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Déjà vu?
jmc 2009-09-26 18:35:05 UTC #121
gavinsblog:
The Times article mentions "nominee" companies used by the Anglo 10. Looking at the shifts in ownership that summer, the only change in shareholder that is big enough that I can see is Janus Capital, hardly a nominee company. Janus does not feature as a shareholder in June 2008, but does in July, with an 8% stake in Anglo. Lehman held a 4% stake.
But if you use CFD's (just like Quinn did) no one knows just how much you own. Desmonds recent sell-off of a big chunk of his AIB / BOI interests is instructional. His publicly declared positions was 1 or 2% but when he was building up his positions at the beginning of the year his trading activities accounted for a non-trivial percentage of all transaction on ISEQ at the time.
gavinsblog 2009-09-27 12:15:14 UTC #122
Obviously I dont know the CFD positions, but to my knowledge the lads bought actual shares. Quinn also began converting CFD positions into actual holdings during Summer 08 apparently.
xman 2009-09-27 12:41:48 UTC #123
Quinn also began converting CFD positions into actual holdings during Summer 08 apparently.
Wasnt that forced onto him by margin calls?
If I remember correctly, it was a combination of margin calls and new investments.
TheHiddenHand 2009-09-27 19:20:33 UTC #125
jmc:
the edge:
I hear that more than one journalist was scratching their heads about exactly why some of the people were there that night. I dont think the usual suspects are the people of interest but rather some of the unusual suspects who were there that night.
I've had enough of riddles. Which unusual suspects were present that night?
Listen to the senior government sources and connect the dots…
independent.ie/national-news/financial-hurricane-that-put-the-wind-in-brian-lenihans-sails-1490370.html
If a name seems out of place in a story then the journalist put it in for a reason… A bit like the Sunday Times story about which names were not on the Golden Circle list…
It was at this stage that the incorporeal cabinet meeting took place, which means that cabinet ministers were contacted by phone and asked to vote for or against the plan.
It has emerged that, while the majority voted in favour of the plan, several ministers voiced concerns and asked for more details.
With the cabinet vote sealed, the Taoiseach and the Finance Minister left for home for some sleep. It was at this stage that the first official contact was made with the EU.** Lenihan arrived back in the department at about 6am, and the first thing he did was make a call to Jean Claude Juncker, chairman of the Eurogroup, to inform him officially of the Irish decision**. He also made calls to Enda Kenny and Eamon Gilmore to inform them of what was going on.
As the country awoke, unaware of the night's drama, Lenihan addressed a hastily arranged press conference, announcing to the country and to the world that Ireland had taken this drastic step to safeguard the Irish banking sector.
The nation's media quickly sought to get a handle on what exactly the guarantee meant, and Europe quickly gave its damning verdict on Ireland's unilateral move.
Some of Europe's top politicians, including French Finance Minister Christine Lagarde were furious with Ireland for going it alone – as was British Prime Minister Gordon Brown's government.
The Cabinet met on Tuesday afternoon for an extended discussion on the guarantee, before the shambolic start to the debate in the Dail on Tuesday night. For various reasons, the debate was delayed four times and the opposition were furious that they were only given 15 minutes to view the plan before the debate. Brian Cowen strongly defended the move in the Dail, which sat until 11.40pm and adjourned until the following morning.
The move certainly had an impact on the stock market as it rebounded by 8 per cent on Tuesday. Brian Cowen was not in the Dail when proceedings recommenced on Wednesday morning. He was in France meeting President Nicholas Sarkozy, and would later report that his new friend supported the move.
All these three positions seem contradictory of each other. Why did Juncker agree to it, while Legarde disagreed & Sarkosy agreed?? A lot of this seems to have been done for optics & to help Lisbon 2. The whole article reads like the script of "24"
the_edge 2009-09-27 21:06:27 UTC #126
TheHiddenHand:
With the cabinet vote sealed, the Taoiseach and the Finance Minister left for home for some sleep. It was at this stage that the first official contact was made with the EU.** Lenihan arrived back in the department at about 6am, and the first thing he did was make a call to Jean Claude Juncker, chairman of the Eurogroup, to inform him officially of the Irish decision**
. He also made calls to Enda Kenny and Eamon Gilmore to inform them of what was going on.
That's an interesting angle in itself, certainly, but I don't think it's what JMC was referring to.
gimmesometruth 2009-11-18 00:53:51 UTC #127
Ever figure out who this guy was?
Would like an update.
gimmesometruth:
McWilliams book clears up some of the details of the night. Taking into account the usual BS and dissemblance it seems to have gone something like this. McWilliam planted the seeds of a bank guarantee based on the Swiss not Scandinavian model although others has been kicking the idea about for the previous few months. His proposal did not include bond holders or subordinate debt in the guarantee. More like a super FDIC. On the night in question lots of people were flitting about the corridors in Merrion St. All the usual suspects plus a few 'surprising' names including both Magnier and Desmond.
So the seeming contradictory reports at the time and since about who exactly was responsible for what can be explained by McWilliams et al been the originator of the basic idea but Magnier, Desmond et al been responsible for the fatal modification of the guarantee to include bond holders and subordinate debt. McWilliams was trying to save the depositors whereas the others were trying to bail out the insiders.
So far it looks like Magnier, Desmond et al are winning but the game is far from over. There are still a few nasty surprises to come.
independent.ie/national-news … 90370.html
I'm pasting this article in full, I feel it it is a very important article. I would urge people to print out this article and read it several times. I think there are a few clues hidden deep within the article.
Financial hurricane that put the wind in Brian Lenihan's sails
Finance Minister's finest hour came when State's greedy bankers became beggars, writes Daniel McConnell
Sunday October 05 2008
It was just after 6pm last Monday, following a day of absolute turmoil on the Irish stock exchange. Taoiseach Brian Cowen, in his impressive oak-lined office in Government Buildings, took a call from AIB CEO Eugene Sheehy and Bank of Ireland CEO Brian Goggin – two of the best paid and most senior bankers in the country, who told him starkly: "We have a major problem."
The problem they spoke of was a crisis in liquidity and confidence in the Irish banking sector. The bankers – backed by the governor of the Central Bank – were calling on the Government to urgently bail them out, even though some of them had been utterly reckless in their trading.
The events of last week are unprecedented in the recent history of the State. Bank bailouts, emergency legislation, crisis meetings, cabinet votes taken over the phone in the middle of the night, overnight parliamentary sessions, unanswered questions and international rancour at our unilateral action – all in the space of 48 hours.
This saga began early last month when officials at the Department of Finance, the Central Bank and the National Treasury Management Agency met amid growing concern about the stability of the Irish banking system.
Due to overexposure to the collapsed property sector, and the international credit crisis, Irish banks were finding it very tough to raise money. A sharp 60 per cent drop in their share prices in less than a year reflected this. The Government, on foot of recommendations from the Central Bank, felt it needed a contingency plan in case an Irish bank was to go to the wall.
Move forward to Brian Cowen's visit to the United States, in the wake of the collapse of Lehman brothers. He was confronted first-hand by the stark reality of a major bank going under. Senior sources said that, on his return, he called in his own officials and Department of Finance personnel, and instructed them to get a plan together, and quickly.
