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Methods, Replications, Social	 January 11, 2019
Researchers Tried To Explore Why "Stereotype Threat" Harms Performance, But Found It Didn't Harm Performance At All
Is stereotype threat too context-dependent to matter all that much?
By Jesse Singal
Stereotype threat is a very evocative, disturbing idea: Imagine if simply being reminded that you are a member of a disadvantaged group, and that stereotypes hold that members of your group are bad at certain tasks, led to a self-fulfilling prophecy in which you performed worse on such tasks than you would otherwise.
That's been the claim of stereotype threat researchers since the concept was first introduced in the mid-1990s, and it's spread far and wide. But as seems to be the case with so many strong psychological claims of late, in recent years the picture has gotten a bit murkier. "A recent review suggested that stereotype threat has a robust but small-to-medium sized effect on performance," wrote Alex Fradera here at the BPS Research Digest in 2017, "but a meta-analysis suggests that publication bias may be a problem in this literature, inflating the apparent size of the effect." Adding to the confusion are some results which seem to run exactly opposite to what the theory would suspect, like the one Fradera was reporting on: In that study, female chess players were found to have performed better, not worse, against male opponents, which isn't what the theory would have predicted.
Now, another study is poised to complicate things yet further. In a paper to be published in the European Journal of Social Psychology, and available as a preprint, a team led by Charlotte Pennington of UWE Bristol recruited female participants to test two mechanisms (reduced effort and working memory disruption) that have been offered to explain the supposed adverse performance effects of gender-related stereotype threat. They also compared different ways of inducing stereotype threat. Interesting questions, you might think, but in all cases the researchers came up empty.
Pennington and her colleagues' study consisted of a pair of experiments in which they asked women to complete eye-tracking (both experiments) tasks, intended to test their inhibitory control, and a mental-arithmetic task (the second experiment only) designed to test their working memory. The participants were split into groups and, prior to their completion of the task, given various stereotype reminders — some, for example, were informed that some research shows "that gender differences exist on visuospatial and mathematical tasks," and that "females are shown to perform less accurately compared to males." These reminders were used to provoke two different kinds of stereotype threat – one was "group-as-target" designed to induce a fear that one's own performance may be used justify stereotypes about women's inferior performance; the other, a "self-as-target" threat, involved mentioning that women typically perform worse on the task than men, but with the focus of the results supposedly on their own personal ability. In the second experiment, a group was exposed to a positive stereotype claim, to see if that would improve performance, and in both experiments, a control group wasn't exposed to any stereotype-laden messaging at all.
The results of both experiments are easy to sum up: Pennington and her colleagues detected no differences between the groups on the key measures they were testing, either in terms of reduced effort or signs of working memory interference. Simply put, neither experiment provided any evidence for a stereotype effect in this setting, let alone revealing anything about the possible mechanisms or contrasting effects of group- or self-threats. Of course, plenty of other studies have provided evidence for such effects. It's complicated.
One paragraph in Pennington et al's paper shows just how complicated:
Research has revealed many factors that heighten individuals' susceptibility to stereotype threat. From a methodological viewpoint, performance decrements are more likely to occur under stereotype threat when the task is difficult … However, a recent meta-analysis casts doubt on task difficulty as a significant moderator of stereotype threat … It is also proposed that stereotype threat effects are more likely to emerge when individuals attribute worth to their social group membership (i.e., group identification…), endorse the stereotype to be accurate (i.e., stereotype endorsement…), and identify strongly with the stereotyped domain … Nguyen and Ryan (2008) report in their meta-analytic review, however, that women with moderate relative to high domain identification are more affected by gender-maths stereotypes, with research further suggesting that individuals do not need to identify with the stereotyped domain or group to experience stereotype threat .… The complexity of these observed findings has led some scholars to theorise that individuals may experience unique forms of stereotype threat, which are moderated by different factors and underpinned by diverse mechanisms … [References, removed here for ease of reading, can be found in the preprint].
If what all these messy, sometimes contradictory findings suggest is true, and stereotype threat, to the extent it has an effect, is moderated by factors like explicit endorsement (or not) of the stereotype in question, or domain identification (or not), and so on – then who is to say we've come close to figuring out all the possible moderators? At a certain point, the simple storyline that caused the concept to spread so virally in the first place just doesn't quite hold anymore. It's not "You will be affected by X," but rather, "You might be affected by X, depending on A, B, and C."
That's the nature of good science, of course: We hone in on the truth by figuring out the complicated ways a given phenomenon works. But sometimes this process is at odds with science communication, and can lead to preemptive, oversimplification popularisation and application. If stereotype threat is so complicated that "individuals may experience unique forms of" it, then what are we left with, exactly?
—Stereotype Threat May Not Impact Women's Inhibitory Control or Mathematical Performance: Providing Support for the Null Hypothesis
Post written by Jesse Singal (@JesseSingal) for the BPS Research Digest. Jesse is a contributing writer at BPS Research Digest and New York Magazine. He is working on a book about why shoddy behavioral-science claims sometimes go viral for Farrar, Straus and Giroux.
Time For A Fresh Approach To Learning Difficulties? The Cognitive Profile Of Kids Struggling At School Bore No Relation To Their Official Diagnoses
By Emma Young. The research involved over 500 children who had been referred to a research clinic.
Study Identifies The Most Effective Mental Strategies That People Use To Get Through Aversive Challenges
By Christian Jarrett. Trait self-control and effective strategy use may represent two separate routes to greater persistence.
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S L Cairns says:
Thank you for your article. Another useful perspective on how stereotypes can be 'at play'. Probably way to soon to stop current interventions in place to ensure that for reasons in the original hypotheses there are not factors affecting individual's performance regardless of their particular characteristics. Nevertheless, I would be interested to have seen the results if there were men taking part as well (I have presumed from the text that the groups were all female participants). Would simply the presence of a similar group of men have affected the performance? Or how would older women performed? Also does this suggest an area of study into same-sex schooling (either school-wide or classroom-wide)? Or are we simply now making progress to confound old stereotypes? Fascinating and critical stuff – thank you. Stuart Cairns D&I Trainer
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Q: Bootstrap date selector; enable month selection ASP.NET MVC Data Annotations I've been trying to get bootstrap text box for selecting a month; which is identified by using type="month". Same can be applied to select a week; type="week", with c# data annotations.
But, no luck.
I'm able to create a bootstrap date selector by using following data annotations;
    [DataType(DataType.Date)]
    [DisplayFormat(ApplyFormatInEditMode = true, DataFormatString = "{0:dd/MM/yyyy}")]
    public virtual DateTime Month { get; set; }

But, unable to create a field to select month. I tried using [DisplayFormat(ApplyFormatInEditMode = true, DataFormatString = "{0:MM}")]
and following;
@Html.EditorFor(m => m.Month, new { @Value = Model.Month.ToString("d") }) as given in
http://geekswithblogs.net/80n/archive/2012/04/27/apply-a-datetime-format-in-an-asp.net-mvc-textboxfor.aspx
which gave me a different error.
Please see the attach image ; bootstrap month selector.

Note; I'm using razor for the view.
Help much appreciated.

