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Podcasts simply couldn't contain themselves in 2018. Beyond setting multiple records (the third season of Serial was its biggest to date, and with a historically large advertising deal), this ever-growing audio medium also saw some of its most acclaimed series leap to television, with Dirty John on Bravo and Homecoming on Amazon Prime. Steal The Stars became a novel, and podcasters hit the stage in droves for live events and multi-day festivals. This proliferation was perhaps inevitable in a year that also saw the rise of scripted audio fiction podcasts (Bubble; The Horror Of Dolores Roach), set new watermarks for investigative reporting (Last Seen; Dr. Death; The Dream), and found shiny new packaging for the stories we thought we already knew (Slow Burn; Trump, Inc.). If the parentheticals didn't make it clear, there are so many shows we wish we could highlight in our 2018 Podmass Superlatives and simply didn't have room for. Below is our list of the most noteworthy stuff we heard this year—and in 2019, we'll continue to seek out the new, surprising, reliable, consistent, moving, and delightful podcasts that deserve your attention.
Series Superlatives
True crime continues to have its moment, particularly in the podcast realm with hit shows like My Favorite Murder. Disgraceland premiered in February of 2018 and sprinkled the world of profilers and serial killers with a little rock 'n' roll swagger. Host Jake Brennan mines the pop music landscape and unearths some seriously fascinating stories. Listeners of a certain age can probably tell you where they were when Tupac Shakur was murdered, but the almost unbelievable story of how Jerry Lee Lewis basically got away with murdering his fifth wife in 1983 will have listeners thinking, did that really happen, and how have I never heard about it? There's no guests, no frills, simply Brennan recounting the stories through meticulous research and an occasionally pitch-black sense of humor. The host describes the show not as "campfire" storytelling, but "slightly buzzed guy at the end of the bar who's seen some shit" storytelling. The world of rock 'n' roll is a weird and wild one, so with episodes released every two weeks, it's doubtful Brennan will run out of material anytime soon. [Mike Vanderbilt]
Getting Curious With Jonathan Van Ness
Educational podcasts can sometimes be slightly pretentious, which is what makes Getting Curious such a welcome addition. Without muting the funny, goofy side of his personality that made him such a hit on Queer Eye, host Jonathan Van Ness chats with experts about all different kinds of social and cultural topics—from the opioid crisis to the broken bail system, Brexit, Renaissance art, Middle Eastern politics, and so much more. In between his more socially conscious episodes, Van Ness also interviews celebrity guests like Reese Witherspoon, Olympic ice skater Mirai Nagasu, and of course, his Queer Eye co-stars. But no matter the topic, Van Ness showcases the kind of vanity-free intellectual curiosity and passion that more of us should aspire to. He's never afraid to ask basic questions, clarify confusing points, or put something into simple terms to make sure he (and his audience) understands the gist. As Van Ness himself might put it, this podcast is totally gorgeous and well worth checking out. [Caroline Siede]
The Windsor Knot
The ostensibly silly podcast The Windsor Knot became one of our favorites earlier in the year, with co-hosts Daniel Krupa and Joe Skrebels bringing earnestness and joy to a situation that, for most of us, would normally demand passive interest at best, or maybe just empty apathy. But as it turns out, the royal wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle was an event for the ages, with Krupa and Skrebels on hand to guide listeners through the intricacies of wedding security, the inscrutable dress code, and lemon-elderflower cake. With the Duke and Duchess of Sussex expecting their firstborn in a mere four months, is there any duo better suited to preparing a podcast audience for this royal birth? Well, probably, but they wouldn't be as much fun. [Laura M. Browning]
Good Christian Fun
Having made a name for himself in the podcasting world with his popular Gilmore Guys series, Kevin T. Porter took a rather unexpected swerve for his next venture: a podcast about Christianity! Specifically, Porter and co-host Caroline Ely examine the wild and frequently wacky world of Christian pop culture—the movies, music, and TV shows made by Christians for Christians. Both Porter and Ely were raised in Christian households and have a nostalgic affection for a lot of the stuff they cover, which they balance with a more progressive, critical eye. Ely, in particular, is passionate about interrogating the sexism embedded in a lot of Christian culture. Each episode features a new topic and a new guest, who starts by sharing their own connection to religion, if they have one. Those changes keep the podcast fresh and lively, as does the mix of goofy conversations and strong production values that made Gilmore Guys such a success. Whether you're interested in Christianity specifically, religion in general, or just weird American subcultures, Good Christian Fun has plenty to offer to both spiritual and agnostic listeners. [Caroline Siede]
For all the highbrow academic talk about intersectionality trickling down into wider discourse, this beautiful show embodies the concept effortlessly. Taz and Zahra are the coolest women who let you sit at their lunch table as they talk religion, sex, beauty, politics, and culture. Nothing is forced, all their takes are funny or profound, and listening to them hammers home the absence of female Muslim perspectives in the broader cultural conversation, even as "Muslim-ish" entertainers are more prominent than ever. Earlier episodes are molded around both news from the Muslim world and Muslim-American response to developments outside the culture, with tongue-in-cheek segments dedicated to creeping sharia (a.k.a. Muslim trends), issuing fatwahs (airing grievances), and the awkward ask-a-Muslim, which speaks for itself. Lately the show has evolved to include more This American Life–style personal essays that speak to the experiences of a Muslim diaspora in a way that also embodies universal American commensality, and it's here that the pair flex their artistic chops. Zahra's story about her family spending every Thanksgiving with the first other Muslim family they found in America is as moving a piece of audio as you're likely to hear all year. [Zach Brooke]
StangerBot, Action Boyz
In hindsight, it's wild to remember that StangerBot—comedian Ryan Stanger's hydraulic, Halloween-obsessed, kleptomaniac alter-ego—was originally born out of a desire to keep the action movie commentary podcast he co-hosts with Jon Gabrus and Ben Rodgers on track. What started as a joke that poked fun at Rodgers' robotlike dedication to moving plot summaries along has evolved over nearly 100 episodes into a recurring segment that includes a sulfuric-smelling, social-cue-missing Gorgon and a lengthy, sweaty summoning process, usually just so he can announce a studio card and leave. Even funnier than the bit itself is Gabrus' and Rodgers' lack of amusement, which is manifested in merciless roasts of their friend and their unsuccessful attempts at unceremoniously killing the character off-mic. "Oh, did you hear the news?" Rodgers asks out of the blue during one episode. "StangerBot died." [Dan Jakes]
I Only Listen To The Mountain Goats
"I'm hanging my head, because I don't know how personal to get. You never know how far to take people."—John Darnielle, "Episode 16: Steal Smoked Fish (Live)"
There's one thing Mountain Goats fans never tire of, and that's hearing John Darnielle talk. Talk about his music, yes, but really just talk about anything. The prolific singer-songwriter with well over a dozen albums to his name has a unique talent for observing specifics of the human condition and brings a sense of energy and immediacy to even the most pedestrian topics. So, when Welcome To Night Vale creator Joseph Fink announced that he would be doing a song-by-song breakdown of every Mountain Goats record with Darnielle as his co-host, fans were rightfully excited. Each episode of this first season includes more John Darnielle talking per minute than you can get anywhere else, and every second is a damn delight. This includes anecdotes from the making of 2002's All Hail West Texas, never-before-heard insights into Darnielle's songwriting process, and plenty of heady discussions about more abstract concepts like religion, creativity, and the importance of things that don't last. It's John Darnielle at his most relaxed, his most open, his most Darnielle. And it's every fan's dream. [Dan Neilan]
Cocaine & Rhinestones
Podcasts are an ideal medium to engage seminal musical retrospectives, yet few could predict that a show about 20th-century country music would dominate podcast charts for the year. There's a genuine love and intimacy in Tyler Mahan Coe's scripts that rival the early broadcasts of the Grand Ole Opry as he relates the foundational myths of an industry steeped in sanitized heritage: the drunken bitterness that drove Ernest Tubb to take a shot at a rival, Unhinged superstar Spade Cooley's brutal murder of his spouse, Ira Louvin's hair-trigger fuse. The level of backstory is unrivaled. Three of the show's first, 14-episode season focuses on "Harper Valley P.T.A.," telling the stories of the singer, songwriter, and producer of the landmark single. A fourth episode devoted to Bobbie Gentry's "Ode To Billie Joe" functions as prologue. Yet Coe's obsession with the full story never veers far from the mainstream narrative. These are all huge stories about gigantic figures; it's just that popular culture's (and Nashville's) current break from the breadth of its early country roots buried much of what deserves to be remembered. [Zach Brooke]
Thirst Aid Kit
Toxic fan bases are some of the worst of what the internet has to offer—but that just makes the earnest and supportive ones even more vital. BuzzFeed's Thirst Aid Kit, hosted by Bim Adewunmi and Nichole Perkins, thrives on several levels, but the key to the show's ongoing success is the way it taps into a community of so-called Thirst Buckets who all come together in a judgement-free space to get good and giddy about the objects of their lust. Interactive podcast segments like Thirst Sommelier (where listeners can call in for recommendations on whom to crush on next) and live events like their Thirsty Movies screening of Magic Mike XXL foster a camaraderie that is rare across this audio medium, where listeners are often far-flung, solitary, and passive consumers of the product. Meanwhile, the bonds forged by Thirst Aid Kit are uniquely and concretely felt, infusing one's day with new and measurable joy. Begin your journey as a Thirst Bucket today, and soon you'll be chatting with all your friends (IRL and online) about the hosts' latest fan fic and the vast appeal of Dev Patel. And Chris Evans. And Ryan Coogler. And Bob Belcher. And... Winnie The Pooh? Just join us already. [Marnie Shure]
Episode Superlatives
Black Men Can't Jump In Hollywood, "BlacKkKlansman"
With Spike Lee's BlacKkKlansman a major contender in this year's awards season, conversations about the movie are guaranteed to continue well into the New Year. And one great conversation to add to the mix is this episode of Black Men Can't Jump In Hollywood. Hosts Jonathan Braylock, Jerah Milligan, and James III are actors, writers, and comedians who aim to bring a different perspective from traditional film critics. They review films starring black actors or other actors of color and focus on how those films handle issues of race. Unsurprisingly, BlacKkKlansman gives them plenty to discuss over the course of this two-and-a-half-hour episode. After a lighter intro (the review itself starts about 12 minutes in), the hosts delve into an impassioned discussion about why they feel the film is so important and so effective. Whatever your opinion on BlacKkKlansman, this episode is a welcome companion piece to the film and a compelling discussion in its own right. [Caroline Siede]
Hollywood Handbook: Pro Version, "Teaser Freezers With Bosch"
Bosch is a dog. Specifically, he's Hollywood Handbook host Sean Clements' dog. He's a big sweetie, a notorious good boy, and for the better part of a year he's been the unofficial third host of the podcast (apologies to Chef Kevin), loudly chomping on bones and squeaky toys in the corner of the studio. But, for this very special episode, Sean and Hayes decided it was finally time to get Bosch fully on mic so he could take part in one of show's classic bits. The result is one of the funniest episodes of the Pro Version and perhaps one of the most joyous episodes of the show as a whole. Bosch (who, to be clear, is being voiced by an increasingly embarrassed Sean) brings a refreshingly positive perspective to the irony-rich proceedings. In place of snarky comments about how bad a new movie or show looks, he's got fun catchphrases like "That dog's funny!" and "Damn, this looks good!" It's the exact kind of insular silliness that, much like this review, won't make much sense to people unfamiliar with the show. But usually that's when the boys are at their best. [Dan Neilan]
High And Mighty, "Being Fat w/Mike Mitchell" & "Being Fat Follow-Up w/Mike Mitchell"
At the beginning of the year, comedians Jon Gabrus and Mike Mitchell (Doughboys) sat down to talk about what it's like to weigh over 300 pounds. It was a hilarious, self-deprecating, brutally honest discussion about their individual struggles and experiences as plus-size men in the industry. At the end of the episode, they make a pact to check in later in the year and, in the interim, do their best to get under 300. We won't spoil the results of the follow-up episode, but it's safe to say their second discussion picks up right where they left off, digging even deeper into the psychological and social pressures that make it so difficult to lose weight. These episodes stand out not only because you get to hear two hilarious guys set aside bits for a second and get real, but because by the end of each episode you feel yourself truly rooting for them. You want them to get healthy. You want them to feel good about themselves. Yes, for their own sake, but also, selfishly, because you want them to be around to make more of the stuff that you love so much. Here's hoping for a positive part three in 2019. [Dan Neilan]
Amazon Book Club, "Fat Vampire 2"
With apologies to Last Podcast On The Left's gnostic-gospel-psychedelia-themed alien abduction, The Dollop's coverage of addiction recovery repurposed into cult worship, and the callipygous hallucinations of Chuck Tingle, the weirdest chunk of primary source material on the internet is the continuing saga of a fat vampire, as read by the Amazon Book Club podcast. Reginald Baskin is an overweight treadmill salesman. He's bitten by an undead coworker, and according to the rules of this universe, he's locked into his current physique for eternity, unless the council of svelte, body-shaming vampires can kill him for making them look bad. Our intrepid hosts shuffle between liking and loathing the whole enterprise, calling it mean-spirited at first before warming to the absurdist gibberish at hand, especially around the time Charles Barkley turns up not only as Reginald's afterlife coach but also, for reasons known only to the author, a bestiality fan. The whole literary atrocity is delightfully normalized by the wheezy, sadsack interpretation of Reginald's lines by Ganesh Sarma, the Groucho-esque one-liners by Austin Hannah, and Shane Burklow's confused everyman. If art reflects life, let this work stand as evidence of our batshit year. [Zach Brooke]
Believed, "The Parents"
The most important thing about Believed isn't in the body of its podcast, it's in its title: the explicit assumption that women and girls are telling the truth about their sexual assaults. For several decades, former sports doctor Larry Nassar systematically assaulted girls and women, many under the guise of medical treatment. When those women spoke up, they weren't believed—by their parents, their counselors, their school administrators. Reporters Kate Wells and Lindsey Smith start from the presumption of belief and document the case against Nassar, resulting in a story radically different from anything we read in papers or saw on the news after Nassar's arrest in December 2016. Although each episode begins with a suggestion to start from the beginning of the series, episode six, "The Parents," can almost stand alone for its clear-headed untangling of an emotionally knotty narrative. Wells and Smith talk to the parents of girls and women who were sexually assaulted by Nassar and answer the question, how the hell did this even happen? It's the question that everybody asks, nobody understands, and one whose answer might help us prevent future Larry Nassars from getting away with so much, for so long. Wells and Smith are unflinching in their reportage, which results in surprisingly empathetic portraits of parents whose children had been abused, sometimes literally in front of their own eyes, without deflecting blame. Believed is a gutting listen but, by working from that seemingly simple presumption of believing women, is also the best, and maybe most important, news coverage of 2018. [Laura M. Browning]
Podmass will be back in January 2019. Let us know what we should cover in the new year, either in the comments or by emailing us at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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Washington, D.C. Communications partner Laura Phillips was quoted in a Law360 article titled "Net Neutrality Rollback May Require FCC First Move." The article explains that lawmakers may look to newly installed FCC Chairman Ajit Pai for initial action on any plan to roll back the FCC's Obama-era net neutrality rules as deliberations among GOP leaders continue on the best path forward.
While Chairman Pai has not yet revealed his broad strategy, experts predict he will apply a deliberate approach to any plan of reversal given his experience as both a Hill and FCC insider, including his time in the FCC's general counsel's office.
"I have no doubt that there's lots of calculations and micro-calculations going on about who's going to pressure who to get what concession or to get the ball rolling," said Laura.
She also noted a possible curveball for predicting how far and how fast net neutrality change could be coming in the still pending request for rehearing en banc before the D.C. Circuit Court. Most believe that rehearing won't be granted, but if the court agrees to rehear the case, that could change the calculus, Laura said. "Most people do not think anything's going to change with the en banc rehearing, but you know we'll have to see. Stranger things have happened."
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It was another season of disappointment in San Diego, but this time a change had to be made. Changes that probably should have been made years prior. Norv Turner seemed to have nine lives as coach of the Chargers, but not this time. On Monday the Chargers let go of both Turner and general manager A.J. Smith after missing the playoffs for the third straight season. Philip Rivers understands that the Chargers just haven't gotten it done during his nine-year tenure. No.17 is preparing himself to handle the change coming soon at head coach. Philip Rivers joined XX Sports Radio in San Diego with Darren Smith to discuss the San Diego Chargers firing coach Norv Turner and GM A.J. Smith this week, Norv Turner saying the Chargers will have a tough time making the playoffs next season, Norv Turner's last press conference not taking a direct shot at A.J. Smith and not expecting to have any input on the search for the Chargers next GM or head coach.
Has the reality sunk in yet that both Norv Turner and A.J. Smith are gone?
"I think it has. It's one of those things that you knew were coming the last few weeks before the end of the season. It's kind of like is this really going to happen? Until it actually happens. It's always that first Wednesday when the season is over or at least it has been since we've been out of the playoffs the last three years. It's always tough. Even if we are all returning. It's kind of like you don't have to go into the building and you don't have a game to prepare for, so season's end is always kind of tough and to add this to it makes it that much harder, but it's unchartered territory for a lot of us to experience a coaching change since the 2006 season where it happened differently. The circumstances were a lot different. This is the first time for a lot of us."
What did you make of Norv Turner's final press conference where he said next year it will be tough for this team to make the playoffs?
"Well I think he meant absolutely zero percent disrespect to any player or coach or anything that's going to be here. I know exactly what he meant by it and what he means by it is be excited and fired up to get this thing turned around and go winning and embrace this next year's team when they go and if they go. Go do it and get to the postseason and go. I don't think it was a slight or shot at anybody or any of us. I think it's a matter of it's hard to do. I took it the right way is the best way to say it. I think it was meant the right way."
You didn't take Norv Turner's last press conference as Norv taking a direct shot at A.J. Smith and the lack of talent in the locker room?
"No I don't think so. I think what he meant was that it's hard [to make the playoffs]. Now as the quarterback of the team do I expect and do I believe we can go get into the postseason next year and go [to the Super Bowl]? Absolutely. Just like I believe last year and every year you play [for the Super Bowl]. If you didn't you wouldn't line up to go play. But I think he just means it's a matter of and the truth is…it's not like we can go get a new head coach and we are going to win the whole thing. If we just had a different coach we could go win it all. That's just not the case. That's just not how it works. A lot of things have to work and things have to go your way. I need to play better. There's a long list for that to happen. It's not just a matter of well we can go get a new head coach and we'll win right now. There's a lot more to that."
Do you expect your input to be considered in the search for the next GM of the Chargers?
"I do not. It is obviously…again I have always said and look I think more was made of the conversation I had with [Chargers President] Dean Spanos and it was really more of I just felt in my gut the right thing to do, so he knew how the locker room felt, but by no means was I trying to persuade him to do anything like that. Look this is unchartered territory. I got my hands full playing quarterback. The last thing I need to do is try to influence these types of decisions of being a head coach or GM. I think it's in good hands. Look, like I said I am worried about my role and kind of sitting and waiting because I think the unknown right now for everybody in that locker room is that the guys we've known and the guys we've played for and the guys that drafted us here and the guys that did everything here are not here and they are not going to be here and it's going to start with a clean slate from round one. Everybody knows how we practice or how we do anything when we get a new head coach and staff in here. We gotta go re-earn that respect and trust and how we operate and how we practice and how we play and how we do things. It's going to be new and I will get fired up, but right now I am not. I will when it gets ready to go.


