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UPDATE 2-JPMorgan paying $45 million to settle mortgage suit
March 13 (Reuters) - JPMorgan Chase & Co is paying the federal government $45 million to settle a lawsuit alleging it charged veterans hidden fees in mortgage refinancings.
The whistleblower lawsuit, filed in 2006 in Georgia by two mortgage brokers, seeks payments on behalf of the U.S. government by eight banks and mortgage companies, a law firm involved in the case said Tuesday. JPMorgan is the first bank to reach a settlement.
According to court documents filed on Monday, the payment was part of the national mortgage settlement over foreclosure abuses reached with JPMorgan and four other lenders last month. Banks also agreed to pay $182 million in four other whistleblower cases.
The two whistleblowers will share about 26 percent of the settlement, or $11.7 million, according to the law firm of Butler, Wooten & Fryhofer in Atlanta. The case is still pending against the other lenders, including Bank of America Corp , Wells Fargo & Co and Citigroup Inc.
JPMorgan declined to comment.
Meanwhile, the American Banker reported on its website that JPMorgan stopped suing delinquent credit card customers last year amid another federal investigation into allegations of faulty account records.
The credit card probe by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency Bank stemmed from a whistleblower complaint and a wrongful termination suit by a former employee, according to the report. The former employee said she was fired because she objected to the bank's sale to outside collection companies of claims based on flawed records, according to the report.
In response to the credit card story, the bank issued a statement on Tuesday saying that it had found "procedural issues" and notified regulators after conducting an internal review following problems with mortgage debts.
"We have since done a number of tests and found that in the overwhelming majority of cases, the amount collected from customers was correct," the bank said in the statement.
Spokesman Paul Hartwick declined to comment further. OCC spokesman Dean DeBuck declined to comment.
The American Banker said that court filings and interviews with seven current and former employees had corroborated allegations by the former employee. The reporting showed the bank's credit card litigation unit was plagued by unreliable outside lawyers, "disregard for accuracy and patchy technology," according to the publication.
The credit card report can be found at
JPMorgan shares were up 1.8 percent around midday Tuesday in New York trading.


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The good news is spreading like wildfire. The American Society of Reproductive Medicine (ASRM) has lifted the "experimental" label from egg freezing declaring that the "rate of pregnancy and healthy offspring are comparable to using fresh eggs."
Less than a decade ago, human egg freezing was considered a new, expensive and uncertain technology. Today, the costs will still put a dent in your bank account, but science has made great advances.
The breakthrough was a process called vitrification or flash-freezing. " 80 percent or more of vitrified eggs survive thawing and up to 12% of thawed fertilized eggs produce a pregnancy." With significant improvements in freezing and thawing techniques, the probability for overall success increases.
According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, today one in five US women have their first child after the age of 35. With many women postponing motherhood to focus on personal and professional opportunities, age-related infertility is high on the list of reasons why women consider egg freezing.
Although egg freezing can be successful in treating infertility, the guidelines issued by ASRM suggest proceeding with caution. "Women who are considering doing this for elective reasons should understand that they are really at the leading edge of using this technology and we're not yet certain that it will provide the promise that we hope it does. But at this point, we think the available data is strong enough to say it's reasonable to do," says chairman of the Society for Assisted Reproductive Technology Practice Committee, Dr. Eric Widra.
Removing the "experimental" label urges insurers to cover egg freezing for cancer patients hoping to preserve their fertility, boosts the banking of donated eggs and encourages fertility clinics to publicly report their success rates.
The more accessible the egg freezing data and information, the easier it is for a woman to make an informed decision about whether the option is right for her. Lifting the "experimental" label is very exciting news!
To take a look at the report from ASRM, click here.
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Masala Chica October 24, 2012 at 9:21 AM
That's great news, Jenni! Is it going to make it possible for insurance to start covering this immediately, or will that process take some time?
Jenni October 24, 2012 at 10:53 AM
It will take some time, but it's a step in the right direction!

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I'm using Python with numpy (for Matrix handling). I typically program in Java or C but, in this case, I found Python easier to deal with, by being succinct and allowing to concentrate on the algorithms rather than on the language.
Even if it's an interpreted language, I found Python plenty fast within the context of this class.
The only thing to be aware is that, at least on the Mac, installing the right version of Python, with the right version of numpy, is a slow/tedious process which can take a couple of hours.


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Amnesty International 'Bring Human Rights Home' – QRO Magazine
Amnesty International 'Bring Human Rights Home'
Amnesty International had its 'Bring Human Rights Home' concert with a bevy of musicians & speakers at Barclays Center....
by	Ted Chase	February 8, 2014
Twenty-five years ago, Amnesty International was little known in the States, until two tours sponsored by them, 'Conspiracy of Hope' and 'Human Rights Now!', literally doubled the venerable and highly respected organization's American membership. AI has occasionally put on concerts since then, and on Wednesday, February 5th at Brooklyn's Barclays Center, they had the 'Bring Human Rights Home' concert, with a parade of musicians – The Flaming Lips, Yoko Ono, Tegan & Sara, Bob Geldof, Ms. Lauryn Hill, Imagine Dragons, CAKE, Blondie, The Fray, Colbie Caillat, and Cold War Kids – and speakers – Pussy Riot, Madonna, Susan Sarandon, Bridget Moynahan, and more. Not everything went smoothly, but the purpose and emotion of the evening shined through.
The press conference that began everything was packed with not only reporters (and cameramen) but also people behind the table, so much so that members of Imagine Dragons had to stand on the side, while it at least looked like Bob Geldof and Wayne Coyne were sharing a chair on the other side. And everybody up there had a speech to start things off, which meant hearing from three different people at Amnesty International, AI Chair Anne Burroughs, Executive Director Stephen Hawkins, and Secretary-General Salil Shetty, before Geldof, Coyne, and Isaac Slade of The Fray, and finally Pussy Riot. The most interesting of the speeches was clearly Geldof's, where the contrarian distinctly downplayed what could be accomplished, how the internet wasn't real (250,000 signatures is worth "fuck all"), and that all generations fail to wake people up, but there are a few successes in there. The rest largely spoke positively of Amnesty International (which Geldof did as well), and talked about a "new generation" of musician-activists; Burroughs in particular cited Geldof (as did Coyne, to Geldof's embarrassment), as she had been a "prisoner of conscience" in South Africa in the eighties, but the kind of work he and other musicians had done then had mattered to her. Coyne also had some nice comments not just about Geldof, but also his hometown of Oklahoma City (which isn't just for "people who read the Bible and go to bed at 8:00 PM" – not that he thought that there was anything wrong with that, though Geldof joked it was going to be so early that was the problem…), citing the area of the town he lives in, a low-income area, and how people don't have to deal with big issues, overseas, but rather there's stuff right at home. It was a good connection to the 'Bring Human Rights Home' theme that otherwise wasn't addressed as much as it should have been in the press conference.
