Puerto Ricans who voted for US statehood in a non-binding referendum Sunday are "claiming our equal rights as American citizens," Puerto Rico's governor says.
Ninety-seven percent of the votes favored statehood but voter participation was just 23% after opposition parties called for a boycott of what they called a "rigged" process in part over the ballot language.
Congress, the only body that can approve new states, will ultimately decide whether the status of the US commonwealth changes.
"It will be up to this new generation of Puerto Ricans to demand and claim in Washington the end of the current improper colonial relationship, and begin a transition process to fully incorporate Puerto Rico as the next state of the Union," Governor Ricardo Rosselló of the pro-statehood New Progressive Party said in a statement Sunday.
For Puerto Rico to become a US state, Congress would need to pass a statute laying out the transition process. If Congress does not pass a statute, Puerto Rico's status will remain as it is.
Options on the weekend referendum included remaining a commonwealth, becoming a state or entering free association/independence. Free association is an official affiliation with the United States. Typically it would include Puerto Rico still receiving military assistance and funding but the ballot says the terms would be agreed upon by the two countries as sovereign nations.
But the ballot's previous language prompted calls by opposition parties to boycott what they saw as a rigged vote.
Sunday's ballot was a revised version after the Department of Justice wrote to Roselló in April saying the referendum ballot at the time incorrectly omitted Puerto Rico's current commonwealth status as a ballot option, offering only statehood or free association/independence. The letter was published in the local newspaper El Vocero.
The previous ballot incorrectly claimed statehood was "the only option" for Puerto Ricans to secure their American citizenship. The DOJ in its letter pointed out that Puerto Ricans are US citizenship by birth, asking that the "potentially misleading" statement be removed.
The ballot was later changed to include "current territorial status" as an option, but the call for a boycott remained.
Four previous plebiscites, or popular votes, have been held to decide the commonwealth's status in relation to the United States, with a majority of voters for the first time choosing statehood in 2012.
Fifty-four percent of voters in that referendum backed changing Puerto Rico's current territorial status. In a separate question, 61% chose statehood as the alternative, compared with 33% for the semi-autonomous "sovereign free association" and 6% for outright independence.
Some argued the results should have been considered a "no" since more than one-third of voters left the part about alternative status blank. Congress did not act on that referendum.
In 2012, around 1.8 million people voted — a turnout of 77.5% — but State Electoral Commission figures show that just 518,000 people (or 23% of eligible voters) voted in Sunday's referendum. According to the commission's numbers, 300,000 fewer people voted for statehood on Sunday than in 2012.
Hector Ferrer, leader of Popular Democratic Party, said eight out of 10 "stayed home" or "went to the beach" instead of voting.
Rosselló contested the commission's figures, telling CNN the electorate was 1.6 million — meaning turnout was 33%.
In a statement, the governor said that he would travel to the US capital to speak with Congress, the White House, and other agencies regarding the referendum results.
"We will now take these results to Washington, D.C., with the strong support of not only a duly executed electoral exercise, but also of a contingency of national and international observers, who can attest to the fact that the process was fair, well organized and democratic," Rosselló said.
"From today going forward, the federal Government will no longer be able to ignore the voice of the majority of the American citizens in Puerto Rico. It would be highly contradictory for Washington to demand democracy in other parts of the world, and not respond to the legitimate right to self-determination that was exercised today in the American territory of Puerto Rico," he said.
What's Puerto Rico's current status?
Puerto Rico came under US control in 1898 after the Spanish-American War. It has its own governor and legislative body and it became a US commonwealth territory with its own constitution in 1952.
Its commonwealth status means Puerto Rico is subject to US federal laws, though island residents are exempt from some federal taxes.
Puerto Ricans have been US citizens since 1917, however, as residents of a commonwealth territory rather than a state they can't vote for president in the US general election. The territory has a nonvoting delegate in Congress, called a resident commissioner.
It also gets US military protection and receives federal funding from the government for highways and social programs, just not as much as official states receive.
Roselló has argued that statehood for Puerto Rico could help the island's economy.
Puerto Rico declared a form of bankruptcy on May 3, owing its creditors $73 billion.
Unemployment is high, holding steady about 11.5% since March, and about 46% of the population of 3.4 million people live below the poverty level.
Popular Democratic Party Senator Jose Nadal Power wrote an op-ed in El Nuevo Dia last Monday arguing that statehood was not the answer.
"This Sunday's plebiscite wastes millions of dollars and is not a good use of the time and energy we must devote to solving the fiscal and economic crisis of Puerto Rico. It lacks the backing of the United States federal government and comes at the worst possible time to solicit political concessions from Congress," he wrote.
"Tomorrow, not voting is a form of voting. [the New Progressive Party] has lied about the "bonanza" of statehood and the supposedly devastating consequences of not asking for it," he said.
CNN's Amy Roberts, Jeffrey Acevedo, Gisela Crespo, Rafael Romo and Melonyce McAfee contributed to this report.


Do your AI projects fail? Are your data scientists failures? Should they be? Many teams are encouraged to document and promote successes, but how many of them accurately document the things that don't work? With many data science teams experiencing high turnover, are your precious resources just failing in the same way as their predecessors? What about projects that have a good outcome but never make it to production—does this count as failure?
Some AI initiatives don't work, and, with hindsight, it's clear some never could have worked. This is the wrong kind of failure, wasting time and money. However, some AI initiatives thrive on failure. It leads to an iterative pattern of discovery that ends with fantastic results. Christopher Hillman explains why failure can be a good thing and how to encourage the right kind of failure. Chris also demonstrates how to learn from failure so that you don't make the same mistakes over and over again.


Today's busy and hectic lifestyles mean that we can often find that days have gone by without us having had the chance to spend much time with our family. That's a pity because the more time we get to spend together, the more bonding we can do and the happier everyone becomes. When no one talks to each other or even sees each other due to work or other commitments, life can be much harder than it needs to be. Thankfully, there are some easy ways which can help everyone spend more time with their families.
You may think that you have a lot to do and that it all needs to be completed before you can take any time 'off' and enjoy your kids and partner's company. However, if you really look at that to do list, you'll see that it's not quite as full as you might have thought. For example, there is sure to be at least one thing on the list that just isn't going to be done. If that's the case, cross it off the list and plan to do it another time. You've just saved yourself a large chunk of time that can now be spent with your children.
Look at each item on the list and ask yourself what would happen if it wasn't done. If the answer is that nothing would happen, then put it off to another day if it means being able to have some additional family time, for example. Other items might be suitable for delegation – could someone else in the household do the job for you while you get on with something else? Finally, remind yourself why you are doing the things that do have to be done; some will be because they make you or the family happy, some will be for money and so on. This is the motivation you need to get it all done quickly and efficiently.
Of course, you are probably going to be able to get your chores done a lot faster on your own without the help of small children who do tend to take their time over their work, but getting the children involved in these household tasks is important. Not only will it show them how to run a household and keep their homes clean and tidy, or show them how to prepare a meal and cook it successfully, but they will also get to spend time with you even though you are still working. Children can learn to put their own toys away when they are done with them, which saves you the time of doing it later on. That time can be better spent playing a game or reading a story together.
Being stressed about finances or health can have a major negative impact on the time you spend with your family. Firstly, if you're worrying so much that you can't think of anything else, you will never be entirely present with your family, even if you do find some time to be with them. Your mind will always be somewhere else, and you will never feel entirely happy. Secondly, chronic stress takes its toll on your body and can cause physical problems such as heart conditions and high blood pressure. It can cause mental health issues too including depression.
It's far better to deal with your problem at the outset because not only will you feel much better; you'll be able to enjoy family time a lot more. If you have a lot of debt to deal with, for example, a consolidation loan from Bonsai Finance could help. If you are worried about your health, making an appointment with your doctor is the best thing to do.
If you think about your day step by step, you'll notice something you may not have realized before. You will be wasting your time on a number of different tasks. If you can organize yourself, your family, and your home so that these tasks no longer take up so much of your time (or any of your time), then you will find that the tasks that do have to be done are completed a lot more quickly.
If you find that you are spending a lot of time searching for missing items of clothing, for example, install a small cubby for each person in the household by the front door. Anything that is found around the house can be placed into these cubbies, and it is down to the person who needs the item to find it there. There are many 'hacks' that can help you and teach everyone more responsibility at the same time.
If you never ask about flexible working, you'll never know, and while some employers don't like to provide it, many more will. You may be able to start later or finish early, or perhaps work from home on some days. Although you will still need to get your work done, you'll also be able to spend more time with your children. If your boss would prefer you stick to the usual routine and won't offer flexibility then perhaps it is time to look for a job that will offer it. That may feel scary and even a little extreme, but sometimes it is necessary, and it is always good to try new things from time to time as well.
Maybe it's cooking the evening meal that seems to take up a lot of time for you. In that case, planning ahead is important so that you can prep as much of the meal before you come to cook it as possible. It is also a good idea to cook double the amount of food you need when you are making the meal. The extra food can be frozen or refrigerated and used as an additional meal at another time, saving you the job of cooking it. That means you can get a board game out or watch a movie, or even head out for a walk or a swim with your family, and not worry about having to rush back to make their meal.


