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Wilmington Must Learn From Ferguson's Mistakes
August 19, 2014 in "clean" remark, "It's a Wonderful Life", "Its the economy, "My City Was Gone", "Stupid is, credibility, David Anderson, Death of Democracy, Death of Unions, Delaware, Delaware Corporate Law, Delaware Growth, Delaware legislature, Delaware on line, Delaware Politics.Net, Delaware Primaries, Numbers Don't Lie, Oakland, Occupy Delaware, On the Brink, plausible deniability, professional advice, Reality TV, Republicans Are Economy Crashers, Right to Redress Greviences, Tax policy, Tax The Rich, taxes, thought models, top marginal tax rate, Voting Integrity, Weekend news cycle, Whiskey Rebellion 1794, Wilmington's Port, wish it wasn't, women' rights, Women's Prerogative, YouTube | Leave a comment
When riots happen in Wilmington, which i'm sure they will, I hope they will learn from Ferguson Missouri's mistake.
That mistake is to riot in your own neighborhood… That is just plain silly. Did we attack ourselves when the Japs bombed Pearl Harbor? Or did we wage war with Japan?
Why people would loot and burn in their own neighborhood, is beyond me. I write this now, so when the opportunity to riot does occur, those with above average intelligence will have a plan to move the crowd out of their impoverished neighborhood, and instead riot in neighborhoods where the a) the loot is much better, and b) those responsible for the policy that has kept you down since Clinton left office, are directly affected. If you are going to riot, you should do in on the enemies home turf. Republican Country.
A riot has a purpose. It is to change things. To make things better by creating a situation that is worse than doing nothing, therefore something has to be done. Blacks didn't protest on the back seat of the bus. They sat in the white section. Black students didn't do their sit-in at the black counter. They did it at the white. Black students didn't march into Tuskegee Institute with the National Guard. They marched into the all white University of Alabama. Martin Luther King didn't do his marches within all black neighborhoods. He marched across the bridge into downtown white Selma….
So battling police in your own neighborhood, looting your own corner store, burning out yours and your neighbor's houses, kind of double hurts you. Not only are you being oppressed by Republican Policies, but you are also setting those who support you, back even more….
So I'm writing this to tell you where to protest so it will do you some good.
It is called Westover Hills. There aren't many people living there, but those that do are rich and very old and feeble. They couldn't stop a crowd breaking into their house if they tried. Plus, when you loot, you could actually get something you could sell. Whose going to buy all the banana flavored Laffy Taffy you stole from the corner market? But you could easily swipe a Bose Stereo, or maybe find a safe with a couple of hundred thousand in it.
And instead of hurting mom and pop, or Uncle Joe and Aunt Alice, you would be hurting those whose money is directly responsible for you not having a good job, a good house, a good future. Those in Westover Hills vote Republican and it is Republicans who have allowed all the money to go to the top 1%… and none to you…
If you remember the Clinton Democratic years, it was different. You, or your mom and dad, did get richer every year and if that had only continued, you would have been doing rather well by now. But you got lazy and enough of you didn't vote for Democrats in 2000 and now, we are stuck with the rich getting richer, and you and your neighbors, getting poorer…
So take the number 20 bus from 10th and Market side of Rodney Square and in 8 minutes and 15 stops later, you will be just north of the riot zone. Do your peaceful protests there, in the middle of the streets, and shout how Republicans have ruined everyone's lives but those of themselves… When the riot police arrive with their single tank and tear gas, make them fire it at you so all those rich billionaires have to breath it too. Then when all hell breaks loose, break into the houses and rob yourselves silly. Don't even worry. Unlike those corner stores, everything you take here is fully insured… Destroying their property, will in days, put all Delaware's construction workers back to work. These guys are rich. They don't dilly-dally around.
The main point is this? When you riot in your own neighborhoods which these Republicans never venture into, it only serves to reinforce their notion of you as a sub-human race. "Look at those pathetic people", they will say over their Maker's Mark and Hennessey, "they're tearing up their own neighborhood. Maybe we should keep them doing it so they move and haul their sorry asses elsewhere."
They will not be in any hurry to lift one finger… "make them suffer more" will be their outcry. But … if you do it in THEIR neighborhood, they will at least wonder why? In their asking around, what's the real cause of these people rioting, they will come to the conclusion that they, with all the money, need to invest more, need to hire more, need to pay more, and that if they had previously invested more in our people, this riot would never have happened. That is your key… Getting them to call their out-of-pocket legislators and say, "raise my taxes; we can't afford any more riots like these, even if we are insured. It's the third time this year. I'm too tired for another round of tax free shopping!"…
You can even walk there. So forget the bus. Just send the coordinates out on social media, and anyone with a phone app can get there…. It is pointless for you to have to bear the cost and trauma of what THEY caused. It makes such great sense for them to bear that cost, and after doing so, quickly create the changes you need to pull yourselves out of poverty…
So pastors and neighborhood watch leaders. Start talking your kids to riot in Westover Hills, instead of your own street. Isn't it about time, the real criminals get to feel the heat?
They are the ones who put you there…. Make THEM pay, not those who are poor like you. And pick up something nice for me while you are there… A nice oriental carpet would be cool… blue and white if you find one.
Democrat Treasures Debate Tonight on WDEL 6-7
August 4, 2014 in "clean" remark, "It's a Wonderful Life", "Its the economy, "Stupid is, A Dad's Responsibility, Accountability, By the Numbers, Charlie Copeland, Chip Flowerrs, debates, Delaware, Delaware Primaries, delaware's finest, Democrats = Good Guys, Sean Barney, Secret Government Searches, torture, Wikileaks | Leave a comment
As background information, here is the link and below is the copy of the SEC report citing David Marvin currently of Delaware's Cash Management Board, and fining his firm M & P, $976,000 dollars…
Here is Celia's account of last years inside dealing, targeting Marvin as the prime whiner in the infamous Cash Management Board pushback… It just dawned on me that Marvin probably handles investments for Markell and Blevins. Which would if true, provide clarity to the mechanizations that took place this past year.
Since the 15 year expiration is about or has already hit, (it was difficult to find), I am posting the entire judgment here, so it will last, if the SEC eliminates it off-line…. Without Further Ado….
Before the
INVESTMENT ADVISERS ACT OF 1940
Release No. 1841 / September 30, 1999
ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEEDING
File No. 3-10072
MARVIN & PALMER ASSOCIATES, INC.,
DAVID F. MARVIN,
MACTHOM ASSOCIATES, INC. and
THOMAS E. DUBIS ORDER INSTITUTING PUBLIC PROCEEDDINGS, MAKING FINDINGS, IMPOSING REMEDIAL SANCTIONS, AND ISSUING CEASE-AND-DESIST ORDER
The Securities and Exchange Commission ("Commission") deems it appropriate and in the public interest to institute public administrative proceedings pursuant to Sections 203(e), (f) and (k) of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 ("Advisers Act"), against Marvin & Palmer Associates, Inc. ("M&P"), David F. Marvin ("Marvin"), MacThom Associates, Inc. ("MacThom") and Thomas E. Dubis ("Dubis")(collectively "Respondents").
In anticipation of the institution of these proceedings, each of the Respondents has submitted an Offer of Settlement ("Offer") to the Commission, which the Commission has determined to accept. Solely for the purpose of these proceedings and any other proceedings brought by or on behalf of the Commission or in which the Commission is a party, and without admitting or denying the findings contained herein, except for the jurisdiction of the Commission over them and over the subject matter of this proceeding, which is admitted, Respondents consent to the issuance of this Order Instituting Public Proceedings, Making Findings, Imposing Remedial Sanctions, and Issuing Cease-and-Desist Order ("Order") and to the entry of the findings, cease-and-desist order, and remedial sanctions set forth below.
Accordingly, IT IS ORDERED that proceedings pursuant to Sections 203(e), (f) and (k) of the Advisers Act be, and hereby are, instituted.
On the basis of this Order and the Offers submitted by the Respondents, the Commission makes the following findings:
A.Marvin & Palmer Associates, Inc., incorporated and located in Wilmington, Delaware, has been registered with the Commission as an investment adviser since August 1986. As of March 11, 1999, M&P had approximately 62 clients and $7.6 billion in assets under management. M&P's clients are primarily large institutional investors.
B.David F. Marvin, age 58, resides in Delaware and is Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and 50 percent owner of M&P. Marvin is the largest shareholder of M&P and is responsible for the overall management of the firm.
C.MacThom Associates, Inc., located in Kent, Ohio, was formed in 1996 and is wholly owned and operated by Thomas E. Dubis. The firm was ostensibly formed for the purpose of providing research services to M&P. At no time has MacThom been registered with the Commission as a broker-dealer or an investment adviser.
D.Thomas E. Dubis, age 58, resides in Kent, Ohio.
