ATOMOS founder and CEO, Jeromy Young is quoted as saying, "Cine Gear will be one of the first opportunities for people to see RAW recording live on Shogun".
In recording features Pre-roll Record is sure to be a huge deal for documentary, sports and wildlife cinematographers. Even with Shogun not in recording mode, Pre-roll Record continually buffers content internally allowing the user to record the previous 8s of HD recording or 2s of 4K the moment you hit the record button.
Also in the upcoming features list is Time Lapse, which lends itself to creative angles on everyday scenes and has traditionally been limited to photography. The Atomos video time lapse feature maximizes video creativity by allowing both the duration of recording in number of frames or length of time and the interval to be altered depending on the director's intent and even multi stage recording is possible, altering the time and duration throughout the period of the shoot. Essentially Atomos have made time lapse keyframeable and flexible in the video arena.
As well as recording, monitoring and playback solutions visitors to Cine Gear 2015 will be able to get hands on with the new Power Station which will reduce the need for multiple batteries. At its core, Power Station consists of 2 batteries mounted side by side that operate together using a continuous circular power system. When one battery gets low it can be removed and charged while the system switches across to the second battery uninterrupted. Power Station also doubles as a super-fast charger for your batteries at up to 3 times the rate of conventional chargers. There will be two versions available Power Station Photo and Power Station Video both available.
The current Shogun model (MSRP $1995) includes not only the main Shogun unit but also over $500 of accessories to get users started right away (HPRC hard case, AC adapter, SSD media cases, D-Tap adapter, 5200mAh battery, battery charger, XLR breakout cable and SSD docking station). Customers and channel alike have requested a unit only with AC adaptor in order to utilize accessories they already own from older products. Our goal is to make an additional Shogun unit more affordable. In an effort to meet this request and drive 4K adoption even faster, Atomos have announced a 'Bare Bones' version of the Shogun that removes all accessories except the bare essentials (SSD media case and AC power supply), shipping within a high quality soft carry case for protection for an MSRP of $1695.
Atomos will also extend the Bare Bones range to the entire Monitor/Recorder range. The HD 4.3" Ninja 2 Bare Bones will be $395 and the higher resolution 5" Ninja Blade and Samurai Blade models will be $795.


Orlando, Florida-based multi-line boatbuilder Correct Craft has acquired the Ingenity P220 electric boat drive system built by Ortner Electric in Villach, Austria. The electric power group will operate as part of Correct Craft's Pleasurecraft Engine Group division, alongside sister brands PCM, Crusader, Challenger and Levitator.
The Ingenity P220 is presently available in Correct Craft's Super Air Nautique 210 and GS20 models sold in the Austrian market. With its acquisition of the drive system, the company intends to expand that distribution worldwide, while extending the Ingenity P220 into additional Nautique models and other Correct Craft boat brands.
"The world is quickly transitioning to electric power and the acquisition of the Ingenity P220 system will help position Correct Craft, Pleasurecraft Engine Group, and our boat companies for a successful transition to the future," says Correct Craft CEO Bill Yeargin.
The Ingenity P220 system generates the equivalent of 300hp, pushing the Super Air GS to a top speed of 70km/hr. The engine generates 800Nm of torque while its 100kW battery capacity is said to provide power for up to 12 hours between charges.
Correct Craft is no stranger to electric propulsion. In 2011 the company unveiled its Ski Nautique E model, a 100% electric towboat built in partnership with Canadian electric motor manufacturer LTS Marine. The boat was displayed at boat shows in Miami and Montreal as a proof-of-concept model, limited by a 45 to 40-minute run time between charges.


Should chocolate be an essential component of a balanced diet? Back in the 17th and 18th centuries, many treatises were written extolling the medicinal virtues of chocolate and today it's a regular feature in army food rations.
During the Gulf War, critical equipment flown out to US forces included a specially formulated heat-stable chocolate bar. But the jury is still out on whether or not it's good for us.
Chocolate could help prevent tooth decay, according to scientists at Japan's Osaka University. The husks of the cocoa beans from which chocolate is made contain an antibacterial agent that fights plaque. These husks are usually discarded in chocolate production, but in future they could be added back in to chocolate to make it dental-friendly.
They concluded that the cavity-fighting action of cocoa bean husks isn't enough to offset decay caused by chocolate's high sugar content, however, so chocolate isn't going to replace toothpaste any time soon.
Californian scientist Professor Carl Keen and his team have suggested that chocolate might help fight heart disease. They say that it contains chemicals called flavinoids, which thin the blood, helping to prevent clotting. Scientists have already suggested that red wine acts in this way. However, sceptics have pointed out that Keen's research is funded by confectionery maker Mars.
Researchers at Harvard University have carried out experiments that suggest that if you eat chocolate three times a month you will live almost a year longer than those who forego such sweet temptation.
But it's not all good news - the Harvard research also suggested that people who eat too much chocolate have a lower life expectancy. Chocolate's high fat content means that excess indulgence can contribute to obesity, leading to an increased risk of heart disease.
It looks like the old adage of "everything in moderation" holds. But if you can't resist chocolate, at least stick to dark. It's higher in cocoa than milk chocolate and helps to increase levels of HDL, a type of cholesterol that helps prevent fat clogging up arteries.
Dogs and other domestic animals like horses metabolise the chocolate ingredient theobromine more slowly than humans. Safe doses for us could be toxic or even lethal doses for our pets, affecting their hearts, kidneys and central nervous systems.


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Language and Dialogue
Language and Dialogue - Volume 11, Issue 3, 2021
Author(s): Edda Weigand
pp.: 353–354 (2)
https://doi.org/10.1075/ld.00107.pre
Communicating communication
Author(s): Yonatan Fialkoff and Amit Pinchevski
pp.: 355–378 (24)
https://doi.org/10.1075/ld.00101.fia
Recent years saw the rise of communication experts, operating in various contexts and enjoying high levels of popularity. The paper examines this expertise asking: What kind of expertise do communication experts hold? What is the communication they are expert in? And what can scholars of communication learn from experts who practice it professionally? Based on in-depth interviews with communication experts, we analyze what they believe are the components of their expertise and the reliance of this expertise on communication to communicate itself. We examine this recursive nature of expertise in communication by highlighting the relationship between these experts and laypeople, offering an explanation for the popularity of the former specifically in the era of "the death of expertise".
Constructing disagreement space
Author(s): Alena L. Vasilyeva
https://doi.org/10.1075/ld.00100.vas
The study is a single case analysis and explores how disagreement space is constructed in a dialogue that addresses language ideology and identity issues in Belarus. Disagreement space is understood as a set of the interactant's commitments, beliefs, intentions that can be reconstructed from their actions and "called out" by another participant (Jackson 1992). The interactional data includes the video-recording of the debate that was devoted to the issue whether Belarusian should be the only official language of Belarus. While two opponents are dominating parties in this debate, the host also plays an important role in this argumentative activity. The current study examines the host's actions to shape disagreement space and argues that the host should be viewed as a valid party in a multi-party argumentative activity.
"What I advise you to do is…"
Author(s): Dina Abdel Salam El-Dakhs and Mervat M. Ahmed
https://doi.org/10.1075/ld.00099.dak
The current study aims to examine the realization of the speech act of advising among Egyptian university teachers. To this end, 50 Egyptian university teachers at a private university completed eight role-plays in which they gave solicited advice to their fellow teachers. The role-plays were recorded and later transcribed. The data were coded for the advising strategies as well as the initiators and internal/external modifiers. The results showed the participants' preference for the use of direct advising. The results also showed a minimal influence for the advisor's gender and years of teaching experience on the participants' advising preferences. A major influence, however, was observed for the variable of social dominance as represented in the advisee's academic rank. The results are interpreted in terms of the Mixed Game Model and earlier studies on the speech act of advising.
Identity, agency and intercultural dialogic competencies in L2 ultimate attainment
Author(s): Kamil Zubrzycki
https://doi.org/10.1075/ld.00102.sub
This preliminary study seeks to examine the role of agency and bilinguals' identity negotiated in the processes of acculturation as key factors in attaining a very high or near-native L2 proficiency. Since these aspects appear to have been underestimated in research on L2 ultimate attainment, interviews were carried out with eight L2 speakers of Polish (four near-native and four highly advanced bilinguals) in order to obtain qualitative data on participants' self-identity and acculturation. The results show that the near-native subjects identified themselves very strongly with the receiving society, whereas highly proficient L2 speakers retained a much stronger sense of L1-related identity. It is hypothesized that bilinguals' acculturation strategies and intercultural dialogic competencies may be decisive factors in determining L2 near-nativeness.
https://doi.org/10.1075/ld.00106.wei
The article unfolds dialogue as the complex whole of human action and behaviour in the theory of New Science. The actual state of research in dialogue analysis seems to be a garden of a thousand flowers where scholars can pick out the flower they like. Can this be science? New Science is introduced as science of complexity which represents a new hierarchy of integrated components derived from the complex whole. The structure of dialogue as the complex whole allows us to describe and explain all pertinent components in one theory. The article briefly outlines the main components: action and grammar. New Science also means the end of unjustified assumptions which underlie most of the various current models of science and philosophy and calls for verification by neuro- and sociobiology.
