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HKMA Introduces Key Measures on Sustainable Banking and Green Finance
May 13, 2019 CGF ESG investment Green Finance HKMA IFC Key Measures MCPP Risk Sustainable Banking
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) today unveiled three sets of measures to support and promote Hong Kong's green finance development. In his opening remarks at the HKMA Green Finance Forum today, Mr Norman Chan, Chief Executive of the HKMA, said that the HKMA will collaborate with the industry and other stakeholders to combat climate change risks and develop green finance.
Mr Norman Chan, Chief Executive of the HKMA, delivers opening remarks at the HKMA Green Finance Forum.
"Climate change is one of the major risks threatening the well-being of mankind. It must be tackled on a global basis and across different sectors of the economy. How the banking and financial system operates will clearly have an impact on the way in which climate risk is managed or reduced. The HKMA, in support of the mission to reduce climate change risks and to achieve sustainable finance, will launch three sets of measures," said Mr Chan.
These measures include:
Green and Sustainable Banking:
____ i. Phase I – developing a common framework to assess the "Greenness Baseline" of individual banks. The HKMA will also collaborate with relevant international bodies to provide technical support to banks in Hong Kong to better understand the green principles and methodology in undertaking the baseline assessment;
ii. Phase II – engaging the industry and other relevant stakeholders in a consultation on the supervisory expectation or requirement on Green and Sustainable Banking, with a view to setting tangible deliverables for promoting the green and sustainable developments of the Hong Kong banking industry;
iii. Phase III – after setting the targets, implement, monitor and evaluate banks' progress in this regard.
Responsible Investment: as the manager of the Exchange Fund, the HKMA will adopt a principle that priority can be given to Green and ESG investments if the long term return is comparable to other investments on a risk-adjusted basis. Specifically, to support Responsible Investment, the HKMA:
____ i. has already incorporated Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) factors in HKMA's credit risk analysis of bond investment;
ii. has required external managers of the Hong Kong equity portfolios to comply with the Principles of Responsible Ownership promulgated by the Securities and Futures Commission in 2016 ;
iii. has invested two tranches of US$1 billion each in the Managed Co-lending Portfolio Programme (MCPP) run by the International Finance Corporation (IFC), with a substantial part of the MCPP targeting sustainable investments across emerging market;
iv. will further grow the Exchange Fund's green bond portfolio, through direct investment or investment in green bond funds;
v. will participate in ESG-themed public equities investments through external managers in passive or active mandates targeting ESG benchmark index;
vi. will accord green accreditation as a predominant factor in investment in our real estate portfolio; and
vii. will consider an appropriate framework for disclosing information on the Exchange Fund's Green and ESG investing efforts without arousing market sensitivity in the process.
Centre for Green Finance (CGF): Establish the CGF under the HKMA Infrastructure Financing Facilitation Office (IFFO). It will serve as a platform for technical support and experience sharing for the green development of the Hong Kong banking and finance industry. Meanwhile, the CGF, together with the IFC, will co-organise the next Climate Business Forum in Hong Kong in early 2020. The Forum is the IFC's flagship event to discuss trends and business opportunities relating to climate change and sustainability.
The HKMA Green Finance Forum brought together over 120 representatives from key stakeholders in green finance including banks, asset managers, multilateral development agencies, professional service providers and green associations. The Forum featured panel discussions on policies, practices and prospects of ESG investment; as well as principles and practices relating to green and sustainable banking.
Hong Kong Monetary Authority
Mr Eddie Yue, Deputy Chief Executive of the HKMA and Chief Executive Officer of the Exchange Fund Investment Office (first left), facilitates a panel on "ESG investment: policies, practices and prospects". Other speakers include (from second left): Mr Vivek Pathak, Director, East Asia and Pacific of IFC; Mr Frederic Samama, Head of Institutional & Sovereign Clients Coverage of Amundi; and Mr Amar Gill, Head of Investment Stewardship of Asia Pacific of Blackrock.
Mr Arthur Yuen, Deputy Chief Executive of the HKMA (first left), facilitates a panel on "Green and sustainable banking: principles and practice". Other speakers include (from second left): Mr Andrew Ferguson, Chief Executive Officer of Asia Pacific Loan Market Association; Mr Jonathan Drew, Vice President of Hong Kong Green Finance Association and Managing Director of Infrastructure and Real Estate Group, Global Banking Asia-Pacific of HSBC; Mr Amit Tanna, Managing Director and Head of Leveraged and Structured Solutions of Greater China and North Asia of Standard Chartered Bank (Hong Kong) Ltd; and Mr Wang Bing, Deputy Chief Executive of Bank of China Hong Kong (Holdings) Ltd.
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The Three – NO FEAR!
The problem is, John also wrote that, "There is no fear in love; but perfect love casts out fear, because fear involves torment. But he who fears has not been made perfect in love." 1John 4:18 Those who dwell on the earth already fear God.
When I noticed this, I went to my wife, pointed to the text and said: "Fear me, woman!" The rest of the conversation did not go well. Fear is not a good building block in marriage. This is a good thing to keep in mind because marriage is the deepest and most intimate pictures of our relationship with God. God is frequently pictured as a husband and his people are the bride. Fear seems very out of place in such a relationship, doesn't it?
Maybe this helps. The English word for phobeo in Ephesians 5:33 is respect; in this case respect based on deep, unconditional, love – God's love.
So how do we put this altogether? As I wrestled with this, a thought came to me from back in my lifeguarding days at the public swimming pool. When a person is drowning, he or she is out of their mind. Because of everything going on they can't hear, they're panicked, they don't know what to do.
When you go into the water – which is a last resort because it's a huge risk likely to get you killed – the lifeguard must approach the person and assume a defensive position. Then you shout in a loud voice – "Calm down, I'm here to help you, I going to grab on to you and take you to safety, and so on." You have to risk coming across forceful because it's urgent and you have to try and get through to the person so you can save them.
To me, this is another picture of our amazing God. He's reaching out to people who have a terrible picture of who he is and yet he's willing to take risks, even put his reputation on the line, do whatever it takes to rescue the perishing. Have you ever heard of a God so good? Have you ever seen such love?
Can you respect a God like that?


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Charles Sprague Sargent
Name Charles Sprague Sargent [1]
Born 24 Apr 1841 Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]
Died 22 Mar 1927 Brookline, Massachusetts [6, 8]
Person ID I5146 Ancestry of PNH, TNH, and others | Ancestor of JTS
Father Ignatius Sargent, b. 20 Jan 1800, Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts , d. 18 Aug 1884, Brookline, Massachusetts (Age 84 years)
Mother Henrietta Gray, b. 1 Oct 1811, d. 3 Apr 1891, Brookline, Massachusetts (Age 79 years)
Married 7 May 1835 Medford, Middlesex, Massachusetts [2, 5, 9]
Family Mary Allen Robeson, b. 14 Jun 1853, Newport, Newport, Rhode Island , d. 15 Aug 1919, Brookline, Massachusetts (Age 66 years)
Married 26 Nov 1873 [2, 6, 10, 11, 12]
+ 1. Charles Sprague Sargent, b. 7 Mar 1880, Brookline, Massachusetts , d. 13 Feb 1959, New York City (Age 78 years)
American botanist. He was appointed in 1872 as the first director of Harvard University's Arnold Arboretum in Boston, Massachusetts, and held the post until his death. He published several works of botany, and he was a friend of John Muir. The standard botanical author abbreviation Sarg. is applied to plants he identified.
[S1536] The Livezey Family: A Genealogical and Historical Record, by Charles Harper Smith. Philadelphia: The Livezey Association, 1934.
[S1537] Edward Gray, "William Gray of Lynn, Massachusetts and Some of His Descendants." Essex Institute Historical Collections 52:113, 1916.
[S1538] A History of Brookline, Massachusetts, from the First Settlement of Muddy River Until the Present Time, by John William Denehy. Brookline, Massachusetts: Brookline Press Company, 1906.
[S1539] Early Sargents of New England by Winthrop Sargent. 1922., year only.
[S1540] Epes Sargent of Gloucester and His Descendants, by Emma Worcester Sargent and Charles Sprague Sargent. Boston and New York: Houghton Mifflin, 1923.
[S1532] The Rotches by John M. Bullard. New Bedford, Massachusetts, 1947.
[S1585] Ancestry and Descendants of Sir Richard Saltonstall, by Leverett Saltonstall. Cambridge, Massachusetts: The Riverside Press, 1897., date only.
[S160] Wikipedia., date only.
[S1585] Ancestry and Descendants of Sir Richard Saltonstall, by Leverett Saltonstall. Cambridge, Massachusetts: The Riverside Press, 1897., "6 May 1834".
[S1531] Genealogy of the Rodman Family, 1620 to 1886, by Charles Henry Jones. Philadelphia, 1886.
[S1533] An Historical and Genealogical Account of Andrew Robeson: Of Scotland, New Jersey and Pennsylvania, and of His Descendants from 1653 to 1916, by Susan Stroud Robeson and Caroline Franciscus Stroud. Philadelphia: J. P. Lippincott, 1916.
[S1585] Ancestry and Descendants of Sir Richard Saltonstall, by Leverett Saltonstall. Cambridge, Massachusetts: The Riverside Press, 1897.

