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The No. 7 Ohio State men's volleyball team (2-2) lost its second-straight match against No. 11 Stanford (4-0) on Saturday.
The Buckeyes were, once again, plagued by service errors, committing 26 in total, doubling Stanford's match total.
Senior setter Sanil Thomas had one kill and two errors on three attacks, but provided 41 assists and his serve to begin the match was an ace.
Redshirt sophomore opposite hitter Jake Hanes led the Buckeyes with 24 kills and two aces, also committing a team-high seven service errors.
Losing a close first set, 25-22, in which Hanes tallied nine kills and a service ace, Ohio State came back to win an even closer second set, 26-24, in large part because of three kills and two blocks by redshirt senior middle blocker Blake Leeson.
The Buckeyes jumped out to a quick three-point lead in the third set, but couldn't maintain it as two blocks and two aces from Stanford and eight Ohio State service errors put the set away for the Cardinal.
Beginning the fourth set, Ohio State head coach Pete Hanson chose to replace junior outside hitter Reese Devilbiss with sophomore Kyle Skinner. The decision came after Devilbiss committed a team-high five errors and managed only a .095 hitting percentage through three sets.
In his one set of play, Skinner had two kills, one block assist, and a .250 hitting percentage.
After falling behind 14-8 in the fourth set, a few Stanford attack errors, decisive kills by Hanes and sophomore outside hitter Martin Lallemand and a Lallemand service ace set up the Buckeyes to a two-point deficit.
But three service errors by three different Buckeyes in the final seven points quashed any brewing comeback for Ohio State.
The Buckeyes will return to action at home on Friday against George Mason at 7 p.m. and then on Saturday against Erskine at 7 p.m.


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How Fictional Heroines Teach Us About Resistance
By Charlotte Ahlin
So. Here we are, world. Last weekend we witnessed the largest protest in U.S. history, as millions across the nation (and the globe) took to the streets to demand equal rights. But it's going to be a long four years. We can't afford to lose momentum, because the fight against Trump's administration has only just begun. So here are some very real lessons we can learn from our favorite literary heroines, because we're going to need all the inspiration we can get.
There are, of course, many real life heroines out there writing, fighting, and organizing, and we can learn a lot from all of them. We need to listen to the true stories of real, diverse women if we're going to move forward. We need to amplify the voices of marginalized women in every way we can, and we need to read all the political essays we can get our hands on. But we need fiction, too.
We need stories about women who resist, who defeat impossible odds, who slay (or ride) the dragons and save the day. After all, as the paraphrased G.K. Chesterton quote goes, the story is not true because it tells us that dragons exist, but because it tells us that dragons can be defeated.
So here are a few things we can learn from the literary heroines we love:
Hermione is not here to mess around. She reads voraciously and she turns all that knowledge into action. She started S.P.E.W. to fight for worker's rights and Dumbledore's Army to undermine a fascist regime while still in high school. When the wizard government was in shambles, she rolled up her sleeves and became Minister of Magic herself. When Malfoy called her a racial slur, she straight up punched him in the face. Let us all be as well-researched, organized, and utterly ruthless as Hermione Granger in our pursuit of justice.
Katniss didn't set out to be the figurehead for a revolution. She set out to save her little sister's life (SPOILER ALERT: it didn't work). But I think the most important lesson we can learn from Katniss is that there is strength in numbers. The distracts far outnumber the capital, but it wasn't until Katniss that they were able to unite against their oppressive government. And, as Katniss realizes throughout the series, we must try to dismantle oppressive power structures, not just turn them to our own personal advantage (i.e. destroy the hunger games, don't start your own hunger games).
Mare Barrow
I mean, the real lesson that Mare teaches us is "shoot lightening at the ruling class." But, since some of us lack the electricity powers of Mare from Red Queen, another lesson we can learn from her is to always question authority. Mare is told that, because she is a common "Red," she can't possibly have the otherworldly powers of the noble "Silvers"... but it turns out that she has more power than anyone could have guessed.
Elphaba
The Wicked Witch of the West from L. Frank Baum's original Oz books seems... well, pretty wicked. But Elphaba from Wicked by Gregory Maguire is a much different story. In Wicked, we learn that she's actually a fierce political protester, fighting for the rights of the talking Animals, who the Wizards wants to treat as second class citizens. Elphaba is a complex character, but she makes it clear that those in power define "wickedness" as anyone who defies them or deviates from the norm.
I will forever be annoyed that the American title of the book is The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, and not a direct translation of the original Swedish title, Men Who Hate Women. Lisbeth Salander has been surrounded by men who hate women her entire life. She's not just a damaged heroine with a sexy tattoo, she's a women who has worked incredibly hard for her own survival. Lisbeth might have more than her fair share of character flaws, but she reminds us all to keep fighting, even when the world seems to hate you.
Janie Crawford
...is it fair to say that Janie Crawford teaches us that men are irrelevant? Their Eyes Were Watching God is, in many ways, a story of Janie finding love. She has three husbands over the course of the book, but ends up on her own. Janie doesn't despair, though—instead, she reminds us all that self love is just as important as any other kind.
Offred
The Handmaid's Tale is becoming disturbingly relevant these days. Offred is the handmaid in question, a woman who is enslaved to a high-ranking man for the sole purpose of providing him offspring. Offred never forgets that she once had a normal life, however, with bodily autonomy and a family of her own. She reminds us to never, ever normalize the loss of civil rights under a new government.
We could really use that lasso of truth right about now. Wonder Woman has been around for 75 years, with dozens of different incarnations. But no matter what, Wonder Woman always reminds us to value truth, justice, Nazi-punching, and equality. And also that creating an island society of only women is probably a good idea.
No list of literary heroines is complete without Celie from The Color Purple. Celie endures years of injustice and abuse by men, but over the course of the novel she begins to value herself. She starts fighting back against prejudice and violence. And it is her relationships with other women that sustain her. Celie is a forceful lesson in the healing power of sisterhood.
Brienne of Tarth
Yeah, I know that we all love Daenerys... but Brienne has way less of that whole "white savior" colonial thing going on. Brienne is all about serving justice, protecting the innocent, and ignoring gender norms. She's one of the most talented warriors in A Song of Ice and Fire, and she is perhaps the only warrior in the books who values kindness over glory.
Let everyone fear well-read little girls and their unstoppable telekinetic powers. Matilda from Matilda reminds us that the people in charge don't automatically deserve our respect, that young people can enact lasting change, and that there's nothing more dangerous than a girl with a book.