Review of Allwood, Pombo, Renna & Scarafile (2020): Controversies and Interdisciplinarity: Beyond disciplinary fragmentation for a new knowledge model
Author(s): Lisbeth A. Lipari
https://doi.org/10.1075/ld.00103.lip
This article reviews Controversies and Interdisciplinarity: Beyond disciplinary fragmentation for a new knowledge model
Review of Pickering & Garrod (2021): Understanding Dialogue. Language Use and Social Interaction
Author(s): Răzvan Săftoiu
https://doi.org/10.1075/ld.00105.saf
This article reviews Understanding Dialogue. Language Use and Social Interaction
978-1-108-47361-3,
Review of Livnat, Shukrun-Nagar & Hirsch (2020): The Discourse of Indirectness. Cues, voices and functions
Author(s): Ildikó Hortobágyi
https://doi.org/10.1075/ld.00104.hor
This article reviews The Discourse of Indirectness. Cues, voices and functions
Volumes & issues
Writing-in-interaction
Author(s): Lorenza Mondada and Kimmo Svinhufvud
A speaker-oriented multidimensional approach to risks and causes of miscommunication
Author(s): Arto Mustajoki
Interactivities, intersubjectivities and language: On dialogism and phenomenology
Bodies in action: Multimodal analysis of walking and talking
Author(s): Lorenza Mondada
Is there anyone out there who really is interested in the speaker?
Author(s): Istvan Kecskes
Working to keep aligned in psychotherapy: Using nods as a dialogic resource to display affiliation
Author(s): Peter Muntigl, Naomi Knight and Ashley Watkins
Understanding audience affiliation in response to political speeches in Japan
Author(s): Ofer Feldman and Peter Bull
Identity as a resource to shape mediation in dialogic interaction
Blogs as interwoven polylogues
Author(s): Marina Bondi
Dialogue, dialogicality and interactivity
http://instance.metastore.ingenta.com/content/journals/22104127/11/3

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en - Dianne Weller (Australia 1969) is a performing artist based in Belgium. Dianne has a Bachelor of Arts in Performance from the University of Western Sydney, Sydney, Australia and recently finished a 1 year Post-Masters at apass (Advanced Performers And Scenography Studies: a.pt (Advanced Performers Training). In her work she uses the Voice and Sound as tools for research, performativity, listening, perception, & emotional connectivity.
Since being in Belgium in 2006 she has worked as a performer and collaborator with Random Scream with Davis Freeman, Nature Theatre of Oklahoma, Sarma's Voice Lab 2, Maria Clara Villa Lobos, the Ictus Ensemble, Michelle Yang, Gossie Vervloessem and founded and directs the a capella performance group the PushUps. Dianne also cofounded the Sproutland SoundLab in 2010, a virtual and physical meeting & exchange 'plant' for the developmentof research covering questions relating to Sound Art in multidisciplinary formats. All her works focus on music, theatre and sound.
Dianne's own projects includes 'the PushUps', 'the Passage…', 'For Your Ears Only', 'Scoring the Listening', 'the Voyagers' and 'Over the Top' which she developed with Ad Libitum co. (with Ale Petrasso).
Dianne just finished a short film for Caviar Productions, Death by Originality and is also a Voice Over Artist. Dianne is also a private vocal coach for Performance Companies, Performers and Business.
nl - Dianne Weller (Australië 1969) is een uitvoerend kunstenaar. In haar werk gebruikt ze de stem en geluid als werktuigen voor onderzoek, het maken van performances, om te luisteren, onderzoek van perceptie, emoties en samenvoeging. Ze is sinds 2006 in België en ze werkte o.a. samen met Random Scream van Davis Freeman, het Nature Theatre of Oklahoma, Sarma's Voice Lab, Maria Clara Villa Lobos, het Ictus-ensemble, en ze stichtte en leidt het a capella kwintet de PushUps.
Ze stichtte ook de Sproutland Soundlab in 2010, een virtuele en fysieke ontmoetingsplaats voor de ontwikkeling van vragen rond geluid in de kunst in multidisciplinaire werkvormen.
Ze beëindigde net een kortfilm voor Caviar Production, Death by Originality and ze werk ook als voice over.
Haar eigen projecten zijn The Passage, For Your Ears Only, Scoring the Listening, Ad Libitum (with Ale Petrasso) en Over the Top, welke allen focussen op muziektheater en geluid. Dianne geeft ook privéles aan performers, zangers. Ze beëindigde recent haar post- master in apass.
fr - Dianne Weller (Australie, 1969) est une artiste performeuse basée en Belgique. Elle utilise la voix et le son comme outils de recherche, de traduction en performance, d'écoute, de perception, de transfert d'émotions et de moyen de rassemblement des êtres.
Depuis son arrivée en Belgique en 2006, elle a travaillé comme performeuse et collaboratrice avec Random Scream (Davis Freeman), Nature Theatre of Oklahoma, Sarma's Voice Lab 2, Maria Clara Villa Lobos, Ictus ensemble, et a fondé/dirigé le groupe de performance acapella "The PushUps".Dianne a également mis au point Sproutland SoundLab en 2010, qui est un point de rencontre physique et virtuel pour le développement des idées autour du son dans l'art multidisciplinaire.Dianne vient de finaliser un court-métrage pour le compte de Caviar Production (Death par Originality) et est une Voice Over Artists basée en Belgique.
Ses projects personnels sont notamment : "the Passage…","For Your Ears Only", "Scoring the Listening", et avec Ad Libitum (et Ale Petrasso) "Over the Top" qui met le focus sur le theâtre musicale et le son.Dianne est également coach vocal à titre privatif, pour le theatre, les performers ou business.Elle vient récemment de terminer sa 1ère année de post-master à a.pass (advanced performance and scenography studies in Brussels).
In June 2010 I presented the Voice Performance Installation piece 'the Passage...' based on the film Recits d'Ellis Isle by George Perec, as a final demonstration of the research from my 1 year research at apass (Advanced Performance And Scenography Studies in Brussels). During this period I was focusing on Vocal Dexterity, Diversity, Writing and Composition for Voice.
This presentation was a representation of the film using Voice material to capture and convey the message of its sentiment. It was made for a single audience member only and was set into a parcours performance structure. The thematic of this piece focused on the question of displacement and self-imposed migration in today's society. Within this idea, the performance was represented into 4 different, yet connecting spaces by performers, Davis Freeman, Myriam Van Imschoot, Tracee Westmoreland and myself. Each space focused on different aspects of the vocal tools we use. Employing the palate of colours and range that the voice can demonstrate as a means of communication and performativity.
3 years later...I would like to re-visit this material with this 'RE-Invention' of 'the Passage....a Lecture Performance', and develop some systems to re-construct and translate this material from this very particular structure, into the Lecture Performance frame. I will concentration on these aspects: looking at how that influences and redefines the work itself? How or does it change the initial intention of the performance? What does a Lecture Performance offer to the audience? Why Lecture? Why Not? Is Lecture a Fad or a reality? If so why, or why not? With these questions in mind, I would like to examine the arts scene today and see if it has an impact on the Lecture format in some way, from both a financial and an Artistic angle. Does this affect the Independent Artists and how they develop their work? And finally, what parameters does this afford the artist, if any?
thanks to the apass, ZSenne, Pianofabriek Kunstenwerkplaats, Les Bains: Connective, Mokum, Myriam Van Imschoot, Julie Pfliederer, Alex Davidson and Mathieu Dupont, Ale Petrasso, Els Viaene, Hans Sonneveld and Jitske Vandenbussche.