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Security systems in Wollongong help protect your property from a variety of ailments. Many people have an idea that security systems are only to protect the home from burglars. But the fact is the alarm system can be used to detect other stuff as well. Now, there are many types of alarms that play a vital role in security systems.Two prime types of alarms are: localized and monitored. Whenever the alarm is tripped, the localized alarms sound a loud siren which is usually enough to scare off the intruder. If you are at home, you are warned and can proceed to call the authorities. If you are not home, the duty of calling the authorities falls on your neighbors.
Alarm monitoring systems in Wollongong on the other hand, not only sound a siren but also send a message to the security company. The security personnel then call you to find out if everything is ok. Most security systems tie up with the phone lines so when the alarm is triggered, the phone is blocked and only the security company is able to call in. When they call, you need to give them the pre-decided code number to signify that everything is okay. If you give them the wrong code or if there is no answer to the phone call, the security company will immediately dispatch the proper authorities to your home. Most security systems Wollongong even include a panic button in their alarms. This alarm may be loud or silent that immediately notifies the security company that you are in trouble.
The great thing about alarm monitoring system in Wollongong is that you can rest assured that someone is watching over you and this is not limited to burglars alone.Security means protection from all angles which includes fire and carbon monoxide poisoning. We all know what a fire alarm is; it is that little blinking light that is often strategically placed over kitchen! Although, it is annoying if the alarm goes off every time you are cooking up a storm, it does help prevent major disasters.Fire alarms usually instantly activate the sprinkler system if there is one, and inform the fire department. You have a window of time to enter a code in case it is a false alarm. If the code is not entered the fire department rush to the scene to manage the situation.
Security systems in Wollongong now even monitor another vital hazard - carbon monoxide. While fire alarms are well known, not everyone knows about carbon monoxide alarms. Carbon monoxide is possibly more deadly than fire. This silent killer is colorless, odorless and is produced by burning fuel. The warm fireplace that seems so soothing in the winters can become potentially deadly very soon. Many people die in their sleep due to carbon monoxide poisoning as it is hard to detect. That is why it is essential to have a carbon monoxide detector at home, especially if you own a fireplace. And it also needs to be monitored so that when high levels of carbon monoxide are detected, the system can immediately contact the fire department.
Security systems and alarm monitoring Wollongong are striving to make our lives safer; it is our duty to embrace the system to protect our precious home.
Wollongong City Security provides a wide range of security services including security systems Wollongong and alarm monitoring Wollongong systems in Wollongong.