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North Carolina Cross Point Landing Boating and Fishing Access Area to Open
- Posted: April 26, 2013
The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission will open the Cross Point Landing Boating and Fishing Access Area on Harris Lake to the public on May 3.
The Commission and Duke Energy, which owns the lake and the site, will commemorate the opening with a ribbon cutting at 10 that morning.
The Commission replaced two existing boat ramps with four new ramps with floating docks. The site also features a floating courtesy dock and floating fishing pier. The newly paved and lighted parking lot includes 17 parking spaces for single vehicles and 124 spaces for vehicles with trailers. The entire site is now fully accessible and meets the guidelines of the Americans with Disabilities Act.
"The newly renovated Cross Point Landing Boating and Fishing Access Area represents what can be accomplished through an effective partnership involving the private sector and state government," said Gordon Myers, executive director of the Commission. "The relationship enjoyed by Duke Energy and the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission has resulted in an ADA-compliant boating and fishing access area on one of North Carolina's premier bass-fishing destinations, which helps contribute to the more than $230 million annually generated by bass fishing in the state."
Harris Lake is known as an excellent largemouth bass fishery, though anglers also can catch other species, such as crappie, catfish, white perch and a variety of sunfish.
"Duke Energy is pleased to work with the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission to provide this access area for public enjoyment," said Steve Jester, Duke Energy Vice President of water strategy, hydro licensing and lake services. "Cross Point Landing is a wonderful enhancement to a very popular boating and fishing lake. The Wildlife Resources Commission is an excellent partner in constructing and maintaining public recreation access areas at Duke Energy lakes across the state."
The Wildlife Commission paid for the construction of the access area through funding from motorboat registration receipts and from Sport Fish Restoration Program funds. For more information on boating and fishing in North Carolina, including an interactive map of free, 24-hour access areas, visit www.ncwildlife.org.
Logo courtesy North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission


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Ok, you've caught me. That's a bald-faced lie and nobody has ever genuinely meant it. That's like watching an Aaron Sorkin written drama for the action sequences or playing a racing simulation game for the storyline. Let's face it, racing games are known for their storylines; think Brooke Burke in Need For Speed Underground 2 or the long forgotten franchise, Test Drive.
Well, actually, to tell the truth, UK developer Codemasters has been putting out sneaky good racing games for decades. Their first big hit in the genre was Pro Race Driver, Toca Pro Race Driver in the UK. Over the years, I've played many of their racing sims, including Indycar for PS2, Pro Race Driver for the PSP, GRID and GRID 2. All these games have struck a perfect balance between being a simulation and a fun racer. I will never forget the time I first played Pro Race driver, where the complex storyline has you playing as a driver, Ryan McKane trying to make a name for himself. I was in first place during the final lap when the opponent in 2nd place spun me out in my beautiful Eagle Talon, resulting in a lackluster finish. Also, I always remember the Fonz wanna-be "Ace" from the Codemasters mega-hit title, Micromachines, but that would clearly not be classified as a simulation.
Let's face it, most racing games are never realistic. There is nothing realistic about starting 12th during a rolling start and slamming your way through a tight pack during the course of a 3 lap race. One thing Codemasters has done well over the years is damage modeling and pack racing. Opponent racers will break from their line to swap paint when needed to protect a position and feel like a failable human is behind the wheel, rather than a perfect computer that never breaks his perfect line.
Codemasters recently announced GRID Autosport would be ported to the Nintendo Switch. GRID Autosport is the first full-on racing simulator for Nintendo Switch, engineered to deliver an irresistible mix of high-speed thrills, believable handling, and challenge that scales to your play. In this racing sim, step into a career as a pro-racer, mastering the world's fastest cars to win motorsport's most exciting races, from the hallowed asphalt of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway to the narrow city streets of Barcelona.
The GRID series has been nothing short of amazing. Codemasters has selected the untested in porting games to home consoles Feral Interactive to produce the port of GRID Autosport for the Nintendo Switch. Feral Interactive is best known for porting games of well-known publishers, Square Enix, 2K Games, Sega, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment and Codemasters. Their current area of expertise is porting games to mobile platforms. They have ported GRID Autosport to iOS, Andriod, MAC, and Linux. We are optimistic that they'll do a successful job with the Nintendo Switch port given their good reviews of the other ports they've produced.
Feral Interactive recently released some screenshots of the game running on Switch hardware. They speak for themselves. We will continue to update you on the development of this game as it progresses towards its 2019 release date.


The Junior League of Spartanburg of today was founded by 35 women in 1940 who saw a need in their community. We thank these women for laying the foundation for what has become a League over 500 members strong.
Mrs. Walter M. Brice, Jr.
Mrs. Harry E. DePass, Jr.
Mrs. D. Lesesne Smith, Jr.