In juni 2010 toonde Dianne, na een jaar onderzoek, The Passage ..., een stem-performance-installatie gebaseerd op de film Récits d'Ellis van George Perec. Gedurende de periode van onderzoek bij a.pass focuste ze zich op vocale soepelheid, veelzijdigheid en compositie voor de stem. Thema's voor de installatie waren ontheemding en de keuze om te immigreren. The Passage... werd vertoond voor één enkel persoon uit het publiek en was opgezet binnen een parcours-performance structuur met vier performers, in vier met elkaar verbonden ruimtes: Davis Freeman, Myriam Van Imschoot, Tracee Westmoreland en Dianne Weller. In elke ruimte kwam een ander aspect van vocaliteit aan bod, gebruikmakende van het volledige kleurenpallet die een stem rijk is.Tijdens haar residentie in ZSenne art lab wil ze dit materiaal opnieuw bekijken en The Passage…. herwerken, heruitvinden. Aan de hand van het bestaande materiaal gaat ze op zoek naar manieren om het te vertalen, vertrekkende vanuit de heel aparte structuur, naar de vorm van de Lectuur Performance. Dianne wil onderzoeken hoe dit werk zichzelf kan herdefiniëren. En zal dit de initiële opzet van de installatie-performance veranderen? Wat heeft een lectuur performance te bieden aan het publiek? Is lectuur een gril of realiteit? En waarom? Met deze vragen in het achterhoofd wil ze bekijken of het lectuur format een impact heeft op de bestaande kunstscène, op de onafhankelijke kunstenaars, vanuit financieel en artistiek oogpunt. Of ze ermee werk ontwikkelen? En tot slot, welke beperkingen en parameters het biedt aan kunstenaar, als die al er zijn.
Dank aan: a.pass, ZSenne art lab, Pianofabriek kunstencentrum, Les Bains:Connective, Mokum, Myriam Van Imschoot, Julie Pfliederer, Alex Davidson and Mathieu Dupont, Ale Petrasso, Els Viaene, Hans Sonneveld and Jitske Vandenbussche.
En juin 2010, Dianne présentait l'installation "the Passage…", une performance vocale basée sur le film "Recits d'Ellis Isle" de George Perec. Durant cette période, Dianne s'est concentrée sur la dextérité vocale, la diversité, l'écriture et la composition vocale. Cette présentation était conçue pour un spectateur unique et s'inscrivait dans un parcours de performances avec 4 performeurs : Davis Freeman, Myriam Van Imschoot, Tracee Westmoreland et Dianne Weller.
3 ans plus tard, pendant sa résidence à ZSenne art lab, Dianne souhaite revisiter ce matériel artistique avec cette "RE-Invention" de "the Passage… a Lecture Performance". Dianne aimerait développer une méthode pour reconstruire et traduire ce contenu de sa structure particulière en une séquence "Lecture Performance".Comment cela influence et redéfinit le travail lui-même? Gardant cette question à l'esprit, elle veut examiner les arts de la scène d'aujourd'hui et voir si cela impacte sur les artistes, comment ceux-ci développent leurs productions? Du point de vue financier et de l'angle artistique. Finalement, quelles restrictions ou paramètres cela offre-t-il à l'artiste, s'il y en a.
Merci à: a.pass, ZSenne art lab, Pianofabriek kunstencentrum, Les Bains:Connective, Mokum, Myriam Van Imschoot, Julie Pfliederer, Alex Davidson and Mathieu Dupont, Ale Petrasso, Els Viaene, Hans Sonneveld and Jitske Vandenbussche.


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HIGHLY VALUED RICE FRAGRANCE HAS ORIGINS IN BASMATI RICE, STUDY FINDS
9/15/2009 10:11:00 AM Publicado por Jorge Franchín
Etiquetas: Biology
A new Cornell study reports that the gene that gives rice its highly valued fragrance stems from an ancestor of basmati rice and dispels other long-held assumptions about the origins of basmati.
Rice is classified into two major varietal groups: Japonica and Indica, both of which were grown in China some 8,000 years ago and are believed to have originated from there. The new study, published Aug. 25 in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, confirms that basmati rice, long assumed to be an Indica variety, is actually more closely related genetically to Japonica rice.
Basmati, which is endemic to northern India, Pakistan and Iran, has been falsely assumed to be in the Indica group due to its characteristic long, thin grains and because it is grown in India, where Indica varieties are widespread. Japonica varieties, which include sushi rice, are widely grown in East and Southeast Asia and tend to have shorter, stickier grains.
When the gene, called BADH2, loses its function through the natural process of mutation, rice becomes fragrant. This study reports eight novel mutations in BADH2 associated with fragrance and found that a previously discovered mutation, or allele, is shared by the vast majority of fragrant rice varieties today, including the fragrant Japonica varieties known as basmati and the fragrant Indica variety known as Thai jasmine.
Through genetic analysis of the DNA flanking BADH2, the researchers determined that the major fragrance allele originated in a Japonica-ancestor of basmati rice and was later transferred to Indica varieties, including Thai jasmine rice.
"People think that all rice [varieties] in India are from the Indica varietal group, but that's not true," said Susan McCouch, professor of plant breeding and genetics and the paper's senior author. Michael Kovach, a doctoral student in McCouch's lab, is the paper's first author.
The new study supports findings from a 2005 paper by McCouch that showed the close genetic relationship of basmati rice to the Japonica varietal group.
"India has both Indica and Japonica rice," McCouch added. "Basmati is a unique type of rice but it is genetically more closely related to sushi rice from Japan than to many of the long grained Indica rices grown elsewhere in India. It is intriguing to think about what these relationships tell us about human migration and cultural exchange."
The findings have important implications for claims of ownership of rice varieties and traits, said Kovach. Rice fragrance is one of the most highly valued traits of rice, and it can command higher prices on the global market.
Thai scientists recently patented the use of a genetic engineering strategy to knock out the BADH2 gene while claiming the fragrance trait was part of their national heritage -- through Thai jasmine rice -- and "belonged to the Thai people," Kovach said.
"They would like to use this approach to impart this characteristic fragrance on other crops like wheat and maize," Kovach added. "There was no proof that the common BADH2 allele causing fragrance in Thai jasmine rice actually did not originate in jasmine varieties, until this study."
"The results suggest something profound and interesting about human culture, and that is, we are all hybrids," said McCouch. "Claims of ownership of rice are important for national identity, but people's concepts of national identity are often over-simplified. Humans continuously exchange ideas, technology and everything that is valuable, and in the exchange, they become something new. The lesson is that while each culture and each rice variety represents something unique, much of what we value most is shared by all."
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In real estate the primary rule relates to location. This is a truism that applies no matter where you are – whether you are looking for an apartment in London or a villa in Marbella – yet on a local level there are many other factors that play an important role in determining what kind of property people buy and where.
In the case of Marbella apartments and villas, the strongest demand right now is most definitely for new-build homes that provide the latest architectural styles and modern amenities. The latter includes almost by definition such features as quality wood, stone or marble floors, full-length windows that let light and views in, and home automated systems that control everything from lighting and security to entertainment systems and home irrigation.
The lounge and dining room should ideally be open-plan, allowing for a large, free-flowing living area in which relaxing, watching television, dining and also the kitchen should be one interactive space. However, smart design is highly appreciated by our clients, especially when it makes it possible to close off specific areas at will and create intimate, cosy spaces.
Bringing the kitchen into the living space has also changed the aesthetic styling of kitchens. The result is a simpler, more minimalist design in which the top-end appliances can be removed from view with the press of a button. Finishes are sometimes lacquered, sometimes more earthy, but the kitchen has now become a design statement in its own right.
The suite, consisting of a bedroom with an adjoining 'en-suite' bathroom is now de rigueur. Today's bedroom suite should be spacey, bright and sunny, ideally offering such luxuries as a bay window or small lounge, while the bathrooms are increasingly modular and minimalist in appearance, with abundant use of glass, marble and stone.
In a climate such as that of Marbella having an ample terrace that is partly covered is a must, and it should easily connect with the living areas to form a lifestyle extension. Today's swimming pools have become sleek and right-angled, with infinity edges that merge with the sea on the horizon, while gardens may be a little smaller than before, but immaculate.
One of the areas where home automation systems come into their own is home entertainment. The home cinema and games rooms of a few years ago are being replaced with one large, interactive entertainment and relaxation area, often linked to a bar, modern backlit wine cellar and a private spa with heated indoor pool, sauna and steam bath.
Combine such a home with a good location and attractive modern styling, and you have exactly what the market is demanding right now, be it a Marbella villa or a luxurious beachside apartment. Fortunately, however, tastes vary and there is a wide choice of homes and settings out there for just about everyone.
As specialists in luxury villas in Marbella, Diana Morales Properties has a selection of such top quality homes for sale. Please contact us for more information.


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Summary: There is still controversy over what evidence that Acting Justice Robert Stolz will allow Dewey defense to introduce to the Jury in this case.
The jury selection process will begin on April 27th for the case against Dewey, executive director Stephen DiCarmine, chairman Steven Davis, and CFO Joel Sanders. Prosecutors have claimed that the trio intentionally committed fraud on a massive scale.