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The Speaker: How Canada and various legislatures select their presiding officer
loprespub / December 3, 2015
(Disponible en français : Le Président : Comment le Canada et les différentes assemblées législatives choisissent-elles leur Président?)
As the presiding officer of the House of Commons, the Speaker is the key to ensuring that the institution operates smoothly. So the first item of business for MPs, at the outset of the first session of each new Parliament, is always to elect one of their own as Speaker.
The Speaker of the Senate, on the other hand, is appointed.
At the opening of Canada's 42nd Parliament on 3 December 2015, it is worthwhile to compare how we select our presiding officers with methods in the United Kingdom, Australia, the United States and France.
While election practices and procedures have evolved over time in these nations, it is still a general principle that legislators in lower houses choose their presiding officer. In upper houses, however, practices vary from country to country.
The Constitution Act, 1867 (s. 44) requires that the election of the Speaker of the House of Commons be the first order of business at the opening of the House following a general election. The election is run by the "Dean of the House", the member with the longest unbroken record of service who is not a cabinet minister, party leader, House leader or whip.
From Confederation to 1986, the ritual for choosing Speakers changed little. The prime minister usually nominated the Speaker, and the motion was put to a vote. This changed in 1985 when the election of the Speaker by secret ballot was added to the Standing Orders. In 1986, it took 11 ballots and some 11 hours for MPs to elect John Fraser, the first Speaker to be chosen by secret ballot.
In 1987, the Standing Orders were amended to streamline the process. The candidate receiving the fewest votes and those receiving fewer than 5% of the votes were eliminated from subsequent ballots. Voting then continued until someone received a majority.
In 2015, the House adopted further changes to the Standing Orders under which the election of the Speaker will be by preferential ballot. MPs will rank their choices by order of preference. If no candidate receives a majority, the one with the fewest first preferences will be eliminated; the second preferences will be re-allocated until one candidate has achieved a majority of the vote.
Section 34 of the Constitution Act, 1867, establishes that the Speaker of the Senate is appointed by the Governor General, on the advice of the prime minister. The Governor General also has the power to remove the Speaker.
At the beginning of each session, a committee made up of nine senators nominates a senator to serve as Speaker Pro Tempore to preside in the absence of the Speaker.
The Standing Orders for electing the Speaker of the British House of Commons were adopted in 2001. They provide that if the incumbent Speaker wishes to stand for re-election, the motion is put before the House immediately. If there are dissenting voices, the motion is put to a vote. In 2015, a proposal to conduct this vote by secret ballot was defeated.
If there is no returning Speaker, or if the House votes against the returning Speaker, then a vote by secret ballot is held.
A unique U.K. convention allows that the incumbent Speaker runs not for a political party, but "stands in the General Election as 'the Speaker seeking re-election'". As such, they are typically unopposed by candidates from the main parties.
In the House of Lords, the first Lord Speaker was elected by its members in 2006. Previously, the Lord Chancellor, a government appointee, chaired the debates.
In Australia, the election of the Speaker is constitutionally entrenched as the first order of business for the House of Representatives following a general election. The rules for electing a Speaker are set out in the Standing Orders. The office is traditionally filled by the nominee of the governing party, or parties. A secret ballot is used only if the election is contested.
The President of the Australian Senate is elected by its members. By convention, a senator from the governing party is chosen. Where more than one senator is nominated, however, the Standing Orders provide for an election by secret ballot.
Under the U.S. Constitution, the House of Representatives must choose a Speaker at the beginning of each new Congress. The House typically elects the Speaker before it adopts its rules of procedure; as a result, the election of the Speaker relies on precedent rather than on formal rules.
In the years following Declaration of Independence in 1776, Speakers were chosen by ballot. In 1839, this was changed to election by vive voce, with each member naming their choice for Speaker. Today, the practice is that each party nominates a single candidate for the position.
Under the U.S. Constitution, the vice president of the United States is the president of the Senate. The Senate also chooses a President Pro Tempore to preside over the chamber in his or her absence – traditionally, the majority party senator with the longest continuous service.
Under Article 32 of the French Constitution, the President of the National Assembly is elected for the life of a Parliament. The Rules of Procedure provide for an election using a secret ballot. On the first two ballots, an absolute majority is needed to win. On a third ballot, a relative majority is sufficient. In the event of a tie, the oldest candidate wins.
The French Constitution establishes that a new President of the Senate is elected each time mid-term elections are held. Under the Rules of the Senate, the election uses the same process as in the National Assembly.
In the event of the death or resignation of the President of the Republic, the Speaker of the Senate replaces him or her.
Authors: Michael Dewing and Lara Trehearne, Library of Parliament
December 3, 2015 in Parliament and politics. Tags: House of Commons, presiding officers, Senate, Speaker
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Q: How to add condition class in angularjs if (url.indexOf('master/confirm-account') > 0) {
    $scope.accountInfo = 'Confirm Account';
    $scope.page = 'confirm_account';
    $scope.activeTab = true;
} else if (url.indexOf('master/master-profile') > 0) {
    $scope.accountInfo = 'Confirm Account';
    $scope.page = 'master_profile';
    $scope.activeTab = true;
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    $scope.accountInfo = 'Create Account';
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How can I add process-step and active-tab class
Expected result if condition match then it become like that

A: The ng-class works like
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and not in the other way.
try this

A: Seeing to the complexity of your class matching logic  you could go for second way of implementing ng-class
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Never before has the mortgage world been as fixated on compliance issues as it is today. To get a cogent perspective on the compliance challenges facing the industry, we spoke with Brandon Kirkham, senior vice president at Carrollton, Texas-based VRM Mortgage Services.
Q: What do you see as the main compliance challenges facing mortgage banking today?
Brandon Kirkham: From my perspective in the servicing and default space, I think the biggest challenges center on the ability of organizations to align their compliance solutions vertically throughout the entire service delivery process. Compliance has to work both upstream and downstream. And, the platform integrations have to eliminate the possibility for error and provide unprecedented transparency regardless of who has control over the legacy platforms in the system.
There is a tremendous amount of talent working to create solutions that can be applied to the framework of compliance even as regulators continually tune requirements and provide additional guidance. While there is a concerted collaboration to redefine best business processes, the effectiveness of any compliance program is only as strong as the weakest component.
An effective compliance program looks beyond what is in your yard and looks over the fence to help understand what your stakeholders are doing as well. A weakness within their compliance program can have a domino effect. From what I have experienced, only regimented audit and stress testing can provide the success businesses are looking for, even in the face of changing definitions.
As a final note, for compliance to be successful — it has to be inclusive. As an outsourcer, we enable organizations to employ our direct to vendor model. We work directly within the communities we and our clients serve and employ a highly diverse network of veteran, disabled, minority, and women-owned businesses. This local, diversity-inclusive model takes into account each of those supplier's unique challenges and needs. It provides more than just oversight. It empowers all stakeholders with technology, training and support to help ensure they are able to fully participate at maximum efficiency. This type of inclusive system is integral for any successful compliance program to mitigate the compliance burden impact.
Q: How did business service models evolve over the last few years in response to a heightened compliance environment?
Brandon Kirkham: As I see it, the new business model starts with a focus on the consumer and works inward. It's no longer about just identifying a consumer need and implementing a solution to capture market opportunity. Now, solutions have to be designed to ensure more consistent, predictable and transparent results.
Having task-based process management applications with embedded audit checks only provides assurances that the imbedded business rules are following their intended design. This means the human element of understanding cause and effect and the ability to forecast event scenarios has become even more important. Bad design will only yield bad results. The models have to have greater thought, better execution and must include the impact on all stakeholders whether direct or secondary.
At VRM, we're employing new approaches to defining and re-defining our processes. We developed a Change Control Board of experienced professionals from each service delivery team to weigh in on the process from multiple viewpoints. They include IT, audit, compliance, legal, operations, support, training and business development. We take this comprehensive, collaborative approach to process design because we believe it is the only way to ensure the best execution.
Q: Does the industry have enough properly trained compliance experts to help all of the lenders and servicers meet their regulatory requirements? Or do you see a shortage in this specialized profession?
Brandon Kirkham: I think the industry has done a remarkable job at redefining priorities and shifting talent to focus on the new, more compliance-centered processes and platforms. The technology is much more nimble and configurable than it was even a few years ago. The challenge is that they are still connected to legacy systems that typically deploy a one-size-fits-all approach.
Because changes within these technology platforms are often slow to materialize, there continues to be a need for experienced compliance talent. To me, the best use of the that talent is in the area of strategic structure, where they can look beyond the current tactical compliance needs and understand how to make compliance a competitive advantage.
Q: There were many dire predictions that QM would create significant problems for both lenders and borrowers. Now that QM has officially been in place, how has it impacted the lender-borrower relationship?
Brandon Kirkham: I don't think the true impact will be realized for several more quarters after home sales moderate through the cyclical season. But early results, even prior to the QM being fully implemented in January, indicate a widening of the financing utilization rate within several key demographics. From a relationship perspective, the added transparency and disclosure rules are definitely a plus for consumers; but the rigid pass/fail methodologies and new underwriting requirements seem to be more difficult for borrowers to understand.
And, from my vantage point, seem to be constricting lender's efforts to originate loans. That, added to the sluggish lending market, points to a long purchase market recovery as borrowers and lenders may find it more and more difficult to originate loans.
Q: There have been some rumbles out of Washington that servicers, as a whole, are not doing the best possible job in terms of compliance. Do you believe such comments are accurate?
Brandon Kirkham: Not from my perspective. I have had the privilege of being part of this industry for over 20 years now. Every day I see tremendous talent and passion being tirelessly applied to build more and more layers of processes, procedures and technology. The industry leaders I know have demonstrated a dedication to comply with an unprecedented level of constantly changing requirements.
I think many of the regulations were needed and have helped sharpen the consumer-centric delivery models. However, there are still a lot of unknowns with regards to how the final interpretation of these new rules will be applied. Undoubtedly, there have been gaps within our industry, but the commitment to identify and respond to these gaps has been exceptional. For the last four years, we have been in a cycle of constant change and I think the hard work that has been done has benefited our industry and our economy.
VRM Mortgage Services is online atwww.vrmco.com.


