
I am a Kindle addict. I never review books on Amazon, because it is a corrupt community, filled with aspiring author's relatives, sock puppets and shills. I no longer read the reviews, and consider them biased rubbish. All it is is the actions described in this thread moved to a literary venue. The actions described here relating to those reviews seems to support my experience and observation there.
I at one time did review a few. I learned quickly.
"The part I do not understand is that if their "Victim" has a cause for action, the ISP or host could be compelled to disclose their identities. It's done frequently. "John Doe" is sued, and the discovery process intiated, and the ISP gets ordered to release the identities."
In that case, don't tell Robert!
Likely, they would only get one identity: that of the person paying the hosting/registrar bills.
I'm not saying it can't happen, but the "victim" in question would have to pay the legal fees to get to that point, which may not be worth his while. Even then, I'm not sure he'd be able to expose the whole "gang". Whoever *is* paying the hosting bills, probably knew this was a possible outcome from the start, and went in eyes-open.
Edit: Just did a WHOIS on the domain, and all I can say is WOW... that is one anonymous solution (bookmarking it for a rainy day.) As it is hosted and registered outside the US, there's almost nothing RJ can do. Bravo, Gang!
Web designer during business hours; gemstone-obsessed 24/7/365.
I think a Chelsea would indeed be useful on rough material.
From the looks of it, he's admitted that the "Green sapphire bought from a noted Hong Kong sapphire dealer" was actually bought on eBay from a Thai dealer for just over a dollar. Which is exactly what the site posted. Here. How far is a lawsuit likely to go if you're trying to sue someone for telling the truth about something you've since admitted to?
I hired a lawyer about something years ago. Truth is a libel defense here. Even if it is outrageous.
"I saw Gearloose drunk in Times Square, and he was doing it with a sheep..." Might be libellous.
"...And I have the police reports, the Newsmedia filmed it, the video went viral on YouTube, and the lambs all look like Gearloose."
Expressing an opinion is a dodge as well.
But threatening someone with a vexatious action is usually a very bad strategy.
Is there enough involved to make any of this effort worthwhile? One person making a living, bringing in..How much? Is there anything there to take?
Vexatious action is the same as a frivolous lawsuit? Useless I'd think, unless you've got way more money than the other guy and a bunch of in-house lawyers you're paying anyways.
What you say about Amazon being a corrupt community is right on the mark, but taking it a bit further the whole review world is corrupt. Most reviews, no matter the source, are generated in exactly the same way.
When The French Blue came out I advertised for reviewers on Amazon, if a person replied and they had posted intelligent reviews in the past, I sent them a book. Got some interesting reviews. In several cases the reviewer acknowledged that they had received a review copy.
I find intelligent critical reviews helpful. The only reviews I really dislike are those that begin: I was looking for a book about X, your book is no good because it isn't about X its about Y.
MAYBE a poorly-chosen title could be misleading, I suppose, but usually Amazon has a sample or excerpt that gives a clue about the content.
My suggestion, if you are a dedicated reader try www.goodreads.com. I think that the reviews are more thoughtful, less commercialized and manipulated. I frequently post reviews of books that I have read and people are so free with five stars.
For myself, I have to be really impressed to give a book five stars. Tolstoy and a few others gets that rating from me.
I do read the book reviews on Amazon, but only the 1,2 and 3-star ones. The worthless ones are easy to spot, and I look at the others to see if their reasons for not liking the book are things I also don't like.
Often, you can get an impression from the distribution, as well. If a book has 10 5-star reviews and 15 1-star reviews, you can assume the author has a large family.
I think you missed my point, read the rest of the paragraph. The origin of criticism is irrelevant? Surely you know better, though you use a handle here, your name and credentials are well known and you have posted enough criticism of James elsewhere to have James purchase your very own website, a true mark of distinction.
Criticisms from authorities in a given field are always more respected. We all "consider the source" and the reason we question the anonymous is that we cannot consider the source. Whistleblower programs are, by definition, programs to protect employees from the wrath of their employers.
Had the "authorities" in gemology spoken up at the very beginning or at all, we would not now be having this discussion.


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The Secrets Of The Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe
a chocolate chip cookie recipe
You would think that the recipe boils down to combining flour, eggs, sugar, leavening agents, salt, and chocolate. But it is not that simple.
The first rule to respect:
serve hot, say the specialists. "Even a bad cookie is appetizing when it comes out of the oven," said Maury Rubin, owner of City Bakery in Manhattan. At Jacques Torres Chocolate, in Manhattan and Brooklyn, a stove next to the body keeps the cookies tender and tender. Heather Sue Mercer, co-owner of Ruby and Violette, in Manhattan, believes that the chocolate chip cookies from her pastry shop "are better hot."