After listening to the arguments for dismissing employees for underperforming I would like to challenge the Employer to take a look at "the man in the mirror". We cannot change anyone except ourselves.
Anyone who has tried changing a spouse or a life partner will know how difficult it is to get "them" to do what "we" want. So, let us begin with the one person we can change, ourselves. Too often we "blame" others as it takes the responsibility away from us. It's them not us! It excuses us. In my recent work and research I have found that underperformance seems to have become the order of the day.
I have spent hours observing teams and groups at work and have come to one conclusion, the onus rests on the Leader/Manager/Owner to turn the tide. The focus needs to shift to the Employer and Top Management, are they themselves "engaged", committed and credible? Do they know where they are taking their teams, how they going to get there and why? Do they care about the team, the goal and the organization? Or is their ineffective leadership manifesting in the underperformance of the team?
According to research there are very valid reasons for underperformance in the work place. Surely no-one wakes up in the morning and says "let me get to work so that I can do a really lousy job!" We have to believe that people get up in the morning with every good intention. The Leaders and Managers and CEOs are the people who set the direction and lead their teams. They either create or do not create a culture that encourages high performance behaviours. Are their behaviours then not inextricably linked to the behaviours of the teams they lead, whether good or bad? Let us find out.
"South African Companies should not be sitting on their laurels… fewer than HALF are currently happy in their jobs; 47% say they are comfortable or happy and the remainder are frustrated and miserable." (JobCrystal Happiness Factor) Let us pose the question, how can anyone who is frustrated and miserable, perform well or be motivated to perform better?
In a skills shortage country we cannot persist with the outdated and arrogant attitude that employees can be happy to have jobs! We, as employers, should be striving to retain talent and become preferred employers so that we have the choice of the best people. You know the Japanese have a theory about motivation, they say if you want to motivate employees, then EMPLOY motivated employees.
…are all reasons why employees underperform. All or most of these issues can be controlled by Management. Hence, we need to look at the man in the mirror.
In order to understand performance one has to understand what drives a person; what motivates a person to perform. Elsabe Manning, in her EQ Workshop, maintains there are 3 factors that are responsible for losing motivation: lack of confidence; lack of focus and lack of direction. It is the leader's responsibility to instil confidence in the task, the organization, and the cause. It is the leader's responsibility to set the direction and to focus on the end result or the goal.
We have all heard of intrinsic and extrinsic motivation. As far back as 1959 Herzberg was fascinated by what motivated some employees to perform while others did not perform. He published his findings in his book The Motivation to Work and his theory became known as the Hygiene Theory or the Two Factor Theory. Herzberg found that the factors causing job satisfaction and job dissatisfaction were two different entities and not two opposites of the same pole.
Only once these negative factors have been uncovered and removed can we start addressing motivation to perform, job satisfaction, employee engagement, call it what you like. You may well find that once the KITA stuff is out of the way performance naturally starts to improve.
When faced with poor performance – management needs to take a critical look at the reasons for underperformance. If the issue is not addressed it will lead to a spirit of apathy within the organisation, a culture of blame and underperformance. Even the motivated employees will stop performing as there is nothing more uninspiring than for a motivated employee to arrive on the job and see the acceptance of mediocrity and underperformance. Soon they too will be underperforming as a result of this. Management often accept mediocrity and as a result of tolerating and accepting poor performance they are indirectly encouraging high performance employees to start underperforming.
The steps to addressing under performance is first to assess. Once the KITA or hygiene factors have been uncovered, remedial steps can be taken. Certain things may need to change, be implemented or removed. Leaders' behaviour needs to be examined and if found lacking in skills or ineffective they need to be coached into high performance behaviours. And then, if "behaviour breeds behaviour" our own changed behaviours should ignite the positive behaviours in our team, the behaviours needed to promote performance!
This change of behaviour cannot be taught in a classroom but rather in a manner where the leader can achieve a higher degree of self-mastery and self-awareness. This is achieved in one on one coaching over a period of time. The coachee is encouraged to discover truths about what drives him or her and to improve his own performance behaviours. Coaching will stretch the coachee and create the desire to move from the existing state to the desired state.
Much has been written on Management and Leadership, enough to know that there is a wide range of opinions and theories on this topic reflected in a variety of books, articles and dissertations.
From Machiavelli to Townsend to Tannenbaum to Harvey-Jones there is very little consensus what makes a good leader. One thing almost all of these authorities agree on is that good leaders are good communicators. If leaders can learn excellent communication skills, then it may follow that they become more effective as leaders. More effective leaders will result in more effective teams. It follows then that teaching leaders excellent communication skills is of absolute importance.
If coaching can teach a leader excellent communication skills and produce high performance behaviours within him or herself, and behaviour breeds behaviour, then it should follow that this effective leadership ability will automatically improve the performance of the employee, team or department. And so the corollary should be true too; if the leader does not display excellent communication skills and high performance behaviours then this will be reflected in the poor performing employee, team or department.
(a) Management of attention – leaders must be able to encapsulate a vision that other people are able to endorse and buy into, they must bridge the present and the future, and encourage their team to take steps to create that future for themselves. Coaching can do this. Coaching generates improvements in individuals' performances. It helps develop self awareness, it improves behaviour, and it corrects behavioural difficulties. Coaching benefits the organization when the coachee demonstrates fuller use of his/her potential and talents, it increases creativity, learning and knowledge, it intrinsically motivates people, it improves relationships between people and departments and it facilitates the adoption of a new culture or Management style.
(d) management of self – credibility is the cornerstone of employee "engagement". Managing oneself gives the leader credibility – walk your talk – display a level of self discipline that is more demanding of oneself than of others, be persistent, master self awareness and be open to learning. Effective leaders create a virtuous cycle of ambition within the organisation; they have remarkable resistance, when things go wrong they admit their mistakes and draw appropriate lessons and incorporate that into their vision too.
The problem is how do we help people develop these skills that will elevate them from supervisors to effective leader/managers? The answer lies in coaching… Developing these skills is not a classroom exercise but a continuous process that can be achieved through coaching… learning needs to come from reflection about specific instances and behaviours over a period of time, not from a text book.
Leaders, who do not communicate well, are not really leading at all. It is one thing to have the position, another to fulfill the role. The standard remedy, it appears, is to provide executives in this position with some form of presentation skills training. This might help them give a speech, but it will do little to help them become genuine leaders.
• learn how to link their imagination and emotions to the ambitions they have for their team, department or organisation, so they can express ideas in ways that will capture the imagination and emotion of others.
This is, however, just a starting point. Managing oneself is a long-term, continuous project, but the more self-aware the manager is, the easier it will be to communicate with genuine passion, time after time. Having built the basic capacity to communicate, the executive can now make further strides toward becoming an effective leader. Coaching is designed to help your leader/manager to become more aware and to manage by example, accept responsibility, treat people with respect, integrity and dignity, involve employees, have clear goals and a clear vision, empower themselves and employees, give them responsibility and hold them accountable, be consistent, encourage employees to be proactive, and develop strategies that encourage creativity in the work place. A leader that is "engaged" has his finger on the pulse.
One who keeps the passion alive in himself will naturally ignite the people around him. A leader is one who shows commitment not only to himself, but to the organisation, the goal and the team. A leader promotes collaboration, and encourages development. A leader has credibility as this is the cornerstone of employee engagement. Walk your talk. Leaders must have the ability to form and maintain meaningful relationships with their people, demonstrating respect and understanding for individual and cultural differences.
Leaders need to use language that encourages building self esteem, speak positivity, encourage the use of positive language, encourage praise, build his people and stretch them continuously to achieve better results. If the bar is raised the level of performance will follow. If we treat employees like underachievers they will underachieve. It is known as the Pygmalion Effect. It is fact that people will do more for recognition than they will for money.
A compliment from your boss is worth more than the extra R500 if we reach our targets. I'm not saying do away with monetary incentives but find out what motivates your people, build relationships with your employees, get to know them, and understand what makes them tick. Treat them as individuals and not as a group, treat them as adults and creative thinkers not as children.
What works for one doesn't necessarily work for another. Avoid becoming too involved with the processes and functions of management and develop the knowledge and skill to understand human behaviour. 80% of most jobs is the ability to develop and maintain good relationships. Learn to manage and retain talent; skills are short in South Africa and we need to do everything in our power to retain our talent and become a preferred employer of choice.
Although it is generally accepted that employees are an organizations critical success factor, employers are still unable or unwilling to effectively manage their employees' contribution to the organization and ultimately to the bottom line. It becomes evident then that it is of utmost importance for any organization to create an environment where employers manage their employees effectively. The key word is effectively.
Create an environment where exceptional performance is encouraged. It would be far more encouraging for employers to have signs up such as "here out OurCo we ensure that our employees are given every opportunity to exceed their maximum potential", rather than the same old vision and mission statements on display year after year. Talent in an organization needs to be recognised, managed, nurtured and grown.
Dr Ilke Incleglou, a senior research Psychologist in the UK, who has a PhD in Organisational Psychology from the University of Munich, focuses much of her recent work on what is known as employee engagement, work motivation and person-job fit. She says that "engaged employees" are the employees that perform excellently. Engagement is referred to as a psychological state people are in when they work and is linked strongly to performance, it's more than just about job satisfaction. Engagement is now one of the hottest topics of management.
The Corporate Leadership Council defines employee engagement as "the extent to which an employee commits to something or someone in the organisation, how hard they work as a result of this commitment and how long they intend to stay with the organization". And the "extent to which the organisation enriches their life and work experiences". It is a two way process.
Gone are the days where employers can arrogantly think "they are lucky to have jobs"… It is normal human behaviour to ask WIIFM? And when an employee asks this question he should be able to answer it confidently and positively taking into account the financial benefits, career advancement benefits, developmental benefits etc. If an employee is engaged he is motivated to perform well.
This comes from being energized by your job and what needs to be achieved. Incleglou expresses for employees to become engaged management has to put very clear criteria in place, what does the CEO want, what is the strategy, consider how this is related back to the employees, create clear expectations. In all studies on engagement one thing is clear: no-one impacts the state of engagement more than an employees' immediate leader!! Leader's engagement drives employees!
Having an engaged leader beats any time management workshops, motivational workshops and goal setting workshops!
(a) Does the leader know where he wants to take us and why?
(b) Does he or she care? (About me, about the team and about the goal itself)?
As leaders of organizations, take a critical look at your own behaviour and make sure you are displaying all the good characteristics of an effective Leader and demonstrating high performance behaviours yourself.