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Q: Parallel software? What is the meaning of "parallel software" and what are the differences between "parallel software" and "regular software"?
What are its advantages and disadvantages?
Does writing "parallel software" require a specific hardware or programming language ?

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Are the "parallel software" requires a specified hardware or programing language ?

Yes and Yes.
The first one is trivially easy.  Most modern CPU's (Say anything newer than m6800) have hardware features that make it possible to do more than one thing at a time, though not necessarily both at the same time.  For instance, when a timer interrupt goes off, a CPU could save what it's doing, and then start doing something else.  Those tasks run concurrently.
Even without that, you could just get two machines with some sort of connection to each other (like a simple serial connection via a Null modem adapter) and they can both work on the same task in parallel.
Most new (not just modern but recent) CPU's have parallel computing resources built in.  These multi-core CPU's can actually be working on two or more tasks at the same time, one task per core, and have special features that make it a bit more efficient for those tasks to cooperate.
The second one, requiring special software tools such as a parallel enabled language, is in some ways the hardest part of parallel computing.  If you're the only person in the kitchen, it's pretty easy to cook a meal, by following each recipe from start to finish, one after the next, until all dishes are cooked.  If you want to speed that up by adding more cooks, you have to be a bit more careful to not step on each other's toes.
The simplest way this is handled is by using a threading library that offers some tools so that multiple tasks can arrange to not clobber each other.  This is not as easy as flagging a program as parallel and the system takes care of the rest, rather, you have to write each task to communicate with every other task at every place where there is the possibility of them interfering.

A: parallel software can natively take advantage on multiple cores/cpus on a computer or sometimes across multiple computers.  Examples include graphics rendering software and circuit design software.
Not so sure about disadvantages other than multi-processor aware software tends to be a CPU hog.

A: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thread_(computer_science)

In computer science, a thread of
  execution results from a fork of a
  computer program into two or more
  concurrently running tasks. The
  implementation of threads and
  processes differs from one operating
  system to another, but in most cases,
  a thread is contained inside a
  process. Multiple threads can exist
  within the same process and share
  resources such as memory, while
  different processes do not share these
  resources.

Most modern programming languages support multithreading in one way or another (even Javascript in the newest versions). :-)
Advantages and Disadvantages can depend on the task.  If you have a lot of processing that you need to do, then multithreading can help you break that up into smaller units of work that each CPU can work on independently at the same time.  However, multithreaded code will generally be more complex to write and maintain than single threaded code.
You can still write/run multithreaded code on a machine that has only one processor.  Although there will only be one processor to execute the tasks, the operating system will ensure that they happen simultaneously by rapidly switching context and executing a few instructions for each thread at a time.
Some specialized hardware you may be familiar with which does parallel tasks is the GPU which can be found on most new computers.  In this video, the Mythbusters demonstrate the difference between drawing on a single-threaded CPU, and a multi-threaded GPU:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XtGf0HaW7x4&feature=player_embedded


Joshua Hutchins of Aussie Fly Fisher has been fishing for trout in Australia's Blue Mountains for years. Fortunately for us, he's decided to share what that experience is like. Only 1.5 hours outside of Sydney, it's an easy day trip for a tourist or a resident. Get more info about Josh's service at aussieflyfisher.com. He does guiding, fly casting lessons, and international hosted trips. And Josh, is that the Costa ICAST party band you're wearing?
Check out another film from Josh, Fly-Fishing in the Snowy Mountains. This one has some monsters in it!