E.This proceeding involves the failure of M&P, a registered investment adviser, to disclose to its clients its use of at least $920,000 in soft dollars derived from a directed brokerage arrangement with a registered broker-dealer ("Broker") in violation of provisions of the Advisers Act. The term "soft dollars" generally describes an arrangement whereby an investment adviser uses commission credits generated by securities trades executed in advisory client accounts to pay for research, brokerage, or other products, services, or expenses.
THE SOFT DOLLAR ARRANGEMENT
F.Since 1991, M&P has maintained a soft dollar arrangement with the Broker. Pursuant to the arrangement, M&P receives $.50 in soft dollar credits for each $1.00 in brokerage commissions directed to the Broker.
G.In February 1996, at Marvin's behest, M&P directed the Broker to begin paying invoices submitted by MacThom, ostensibly for research performed by MacThom for M&P. In fact, MacThom conducted only a small amount of research, with a total value of $63,000 during the relevant time period. Most of the soft dollar payments were used by MacThom to compensate Dubis, MacThom's principal and a close friend of Marvin, as well as the family of a deceased business associate and friend of Marvin, for their efforts in making introductions and referrals to M&P in its early years. From February 1996 through August 1998, the Broker paid $920,000 to MacThom, and MacThom and Dubis paid $635,000 of this amount to this family. With the exception of the research valued at $63,000, the payments to MacThom provided no benefit to the clients of M&P whose commissions generated the soft dollars used to make the payments.
M&P'S FAILURE TO DISCLOSE THE SOFT DOLLAR ARRANGEMENT
H.Neither the existence nor the terms of the soft dollar arrangement were disclosed to M&P's clients in their advisory contracts or otherwise. Furthermore, M&P failed to amend its Form ADV after directing the Broker to begin paying invoices from MacThom and the arrangement was never disclosed in M&P's Form ADV in effect between February 1996 and July 1998, the period during which the arrangement was in effect.
I.M&P failed to disclose the types of products and services it received pursuant to its soft dollar arrangement in response to Item 12 of Part II of the Form ADV, which requires registered investment advisers to describe the factors considered in selecting brokers, including the products, research and services obtained, and any procedures used to direct client transactions to a particular broker in return for products or services.
J.From February 1996 to July 1998, M&P's Form ADV reflected a "no" answer in response to Part II Item 13.A., which asked whether the adviser "receives some economic benefit (including commissions, equipment or non-research services) from a non-client in connection with giving advice to clients." In view of its soft dollar arrangement with the Broker, and the uses to which the payments were put, this response was false.
K.During the period in which the arrangement was in effect, M&P amended its Form ADV on at least eight occasions. Marvin reviewed and signed all but one of M&P's Forms ADV and amendments filed with the Commission.
LEGAL ANALYSIS
A.An investment adviser has a duty to disclose to clients all material information which might incline an investment adviser consciously or unconsciously to render advice which is not disinterested. SEC v. Capital Gains Research Bureau, Inc., 375 U.S. 180, 191-92 (1963). A fact is material if there is a substantial likelihood that a reasonable investor would consider it important. Basic, Inc. v. Levinson, 485 U.S. 224, 231-32 (1988).
B.Soft dollar arrangements are material because of the potential conflict of interest arising from an adviser's receipt of some benefit in exchange for directing brokerage on behalf of client accounts. See Kingsley, Jennison, McNulty & Morse, Inc., 55 SEC Docket 2434, 2441 (Dec. 23, 1993);Interpretive Release Concerning the Scope of Section 28(e) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Exchange Act Release No. 23170, 35 SEC Docket 905, 909 (Apr. 23, 1986) ("1986 Soft Dollar Release").
C.Moreover, disclosure of soft dollar arrangements is specifically required by Form ADV.1 See Oakwood Counselors, Inc., Advisers Act Release No. 1614, 63 SEC Docket 2485 (Feb. 10, 1997); S Squared Technology Corp., Advisers Act Release No. 1575, 62 SEC Docket 1560 (August 7, 1996). Form ADV embodies mandatory disclosure requirements to ensure that material information regarding brokerage placement practices and policies are disclosed to investors. See Investment Adviser Requirements Concerning Disclosure, Recordkeeping, Applications for Registration and Annual Filings, Advisers Act Release No. 664 (Jan. 30, 1979); Disclosure of Brokerage Placement Practices By Certain Regulated Investment Companies and Certain Other Issuers, Advisers Act Release No. 665 (Jan. 30, 1979) ("1979 Soft Dollar Release").
D.Items 12 and 13, and Schedule F, of Part II of Form ADV require registrants to disclose soft dollar arrangements with broker-dealers. For investment advisers who have discretionary authority to select the broker-dealers to be used to execute trades in client accounts, Item 12.B. requires a description of the factors considered in selecting brokers and determining the reasonableness of their commissions. Further, Item 12.B. requires advisers to describe the "products, research and services" given to the adviser or related persons, if the value of such "products, research and services" is a factor in selecting broker-dealers.2 Item 13 requires an investment adviser to disclose and describe any arrangement whereby it either receives an economic benefit from a non-client in connection with giving advice to clients or directly or indirectly compensates any person for client referrals.3 These disclosure requirements are designed to "assist clients in determining whether to hire an adviser or continue a contract with an adviser, and permit them to evaluate any conflicts of interest inherent in the adviser's arrangements for allocating brokerage." Kingsley, 55 SEC Docket at 2441-42; See S Squared, Advisers Act Release No. 1575, 62 SEC Docket 1560.
VIOLATIONS OF SECTIONS 206(1) AND 206(2) OF THE ADVISERS ACT
E.Sections 206(1) and (2) prohibit an investment adviser from employing any device, scheme, or artifice to defraud clients or from engaging in any transaction, practice or course of business that operates as a fraud on clients. Sections 206(1) and (2) establish a fiduciary duty for investment advisers to act for the benefit of their clients. Transamerica Mortgage Advisers, Inc. v. Lewis, 444 U.S. 11, 17 (1979). An investment adviser's failure to disclose its soft dollar practices violates Sections 206(1) and 206(2). Renaissance Capital Advisors, Inc., Advisers Act Release No. 1688, 1997 SEC LEXIS 2643 (Dec. 22, 1997) (Sections 206(1) and 206(2));Oakwood, Advisers Act Release No. 1614, 63 SEC Docket 2485 (Sections 206(1) and 206(2)); S Squared, Advisers Act Release No. 1575, 62 SEC Docket 1560 (Section 206(2)). Scienter is an element of a Section 206(1) violation. Steadman v. SEC, 603 F.2d 1126, 1134 (5th Cir. 1979). Proof of scienter is not required to establish a violation of Section 206(2). SEC v. Capital Gains Research Bureau, Inc., 375 U.S. at 195.
F.M&P willfully violated Sections 206(1) and (2) by making materially false statements and omissions in M&P's Form ADV and by failing otherwise to disclose to its clients that M&P was using soft dollar credits to pay non-research expenses.
G.Marvin willfully aided and abetted and caused M&P's violations of Sections 206(1) and (2) by knowingly or recklessly making materially false and omissive statements in M&P's Form ADV and by failing otherwise to disclose to M&P's clients that M&P was using soft dollar credits to pay non-research expenses.
H.MacThom and Dubis caused M&P's violations of Sections 206(1) and (2) by knowingly participating in a course of conduct which they knew or should have known was a violation of M&P's fiduciary duty to its clients.
I.As a result of the conduct of M&P, Marvin, MacThom and Dubis, M&P and MacThom were unjustly enriched by $857,000.
VIOLATIONS OF SECTION 207 OF THE ADVISERS ACT
J.Section 207 of the Advisers Act makes it unlawful for any person willfully to make any untrue statement of material fact in any registration application or report filed with the Commission or willfully to omit to state in any such application or report any material fact required to be stated therein.4 A person violates Section 207 by filing false amendments to Form ADV. Stanley Peter Kerry, Advisers Act Release No. 1550, 61 SEC Docket 431 (January 25, 1996).
K.M&P's "no" answer to Item 13.A. in its Form ADV in effect from February 1996 forward was false. M&P was in fact receiving an economic benefit from Broker, a non-client, in the form of soft dollar credits and payments to MacThom for M&P's benefit. M&P's response to Item 12.B. in its Form ADV in effect from February 1996 was misleading in that the response failed to disclose that M&P was receiving non-research services from Broker in return for directing client brokerage.
L.M&P's omissions and false and misleading disclosures regarding its soft dollar arrangement were material.
M.M&P and Marvin willfully violated Section 207 in that they made untrue statements of material fact in M&P's Form ADV and failed to disclose in M&P's Form ADV the existence of the soft dollar arrangement and the non-research services received from the Broker.
Based on the foregoing the Commission finds that:
A.M&P willfully violated Sections 206(1), 206(2) and 207 of the Advisers Act.