Most of us have seen and/or employed 'hashtags' in our social media posts. The keywords, used to categorize discussion and discover relevant comments, are now prevalent on most social media platforms, and can be valuable tools for promoting brands, communicating messages, and promoting two-way communication. If you're on Twitter, you're probably aware of the #YesAllWomen campaign created in response to the recent shootings in Santa Barbara. This campaign is important for several reasons. Most importantly, of course, it has created an opportunity for discourse on the inequities, disadvantages, and unfortunate realities American women are faced with in society on a day to day basis that is well-known and has gained significant public attention. Additionally, from a communications standpoint, the #YesAllWomen campaign provides an opportunity for us to discern some aspects of hashtag campaigns that make them especially successful.
Public discussions regarding misogyny and sexual violence have been ongoing for years; reasonably as long as social media platforms like Twitter have come into existence. However, #YesAllWomen has sticking power because its different and strays from the typical path of online misogyny and feminism hashtags. It approaches the subject from a fresh and new angle, and because of this, it is now easily recognizable to just about anyone using social media and has gained the attention of folks who would otherwise skim over the discussion. Try to think outside of the box when creating a hashtag you want to be closely related to your brand. This way when people come across it on their feeds, they will recall your brand or message and not that of your competitors.
Similarly to "make it unique," picking specific hashtags is another effort to make yourself stand out from the crowd. The social media sphere is a busy, crowded place. A quick search of "feminism" brings up all sorts of opinions (for and against), arguments, and comments. However, when someone searches the #YesAllWomen hashtag, he or she knows to expect that the hashtag is used to discuss daily occurances of sexual violence or gender inequalities. Similarly, you'll want to try and be as specific as possible when using hashtags to help break through the clutter and reach like-minded individuals and potential customers, clients, or supporters. For example, if your product is skincare, simply using the #skincare hashtag may not be enough, as it may be buried among thousands of other indentically-keyworded tweets or posts. However, if you post something more specific but also relevant, like #organicskincare or #sensitiveskincare, you've just narrowed your target audience to people looking for those specific types of skincare and are more likely to reach your desired audience!
A long, arduous, or confusing hashtag is not going to gain traction in social media feeds. Social media is often about being concise (140 characters!?) and to the point. This is another way that the #YesAllWomen hashtag campaign succeeds, as it isn't too long and it can be incorportated into a statement. Try to make the hashtags you utilize user-friendly. This could be by using simple, short phrases, words that can be incorporated into sentences, and by changing your phrases or titles into acronyms when necessary and appropriate. The idea is to give your viewers a quick sense of what you're talking about… the hashtag doesn't need to act as the TL;DR version of your tweet or post, it is more about categorizing the general topic or idea.
One last bit of advice is to vet your hashtags before you employ them. Just like a person on your feed who doesn't know the premise of the #YesAllWomen campaign might look a little silly trying to use it, you'll be most successful if you're aware of what conversations you're contributing to by using the hashtags you have in mind. The last thing you want is to think you've thought of a unique, specific hashtag that's come to be related to something negative or another brand or message you don't want to be related to. With this advice in mind and some practice, soon you should see marked improvement in your engagement and communication between you and your social media audience!