NYC Assistant District Attorney Peirce Moser informed Acting Justice Robert Stolz during a Tuesday hearing that the prosecution intends to reduce the charges by three counts of falsifying business records, leaving the defense to defend 100 counts.
The defense and prosecution have disputed what evidence will be allowed to be presented to the jury during trial. Stolz confirmed that both parties have requested that evidence on what determined Dewey's bankruptcy be limited.
"Quite obviously, the People are entitled to prove that Dewey expired, since that was the immediate cause of the loss to the financial institutions alleged to have been victimized in this case." Stolz said in People v. Davis, 773/14.
He also mentioned that the prosecutors have decided to accuse the indicted Dewey executives with larceny on the argument that the trio did not have the capability to repay the financial intuitions.
Court papers that the defense presented state that even after "a cabal of important partners abandoned the firm" in March of 2012, there were still several high yield income-producing partners that remained with the firm. These partners formed a new firm structure and collaborated a plan to redeem the firm.
The defense insists that a day after the firms partners were informed that the Manhattan District Attorney's Office opened an investigation on Davis, merger negotiations with Baker & McKenzie ceased. In the next few days, all mergers involving SNR Denton and Greenberg Traurig also ended. This led to the ultimate decision for Dewey to file bankruptcy.
Stolz decided that the defense cannot advise the jury that there is any correlation between the investigation and bankruptcy. The crimes that are in question took place from November 2008 to March 2012. The prosecution also has proof of several "bad acts" prior to the indicated time frame including emails between the defendants.
The prosecution claims that "Tier 2 time" means that the firm would invoice the clients for the work with the intent to never send the invoice to the client.
Stolz claims that this evidence is necessary to establish Sanders' and DiCarmine's state of mind and intent to adjust billing and accounting processes. It also proves that the two were aware of the consequences of breaching bank covenants.
"It bears on their motive and intent. It also provides context and background to the scheme charged in the indictment." Stolz stated.
If this evidence is allowed in court, it may destroy the credibility of the prosecutors and defense counsel. Prosecutors also pulled to introduce these statements under the co-conspirator exception to the hearsay rule to quotes made by former Dewey employees who have pleaded guilty.
Stolz will however, allow prosecutors to introduce co-conspirator statements "subject to connection" by prima facie non-hearsay evidence of a conspiracy.
Sanders is represented by Andrew Frisch and solo practitioner Cesar de Castro. Opening statements are expected to take place on May 26th.


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Gender Integration in NATO Military Forces: Cross-national Analysis (Gender in a Global/Local World)
By: Lana Obradovic
Numerous states have passed gender integration legislation permanently admitting women into their military forces. As a result, states have dramatically increased women's numbers, and improved gender equality by removing a number of restrictions. Yet despite changes and initiatives on both domestic and international levels to integrate gender perspectives into the military, not all states have improved to the same extent. Some have successfully promoted gender integration in the ranks by erasing all forms of discrimination, but others continue to impede it by setting limitations on equal access to careers, combat, and ranks. Why do states abandon their policies of exclusion and promote gender integration in a way that women's military participation becomes an integral part of military force? By examining twenty-four NATO member states, this book argues that civilian policymakers and military leadership no longer surrender to parochial gendered division of the roles, but rather support integration to meet the recruitment numbers due to military modernization, professionalization and technological advancements. Moreover, it proposes that increased pressure by the United Nations to integrate gender into security and NATO seeking standardization and consistency on the international level, and women's movements on the domestic level, are contributing to greater gender integration in the military.
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In Mumbai, 'bird races' are highlighting city's avian diversity, whether in wetlands or wastelands
Alongside skyscrapers, malls and industries, the city houses a variety of natural habitats, making it conducive for birds and biodiversity to thrive.
Aditi Tandon
Feb 20, 2019 · 01:30 pm
A water rail in a polluted lake located in a densely populated region in Mumbai. | Kartik Chandramouli
Early on a Sunday morning, before the sun had even risen, hundreds of Mumbai residents stumbled out of their beds. They went crisscrossing through the city and then flocked to certain spots, where they were seen craning their necks towards trees, in near silence. It was unexpected for Mumbai – a gathering of people and yet, the sounds of morning birds were louder than the sounds of humans themselves.
But the cheeping, whistling and gurgling sounds were exactly what these groups of people had woken up for – these were birding enthusiasts racing through the concrete jungle trying to spot as many avian species as they could, as part of India Bird Race, a multi-city birding event that took place in Mumbai on February 10.
At Bhandup Pumping Station, off the Eastern Express Highway, we walked past the salt pans and the electricity poles on one side and a sewage treatment plant on the other and landed up at what is one of the hotspots for birding in Mumbai.
"Rosy starling," whispered the team leader, Tushar Nidambur, as a cluster of the noisy, rose-pink and black birds made its way to a flowering thicket for breakfast.
For a first-time birdwatcher, it seems hard to wrap one's head around how the location of one of the city's main sewage treatment plants attracts birds.
"This area in fact has a variety of habitats – scrubland, grassland, wetland, mangroves – which make an ideal mix of habitats to spot more birds," said expert birder Nidambur, revealing what's perhaps the key to an event like the India Bird Race, to cover more habitats to spot more birds.
Within a few hours, Tushar and his team, comprising Sanjeev Jain and novice bird-watcher Suvrat Jain, had noted more than 65 bird species at the Bhandup Pumping Station alone, ranging from the ubiquitous house crow to the fascinating bird of prey, the marsh harrier, as well as waders such as ducks, egrets and gulls that have found a sanctuary where the wastewater channel goes on to meet the Thane creek. The area, once fading towards degradation, has been revived over the recent years with efforts by activists, NGOs like Vanashakti and the state's Mangrove Cell.
Participants of the 2019 India Bird Race scan a beach for shorebirds in the Mumbai metropolitan region. Photo credit: Kartik Chandramouli.
The Mumbai Bird Race, started in 2005, has now grown into a nation-wide event across 13 cities this year where birding enthusiasts, including many first-timers, participate to spot as many birds as they can, within a single day, from dawn to dusk, in their respective cities. In Mumbai alone, the Bird Race this year saw over 350 participants who covered the entire Mumbai Metropolitan Region during the course of the day and spotted at least 234 bird species across the region. For the urban jungle that is Mumbai, associated frequently with the less pleasant bird species like pigeons and crows, it's a revealing figure of the biodiversity that even a densely populated city can hold. "Bird species seen in Mumbai are around 20% of total bird species in the country," said Nidambur, an active birder for 13 years who has been participating in the Mumbai Bird Race right since its inception.
Around the same time as the India Bird Race takes place across the country, there are other events like the Great Backyard Bird Count India, conducted for four days each February, which encourage birders and even first-timers to step out into their immediate environment and record the avian residents of the city.
Mumbai, the urban nest
Alongside skyscrapers, malls and industries, the Mumbai Metropolitan Region, covering over 4,000 square kilometres, also houses a variety of natural habitats that make it conducive for birds and biodiversity to thrive.
As per data currently recorded on the eBird monitoring app, hotspots in Mumbai, based on the variety of species include Sewri Jetty, Mahim Nature Park, Lokhandwala Lake, Bombay Veterinary College Campus and the Mumbai Port Trust Park – all right in the midst of the bustling metropolis.
Naturalist and bird expert Sunjoy Monga, coordinator of the India Bird Race, elaborated that, "on an average, any city in India would have about 160-200 bird species. But some have more because either they lie in important migratory pathways or have varied habitats. Mumbai benefits from its location and its biogeographical positioning – we've got the hilly areas of the Sahyadris nearby and adjoining mountain ranges, different types of forests, freshwater wetlands, we had grass and scrub, mangrove trees and tidal estuaries and of course the coastal area also."
Monga added that Mumbai's built-up city itself can be considered as a landscape attractive to birds, with "lots of garbage dumps which are a sort of bonanza for birds".
Black kites cover the sky near a garbage dump in Mumbai. The population of some birds such as black kites has increased due to the increase in garbage. Photo credit: Kartik Chandramouli.
"All of that sort of hotchpotch of habitats conspires to create conditions where there is a lot of diversity of birds, of which some birds benefit more and are more in numbers. And then there some which are lesser numbers because it all depends on how they can exploit the food sources and the various ecological advantages they can take," he told Mongabay-India.
In this year's Mumbai Bird Race, more than 90 species of birds were spotted in urban precincts itself. However, more birds isn't necessarily an indicator of a healthy environment. In fact, the kind of birds observed could be an indicator of higher pollution and garbage – of something that is not right.
"You are watching these beautiful creatures on dirt and filth. They are there only because they can manage to find their sustenance there. It robs away from the essence of that natural feel, of the design of ecology," said Monga. While in terms of numbers it's great to see lakhs of birds on garbage, it is not the ideal scenario one would want, he emphasises.