B.Marvin willfully violated Section 207 of the Advisers Act and willfully aided and abetted and caused M&P's violations of Sections 206(1) and 206(2) of the Advisers Act.
C.MacThom and Dubis caused M&P's violations of Sections 206(1) and 206(2) of the Advisers Act.
In view of the foregoing, the Commission deems it appropriate to accept the Respondents' Offers of Settlement.
Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:
A.M&P shall be, and hereby is, censured;
B.M&P shall cease and desist from committing or causing any violation and any future violation of Sections 206(1), 206(2) and 207 of the Advisers Act;
C.M&P and MacThom shall, jointly and severally, within 30 days of the entry of this Order, pay disgorgement and prejudgment interest in the total amount of $976,980 to the United States Treasury. Such payment shall be: (A) made by United States postal money order, certified check, bank cashier's check or bank money order; (B) made payable to the Securities and Exchange Commission; (C) hand-delivered or mailed to the Comptroller, Securities and Exchange Commission, Operations Center, 6432 General Green Way, Alexandria, Stop 0-3, VA 22312; and (D) submitted under cover letter that identifies M&P and MacThom as Respondents in these proceedings, and the file number of these proceedings, a copy of which cover letter and money order or check shall be sent to Ronald C. Long, District Administrator, Philadelphia District Office, Securities and Exchange Commission, 601 Walnut Street, Suite 1120E, Philadelphia, PA 19106;
D.M&P shall, within 30 days of the entry of this Order, pay a civil money penalty in the amount of $50,000 to the United States Treasury. Such payment shall be: (A) made by United States postal money order, certified check, bank cashier's check or bank money order; (B) made payable to the Securities and Exchange Commission; (C) hand-delivered or mailed to the Comptroller, Securities and Exchange Commission, Operations Center, 6432 General Green Way, Alexandria, Stop 0-3, VA 22312; and (D) submitted under cover letter that identifies M&P as a Respondent in these proceedings, and the file number of these proceedings, a copy of which cover letter and money order or check shall be sent to Ronald C. Long, District Administrator, Philadelphia District Office, Securities and Exchange Commission, 601 Walnut Street, Suite 1120E, Philadelphia, PA 19106;
E.M&P shall comply with its undertakings as specified in its Offer of Settlement to perform and implement the following:
1.Within 60 days of the entry of this Order, M&P will revise its procedures manual to include a section setting forth policies and procedures regarding soft dollar arrangements with broker-dealers. Included in these procedures will be the requirement that all soft dollar arrangements be approved by in-house counsel employed at M&P. M&P will hold a mandatory meeting with its employees to review policies and procedures including those relating to soft dollar arrangements. Attendance at the meeting will be recorded and a copy maintained in the files of M&P.
2.Within 30 days of the entry of this Order, M&P will file with the Commission and provide each of its advisory clients an amended Form ADV disclosing all material terms of any soft dollar arrangement it has with any broker-dealer;
3.Within 30 days of the entry of this Order, M&P will provide a copy of this Order to all of its current clients;
4.Within 60 days of the entry of this Order, M&P will file an affidavit with the Commission's staff, addressed to the attention of the District Administrator of the Commission's Philadelphia District Office, 601 Walnut Street. Suite 1120E, Philadelphia, PA 19106, setting forth the details of its compliance with the undertakings set forth in subparagraphs E.1., 2. and 3. above;
5.For a period of one year after the entry of this Order, M&P will provide a copy of this Order to all of its prospective clients;
6.One year from the entry of this Order, M&P will file an affidavit with the staff of the Commission certifying its compliance with subparagraph E.5. above.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that:
F. Marvin shall be, and hereby is, censured;
G.Marvin shall cease and desist from committing or causing any violation and any future violation of Sections 206(1), 206(2) and 207 of the Advisers Act;
H.Marvin shall, within 30 days of the entry of this Order, pay a civil money penalty in the amount of $25,000 to the United States Treasury. Such payment shall be: (A) made by United States postal money order, certified check, bank cashier's check or bank money order; (B) made payable to the Securities and Exchange Commission; (C) hand-delivered or mailed to the Comptroller, Securities and Exchange Commission, Operations Center, 6432 General Green Way, Alexandria, Stop 0-3, VA 22312; and (D) submitted under cover letter that identifies Marvin as a Respondent in these proceedings, and the file number of these proceedings, a copy of which cover letter and money order or check shall be sent to Ronald C. Long, District Administrator, Philadelphia District Office, Securities and Exchange Commission, 601 Walnut Street, Suite 1120E, Philadelphia, PA 19106;
I.MacThom and Dubis shall cease and desist from causing any violation and any future violation of Sections 206(1) and 206(2) of the Advisers Act.
By the Commission.
Jonathan G. Katz
1 The "safe harbor" provided by Section 28(e) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ("Exchange Act") does not excuse an investment adviser from these disclosure obligations. The safe harbor protects an investment adviser only from charges of breach of fiduciary duty for failing to obtain the lowest available commission rate where the amount of commission is reasonable in relation to the value of brokerage and research services provided. 1986 Soft Dollar Release, 35 SEC Docket at 907.
2 See 1986 Soft Dollar Release, 35 SEC Docket at 909. There is a presumption that receipt of non-research and non-brokerage products or services, except where nominally valued, is a factor in the selection of brokers. 1979 Soft Dollar Release at n.6.
3 The 1986 Soft Dollar Release noted the relevance of Form ADV, Part II, Item 13 to soft dollar disclosure. 35 SEC Docket at 909 n.32.
4 Section 204 of the Advisers Act and Rule 204-1 thereunder require periodic filing and amendment of Forms ADV by investment advisers. Pursuant to Rule 204-1(d), a Form ADV or an amendment thereto is a "report" within the meaning of Section 207.
http://www.sec.gov/litigation/admin/ia-1841.htm
Modified:10/01/1999
The Star Spangled Bigots…..
May 22, 2014 in "clean" remark, "It's a Wonderful Life", "k" a delaware poet, "My City Was Gone", "Stupid is, A Dad's Responsibility, A Moral Man In The White House, Delaware, Delaware beaches, Delaware Cape Gazette, Delaware legislature, Delaware Lobbyists, Delaware Primaries, delaware's finest, In God We Trust, just the facts, Stars and Stripes, Sussex County, Want Some Tea | Tags: Sam R. Wilson, Sussex, Sussex County, Vance Phillips | Leave a comment
(Sung to the tune of the National Anthem…..)
Oh, say, can you see?
By the pale florescent light.
What once was so proudly was hailed,
As the reason for Sussex's being…..
Whose broad girths and wide ties.
Led Conservative battles galore…
Illegal prayers and hot sexed lies….
Made them more desire… a Conservator…..
As county sheriffs, with posse's in arms…..
Or as popes whose morals were in great harm….
They kept the brown skinned down,
So only those who were white… could farm….
Oh say, doth… those… fallen… bigots,
From last century in rural Sussex's Way……..
Represent the best, that Sussex can ever be-eee?
Or like the Georgetown hatchet? Should be buried after election day……..
Oddly Parallel?
April 29, 2014 in ALEC, Common Core, Darryl Scott, Dave Sokola, Delaware Primaries, Delaware Public Service Commission, DSEA, education, Frederika Jenner, good teachers, Governor Markell, greed is good, inner city schools, It's About The Kids, Jack Markell, Mark Murphy, new jobs, Newark, Newark Charter, news blackout, News Journal, Nitrous chemicals, plausible deniability, political favors, public schools, Race To The Top, Standardized Testing, TDC, teachers, Teaching Latin, Wilmington, Wilmington News Journal, Wilmington School Distirct | Tags: Common Core, Jack Markell, Newark, Race To The Top, TDC | 1 comment
I was talking to someone who was in favor of Common Core, and yet a vehemently against a power plant going up in her back yard. I was able to show them that both processes were similar, and that she was at different points of the curve on the two separate topics, but they were both curves that were parallel and would end the same……
I got this great idea off of Norquist and pulled out a napkin where we were eating…….
The x axis stands for truth… as in what we know about a topic goes from zero to infinity, and the y axis represents our feelings of favorability towards the project as we learn more…..
As you can see, when someone says… "a data center" we have no opinion at first… We are at (0,0) As we learn of jobs, taking up a brownfield spot, helping out the university by educating engineers, putting topmost technology into our home, Newark Delaware, as well as selling power to the grid, our favorability towards it rises…. Yeah we could use all those things.
But then as we learn more, our favorability sours. WHAT! 248 MEGAWATTS!!!!! Excessive pollution. Dangerous pollution, for 75 years, very loud noise. Huge cancer signatures around gas turbines. poisoning water, digging new gas lines through wildlife areas from Hockessin. A 24/7 operation. The TDC was to sell the power plant, not the power plant being there for the TDC. We sour. Something else, almost anything else could still give us the positives, without the negatives. All those negatives were hidden and still would be, if citizens hadn't ferreted them out. There was never any plan to mention them if at all, until absolutely necessary…..
