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1. PN2643 — 115th Congress (2017-2018) — John P. Abizaid — Department of State John P. Abizaid, of Nevada, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Date Received from President: 11/15/2018 Committee: Foreign Relations Latest Action: 01/03/2019 - Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate. (All Actions)
1. PN2643 — 115th Congress (2017-2018) — John P. Abizaid — Department of State John P. Abizaid, of Nevada, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Date Received: 11/15/2018 Referred: Foreign Relations Latest Action: 01/03/2019 - Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate. (All Actions)
2. PN2270 — 115th Congress (2017-2018) — Nicholas A. Trutanich — Department of Justice Nicholas A. Trutanich, of Nevada, to be United States Attorney for the District of Nevada for the term of four years, vice Daniel G. Bogden, term expired. Date Received from President: 07/17/2018 Committee: Judiciary Latest Action: 01/02/2019 - Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote. (All Actions)
2. PN2270 — 115th Congress (2017-2018) — Nicholas A. Trutanich — Department of Justice Nicholas A. Trutanich, of Nevada, to be United States Attorney for the District of Nevada for the term of four years, vice Daniel G. Bogden, term expired. Date Received: 07/17/2018 Referred: Judiciary Latest Action: 01/02/2019 - Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote. (All Actions)
3. PN1680 — 115th Congress (2017-2018) — James Edward Campos — Department of Energy James Edward Campos, of Nevada, to be Director of the Office of Minority Economic Impact, Department of Energy, vice LaDoris Guess Harris. Date Received from President: 03/06/2018 Committee: Energy and Natural Resources Latest Action: 04/09/2018 - Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote. (All Actions)
3. PN1680 — 115th Congress (2017-2018) — James Edward Campos — Department of Energy James Edward Campos, of Nevada, to be Director of the Office of Minority Economic Impact, Department of Energy, vice LaDoris Guess Harris. Date Received: 03/06/2018 Referred: Energy and Natural Resources Latest Action: 04/09/2018 - Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote. (All Actions)
4. PN1094 — 115th Congress (2017-2018) — Gary G. Schofield — Department of Justice Gary G. Schofield, of Nevada, to be United States Marshal for the District of Nevada for the term of four years, vice Christopher Tobias Hoye, term expired. Date Received from President: 10/05/2017 Committee: Judiciary Latest Action: 03/07/2018 - Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote. (All Actions)
4. PN1094 — 115th Congress (2017-2018) — Gary G. Schofield — Department of Justice Gary G. Schofield, of Nevada, to be United States Marshal for the District of Nevada for the term of four years, vice Christopher Tobias Hoye, term expired. Date Received: 10/05/2017 Referred: Judiciary Latest Action: 03/07/2018 - Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote. (All Actions)
5. PN556 — 115th Congress (2017-2018) — Joseph Otting — Department of the Treasury Joseph Otting, of Nevada, to be Comptroller of the Currency for a term of five years, vice Thomas J. Curry, term expired. Date Received from President: 06/06/2017 Committee: Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Latest Action: 11/16/2017 - Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 54 - 43. Record Vote Number: 277. (All Actions)
5. PN556 — 115th Congress (2017-2018) — Joseph Otting — Department of the Treasury Joseph Otting, of Nevada, to be Comptroller of the Currency for a term of five years, vice Thomas J. Curry, term expired. Date Received: 06/06/2017 Referred: Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Latest Action: 11/16/2017 - Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 54 - 43. Record Vote Number: 277. (All Actions)
6. PN1346 — 113th Congress (2013-2014) — Richard Franklin Boulware II — The Judiciary Richard Franklin Boulware II, of Nevada, to be United States District Judge for the District of Nevada, vice Philip M. Pro, retired. Date Received from President: 01/16/2014 Committee: Judiciary Latest Action: 06/10/2014 - Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 58 - 35. Record Vote Number: 181. (All Actions)
6. PN1346 — 113th Congress (2013-2014) — Richard Franklin Boulware II — The Judiciary Richard Franklin Boulware II, of Nevada, to be United States District Judge for the District of Nevada, vice Philip M. Pro, retired. Date Received: 01/16/2014 Referred: Judiciary Latest Action: 06/10/2014 - Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 58 - 35. Record Vote Number: 181. (All Actions)
7. PN1074 — 113th Congress (2013-2014) — Neil Gregory Kornze — Department of the Interior Neil Gregory Kornze, of Nevada, to be Director of the Bureau of Land Management, vice Robert V. Abbey, resigned. Date Received from President: 01/06/2014 Committee: Energy and Natural Resources Latest Action: 04/08/2014 - Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 71 - 28. Record Vote Number: 102. (All Actions)
7. PN1074 — 113th Congress (2013-2014) — Neil Gregory Kornze — Department of the Interior Neil Gregory Kornze, of Nevada, to be Director of the Bureau of Land Management, vice Robert V. Abbey, resigned. Date Received: 01/06/2014 Referred: Energy and Natural Resources Latest Action: 04/08/2014 - Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 71 - 28. Record Vote Number: 102. (All Actions)
8. PN976 — 113th Congress (2013-2014) — Neil Gregory Kornze — Department of the Interior Neil Gregory Kornze, of Nevada, to be Director of the Bureau of Land Management, vice Robert V. Abbey, resigned. Date Received from President: 11/12/2013 Committee: Energy and Natural Resources Latest Action: 01/03/2014 - Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate. (All Actions)
8. PN976 — 113th Congress (2013-2014) — Neil Gregory Kornze — Department of the Interior Neil Gregory Kornze, of Nevada, to be Director of the Bureau of Land Management, vice Robert V. Abbey, resigned. Date Received: 11/12/2013 Referred: Energy and Natural Resources Latest Action: 01/03/2014 - Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate. (All Actions)
9. PN800 — 113th Congress (2013-2014) — Bradley Crowell — Department of Energy Bradley Crowell, of Nevada, to be an Assistant Secretary of Energy (Congressional and Intergovernmental Affairs), vice Jeffrey A. Lane. Date Received from President: 09/11/2013 Committee: (See S. Res. 116 - 112th Congress) Latest Action: 10/16/2013 - Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote. (All Actions)
9. PN800 — 113th Congress (2013-2014) — Bradley Crowell — Department of Energy Bradley Crowell, of Nevada, to be an Assistant Secretary of Energy (Congressional and Intergovernmental Affairs), vice Jeffrey A. Lane. Date Received: 09/11/2013 Referred: (See S. Res. 116 - 112th Congress) Latest Action: 10/16/2013 - Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote. (All Actions)
10. PN589 — 113th Congress (2013-2014) — Loretta Cheryl Sutliff — Corporation for Public Broadcasting Loretta Cheryl Sutliff, of Nevada, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting for a term expiring January 31, 2018. (Reappointment) Date Received from President: 06/24/2013 Committee: Commerce, Science, and Transportation Latest Action: 08/01/2013 - Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote. (All Actions)
10. PN589 — 113th Congress (2013-2014) — Loretta Cheryl Sutliff — Corporation for Public Broadcasting Loretta Cheryl Sutliff, of Nevada, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting for a term expiring January 31, 2018. (Reappointment) Date Received: 06/24/2013 Referred: Commerce, Science, and Transportation Latest Action: 08/01/2013 - Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote. (All Actions)
11. PN17 — 113th Congress (2013-2014) — Andrew Patrick Gordon — The Judiciary Andrew Patrick Gordon, of Nevada, to be United States District Judge for the District of Nevada, vice Kent J. Dawson, retired. Date Received from President: 01/04/2013 Committee: Judiciary Latest Action: 03/11/2013 - Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote. (All Actions)
11. PN17 — 113th Congress (2013-2014) — Andrew Patrick Gordon — The Judiciary Andrew Patrick Gordon, of Nevada, to be United States District Judge for the District of Nevada, vice Kent J. Dawson, retired. Date Received: 01/04/2013 Referred: Judiciary Latest Action: 03/11/2013 - Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote. (All Actions)
12. PN14 — 113th Congress (2013-2014) — Jennifer A. Dorsey — The Judiciary Jennifer A. Dorsey, of Nevada, to be United States District Judge for the District of Nevada, vice Larry R. Hicks, retired. Date Received from President: 01/04/2013 Committee: Judiciary Latest Action: 07/09/2013 - Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 54 - 41. Record Vote Number: 170. (All Actions)
12. PN14 — 113th Congress (2013-2014) — Jennifer A. Dorsey — The Judiciary Jennifer A. Dorsey, of Nevada, to be United States District Judge for the District of Nevada, vice Larry R. Hicks, retired. Date Received: 01/04/2013 Referred: Judiciary Latest Action: 07/09/2013 - Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 54 - 41. Record Vote Number: 170. (All Actions)
13. PN8 — 113th Congress (2013-2014) — Elissa F. Cadish — The Judiciary Elissa F. Cadish, of Nevada, to be United States District Judge for the District of Nevada, vice Philip M. Pro, retired. Date Received from President: 01/04/2013 Committee: Judiciary Latest Action: 03/13/2013 - Received message of withdrawal of nomination from the President. (All Actions)
