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Hefty fines for breach of TCF principles
Posted By: Editor, Paul Scotton: July 25, 2014 In: OpinionNo Comments
By Ryan Chegwidden, Executive Head of Product and Technical at Altrisk
Hefty fines issued in the UK for breach of TCF principles. What should SA firms expect?
As South Africa's insurance industry grapples with the phased implementation of National Treasury's Twin Peaks system of financial regulation and the Financial Services Board's (FSB) Treating Customers Fairly which has been legislated under Twin Peaks, recent hefty fines issued against various insurance product providers and brokerages in the UK for contravention of TCF principles could be the warning salvo of what's to come in South Africa.
The top 20 fines imposed by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) in the UK during 2013 and 2014 amounted to over 180million Pounds (British) for breaches of TCF ranging from failing to ensure suitable advice was given to customers, ensuring that financial promotions and communications with customers were clear and not misleading through to poor complaints handling and inadequate administration processes.
This could be a glimpse of what's to come locally, especially since our own regulatory reform has so closely mapped that of the UK's financial services industry.
The Financial Services Board's (FSB) deputy executive officer, Jonathan Dixon has already been quoted in May as saying that there will be increasingly harsh penalties for insurers and advisors who do not embed TCF practices into their frameworks as an utmost priority.
The TCF approach places emphasis on the outcomes and suitability of the advice provided, product design, the responsibilities of all role players throughout the distribution channel and the manner in which products are marketed. Ensuring that customers are treated fairly is now a joint responsibility for product providers and advisors.
At the same time, the current retail distribution review (RDR) currently underway also needs to ensure that the advice, distribution and earnings structures for advisors support the delivery of TCF outcomes.
The bottom line is that the FSB has expressed a desire to not only develop and monitor the TCF framework, but also to enforce adherence.
This would include initial negotiation of any corrective action by engaging with the firm's senior management as per the TCF roadmap, right through to formal action against the firm if the breach was deemed to be a significant risk to consumers.
The FSB's current enforcement powers include:
Administrative fines and penalties;
Declaration of business practices to be undesirable, with associated powers to order cessation or amendment of the practices concerned;
Suspension or withdrawal of regulatory licenses;
Termination or withdrawal of the approval of certain individuals to act in certain capacities;
Damages and compensation awards (including punitive damages);
Referral of certain matters to the High Court; and
Referral to the National Prosecuting Authority for criminal prosecution of individual wrongdoers, where a statutory or common law criminal offence is committed.
Treating Customers Fairly (TCF) is an outcomes-based regulatory and supervisory approach designed to ensure that specific, clearly articulated fairness outcomes for financial services consumers are delivered by regulated financial firms.
Companies are expected to demonstrate that they deliver the following six TCF outcomes to their customers throughout the product life cycle, from product design and promotion, through advice and servicing, to complaints and claims handling – and throughout the product value chain:
Customers are confident that they are dealing with firms where the fair treatment of customers is central to the firm culture;
Products and services marketed and sold in the retail market are designed to meet the needs of identified customer groups and are targeted accordingly;
Customers are given clear information and are kept appropriately informed before, during and after the time of contracting;
Where customers receive advice, the advice is suitable and takes account of their circumstances;
Customers are provided with products that perform as firms have led them to expect, and the associated service is both of an acceptable standard and what they have been led to expect; and
Customers do not face unreasonable post-sale barriers to change product, switch provider, submit a claim or make a complaint.
The principles of TCF are very much part of what we subscribe to at Altrisk already. TCF essentially provides the formalised framework of how treating the customer fairly needs to be demonstrated across the industry in a consistent manner.
It provides the discipline and focus with systems and processes that place the consumer at the core of everything we do. It also means that the bar will be raised substantially for industry players as there will be greater competition but off a level playing field, and advisors can get to demonstrate their expertise and added value with a real sense of trust from their customers.
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Have you ever tried Hokkaido gourmet?If you say " No ", I strongly recommend you to eat once. Fortunately, the price of buffet in Hokkaido is generally reasonable. It's a pity that I can't give you all information about Hokkaido buffets, but let me introduce you some nice buffet restaurants of Hokkaido gourmet. Let's check it out !
Yakiniku Genghis Khan Jinjin is a few restaurant in Sapporo that serves seasoned Genghis Khan. You can enjoy rich menu of Genghis Khan lunch buffet (60minutes) for 1,000yen !
The buffet menu includes lamb, chicken, pork, and vegetables. If you pay more 100yen, rice or ramen will come along. The price of 75minutes' dinner buffet is 1,390yen.
Robata Bangoya Fukuya is a casual cafeteria under the direct management of seafood wholesaler.
You can enjoy boiled crab buffet (60minutes) for 1,080yen such as hairy crab, snow crab ! There are also a seafood rice bowl and other fresh marine products.
This restaurant serves 60 kinds of body-friendly natural foods rich in vegetables produced in Hokkaido, chicken, and beans without using chemical seasonings and additives as much as possible. You can enjoy the original taste of foodstuffs used Chia Seeds! The price range of lunch buffet is between 1,399yen and 1,499yen, and the one of dinner buffet is between 1,899yen and 1,999yen.
Viking restaurant La Veranda is a creative cuisine restaurant used plenty of local ingredients. 50 kinds of unlimited lunch buffet for 1,100yen~1,300yen is so attractive !
The Apa President's Curry and fresh tomato caprese are especially recommended.
Otaru Unga Shokudo is registered as a historic building along with Otaru Canal. When you go inside, you can feel full of retro atmosphere in the early Showa Period.
In the demonstration kitchen, you can enjoy a wide variety of Japanese and Western cuisines, salads and sweets that used grilled dishes, broiled dishes, Hokkaido nama-zushi, Hokkaido ingredients abundantly. The lunch buffet is 1,836yen, and the 90 minutes' dinner buffet, used 80 kinds of ingredients, is from 1,944yen to 5,000yen.
This is an ocean view restaurant that we can enjoy the scenery of Otaru Port Marina. It's superb not only the daytime view but also the dinner time view !
They provide a gorgeous breakfast buffet, lunch buffet (1,700yen~1,900yen), and dinner time buffet (3,980yen) with drink bar. It's popular because of the rich menu centering on Italian and Chinese dishes. Please look forward to the Christmas dinner buffet and the year-end family buffet, too.
Restaurant Rose Hakodate has Japanese and Western style buffets, breakfast (1,296yen), lunch (1,500yen), and dinner (2,500yen). The dinner buffet is only on weekends (Fri./Sat./Sun.). You can enjoy healthy vegetables, baked breads, and in the breakfast buffet, squid sashimi or pork miso soup etc. that are unique to Hakodate !
Breakfast buffet here is very popular, which is famous for rich northern seafoods, and it was ranked first place in the" Delicious hotel best 20 of breakfast " of Trip Advisor in 2011 and 2012 consecutively. This breakfast buffet is limited only for the hotel guests of La Vista Hakodate Bay.
The menu of buffet is about 60 kinds. Japanese and Western-style side dishes used mainly local ingredients produced in Hakodate are arranged. No.1 special project of this restaurant is " Self-service Seafood Bowl ".
You can enjoy the night view of the bay area here. A Red Brick Warehouse and Mt. Hakodateyama can be seen depending on the location.
Hokkaido, having a magnificent nature, is a land blessed with foodstuffs such as seafood, meat, vegetables, and dairy products. It can be said " the continent of food ". This time, I couldn't find the buffets of Hokkaido ramen, Obihiro Butadon, Zangi unique to Hokkaido, but you will be able to enjoy buffets of gorgeous seafoods, vegetables, livestock products, and sushi. You will regret if you haven't had the Hokkaido foodstuffs ever before. Let's try once!
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Opening hours during the exhibitions: Wed-Fri 3 to 7 pm, Sat 1 to 6 pm and by appointment
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Andreas Feininger, Bauhaus architect and son of Lyonel Feininger, lived and worked in Hamburg from 1929 – 1931. He strolled through the town with his Leica, photographing everything that he thought picturesque and unique to the city. Especially the so called "Gängeviertel" fascinated him. These slum areas inhabited by the harbor workers, were densely populated without running water or canalization, a breeding ground for Cholera. The original photos on loan from the Zeppelin Museum, Friedrichshafen, portrait the architecture of these areas which have been mostly demolished.
In comparison, models and plans of the modernist architecture around 1930 show the revolutionary new style of city planning and housing developments that evolved under Fritz Schumacher in Hamburg and Gustav Oelsner in Altona.
Portraits of Andreas Feininger are very rare. This makes the last photograph of the artist, taken in 1989 by the renown Nomi Baumgartl, a collector's item. "Andreas Feininger - The Naturalist's Eye" is one of four photographs from the series "Andreas Feininger: The Legend" featured in the exhibit. It quotes Andreas Feininger's famous shot of the young director Dennis Stock from 1953.
An exhibition within the Centenary programme 100 Years of Bauhaus and Hamburg Architecture Summer 2019
Andreas Feininger: The Slums of Hamburg 1930