Second tip:
let the dough rest. At least 36 hours, suggests Mr. Rubin. "I don't know why, but it makes better cookies." According to Shirley O. Corriher, author of books on culinary science, this results in a firmer dough because it completely absorbs liquid ingredients. Ruth Wakefield was already respecting this step at the time. "At Toll House, we keep the dough fresh overnight," she wrote in her Toll House Cook Book.
Also, underline most of our expert pastry chefs, only chocolate containing at least 60% cocoa is worthy of crowning the king of cookies. At Ruby and Violette, we only use high-end imported brands like Callebaut or Valrhona, and we make sure that the chocolate accounts for 40% of the mass of the mixture.
Finally, Dorie Greenspan, author of several cookbooks, likes to add a grain of salt to the recipe. Literally. "You shouldn't underestimate the importance of salt in sweet pastries," she says. The salt, incorporated into the dough and sprinkled on top of the cookie, enhances the flavor of the most ordinary pancakes.
Now it's up to you to put the tricks of the chocolate chip cookie specialist into practice.
Two cups minus 2 tsp. (8 1/2 ounces) baking flour
2/3 cup (81/2 ounces) bread flour
1/4 tsp. 1 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp. coarse salt
1/2 sticks (1 1/4 cups) unsalted butter
1/4 cups (10 ounces) golden brown sugar
One cup plus 2 tsp. (8 ounces) granulated sugar
Two large eggs
2 c. natural vanilla extract
1/4 pounds of semisweet chocolate chips or beans, with a cocoa content of at least 60%
Sea salt.
Preparation of chocolate chip cookie recipe
1. Sift flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt in a bowl. Reserve.
2. Using a paddle mixer, cream the butter, sugar, and brown sugar for about five minutes or until a light texture is obtained. Add the eggs one at a time, mixing them well. Pour in the vanilla while continuing to stir. Reduce the speed to a minimum, add the dry ingredients, and mix for 5 to 10 seconds to combine them roughly. Add the chocolate pieces without breaking them. Cover the dough with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 24 to 36 hours. can be cooked in small batches and kept in the refrigerator for up to 72 hours.
3. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or a non-stick baking sheet.
4. Place six 3 1/2 ounce balls of dough (about the size of a giant golf ball) on the baking sheet, being careful to flatten any chocolate chips with their edges pointing up; the cookies will only be more delicious. Lightly sprinkle with sea salt and cook, 18 to 20 minutes, until golden brown, but still tender. Place the baking sheet on a rack for 10 minutes, then slide the cookies onto another rack to cool them further. Repeat with the rest of the dough or refrigerate.
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Now as the martini's hangovers begin to kick in and Miss Rutherford's notepad is at the ready, the clock is ticking to crack the case. Which one of these actors is bitter from being shun from the spotlight? Who was the figure lurking in the shadows? All of this must be deduced, along with your help before the final credits roll.
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Diabetes Costs U.S. Economy Estimated $266B Annually
by Dan Witters and Diana Liu
Diabetes adds estimated $245.5 billion annually in healthcare utilization
Increase in diabetes rate since 2008 has added $19.2 billion to 2017 costs
Higher absenteeism costs employers an extra $20.4 billion annually
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Diabetes among American adults is estimated to cost the U.S. economy an additional $245.5 billion in 2017 in total healthcare expenditures. These results are based on the diabetes rate of 11.5% thus far in 2017 and are coupled with an estimated incremental healthcare cost of $8,480 per person compared with those who have not been diagnosed with diabetes.
Incremental U.S. Healthcare Costs Per Year Because of Diabetes
$246 billion annually in extra healthcare costs
Diabetes prevalence*
Total U.S. adult population**
Total U.S. adults with diabetes
Extra healthcare costs per year
(all U.S. adults)
11.5 251,767,000 28,953,205 $8,480 $245.5 billion
*Diabetes estimate (2017 YTD) based on data collected Jan. 2-Sept. 30, 2017. **Total U.S. adult population based on current U.S. Census Bureau estimate.
Gallup-Sharecare Well-Being Index
These data are drawn from more than 135,000 interviews with U.S. adults across all 50 states and the District of Columbia so far in 2017 as part of the Gallup-Sharecare Well-Being Index. These findings are from a report released today, The Cost of Diabetes in the U.S.: Economic and Well-Being Impact.
The estimates for the incremental healthcare utilization costs per person, which have been adjusted for inflation, are drawn from research by the American Diabetes Association. The extra costs per person per year have been conservatively computed by the ADA to account for overlapping costs of other chronic conditions commonly associated with diabetes.