13. PN8 — 113th Congress (2013-2014) — Elissa F. Cadish — The Judiciary Elissa F. Cadish, of Nevada, to be United States District Judge for the District of Nevada, vice Philip M. Pro, retired. Date Received: 01/04/2013 Referred: Judiciary Latest Action: 03/13/2013 - Received message of withdrawal of nomination from the President. (All Actions)
14. PN1866 — 103rd Congress (1993-1994) — Howard W. Cannon — Barry Goldwater Scholarship & Excellence in Education Foundation Howard W. Cannon, of Nevada, to be a Member of the Board of Trustees of the Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Foundation for a term expiring March 3, 1998. (Reappointment) Date Received from President: 12/01/1994 Committee: Labor and Human Resources Latest Action: 12/01/1994 - Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate. (All Actions)
14. PN1866 — 103rd Congress (1993-1994) — Howard W. Cannon — Barry Goldwater Scholarship & Excellence in Education Foundation Howard W. Cannon, of Nevada, to be a Member of the Board of Trustees of the Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Foundation for a term expiring March 3, 1998. (Reappointment) Date Received: 12/01/1994 Referred: Labor and Human Resources Latest Action: 12/01/1994 - Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate. (All Actions)
15. PN1034 — 103rd Congress (1993-1994) — Herbert Lee Brown — Department of Justice Herbert Lee Brown, of Nevada, to be United States Marshal for the District of Nevada for the term of four years vice John H. Robinson. Date Received from President: 01/26/1994 Committee: Judiciary Latest Action: 03/25/1994 - Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote. (All Actions)
15. PN1034 — 103rd Congress (1993-1994) — Herbert Lee Brown — Department of Justice Herbert Lee Brown, of Nevada, to be United States Marshal for the District of Nevada for the term of four years vice John H. Robinson. Date Received: 01/26/1994 Referred: Judiciary Latest Action: 03/25/1994 - Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote. (All Actions)
16. PN983-1 — 103rd Congress (1993-1994) — Martha B. Gould — National Commission on Libraries and Information Science Martha B. Gould, of Nevada, to be a Member of the National Commission on Libraries and Information Science for a term expiring July 19, 1997, vice Julia Li Wu, term expired. Date Received from President: 11/22/1993 Committee: Labor and Human Resources Latest Action: 04/14/1994 - Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote. (All Actions)
16. PN983-1 — 103rd Congress (1993-1994) — Martha B. Gould — National Commission on Libraries and Information Science Martha B. Gould, of Nevada, to be a Member of the National Commission on Libraries and Information Science for a term expiring July 19, 1997, vice Julia Li Wu, term expired. Date Received: 11/22/1993 Referred: Labor and Human Resources Latest Action: 04/14/1994 - Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote. (All Actions)
17. PN714 — 103rd Congress (1993-1994) — David W. Hagen — The Judiciary David W. Hagen, of Nevada, to be United States District Judge for the District of Nevada vice Edward C. Reed, Jr., retired. Date Received from President: 10/07/1993 Committee: Judiciary Latest Action: 11/20/1993 - Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote. (All Actions)
17. PN714 — 103rd Congress (1993-1994) — David W. Hagen — The Judiciary David W. Hagen, of Nevada, to be United States District Judge for the District of Nevada vice Edward C. Reed, Jr., retired. Date Received: 10/07/1993 Referred: Judiciary Latest Action: 11/20/1993 - Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote. (All Actions)
18. PN603 — 103rd Congress (1993-1994) — Kathryn E. Landreth — Department of Justice Kathryn E. Landreth, of Nevada, to be United States Attorney for the District of Nevada for the term of four years vice William A. Maddox, resigned. Date Received from President: 09/07/1993 Committee: Judiciary Latest Action: 09/30/1993 - Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote. (All Actions)
18. PN603 — 103rd Congress (1993-1994) — Kathryn E. Landreth — Department of Justice Kathryn E. Landreth, of Nevada, to be United States Attorney for the District of Nevada for the term of four years vice William A. Maddox, resigned. Date Received: 09/07/1993 Referred: Judiciary Latest Action: 09/30/1993 - Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote. (All Actions)
19. PN1090 — 99th Congress (1985-1986) — Denny L. Sampson — Department of Justice Denny L. Sampson, of Nevada, to be United States Marshal for the District of Nevada for the term of four years. (Reappointment) Date Received from President: 05/14/1986 Committee: Judiciary Latest Action: 06/13/1986 - Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote. (All Actions)
19. PN1090 — 99th Congress (1985-1986) — Denny L. Sampson — Department of Justice Denny L. Sampson, of Nevada, to be United States Marshal for the District of Nevada for the term of four years. (Reappointment) Date Received: 05/14/1986 Referred: Judiciary Latest Action: 06/13/1986 - Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote. (All Actions)
20. PN820 — 99th Congress (1985-1986) — Paul H. Lamboley — Interstate Commerce Commission Paul H. Lamboley, of Nevada, to be a Member of the Interstate Commerce Commission for a term expiring December 31, 1989. (Reappointment) Date Received from President: 12/19/1985 Committee: Commerce, Science, and Transportation Latest Action: 03/13/1986 - Committee on Commerce. Ordered to be reported favorably. (All Actions)
20. PN820 — 99th Congress (1985-1986) — Paul H. Lamboley — Interstate Commerce Commission Paul H. Lamboley, of Nevada, to be a Member of the Interstate Commerce Commission for a term expiring December 31, 1989. (Reappointment) Date Received: 12/19/1985 Referred: Commerce, Science, and Transportation Latest Action: 03/13/1986 - Committee on Commerce. Ordered to be reported favorably. (All Actions)
21. PN520 — 99th Congress (1985-1986) — William A. Maddox — Department of Justice William A. Maddox, of Nevada, to be United States Attorney for the District of Nevada for the term of four years, vice Lamond Robert Mills, resigned. Date Received from President: 09/09/1985 Committee: Judiciary Latest Action: 10/16/1985 - Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote. (All Actions)
21. PN520 — 99th Congress (1985-1986) — William A. Maddox — Department of Justice William A. Maddox, of Nevada, to be United States Attorney for the District of Nevada for the term of four years, vice Lamond Robert Mills, resigned. Date Received: 09/09/1985 Referred: Judiciary Latest Action: 10/16/1985 - Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote. (All Actions)
22. PN103-1 — 99th Congress (1985-1986) — Melvin T. Brunetti — The Judiciary Melvin T. Brunetti, of Nevada, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Ninth Circuit, vice Herbert Y. C. Choy, retired. Date Received from President: 02/26/1985 Committee: Judiciary Latest Action: 04/03/1985 - Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote. (All Actions)
22. PN103-1 — 99th Congress (1985-1986) — Melvin T. Brunetti — The Judiciary Melvin T. Brunetti, of Nevada, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Ninth Circuit, vice Herbert Y. C. Choy, retired. Date Received: 02/26/1985 Referred: Judiciary Latest Action: 04/03/1985 - Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote. (All Actions)
23. PN1-16 — 99th Congress (1985-1986) — Reese H. Taylor Jr. — Interstate Commerce Commission Reese H. Taylor, Jr., of Nevada, to be a Member of the Interstate Commerce Commission for a term expiring December 31, 1985. (Reappointment) Date Received from President: 01/03/1985 Committee: Commerce, Science, and Transportation Latest Action: 10/18/1986 - Failed of confirmation under the provisions of Rule XXXI at sine die adjournment of the Senate; to be returned to the President. (All Actions)
23. PN1-16 — 99th Congress (1985-1986) — Reese H. Taylor Jr. — Interstate Commerce Commission Reese H. Taylor, Jr., of Nevada, to be a Member of the Interstate Commerce Commission for a term expiring December 31, 1985. (Reappointment) Date Received: 01/03/1985 Referred: Commerce, Science, and Transportation Latest Action: 10/18/1986 - Failed of confirmation under the provisions of Rule XXXI at sine die adjournment of the Senate; to be returned to the President. (All Actions)
24. PN1-43 — 99th Congress (1985-1986) — Robert Laxalt — National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities Robert Laxalt, of Nevada, to be a Member of the National Council on the Humanities for a term expiring January 26, 1990, vice Sister Joel Read, term expired, to which position he was appointed during the recess of the Senatefrom June 29,,1984, until July 23, 1984. Date Received from President: 01/03/1985 Committee: Labor and Human Resources Latest Action: 10/16/1985 - Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote. (All Actions)
24. PN1-43 — 99th Congress (1985-1986) — Robert Laxalt — National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities Robert Laxalt, of Nevada, to be a Member of the National Council on the Humanities for a term expiring January 26, 1990, vice Sister Joel Read, term expired, to which position he was appointed during the recess of the Senatefrom June 29,,1984, until July 23, 1984. Date Received: 01/03/1985 Referred: Labor and Human Resources Latest Action: 10/16/1985 - Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote. (All Actions)
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Cathedral versus the Bazaar: the global community of bioinformatics are struggling with the issue of semantics, and various formalisms are currently being used to capture such semantics, i.e.
* '''XML Schema driven languages:''' EMBRACE WS-I, !BioCase, Tapir, etc.