Maria Alyokhina and Nadezdha Tolokonnikova, in contrast, didn't have a particularly memorable prepared speech (hindered by both speaking in Russian and being the last of the many speakers), but were naturally the focus of nearly all the press questions. They said they will be creating a human rights organization, "zone of law" for prisons, but that was overshadowed by the questions about Russia and Pussy Riot itself. Their comments on Sochi included that no one can guarantee the safety of gays at the Olympics – Shetty added that Amnesty International is particularly worried about what happens after the Olympics, when focus is off of Russia, though noted that there is going to be a G8 summit in Sochi soon as well. Alyokhina and Tolokonnikova said that they will be returning to Russia, living in Russia, for at least one piece of new 'news', as well as a shout-out to the protesters in Ukraine by saying that they'd like to say to Putin, "Bandu Het!", the motto of the Ukrainian Revolution ("Out with the gang!"). On other members of Pussy Riot saying that the two are no longer in the organization, Alyokhina explained that when they were jailed, Pussy Riot became an international organization, that anyone can be in it, "just put on a mask and protest," with Tolokonnikova adding that they didn't come to the event, to America, as the 'leaders of Pussy Riot', just as two people who'd been in jail. On music, they said how punk inspired them because, in the style, you can just pick up a guitar (and don't necessarily need to know how to play it, which they hadn't), citing Angelic Upstarts in particular – and when asked about now being in a "pop culture" event, joked that such a title was "insulting" to the musicians here.
Meanwhile, a South African news outfit asked Bob Geldof about generational failure, with which he managed to cite the recently departed Pete Seeger and how that strain of U.S. protest history is not celebrated enough by the U.S. media, called out Al-Jazeera (who had a reporter in the front row) on not reporting on what's happening in Qatar (the network is owned by the Qatari royal family), and even quoted notorious U.K. right-wing politician Enoch Powell, who said, "All political careers end in failure" – "All generations end in failure." He went on to speak more in the hall outside afterwards.
After the press conference there was the red carpet, which reportedly (your writer stayed far away from that…) was a confusing mess, or at least that's what photographers were saying afterwards. No, neither Madonna nor Yoko Ono walked it, only the performers and Amnesty people, plus Susan Sarandon (who was also seen downstairs at catering, amongst the Barclays employees working at the event and reporters sneaking into the catering line to get free food…), though Alyokhina and Tolokonnikova came to the carpet so late that all of the photographers had already left.
But enough about what press folks experienced – how about the actual show? It was a long one at over four hours (and photographers had to shoot the whole thing – great access, but be careful what you wish for…), though with so many acts, and thus so many stage changes, each artist basically only did three, even just two songs. That is the downside of having so many acts: you get less of each one. Though, on the other hand, it also means they have to only play 'the hits' – no time for filler.
Cold War Kids were up first, and thus got the shortest shrift of anyone, at only two songs, "Miracle Mile" and "Hospital Beds", though band's energy wasn't dimmed. There wasn't even time for their breakthrough "Hang Me Out To Dry", or the would-have-been-appropriate "Saint John" – it's opening lyrics are, "Supper time in the hole", and chorus is, "Old Saint John on death row / He's just waiting for a pardon". Maybe any positive reference to pardons would have clashed with the actually pardoned Pussy Riot, who didn't want the pardon from Putin on a conviction they considered illegitimate.
While the concert was definitely weighted towards the mainstream-friendly alternative music scene, it did also reach for diversity, such as the adult contemporary Colbie Caillat. She was also one to do a new single, "Hold On", and while an outlier on the night, was the first to get the crowd to stand up (admittedly by literally inviting them to for her last song, "Brighter Than the Sun").
While The Fray were one of the biggest artists on the night, and particularly involved in setting the whole thing up, they played relatively early. However, their overwrought nature with such songs as hit "How To Save a Life" was acceptable at such an event. Singer Isaac Slade also had a nice comment, which might have been unintentional in its alliteration, thanking COld War Kids and COlbie Caillat, then adding that they're from "Denver, CO…"
The oldest group on the evening was Blondie, but that just meant that they could play "One Way Or Another", a classic song that was a great pick. Following that up with a new piece, "A Rose By Any Name", not such a great move, but they closed with "Call Me" – if you've only got three songs, make them count. CAKE did "Short Skirt, Long Jacket", though didn't go "The Distance", and were relatively forgettable.
In between acts there were videos and speakers; having so many acts, and thus so much set-up time, did enable Amnesty International to get their messages out. Admittedly, the videos on the original eighties AI tours did make one wish that the likes of U2 or Bruce Springsteen were playing (well, wish for 1980s U2 or Springsteen…) – none of the artists that night could quite compare, and this was 'just' at Barclays Center, not the likes of Giants Stadium as with the original tour. Other videos came off mostly as commercials, though there were two nice ones on Russia before Pussy Riot came on stage.
While there were a few celebrity speakers in Susan Sarandon and Bridget Moynahan (randomly, not the first time QRO has been at a concert with either – QRO photos with Sarandon – QRO live review with Moynahan), it was mostly activists. The president of Local 199 wasn't able to rally the crowd early with group chant of "The people united / Won't be divided," but Iranian blogger Kianoosh Sanjari won hearts by telling everyone that this was his first public speech in English, so please forgive his errors, and saying that he dreams of a day when Madonna can play the Azadi (which means "Freedom" in Persian) Stadium in Tehran. Yet most moving was Kerry Max Cook, an exonerated Texas death row inmate. The issue of death row resonated particularly well, as it's an issue right here in America (Sarandon got cheers when she brought it up, and even cited that executing the truly guilty solves nothing), and Cook's story was even more powerful: a bartender at a gay bar, he was arrested and convicted on a rape and murder on basically because he worked there, and thus must be gay, and gays must hate women; his family members passed away while behind bars, but he was eventually freed thanks to Amnesty International, and now has a thirteen-year-old son, Kerry Justice Cook, who the proud papa had stand up in the crowd.
But the main speakers were Pussy Riot, with Madonna introducing them. Madonna cited her playing Russia when Pussy Riot went on trial, and being accused of promoting "gay behavior" (including using air quotes), which a bit clashed with Pussy Riot's advocating boycotts during the press conference, but perhaps that trial had begun too late for Madonna to cancel. Madonna rightly mentioned people who attended her shows as being arrested for promoting "gay behavior", and that she is thankful that she lives in America, where she has free speech – less convincing was her statement that she had "paid for her stances." Oh, and she came out with the cane she had from The Grammys, though not the full-on Colonel Sanders get-up she wore to that performance/mass marriage.
After seeing Maria Alyokhina and Nadezdha Tolokonnikova's press conference, their appearance on stage didn't carry a ton of weight at first, as they were basically saying what they had already said. But then the two got to something very current and relevant, a sentencing happening that very day in Moscow of members of the May 6th Movement, protesters of Putin's inauguration/coronation last year. Both of them read letters from the defendants, and despite the readings having to then be translated, the two women's emotion came through in their voices. It was so powerful for them that, after the last letter, they basically had to throw down the pieces of paper, lest they break out in tears (the teleprompter at the other end of Barclays seemed to be unreadable for those on stage – Sanjari had to shade his eyes, while Madonna brought up a paper copy of what she was going to read).
That appearance was not just the highpoint of the evening emotionally, but also in general. Imagine Dragons had only two songs, though their percussion and emotion actually worked well together, especially appropriate hit single "Radioactive". Ms. Lauryn Hill wasn't late to her performance, and was able to fit on more songs by doing a pseudo-medley, including "Ready Or Not", "Black Rage", and a rendition of "King Without a Crown" that was restrained to vocals and percussion, giving an African world music kind of feel. Unfortunately, after her was also the time that people started to leave (admittedly, one could no longer buy beer…).