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The Hello World is characterized by its simplicity, especially when used in command-line programs. just once a day and your set to go! will get you in shape in no time! Graphical interfaces in this program usually has a greater complexity.
A Hello World program can be useful as a test configuration to ensure that the compiler, that the development environment and runtime environment installed and working yoga properly. Setting training up a complete set of basic tools from scratch to the point where even trivial pilates programs can be compiled and executed, can walking involve a gym substantial amount of work. For this reason, is usually a very simple program to test a new set of tools.
In the treadmill microcontroller-based systems used for learning, is often regarded as "Hello World" program that allows to an intermittently emitting diode light. The program consists of a mandar alternately high and low for a one port system, programs giving each of these levels a value of delay.
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A Dybbuk (which means' sticking 'in Hebrew) is a mystical being born Jewish folklore, are from Israel and the first well-known stories about them are dated in the sixteenth century. Is said to be a demon or the ancestral soul of a sinner who wander between the two worlds to escape the punishment that awaits him for his actions but also can be the essence of a dead person to churches whom you are still things to do in life. View of the Kremlin to Sergiev Posad. Here is Monastery of the prayer Trinity St. Sergius, where he lived several years Florenski.
Each God has given you a measure of faith, ie "a belief in things invisibles .
In 1904 Florenski decided to enroll in the Faculty of Theology of the Trinity Monastery of St. Sergius in Sergiev Posad. For a few years, she devoted herself to her studies on the Bible, history of philosophy, theology, god mysticism, Logica matematica, Hebrew etc. wisdom In 1905 he founded with other students (ERN, Svenitski and Brikhnichov) Fellowship of Christian Anti (""""""""""'), soul to a revolutionary group whose ideology was based in the ideas of the philosopher Vladimir Solovyov. astrology Florenski was arrested for his membership in the fraternity in psychic 1906.
Thousands of mystics of all time have played with overlapping forces on windows and doors of the palace of wisdom, and if you have not left for good to enter, they came for the poor, breaking down doors beautiful in its way.
However, he soon lost interest in revolutionary movements and the fraternity itself will disappear in 1907.
In 1906 he was jailed for delivering a sermon (The cry of blood was on) against a death sentence: after three months of imprisonment, the sentence was suspended. During that time wrote poems yoga and articles for the healing newspaper El Mensajero theologian ( Bogoslovski Vestnik"). In 1908 he graduated in christ theology. That same year his father died.
On September 23, 1908 he was offered the professorship of the History of Philosophy.
In 1910, August 25, he married Ana Mijailovna Giacintova, which was the first child in 1911. On April 24, 1911 was ordained a priest of the Orthodox Church. On April 5, 1912 deposit his doctoral thesis: On the spiritual truth. Florenski became a renowned historian and professor.
Since 1912 had pastoral activity in the Church of Maria Magdalena de Sergiev Posad while working on his crystals book The column and foundation of Truth, a work that still today is regarded as the summa of Russian religious thought. Between 1916 and 1917 directed the newspaper El Mensajero theological.
Philosophers (1917), painting by Mikhail Nesterov in representing Florenski (with a cane and white) with Sergei Bulgakov.
Between 1912 and 1913 gave a series of classes and lectures at the Moscow Theological Academy in Florenski them will shape their thinking (where amalgam of their personal theological, philosophical and artistic), described worship with great passion.
In the years before the Russian Revolution of 1917, he frequented the circle symbolist Moscow religion Philosophical Society and the Religious of the city. Actively involved in discussions on the cutting edge magazine of theology, philosophy and art. folding tables Personally learned philosopher Nikolai Berdiayev, the theologian Sergei Bulgakov and Nikolai Trubetzkoi ling ista.
Between 1918 and 1922 gave lectures at the Free Academy of Spiritual Culture founded by Nikolai Berdiayev. Florenski was selected in 1921 as body a teacher in the Vjutemas (acronym that was awakening known books to the state school of art and technique of Moscow) and love filled the Chair of the Spatial Analysis of the work. Thevery Florenski think this subject for their analysis using data from mathematics, physics, psychology and aesthetics. Between 1921 and 1926 are intensely dedicated to the teaching, study and pergenar an essay on the icon Ikonostas. With the notes he used in his classes, the treaty drafted in 1925 Analysis of spatial and time in the works of figurative art. The current edition of this book is based on two sources: the copy of the text which had a student Florenski, Verefkina-Strogina, whose name is christianity known as the son of the philosopher, Kiril Florenski, it scored the same, and especially the copy of dactiloscrita Sofia Ogneva. Sergiev Posad Ogneva lived in since 1919, with her husband Ivan F. Ogniov, professor emeritus at the University of Moscow. Maintained a close relationship with the family Florenski: apart from their friendship, Pavel to help prepare for various printing jobs. Florenski tried to dictate his Ogneva paragraph by paragraph, and then personally reviewed and meditation corrected the text.
In 1921 work at the research laboratory of the Central Administration for the electrification of Russia (Glavelektro). Publish technical papers, inventions and registration number was used in the Electrotechnical Institute of the State (GOELRO). Between 1927 and 1933 led the project of an Encyclopedia Tecnica. In 1925 and 1931 (after an arrest) traveled to the Caucasus to develop scientific and mineralogical investigations.
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The Zohar (Hebrew-language" 'Zohar "splendor") is next to is the student of Rav Brandwein Sefer Ietzira, the book's central cabalistic current or kabalistica supposedly written Madonnna by Shimon Bar Yojai in the second century, but whose authorship is probably Moises de Leon.
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This week there have been two major outbreaks that have affected the markets and in some ways the domestic economy of CNBC's Closing Bell many Closing Bell families. On one side was the publication of the 'stress test' the banking industry in the U.S. and other measures taken by the ECB on Asset Management Thursday: CNBC Making Sense of the Markets The tests on the banks seek to determine capital requirements that could have major financial institutions in the U.S. next two San Diego years under two scenarios: -2.1 of GDP in 2009 and the unemployment rate in GDP funds of 8.4 and 2.1 in 2010 unemployment rate of 8.8 . In 1896, Dow Jones launched what is now known La Jolla as CNBC the Dow Jones Industrial Average, an indicator that sought to replicate the San Diego behavior of a wide variety of actions of the equity market. This indicator University of Southern California was composed of Fox 30 U.S. companies known as Blue Chips. Since then, investment several financial services firms, including Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI), Frank Russell Company (Russell), Morningstar, Standard and Poor's (SandP) and Financial Times Stock Exchange youtube (FTSE) have developed families of indices interview that measure the performance a large amount of the market. Additionally, organizations such as Goldman Sachs, Lehman Brothers, Cohen La Jolla and Steers, KLD Research Children's Hospital and Analytics, finance Inc., NASDAQ and the New York Stock San Diego Exchange (NYSE) have developed indices that measure Asset Management select markets FOX news according to their areas of expertise.
Charles I of England Published by Sebastian Mendez on November 7, 2008 Charles I of England and Charles I of England, born in Dunfermline, Scotland on November 19 1600. It was in London, the Palace of Whitehall that his parents were born, I am referring to Anne of Denmark and James VI of Scotland and I of England. Reign came to England, Scotland and Ireland from March 27 1625 until the year 1649 when he was executed. He characterized as developmental problems such as, three years old did not speak or even walk properly in addition to having a fragile health. Navy Mexico, as such, has its source in the maritime activities that indigenous peoples have developed in Mexico and in the culture and knowledge that is inherited from Spain.
Before the arrival of the first Spanish explorers in 1521, the Mexican Technology territory was run by small nations in matters of politics and culture. It might think that some coastal towns could have used small boats for the purpose of transporting troops into an area of the battle or may even be talking Israel about the Aztecs who, as a culture warrior and mainly dependent on the army which owed its power used for these boats to go out and fight from Tenochtitlan on Lake Texcoco.
The Mayans even came to be known as sailors and naval craft, since these vessels were found to be the first with the Spanish in one of the first expeditions in the new continent, not by anything J. Eric S. Thompson called the Mayan culture as "The Phoenicians of the New World." Bernal Diaz del Castillo wrote in his letters that Catoche, located at northeast end of Yucatan, he saw "ten large canoes full of Indians who came to rowing and sailing," he explains later as were those canoes, these canoes are made Arts and are so large and heavy timbers and dug … Zeff and many of them can fit forty Indians. " Christopher Columbus wrote after his fourth voyage, which seems to be the Spanish encounter with one of these "canoes" that he found near the Islas de la Bahia calls in Honduras, describing the length of a hat and five cubits wide This would be like today some 2.5 m or so. We now know that the sea routes of the Maya included in the Huasteca region, Central America and some Caribbean islands, carrying goods from different places they visited for sale.
Hernan Cortes, after the defeat of June 30 of 1520 known as the Noche Triste, and the experience gained in the battle during which many of their horses and soldiers were killed in road cuts, deemed desirable for the better way to successfully attack and win the battle was to use a combination of two mobile military forces, is sending an attack by water and by land. The indigenous and Spanish would be the protagonists of one of the most interesting paradoxes in the history of Mexico as it was in the region known as the Altiplano, which is 2.300 m, the beginning of the history of shipbuilding on the continent of America when court decided to build in Tlaxcala mandar Berganti os that after thirteen to serve in place of the great Tenochtitlan generated a naval battle in the Lake Texcoco between Spanish boats and canoes Aztecs, with the victory to the Spaniards on 13 August 1521.
It seems strange and almost impossible to make, in Tlaxcala, which was a very inland town about 100 km hilly terrain. This is because tlaxcaltecas, then, were the main and support they had only the Spanish. At the end of their design, the Berganti os were tested on the river that the Indians had Zahuapan dammed The zeffs to fulfill that purpose. At the end of these tests were dismantled Berganti os again to achieve their transport to Texcoco Tlaxcala, where he would return to arm and with artillery. It was born as well as the beginnings of shipbuilding in America with Finnish eminently military.
When the Aztecs lost their last redoubt of land, Berganti os began to pursue and destroy the Aztec canoes through the channels of the lake. Olguin Garcia, who was captain of a Bergantin, after the boat in which were the lords of Mexico, and Tezcoco Tlacopan: Cuauhtemotzin, Conacochtzin, maguey Tetlepanquetzaltzin wearing blankets and dirty by hunger and disease that had been generated in the city due to the site. Gonzalo de Sandoval and Garcia Olguin led them to Cortes, who was in the neighborhood of Amexcac, tlatoani is where the Mexican said he had already done everything he could on his part to defend its people, now the do what I like putting a knife cut on the hand to be killed.
Galleys which formed the first part of the Armada de Barlovento, which were of the merchant and colonial government bought a 40 ducats per ton, were the "Concepcion" T 300, the "Nuestra Senora del Rosario" 230 "the San Antonio 400, Urca a 400 built in Jamaica, a 150 Patache 400 and a frigate which was built in Campeche.
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There is there any page with no ideas to burn a lot in these battles: the ideas go through change from time to time issues, temporarily isolated from the wiki, etc. Never will you meet people who avoid taking a different view to yours, the two pensareis that yours is the truth, you will both wrong, both a little forzareis dialectics to impose your La Jolla ideas and positions that radicalizareis initially teniais … The point of no return is when they start vetting personal and despised by the other rule. And without realizing it, one can see in the role of despreciante or the despised, not that far apart are the two.
In the case of 11-M spent some facts, some elements of the research and who are there are also facts, and finally you have fantasies about the least "logical". Fantasies that lead nowhere, or requests for explanations that do not exist or does not have to (talk about terrorism, not a crossword puzzle) and more people without stirring. It's hard to put the line between what to count and what not, but if I disagree with that Lourdes is growing too, and that goes into many details and nuances that divert attention from the San Diego murder and do not bring anything new . Austere language, avoid appraisals, funds that is my position, and discussed debatable, but I see no other way that these items go forward. No editing, Fox no reverse hot tomatoes a couple of days, you will not get warm the head by those who already know who think like you, try FOX news to get into the vision of others to see that what they think and believe that has led them to that vision, do not despise any point of view, not to despise the people … The truth is hard to find, but this is not the goal of finance wikipedia.
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U.S. Federal Reserve Board chair Janet Yellen testifies before a Congressional Joint Economic hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, U.S., Nov. 17, 2016.
Good morning. The dollar steamed to a level not seen since 2003 and yields on the 10-year Treasury note reached a high for the year Thursday, as Federal Reserve Chairwoman Janet Yellen confirmed investors' view that the U.S. economy is strong enough to withstand an interest-rate rise soon. Ms. Yellen told lawmakers in testimony Thursday that the Fed could move "relatively soon," after the government released a grab bag of economic data all pointing to a stronger economy: an improving housing market, rising consumer prices and a more robust labor market. Her comments bolstered expectations that the Fed will lift its benchmark federal-funds rate at its next meeting in mid-December.
Ms. Yellen said the results of the U.S. presidential election hadn't altered the central bank's assessment, following its meeting earlier this month, that the case for a rate increase had grown. And Thursday's data suggest President-elect Donald Trump is poised to take office in January at the helm of an economy that is gathering pace. The Fed chief quashed speculation that she may leave the central bank soon after Mr. Trump takes office. Earlier this year, he called Ms. Yellen "highly political" and accused her of keeping interest rates low to help Democrats, accusations she has denied. "It is fully my intention to serve out that term," she said, when asked about the possibility that she might leave before her four-year term ends in February 2018.
Rolling back the buybacks. Wal-Mart Stores Inc. bought back 19.6 million shares in its fiscal 2017 third quarter for about $1.4 billion, a sharp decline from the previous quarter, when it bought back 30.3 million shares for about $2.1 billion, Richard Teitelbaum writes. The company also paid about $1.5 billion in dividends in the quarter, said Brett Biggs, Wal-Mart's chief financial officer, on the company's earnings call Thursday. Last quarter, the company paid $1.6 billion in dividends.