* '''Common Database Schemata and Queries:''' BioSQL, [http://www.gmod.org Generic Model Organism (GMOD) Chado], [http://www.icis.cgiar.org International Crop Information System], etc.
At this meeting, a general desire is being expressed to achieve interoperability, at least, between OpenBio* initiatives generally, and more specifically, between OpenBio* and web services protocols like BioMoby and EMBRACE.
An addition targeted need is simply to harmonize specific ontology pertinent to key interoperability technology. A specific example of such a need (from M. Wilkinson) is the harmonization of [http://www.biomoby.org BioMoby] and [http://www.mygrid.ac.uk myGrid] service ontology.
It is generally agreed that semantics is a hard community problem ("herding the cats") but can be made tractable by "divide and conquer" (witness the relative success of GO and other similar ontology development communities).


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New administrator improves operations at NSFAS, Blade Nzimande says
"Since the appointment of the new administrator, there have been significant improvements in the operations at NSFAS, with improved working relationships between NSFAS and institutions," Nzimande said.
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Serious deficiencies in the systems, business processes and capacity of NSFAS led to the scheme being placed under Administration in August 2018. Image Credit: Twitter(@SAgovnews)
Higher Education, Science and Technology Minister Blade Nzimande says the appointment of the new National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) administrator has resulted in a more successful registration process in early 2019.
"Since the appointment of the new administrator, there have been significant improvements in the operations at NSFAS, with improved working relationships between NSFAS and institutions," Nzimande said.
Serious deficiencies in the systems, business processes and capacity of NSFAS led to the scheme being placed under Administration in August 2018.
Tabling the Department of Higher Education and Training's R73 124 073 Budget Vote on Friday, Nzimande said the focus is to ensure the immediate short-term stability of NSFAS and put in place effective policies and systems to ensure that funding gets to the qualifying students on time and that they are effectively supported to succeed in their studies.
"A full assessment and investigation into the root causes of the systems, process, policy and capacity problems at NSFAS will be undertaken by a specialist Ministerial team to be appointed over the next few months. In addition, we will be working closely with NSFAS to ensure a smooth transition period between the administrator and new management and governance teams of NSFAS," Nzimande said.
Investment in infrastructure
Over the period 2018/19 to 2020/21, the government has strengthened its investment in infrastructure projects across its 26 universities by investing a total of R11.653 billion.
While all universities benefit from this investment, the Minister said there is a focus on historically disadvantaged institutions.
"The Technical Vocational Education and Training (TVET) college sector has made strides with nine new campus sites under construction and scheduled for completion in 2020. They include Sterkspruit, Aliwal North, Graaff Reneit, Ngungqushe, Umzimkhulu, Greytown, Msinga, Nongoma, and Kwagqikasi.
"Contracts will be awarded for a further four new campus sites in 2019/20. The sites include Balfour, Giyani, Nkandla B and Vryheid. Construction will commence with a new campus site for Mitchells Plain in 2020," the Minister reported.
In addition, a College Infrastructure Efficiency Grant for maintenance with over R1 billion per year from 2018/19 to 2021/2022 is being rolled-out based on the National Immovable Maintenance Management Standard in all 50 TVET colleges.
"An infrastructure priority for our sixth administration includes the development of decent, affordable student housing for universities and TVET colleges. The Student Housing Infrastructure Programme (SHIP) has been developed to accelerate the provision of 300 000 beds over 10 years.
"The first three universities under this program are at various stages in the development of 5 836 beds, with a further six projects of 13 977 beds undergoing assessment through the Budget Facility for Infrastructure (BFI) for possible launching in the coming year.
"This has been made possible through a partnership between the Department of Higher Education, Science and Technology, the Infrastructure Investment Programme of South Africa (IIPSA), the Development Bank of South Africa and National Treasury," Nzimande said.
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Have you ever stopped to wonder why BuzzFeed exploded in popularity years ago, and has stayed strong ever since?
Of course, today they do a lot of actual reporting, but in their early days, their content was primarily focused on clickbait headlines that typically led readers to quizzes.
Those quizzes created a positive feedback loop that focused on telling the reader more about themselves. The answers, however unscientific, personalized the article to them.
Personalization in today's online world isn't limited to BuzzFeed. You see personalization everywhere, from abandoned cart emails to retargeting ads that follow you around the internet.
Consumers increasingly expect this level of personalization in all communications from brands, and if they don't get it, they're not happy. 74% of consumers get frustrated when a website presents promotional content that doesn't speak to their interests. Consumers expect brands to give them VIP service, as if each social post, email, and website landing page was created just for them.
In actuality, this is rarely the case. We don't yet live in a one-to-one personalized world (although AI will certainly help us get there). What matters is this: every one of your communications with customers should feel personal, no matter how individualized it actually is.
You may be thinking, "I'm all on board for personalizing our marketing strategy as a whole, but social media? Come on. When we're posting as a brand, how are we supposed to make each post seem personalized?".
It's an understandable objection. It feels overwhelming to think about personalizing something as real-time as social media.
However, once you remember the extraordinary wealth of demographic data Facebook has on its users, the idea of personalizing your social media posts feels a lot more doable.
Facebook's data tells you all sorts of extremely detailed info about your audience, like whether people frequent organic grocery stores vs. fast food joints, or prefer crime dramas vs. reality competition TV. Then, if you pair that information with the fact that they're a dog or cat owner, a college graduate, and so on, you can easily create posts that target those specific user segments.
For example, your brand could create a post showing a dog on the couch, suggesting that users pair their next binge-watching session with your brand's organic meal kit. When a person sees something like that, it feels tailored just for them, even though it actually meets only a segment of consumers.
Nearly 80% of consumers say that personalized content increases their purchase intent.
Once they implement personalization, over half of brands report a lift of 10% or greater across their marketing goals, with improved conversion rates and customer engagement.
Overall consumer spending increases by 500% when personalization is launched in more channels.
It's engaging. The algorithmic feeds of Facebook, Instagram, and most social networks reward posts and accounts based on prior engagement by increasing their visibility in the main feed. Since personalized content is more likely to engage users, the more likely you are to organically show up in their feed.
It builds customer loyalty. Personalized content makes a customer feel like your brand gets them and care about them. As a result, they'll feel that way towards you in return.
It's highly shareable. Just as people like to hear about themselves, they also like to talk about themselves. No judgment here — it's just human nature. Not only will consumers be more likely to consume personalized content from your brand, they're also more likely to share it with others, building your brand awareness and attracting future customers to your social media profile.
Start brainstorming your personalized social media marketing strategy with these 7 creative examples from brands.
1. Hit them with retargeting ads.
Leverage Facebook's Lookalike Audiences, too. Upload a list of emails of all the customers who purchased a particular item, and then have Facebook identify similar users who may be a potential fit for your ad.
2. Take a cue from BuzzFeed.
BuzzFeed's personalized quiz results keep users coming back for more. When they launched new milk chocolate flavors in Australia, Cadbury took it a step further with personalized video quiz results, driving awareness and endearing customers to the brand.
These videos were so engaging that 90% of users watched the entire video, 65% clicked through to the Cadbury site, and 12% even shared their video on social media, driving further visibility.
3. Turn social media polls into action.
You probably already run polls on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram. Consider how you can upcycle those poll results into more personalized content.
4. Encourage users to do their own personalization.
Outfit your users with the tools they need to make your content their own. This still feels just as personal, but it takes some of the work off your plate – a win-win!
Last year Burberry introduced AR features to its iPhone app. Using the phone camera, users could mark up their photos with Burberry-inspired drawings and artwork. This is similar to features on Instagram and Snapchat, so it was easy and familiar to users. What was particularly clever about it, however, was that Burberry found a way to subtly insert their style and brand into people's lives and photos.
Holidays are something to be celebrated. How can your brand target local holidays, or otherwise make celebrations feel personal to the user?
Birthdays are another easy opportunity to target a wide group of users in a personalized way. Create posts on your social media channels toward the beginning of the month that target a zodiac sign or a person's birth month and wish them happy birthday. Since this is tied to the time of the year, rather than the person's birthday date, it appears cute rather than creepy. Just make sure your post has a great image or video so people feel inclined to share it with others.
6. Follow it up with a targeted landing page.
You're already customizing your landing pages to match your PPC ads. Apply that same thinking to your social media efforts by matching your landing pages to different posts or platforms.
People know how fierce Redditors are with their love of the platform. During the presidential campaign, President Obama's team put together this targeted landing page to share with Redditors while he hosted an #AskMeAnything. The page goes beyond just switching out the headline: Redditors for Obama. They also created a meme about his AMA – showing that they "get" the platform.
7. Go personal on- and off-line.
Perhaps the biggest personalization campaign to-date is Coca-Cola's #ShareACoke campaign. It's also a prime example of how to integrate your online and offline marketing efforts.
To fight dwindling sales and lack of enthusiasm among millennials, Coca-Cola released bottles featuring over 250 popular millennial names along with slang like "Wingman" or "Bestie." Users could share pictures of themselves with their personal Coke bottle on social media with the #ShareACoke hashtag, helping spread awareness and getting the campaign to go viral as people went searching to find their own name on a bottle.