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Redemption off his mind, Cody Parkey eager to make his own Bears legacy
By Robert Zeglinski On Jul 23, 2018
By Robert Zeglinski
BOURBONNAIS – In 2014, Cody Parkey was on top of the world. As a rookie kicker for the Eagles he broke the NFL all-time rookie scoring record with 150 points and looked like he was on his way towards morphing into one of the league's best kickers.
He had the confidence. He had the leg. And he had an organization that believed in him. Early on in the following season, Parkey injured his groin and was subsequently released not soon after. The memories of his success having decisively faded away.
The mind and life of a kicker in this game can turn on a dime.
For the next year, Parkey struggled to find a footing with another team. When you're a kicker that's gone out of favor in coaching circles, you're an afterthought. Someone has to give you a chance more than you reaching out. It can be lonely and harrowing.
That someone for Parkey was Bears special teams coordinator Chris Tabor, who, before joining Chicago, was the longtime head specialists man for the Cleveland Browns. In 2016 with the Browns needing a kicker after an ironic injury to their starter, Tabor tabbed Parkey as his replacement. That decision was the baseline for Parkey to have renewed faith in the player he can be.
"He gave me a shot in Cleveland," Parkey told me. "And I wanted to work with him again."
You don't often hear special teams coordinators outright praised like that save for the selective greats. The special teams fraternity is a quirky bunch and one that's very different from the main offensive and defensive sides of the ball. There's only so much these coaches can do and only so many plays they can use to impact the game.
But Tabor means everything to Parkey because Tabor's the one that allowed him to climb back into the NFL. He's the person that believed the Parkey of 2014 was still there when everyone else didn't. He's the person who extended a hand to Parkey's career when everyone else scoffed and crossed their arms at the thought.
"He just believed in me. He could've easily gotten someone else," Parkey said. "He trusted me enough to come in there (Cleveland) and here (Chicago) and dial it up for him. For that, I'm very blessed and thankful."
What prompted Tabor to bring Parkey with him to Chicago this time around wasn't merely familiarity. It was renewed ability The Bears needed a reliable kicker to help salvage points when their hopeful high-powered offense under Matt Nagy can't punch it in. The Parkey of old starting to peek through the cracks with the Dolphins last season was clearly the man for the job.
In 2017, Parkey attempted 23 field goals for Miami. He only missed two of them: a 91.3 make percentage good for seventh in the NFL. In the clutch, Parkey made three game-winners for the Dolphins, two of them in the closing minutes against the Los Angeles Chargers and New York Jets.
While he didn't receive the same volume of opportunities as he did years earlier in Philadelphia, Parkey made every play count. When the bell rang, he was ready. He was again one of the best and most accurate kickers in football. His redemption was complete.
It's these moments that he can't help but be satisfied.
"It's refreshing to look back and realize it all worked out," said Parkey, reflecting on his comeback. "It was refreshing," he emphasized.
Any time you're attempting to be the next Robbie Gould, a kicker the Bears have struggled to adequately replace since 2016, you're going to run into issues. Because kickers like Gould only come around once in a blue moon. Gould, the Bears' all-time leading scorer, set a "Gould" standard at the position and was often the best offensive weapon not named Matt Forte or Devin Hester for Lovie Smith's defensive Bears teams.
Gould was a team favorite. He was a fan favorite. And he's arguably the greatest kicker in Bears history. That's a lot to live up to.
This early in the summer, Parkey isn't going to feel the pressure of finally filling the void for the Bears after their legendary kicker. Simulated situations with no defense can't compare to 60,000-plus people watching your leg in bated anticipation.
But when the lights come on, and particularly when the Bears are playing at home at Soldier Field, the microscope will be on Parkey. Every time he makes a kick there'll be no complaints. Every time he misses a kick he's going to be relentlessly scrutinized. Every kicker gets this same treatment, but Parkey's will be exacerbated especially after a lucrative four-year, $15 million dollar deal signed in the off-season. Because after Gould, there's a high bar to clear for satisfaction in Chicago, and a tremendously low bar for disappointment.
Parkey isn't concerned with the coming scrutiny. He understands why Gould is revered. He knows he has a lot of work to do to become the consistent kicker the Bears have been missing for awhile now.
"He was a great kicker here. He earned his right to have his name brought up every time there's a new kicker here," said Parkey. "There's no doubt about that."
Ultimately, Parkey isn't concerned with comparing himself to Gould. That's a fruitless endeavor. He's focused on making his own special legacy with the Bears.
"There's no pressure here," Parkey reiterated. "I'm not Robbie, I'm Cody, and I'm just going to go out there and play my ball." R.
Robert is your guy for all things Bears. He'll be with the team all through training camp. Find him on Twitter @RobertZeglinski.
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Couple holds wedding at California cemetery so bride's grandfather can attend in spirit
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By ABC7.com staff
SANTA ANA, Calif. -- As Sabrina Gandara grew up in Santa Ana, her Grandpa Joe would always tell her how much he looked forward to walking her down the aisle one day.
But unfortunately, Joe Gandara died in 2017 and it wouldn't be until this year that Sabrina would marry the love of her life.
But Grandpa Joe was there at the ceremony in spirit.
Sabrina and her fiance Andrew Rodriguez took the unusual step of holding their wedding in the cemetery, right at the grave of Grandpa Joe.
"He would always tell me, Mija, when you get married, I'm going to walk you down the aisle," a tearful Sabrina said.
"But, unfortunately, my grandpa passed away back in 2017 and he didn't get to walk me down the aisle. So when me and Andrew started planning our wedding, I told him it was very important to me, if possible, if we could have it here."
The wedding was held Saturday.
The manager of the cemetery says the facility's chapel is a popular location for wedding services - but this is the first time anyone has held their ceremony at a grave.
Grandpa Joe wasn't the only family member in spiritual attendance.
Sabrina and Andrew, who both grew up in Santa Ana, have about 15 other relatives buried at the cemetery.
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PART A PAYMENTS TO DISABLED PERSONS TO WHOM IS PAYABLE DISABLEMENT BENEFITUNDER SECTION 76 OF THE SOCIAL SECURITY ACT 1975 OR UNDER ANYCORRESPONDING PROVISION OF THE FORMER INDUSTRIAL INJURIES ACTS, OR WOULDBE PAYABLE BUT FOR THE DISABLEMENT AMOUNTING TO LESS THAN THEAPPROPRIATE PERCENTAGE.
PART B PAYMENTS TO DISABLED PERSONS TO WHOM IS PAYABLE AN ALLOWANCE UNDER ASCHEME MADE OR HAVING EFFECT AS IF MADE UNDER SECTION 5 OF THEINDUSTRIAL INJURIES AND DISEASES (OLD CASES) ACT 1975 OR UNDER ANYCORRESPONDING PROVISION OF THE FORMER OLD CASES ACTS.
PART A PAYMENTS TO DEPENDANTS TO WHOM DEATH BENEFIT UNDER SECTION 76 OF THESOCIAL SECURITY ACT 1975 IS PAYABLE, OR TO DEPENDANTS OF PERSONS TO WHOMDISABLEMENT BENEFIT UNDER THAT SECTION OR UNDER ANY CORRESPONDINGPROVISION OF THE FORMER INDUSTRIAL INJURIES ACTS WAS PAYABLE, OR TODEPENDANTS OF A PERSON TO WHOM DISABLEMENT BENEFIT WOULD HAVE BEENPAYABLE IMMEDIATELY BEFORE HE DIED BUT FOR THE OCCURRENCE OF ONE OF THECIRCUMSTANCES LISTED IN REGULATION 5(I)(a)(iii) OR BUT FOR THISDISPLACEMENT AMOUNTING TO LESS THAN THE APPROPRIATE PERCENTAGE, INCIRCUMSTANCES WHERE THE DISABLED PERSON DIED AS A RESULT OF A DISEASEOTHER THAN DIFFUSE MESOTHELIOMA.
PART B PAYMENTS TO DEPENDANTS TO WHOM DEATH BENEFIT UNDER A SCHEME MADE ORHAVING EFFECT AS IF MADE UNDER SECTION 5 OF THE INDUSTRIAL INJURIES ANDDISEASES (OLD CASES) ACT 1975 HAS BEEN PAID, OR TO DEPENDANTS OF PERSONSTO WHOM AN ALLOWANCE UNDER SUCH A SCHEME OR UNDER A SCHEME MADE ORHAVING EFFECT AS IF MADE UNDER ANY CORRESPONDING PROVISION OF THE FORMEROLD CASES ACTS WAS PAYABLE, IN CIRCUMSTANCES WHERE THE DISABLED PERSONDIED AS A RESULT OF A DISEASE OTHER THAN DIFFUSE MESOTHELIOMA.
PART C PAYMENTS TO DEPENDANTS OF PERSONS WHO DIED AS A RESULT OF DIFFUSEMESOTHELIOMA.


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By Jonathan D. Weiner, Mark J. Reyes & Mark D. Wood on April 16, 2021
Earlier this month, the Securities and Exchange Commission approved amendments (the Amendments) to New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) rules that require listed companies to obtain shareholder approval of certain private placements and equity issuances to "related parties," as well as requirements related to transactions between a listed company and certain related parties. In particular, the Amendments, which were initially proposed in December 2020 and subsequently modified, modified Sections 312.03, 312.04 and 314.00 of the NYSE Listed Company Manual. According to NYSE, the Amendments to Sections 312.03 and 312.04 are intended to more closely align shareholder approval requirements applicable to NYSE listed companies with comparable requirements for companies listed on Nasdaq or NYSE American and, in doing so, provide greater flexibility to NYSE-listed companies seeking to raise capital. The flexibility provided by such Amendments tracks, in various respects, the flexibility provided through temporary rules adopted by NYSE in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, which are being terminated by the Amendments. The amendments to Section 314.00 clarify the role of the audit committee in approving related party transactions, and expand the scope of transactions to which related party transaction rules apply.
The chart below provides a summary of the NYSE's former shareholder approval requirements applicable to certain related parties and 20 percent equity issuances by NYSE-listed companies, as well as the related changes effectuated by the Amendments. The chart also includes a summary of the former approval requirement for related party transactions and the related changes effectuated by the Amendments.
NYSE Rule Prior to the Amendments Effect of the Amendments
Sale of Equity to Related Parties
Prior to the Amendments, Section 312.03(b) of the NYSE Listed Company Manual provided that shareholder approval was required for any issuance by an NYSE-listed company to (1) company insiders, including directors, officers and holders of 5 percent or more of the company's common stock (Significant Holders); (2) a subsidiary, affiliate or other closely related party of an insider; or (3) any company or entity in which an insider has a substantial direct or indirect interest (collectively, Related Parties), if the shares of common stock to be issued, including upon the conversion or exercise of the securities, would exceed one percent of either the common stock or the voting power, in either case, that was outstanding immediately prior to the issuance (the one percent Test).
However, no shareholder approval was required for an issuance to one or more Significant Holders (but not to directors or officers) involving no more than 5 percent of the issuer's common stock or voting power prior to the issuance so long as the securities are sold for cash at a price that satisfied the Minimum Price Condition (the five percent Test).
The "Minimum Price Condition" means that the per share sale price (or the conversion price, as applicable) is at least equal to the lesser of (1) the official closing price of the issuer's stock on the trading day immediately preceding the signing of the binding agreement; and (2) the average closing price of the issuer's stock for the five trading days immediately preceding the signing of the binding agreement.
Pursuant to the Amendments, an issuance of common stock (or securities convertible into or exercisable for common stock) to a subsidiary, affiliate or other closely related party of an insider that would have otherwise been subject to the shareholder approval requirements of Section 312.03(b) will only be subject to such requirements (i.e., it will only be treated as an issuance to a Related Party) if the insider's interest in the counterparty is 5 percent or greater.
The Amendments also provide that Section 312.03(b) (i.e., the one percent Test) will not require shareholder approval of cash sales of equity securities to any Related Parties if the Minimum Price Condition is satisfied (although shareholder approval may still be required under other NYSE rules, such as in connection with an acquisition or change of control).
As amended, Section 312.03(b)(ii) requires shareholder approval of any transaction or series of related transactions in which any Related Party has a five percent or greater interest (or all Related Parties collectively have a 10 percent or greater interest) in the company or assets to be acquired or in the consideration to be paid in the transaction, and the present or potential issuance of common stock, or securities convertible into common stock, could result in an increase in the number of shares of common stock or voting power outstanding of five percent or more of the number of shares outstanding before the issuance.
The Amendments also eliminated certain exemptions from Section 312.03(b) that NYSE determined were no longer relevant in light of the Amendments, including an exemption that had been available for early stage companies.
20 Percent Rule
Prior to the Amendments, under Section 312.03(c) shareholder approval was required for any issuance by an NYSE-listed company of 20 percent or more of its common stock or voting power, in either case, that was outstanding immediately prior to the issuance, unless the securities were issued for cash in either (1) a public offering; or (2) a "bona fide private financing" that complies with the Minimum Price Condition (the 20 percent Rule).
For purposes of the 20 percent Rule, a securities offering is not considered a "public offering" merely because it is effected pursuant to a registration statement (e.g., in the case of a "registered direct" transaction). Rather, the status of a particular transaction as a public offering will depend on several factors, including the manner in which the offering is marketed.
Under former Section 312.04, a "bona fide private financing" was defined as an issuance in which either (1) a registered broker-dealer purchased securities from the issuer for the purpose of effectuating a private sale of those securities to one or more purchasers (e.g., in a Rule 144A offering); or (2) the issuer sold the securities to multiple purchasers, and no one purchaser or group of related purchasers acquired or had the right to acquire (upon the exercise or conversion of the securities) more than five percent of the issuer's common stock or voting power outstanding immediately prior to the issuance.
The Amendments replaced the exclusion from the 20 percent rule for a "bona fide private financing" with an exclusion for any "other financing (that is not a public offering for cash) in which the company is selling securities for cash." As a result, the five percent limit for sales to any one purchaser or group of related purchasers previously required to constitute a bona fide private financing no longer applies. Additionally, if a private placement is effected other than through a broker-dealer acting as the initial purchaser, the offering may constitute an exempt financing under the 20 percent Rule, even if there is only a single investor rather than multiple investors.
The Amendments also modified Section 312.03(c) to provide that, if the securities in a financing (that is not a public offering for cash) in which the company is selling securities for cash are issued in connection with an acquisition of the stock or assets of another company, shareholder approval will be required if the issuance of the securities alone or when combined with any other present or potential issuance of common stock in connection with such acquisition, is equal to or exceeds either 20 percent of the number of shares of common stock or 20 percent of the voting power outstanding before the issuance.
Prior to the Amendments, Section 314.00 of the NYSE Listed Company Manual provided that related party transactions included transactions between officers, directors, and principal shareholders and the company, and that each related party transaction was to be reviewed and evaluated by an appropriate group within the listed company involved. Section 314.00 also stated that, while the NYSE did not specify who should review related party transactions, the NYSE believed that the audit committee or another comparable body might be considered as an appropriate forum for this task.
As amended by the Amendments, Section 314.00 expands the scope of transactions covered by the that provision by referring to transactions required to be disclosed under Item 404 of Regulation S-K under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (but without applying the transaction value threshold under that provision) and, in the case of foreign private issuers, the term "related party transaction" means transactions required to be disclosed pursuant to Form 20-F, Item 7.B (but without applying the materiality threshold of that provision). As a result, Section 314.00 now covers a broader range of "related parties" than had been the case previously.
The amendments to Section 314.00 also clarify that a listed company's audit committee or another independent body of the board of directors must conduct a reasonable prior review and oversight of all related party transactions for potential conflicts of interest and prohibit any related party transaction it determines to be inconsistent with the interests of the company and its shareholders.
The Amendments also rescinded Section 312.03T, which temporarily waived certain requirements of Section 312.03 in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
SEC's Approval
Tags: 20 percent Rule, bona fide private financing, Broker-Dealer, COVID-19, IPO, minimum price condition, NASDAQ, NYSE, one percent Test, private placements, Regulation S-K, related party transactions, Rule 144A offering, SEC, Securities Exchange Act of 1934, shareholder notifications