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Playtech Scraps Caliente Interactive SPAC Merger Plan
Playtech is abandoning plans to bring Caliente Interactive's Caliplay unit public in the US via a merger with a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC), potentially dealing another blow to the once hot territory of gaming blank-check deals. A Playtech booth at a gaming convention. The company is canceling its Caliente SPAC deal. (Image: Citing a deteriorating capital market climate, Playtech said it's pulling the plug on the SPAC deal, adding that it's working with Caliente Interactive on other options for the Caliplay business. The company continues to explore alternative opportunities with Caliplay management to build a standalone US gaming business under the Caliente brand focused on the Hispanic community in the US. Both parties also continue to have discussions with the SPAC and its associates regarding this alternative opportunity. Discussions are at an early stage and further updates will be made if appropriate," according to a regulatory statement issued by Playtech. Playtech doesn't identify the SPAC in question, but it's rumored to be Las Vegas-based Tekkorp Digital Acquisition (NASDAQ:TEKK). Reports surfaced last December that Tekkorp was in talks to merge with Caliente Interactive in a transaction said to be worth $2.5 billion. Playtech/Caliplay Transaction Has Complexities
UK-based Playtech, a maker of gaming software, controls nearly half of Caliente through a joint venture. The British technology company makes software for internet casinos , web-based poker rooms, and online sports wagering. Playtech also provides software for fixed-odds arcade games, online games, and provides services for scratch games. It was founded in Estonia more than two decades ago and is headquartered in the Isle of Man.
Efforts to monetize Caliplay via a US listing are somewhat complex. When rumors of the SPAC deal initially surfaced, it was believed that Caliente Interactive would be taking over Playtech's rights to own 49% of Caliplay. From there, the stage would have been set for the blank-check merger.
Had the SPAC transaction come to fruition, a $250 million private investment in public (PIPE) would have been delivered by Spanish language broadcasting giant Univision and its shareholders. Although this hasn't been publicly confirmed by the blank-check entity. Another […]
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Religious Fundamentalism: A Side Effect of Lazy Brains?
Insights from neuroscience suggest that the brain tends to automatically accept rather than reject beliefs, oftentimes independent of how logical they might be.
Bobby Azarian
Updated Apr. 14, 2017 9:30AM ET / Published Sep. 14, 2015 1:00AM ET
If there is anything that global news has shown us in the past couple of years, it's that fundamentalism is on the rise and more pervasive than ever. Fundamentalist beliefs have driven countless beheadings, bombings, and execution-style murders by terrorist groups like ISIS and al Qaeda in the last year alone. At a time when religious extremism is running rampant in large areas of the world, and steadily growing in virtually all others, finding effective ways to fight it at its core is in the interests of all free nations.
Although many complex causes of fanatical fundamentalism have been identified by a wide range of disciplines, a growing body of evidence from the field of neuroscience suggests one major contributing factor: Brains generally accept beliefs because they have to work much harder to reject them as false.
Beliefs and the Brain
Scientific research investigating the neural underpinnings of belief got its start as recently as 2008, when popular author and neuroscientist Sam Harris began a series of brain imaging studies at the University of California, Los Angeles. The concept was simple: How is the brain activated differently during a state of belief compared to a state of disbelief?
While in an fMRI scanner, participants were asked whether or not they believed in a number of statements. Sentences ranged from the very simple and fact-based (California is larger than Rhode Island), to the abstract and highly subjective (God probably does not exist). The data revealed activation of distinct but sometimes overlapping brain areas during belief versus disbelief conditions.
Additionally, the scans clearly showed something that was more straightforward. Brain activation, overall, was much greater and persisted longer during states of disbelief. This is important because neuroscience has long shown that greater brain activity requires more mental resources, of which there is a limited supply. A cognitive process that demands little mental resources, such as believing, is less work for the brain and therefore favored. This concept was summed up nicely in a 2015 NewScientist cover story on the science of beliefs, which stated, "Harris' results were widely interpreted as further confirmation that the default state of the human brain is to accept. Belief comes easily; doubt takes effort."
This finding has great implications for understanding the factors involved in human behavior and decision-making. We all know that our beliefs strongly guide our actions and shape our moral and political attitudes. Since the brain tends to accept ideas rather than reject them, those raised in cultures that promote religious indoctrination of children at a very early age—long before they are taught science, if taught science at all—are more susceptible to holding fundamentalist beliefs later in life.
Further evidence supporting the notion that the brain favors believing comes from classic psychology experiments with children. Many studies have shown the perhaps common sense idea that young children are prone to believe what they are told rather than reject it. The latter involves an evaluation phase that the former does not, which again places more demands on the brain's limited resources. Suggestibility and gullibility, in a sense, come naturally.
For most Americans, our childhood years were spent believing in magical figures like Santa Claus, the Tooth Fairy, and the Easter Bunny. All over the world, children have undoubted faith in whatever supernatural beings have been introduced to them by their family and reinforced by their schools and social networks. However, it is important to emphasize that the tendency to believe in ideas effortlessly and automatically is shared by children and adults alike. Although more pronounced in children, a bias toward the less-demanding process of believing remains throughout life.
Science-Based Solutions
Such data-informed insights may offer solutions to the problem of widespread fundamentalism that is fueling many Islamic terror groups in the Middle East and Western nations alike.
At present, in most homes around the world, regardless of the religion, mystical explanations for natural events are taught to children by parents from the time they are old enough to communicate. Even in progressive nations like the U.S. and England, courses on subjects like evolution and physics—that give well-established physical explanations for questions about our origins and how the world works—are not mandatory for all students in high school or even college. Given that ideas are easily accepted as true in early stages of life, great progress could be made if public schools provided children and young adults with a basic science education from the beginning of their academic career. Combatting the brain's habit of taking the path of least resistance calls for change in legislation that places science subjects at the forefront of schools' core curriculums.
Second, extremist ideals can be more effectively fought in the brain not only by introducing science topics earlier, but also by making those topics more interesting and accessible at all academic levels. Early science lessons should present complex ideas in ways that make them as easily digestible as religious teachings—and just as easy on the brain. To many scientists, "dumbing down science" is seen as blasphemous, but given that the battle between scientific and religious explanation is often a winner-takes-all scenario, a negligible loss of accuracy in certain Gen Ed science courses is well worth the gains. Public science advocates like Neil deGrasse Tyson and Bill Nye, along with many science awareness social media sites, have been very successful in this effort.
The hard truth of the matter is that for the human mind, believing is more of a reflex than a conscious, careful, and methodical action. Rather than looming over this somewhat disconcerting fact, we should use this information to change the conditions that allow fundamentalist beliefs and dangerous ideologies to flourish. We may not yet be able to go into the brain and change it to fit what needs to be learned, but we can certainly change what needs to be learned to fit the brain.