Pretty flamingos fly in with a message
Flamingos, that are now icons of the city's wetlands, are one of the species that seem to be more pollution-tolerant than many other birds in Mumbai. While there is a rising number of flamingos coming to Mumbai, it isn't necessarily indicative that all is well with the environment in general.
These pink-tinted birds feed on blue-green algae that are increasingly found where organic sewage flows into the wetlands. So, in an unnatural way, the polluting conditions ideal for algal growth seem to be feeding the pretty flocks of migratory birds that descend in Mumbai every November, deduce experts.
This year, the count of flamingos that arrived in Mumbai is estimated to be over 100,000. In addition to the organic pollution, this increase in number is possibly also indicative of the drought situation in Gujarat and Rajasthan which had areas regularly visited by flamingos in their migratory journey. Some of the big wetlands in the states are totally dry and Mumbai is the closest large wetland area they can access, explained Monga. "It may be a temporary phenomenon, may not be, nobody knows."
Knowing this, it is a bittersweet experience observing the huge flocks of flamingos making a gorgeous landing in the algae-abundant Seawoods wetlands in Navi Mumbai, where we made a pre-high tide stop on our bird race route. A regular habitat for flamingos, right behind the posh and populated NRI Colony, the site was once proposed as a golf course. Last year, a high court judgement quashed the proposal, much to the joy of local activists who had been campaigning to save the flamingo habitat. The Seawood wetlands are currently on a proposed list of sites that Bird Race India is petitioning for getting "protected" status.
Flamingos in Bhandup, Mumbai. The city and its varied habitats house a diverse population of resident and migratory birds. Photo credit: Tushar Nidambur.
Saving city habitats to save the birds
Numerous freshwater bodies in Mumbai are either on the verge of total disappearance or have been turned into virtual garbage-pools, found data from observations made in the Bird Race. Additionally, there has been a significant decline in grass and scrub lands. "It has led to decline of some bird species, like larks, but it has led to unexpected birds to come to the city because of the filthy water and garbage. Populations of flamingoes, storks and egrets have increased. The numbers of several waders, which pick up insects from garbage, have increased. And of course the increasing number of crows and pigeons are a direct reflection of our human actions," said Monga.
Meanwhile, in the coastal wetland habitats, there are species such as several waders, oystercatchers and others who could not cope with polluted areas. Additionally, the data collected found almost no sightings of birds such as jungle fowl, pipits, wagtails, quails and a drop in sightings of birds of prey. Vultures, of course, continued to be missing throughout the region.
Mumbai however, still has some protected areas, which could hold a promising future for the city's biodiversity. With six protected areas in and around the Mumbai region, the city's birders have petitioned for some more sites – aside from forests which land up getting the most attention – to be tagged as protected. "We have recommended sites like the Panje wetlands, Kharghar hills, some small ponds, Seawoods wetlands behind NRI complex. Also, all creeks should be brought under protected area tag. These are good habitats for birds and general ecology. Birds are a stepping stone to further ecology and our sense of natural history," said Monga.
Several birding enthusiasts have signed a petition to protect the recommended habitats. Ironically, a fortnight before Mumbai Bird Race, a coastal clearance was given to the Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train project which will gulp up 100 hectares in and around the Thane Creek Sanctuary, the only creek in Mumbai to have a protected area.
Panje wetlands in Navi Mumbai is a thriving ecosystem for birds. Many natural habitats in the Mumbai region are under pressures of development. Photo credit: Aishwarya Sridhar.
However, there is an indication that these birding events are developing into platforms for the community to come together and influence policy impacting urban habitats and their bird diversity.
Scientist and educator Suhel Quader notes the importance of data collection apps like eBird in which birders develop detailed lists of their observations, for assisting evidence-based activism. Ebird was used extensively for the Great Backyard Bird Count and for the first time, was the primary source for tracking entries this year at Bird Race India.
"Data collected in eBird can have possible policy implications," said Quader, who is part of Bird Count India which supports listing and monitoring of birds across India. He elaborated that such data entered by birders can be used to inform what schedules different species should be under, for example, and alert when common species are declining, like the case of the vulture population in India which took a massive drop towards near extinction.
The data is also useful as supporting evidence to save city habitats. Quader notes the case of the Basai wetlands near Gurugram, recognised as one of India's Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas, where a proposed waste processing plant had got environment clearance. Activists filed a case in the National Green Tribunal to protect the birding habitat and "one of the evidence pieces was data from eBird," Quader told Mongabay-India. "This kind of data collected on eBird will continue to be more important and useful in the future as evidence."
A shikra perched on a bare tree. Photo credit: Kartik Chandramouli.
Citizen science takes wing
In 2018, the sixth year of the Great Backyard Bird Count in India, almost 1,500 birders recorded 825 species during the four-day event across India. Birders covered 271 districts in all kinds of ecosystems (forests, wetlands, grasslands, etc), from national parks and sanctuaries to agricultural regions and urban habitats as well. At the end of three of the four days of Great Backyard Bird Count 2019, 718 species have already been recorded, making India among the top countries by number of checklists.
All this crowdsourced data being generated from events like Great Backyard Bird Count and Bird Race India is being used to inform conservation.
Ebird is designed for scientific use and taps the potential of amateur birders to inform conservation, explained Quader. "It is fairly elaborate and quality data. There is an automated and manual review and unusual observations are sent to regional experts for review," he said, highlighting the mechanisms to ensure quality and accuracy of the data that is generated on eBird.
Anisha Jayadevan, one of the coordinators for Great Backyard Bird Count this year, explained that events such as this focus on the common birds, "birds you see every day in your immediate environment." Jayadevan herself was introduced to birding when she was 12, by her mother.
"The goal is to get people excited about birding itself," she told Mongabay-India and the data collected through these events is "for the greater good".
Currently, over 1,300 Indian species have been recorded on eBird through 10 million observations made by nearly 12,000 eBirders in India. The collated data is used to inform distribution, seasonal movements, abundance and other patterns of birds.
Monga, while acknowledging the importance of data collected by apps, vouches for manual monitoring using physical log books. "I am an old-fashioned person, I like the log books," he reminisced.
Irrespective of the technique, the experts acquiesce that the impact of bird watching events is to coming together for a greater purpose of conserving the birds, their habitats and perhaps influencing policy decisions towards the same. "The whole purpose of birdwatching events is to be together. The community needs to come together as one voice. If you are stray voices you dilute the cause," said Monga.
As the sun descends and silhouettes of bird groups are seen across the sky, it becomes clear, the message that birds are trying to give us – there's power in unity, flock together.
Asian paradise flycatcher. Photo credit: Kartik Chandramouli.
This article first appeared on Mongabay.
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President Trump's postal reform task force recommended on Tuesday that the U.S. Postal Service eliminate the ability of employees to negotiate over compensation and develop a dual-tiered pricing model—one for essential services and another for deliveries deemed to have a profit motive.
Led by the Treasury Department, the task force completed its report and delivered recommendations to the White House in August. But the administration decided to keep the report's findings secret until after last month's midterm elections, and to delay implementation until a new Congress is installed in January.
Trump launched the task force, made up of officials at Treasury, the Office of Management and Budget and the Office of Personnel Management, through an executive order in April in an effort to tackle the Postal Service's perennial financial problems.
The task force concluded that the Postal Service's troubles stem from providing delivery for commercial entities at below-market rates, combined with lagging volumes of mail delivery and onerous labor costs, both in compensation and retiree health benefits.
Officials said that the task force stopped short of calling for the privatization of the Postal Service because of its "financial state," but suggested several ways to reduce the labor costs associated with nationwide mail delivery, chief among them ending the ability for postal workers to negotiate over pay.
Such a proposal would require action from Congress, but the task force said "USPS should take immediate action where current statutory authority exists, including, but not limited to, aligning collective bargaining agreements with these principles" of law governing other federal sector unions.
"USPS employees should not be afforded protections and rights not enjoyed by other federal employees," the group wrote.
One practice that the task force recommended keeping in place is the mandate that the agency pre-fund future retirees' health care benefits—lump sum payments on which the Postal Service has defaulted for the last few years—despite calls from observers and some on Capitol Hill to end the practice.
"The task force believes that this obligation, including the $43 billion in pre-funding payments that the USPS failed to pay into the Postal Service Retiree Health Benefits Fund and the unfunded actuarial liability for retiree health benefits, must be restructured with the payments re-amortized with a new actuarial calculation based on the population of employees at or near retirement age," the report stated.
The group proposed to increase revenues for the Postal Service by developing a new two-tiered pricing model, maintaining existing methodology for "essential services"—a term used to include, among other things, person-to-person mail and packages, bills, government documents—and a more expensive price for commercial deliveries, which senior administration officials said would include e-commerce packages, as well as marketing and advertising mail.