In its exciting eighth year, the Global Symposium traveled for the first time to Europe. On March 18, Barnard College gathered together in Paris a group of prominent leaders from across the region to discuss some of the current events and rapidly changing policies that are influencing women's roles throughout Europe.
In its most recent Global Gender Gap report, the World Economic Forum found that only 28% of leadership roles worldwide are held by women, even though more and more research shows that gender parity in the workplace benefits both women and men. Our panelists will discuss the ways that governments and corporations across Europe are approaching this issue—whether by passing legislation that mandates gender quotas or by developing new corporate policies for succession—and consider the successes and challenges involved in creating new opportunities for women leaders.
Women seem to be everywhere in the worlds of fashion and beauty, whether on runways or on editorial boards. What role are they playing in the direction of these industries? Our panelists will reflect on the ways that fashion designs, products, and publications have shaped expectations of gender roles in society, and explore the possibilities for fashion and gender in the 21st century.
Last July, the European Commission officially withdrew its draft Maternity Leave Directive (in progress since 2008), promising a broader and more effective initiative. What progress has been made elsewhere in Europe for working parents—such as maternity leave, paternity leave, and other family-oriented programs—and are these social policies creating a model for the rest of the world? Our panelists compare the range of benefits available to families throughout Europe and consider the effects of such policies on gender roles both in and out of the workplace.
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You are now standing in the King's Kitchen or Great Kitchen, the most technologically advanced kitchen of the period. It was mainly used for preparing meat dishes and sauces, and was one of five rooms dedicated to preparing food in George's time.
George was an enthusiastic host, and this is reflected in the kitchen, which is large, light and unusually close to the Banqueting Room. In most palaces and great houses the kitchen would be further away, or even in a separate building. This was partly because of the danger of fire, and partly to keep the smell of cooking well away from guests. But. George was so proud of his kitchens that he regularly brought his guests to inspect them, and on one famous occasion even had dinner here, albeit on a red carpet laid over the bare flagstones. He even took an interest in the decoration; if you follow the four cast iron columns upwards, you will see that they're disguised as palm trees. You'll also notice that the ceiling is very high, to help the fierce heat of the kitchen escape.
The prince was a great lover of French culture and food, and employed many French chefs throughout his life, even following the French Revolution, when French workers were often the cause of suspicion among the aristocracy. George valued chefs so highly that he regularly poached them from other great houses, much to their employers' dismay. In 1816 he hired the leading celebrity chef of the period, the renowned Antonin Carême. One of Carême's famous menus, featuring no fewer than 100 dishes, is displayed in the kitchen – though guests weren't expected to try every dish! Unfortunately for George, Carême became homesick, and within a year of arriving, had returned to France. By the way a copy of this menu is available to buy in the shop as you exit the Pavilion.
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» Classes » Druid
(Player's Handbook v.3.5 variant, p. 33)
One aspect must be Neutral
All of the following are class features of the druid.
Weapon and Armor Proficiency: Druids are proficient with the following weapons: club, dagger, dart, quarterstaff, scimitar, sickle, shortspear, sling, and spear. They are also proficient with all natural attacks (claw, bite, and so forth) of any form they assume with wild shape (see below).
Druids are proficient with light and medium armor but are prohibited from wearing metal armor; thus, they may wear only padded, leather, or hide armor. (A druid may also wear wooden armor that has been altered by the ironwood spell so that it functions as though it were steel. See the ironwood spell description, page 246) Druids are proficient with shields (except tower shields) but must use only wooden ones.
A druid who wears prohibited armor or carries a prohibited shield is unable to cast druid spells or use any of her supernatural or spell-like class abilities while doing so and for 24 hours thereafter.
Spells: A druid casts divine spells (the same type of spells available to the cleric, paladin, and ranger), which are drawn from the druid spell list (page 189). Her alignment may restrict her from casting certain spells opposed to her moral or ethical beliefs; see Chaotic, Evil, Good, and Lawful Spells, below. A druid must choose and prepare her spells in advance (see below).
To prepare or cast a spell, the druid must have a Wisdom score equal to at least 10 + the spell level (Wis 10 for 0-level spells, Wis 11 for 1st-level spells, and so forth). The Difficulty Class for a saving throw against a druid's spell is 10 + the spell level + the druid's Wisdom modifier.
Like other spellcasters, a druid can cast only a certain number of spells of each spell level per day. Her base daily spell allotment is given on Table 3—8: The Druid. In addition, she receives bonus spells per day if she has a high Wisdom score (see Table 1—1: Ability Modifiers and Bonus Spells, page8). She does not have access to any domain spells or granted powers, as a cleric does.
A druid prepares and casts spells the way a cleric does, though she cannot lose a prepared spell to cast a cure spell in its place (but see Spontaneous Casting, below). A druid may prepare and cast any spell on the druid spell list (page 189), provided that she can cast spells of that level, but she must choose which spells to prepare during her daily meditation.
Spontaneous Casting: A druid can channel stored spell energy into summoning spells that she hasn't prepared ahead of time. She can "lose" a prepared spell in order to cast any summon nature's ally spell of the same level or lower. For example, a druid who has prepared repel vermin (a 4th-level spell) may lose repel vermin in order to cast summon nature's ally IV (also a 4th-level spell).
Chaotic, Evil, Good, and Lawful Spells: A druid can't cast spells of an alignment opposed to her own or her deity's (if she has one). For example, a neutral good druid cannot cast evil spells. Spells associated with particular alignments are indicated by the chaos, evil, good, and law descriptors in their spell descriptions (see Chapter 11: Spells).
Bonus Languages: A druid's bonus language options include Sylvan, the language of woodland creatures. This choice is in addition to the bonus languages available to the character because of her race (see Race and Languages, page 12, and the Speak Language skill, page 82).
A druid also knows Druidic, a secret language known only to druids, which she learns upon becoming a 1st-level druid. Druidic is a free language for a druid; that is, she knows it in addition to her regular allotment of languages and it doesn't take up a language slot.Druids are forbidden to teach this language to nondruids. Druidic has its own alphabet.
Animal Companion (Ex): A druid may begin play with an animal companion selected from the following list: badger, camel, dire rat, dog, riding dog, eagle, hawk, horse (light or heavy), owl, pony, snake (Small or Medium viper), or wolf. If the DM's campaign takes place wholly or partly in an aquatic environment, the DM may add the following creatures to the druid's list of options: crocodile, porpoise, Medium shark, and squid. This animal is a loyal companion that accompanies the druid on her adventures as appropriate for its kind.
A 1st-level druid's companion is completely typical for its kind except as noted in the sidebar on page 36. As a druid advances in level, the animal's power increases as shown on the table in the sidebar.
If a druid releases her companion from service, she may gain a new one by performing a ceremony requiring 24 uninterrupted hours of prayer. This ceremony can also replace an animal companion that has perished.
A druid of 4th level or higher may select from alternative lists of animals (see the sidebar). Should she select an animal companion from one of these alternative lists, the creature gains abilities as if the character's druid level were lower than it actually is. Subtract the value indicated in the appropriate list header from the character's druid level and compare the result with the druid level entry on the table in the sidebar to determine the animal companion's powers. (If this adjustment would reduce the druid's effective level to 0 or lower, she can't have that animal as a companion.) For example, a 6th-level druid could select a leopard as an animal companion. The leopard would have characteristics and special abilities as if the druid were 3rd level (taking into account the —3 adjustment) instead of 6th level.
Nature Sense (Ex): A druid gains a +2 bonus on Knowledge (nature) and Survival checks.
Wild Empathy (Ex): A druid can use body language, vocalizations, and demeanor to improve the attitude of an animal (such as a bear or a monitor lizard). This ability functions just like a Diplomacy check made to improve the attitude of a person (see Chapter 4: Skills). The druid rolls 1d20 and adds her druid level and her Charisma modifier to determine the wild empathy check result. The typical domestic animal has a starting attitude of indifferent, while wild animals are usually unfriendly.
To use wild empathy, the druid and the animal must be able to study each other, which means that they must be within 30 feet of one another under normal conditions. Generally, influencing an animal in this way takes 1 minute but, as with influencing people, it might take more or less time.
A druid can also use this ability to influence a magical beast with an Intelligence score of 1 or 2 (such as a basilisk or a girallon), but she takes a —4 penalty on the check.
Woodland Stride (Ex): Starting at 2nd level, a druid may move through any sort of undergrowth (such as natural thorns, briars, overgrown areas, and similar terrain) at her normal speed and without taking damage or suffering any other impairment. However, thorns, briars, and overgrown areas that have been magically manipulated to impede motion still affect her.
Trackless Step (Ex): Starting at 3rd level, a druid leaves no trail in natural surroundings and cannot be tracked. She may choose to leave a trail if so desired.
Resist Nature's Lure (Ex): Starting at 4th level, a druid gains a +4 bonus on saving throws against the spell-like abilities of fey (such as dryads, pixies, and sprites).
Wild Shape (Su): At 5th level, a druid gains the ability to turn herself into any Small or Medium animal and back again once per day. Her options for new forms include all creatures with the animal type (see the Monster Manual). This ability functions like the alternate form special ability (see the Monster Manual), except as noted here. Effect lasts for 1 hour per druid level, or until she changes back. Changing form (to animal or back) is a standard action and doesn't provoke an attack of opportunity. Each time you use wild shape, you regain lost hit points as if you had rested for a night.
Any gear worn or carried by the druid melds into the new form and becomes nonfunctional. When the druid reverts to her true form, any objects previously melded into the new form reappear in the same location on her body that they previously occupied and are once again functional. Any new items worn in the assumed form fall off and land at the druid's feet.
The form chosen must be that of an animal the druid is familiar with. For example, a druid who has never been outside a temperate forest could not become a polar bear.
A druid loses her ability to speak while in animal form because she is limited to the sounds that a normal, untrained animal can make, but she can communicate normally with other animals of the same general grouping as her new form. (The normal sound a wild parrot makes is a squawk, so changing to this form does not permit speech.)
A druid can use this ability more times per day at 6th, 7th, 10th, 14th, and 18th level, as noted on Table 3—8: The Druid. In addition, she gains the ability to take the shape of a Large animal at 8th level, a Tiny animal at 11th level, and a Huge animal at 15th level. The new form's Hit Dice can't exceed the character's druid level. For instance, a druid can't take the form of a dire bear (a Large creature that always has at least 12 HD) until 12th level, even though she can begin taking Large forms at 8th level.
At 12th level, a druid becomes able to use wild shape to change into a plant creature, such as a shambling mound, with the same size restrictions as for animal forms. (A druid can't use this ability to take the form of a plant that isn't a creature, such as a tree or a rose bush.)
At 16th level, a druid becomes able to use wild shape to change into a Small, Medium, or Large elemental (air, earth, fire, or water) once per day. These elemental forms are in addition to her normal wild shape usage. In addition to the normal effects of wild shape, the druid gains all the elemental's extraordinary, supernatural, and spell-like abilities. She also gains the elemental's feats for as long as she maintains the wild shape, but she retains her own creature type (humanoid, in most cases).
At 18th level, a druid becomes able to assume elemental form twice per day, and at 20th level she can do so three times per day. At 20th level, a druid may use this wild shape ability to change into a Huge elemental.
Venom Immunity (Ex): At 9th level, a druid gains immunity to all poisons.
A Thousand Faces (Su): At 13th level, a druid gains the ability to change her appearance at will, as if using the disguise self (page 222) spell. This affects the druid's body but not her possessions. It is not an illusory effect, but a minor physical alteration of the druid's appearance, within the limits described for the spell.
Timeless Body (Ex): After attaining 15th level, a druid no longer takes ability score penalties for aging (see Table 6—5: Aging Effects, page 109) and cannot be magically aged. Any penalties she may have already incurred, however, remain in place. Bonuses still accrue, and the druid still dies of old age when her time is up.
Ex-Druids
A druid who ceases to revere nature, changes to a prohibited alignment, or teaches the Druidic language to a nondruid loses all spells and druid abilities (including her animal companion, but not including weapon, armor, and shield proficiencies). She cannot thereafter gain levels as a druid until she atones (see the atonement spell description, page 201).
THE DRUID'S ANIMAL COMPANION
A druid's animal companion is superior to a normal animal of its kind and has special powers, as described below.
Bonus HD
Nat Armor Adj.
Str/Dex Adj.
Bonus Tricks
1st-2nd +0 +0 +0 1 Link, share spells
3rd-5th +2 +2 +1 2 Evasion
6th-8th +4 +4 +2 3 Devotion
9th-11th +6 +6 +3 4 Multiattack
12th-14th +8 +8 +4 5
15th-17th +10 +10 +5 6 Improved Evasion
18-20th +12 +12 +6 7
Animal Companion Basics: Use the base statistics for a creature of the companion's kind, as given in the Monster Manual, but make the following changes.
Class Level: The character's druid level. The druid's class levels stack with levels of any other classes that are entitled to an animal companion (such as the ranger) such for the purpose of determining the companion's abilities and the alternative lists available to the character.
Bonus HD: Extra eight-sided (d8) Hit Dice, each of which gains a Constitution modifier, as normal. Remember that extra Hit Dice improve the animal companion's base attack and base save bonuses. An animal companion's base attack bonus is the same as that of a druid of a level equal to the animal's HD. An animal companion has good Fortitude and Reflex saves (treat it as a character whose level equals the animal's HD). An animal companion gains additional skill points and feats for bonus HD as normal for advancing a monster's Hit Dice (see the Monster Manual).
Natural Armor Adj.: The number noted here is an improvement to the animal companion's existing natural armor bonus.
Str/Dex Adj.: Add this value to the animal companion's Strength and Dexterity scores.
Bonus Tricks: The value given in this column is the total number of "bonus" tricks that the animal knows in addition to any that the druid might choose to teach it (see the Handle Animal skill, page 74). These bonus tricks don't require any training time or Handle Animal checks, and they don't count against the normal limit of tricks known by the animal. The druid selects these bonus tricks, and once selected, they can't be changed.
Link (Ex): A druid can handle her animal companion as a free action, or push it as a move action, even if she doesn't have any ranks in the Handle Animal skill. The druid gains a +4 circumstance bonus on all wild empathy checks and Handle Animal checks made regarding an animal companion.
Share Spells (Ex): At the druid's option, she may have any spell (but not any spell-like ability) she casts upon herself also affect her animal companion. The animal companion must be within 5 feet of her at the time of casting to receive the benefit. If the spell or effect has a duration other than instantaneous, it stops affecting the animal companion if the companion moves farther than 5 feet away and will not affect the animal again, even if it returns to the druid before the duration expires. Additionally, the druid may cast a spell with a target of "You" on her animal companion (as a touch range spell) instead of on herself. A druid and her animal companion can share spells even if the spells normally do not affect creatures of the companion's type (animal).
Evasion (Ex): If an animal companion is subjected to an attack that normally allows a Reflex saving throw for half damage, it takes no damage if it makes a successful saving throw.
Devotion (Ex): An animal companion's devotion to its master is so complete that it gains a +4 morale bonus on Will saves against enchantment spells and effects.
Multiattack: An animal companion gains Multiattack as a bonus feat if it has three or more natural attacks (see the Monster Manual for details on this feat) and does not already have that feat. If it does not have the requisite three or more natural attacks, the animal companion instead gains a second attack with its primary natural weapon, albeit at a —5 penalty.
Improved Evasion (Ex): When subjected to an attack that normally allows a Reflex saving throw for half damage, an animal companion takes no damage if it makes a successful saving throw and only half damage if the saving throw fails.
ALTERNATIVE ANIMAL COMPANIONS
As explained in the text on page 35, a druid of sufficiently high level can select her animal companion from one of the following lists, applying the indicated adjustment to the druid's level (in parentheses) for purposes of determining the companion's characteristics and special abilities.
4th Level or Higher (Level —3)
Ape (animal) Dire weasel
Bear, black (animal) Leopard (animal)
Bison (animal) Lizard, monitor (animal)
Boar (animal) Shark, Large 1 (animal)
Cheetah (animal) Snake, constrictor (animal)
Crocodile (animal) 1 Snake, Large viper (animal)
Dire badger Wolverine (animal)
Dire bat
Bear, brown (animal) Dire wolverine
Crocodile, giant (animal) Elasmosaurus 1 (dinosaur)
Deinonychus (dinosaur) Lion (animal)
Dire ape Rhinoceros (animal)
Dire boar Snake, Huge viper (animal)
Dire wolf Tiger (animal)
10th Level or Higher (Level —9)
Bear, polar (animal) Shark, Huge 1 (animal)
Dire lion Snake, giant constrictor (animal)
Megaraptor (dinosaur) Whale, orca 1 (animal)
13th Level or Higher (Level —12)
Dire bear Elephant (animal)
Octopus, giant 1 (animal)
Dire shark 1 Triceratops (dinosaur)
Dire tiger Tyrannosaurus (dinosaur)
Squid, giant 1 (animal))
1 Available only in an aquatic environment.
Spells per Level
1st +0 +2 +0 +2 Animal companion, nature sense, wild empathy 3 1 — — — — — — — —
2nd +1 +3 +0 +3 Woodland stride 4 2 — — — — — — — —
3rd +2 +3 +1 +3 Trackless step 4 2 1 — — — — — — —
4th +3 +4 +1 +4 Resist nature's lure 5 3 2 — — — — — — —
5th +3 +4 +1 +4 Wild shape (1/day) 5 3 2 1 — — — — — —
7th +5 +5 +2 +5 Wild shape (3/day) 6 4 3 2 1 — — — — —
8th +6/+1 +6 +2 +6 Wild shape (Large) 6 4 3 3 2 — — — — —
9th +6/+1 +6 +3 +6 Venom immunity 6 4 4 3 2 1 — — — —
10th +7/+2 +7 +3 +7 Wild shape (4/day) 6 4 4 3 3 2 — — — —
11th +8/+3 +7 +3 +7 Wild shape (Tiny) 6 5 4 4 3 2 1 — — —
12th +9/+4 +8 +4 +8 Wild shape (plant) 6 5 4 4 3 3 2 — — —
13th +9/+4 +8 +4 +8 A thousand faces 6 5 5 4 4 3 2 1 — —
14th +10/+5 +9 +4 +9 Wild shape (5/day) 6 5 5 4 4 3 3 2 — —
15th +11/+6/+1 +9 +5 +9 Timeless body, wild shape (Huge) 6 5 5 5 4 4 3 2 1 —
16th +12/+7/+2 +10 +5 +10 Wild shape (elemental 1/day) 6 5 5 5 4 4 3 3 2 —
17th +12/+7/+2 +10 +5 +10 6 5 5 5 5 4 4 3 2 1
18th +13/+8/+3 +11 +6 +11 Wild shape (6/day, elemental 2/day) 6 5 5 5 5 4 4 3 3 2
20th +15/+10/+5 +12 +6 +12 Wild shape (elemental 3/day, Huge elemental) 6 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 4
Concentration CON
Handle Animal CHA
Heal WIS
Knowledge (nature) INT
Profession WIS
Ride DEX
Spellcraft INT
Survival WIS
Swim STR
Eberron Campaign Setting
Forgotten Realms Campaign Setting
Spells for Druid