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Pocock signs on till 2019
Australian rugby super star David Pocock (pictured) has inked a new deal that will see him remain in Australia until after the 2019 World Cup.
There is an unusual proviso though, with the flanker set to take a year off in 2017 to pursue studies away from the game.
Pocock battled injuries in the two years leading up to the 2015 World Cup and says the support the team received during the 2015 competition was a major factor in his decision to remain in Australian rugby.
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Burgoyne fit and ready to go
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Of the 902 ICOs Token Data tracked, 142 failed to get the money needed to launch; another 276 closed within a year.
ICOs raised around $4 billion in 2017, meaning Telegram may be bigger than all of them combined this year.
The new landscape for startups using invented cryptocurrencies to raise funds for their project is either a success or a failure. It all depends on how you look at it.
According to a report released last week by Bitcoin.com, an online news and cryptocurrency services company, 46% of startups that raised capital via initial coin offerings (ICO) are "dead already...despite raising over $104 million." On the other hand, it means 56% of these companies that issued their own coin last year are (surprisingly) still in business.
The failure rate for ICOs is nearly double that of the one-year failure rate for an average startup going the traditional route of venture capital. Roughly 25% of startup companies fail in their first year, according to Statistic Brain Research Institute in California. Some 71% will fail over a 10 year period.
ICOs are a new phenomenon. New companies, mostly in the tech space, are issuing new currencies that act as both coupons for their services and tradable securities. Like crowdfunding, it has become an end-around traditional venture capital. Investors from around the world are gambling on a new cryptocurrency in hopes they will reap Bitcoin-like returns. Bitcoin prices were just around $13 dollars in December 2012 and hit $20,000 in intraday trade in mid-December 2017. One Bitcoin is worth just over $10,000 today.
The traditional route for a startup is similar to what people see on the show Shark Tank. Entrepreneurs pitch their idea to investors who either take equity and invest as partners or reject it. With ICOs, any investor from anywhere can put money to work in a new token being issued to fund the project. Most investors are not reading about the company's new breathtaking, disruptive idea. Instead, they are betting that a $0.25 coin goes to $2 in a matter of weeks.
Fintech company Ripple Net did exactly that late last year, tripling in price in a matter of two months.
Literally, hundreds of tokens have gone up since launch, according to Token Data, an ICO tracker. Israel-based blockchain company Sirin Labs launched its token in December at around $0.47. It now trades at $0.67. Many investors get in on what is called a pre-ICO sale, meaning the $0.47 cents was even lower for them.
BankEx, a cryptocurrency debit card company founded by Igor Khmel, a Sberbank fintech guru, also launched in December at less than a dollar. It's now trading at around $1.20. Who knows if either of them will be around next December. Odds are worse than a traditional, old-fashioned startup funded by angel investors and venture capitalists.
Of the 902 ICOs Token Data tracked, 142 failed to get the money needed to launch; another 276 closed within a year. Some were scams. Africa-based ICOs were over-represented, according to Bitcoin.com (must be that Nigerian prince up to no good again). Others failed on their own, with some companies like on-demand trucking platform Doft saying they'll try again in May after missing their target last year. Another 113 startups are considered to be "semi-failed". For Token Data, therefore, some 59% of ICOs are either failures or failures in the making.
Around 250 ICOs were conducted in January 2018, with the top 100 raising a combined $1.7 billion, based on industry data analyzed by researchers at ICO Box, a blockchain services and support firm. Preliminary estimates for February indicate that the results are on par with that of January, minus the pre-ICO intake for the Russian developed messaging app Telegram. Telegram, headquartered in Dubai, has reportedly collected $3.8 billion already in pre-ICO funding. That figure has not been verified and is all over the place. CoinTelegraph is saying they raised around $1.6 billion in two sales offerings.
Based on January and February figures, ICO Box estimates that total funds raised could easily hit $20.4 billion in 2018. ICOs raised around $4 billion in 2017, meaning Telegram may be bigger than all of them combined this year.