Worldwide, the campaign drove a 2.5% increase in total sales, and they set social media records. The campaign was so successful that now you can personalize your own bottle of Coke on a dedicated shopping page for the campaign.
Put in the effort to personalize your social media marketing. It will pay off in customer engagement, sales, and general glory for you and the rest of the marketing team.
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This is particularly true for women who, on the one hand have increased opportunities for economic autonomy and improved livelihoods as a result of their employment the industry, but on the other hand face the brunt of abuse perpetrated by managers and are subject to poor and often dangerous conditions in many of the factories in which they work. The dynamic between the primarily male middle managers and female garment workers often recreates the same patriarchal structure found in many family settings and within the larger society. And factory level labor unions in many parts of Asia, which are commonly thought to be the main method of representing workers' concerns, are also often male dominated, hierarchical, and do not represent the women workers they claim to advocate for.
The Lovestoneites, led by former General Secretary of the Communist Party USA (CPUSA) Jay Lovestone, were a small American oppositionist Communist movement of the 1930s. The organization emerged from a factional fight in the CPUSA in 1929 and unsuccessfully sought to reintegrate with that organization for several years.


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Manic Street Preachers – Danforth Music Hall, Toronto – April 27, 2015
By Rick Andrade 04/29/2015 5 Mins Read
By Rick Andrade
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The music industry is in a death spiral and they're flapping their wings, trying desperately to find ways to stay profitable. One seemingly inescapable trend is the endless proliferation of reunions and nostalgia tours, which makes sense – playing on people's memories has always been a sure way to keep their interest and get them to pay.
When the Manic Street Preachers announced their lavish re-issue of their masterwork, The Holy Bible, skeptical fans could be forgiven for thinking this could be a cash grab from the fans who lost interest in their post-Richey catalogue. But anyone who knows the Manics, knows that this is not an effort they would undertake for money—it is simply what The Holy Bible deserves.
The story of The Holy Bible and its aftermath is one of rock's greatest mysteries. Back in 1994, lyricist and guitarist, Richey Edwards, was in the grips of alcoholism, anorexia and self-mutilation, leading to a traumatic breakdown. But in addition to those demons, his mind was working at a lightning pace and his lyrical output was reaching heights rock 'n' roll had rarely seen before. Ironically, those heights were reached by plumbing the depths of humanity: sex worker exploitation ("Yes"), capital punishment ("Archives of Pain"), anorexia ("4st. 7lbs."), and the blackest cloud of all, the holocaust ("The Intense Humming of Evil"). Setting these lyrics to music would be an insurmountable challenge for anyone, but James Dean Bradfield and Sean Moore managed to create a furious, complex and cathartic musical experience which equals the quality of the lyrics note for note.
The release of The Holy Bible and its subsequent tours would see Edwards descend quickly, and on February 1, 1995, the night before he and Bradfield were due to go on a promotional tour of North America, he simply vanished. His car was found two weeks later near the Severn Bridge, but all traces of Richey were gone. To this day, no one has any idea what happened to him, and after 13 years, he was finally declared dead in 2008.
As a result of this abrupt ending, it's fair for the band to feel like the album was never given its full due in its day. Richey's disappearance scrapped all plans for the album and North American audiences never had a chance to hear the material at the time. In fact, only a handful of songs have been played over the years. That's why this campaign to re-release the album and play it front-to-back on tour feel so necessary. This feels like the final word on it and, as fans, we're lucky to have the chance to hear it.
They brought the short tour to the Danforth Music Hall on Monday shorn of the extra musicians that would normally fill out their sound. It was just three remaining Manics, wearing Holy Bible-era related clothing (navy uniforms, camouflage) and surrounding the stage with the same netting they used to decorate the stage back in 1994. But instead of it feeling like a hacky throwback, it felt like a glorious celebration of that time. The band did a remarkable job of recreating the album—even down to the seamlessly-timed spoken word samples and note-perfect guitar solos from Bradfield.
And for someone who literally knows every word to The Holy Bible inside and out, it could still be startling to remember the darkness in these words, as phrases like "Scratch my leg with a rusty nail, sadly, it heals", "Six million screaming souls, maybe misery, maybe nothing at all", and "All I preach is extinction" came hurtling out throughout the set. The band were almost apologetic about the material, worrying that it would bring down the audience, but there was no need to worry—the entire audience hung on to ever word.
After finishing the album recital with a frenetic "P.C.P.", the band played a short greatest-hits set that began with two acoustic songs from Bradfield (including a tantalizing snippet of Rush's "Closer to the Heart".) The bleakness of the Holy Bible material created a glorious release in the second half of the set, with MSP classics like "Motorcycle Emptiness", "You Stole The Sun From My Heart", and the eternally astounding "A Design For Life", having the crowd practically levitating.
For a band that has made such a point of highlighting their own disgust with humanity (beautifully illustrated in the working title for their latest albums: "70 Songs of Hatred and Failure"), one thing that often gets overlooked is the loved that radiates from the Manic Street Preachers to their audience, their legacy and, to each other—including their fallen comrade, Mr. Richey James Edwards. Though The Holy Bible has always had the reputation as a scabrous classic, the truth is that it was the sound of the Manic Street Preachers owning that negative power and claiming it as their triumph and nowhere is that more obvious than when they can get a crowd full of people shouting from the top of their lungs, "I know I believe in nothing but it is my nothing."
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Gerda Taro: a forgotten photographer
Por Fernando Penco Valenzuela el 23 septiembre, 2014
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Reflex Korelle [1]
By the end of August I received a copy of Eijiro Yoshioka's essay, the most recent text written about The Falling Soldier. Its 234 pages are filled with premises and arguments where the author questions, among other things, the veracity of the picture, what may have happened to the negative, who pressed the shutter button, and which camera was used to take the most renowned war photograph from the 20th century.
Yoshioka –a personal friend of Richard Whelan and of Cornell Capa –sent me his book in appreciation for my research, that definitely locates the picture in Haza del Reloj, near the municipality of Espejo (Córdoba, Spain). For this reason Yoshioka, curator of the Tokyo Fuji Art Museum and one of the biggest experts in Robert Capa's work, has devoted chapter 4 of his essay to my research work.
Essay by Eijiro Yoshioka, photography curator at Tokyo Fuji Art Museum.
In his book, Yoshioka devotes a chapter to Fernando Penco's research, which definitely locates The Falling Soldier in Haza del Reloj, near the municipality of Espejo (Córdoba, Spain).
The Japanese researcher briefly refers to the third mentioned question, the one concerning the authorship of the photography, without hesitating even for a second that The Falling Soldier was taken by Robert Capa (a point that he defends enthusiastically). However, the picture was taken with a Reflex Korelle – the one used by Gerda Taro between August and September 1936, according to Irme Shaber – and not with the Leica, as it is believed. This has opened ground for, in my opinion, serious doubts about who actually pressed the shutter button when the militiaman was falling down.
It all derives from Irme Schaber's exceptional essay Gerda Taro, fotoreporterin: Mit Robert Capa im Spanischen Bürguerkrieg. Die Biographie. Shaber is Gerda Taro's biographer and the person responsible for rescuing her from oblivion thanks to her tireless research work in museums and archives from the early '90s. In her last book Shaber proves the authorship of about 800 pictures shot by the exceptional photographer and comes to the conclusion that in the first months of the war she used the straightforward and easy to handle Reflex Korelle.
Reflex Korelle, made in Dresde since 1935. Picture by John Kratz (Burlington NJ, US)
CAPA PHOTO: a shared copyright
Until February 1937, when for some reason the couple's self-promotion process came to a halt, both photographers signed their work under the label CAPA PHOTO. In this respect, Schaber claims that they consolidated a label for their common photographic project, as both published their pictures under the made up label Capa. The expert considers that the purpose for this was to remove any ethnic and religious trace from their work, as both Capa and Taro were Jews. In her books Shaber afirms that the first known publication under the label PHOTO TARO was published in September 5th 1936 in Miroir du Monde, although it was an exception.
There seems to be consensus (see Whelan, Schaber, Lubben or Yohioka) that during the first months of the conflict, as mentioned above, she used a camera for 12 exposures in 6×6 format, while Capa used the Leica. In 2007 Richard Whelan wrote that none of the rectangular photographs have signs that attribute them to Taro, whereas all the square ones did have them. This led Whelan to the conclusion that Robert Capa authored the rectangular photographs, taken with a 35 mm Leica, while Taro authored the square ones, with 6×6 cm negatives. In her last books, written after the events of the Mexican Suitcase, Irme Shaber corrected some of the hypotheses that she had published in 1994 and revealed that Taro's camera was not the Rolleiflex, as it was thought at the time, but the aforementioned Reflex Korelle.
Gerda Taro's Camera
In order to continue our argument, it may be useful to consider the fourth question posed by Yoshioka in his book, the one concerning the camera used to take the photograph. The Japanese researcher, taking once again Schaber as starting point, bases his theory on the Reflex Korelle and openly assumes that The Falling Soldier was taken in the 6×6 format, which entails that it was taken with the camera attributed to Gerda Taro, and not with the Leica [2].