The market has been volatile as the Federal Reserve winds down its easy money policies. Small cap stocks have been hit hard as a result, as the Russell 2000 ETF (IWM) has underperformed the larger S&P 500 ETF (SPY) by more than 14 percentage points between June 25th and the end of October. SEC filings and hedge fund investor letters indicate that the smart money seems to be paring back their overall long exposure, and the funds' movements is one of the reasons why the major indexes have retraced. In this article, we analyze what the smart money thinks of Garmin Ltd. (NASDAQ:GRMN) and find out how it is affected by hedge funds' moves.
Garmin Ltd. (NASDAQ:GRMN) has seen a decrease in enthusiasm from smart money in recent months. The level and the change in hedge fund popularity aren't the only variables you need to analyze to decipher hedge funds' perspectives. A stock may witness a boost in popularity but it may still be less popular than similarly priced stocks. That's why at the end of this article we will examine companies such as Spirit AeroSystems Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:SPR), Envision Healthcare Holdings Inc (NYSE:EVHC), and Harman International Industries Inc./DE/ (NYSE:HAR) to gather more data points.
In the eyes of most investors, hedge funds are assumed to be unimportant, outdated investment vehicles of the past. While there are more than 8,000 funds in operation at present, Our researchers hone in on the top tier of this club, approximately 700 funds. Most estimates calculate that this group of people preside over bulk of the hedge fund industry's total capital, and by watching their matchless investments, Insider Monkey has formulated numerous investment strategies that have historically beaten Mr. Market. Insider Monkey's small-cap hedge fund strategy outperformed the S&P 500 index by 12 percentage points per year for a decade in their back tests.
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At Q3's end, a total of 19 of the hedge funds tracked by Insider Monkey held long positions in this stock, a change of -14% from the previous quarter. With the smart money's capital changing hands, there exists an "upper tier" of notable hedge fund managers who were boosting their holdings significantly (or already accumulated large positions).
When looking at the institutional investors followed by Insider Monkey, Jim Simons' Renaissance Technologies has the largest position in Garmin Ltd. (NASDAQ:GRMN), worth close to $47.3 million, accounting for 0.1% of its total 13F portfolio. The second largest stake is held by David Einhorn of Greenlight Capital, with an $22.4 million position; 0.4% of its 13F portfolio is allocated to the stock. Remaining hedge funds and institutional investors that are bullish include Joel Greenblatt's Gotham Asset Management, David Harding's Winton Capital Management and Cliff Asness' AQR Capital Management.