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Made his debut with Arenys Basquet Badalona, EBA, during the 2017-18 season.
Signed for the 2018-19 season by Bodegas Rioja Vega Logrono, LEB Silver.
Will make his debut with Joventut Badalona during the 2019-20 season, also playing with CB Prat Juventud, LEB Silver.
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DHX Media 2015 revenue hits US$200 million
The Halifax-based media co issued its Q4 and year-end results Monday, with fiscal 2015 revenues up by 127% over 2014, due primarily to the acquisition of the kidsnets that now make up DHX Television.
DHX Media posted revenues of CDN$264 million (US$200 million) for fiscal 2015, an increase of 127% increase over 2014′s revenues of CDN$116.13 million (US$87 million).
The Halifax-based media co reported both its year-end and fourth-quarter results Monday for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2015. The increase in revenue for fiscal 2015 was attributed to the company's acquisition of Bell Media's kids channels (now collectively known as DHX Television) on July 31, 2014, which accounted for 52% of the jump.
Other factors contributing to the revenue spike for fiscal 2015 include a 25% bump in distribution revenues to CDN$77.67 million (US$59 million), and a 78% increase in both proprietary production revenues (to CDN$38 million or US$28 million), and producer and service fee revenues to CDN$32.61 million (US$24.5 million). The increases in production and producer and service fee revenues accounted for 10% of the overall rise in revenue, the company said in its report. The adjusted EBITDA for fiscal 2015 was CDN$90.21 million (US$67.5), which was up CDN$53.18 million (US$39.8 million) over 2014′s adjusted EBITDA of CDN$37 million (US$27.7 million).
On fourth-quarter results for 2015, DHX Media posted revenues of CDN$71.17 million (US$53.3 million), a year-over increase of CDN$29.74 million (US$22.3 million). Similar to the trends seen in the fiscal year-end, the increase in revenue was attributed to DHX Television, which accounted for CDN$19.87 million (US$14.9 million) of the growth, along with increases in distribution, proprietary production, and producer and service fee revenues.
DHX Media also announced Monday it had received approval from its board of directors to buy back up to 10% of its public shares as part of a normal course issuer bid (NCIB). In an analyst call, CEO Dana Landry said management thought it was "good corporate governance" to have an NBIC in place for a company of its size as a precautionary measure. During the call, Landry also touched upon the company's strategy in China following its recently announced content deal for Alibaba Group's SVOD service Tmall Box Office.
"What we are seeing in China is the emergence of a new OTT market, in our view, the same way OTT services rolled out in North America and Europe over the last few years. Moreover, we have started licensing in China with non-exclusive rights the same way we did in North America and Europe some years ago," Landry said. While he did not provide details, he did say the company is currently in negotiations with other OTT services in China for its kids content.
In regards to DHX Media's television properties in Canada, Landry also said during the call the company is open to exploring advertisement and sponsorship opportunities to help bolster the revenues of the channels.
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by Alexander Maxwell January 31, 202111:00 am January 28, 2021
Hassan Mahmood, The Unstoppable Man, Talks About His Journey and Future Plans
It is said that, "genius is 1% inspiration and 99% perspiration." Is it so? In Hassan Mahmood's case, it is true. He is a young man who has done extraordinary work, placing his interests, skills, and responsibilities altogether blended them well, and ended up being a star in the eyes of many. He is a man with dynamic skills and righteous perception. He is educated in the real sense and has an analytical mind. With his achievements, he has become a sight of admiration to people of young age.
Hassan Mahmood was born in Lahore, Pakistan. He did his early education in Pakistan, but soon in 2001, he shifted to the US. He had always been adaptable, so it wasn't a tough job for him to adjust to this new place. He went to the Kent County Middle School for 4 years and graduated from the Kent County High School. After graduation, most people think of going on vacation and enjoy time with friends and close ones. But this man was something extraordinary! He knew what he has to do with his life at a very young age. He started working on his dreams and believed that he would make it, one day!
Hassan Mahmood at the age of 20, joined his family retail business. He helped his father in making more and more capital. He had various strategies and had the ability to conceptualize. He used his skills for his father's business. This business, which was running for more than 40 years, now started making profit and progress like never before. Soon his father realized that Hassan Mahmood is a far-sighted person and is just not made to run their family business. His father discussed with him and supported him in his journey of setting something up by his own ideas and creativity.
Not on the family business, but Hassan Mahmood has worked with a Subway franchise in Delaware and has later owned it. He owned an operating gas station and multiple convenience stores in Delaware, Maryland, and Pennsylvania. After gaining success in all of his investments, Hassan Mahmood was quite confident of setting something of his own. He had by now, got a vision of his tactfulness, intuition, presence of mind, and right decision-making skills. He is very optimistic and had set huge goals for him to achieve.
Within no time, Hassan Mahmood disclosed his interests in designing clothes and producing a brand of his own. His family stood as a backbone during all this time. Soon, with his sociable skills, he started interacting with people and got some idea about their clothing demands and interests. At the same time, he was observant towards the profit of his company with customer satisfaction. He is trying to setup his own clothing brand in the future. Today he stays in Kent County in the state of Maryland. After almost 20 years of living here, he is now innovating ideas to invest in commercial properties. This man is clearly unstoppable!
Connect with Hassan on Instagram – @iam.hassan_mahmood
Alexander Maxwell
Internet Entrepreneur | Digital Marketing Expert | Marketing Consultant | Stock Market Enthusiast|| Founder & CEO at Maxwell Digitals, based in California.