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Law.com today features my article, Blogging and the Bottom Line, which originally appeared in ALM's Legal Tech newsletter. Here's a sample:
"Pick an area of law — trademark, employment, appellate, whatever — tack "lawyer" onto it, and search the phrase on Google. Odds are, a legal blog will be among the top-ranking results — often at the top of the list.
"At a time when talk of online marketing invariably turns to the pseudo-science of search-engine optimization, many law firms are missing an often more sure-fire route to the top of the search-engine heap — blogging.
"And higher search ranking is just one of the marketing advantages blogging offers lawyers — all for little or no cost and with virtually no technical knowledge required."


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Matthew Turk, Editor
Collection launched: 09 Jul 2014
The event was a forum for the discussion of the challenges related to the development, deployment, and maintenance of reusable software (see the original call for papers here). Papers include Experience Reports, Position Papers and Survey Papers, on such challenges as:
- the development process that leads to new software
- the support, maintenance and usage of software
- the role of communities or industry
- policy issues relating to developing sustainable software
- education and training
Submissions were originally released to the community as short preprint articles (via ArXiv or FigShare) and participants were then encouraged to develop and extend their original submissions in light of the discussion at the workshop for this collection.
A summary by Daniel Katz et al. provides an overview of the main themes and topics brought up at the first workshop, setting in context the issues and shared experiences that were discussed.
All articles have been peer reviewed and discussion between authors, readers, and the community is encouraged via the online commentary facility at the bottom of each article page.
The second workshop (WSSSPE2) will take place in New Orleans on 16 November 2014 in conjunction with Supercomputing 2014. See the full call for papers here
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Jefferies Equity analysts Imron Zafar, Raj Denhoy and Anthony Petrone rate Intuitive Surgical, Inc. (NASDAQ:ISRG) as a Buy as they provide an updated look at recent hospital/surgeon checks, as well as an updated forecast.
While Intuitive Surgical, Inc. (NASDAQ:ISRG)'s last week's 4Q preannouncement offered some comfort around da Vinci market dynamics, initial 2014 guidance upcoming on Thursday's 4Q call will meaningfully impact investor sentiment. To provide some framework, we present recent hospital/surgeon checks and updated forecasts.
A decade ago, no one talked about tail risk hedge funds, which were a minuscule niche of the market. However, today many large investors, including pension funds and other institutions, have mandates that require the inclusion of tail risk protection. In a recent interview with ValueWalk, Kris Sidial of tail risk fund Ambrus Group, a Read More
Intuitive Surgical, Inc. (NASDAQ:ISRG): Updating model to reflect latest checks and 4Q pre-announcement
Our recent checks to gauge prevailing and expected market dynamics in robotic surgery include feedback from 50 U.S. hospital CEOs/CFOs and 25 U.S. urologists. Key takeaways, coupled with what we gleaned from preliminary 4Q results, are reflected in our updated model and include the following: (1) US gynecology: benign hysterectomy remains the biggest wildcard to overall da Vinci utilization, and volumes do not appear to have deteriorated meaningfully further in Intuitive Surgical, Inc. (NASDAQ:ISRG)'s 4Q to the extent many had feared, and utilization may have bottomed; our outlook is largely unchanged; (2) US urology: volumes trended weaker than expected in 4Q and surgeon checks point to continued pressure in 2014; our model now assumes US prostatectomy volumes declining 3% versus +3% previously; (3) US general surgery: growth remains robust and momentum in cholecystectomy and colorectal looks sustainable; our outlook is intact; (4) US da Vinci capital sales: 4Q US placements were meaningfully below our model and survey data point to continued capex pressures in 2014; we have tempered our outlook for placements, though we were encouraged by planned capital investments at several hospitals surveyed; and (5) Japan: market development continues, with another bolus of placements in 4Q and feedback from Japanese clinicians supporting our growth outlook.
Intuitive Surgical, Inc. (NASDAQ:ISRG) Upcoming 2014 guidance: procedure growth will be in focus
Accounting for all of this, we have updated our model and now project 2014 worldwide procedure growth of 14%, down from 17% based primarily on a more tempered outlook for urology. We believe this forecast is roughly in line with consensus volume growth of around 13% to 14%, and our sense is that buy-side expectations are somewhat lower. Given the near-term uncertainties and a typically conservative management team, we look for initial procedure growth guidance to come in below consensus and in the form of a fairly wide range.
Valuation/Risks for Intuitive Surgical, Inc. (NASDAQ:ISRG)
Our $480 PT for Intuitive Surgical, Inc. (NASDAQ:ISRG) assumes the stock continues to trade at the recent 24x FTM multiple and is supported by DCF. Risks include further deterioration in hysterectomy, adoption in general surgery, and competition.


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New York may soon have the music venue blues.
B.B. King Blues Club & Grill will host its final concert April 29. The venue, located in Times Square, at 237 W. 42nd St., announced it planned to close its doors after 18 years because of escalating rent.
"Unfortunately this has become a growing trend in New York City, with other iconic music venues and businesses falling victim to opportunistic property owners," Tsion Bensusan, the venue's chief operator officer, said in a statement.
The finale of the nostalgic rhythm and blues-themed club highlights the plight of smaller venues in the city, which comes after the Mayor's Office of Media and Entertainment released a 2017 report showing that more than 20 percent of such clubs have shuttered over the past 15 years.
The 11,000 square-foot theater named after Mississippi blues legend B.B. King has a concert capacity of up to 1,000. The venue's marquee with large red letters and its crushed velvet stage curtains recalled the Chicago Blues heyday of the 1950s, when electric blues music began to flourish in urban areas.
Prominent blues guitarist Buddy Guy will headline the club's final show. Other notable names scheduled to play during the club's final week include: Rick Ross, Slick Rick & Doug E. Fresh and George Clinton & Parliament Funkadelic. All shows scheduled for after April 29 will be moved to other venues throughout the city.