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10:56 linton78: hTtps://www.p.r.oactiveinvestors.co.uk/companies/news/907459/today-s-oil--gas-update---eco-atlantic-oil--gas-bahamas-petroleum-igas-energy-and-more-907459.html Bahamas Petroleum (LON:BPC) – MSA signed with Baker Hughes ahead of 2020 drilling campaign Share price: 1.9p, Market Cap: £40.6m In August 2019, following extensive technical discussions and mutual due diligence, BPC received proposals (including pricing) for a range of well-related equipment, including wellheads and tubulars, for the intended drilling 2020 campaign. At that time, and as previously announced, BPC issued a notice of award to Baker Hughes for provision of that equipment, as a precursor step to a detailed contract as is customary in the industry. Following a further period of negotiation and collaborative work, BPC has now entered into a Master Services Agreement ("MSA") with Baker Hughes for the provision of specified equipment. Further to the MSA entered into, BPC has now also placed a first purchase order with Baker Hughes , for a wellhead set, a contingency well head set, and 36" conductor casing. The wellhead set is being manufactured to order for BPC's intended well, and delivery is expected in a timeframe consistent with the current drilling schedule. Conclusion: In ordering these high value, long-lead items, along with the other multiple work streams ongoing, management is taking demonstrative steps to ensure the company remains on track for drilling to commence as per its previously announced drilling schedule.
09:54 globalspecialist: whoppy 13 May '09 - 14:31 0 11 1 Long Term Chart 2 Year chart. Click to open a chart window Fundamental Data Name Bahamas Petroleum Company Plc Sector OIL & GAS PRODUCERS Mkt.Sector AMQ1 Mkt.Segment ASQ1 Turnover - Profit -1.03 Norm EPS -0.06 PE Ratio - Market cap 31.06 NMS - News 05/11/2019 08:00 UKREG Bahamas Petroleum Company PLC Result of Placing, Open Offer & Funding Strategy 04/11/2019 16:35 UKREG Bahamas Petroleum Company PLC Result of Open Offer and Proposed Placing 31/10/2019 11:51 UKREG Bahamas Petroleum Company PLC Cancellation of Existing Options, Grant of Options 18/10/2019 06:00 UKREG Bahamas Petroleum Company PLC Posting of Open Offer Circular to Shareholders 16/10/2019 06:00 UKREG Bahamas Petroleum Company PLC Death of Non-Executive Director 10/10/2019 10:06 UKREG Bahamas Petroleum Company PLC Second Price Monitoring Extn http://www.bpcplc.com/ Charts Intraday chart. Click to open a chart window 6 Month chart. Click to open a chart window Oil Capital Conference 12/09/19 Https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aG6q3RbB1oA Videos and Interviews https://www.bpcplc.com/videos-interviews/ PlusOneCoin Top Posts None yet... Go to previousGet moreGo to recent posts 35430 Jump to the specified articleSubmit GLOBALSPECIALIST5 Nov '19 - 09:19 - 35407 of 35430 Edit 0 0 0 MUGS - This is the beginning of the collapse. Your Messiah needs to give you all a FINANCE 101 lesson on dilution. hahahhahhahahhah .... and they thought the share price would double!!!!!!!!!!!!!! hahhahaahha apfindley5 Nov '19 - 09:19 - 35408 of 35430 0 0 2 "Funding sorted" "Drilling in four months" Are you for real? How can they drill a single 25mill+ well with a raise of 6mill?? (And the original plan was to get a farmin partner to cover the cost of a 2-3 well program, plus reimburse back costs. ) It ain't happening as expected is it. GLOBALSPECIALIST5 Nov '19 - 09:20 - 35409 of 35430 Edit 0 0 0 MUGS - how is the doubling of the share price working for you guys??? GLOBALSPECIALIST5 Nov '19 - 09:21 - 35410 of 35430 Edit 0 0 0 apfindley - of course there will be no drilling. The market is already telling you that with the stock down more than 8% this morning but let them burn more. "Funding sorted" "Drilling in four months" "Are you for real? How can they drill a single 25mill+ well with a raise of 6mill?? (And the original plan was to get a farmin partner to cover the cost of a 2-3 well program, plus reimburse back costs. ) It ain't happening as expected is it."
21:52 specialistslegion: Mugs - tomorrow can be a terrible day for BPC share price.
11:04 specialistslegion: Ok - Now that my Messiah has instructed me, in reply to the questions from Universal about "Will BPC go under?" I have been supplied by the following wisdom by my Messiah. There is no doubt that following the events of last week BPC is now in a more difficult position. In my view there was an attempt to raise funds but it was not successful even as we moved towards 1p. The problem is not purely that the market does not believe that BPC is worth the risk, it is unfortunately due to the fact that the attempt to book-build was leaked but that is mainly due to the quality of the issuer in my view. In big houses like Morgan Stanley or Goldman Sachs when we do a pre-deal inquiry of demand for a book building exercise the relationship is so strong and the quality of investors that we approach so high that that there is effectively a binding agreement that this is an "over the wall" discussion. I assume some of you know what I mean but let me know if you need an explanation. Obviously a lesser broker such as those who work with BPC donot have these strong relationships and a lower quality of clients and without making any accusations it is even possible that a client would have leaked it (either to TW or otherwise) to get the price down so the placing is at a cheaper level or even trade on it (no evidence here though). The leak was however a disaster. The market was aware that a placing was coming and therefore shorts would have been active in-order to profit significantly by closing their positions at the placing and any sensible investor who wanted to go LONG would have waited to buy in the placing - so the leak had the effect of resulting in huge negative flows(SELLS)and hence the decline that we have seen. BPC now had no choice but to pull the deal! I do not believe it is factually correct by TW to say that they failed to raise at 1.4p, then 1.2p then 1p as it was not because the fundamentals of the company were so bad that they could not raise. It was due to the fact that the leak meant the share price kept coming down due to sellers and hence the goal posts kept on moving to effectively in my view (and I agree with BPC management) to levels below the minimum fundamental value of the company. This is a bit like deflationary cycle in the economy. No one buys in a deflationary cycle as asset prices are expected to come down and hence less economic activity means lower GDP and less demand and more deflationary pressure and more price declines and so on. (For that reason all central banks resorted to quantitative easing in 2008-9 - in order to increase the money supply resulting in excess capital for same assets to push asset prices up and stop a deflationary cycle in the economy - they succeeded!). However lets stay on message. So what now for BPC? Continued in the next post.
06:45 globalspecialist: Massive collapse in BPC share price in 15 minutes in my view as the market realised that not one is ready to fund them at 1p either. It is a disaster. Run for cover everyone. Bankruptcy beckons in my view.
07:51 bigsi2: In scoop after scoop this week starting HERE and ending HERE I detailed how Bahamas Petroleum (BPC) was trying to raise $25 million, first at 1.4p, then at 1.2p and finally at 1p. Those who signed up at 1p were told it would be announced Wednesday then today. In fact it has been pulled as the company could not, even at 1p, get close to $25 million. But today Bahamas has quite simply LIED.It states: Bahamas Petroleum, the oil and gas exploration company with significant prospective resources in licences in The Commonwealth of The Bahamas, notes the latest movements in the Company's share price and continued speculation pertaining to an imminent potential fundraising transaction by way of an equity placing to institutional investors. The Company wishes to confirm that it has no immediate intentions of undertaking an equity placing to institutional investors....In this context, in recent days the Company has met with a number of potential institutional investors as it considers its funding strategy. However, the Board considers that the current share price of the Company materially undervalues the project, and thus raising equity by way of a private placing to institutional investors at or below the current share price would not compare favourably with other options presently being considered by the Company, and would thus not represent the best value proposition for the Company's shareholders.EndsRemember the shares were 1p when Bahamas started a pre placing ramp in August.The statement is a lie. Yes Bahamas may have met with some institutional investors but retail brokers, such as Cornhill and Novum were also asked to tap up their clients. So this was not a small sounding out exercise as Bahamas suggests but a full on attempt to raise cash from anywhere at all. The idea hat this was just an institutional raise is a fantasy, Bahamas is trying to make us thing it is a serious player, but it is a LIE.Moreover, the FACT is that this issue was not pulled because the price (1p in the end) was unacceptable as the RNS states. I have this morning spoken to a number of folks who now tell me that they were assured stock by the company's agents at 1p. The placing was pulled because the company got nowhere near $25 million even after slashing the asking price from 1.4p to 1p.The release today is thoroughly misleading and a company that deceives investors in this way is uninvestable.