Last weekend, as the papers here were full of coverage of the pending Budget, and as Bradford and Bingley bank was being nationalised in Britain, and politicians in Washington edged closer to a $700bn bailout deal, officials here were working late into the night on that plan. When they awoke last Monday morning, none of them expected the 72 hours they had ahead of them.
Given the recent turmoil in banking, and the introduction of the €100,000 State deposit guarantee, regular meetings were taking place between the Government, the Central Bank, Financial Regulator Patrick Neary, and senior management of the banks. Such a meeting took place early last Monday at the Central Bank.
Present were several of the CEOs, including AIB's Eugene Sheehy, Bank of Ireland's Brian Goggin, Fergus Murphy of the EBS and senior officials from Brian Lenihan's Finance Department.
The banks made it very clear how shaky the liquidity position was. Sources close to the meeting said the phrase "tipping point" was used heavily, and finance officials were made aware of how close at least one bank was to going under. Nationalisation was discussed, but it was felt that the danger did not merit that. It was also made clear, that the Budget was the key priority for the next three weeks and any plan would have to wait.
But events on Monday changed all that, very quickly. Firstly the Irish stock market suffered its worst day since January 5, 1983, dropping a record 13 per cent. The banks were the worst affected. Anglo Irish's share price dropped by 46.2 per cent, while Irish Life and Permanent fell 37 per cent. Then came the rejection of the US bailout package by the House of Representatives, prompting a sharp drop in the US stock markets, which suffered the worst losses since the October 1987 crash. The Dow Jones recorded its biggest one-day drop ever.
Things were bad, very bad and action was needed immediately, the banks said.
Shortly after the markets closed, AIB CEO Eugene Sheehy and Bank of Ireland CEO Brian Goggin called Brian Cowen's office.
They warned that the Irish banks couldn't sustain another day like they just had on the markets, and they needed a protection plan overnight. It has also emerged that the Central Bank considered the option of nationalisation but this was resisted by the banks, thus adding to the crisis.
A call was also made from the governor of the Central Bank, John Hurley, to Finance Minister Brian Lenihan – who later claimed the bold guarantee ahead was prompted by his belief that the entire "house of cards" that is the banking system was about to collapse.
**Events on the stock market and in the US had brought the crisis to a head and the Irish banking system was seriously threatened – because there wasn't enough money for at least one of the banks to meet their cash flow needs.
"At that time, I had to inform the Minister that the risks to financial stability were becoming unacceptably high with knock-on effects for the wider economy," Mr Hurley said later.
At 8pm on Monday, Brian Cowen summoned Brian Lenihan and they discussed how best to move forward. Very soon after, senior officials from the Central Bank – including John Hurley and the bank's director general Tony Grimes, the Financial Regulator Patrick Neary, and core finance people from Brian Lenihan's team, gathered at Government Buildings. The Attorney General Paul Gallagher SC also arrived.
The Taoiseach's top advisor, Joe Lennon, economics advisor, Peter Clinch, and Government press spokesman Eoin O Neachtain were also in attendance.
The officials split up into sub-groups to discuss specific issues, and were told by Brian Cowen to present him with a range of options which the Government could choose from. Interestingly, it has emerged that the option chosen could have been the inspiration of an outside figure. Senior government sources have said the suggestion came from JP McManus, while Dermot Desmond's name has also been associated with the plan. David McWilliams has led the charge to claim the credit for it, much to the ire of Lenihan and his officials.
However, even more intriguing is the confirmation this weekend that former Irish finance minister and now EU Commissioner Charlie McCreevy played a role in the formulation of the plan.
The initiative announced last Tuesday morning bears the hallmarks of a Charlie McCreevy masterstroke – and it is no coincidence that he was confirmed to have played some part in its development.
Amid the backdrop of the mounting financial crisis, Lenihan met McCreevy in Nice during last month's gathering of Europe's finance ministers and the pair had a "long discussion" about the various contingency plans that were being explored by the Government.
According to senior government sources, McCreevy was also in regular contact with his former cabinet colleagues during the process, and was the first EU Commissioner to be told of the Irish decision to go ahead with the guarantee plan.
Shortly before 10pm on Monday, the Cabinet's secretariat began contacting members to inform them of what was going on.
At about the same time, AIB chairman Dermot Gleeson and chief executive Eugene Sheehy, along with Bank of Ireland chairman Richard Burrows and chief executive Brian Goggin, arrived at the Taoiseach's department for a face-to-face crisis meeting. They were led to the Sycamore Room and were left to stew as Cowen and team discussed policy.
Speaking to the Sunday Independent, Brian Lenihan said: "We had substantial discussions ourselves, the Taoiseach, myself, the governor of the Central Bank before we met the banks.
"They came to the room and we heard what they had to say, and we asked them to leave the room. It's very important when representations are being made to you – by whatever source – that policy is not discussed with them."
**The chief executives of the other four financial institutions which would eventually be covered by the guarantee, didn't know about the meeting until very late. They were merely contacted about what was going on.
EBS chief executive Fergus Murphy and other senior management were actually on their way to a function in Donegal on Monday evening when they heard about what was going on.
"They could hardly complain, could they, about what was happening – especially the likes of Anglo and Irish Life and Permanent – given the day that they had had on Monday. They were the beggars at the feast," one senior Government source said.
As midnight passed, Mr Sheehy and Mr Goggin were brought in and informed of which option the Government intended on taking – the system-wide €400bn guarantee of all deposits, bonds and debts owed by AIB, Bank of Ireland, Anglo Irish Bank, Irish Life and Permanent, Irish Nationwide and the EBS.
"They were told, in no uncertain terms, that this was not a free pass, and that the Government would be insisting on hard assurances in order to stand over the guarantee," according to the senior source.
For over an hour, specific legal, public relations and operational matters were hammered out before Goggin and Sheehy left the department to go home.
**Despite it being almost 1.30am, officials – led by Department of Finance Secretary General David Doyle and his deputy Kevin Cardiff – continued to tweak the intended press statement, and began drafting the relevant Bill for the pending Dail and Seanad debates later that day.
**It has emerged that, while the majority voted in favour of the plan, several ministers voiced concerns and asked for more details.
With the cabinet vote sealed, the Taoiseach and the Finance Minister left for home for some sleep. It was at this stage that the first official contact was made with the EU. Lenihan arrived back in the department at about 6am, and the first thing he did was make a call to Jean Claude Juncker, chairman of the Eurogroup, to inform him officially of the Irish decision. He also made calls to Enda Kenny and Eamon Gilmore to inform them of what was going on.
He was back in time for the final round of debate, which ran late into the night. Leinster House was a hive of activity like it hasn't seen since the several heaves against Charlie Haughey in the Eighties. Electricity was in the air and TDs and senators from all parties seemed to revel in the novelty of the occasion. As one senior Fianna Fail TD said: "There's nothing like the smell of a crisis to get the adrenaline going".
Brian Lenihan told the Dail during the debate: "There is understandable concern that the Exchequer is potentially significantly exposed by this measure. I want to reassure the Irish people that this is not the case. The risk of any potential financial exposure from this decision is significantly mitigated by a very substantial buffer made up of the equity and other risk capital."
The Dail bar was buzzing, but as news deadlines came and went, the number of hacks began to dwindle down to the hardcore team who were prepared to stay with it until the very end.