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Мегафон је преносиви уређај у облику дуже цеви за говор с отвором у облику звона. Служи за појачање звука у жељеном правцу.

Микрофон је обично интерни, али неки звучници имају посебни, ручни микрофон. Посебни микрофон се обично појављује код мегафона са снагом већом од 20 W. Користи у различитим врстама догађаја за која није могуће користити озвучење или је то компликовано. Мегафон се широко употребљава због своје добре преносивости и једноставности употребе.

Историја

Мегафон је првобитно, пре појаве електронике, прављен од једноставног издуженог левка. Најужи део је прилагођен величини устију, што је омогућавало да се глас природно појача.

Не зна се тачно ко је проналазач мегафона, пошто се први уређај сличан мегафону везује за два имена, Самуела Морланда и Атанасијуса Кирчера. Морланд у раду који је објавио 1655. године писао је о експериментисањима са различитим роговима и о најуспешнијој варијанти. 20 година пре, Кирчер је описао уређај који се може користити и за радио-дифузију и као појачавач звука.

Термин мегафон је по први пут употребио Томас Едисон 200 година касније. 1878. године конструисао уређај сличан труби за појачање звука који би користио глувим и наглувим особама.

Од шездесетих година прошлог века, акустични мегафони су замењени електричним мегафонима, иако јефтине и лаке акустичне мегафоне још увек користе спортски навијачи и навијачице или спасиоци на базенима и плажама, где влага може да оштети електронику на електричним мегафонима.

Акустични мегафон

Акустични мегафон има једноставну конструкцију. Не садржи никакав електронски уређај за појачање звука. Звук се појачава у зависности од облика и врсте материјала, као и усмерења самог мегафона. Акустични мегафон има облик купе са отвором на мањем крају који се држи непосредно испред устију говорника. Звук пролази кроз тело мегафона и излази на ширем крају купе. На телу мегафона се налази дршка којом је једноставно и лако једном руком померити мегафон у жељен положај. Акустични мегафони су направљени од комбинације материјала, употребљавају се метални делови, комбинације пластике и метала, чак и разне врсте дрвних влакана.