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By Alan Tonelson
August 28, 2018
Suppose the U.S. government punished certain types of tax cheating with the financial equivalent of a wrist slap (and no reimbursement requirement), and then announced that some more types of tax cheating would be punished with that same wrist slap. Chances are, unless you had moral qualms about any kind of tax cheating, you'd keep on cheating because even if you were caught every year, your gains would be well worth a marginal fine.
Now let's suppose that Washington announced that all tax cheating would result in a truly massive and mandatory fine. Chances are you'd become a model taxpayer, or close to it, if your chances of being caught were relatively small.
If this makes sense to you, then you understand one of the main problems that's plagued the United States since the advent of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), and chances are you recognize why what we know of President Trump's new NAFTA revamp agreement with Mexico leaves that problem almost fully intact.
Although it seems like a big deal that the revised terms require that 75 percent of an automobile be made within the NAFTA free trade zone to qualify for duty-free treatment rather than the current 62.5 percent, as I've repeatedly explained, the decision to keep the tariff punishment for noncompliance at 2.5 percent still renders these "rules of origin" toothless. For any automaker whose home base is either inside of outside North America and that's worth his or her salt should be able to find 2.5 percent cost-savings to offset the levy, or remain plenty profitable even without such offsets. And the high levels of non-North American content that continue to characterize so many vehicles sold inside North America make clear these companies have succeeded in one or both respects.
In other words, because non-compliance is so relatively painless, the existing rules of origin were not stringent or smart enough to achieve their stated aim of luring much automotive production and employment from outside North America to inside North America, and the new rules are no likelier to work any better.
P.S. – the national governments of these non-North American auto producers have always been able easily to help their companies cope with the NAFTA content requirements through a variety of policies – e.g., providing them with new or bigger tax breaks or subsidies, or devaluing their currencies. And because the external NAFTA tariff remains so low, these tactics, too, remain as capable as ever of frustrating the intent of the origin rules.
Even more frustrating for those who hoped for a game-changing NAFTA rewrite, the exact same flaw sandbags the Trump administration's win with Mexico concerning its separate proposal that duty-free treatment inside North America apply only to vehicles containing 40-45 percent content from factories paying hourly wages greater than $16.
A new piece on Bloomberg.com helpfully confirms the general point about the pointlessness of such a low external tariff, but even more helpfully (if less wittingly) underscores what an immense opportunity has been missed by the administration's failure to boost these levies.
The article uses U.S. Transportation Department data to show that only three vehicle models currently assembled in Mexico of the 39 sold to Americans would be tariff-ed under the new origin rules regime – and that only one of these is a significant seller in the American market. For Canadian-assembled vehicles, the number that would be affected by the new origin rules is higher – but it's still only six of the 19 total.
But these Transportation Department data also make clear how likely a much higher tariff would be to shift automotive output and employment to North America. The key is how many of those Mexico-and Canada-assembled vehicles exported to the United States would fall below the 75 percent threshold, and therefore would cost lots more to sell to Americans (say, the 25 percent suggested by Mr. Trump for proposed national security-based automotive tariffs). For Mexico, the number would be 25, or some 64 percent of the number of models its assemblers send to the United States. For Canada, it's twelve of the 19, or 63 percent.
These numbers as such don't tell us how many actual vehicles exported from both countries would face these much higher tariffs. But according to the authors, although that figure is a significantly lower than the model percentage number would indicate, it would still represent nearly a third of U.S. vehicle imports from Mexico. Therefore, the costs of noncompliance with the origin rules would be far from chump change for the non-North American producers. (This one-third number also counts cars that would be affected by a separate requirement that 40 to 45 percent of the content of an vehicle come from factories paying at least $16 per hour in order to avoid tariffs.) Exact statistics for Canadian exports aren't provided, but the authors describe it as "likely" to be similar.
None of the above contradicts the observation that NAFTA external tariffs greater than 2.5 percent would violate America's World Trade Organization (WTO) commitments. But since when has the Trump administration had use for that regime – or for the previous U.S. trade policies that spearheaded its creation? In addition, why has President Trump not recognized that much higher NAFTA external tariffs – applied, along with universal rules of origin – would solve most of the biggest and chronic U.S. trade problems he's complained about with foreign rivals like China, Germany and the European Union, Japan, and South Korea.
The answers to date remain unclear at best. What's perfectly clear, though, is that although President Trump is often portrayed as a disrupter, his new NAFTA deal with Mexico is anything but.
Alan Tonelson is Founder of the blog RealityChek – www.alantonelson.wordpress.com – which covers a wide range of domestic and international policy issues along with political and social trends.
For 18 years before leaving to launch RealityChek, Tonelson followed the impact of globalization on the U.S. economy, domestic manufacturing, and U.S. national security for the U.S. Business and Industry Council. This national business organization represents nearly 2,000 domestic American companies, most of them small and medium-sized manufacturers.
Alan Tonelson is a regular columnist with Industry Today.


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yes exactly same happened to me.
i've went to TM branch, livechat, app support, call customer service 100, everything is useless. none of it helps. the apps itself is lousy. customer service is not workable. but they still simply terminate user account. this is 1st time in history telco terminated an active user account without permission.
Isu kat sini. saya punya OCR telah complete lama dan akaun masih aktif tetapi line suspended. kenapa?
Already verified my ic.
When will the line active back? Do i need to inform or the system will automatically update?
I have the same issue here, in the app show OCR completed when trying to verify the profile ( I have verified the profile before ).
Then today I receive the sms to ask for verification , it state that I haven't verify the profile and my line will be suspended at the end of month. Now it seems get into an endless loop.
@remstr can help?
Hi @ahmt8 @acidfreedom ,
No need. If you have completed the OCR before this, please disregard the reminder.
ok, thanks. Hopefully all is fine
Kalau akaun dah kena suspended, nak aktifkan balik macam mn
@Mdmm wrote:
Kalau akaun dah kena suspended, nak aktifkan balik macam mn
suspended sebab apa ya? billing issue ke atau masalah OCR ni?
[Solved] Issues :
1) Cannot make/receive calls & messages (SMS)
2) Account Status : Two-way block
3) But still can use mobile data/internet
Firstly, you have to ensure that you have scanned & verified your IC :
1) Open "mobile@unifi" app
2) Tap on the profile logo (on upper-left corner)
3) Take your IC & then tap on "scan now"
4) IC verified ✅
— Unfortunately,
Account Status : Two-way block
So what's next?
These are EASY steps for Line Re-activation Request (online via live chat) :
1) Open "mobile@unifi" app
2) Tap on the profile logo (on upper-left corner)
3) Next to "support", tap on "+" symbol
4) Tap on "live chat" (8:00am-10:00pm)
5) Scroll down & tap on "Service Inactive/Reactivation"
6) Tell the Unifi Agent of the purpose/issue/problem you are facing.
Example: "Hello, i want to re-activate my line (your phone number) & (your email address)."
And then wait for a few minutes until the Unifi Agent reply your text. Be patient, do not press "back" or it will end the conversation & service.
7) Answer several questions asked by the Unifi Agent.
8) The process will take 24 hours and you will get notifications via email or SMS once it is done.
9) Problem solved ✅
- Account Status: Active
- Can make/receive calls & messages
My experience :
This happened to me because I received an email from Unifi :
" Your request for line suspension has been approved. Your line will be suspended from 22/07/2021. "
But i never made any line suspension request ')
So, these steps only work for those who have the same issue like me, suddenly cannot make/receive calls, messages (SMS) & account has been put on hold / two-way block status.
@remstr wrote:
Hi there,
I noticed lately lot of you guys from BEBAS prepaid are suspended due to OCR verification. So what you guys need to do? I will summarize everything you need to know in this post, so please read ya.
So what is OCR Verification?
Prepaid Verification Clean Up is the initiative by Unifi Mobile to validate customer's # Bebas account against their NRIC / Passport to ensure that all mandatory details are captured accordingly.
Mandatory details that required to be captured are;
- Full Name
- MyKad /Passport Number
- Complete Mailing Address
Why dont unifi send me a reminder about it? At least SMS lah!
Actually, they did. 3 SMS will be sent to remind you guys, and one EDM via email (before suspension).
So what now? How to verify my profile?
Affected subscribers who have yet validating their # Bebas account, can perform the OCR validation through :
- Mobile@unifi (Self care
- Walk In to TMP
I will put additional FAQ below so please take a moment to read it throughly ya.
1. What is the Optical Character Recognition (OCR) clean up exercise?
The Optical Character Recognition (OCR) clean up exercise allows our unifi Mobile #BEBAS customers to complete and validate their profile using their personal identification number (NRIC / passport) in the online registration form.
This method is widely used as a form of information entry and done by digitising the printed texts so that it can be stored to sec ure and protect the customer's account.
2. Why do we need perform the OCR for customer registration?
The OCR is a feature used to secure and protect your account. This will be done by digitizing the completed details and informati on provided by our customers.
This feature is also one of the policy regulated by the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) to all telecommu nic ations service providers.
3. Who will be impacted by the OCR exercise?
This exercise would affect ALL unifi Mobile #BEBAS customers who have yet to complete the validation process
4. What are the details needed to complete the OCR exercise?
All it takes is your mobile device with the latest version of the mobile@unifi app and your NRIC or passport.
5. Can you guide me on how to complete the OCR validation exercise?
It's very simple. Just follow the step by step process below:
a)Launch your mobile@unifi app
b)Go to the 'Profile' tab
c)Then proceed to 'Verify My Profile' tab to complete your OCR exercise
6. If I do not verify my account what will happen?
Verifying account is a mandatory and crucial steps where all customers need to ensure that this step is done.
Failed to adhere this step accordingly to timeline given, will get your account Suspended for 14 days where at this stage you ar e unable to perform any incoming/outgoing
activities, then followed by Termination of account