We lose favorability based on how much we know… So those still supporting it, even Al Mascitti (unless he changes his mind while on vacation), aren't more stupid than the rest of us… in fact, they are exactly like us, back when we were at that same point on the learning curve… Instead of bemoaning that TDC supporters are jack-stupid, educate them… Then, after they've been educated, if they didn't change their mind, it was not because they are jack-stupid. It's because they are sinister. But really, when it comes to dying, very few people are really sinister. It's really all about knowledge…..
This is exactly the same with Common Core!… This person with whom I was in this discussion, is a member of the Delaware Chamber of Commerce and she was at the milktoast breakfast thrown at the Hotel Dupont where the Grand Poobah of the national Chamber of Commerce came in to elevate support for Common Core. One assumes the Grand Poobah would know what he is talking about… Alas, he is a common man. He is no expert. Because really, very few people there are privy to the facts. You readers happen to be far more privy to what Common Core is really about, because you have seen it here, with your very eyes, and are certainly quite capable to make up your mind yourselves…
I assured my friend, that when I knew as little about Common Core as she did, I too believed in it. Of course it makes sense to have standards the same across the country. Of course it makes sense to raise the bar so students can't loaf as much as they do now I thought… Of course it makes sense that if we don't teach our children well, then the jobs will go to those nations which do teach their children well. Of course it makes sense to pay those teachers who do well more, and to weed out those who's real calling is obviously not teaching… of course it makes sense to train teachers better, instead of throwing them into a classroom and saying: Good luck, here you go…
But none of those are true I found out as I learned more… I learned that poverty is what makes students not perform well, otherwise we are all born equal… I learned that if you give someone a harder test who is relatively impoverished, they will flunk it worse than they flunked an easier test their society wouldn't provide the necessary safety net to enable them to study. I learned that Common Core was all about money and politics. I learned that Common Core was the brainchild of a mad scientist, David Coleman. Not a group of top educators. I learned that Common Core actually shut out teachers, and was made with one goal: to make more money. When teachers objected, they were summarily dismissed. I learned that it was getting rid of Shakespeare, and subbing in text on how to install a ceiling fan. I learned that students in all of Delaware's pilot programs were tuning out of Common Core subjects, saying they learned that stuff 5 years earlier. I learned from inside the DOE that in the Common Core pilot classes of 2013, every pilot class had depressed scores. I learned that this administration, co-oped the favor of the teacher's union, whose leadership jumped in with both feet, and now the rank and file who see Common Core up close, have said loud and clear, they have no confidence in this administration's roll out.. I learned that grown up professional adults, most of America's leadership, could not pass a third grade math test. IT is that hard!… I learned that though the test is impossibly hard, but the standards will not even include 8th grade algebra, or trigonometry, or geometry, or pre-calculus, or calculus, all of which are offered now. I learned the meat of Common Core is a crock of shit. Basically.
My friend is looking at me now with a dumb-ass deer expression… sort of like… "Gee, I'm a dumb-ass deer…. I wonder what I should do now…."
"But, but, but, none of that can be true," she blurted out.. " I was at the meeting with the Grand Poobah.. None of this stuff was mentioned. Common Core is our future… It is good, It is necessary for this nation……"
All I simply said was this: "And on the power plant they didn't tell you about the carcinogenic radon and sulfuric acid that would be dropping on your lawns, pets and cars, or the horrendous noise that never stops, or the amount of cancer rares that go up because of a power plant in your back yard, did they?… And… when did you find out how big the 248 MW power plant really was? That didn't grow on you, you know… That was planned from day one… And…You only found out because other people told you. Just like with Common Core, you need to see what other people are saying about it instead of taking the official side, and then make up your own mind…"
"I need to learn more about Common Core", she said….
And if you dear reader still think Common Core is all good, then so do you……
As an after thought, it struck me how this pattern has played out rather often since Markell's second term began….. Kinder-Morgan, Common Core, Delaware City expansion, Coastal Zone eradication, Charter School expansion. Always a very dark undercurrent that only benefits the top 1% at the expense of 99% of the rest of us… It is sugar coated, given the Editorial Board approval, rushed in secret through the GA, where any dissent is squashed by Pete Schwartzkoph and Valerie Longhurst, and the signature gets applied, and commemorative pens are then handed out…. And it bears mentioning that in the first term there was also Fisker…. and Bloom… How much are we paying for Bloom right now with each electric bill? How much did we pay for Fisker?
Well if you still think Common Core is good… do some reading… If you don't do your reading, (and who has time) you should not give it your support, but instead, … say you prefer the current system until you have time to find out more…. Because as the graphs above show, if you state your opinion too early… as you continue to hear more and learn, you will be forced to change your mind…….
The Lynching of Senator Katz
June 4, 2012 in Censorship, Delaware, Delaware Bloggers, Delaware legislature, Delaware Primaries, Election 10, Elections 08, Faux Paux, Mike Katz | 14 comments
A 501 support group, sponsoring the the elimination of the electoral college, publicly derided Senator Katz for his not voting yes to remove the Electoral College. It was in Market Watch on Thursday, and the News Journal on Sunday.
The reason Senator Katz did not vote for pushing forward with the popular vote bill, is that he thinks it is wrong.
And I agree with him.
Everyone hates the electoral college at some point in their life, yet it has weathered over 700 Constitutional Amendments to get rid of it.
The NPV ( National Popular Vote) compact, is a method to get around this problem without changing the constitution….
Is this Constitutional? Will it muster court challenges? The Constitution gives states the method of determining how their electoral votes are cast. Bypassing that process without an amendment, should, be deemed unconstitutional…. After all you are changing years of Constitutional practice, without, even a legislative vote….
Furthermore, states not part of the Compact, would then be excluded from the electoral process. The decision on who would be president would be made only by those states who'd signed the compact.
The electoral college, was originally enacted, because not everyone trusted the country bumpkins with the powers of voting. Hell, you could buy a vote with moonshine… Enough moonshine, a crook gets into government… The electoral college prevented that. (There is nothing in the original Constitution that says Electoral delegates even have to vote the same way as did their state's constituents.
And most importantly, the Electoral College protects the rights of states.
For example roughly 390,000 Delawareans voted in 2008, our last presidential election. Delaware has 3 electoral votes. As most of the readers here know, 390,000 is .001 of our nation's population. In percent, Delaware voters make up .1% of the population. In a tight election, those 3 votes have some meaning. Mathematically, we have .5% influence in the electoral college. That is five times more clout, as the spinners would say…
Lastly, the electoral college provides clarity. We have had close elections before. In fact, the Bush/Gore race is one of recent memory, and probably the reason we are debating it now. The electoral college provides a clear line of who won. We have to have that. We all lived through a pretender in the White House for 8 years. But there was a system that we could follow, and say by the rules enacted, George Bush should be president….
Now imaging if we had an election that was only 10,000 votes off? How would you decide if the underdog challenged that figure, where those 10,000 votes were? There are votes misplaced in every election, even in Delaware. Mistakes get made (Paradee/Thornberg come to mind)… How can you go through an entire country's voting system, and make sure every vote is legitimate?
At least with the electoral college, you have decisiveness.
Katz is right for not allowing this compact to go forward. It is ill thought, and has never been tested.
The electoral college is the rule by which we've always played.. If you're going to change the rules, why not change football, why not change baseball, why not change hockey? Let's just change the rules when our team doesn't win…
Exactly.. Losers always hate the electoral college, especially if they won the popular vote. Winners never see a problem with it…
It is, what it is… Katz should be commended. Tom D'Amore, Co-Chairman of Support Popular Vote should be ridiculed and humiliated, and perhaps tried for treason.
Friday, May 25th: Last Day to Change Party Affiliation
May 24, 2012 in Delaware, Delaware Corporate Law, Delaware developers, Delaware Growth, Delaware legislature, Delaware Park, Delaware Primaries, Delaware Public Service Commission | Leave a comment
Republicans.. you have today and tomorrow to get yourselves out of that ridiculous party of yours, that wastes your vote every time you poll, and come over to the democratic side, where you, you get the chance to determine your representative, not just vote up or down on that representative once he's been chosen.
Likewise, Independents. You signed up as an Independent because you thought it more patriotic to be the judge, than jury. You didn't know that party rules would force out your opinion, except on just one day of the year.
You probably envisioned that one day, a different party, the Independent Party, or Libertarian Party, or Constitutional Party, would rise up and you'd be at the forefront leading the way.
It hasn't happened. You have little over 24 hours to get real in time for this years primary….