According to Eijiro Yoshioka, The Falling Soldier has a 6×6 format and was taken with a REFLEX KORELLE
Yoshioka himself, as mentioned, maintains in his book that the picture is Robert Capa's – being somehow ironic as Schaber and Whelan attribute to Taro the square pictures that were taken that day (see This is war! Robert Capa at work or Gerda Taro). However, when in my last email (in which I thanked him for devoting a part of this book to my work) I suggested the possibility of the photograph having been taken by Gerda Taro, he could not deny it.
Cover: Gerda Taro ca. 1927. She died at the Battle of Brunete on 6th July 1937. Collection Irme Schaber
FERNANDO PENCO VALENZUELA. Writer and historian, he has published five books and is considered one of the biggest experts in The Falling Soldier, the photograph that gave origin to war photojournalism. His research from May 2009 determines in a definite way that the controversial photograph was shot in Espejo. This has been acknowledged in prestigious publications, such as the Italian weekly magazine Il venerdi di Repubblica or the essay that Eijiro Yoshioka, photography curator at the Tokyo Fuji Art Museum, has recently published about The Falling Soldier. The author of this article, scientific coordinator of the I SEMANA DE ROBERT CAPA EN ESPEJO, analyses, with solid arguments, the possibility that Gerda Taro was the author of the most iconic photograh of the Spanish Civil War.
Translated by Beatriz Molina
[1] This article is an excerpt from the lecture Muerte de un miliciano: estado de la cuestión. I SEMANA DE ROBERT CAPA EN ESPEJO, September 27th 2014. The author thanks Hisae Yanase and the photographers José L. Revuelta y Juanma Vacas for their contribution.
[2] This hypothesis of the 6×6 format is also assumed by other researchers, see Susperregui J.M., Sombras de la fotografía, 2009.
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Nace en Córdoba en 1966. Realiza los estudios de Magisterio e Historia y desde 1992 ejerce como arqueólogo e investigador. Entre 2005 y el 2006 vive a caballo entre las ciudades de Córdoba y Rabat, donde dirige el proyecto museográfico del Museo Nacional de la Joya marroquí. En 2002, realiza el guión y dirige el documental de «La muerte a través del Guadalquivir», documental que se presenta en la Filmoteca de Andalucía (2003). Entre sus libros destacan «El cráneo, y siete breves narraciones» (Ed. Morandi, 1999); «Guadalquivir: un valle legendario» (Almuzara, 2008); «La foto de Capa» (Paso de cebra, 2010) y «Viaje a Tartessos» (Almuzara, 2013). Actualmente, también para Almuzara, escribe sobre Cervantes y su obra.
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Although I was very grateful that Medicare was available when I retired two years ago, I've also been surprised and concerned about some of what it doesn't cover. These concerns are especially in the areas of our eyes, ears, and mouth.
For my mouth, the timing could not have been worse. I had excellent dental coverage with my prior academic medical center work, but rarely needed it. Yes, I knew that basic Medicare did not cover dental work. One could purchase some sort of supplemental coverage, but that seemed to me to be more costly than the coverage was worth.
Apparently, my good dental health was timed to end when I was just over 65 and had Medicare. Two painful episodes close together with two root canals. A chipped front tooth, not painful, but making me look a little weird. A molar impinging on another tooth that needed to be pulled. Old cavity fillings that failed. Many, many thousands of dollars later, many questions arose.
One has to wonder how often the costs of this dental care prevent the elderly from receiving it. Doing so can not only increase later, even more serious "dental problems," but perhaps the early detection of related "medical problems," including cancers of the oral cavity.
Then there is hearing. Most insurance coverage does not cover much, if any, of the cost of hearing aids. Given the significant cost and concerns about appearance, it might not be surprising that many under 65 forego getting them.
Medicare also does not cover hearing aids, even though the need increases with age. High-end devices currently cost about $6,000 using a good audiologist. Yet, good hearing is so important for the social interactions that the elderly need.
I bit the cost bullet years ago and they are worth every penny and more of the cost. However, I could well afford the cost. Many can't.
Basic visual care is also not covered by most health insurance. Medicare does not cover eyeglasses or contact lenses, except for one pair of corrective lenses following cataract surgery. I needed two adjustments following my cataract surgery, which my ophthalmologist said was common. Normal visual problems, especially in reading, increase with age. At least glasses and contact lenses are relatively inexpensive, for good vision is quite important for the everyday lives of the elderly, ranging from reading to avoiding traumatic falls.
Obviously, there must be something in common for Medicare not to cover these dental, auditory, and visual services. Surely, the intent was not evil. It seems these services fell for the most part into the area of normal deterioration of bodily function than disease. Nevertheless, these aspects of bodily functioning surely are important for one's broad sense of health and well-being. They can't be taken for granted.
Perhaps that original decision may not have been wise in the first place. Moreover, as our population ages, the potential problems in these areas will increase and last longer.
Since the elderly know the serious repercussions of not receiving dental, auditory, and visual care, it may be up to us to lobby Congress to make that better for the next generations. The phrase "see no evil, hear no evil, and speak no evil" generally refers to those who ignore and turn away from improprieties. Let us over 65ers not turn away from these problems.
Though I'm not sure of the exact figures, I would surmise that saving money from unnecessary and very costly end of life care and intensive care would more than make up for adding the omitted services that would help our eyes, ears, and mouth, and thereby the quality of life in old age.
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"Failures are a portal of discovery." Winston Churchill once noted.
45 years later since Sir Churchill opined on benefits of disappointment, failing forward has become trendy: tech titans, entrepreneurs, finance professionals, academics, and politicians are highlighting the value in screwing up.
When I was visiting a school in Botswana last month, a fifth-grade teacher was telling his students about how Einstein numerous unsuccessful endeavors were the bedrock of his breakthroughs.
According to beloved blogger and inspirational speaker Seth Godin, "the person who fails the most, wins the most."
Advocates of sage failure often point to cell theory as a prime metaphor – wherean individuals builds resiliency and strength after being subjected to periodic stress. In the case of failing, through myriad miseries and heartbreaks, perseverance and concentration are heightened, direction is centered, one's scope of growth expands, and eventually the fear of failure is annihilated.
For all its promise, the promoters of failure overlook its limits. The theory of learning by letdown has its positives – the ability to rebound from a slip up, the opportunity to take chances, and encouraging curiosity and creativity without being hampered by one faulty decision.
But the virtues gained from defeat are a luxury never afforded to the socioeconomically and ethnically disadvantaged.
The opportunity to gain wisdoms from failure is rarely bestowed to those disproportionately punished by society for their missteps, if extended in the first place.
As entrepreneur and innovator Kipp Bradford notes, "Not everyone "gets" to fail."
"If you are a student of color you have to be perfect. Think about the standardized test that plays an over-sized role in determining an accelerated or remedial course. You better not fail. Think about the rates of suspension and expulsion. You better not fail. Think about use of force incidents on campuses. You better not fail."
And if you don't have a rich parent to bribe your way into college. You definitely better not fail.
And in our quest to normalize failure, we ignore that its impact is far from ubiquitously beneficial. In fact, failure can often exacerbate an individual's shortcomings. A student already academically challenged can lose all hope of catching up with constant setbacks, the socially obtuse can feel even more marginalized with further embarrassment, and even the slightest slip up by a minority can reinforce a negative stereotype or bias towards them. In practice, the margin of error varies greatly for different cohorts.
In a wonderful essay that inspired this article, When Privilege is a Failure 2nd grade teacher Courtney Snears recounts witnessing a Muslim student say, "I feel that I have to show that I am not a terrorist and I have to show that I am not a bad person by being extra kind to people. By being extra honest. By making sure that I never do a mistake because that mistake could be pinpointed against me, you know, proving that I'm a quote unquote 'terrorist."
Ms. Snears recounts the countless examples of a subjective discipline system where lower income and minorities were reprimanded for their setbacks while high income and/or Caucasian students' shortcomings were chalked up as a pivotal part of one's maturation process.
But even for those given the opportunity to learn from their failure, the lack of resources impedes real progress.
Chronicling the innovation culture at its college, the Stanford Daily highlighted students with a successful businesses. They discovered those students given no strings attached capital from family were more likely to have a successful start-up (roughly nine out of ten new businesses fail). Those who didn't ended their ambitions abruptly and forgoed riskier decisions even if their business models were more marketable.
The opportunity to soar after setback, due to a strong financial network, isn't confined to Silicon Valley.
California Governor Gavin Newsom, a prominent advocate of failing up, regularly discusses his time as a CEO where he rewarded employees with a $50 gift card for putting forth an idea that failed. The former mayor of San Francisco attributes his belief in this philosophy because of his mother's support of him when they discovered he was dyslexic and struggling in school.
But the Governor's story left like that would ignore an important component to his success and strong support network: a wonderful mother with the time and ability to give immense attention to her child, friends who gave him jobs in the wine industry despite his zero qualifications, and wealthy family members able to invest in his first few businesses.
Even if one is to walk away from a situation with a broader understanding, they are unable to forge ahead if they don't have the backing needed to seek or be given second chances. Internship opportunities and career coaches are not knocking on the doors of black and brown households.