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Vivendi Securities Trial: A Closer Look at the Opening Statements
As noted in a prior post (here), trial in the Vivendi securities class action lawsuit began last week in the Southern District of New York. Thanks to the AmLaw Litigation Daily (here), the transcript of the opening arguments in the case are available here. The opening statements make for some interesting reading in and of themselves, and there are already a number of critical observations that may be made about this case.
This case involves the financial impact on the company from the $46 billion December 2000 merger between Vivendi, Seagram's entertainment businesses, and Canal Plus. The plaintiffs contend that as a result of this and other debt-financed transactions, Vivendi experienced growing liquidity problems throughout 2001 that culminated in a liquidity crisis in mid-2002, as a result of which, the plaintiffs contend, Vivendi's CEO Jean-Marie Messier and CFO Guillaume Hannezo were sacked.
The defendants in the case include the company, Messier and Hannezo. The plaintiffs contend that the between October 2000 and July 2002, the individual defendants misled investors by causing the company to issue a series of public statements "falsely stating that Vivendi did not face an immediate and severe cash shortage that threatened the Company's viability going forward absent an asset fire sale. It was only after Vivendi's Board dislodged Mr. Messier that the Company's new management disclosed the severity of the crisis and that the Company would have to secure immediately both bridge and long-term financing or default on its largest credit obligations."
Additional background regarding the case and the plaintiffs' allegations can be found here.
A prior SEC enforcement proceeding against the company and the two former officers resulted, according to the SEC's December 23, 2002 press release (here), in "Vivendi's consent to pay a $50 million civil money penalty. The settlements also include Messier's agreement to relinquish his claims to a €21 million severance package that he negotiated just before he resigned his positions at Vivendi, and payment of disgorgement and civil penalties by Messier and Hannezo that total over $1 million."
The Opening Statements
The lawyers making the opening statements on October 6, 2009 were: for the plaintiff class, Arthur Abbey of the Abbey, Spanier Rodd & Abrams firm; for Vivendi, Paul Saunders of Cravath, Swaine & Moore; for Messier, Micheal Malone of King & Spaulding; and for Hannezo, Martin Perschetz of Schulte, Roth & Zabel. The available transcript covers only the statements on the first day of trial, and does not include Perschutz's opening argument, which took place the morning of the trial's second day, so I have not discussed his opening argument below.
In his opening statement, Abbey tried to reduce the case to three points:
Number one, we are going to show you that Vivendi had growing problems during 2001 and the first half of 2002…and the problems that they had were with a thing called liquidity. Number two, they didn't tell the truth about those problems….And the third thing that we will prove is that in the middle of 2002, the truth about Vivendi's liquidity condition finally came out, and when that happened, unfortunately for my clients, the stock price fell and the investors that we represent suffered great losses. In a nutshell, that is why we are here today–a growing problem, failing to tell the truth, and then, like every lie, it finally comes out.
The overall theme of the plaintiffs' case is that the defendants portrayed the company one way publicly, but another way internally:
Publicly, and I can't stress this enough, defendants portrayed Vivendi as strong, healthy, and growing. They continuously downplayed the risks, the warnings, and they told the investing public how successful Vivendi was and would be in the future. But inside the company, behind the closed doors at Vivendi, the defendants were acknowledging a far different truth.
Among other things, Abbey referred to a "book of warnings" Hannezo supposedly compiled for the new CEO after Messier's departure from Vivendi, which Abbey characterized as a collection of documents showing various forewarnings and admonitions Hannezo had send Messier and others about the company's growing liquidity risks. Abbey read to the jury one note that Hannezo wrote to Messier at the end of 2001 following a meeting Hannezo had had with the rating agencies, in which Hannezo said "he felt like he was sitting in the death seat of a car that was accelerating in a sharp turn, and he didn't want it to all end in shame." Abbey emphasized that while Hannezo had been communicating these warnings internally, they were not communicated to investors.
Abbey also argued in his opening that the company was under pressure to meet EBIDTA goals, and he further argued that the company was only able to report that it had met these goals by using, accounting adjustments (Abbey cited internal Vivendi documents referring to "accounting magic"), particularly "purchase accounting." Abbey told the jury that Vivendi never told investors the significant impact purchase accounting had on Vivendi's reported results. He argued further that while use of accounting adjustments allowed the company to continue to report that it had met EBIDTA goals, the noncash adjustments did not help the company with its liquidity problems.
In support of the plaintiffs' contentions, Abbey also referred to documents the company had filed in its severance dispute with Messier, in which the company supposedly said that Messier had driven the company "to the brink" yet had failed to disclose the problems to the company's board.
Saunders, on behalf of Vivendi, argued that, contrary to the plaintiffs' allegations about the company's supposed liquidity problems, the company always had enough cash and credit to pay its bills, and in fact did pay all of its bills. He also argued that, contrary to the plaintiffs' arguments that the defendants had misled investors, the company never had to restate its financials, even after new management came in. Saunders also emphasized that within days of his arrival, the new CEO completed a financing of over $1 billion, which, Saunders argued, demonstrated that even at the peak of the supposed crisis the company had sufficient resources (including credit) to pay its bills.
Saunders also argued that far from representing anything sinister, the company's use of "purchase accounting" was only entirely appropriate, it was in fact required as a result of the three-way merger.
Saunders conceded that the company did have difficulties during the class period, but largely as a result of the September 11 tragedy and the following decline in economic activity (particularly at the company's theme park properties). In that regard, he compared Vivendi's stock price decline to the stock graphs of companies that the plaintiffs' own expert had said were comparable, and that the stock graphs were virtually indistinguishable.
Finally, Saunders explained the two individuals' departures from the company as a result of disagreements over the strategic steps the company should take in response to the business challenges it was facing, including a dispute between the board and Messier over whether Vivendi should sell its heirloom French water utility business.
Malone, arguing on behalf of Messier, contended that the plaintiffs' case depended entirely on discrete "snippets" take out of context from a wide variety of documents, but that when the statements were put back in context, they show only the ordinary activities of business people struggling to deal with day to day business challenges. Malone emphasized the case is not about whether or not the company had problems or even about whether or not there were errors of judgment, but only about whether or not there had been an intentional effort to mislead investors.
Malone also emphasized that when Messier exercised stock options at the end of 2001, he invested all of the proceeds in Vivendi shares, and even took out a bank loan to buy additional shares. Messier also invested his entire April 2002 bonus in Vivendi shares, and indeed, within days of leaving Vivendi, Messier invested even more in Vivendi shares. Malone argued that Messier never sold a share, and that when Vivendi's share price collapsed, no individual lost more than Messier.
Though the transcript only represents the arguments of counsel and not the actual presentation of evidence, a number of themes clearly emerge.
First, this case will be complex and will require the jury to grapple with a host of daunting technical terms and concepts. Just in his opening, Abbey referred to EBIDTA; purchase accounting; debt service; noncash earnings; nonoperational accounting entries; free cash flow; liquidity; and dividends. Saunders referred to negative cash flow; generally accepted accounting principles; and market capitalization. Malone referred to options exercises; hedging and hedging transactions; and tax advantages.
It is not that juries are incapable of figuring out these kinds of things. The problem is that these kinds of things put an enormous burden on the lawyers, the witnesses and the court to keep things clear; to avoid letting the trial get bogged down in technical minutiae; and making sure the jury it neither confused nor bored to death.
Second, much has been made (for example, here) of the fact that this Vivendi case is so unusual because it is the first "f-cubed" case to go to trial – that is, it involves claims against a foreign-domiciled company by foreign claimants who bought their shares on foreign exchanges. Whatever else might be said about whether or not f-cubed cases ought to be heard in U.S courts, it is clear just from the attorneys' opening statements that there are serious challenges involved in attempting to put on one of these cases in a U.S. court. All of the lawyers wrestled with problems, for example, involving currency conversions and language translations. Abbey in particular seemed to experience embarrassment and discomfort using French names and phrases. The lawyers also warned that much of the testimony and many of the documents are in French for which the jury would be given English translations.
In addition, the opening statements also showed the complications that will arise from differing accounting systems, different account practices and standards, and different accounting conventions.
Third, all of the lawyers' opening statements underscore the problems any plaintiff would face when large unrelated but material events – such as the 9/11 tragedy and the dot-com crash – happened at the same time as the supposed events of which the plaintiffs were complaining. Abbey tried to anticipate these issues and explain the plaintiffs' theory of how these events should be understood in the context of the plaintiffs' case. The defense counsel, for their part, showed that the defendants will argue that the challenges the company faced can only be understood within the context of these external events, which are, the defense counsel contend, among the root causes of the company problems involved in the case.
The parallel to the challenges facing the plaintiffs in the current round of subprime and credit crisis-related cases is unmistakable. The plaintiffs in these more recent cases will face the same challenge of attempting to explain how company-specific rather than marketplace-wide developments led to the defendant companies' problems.
The final observation from a reading of the transcript is that the trial of a complex matter like a class action securities case is an elaborate, time-consuming, pain-staking exercise that could quickly become mind-numbingly tedious. Just judging from the opening statements, the jury could be in for a very long slog. One can only imagine how the jurors' hearts sank when they heard Messier's counsel tell them in his opening statement that "this trial will go on for months."
Nor will the verdict of this jury bring an end to this matter. Not only will there likely be further proceedings in this case, but as a result of the court's class certification ruling in this case excluding Austrian and German investors from the plaintiff class, this case may only be the first of the trials in this matter. As reported in an October 7, 2009 article in the Telegraph (here), the defendants could face a "second trial" brought on behalf of European investors excluded from the plaintiff class in the Southern District of New York. (Hat tip to the 10b-5 Daily, here, for the Telegraph article link).
In my earlier post about the Vivendi trial, I noted how rare trials are in securities class action lawsuits. In an October 8, 2009 post (here) on his Enforcement Action blog, Bruce Carton (also the author of the Securities Docket blog), interviewed Adam Savett of the Securities Litigation Watch blog. In the brief interview, hosted on the Enforcement Docket site, Savett reviews statistical data regarding the prior securities cases that have gone to trial, and discusses why trials in these cases are so rare. He also discusses the significance of the presence of the f-cubed claimants.
They're a Page Right Out of Hist-oh-Ree: Even allowing for the fact that The Flintstones show was set in the Stone Age, the program advertisement linked below still seems deeply primitive. Clearly, prehistoric peoples had a longer attention span, as the commercial seems almost movie-length compared to its more modern counterparts.
And even allowing for the time lapse since those long ago days, the advertisement's politically incorrect premise and tobacco-related message seem vestiges of a culture completely unrelated to our own.
Finally, the way that Fred and Barney are sneaking around together and hiding from their wives, you do start to wonder whether the final line in the show's theme song lyrics implied more than might originally have been suggested.
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Practical considerations for electronic execution
COVID-19 has brought many challenges to the commercial landscape, including the execution of documents when parties may not, because of the requirement to self isolate, be able to receive, sign and exchange hardcopy documents. Electronic execution can be used in many cases so that transactions may progress, however not all documents can be executed electronically.
This article sets out what kind of documents can be electronically executed and what to consider to minimise risks. For further information on the law underlying electronic execution, see our earlier Insight here.
Documents that can be executed electronically
an agreement (by an individual). Generally, an agreement by an individual can be executed electronically, as any witness requirement is only to minimise risk of fraud.
an agreement or a deed (by a company). However, a counterparty to a document electronically executed by directors of a company is unable to rely on the assumptions about valid execution under 129 Corporations Act 2001 (Cth). To minimise risks:
make further enquiries about the signatories' authority (i.e. check a current company search);
obtain 'personal authentication' from the signatories (i.e. an email and ideally verbal confirmation that they applied or consented to the application of their signature); and
review a resolution of the director(s) and the company's constitution.
Documents that cannot be executed electronically
a deed (by an individual). A deed executed by an individual must be witnessed to be effective, and case law is unclear on whether witnessing electronically is effective. If the Conveyancing Act 1919 (NSW) applies, execution of a deed electronically may be permissible, however as these provisions are untested by courts specific advice should be obtained.