08:39 bigsi2: https://www.shiftingshares.com/aboutNot sure what all the fuss is about ..That opinion contains nothing that has not been expressed on this board.there are still uncertainties for BPC but it seems funding will be secured albeit at unknown costs- but with the current share price those uncertainties it could be said are close to being priced in.Even if there is a temporary short term drop in share price the resulting 6-9 months in run up to drill should be very positive for the company and its share price- despite any uncertainties over political and environmental questions.
16:09 armatrading: REPORT from an attendee at the AGM: BPC AGM 17th September 2019 This Report is in three parts: a) Headlines b) General Points c) Answers to Questions that I was asked to raise by users on the Facebook page. Headlines Ø All Resolutions were passed. About 340 million shares were voted and my perception was that somewhere in the region of 95 – 97% were in favour of the Ordinary and Special Resolutions. Ø Today, Shore Capital published their report by Research Analyst, Craig Howie. Mr Howie told me that this had been prepared on a very cautious double-discount basis that confirmed a risked share price of 6p (similar to 2018). He pointed out to me that the risked NAV assumed a conservative probability of success at 10% and that if the assumption were of a 30% chance of success, the risked NAV would move to almost 20p per share. As most shareholders will know, the technical audit by Moyes and Co gave a geological chance of success of 25% – 35% so that one can see that the analyst is indeed being ultra-cautious. Finally, Mr Howie's conclusion was that, once unrisked, the c/share rose to 83.2. General Points made by Simon Potter (mainly) but also by Eytan Uliel (Commercial Director) and Ben Proffitt (FD / Co Sec) 1. Both the company and individual members are active in providing real support for the victims of the hurricane. share price gave details which included support for an Orphanage as well as providing relief supplies of water, food, bedding and plywood for roofing. 2. The adverse impact of Dorian on the tourist industry may be beneficial to BPC although there was one element of negativity in that because the Ministry responsible for the Environmental Impact Assessment is the same as one involving Housing, that Department may be distracted by the impact of the hurricane and handling that crisis. It might get less priority than at other times BUT, the company still intends to sign for the Seadrill rig even if the EIA had not yet been confirmed. In fact, about 90% of the work with Government on the EIA had been done but share price had considered that it would be insensitive and not timely to be announcing anything during the current crisis. 3. SP's core message was that the strategy of the company was to proceed as fast as possible to drilling in 1H 2020 and to continue irrespective of the lack of a farm-in partner. The reality is now out there that BPC, consequent upon the resolutions today, is capable of going it alone and can weigh up the commercial advantages for the company and its shareholders when and if any potential farm-in partner wants to become involved. It was evident from what was said that the company is not short of suitors accessing the dataroom. 4. share price emphasised how the cost of drilling had fallen from a previous reasonable estimate of $120 million down to about $25 million and this figure had been reached by the most careful analysis of the various moving parts essential to proceed. Drilling time would be about 40 – 60 days and at a modest depth compared to the type of depth that a major might have drilled of over 21,000 feet. He confirmed that a major would accept a successful outcome based on BPC's approach to drilling depth. 5. share price explained that the importance of the involvement of Halliburton and BakerHughes GE should not be underestimated. Such companies had done their own due diligence before agreeing to become involved along with Seadrill. Such companies do not become involved in anything which may tarnish their own public image and reputation 6. share price suggested that those interested could look at the experience of Echo in Guyana where there was a 15% stake involving 250 million barrels. This should be compared with the present position where BPC has 100% with potential into billions. 7. Current thinking was that there was a preference for a farm-in if it did not cause delays and delivered a fair advantage for the company and shareholders. share price indicated that in all his long career, BPC's was the largest discovery and he had every confidence in oil being discovered, supported by the 3D seismic evidence and the Moyes analysis. However, he said that if a deal involved a farm-in partner, it gave the added comfort that such a major wanted to become involved. 8. In passing, he also mentioned that going it alone meant that he personally could be at risk of imprisonment if something went wrong but he indicated that everything was being done to ensure no spillage. Additionally, BPC pays an annual fee to subscribe to clean-up involving an emergency task-force. 9. Something that may be new to many shareholders was an explanation from share price that a problem for the majors was dealing with a new country (New Country Entry). It was not just Bahamas specific but part of a mindset involving any new country and the uncertainties which it could present. However, the fact that BPC is now so far advanced in its planning for 1H 2020 with Government support, has coloured the conversation with the majors in a favourable way - not least, because (to use his terminology) they now realise that the train is leaving the station. 10. On 11th October 2019, the company must sort out with Seadrill the plan for 1H 2020. Nothing is payable to Seadrill until the vessel commences its journey to the drill-site. 11. No specifics were given about what type of funding may be raised by the company. Basically, all options are open and are being worked on and assessed. The Board is confident that it will raise the money it needs. 12. On a successful drill, BPC has a 30 year production licence but that is only for one small part of the overall acreage and the company will have to determine what to do regarding extending those licences to other areas for further drilling. 13. In a point emphasised previously, it is possible to drill during the Hurricane Season commencing in July 2020. The risk is a commercial one. If one of the unpredictable hurricanes is a threat, then on a budget of $25 million, pausing operations with all that entails, would add a cost of perhaps $5 million to the budget and therefore is best avoided. 14. There is no imminent listing likely on the Bahamas Stock Exchange. This has been investigated but according to the regulators in the Bahamas, it exposed unsophisticated investors to the risk of what might even be regarded as gambling regarding an oil discovery and perhaps foreign exchange. 15. In answer to a question from the floor, share price said that the Board had duly noted the suggestion/request that shareholders should be given opportunity to acquire more shares favourably. Answers to Questions from Facebook page a. At a London meeting, it was mentioned that the shareholder percentages of Retail to Institutions was something like 85-15. What is happening to reverse that and when and will it have a major impact on the share price? Answer Discussions with institutions will be ongoing right through to drilling and their involvement will impact the share price. The answer was no more precise than that. b. What has been achieved by Macquarie? Answer SP said that the present and ongoing situation with funding had been achieved by "our team" of Ben Proffitt, Eytan Uliel and himself and not by Macquarie. When challenged as to what Macquarie were doing, share price indicated that they were very active with potential farm-in partners. Macquarie had "kissed a lot of frogs." c. Is the drilling scheduled for 1H 2020 a foregone conclusion? Answer It was impossible for share price to go that far. However, it did not come across that this was other than natural caution at a public meeting rather than any serious fear that the drilling would not be going ahead. d. Is the estimated dilution to fully fund the drill 45% or is this just for initial funding? Answer At the current share price that dilution is more than sufficient for BPC to do the drill. Whatever ultimately happens in achieving drilling, there will be dilution at some point. e. Are there restrictions on the rights of option holders to sell shares immediately after exercise of option rights? Answer In accordance with the information provided in advance of the AGM, there are different trigger points for exercise of options but there is no other restriction on selling the shares subject to the overall restrictions of those with insider knowledge.
07:40 gismo: Morning. Excellent post from PageofCups on LSE last night. RE: Some facts the way I see itLast year BPC did have enough cash to conclude a farmout providing the BG announced an extension for the licences before the end of 2018 so they could complete the commercial terms of the farmout. The major who was in exclusivity, was waiting for the extension last year but as it was not forthcoming could not justify extending the exclusivity without the licence extension in place and was not prepared to carry on paying $250k per month, therefore at the end of August the major did not extend the exclusivity but instead told BPC to came back to them when they had got the extension. Simon Potter could not say why the major had ended the exclusivity other than it was nothing to do with the geology or the rocks, which the major likes very much. The fact the licence was extended from the beginning of 2019 to end of 2020 gives an idea at the time of when this was being decided, ie: last year, to be concluded and announced before year end, and was based on a 2 year window at the request of BPC and the major. Unfortunately the BG took longer to approve the extension and this became clear at the end of February when the approval came and they already are 2 months into the 2 year time window requested by BPC and the major. Obviously the BG knows who the major is due to BPC's request to extend the licence and the BG knowing who the major is that was requesting, in order to get a farmout agreed. Unfortunately the AG let slip that he knows who the major is and that BPC have an agreement not realising that BPC may not have yet agreed commercial terms or may have been in the process of needing to raise funds with the placing, in order to have enough funds to get the deal over the line. The placing was promulgated after the licence extension which was a pre-requisite for the placing, when the share price was 1.7p. The share price rose steeply after the AG made his comments and let the cat out of the bag. All he knew was that they had extended the licence because BPC had a major who needed the 2 year window for the drill to happen, and that granting the extension would seal the deal, hence the AG was confident that a well would be drilled. The reference in the latest BPC presentation for a farmout in 6-12 months is in fact referring to the immediate upside potential 6-12 months after a farmout is announced and then a further upside potential of 12-18 months for the drilling and any oil discovery. This is effectively the duration of the extension. This is what is attractive to the new institutional investors and is BPC's unique selling point that they have a drill ready project with a multi billion barrel well and a major ready to go. HENCE THEY WERE ABLE TO RAISE THE CASH.