Managed to get through another fifty pages of the Petra rewrite, so I'm still on schedule.
I believe I'm getting into the swing of the rewrite now. In addition to re-reading the next chapter before working on it, I've taken to making notes on it–simply describing what happens in each scene. This serves a couple of purposes: first, it's part of that "getting acquainted" process I discussed last week. I don't really outline, but with my previous two novels, I made little laundry lists of the events in each chapter. I didn't do that with Petra. So now I'm doing it after the fact. This helps give me a "thousand foot" view of the novel, a bit of perspective.
Secondly, it gives me an opportunity to ask myself why each scene is necessary, exactly how each one advances the story. And if I can't come up with a good enough answer, then I obviously have a problem.
It's amazing to me how many of those problems can be solved the same way Alexander the Great solved the Gordian Knot . . . well, except maybe without the sword. Deletion is now the first thing I try when I'm up against a difficult passage. I have a separate document for any excised bits I might want to use later, so it's become remarkably easy for me to cut stuff. And a surprising amount of the time, that does the trick.
The holidays are looming, with all its attendant challenges to my schedule. Sure, I have a good time with family and friends, as I hope you do, but still . . . you know how it is.
"What Really Happened That Night" has advanced to the second stage of consideration at Neo-opsis. Said Assistant Editor Stephanie Ann Johanson, "You've made me cry again." Cool.
Sheila Williams at Asimov's said that "Gone Black" was "very well done," but she has a lot of stories on that subject at the moment. She also said, "I very much look forward to seeing something new from you, though." Response time, about a month.


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Bill Scherr is a Managing Director/Investments and the Director of Stifel's Upper Midwest Region with oversight and responsibility for an area covering 8 states. He joined Stifel in December of 2015 as part of the firm's acquisition of Barclays Wealth and Investment Management, Americas. Bill started his career at Goldman Sachs where he worked for over 20 years as a financial advisor with their Private Client Group prior to joining Barclays in 2010.
Bill was appointed manager of Barclays' Chicago office in July of 2012. Under his leadership the office doubled revenue and assets under management by 2015 to become the second largest office by revenue in Barclays Americas. In 2014, Bill was asked to assume an expanded role as Head of the West Region for Barclays, supervising the Chicago, Houston, Dallas, San Francisco, and Los Angles offices. He was named a Managing Director of Barclays in 2014.
At Goldman, Bill co-founded and developed a five-member team of financial advisors ultimately managing more than $2.5 billion in client assets. He and his team focused on holistic wealth management going beyond investments to assist clients with every area of their finances including financial planning, investment banking and credit.
Bill's leadership experience extends beyond business to significant community roles. He served as a board member of Chicago's bid for the 2016 Olympics, working closely with the mayor and city leadership during the three-year long bid process. He remains President of the bid's legacy organization, World Sport Chicago. Bill won an NCAA title wrestling for the University of Nebraska and a bronze medal as a member of the USA Wrestling team in Seoul in 1988. He is a member of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame. Bill holds an MBA from the Kelley School of Business at Indiana University.
Bill Scherr is a nationally recognized leader in the sport of wrestling. He Chaired the Committee to Preserve Olympic Wrestling in a successful effort to have wrestling reinstated into the Olympic Games and was named "Man of the Year" by USA Wrestling in 2014 for his efforts. A professional in finance, Scherr has stayed involved in wrestling as a speaker, instructor, coach and national leader. As a board member of the Chicago Olympic Bid he worked closely with the International Olympic Committee, the International Wrestling Federation and USA Wrestling. He was a long-time board member of USA Wrestling. Bill currently serves as President of World Sport Chicago, the Olympic bid's legacy organization which provides sport (including wrestling) opportunities to urban youth. He also is a member of the Board of Directors of the Wildcat Wrestling Club at Northwestern University.
He has a long and successful resume as a wrestling coach of young men and women. He assisted in leading Indiana University beginning in 1985 from a 2-17 record to an undefeated season within four years. Under his tenure as an assistant coach at Northwestern University from 2004 to 2008, the school improved from last in the Big Ten Conference to a 4tth place finish in the NCAA Championships. He helped to coach three NCAA Champions and many Big Ten title holders. His athletes have gone on to success internationally as well, achieving World Medals and Olympic Team berths. He coached the USA Women's team to a third place finish in the 2005 World Championships and was named "Women's Coach of the Year" by USA Wrestling. Scherr is known for his positive attitude and strong belief in his student's ability to succeed. He takes particular pride in his ability to help less highly regarded or successful athletes to develop into Champions.
Scherr is one of the most accomplished wrestlers in the history of the sport. He was one of only a handful of USA athletes ever to win five consecutive World and Olympic Medals. He won the World Championships in 1985 and an Olympic Bronze medal in 1988. He was an NCAA Champion and three time All-American at the University of Nebraska. Scherr won 6 national freestyle championships and was a greco-roman national champion. His career culminated in his last international meet when he won gold in the 1990 Goodwill Games by defeating his Russian opponent in the final seconds of the match. Sportswriters voted his win as the most exciting moment of the entire Goodwill games across all sports.
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As homecoming week's events came to a close Saturday evening at the basketball game, the committee's goal of more student involvement and transforming the events seemed to have been met.
Homecoming Chairman Chris Ruth found the changes to the event schedule to be very successful, "a few events better than expected," he said.
In comparison to other years, participation and involvement increased greatly this year, according to Ruth, but he thinks the week still has room for improvement. Ruth attributes the low participation count to the time of year NKU homecoming takes place.
Without a football team, the committee is forced to move homecoming week to basketball season. "When it's five degrees outside, no one is going to want to come to an event," Ruth said. But he believes after this year's success, homecoming will continue to grow greater in importance in the future.
Homecoming week often does not appeal to students not involved in student and Greek life because the week's events are focused on student organizations and competing as a team.
Athletics also play a big part in homecoming, with the whole week leading up to the homecoming basketball game, but many students are "apathetic towards NKU athletics," Ruth said, which affects the participation numbers.
Ruth said he believes homecoming participation will continue to fall short until the student body as a whole starts to care more about the university. This year, Ruth saw changes that he thinks have set the tone to usher in a new appreciation for homecoming week.
"It was a good step towards just celebrating homecoming, kind of eliminating the competition aspect and just celebrating our NKU pride," Ruth said.
The Nearly Naked Mile, the new kickoff event, exceeded expectations when about 200 people showed up and 100 of them participated in the run. The event also brought in $500 that will go to St. Jude's Children Hospital.
Another big event was the talent show Jan. 24. Ruth said Comedian Michael Palasack, who has appreared on Comedy Central, was "a pretty funny guy" even though he reused some of his joke from past shows.
Ruth said other new events had good turnout as well. Step Afrika!, sponsored by African American Student Affairs, filled Greaves Hall Jan. 25, Ruth said.