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16 July
Weather: 37 C at noon, felt as 40 C
Sunrise and streets
That morning we got up before the sunrise to catch the golden hour (best time to take pictures are as the sun rises and sets). We walked and photographed between streets till the Kamo River.
It was truly a beautiful morning, I loved seeing how Kyoto is getting up, the shops still closed, people getting to their work slowly. Some people were sweeping their house front.
Near the river, there were young people just finishing the day, some still in their festival dresses.
Someone was sleeping with their luggage as the cushion, demonstrating how Japan is so safe.
After walking hours in the streets, we decided that today is the day we finally gave up walking and rent bicycles for the transport.
Early breakfasts day
Everywhere was closed except konbini stores, so we took small bites from Family Mart and walked more. Then McDonalds was the second place we went around 6 am but we needed a decent (or somewhat decent) coffee so once Starbucks opened around 7 am, we went there to have some coffee and truly wake up.
Bicycle renting
Before coming I read in many blogs that Kyoto is very safe to bike, it was our agenda already. After breakfast, we rented bicycles from the nearest bike shop until the day we leave for Osaka. We preferred J-CYCLE for the renting, but I believe there are many more options.
Erhan, living many years in the Netherlands was already used to bicycles, but me? I had not cycled for many years, but you know what they say like using a bike, it is true 🙂 I remembered quickly.
As soon as we rented the bicycles, we headed to Kyoto station for lunch. After spending the 2020 in isolation, looking back to photos from 2018 Kyoto it hurts my heart a little bit, seeing such a large crowd all together.
You will absolutely go to Kyoto station once or twice and if you have time to spare, go up and enjoy the unexpected beautiful terrace of the station with beautiful bamboo trees and a sky view.
Gyoza festival
It was already the third day of Gion Matsuri. Today we decided to have dinner outside of the festival area, and I already know what to eat and where with the help of my workings before Japan! Gyozadokoro Takatsuji Sukemasa ぎょうざ処 亮昌 高辻本店! Near our home in Kyoto, and without leaving the festival area. These were the best Gyoza I have ever eaten in my life (and also will eat in Japan through the journey). If you ever go there don't miss it, you'll regret it.
Erhan's Note: Eating it came with a manual of how to. There were several spices and sauces to enjoy, first without any spice, then with the spices respectively and also the store made it clear that the gyoza was made all with Japanese ingredients.
After our own gyoza festival, we headed to the festival area one more time, and enjoyed to the last drop.
We saw the floats at night one last time and carved the scenes in our memories with their shiny lights.
We weren't of course the only ones around the floats, the crowd was again in the streets of Kyoto.
and the famous stalls were still working full capacity, after all people loves these stands.
and of course the officers were again there with their lightsaberish things.
The next day was the main event of the festival, another early start was waiting for us, therefore we decided call the night early on.
Total steps of the day: 10875
next post: The procession of the MATSURI


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This has nothing to do with my goals, but it's my favorite Christmas movie and this post needed a photo
For December goals I've decided to do something a little different. This month my goals are all the goals I didn't complete over the year. If you've been following along, you know this means there will be way more than 5 goals. Anything I didn't complete and get to add money into my Me Jar for is on the table, but I've decided to highlight a couple that I really want to put energy into from now until the end of the year. These are ones that I've chosen based on their ability to start my 2015 off right - side note how strange is it that we're already talking about 2015!? -
1. Keep a clean room all month / clean out my closet to donate
2. Read a book
3. Connect with other bloggers
4. Do a Secret Thing 10 times


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MY GOAL: I more a witness than a creator, and if I have a particular gift, it is the ability to have a certain awareness. Whatever the stresses or even the way that life can seem mundane, there are things that happen that are of great beauty and significance. "Neither be cynical about love; for in the face of all aridity and disenchantment it is as perennial as the grass." -- Max Ehrmann: "Desiderata"
MY WISH: I think this video is a really good representation of my continuing Conceptual studies, where my work focuses on the two themes of inspiration and coincidence. The beautiful girl's incredibly brief appearance would go unnoticed, if it wasn't the Title Page of the video. So, this moment recognized; I found the entire clip became a commentary about the fleeting nature of beauty itself.


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The climax of "Divergent" that saw the young divergent Tris (Shailene Woodley) escape with her life after a face-off with the manipulative leader of the Erudites (Kate Winslet) may have been anti-climatic but that won't keep a good YA series from marching on. Realizing there is more to her story in this post-apocalyptic Chicago, in Insurgent, Tris bands with the factionless (and her romantic interest and fellow divergent played by Theo James) to get bring down the power elite. What she doesn't realize is she may the key to giving even more power to the controlling Erudite faction. The trailer checks off most of what to expect from a movie like this — another showdown (which offers more pyrotechnics), familial and friend re-connections and of course burgeoning love. Summit Entertainment invites you to see the drama unfold for yourself above.
Insurgent stars Shailene Woodley, Miles Teller, Jai Courtney, Ansel Elgort, Naomi Watts, Kate Winslet, Theo James, Zoë Kravitz, Maggie Q and Ray Stevenson.
Official Synopsis:
Insurgent raises the stakes for Tris as she searches for allies and answers in the ruins of a futuristic Chicago. Tris (Woodley) and Four (James) are now fugitives on the run, hunted by Jeanine (Winslet), the leader of the power-hungry Erudite elite. Racing against time, they must find out what Tris's family sacrificed their lives to protect, and why the Erudite leaders will do anything to stop them. Haunted by her past choices but desperate to protect the ones she loves, Tris, with Four at her side, faces one impossible challenge after another as they unlock the truth about the past and ultimately the future of their world.
Insurgent rises up to US and UK theaters on March 20, 2015.


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Top 4 Tips for High School Baseball Players
If you are an aspiring baseball champion, remember that improvement doesn't come with games. Games can definitely help you compete, have experience on the mound and occasionally gain an opportunity to involve in the chess match of pitch sequencing, but when it comes to skill development, games are typically unhelpful.
In a typical high school season, a common player will get around three games and three practice sessions a week. The non-pitching games (which are most of them) are an even greater waste of time from the point of view of pure pitching development.
The intention of telling this is not to blame anyone, neither it's for condemning high school baseball as most of them like Glenbrook North Baseball are usually remarkably more advantageous than the average fall ball or summer ball team.
According to observations, the number of high school players moving up to play at a higher level is very low and majority of players have to end their baseball careers at high school graduation.
What to Do?
If a high school player is fully committed to play at the next level, he has two questions:
- How can I maximize my ability?
- Am I doing that? If I am not, what to do to start it?
Here are a few tips a high school baseball player should follow to improve his play to be eligible to play at the next level.
1. Keep Reading and Watching
Read and watch everything you can get about baseball. There's a lot of material in the form of books, videos, live games, tips from your coaches and more. Make a habit of going through and understanding all of it.
2. Practice, Practice, Practice
It's an eternal truth that practice makes perfect. Obviously it applies to baseball too. Do your drills every day for at least 5 to 6 days in a week. Ensure that you are building a proper muscle memory by mixing up your routine.
3. Do Something Else at the End of the Season
This is helpful to prevent burnout. Select any other activity, physical exercise or sport during the off-season. It's even better to choose something you are totally unfamiliar with. This will keep your interest alive and by the next season, you will find yourself excited to play again.
4. Strength Train
Never make the mistake of waiting till your junior or senior years of high school to build strength. Start exercising right from the summer after your 8th grade. Thus, by the time you are a senior, you will become physically very strong and prepared to have fantastic junior and senior seasons.
Follow these tips to keep your dream alive to become a baseball champion and make it true!