a power of attorney. In virtually all cases, powers of attorney (whether granted by a company or an individual) should be prepared as a deed, executed and witnessed in 'wet ink'. Electronic execution of these documents should be avoided without specific advice.
a document for which one fully executed original is required. Certain agencies such as land registries, ASIC, ASX and Courts may have specific requirements for 'wet ink' or original execution, and may not accept counterparts. Specific advice should be obtained about whether electronic execution is appropriate for these documents.
PRACTICAL STEPS TO TAKE
If you are considering executing electronically, or accepting any document executed electronically, you should:
engage early. Discuss with all parties (including any party who will be reviewing or relying on the document, such as a financier) as soon as possible, to ensure that all parties are comfortable with the proposed manner of execution and that any risks are understood and, if possible, minimised.
obtain consent. If information is required by law to be given (for example, a disclosure statement), obtain express written consent from the party to whom the information is being given to the electronic communication before the giving of that information.
minimise fraud. Sign documents electronically using a platform with inbuilt identification verification (there are many on the market today), rather than the insertion of a scanned signature or image, to minimise the risk of fraud.
reconsider deeds. If possible, convert any deed to an agreement, noting that this may not always be achievable or desired, and will depend on the nature of the transaction and the document involved.
appoint attorneys. Consider appointing an attorney (either for an individual or company) as soon as possible.
appoint alternate directors. For companies if directors may be unavailable, consider appointing alternate or additional directors so that more signatories will be available.
obtain personal authentication. Whenever electronic execution is used, but particularly for companies, obtain evidence that the signatory has affixed their electronic signature themselves, or has specifically authorised another person to do it for them. This should ideally be both email and verbal confirmation with that signatory.
We are seeing a greater level of acceptance of electronic execution to assist the continuation of business operations, with parties and their advisors making genuine efforts to permit electronic execution wherever possible. However, this is a rapidly evolving area of law, and until now has been a matter of convenience and efficiency rather than one of commercial imperative, and parties should ensure that risk positions are effectively managed.
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The Hills Are Alive with the Names of Mason Grads!
While maybe not news to you astute alums, but Mason is well represented on two of the Nation's most celebrated mounds of Earth: Capitol Hill and the Hollywood Hills. Here's a snippet of some of the Mason folks representing both the East Side and West Side of the country.
West Side: Though there is no record of our next alum graduating from Mason, the Wiki says actor John Driscoll did take some drama courses here and was a Kappa Sigma member. After starting out as a runway model for the likes of Armani, Driscoll has since appeared or starred in Dawson's Creek, One Tree Hill, Guiding Light, and most recently, The Young and Restless as Chance Chancellor, until Chance was supposedly killed – or was he?
East Side: Since 2006, Kathleen Casey, J.D. '93, has been one of five people to make up the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Appointed by Bush II, Casey, along with the other commission members, is tasked with overseeing financial markets and protecting the rights of investors. (Let's just say she's had a tough job the past few years and leave it at that.) Her term ends in 2011.
Again, this is only a sampling of the long list of amazing people who once called Mason home. Check back often for more news on what your fellow alums are up to!
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Hillary Clinton's Anti-Israel History
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An article appearing in the Jewish Daily Forward announced the formation of "Jewish Americans Ready For Hillary!" A truth those progressive Jews for Hillary ignore, with the possible exception of the time from her first campaign New York's Senate seat in 2000 to her resignation from the Senate to become Secretary of State in January 2009, except for the time she needed New York's Jewish voting bloc, Hillary Clinton has never been pro-Israel.
On their website, "Jewish Americans Ready For Hillary!" claim, "Throughout her career, Hillary Clinton has fought for the issues that matter most to Jewish Americans."
Of one issue that "matters most to Jewish Americans," Hillary Clinton is most certainly not a supporter that is the health and security of the Jewish State of Israel.
Even before her marriage to Bill, Hillary Clinton was opposing Israel and promoting the forces of terrorism. In his book American Evita on page 49, Christopher Anderson writes.
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At a time when elements of the American Left embraced the Palestinian cause and condemned Israel, Hillary was telling friends that she was "sympathetic" to the terrorist organization and admired its flamboyant leader, Yasser Arafat. When Arafat made his famous appearance before the UN General Assembly in November 1974 wearing his revolutionary uniform and his holster on his hip, Bill "was outraged like everybody else," said a Yale Law School classmate. But not Hillary, who tried to convince Bill that Arafat was a "freedom fighter" trying to free his people from their Israeli "oppressors."
On page 50 the author relates an experience that Hillary and and her future husband had during a trip to Arkansas in 1973.
It was during this trip to his home state that Bill took Hillary to meet a politically well-connected friend. When they drove up to the house, Bill and Hillary noticed that a menorah-the seven branched Hebrew candelabrum (not to be confused with the more common and subtler mezuzah)-has been affixed to the front door.
"My daddy was half Jewish," explained Bill's friend. "One day when he came to visit , my daddy placed the menorah on my door because he wanted me to be proud that we were part Jewish. And I wasn't about to say no to my daddy."
To his astonishment, as soon as Hillary saw the menorah, she refused to get out of the car. "Bill walked up to me and said that she was hot and tired, but later he explained the real reason." According to the friend and another eyewitness, Bill said, "I'm sorry, but Hillary's really tight with the people in the PLO in New York. They're friends of hers, and she just doesn't feel right about the menorah."
Hillary's attitude did not change when she became first lady. In May 1998 Ms Clinton became the first member of any presidential administration ever to call for a Palestinian State. She told a youth conference on Middle East peace in Switzerland, that she supports the eventual creation of an independent Palestinian state. Her spokesperson, Marsha Berry told reporters: "These remarks are her own personal view."
In November 1999, while on a purported State visit to the Middle East, she publicly appeared with Yasser Arafat's wife Suha. Mrs. Arafat made a slanderous fa allegation:
"Our [Palestinian] people have been submitted to the daily and intensive use of poisonous gas by the Israeli forces, which has led to an increase in cancer cases among women and children." Suha also accused Israel of contaminating much of the water sources used by Palestinians with "chemical materials" and poisoning Palestinian women and children with toxic gases."
Mrs. Clinton sat by silently listening to a real-time translation, and the terrorist's wife hug and a kiss when she finished speaking.
Later, many hours after the event, and only after a media furor put her on the spot for what many view as a bit more than a mere political "boo boo Mrs. Clinton called on all sides to refrain from "inflammatory rhetoric and baseless accusations," including Israel, whose leaders made no such accusations.
Glossing over this repugnant affair, Hillary Clinton has yet to specifically contradict and denounce the monstrous lies uttered by Yasser Arafat's wife in her presence. Only years later did she make feeble attempt at an excuse, the translator screwed up.
Before her tenure in the State Departing, Bill and Hillary Clinton made mega dollars from their extensive involvement with Dubai. Besides being a leader in the movement to boycott Israel, Dubai is the "Hong Kong" of the Arab world. And a major commerce and shipping point for the "business-side" of terrorism. Bill and Hilary are major friends of Dubai, to the point where the Clinton Foundation have established Dubai Study departments in universities in the US and London. They worked hard at granting legitimacy to this Jew-hating, terrorist supporting nation.
While she was running for President in 2007, San Francisco Examiner columnist P.J. Corkery, wrote that Clinton made $10 million a year from Yucaipa a Dubai firm. Ron Berkle, the owner of Yucaipa companies was a major fund-raiser for Bill and Hillary.
The Clintons also had a connection to the worlds biggest exporter of terrorism, Saudi Arabia, the Saudi Royal Family donated $10,000,000 to the Clinton Library.
According to a 1993 New York Times article, Prince Turki bin Feisal was a college classmate of Bill's at Georgetown University and (at the time of the article's writing) was the head of the Saudi Arabian intelligence service. While he was still governor of Arkansas, it looks like Bill Clinton cashed in on that relationship, "work[ing] hard to secure a multimillion-dollar Saudi donation to a Middle Eastern studies program at the University of Arkansas." Due to the intervention of the Gulf War, the first installment of $3.5 million didn't arrive until 1992, with another $20 million arriving after Bill Clinton's first inauguration.
During her Senate years Ms. Clinton became a vocal supporter of Israel because she needed the Jewish vote.
One of her first actions after leaving the Senate to become Secretary of State was to ignore a previous deal with Israel and call for the end of the construction of new homes in existing settlement neighborhoods. Five years later her call for the end of building is till is haunting Israeli/Palestinian peace talks.
As Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton first demanded the "settlement" freeze in 2009 and was quickly backed up by Obama. What she perceived as a minor concession (a "settlement" freeze including no new housing units in existing communities) was for Israel a grave sacrifice. For all intents and purposes Clinton was telling Israeli parents their married children could no longer live in their neighborhoods
This was a major error by the Clinton State Department and it was compounded by their inclusion of Jerusalem in the mix and the constant public berating of the Jewish State by Clinton and Obama.
Clinton's demand for a building freeze in existing settlement communities broke a US/Israel agreement made during the Bush administration. Ms Clinton said there was never an agreement between Israel and the US about natural expansion of existing settlements. But Elliot Abrams who negotiated the agreement for the United States said Clinton's contention is simply not true.
Immediately the Palestinians seized upon the Hillary-created settlement issue. Seeing an opportunity to avoid talking, they used the administration's demands, to make a "settlement" freeze a precondition to further talks even though there were negotiations and construction going on simultaneously before Hilary Clinton became Secretary of State.
In August 2009 Prime Minister Netanyahu announced a ten-month "settlement" freeze. It was approved by the cabinet and implemented on November 25, 2009 and was to run till September 25, 2010. Despite pressure from the United States, the Palestinians refused to join any talks the first 9+ months of the freeze; they did not come to the negotiation table till September 2010, three weeks before the freeze ended.
As the end of the construction halt approached, the US began to negotiate with the Israel to extend the freeze. Based on their experience with Clinton denying the deal negotiated by Elliot Abrams during the Bush Administration, Israel demanded that any proposal be presented in writing, as any oral deal with Clinton and the Obama administration was worth the paper on which is was printed on.
The written offer never came; the Secretary of State wasn't negotiating in good faith. Instead Ms Clinton was playing "Bait and Switch." As Israel waited for a letter clarifying America's guarantees in exchange for a proposed building ban for Jewish residents of Judea and Samaria, a diplomatic source finally came forward saying that no such letter is on its way. The United States Secretary of State Hillary Clinton misled Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.The source, a senior diplomat with inside knowledge of Netanyahu's recent meetings in Washington, said Clinton made commitments when talking to Netanyahu, but later slipped out of them by claiming that she had not been speaking on behalf of U.S. President Obama – who, she said in the end, did not give his approval.
In 2011 speaking at the at the Saban Center for Middle East Policy at the liberal Brookings Institute, Clinton expressed concern for Israel's social climate in the wake of limitations the regarding female singing in the IDF and gender segregation on public transportation. Both were accommodations made to the Orthodox communities in Israel
She referred to the decision of some IDF soldiers to leave an event where female soldiers were singing; she said it reminded her of the situation in Iran. It did? Wow! In Iran the women would have been lashed or executed. In Israel they sang, but the people who felt it was against their religious beliefs walked out. Most senior officers in the IDF supported the women's right to sing.
Clinton also poke of her shock that some Jerusalem buses had assigned separate seating areas for women. "It's reminiscent of Rosa Parks," she said, taking the typical progressive position that faith should not matter outside a place of worship. Clinton's statement was part of the continued attempt by the Obama administration/Clinton State Department to de-legitimize the Israeli democracy and destroy one of the reasons for American support of Israel, the fact it is the only democracy in the Middle East.
Now Hillary Clinton is running for President. She will campaign on the basis that she is a friend of Israel, just as Barack Obama did in 2008. The truth is as Secretary of State; she was the architect of the policy of the most anti-Israel president since the rebirth of Israel in 1948. It was a policy which reflected views she has held her entire life, with the exception of the nine year period where she ran for and held the office of U.S. Senator from New York State.
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Personally, I think there's a place for both—Ben Kunkel's enormous review of Bolano in the new LRB is worth it, although I tend to prefer short reviews like in The Believer that whet my appetite for a book—but here's a short (850-words) piece by Michael O'Donnell in defense of brevity.
Ah, but there's the problem: rigorous writing—rigorous thinking—is concise, not stretched out, corpulent, flabby. I'll take a lean review, spare as a runner headed round a quarter-mile track. I know I can't be alone in disagreeing with the notion that it takes 2500 words to express an idea, or in feeling a little impatient with those writers who are too grand to pick the important things, say them, and then stop. Full stop.