Since 2008, the national adult diabetes rate has risen nearly one percentage point, elevating the current cost estimates. If the diabetes rate had remained steady at 10.6% since that time, the estimated healthcare expenditures due to diabetes in 2017 would be about $19.2 billion less than they currently are.
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Diabetes Linked to Increased Workplace Absenteeism
Diabetes costs the U.S. economy in more ways than just extra healthcare utilization. One such way is lost productivity in the form of unplanned absenteeism, which costs U.S. employers an estimated $20.4 billion annually.
The diabetes rate thus far in 2017 is 6.3% among full-time workers and 9.1% among part-time workers. Full-time workers with diabetes miss an average of 5.5 extra workdays per year, and part-time workers with diabetes (after reducing to half-day estimates) miss an additional 4.3 days. This amounts to nearly 58 million additional days of unplanned missed work each year among workers who have been diagnosed with diabetes, compared with their counterparts who do not have diabetes.
Assuming a cost of $354 per day for the average worker across occupations, lost productivity due to absenteeism related to diabetes costs employers $20.4 billion annually. This analysis controls for age, gender, income, education, race/ethnicity, marital status, children in household, geography and BMI weight class.
Diabetes Associated With Lost Productivity Among U.S. Workers
$20.4 billion per year estimated in unplanned absenteeism
Extra missed workdays per year
Additional annual cost to U.S. employers
(total workforce)
Full-time workers
6.3 5.5 45,131,843 $16.0 billion
Part-time workers
9.1 4.3 12,513,216 $4.4 billion
*Diabetes estimate (2017 YTD) based on data collected Jan. 2-Oct. 15, 2017. Controls for age, gender, race/ethnicity, income, education, marital status, children in household, region and BMI weight class. Assumes $354 per missed workday.
Diabetes has become a major health problem in the U.S., resulting in significant costs to the U.S. economy. And healthcare utilization and unplanned absenteeism are only two potential ways that chronic conditions such as diabetes can affect it. Other ways not examined in this article include actual performance while at work, voluntary and involuntary turnover, and workers' compensation claims.
The slow climb in diabetes prevalence of about one percentage point over the past decade mirrors the three-point climb in obesity, which has been found to quadruple the risk of diabetes for working-age U.S. adults. Among workers, the occurrence of diabetes is not evenly distributed across occupations, nor are its risks. Transportation workers have both the highest current rate of diabetes and the highest risk for new onset diabetes in the future, posing unique challenges for this industry.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 86% of the nation's $2.7 trillion in healthcare expenditures comes from people with chronic and mental health conditions, underscoring the critical nature of both managing disease states when they are present and preventing them in the first place.
Population health programs such as Blue Zones Project in California's Beach Cities have a proven track record of reducing above-normal weight and smoking rates while boosting exercise and healthy eating. These behaviors play a role in reducing reports of diabetes diagnoses among residents.
Employers, too, can play a decisive role in their workers' lives by establishing incentives, recognition systems and workplace cultures designed to promote active living and healthy choices.
And hospitals and health systems serve a vital purpose in diabetes and glycemic management, which can improve health outcomes and lower the costs of care -- both inpatient and outpatient -- for people with diabetes. Opportunities exist for hospitals and health systems to partner with local employers to bring diabetes education and prevention to work sites.
"While most clinicians agree that managing diabetes improves health and reduces medical costs, the benefit to employers also extends to a more productive workforce," says Sheila Holcomb, vice president, Sharecare Diabetes Solution. "An opportunity exists for employers to partner with the medical community, specifically Certified Diabetes Educators at local and regional hospitals, to offer diabetes education and training to their employees with diabetes. This collaboration has tangible and proven value for both the individual and the company's bottom line."
Read the full report, The Cost of Diabetes in the U.S.: Economic and Well-Being Impact.
The overall diabetes rate and estimated healthcare costs are based on 135,426 telephone interviews with U.S. adults across all 50 states and the District of Columbia, conducted Jan. 2-Sept. 30, 2017. The missed-work estimates among workers are based on 80,136 interviews with full- or part-time workers conducted Jan. 2-Oct. 15, 2017. Gallup conducts 500 telephone interviews daily, resulting in a sample that projects to an estimated 95% of all U.S. adults.
The margin of sampling error for diabetes prevalence for all U.S. adults is ±0.2 percentage points, while the margin of error for full-time workers is ±0.3 points and the rate for part-time workers is ±0.6 points. All reported margins of sampling error include computed design effects due to weighting.
Each daily sample of national adults in 2017 includes a minimum quota of 70% cellphone respondents and 30% landline respondents. Additional minimum quotas by time zone and within region are included in the sampling approach.
Learn more about how the Gallup-Sharecare Well-Being Index works.