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The Days of Anna Madrigal
Imprint: Black Swan
Tales of the City 9.
#9 in the Series: Tales of the City
Armistead Maupin
Bookshop.org WHSmith Foyles Amazon Waterstones Hive Blackwells
Soon to be a Netflix series starring Ellen Page and Laura Linney . . .
'One of the most acclaimed sagas of our time . . .A celebration of life in all its craziness' The Times
Anna Madrigal, the legendary transgender landlady of 28 Barbary Lane, she embarks on a road trip that will take her deep into her past.
Now ninety-two, and committed to the notion of "leaving like a lady," Mrs. Madrigal has seemingly found peace with her "logical family" in San Francisco: her devoted young caretaker Jake Greenleaf; her former tenant Brian Hawkins and his daughter Shawna; and Michael Tolliver and Mary Ann Singleton, who have known and loved Anna for nearly four decades.
Some members of Anna's family are bound for the otherworldly landscape of Burning Man, the art community in Nevada's Black Rock Desert where 60,000 revelers gather to construct a city designed to last only one week.
Anna herself has another destination in mind: a lonely stretch of road outside of Winnemucca where the 16-year-old boy she once was ran away from the whorehouse he called home.
With Brian and his beat-up RV, she journeys into the dusty troubled heart of her Depression childhood to unearth a lifetime of secrets and dreams and attend to unfinished business she has long avoided.
One of the most acclaimed sagas of our time…A celebration of life in all its craziness…As good as anything Maupin has offered us
John Sutherland, The Times
The brilliance of Maupin is his mingling of high camp with tragedy and deep feeling – all with a miraculously light touch
Daily Mail, Wendy Holden
A proper Maupin-esque swansong – moving, funny and obscene. We expect nothing less
Isabel Berwick, Financial Times
Christopher Isherwood was absolutely correct when he declared Maupin to be the Dickens of the modern world
The Tales of the City sequence has been one of the literary menus plaisirs of the past decade - Maupin with his elegance and charm has found a place among the classics
Sure Of You
Michael Tolliver Lives
Mary Ann in Autumn
Armistead Maupin is the author of Tales of the City, More Tales of the City, Further Tales of the City, Babycakes, Significant Others, Sure of You, Maybe the Moon, The Night Listener, Michael Tolliver Lives and Mary Ann in Autumn. Three television miniseries starring Olympia Dukakis and Laura Linney were made from the first three Tales novels. The Night Listener became a feature film starring Robin Williams and Toni Collette. Maupin lives in San Francisco with his husband, Christopher Turner. For more information on Armistead Maupin and his books, see his website at www.armisteadmaupin.com