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Eugenio Geiringer (* 25. Februar 1844 in Triest; † 18. November 1904 ebenda) war ein österreichischer Ingenieur und Architekt, der besonders für die Stadt Triest bedeutend war. Seine neoklassizistischen Bauten zeigen eine zur Zeit der österreich-ungarischen Donaumonarchie vorherrschende Stilrichtung.

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Eugenio Geiringer wurde als Sohn von Ruben Isach Robert Geiringer, gebürtig aus Gajary,  und Eva Morpurgo geboren, die einer alten triestiner Bankiersfamilie entstammte, welche unter anderem Gründer der Versicherungsanstalt Generali war.

Nach der Grund- und Mittelschule besuchte Geiringer die Handels- und  Seefahrtsakademie von Triest (heutiges Istituto Nautico), die  von der österreichischen Kaiserin Maria Theresia 1774 gegründet worden war. Danach studierte er in Padua Mathematik, und 1864 wurde er Diplomingenieur.

Zunächst arbeitete er als Lehrer für technisches und industriemechanisches Zeichnen an der öffentlichen Realschule von Triest und wurde dann, von 1872 bis 1877, Bankdirektor an der Banca Triestina di Costruzioni sowie Vorsitzender des Ingenieurs- und Architektenverbandes.

1874 heiratete er Ortensia Luzzatti, mit der er sieben Kinder hatte. Einer seiner Söhne, Pietro (1886–1944), der mit seinem Vater Vorstandsmitglied der Versicherung Generali war, wurde, zusammen mit seiner Frau Francesca Vivante, im Konzentrationslager Auschwitz ermordet.

Geiringer war unter anderem Mitglied der Liberal-Nationalen Partei, Mitglied des Stadtrats und Abgeordneter der Provinz. In seiner Heimatstadt Triest hat er wesentlich zum Bau der "Tram von Opicina" beigetragen, einer Straßenbahn, die heute noch streckenweise in Betrieb ist und mit einem besonderen Mechanismus ausgestattet ist, mit dem die Bahn die sehr steile Strecke nach Opicina hinauf bewältigen kann. Des Weiteren begann er die Arbeiten an der Eisenbahnlinie Triest–Wien, die quer durch die österreichischen Hohen Tauern führt, und beteiligte sich außerdem an mehreren Projekten zur Förderung des Eisenbahnnetzes in Istrien, Kärnten und Slowenien.

Eugenio Geiringer starb am 18. November 1904 in Triest.

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Nach den Plänen des Architekten Giuseppe Bruni leitete Geiringer von 1872 bis 1877 die Arbeiten am Bau des Rathauses und des eleganten Hotel Vanoli (heute Grand Hotel Duchi d'Aosta) an der Piazza Grande (heute Piazza Unità).

1883 wurde  Geiringer von der Versicherungsanstalt Assicurazioni Generali mit dem Entwurf einer neuen Hauptniederlassung in via Cavour beauftragt. Zwischen den beiden Obelisken auf dem Dach des imposanten Gebäudes ist das Gründungsjahr (1831) der bekannten Versicherungsanstalt auch heute noch gut sichtbar. Durch eine Kolonnade am Eingang des Gebäudes gelangt man in eine große Halle mit einer spektakulären Freitreppe.