Shortly after 2am on Thursday morning, the Dail overwhelmingly passed the bill, by 124 votes to 18, after a number of changes had been made. Fine Gael, despite having some concerns, voted en bloc with the Government, while Labour voted against it on a point of principle.
Fine Gael was exposed badly on this. While Richard Bruton may have known what this was all about, many others on the FG front bench, including the dangerously quiet Enda Kenny, were not so solid. Tom Hayes, the party chairman said his party was prepared to "trust the Government" and supported the deal in the national interest.
In contrast, Eamon Gilmore, Labour leader said too many questions hadn't been answered and it was not acceptable to support something when they were being asked to vote blind.
He said: "What is the full extent of the exposure of the Irish taxpayer? What will the banks pay for this cover? What will the impact be on the cost of borrowing by the Irish Government, with further knock-on consequences for the Irish taxpayer?
"We did not get satisfactory answers to those questions on Tuesday. We did not get them during the Dail debate. And we still have not got them – even with the legislation now passed. As I said on Tuesday morning, the Labour Party was not opposed to action being taken to rescue the banking system. Now that the guarantee has been given, I hope it works."
Things then moved on to the upper house for debate, which began just after 2.30am, with Lenihan present. One of his cabinet colleagues said: "He's had a rough few months, but this allows him a chance to show his qualities. Just look at him tonight, he's revelling in the storm."
**Immediate reaction to the move was mixed. On radio, the next day, Colm McCarthy, UCD economist said that the Government was punishing the prudent banks and rewarding the reckless, and speculated that one of the lucky six could now have negative capital.
He said: "What the Irish Government has done is written a blank cheque for double the country's GNP. No bank has been deemed sufficiently reckless as so to be told to go off and fail. Every bank is being treated the same. One of those six banks in my opinion has been very prudent over the years, one wildly imprudent – but both are equally wonderful in the eyes of the Government.
**"This could cost an awful lot of money. The stock markets are saying the banks have lost an awful lot of their capital and the share prices of the banks are a quarter of what they were a year ago. It is entirely likely that one of the banks could have negative capital."
It has emerged, meanwhile, that Lenihan had also received two phone calls from his British counterpart Alistair Darling on Wednesday, who pleaded for the Government to think twice and later to do something to prevent a run of money to the Irish banks based in the UK. It also emerged that Gordon Brown made calls to the president of the European Commission, Jose Manuel Barroso, in disgust at the Irish move.
Pressure was also brought to bear on Lenihan to extend the guarantee to the foreign banks based here, also to ensure they don't experience a run. Bank of Scotland, National Irish and Ulster Bank applied for inclusion in the scheme, and Lenihan said he would consider all applications.
By late Thursday, a relative calm had been restored, but the focus of the guarantee had turned to the likely cost of it to the banks.
"Everyone is waiting to see what form the guarantee will take, the devil is in the detail as they say, so we must wait and see," one senior bank source said.
**It was confirmed by the Sunday Independent that several of the more prudent banks, like the EBS and Irish Permanent, were applying for individual deals, partly because they felt they did not want to be penalised by the more reckless elements in Irish banking.
It also emerged on Thursday that Michael Ahern, chairman of the Oireachtas Finance Committee, is to call the heads of the banks back to Leinster House to explain themselves.
"We need to discuss how the current banking situation came about and how things changed since our previous meeting. We also need to get some assurances and detailed answers from the banks on how they plan to proceed in light of the Government guarantee."
By Friday, the short term joy of getting one over on the Eurocrats and the British was replaced by the fingering of blame as to how this crisis came about. There was increased pressure on the Financial Regulator Patrick Neary – and many felt his dismissive performance on RTE's Prime Time did little to relieve the pressure on him. There was mounting criticism from the opposition and within government circles about his role.
It also emerged on Friday that Michael Fingleton Jnr, the son of Irish Nationwide boss Michael Fingleton Snr, had sent out a predatory email touting for business in the UK on the back of the Irish government guarantee.
He was widely criticised by all sides, including the Taoiseach, who said it was "unacceptable."
There were mounting calls for him to be removed from his position.
In almost perfect symmetry, the US House of Representatives finally passed a watered down version of the bailout package late on Friday, which is expected to greatly relieve concerns on the international markets.
Attention now moves to what form this Irish deal will take, and Brian Lenihan is correct: we are in the eye of the storm, and this is only the beginning of the reform.
The guarantee was not the silver bullet or panacea to Ireland's financial problems, but it allows time for the greedy bankers to get their houses in order.
Just thought I would highlight some interesting insights from the article. .
Open_Window 2010-09-09 20:04:42 UTC #130
Duisigh 2010-09-09 20:53:52 UTC #131
What'd you drag this puppy up for ? You reckon we've been playing snakes and ladders and found a snake or something ?
The thread ain't called "Déjà vu?" for nuttin'
What_Goes_Up 2010-09-09 21:28:08 UTC #133
Open Window:
Rename it "Jamais vu"!
grumpy 2010-09-09 23:17:33 UTC #134
It seems that those with something to lose are getting nervous. The announcement that the financial regulator will be examining the banks debts has meant that time is even more limited than I speculated earlier for the massive cover up at the center of the Celtic Tiger to be exposed. The book keepers in the UK and elsewhere are planning to pull the plug if this is not contained. This means using the nuclear option. In the next few weeks an Irish bank will be allowed to fail and a major public figure will be the scape goat. The banks liabilities will be conveniently absorbed by the government without having to disclose who owed what. This seems to be Plan A
What I dont square about this is that it is obviously Quinn, but where does this fit with Dermot and JP being with the Dept Finance on the night of the gtee. Everyone hates Quinn, so they obviously had their own agendas.
That said, the scapegoat, Seanie, was really a scapegoat, as everyone around town know about his loans (and the Central Bank had criticised Anglo in relation to corporate governance issues to do with the transfers to IPL) months before he left.
yoganmahew 2010-09-10 07:32:54 UTC #135
We have to find out who owes money to Anglo. Whose are the loans?
It is about the borrowers, not the banks.
People working in NAMA and the Banks have to start leaking information. The resistance can only start there.
DSE3Br 2010-09-10 08:31:30 UTC #137
"Fergus Murphy of the EBS" specifically named ahead of omitted bankers from bigger banks. Is that what you're referring to?
Joe Lennon?
Peter Clinch?
Braighni 2010-09-10 09:46:12 UTC #138
DSE3Br:
The biggest earner in Mr Cowen's team is his programme manager Joe Lennon, who earns €221,929 a year.
Economist Peter Clinch, who was recruited from UCD, is on a salary of €213,092, and government press secretary Eoghan O Neachtain is on €147,036. Two other of Mr Cowen's special advisers – Gerry Steadman and Brian Murphy – are on €137,737 each annually.
Deputy government press officers, Mark Costigan and John Downing, are paid €115,862 and €109,091 respectively.
Finance Minister Brian Lenihan, who is this weekend returning home from hospital following surgery, has two special advisers.
Cathy Herbert, his political adviser, is on a salary of €107,485, while Dr Alan Ahearne, on secondment from NUI Galway, is earning a salary of €135,000.