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It's estimated that by 2010, a whopping 40 billion consumer transactions will be completed using debit cards -- that's double the number from 2005. Recognizing that explosive growth, banks are working hard to make money off these transactions. Thus, it's up to consumers to watch out for wayward fees that can make using a debit card an expensive proposition.
Back in the day -- that is to say, a decade ago or so -- it wasn't uncommon for banks to charge an annual fee for a debit card. However, in today's topsy-turvy-but-competitive environment, a free debit card linked to your checking and savings account or both is a given. Where you can find fees, however, is at the retailer's terminal or the point-of-sale, as it's known in the financial industry.
"When you use your check card as a debit, you're punching in your PIN, which makes the card more secure and the retailer usually pays less per transaction," says Linda Sherry, director of national priorities for Consumer Action in New York City. "But that doesn't stop him from charging you for the transaction, which could be 50 cents or more."
If you're using the card with a retailer you're not familiar with, especially a small business, be sure to ask first if there's a fee for running your plastic through.
Under this method, the situation is even worse than you thought. You'll face two overdrafts because the picture frame and the coffee both put you over $100.
"A lot of people get caught by this system, it's a pure profit center for the bank," says Lauren Zeichner, an attorney with Consumers Union in San Francisco. "It's up to the bank how they clear charges and you need to be aware of their policy."
A recent study by the Center for Responsible Lending found that more than 46 percent of overdraft fees were triggered by debit card use, which underscores the importance of knowing how your bank reconciles your account. It may seem obvious, but you should hang on to every debit card receipt and make sure to log it into your register at least daily to keep your account up to date.
If a distracting weekend has led to a rash of overdraft charges, call your bank. "If you're a good customer, they'll sometimes waive the fees as a courtesy," says Sherry. "If it happens again, though, soon after, you're not going to be viewed as a good customer anymore."
When you check your account online or at the ATM, it often shows two separate figures, the current balance and the available balance. If you start the day with $100 and buy $50 in groceries with your check card, the store's bank notifies your bank that a $50 purchase is coming through, and it takes your available balance down to $50, even though it shows that you still "currently" have $100.
Many people don't know that when you use your debit card at the gas pump, there's often an amount blocked out -- maybe $60 to $75 -- even though you may only be buying $25.
"This can be deceptive because a lot of people aren't really sure what is in their account, and it makes planning purchases confusing," says Zeichner. "If a purchase is pending, that should be taken out of your current balance, period."
When checking your account, always assume the "available" is the correct one. Over time, you may notice that the lag between when you buy something and when it shows up on your account will shorten. Both Visa and MasterCard are introducing faster processing that will allow your account to be deducted within 24 hours of most purchases.
These tactics can make it a nightmare to keep an accurate tally of what's in your account. When you use your debit card for a hotel room or rental car, it's common for the hotel or agency to "block" an amount an amount equal to one or two nights, or as much as $400 if you're renting a car. This sum is taken away from your "available" balance, and when you check out or return the car, the block is lifted and that cash is once again available from your account. It works like a deposit to give the provider some cushion if you cause damage or use the room or car longer than promised.
"Many people don't know that when you use your debit card at the gas pump there's often an amount blocked out -- maybe $60 to $75 -- even though you may only be buying $25," says Michelle Jun, a staff attorney with Consumers Union.
Another common practice is "preauthorization," which you can see online on your account when you find charges from retailers for $1. "They've sent through a charge to see if the card is good and it has money in it. Then later, that's replaced by a charge for the full amount of the purchase," says Jun.
The only way to fully protect yourself from blocks is to ask questions. Before traveling, call the rental car company and hotel about their block policy on debit cards. If you're concerned about possibly tying up cash with blocks, you can use your regular credit card to cover the deposits and then pay for the actual charges with your debit card when you check out.
If you're prone to overdrafts, some type of protection may be beneficial, but keep in mind that you'll pay for it. Most plans link your account to either a line of credit or your savings account. Depending on the plan, when your balance goes negative, either a set minimum -- say $100 -- is pumped into your account or just enough funds are taken to bring your account to zero. You'll also be charged about $5 to $10 each time the overdraft protection service is used, however, though that fee is still better than an overdraft that can be amount to several times that $5 or $10 total.
"Problems occur when you combine overdraft protection with blocks," says Jun. "You might spend $25 at a hairdresser whose processor has blocked $75 from your account, since that's the average amount that retailer charges, while you only have a balance of $35. Your overdraft protection is activated, and you're suddenly paying fees and possibly interest on money you didn't need."
If you think you'd benefit from overdraft protection, get a clear outline about fees and when the protection is activated. You can also create your own overdraft protection with an old housewives' trick from the last century: Deposit $100 into your account but don't write it into your register. It's there as a cushion when you should happen to go over, and there are no usage fees -- as long as you remember to replenish it after dipping into it.


I had the privilege to meet with a group of ladies working on getting their GEDs. They were all there for various reasons that really don't matter. What matters is that they were there. Talking about personal image and style is one of my great joys. Another joy is helping women create there personal style.
This day I was invited to speak on Interview Attire. What to wear, what to avoid, and how to make the best of it. Here are some ideas for what will work. Investing in a suit that fits well is a great. Preferably a 3 piece (Jacket, Skirt and Pant) this way you will never doubt if they match, because they will. And black is a safe bet or a subtle pinstripe. A comfortable black shoe with a bit of a heal is nice. Several blouses you can mix and match. If you like a print keep it subtle. You want the interviewer to notice you not your blouse. On that note, be sure that your blouse is also modest in nature. Small to medium earrings (studs but no dangle) will add to the look. You want to keep your accessories to 5 tops and each earring counts as one.
Wearing make up is important. Balance is the key over all, not to much not to little. Even if all your comfortable with is a tinted moisturizer, eye liner, mascara, blush and gloss put it on for that interview. Meet with someone if you need tips on application and color choice.
Keep these personal hygiene items in mind as well. Have clean fresh breath. If you smoke refrain from doing so before the interview. Carry toothbrush and paste with you and "febreeze". Make sure your clothes are clean and pressed and shoes clean. Keep perfume to a minimum, infact it is best not to wear any.
Breath deeply before going in. Hold you head high, shoulders up, back, down… when you shake hands try to make sure you are palm to palm and look them in the eyes.