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Der Fairbanks Ranch Country Club ist ein privater Golfclub in Rancho Santa Fe. Er wurde 1984 gegründet und umfasst eine Fläche von 111 Hektar, die der Stadt San Diego gehört.
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Manley Labs Neo-Classic 300B
Review by Todd Warnke
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I'm going to get this out of the way right now. I fell in love with these things. Of course, like everything they have faults, and I'll try my utmost to fairly detail them. But, at least to me, the faults they have end up being of little consequence as the soul of this machine is completely musical. And a brief reminder to all those who have turned off their own soul in the search for a perfect high-end "audio" experience, being swept away by the music is a good thing.
Second matter, in many ways this is the most difficult review I've written. Of course, the first reason is the deep emotional connection I felt, almost from the start the review, and the need to remain objective (doesn't this seem strange to you - we want, in fact we need music to move us and so when we find a piece of gear that allows that deep connection we strive to retain objectivity in describing its effect?). The second reason is that the Neo-Classic is a uniquely flexible amp and under its various conditions of operation has a wide range of sound and so posed formidable logistical problems. Just to be perverse let's start with the boring, logistical stuff and then get to the gory and glorious details of my bewitchment.
The Neo-Classic is a significant re-work, almost a re-design in fact of the original SE/PP 300B penned by David Manley in the early '90s. That amp was, in part, the result of an argument between David Manley (who once owned Manley Labs and VTL) and Peter Qvuortrop of Audio Note over circuit topology. To demonstrate the differences between single-ended and push-pull, as well as the effects of feedback the original SE/PP 300B allowed you to switch from push-pull to single-ended triode on the fly. This amp also allowed for adjustment of feedback, from 0 to 10 dB in single dB steps, also on the fly. The current version of the Neo-Classic has that same flexibility, plus a speaker impedance switch (4 to 8 ohm or 12 to 20 ohm), giving it a total of 44 flavors (being the geek I am, I have to confess I sampled each one, even if some samples were but nibbles). Like the original, in SE mode the two 300B output tubes per monoblock chassis operate in parallel that gives a single-ended output of 12 watts, while the push-pull rating is 24 watts.
The amps themselves are beautiful, and properly merit a name like Neo-Classic. Each chassis is long and narrow, which I find to be a practical hassle, but in this case the aesthetic payoff is worthwhile. On top and in the very front of the chassis lie the feedback selector and bias tips. Behind that, and sitting side by each are the Sovtek-sourced 6SL7 input tube and the 6SN7driver tube. Further back are the 300B tubes, a pair of Svetlanas, wired in parallel. Just behind those sits the input transformer and then a row of black caps that are the same height as the 300Bs and thus conceal the Sovtek 5U4 rectifier tubes, which lie just in front of the output transformer case. On the very back of the deck are WBT 5 way binding posts, while on the rear of the chassis lie the IEC power cord connecter, input jack (RCA only) and power switch. The chassis itself is finished in highly polished stainless steel with integral black cones at the corners that float the amp off the ground and lighten the mass of the piece. The face of the unit is finished in gold with an inner window that lights up with the Manley logo. The fascia also has two switches, one to mute the amp and one to select push-pull or single-ended operation. In all, this is one of the most elegant and beautiful layouts I've seen, and one that makes using the amp as easy as it is to look at.
On a side note, the use of current production tubes throughout the amp is no accident. Being a pro audio company, Manley Labs understands that day to day reliability means, beyond a solid design, having easy access to replacement tubes that restore a product to the factory sound, and so the Neo-Classic has been voiced around affordable and easy to purchase tubes. An eminently sensible choice and one, in my mind, that more companies really ought to make. After all, there is almost nothing worse than buying a great component and, after the original tubes are gone, being unable to get back the sound that first attracted you, or at least not without spending a small fortune on the dwindling NOS market.
Hook up, in spite of all the various operating modes, is straightforward. Select the impedance, tighten the binding posts (I love the top deck mounting location as it makes it very easy to see the connection at the back of the long chassis), hook up the interconnect, mute the amp, switch into push-pull to check the bias (after the first start-up cycle you can start up in either pp or se), power up and set the bias. Let the amp stabilize for 30 minutes or so and re-check the bias, then play. By the way, in the several months I used these amps the bias drifted not a bit, another sign of a solid design.
After giving the amps a week of break-in out back in the office system, I set them under the microscope in the main room and started out in push-pull mode. With the Soliloquy 6.2 speakers in place and the impedance switch set for 12-20 ohm load, I quickly found that the amps sounded more involving with the feedback set in the lower numbers, but not at zero. With a setting of 3 dB what I heard was very good bass extension with surprisingly good control, superb mids, extended highs, excellent staging, near explosive dynamics, far more power than I expected and very nice resolution.
Fleshing that out a bit, the mid-bass region had a slight emphasis, but was not in any way fat, flabby, or out of control. When playing back something like Dave Holland's Dream Of The Elders [ECM 1572] this gave the masterful Holland a bit more presence, then again, he deserves it. However, even when listening to less gifted bass players (in other words, everyone else), this emphasis was noticeable but never tipped the overall balance too far to the bass.
The mids were very well delineated, so much so that I found myself playing denser musical works than is my norm, simply because individual lines were drawn with such clarity. As for the treble, with the feedback at 3 to 5 dB, it was in perfect balance with the rest of the tonal balance of the amp. Finding this balance took a bit of effort, but an advantage of the Neo-Classic is that once found, this balance can also be altered depending on the recording. So, when playing back early digital recordings, for example, I could add a few more dB of feedback to smooth the recording, or if a listening to a dull recording, I could drop back a few dB and reacquire balance.
Dynamically, this 300B amp sucker punched me. Having heard several 300B amps in my house I was standing, flat-footed, the first time I played Steve Tibbetts' The Fall Of Us All [ECM 1527]. A swirling, at times snarling, dense monster, I know that given a proper system this album has passages that would flatten Ali in his prime. But I never expected that a 24-watt, 300B amp, driving a $2,500 two-way speaker was anything close to a proper system. A black-eye and a sore butt from an unexpected fall to the canvas prove otherwise.
Timing, or even more, PRAT (pace, rhythm and timing) as our friends in Merry Ol' England are wont to say, was excellent, and not just for a tube amp. I found that blues albums had punch; jazz albums had swing, string quartets had lyrical dance and most current country music still sounded constipated. Often PRAT seems to come with a decreased sense of detail (I wonder if shortening notes a small but noticeable amount helps to create a sense of forward movement), but to my good fortune, not so here. The feeling of drive was accompanied by a full share of ambience and subtle detail.
The overall sense I had of the Neo-Classic in p-p mode was of control, definition and bite. To this the Manley amps also add a well-defined harmonic palette and excellent pacing to the sonic equation. After a good month running the Neo-Classics in push-pull mode I found that I thoroughly enjoyed every piece of music I ran though this combination of gear. And t'were this all there was to the Manley Neo-Classic I would find myself writing a nice little review of a well-done, solid amp. But, as I already said, there is more to the Neo-Classic.
After pairing the Neo-Classics in p-p- mode with my Merlin VSM-SE speakers to confirm my opinion of their performance with the Soliloquy speakers (after first changing the impedance to 4-8 ohms) I flipped the switch to a whole 'nuther place and time when I move the toggle from p-p to single-ended. Ok, the individual sonic differences in staging, tonality, timing and dynamics between the two modes were small in absolute terms, but in almost every case the changes were for the better and so it is the cumulative effect of the changes that were significant and that led to a stunning change.
Let's start with the only change that I would call for the worse. With the feedback set below 2 dB the lower and mid bass region took on a slightly loose character. Listening to the aforementioned Steve Tibbetts album the deep bass effects, slam and drive loss a touch of focus. Other deep bass workouts, like Blind Light's The Absence of Time [Alda 001] or anything by Me'Shell Ndegeocello showed the same effect. Bump the feedback up past four or so and this artifact disappeared, but not without a tiny concomitant loss of tonal beauty further on up the audio spectrum. Since the tonal effect was slight, I found myself tailoring the feedback to album selection and mood. Drop in some Parliament, crank the feedback to 6 and free my ass and mind for a while. Spin Celibidache conducting the Bruckner 8th, drop back to 2 dB and take a Zen mindtrip. And then throw on Bach's The Art Of The Fugue by the Concerto Italiano, set the feedback to zero and travel back in time 3 centuries. In a perfect world, or at least a perfect amp, I wouldn't have to get out of my listening chair and twist a knob to find the perfect balance between bass control and tonality. But then again, as all know far too well this world is far from perfect, and the perfect amp lives in the same world as the unicorn.
Ok, after this minor annoyance, everything about the Neo-Classic single-ended was for the better. Mids, which had been precise and detailed, took a subtle transformation to that magic, lit from within character. Some would call this liquidity and others life. Whatever you call it, I love it. Sure, at times recordings sounded more real than life, but after swapping amps with others I had on hand, I found that was not the case, rather, after spending so much time listening to other gear I, and perhaps collectively, we have become accustomed to a grey, sterile presentation that forces the brain to work overtime to color in the details. With the Neo-Classic I found that my brain simply relaxed and let my body and soul take over. Nor was it just myself that felt this. The long-suffering Robin commented that listening to music with the Neo-Classics was "like getting a massage".
Staging, as solid point of the push-pull Neo-Classic, was expanded in all three dimensions. The Telarc recording of Arvo Parts' Fratres with the I Fiamminghi orchestra [Telarc CD-80387] takes place in the relatively small Basilica of Bonne Esperance in Vellereille-les-Brayeux Belgium, and is a well executed recording, using among other fine audiophile gear, E.A.R. tube mics and mixing console. In p-p mode the Neo-Classics drew an architectural blueprint of the layout. Switch into single-ended and the blueprint became a building with stone, wood and glass. Boundaries were solid but also hinted at what lay beyond. And placement in the stage took on more definition with added density for each player.
Dynamically the single-ended Neo was as surprising as the push-pull version had been. I came to it expecting a live micro level to make up for a soft macro punch and was tripped up. Sure, the micro was all I had expected, and more. Listening to Tal Farlow pluck and caress his Gibson guitar while Tommy Flanagan and Gary Mazzaroppi anchor the beat on Chromatic Palette [Concord CCD-4154] was a revelation as pieces of his art, of his skill at subtle pressure changes were laid bare. But drop in Vaughan Williams Sinfonia Antarctica [Naxos 8.550737] and hold on. When the organ bursts in the Landscape movement, the sound is simply glorious. In absolute terms the s-e version was very close to the p-p mode, but considering that s-e is not supposed to do this, the single-ended performance was even more remarkable.
As for PRAT, the overall improvements added an edge here as well. Tonal beauty often comes with a floating leading edge and a Technicolor tail, which seem to distract from timing. Not here. Definite, controlled and precise is the only way to describe the Neo single-ended.
As a whole these changes raise the Neo-Classic to the level of a true classic, at least if you, as I do, think the purpose of an amp is to release music from media. On disk after disk, on licorice pizza, on FM, even when playing back an internet ambient radio station via a broadband connection, I felt myself being moved by a deep and complete emotional connection to the music. If this isn't why we listen, then I am not just on the wrong page, I'm reading the wrong book.
On purely sonic grounds I have heard one or two amps with better inner resolution (the Joule-Electras for example), and another one or two that stage better (Rowland driving Wisdom Audio speakers for another example). And I've even heard one or two amps that have better dynamics. But, none, and I absolutely mean not one amp in my experience has ever put things together so completely. Sure, as I said up top, it has errors. With deep bass material adding a bit of feedback tightens things up but with a slight cost in tonal purity. And if there was a perfect amp it would do everything the Neo does but with just a touch more inner detail and a tad more pop. That said, in matters of tonality the Neo has no peer, and in matters of timing with a completely detailed it is in a select group of two or three amps. Give it a medium-high to high sensitivity speaker and it will go toe to toe with just about any amp out there in matters dynamic. What more do you want, or can you even hope to get from an amp?
I'm A Soul Man
Reviewing music is, quite frankly, an odd thing to do. While Bob Dylan has spent 40 plus years speaking the words I wish I had formed, don't tell that to my sister for whom Travis Twit... er... Tritt, makes the music that moves her. And where I find great solace in the minimalist textures of Arvo Part, my mother finds power in the terminally bland, insipid and featureless sounds of Yanni. Of course, I have friends who find Part bland, insipid and featureless and tell me I need to grow up and listen to some Webern. While critics may side with me over either my sister or mother (if not my tone-deaf friends), I would hate to have those same critics, myself included, take away the joy we feel when listening to "our" music. After all, good music is the music that moves you. So, when you extend this odd idea by appending the Kafkaesque illusion that writing about the audio gear we use to listen to music with in dry, analytical and neutral terms, I start to wonder where we went wrong. Sure, a proper description of what a piece of gear is, how it functions and a reasonable list of its sonic attributes in your system and room is a good place to start a component review. If nothing else the latter step helps readers understand your skill level and biases. But, just as being able to read a dictionary doesn't make you a poet, neither does conforming to a list of sonic parameters make a component musical meaningful. There is art in both poetry and music, something that eludes the left brain, even the right brain, and connects directly to the soul.
After months with the Manley Neo-Classic 300B amps I can happily say they have moved me in deep, wonderful and meaningful ways. Whether placed in a seemingly mismatched setup by driving a pair of speakers at 1/3rd their own price, or with my reference Merlin speakers, or even with a five driver, three way speaker like the Soliloquy 6.5s (review forthcoming), the Manley amps elevated my emotional connection to every piece of music I played. It also more than satisfied my rational side by providing a detailed and realistic sonic picture of recordings and system components. But this is music after all, and so when all is said and done it is the musical connection that is paramount. So let me end with this, I have never heard a component that makes a musical connection so effortlessly, readily and consistently.
The following rating is of the single-ended mode.
Tonality
Sub-bass (10 Hz - 60 Hz)
Mid-bass (80 Hz - 200 Hz)
Midrange (200 Hz - 3,000 Hz)
High-frequencies (3,000 Hz on up)
Inner Resolution
Soundscape width front
Soundscape width rear
Soundscape depth behind speakers
Soundscape extension into the room
Fit and Finish
Self Noise
Vacuum Tubes: two 300B (output), onw 6SN7 (driver), one 6SL7 (input), two 5U4 (rectifier)
Output Power @ 1Khz with 5 dB Feedback
SINGLE-ENDED: 11 Watts @ 3% THD
PUSH-PULL: 24 Watts @ 1.5% THD
Frequency Response with 5 dB FB:
SINGLE-ENDED: 15 Hz - 15 Khz +/- 0.5 dB @ 5 watts
PUSH-PULL: 10 Hz - 20 Khz +/- 0.5 dB
Input Sensitivity with 5db FB
SINGLE ENDED: 700mV
PUSH-PULL: 450mV
S/N Ratio:
SINGLE ENDED: 83.5dB Ref. 1W; 2.83v//8 ohms,20KHz BW; 5dB FB
PUSH-PULL: 85.4dB Ref. 1W; 2.83v//8 ohms; 20KHz BW; 5dB FB
SINGLE ENDED: 94dB Ref. 3% THD; 20KHz BW; 5dB FB
PUSH-PULL: 99.5dB Ref. 1.5% THD; 20KHz BW; 5dB FB
Input Impedance: 1 MOhm, direct coupled
Load Impedance (switchable): 4 to 12 Ohms
Power Consumption: 240 Watts max.
Mains Fuse: 100, 110, 120V use 3A (Slo-Blo)
220, 240 V use 1.5A (Slo-Blo)
B+ Fuse: 400 mA, (Slo-Blo) Ceramic Body
Dimensions: 8.5" x 23" x 9" (WxDxH including projecting controls and parts)
Shipping Weight: 41 lbs. each
Paice: $7,200 per monoblock pair
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Website: www.manleylabs.com