07:35 bigsi2: Firstly -BPC share price was vastly higher 20p approx in 2010 so could raise larger sums for costs much easier and would this be in a position to negotiate termsSecond - the POO was much higher so economics of protect much betteralbeit drill costs reduced for BPCThirdly - id take paid for reports and coverage with a pinch of salt as BPC we're still raising funds at this time
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Micheline Castan-Smith
About Micheline
Micheline handles the development, design, construction and management of the high-rise and mid- rise residential properties, and common area renovations from development through implementation with Paradigm Development Company. She also handles Paradigm's for-sale development, construction and sales division. Micheline has been with Paradigm since its inception and over the past 25 years, has had the unique opportunity to play a key role in the strategic direction and capacity building in critical areas of Paradigm, including accounting, management and construction prior to joining the development team. Micheline is also committed to ensuring that quality housing is accessible to all and thus she serves as a board member for both Culpepper Gardens in Arlington, VA and the Eisenhower Partnership in Alexandria, VA. She received her Bachelors of Science degree in Human Resources and Business Administration from Columbia Union College.
Charlie Whitley
Charlie has facilitated ground-up urban high-rise development for more than 3,000 apartments with Paradigm Development. He has worked with the company for 10 years and brings 21 years' real estate experience in the Washington metro area. Charlie received his Bachelor of Arts degree from the McIntire School of Commerce at The University of Virginia.
Matthew K. Olson
Matthew is responsible for overseeing operations at 14 major properties in Northern Virginia and Washington, D.C. with Paradigm Property Management. He has worked as a manager with Paradigm since 1996. Matthew graduated from the University of Maryland with a Bachelor of Arts degree.
Mike oversees the accounting systems, financial reporting, lender relations, treasury management and annual audit functions for Paradigm Property Management. He offers more than 20 years' experience in real estate finance, as well as six years' experience in public accounting. Mike currently serves on the City of Alexandria Affordable Housing Committee and is a certified public accountant.
Michael is a graduate of Villanova University's School of Business, with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Accounting.
Alice Barrett
Alice is responsible for Paradigm Property Management's day-to-day activities and manages 10,000 rental apartment units in several states. She is also responsible for more than 400 employees. Alice has been a principal of Paradigm since 1991 and earned her Bachelor of Science degree from George Mason University.
Patricia Beyer Smith
Patricia is responsible for overseeing all activities related to accounting, cash management, financial reporting, tax reporting and preparation for Paradigm Companies. She is also a student pilot, currently pursuing her private pilot license. A principal since the company's inception in November of 1991, Patricia worked for Paradigm's predecessor organization (National Development Corporation) as a vice president, and, before that, was employed by Pittsburgh National Bank as a loan administrator. She holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Economics and Business Administration from Pennsylvania State University.
W. Clarke Ewart
About Clarke
President of Paradigm Contractors, Clarke is responsible for all of Paradigm's construction activities. He oversees the entire development and construction process for more than 8,000 multi-family housing units. Clarke is also a licensed class-A general contractor in Virginia. He has been with Paradigm since its inception in November of 1991 and was employed by Paradigm's predecessor organization (National Development Corporation) as an executive vice president/project manager. Before that, he worked as a group lending officer at Maryland National Bank and in strategic planning at Emerson Electrical Company. Clarke received his Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics from Stanford University and a Master of Business Administration degree in Finance and Accounting from the University of Pittsburgh.
Stanley W. Sloter
About Stanley
President and founder of the Paradigm Companies, Stanley manages Paradigm's daily responsibilities as a full-service development, construction and property management firm.
Beyond his Paradigm responsibilities, he also teaches a graduate-level real estate development course during the fall semester at The George Washington University. Before initiating a career in development, Stanley worked in construction lending with Pittsburgh National Bank. An active community member, he is a founder of Rocketship Education (a DC charter school) and serves as both the Chairman of the Board of Trustees for Lycoming College and a member of the Board of Trustees for The Washington Center for Academic Studies.
Stanley is a longtime supporter of Teach for America in DC and an advocate for affordable housing. He has served on the DC Comprehensive Housing Strategy Task Force, the Arlington County Housing Commission and the City of Alexandria Affordable Housing Work Group. Stanley is a graduate of Lycoming College, with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Chemistry, and has a Master of Business Administration degree from the University of Pittsburgh.
Michael D. Bushkoff
Michael oversees the management of approximately 10,000 rental apartment units from Richmond, Virginia to Wayne, New Jersey with Paradigm Property Management. He is responsible for a staff of more than 400 and has been a principal of Paradigm since its founding in 1991. Michael received his Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Miami and his Master of Business Administration degree from American University.
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Half of China's app developers lost money in Q3
An increasing number of app developers are now losing money in the country, indicating a harder time for these players to survive with investment slowing down and homogenized products flooding the market.
By Cyrus Lee for View from China | December 11, 2012 -- 01:58 GMT (17:58 PST) | Topic: Developer
According to the latest research by iiMedia Research, in the first quarter of the year, only 29.7 percent and 15.2 percent of Chinese apps developers reported either profit gains or flat growth, respectively, during the three months while 55.1 percent indicated they could not make ends meet.
The slowdown in investments in mobile Internet since the start of 2012 has aggravated the plight of the survival of Chinese mobile application developers. On the other hand, the profit model of most mobile Internet products remains unclear in China, which, together with the homogenization of products flooding the market, have imposed great pressure to these apps developers for survival in the country nowadays, said the report.
Only 24.3 percent were individual developers, down significantly from the previous quarter, said the report. App development teams with members fewer than five people now accounted for 60.2 percent of the market in China, compared with teams with over 20 members, which only accounted for less than 8 percent of the market today.
Due to the poor market conditions, most of these app developers are now at the edge of profitability. Some individual developers have finally decided to quit. Some also may have started to team up with other individual developers to form a small team these days, according to the report.
The report showed that these apps developers most wanted funding and marketing support in China, which were highlighted by 58.5 percent and 43.9 percent, respectively. Some 34.4 percent and 30.2 percent of developers also expressed desire for shared user data and personnel support, respectively.
Most small mobile apps developers showed less concern about capital markets and market exposure, which had restricted them in terms of market growth and expansion, according to the report.
The report also showed that the proportion of developers focusing on Android platform continued to rise in China, to 80.7 percent in the third quarter, while those for Apple iOS declined to 12.3 percent. Some 3.5 percent of developers created apps for Windows Phone platform, according to the report.
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Pittock Mansion may owe its existence today to a storm that nearly dealt it a fatal blow.
On October 12, 1962, hurricane-force winds from the now-infamous Columbus Day Storm tore through Oregon, Washington, and Northern California, knocking down power lines, uprooting trees, and sending debris flying.
Portland experienced wind gusts up to 120 miles per hour. Power went out across the city and telecommunications went silent. Across the Pacific Northwest, 46 lives were lost and billions of dollars of damage was done.
Pittock Mansion was just one of many buildings found ravaged after the wind stopped howling.
By the time the Columbus Day Storm hit Portland in 1962, Pittock Mansion had been vacant for several years. Peter Gantenbein, Henry and Georgiana's grandson, was the only occupant of Pittock Mansion after over 40 years of housing a large, active family. Finding the grandiose home difficult to maintain, Peter moved out in 1958 and put Pittock Mansion on the market but was unable to find a buyer.
The unoccupied mansion suffered extensive damage during the storm. High winds blew off one-third of the ceramic roof tiles, shattered windows, and toppled giant Douglas Fir trees across the estate.
On January 31, 1964, The Portland Reporter ran an article complete with full page photos to warn the public of developers' plans to purchase and raze Pittock Mansion to replace it with a subdivision. Outraged, Portlanders launched a grassroots fundraising campaign to save Pittock Mansion. After months of activism and $67,500 in funds raised by citizens, the City of Portland purchased the estate for $225,000.
Repairs and restoration to the wind- and water-damaged estate took 15 months. Workers fixed broken windows and replaced missing roof tiles. They replastered walls and ceilings and flattened warped wooden floors. Original craftsmen, such as light fixture designer Frederick Baker, returned to help.
On June 4, 1965, a restored Pittock Mansion opened to the public as a historic house museum.
Had the cruel Columbus Day Storm not threatened Pittock Mansion's presence, the house may have sat vacant and forgotten for many more years. The carnage of the storm set off a chain reaction, threatening this piece of Portland history and then emboldening Portland's citizens to stand together and preserve Pittock Mansion.