Remember. This is not about who your are. You are not a typical Democrat because you signed up to vote in a Democratic Primary. You are still you, the same you who signed up for one of the other two categories…
The only difference is that now, you actually have a voice in determining who will be your local representative. It's the only way to go when you are in the minority. You play on the level where you can make a difference.
So in a state, that is 95% Democratic, (ignore the official figures; just not all Democrats vote).. you have to impact that choice, if you want government to represent you…
Remember values are great to talk about. They do dick in the real world. Power is something we don't talk about. But power, is the only thing that will do real dick in the real world.
Without power, you are a bubble swept along with the current. It is time you realized that, and start working on changing the current…
All you registered as third party out there; whether Libertarians, Institutionalists, Republicans, or other. You have very little time left. Change that affiliation before you time passes and you regret you didn't.
Delaware Liberal and the Progressive Meltdown
September 12, 2011 in Declaration of Independance, Delaware, Delaware Bloggers, Delaware Liberal, Delaware Libertarian, Delaware Primaries, Delaware State News, Delaware Way, delaware's finest, Delawarean Curmudgeon, Delmarva Power, Democrats = Good Guys, Democrats Rule; Republicans Drool, Democrats vrs. Republicans, Dick Cheney, Do Something!, Donald Rumsfield, Dori Conner, Dr. Michael Katz, education, Eric Cantor, ethics, FSP, God Bless Our Troops, Gosh, Government is Good, Tommywonk | Leave a comment
Today the jobs bill got sent to the House.
Obama wants taxes on the wealthy, He wants increased taxes on corporate profits to help pay for his jobs bill…
As one reads the bill, one remembers that these same ideas, these same concepts were in last November's finance bills, which passed the House, and got stalled in the Senate…..
One remembers these same ideas, these same concepts, were in the $4 Trillion Deficit Reduction Act, and all parties were excited that finally something good was coming out of Congress, ….. that is until the Eric Cantor contingent stormed out of the meetings because of higher taxes, and the votes fell short…
Metaphorically speaking it is like Obama (truth) keeps running into a brick wall(stupidity)… and we, keep blaming Obama for not being tough enough….
We should be focused on tearing down that wall…..
'Tear Down that Wall, Delaware Liberal, Tear Down that Wall.."
Instead, in our frustration (exactly what it is) we blame the very one person on the attack….. ????
I remember a story told here once before, of a charge across "no man's land" in WWI, where everyone was mowed down except one lucky person… as he stormed the trench, he looked around and noticed he was the only one facing a trench full of weaponry. In disgust, the threw down his weapon and walked away back to his own lines… In the strange code of soldiers honor, no one fired a shot…..
The wall has never been weaker. It is time to chip away at the Republican base, just like we did in 2006… We have facts.. they have Eric Cantor extolling them to remain firm… Our way gets America back on its feet; their way lets them keep their extra 5%. It would be wise to remember, that even Hitler had his dedicated youth during the last days… They have their Young Republicans… blindly following directives that make little if any sense.
Everyone needs to call them on it…
Now is the time to pull out every chart showing that Republicans ruin everything they put their hands on.. Whether it be the United States, the State of Delaware, or Sussex and Kent Counties… Republicans do no good at all..
Which is why they are so well funded….
If you were doing something obscenely illegal, wouldn't you be paying off the law as well?
So look into yourselves and decide whether you want to be part of the problem… or solution…
The solution is to turn Republicans into a joke. And to do it publicly… The battle is independent voters. And they get hit with shit from both sides… Our shit, simply has to smell a little better….
Focusing on our frustration, only strengthens the other side; that other side which created the deficit, destroyed the global economy, lost 1 out of 10 American jobs, cost you 30% more in insurance premiums, Increased your gas prices 3 times, cost you 60% more for your electrical power, raised the cost of your prescriptions 450%….
Start tearing down the wall………………….
Religion Grows In Sussex County; It's Just Not the Religion Our Backwood's Preachers Envisioned
July 17, 2011 in "Desk-drawer Adams, "It's a Wonderful Life", 2nd Amendment, Accountability, administration policy, affordable housing, AFSCME, Alan Levin, Alliance for Postive Growth, America's morals, American Right to Privacy, an actual good Republican, an NRG employee, Ann Coulter, as stupid does", Beau Biden, Bill Kristol, Bill Lee, bill of rights, Bishop of Canterbury, Bob Gilligan, Boston Tea Party, Bristol Palin, Bud Cummings, Christine O'Donnell, Classical Education, Cleavage Shots, Conservative Movement, Constitution, Constitutional admendments, Courage, Crooks and Liars, crotch shots, cyber warfare, Damn Dixie Cups, Dave Burris, David Anderson, Death of Democracy, Declaration of Independance, Delaware Primaries, Democrats vrs. Republicans, Development Code, Do Something!, Dukes of Hazard, Dumbing of America, early childhood development, economic fallout, education, English language, fact checkers, Faux Paux, Frank Knotts, FSP, Gary Simpson, General Assembly, Getting Rid of Hannity, Greg Hastings, Incumbant Party of Delaware, individual responsibility, intelligence sharing, Internet Censorship, J P Morgan, J. R. Ewing, James Baker, Jesus and the Condemned women, Joan Deaver, Jud's rant, kavips compromise, Koch Brothers, labor unions, Legislative Council, Liz Allen, manipulation of youth, Mike Castle, news blackout, Offshore Drilling, overdevelopment, Paul Clark, per person cost, political favors, poor get poorer, Racinos, Republican soul, Rich Collins, rich get richer, Ron Paul, Ronald Reagan, rsmitty, Rudy Giuliani, Run on the Bank, Rush Limbaugh, Sam Latham, school prayer, Senate Majority Leader, Senator Adams, Senator Bonner, Senator Bunting, sesame street, sex should be private, slave labor, Sleaser Soddy Institute, stand down, State of Denial, State Senator Bonini, Support Mind Altering Drugs For Republicans, Sussex County, Tea Party versus Republicans, telemarketers, wish it wasn't, Wrong Williams | 2 comments
The story goes that Warren Buffet, rather worried about his investments early 2008, wanted to talk to God… God told him to use his phone and he'd send him the bill… He got and paid the $333 million dollar charge. His investments flourished, too… That would be the end of the story, except he was down in Sussex County recently, following up first hand on a corporate case being processed out of Georgetown… once again, he asked God for the right to call, and agreed to accept the charges… When he got his bill, he was fuming… He was only charged 25 cents… "God", he said, "you ripped me off on that first call, big time!"… God said, "Warren, don't you get it? In Sussex County, that's a local call…"
Local call or not, Sussex County is weighing in on whether to say a prayer before County meetings or to not… Here are a few takes on that policy: one, two, three, four……
As someone who grew up where prayers were always said before football games and county meetings, it isn't a big deal…… That is, as long as everyone agrees it isn't a big deal. You don't see prayers before meetings conducted in New York.
Not because New Yorkers are heathens, but because in New York, you have a multiplicity of religions, so praying a prayer from one of them, is a slap in the face for all others…
Why it's even an issue in Sussex County is because the Positive Growth Alliance, has been building condo's like ants, and lots of people who did not grow up in Sussex County, now live there. Many have different ideas of religion than those who've always been there all their lives…
If everyone believe in the same version of God as does David Anderson, then of course, duh, why are we even arguing about it… Of course we're going to pray to God to guide us through this meeting.. That's what He's for!
Suddenly, thanks to Rich Collins and the Positive Growth Alliance, we have tons of people who do object to having David Anderson's version of God, one who dislikes Homosexuals, and one who casts pox on Democrats, one who believes married people should have sex only when they have children, one who believes sex between animals is immoral, one who believes taxes are caused by the devil, one who believes that nature was made to bulldoze and pave with a combination of petroleum and gravel. … one who believes that oil companies have the divine right to pollute oceans, one who believes that animals were made for us to kill. … one who believes a national religious holiday should fall on the first day of deer season.. one who believes pick up trucks and baseball caps are proof that homosexuality is a sin,… on who believes killing someone with a gun is not a sin, but taking that gun away for the safety of others is…
(yes, I'm having fun and talking tongue in cheek)…
The point I'm making is that Sussex County is changing; and it is changing mostly thanks to Rich Collins and the Positive Growth Alliance.
Can you make new citizens join the current religion? If so, then by all means, just like the days of old, they will see no qualms in having a tiny prayer before the meeting.
But if they don't want to join that religion, then, to force one group of religious people to impose their prayers on others, is not American…In fact, it's kinda creepy…
If in an effort to show fairness, the Sussex County decided they would do prayers from all religions in alphabetical order, when they came to "B" and hit Buddahism, giving an Buddahist prayer before the session, most of those in the audience would be saying WTF! This is our nation, why do we have to listen to such crap…
Which is… exactly what those Buddahists think, who have opened a business in Millsboro, and have come before the county to ask for a variance on something or other that is in their antiqued code….