Ixelles 2010-09-10 15:29:34 UTC #139
I don't think the special advisors are really players, although, as it happens, Joe Lennon was govt press secretary under Ahern. I mean, they are involved insofar as it's part of their jobs but we should probably ask more questions about the people who were milling around govt buildings when big decisions were being made; people who had no business being there other than to defend their empires. The likes of Desmond and 'legendary' philanthropist JP McManus
thepropertypin.com/viewtopic.php?f=54&t=26717
Did we ever complete the Golden Circle? I remember the Sunday Times naming four and then a fifth emerging, but do we know the rest? It seemed to be overtaken by other aspects of the crisis (at least in my mind).
As OW said, it's time for some of the many people working in NAMA and the banks to anonymously share important information in the public interest. You will not lose your job. And you might just help minimise the depths to which we are about to be plunged by a corrupt cabal.
Boston 2010-09-10 16:03:04 UTC #140
Given the line of work I am in, I have looked into these names (along with other names) to see if they had anything to be gained from the decision that evening and subsequently. I had at one time access to a fair bit of important information. I found nothing (apart of limited ownership of bank shares).
I actually asked why Mr. Desmond was where he was that evening. I directed this to department officials who were involved that night. The answer (which I believe) was that no one had a clue what was going on and advice was sought from everywhere. Say what you like about desmond but he's a smart guy and his address book reads like the who's who of the financial world. Given the standard of knowledge in the DoF, I'm not surprised they were asked their opinion.


Earlier this month, in anticipation of the Supreme Court's decision in the King case, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released its latest report on the impacts the health reform law. In this 24-page release the question addressed was, what a repeal of Obamacare do to the federal deficit. The CBO concluded, in part that, "the uncertainty is sufficiently great that repealing the ACA could in fact reduce deficits over that period—or could increase deficits by a substantially larger margin than the agencies have estimated."
Ultimately, the CBO estimated that the net increase in the federal deficit would be $137 billion when evaluating all of 2016 to 2025. However, the CBO also expects deficits to total $7.2 trillion over those same years. That is, the government's report concludes that it cannot accurately project whether a repeal of PPACA would increase, reduce or have no impact on federal deficits. But, when compelled to give one answer, their best guess is that it would increase the deficit by 1.9%. Stated alternatively it would increase our national debt by 0.75% - well within their margin of error.
Here are the top six headlines generated by a Google news search at 7:30 AM PST on June 29, 2015 for the words: "ACA repeal deficit CBO"
A reading of these headlines leads one to believe that a repeal would clearly and decisively be a horror. Two of the stories even seize upon the incorrect $353 billion number. When in reality the actual impact is not something the CBO was nearly so certain of and, in any case, would be $137 billion - not $353 billion.
Actually, given that the CBO expects deficits to total $7.2 trillion over those same years, the increase is more like a rounding error than a blowout.
But what the CBO's latest analysis does is provide three more reasons ObamaCare is a bad deal for the American public.
It's bad for the economy. President Obama sold ObamaCare as a major boost to the economy. But the CBO says ObamaCare is hurting the economy and that its repeal would boost the nation's GDP by 0.7% from 2021 to 2025. Based on the CBO's own GDP forecasts, that translates into $886 billion. When you account for these economic effects, ObamaCare's impact on the deficit shrinks to just $137 billion.
It relies on phony accounting. The only way the CBO can claim that ObamaCare would reduce the deficit by any amount is by assuming — as it must — that the roughly $800 billion in Medicare provider cuts all take effect. But that's a fantasy. The Medicare Board of Trustees says these payment cuts aren't realistic over the long term. And Obama just signed a law repealing Congress' last attempt to impose deep cuts to doctors.
Past forecasts have been wildly wrong. Back in 2011, the CBO said ObamaCare would cut the 2016-21 deficit a total of $109 billion. Now it says it will boost deficits by $109 billion over those same years, once you factor in the harm ObamaCare will do to the economy.


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Mapping the human brain in detail could help to unlock some of its mysteries, but our own brains are such amazingly intricate organs that we're going to be waiting a while for that to happen. Still, scientists just took an important step towards that goal. A team has just created a high-definition, 3D picture of something
10 delightful animals you may not have known were necrophiliacs
Ah, nature. So majestic. So serene. So … disturbing. It turns out that there's a lot of grotesquery in the animal kingdom, and it goes far beyond snacking on the occasional dead young. Many more animals than you would think have been spotted trying to get their rocks off with the dead. In some cases,
Lighting has a smell, and the science behind it is beautiful
You've seen it, you've heard it, but have you ever smelled it? As bizarre as it sounds, lightning has a distinct odor. But unlike its blinding flash or deafening roar, the scent of a lightning bolt is much more subtle. In fact, you've probably experienced it before. Whenever lightning strikes, it heats the air to
Here's how NASA's solar probe is going to touch the Sun without melting
In just a few weeks, NASA is due to launch one of its most ambitious projects yet. The Parker Solar Probe is going to swoop in and 'touch' the Sun – coming in closer to the solar surface than any probe has ever done before. Parker's three closest orbits will bring it within 6.1 million
Leading UK ethics council thinks genetically enhancing babies is ok
It may soon be possible for parents to edit the genes of their children before they're born, changing their DNA in ways that could affect their health and enhance their senses, strength, or even intelligence. The situation is so close to becoming reality, in fact, that genetic experts have pushed in recent years for more
A genius microscopy method just set a record in imaging individual atoms
Electron microscopes have been capable of taking snapshots of individual atoms for nearly half a century. But we've never seen anything quite on this scale. A new method for catching and measuring the spray of electron beams is giving us a whole new resolution of the sub-ångström world, opening the way to studying molecular structures
This armored dinosaur with a spiky head just changed what we know about their migration
Back in 2008, researchers found a weird set of dinosaur fossils in the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument in southern Utah. Most ankylosaurid dinosaurs found in the area have smooth bony armour on their skull. This one was spiky. After 10 years of hard work the research has just been published, confirming this weird spike-armoured oddity
The FDA may have a problem with milk substitutes. Would you drink 'nut juice' instead?