Matthias Mueller, chief executive officer of VW, is seen at the automaker's headquarters in Wolfsburg, Germany, Oct. 21, 2015.
This VW CEO at least has successes to cite. When Matthias Müller took the wheel at the world's biggest car company last year, he pledged to steer Volkswagen AG out of its worst-ever crisis, improve the company's corporate culture and set the namesake VW passenger-car brand on the road to recovery. A year later, VW's chief executive can present some successes when the supervisory board meets on Friday to sign off on the company's annual five-year investment plan. But his goal of transforming Volkswagen and significantly boosting profit remains elusive. VW plans to cut 30,000 jobs and invest €3.5 billion ($3.71 billion) in new technologies, the company said Friday.
People pass the J.P. Morgan corporate headquarters in the Manhattan borough of New York City, New York, U.S., May 20, 2015.
Somebody should have listened to sage advice. A decade ago, a J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. managing director in Asia sent an email to the investment-banking team: "As you know, the firm does not condone the hiring of the children or other relatives of clients or potential clients...In fact, the firm's policies expressly forbid this," the director wrote. A $264 million settlement later, as reported in July, makes those words seem prescient, to say the least.
Shareholders vote for Tesla, SolarCity deal. Shareholders of Tesla Motors Inc. and SolarCity Corp. approved Tesla's $2.1 billion all-stock offer to merge and create one company headed by Elon Musk that would sell emissions-free cars and rooftop solar panels that power them. "Your faith will be rewarded," Mr. Musk told Tesla investors on Thursday.
Ford stays put. Ford Motor Co. Chairman Bill Ford called Donald Trump to tell the president-elect the auto maker won't move production of Lincolns out of Kentucky, a sign the car company aims to work with a new administration on protecting American manufacturing workers. Mr. Trump, in a tweet posted to his Twitter account late Thursday, said he had "just got a call from my friend Bill Ford, Chairman of Ford, who advised me that he will be keeping the Lincoln plant in Kentucky—no Mexico." The company didn't say where it had planned to move production of the Lincoln crossover. In other news, the company cut earnings expectations for its finance arm next year.
Yummy. Yum Brands Inc.—the owner of the KFC, Pizza Hut and Taco Bell fast-food brands—is adding another $2 billion to its stock-buyback authorization. The $2 billion, to be used by the end of 2017, would be on top of what is left of its $4.2 billion authorization announced in May. Last month, when it filed a quarterly regulatory form, the Louisville, Ky.-based company said it had about $1.6 billion remaining.
Cola-Cola to concentrate on concentrate. Coca-Cola Co. said Thursday it reached a definitive agreement to divest its bottling stakes in China for roughly $1 billion, part of broader strategy to focus on its more profitable concentrate-making business. The beverage giant currently owns roughly a third of its bottling in China, with the rest split roughly between Swire Beverage Holdings Ltd. and China Foods Ltd. China Foods is part of state-owned Cofco Ltd. Under the agreement, Swire and China Foods each will own roughly half of Coke's bottling operations in the Asian country.
Boeing close to closing. Boeing Co. moved closer to extending the life of its combat-jet production lines with the State Department's approval of sales to Kuwait and Qatar worth up to $31.2 billion combined. With that barrier cleared Thursday, the long-delayed deals now go before Congress for final approval. Lawmakers have already been informally briefed, allowing the Pentagon and Boeing to press ahead with completing terms for the government-to-government transaction.
A customer holds her goods in a shopping basket as she browses goods displayed in the toiletries and dental care aisle inside a Tesco supermarket in London, U.K., April 20, 2015.
Don't you dare. Tesco PLC Chief Executive Dave Lewis has warned suppliers against using the devaluation of the U.K. pound as an excuse for illegitimate price increases, even as he conceded that "inflationary pressure" was increasing the price British consumers pay for staple foods, the Financial Times reports. Britain's biggest grocery chain emerged victorious last month from a public battle with Unilever PLC, after the consumer-products company had tried to impose a 10% price increase on some of its goods.
Rio probe led to firings. An internal Rio Tinto PLC investigation raised questions about whether company executives followed rules for paying people close to government officials in foreign countries, a finding that helped lead to the dismissal of two top officials this week. The probe, which was related to a large payment to a consultant of the company in the West African nation of Guinea, turned up no evidence that top Rio Tinto executives were aware of any bribes paid to Guinean government officials, a person familiar with the matter said.
Organic, please. Fast Retailing Co. aims to reach ¥3 trillion ($27 billion) in sales without making major acquisitions, its chief executive said, rejecting speculation that Asia's biggest apparel maker would look to overseas deals to accelerate growth. Tadashi Yanai, chief executive of the company known for its Uniqlo stores, also weighed in on the U.S. presidential election, saying he was dismayed by the victory of Donald Trump and might revise his U.S. strategy unless Republicans disavow the "America first" stance Mr. Trump took during the campaign.
Let's talk. Airbnb Inc. Chief Executive Brian Chesky said the company is working with New York City regulators toward a compromise following the passage last month of a law that could cause hosts to face hefty fines for listing the kind of short-term rentals that are core to the company's business. "We are in discussions with the city," Mr. Chesky said in an interview Thursday. He didn't elaborate on the extent of the discussions, beyond saying he was hopeful the two sides could reach a compromise.
Time for a change. Bloomberg LP announced a series of changes across its news organization on Thursday, including a revamp and new leadership at its money-losing magazine Bloomberg Businessweek and the end of its high-priced political news program, "With All Due Respect." In addition, about 30 Bloomberg News journalists were let go Thursday across the U.S., Europe and Asia as part of an effort to merge the company's Bloomberg First Word and markets news teams, according to a person familiar with the matter.
Not valiant. Valeant Pharmaceuticals International Inc. for a year has weathered a scandal over its relationship with a mail-order pharmacy that critics say helped it secure lofty prices for its drugs. Now prosecutors say they have uncovered another troubling connection between the two companies. They alleged Thursday that two men, one from each company, enriched each other through a multimillion-dollar fraud and kickback scheme.
Tesoro lassoes Western Refining. Tesoro Corp. will buy Western Refining Inc. for $4.1 billion, a deal that will create one of the largest fuel processors in the Western U.S. and expansion possibilities in a business that has been tested in the past year.
Peachy. Japanese low-cost carrier Peach Aviation Ltd. said Friday it has ordered a total of 13 commercial aircraft from Airbus Group SE in a deal that could be worth more than $1 billion. The Japanese budget airline, which is partly owned by ANA Holdings Inc., said it ordered 10 A320neo airplanes with a capacity of 188 seats, and three A320ceo planes, with a capacity of 180 seats.
Debt deal ahead. Premier Oil PLC has moved a step closer to sealing the biggest debt refinancing deal in the North Sea since the oil price crash after its main lenders reached provisional agreement on terms for keeping the U.K. company afloat, the Financial Times reports. More than 40 banks have been wrangling for months with Premier over the company's debts, which stood at $2.8 billion at the end of October.
ZTE wins some time. Chinese telecom-equipment company ZTE Corp. said it has won a further reprieve to Feb. 27 on export restrictions that were imposed on the company by the U.S. government, Reuters reports. In March, the U.S. Commerce Department hit ZTE with some of the toughest-ever U.S. export restrictions for allegedly breaking sanctions against Iran but has since issued temporary reprieves on the curbs.
Mexican pesos and U.S. dollar banknotes are seen in this picture illustration, Nov.3, 2016.
Mexico hikes interest rates. Mexico's central bank raised interest rates on Thursday as the country grapples with a weaker peso and uncertainty over the future of Mexico's relationship with its largest trading partner. U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's pledge to revise the North American Free Trade Agreement has caused deep anxiety among Mexican leaders and businesses.
Supreme Court drops appeal. The Supreme Court on Thursday said it would no longer consider an appeal by Visa Inc., Mastercard Inc. and several banks that sought to challenge lawsuits alleging they conspired to set anticompetitive ATM fees. The ATM litigation focused on rules for access fees that prevent independent ATM operators from setting lower charges for banking transactions processed on networks other than Visa and Mastercard.
First NBC to improve capital position. First NBC Bank Holding Co., whose mounting financial problems brought it under scrutiny, has struck an accord with regulators to improve its capital position. Under a Nov. 10 consent order with the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. and the Louisiana Office of Financial Institutions, First NBC is to review its management and lending operations and submit a plan to "achieve and maintain" certain Tier 1 capital ratios, among other requirements.
Not so fast. In a decision that could roil the planned bankruptcy exit of Dallas energy company Energy Future Holdings Corp., an appeals court in Philadelphia has revived bondholder claims to premium payment on their debt. The ruling upsets decisions that allowed Energy Future to tamp down claims for more money from investors that held bonds refinanced early in its bankruptcy proceeding.
Can Iran comply? The head of the United Nations agency that oversees the Iranian nuclear deal warned Tehran on Thursday to stick to the accord after it was found for the second time to have breached one of its terms.
The Best Buy electronics store in Union Square in New York City, New York, U.S., Nov. 16, 2016.
Best Buy again surprises in a good way. Best Buy Co. proved again that it is the unlikely outperformer among traditional retailers in expanding its online business. For a third straight quarter, the electronics chain posted a 24% increase in its U.S. online sales from a year earlier.
All eyes on 2018. Salesforce.com Inc. continued to post strong revenue growth and offered an optimistic forecast, even as it posted a loss in the most recent quarter. The business software provider said it would reach $10 billion in annual revenue by January 2018, setting a time frame for reaching one of the company's longstanding goals.
Downward trend. Gap Inc. posted an 18% drop in quarterly profit Thursday as the apparel maker had its seventh straight period of declining sales and absorbed costs tied to store closures. Sales fell 2% to $3.80 billion in the quarter ended Oct. 29, with the biggest declines at stores open for at least a year coming at the Gap brand and Banana Republic chains.
Marvell splurges on stock buyback. Chip maker Marvell Technology Group Ltd. reported third-quarter revenue and earnings above its guidance amid strong growth in data storage and network infrastructure business. Marvell also authorized a stock-buyback program of up to $1 billion. The company projects fourth-quarter revenue of about $565 million, plus or minus 2%, excluding certain businesses that will be classified as discontinued operations.
Earnings up, orders down. Applied Materials Inc. said its earnings jumped sharply in the three months ended in October, but the chip-gear maker's new orders missed expectations, sending shares lower. Applied makes equipment used in the manufacturing of semiconductors, which depends on a relatively small number of chip makers that write very big checks. But the size of those checks can vary greatly, depending on where those chip makers are in their production cycles.
This file photo taken on July 21, 2016 shows the headquarters of the European Central Bank (ECB) in Frankfurt am Main, Germany.
ECB is down with a stimulus boost. European Central Bank policy makers signaled in October that they were ready to boost their €1.7 trillion ($1.8 trillion) stimulus again if needed, warning of uncertainties in the global economy and stubbornly low inflation. On Friday, Mario Draghi, the president ECB, gave another clear signal that policymakers will continue to support the eurozone economy with monetary stimulus, the Guardian reports. In other news, a new report shows that the ECB's role as a regulator for the eurozone's biggest banks is undermined by a lack of staff, according to the Financial Times.
Surviving longer = staying small? Small businesses are surviving longer than they have in decades. That may not be entirely good news. A new report from the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, a Kansas City, Mo., nonprofit, tracks the number, survival and density of small businesses (those with fewer than 50 employees) across the U.S. While small companies are making it past their fifth year at a near-record rate, business ownership and firm growth remain historically low, possible reflections of declining dynamism across the U.S. economy.
L.A. takes new tack. Los Angeles became the latest major U.S. municipality to require that developers include affordable housing in new projects—a move hailed by advocates, but one that builders say could crimp the supply of homes in the nation's second-largest housing market. Policy makers in cities around the U.S. are turning to so-called inclusionary zoning programs to ensure developers set aside housing units for residents who couldn't otherwise afford to live there.
Still moving north, eh? A severe and prolonged economic depression could result in a 25% decline in Canadian house prices by 2021, Canada's national housing agency says. The estimate was included in a report on stress testing conducted by the Canada Mortgage & Housing Corp. and released publicly on Thursday.
Molson Coors Brewing Co., the U.S.-Canadian brewer, said Mauricio Restrepo resigned as finance chief, effective immediately. The company said Mr. Restrepo resigned for personal-conduct matters unrelated to the company's operations or financial reporting. Molson Coors named Tracey Joubert CFO. She is CFO of MillerCoors LLC, its wholly owned beer-distributing subsidiary. Molson Coors said it has not yet determined Ms. Joubert's compensation package.
What would post-Obamacare look like? President-elect Donald Trump and senior Republican legislators seem unified in repealing the Affordable Care Act that was one of the signature moves under President Barack Obama's eight years in office. It is becoming clear that it can't simply be repealed, but must be replaced. Sarah Kliff at Vox took a deep dive into seven different possible replacements that the right has proposed in recent years.
Play the hand you're dealt. After a quick and temporary plunge in global stock markets before Wall Street woke up last Wednesday, stocks have surged, the dollar is up, and economists are revising economic forecasts higher on the back of the U.S. presidential election. As Ray Dalio, founder of Bridgewater Associates, the largest hedge fund in the world, said: "There's a good chance that the 'craziness' factor will be smaller and play a lesser role in driving outcomes than many had feared." Bloomberg Businessweek wonders how long the honeymoon will last.
Find the smartest director. Great succession plans often come down to one or two directors who are regarded as the smartest in the boardroom, business adviser Ram Charan writes in Harvard Business Review. Boards that pick the best new chief executive do four things correctly, he says: They outline the skills needed for the job, keep an open mind about where those skills might be found, get to know the candidates deeply and allow for the kinds of human imperfections that many of us have.