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05 Sep 10 Best Instagram Spots In Quito, Ecuador
You can find a lot of attractive Instagram spots in Ecuador's capital. Everything from craters, lookouts, monuments and urban city life.
Here is a list of the 10 best Instagram spots in Quito.
1. Parque Itchimbia
This amazing park is a perfect getaway from the busy city of Quito. It is great for families and dogs.
You will see this huge letters with a beautiful view of old town behind you.
2. Basilica del Voto Nacional
This is from after walking to the top in La Basilica. You will see the clock tower and El Panecillo in the middle.
3. Museo de Sitio Intiaan
This middle of the world museum is considered to be more exact on the equator than the Mitad del Mundo monument.
You can get a tour around the museum where you will experience cool experiments when you are on
the equator like balancing eggs etc.
4. Teleferiqo and Pichincha
Taking the cable cart Teleferiqo costs you around $8 dollars. You can hike up to the volcano
Pichincha which will take you around 4 hours. Make sure you have enough clothes on you. The Teleferiqo reaches up
to 4050 meters above sea level.
5.Crater Pululahua
If you are going to Mitad del Mundo you can drive further North and you will see Pululahua. You can also hike down to the crater.
6. Mitad del Mundo
Mitad del Mundo is a monument that was thought to be the middle of the equator, however, the French explorers missed it with roughly 200 meters.
7. El Panecillo
This is a view of El Panecillo from the old town. It is a steep walk up.
8. La Basilica from the inside
When you visit La Basilica you should go all the way to the top, on the way you will see this beautiful glasswork.
9. Skate park in La Carolina
To get the best atmosphere of the lively park, go to La Carolina on a Sunday afternoon.
10. Close up of Panecillo
You can hike up to Panecillo from the old town, it will take you roughly 30 minutes, or you can take a taxi. The Quito tourist bus also goes up to Panecillo.
Have you been to Quito? Which one of these places would you check out?
Next step: Top things to do in Quito, Ecuador
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Matthew Meadows – Resume
Matthew Meadows – Software Engineer
Software engineer at Nanostring for the GeoMX DSP R&D team. Angular 7, javascript, C#, Postgres, Docker.
Former contract application architect at the Microsoft Digital Crimes Unit, worked as a full-stack engineer on a privacy tool used by risk managers and developing a new UI for a data exploration tool used by analysts and investigators. Written in Node.js and Angular7/C# respectively.
Recently on contract as a Software Engineer with the Boston Consulting Group Digital Ventures division developing & debugging commercial greenhouse control systems. Focus was around improving reliability & performance of a highly parallel Windows server application that reads sensor information from greenhouses & uploads it to the cloud to improve yields & forecasting for resource costs, including predictive analytics around labor, energy, temperature, water, nutrients & reclamation.
As recently as Feburary I was a Software Engineer at Microsoft OMS, my sixth tour of the Redmond campus with highlights including Microsoft Research, Bing Maps and Windows Vista, both full time & contract. Over the course of 10 years I have participated in development of the Win32 Accessibility and speech recognition interfaces (Narrator), contributed to security & privacy research (MSR), compiler testing & operating system shell integration (Longhorn) and Bing Maps Local web and application code. I implemented the OMS Azure Log Analytics UI & created detailed inspection tools for the developers providing insight into each panel including histograms of data operations, logging & accesibility metadata.
My specialties include search, optimization & UI design. As a retired ballet dancer & extremely vested musician I bring a unique sense of aesthetics to all of my work.
Outside of Microsoft I have also worked for the DOD via Koverse as a UI developer, PredixionSoftware.com, contributing to their predictive analysis and data visualization tools, and at Amazon.com, contributing to Prime on the Kindle and the Instant Checkout experience. Prior to coming to Seattle I worked for 10 years in Austin, Texas as the application architect of Inquisite, a market-research product suite.
Presently working on Rabbit-Server, a personal Node.js project that uses loosely coupled module contracts for common interfaces like output & logging, with a front-end written in React. One service to bind them all. Source available from Github on request.
Current Toolset
Visual Studio, Node.js, React.js, Javascript, Typescript, JQuery, HTML 5, CSS3, C#, ASP.NET, Android Development Kit. AWS & Azure for cloud services.
Tools Experience
WCF and Win32 Services, Silverlight & Excel Clients, SQL Server 2008/2012, Win32 API, .Net Framework 2.x-4.0, Perl/Mason/Java Development, Ubuntu & Red Hat Linux, Kindle Development Kit.
Boston Consulting Group Digital Ventures
3/2018 – 07/2018
Microsoft Digital Crimes Unit
10/2018 – Present
Redmond, WA
Working as an application architect developing privacy, security & data visualization software for lawyers and analysts investigating digital crimes. Developed an end-to-end privacy solution from inception to deployment including design, database architecture on SQL Server, all the stored procedures, a Node.js web API based on Express, Html layouts and styles and client code written in Javascript & JQuery using JSON as a transport. Deployed as a web app Azure. Also developed a new front end for dataset visualization based on an existing Angular / ASP.Net Core. Currently working on a solution for capturing business email compromise information and inputting it into an Azure Data Warehouse.
11/2015 – 02/2018
Redmond, WA
Worked as a software design engineer embedded with the Microsoft Operations Management Suite (OMS). Scope of work includes a long-running overhaul of the portal UI to conform with Azure specifications delivered by the design team:
- Html5 & CSS3 styling of the Azure Log Analytics portal.
- Typescript & C# development & debugging for OMS
- Accessibility refactoring for 502 compliance
- Daily scrum participation
- Live site production support.
10/2013 to 9/2015
Seattle, WA
Worked as a UI developer, helped bring their 1.0 product to a servicable release level. Developed the first generation of their logo & icons. Developed a new version of their search application with a method for identifying fields of material interest in no-schema datastore, a key component of their pending patent grant. Worked on Red Disk, delivering core product code delivered to the US Army's INSCOM. Performed extensive JQuery debugging & integration with the Java back-end, and helped push the product forward to 1.4 as the code was adopted by the US Air Force. Netbeans & Eclipse with Maven build environment built on top of Apache Accumulo, Cloudera Hadoop, Centos Linux & open source integration tools.
5/2013 to 10/2013
Redmond, WA
Developed features for the experimental Somex, a Microsoft Research Windows tray application built as a C# / .Net client using embedded Internet Explorer for UI features. Html5 / CSS3 / Javascript / JQuery communicating via WFC with SQL-2012 built using Entity Framework. Designed and built a journaling mechanism tracing JQuery events. Also contributed the public subscription UI and implementation. Contributed to data extraction and reporting for their published research paper.
01/13 to 04/13
Seattle, WA
Worked on assignments with the Amazon Prime team. Developed Out-Of-Box-Experience code in CSS3 & Html5 for Kindles in multiple international markets. Also developed new dialogs for the single page check-out experience for messaging Prime in the US and UK on the Amazon retail website.
Predixion Software
8/2011 to 7/2012
Redmond, WA
Most of my work at PredixionSoftware was focused on UI development for their client, primarily Silverlight but more recently Excel. Contributed to the core product data visualization features and helped built a set of Silverlight/Xaml controls used in development for their thin-client. Primarily ASP.Net, C#, and API development. Excel client port of Silverlight code and vice/versa.
9/2007 to 8/2011
Redmond, WA
Worked as an Html, CSS & Javascript feature developer for Bing Local UI, including movie theater show times and restaurant reservations. ASP.Net, C# and WCF feature developer for Bing Local middle-tier. Write Silverlight/Xaml, Bing Maps API and WCF feature developer for Bing Maps Firstlight local events application. Significant experience with JSON, REST API's & JQuery troubleshooting.
Provided production support duties for Bing Maps including deployment, troubleshooting & mitigation development. Front-line optimizer tasked with improving site performance and mitigating systematic attacks via parallelization and caching solutions. Developed WCF service to codify the DOM and allow developers to access Bing Maps user collections within Microsoft.
10/2006 to 09/2007
Redmond, WA
HRIT Performance Management, Developer Division. ASP.Net/C# test harness developer for Visual Studio 2008 on Windows 2008. Html/CSS and Javascript feature developer for HR Performance application. Converted raw output from HR design team to CSS/ASP.Net component architecture. developed extensible Windows client shell in CSS & C# for use by application teams. Created and debugged manager feedback reports using SSRS on SQL Server 2005.
02/2006 to 06/2006
Redmond, WA
Vista OS developer. Debugged Windows Vista UI Automation library Win32 control proxy interfaces. Corrected event propagation through mouse and keyboard handlers. Diagnosed marshalling and threading issues across Win32/COM/.Net boundaries. Extremely low-level work in a massive project with thousands of developers & millions of lines of source.
Catapult Systems
11/1995 to 11/2005
Austin, TX
Architect of Inquisite. Participated in each phase of the software development life cycle, from inception to production support, across the entire application suite. Developed critical infrastructure elements including the common business kernel, native service applications, data collection and transformation components, and advanced statistical reports. Developed foundation technology stack including kernel serialization and versioning, internal event propagation, process communication protocols, and web service interface definitions. Composed and reviewed core product documentation with an emphasis on the software development kit, extensibility tools, and reports. Optimized each tier of the application suite to ensure product scalability in a wide range of deployment environments and stress scenarios, including multiprocessor machines and load balanced servers. Performed technical interviews to screen candidates for software development, technical sales, and network engineering positions. Accompanied technical sales personnel to improve my understanding of their business requirements in order to translate them directly into design specifications. Created reporting solutions that featured a wide range of data transformations and statistical operations, including t-tests, regression analysis, and analysis of variance (ANOVA). Developed strategies, design specifications, and extensibility mechanisms in order to incrementally port the product to C# and ASP.Net. Created an integrated development environment, a form builder client application used to produce and publish survey web pages of arbitrary complexity. Developed commonly understood and widely used features for the survey builder, including Cut/Cop/Paste and Undo/Redo.
Also worked as the lead developer for a source code documentation system written in MS-Visual C++ (MFC) and Delphi. Developed classes to convert opaque binary and text sources into a parse tree suitable for semantic analysis via native code. Developed classes to drive Microsoft Word with OLE Automation to emit report documents.
Contact Information
Matthew Meadows email@example.com Mobile: 425-770-9136 Skype: rangothedog 6809 NE 166th Court Kenmore, WA 98028 http://www.rangothedog.com
Microsoft Corporation One Microsoft Way Redmond, WA 98052-7329 (425) 882-8080 (425) 706-7329 http://www.microsoft.com
Koverse 2118 Green Watch Way #100 Reston, VA 20191 206-529-5181 http://www.koverse.com
Amazon 410 Terry Ave N Seattle, WA 98109 (206)266-10000 http://www.amazon.com
Predixion Software 31831 Camino Capistrano, Suite 201 San Juan Capistrano, CA 92675 949-373-4900 http://www.predixionsoftware.com/predixion/
Catapult Systems Corp. 3001 Bee Caves Rd. Austin, TX 78746 (512)328-8181 http://www.catapultsystems.com