All those liquids made out of soy, almond, rice, coconut or oats won't be called milk anymore, if the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has its way. According to the government body's definition, the word "milk" only refers to lactate from an animal, preferably a cow. And whatever was squeezed out of that soybean
Neanderthals may have used their stone tools to start fires
Tens of thousands of years before Swiss inventor Karl Elsener attached a corkscrew to a pocketknife, Neanderthals had their own multipurpose tools: hand axes. These four- or five-inch (10 -13 centimetre) stones were cut into large teardrop shapes, with wide bases that tapered to twin cutting edges. Neanderthals used hand axes to chop and carve
Remember that giant black Egyptian sarcophagus? They just opened it
Egyptian archaeologists on Thursday pried open a mysterious 30-ton black sarcophagus and found three skeletons, including one that had suffered a blow to the skull. Legends abounded about the sarcophagus, which construction workers found earlier this month more than 16 feet (5 metres) below ground in a residential area of Alexandria. Some observers thought it
For the first time, scientists might have caught a star devouring a planet
They mystery of why a young star dims every so often may have just been solved. For the first time, researchers have observed what they think may be a star hoovering up the debris after a nearby collision between two planets. It's not Tabby's Star, sorry everyone. But it's actually been puzzling astronomers for much
Never-before-seen structures have been detected in our Sun's corona
Using longer exposures and sophisticated processing techniques, scientists have taken extraordinarily high-fidelity pictures of the Sun's outer atmosphere – what we call the corona – and discovered fine details that have never been detected before. The Sun is a complex object, and with the soon-to-be-launched Parker Solar Probe we're on the verge of learning so
The wild idea of introducing rhinos to Australia is not as insane as it sounds
Rhinos in Australia might seem like an insane proposition – after all, we've had historically bad luck with introduced species. But on reflection it's not quite as crazy as it sounds. There are five species of rhinoceros in the world: two in Africa and three in Asia. The world of all five species is being
Geologists have finally defined a new chapter in Earth's history, and we're living in it
After years of debate, the current geological epoch has finally been cut into three sections. While some geologists clearly think it's a justified change, others feel the move was premature and deserved further discussion. The International Union of Geological Sciences (IUGS) recently ratified the division of the Holocene into the Meghalayan, Northgrippian, and Greenlandian ages
The first known baby snake fossil has been discovered in a lump of amber
This brand-new baby snake wouldn't have been on this world long when it died in the Cretaceous period. But in an interesting twist of fate, it was encased in resin and found by humans 99 million years later in Myanmar. The snake fossil is tiny – missing a head and with about 97 bones all
The world's biggest tech leaders have officially pledged to not develop 'killer robots'
Artificial intelligence (AI) has the potential to save lives by predicting natural disasters, stopping human trafficking, and diagnosing deadly diseases. Unfortunately, it also has the potential to take lives. Efforts to design lethal autonomous weapons – weapons that use AI to decide on their own whether or not to attempt to kill a person –
Cracks are appearing in the rocks near Yellowstone. Here's why you don't need to panic
Rangers have temporarily closed off parts of Grand Teton National Park after guides noticed growing fissures in the area just over a week ago. Since Grand Teton is connected to Yellowstone, and Yellowstone is well known for sitting on top of what could well be a giant volcanic time bomb, the news has rung some
The standard cosmological model just got confirmed thanks to an epic sky survey
A four-year survey of the entire sky has just delivered results, and they are awesome: we have confirmation that the standard cosmological model, which describes the age, rate of expansion, history and contents of the Universe, is indeed accurate. For four years, the European Southern Observatory's Planck satellite sailed the skies, constantly scanning and collecting
Here's the science behind the magical colours of sunsets and sunrises
"A red sky at night is a shepherd's delight! A red sky in the morning is a shepherd's warning." Perhaps this saying came to mind if you caught a spectacular sunrise or sunset recently. Since biblical times and probably before, proverbs and folklore such as this developed as a way for societies to understand and
Your earliest memories might never have actually happened
In one of the largest studies of its kind, scientists have made a fascinating discovery. Nearly 40 percent of people have a first memory that is entirely fictional. It's not that their memories are muddled and out of sequence – but that they never happened at all. Researchers surveyed 6,641 people about the earliest memories
A rare and epic 'firenado' was caught on video over the weekend. Here's how they form
A brush fire turned into a "firenado" along the Colorado River on Saturday as shocked bystanders filmed the horrifying blaze. An Arizona couple was driving near the state border of Blythe, California on Saturday when they came across the flames. What started out as a brush fire turned into a "firenado," or a fire tornado,
White tropical beaches like Hawaii actually harbour a dirty secret in the sand
We have some bad news. Those amazing white sandy beaches in Hawaii and similar places are not just finely milled pieces of rock. Instead, that beautiful sand is at least partially made up of fish poop. Lots and lots of fish poop. The species responsible are parrotfish - large and colourful tropical fish that live in coral
The longest eclipse of the 21st century happens next week, and Earth will colour the Moon blood red
Huge swaths of Earth are in for a special astronomical treat in late July: the longest total lunar eclipse in roughly 100 years. During the early morning of July 28, Earth will pass between the sun and the moon to cast a shadow on our 4.5-billion-year-old satellite. Earth's shadow isn't a dull grey, though. It
80,000 angry bees attacked a woman for trying to get to her car in California
The 10:23 am emergency call to the 23000 block of Buckland Lane was dispatched as a reported bee sting. Responding firefighters quickly discovered how big of an understatement that was. When their truck pulled up to the home in Lake Forest, California, they saw a cleaning lady being attacked by a swarm of some 80,000
150,000 stone tools found in North America add more evidence that we're wrong about the first settlers
Until recently, if you asked most experts when the first human beings arrived and settled in North America, you'd get an answer along the lines of 13,500 years ago. But over the last few years, evidence has been mounting that humans arrived at the continent earlier. And now a massive discovery of hundreds of thousands
Critical parts of the internet never designed to be underwater will drown in a few years
We only have fifteen years. That's how long experts say it will be before thousands of miles of American internet cables will be submerged by rising seas. A new analysis has overlaid sea level incursion projections on top of maps of critical internet infrastructure in the US, to discover that 'locked in' climate change by
Other people are probably watching us more closely than we think
I like the catchy term that scientists recently came up with to describe a common psychological phenomenon: the "invisibility cloak illusion". I don't quite like what it describes. According to the scientists, and their 2016 paper in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, we incorrectly assume that other people aren't paying nearly as much
An ancient mystery henge has appeared in 'once in a lifetime' discovery in Ireland
It materialised out of almost nowhere. Thousands of years after disappearing from human sight and knowledge, an ancient 'henge' site has been discovered hidden within the archaeological landscape of Ireland's Brú na Bóinne. To reveal this long-forgotten structure, it took a chance intersection between an aerial drone flight and a brutal hot streak that's been
Astronomers just announced the discovery of 12 new moons around Jupiter
Astronomers looking for stuff in the outer Solar System have received a huge and unexpected surprise – the accidental discovery of 12 previously unknown moons in orbit around Jupiter. This brings the total of known Jovian moons to 79. The newly discovered satellites increase Jupiter's lead in the Solar System as the planet with the
Hawaii's volcano has destroyed a boat with a lava bomb, injuring people
Hawaii's continuously erupting Kīlauea has been pretty busy this week, creating short-lived islands and hurling lava bombs at unsuspecting tourists over the last few days. On Monday morning, a lava bomb (a flying chunk of molten rock) hit a tour boat, injuring 23 people, and damaging the boat roof and railing. According to officials, 13
Scientists have found a quadrillion tonnes of diamonds lurking deep beneath Earth's surface
That diamond on your wedding ring isn't as rare as you might think. Using sound waves, scientists uncovered a cache of diamonds distributed deep below the Earth's surface, and it amounts to over a quadrillion tonnes of the precious mineral. (Yes, you read that right.) That's according to a new study published by a team
Scientists have discovered the earliest evidence of bread, and it's much older than we expected
Historians and archaeologists have traditionally linked bread to the dawn of agriculture, when people domesticated plants such as wheat, cultivated them and ground them into flour. But a new discovery of blackened crumbs at an ancient stone building in the Middle East indicates that people were baking bread thousands of years earlier. Based on the
A humble seaweed just changed what we know about Antarctica as the 'isolated continent'
Large algae seaweeds known as kelp have been able to float some 20,000 kilometres (12,427 miles) from the southernmost reaches of the Indian and Atlantic oceans all the way to the shores of Antarctica – a trip previously thought to be impossible. Not only is it an incredible journey, it's the first hard proof that
Archaeologists have uncovered a place where the Ancient Egyptians mummifed their dead
An entire previously unknown burial complex has been uncovered in the Egyptian desert necropolis of Saqqara. The finds centre on a mummification workshop, where priests prepared the bodies of the deceased for burial – a burial shaft in its middle tunnelled up to 30 metres (98 feet) underground. Down this shaft, archaeologists found a number
Banning plastic doesn't always work. Here's what we should do instead
Australia is responsible for over 13 thousand tonnes of plastic litter per year. At the end of June 2018, the Australian government released an inquiry report on the waste and recycling industry in Australia. One of the recommendations was that we should phase out petroleum-based single-use plastics by 2023. This means a real social shift,
These are the nuclear weapons terms we all keep hearing – here's what they really mean
Nuclear weapons are humankind's most fearsome creations. In a matter of minutes, one nuclear-armed nation can level dozens of cities, spread radioactive fallout for hundreds or thousands of miles, and wreck Earth's climate. Most people are familiar with the basics: Slap together enough uranium or plutonium and – kaboom! – you have a nuclear blast.