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Diabetes Rate Greatest Among Transportation Workers
Transportation workers, followed by farmers/fishers/foresters, have the highest diabetes rate among major occupations. Physicians have the lowest.
Obesity Quadruples Diabetes Risk for Most U.S. Adults
The risk of being diagnosed with diabetes is much higher across all age groups for those who are obese, peaking between the ages of 35 and 39.
U.S. Uninsured Rate Rises to 12.3% in Third Quarter
The U.S. uninsured rate in the third quarter rose to 12.3%, up 1.4 points since the end of 2016 and the highest since the last quarter of 2014.
Youth Unemployment: Damaging to Their Health
Unemployment can be particularly devastating for young adults in high-income countries.
Gallup https://news.gallup.com/poll/221078/diabetes-costs-economy-estimated-266b-annually.aspx


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Home News Breaking News Bloomberg Plans to Ban Sale of Big Sizes of Sugary Drinks
Bloomberg Plans to Ban Sale of Big Sizes of Sugary Drinks
New York City plans to enact a far-reaching ban on the sale of large sodas and other sugary drinks at restaurants, movie theaters and street carts, in the most ambitious effort yet by the Bloomberg administration to combat rising obesity.
The proposed ban would affect virtually the entire menu of popular sugary drinks found in delis, fast-food franchises and even sports arenas, from energy drinks to pre-sweetened iced teas. The sale of any cup or bottle of sweetened drink larger than 16 fluid ounces – about the size of a medium coffee, and smaller than a common soda bottle – would be prohibited under the first-in-the-nation plan, which could take effect as soon as next March.
The measure would not apply to diet sodas, fruit juices, dairy-based drinks like milkshakes, or alcoholic beverages; it would not extend to beverages sold in grocery or convenience stores.
"Obesity is a nationwide problem, and all over the United States, public health officials are wringing their hands saying, 'Oh, this is terrible,' " Mr. Bloomberg said in an interview on Wednesday in the Governor's Room at City Hall.
"New York City is not about wringing your hands; it's about doing something," he said. "I think that's what the public wants the mayor to do."
A spokesman for the New York City Beverage Association, an arm of the soda industry's national trade group, criticized the city's proposal on Wednesday. The industry has clashed repeatedly with the city's health department, saying it has unfairly singled out soda; industry groups have bought subway advertisements promoting their cause.
"The New York City health department's unhealthy obsession with attacking soft drinks is again pushing them over the top," the industry spokesman, Stefan Friedman, said. "It's time for serious health professionals to move on and seek solutions that are going to actually curb obesity. These zealous proposals just distract from the hard work that needs to be done on this front."
Mr. Bloomberg's proposal requires the approval of the Board of Health, a step that is considered likely because the members are all appointed by him, and the board's chairman is the city's health commissioner, who joined the mayor in supporting the measure on Wednesday.
Mr. Bloomberg has made public health one of the top priorities of his lengthy tenure, and has championed a series of aggressive regulations, including bans on smoking in restaurants and parks, a prohibition against artificial trans fat in restaurant food and a requirement for health inspection grades to be posted in restaurant windows.
The measures have led to occasional derision of the mayor as Nanny Bloomberg, by those who view the restrictions as infringements on personal freedom. But many of the measures adopted in New York have become models for other cities, including restrictions on smoking and trans fats, as well as the use of graphic advertising to combat smoking and soda consumption, and the demand that chain restaurants post calorie contents next to prices.
In recent years, soda has emerged as a battleground in efforts to counter obesity. Across the nation, some school districts have banned the sale of soda in schools, and some cities have banned the sale of soda in public buildings.
In New York City, where more than half of adults are obese or overweight, Dr. Thomas Farley, the health commissioner, blames sweetened drinks for up to half of the increase in city obesity rates over the last 30 years. About a third of New Yorkers drink one or more sugary drinks a day, according to the city. Dr. Farley said the city had seen higher obesity rates in neighborhoods where soda consumption was more common.
The ban would not apply to drinks with fewer than 25 calories per 8-ounce serving, like zero-calorie Vitamin Waters and unsweetened iced teas, as well as diet sodas.
Restaurants, delis, movie theater and ballpark concessions would be affected, because they are regulated by the health department. Carts on sidewalks and in Central Park would also be included, but not vending machines or newsstands that serve only a smattering of fresh food items.
At fast-food chains, where sodas are often dispersed at self-serve fountains, restaurants would be required to hand out cup sizes of 16 ounces or less, regardless of whether a customer opts for a diet drink. But free refills – and additional drink purchases – would be allowed.
Corner stores and bodegas would be affected if they are defined by the city as "food service establishments." Those stores can most easily be identified by the health department letter grades they are required to display in their windows.