So… If it is unnatural for a Baptist to suffer a Buddahist prayer, it is equally unnatural for a Buddahist to sit through a Baptist prayer…
It's not about one religion being right and the other wrong. It's about who the citizens are that make up Sussex County. If you want to blame anyone over this controversy, the blame solely lies with those who built up Sussex County and brought in all these new people to begin with… Now that they are here, we have to make Sussex County as fair to them as New York, is fair to us, when we take our business up there……
Positive Growth, huh? Depends on your version of positive I guess………….

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CIOs can use the Cloud to become more strategic: Amazon Web Services
Chief technology officer, Werner Vogels, talks about innovation, IT value and business growth
Georgina Swan (CIO) 15 July, 2011 17:27
Amazon Web Services chief technology officer, Werner Vogels
When Amazon Web Services (AWS) chief technology officer, Werner Vogels, joined the organisation in 2004, the focus was very much on servicing customers in a retail environment. The concept of commercially available, robust, scalable infrastructure was just that — a concept.
The organisation was working big name retailers such as Marks & Spencer and Target but it was the online retailer's own operations that drove the technology agenda. Amazon Web Services was really borne out of the business requirements of its retail operations.
"There was no commercial software that could service to the scale the organisation needed," Vogels recalls. "So we worked to put more rigour into the fundamentals, looking at things like performance, availability and efficiency."
Amazon quickly recognised a new business model, opening up its technology as e-commerce services. It quickly found a market with lean, fast-growing companies that needed scalable infrastructure.
"It took about two months for enterprise to realise this was a way to get a good deal," Vogels says.
Fast forward to 2011 and AWS has become synonymous with Cloud computing. And, like any growth area, there have been growing pains. Vogels, however, maintains the organisation has lost none of the core ingredient of those early days — innovation.
These days AWS are used for all number of applications, be they Monte Carlo simulations and risk analysis in financial services, pharmaceuticals, marketing or development.
Vogels readily admits AWS is "still learning how to be more effective" as it expands from its original audience – developers within enterprise – to a more business-focused approach.
"It was clear that as we were becoming more mature we needed to provide services next to [APIs] in the form of user interfaces, support, training and so on. It goes beyond just serving the technology and I think we've reached a point where we have nurtured the ecosystem so that we can help businesses grow and help their customers.
The Cloud in Australia
Ask Vogels about Cloud adoption in Australia and he is quick to point out that Australian organisations have been with AWS from the beginning.
"99Designs was one of our earliest customers — they were on board in the pre-beta realms."
He says usage patterns and adoption rates for Australia are similar to that around the globe; agile, fast-growing businesses look to the Cloud as an inexpensive way to get up and running while large enterprise takes a more strategic view.
"I was talking with a CIO in Australia the other day who explained he oversees about 4000 applications," he says. "Obviously, not all of those 4000 go to the Cloud — they're not all suitable. To determine that you need to do a deep-dive and CIOs are really looking at this as a two-tiered strategy.
"Right now, anything internet-facing is a no-brainer and marketing campaigns are a good example. To support that you need to overscale or use a Cloud service whose elasticity can serve the increase and also cap the overall cost."
The second part of the strategy is the learning phase for engineers and staff, he says, not just for proof of concept projects, but for real-world programs. These days, it extends far beyond the development test environment to backup and other, more unexpected uses.
"I was surprised to learn how many organisations are moving their SharePoint cluster to the Cloud," Vogels told CIO Australia. "And I was also surprised that another early service is HR. I thought it would be one of the last, but it turns out HR is highly seasonal and goes through phases as people undergo performance review and the like."
In the longer term, CIOs are beginning to mandate new IT has to be Cloud ready. Outgoing US Government CIO, Vivek Kundra mandated a 'Cloud first' IT strategy, for example. CIOs are looking for solutions that are automatable and inherently secure.
"AWS offers a virtual private Cloud service that allows CIOs to cordon off part of the Cloud, assign their own address block and communicate back to the data centre," Vogels says. "The data centre can breathe in and breathe out. It makes the migration of applications to the Cloud much easier."
It can also make conversations with the CFO easier, as evidenced when the Danish government moved its invoice processing into the Cloud. Having estimated it would take two years to return the investment, AWS lowered prices twice during the development cycle. The result: A return on investment of two months.
"Hundreds of thousands of companies help us drive such combined economies of scale and we keep core to our customer-orientated retail roots and pass on those savings," Vogels says.
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Some Prevailing iPhone 2019 Rumors, know the releasing date
Posted by admin August 17, 2019 in TECH & MEDIA
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Apple might continue to offer iPhones in numerous sizes as well as at several prices points in 2019. The renowned company does so to provide a multitude of choices for its customers. Previously in the year 2018, Apple brought different models with a variety of sizes. So, people expect similar lineups this year, leading to iPhone 2019 rumors. Such rumors started even before the models iPhone XR and XS came into the market.
As per matter of fact, iPhone launched its model which goes by the name iPhone XS with a size of 5.8 inches in 2018. Similarly, the other models were iPhone XS Max of 6.5 inches in size, and also iPhone XR of 6.1 inches. Furthermore, rumors suggest that people can see OLED iPhones with 6.5 and 5.8-inch variants along with an LCD iPhone of 6.1 inches in length.
However, there is still no clarity about future iPhones, but many hear Apple iPhone 11 rumors this year. It implies that Apple might amaze everyone with lots of upgrades like the operating system of the next version, faster chips, advanced cameras, etc. Similarly, iPhone 11 might as well be expensive like iPhone XS.
Apple iPhone 2019 Rumors: In Detail
As per rumors, 2019 iPhones would come up with incredible features like wide-angle three rear cameras, telephoto lenses, processor upgrade, etc. All the stories say that the iPhones would be a lot more sophisticated this year.
So, you can check out exciting Apple iPhone 11 rumors to get better ideas about specs, prices, size, and features of upcoming models.
Rumor 1: September might welcome three brand new iPhones
Apple might introduce three models this September continuing its tradition. These three iPhones would include a supersize model like iPhone XS Max, a midrange phone similar to iPhone XS and a budget iPhone like iPhone XR.
Taking about the tradition of the brand Apple, it announces its new phones around mid-September. Evidentially, last year in 2018, the brand introduced its three new phones on 13th September. However, it released its first two phones, namely, iPhone XS Max and iPhone XS on 21st September while the last one. iPhone XR on 26th October. So, people expect the brand to introduce the new phones around 10th September this year.
Rumor 2: A total of three rear cameras
Yes, it might turn out to be the highly anticipated change in the device's camera setup. With this, the phone will have a super and wider angle lens along with telephoto lenses. Reports suggest that the porotype of the phones came up with a different configuration. Precisely, it will house cameras triangularly.
Furthermore, it also houses a flash, square, and a large module.
Rumor 3: The advent of iPhone 11 Pro, iPhone 11 Max, iPhone 11R
It, indeed, is among one the fascinating Apple iPhone 11 rumors. According to an anonymous user on Twitter, the brand, Apple, is to unveil the three models, namely, iPhone 11 Pro, iPhone 11 Max, and iPhone 11R. For the record, the company traditionally reserved "Pro" designation. It is for the company's top-end products.
Rumor 4: iPhone 11 to come with bilateral charging
There are strong rumors that Apple might come up with bilateral charging. Similarly, the iPhones will also have more battery capacity than previous models. Recently, Apple eradicated its wireless charging options. As a result, users had to charge it with third-party assistance. So, the next-gen iPhones would come up with larger batteries with enhanced battery life.
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Rumor 5: Apple might drop the feature of 3D Touch finally
The recent reports claim that Apple might bid adieu to its functionality, 3D touch, finally this year. So, all the phones in this year will not house this feature. Nevertheless, the brand will not wholly ditch the interface.
Interestingly, the brand has come with a new technology going by the name Haptic Engine having a code name of "leap haptics." With this technology, Apple will continue its evolution of Haptic Touch Technology that the company piloted last year.
Rumor 6: A13 processor for iPhone 11
Unlike the iPhones with A12 processor that the brand launched in 2018, this year the brand will introduce the A13 processor. Although the previous was also incredibly powerful, it will even better than the previous one. Analysts say that the processor is much more advanced than it might give fierce competitions to the top Android phones in the upcoming two years.
Rumor 7: Apple can introduce an LCD iPhone
This rumor is also one of the most widespread Apple iPhone 11 rumors in 2019. Last year, Apple released two iPhones with LCD. And, both had OLED panels of high-resolution which could produce a multitude of images and colors.
Furthermore, in the year 2020, Apple might also introduce OLED panels, which will be more expensive.