Big and tall men have made specialty-sized apparel one of the fastest growing segments of retailing. The national expansion of Destination XL (DXL) has been a natural progression of the trend, reflecting the growing need for designer brand clothing, shoes, accessories and home and living products that appeal to this niche category of style and quality conscious men who find themselves proportioned outside the standard range of merchandise offered at traditional department stores. Destination XL is the most recent retail concept to be developed by Casual Male Retail Group, which has been targeting the men's big and tall segment for more than 100 years (and is currently in the process of changing its name to Destination XL Group). The all-inclusive superstore's primary focus is on making a broad selection of on-trend, casual men's clothing, shoes and hard line products available to a national clientele that appreciates the company's differentiation in the marketplace.
The Destination XL retail concept is one of several operated under the umbrella of CMRG Apparel, LLC, the largest retailer of big and tall men's apparel throughout the U.S., Canada and Europe. The company headquarters are in Canton, MA, and its common stock is listed on the NASDAQ Global Market under symbol "CMRG." Its retail operations as of early 2013 numbered approximately 375+ Casual Male XL retail and outlet stores, 50+ Destination XL stores, 13 Rochester Big & Tall stores, as well as promoting the e-commerce sites BT Factory Direct, Shoes XL and Living XL. The multi-channel retailer gears its services toward customers who are defined by their physical characteristic of being either big, tall, or both (but who otherwise hail from a variety of demographic and socioeconomic groups).
Destination XL stores are unique in offering a one-stop-shop for outfitting a plus-sized modern lifestyle, encompassing men's big and tall sizes of apparel, extended sized shoes, accessories (socks, belts, gloves, ties, watches, underwear, etc.) and men and women's home & living products (oversized chairs, fitness equipment, outdoor living, health, home and travel related). The selection of shirts, pants, jeans and outerwear present thousands of fashion options, with tiered pricing structures based on items being grouped under Luxury, Essentials and Value categories. Available sizes include waists ranging from 38 to 64; big sizes from XL to 8XL; tall from LT to 7XLT, and shoes in extended sizes from 10 to 16, with widths up to 3E.
Customers are pleased to find an extensive assortment of highly coveted styles of clothing and shoes, in accommodating sizes, in a convenient and enjoyable shopping environment. The brands featured range from value-priced private labels like Harbor Bay and Oak Hill, to the latest in season merchandise and exclusive looks from such nationally renowned designers as Polo Ralph Lauren, Calvin Klein, Lacoste, Michael Kors, Cole Hahn, Tommy Hilfiger, and Tommy Bahama. The stores also stock selections from such classic, trusted favorites as Dockers, Reebok, Levi's and Nautica. The trained sales associates understand the needs of the big and tall man, and are dedicated to having available the latest up-to-the-minute styles and labels of casual and active wear, in customarily hard-to-find sizes. The store associates pride themselves on having the resources and ability to be able to fully outfit a customer from head-to-toe, appropriate to their daily wardrobe needs, in a timely manner.
The chain's added value services include on-site custom tailoring and personalized wardrobe advice geared around individual lifestyle preferences. There is also an XL Rewards Club program that offers added benefits based on cumulative dollars spent. The more shoppers spend, the higher tier they achieve (either Silver, Gold or Platinum Status), with benefits increasing with each level reached. An online Rewards Center allows customers to track their spending, reward points earned, and certificate status, and review their transactions history.
At present, there are 52 Destination XL stores in operation in 26 states nationwide. New DXL stores were added to the store roster in 2012-2013 throughout the U.S. and Canada, as part of a long term growth plan. Projections for 2014-2015 call for 50-75 new stores to be opened annually across all of the parent companies retail brands. Among recent development targets have been new and existing operating regions in the states of CA, IN, MN, MA, OH, OK, NJ, TX and WI. The Destination XL concept typically utilizes from 7,000 to 10,000 sq. ft. of space, with a minimum of 90 ft. of frontage, in high quality power centers and pad site/outparcels. There is preference for occupying freestanding or end-cap space in open air centers and upscale shopping districts catering to dense populations; 1,000,000 within a 20-minute drive time for urban locales; or 1,000,000 within a 30-minute drive time for suburban venues. The ideal household income within an approximately 10-mile trade zone is $70,000. Co-tenancy preference is for similar caliber, strong performing apparel and fashion-oriented retailers that are nationally recognized, and typically positioned in lifestyle centers and quality regional shopping destinations. High visibility, ease of accessibility, and parking (10 dedicated spaces at a minimum) are important considerations also. Strong storefront identity and pylon signs are required, as is a traffic count of 40,000 vehicles per day. The typical lease term commitment is 5 years, with three 5-year options.


Agile Management Style: Why Is It So Hard for Executives to Adopt it?
Many people struggle to understand why adopting an Agile management style is so hard for executive managers. The rule for executive managers should be: "If you want to go the agile route, you need to change the way you lead people." For companies to become learning organizations, the executive team must adopt the right mindset.
Many Agile Coaches do mistakes. Many of them do not communicate the ideas clearly and thus most effectively. Telling executive managers how wrong they are and how their style is not appropriate to lead their company in the right direction is not correct!
Many executive managers would refuse someone telling them they are wrong and would immediately fire the coach.
A few years ago we had an opportunity to work with one of the best corporate leaders of today. He was a great listener and listened to many of our ideas patiently and respectfully.
When it came to some crazy discussion from our side, he asked: "If everything I do is so wrong, how on earth am I leading a one-billion-dollar company?" Sometimes a simple, but the powerful question can change everything.
Many of consulting companies and coaches preach that executive managers must be Agile. They´re even proud saying companies are wrong. But the truth is, many leaders are extremely successful business people and there must be a reason why.
Executive Managers do not see the need to change to the agile management style because their life has been very successful without Agile.
Why Is It So Hard for Executives to Adopt An Agile Management Style?
The success of executives is the result of their past actions. Instead of pointing out to their mistakes, we need to explain today´s market so they understand the need for change. There are several different reasons why management needs to change. See some of them below.
Twenty years ago, society was much more static than it is today. The entry barrier to start a business was huge; only wealthy people, or those with a large initial capital, could start a company.
Because the barriers were so enormous, there was less competition. Nowadays, anyone can start a company and compete against the bigger corporations. I often say that it has never been so easy to make money than it is today. But at the same time, it has never been so difficult either because everyone has access to the same tools; there is far more competition today.
Executives must adapt to this new society and allow their companies to become more Agile if they want to survive this highly competitive market.
Most of our society is still built based on Taylorism Ideas. Educational systems and organizations are assembled in functional areas, or functional silos. Executive managers must re-think the way they run their organizations.
During the Taylorism Era, organizations were set up with functional departments. But in today´s world, companies cannot survive using this outdated model. Executives Managers must re-think how companies are organized. They need to base their company on value streams. They need to build their organization using personal networking to create solutions that customers will want.
Many people say that Agile is not necessary, because that "Agile thing" is for software, and cannot be applied to other industries. For those who believe in that there is bad news for you: Agile is not a process. Agile is the new revolution in our society. The agile movement is the new industrial era of today's society.
Agile is a completely new revolution, and it will change the way our society is built in tremendous ways. If executives do not realize this, the chances are that they will be overrun by younger leaders.
Most executives are brilliant people and can achieve a lot! However, to prosper, they will need to overcome future societal challenges. There are many people who can explain clearly to management why they need to change the behaviour that once led them to their current success.
If you are an Agile Coach and you are reading this next time put yourself in the Executive shoes and try to understand that everything that he did in the past led him to be where he is today. Be a bit more empathic and try to explain to him that what worked in the past maybe is outdated and we need new approaches.