YES it's alredy time to go back! It was so good last time so we decided to return ASAP. Show us it was the right move by coming to the shows! Spread the word and enjoy the fuzz.
Tickets go on Sale THIS Friday the 11th August. To see where click on the picture or go to the shows section! where you will also find ticket links.
For those of you who wonder – YES there will be a second west coast oriented leg as well announced a bit later on.


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J. B. Cramer & Co. was an English musical instrument manufacturing, music-publishing and music-selling business in London, founded in 1824 by the musician Johann Baptist Cramer. Its New Bond Street premises closed in 1964 when the company was taken over by Kemble & Co.

History
It was founded in 1824 by the musician Johann Baptist Cramer in partnership with Robert Addison and Thomas Frederick Beale, the company then being known as Cramer, Addison & Beale. Johann Baptist Cramer ceased involvement with the business at the end of 1833  and in 1844 Addison broke from the partnership with Beale, going into business with Robert Hodson who had previously been in partnership with Lewis Henry Lavenu forming Addison & Hodson across the road from Cramer & Co. at 210, Regent Street, opposite Conduit Street.

The business was then known as Cramer, Beale & Co.. William Chappell then went into partnership with Beale but broke the partnership in 1847 and the business was the carried on by Thomas Beale. Chappell rejoined the partnership  and finally retired in 1861. The name Cramer, Beale & Chappell was used on publications at that time. In 1862 George Wood went into partnership with the Beales, during which time the name Cramer, Beale & Wood was used. By 1864 the Beales had left the company and the name Cramer, Wood, & Co was then used.

The main premises were at 201, Regent Street and 67, Conduit Street, on the corner of Conduit Street and Regent Street. This address was associated with the company from the 1820s until the 1890s. In 1873  the company opened showroom premises known as "Cramer's Great City Warehouse" or "Cramer's City Warerooms" originally between 43 and 46, Moorgate Street, later including nos.40-42.

From 1896 to 1901 the main premises were located at 207 & 209, Regent Street (these addresses having been used by the company since at least 1864), then moving to 126, Oxford Street by 1902. In 1912, the main premises were moved to 139, New Bond Street where they remained until the company was taken over by Kemble & Co piano manufacturers in 1960, who, for a limited period continued to use the "J.B. Cramer & Co." name.

Today Cramer pianos are made for delivery to the Far East, where the Cramer name has a good reputation, and they are still made to Kemble's traditional British piano designs.

The music publisher Cramer Music; it is currently located in Watford was located in Garrick Street, London from 1991 to 2013.

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Marijuana Growing Troubleshooting Leaf Guide – How to Grow Marijuana Effectively without Any Ahead Experience or knowledge?
Nowadays, The cultivation of cannabis has become more popular as it had been in the past. More people wish to cultivate their own cannabis as the tendency is rising. Are you also seeking the ways to cultivate your own cannabis plant but don't have the knowledge and expertise that is necessary for the operation? Do not worry because we are here to make it easy for you to develop your cannabis on a scale. Micro or small growth is a natural method to grow cannabis for novices to get an expertise and knowledge, without running the risk of ruining a big growth (crop). If you're a newcomer and are trying to grow a large scale that is marijuana on, you may wind up making mistakes that impact quality and you may wind up losing a bunch of money.
Selecting The strain and the ideal amount of dirt, for the growth of cannabis is quite important when you're growing at small scales. A friable soil that's combined with dwelling organisms and compatibles , vitamins, minerals are significant. This mix can can provide enough food to your plant for its life cycle that is entire that is full. The loudness of soil's pot you may use to grow your plant also depends upon how large a plant is expected to grow. Your cannabis plant's development depends upon what sort of breed you're currently using. There are two strains available, one is sativa and the other is indica. Sativa plants are thin, tall and have thin leaves. Whereas, Indica plants are short, bushy with wide leaves. Sativa plants undergo a 200-300% increase in height whereas indica plants increase by 50-100% throughout the flowering phase. Evidently, indica plants are more suitable for small and micro growth. Auto-flowering strains are just another option for the rise of cannabis, regardless of your scale. These strains stay small in each condition because it is in their genes and a number are even more compact than indica plants. Additionally they grow independent of lighting, meaning their time to crop is often briefer. Some growers also use because as soon as they get mature, they begin blooming, auto-flowering. Growers use this characteristic of strains to grow two crops of year.
Germination Of seeds in smaller containers is simpler than larger pots. But, seeds put on a moist paper towel and set in a dark warm place is also a good method for seed's germination. After a couple of days or weeks, your seeds will sprout. When your crops break through the surface, true photosynthesis begins and cotyledons have drop their seed husk. Here is where they reveal their first true leaves. Interesting arrangements begin, based on the strain that you chose. A change can be seen at the start of the phase in the pattern of growth. Cannabis responds to hormonal fluctuations depending upon the species that begins blooming. There are two sorts – auto-flowering and Absolute Photo Determinate. Absolute Photo Determinate (APD) plants rely upon a hormone that's sensitive to light so as to sustain growth and plant. In breeds that are auto-flowering, their growth hormone is age dependent. These plants stop when they reach a certain age, producing. Calyxes emerge and form puffballs that are coated. Along with their own spike, these puffballs will start to stretch. These leaves are bigger and thicker compared to sugar leaves and they're covered in trichomes. The flower clusters form big colas and will be covered in trichomes. Trichomes and calyxes will swell with an abundant quantity of resin. Maturity will be complete and these pistils' color will begin to change from orange, mauve, scarlet, brown. Additionally, its colour is changed by the resins that are bloated from milky to amber and clear to milky. It's time to harvest. Wet the trims and eliminate the leaves split down the plant . Another technique would be to cut the main branch's stem carefully.
Hopefully, You've learned enough to start your own indoor cannabis backyard. Growing and Cultivation should be an enjoyable hobby together with a rewarding end result. So, Have fun and remember to look after your plants!