The mayor, who said he occasionally drank a diet soda "on a hot day," contested the idea that the plan would limit consumers' choices, saying the option to buy more soda would always be available.
"Your argument, I guess, could be that it's a little less convenient to have to carry two 16-ounce drinks to your seat in the movie theater rather than one 32 ounce," Mr. Bloomberg said in a sarcastic tone. "I don't think you can make the case that we're taking things away."
He also said he foresaw no adverse effect on local businesses, and he suggested that restaurants could simply charge more for smaller drinks if their sales were to drop.
The Bloomberg administration had made previous, unsuccessful efforts to make soda consumption less appealing. The mayor supported a state tax on sodas, but the measure died in Albany, and he tried to restrict the use of food stamps to buy sodas, but the idea was rejected by federal regulators.
With the new proposal, City Hall is now trying to see how much it can accomplish without requiring outside approval. Mayoral aides say they are confident that they have the legal authority to restrict soda sales, based on the city's jurisdiction over local eating establishments, the same oversight that allows for the health department's letter-grade cleanliness rating system for restaurants.
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Ivory tower May 31, 2012 at 9:02 am
Oh Lord Mike, thank you, thank you! We are so stupid, dumb, & incompetent! We couldn't exist without your wisdom! Oh Lord, when will your Kingship extend to the White House? This way the whole nation can benefit from your Rulership!
tzippi May 31, 2012 at 11:12 am
Leaving aside all the issues such as government infringement, etc., this would mean I couldn't buy a big gulp to split among a couple of kids and save some money? (And it divvies to about 8 – 10 oz. each….)
grandstboy May 31, 2012 at 1:20 pm
how is this constitutional?
its not like smoking that effects other people
frightening!
Jan Peerce June 1, 2012 at 5:49 pm
his mother made him do this


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BNP Paribas Hedge Fund Services
A versatile, flexible, growing global offering
Hamlin Lovell
Originally published in the August | September 2020 issue
BNP Paribas Securities Services has big ambitions to continue growing its global franchise servicing hedge funds (as well as other alternative investment managers, asset owners, banks and brokers) and is doing so through strategic transactions such as the acquisition of Credit Suisse's fund administration arm, Credit Suisse Prime Fund Services, in 2014; integration of Deutsche Bank's prime brokerage and electronic execution business in 2019, as well as stakes in leading wealthtech and funds distribution platform, Allfunds, and private capital fintech, AssetMetrix in the same year. BNP Paribas is also supplementing these deals through partnerships with providers such as Broadridge Financial Solutions for front to back portfolio administration, and organically, through investments in digitisation, data science, systems and technology, including its first electronic investor transaction into an alternative fund this year.
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Multi-tasking is harder to avoid in smaller managers, who may also be falling short of some providers' minimum revenue thresholds, and can be threatened with offboarding. "For such managers, concentrating spending with one provider might be the only way to access services such as prime solutions or cash financing. BNP Paribas can afford to take a holistic view on revenues across an entire relationship, including prime brokerage financing, administration, custody, clearing, execution and so on. This enables us to take on and support a wide variety of managers across all regions," says Ryan.
A la carte bundles
To characterise service provider choices as best of breed monoline providers versus an all singing, all dancing "one stop shop" is a false dichotomy that oversimplifies the situation. "We can trim it down to a single digit number of vendors, reducing the number of relationships by a significant amount," says Ryan. "While we are not a monoline provider, our best relationships span several service lines. But the menu is still a la carte. Every client has different demands, markets and solutions. Clients can pick two out of ten or ten out of ten services," he adds.
Ryan estimates that 70% of new relationships use bundles of products and this proportion has gone up over the past decade. "There used to be a perception that administration, custody and prime had to be segregated. But in the past few years, more of these relationships have come in tandem as industry norms accept bundling. Information barriers and technology solutions help to ensure independence between service lines," argues Ryan.
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BNP Paribas Securities Services currently has over USD 11.3 trillion in assets under custody.
Though some asset managers do use a non-affiliated depositary, Ryan estimates that 90% of the bank's client base that require the depositary function use BNP Paribas. "Our depositary is very much independent, with segregation of teams, management lines and services provided to the fund, in line with all guidance and regulations. They provide monthly and quarterly reports which detail the controls and level of oversight performed, demonstrating their independence," he points out. BNP Paribas Securities Services' depositary reports can flag up issues such as potential liquidity mismatches, investment and borrowing restrictions, or may raise concerns about valuation methodologies. Since March 2020, regulators including the UK's FCA have asked depositaries for additional reports around performance, margin calls or trade fails.