Rumor 8: iPhone will remain expensive as always
Similar to its previous phones, Apple will continue to be costly. It might be due to the ongoing US-Chiba trade war and new tariff implications. Previously, iPhone XS Max and iPhone XS started at 1,099 and 999 dollars respectively.
Rumor 9: No 5G for iPhones in 2019
As per matter of fact, Apple uses the modems that Intel makes. Previously they had planned for a 5G modem in commercial devices in 2019. But, due to some issues with 5G chip which is anticipated to build for iPhone, the program canceled.
Moreover, the issues very grave, which led Apple to launch its next phones with no 5G support. However, the fixing of the problem, Apple might introduce its phones with 5G support in the year 2020.
Other Apple iPhone 11 rumors
Many think that Apple might sell a cheaper iPhone for China and even in India. Furthermore, it will also substitute scanners for fingerprint and Face ID. Among other Apple iPhone 11 rumors, some think that there would be a mute button. It will be a small circular button to replace a pill-shaped button which you can find in current models. Also, there are rumors about Apple utilizing pencil support and USB-C on its iPhones.
So, these were some ongoing Apple iPhones rumors that you might also have heard. So, what precisely the real iPhone 11 will be like, is yet to figure out. Till then, you must read and get ready to take the glimpse of the brand new upcoming iPhone 11.
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Former CIA Director Mike Pompeo Feels That Cricket World Cup Has Major Potential To Change The World
Mike Pompeo expressed that Cricket World Cup has a huge following amongst the masses, capturing the imaginations of billions and billions. Pompeo also feels that the tournament has the potential to change the world.
Outlook Web Bureau	13 June 2019
Mike Pompeo feels that the Cricket World Cup has huge potential.
Outlook Web Bureau	June 13, 2019 00:00 IST Former CIA Director Mike Pompeo Feels That Cricket World Cup Has Major Potential To Change The World
First, it was Sundar Pichai, now it is Mike Pompeo! The former CIA director gave his opinion regarding the ongoing Cricket World Cup 2019. The 55-year-old was full of praises for the tournament.
He spoke about the global event, which Sundar Pichai was also a part of.
The US Secretary of State expressed that the tournament has a huge following amongst the masses, capturing the imaginations of billions and billions. Pompeo also feels that the tournament has the potential to change the world.
Pompeo stated, "I understand that you've been having deep, important conversations among you about one of the most important global events of our day, something with major potential to change the world, deep international events that capture the attention of billions and billions of people. Of course, that's the Cricket World Cup."
His speech was part of preparations for his visits to India, Sri Lanka, Japan, and South Korea. The visit will be from June 24-30.
In the same event, Pichai predicted that the finale would be an India Vs England clash! He said, "It (ICC Cricket World Cup final match) should be (between) England and India. But, you know, Australia and New Zealand, these are all very, very good teams."
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Originally Posted by Suicide Aldi
Agree - Im not working, for instance is a song i wouldnt lose too much sleep over if it was dropped from the tracklisting.
I have always thought a short instrumental snippet of that song between My Little Empire and Tender and Tired would have been better. As it is, it's stretches on for over five minutes and stifles the second half of the album a bit.
Pretty much all the songs on the second half of that album are around the five minute mark, which does make it go on a bit.
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I live to fall asleep
Originally Posted by Dancing Kirby
SYMM's lyrics stick out less each time they put out a new batch of songs.
You could make a compilation of material from the last 20 years entitled 'I Had Nothing To Write That Day But Jimbo Was Pressuring Me'.
Last 20 years? That includes 'Futurology' which mixes art and politics and is one of the most obviously considered and lyrically themed albums they've ever released.
It includes 'Postcards' which, whether people like the album or not, is the most political album the band have released in years.
It includes 'Know Your Enemy' which lashes out on all kinds of topics.
And the likes of 'Lifeblood' and 'Rewind The Film' contain some lovely lyrics even if they're more introspective.
I would say there are a few more duff lines on RIF than on previous albums but I think it's a reflection of the turbulence of the situation around writing them. I don't like the Arctic Monkeys but the fact that Nick says he's been inspired lyrically by their new album is good news as he seems to have not really been inspired by much for the last few years. Hopefully it'll lead to a resurgence.
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Originally Posted by tomd2103
I don't mind the song itself, it's just that it doesn't really sit well as a closing song for me, just as Myaakovsky, The Left Behind and William's Last Words don't.
I think all of those work pretty well myself!
Incidentally, my favourite thing on any of the re-issues is the demo of Underdogs. Not because I love it in itself, but because for 10 years fans have moaned about the 'edit' in the studio version (which always just sounded like a deliberate sudden cut to me) only for it to appear in the demo version as well...
Originally Posted by Phil C
It's not that I don't like the songs mentioned and on reflection it's not that they don't work as closing songs, it's just that I feel they all follow songs which I think would have worked better as the final track on the album.
Nobody Loved You, VSEC, The View From Stow Hill and Song For the Sadness would have all made great closing songs (just my opinion of course!!). I love the album, but have always found the choice to finish Futurology with Mayakovsky and not The View From Stow Hill a pretty bizarre one.
In 2011 when Suede re-released their first five albums in 2cd/dvd packages, each one had an alternate tracklisting in the sleeve while the original listing was kept the same on the cds. Bulk of the album stayed consistent but couple of b-sides swapped for album tracks and a little bit of rehashing of order. I'd have loved Manics to have done that with the reissues we've had so far.
Well, saying that you can't change Holy Bible.. only three b-sides anyway if we're not counting remixes and live stuff. Maybe like James says I think in the 10th anniversary dvd, about prefering US mix of this and UK mix of that.. Couldn't do anything with the order of the album I don't think.
It can be hard to guage what they think of their own material sometimes, just cos summat disappears from their live set doesn't necessarily mean they don't like it, could equally be that they don't think that overall the audience will want it. Course at the same time with a band like them with different versions, there are going to be fans stood or sat next to each other at gigs wanting different things. Over the years following the band you hear about the working titles and potential singles etc, fucked if I can remember where but I've read that Patrick Bateman and Be Natural were both contenders for lead singles, and I kinda wish they were! But yeah, I'd love to see any ideas they'd have of alternate tracklistings, if they'd had their time again.


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Manhattan's Cortlandt Street station, destroyed on 9/11, facing more complications
By Vincent Barone Posted on March 20, 2017
The beleaguered project to rehabilitate and reopen the 1 train's Cortlandt Street station that was destroyed on 9/11 is facing even more delays.
Complications with updating the original design threaten to further delay the planned August 2018 reopening, according to the MTA's independent engineer on the project.
After the Cortlandt Street station was destroyed during the 9/11 terror attacks, the Port Authority aimed to reopen the station in 2014. But the agency disputed construction costs with the MTA, leading the MTA to take over the $158 million project in February 2016.
That takeover has proved to be difficult. The MTA and its contractor on the project, Judlau Contracting, have so far failed to negotiate needed changes to the original design, so that communications, electrical and architectural elements meet MTA standards.
"If the current rate of productivity continues, project completion will be delayed significantly," said Dianne Rinaldi, an independent engineering consultant, at an MTA committee meeting on Monday.
Construction would need to increase by 300% to meet the current deadline, according to Rinaldi, who measured productivity by work completed and billed per month. Based on the past sixth months, the MTA averaged $800,000 billed per month. It would need to ramp up construction to $3.2 million per month to open on its current schedule.
"This is not a pretty sight," said MTA board member Mitchell Pally. "I could come up with other words, but I want to be nice. … We're being delayed and delayed and delayed. Every time we get delayed, it costs us more money."
Anthony D'Amico, the executive vice president of MTA Capital Construction, said he was "a little more optimistic," citing recent progress in negotiations and what he considered to be Judlau's exceptional ability to speed up construction ahead of a deadline.
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Season & Episode Discussion
Episode 2.09 (Nov 24th)
By Tripper,
November 11, 2008 in Season 2
Tripper
The title of Episode 2.09, set to air November 24th, is "The White Asparagus Triangulation".
Rockon45
Cant wait! Asparagus?!?!
CBS has announced Episode 2.09, "The White Asparagus Triangulation", set to air November 24th. Sheldon can barely contain his joy when Leonard starts dating a woman who meets Sheldon's exacting standards, on THE BIG BANG THEORY, Monday, Nov. 24 (8:00-8:30 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network.
wooo!! LEONARD FINALLY GETS A STEADY!! TOOK HIM LONG ENOUGH! EAT THAT PENNY! YOU WASTED YOUR TIME YOU LOST HIM!...Sorry I had coke...o^-^o
WyoLars
and did I mention. She's Cute!
November 24, 8:00pm et/pt The White Asparagus Triangulation: Sheldon is worried that Leonard isn't handling things with Stephanie. (http://www.cbs.com/primetime/big_bang_theory/) - Oh oh :-(
was leonard not meant to be with a girl or something?? What does Sheldon think Leonard is doing wrong or whatever? And I cant wait cause this episode is gonna be hularious!!