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Feds charge former Chicago principal with taking $200,000 in school overtime scheme
Patrick Andriesen
A former Chicago Public Schools principal convinced her employees to falsely charge for overtime and give her the money, claiming it would go for school expenses. Charges state she instead paid her mortgage.
A former Chicago Public Schools elementary principal was arrested July 14 on federal charges stating she orchestrated a seven-year scheme to defraud the district of at least $200,00o in overtime payments.
Sarah Jackson Abedelal, 57, told employees she would approve overtime they never worked and collect the extra money they received to pay for legitimate school expenses, according to the 10-count indictment. Instead, Abedelal used the taxpayer funds for personal expenses, including the mortgage on her home. She has pleaded "not guilty" to the wire fraud charges.
"If true, these charges represent a betrayal of trust unbecoming of any public servant, especially those who serve students and families," according to a statement by CPS. "This type of conduct has no place at Chicago Public Schools."
Abedelal had been the principal of Brennemann Elementary School in Chicago's Buena Park neighborhood, serving for almost 12 years before coming under investigation by the CPS inspector general in 2019. She was later removed from her position in April 2019 at the recommendation of the inspector general, several years after the scheme began.
According to the 18-page indictment, Abedelal instigated the overtime scheme in 2012 after directing business managers to prepare falsified overtime sheets, lying about "substantial amounts of overtime hours" they claimed school employees had worked. She, her assistant principal and three business managers are alleged to have also instructed employees to sign the sheets, certifying they had worked the hours.
The employees would then withdraw the unearned overtime in cash and meet with Abedelal individually in her office or in classrooms. She collected the funds, telling them the extra money would "be used to pay other legitimate expenses incurred by Brennemann School."
Instead, she allegedly used the cash to purchase money orders at a currency exchange to hide the transactions. She then used the proceeds to pay personal expenses, including her home mortgage.
"The kids didn't even have a playground to use, there were no school assemblies," said Tess Rigby, chairwoman of Brennemann's Parent Advisory Council. She said during Abedelal's tenure, she and other parents had been fighting for more resources.
"This school had nothing and we'd been told for years there's no budget," Rigby said.
Prior discovery of Abedelal's overtime scheme, she had received praise as a "high-performing principal" among CPS schools and was even commended by former Mayor Rahm Emanuel.
In 2013, Abedelal was complimented at a back-to-school news conference attended by Emanuel and his hand-picked schools CEO Barbara Byrd-Bennett, whom Abedelal referred to as a mentor.
Byrd-Bennett was convicted three years later in her own fraud scheme for accepting kickbacks to steer $20 million in contract work to the education consulting firm she worked for.
Abedelal was then picked for CPS' Independent Schools Principal Program in 2017, which granted additional independence to schools and allowed principals to operate with less oversight.
Federal charges against Abedelal came just days after another federal probe came to light. The FBI is investigating an alleged pay-to-play bribery scheme within the Cook County Board of Review, according to an affidavit obtained by the Chicago Sun-Times.
The federal investigation alleges an organized group within the Board of Review has accepted hundreds of thousands of dollars in bribes from Cook County residents to lower their property tax assessments.
Federal prosecutors for the past few years have been going after state and local politicians in a wide-ranging probe that led to the ouster of Illinois House Speaker Mike Madigan after 36 years running the Statehouse.
Illinois is the second-most corrupt state in the nation and that corruption comes with a heavy price tag for the state economy – more than $550 million in foregone economic activity per year.
Not only does this cost all Illinois taxpayers, but it shakes residents' faith in state and local elected officials. The ongoing federal corruption probes are a reminder that Illinois has a lot of work ahead to undo the political culture of corruption.


A customer service case can be in one of several states.
New The initial state for a new case, which is created through any one of the channels—customer portal, email, chat, or telephone—or from the Customer Service application.
Assign to me: the case is assigned to the agent and the state changes to Open.
Accept: if assigned by the customer service manager, the agent accepts the case and the state changes to Open.
Close Case: closes the case.
Open The case is assigned to an agent and the agent clicks Accept or an agent opens a case and clicks Assign to me. Both of these actions change the state from New to Open.
Request Info: the agent requests additional information from the customer. The state changes to Awaiting Info.
Propose Solution: the agent proposes a solution for the case. The state changes to Resolved.
Awaiting Info An agent clicks Request Info, changing the state from Open to Awaiting Info.
Open Case: changes the state back to Open.
Update: once the customer updates the case, the state changes to Open.
Resolved An agent provides information in a close note and clicks Propose Solution, changing the state from Awaiting Info to Resolved.
Accept Solution: the customer accepts the solution proposed by the agent. The state changes to Closed and a survey is displayed.
Reject Solution: the customer rejects the solution proposed by the agent and the state changes to Open.
Closed After proposing a solution, an agent waits for the customer to respond.
If the customer clicks Accept Solution, the state changes from Resolved to Closed.
If the customer clicks Reject Solution, the state changes from Resolved to Open.
An agent, agent manager, or a customer can close a case at any time, except when it is in the Resolved state, when only a customer can accept or reject the proposed solution.
When an agent or agent manager closes a case, details must be included in the Close notes. This is not required when a customer closes a case.
A case cannot be updated once it is closed.