Bob Geldof isn't nearly as well known in America as he is overseas, and the crowd didn't get to hear him at the press conference to know that he'd be an interesting speaker on stage. After quoting Bernard Shaw and mentioning that this show was supposed to get the young people involved, but he couldn't see anyone under sixty (to be fair, a lot of them had left), he simply stated, "I'll do three songs, and then I'll shut up. You don't even know…" Dedicating the songs to Pete Seeger, it was great to hear "I Don't Like Mondays" as a protest, not pop song (though it was still catchy).
It was getting late, and Tegan & Sara thanked those were still there for staying late. It had been disappointing that the twins weren't at the press conference (it would have been interesting to hear how they, as homosexuals, would feel about playing in Russia or other nations with homophobic laws), and while "Closer" is an amazing song, perhaps they shouldn't have had all three of their pieces that night from their latest album, Heartthrob (QRO review).
The switch over from act-to-act was smooth all night, helped in great part by Barclays Center's massive stage and crew, as there was a big revolving dolly up there, so people could set up the next drum kit and more in the back during a performance, and then just revolve it around to the front when up (and disassemble the last act's kit). That was particularly helpful for the final act of the night, The Flaming Lips, who have a big stage set-up even when toned down – when the dolly revolved to reveal massive amounts of shiny tinsel streamers and more, the crowd cheered. However, first up was actually Yoko Ono, who performed the crazy rock of "It's Alright" with The Flaming Lips & more, yet it was after she left that The Lips did an appropriately psychedelic "Lucy In the Sky With Diamonds" (as they did the following night with Sean Lennon as part of 'Beatles Week' on Late Show with David Letterman – QRO Music on Late Night TV), which included glitter cannons ('cause this is still The Flaming Lips, after all…). They did do one piece of their own, "Do You Realize?", but closed with Dylan's "I Shall Be Released", the song that closed out Martin Scorsese's famous concert film, The Last Waltz, inviting a bunch of people on stage ("Though some people are too drunk…"), including (eventually) Amnesty International volunteers.
No one seemed to know the lyrics, and couldn't read the teleprompter, so copies were floating around Sean Lennon, Geldof, John McCrea of CAKE, and others. Yet the most disorganized element of the night was the video screen. The event thankfully had multiple video cameras covering it and being put up on the big screen above the stage, but as the night wore on, something seemed to happen to at least what was being put on the screen. The camera displaying up there would swing wildly at times, and was often out of focus. When Wayne Coyne was speaking, it was pointed way above his head and stayed there, so all you saw was the top of his big hair. And for the last song of the night, it seemingly just gave up; instead of any live image, it was just the logo for the evening on the screen, especially disappointing to those who'd stayed late and wanted to see the finale.
In general, there was a lot of confusion and even disappointments, though much of that was inherent in the nature of the event itself. Amnesty International 'Bring Human Rights Home' was a press conference, a red carpet, and a concert – is it any wonder it couldn't get everything right? There was so much going on, from reporting to speeches to music, and so many different people speaking, performing, etc., that no one could be the focus – and no one was there for everything. And in trying to get a new generation of artists and activists, there was no way that the on stage talent of today's internet-diffused day could match the draw of those of yesterday (and would you have wanted Justin Bieber up there?…) – and back then they probably didn't have security keeping people from dancing in the aisles and actually having fun.
Bob Geldof was probably right that big things like generations & political careers end in failure (which is why Pete Seeger always said he liked small things more), but also that there are successes along the way. Amnesty International 'Bring Human Rights Home' concert didn't free anyone, and while it certainly got more members for the storied organization, didn't double its U.S. membership like the original eighties tours did (nor could it have). If you came only for a certain act, or for some 'breaking news', there was probably disappointment & leaving early – and if you were there for the whole thing, you were worn out by the end. But there were successes amidst the failures, candles lit against the darkness. Amnesty International itself faces tons of failures for all of its success, prisoners not released, crimes still being committed, voices still being silenced – what's important is that they keep trying, that we all keep trying.
-words: Ted Chase
-photos: Robert Altman
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The IRS postponed for a year the effective date of the backup withholding requirement for payments in settlement of payment card and third-party network transactions. The Service also created an FAQ page explaining the new requirements.
The postponement, in Notice 2011-88, applies to transactions subject to reporting under Sec. 6050W and related backup withholding under Sec. 3406. Under the notice, backup withholding will now apply only to such payments made after Dec. 31, 2012.
The IRS also issued Notice 2011-89, which provides transitional relief from penalties under Secs. 6721 and 6722 for incorrect or incomplete information on information returns (Form 1099-K) and payee statements required under Sec. 6050W.
Sec. 6050W requires any "payment settlement entity" to file annual information returns and payee statements reporting credit card or other payment card transactions and third-party network transactions. The requirement applies to payment settlement entities with respect to each payee to which the entity makes more than 200 payments during a calendar year having a gross aggregate total of more than $20,000. The total (with monthly subtotals) must be reported on Form 1099-K, Merchant Card and Third Party Network Payments (which is still available only in draft form for 2011).
The IRS said in the notice it offered the penalty relief "to provide additional time to develop appropriate procedures for compliance with these new reporting requirements," noting that penalties could still apply for failing to file an information return or payee statement, including Form 1099-K. Reporting entities still must file and issue the forms beginning in early 2012 and make good-faith efforts to provide accurate information on them.
Sec. 3406 requires backup withholding (currently 28%) if the payee fails to furnish a correct taxpayer identification number (TIN) or the payer has been notified by the IRS that the payee has previously underreported interest or dividend income. Payers, however, can use the TIN matching procedures of Rev. Proc. 2003-9 (see Announcement 2009-6).


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D4 supe candidate Louie files 3 registrations in 3 months, blames Elections Dept.
Elections Dept. to undertake review of candidate's eligibility
by Joe Eskenazi August 10, 2022 August 11, 2022
Leanna Louie protests Chesa Boudin as he speaks at Manny's cafe at 16th and Valencia on March 21. Photo by Yujie Zhou
Leanna Louie, the bullhorn-wielding scourge of vanquished DA Chesa Boudin, is expected to give incumbent Sunset District supervisor Gordon Mar a run for his money come November.
To do so, however, she'll need to be on the ballot. Department of Elections director John Arntz said Wednesday that he would review Louie's eligibility to run in District 4 based on residency questions indicated in records his own department provided to Mission Local via public records request.
Those records show that Louie, a longtime District 10 resident, registered to vote in District 4 on May 7. On June 3, she signed the documents declaring her candidacy for District 4 supervisor.
Those records also indicate Louie changed her registration three times in three months, bouncing back and forth between her longtime District 10 address and District 4, where she now wants to run.
On her declaration of candidacy, she listed a District 4 address on 35th Avenue as her "home," but included her longtime family home in District 10 as her "mailing" address.
Additionally, only 27 days elapsed between her May 7 registration and June 3 candidacy declaration, too few to meet the Department of Elections' residency requirement needed to run.
"A candidate for the Board of Supervisors must reside and be registered to vote in their district for at least 30 days immediately preceding the date he or she files the Declaration of Candidacy," reads the "Candidate Eligibility" section of the Department of Elections' Candidate Guide.
The City Charter, however, is more vague about residency requirements: Section 13.1110 merely states that a candidate for supervisor "must have resided in the district in which he or she is elected for a period of not less than 30 days immediately preceding the date he or she files a declaration of candidacy." It does not refer to the formal process of registration.