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Golf is one of the most popular sports in Los Cabos. Here, golfers have a choice of superb courses that allow them to play and enjoy the beautiful landscape of the desert meeting the ocean—a unique and unforgettable combination. There are two Jack Nicklaus-designed courses, one Robert Trent Jones II and a Tom Weiskopf-designed course.
Within easy reach of Las Ventanas al Paraíso lies the magnificent Robert Trent Jones II championship golf course, Cabo Real. The site of the 1999 PGA Senior Slam Tournament, the course is a classic design laid over more than 7,000 yards of verdant landscape with three oceanfront holes.
Ocean Course at Cabo Del Sol, with the Jack Nicklaus Signature Ocean Course, is part of a planned complex of three. Nicklaus says Cabo Del Sol has "the three best ocean finishing holes in the world." The course is situated on the beach at Playa Barco Varado. Guests of the 1,800-acre development have about a mile of beach to play on. Instruction and rentals are available. The par 72 course's front nine is 3,597 yards, with the back nine at 3,440 yards.
Opened in 2001, the Desert Course at Cabo Del Sol is Tom Weiskopf's first design in Latin America. It sits parallel to the existing Ocean Course and has ocean views from all 18 holes. The course is designed through canyons, rock outcroppings, lakes and waterfalls with holes routed through changes in elevation. Clubs and shoes are available for rent. Yardage is 7,053 with a par of 72.
The Jack Nicklaus-designed Palmilla Golf Club features a front 3,337-yard Arroyo Nine and a back 3,602-yard Mountain Nine. With magnificent views of the Sea of Cortez from nearly every hole, the 18-hole, par-72 course has been described by Nicklaus as "designing desert mountains by the sea."
The Golf Club at Puerto Los Cabos will consist of 36 holes of exceptional championship golf, designed by two of the biggest names in golf: Jack Nicklaus will design the back nine of the Marina Course and Greg Norman will design the front nine of the Mission Course.
The best time to play is in the morning; however, the afternoons are preferable for amateurs as there are fewer players and more time to practice. The concierge at Las Ventanas will be happy to assist with bookings. Note: Courses tend to fill up, and periodically some switching around is done to secure tee times.
All reservations must be prepaid by credit card and require a contract to be completed to confirm tee times. Proper dress required on all courses: collared shirts, appropriate shorts, golf shoes; no tank tops or t-shirts. Cancellation is required 72 hours in advance or full green fees will be charged.
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Jaguars owner Shad Khan says Urban Meyer must 'regain our trust, respect' as scandal reportedly hits 'crisis point'
Jacksonville Jaguars team owner Shad Khan called head coach Urban Meyer's behavior over the weekend "inexcusable" in a statement on Tuesday and added the first-year leader will need to "regain our trust and respect." Meyer has reportedly lost all credibility in the organization as it hits a "crisis point," per Michael Silver at Sports Illustrated.
A video that went viral on social media over the weekend showed Meyer sitting at a bar with a woman who was not his wife dancing on him. It happened after the Jaguars' loss to the Cincinnati Bengals on Thursday night, dropping their record to 0-4. Meyer stayed back as the team flew home to Jacksonville.
— Jacksonville Jaguars (@Jaguars) October 5, 2021
Khan's statement:
"I have addressed this matter with Urban. Specifics of our conversation will be held in confidence. What I will say is his conduct last weekend was inexcusable. I appreciate Urban's remorse, which I believe is sincere. Now, he must regain our trust and respect. That will require a personal commitment from Urban to everyone who supports, represents or plays for our team. I am confident he will deliver."
Meyer delivered an awkward apology during a news conference Monday. He said he spoke to the team, which he said was receptive, and talked one-on-one with team leaders.
"I just apologized to the team and the staff for being a distraction," Meyer said. "Just stupid."
"I explained everything that happened and owned it. Just stupid, shouldn't have myself in that kind of position."
He often looked down at the podium and explained that he stayed back in Ohio, where he coached at Ohio State, to see his grandchildren and go to dinner with family. He said he also apologized to his family and spoke with Khan, who he said was "very supportive."
The Jaguars host the Tennessee Titans on Sunday still looking for their first win of Meyer's tenure.
Meyer reportedly has 'zero credibility' with team
Though Meyer said the team was receptive to his apology, Sports Illustrated's Michael Silver reported a more concerning situation.
Silver said a player told him Meyer has "zero credibility in that stadium. He had very little to begin with." And that players were irritated Meyer canceled Monday's team meeting as he dealt with the backlash from the video.
2) Players were particularly put off by the fact that Meyer canceled Monday's team meeting, as he dealt with the uproar over the videos of him and a young woman getting cozy in that Ohio bar. 'He even canceled the team meeting. He was too scared,' a player said.
— Michael Silver (@MikeSilver) October 5, 2021
4) Said one player: 'We looked at him like, WTF? Right when he left everyone started dying laughing. And he knew it.'
— Michael Silver (@MikeSilver) October 5, 2021
Meyer reportedly told the team the woman in the video was a random woman who "was just there dancing." Upon leaving the room, the team reportedly broke out laughing and remained skeptical that was the case. Per Silver:
"Bottom line, said the player: 'It's bad. I don't know how he's gonna function.'"
Meyer, 57, has already faced multiple controversies and questioning in his short time as head coach. It's been a rocky move for him from longtime college football coach to coaching an NFL team of adult men.


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Payment solution provider Network International has acquired a majority stake in TimesofMoney, an Indian online remittance and digital payments service provider. London-based specialist advisory firm FT Advisors Limited, part of the Anthemis Group, advised Network International which is backed by private equity firm Abraaj Capital.
London based specialist advisory firm FT Advisors Limited, part of the Anthemis Group, advised Network International, UAE's largest acquirer and one of the leading payment solution providers on its acquisition of a majority stake in TimesofMoney, India's leading online remittance and digital payments service provider.
The acquisition enables Network International to open up a much-needed online remittance service in the key GCC – India corridor. It also enables the company to introduce a number of new value-added remittances and retail based services by leveraging TimesofMoney's strong foothold in the global money transfer sector and in the payment services space in India.
The significance of this agreement is underpinned by the fact that India is one of the highest remittance receiving countries in the world, estimated at US$ 64 billion annually. The value of the GCC-India remittance corridor is valued at approximately US$ 25 billion annually and growing. Overall, the cross border remittance market is estimated at approximately US$ 415 billion globally.
Bhairav Trivedi, Chief Executive Officer of Network International, said, "We are delighted that TimesofMoney is joining the Network International family as part of our ongoing strategy to provide best in class remittance services to our customers. FT Advisors was instrumental in helping us achieve this milestone through its strong domain expertise and structuring experience. Having advised on the original purchase of 49% of NI by Abraaj Capital, FT Advisors continues to support our business through its experience, network and expertise."
Udayan Goyal, Managing Director of FT Advisors added, "We are proud to be involved with yet another landmark transaction in the financial technology sector. NI's acquisition of TimesofMoney and its Remit2India and Remit2Home brands is part of a wider strategy to make NI a global leader in remittances. We have been involved in advising NI on this strategy through a combination of organic product build out and inorganic acquisition led growth as part of a long term goal to make NI a leading global payments company. "
About Network International
Established in 1994, Network International is the UAE's largest merchant acquirer for Credit and Debit Cards and the largest third-party processing vendor in the Middle East, capable of providing banks, financial institutions and retailers with complete end-to-end EMV-certified solutions.
It is a Principal Member of Visa and MasterCard, offering customer the most comprehensive range of payment products and services in the Middle East and Africa, for both the Issuing and Acquiring segments of the electronic payments industry. Offerings include credit and debit card processing services, ATM management and monitoring, merchant acquiring and consumer finance applications. Network International provides consultancy services, including planning, designing, and developing new software and services. Network International is owned by Abraaj Capital and Emirates NBD who jointly own 100% of its outstanding share capital.
About TimesofMoney
TimesofMoney is the leading digital payments & remittances service provider catering to retail & institutional clients in India & across the globe. Headquartered in Mumbai, TimesofMoney's bouquet of services includes retail online remittances (Remit2India & Remit2Home), value-added NRI Services (Window2India), white-labeled remittance platforms & online payment gateway solutions (DirecPay). With over 11 years of experience, TimesofMoney boasts of a strong customer franchise in the retail & institutional space & has also been the recipient of several industry accolades for its achievements over the years.
About Abraaj Capital
The Abraaj Capital group is a leading private equity manager investing in growth markets. Since inception in 2002, the group has raised over US$ 7 billion and distributed in excess of US$ 3 billion to investors. With over US$ 6 billion in assets under management, the group has helped accelerate and facilitate the growth of more than 50 companies in 15 countries in the Middle East, North Africa and South Asia (MENASA) region in sectors as diverse as healthcare, education, energy, aviation and logistics.
About Emirates NBD
Emirates NBD is the largest banking group in the Middle East with total assets of US$78.5 billion. It is the leading retail banking franchise in the UAE with 132 branches. A major player in the UAE corporate banking arena, Emirates NBD has strong Islamic, investment and private banking, asset management and brokerage operations. The bank has operations in the UAE, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Qatar, the United Kingdom and Jersey (Channel Islands).
About FT Advisors:
Part of the Anthemis Group, FT Advisors is a unique corporate advisory, combining capabilities of an investment bank, strategy consultancy and principal investor. FT Advisors focuses on the financial technology sector with particular domain expertise in payments, exchanges and financial software. Clients include leading private equity firms, banks and corporates. In addition to extensive transaction experience in Africa, Asia, Europe and the US, FT Advisors brings to bear not only its own team's knowledge but also the experiences of its advisory board and its associate network at large.
Media contact:
Ben Leong
Hotwire PR
+44 (0)207 608 8358


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Grooming Report - Sunday, April 8th
Conditions remain optimal this morning at Forbush Corner. Yesterday's below freezing temps and cloud cover kept the trails from getting soft and we retained the majority of our snow cover. Come out for a great late season ski. We will be open today and tomorrow.