Erica Ridgley's role as Business Analyst is a part of a cross-functional team responsible for successfully leading one or more of MyHealth's strategic projects and work streams in support of Tulsa's Birth Through Eight Strategy for Tulsa.
Erica has earned her Bachelor's degree in Psychology, Master's degree in Human Development and Family Science from Oklahoma State University, and a graduate certification in Maternal and Child Health Epidemiology from the University of Arizona.
She has over 12 years of experience working with community, tribal, and grant funded programs that have focused on child development, substance abuse prevention and early intervention, children's social and emotional health, systems of care, school readiness, and family engagement. Erica is highly focused on prevention , early intervention, and the integration of care from a public health and behavioral health perspective.


Lambs are one of the first and most eagerly awaited signs of spring. Go for a family walk in any of these places and see how many lambs you can count.
Arlington Court has traditionally been home to Jacob sheep, but over the last few years we've been introducing new breeds. Why not pay a visit this spring to meet the new flock of lambs? On selected days there'll be a talk by a local farmer, so you can find out more about our sheep and how they help the estate to thrive.
The Brecon Beacons offer a spectacular landscape rich in natural beauty, from the high peak of Pen y Fan to the wooded slopes of the Upper Tarell Valley. In spring the valley is a great spot to see young lambs exploring their surroundings.
Calke Abbey is home to a small flock of rare Portland sheep. The lambs are born with a foxy-red coat which changes to creamy-white in the first few months.
The rare-breed Jacob sheep flock is a long-established part of the parkland at Charlecote. They were first introduced to pastures surrounding the lake as part of the process for managing the grassland habitats. They still serve this important purpose today, and you'll be able to see lambs gambolling in the fields from mid-April.
Livestock grazing has played an enormous part in shaping the Clumber Park landscape we enjoy today. During spring and summer we provide grazing for a flock of Hebridean sheep, which are specially chosen for their hardy nature and their taste for scrub, bracken and brambles. They keep down these invasive species, which allows a wider variety of plants, insects and wildlife to thrive.
Flocks of sheep help to graze the landscape at Crom, so come spring there'll be plenty of new lambs to spot. Most ewes will only have one newborn, but some breeds are prone to having twins and there can be occasional triplets too. The sheep belong to our tenant farmers, who check on them regularly during lambing season.
If you're taking a stroll across the Downhill Demesne estate, don't forget to keep an eye out for our flocks of sheep. These hardy grazers can cope in all weathers - perfect for more exposed sites lie Downhill. At this time of year they'll have their newborn lambs with them – proof that spring has arrived at last.
Look out for the sheep and their new-born lambs outside Swanley Grange this spring and discover the abbey's historic connections to the wool trade. Explore what the monastic granges were used for, and try your hand at some woolly crafts.
Enjoy a spring time stroll around the Hinton Ampner estate and see how well the house and gardens fit into the surrounding landscape. Flocks of sheep and new-born lambs will be out grazing in the parkland – see if you can spot any gambolling as you walk among them.
With miles of parkland and woodland to explore, a wander around Ickworth is a great way to spend a lazy spring day. Around 2,000 lambs are born here each year, and you can watch them having fun discovering their new home.
Remarkably unaltered for over 200 years, this self-sufficient estate includes a Georgian villa, walled gardens and working farm. Lambs are born here from mid-March onwards, so you can visit to make friends. Don't forget to say hello to the other animals too, from Welsh Black cattle to chickens and geese, and even rare Welsh pigs.
Orford Ness is home to a very important flock of sheep, whose grazing helps conserve the landscape and encourage ground-nesting bird habitats. The first lambs were born here in spring 2014, and this year there'll be more new-borns taking their first steps under the watchful eyes of shepherd Andrew Capell and his sheepdog Kite.
The fields that lead up to the Manor are the nursery for the Clun Forest lambs that belong to our tenant shepherd. There's always a least one that is happy to pose for a photo. While you're here why not look out for spring blooms like daffodils, crocus and the blossom in the orchards.
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Stowe's tenant farmers use the land in much the same way as it would have been during the time of Viscount Cobham - one of the estate's former owners. The resident sheep and cows control the grass growth, provide food and help recreate the historic views. Don't forget to look out for the new-born lambs in spring.
There are plenty of chances to get involved with lambing season at Wallington. On selected dates you'll be able to take a tractor trailer ride to the lambing shed at Broomhouse Farm, where you can help to bottle feed the new-borns. If you want to get hands-on, you can become a lambing apprentice and join our experts for an afternoon to learn about all aspects of ewe and lamb care.
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A 73 year old reserve deputy in Tulsa, Oklahoma "inadvertently" shot and killed a suspect on Friday. Police say that deputy Robert Bates, who is currently on administrative leave, went to take out his Taser when he accidentally pulled out his firearm instead.
The situation began as an apparent controlled drug and gun selling operation conducted by the Tulsa Violent Crimes Task Force in the parking lot of a Dollar General Store. The task force, of which Bates was a member, was trying to arrest convicted felon Eric Courtney Harris, 44. Police say that Harris sold a pistol to undercover officers.
This is when the scene rapidly escalated. When the task force confronted the suspect, he subsequently led them on a brief foot-chase until he was forced to the ground. According to police, Harris continued to resist arrest and refused to take his left arm from underneath his body, which was near his waistband.
It was at this point that reserve deputy Bates reached for what he thought was his Taser. He dislodged his gun instead and fired his weapon, which struck Harris while he was down.
Shannon Clark, of the Tulsa County Sheriff's Office, told a CNN reporter that "nobody meant to harm this individual to this degree" and that deputy Bates "was trying to use a less lethal device." When asked if another gun was found on Harris, Clark commented that he had not been told there was a second weapon found on him yet.
Police say that Harris admitted to EMTs at the scene that he may have been under the influence of the street drug PCP, known to create violent behavior in its users. Harris later died at a local hospital, and the cause of his death is under investigation.
Some speculate that the age of the reserve deputy may possibly add to the controversy of the incident. When CNN affiliate KTUL asked about this, Clark gave this remark: "did an accident happen? Sure. But is it accredited to his age? Or was it credited to the rapidly evolving situation? I guess that will be determined in the investigation."


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Berliner Bankenskandal ist die Bezeichnung für eine folgenschwere Bankenkrise in Berlin im Jahr 2001. Die Vorgänge um die landeseigene Bankgesellschaft Berlin (BgB), deren wirtschaftlicher Zusammenbruch das Land Berlin in Milliardenhöhe weiter verschuldete, führten nach einem Jahrzehnt zum Ende der Großen Koalition und im Juni 2001 zum Sturz des Regierenden Bürgermeisters Eberhard Diepgen.

Anfänge
Die Bankgesellschaft Berlin AG, mehrheitlich im Besitz des Landes Berlin, entstand 1994 als Holding-Gesellschaft für die Landesbank Berlin, die Berliner Hypotheken- und Pfandbriefbank (Berlin Hyp) sowie die Berliner Bank. Die Landesbank Berlin, die selbst nur zum Teil in die Bankgesellschaft integriert wurde, schloss von 1993 bis 2004 die Investitionsbank Berlin als wirtschaftlich und organisatorisch selbstständige Bank ein. Diese landeseigene Förderbank gehörte zu keinem Zeitpunkt zur Bankgesellschaft. Dennoch nutzte die Gesellschaft mit ihren Banken das umfangreiche Eigenkapital (Zweckrücklage) der wettbewerbsneutralen Investitionsbank Berlin für ihr verlustreiches Kreditgeschäft und insbesondere zum Ausbau des desaströsen Immobiliendienstleistungsgeschäfts. Diese Konstruktion war schon zu Beginn stark umstritten, da die Landesbank eine öffentlich-rechtliche Anstalt ist, während die anderen beiden privatwirtschaftliche Unternehmen waren. Das Landesarbeitsgericht Berlin beurteilte 1995 (in einem nur aus formalen Gründen nicht rechtskräftig gewordenen Urteil) das Konstrukt Bankgesellschaft Berlin sogar als rechtswidrig.