Акустични мегафон појачава звук на два начина:

 усклађује акустични отпор гласа и ваздуха, тј. звука из гласних жица са струјање ваздухa
 усмерава звучне таласе у жељеном смеру

Електрични мегафон

Мегафон је постао ефикаснији за употребу применом електронске технологије. Иако је знатно тежи од акустичног, електрични мегафон може знатно више да појача звук, чак преко 90 децибела. Схема унутар електричног уређаја омогућава корисницима да подесе јачину звука и модулацију гласа помоћу тастатуре или сета прекидача који се налазе са бочне стране уређаја.

Електрични мегафон је електрични ручни разглас који појачава звук (људски глас) користећи електричну енергију. Састоји се од:

 микрофона који конвертује звучне таласе у електрични аудио сигнал,
 појачавача који појачава интензитет аудио сигнала користећи батерију као извор енергије
 звучник који пребацује поново пребацује аудио сигнал у звучни талас

У данашње време се електронски мегафон чешће користи, посебно на политичким и другим кампањама, протестима, радним акцијама.

Занимљивости

 Мегафони осим своје практичне вредности, као и све врсте разгласа, имају и социјални фактор. Мегафони су допринели промоцији права жена и њиховом равноправнијем месту у друштву. У Америци, двадесетих година прошлог века у догађајима попут Националне Републичке и Демократске Конвенције, када су разгласи постајали све популарнији, жене су користиле мегафоне и остала технолошка појачала звука током позивања на гласања и мегафон је постао један од препознатљивих знакова оваквих дешавања.

 Акустични мегафон представља клишеирани симбол режисера, иако савремени режисери већ користе и електричне мегафоне Деценијама режисери користе мегафоне да комуницирају са глумцима и екипом на већим поставкама када има пуно људи и тешко је споразумети се без појачала. Први ко је користио мегафон за ту намену био је режисер Цецил Демил, који је режирао библијске филмове као што су Десет заповести и Краљ краљева. Многи његови филмови су били библијски, снимани су на отвореном, а укључивали су стотине глумаца и велику сниматељску екипу.

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If there's muttering coming from my husband's home office and piles of paper all over his desk, it's a pretty safe bet that it's tax time. He does a great job preparing income tax returns electronically and e-filing for both of us and my mother.
Nevertheless, every year or two after we get our Notice of Assessment from the Canada Revenue Agency, we're asked to send in receipts to verify expenses claimed or re-assessed because we filed too early, before receiving the last T5 slip.
Accountant and lawyer David Rotfleisch, a partner in the Toronto law firm Rotfleisch & Samulovitch, says there are lots of other common mistakes people make when filing their taxes. One he sees most frequently is people who forget to declare offshore pensions.
"People from the UK come to Canada. They know their UK pension is tax-free, and they don't realize they have to declare these payments as Canadian pension income even if they haven't received a T4," he says. "Then I go back and discover they may not have claimed it for 15 or 20 years."
Rotfleisch adds: "Offshore assets valued at over $100,000 is another category that is poorly understood. If you have a Florida rental condo, a U.S. stock portfolio or a Swiss bank account, you have to report details of the asset, capital gains or interest income from that asset on a Form T1135 and pay taxes on that income."
And much closer to home, he reminds taxpayers that all income must be reported, even if it's casual income or internet income. "A hobby that turns into a business is a very common situation for many retirees. If you make bread boards and sell them at farmers' markets, you can deduct all your expenses, but you still have to report the income."
Warren McCann, a partner in the Toronto accounting firm Kudlow & McCann, says the most expensive mistake he frequently sees is that qualified people do not apply for and claim the disability tax credit (DTC). The purpose of the DTC is to provide for greater tax equity by allowing some relief for disability costs, since these are unavoidable additional expenses that other taxpayers don't have to face.
Being eligible for the DTC can also open the door to other federal, provincial, or territorial programs such as the registered disability savings plan, the working income tax benefit, and the child disability benefit. "Taxpayers can claim for themselves, a spouse, a child or even a parent living with them. I'm constantly doing back filing for people because depending on how the physician completes the T2201 tax form, taxes can be reassessed for up to 10 years, resulting in a tax refund of thousands of dollars," McCann says.
When and how to most effectively manage pension splitting opportunities is an area where Caroline Battista, a senior tax analyst for H&R BlockTM in Vancouver, says many taxpayers can benefit from additional education.
"There is an option to pension split when completing an income tax return and the income is actually transferred to the other spouse. Just because you did it last year doesn't mean you automatically have to do it this year," she says."For example, if one spouse moved to a nursing home where fees are based on income, pension splitting may no longer make sense."
Battista acknowledges that understanding complex tax rules and getting all the tax credits and deductions you're entitled to is not for the faint of heart. To avoid a last-minute panic, she says: "Think of tax time as all year long. Find out what is available to you in early January and get organized, so all of your medical, charitable and other receipts are at your finger tips when you need them."
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Are you subconsciously using gender-related descriptions?
You may not realise it, but some of the words used to describe employees in situations like performance reviews can be heavily gender-loaded.
Wondering whether the move against calling women bossy and pushy is really that meaningful?
That's what a Ph.D student at Georgia State University wondered, too. So the linguist, Nicholas Subtirelu, took a random sample of the Corpus of Contemporary American English to analyze exactly who was being described as pushy, brusque, condescending and stubborn, and just how often.
According to Subtirelu's previous research, about 37% of individuals mentioned in the Corpus are women, and the other 63% are men – so a perfectly ungendered distribution of a term would be referring to women 37% of the time, and to men 63% of the time.
So while the terms stubborn and brusque don't seem to be heavily gendered, condescending and pushy, on the other hand, are clearly gendered.
In his analysis, Subtirelu wrote that, "Women are not necessarily more likely to exercise authority but are more likely to be socially sanctioned for doing so due to the perception that they are acting in a manner that is socially unacceptable for women. Men it would seem have a great deal more latitude to exert authority without drawing such criticism.
"It seems then that while "condescending" is not a positive description, it seems to describe an abuse of power as opposed to an illegitimate claim to power as "bossy" and "pushy" are more likely to do," he explained.
Be aware of the way women are described in performance reviews - sometimes, the way they are perceived may not correlate with their actual performance. Perceptions may be affected by the concepts that their supervisors have of gender roles and how well the women fit in with those expectations.


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Music Review: The Como Brothers – 'Imagination' EP
Long Island, New York, brothers Matt and Andrew Como's newest offering, the six-track EP Imagination, is for the most part, bright, airy, and cheerful, modernizing old sounds with pop-inspired flair. The music is both stripped down, yet full, what with Matt's bass lines, Andrew's guitar, Steve Jordan's supporting drums, and Andy Burton's keyboard work filling every inch of auditory space without overwhelming it.
After listening to this EP, which was just released this month, I wasn't surprised to find out that the brothers grew up performing in a Beatles tribute band. Their love of rock and roll comes through in most of the songs, as does their appreciation for blues and pop music.
The cheerful, upbeat opener, "Good Enough for Me", is a smooth, feel good track that sounds familiar but remains interesting. The vocals sound a lot like John Mayer's, while the chorus is extremely catchy and becomes, after only a couple of listens, quite sticky. Its message is one of hope and consistent work in order to attain one's life goals: "I'm riding with my eyes on the distance/Never going to bind my existence/I'm gonna take a shot with what I've got/And that's good enough for me". Of particular note is the excellent guitar solo near the end of the song.
The vocals are more notice-worthy in "Tell You I'm Fine", a funky, cheerful, bubbly, and almost anthemic pop track with just as much of a sticky factor as its predecessor. We are now in Jason Mraz territory, although the melody contrasts with the lyrics. The repetition in "Chemicals" makes it also quite catchy, the title referring to the hormones involved in making a guy go crazy over a woman. It is the most pop-sounding song to date, this time bringing to mind Maroon 5. The Como Brothers choose to stay on the cute and bubbly side of the story rather than delving into its sensual and sexy aspects.
The upbeat and optimistic "Make My Heart Move" has a certain Americana feel to it. It is very sweet, yet again taking a cute and bubbly approach to the topic of love. "Imagination" brings back the John Mayer influence. The opening piano drives the entire track but it is the guitars that give it a groovy feel. The drumming is for the most part soft and supportive with the appropriate bursts of energy, complementing the smooth vocals. The Como Brothers close off the EP with a cover of Jimi Hendrix's "Bold as Love", which they obviously thoroughly enjoy playing.
The Como Brothers have talent and are not trying to reinvent anything. They are just playing the kind of music that they love. This makes the EP enjoyable, something that will remind listeners of something they have heard before without boring them. More information is available on their official website and on their Facebook page.
Pictures provided by Independent Music Promotions.
First published here on Blogcritics.
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