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Photograph of wife & children of Nathan's eldest son Henry Welham ( b. 1857 Eaglehawk Gully, Victoria – d. 30/6/1908 Mataura, Southland, New Zealand).
Olive Wyber -
eldest child of Annie Eliza Welham and John Wyber, grand -daughter of
Nathan & Jane.
Born 5/7/1901 in Chaucer St, Milton. Family shifted to Gore in 1902. Younger brother William, born 29/11/1907. Lived in Gore in several houses, the last being Huron St, East Gore.
On 14/01/1910 the family left for Dalby, Queensland. They stayed for 6 weeks with Mrs Enoch Alder in Newcastle, N.S.W while John Wyber went ahead to organize their new home. They then travelled to Toowoomba, Qld by train. They travelled on to Dalby -a further 50 miles by train.
Dates are uncertain after this, but the Wybers left Australia about 1913 and returned to the Gore district. In the 1920's the family shifted to Palmerston North.
William started a banking career in the Wales bank in Palmerston North.
Olive taught art and technical drawing at the various high schools in the district and planned to go to art school in London. However when her mother became ill, she abandoned the idea and stayed home to help the family. She did continue to paint and teach, and won a number of art prizes. One of her prize winning water colours was exhibited in the Wellington Art Gallery. She was also a commercial artist for trading firms in Palmerston North.
Olive's next move was to open an arts and craft shop called MARAMA ARTCRAFTS in Fitzherbert Street and did well until the Depression. In the meantime, Annie Wyber died on 2/07/1929. John Wyber bought a farm at Opiki and when Olive closed the shop in 1932, she went out there to housekeep. From there she married William Robert Miller on 28/03/1933.
From then on, Olive and Bill Miller lived in many different towns, as every promotion in his police work meant a transfer. While they were in Foxton, son Colin Roy Miller was born on 26/03/1937. While they were in Auckland Pamela Anne Miller was born on 9/11/1940.
After that they went to Gisborne, Wairoa, Napier, Wellington, Christchurch and Wanganui, where Bill Miller retired as Chief Inspector of Police in 1960. He had been offered to be Superintendent of Dunedin in 1959, but elected to stay in Wanganui as he would have retired in a few months' time.
They retired to Hamilton where Bill's sisters lived. Bill died of a heart attack on 1/06/1967 and Olive died of breast cancer on 19/08/1977. Olive's brother William died of a heart attack in December 1977, a few months after his sister. Her father John had died in Wellington on 10/12/1952.
Nathan Welham
(grandson of Nathan & Jane, 2nd son of Henry Samuel)
was born at Outram, Otago, N.Z. on 13th May, 1887. He was conscripted by ballot into the New Zealand Expeditionary Force in July 1917. Prior to this he had been a wool classer at Mataura, Otago. Transportation to England was on the troopship Tahiti which arrived at Liverpool in January, 1917. He served as a private in France and was repatriated back to New Zealand after the war on the troopship Briton, arriving in Wellington, New Zealand in July 1919. Whilst in the army in England he was recorded as A.W.O.L. for 15 mins At Torquay on 26/01/19 and had to forfeit one days pay!
He worked for a time in Hurstbridge, Victoria, Australia, for his uncle Samuel (Nathan & Jane's 5th child) who owned a grocery store. He met his future wife Olive Ewins (who was born in Fitzroy, Victoria) during this time and they married on 11/04/1925.Nathan died at Waipukurau, New Zealand on 14/02/1936 with his cause of death being listed as pulmonary tuberculosis.
Nathan and Olive had 2 children:
Allen Henry(Alan) b. 23/12/1925 Hastings, N.Z. – m. Mavis Laura
Lake - always known as Laura (b. 6/2/1929 South Wilford, England) d.21/01/1980 Heidelberg, Victoria on 21/01/1980. (see below)
Kathleen Mary - always known as Mary died 1997.
Alan Henry Welham
(great grandson of Nathan Welham b. 23/12/1925 Hastings, N.Z. – d. 21.1.1980 Heidleberg, Victoria, Australia.)
Korea Medal : Private A H Welham, 3rd Battalion Royal Australian Regiment
Associated with VX114517 Corporal Alan Henry Welham who served with the CMF from 10 July 1941 until 18 October 1942. He then transferred to the AIF and served until discharged in October 1946. In August 1950 Welham re-enlisted in the Australian Army and served as Private (Driver) 3/400095 with 3 RAR in Korea. He was discharged on 26 February 1952.
Very fantastic and well written post.Its extremely good and very helpful for me.Thanks for sharing.
I wonder if we are related?
No worries. RegardsLee
Hi Lee - Thanks very much for the additional information regarding Samuel and Eliza which I have added to their page on website>
Meant Eliza GoodwinOnly just found their burial records
Eliza Godwin's motherSarah BanhamBIRTH AUG 1780 • Raydon, Essex, EnglandDEATH JAN 1846 • Witham, Essex, EnglandBurial - 4 Jan 1846 • Inworth All Saints


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How SC members of Congress voted, week ending Jan. 4
Here's how area House members voted on major issues in the week ending Jan. 4. The Senate conducted no votes in this opening week of the 113th Congress.
HURRICANE SANDY AID: Voting 354 for and 67 against, the House on Jan. 4 passed a bill (HR 41) to increase federal borrowing by $9.7 billion to accommodate National Flood Insurance claims by property owners victimized by Hurricane Sandy in late October. This new borrowing would be added to an existing National Flood Insurance Program deficit of more than $20 billion, most of which is attributable to claims from Hurricane Katrina in 2005. This bill awaits Senate action. The House on Jan. 15 is scheduled to debate a Senate-passed package of about $51 billion in additional Sandy aid.
A yes vote was to pass the bill.
South Carolina voting yes: Tom Rice
Voting no: Joe Wilson, Jeff Duncan, Trey Gowdy, Mick Mulvaney
Not voting: James Clyburn
113TH CONGRESS RULES: Voting 228 for and 196 against, the House on Jan. 3 adopted standing rules that have governed House procedures since the 1st Congress in 1789. The measure (H Res 5) also added rules drafted by the Republican majority for the two years of the113th Congress that would relax ethics standards to give members more access to rides on corporate aircraft so long as they pay the market rate; require major bills to specify their regulatory impact on the U.S. economy; enshrine the annual budget drafted by Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., as the controlling federal fiscal authority; require the growth of entitlement programs to be made more transparent to the public and expand the ban on nepotism on congressional staffs to include grandchildren. The GOP rules also allow the legislative-branch budget to fund the cost of defending the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), which is a 1996 law in opposition to same-sex marriages that the administration has refused to defend against court challenges.
A yes vote was to adopt House rules.
South Carolina voting yes: Wilson, Duncan, Gowdy, Rice
Voting no: Clyburn
Not voting: Mulvaney
UNHINDERED VOTING IN ELECTIONS: Voting 194 for and 229 against, the House on Jan. 3 defeated a Democratic bid to add the so-called SIMPLE Act to House rules for the 113th Congress (H Res 5, above). Applying to federal elections, the bill would outlaw unreasonable limits on voting days and hours, shortages of voting machinery, waits longer than an hour at polling places and other impediments that occurred in many states and communities last Nov. 6. In part, the bill would require states and localities to upgrade procedures to insure no voter waits longer than one hour to cast a ballot. The bill also would set minimal, nationwide standards for early voting and reasonable access to polling locations by public transportation. SIMPLE stands for the Streamlined and Improved Methods at Polling Locations and Early Voting Act.
A yes vote was to add the SIMPLE Act to House rules.
South Carolina voting yes: Clyburn
Voting no: Wilson, Duncan, Gowdy, Rice
Not voting: Mulvaney
DELEGATES' VOTING RIGHTS: Voting 224 for and 187 against, the House on Jan 3 blocked a proposed study of granting limited voting rights on the House floor to the six delegates representing the District of Columbia, American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. This upheld a GOP rule in H Res 5 (above) to bar floor voting by delegates in the Committee of the Whole while allowing them to continue to vote in committees.
A yes vote was to block the motion.
South Carolina voting yes: Wilson, Duncan, Gowdy, Rice
Voting no: Clyburn
Not voting: Mulvaney
Congress is in recess in the week of Jan. 7. In the week of Jan. 14, the House will vote on Hurricane Sandy disaster aid while the Senate will continue its recess.


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