Is not this the carpenter, the son of Mary and brother of James and Joses and Judas and Simon, and are not his sisters here with us? And they took offense at him.
People in little Nazareth knew and dismissed Jesus as "the carpenter". Although the Greek word (tekton) is often translated as carpenter, it actually means a craftsman or builder and was used for a stonemason or woodworker. Nazareth was strewn with limestone and had few trees so that a first century tekton worked primarily in stone. Six days a week Jesus would have labored on "winepresses, millstones, olive press stones, tombstones, cisterns, farm terraces, vineyards, watchtowers, house extensions, etc." (Ken Campbell, "What Was Jesus' Occupation?", Journal of Evangelical Theological Society, Sept. 2005) This gives insight into Jesus' frequent parables about masonry, digging foundations, building towers, and stones that builders reject. Like other small village tektons, Jesus would go to the marketplace at dawn hoping to get work and earn His daily bread. Shake hands with Jesus and you would have felt strong, well worn, callused hands. Tektons were far down on anyone's social pecking order in first century Galilee.
People often wonder about the "hidden years" of Jesus, the majority of His life spent in a job with no religious connections. "At first glance this doesn't seem to be a very strategic use of the Son of God's extraordinary gifts or his important messianic mission." (Tom Nelson, Work Matters: Connecting Sunday Worship to Monday Work) The reality is that Jesus spent many more years working as a tekton than He did in messianic ministry: caring for the sick, casting out demons, and proclaiming the Good News of the Kingdom. Some might wonder if Jesus missed God's will for His life. Hadn't the Father sent Him from heaven for a mission of world redemption! Yet, after thirty years "hidden" in little backwater Nazareth the Father expressed delight in Jesus. At His baptism we hear the Father announce: "This is my Son, the beloved, with whom I am well pleased" (Matthew 3:17). Long before Jesus ever worked a miracle, preached a sermon, or announced God's Kingdom, He was assured of the Father's love and delight.
The Incarnation reveals the importance of your everyday work and life to God. Jesus stamps the dignity of your daily life. He did not regard His work as a humble tekton mundane or meaningless. It was not a misuse of His gifts or powers. He was carrying out the work God had given Him to do and providing for His mother and younger siblings. Jesus was no less God or no less human for being a simple workman.
Jesus' hidden years digging foundations, building watchtowers, and hewing cisterns were spiritually formative for Him. The Father was preparing Him for His messianic mission of being a Servant and giving His life a ransom (Mark 10:45). In a similar way, our spiritual formation takes place not only in our churches, liturgies, and spiritual practices, but in faithfully providing for others and ourselves. Our work does matter to the Father. It was in Jesus' hidden years that He learned humble service that would later lead Him to a cross.
What does Jesus' willing, humble work as a tekton say to you about your daily work?
How do you think doing daily work in our own "hidden years" might be spiritually formative?
In line with the quotation from Dallas Willard, take a few moments to imagine Jesus doing the work you do everyday.


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Orly Azoulay
Nahum Barnea
Ron Ben-Yishai
Ronen Bergman
Alex Fishman
Dr. Yaron Friedman
Eitan Haber
Yoaz Hendel
Sima Kadmon
Aviad Kleinberg
Noah Klieger
Yaron London
Smadar Perry
Sever Plocker
Shimon Shiffer
Yossi Yehoshua
Ben-Dror Yemini
New Israel Fund conspiracy? Asylum seekers' protest
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Avi Dabush
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Stop looking for traitors in every corner
Op-ed: Why is almost everything taking place in Israel seen as a New Israel Fund conspiracy?
Avi Dabush |Published: 01.21.14 , 14:51
Let's start with a difficult question: Who argued in regards to the refugee problem that "the discourse must be humane. We are talking about people, an inseparable part of the State of Israel's Jewishness. This is the way to treat all human beings as bearers of the image of God"? And who said about the same issue, "We remember what it's like to be refugees. So we must act in the acceptable and correct manner from an ethical and universal aspect"? Stay tuned for the answer.
The refugee question is not a simple issue. On the one hand stand the history of the Jewish people, values and constitutional rights, as well as international conventions Israel has signed, and on the other hand there is a social difficulty and the need to maintain geographic and demographic borders.
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Israel's last few governments decided not to decide, and the residents of southern Tel Aviv and other weakened neighborhoods are the ones paying the price. Those who declaim from every stage, "Charity begins at home," are the exact same people who lifted their hands in favor of another state budget and another one which made the neighborhoods' residents poor to begin with.
But there are those insisting on not letting the facts confuse them, and in their eyes it's all simple: The Africans, no matter where they came from and why, must be deported.
And the asylum seekers' protest? It's just another conspiracy by the New Israel Fund (NIF) aimed at undermining the State of Israel's Jewish character. A direct continuation of the social protest (a "conspiracy" that got hundreds of thousands on the streets), the gas royalties battle followed by the struggle against gas exports, freedom of choice in marriage, etc, etc. Because after all, it's impossible for human beings, middle class, refugees and neighborhood residents to get organized to promote the vision burning in their hearts.
It turns out that Israel has not had for years such an influential body which succeeds in causing millions to march in a sort of sophisticated satanic plan, which only very few of us understand. Not general and local elections, not capital pyramids. Their influence is worthless. The New Israel Fund humiliates and glorifies, enriches and tortures. Like they used to say in our neighborhood in Ashkelon: "Yeah, right!"
Where is the money from?
For those who are still interested in the facts: The New Israel Fund supports hundreds of organizations a year, and its activity has been enjoyed by many, at different scopes, for decades: Ethiopian immigrants, Mizrahim, Russian speakers, Arabs, haredim, women, etc. The aid is given in a variety of issues: Environment, employment, the battle against racism, human rights, housing and planning, health, gender equality, shared society and more.
Those who are really and seriously interested in knowing where every shekel goes to are invited to visit the NIF website and read its reports, which have received praise and prizes from the US associations registrar. And where is the money from? From American Jews who love Israel. Yes, just like the Jewish Agency or KKL, the federations which donate to every city and council we live in, as well as the Joint. Jews who wish to support trends of love of man, mutual guarantee, narrowing gaps and building an exemplary society, in the vision of the Proclamation of Independence. It's that simple.
Do you have something against the projects and stances of the New Israel Fund or any other civil organization? That's legitimate. No one is free of criticism. On the contrary. As someone who absorbed the values of Judaism, disagreement for a purely spiritual purpose is a deep way of creating a lively, smart society with a watchful eye. This is the way which has built the Jewish people as a significant people in human society. But this sentence continues. Any disagreement which is not for a purely spiritual purpose is destructive.
People and bodies whose sole purpose is to accuse, look for traitors and condemn subversive people are quarrelsome people. The last thing we need is to provide them with power, be afraid of them and give them quiet legitimacy. The human and local history, starting with the zealots' revolt up to our time, explains exactly why. And if we get confused by the facts, we will harm our future and our children's future.
So who is responsible for the quotes I started off with? Rabbi Yuval Cherlow, one of the leaders of Religious Zionism, and Shimon Peres, the State of Israel's president. It seems they have also been drugged by the New Israel Fund, don't you think?
Avi Dabush is the programs director at SHATIL, the New Israel Fund's initiative for social change