Die Bankgesellschaft Berlin engagierte sich trotzdem in den Folgejahren über neu gegründete und aufgekaufte Tochterfirmen und über Kredite im Bau- und Immobiliensektor. Bereits zwei Jahre nach ihrer Gründung musste die Bankgesellschaft die ersten Wertberichtigungen von mehr als zwei Milliarden DM vornehmen. Während andere Banken Engagements in Berlin bereits kritisch sahen, expandierte die Bankgesellschaft weiter.

Um Wachstum zu erzielen, wurden Immobilienfonds mit für die Marktverhältnisse sehr günstigen Konditionen errichtet. So gab es hohe Mietzinsgarantien (selbst falls die Immobilie leer stehen sollte), eine extrem lange Laufzeit (25 bzw. 30 Jahre) und am Ende eine Rückzahlungsgarantie. Durch die rechtliche Konstruktion der Holding bürgte letztendlich das Land Berlin für diese Versprechen. Ob diese Konstruktion mit geltendem Recht vereinbar war, wurde niemals überprüft.

Über diese Fonds wurde die wahre Lage der Bankgesellschaft verschleiert – Wertberichtigungen auf faule Kredite wurden vermieden, indem kritische Immobilien von den Kreditnehmern gekauft und in die Fonds verschoben wurden. Die Fonds wiederum wurden als sichere Anlage an Privatanleger verkauft. Aus Kreditrisiken wurden so Garantierisiken, die der Bankenaufsicht offensichtlich nicht auffielen.

Geschäftspartner und -methoden
Unter den Immobilien befanden sich vor allem Plattenbauten im nordöstlichen Bundesgebiet. Diese wurden von der Aubis-Gruppe, einer Firmenholding, den verschuldeten Kommunen zu günstigen Konditionen abgekauft. Die Mittel hierzu stammten aus einem Kredit über 650 Millionen DM, den die BerlinHyp vergab, obwohl Aubis über fast kein Eigenkapital verfügte.

Als Aubis 1997 erstmals in finanzielle Bedrängnis geriet, kaufte eine Immobilientochter der Bankgesellschaft 4.000 Wohnungen der Aubis auf und beauftragte diese mit der Sanierung. 1999 wurden weitere Kredite verweigert und die restlichen 10.000 Wohnungen gegen den Protest der Aubis übernommen.

Aufdeckung
Obwohl sich die Probleme bereits im Jahr 2000 häuften, verbreiteten offizielle Stellen noch Optimismus mit unter anderem von PricewaterhouseCoopers positiv testierten Geschäftsberichten und Expansionsplänen. Anfang 2001 kamen die ersten Berichte über Scheingeschäfte, Bilanzierungstricks und finanzielle Schwierigkeiten in die Presse. Anlass war der versuchte Verkauf der Immobilientochter IBAG an eine Scheinfirma auf den Kaimaninseln, die durch Kredite der Bankgesellschaft finanziert werden sollte (Insichgeschäft).

Im Februar nahm die Staatsanwaltschaft Ermittlungen auf, Anfang März trat Klaus-Rüdiger Landowsky, der als Architekt der Bankgesellschaft und als Graue Eminenz der Berliner CDU gilt, von seinem Posten als Vorstandschef der BerlinHyp zurück, später stellte er auch seine Posten in der Berliner CDU sowie im Abgeordnetenhaus zur Verfügung, da ihm unter anderem die Annahme von 20.000 DM, überreicht in bar von der Aubis, vorgeworfen wurde. Mitte des Monats wurde ein parlamentarischer Untersuchungsausschuss eingesetzt, der die Vorgänge um die Bankgesellschaft und Aubis beleuchten sollte.

Im weiteren setzten hektische Rettungsversuche ein, die aber zu nichts führten. Im Mai wurde klar, dass die Bankgesellschaft 2 Milliarden Euro benötigte, um ihre Geschäfte fortführen zu können. Zu diesem Zeitpunkt erfolgten kurz hintereinander Einbrüche in mehrere Gebäude der Bankgesellschaft, die Ermittlungsbehörden konnten aber keine Zusammenhänge feststellen.

Aufklärungs- und Rettungsversuche

Am 16. Juni 2001 wurde der Regierende Bürgermeister Eberhard Diepgen (CDU) durch ein Misstrauensvotum gestürzt. Die Amtsgeschäfte übernahm bis zu den Neuwahlen ein von der PDS geduldeter rot-grüner Übergangssenat unter Klaus Wowereit. In den folgenden Monaten kam nach und nach das Ausmaß der Gesetzesverstöße zum Vorschein. So wurden seit langem und systematisch Verluste über Netzwerke von Strohmännern verborgen, Risiken aus Geschäften wurden mit dubiosen Verträgen auf das Land Berlin abgewälzt. Für einen ausgewählten Personenkreis (vor allem Prominente, Mitglieder der Regierungsparteien CDU und SPD, Bankmanager sowie deren Bekanntenkreis) wurden Sonderfonds angeboten, deren Konditionen noch wesentlich besser als die der normalen Immobilienfonds waren. Weiterhin gab es hohe Abfindungen und Renten für die entlassenen Bankmanager sowie Verträge mit unangemessenen Mieten für bankeigene Villen, die von den Managern genutzt wurden. Auch die kostenlose Renovierung mehrerer dieser Villen kam ans Licht.

Zum 1. Dezember 2001 wurde mit Hans-Jörg Vetter ein neuer Vorstandsvorsitzender an die Spitze der Bankgesellschaft Berlin berufen. Vetter entwarf ein Sanierungsprogramm und rettete letztlich durch eine zweite, nicht genehmigte und nicht genehmigungsfähige Beihilfe in Höhe von 1,1 Milliarden Euro aus dem Vermögen der Investitionsbank Berlin, die mit Wirkung vom 1. Januar 2004 aus der Landesbank Berlin abgespalten wurde, den Bankkonzern, der danach in Landesbank Berlin Holding umbenannt wurde und mit dem Verkauf der 81 % Anteile im Landesbesitz Berlins an den Deutschen Sparkassen- und Giroverband im Juni 2007 für 5,3 Milliarden Euro endete.

Zu Beginn des Jahres 2002 ermittelte die Staatsanwaltschaft in Dutzenden von Fällen. Im Grunewald wurde der EDV-Leiter von Aubis tot aufgefunden, die Behörden gingen von Selbstmord aus. Später wurde klar, dass der Mann mit dem Untersuchungsausschuss zusammengearbeitet hatte und dass die Aubis Einsicht in die vertraulichen Protokolle der Sitzungen hatte. Im April beschloss das Abgeordnetenhaus mit der Mehrheit der neuen SPD/PDS-Regierung, dass das Land Risiken aus dem Immobiliengeschäft in Höhe von bis zu 21,6 Milliarden Euro übernimmt. Zeitgleich formierte sich eine Bürgerinitiative, die dieses Gesetz durch ein Volksbegehren zu Fall bringen wollte. Dieses wurde jedoch vom Berliner Senat für unzulässig erklärt und nach einer Klage der Bürgerinitiative vor dem Landesverfassungsgericht im Herbst 2005 endgültig nicht zugelassen.

Bis zum Frühjahr 2003 bemühte sich das Bankmanagement erfolglos um einen Verkauf der Gesellschaft, parallel dazu wurden Sanierungsmaßnahmen eingeleitet.

Auswirkungen auf die Finanzlage des Landes Berlin
Die juristische Aufarbeitung des Bankenskandals läuft noch, aber das Land Berlin ist durch die Kapitalzuführung von 1,7 Milliarden Euro sowie durch die Übernahme von bis zu 21,6 Milliarden Euro an Immobilienrisiken mittlerweile finanziell stark belastet. Wie mit den angehäuften Kreditrisiken, die die zweite Ursache für die Schieflage der Bankgesellschaft waren, umzugehen ist, wird sich wohl im anstehenden Veräußerungsverfahren zeigen.