Financing and securities lending
Financing forms an integral part of BNP Paribas Securities Services' differentiated offering. Depending on the needs of the client, it can provide custody-based financing and securities lending, in addition to the prime services of its Global Markets business. Securities lending solutions can be conducted on an agency basis, with BNP Paribas Securities Services acting as the intermediary between client and borrower, as well as through a principal structure, where the client contracts directly with BNP Paribas Securities Services as the only counterparty. Securities lending can be an attractive way to increase yields, by allowing the mobilisation of assets to generate a return while maintaining discretionary control of portfolios allocations.
External technology partnerships
Working with BNP Paribas Securities Services does not necessarily imply ending relationships with other providers – they could continue via the bank's own partnerships. BNP Paribas Securities Services has invested substantially in proprietary technology, but also has service solutions with technology providers such as BlackRock Solutions' Aladdin, Broadridge, Charles River, and Eze Castle. "We look at what works, and find best of breed solutions," says Ryan.
For instance, BNP Paribas Securities Services has in 2019 partnered with Broadridge to offer a front-to-back solution, though this is not exclusive to either side nor essential. "Some clients may opt for this FTB solution, which can be transformational in terms of costs, operations and access. Broadridge Portfolio master can share the front end with clients and then involve BNP Paribas' mid office teams, connecting to the mid and back office. It covers the full lifecycle of trades and positions," says Ryan. "BNP Paribas's relationship with today's Broadridge dates back over a decade to firms such as Paladyne Systems and others that Broadridge acquired. We wanted to make sure we were connected to the highest quality front end systems, providing tier one products for everything from the simplest to the most complicated hedge fund structures, across all regions," he adds.
Next generation client portal
BNP Paribas Securities Services has also bolstered its digital offering through an upgraded hedge fund services portal, through which fund managers, investors, distributors and authorised account contacts access key information and insights across all of their hedge fund holdings. A recent enhancement involves streamlined trading functionality that allows investors to electronically complete and submit trades on their existing fund investments directly through the portal, as opposed to a traditional manual paper driven process. "This is an important milestone and aligns with our wider digital objective to optimise the user experience for our clients and their investors through the portal," says Ryan. The upgraded application can be accessed by fund managers, investors, distributors and authorised account contacts to let them access the information they need. "Hedge fund clients and their investors now have real-time access to data across the full trade life cycle, including supporting documentation for tax, financial and reporting purposes," adds Ryan.
It is not difficult to achieve 10-20% cost savings, which could be even higher where customers are spending millions on technology that could be outsourced.
Diarmuid Ryan, BNP Paribas Securities Services
Open architecture and the importance of shared data models
BNP Paribas Securities Services also places emphasis on keeping architecture open enough to interact with other providers to leverage its global market connectivity. "We have a massive network of outbound and inbound connections. We have 60 plus connections on the front end, absorbing masses of data from counterparties, pricing sources, and data vendors," Ryan points out.
This open architecture is facilitated by technology. "Downstream connectivity becomes more customised into clients' CRM systems, internal risk warehousing solutions, and requests for tailored reports. We have made a huge investment in data strategy to be more adaptable and flexible on data, reporting and customisation is a key part of the onboarding discussion," says Ryan.
Migration is not just about transplanting existing routines, but also seeks to improve the operating model through enhanced data solutions, investor reporting, and additional services. Data scientists at BNP Paribas Securities Services are turning unstructured data into useful outputs. "We are constantly innovating and reviewing our data strategy every 6 months. This includes portals and dashboards that slice and dice P&L, exposures, cash and financing, in a live real-time portal that is more user friendly than an Excel spreadsheet; though clients can also download Excel CSV files. Investors can also obtain transparency," says Ryan.
APIs and data as a service
Another key area of BNP Paribas Securities Services' overall digital roadmap is Application Programming Interfaces (APIs). These stitch together different applications and systems, which allows for real time and intraday reporting, as well as customised reporting of performance estimates, final NAVs, settlements, corporate actions and so on. Outputs are only as good as inputs, so this all depends on an ongoing drive for data quality and security. Much can be automated through AI and machine learning, but some manual intervention remains.
"Our API solution is becoming more sophisticated and morphing into data as a service. Data can sit in multiple places, such as prime brokers, administrators and custodians and it needs to cater for different end uses. In five years' time this will have become the norm," says Ryan. New services based on ways of aggregating and digitising data are being rolled out.
There are hopes that a harmonisation and standardisation of API standards (to ISO 20022) will permit more interoperability of systems and sharing of data throughout the industry, and BNP Paribas Securities Services belongs to a SWIFT initiative that is working towards this goal. Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) can also be another way of harmonising data.