I don't think there is nothing wrong with her. Sheldon finally thinks Leonard is dating someone acordding to his (Sheldon's) standards but Leonard doesn't feel the same way about her. I heard Sara was taping multiple episodes maybe that's not the end. Maybe is only cause a misunderstanding between them. Like he did with Penny and Leornard. (Maybe!)
I think the writers are making it so Penny and Leonard dont really care about each other. I'd understand if they brought it up once, but I guess not...
Episode Detail: The White Asparagus Triangulation - The Big Bang Theory Sheldon is ecstatic when Leonard begins dating Stephanie (Sara Rue), who meets all of Sheldon's seemingly impossible standards. (http://www.tvguide.com/detail/tv-show.aspx?tvobjectid=288041&more=ucepisodelist&episodeid=9184388) Hum... If Leonards doesn't like Sheldon's impossible standards maybe that's why it's not going to work with Stephanie. Hum... Now i'm more curious!
What happened?!?! I missed it!! DX DX
Won't give it all away, but basically Sheldon decides to do everything he can to keep Leonard and Stephanie together on the assumption that Leonard is going to blow it (based on his previous track record). Trouble is, Sheldon's absurd attempts to meddle seem to be having the opposite effect and are driving Stephanie away.
Athena21
Can I say I absolutely love Jim Parsons. New favorite line is "Not a snowball's chance in a CAT-Scanner." Did wish Sara Rue had more interactions with Sheldon. Overall I found the episode really funny but they could have had just a smidge less Sheldon and a bit more Raj and Wolowitz. -A-
We have some information on the ratings of last night's episode. The show placed second, behind ABC's Dancing with the Stars, with a 6.0/9 rating. How I Met Your Mother, which follows, pulled a slightly lower rating with 5.9/9. Two and a Half Men continued the night with a 2nd place, but huge, 8.9/13 rating. Worst Week lead out of Two and a Half Men with a 6.0/9, retaining only 67% of Men's audience. http://the-big-bang-theory.com/story/987/Episode+2.09+Ratings/
Big Bang pulls record audiences again. http://the-big-bang-theory.com/story/989/Big+Bang+hits+record+highs/
Why did they name this episode The White Asparagus Triangulation?
The jar Sheldon tried to get Leonard to open held white asparagus. Triangulation refers to the fact that Leonard and Stephanie became a three-way relationship when Sheldon kept inserting himself into it.
Penny was superb in this episode. Every moment between her and Sheldon was a delight, from the off-balance 'You're freakin' me out' at the beginning all the way to her slamming the door in Sheldon's face when he asked about her menstrual cycle right after apologising for 'crossing a line' in their previous conversation. Kaley's facial expressions through all of this are spot on, the perfect counterpoint to Jim's slightly-fanatic rambles. That relationship is one of the highlights of the show right now.
Thank you I didn't notice what was in the jar so I couldn't figure out why there was white asparagus in the title
Loved the facebook reference!! Grr at happy Penny...
cbolt
If Sheldon has impossible standards for Leonard, what would he have if he dated, looks like penny's happy for him and of course she's not jealous she's penny all she has to do is look in the mirror
This episode tonight, and I just had to post and say how much I love this one. the scene with sheldon in the movie theater is priceless, and I laugh so hard every time i see the scene with sheldon moving over into leonard's seat when the movie begins. this whole episode is hilarious!
let me add that amy is the only woman he has ever shown that he likes as much as he did stephanie
mjc45
i like the theater part also,
was moving to every seat.
Except he only liked Stephanie for a partner for Leonard, not sure why he liked Stephanie so much, maybe he thought her and Leonard were so compatible, I bet Leonard slept with one eye open after they broke up.
Lightngsvt
I think part of the reason was because he had personal access to a physician since he seems to be a bit of a hypochondriac.
BBTGirl
I like this episode. I love the bit where Sheldon was in the cinema.


Jose Fernandez is seen with his parents Ramon Jiminez and Martiza Gomez in this undated family photo. Fernandez, who was the standout starting pitcher for the Miami Marlins, was killed in a boating accident early Sunday morning.
Marlins pitcher Jose Fernandez, an electric fan favorite who eight years ago fled Cuba on a speedboat on his fourth try and ended up in Tampa, starring at Alonso High, was killed early Sunday along with two friends in a violent boat crash off Miami Beach. He was 24.
Details are still under investigation, though authorities believe all three almost certainly died on impact. The team's game in Miami against the Braves was canceled. Fernandez's scheduled start Sunday had been pushed back a day — if he had stayed with the Sunday start, he likely would not have been out late boating.
"All I can do is scream in disbelief," said Hall of Famer Tony Perez, a Marlins executive and native of Cuba. "Jose won the love of all. I feel as if I had lost a son."
According to authorities, the 32-foot center-console SeaVee in which Fernandez and two male friends in their 20s were traveling was spotted overturned on an unlit jetty about 3:20 a.m. by a U.S. Coast Guard crew on routine patrol. The boat's navigation lights were still on, and debris was scattered everywhere.
Miami-Dade Fire Rescue divers found two bodies beneath the boat. They found a third on the ocean floor to the south of the jetty. The names of the other two who died were being withheld until next of kin are notified, the Coast Guard said, but they were identified by WSVN, who talked to their families at the medical examiner's office, as Eduardo Rivero and Emilio Macias. The medical examiner posted death notices for both men on its website with no ages or other identifying information except that both died at 3:15 a.m. Sunday.
Macias' Facebook page said he worked in wealth management for Wells Fargo Advisors. Rivero's Facebook page said he worked for Carnival Corp.
One of them was the son of a Miami-Dade police detective, the police department said.
Lorenzo Veloz, a spokesman for the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, said the "severe impact'' suggested speed was a factor.
The other two victims were not professional athletes, Veloz said. He said there was no indication of alcohol or illegal drugs.
None of the victims were wearing life jackets, authorities said.
Fernandez, who was not driving the boat, appeared to have died from the impact of the crash and not from drowning, Veloz said. Toxicology tests will be conducted during the autopsy.
The boat was owned by a friend of Fernandez's who "is very well connected with several Marlins players," Veloz said. "I have stopped that boat before for safety inspections with other Marlins players on board. We know that this boat knows the area.
"He was a pillar to our community," Veloz said of Fernandez. "He was involved in everything that he could be to give back."
Boating at night can be dangerous and difficult, particularly for inexperienced boaters. There are no lights, and distances are difficult to judge.
Investigators were not sure where the men were headed or where they had come from. They were wearing shorts and T-shirts.
Boaters said the north jetty juts out about 1,000 feet further to the east than the south jetty, which sometimes catches boaters off guard. The rocks furthest to the east are submerged and marked on the edge by a buoy that knowledgeable captains know will tell them if they're too far inland.
Photos of the vessel show damage to the hull near the front, in a spot that would have been underwater during operation. Veloz said the boat is believed to have struck the jetty. But Omar Blanco, a lieutenant in the county fire department, said it's not just the jetties that can cause boaters problems, but the submerged rocks around them.
"We've seen that happen all the time," he said of boating mishaps near Government Cut — a channel used by cruise ships and freighters to head into and out of the Atlantic Ocean. "There are rocks underwater you don't see."
By 2 p.m. Sunday, the jetty was cleared of wreckage. Juan Viviescas, 16, stood alone at the end of a pier, staring at the jetty. He wore a Marlins shirt and teared up as he spoke of his favorite player. "I'm a pitcher also," said the high school junior. "He had so much support because of how he played. … With so much heart and intensity. Like it was his last game."
Politicians around Miami and the state offered condolences to Fernandez's family and vowed to celebrate his life.
"His death is a huge loss for our community," Miami Mayor Tomas Regalado said in a statement.
Athletes shared their memories as well.
"Hermano, wherever you are, you know how much I loved you," tweeted the Dodgers' Yasiel Puig, a Cuban athlete. "Sin palabras. My heart is with the families."
No information on services had been released late Sunday, but the families of Macias and Rivero had started GoFundMe pages to raise funds for funeral expenses.
"It brings us great grief to announce the passing of our new beautiful angel Eduardo Rivero," his page said. "A man full of life, full of love, and full of happiness, was taken too soon with so much left to live for. Due to this tragedy we reach out to you for help as his family can not afford funeral arrangements."
Macias' page called him "an amazing son, brother, grandson, boyfriend, cousin, friend. Due to this unexpected tragedy we reach out for help to assist our family with funeral expenses. We will forever be grateful."
The team store at the stadium was open, and fans snapped up Fernandez T-shirts and jerseys to remember the 2013 NL rookie of the year. "Now, it is all we have of him," said Jason Inman, who drove from Fort Lauderdale. "Memories."