The reality is this – failure is a trampoline for some, a safety net that bounces you up after falling. But for others, failure is like walking on a tightrope 10,000 feet above ground where even the slightest flubs result in a fatal fall.
If we want failure to be the vehicle for growth, we must create more equitable opportunities to take risks, and for those risks to outweigh the consequences. Allowing those at the bottom of the food chain to gain more than one might lose. Further, as the likes of Mr. Snears argue, we must acknowledge that risk-taking is universally applauded in theory, but only rewarded to the powerful and connected. And if we can't change, we must discontinue our obsession with failing-up.
Because it will only harm those who needs to build resiliency mechanisms the most. Following the same cell theory, that same body, subjected to chronic stress, begins to break down gradually losing its ability to effectively counter and rebound from negative forces.
Prevailing is about balance – a sensible learning curve to broaden one's perspective, room to fall that humbles us, and a sound support network to aid us carry on through difficult times. If we cannot provide those intangibles to those in need, then regardless of our belief on success, we've ultimately failed.
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*shrug* To me anyway. Mainly because it's so different from the other ATD aliens.
cavylover137 wrote: *shrug* To me anyway. Mainly because it's so different from the other ATD aliens.
Thanks! he's one of my favourites too.
he more annoying and destructive then nova. he eats more cookies too.


Today I can officially announce that I have accepted the offer to enter into the PhD program at Luther Seminary. After much prayer, seeking counsel of mentors and friends, the urging of my wife, the enthusiastic blessing of my Senior Pastor, the peaceful nudging of the Holy Spirit, and the continued miraculous and benevolent financial support of a friend, I sent the "I accept" email yesterday.
What does that mean? Honestly, I'm not exactly sure. Here's what I do know. I will cut back my official status at Grace to 3/4 time to allow for time away from the office for classes and study. My job description as Pastor of Spritual Formation and Youth Ministries will stay the same, but my motivation to hire a Senior High Youth Director has heightened and the time line has rolled forward. I'd like to get the right person in that spot this fall so that our High School students can receive the care and attention that they deserve. I will continue to lead and teach in youth ministry, but anyone who has been in youth ministry knows that these functions are only the tip of the iceberg for effective ministry. I will also continue to preach and preside in the weekly worship services, teach Adult Classes at Sunday Evenings @ Grace, and manage staff in children, youth, and adult ministries.
Due to the generosity of some individuals, I will no longer need to generate freelance art in Spot Studios to pay the bills. This is HUGE. For the past 18 months, and more intensely since September, I have been working my normal 60-80 hours at the church and then coming home to put in a few hours a day in the studio drawing caricatures and illustrations for clients. I absolutely love creating my art, but it is pretty stressful when I HAVE to do it and the deadlines pile up with deadlines at church. Removing this stress will free up immense amounts of mental real estate. I am humbled and grateful for this opportunity. For the next four years, art will be my stress reliever, not my stressor. Sweet!
Beyond that, I know that I have to take a Theological German class this summer and study for my entrance exams at the beginning of the fall. Over the next couple weeks I need to prayerfully recalibrate my daily and weekly rhythm of life.
If you think of it, please pray for me. I truly believe that this is the place the cloud has brought me. I am not stressed or freaking out. I have a sense of peace that was elusive for many years. It's amazing what happens when God breaks you and rebuilds you in His way. I just feel like I'm along for the ride and am enjoying the view along the way. I'm just grateful that I get to participate in the expanding Kingdom of God and hope that I can play a part in it that brings glory to God and peace on Earth, good will toward humanity.


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[ G.R. NO. 149723, October 27, 2006 ]
PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PETITIONER, VS. VICTOR KEITH FITZGERALD, RESPONDENT.
AUSTRIA-MARTINEZ, J.:
Assailed by way of Petition for Review on Certiorari under Rule 45 of the Rules of Court is the August 31, 2001 Resolution[1] of the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA-G.R. CR No. 20431 which granted the Motion for Bail[2] of accused-appellant, herein respondent Victor Keith Fitzgerald, (Fitzgerald).
The facts are of record.
An Information filed with the Regional Trial Court (RTC), Branch 75, Olongapo City and docketed as Criminal Case No. 422-94, charged Fitzgerald, an Australian citizen, with Violation of Art. III, Section 5, paragraph (a), subparagraph (5) of Republic Act (R.A.) No. 7610,[3] allegedly committed as follows:
That sometime in the month of September 1993, in the City of Olongapo, Zambales, Philippines and within the jurisdiction of this Honorable Court, said accused VICTOR KEITH FITZGERALD, actuated by lust, and by the use of laced drugs ("vitamins") willfully, unlawfully and feloniously induced complainant "AAA,"[4] a minor, 13 years of age, to engage in prostitution by then and there showering said "AAA" with gifts, clothes and food and thereafter having carnal knowledge of her in violation of the aforesaid law and to her damage and prejudice.[5]
After trial and hearing, the RTC rendered a Decision dated May 7, 1996, the decretal portion of which reads:
WHEREFORE, finding the accused Victor Keith Fitzgerald GUILTY beyond reasonable doubt of the offense of Violation of Section 5, Paragraph (a) sub-paragraph 5 of Republic Act No. 7610, he is hereby sentenced to suffer an indeterminate prison term of eight (8) years and one (1) day of prision mayor as minimum, to seventeen (17) years, four (4) months and one (1) day of reclusion temporal as maximum, with all the accessory penalties attached therewith; and to indemnify the private complainant "AAA" the amounts of P30,000.00 as moral damages and P20,000.00 as exemplary damages.
The Lingap Center of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) in Olongapo City shall hold in trust the said awards and dispose the same solely for the rehabilitation and education of "AAA", to the exclusion of her mother and her other relatives.
The accused under Article 29 of the Revised Penal Code shall be credited in full of his preventive imprisonment if he has agreed voluntarily in writing to abide by the same disciplinary rules imposed upon convicted prisoners, otherwise to only 4/5 thereof.
Upon completion of the service of his sentence, the accused shall be deported immediately and forever barred from entry to the Philippines.
In Criminal Case No. 419-94 for Rape, the accused is acquitted.
Fitzgerald applied for bail which the RTC denied in an Order dated August 1, 1996, which reads:
In fine, on the basis of the evidence adduced by the Prosecution during the hearing on the bail petition, the Court is of the considered view that the circumstances of the accused indicate probability of flight and that there is undue risk that the accused may commit a similar offense, if released on bail pending appeal.
WHEREFORE, and viewed from the foregoing considerations, the Petition for Bail pending appeal is DENIED.
Fitzgerald appealed to the CA which, in a Decision[8] dated September 27, 1999, affirmed the RTC Decision, thus:
IN VIEW WHEREOF, with the modification that the penalty imposed on the accused-appellant is imprisonment of Fourteen (14) years, Eight (8) months and One (1) day of Reclusion Temporal to Twenty (20) years and One (1) day of Reclusion Perpetua, the decision of the court a quo is hereby AFFIRMED.
Fitzgerald filed a Motion for New Trial[10] and a Supplemental to Accused's Motion for New Trial[11] on the ground that new and material evidence not previously available had surfaced. The CA granted the Motion for New Trial in a Resolution dated August 25, 2000, to wit:
WHEREFORE, the appellant's Motion for New Trial dated October 14, 1999 is GRANTED. The original records of this case is hereby REMANDED to the Presiding Judge of the Regional Trial Court of Olongapo City Branch 75 who is DIRECTED to receive the new evidence material to appellant's defense within sixty days from receipt and thereafter to submit to this Court the said evidence together with the transcript of stenographic notes together with the records of the case within ten (10) days after the reception of evidence. The Motion to Transfer appellant to the National Penitentiary is DENIED.[12] (Emphasis ours)
The People (petitioner) filed a Motion for Reconsideration[13] from the August 25, 2000 CA Resolution while Fitzgerald filed a Motion to Fix Bail with Manifestation.[14] Both Motions were denied by the CA in its November 13, 2000 Resolution.[15] In denying Fitzgerald's bail application, the CA held:
[T]his Court hereby RESOLVES to:
DENY accused-appellant's Motion to Fix Bail with Manifestation, pursuant to the provisions of Section 7, Rule 114 of the Rules of Court which provides:
"Sec. 7. - Capital Offense or an offense punishable by reclusion perpetua or life imprisonment, not bailable. - No person charged with a capital offense, or an offense punishable by reclusion perpetua or life imprisonment when evidence of guilt is strong shall be admitted to bail regardless of the stage of the criminal procecution."
In the case at bar, the maximum imposable penalty in accordance with Republic Act 7610 otherwise known as the Special Protection of Children against Child Abuse, Exploitation and Discrimination Act is reclusion perpetua. As it is, the evidence of guilt is strong, hence, We hold that his motion for bail cannot be granted at this point.
With regard to his alleged physical condition, let it be stressed that accused-appellant is not precluded from seeking medical attention if the need arises provided the necessary representations with the proper authorities are made.