Die Konsequenz ist eine "extreme Haushaltsnotlage", wie der Senat per Beschluss schon im November 2002 feststellte. Der Bund lehnte im April 2003 ab, dem Land Schuldenhilfe zu gewähren. Daraufhin reichte Berlin im Herbst Klage beim Bundesverfassungsgericht ein; in einer Erklärung des Senats heißt es, das Land erfülle die Kriterien, wie sie im Urteil zur Haushaltsnotlage der Länder Saarland und Bremen 1992 festgestellt wurden. Man erhoffte sich Hilfen zum Schuldenabbau in Höhe von 35 Milliarden Euro, jedoch wurde die Klage am 19. Oktober 2006 mit der Begründung, das Ausbleiben der Sanierungshilfe sei mit der Verfassung vereinbar, abgelehnt. Dem Urteil zufolge könne Berlin sein Finanzproblem aus eigener Kraft überwinden.

2018 wurde vom Senat davon ausgegangen, dass bis 2020 die Risikoabschirmung aufgehoben werden könne. Bis zu diesem Zeitpunkt waren 7 Mrd. € an finanziellen Mitteln abgeflossen, weitere wurden mutmaßlich nicht benötigt. Dem gegenüber stehen Einnahmen in Höhe von 5,5 Mrd. €. Am Ende könnte sogar ein kleiner Überschuss entstehen. Auf Beschlussempfehlung des Hauptausschusses stimmte am 29. August 2019 das Abgeordnetenhaus von Berlin für die Aufhebung der Risikoabschirmung.

Rechtliche und parlamentarische Aufarbeitung
Im April 2006 klagte die Staatsanwaltschaft den früheren BgB-Chef Wolfgang Rupf, den ehemaligen Berlin-Hyp-Chef Klaus-Rüdiger Landowsky sowie acht weitere Verantwortliche an. Der Vorwurf lautete auf Untreue, weil die Angeklagten nach den Ermittlungen zwei riskante Immobilienfonds LBB 12 und IBV-Deutschland1 mit 25-jährigen Garantien (so genannten Rund-um-sorglos-Garantien) für die Anleger versehen hätten und daraus dem Land Berlin ein Schaden von 55 Millionen Euro drohe. Die Angeklagten hätten – laut Staatsanwaltschaft – die Grundsätze kaufmännischer Geschäftsführung verletzt.

Neben strafrechtlich relevantem Fehlverhalten der Angeklagten werden aber auch die Umstände ihrer Berufung in die Leitung der betreffenden Kreditinstitute als ursächlich für den dem Steuerzahler entstandenen Schaden gesehen, der auf 60 Millionen Euro beziffert wird. Die Nichtregierungsorganisation Transparency International kritisiert im Falle des Berliner Bankenskandals Parteibuchwirtschaft und Ämterpatronage in der Vergabe von Stellen in von der öffentlichen Hand kontrollierten Unternehmen nicht nach Qualifikation, sondern nach Parteibuch an "Günstlinge".

Der parlamentarische Untersuchungsausschuss des Abgeordnetenhauses von Berlin legte Anfang Juni 2006 seinen Abschlussbericht vor.

Am 21. März 2007 wurden Landowsky und vier weitere Manager der Berlin-Hannoverschen Hypothekenbank AG vom Landgericht Berlin zu einer Bewährungsstrafe von einem Jahr und vier Monaten bzw. einem Jahr wegen Untreue bei der Vergabe von Millionenkrediten verurteilt. Die Revision vor dem Bundesgerichtshof blieb erfolglos, nach einer Verfassungsbeschwerde wurde das Urteil jedoch durch das Bundesverfassungsgericht am 23. Juni 2010 aufgehoben und an das Landgericht Berlin zurückverwiesen. Das Landgericht Berlin stellte am 23. Dezember 2014 das Verfahren mit Zustimmung der Staatsanwaltschaft auf Kosten der Staatskasse ein.

Ein weiteres Verfahren gegen Landowsky und andere wegen Untreue im Zusammenhang mit der Auflage von Immobilienfonds wurde am 22. Juni 2009 eröffnet. Es endete am 14. Februar 2011 mit einem Freispruch.

Literatur
 Mathew D. Rose: Eine ehrenwerte Gesellschaft. Die Bankgesellschaft Berlin. Transit Buchverlag, Berlin 2003, ISBN 3-887471792
 Mathew D. Rose: Berlin, Hauptstadt von Filz und Korruption. Transit Buchverlag, Berlin 1999, ISBN 3-426269309
 Mathew D. Rose: Warten auf die Sintflut. Über Cliquenwirtschaft, Selbstbedienung und die wuchernden Schulden der Öffentlichen Hand unter besonderer Berücksichtigung unserer Hauptstadt.  Transit Buchverlag, Berlin 2004, ISBN 3-887471962

 Olaf Jahn, Susanne Opalka: Tod im Milliardenspiel. Der Bankenskandal und das Ende eines Kronzeugen. Transit Buchverlag, Berlin 2004, ISBN 3-88747-190-3
 Lydia Krüger, Benedict Ugarte Chacón: Privatisierung nach Berliner Art, in: Blätter für deutsche und internationale Politik 9/2006, S. 1113–1120.
 Benedict Ugarte Chacón: Berlin Bank Skandal. Eine Studie zu den Vorgängen um die Bankgesellschaft Berlin. Verlag Westfälisches Dampfboot, Münster 2012, ISBN 978-3-89691-909-0

Weblinks
 Skandalchronik
 berlinkriminell: Das Millionending
 Kunst gegen den Berliner Bankenskandal
 Benedict Ugarte Chacón: Die rot-rote Fortsetzung des Berliner Bankenskandals (PDF-Datei; 83 kB)

Einzelnachweise

Berliner Bankenskandal
Politische Affäre in der Bundesrepublik Deutschland
Berliner Geschichte (21. Jahrhundert)
Politikgeschichte (Berlin)
Christlich Demokratische Union Deutschlands
Geschichte der SPD


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Ella Bergmann-Michel (née le  et morte le ) est une artiste allemande abstraite, photographe et réalisatrice de documentaire. Étudiante précoce de l'art constructiviste en Allemagne, sa contribution à l'art abstrait moderne est souvent oubliée dans la culture artistique américaine. Le style de Bergmann-Michel est très spécialisé et unique, surtout si l'on considère la période de restriction dans laquelle elle travaille activement. La plupart de ses œuvres ne sont ni titrées ni signées, ce qui les rend difficiles à identifier et à trouver dans le marché actuel de l'art

Biographie
Bergmann-Michel commence à faire de l'art très jeune. En 1915, elle expérimente une technique de collage dans le style constructiviste. En utilisant du bois, du métal et tout autre matériau obscur, Bergmann-Michel créerait des collages d'aspect très précis et scientifique. Dans les années 1920, Bergmann-Michel commence à développer encore plus sa technique.

Bergmann devient l'une des premières artistes du mouvement constructiviste à incorporer la photographie dans ses œuvres d'art, ce qui constitue un progrès très important de l'art abstrait, souvent utilisé par des artistes plus contemporains comme Andy Warhol.

Style artistique
Le constructivisme est une forme d'art développée au début du XXe siècle; d'abord établit par Vladimir Tatlin. La nouvelle forme d'art prend un sens différent dans les différentes nations européennes, mais la cohérence est qu'elle fait référence aux problèmes sociaux et économiques que les artistes estiment représenter l'Europe par des moyens abstraits. Dans le pays natal de Bergmann-Michel, l'Allemagne, le constructivisme montre son plus grand impact à travers  l'école du Bauhaus, qui est créée pour le développement de cette forme d'art.

Mariage et guerre
À la fin des années 1920, Bergmann-Michel épouse Robert Michel et s'installe à Francfort en Allemagne. À Francfort, elle décore une grande partie des murs minimalistes de l'école Bauhaus. Bergmann-Michel  continue à pratiquer son art jusqu'à la survenue de la Seconde Guerre mondiale, quand elle est contrainte d'arrêter. Étant lui-même un peintre raté, Hitler déteste l'art abstrait de toutes sortes. Bergmann-Michel travaille sur la ferme familiale jusqu'à la fin de la guerre. Une fois la guerre terminée, Bergmann-Michel revient à son art. Plus tard, elle continue à faire des collages d'images et des compositions verticales/horizontales, dont aucune n'a de titre.