"Voter registration is one of a number of factors we would look at if we were asked to do a review of residency," says City Attorney spokeswoman Jen Kwart. "The Department of Elections has immediate access to voter registration records, but they may also review additional information."
The City Attorney's office laid out its residency review process in a meticulous 15-page memo generated from a 2009 investigation of whether District 6 Supervisor Chris Daly truly resided in District 6 (he did).
Louie's multiple registrations will potentially be subjected to similar scrutiny.
Leanna Louie registered to vote in Bayview in 2016.
She then registered to vote in a Sunset apartment with a month-to-month lease in March 2022.
In April, Louie re-registered at her address in Bayview – in time to vote in the Matt Haney/David Campos Assembly race.
In May, she re-registered again at her Sunset address.
In June, Louie submitted paperwork to run as District 4 supervisor.
But Louie's paperwork was submitted less than 30 days after registering there as a voter – in apparent contravention of city law.
Louie blames this situation on an "election error" from the Department of Elections.
Elections Department records indicate that, in March, Louie registered to vote at a 35th Avenue address in District 4. This was a move across town, as she had previously voted from a Bayview home owned by family since 2016.
To prove her District 4 residency, she subsequently provided the Department of Elections with a month-by-month lease for the District 4 address, dated March 1, 2022.
In April of 2022, however — while ostensibly residing at the District 4 address — Department of Elections records reveal Louie re-registered at the family home in Bayview. Louie then voted in the April 19 special election that pitted Matt Haney against David Campos for the District 17 Assembly seat.
Notably, Assembly District 17 does not include the West side; had Louie remained registered in the avenues, she could not have voted in April. But Department of Elections records indicate she did vote, in Bayview.
On May 8, Louie sent out a tweet with a photo of her mail-in ballot for June's election. "Did you get your Vote By Mail ballots in SF yet? Got mine on Saturday morning," she wrote. "I looked through it all & went straight to Prop H, where I darkened the circle for YES on H to Recall Chesa Boudin!"
While Louie has, sensibly, blotted out her home address in the photo, one can clearly read the precinct: 7019. That's the Bayview district precinct where Department of Elections data show Louie voting, all the way back to 2016.
Louie sent out this tweet on May 8. "Saturday morning," when her ballot arrived in the Bayview home where she was registered to vote, would've been May 7.
Despite the Tweet, Louie did not "darken the circle" and vote on this ballot. Rather, Department of Elections records indicate that Louie re-registered to vote at the same 35th Avenue home in District 4 on May 7. Elections Department records show that, in the June election — when voters recalled Boudin — Louie voted by mail in Precinct 9437. That's in District 4.
Based upon the information his department this week provided to Mission Local, Arntz confirmed he would undertake a review of Louie's eligibility.
Recall campaign activist Leanna Louie 雷千红 officially moves to Sunset District and "have some plans."
(yeah reporters always get kicked out) pic.twitter.com/AbOMofE9Xt
— Han Li 李晗 (@lihanlihan) March 27, 2022
District 4 candidate Joel Engardio said he's awaiting that ruling: "The City Attorney and Department of Elections should set a standard of what it means to reside in a district," he said. "Let's make the relevant agencies make the determination."
Incumbent District 4 supervisor Gordon Mar said that "the facts, as alleged, are seriously troubling. If true, they are potentially disqualifying as well as being deeply offensive to District 4 voters. It's up to the Department of Elections and the City Attorney to undertake a full investigation."
Louie told Mission Local that she, in fact, did not register and re-register multiple times as Department of Elections records indicate. Rather, she said this was the result of a series of foul-ups committed by the Department of Elections.
"It's an election error. I never changed it [my registration]. They kept sending ballots to my [Bayview] address," she said. In April, she says, her father called her and told her she'd received a ballot. Rather than contact the Department of Elections at that time and make an issue over an apparently erroneously sent ballot, Louie said she returned to the family home and voted in the special election — from an address at which she no longer lived.
"I've got to vote," she said. "It's my civic duty."
Leanna Louie says she voted in the April 19 election because the ballot was erroneously mailed to her former longtime place of residence in Bayview, and it was her 'civic duty.' Department of Elections data, however, states that she re-registered in Bayview in April after having registered in the Sunset in March. This contemporaneous post indicates an additional potential motive for voting other than civic duty.
Louie said the Department of Elections continued to plague her with mistakes, sending her two ballots in May. She claims to have discarded them both — including, presumably, the one photographed on Twitter — and had this situation remedied on May 7 at the Department of Elections in City Hall.
She told Mission Local that she voted in person at City Hall on that day. Department of Elections records indicate that she "voted by VBM [vote-by-mail] ballot" in precinct 9437.
Our messages to Arntz about Louie's claims regarding his department have not yet been returned. This story will be updated if and when they are.
Louie is not the only aspiring supervisor to list an out-of-district address where she formerly resided as the mailing address on her declaration of candidacy. Cherelle Jackson registered in District 6 on Feb. 6; her prior registration was in District 11. On Feb. 7, Jackson filled out her declaration to run for District 6 supervisor.
Multiple messages for Jackson have not been returned.
The timeframe of Arntz's determination is not certain. He said that anyone unhappy with his ruling — hoping to keep Louie on the ballot if he moves to remove her or remove her if he opts to keep her on — will have to put the matter before a judge.
Leanna Louie's May 8 tweet. The precinct number on her ballot is visible in the image on the right.
District 4 has a colorful history with regard to candidate residency. In 2007, Supervisor Ed Jew was arrested after it turned out that he did not reside on 28th Avenue in District 4, but in Burlingame. Jew, who was also found guilty of federal extortion charges, eventually served prison time.
"I know I'm in the right," Louie told us. "I'm not panicking."
Veteran San Francisco election attorney Jim Sutton, meanwhile, said this matter deserves a thorough investigation, potentially by more than one city agency.
"I think there are enough questions about her eligibility based on the 30-day deadline and whether she resides in District 10 or District 4 that the Department of Elections should undertake an investigation prior to allowing her name on the ballot," he said.
Sutton, who does not have a client in this race and has never represented any of the three aspirational supervisors, said it may be incumbent on the District Attorney to investigate for potential voter registration fraud.
"I don't think it passes the legal smell test," he said of Louie's record of three registrations in three months. "This is not just a stupid 'gotcha' campaign issue — this is fundamental. If you're going to have elections by district, it's fundamental that the people live in the district."
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sfsquirrel says:
Fat chance Louie's sister-in-crime, the current DA would launch an investigation into voter fraud here, even though it's right in front of her corrupt eyes.
h says:
I can't believe you got Jim Sutton to talk for you on record.
He's real genius the powerful go to as their rep.
I once set my sights on running in all 11 districts.
Possible at the time cause I lived on job sites and couch-surfed and pet sat for years and was listed as officially, 'homeless' and could log any address.
When I ran against Gavin for D-2 I used an address at his corner.
Made it thru 2, 3 (for a couple weeks) and 5 with twenty-one other candidates and 6 twice to help Daly and Mayor in 2007 (still officially, 'homeless' lol) and School Board and I forget why.
So, they made it illegal and when a leading YIMBY tried it when they were making power grab to control Sierra Club they friggin' put him behind bars.
Love it. She was trying to get clever and vote in multiple contests she'd otherwise be ineligible for, and she screwed up! Hahaha!