SO ORDERED.[16] (Emphasis ours)
The People filed with this Court a Petition for Review on Certiorari[17] docketed as G.R. No. 146008 questioning the August 25, 2000 and November 13, 2000 CA Resolutions. The petition was dismissed in a Resolution[18] dated January 15, 2001, which became final and executory on May 2, 2001.[19]
Meanwhile, on December 3, 2000, Fitzgerald filed with the CA a Motion for Early Transmittal of the Records and for the Re-Examination of the Penalty Imposed, and a Motion for Bail.[20] The People filed its Comment[21] to both Motions.
On August 31, 2001, the CA issued the herein assailed Resolution[22] granting Fitzgerald's bail application, thus:
Be that as it may, while We maintain that, as it is, the evidence of guilt is strong, We have taken a second look at appellant's plea for temporary liberty considering primarily the fact that appellant is already of old age[23] and is not in the best of health. Thus, it is this Court's view that appellant be GRANTED temporary liberty premised not on the grounds stated in his Motion for Bail but in the higher interest of substantial justice and considering the new trial granted in this case. Accordingly, appellant is hereby DIRECTED to post a bail bond in the amount of P100,000.00 for his temporary liberty provided he will appear in any court and submit himself to the orders and processes thereof if and when required to do so. The appellant is likewise refrained from leaving the country now or in the future until this case is terminated. Accordingly, the Bureau of Immigration and Deportation is ORDERED to include appellant in its hold departure list xxx.
Thereafter, the RTC ordered Fitzgerald's temporary release on September 4, 2001 upon his filing a cash bond in the amount of P100,000.00.[25]
Hence, the People filed this Petition to have the August 31, 2001 CA Resolution annulled and set aside. Petitioner argues that the CA erred in granting respondent Fitzgerald's Motion for Bail despite the fact that the latter was charged with a crime punishable by reclusion perpetua and the evidence of his guilt is strong.[26] It also questions the jurisdiction of the CA to act on said Motion, considering that the case had been remanded to the RTC for new trial.[27]
In his Comment and Memorandum, respondent counters that the grant of new trial negated the previous findings of the existence of strong evidence of his guilt;[28] and justifies his provisional release on humanitarian grounds, citing as an extraordinary circumstance his advanced age and deteriorating health.[29]
The petition is meritorious.
We resolve first the preliminary question of whether the CA, after issuing its August 25, 2000 Resolution granting a new trial, still had jurisdiction to act on respondent's Motion to Post Bail. Our ruling on this matter, however, shall be limitted to the effect of the August 25, 2000 CA Resolution on the latter's jurisdiction; it shall have no bearing on the merits of said Resolution as this has been decided with finality in G.R. No. 146008.
According to petitioner, considering that the August 25, 2000 CA Resolution, referring the case to the RTC for new trial, had become final and executory on May 2, 2001 when this Court denied its petition for review in G.R. No. 146008, then, when the CA issued the August 31, 2001 Resolution granting respondent bail, it had been stripped of jurisdiction over the case.[30]
Petitioner is mistaken.
When this Court grants a new trial, it vacates both the judgment of the trial court convicting the accused[31] and the judgment of the CA affirming it,[32] and remands the case to the trial court for reception of newly-discovered evidence and promulgation of a new judgment,[33] at times with instruction to the trial court to promptly report the outcome.[34] The Court itself does not conduct the new trial for it is no trier of facts.[35]
However, when the CA grants a new trial, its disposition of the case may differ, notwithstanding Sec. 1,[36] Rule 125 of the 2000 Rules on Criminal Procedure which provides for uniformity in appellate criminal procedure between this Court and the CA. Unlike this Court, the CA may decide questions of fact and mixed questions of fact and law.[37] Thus, when it grants a new trial under Sec. 14, Rule 124, it may either (a) directly receive the purported newly-discovered evidence under Sec. 12,[38] or (b) refer the case to the court of origin for reception of such evidence under Sec. 15.[39] In either case, it does not relinquish to the trial court jurisdiction over the case; it retains sufficient authority to resolve incidents in the case and decide its merits.
Now then, the CA, in its August 25, 2000 Resolution, ordered: first, the remand of the original records of the case to the RTC; second, that the RTC receive the new evidence material to appellant's defense within 60 days from receipt of the original records; and third, that the RTC submit to it the said evidence together with the transcript of the case within 10 days after reception of evidence.[40] From the foregoing dispostion, it is evident that the CA retained appellate jurisdiction over the case, even as it delegated to the RTC the function of receiving the respondent's newly-discovered evidence. The CA therefore retained its authority to act on respondent's bail application. Moreso that the the original records of the case had yet to be transmitted to the RTC when respondent filed his bail application and the CA acted on it.
With that procedural matter out of the way, we now focus on the substantive issue of whether the CA erred when it allowed respondent to bail.
The right to bail emenates from of the right to be presumed innocent. It is accorded to a person in the custody of the law who may, by reason of the presumption of innocence he enjoys,[41] be allowed provisional liberty upon filing of a security to guarantee his appearance before any court, as required under specified conditions.[42]
Implementing Sec. 13,[43] Article III of the 1987 Constitution, Sections 4[44] and 5, Rule 114 of the 2000 Rules of Criminal Procedure set forth substantive and procedural rules on the disposition of bail applications. Sec. 4 provides that bail is a matter of right to an accused person in custody for an offense not punishable by death, reclusion perpetua or life imprisonment,[45] but a matter of discretion on the part of the court, concerning one facing an accusation for an offense punishable by death, reclusion perpetua or life imprisonment when the evidence of his guilt is strong.[46] As for an accused already convicted and sentenced to imprisonment term exceeding six years, bail may be denied or revoked based on prosecution evidence as to the existence of any of the circumstances under Sec. 5, paragraphs (a) to (e), to wit:
Sec. 5. Bail, when discretionary - Upon conviction by the Regional Trial Court of an offense not punishable by death, reclusion perpetua, or life imprisonment, admission to bail is discretionary. The application for bail may be filed and acted upon by the trial court despite the filing of a notice of appeal, provided it has not transmitted the original record to the appellate court. However, if the decision of the trial court convicting the accused changed the nature of the offense from non-bailable to bailable, the application for bail can only be filed with and resolved by the appellate court.
Should the court grant the application, the accused may be allowed to continue on provisional liberty during the pendency of the appeal under the same bail subject to the consent of the bondsman.
If the penalty imposed by the trial court is imprisonment exceeding six (6) years, the accused shall be denied bail, or his bail shall be cancelled upon a showing by the prosecution, with notice to the accused, of the following or other similar circumstances: (a) That he is a recidivist, quasi-recidivist, or habitual delinquent, or has committed the crime aggravated by the circumstance of reiteration; (b) That he has previously escaped from legal confinement, evaded sentence, or violated the conditions of his bail without valid justification; (c) That he committed the offense while under probation, parole, or conditional pardon; (d) That the circumstances of his case indicate the probability of flight if released on bail; or (e) That there is undue risk that he may commit another crime during the pendency of the appeal.
The appellate court may, motu proprio or on motion of any party, review the resolution of the Regional Trial Court after notice to the adverse party in either case. (Emphasis supplied)
It will be recalled that herein respondent was charged with violation of Section 5, par. (a), sub-paragraph (5), Article III of R.A. No. 7610, a crime which carries the maximum penalty of reclusion perpetua. He was later convicted by the RTC for a lesser crime which carried a sentence of imprisonment for an indeterminate term of eight (8) years and one (1) day of prision mayor as minimum, to seventeen (17) years, four (4) months and one (1) day of reclusion temporal as maximum.
These circumstances are not altered when the CA granted a new trial.[47] As already discussed, the CA retained appellate jurisdiction over the case even as it ordered the remand of the original records thereof to the RTC for reception of evidence. In retaining appellate jurisdiction, it set aside only its own September 27, 1999 Decision but left unaltered the May 7, 1996 RTC Decision. In fact, in its August 31, 2001 Resolution, the CA emphasized:
As we have pointed out earlier, the propriety of appellant's conviction of the offense charged as well as the penalty imposed thereto should be resolved during the appreciation of the new trial after considering the new evidence which appellant insist would prove his innocence.[48]
The May 7, 1996 RTC Decision, therefore, remained operative. And under said Decision, respondent stood sentenced to an imprisonment term exceeding six years.
Moreover, both the RTC and CA were unanimous in their findings of the existence of strong evidence of the guilt of respondent.[49] These findings were not overturned when the CA granted a new trial. Under Section 6 (b), Rule 121, the grant of a new trial allows for reception of newly-discovered evidence but maintains evidence already presented or on record. And if there has been a finding that evidence is strong and sufficient to bar bail, that too subsists unless, upon another motion and hearing, the prosecution fails to prove that the evidence against the accused has remained strong.[50] In the present case, no new evidence had since been introduced, nor hearing conducted as would diminish the earlier findings of the RTC and CA on the existence of strong evidenc against respondent.
In sum, the circumstances of the case are such, that for respondent, bail was not a matter of right but a mere privilege subject to the discretion of the CA to be exercised in accordance with the stringent requirements of Sec. 5, Rule 114. And Sec. 5 directs the denial or revocation of bail upon evidence of the existence of any of the circumstances enumerated therein [51] such as those indicating probability of flight if released on bail or undue risk that the accused may commit another crime during the pendency of the appeal.