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The late Roy Halladay inducted into Baseball Hall of Fame
The Canadian Press | posted Monday, Jul 22nd, 2019
The late Roy Halladay has been inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame.
His widow, Brandy, delivered the speech and fought back tears as she spoke. The 40-year-old Halladay was killed in a plane crash in November 2017.
"I knew I was going to cry at some point. It's overwhelming the amount of people here today," she said. "I'm so grateful you're here. I can't tell you how many hugs I've gotten. They have extended so much love and friendship. I'm so grateful."
"The thank-yous should and could go on for days. There are not enough words to thank you. I say it a lot, but it takes a village."
Halladay amassed a 203-105 record and a 3.38 ERA and 2,117 strikeouts over 416 regular-season games and was 3-2 with a 2.37 ERA through five post-season starts, all with Philadelphia.
He spent his last four seasons with the Phils and 12 seasons with the Blue Jays from 1998-2009 and became just the second pitcher in major league history to throw a no-hitter in the post-season, opening the 2010 NL Division Series with one against the Cincinnati Reds in the first playoff start of his career. He also pitched a perfect game that season.
The family decided that there would be no logo on his plaque because both organizations meant a lot to Halladay.
"He was a true competitor ready to do whatever it took to give his team the best chance to win," Brandy said. "I think Roy would rather be remembered who he was, not how he performed on the field. I am so humbled to say thank you to all of you on Roy's behalf."


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Profiles of Norwegian science: Writing the book on "Arcticness"
Published October 30, 2017 · Updated December 31, 2020
Photo: Ilan Kelman
Norway's high north or Arctic?
Ilan Kelman
Agder, Norway
We all have a concept of the Arctic. For those who have rarely or never been there, it might be seen as cold, remote, harsh, and bleak expanses of land and ice. For those from or living in the Arctic, it is about life, livelihood, and identity.
To explore and understand different perspectives, we created the book Arcticness. It has just been published by UCL Press in London, UK, and is a free PDF download. The volume includes two Norwegian contributions.
In a powerful preface, Ingrid A. Medby writes about growing up in Norway's northern latitudes. She points to the importance of language: "Northern Norway is now frequently referred to as 'the High North' ['nordområdene' in Norwegian, translating literally as 'the northern areas']."
Words matter. Medby describes her uncertainty when her word processor indicates that "Arcticness" itself is a spelling error. Yet she knows the word exists with deep meaning for her. To resolve this conundrum, she adds it to her computer's dictionary, with the paradox of formally creating something that already exists as part of her.
Marius Warg Næss produces a full scientific chapter on reindeer herding. He deftly compares the north of Norway with mountainous Tibet, focusing on the privatization of pastures. He uses his data to explore the implications for Arcticness.
Næss writes "while anthropology has had a long tradition of documenting different ideas of what 'is' and how to 'be,' it has always been firmly rooted in the idea of a common humanity shared by all people in all cultures." Drawing on insights gleaned from comparing his two research locations, he questions the relevance of Arcticness.
The contrasts between Næss and Medby personify the book, which aimed for diversity. Contributions include full-length academic chapters, shorter perspectives from Arctic peoples, two poems, and one illustrated chapter about the Canadian government forcing indigenous peoples into residential schools.
Many disciplines join forces. Geophysicists write with radar engineers about measuring Arctic ice. A chapter on energy justice sits alongside one on marine mammal law. Comparative analysis of "what might have been" for extractive industries balances that of "what does happen" within resource narratives.
A range of Arcticness thoughts emerges, matching the various views of what the Arctic actually is. Different definitions demarcate the region: North of the treeline, north of the Arctic Circle, and all countries with territory above the Arctic Circle. If we cannot agree on where the region is, how do we analyze it?
Arcticness embraces all these viewpoints, representing the frontiers of science by melding ideas, topics, and writing styles. This could be achieved for any location. Why does the Arctic capture and enrapture imagination?
Svalbard remains embedded in Norwegian identity as the mystical, magical archipelago at the top of the country and of the world. It is a place to aspire to travel to, representing climate change, isolation, 24 hours of sunlight and darkness, and polar bears.
The polar bear depicting the Arctic is rejected elsewhere. Many indigenous peoples are fed up with a bear on an ice floe or a whale tail personifying their land, their communities, and their cultures. Instead, change is about human beings.
As with privatization and residential schools—in fact, as with climate change and the creation of Arctic identities—so much change is foisted on Arctic peoples. Even Arcticness as a construction and discussion presumes that a common Arctic feeling exists or could exist from Vardø to Grise Fiord and from Murmansk to Fairbanks.
Perhaps too many people wish to make the Arctic meaningful for people outside. The region becomes treated as a playground. Some interests are just waiting for the Arctic to change sufficiently for them to move in and exploit it.
Others claim ownership of the Arctic for humanity, demanding that it be made "hands off." If you live in the Arctic, how could it be hands off for you?
In the end, no matter what Arcticness is and is not, no matter what outsiders try to form and shape, one untransferable trait dominates: the Arctic as home.
This article originally appeared in the Nov. 3, 2017, issue of The Norwegian American. To subscribe, visit SUBSCRIBE or call us at (206) 784-4617.
Ilan Kelman is Professor of Disasters and Health at University College London, England, and Professor II at the University of Agder, Norway. His overall research interest is linking disasters and health, including the integration of climate change into disaster research and health research. Follow him at www.ilankelman.org and @ILANKELMAN on Twitter and Instagram.
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Bentor fue un caudillo aborigen guanche de la isla de Tenerife −Canarias, España−, hijo y sucesor del mencey Bencomo de Taoro, así como protagonista de los acontecimientos en torno a la conquista europea de la isla en el siglo .

Antroponimia
También aparece escrito Ventor, Bentore o Bentorey. El historiador Juan Bethencourt Alfonso lo llama Benytomo en su Historia del Pueblo Guanche. Sin embargo, esta era la grafía original del nombre Bencomo, tal y como aparece en documentos contemporáneos a los hechos.

Para el filólogo Ignacio Reyes el nombre puede traducirse por 'despeñado'.

Biografía

Familia y descendencia
Bentor fue, como queda dicho, hijo de Bencomo. Del resto de su familia se conoce por los documentos de la época la existencia de, por lo menos, dos de sus hijos: un varón que fue hecho esclavo y una mujer que intentó liberarlo, aunque no se conservan sus nombres. Algunos investigadores sugieren que Ana Gutiérrez, abuela de Antón de Mena Benchorhe y Ana Bentor de Mena, pudo ser hija del último mencey de Taoro.