Die schöne Villa Geiringer, die von der Höhe des Hügels Scorcola die gesamte Bucht von Triest beherrscht, wurde 1896 anstelle eines früheren Gebäudes erbaut. Während der Invasion jugoslawischer Truppen am Ende des Zweiten Weltkriegs fungierte das Castelletto ("Schlösschen") als Sitz des Generalkommandos der Alliierten. Laut Monsignor Antonio Santin (1895–1981) existierte zu jener Zeit ein unterirdischer Gang, durch den man von der Villa bis zum Militärkrankenhaus gelangen konnte. Heute ist die Villa Geiringer der Sitz der parifizierten Privatschule "European School of Trieste".

Die Villa Fausta in Salita di Gretta 5, die im Jahr 1855 von Muzio Giuseppe Spirito de Tommasini (1794–1879) erbaut worden war, wurde vom Ingenieur Eugenio Geiringer vergrößert und dann von Livia Fausta Veneziani gekauft, die für einige Zeit mit ihrem Mann, dem Schriftsteller Italo Svevo (1861–1928), darin wohnte.

Das Castello Basevi, das einer mittelalterlichen Burg ähnelt, befindet sich in via Tiepolo 11 und gehörte anfänglich der Gräfin Diana. Es wurde 1895 von Giuseppe Basevi gekauft und noch im selben Jahr durch ein Erdbeben stark beschädigt. Das Gebäude wurde von Eugenio Geiringer vergrößert und 1898 an die österreich-ungarische Regierung verpachtet, die die Zentralanstalt für Meteorologie und Geodynamik darin einrichtete. Heute beherbergt die Villa das nationale Institut für Astrophysik von Triest.

Auch das neoklassizistische Gebäude der Banca d'Italia in via Cavour 141 wurde Anfang des  20. Jahrhunderts von Eugenio Geiringer in Zusammenarbeit mit dem österreich-ungarischen Architekten Müller erbaut.

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New Aerial Photos Show Progress On National Corvette Museum Motorsports Park
Nelson Ireson May 23, 2014 Comment Now!
It's been nearly a year since we checked in on the progress of the National Corvette Museum's Motorsports Park, and the progress made in that time is remarkable. With a full course now laid out and work being done on facilities, it's beginning to look like a real race track.
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Aerial photos posted by the NCM Motorsports Park Facebook page show the progress. A large lot has been paved, the track's course is completely laid out, and the track itself appears to be nearly ready for paving.
Situated just across Interstate 65 from the National Corvette Museum, the NCM Motorsports Park is destined to become a haven for Corvette owners around the country, offering a range of motorsports activities on the 184-acre property.
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A karting track, a 10-acre autocross skidpad, a 1/4-mile drag strip, and the road course itself—planned to become the longest road course in the U.S.—will offer patrons the full spectrum of four-wheeled paved-course speed.
The project is estimated to cost about $16.45 million in total, and is scheduled for completion in late August 2014, just in time for the museum's 20th anniversary celebrations.
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Q: Can I host ASP.Net 5 Application Without HttpPlatformHandler? I wanted to know that is it possible to host ASP.Net 5 / MVC 6 Application without having HttpPlatformHandler installed on IIS?

A: It is a decision made a few months ago and would never change later until there is another announcement.
https://github.com/aspnet/Announcements/issues/69
Embrace it or you need to have a discussion with Microsoft and a reason to convince them.
[Updated: For RC2 and above, a new module is required, https://github.com/aspnet/Announcements/issues/164]

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You are never alone. Life is full of hope. Never give up.
I was born in Bryansk, Russia.
I was adopted a week before my eighthh birthday.
Prior to my adoption, I lived in a family that loved me, but absolutely hated each other. The household was made up entirely of women. I loved it.
However, things took a different turn when both of my parents passed away. I was three years old. It was hard.
Under the given circumstances, I was forced to live in an orphanage. It was difficult living in a place with daily physical and emotional abuse.
I will always remember the day when the caretaker's son sexually abused me.
Survival was your top priority.
We were always punished. Whether it was for waking up caretakers, going to the bathroom at a "wrong" time or wetting one's bed.
To make matters even worse, you were never allowed to defend yourself.
The worst memory prior to being adopted was the day my grandmother buried my mother. I loved her.
The best memory prior to being adopted was the time I spent with my grandmother. I still remember the days when we went to the park, baked fresh bread, walked around Bryansk, saw historic sites, but most importantly spent time together.
I never wanted those times to end.
Since being adopted, some of the biggest challenges I had to overcome include learning how to accept a different set of parents.
My adoptive parents were and still are very controlling of my life. It is difficult to live in a household where you are not able to make decisions of your own.
In addition, I had to learn a new language and convert from Orthodoxy to Western Christianity.
I overcame a lot of the challenges by creating a support group of my own. At school, I was able to connect with other adoptees and befriend them. They became my family.
Today, being adopted means an end to a life I was given at birth. I wish I could be with my birth family once again.
Hope is all I have.