As it is, however, the CA, in its August 31, 2001 Resolution, admitted respondent to bail based, "xxx not on the grounds stated in his Motion for Bail xxx," but "xxx primarily [on] the fact that [he] is already of old age and is not in the best of health xxx," and notwithstanding its finding that "xxx as it is, the evidence of guilt is strong xxx."[52] The Resolution disregarded substantive and procedural requirements on bail.
It is bad enough that the CA granted bail on grounds other than those stated in the Motion filed by respondent; it is worse that it granted bail on the mere claim of the latter's illness. Bail is not a sick pass for an ailing or aged detainee or prisoner needing medical care outside the prison facility. A mere claim of illness is not a ground for bail.[53] It may be that the trend now is for courts to permit bail for prisoners who are seriously sick.[54] There may also be an existing proposition for the "selective decarceration of older prisoners" based on findings that recidivism rates decrease as age increases.[55] But, in this particular case, the CA made no specific finding that respondent suffers from an ailment of such gravity that his continued confinement during trial will permanently impair his health or put his life in danger. It merely declared respondent not in the best of health even when the only evidence on record as to the latter's state of health is an unverified medical certificate stating that, as of August 30, 2000, respondent's condition required him to "xxx be confined in a more sterile area xxx."[56] That medical recommendation was even rebuffed by the CA itself when, in its November 13, 2000 Resolution, it held that the physical condition of respondent does not prevent him from seeking medical attention while confined in prison.[57]
Moreover, there is a finding of record on the potential risk of respondent committing a similar offense. In its August 1, 1996 Order, the RTC noted that the circumstances of respondent indicate an undue risk that he would commit a similar offense, if released on bail pending appeal.[58] The RTC explained its findings thus:
Dr. Aida Muncada, a highly competent Psychiatrist, testified that phedophilia is a state of sexual disorder and sexual dysfunction. It is intense and recurrent. The possibility of the commission of a similar offense for which the accused was convicted is great if the accused will be exposed to "stress" and if an opportunity to commit it lurks.[59]
The foregoing finding was not traversed or overturned by the CA in its questioned Resolution. Such finding, therefore, remains controlling. It warranted the outright denial of respondent's bail application. The CA, therefore, erred when it granted respondent's Motion for Bail.
WHEREFORE, the petition is GRANTED and the August 31, 2001 CA Resolution ANNULLED and SET ASIDE. The bail bond posted by respondent is CANCELLED. Let an ORDER OF ARREST ISSUE against the person of the accused, Victor Keith Fitzgerald.
No costs.
Panganiban, C.J., (Chairperson), Ynares-Santiago, Callejo, Sr., and Chico-Nazario, JJ., concur.
[1] Penned by Associate Justice Eubulo G. Verzola with Associate Justices Teodoro P. Regino, Bienvenido L. Reyes, and Juan Q. Enriquez, Jr., concurring and Associate Justice Marina L. Buzon, dissenting.
[3] Sec. 5. Child Prostitution and Other Sexual Abuse. - Children, whether male or female, who for money, profit, or any other consideration or due to the coercion or influence of any adult, syndicate or group, indulge in sexual intercourse or lascivious conduct, are deemed to be children exploited in prostitution and other sexual abuse.
The penalty of reclusion temporal in its medium period to reclusion perpetua shall be imposed upon the following:
(a) Those who engage in or promote, facilitate or induce child prostitution which include, but are not limited to, the following:
(5) Giving monetary consideration, goods or other pecuniary benefit to a child with the intent to engage such child in prostitution.
[4] Per People v. Cabalquinto, G.R. No. 167693, September 19, 2006 and Resolution dated September 19, 2006 in A.M. No. 04-11-09-SC.
[5] Records I, pp. 1-2.
[6] Id. at 603-604.
[8] Penned by Associate Justice Eubolo G. Verzola with Associate Justices Artemio G. Tuquero and Elvi John S. Asuncion, concurring.
[9] Records II, p. 806.
[22] See note 2.
[23] 70 years old, per Medical Certificate dated August 30, 2000, rollo, p. 124.
[28] Id. at 152-153; 230-233.
[31] Callagan v. People of the Philippines, G.R. No. 153414, June 27, 2006.
[32] Reyes v. Court of Appeals, 335 Phil. 206 (1997).
[33] People of the Philippines v. Almendras; 449 Phil. 587, 611 (2003); People of the Philippines v. Del Mundo, 330 Phil. 824 (1996).
[34] People of the Philippines v. Datu, 445 Phil. 754, 769 (2003).
[35] Ruiz v. People of the Philippines, G.R. No. 160893, November 18, 2005, 475 SCRA 476, 484.
[36] Sec. 1. Uniform procedure. - Unless otherwise provided by the Constitution and by law, the procedure in the Supreme Court in original and in appealed cases shall be the same as in the Court of Appeals.
[37] Suarez v. Judge Martin S. Villarama, Jr., G.R. No. 124512, June 27, 2006.
[38] Sec. 12. Power to receive evidence. - The Court of Appeals shall have the power to try cases and conduct hearings, receive evidence and perform any and all acts necessary to resolve factual issues raised in cases (a) falling within its original jurisdiction; (b) involving claims for damages arising from provisional remedies, or (c) where the court grants a new trial only on the ground of newly-discovered evidence.
[39] Sec. 15. Where new trial conducted. - When a new trial is granted, the Court of Appeals may conduct the hearing and receive evidence as provided in Section 12 of this Rules or refer the trial to the court of origin.
[40] Supra note 12.
[41] THOMAS COOLEY, A TREATISE ON THE CONSTITUTIONAL LIMITATIONS, 643- 644 (1927).
[42] Obosa v. Court of Appeals, 334 Phil. 254, 269 (1997); People of the Philippines v. Presiding Judge, RTC of Muntinlupa City (Branch 276), G.R. No. 151005, June 8, 2004, 431 SCRA 319, 324.
[43] Sec. 13. All persons, except those charged with offenses punishable by reclusion perpetua when evidence of guilt is strong, shall, before conviction, be bailable by sufficient sureties, or be released on recognizance as may be provided by law. The right to bail shall not be impaired even when the privilege of the writ of habeas corpus is suspended. Excessive bail shall not be required.
[44] Sec. 4. Bail, a matter of right; exception. - All persons in custody shall be admitted to bail as a matter of right, with sufficient sureties, or released on recognizance as prescribed by law or this Rule (a) before or after conviction by the Metropolitan Trial Court, Municipal Trial Court, Municipal Trial Court in Cities, or Municipal Circuit Trial Court, and (b) before conviction by the Regional Trial Court of an offense not punishable by death, reclusion perpetua, or life imprisonment.
[45] Catiis v. Court of Appeals, G.R. No. 153979, February 9, 2006, 482 SCRA 71, 84; People of the Philippines v. Presiding Judge, RTC of Muntinlupa City (Branch 276), supra note 42.
[46] Section 13, Article III, 1987 Constitution; Sec. 7, Rule 114.
[47] People of the Philippines v. Bocar, 97 Phil. 398 (1955).
[49] See notes 3, 7 and 16.
[50] Obosa v. Court of Appeals, supra note 42, at 268, citing Dela Camara v. Enage, 148-B Phil. 502, 506-507 (1971).
[51] Alva v. Court of Appeals, G.R. No. 157331, April 12, 2006, 487 SCRA 146, 161-162.
[53] Re: Release of accused by Judge Muro, in a Non-Bailable Offense, 419 Phil. 567, 581 (2001); People of the Philippines v. Hon. Ireneo Gako, 401 Phil. 514, 541 (2000).
[54] Ernesto Pineda, The Revised Rules on Criminal Procedure, p. 193 (2003), citing Dela Rama v. People's Court, 77 Phil. 461, 465 (1946); Archer's case, 6 Gratt 705; and Ex parte Smith, 2 Okla. Crim. Rep. 24, 99 Pfc. 893.
[55] Max Rothman, Burton Dunlop and Pamela Entzel, Elders, Crime and the Criminal Justice System, pp. 233-234 (2000).
[56] Records II, p. 897.
[57] See note 15.


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Q: Are there Only Two different types of group structure of order 4?? I learned in my Abstract Algebra class that there are only two forms of group structure of order 4.
One is
\begin{array}{c|cccc}
+&0&1&2&3\\
\hline
0 & 0 & 1 & 2 & 3\\
1 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 0\\
2 & 2 & 3 & 0 & 1\\
3 & 3 & 0 & 1 & 2
\end{array}
and Klein 4-group.
But I think of another form such that
\begin{array}{c|cccc}
\bullet&1&2&3&4\\
\hline
1 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4\\
2 & 2 & 1 & 4 & 3\\
3 & 3 & 4 & 2 & 1\\
4 & 4 & 3 & 1 & 2
\end{array}
What is wrong on my structure? I think it may not satisfy associativity, but I cannot show it.
Is it really wrong? then how can I show that it is wrong?
or is it one of the forms of order 4?

A: This is the cyclic group : take the bijection $1\mapsto 0$, $2\mapsto 2$, $3\mapsto 1$ and $4\mapsto 3$.

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