We may have been wrong about the inner workings of the minds of narcissists
Narcissists aren't hard to spot. You can tell them from the way they act, how they're raised, or where they live. Even, apparently, their eyebrows. But where does this grandiose sense of self-importance and entitlement actually come from? A new study from psychologists in Germany suggests the answers might not be as simple as what
The blood stains on the Shroud of Turin seem totally fake, study claims
A blood pattern analysis of the Shroud of Turin has revealed that there's just absolutely no way the stains could have been made by a body laying flat on the fabric. A pair of researchers have found that the blood-like splotches on the linen cloth are inconsistent with each other – some can only have
Babies who are cuddled more seem to have their genetics altered for years afterwards
Someone's built an operating system to run after the world ends
This mesmerising underwater blob is actually a huge, rare mass of squid eggs
Scientists can now predict the weird behaviour of oobleck
Astrophysicist who just won the Nobel Prize says we'll never colonise exoplanets
These fish can live on land and breathe air, but authorities are not impressed
Intriguing study suggests humans have hidden 'salamander-like' ability to regrow tissue
Here's what would happen if all the ice on Earth melted overnight
Police Robot on Patrol Completely Ignores Woman Trying to Summon The Police
Scientists have figured out how to extract oxygen from Moon dirt
Voyager mission reveals unexpected pressure at the edge of the solar system
We finally have solid insight into what produces the strongest magnets in the Universe
Nobel prize in physics won by scientists who changed our concept of the cosmos
First-of-its-kind quantum vibration produced by shooting a laser at a diamond
In a quantum first, physicists put 2,000 atoms in two places at once
We just made a breakthrough on a genius concept for eco-friendly batteries
New Simulation Shows Superconductivity Could Be Turned On And Off in Some Materials
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NTMA/NTMF February 2023 Board Meeting
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IEE Event: Freezing Order: A True Story of Money Laundering, Murder, and Surviving Vladimir Putin's Wrath
RLA Cranberry 850 Cranberry Woods Dr., Cranberry Twp, Pennsylvania
Member Event (with YPO) with Bill Browder A true story and New York Times Bestseller! When Browder's Russian lawyer, Sergei Magnitsky, was beaten to death in a Moscow jail, he made it his life's mission to go after Magnitsky's killers and make sure they faced justice. The first step of that mission was to uncover… Read More »IEE Event: Freezing Order: A True Story of Money Laundering, Murder, and Surviving Vladimir Putin's Wrath
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Industry Partnerships (IP) are business-led, industry-driven, and community-supported initiatives designed to help industries thrive and create opportunities for workers, students, and the community. Business drives the agenda, and public and community partners support solutions. IPs results in dynamic partnerships inviting diverse perspectives on how to meet community needs. Come see what it's all about! For… Read More »WESTMORELAND-FAYETTE MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY PARTNERSHIP
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PGH NTMA Apprentice Training Steering Committee Meeting
The Pittsburgh Chapter NTMA Apprentice Steering Committee plays a critical role in the curriculum and development of our apprentice training. These volunteers meet regularly to assess program needs and insure continued excellence. The committee meets the 2nd Tuesday of every month. Location varies. If you'd like to join us, please contact Liz Blashock at [email protected]
PGH NTMA/MSC Apprentice Competition
Westmoreland Advanced Technology Center 1001 Technology Dr., Mount Pleasant, Pennsylvania
Come see the best of the best! The competition begins with a timed written exam to assess content knowledge. Each competitor then moves onto the hands-on portion of the competition where they will be judged on the precision of both a manual mill part and a manual lathe part. They will be given never before… Read More »PGH NTMA/MSC Apprentice Competition
February 17 @ 10:30 am - 2:30 pm EST
Westmoreland County Community College Advance Technology Center 1001 Suite 1009 Door 24 Technology Drive, Mt. Pleasant, Pennsylvania
You're invited to join us for a special PGH NTMA Lunch & Learn session in conjunction with our annual PGH NTMA/MSC Apprentice Competition. We'll hear from our local policy makers, connect with colleagues, then enjoy a tour of Westmoreland's ATC where we will see our apprentices in action. Agenda: To register for this event, please… Read More »Lunch & Learn
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IEE Event: State of the Pittsburgh Economy (co-hosted with PNC) Search Join the IEE and PNC Bank for a look into the regional economic climate and the 2023 economic forecast. PNC's Senior Vice President and Chief Economist Gus Faucher will guide us through key economic indicators that impact our region's businesses. PNC President Lou Cestello… Read More »
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Prelminary Competitions for the 2023 BotsIQ season kick off the first full week of March. For our volunteers, set up begins on March 7. Competition Days are March 8 and March 9. Come see what all the hype is about! For additional details: https://botsiqpa.org/competitions/ Sponsorships are still available. You'll find all you need to know here:… Read More »BotsIQ preliminary Competitions
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The Pittsburgh Chapter NTMA Apprentice Steering Committee plays a critical role in the curriculum and development of our apprentice training. These volunteers meet regularly to assess program needs and insure continued excellence. The committee meets the 2nd Tuesday of every month. Location varies. If you'd like to join us, please contact Liz Blashock at bla[email protected]
IEE Event: Edge: Turning Adversity into Advantage
Member Event with Laura Huang Dr. Huang draws from her groundbreaking research on entrepreneurial intuition, persuasion, and implicit decision-making to impart her profound findings and share stories of overlooked Olympians, assistants-turned- executives, and flailing companies that made momentous turnarounds. From her deeply researched framework, Huang shows how we can turn weaknesses into strengths to create… Read More »IEE Event: Edge: Turning Adversity into Advantage


I need an article of 1500-2000 words that contains up to date information about how SEO and all it's component parts are being managed currently - March 2015.
I offer a list of potential research sources to get you started at the bottom of this brief.
There are many moving parts to SEO these days - it isn't just about backlinks, non-duplicate content and the revolving door of blackhat tricks any more.
Anyone who compartmentalises "web design" "content" " social media" and "seo" into discrete silos has no clue. Nearly every "web designer" who does "seo" makes this mistake, and clueless business owners are falling for it.