B. says:
Well, she's singing along to the song of Ann Hsu.
Talk a big difference and create massive disappointment.
Nothing new from Breed's folk.
Jake T says:
No if you're having elections by district, then it's only fundamental the people living in the district are voting on candidates. Whether the rep lives there is a choice. Honestly, we probably have better politicians if we could import some of the talented folks the city's policies have displaced out to Manteca.


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How Do Sparrows Serve in the Ecosystem?
By Debopriya Bose | Updated September 26, 2017
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House sparrows are small, stocky songbirds that are ubiquitous all over the United States. They have thick bills and brown feathers with streaks of black on their backs. These birds prefer crevices and holes in man-made structures rather than naturally occurring nesting sites and are found to live in close proximity with human beings rather than in extensive forests or woodlands.
Ecosystem and Food Web
Ecosystem consists of the biotic components that consist of all the organisms along with the abiotic components that include the physical and chemical factors in a particular locale. The biotic and abiotic components interact with each other, during which exchange of energy and cycling of elements take place. The organisms that provide the path for energy flow form a food chain. It starts with the producers (plants) that convert sun's energy to food that the primary consumers (herbivores) feed on. The secondary consumers (carnivores) acquire this energy when they eat the primary consumers.
Seed Dispersion
Sparrows mostly prefer seeds of millet, grass, thistle, weed and sunflower seed. However, they also eat fruits and berries. During this process, sparrows spread seeds to places away from the fruit tree. This is important for germination of the seeds, because if the seeds fall close to the parent plant, they would have to compete for nutrition with the mature plant. This would reduce the chance of germination of the seed as well as growth of the plant once the seed germinated. By spreading seeds, sparrows help the survival of many plants that are the producers in an ecosystem.
Although primarily seed-eaters, sparrows also feed on small insects and worms such as caterpillars, beetles and aphids. Some of these creatures destroy certain plants. Sparrows keep their population in check; otherwise, the insects would have eaten certain plant species to extinction. Here also sparrows play an important role in preserving the ecosystem.
Most birds of prey, such as eagles and falcons, eat other smaller birds. Snakes, which are also secondary consumers, are known to eat sparrows. For example, sharp-shinned hawks prefer sparrows for food.. Hence by providing food for the secondary consumers, sparrows play an important role in their survival and in preserving the ecosystem.
Competitor Species
House sparrows were first brought to the United States from Europe in the 1850s, when about 100 birds were released in New York. Since then, these birds have become well established all over the United States. According to Tina Phillips, Project Leader of the Birdhouse Network started by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, house sparrows compete fiercely with native bird species for nesting sites. The lab confirms that the house sparrows destroy eggs and kill the nestlings and also the incubating females to take over the nests of the native bird species. Hence house sparrows may harm the ecosystem by threatening the survival of these native birds.
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WORLD RENOWNED SCHOOLS The experience of the municipal infant toddler centers and preschools of Reggio Emilia is the subject of interest, research and exchange on the part of students, teachers, teacher educators, researchers, administrators, and political and cultural figures from Italy and throughout the world. The context and history of this community is highly regarded, rooted in choices made following WWII, pedagogical but also political, cultural and ethical choices which would support a new democratic society.
GROUPS WITHIN NOVEMBER 2013 NORTH AMERICAN STUDY GROUP Among the many participants who will register individually or with others from their school or organization, there will also be two distinct groups represented within the November 2013 Study Group – a Five State Study Group and a group of Children's Museum Teams.
Five State Study Group Representatives from Arizona, California, Illinois, Missouri and New Mexico participated in a 2008 Study Group. Before, during and after that delegation, early childhood educators from the five states studied together, connecting and exchanging challenges and successes. They continue to collaborate at various levels as they apply Reggio principles within their different US contexts. There is a commitment to support each other, seeing each other as resources and developing a learning community among these five states. This North American Study Group is an opportunity for connecting and re-connecting among people from these five states as well as an opportunity for people from these five states to connect with other participants.
Children's Museum Teams This group of carefully constructed teams is being formed with strategic partners of children's museums across the US to include higher education professionals, early childhood experts and civic leaders in various communities. Children's museums hold a unique place in American culture – part educational, part cultural, part social – but all interactive and child and family centered. It is through this lens of the family learning unit in the environments and experiences fostered by children's museums that their study will unfold. In partnership with local colleagues, children's museum professionals will learn from Reggio educators and from each other how best to move their individual communities forward on their journey for healthy, vibrant and resilient communities.
Opportunities for dialogue and exchange across the entire Study Group and with educators in Reggio Emilia will offer all participants many possibilities for gaining a deeper understanding of the 50 year history, challenges and accomplishments of the Municipal Infant Toddler Centers and Preschools of Reggio Emilia. Since the establishment of Reggio Children in 1994, more than 200 study groups from 107 different countries (almost 4000 participants every year) have come to Reggio Emilia.
. . . . "It was created to give greater value to a strong and distinctive characteristic of Reggio Emilia; the ability to lend listening, visibility and support to the rights and requests of children, young people, families and teachers. The Center is a dedicated meeting place where professional development and research intersect for people in Reggio Emilia, Italy and the world who wish to innovate education and culture.
The per person amount is based on hotel accommodations in shared double rooms at 3 or 4 star hotels. Supplement for single rooms is $260 (see registration form). North American Reggio Emilia Alliance (NAREA) members receive a $100 discount. For membership information please visit: www.reggioalliance.org.
Cost includes the program fee to Reggio Children, services provided by Angela Ferrario, US Liaison for Study Groups to Reggio Emilia and by International Study Tours, LLC.
To accommodate our group, blocks of rooms have been reserved for 7 nights at 3 four-star hotels and 3 three-star hotels within 15 to 20-minute walking distance of the Loris Malaguzzi International Center. The three-star hotels are: Hotel San Marco www.hotelsanmarco-re.it Albergo Morandi www.albergomorandi.com and Albergo Reggio Annex www.albergoreggio.it. The four-star hotels are: Hotel Posta www.hotelposta.re.it, Albergo delle Notarie www.albergonotarie.it and Hotel Europa www.hoteleuropa.re.it. Check-in is: Saturday, November 9. Check-out is: Saturday, November 16. Rates for accompanying non-participants and for additional nights are available upon request. A very limited number of triple rooms are available. Please inquire if interested.
Every effort will be made to honor hotel preferences while the priority is to keep groups from the same school/organization together.
To reserve a space, please mail the Registration Form on page 5 and a $500 check deposit made payable to International Study Tours, LLC to: Angela Ferrario, 15 Beach Street Extension, Milford, MA 01757 no later than August 1, 2013. Confirmation and Invoice for Balance Due will be sent by email to each individual. Balance of payment may be made by check or credit card (Visa or MasterCard) and is due upon receipt of Confirmation and Invoice but no later than September 20, 2013. Please refer to Refund & Cancellation Policy.
All monies are refundable in full minus a $75 processing fee until September 20, 2013. For cancellations communicated in writing to Angela Ferrario via email between September 20, 2013 and October 18, 2013, 85% of Study Group Cost will be refunded. For cancellations received after October 18, 2013, no refund will be due.