Héritage
Au cours de sa vie, Ella Bergmann-Michel effectue des tournées à Zurich, Londres, Belfast, Pologne, Milan, Paris et aux États-Unis. Son art est distinctif, intéressant et se retrouve principalement sur les marchés de l'art européens. On ne sait pas combien de tableaux et de pièces Bergmann-Michel a réalisés; son art est plus important pour le mouvement qu'il a contribué à propulser, que pour les pièces individuelles elles-mêmes. Bergmann-Michel est l'un des nombreux artistes perdus de l'Allemagne de l'époque.

Filmographie
 Wo wohnen alte Leute. (1931)
 Erwerbslose kochen für Erwerbslose. (1932)
 Fliegende Händler in Frankfurt am Main. (1932)
 Fischfang in der Rhön. (1932)
 Wahlkampf 1932. (1932/33)

Notes et références

Voir aussi

Articles connexes
 Eppstein
 Alexander Rodchenko
 Femme artiste

Liens externes

 "Ella Bergmann-Michel (1896 - 1971)." 03/06/06 (consulté le 25 octobre 2006).
 "Constructivism: (1913 - 1930)." 02/05/06 (consulté le 25 octobre 2006).

Crédit d'auteurs

Naissance à Paderborn
Photographe allemande
Photographe allemand du XXe siècle
Réalisatrice allemande de cinéma
Scénariste allemand de cinéma
Naissance en octobre 1896
Décès en août 1971
Décès en Hesse
Décès à 74 ans


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and it asked me to dance.
and was lost in a dervish wonder.
blew half of its hair away.
my wish was not meant to be.
my voice had already been carried from the silent depths of my mind.
The universe had already conspired to make the vision a reality.
A smile escaped my mouth.
like the movements of a painters brush.
without the hand of Man.
with its sweet orange taste.
the faint aroma of a coconut.
but its stench hangs onto my soul.


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AUG 02, 2016 to SEP 08, 2016.
Daimler Vans USA, LLC (DVUSA) is recalling certain 2013-2014 Freightliner Sprinter and 2016 Mercedes-Benz Metris vehicles. During vehicle servicing, the affected vehicles received software updates that may conflict with some of the vehicle's computers..
The improper software may cause problems with the electronic stability control system, the air bag control unit or the engine management software. These problems can result in an increased risk of a crash or an increased risk of injury in the event of a crash..
DVUSA will notify owners, and Mercedes-Benz and Freightliner dealers will update the affected control units on the vehicles, free of charge. An interim notice was sent to owners on July 12, 2017. The recall began on September 1, 2017. Owners may contact DVUSA customer service at 1-877-762-8267..
DEC 21, 2015 to DEC 21, 2015.
Daimler Vans USA, LLC (DVUSA) is recalling certain model year 2015-2017 Mercedes-Benz Metris vans. These vehicles have electrical power steering control units with improperly welded contact pins..
DVUSA will notify owners, and dealers will replace the electric power steering rack, free of charge. An interim notice is expected to be mailed on November 17, 2017. A second notice will be mailed to owners when parts become available. Owners may contact Daimler's customer service at 1-877-762-8267..
FEB 10, 2015 to MAY 30, 2017.
Daimler Vans USA, LLC (DVUSA) is recalling certain 2015-2017 Mercedes-Benz Metris vehicles. The transmission support may not have been properly tightened to the vehicle body, potentially resulting in damage to the driveshaft..
Damage to the driveshaft could cause a loss of power to the wheels, increasing the risk of a crash..
DVUSA will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the transmission support mounting bolts, replacing and tightening them as necessary, free of charge. The manufacturer has not yet provided a notification schedule. Owners may contact DVUSA customer service at 1-877-762-8267..
MAR 30, 2015 to MAY 10, 2017.
LANE DEPARTURE: BLIND SPOT DETECTION.
Daimler Vans USA LLC (DVUSA) is recalling certain 2016-2017 Mercedes-Benz Metris vehicles. These vans were to be equipped with the Blind Spot Monitoring (BSM) feature, however, the installed instrument cluster and steering wheel does not support the function, and thus, the BSM system does not work on the vehicle..
If a vehicle is in the driver's blind spot, but the BSM system does not warn the driver, there would be an increased risk of a crash..
DVUSA will notify owners, and dealers will install the correct instrument cluster and steering wheel to enable the BSM function, free of charge. Interim notices informing owners of the safety risk were mailed on May 8, 2017. Owners will receive a second notice when the remedy becomes available. The recall began on May 26, 2017. Owners may contact DVUSA customer service at 1-877-762-8267..


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text:
package nat

import (
	"fmt"
	"github.com/ccding/go-stun/stun"
	"net"
	"strconv"
)

// could not obtain a NAT mapping with STUN
var ERR_COULD_NOT_OBTAIN_STUN = fmt.Errorf("Could not obtain a valid IP/port with STUN")

// default STUN server:port
const STUN_SERVICE_ADDRESS = "stun.ekiga.net:3478"

// try to obtain an external IP address and (optionally) port
func GetStun(defaultIp net.IP, defaultPort int) (net.IP, int, error) {
	var stunHost *stun.Host
	var nat int

	log.Debug("Using STUN for getting external IP from %s...\n",
		STUN_SERVICE_ADDRESS)
	sAddr, sPort, err := net.SplitHostPort(STUN_SERVICE_ADDRESS)
	if err != nil {
		return net.IP{}, 0, ERR_COULD_NOT_OBTAIN_STUN
	}
	sPortI, _ := strconv.Atoi(sPort)
	stun.SetServerHost(sAddr, sPortI)
	nat, stunHost, err = stun.Discover()
	if err != nil {
		return net.IP{}, 0, ERR_COULD_NOT_OBTAIN_STUN
	}
	if stunHost == nil {
		return net.IP{}, 0, ERR_COULD_NOT_OBTAIN_STUN
	}

	var t string
	switch nat {
	case stun.NAT_ERROR:
		t = "test failed"
	case stun.NAT_UNKNOWN:
		t = "unexpected response from the STUN server"
	case stun.NAT_BLOCKED:
		t = "UDP is blocked"
	case stun.NAT_FULL:
		t = "Full cone"
	case stun.NAT_SYMETRIC:
		t = "symetric"
	case stun.NAT_RESTRICTED:
		t = "restricted"
	case stun.NAT_PORT_RESTRICTED:
		t = "port restricted"
	case stun.NAT_NONE:
		t = "not behind a"
	case stun.NAT_SYMETRIC_UDP_FIREWALL:
		t = "symetric UDP firewall"
	}

	log.Debug("STUN result: external IP:port: %s (NAT type: %s)",
		stunHost.TransportAddr(), t)
	return net.ParseIP(stunHost.Ip()), int(stunHost.Port()), nil
}


text:
"""bill youtube <search term> return the first youtube search result for <search term>"""

import re
from urllib import quote

import requests

def youtube(searchterm):
    searchterm = quote(searchterm)
    url = "https://gdata.youtube.com/feeds/api/videos?q={0}&orderBy=relevance&alt=json"
    url = url.format(searchterm)

    j = requests.get(url).json()

    results = j["feed"]
    if "entry" not in results:
        return "sorry, no videos found"

    video = results["entry"][0]["link"][0]["href"]
    video = re.sub("&feature=youtube_gdata", "", video)

    return video

def on_message(msg, server):
    text = msg.get("text", "")
    match = re.findall(r"bill youtube (.*)", text)
    if not match: return

    searchterm = match[0]
    return youtube(searchterm)


Welcome! My amazing fellow board member + factory worker-turned-writer Lijia Zhang and I would love to invite you to a dinner/drinks social in Central London on Friday, November 23.
It will be a fun way to get connected with like-minded people interested in China, have an informal discussion on current news topics/projects/ideas for collaboration etc., and hopefully be the first of many get-togethers.
We will also be discussing our ideas and plans for the upcoming launch event – which will be a wanel (women panel) on topical issues in China – for those of you interested in getting involved.
Please RSVP via Eventbrite ASAP.
Looking forwarding to seeing you there!