At a time when consolidation continues to gain momentum among fund managers and administrators alike, BNP Paribas' universal bank model places it among a select group of providers globally offering a 'one-stop shop' solution where all of the above services are available under one roof. When asked why this is important, Ryan responded: "We do see a growing place for the optionality this model can bring to our clients and how this impacts their own strategic roadmaps. To have a partner with the ability to support a manager no matter what direction they want to move their business is highly valuable. A manager with a one-stop-shop partner can seamlessly diversify into different asset classes, expand into new markets, distribute globally, outsource more within the same single relationship or more quickly access liquidity in times of volatility as seen recently. We can help future proof a fund's operations while helping to minimise costs along with operational risk, and more time and resources are left over for navigating market conditions."
Underpinning all of the above is BNP Paribas Securities Services' size, global presence and balance sheet stability. It currently has over USD 11.3 trillion in assets under custody, enjoys top ratings from credit agencies, and is one of the most capitalised banks in the world – in addition to being one of a select group of 30 G-SIFI banks.
"Our ambition is to be a long-term partner of choice to leading hedge funds and alternative asset managers, and our ongoing investments across the bank into our offering in this space make this very achievable," says Ryan.
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A former British prime minister from Boris Johnson's own Conservative party is urging the public to vote against Conservative candidates in the country's general election next week. In an unprecedented intervention, Sir John Major is expected join an election rally aimed at preventing Johnson from winning enough seats for a parliamentary majority when voters go to the polls next Thursday. He's expected to be joined by his successor as prime minister, Tony Blair, at the event in London on Friday. The pair will urge people to vote tactically for the pro-EU candidates most likely to defeat the Conservatives in their local seats. Both Blair and Major support a second referendum on Brexit. In a pre-recorded speech ahead of the rally, Major will say old "tribal loyalties" of British politics have been loosened by Brexit, and that next week's vote is the "final chance" to stop it.
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So many citizens of the Tar Heel state have rushed to order their Confederate flag license plates that the North Carolina DMV has run out of the tags, officials report.
Department of Motor Vehicles spokesman Mike Charbonneau reported that in the last 10 days the department has received a whole nine-months- worth of orders for the tags featuring a Sons of Confederate Veterans Logo.
The N.C. DMV says that it will be at least 30 days before the plates will be back in stock.
The rush of orders came on the heels of N.C. Governor Pat McCrory's claims that he'd like the legislature to end the issuance of the Confederate flag plates.
At the end of June, the Governor urged the legislature to pass a law to end the official designation of "civic club" for the Sons of Confederate Veterans organization and to stop issuing plates with the C.S. flag emblazoned on them.


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The 2015-16 season for the Duquesne Dukes women's basketball team was one they will never forget. However, with the 2016-17 season rapidly approaching, the team must move on from their best season in program history, and start a new journey toward reaching the NCAA Tournament.
Coach Dan Burt will be back for his fourth season with the Dukes after signing an eight-year extension with the school this past summer. He enters the year with a 70-31 record. Burt's resume in his time at Duquesne includes leading the team to a record 28 wins and first ever win in the NCAA tournament last season, as well as back-to-back WNIT appearances in the 2013-14 and 2014-15 seasons.
Burt is confident in his team's ability to compete with the nation's top talent. For that reason, the team will take on out of conference opponents Ohio State, St. John's, Maryland and Pitt before A-10 Conference play begins in January.
With the graduation of last season's leading scorers April Robinson and Deva'Nyar Workman, the team will rely on returning senior Amadea Szamosi, as well as sophomores Chassidy Omogrosso and Kadri-Ann Lass, to lead the Dukes offense.
The trio was responsible for 31.2 points per game last season, but with their expanded role, they should see bigger numbers.
Only a sophomore, Omogrosso was voted a team captain by her teammates. The leadership role is something that she is proud of, and she believes the experience she gained last season made will help her this year.
The Dukes have plenty of talent coming in this season. Four freshmen join the team this season: Nina Aho, Halle Bovell, Anie-Pier Samson and Kiersten Elliott.
Aho, a point guard from Hungary, averaged 8.8 points, 4.9 rebounds and 3.0 assists per game at the 2015 U18 European Women's Championships.
Samson and Bovell both join the Dukes after playing high school ball in Canada. Samson is a strong, 6-foot-2 guard with a very good shooting range. As for Bovell, she was named Most Valuable Player at the Canada Basketball National Championships for the Team Ontario U17 Girls team.
Elliot is from Glenshaw, Pa. and led Vincentian Academy to four straight WPIAL Class A championships. Elliott averaged 11.8 points, 5.7 rebounds, 3.3 steals, 2.0 assists and 1.5 blocks as a senior.