Please book your own flights. Airfare is not included. Bologna Marconi and Milan Malpensa are the nearest airports to Reggio Emilia. Participants should arrange to fly on Friday, November 8, arriving in Reggio Emilia on Saturday, November 9 (departure from the U.S. is one day prior to arrival in Italy). Our first group gathering in Reggio Emilia will be the introductory meeting and welcome lunch on Sunday, November 10 at 12 noon. The Program will begin Monday morning and will end on Friday November 15 at approximately 6:30 p.m. Hotel check-out is Saturday, November 16 by 11 a.m.
Please Note: It is recommended to be at the airport at least 2 hours before your scheduled flight departure time. If driving from Reggio Emilia, it takes approximately 2 ½ hours to reach Milan Malpensa Airport and approximately 1 hour to reach Bologna Airport, depending on traffic conditions. Allow more time if traveling to either airport by train and check train schedules in advance.
Assistance with making private ground transportation arrangements between the airport and Reggio Emilia for groups traveling together is available upon request. Cost is additional.
For privacy issues, participants are not allowed to photograph or videotape inside the infant-toddler centers and preschools, inside the Exhibition area and the Ateliers at the Loris Malaguzzi International Center, as well as during the presentations. Reggio Children's policy allows the possibility to audio record the presentations.
As part of the registration process and as a means of introduction please share a brief bio and your main interests in the Reggio Emilia philosophy and approach to education. Please send it as a separate document by email to: [email protected] by September 20, 2013.
Per person cost includes double or single accommodations at a three or four-star hotel for 7 nights from check-in on Saturday, November 9 to check-out on Saturday, November 16. North American Reggio Emilia Alliance (NAREA) members receive a $100 discount. If you are a NAREA member check yes above and $100 will be deducted from your invoice. For membership information please visit: www.reggioalliance.org.
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To reserve a space, please mail this Registration Form and a $500 check deposit made payable to International Study Tours, LLC to: Angela Ferrario, 15 Beach Street Extension, Milford, MA 01757 no later than August 1, 2013. Confirmation and Invoice for Balance Due will be sent by email to each individual. Balance of payment may be made by check or credit card (Visa or MasterCard) and is due upon receipt of Confirmation and Invoice but no later than September 20, 2013. Please refer to Refund & Cancellation Policy on page 4.
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ADC Therapeutics to Host Third Quarter 2022 Financial Results Conference Call on November 8, 2022
LAUSANNE, Switzerland--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- ADC Therapeutics SA (NYSE: ADCT) today announced that it will host a conference call and live webcast on Tuesday, November 8, 2022 at 8:30 a.m. ET to report financial results for the third quarter 2022 and provide business updates.
To access the conference call, please register here. Registrants will receive the dial-in number and unique PIN. It is recommended that you join 10 minutes before the event, though you may pre-register at any time. A live webcast of the call will be available under "Events and Presentations" in the Investors section of the ADC Therapeutics website at ir.adctherapeutics.com. The archived webcast will be available for 30 days following the call.
About ADC Therapeutics
ADC Therapeutics (NYSE: ADCT) is a commercial-stage biotechnology company improving the lives of those affected by cancer with its next-generation, targeted antibody drug conjugates (ADCs). The Company is advancing its proprietary PBD-based ADC technology to transform the treatment paradigm for patients with hematologic malignancies and solid tumors.
ADC Therapeutics' CD19-directed ADC ZYNLONTA® (loncastuximab tesirine-lpyl) is approved by the FDA for the treatment of relapsed or refractory diffuse large b-cell lymphoma after two or more lines of systemic therapy. ZYNLONTA is also in development in combination with other agents. Cami (camidanlumab tesirine) is being evaluated in a pivotal Phase 2 trial for relapsed or refractory Hodgkin lymphoma and in a Phase 1b clinical trial for various advanced solid tumors. In addition to ZYNLONTA and Cami, ADC Therapeutics has multiple ADCs in ongoing clinical and preclinical development.
ADC Therapeutics is based in Lausanne (Biopôle), Switzerland and has operations in London, the San Francisco Bay Area and New Jersey. For more information, please visit https://adctherapeutics.com/ and follow the Company on Twitter and LinkedIn.
ZYNLONTA® is a registered trademark of ADC Therapeutics SA.
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TThe New York Times recently published an article about a new type of party that seems to be gaining some traction in New York and elsewhere: the lunchtime dance party. It is exactly what it sounds like. During lunch hour people zip over to a club or bar for a drink and some good music. That's right, at about noon when sick of replying to emails or building spreadsheets, people are heading to places like Marquee to get a drink and get jiggy with it. If you have followed this site then you know ADANAI is all about a good party and partying in as many ways as possible. Pool parties, brunch parties, Sunday Funday and random nights out on the town are all good. However, this is taking it too far.
The Times does a great job of providing the details so no need to spend too much time describing these parties. Basically, for a cover charge each attendee typically gets a drink ticket and the opportunity to hear a good DJ spin for an hour or so. The unspoken rule is that these parties are not meant to be networking events – people should come prepared to party. The general tone of the Times article was quite positive. Sorry to say it but ADANAI can't cosign on this concept.
The letter from the founder of ADANAI provides some good insight on this: "How do we have fun? Often we spend time with friends and play games. It is actually quite simple—we work hard so we can get enough money together to play hard." The operative term in this quote is work hard. Just won a new piece of business and want to go celebrate with a couple of bottles at the club? Sounds great! Got a raise at year-end and want to go have some fun? Awesome! Just don't do it during the workday. Having fun and partying should be a reward for hard work, not a distraction from working hard.
Everyone has a right to a nice lunch break. Breaking bread with colleagues, a solid 45 minutes at the gym or catching up on Perez Hilton, ESPN or ADANAI over a salad at one's desk is the American way. However, having a cocktail (and who actually believes it is only one drink), waving around a glow stick and dancing to Wu-Tang just doesn't work. The guy or gal who stays behind at the office and spends that extra time on the presentation or spreadsheet is going to win. It is tempting to dive into a long discussion about the relative work ethic of certain groups of Americans versus others throughout the globe but that wouldn't be productive. Suffice it to say that it is quite unlikely this kind of thing would thrive in China.
One of the founders of the lunchtime dance party movement, Molly Range, likens this movement to the movie "Fight Club" as it provides an opportunity for white-collar workers to step out of their skin for a while – a supposedly positive activity. Bullsh*t. First, "Fight Club" is a fictional movie (and a great movie at that). Second, please don't forget that Edward Norton / Tyler Durden and most of the participants in his movement were nuts. Third, go party at night or on the weekend like everyone else. If someone wants to take a week off and dance naked in the desert at Burning Man – cool, go for it. However, when on the clock at the office – get your work done. The lunchtime dance party is not a good addition to the partying eco-system.
To quote Jay-Z's "Public Service Announcement": "Now back to our regularly scheduled program" of fun, fun and more fun.


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Newman Popiashvili Gallery is pleased to present a summer group exhibition of 23 artists organized by independent curator, Omar Lopez-Chahoud. The underlining concept of the show is based on the idea of personal transformation as a liberating, powerful change from one state of being to another. The Merriam-Webster Dictionary defines transformation: "to change in structure, appearance, or character; to transmute or transfigure." Transformation is shifting of one form to another, as in one stage of life to another, or from one state of being to another. It entails hard work, inner discipline, and rigorous self-reflection, resulting in the union between life's paradoxes, also commonly referred to as holding the tension of opposites. The process of transformation requires the death of an old way of being that gives way to the rebirth of a new liberated self. It is an archetypal, mythic journey of life, death, and rebirth. The artists in the show create a romantic notion of such processes by presenting a visual journey based on the beauty of transformation.