The target market for this piece is business owners who operate 2-20 million dollar busineses, so they are used to spending money on marketing, and operate real businesses, not just being "self employed" or a one man band.
The point of this article is to explain in laymans terms how complex and wide ranging SEO is these days, BUT, it has to be pointed out that it is a long term investment in the future viability of a business that gains the majority of new customers online (unlike advertising - stop advertising the business dies if there are no other lead sources). SEO done right is a capital asset, not an expense (but it has an immediate writeoff = big benefit).
English has to be your first language to win this contract.
If you wish to create a story as an analogy, be my guest.
Stories sell and are understandable, and are not boring if told the right way.
Who ever gets this job can be assured of one of these a week for the forseeable future, based on specific aspects rather than a wide ranging introduction to the black art of SEO as required here.
Being a student of business management and administration, I can perfectly deliver and pinpoint some of those commercial misfits and benefits of SEO when done wrongly and rightly.


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The California Recall: Enter Snoop Dogg and Barack Obama
Larry Elder | Sep 30, 2021 | Commentary | 10
At one point, polls showed the odds of recalling California Gov. Gavin Newsom looked 50-50. It was at that point that the scared, embattled governor sent out a mayday call to Hollywood and to Democratic outsiders, including former President Barack Obama.
The Hollywood Reporter — three weeks before the date of the recall vote — published a piece with the headline: "Facing Recall, Gavin Newsom Calls on Hollywood Dems: Help!"
The Reporter wrote: "Newsom aides have reached out to several prominent celebrities including Snoop Dogg, urging the rapper to tweet to his 19.2 million followers his disapproval of Republican radio talk show host Larry Elder, who has emerged as a leading candidate to replace Newsom in the event that the governor is recalled. Snoop, according to a source, has agreed and is waiting for the right moment — but others aren't holding their fire."
Clearly that shrewd political analyst, Snoop Dogg, knows that a "Republican takeover" threatens Californians far more than rising crime; rising cost of living; highest state income tax in the nation; rising homelessness; poor wildfire management; water shortages that threaten agriculture (the state's biggest business); "rolling brownouts" to conserve energy due to poor management of California's power grid; an economy that — by mid-2021 — saw more businesses depart California than all of last year; and that for the first time in history California suffered a net loss in population, primarily due to median cost of housing that is 250% above the median national home price.
I never suggested that anyone should vote for or against me because I'm Black. Others made much about my potentially becoming California's first Black governor. I did not. To me, after the election of Obama, the nation's first Black president, everything else is pretty much anticlimactic.
But my candidacy posed a problem for the left-wing media and its obsession with identity politics. The New York Times, for example, ran a negative article on my candidacy. It never mentioned my race, let alone that I stood to become California's first Black governor. Fine with me. Isn't it about time we pay more attention to a candidate's suitability rather than the identity box he or she checks off? But on the very same day, the Times wrote about New York Gov. Kathy Hochul, pointedly noting that she became that state's "first female" Governor. Because she had a "D" next her name, her being "the first" became relevant. But the "R" after my name meant that I ceased being Black.
This brings us to Obama, the man who went from saying, "There's not a Black America and white America and Latino America and Asian America. There's the United States of America," to lecturing that racism is "still part of our DNA."
Obama cut an ad for Newsom denouncing the possible "Republican takeover."
Never mind that during the first eight months of the pandemic, Newsom oversaw the early release of 18,000 convicted felons. Violent crime is up. In 2020, the number of persons shot in Los Angeles increased 41% over 2019. Black and Hispanic neighborhoods were hit hardest.
Never mind that the percentage and number of Blacks living in Los Angeles and San Francisco has declined since 2010 because the median home price in California is more than $800,000. The excessive price is due to environmental extremists to whom Newsom's beholden. Obama cut an ad opposing Newsom's recall.
Never mind that 6.5% of California is Black. Yet, according to the Department of Housing and Urban Development, nearly 40% of California's homeless population is Black. I had a plan to tackle this problem. Under Gov. Newsom it's only gotten worse.
And never mind that in 2016, 76% of Black boys in California public schools could not read at state proficiency, according to the California Department of Education. Barack Obama and his kids enjoyed K-12 private education. Black parents support school choice, a centerpiece of my campaign for governor.
Finally, this brings us to a question. If I am "the Black face of white supremacy," what does one call Snoop Dogg and Barack Obama, whom embattled Gov. Newsom enlisted to defend policies that disproportionately hurt Black people?
Larry Elder is a bestselling author and nationally syndicated radio talk show host. His latest book, "The New Trump Standard," is available in paperback from Amazon.com and for Nook, Kindle, iBooks and GooglePlay. To find out more about Larry Elder, or become an "Elderado," visit www.LarryElder.com. Follow Larry on Twitter @LarryElder. To read features by other Creators Syndicate writers and cartoonists, visit the Creators Syndicate website at www.creators.com.
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mxquist on 3:21 pm September 30, 2021 at 3:21 pm
Larry, as a lifelong Californian, I apologize for the overt stupidity of the Liberal stupidity that preferred the poop on the street, do as I say and not what I do elitism of the brain dead voters of out state. They'd rather be ruled in Hell by their pretty boy Gov than given a chance of a a better, normal life with a Governor who might actually care about the citizen vs the Lib agenda.
Don't give up on us, we need people like you to help save us from the corruption and anti-American influences of the Libs, and we can eventually prevail.
We have to. Or else…
ltuser on 6:48 pm September 30, 2021 at 6:48 pm
They'd rather be ruled in Hell by their pretty boy Gov than given a chance of a a better, normal life with a Governor who might actually care about the citizen vs the Lib agenda.
THIS is why i want that big quake to hit, and BREAK OFF those libtard ridden hellhole cities, off from the rest of CA, OR make that Tv show, "Under the Dome" a reality over all of LA, San fran and Sicoremento!.
LET THEM LIVE in their mess, WITHOUT ANY HELP from the outside!
Son Of Thunder on 6:08 pm September 30, 2021 at 6:08 pm
Media opportunists looking for a camera, a microphone, and a dumbed-down audience.
I've never liked Snoop dawg. NOW i utterly despise him.
sotheseedsofliberty2 on 9:27 am October 1, 2021 at 9:27 am
Barack Said once that "he served as a blank Slate on which people wrote wjatever they wanted, well citizens could write whatever they wished for but Community Organizer zBarack had an a Agenda and no matter what their dreams were, Barack H. Obama had his zown communist objectives and they were his and the socialists and communists priorities your wishes really didn't enter Obama's plans.
sotheseedsofliberty2 on 10:57 am October 2, 2021 at 10:57 am
As Grab the Camera, mike, Jessy Jackson use to Say, " Pardon Me, Parden Me, " Your Standing In Front of the Camera"!! And now thoug, Jessy Jackson laments, " My people are leaving And I Am Their Leader. " Jessy, your Day in the Sun is Over!!
Barack H. Obama is forever in the background of the democrat party mainly as a " Community Organizer , " Barack H. Obama is " A Gift from the likes of George Soros , Which keeps on Giving , " All though his day in the Sun, much like Jessy Jackson's, Is over.!!
capricorn1 on 11:15 am October 1, 2021 at 11:15 am
idiots in californiastan would vote to put snoop dog in as gov.
ltuser on 8:38 pm October 2, 2021 at 8:38 pm
Well they both love smoking weed, so i can see that.
rupert on 9:36 am October 5, 2021 at 9:36 am
Californians have s–t in their own lunch box. They will get what is coming to them[actually they are already getting it]. Cal and NYC will be an eye opener for the lib voters.