Duquesne also adds forward Judith Sole, who is a transfer from Robert Morris. Sole averaged 6.o points and 5.6 rebounds as a sophomore at Robert Morris, but she had to sit out the 2015-16 season due to NCAA transfer rules. She is also the first player in Duquesne history from Spain.
Duquesne is projected to finish second, tied with Dayton in the A-10. The committee voted Saint Louis as its preseason favorite to win the conference. Both Kadri-Ann Lass and Amadea Szamosi are Preseason All-Conference Selections.
Along with Brianna Thomas, Szamosi is one of the two seniors on the roster this season. When asked what her expectations were for the season, Szamosi mentioned that the team will give their full effort at all times.
The Dukes open up their 2016-17 campaign on the road against Ohio State on Nov. 11. The Buckeyes enter the season ranked seventh in the AP Top 25 Poll, so the matchup will be a very early test for the young Dukes team.


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MADRID, Nov 24 (Reuters) - Spain's Telefonica could sell its UK mobile operator O2 to British Telecom in return for a 20 percent stake in BT as part of a "strategic alliance" to strengthen the pair, Spanish website El Confidencial reported on Monday.
"According to various sources, the talks between Telefonica and British Telecom are advanced although no final deal has been reached", said the website.
A spokesman at Telefonica declined to comment on the report.
No one at BT was immediately available for comment. (Reporting by Sarah Morris; additional reporting by Robert Hetz; Editing by Mark Potter)


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Thursday, Sep. 17th, 2020
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NEWARK, DE - Providing the world with fresh produce gives us unique opportunities to make an impact. Industry champions like the Produce Marketing Association (PMA) are constantly seeking out those opportunities, and work to ensure leadership efforts do not go unrecognized. At PMA's most recent Fresh Summit event, Joe Don Zetzsche, Director of BLOOMS® Flowers by H-E-B, introduced the PMA Impact Award during his comments as the incoming Chair of the Board of Directors. On stage, he explained the award's purpose is "to honor excellence and inspirational actions of people and organizations helping to grow a healthier world."
This week, PMA has announced the first three Impact Award laureates to be recognized for their transformative work. Each of the winners are featured in a mini-documentary that will be shared on PMA's recently launched Impact Award webpage. The first winner named is Jones Valley Teaching Farm in Birmingham, Alabama.
"We know that one of the most powerful things a person can do to live a healthier life is to eat more fruits and vegetables, and establishing habits at a young age is key to lifetime produce consumption," said Chief Strategy and Membership Officer, Lauren M. Scott. "Jones Valley Teaching Farm has created a community movement that helps children access and learn about farming through a meaningful hands-on experience that is shaping their relationship with food, providing a deep learning experience, and shaping their communities in a very important way. We are thrilled to recognize them with one of the first PMA Impact Awards."
The Jones Valley Teaching Farm uses food and growing food as a platform for learning. Since establishing its first farm in 2007, Jones Valley Teaching Farm has grown over time to incorporate more farms, more school partners, and ultimately a broader impact. The organization boasts seven teaching farms, six of which are located on site at local schools in partnership with the Birmingham Public School System.
Five of these farms are currently in the Woodlawn neighborhood, meaning students can engage with the Teaching Farm's education model for every year of their education from preschool to high school. Each of these farms, or learning laboratories, is also staffed with full-time instructors who work with the teachers within the schools to create customized curriculum to apply in-classroom learnings in a hands-on farm experience.
According to a press release, the program reaches over 3500 kids each year, who then go on to bring those learnings to their own communities. At this point, 25 percent of the organization's staff is made up of graduates, a number that Executive Director, Amanda Storey, hopes to grow over time.
"That is intentional and is shifting the paradigm of non-profit and that's important," said Storey. "When it's students who have been through the program and can then be able to direct it, that is community change. That is opportunity."
The program has provided measurable change for the Birmingham community, with over 18,500 pounds of food harvested. The students select the produce to plant based on taste, curiosity, and consumer demand, as they even have a free after-school program called the Market Club where teams of students at each of the elementary school sites sell produce to teachers, parents, and community members. They apply math and communication skills as they get first-hand experience in marketing produce.
Perhaps the most powerful measure of all is how the students have demonstrated their commitment to learning and growing produce during the COVID-19 pandemic.
"We have seen kids dig up their backyard from March until June and plant food in their backyards because they couldn't get to our farms," said Storey. "That is a whole different level of impact on a community, on a neighborhood, on a family. Those are the skills that come with growing this food. Those are long-term solutions."
PMA has launched a website to recognize the Impact Award winners and share their stories globally. Those interested in learning more, nominating someone for the Impact Award, or viewing the mini-documentary about Jones Valley Teaching Farm can find more information here.
Here's to making a positive impact by advocating for fresh produce consumption!
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