This exhibition is about embracing the passing of time and how it transforms into a new beautiful thing. The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde tells of a young man named Dorian Gray and the subject of a painting by artist Basil Hallward. Dorian is selected for his remarkable physical beauty, and Basil becomes strongly infatuated with Dorian, believing that his beauty is responsible for a new mode of art. Talking in Basil's garden, Dorian meets Lord Henry Wotton, a friend of Basil's, and becomes enthralled by Lord Henry's worldview. Espousing a new kind of hedonism, Lord Henry suggests that the only thing worth pursuing in life is beauty, and the fulfillment of the senses. Realizing that one day his beauty will fade, Dorian cries out, wishing that the portrait Basil had painted of him would age rather than him. Dorian's wish is fulfilled, subsequently plunging him into a series of debauched acts. The portrait serves as a reminder of the effect each act has upon his soul, each sin being displayed as a disfigurement of his form, or through a sign of aging.


Car insurance prices stabilised further in the second quarter of 2011, according to the latest Confused.com/Towers Watson Car Insurance Price Index.
The average price of a comprehensive policy rose by 2.7% between April and June to £858 - the smallest quarterly percentage increase for nearly two years. The annual rate of increase has slowed to 25% from a peak of nearly 38% at the end of 2010. TPFT cover rose by 1% in the quarter and 33% over the 12 months to the end of June. The average TPFT premium now stands at £1,132, an increase of £11 in the quarter.
The deceleration in price increases comes despite recent figures that showed one in four UK third-party motor claims involved an element of bodily injury (www.TheActuary.com/875846), as well as Towers Watson analysis that showed the private motor insurance industry as a whole paid out £1.24 for every pound of premium received in 2010.
Duncan Anderson, director, Towers Watson, said: "With the price increases of 2010 starting to have an effect on 2011 performance, some companies seem to be easing off increases in what is still an intensely competitive market. Whether, given recent claims inflation, the market as a whole has moved rates up enough to move into profitability is, however, far from clear.
"Effective claims management and fraud prevention remains key, as does appropriately reflecting changing bodily injury experience in premium rating structures. Enhanced use of geographical and vehicle data will also become more important in light of the fact insurers won't be able to use gender set prices from the end of next year."


On many times (actually, most of the time) I use Fibonacci with pivot points. This helps me to decide if there is a potential to move to the 161.8% or not. Lets look at some examples and it will be clear to you.
After AB move there was a correction to the 78% retracement line. Price moved higher from here and we've got signal from CCI to enter. OK, we are long, set stop loss below 78% retracement, what about our take profit target? It looks that 127% extension line is almost exactly where pivot line. Price is below Pivot line so it may act as resistance. I decided that chances for eur/usd to go up to 168.2% extension line are small. As you can see the blue rectangle, price stopped at pivot and 127% but eventually moved to 138.2% extension line. This move was to weak to go higher above pivot line.
5.2. 127% extension just above R1 line.
Another eur/usd 5 min example. Black line is pivot, red line is R1 resistance. We had a nice AB move and correction to pivot and 61.8% retracement line. Later we got signal from CCI and went long. What about our target? 127% extension line is right behind R1 resistance. It may be a strong resistance area, so it is a good idea to close trade at a place like this.
On this chart move AB ended aroud R1 line and price moved sideways. Finally bulls attacked resistance and price moved up above recent high. Is there a chance to get to the 161.8% extension line? Along way we have 127% extension line at almost the same place as R2 line. This makes this area a strong resistance. Price managed to get to the 138.2% extension, but failed to move higher.
From 15 minute chart we knew that uptrend is in place. We saw an ABC move with a deep correction to the 78% retracement line. After that we had a range move and eur/usd managed to hold above pivot line (black line). Finally, we got signals from MACD and CCI. What was the best target for position? We were already above pivot line and 161.8% extension was very near R1 line. It was the best take profit target and as you can see it worked great. Stop loss would be placed below C.
We confirmed a dowtrend. This ABC move was easier to spot on 15 min. chart (sometimes when I am not sure where are best AB points, I go to the higher time frame – less noise and better picture of current situation). Correction ended at 50% retracement, around pivot line. We could use some trendlines, but signal occured later. Stop loss would go above 200 average. Where to set take profit target? We can see that 138.2% extension is very near to the S1 line so this was the best TP target. There was some stop and bounce from 127% extension but in the end EURUSD moved down to the 138.2% and S1 line.
This is an important example, because point A is below R1 line and point B is above that line. Lets look at current situation. eur/usd is above pivot line (black) and above 200 moving average. We are looking for opportunity to go long. There was an ABC move with correction to the 61.8% retracement line. After that, we got signals from MACD and CCI, but this was not the place to go long. Pirce was still below R1 line which might be a resistance. The best option here was to wait for close above R1 line. When that happend (blue rectangle) we went long. 127% extension was very near R2 line so this was the safest exit point for us. 138.2% extension was too far from R2 which as you already know, is strong resistance.
Uptrend in place, when we went long after signals from CCI and MACD. EURUSD was above pivot. 161.8% was right at R1 line so this was a great take profit target. You could try to close some position at 138.2% extension, but when it looks so nice it is good to take a little risk and go for target at 161.8%.
This one is also important. We have here an uptrend ad we saw an ABC move. Great, but 0% line (B point) is right at R1 line. We had signals from MACD and CCI to go long, but this was below R1 line which might be a resistance. In cases like this, the best option is to wait until close above R1 line and enter there. We take away some profit because of late entry, but it was safer for us. Move ended at 161.8% extension.
Trend here is not that clear but from higher time frames we knew it was rather bullish. After ABC move there was a long and boring range move. We had signal to go long and little bit later price exploded higher. 161.8% extension was just above R1 line so this area was a good place to take profit and close position.
Oil is above pivot line. It is also above 200 expotential moving average (which later serves as support at point C). We have positive averages (21 above 33, 33 above 55) so this is all good for bulls. After signal to go long move ended at 161.8% extension, near R2 line. Wha is interesting about this case is AB move. You can see that first we had correction to the 38.2% retracement, and later there was a move to the 127% extension (if you went here long, you probably would be stopped out around recent low so 103.90). Later price went down to the 78% retracement and 200 average. Notice, we did not change A-B points. That is because that move was not over. Later we saw a move up to the 161.8% extension.
Before that ABCD move, we had some movement up. Later pivot line failed as support. Next – correction to 61.8% retracement and move down with signals from CCI and MACD. Stop loss would be placed above 78% retracement. Look at extension lines. 127% extension worked, but it was temporary and we saw that 138.2% and 161.8% were near to the S1 line. So which one was best? Hard to tell. I went with 138.2%, but you can see that price went down to the 161.8% extension. Still, it was a good call not to close at 127% extension. Sometimes situation is not that clear as you can see and you have to choose.
EURJPY was under 200 moving average and under pivot line. It looked like there is a potential to move down to the S1. We saw an ABC move and entered after signals from MACD and CCI. But check where S1 is. It is near 238.2% extension… little far. It was worth the shot, but I closed half of the position at the 161.8% extension, for safety to book profit. Of course on the rest stop loss was moved lower and take profit set to the 238.2% extension. This is rather rare case, but as you cas see even in that conditions it all works great when you have Fibo in place.