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I blabbed a lot of times about my first out of the country solo trip on my blog. Malaysia was the lucky pick. :P This was also the first time I went out of the country on my expense. My third out of the country after Singapore, and Australia, both business trips.
When I booked this trip, I only wanted to visit Legoland and the Hello Kitty Town. I booked another plane trip from Kuala Lumpur to Johor Bahru in Air Asia. I was supposed to stay for two days in Johor Bahru so I could have enough time to visit them both. But I found out that I could also visit Genting and ride in the cable car. I want the cable car ride, you know. :P I revised my itinerary, and squeezed in Genting, and removed the Hello Kitty Town. Such a heartbreak to remove the Hello Kitty Town. Good thing, Air Asia re-scheduled my flight, so I was given an option to move my flight. I moved the flight on the night of my second day in Malaysia. I bought my Legoland ticket online, booked my accommodation in First World Hotel at Genting and reserved my accommodation at Johor Bahru via Booking.
With my backpack in tow, I went to the airport on January 16, and waited for my flight. Believe me, I only have my backpack and a small bag with me for this 5-day trip. :P When I arrived at the airport, I paid RM 8 for a bus going to KL Sentral. I paid RM 4 and rode the KTM Commuter Train to Batu Caves.The Batu Caves was the first on my list on this trip. It was the day before the Thaipusam festival, a day of thanksgiving for the Hindu to Lord Murugan. There were lots of people trooping the Batu Caves. A 140-ft high statue of Murugan is standing prominently outside the Batu Caves. I debated on going to the 272 steps, but decided to go for it nonetheless.
Imagine my dismay when I realized there are few more steps to reach the worship area. Kaya paaa!
I went to the have a look on the worship site, and a man put an ash on my forehead.This was the closest I've ever been into different culture.
I decided to leave; and took this photo from atop.
I was lucky to visit the Batu Caves the day before the Thaipusam festival, I got a glimpse of their culture. On the train back to KL Sentral, I had a chat with a woman, who works in Motorola, and told me that their family walked the night before from KL Sentral to Batu Caves for this Thaipusam. Batu Caves is 14km from KL Sentral (according to Google). I am wowed by their devotion.


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FinishLine, formerly Retention Management Solution, is a portal-based analytics solution that's designed to provide insight into a range of sometimes disparate data systems--including finance, student affairs, registration, academic affairs, and others--to identify students at risk and trigger an appropriate intervention,. It supports multiple retention models and offers reporting, at-a-glance analytics, and scoring based on three key factors: student-related, institutional, and external.
FinishLine 3 expands on the variety of prediction models supported, offering models for focusing on specific student cohorts, such as incoming first-time freshmen and transfer students.
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Salesforce and AWS represent the two most successful cloud companies in their respective categories. Over the last few years the two cloud giants have had an evolving partnership. Today they announced plans for a new set of integration capabilities to make it easier to share data and build applications that cross the two platforms.
Patrick Stokes, EVP and GM for Platform at Salesforce, points out that the companies have worked together in the past to provide features like secure sharing between the two services, but they were hearing from customers that they wanted to take it further and today's announcement is the first step towards making that happen.
"[The initial phases of the partnership] have really been massively successful. We're learning a lot from each other and from our mutual customers about the types of things that they want to try to accomplish, both within the Salesforce portfolio of products, as well as all the Amazon products, so that the two solutions complement each other really nicely. And customers are asking us for more, and so we're excited to enter into this next phase of our partnership," Stokes explained.
He added, "The goal really is to unify our platforms, so bring [together] all the power of the Amazon services with all of the power of the of the Salesforce platform." These capabilities could be the next step in accomplishing that.
Salesforce, AWS expand partnership to bring Amazon Connect to Service Cloud
This involves a couple of new features the companies are working on to help developers on both the platform and application side of the equation. For starters that includes enabling developers to virtualize Amazon data inside Salesforce without having to do all the coding to make that happen manually.
"More specifically, we're going to virtualize Amazon data within the Salesforce platform, so whether you're working with an S3 bucket, Amazon RDS or whatever it is we're going to make it so that that the data is virtualized and just appears just like it's native data on the Salesforce platform," he said.
Similarly, developers building applications on Amazon will be able to access Salesforce data and have it appear natively in Amazon. This involves providing connectors between the two systems to make the data flow smoothly without a lot of coding to make that happen.
The companies are also announcing event sharing capabilities, which makes it easier for both Amazon and Salesforce customers to build microservices-based applications that cross both platforms.
"You can build microservices-oriented architecture that spans the services of Salesforce and Amazon platforms, again without having to write any code. To do that, [we're developing] out of the box connectors so you can click and drag the events that you want."
The companies are also announcing plans to make it easier from an identity and access management perspective to access the platforms with a guided setup. Finally, the companies are working on applications to build Amazon Chime communications tooling into Service Cloud and other Salesforce services to build things like virtual call centers using AWS machine learning technology.
Amazon VP of Global Marketing Rachel Thorton says that having the two cloud giants work together in this way should make it easier for developers to create solutions that span the two platforms. "I just think it unlocks such possibilities for developers, and the faster and more innovative developers can be, it just unlocks opportunities for businesses, and creates better customer experiences," Thornton said.
It's worth noting that Salesforce also has extensive partnerships with other cloud providers including Microsoft Azure and Google Cloud Platform.
As is typically the case with Salesforce announcements, while all of these capabilities are being announced today, they are still in the development stage and won't go into beta testing until later this year with GA expected sometime next year. The companies are expected to release more details about the partnership at Dreamforce and re:Invent, their respective customer conferences later this year.
Salesforce, AWS expand partnership with secure data sharing between platforms


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The Elkhorn Creek Kayak Fishing Series, Hosted by Canoe KY | Shes a ManiYak!
Just a reminder to the Kentuckians among us. The first leg of Canoe KY's Elkhorn Creek Kayak Fishing Series tournaments is taking place this Saturday, June 2nd.
I think this fishing series is going to be a blast. We all know it's the finest smallmouth water in the state!
Best of luck to all the participants, and be sure to yak safely!!
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Dearest listener and good friend,
I could tell you the story of this record a few different ways. I could tell you about a perfect day I spent with my wife and my dog surfing on a beach filled with wild horses and I could tell you about a cool evening bungalow on the eastern shore of Maryland where I wrote the title track in 2017. I could tell you about a 25-cent used Hawaiian record I bought at goodwill in 2005 which started an obsession with steel guitar and vocal harmonies in Hawaiian music and it's fraternal twin early - country/western music. I might also tell you about the brutally cold month of January 2018 where I spent every evening after work in the attic of my house in Frederick hunched over a 4-track recording this music to damaged tapes that had been stored in my hot garage for over a decade and were always threatening to self-destruct. But I think what I suspect that I might really want to tell you is that these songs are really places, little locations that were too precious to me and most were kept private for over 5 years or more. It means a lot to me to share these with you and I hope you feel something when you listen. Thank you.
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