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HP launches worldwide laptop recall over fire safety fears
The same batteries were sold as replacements for the HP ZBook Studio G4 mobile workstation. HP has announced a worldwide voluntary safety recall and replacement program for around 52,600 laptop batteries, which "have the potential to overheat, posing a fire and burn hazard to customers".
Schools in Johnston, Nash, Orange counties cancel Monday classes
Ironton City Schools, Ironton DD Preschool, Lawrence County DD Preschool, Lawrence County Open Door and South Point Local schools are operating on a two-hour delay. Monday will be an optional workday for staff with a two-hour delay. All Catoosa County Government offices will delay opening until 11 a.m. on on Monday.
Health agency: IN flu deaths reach 25 during final week of 2017
Widespread flu means there is an increase or a sustained number of lab-confirmed cases of influenza in more than 31 of the 62 counties. Arizona health officials say emergency rooms across the state are seeing longer wait times than normal because of a record number of flu cases.
Radiohead Sue Lana Del Rey Claiming She Ripped Off 'Creep'
One Twitter user stated that she didn't realise that Get Free "sampled" the Radiohead track. No, it hasn't been accompanied by YET ANOTHER sombre, Virgin Suicides filmclip (but hey, it's early days). Does Lana Del Rey's 2017 cut " Get Free " sound an terrible lot like Radiohead's Chappelle-nip alt-rock radio staple " Creep " to you? The " Born To Die " singer has been accused of ripping-off Thom Yorke and co's 1993 hit " Creep " on her " Lust For Life " album track " Get Free ".
First estimate pegs GDP growth rate at 6.5% for FY2017-18
The released figures can be seen as the closest picture of the economy as the strike rate of the correctness of these data with the first provisional data in the past two years. The data also showed massive rural distress as the agricultural output inflation rate (measured by GDP deflators) is expected to fall to 0.7 per cent against 4.1 per cent over this period, a development that may set the direction for the Budget, which is less than a month away.
It's so cold in Florida iguanas are falling from trees
The iguanas come back to life when their bodies warm up. The iguanas are likely not dead, experts say , but merely stunned and will reanimate when they warm up. They can grow over 5 feet long. The wildlife commission is holding workshops to train homeowners and property managers to trap or manage the creatures.
Four killed, national-level powerlifter hurt in Delhi road accident
Four men died and two others, including a national-level powerlifter, were injured after their vehicle met with an accident in the early hours on Sunday near the Delhi-Haryana border in northwest Delhi, police said. According to the Times of India, the vehicle lost control while overtaking another auto, following which, it rammed into a pole and overturned. Meanwhile, it has also come to the fore that the six passengers were celebrating Rohit's birthday and had been drinking alcohol.
Declares for NFL Draft
His 2017 season may have even been better than his Heisman winning campaign. Some thought Jackson should have earned more votes, but winners rarely come from four-loss teams. This year I saw a better pocket presence, I saw better accuracy, better delivery. Jones ranks fifth in school history with 3,619 yards rushing. He compiled 14 100-yard rushing games, and he had two 1,000-yard seasons following a 987-yard performance as a freshman.
Consumer Reports Says You Should Avoid Romaine Lettuce
Preliminary data suggest that the U.S. E. coli outbreak could be related to an E. coli outbreak in Canada - the E. coli strains involved in both outbreaks appear to be genetically similar, according to the CDC . The Public Health Agency of Canada also is investigating an outbreak of STEC O157:H7 infections in several provinces, according to a release from the CDC.
Skip the Salad: Romaine Lettuce Linked to E. coli Outbreak
According to Consumer Reports , the unsafe bacteria has sent five to the hospital and killed one person in America. Canada's health agency has the linked an outbreak in that country to romaine lettuce . coli outbreak in the USA, a greater degree of caution is appropriate given that lettuce is nearly always consumed raw". State and local public health officials are interviewing sick people to determine what they ate in a week before their illness started.
Nigerian Army Wounds Boko Haram Factional Leader
Troops of Operation Lafiya Dole have rescued over 2, 000 civilians and killed many Boko Haram insurgents during its operation at Lake Chad Island. The Chibok girls represent a fraction of the women captured by the militant group, which has kidnapped thousands during its eight-year insurgency in northern Nigeria.
CDC Instructs US to Prepare for NUCLEAR ATTACK
The briefing -'Public Health Response to a Nuclear Detonation' - will consider input from a number of key experts about the general preparedness levels of the USA to deal with a nuclear event. The timing of the briefing follows the persistent heated rhetoric between Donald Trump and North Korea's leader Kim Jong-un, who have for months threatened each other with a nuclear strike.
Kiernan Shipka cast as Sabrina in Netflix Series
Based on the Archie Comics graphic novel The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina , written by Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa with art by Robert Hack, the untitled series reimagines Sabrina and details her dark coming-of-age story that hits hard with elements of horror, witchcraft, and the occult.
Snow coats North Florida, first time in almost three decades
On its Twitter account, the Tallahassee Police Department warned motorists that ice could form on bridges early Wednesday. Although the east coast will be preparing for a mega-storm of a lifetime, this may be Tallahassee's only snowfall for years to come.
Florida State hires Michigan State's Harlon Barnett as defensive coordinator
Fox Sports writer Bruce Feldman was the first to report the news. A request for comment from MSU has not yet been returned. Barnett, who has been the Spartans' defensive coordinator for the past three seasons, has been the secondary coach at his alma mater for 11 years.
Concealers no more! Study shows how you can look young naturally
After 20 weeks of " facial exercise ", two dermatologists assessed the participants" "before and after' photographs to assess any changes to their appearances. These photos were analyzed by dermatologists at the three time points, to determine whether or not the facial exercises had any impact on the women's appearance.
Cancer mortality in the U.S. continues decades-long drop
Cancer rates have dropped 26 percent, according to the American Cancer Society on Thursday. Black people under 65 were 31 percent more likely to die of cancer as of 2015, and in some states the disparities were even more extreme. Among women, breast, lung and colorectal cancers total half of all cases. The overall estimate of 1,735,350 cases for 2018 equals more than 4,700 new cancer diagnoses each day.
'Penis Whitening' Cosmetic Surgery Is A Hit, Trending In Thailand Now
A skin-whitening cream, for instance, put an ad above the seats on Bangkok's public transport, saying: "Only white people can sit here". A Bangkok clinic has started offering patients penis whitening, a procedure which works via laser treatment.
Romaine lettuce is likely source of E. coli outbreak across 13 states
Coli cases are linked to the patients in the U.S. The organization stopped short of issuing a full ban on eating romaine lettuce until it finishes its investigation into the illnesses. The CDC last reported on the outbreak on December 28, NBC News reports. Eschericia coli bacteria, or more commonly known as E. coli , is actually a pretty common bacteria that is often harmless and part of a healthy digestive system.
Millennials strive for perfectionism more than past generations, study says
They also conducted a separate study on 41,641 American, Canadian , and British college students from 1989 and 2016 and discovered that perfectionism has increased over time. The drive to earn money, pressure to get a good education, and setting lofty career goals, are other areas in which today's young generation exhibit perfectionism.


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Maverick County - Eagle Ford Shale and Pearsall Shale Development
Drilling Commences On Eagle Ford And Olmos Oil Formations
Vancouver, B.C., May 14, 2012 Terrace Energy Corp. (TSXV: TZR) (the "Company" or "Terrace") is pleased to provide the following operational update:
Cutlass – Eagle Ford Project
The Company has made significant progress on initiating its "Cutlass Project" in Dimmitt and LaSalle Counties, TX. Access roads, water wells and the drilling pad for the West #1A drilling location are completed. Pioneer Rig #28 has been moved onto the Company's leases and drilling has commenced on the first of its two planned horizontal wells. The well is currently at intermediate pipe depth of 7200' and the Company is preparing to run 9 5/8" casing. Plans are to drill a vertical pilot hole to evaluate the cretaceous section, then turn the well horizontal and drill approximately 4500 of lateral section in the Eagle Ford Formation at approximately 8000' TVD.
Construction of the East #1 drilling pad for the Company's second well in LaSalle County is approximately 75% complete. The Company plans to move Rig #28 to this drilling project immediately after concluding the drilling phase of the West #1A well. Access roads and other infrastructure built in conjunction with the West #1A will be used to service this location as well as further drilling on both the Dimmitt County and LaSalle County leases.
The Company owns a 30% working interest and 22.5% net revenue interest in the Cutlass Project. The project is situated within an area of extremely high activity for Eagle Ford Oil development. The Company's leases are completely surrounded by property under lease to Anadarko Petroleum as well as several other active Eagle Ford developers in the immediate vicinity. There are numerous active drilling rigs as well as completion, production and infrastructure construction projects actively underway in the immediate vicinity of the Company's leasehold.
The Cutlass Project has the potential to support up to 28 drilling locations targeting the Eagle Ford formation as well as the potential to develop additional cretaceous horizons which are productive in the region.
STS Olmos Project
The Company has initiated the second phase of its Olmos Horizontal Development Project in McMullen and LaSalle Counties Texas, following up on its successful initial well, the STS 1- 667H. The operator has mobilized the Patterson UTI Rig #23 to its SP5 1-47H location in McMullen County. The Company plans on drilling two horizontal wells from this location in order to optimize equipment utilization and infrastructure costs. The wells will be drilled "backto- back" and completed simultaneously. The Company expects to enjoy significant cost savings by using this approach, as well as optimizing the time to first production from these two drilling projects. The SP5 1-47H well was spud on May 11th.
Production from our STS 1-667H well continues to meet the Company's pre-drill expectations and continues to flow at rates in line with industry published decline curves. The well has accrued net cash flow exceeding 40% of its capital expenditure within the first 90 days of production. There can be no assurance that the flow rate will stabilize at current levels over time. Terrace holds a 33.33% working interest (25% NRI) in each of the two current drilling projects in addition to a 16.9% working interest (12.65% Net Revenue Interest) in the STS 1-667H well. The STS Olmos Project covers approximately 14,400 gross acres (3,875 net acres) in the LaSalle and McMullen Counties, Texas and has the potential to support up to 60 or more offset drilling locations.
Capital Activities
Currently budgeted capital expenditures are fully provided for with the $10 million available to the Company from its recently completed private placement.
About Terrace Energy
Terrace Energy is an oil & gas development stage company that is focused on unconventional oil extraction in onshore areas of the United States. It currently has two principal properties situated in Texas with targets in the "Olmos" oil and "Eagle Ford" oil formations.
For further information please visit the Company's website at www.terraceenergy.net
APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Dave Gibbs, President
Forward-Looking Information:
Certain of the statements made in this news release may contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the United States Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and forward-looking information within the meaning of applicable Canadian securities law. Forward-looking statements and forward-looking information include, but are not limited to statements or information with respect to the timing of exploration drilling and the potential for the Company's projects to support additional drilling locations. Users of forward-looking statements and forwardlooking information are cautioned that actual results may vary from the information disclosed in this press release. The material risk factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements and forward-looking information contained in this press release include lack of availability of goods and services, regulatory changes and all of the other risks and uncertainties normally associated with the exploration for and development and production of oil and gas. The forward-looking statements and forward-looking information contained in this press release represents management's best judgment of future events based on information currently available. The material assumptions used to develop the forward-looking statements and forward-looking information include that necessary goods and services will be available on reasonable terms, that regulatory requirements will not change in any material respect and that other aspects of the Company's operations will not be affected by unforeseen events. The Company does not assume the obligation to update any forward-looking information, except as required by applicable law.