Conquista castellana
Bentor participó junto a su padre Bencomo en los enfrentamientos que tuvieron lugar durante la conquista de la isla.

En la segunda batalla de importancia, la conocida como batalla de la Laguna, muere el mencey Bencomo, siendo elegido Bentor por los guanches de Taoro como su sucesor hacia noviembre de 1495, encargándose también de liderar a los bandos de guerra.

Poco después de la batalla, el capitán de la conquista Alonso Fernández de Lugo envió a Fernando Guanarteme, antiguo rey aborigen de Gáldar, a negociar con Bentor, pero este se negó a entregar el territorio, como se desprende de documentos oficiales próximos a los hechos:

En diciembre de ese año, Bentor dirige a los guerreros en la que se convertiría en la segunda gran derrota de los guanches, la conocida por los conquistadores como Victoria de Acentejo. Bentor y sus guanches, diezmados, se refugian en los altos de la ladera de Tigaiga tras el desastre, donde el mencey decide poner fin a su vida despeñándose a finales de ese año o principios de 1496.

Las consecuencias inmediatas de su muerte fueron el desmoronamiento de la resistencia guanche y la consiguiente rendición de los menceyes de los bandos de guerra supervivientes en el acto de sumisión conocido como Paz de Los Realejos.

Véase también
 Anexo:Menceyes de Tenerife durante la conquista
 Conquista de las islas Canarias
 Guanche
 Mencey
 Menceyato de Taoro
 Batalla de Aguere

Referencias

Conquista de las islas Canarias
Aborígenes canarios
Tinerfeños
Menceyes
Guanche

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Some people view mathematics as a lonely discipline, but Associate Professor Matthew Baker's vision of mathematics is highly people-oriented. What he finds most exciting about mathematics is sharing it with others—and share it he does in a wide range of courses for undergraduates and graduate students alike.
Since arriving at Georgia Tech in Fall 2004, Dr. Baker has taught Math 1512: Honors CalculusII at the freshman level, Math 3012: Applied Combinatorics at the sophomore level, and Math 4150: Number Theory for juniors and seniors. He's also taught the graduate algebra sequence (Math 6121/2: Algebra I/II), which serves as a gateway for PhD level study in mathematics, and Math 8803: Algebraic Number Theory, a graduate-level topics course.
What is it about Matt Baker's teaching that captivates his students and impresses his colleagues? What does this winner of the 2007 CETL/BP Junior Faculty Teaching Excellence Award do that students find so engaging? Here are some elements of Baker's approach that are producing great results as he connects with Georgia Tech students.
Matt wants students to share his enthusiasm for mathematics—and he works to intrigue them with its possibilities. For example, when he teaches his undergraduate course on Number Theory, he introduces modular arithmetic (also known as "clock arithmetic") through the "circle of fifths" in music theory. He then impresses the students with some lightning-fast mental calendar calculations (e.g. What day of the week was June 8, 1723?), and wraps up the lesson by teaching the students how to do the calculations themselves.
As a member of the International Brotherhood of Magicians and the Atlanta Society of Magicians, Baker knows how to communicate ideas in ways that challenge student thinking. He uses his talents as a magician to illustrate mathematical concepts and to help his students explore the mathematical principles behind what he's doing. He performs card tricks based on modular arithmetic and rope tricks based on principles from topology; he also performs a mind-reading trick using colored gloves to illustrate a famous theorem of Leonhard Euler from graph theory. And of course, bringing magic into the classroom also keeps students alert.
Matt believes that connecting with students on an emotional and personal level is important too. "In the modern era of online universities and virtual diplomas," states Baker, "it is important for students to know that a human professor can provide things that a digital one cannot, such as emotional understanding. A small bit of extra encouragement or a solid piece of advice from a trusted mentor can make an enormous difference in a student's performance, sense of confidence, and career decisions."
To this end, he has served as a teacher, mentor and coordinator for the School of Mathematics' Research Experience for Undergraduates program, an NSF initiative. He is a talented research mathematician who has made important contributions to the field of number theory and publishes in some of the most prestigious journals—and he involves his students in the process.
Matt Baker's students applaud his genuine enthusiasm for both teaching and research, his "talent for simplifying advanced topics," his "patience and ability to confront a point of confusion by explaining from multiple angles," his ability to make learning fun, and his sincerity as a teacher and a mentor. In the world of mathematics where students often find the process of learning complex and intimidating, Matthew Baker is truly working magic. He inspires, teaches and connects with students as few are able to do in one of higher education's most challenging fields—and in doing so, he is definitely making a difference for students at Georgia Tech.
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Silent bidding underway for SFA art scholarship fundraiser
Robbie Goodrich, arts information director
Wally Knight is among the local artists who have contributed works to the annual 12x12 fundraiser benefitting students in the SFA School of Art.
NACOGDOCHES, Texas – Silent bidding for artwork in the annual 12x12 scholarship fundraiser for the Friends of the Visual Arts at Stephen F. Austin State University is now in the final week at The Cole Art Center @ The Old Opera House in downtown Nacogdoches.
Multiple pieces have been generously donated by a local artist who has contributed a piece to every auction fundraiser since its inception. Wally Knight has been central to the Nacogdoches art scene since the 1970s. Much of his work could be described as assemblage, but a visit to his home studio reveals that Knight surrounds himself with creative expression, not only his own, but that of his friends and fellow artists. Nacogdoches "has a very deep well of art," says Knight.
Knight also works as a carpenter, and he initially approached his art in the same way as his work. Coincidental influences helped him to see that he needed to allow the connections to appear, rather than planning them. He describes himself as the machine that assembles the pieces as the objects reveal themselves. "Basically, everything is connected," he said. "What I do is just push some of that closer together. The ordinary becomes the extraordinary, and the function of it is no longer important."
Knight's pieces are always a highlight of the 12x12 event, often creating bidding wars. "I first noticed Wally's work at the first fundraiser I attended several years ago," says Crystal Hicks, Friends of the Visual Arts event committee chair. "Many of the works were exciting and were generating attention, but Wally's stood out. The audience always looks forward to seeing what he's contributed. Nacogdoches is lucky to boast a thriving art scene, and Wally has been integral to keeping it going."
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