5.13. Continuation of move from 5.12.
We just needed to spot another ABC move. Notice that point A is not at the old top (78% retracement) but little lower. That is because this is the place where move down started. the rest should look familiar. Retracement to 38.2% (C) and signal from CCI and break below 0 line. In this trade, I would go for exit at 138.2% extension, but you can see that it ended at 161.8% extension.
This is a tricky example of move hard to catch. We had a strong move to the R1 and then price reversed. We got some correction move but it did not touch the retracement line. Sometimes it happens. Later we saw that 138.2% extension worked just fine. In this case, after signal to go short, stop loss would be placed above pivot line and 38.2% retracement line.


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Browsing Monti: ancient Rome's most populous borough is now a posh area
Bars & Cafes, Sleep	 May 22, 2012 3 BuzzInRome
Rome's borough number 1 (out of the 14 mapped out under the rule of Augustus) has always been the core of Roman life.
And this is maybe the reason why its inhabitants (the monticiani) are very proud and sometimes braggart. Julius Ceasar was born here, Messalina – the wife of the emperor Claudius – practiced her amatory skills in its brothels, Nero, incognito, loved to hang out in its inns.
Its ancient name was Suburra, and here, in a few aristocratic houses, some of the first Roman Christian churches like S. Martino ai Monti were created.
Monticiani hated and fought their Trastevere counterparts for centuries and even women from Monti were very brave. They used to say that they were "stronger than columns" in fighting…
Even after Rome became the capital of the Italian unified state, it was the city's largest borough. But it dramatically changed in less than 50 years between the end of the 19th century and the first quarter of the 20th when Rome had to adapt to become an efficient capital with the construction of the Bank of Italy building, the creation of Via Cavour and especially Via dei Fori Imperiali.
The local identity has often been stronger than the city affiliation in Monti. The atmosphere is very relaxed, nearly lazy in this part of the town. Some say this is the last village of Rome. The focal point of the neighborhood, Piazza Madonna ai Monti, is one of the few spaces in downtown Rome where you can still see kids playing soccer. The homonymous church is open until midnight on Fridays and Saturdays.
There is a good nightlife in Monti, not as lively as in Trastevere, Testaccio, San Lorenzo or Pigneto but still vibrant enough to give life to this area even at night.
The key event for the borough is the October Feast, the Ottobrata Monticiana, that this year will be on October 19-21.
Many shops sell good quality products, some handcrafts activities still resist, art galleries, fashionable bars and workshops are expanding also thanks to the affluent tourists who choose this area for a stroll or their accommodation in Rome.
And then one more reason to be very proud of being monticiani: Italy's president, the head of state, Giorgio Napolitano, lives in Monti. Better than the Quirinale Palace!?
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Nearly 2 tons of marijuana worth more than $8 million seized at Peace Bridge
by: Evan Anstey
Posted: Aug 13, 2020 / 11:26 AM EDT / Updated: Aug 13, 2020 / 07:07 PM EDT
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Nearly two tons of marijuana was intercepted at the Peace Bridge this past Monday.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers say they selected a shipment labeled as "7 skids of lightning" for further examination.
Inside, 14 wooden pallet boxes were located, and within those were numerous cardboard boxes.
Officers say those cardboard boxes contained vacuum-sealed packages of marijuana — 3,836 pounds of it, to be exact.
That much pot carries a street value of more than $8 million.
CBP says there has been a steady increase in drug seizures by the Buffalo Field Office. From October 1 through August 10, more than 1,500 narcotics seizures took place.
Those 1,500+ seizures included more than 27,000 pounds of drugs.
The Buffalo Field Office covers 16 ports of entry throughout the state.
ICYMI: On Monday, @CBP officers at the Peace Bridge in Buffalo, N.Y. interdicted almost 2 tons of marijuana worth approximately $8 million on the street. Learn More: ➡https://t.co/v8GkjAAxeo pic.twitter.com/j05ZYLAiQY
— CBP Buffalo (@CBPBuffalo) August 13, 2020
Evan Anstey is an Associated Press Award and Emmy-nominated digital producer who has been part of the News 4 team since 2015. See more of his work here and follow him on Twitter.


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Etta James & Johnny Otis: Linked Then, Now and Always
Submitted by m3jimphoto on Thu, 01/26/2012 - 8:35pm
They died within two days of each other -- Ioannis Alexandros Veliotes aka "Johnny Otis" and Jamesetta Hawkins aka "Etta James" – and it got me to thinking about how music connects even the most disparate of souls and smooths over some of the roughest of roads. So we dug around the JMP archives and the web to find some choice files to get your blood rollin' and your hands jivin' in honor of two musical giants linked in life, inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame one year apart (Etta in '93, Johnny in '94) and now inextricably connected in whatever comes hereafter. Here's a sweet blog, "Etta James and Johnny Otis: The End of a Great R&B Song" , by New York Magazine's Mark Jacobsen that does a fine job of describing their bond:
"It is a rough day for the rhythm, a bad day for the blues when the 73-year-old Etta James and 90(!)-year-old Johnny Otis die within 48 hours of each other. Still, like the internal logic that imbues all good songs, it figures, since Otis, avatar of "Willie and the Hand Jive," discovered the then-14 year-old Jamesetta Hawkins in a San Francisco hotel room more than 60 years ago. A man with an eye for a hot mama ready to rip it up, it didn't take Otis but a minute to put Etta on the road with his "Hand Jive" revue, singing kind of dirty songs like 'Roll With Me, Henry,' which was changed to 'Dance With Me, Henry' to get it on the radio. "Maybe it was that taste for the netherworld clubland that kept Etta James from crossing over to the mass market despite possessing a set of pipes to power a whole Rust Belt city. (Otis always went his own way, played a million one-night stands, and often recorded under the name Snatch and the Poontangs.)
"She wasn't churchy like Aretha, she wasn't silky like Sarah Vaughn, she wasn't skinny like Diana Ross, but of all the great female R&B singers to come of age after the rise of rock and roll, Etta James was the most street. She shot dope, got arrested for writing bad checks and forging scripts, claimed to be pool player Minnesota Fats' illegitimate daughter, and blew up to 400 pounds. Plus, she scared the shit out of you. There were few forces on earth to put the fear of God into a young boy surreptitiously listening to a transistor radio after bedtime than Etta James roaring, 'Tell Mama ... all about it!' "
And from a thoughtful Jazztimes piece on what they both meant to the LA music community by Ed Hamilton: "Etta James said about her mentor Johnny Otis, 'I dig how Johnny Otis reinvented himself as a Blackman -- his soul was blacker than the blackest black in Compton. People took his Greek shading as Creole, but Johnny took it even further, he viewed the world especially the musical world through black eyes.' Otis gave up his Greek heritage as Veliotes to adopt the culture of blacks ... "Otis said about his discovery, 'I knew instantly when I heard Etta sing in a bathroom audition that she would be a star." He saluted Etta's artistry as the apex of achievement in singing." Speaking of salutes and artistry, more than any words I could crank out, the following videos do a much better job of conveying how wonderful and full of life these two great artists truly were. And a special thanks to the tireless Dan Sullivan and Amelia Davis for all the research help! Etta James and her classic "At Last" ... eat your heart out Beyonce. Johnny Otis and "friends" perform "Willie and the Hand Jive" in 1958.
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