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events for gamers
events for developers
events for kids & families
level up exhibition
level up workshops
the pavs
meet the jury
pavs award information & resources
eligibility, rules, and user agreement
transparency & the nz game awards
about nzgf
safe space policy
event photography policy
We're planning to make 2022 one of the best ever, rain or shine and with Covid in mind. In preparation for that, we've had some big changes and lots of new faces! Meet the team of volunteers working so hard to make NZGF everything it can be.
organisational team
alex matthews
venues manager
Alex is a serial entrepreneur with a range of incurable, eclectic passions for all things technology, innovation, futurism, history, the human condition, and the way we form and evolve as societies. He is the Licensee of TEDxPipitea and CEO of Xequals (software dev/creative agency) and CEO of Frost Flame Games (game dev and publishing).
With a career spanning hospitality, digital production, game design, event management, innovation sector consulting and establishing start-ups, Alex has done a bit of everything with firm roots in the modern software development and creative industries.
chantelle cole
@Chanti_Cole
Chantelle is the CEO at Dinosaur Polo Club, the Wellington-based indie studio behind the award-winning subway game, Mini Metro, and Apple Arcade launch title, Mini Motorways.
Previously working in the music industry, Chantelle is no stranger to events. She genuinely loves connecting with people to build strong, rewarding relationships, and was responsible for managing sponsor relationships and coordinating nationwide events as the Partnerships Executive of the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra.
sam marsh
partnerships manager apprentice
By day Sam is a Community Advisor for a local Non-Profit and also works as an independent contractor for New Zealand games and esports organisations. He is an experienced relationship manager and will work with the Festivals various sponsors to create world class outcomes for both organisations. By night he is an avid gamer and enjoys long walks with his partner and their adopted Greyhound.
alex woodward
@alexpgwoodward
Alex is a longstanding member of the NZGF committee, having started as the social media manager for the 2019 festival. Since then, he has worn many hats including board member, events organiser and public relations officer. For the 2022 festival, Alex returns as the Play by Play conference manager.
For his day job, Alex works full time as an SEO content specialist at a Deloitte Fast 50 marketing agency in Auckland. He also freelances as a games writer and produces his own tabletop RPG content in his spare time.
michael baron
exhibition manager
Michael joins NZGF as the 2022 Level Up exhibition manager, having previously organised the Indie Biz showcase for NZGDC. After being involved in game jams for many years, Michael has now been a full time game developer with CerebralFix for just over a year.
He's passionate about the four Bs: Board games, Badminton, Baking and Bouldering and one day will combine all four into the ultimate sport.
dylan richardson
workshop manager
@DibbyRichardson
Dylan is a game designer at Wellington-based studio Dinosaur Polo Club. He's been in the industry for four years now, having cut his teeth at local mainstay PikPok. He's excited to give something back to the community by contributing to the NZGF and coordinating workshops for game devs of the future!
Outside of the industry, he's a child at heart loving all things Disney and has Lego coming out his ears. He's also an avid traveler and is slowly working his way through the Disney Parks of the world. Bubbly and always ready for a hug, feel free to say hello!
tom butler
@butlerstomp
Tom is a game designer at Dinosaur Polo Club working on Mini Metro and Mini Motorways, and has recently released Trigger Witch through his indie studio Rainbite. In his spare time, he's a guy who has fallen deep into the TTRPG rabbit hole and lets D&D take up way too much of his brain space. Volunteering at many past industry events and on the NZGF committee last year, he's excited to return for 2022 as the volunteer manager and he can't wait to see you all there!
harley bird
he/they
Harley is a designer, IT specialist, photographer, and general creative menace based in Wellington, NZ. When not busy being a hard working cat-dad (ask him about Limbo if you have a full hour to spare), he likes playing narrative games, drawing mushrooms, and collecting washi tape.
He grew up on some very haunted moors, and was raised by a horror writer – we think that may explain why he plays so much Dead by Daylight.
sami habib
@puggsoy
Sami is a programmer at PikPok in Wellington, having worked on various mobile games over the last 4 years. He loves getting involved and helping out in the local gamedev community, and is excited to be back managing events for another year of NZGF. In his free time you can find him playing roguelites, working on one of his not-quite-abandoned projects, or planning a Dungeons & Dragons session.
helen marcelino
@Helenc_
Helen has joined the NZGF committee in 2021 as the event manager for the Pavs and our Friends of the Festival social mixer. Originally from Brazil, Helen is an experienced graphic designer & Mac operator with a degree in graphic design and a postgraduate qualification in branding. She's now living in Aotearoa and began studying game development in 2020.
In her free time, Helen likes to draw, play video games and has been learning watercolour painting. As a huge fan of animal plush toys, she once nearly bought an enormous Stitch (from Lilo & Stitch) toy while overseas, but wouldn't have been able to bring it on the plane.
jennifer craig
Jennifer is a 2D artist and graphic designer. She loves obscure indie games, animation, story telling and folklore. When she's not working, you'll find her immersed in a game jam, making a game with friends, watching an art-house horror movie or volunteering for the coolest events.
pavs team
they/she
judging manager
@Pigglebutts
Cindy has been working as a Game Designer in games since 2010 and has worked on a wide range of games from We Are Chicago to Disney Infinity. They are passionate about contributing to the community and celebrating the successes of NZ games! They have been an Indiecade judge for the last 5 years, an IGF judge for the last 3 years, and they are excited to continue to be a part of NZ Games Festival!
keegan gibson
Keegan is a Game Programmer and Discipline Representative at the Christchurch based studio CerebralFix! In the last 10 years Keegan has worked on everything from AAA to indie, Pc to Consoles, bringing a passion for good clean code, AI and Tools Development.
Keegan has a real passion for the NZ GameDev community, founding the Christchurch Game Dev Meetup in 2015, running many Game Jams and is excited to be a part of The Pavs this year celebrating great games and great people!
josh kamau
community engagement manager
@BlameTheRobot
Senior Community Manager by day, overcaffeinated Game Master by night. Aspiring "foreverGM" Josh K is celebrating his 4th year with the New Zealand Games Festival team as the new Community Outreach Manager.
Josh is at PikPok as Senior Community Manager, having developed social campaigns and strategies for over 14 games by working with teams to provide engaging and positive social communities for fans to share and express their passion for games.
He has been a part of the New Zealand Game Festival/Play by Play as host of the Pavs, and as a speaker fanatically sharing his passion for Dungeons and Dragons. He is enthusiastic about encouraging Aotearoa to embrace and celebrate it's thriving game development industry, and exploring new ways to help the NZGF reach new audiences.
daniel edwards
@dan3d
Daniel joined the NZGF committee in 2020. He moved from Canberra, Australia to Wellington around 2 years ago and has been a regular face at the local game development meetups and game jams since then. In the past he's worked in various roles as a 3D artist, a tech artist, a programmer, and now specializes in networking, security, infrastructure and Amazon Web Services. In his spare time while he's not working on the NZGF website, he also tinkers with homebrew applications on the Nintendo Switch.
wen fang
media designer
@ChemXorcist
Wen Fang is a freelance concept artist and illustrator who used to be a pharmacist in a previous life. She joins the committee in 2022 as the media designer, after volunteering at various NZGF events last year.
She enjoys doing craft projects, learning Muay Thai, and collecting cute Pokemon merchandise.
michelle kan
@fishandswallow
Michelle is an independent filmmaker/videographer, writer and Chinese brush artist based in Te-Whanganui-a-Tara. A longtime contributor of video content to NZ Games Festival since its inaugural event, they're back once again to provide NZGF 2022 with the good video content, direct the Platformer diverse game artists showcase, and generally soak in the good vibes.
They wish they could say they didn't often schedule their week around a certain D&D livestream and its related paraphernalia, but that would be patently untrue.
josh jimenez
@joshij10x
Josh has always dreamed of being a part of the game dev scene since 2018, joining a small meetup group called Auckland Indies. Fast forward to today, Josh now runs the AKLGameDev Meetups, is the president of the University of Auckland Game Developer Guild.
By day, he works for KWD as a Network/IT Manager but by night he, along with his team at the GDG, are working on new game ideas to sharpen their game dev skills for the world to see.
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