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Breakwater in Palma
- Autonomous region: Balearic Islands
- Province/Island: Majorca
The capital of the island of Majorca is located in the bay of the same name and enjoys an excellent climate all year round (with an average annual temperature of 17.9° C). Known for its sun and beach tourism, it also has an attractive historic quarter. The Cathedral, the Almudaina Palace, the Lonja fish market and Plaza Mayor are some of the sites that are well worth visiting. The most beautiful monuments are surrounded by fishing boats, pine forests and palm trees. The landscape of the island is full of coves, beaches and cliffs on the coast, and inland you will find typical towns and mountain ranges up to 1,500 metres high. The variety of the landscape and culture invites visitors to explore every corner of Majorca and to find out more about the gastronomy of the island.
- See all the information on the destination at: http://palmavirtual.palmademallorca.es
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Palma For you
A journey through art and history
The city of Palma was once coveted by Romans, Moors and Berber pirates. It was King Jaume I who put an end to the Moorish reign in the Mediterranean island (13th century), and who built the most important constructions in Palma. The old quarter of the city stands inside the 18th-century walls which served to repel pirates and corsairs. Visitors will find old churches, palaces and noble mansions with charming courtyards (there are over 40 dotted around the centre of Palma). Sa Seu The Cathedral of Palma (Sa Seu) is built in a spectacular location on the bay and next to the fishing harbour. It is an elegant Gothic cathedral, and it is harmoniously built, despite being so large. It was commissioned by King Jaume I, to be built on the site of the old Mayurqa Mosque. The cathedral has very high vaults; although what surprises the most is an impressive rose window and the peculiar wrought iron baldaquin, by the Catalan architect Antonio Gaudí. Opposite Sa Seu is the Almudaina Palace. The former Moorish palace and residence of the monarchs of Majorca is currently used as a museum. Its appearance as a Moorish fortress contrasts with the rich ornamentation of the flamboyant Gothic Chapel of Santa Ana that can be found inside. Situated near the Paseo Sagrera is Sa Llotja. This old fish market, which is used for exhibitions today, is one of the best examples of civil Gothic architecture in Spain. Its Solomonic columns and cross vaults are quite unusual for a secular construction. Together with the Lonja, we find the Consolat (Consulate) de Mar where the regional government has its headquarters, under Renaissance arches.
Following Paseo Sagrera Avenue you come to the Es Baluard Museum of Modern Art. Its collection comprises works representative of the most significant international tendencies from the end of the 19th century to the present day. Here you can see works by artists such as Cézanne, Gauguin, Picasso, Tàpies, Kiefer and Barceló, amongst others. Other places well worth a visit include the city's museums, such as the Miró Mallorca Fundació or the March Foundation, whose collections feature works by Miró, Dalí and Juan Gris; they also host major temporary exhibitions. Our journey can continue through Paseo des Born. It is one of the main arteries of the city, dividing the monumental historic quarter from the fishing, popular districts of Sant Joan and Puig de Sant Pere. If you take Unió street, from the square Plaza Rei Joan Carles, our next stop would be the Caixa Foundation. The old Grand Hotel, a modernist building, now houses an important cultural centre. Across the street, in El Forn des Teatre Bakery, a peculiar Art Deco building, you can try the delicious "ensaimadas" (a flaky, spiral-shaped bun) and the famous "gató" (almond cake), the best of the whole city. Further down you will find Plaza Mayor, a square with great modernist influence. From this point on, the great avenues and boulevards that make up the new suburbs of Palma de Majorca unfold: the modern city. To return to the coast from Plaza Mayor, you can go across the historic quarter and visit Plaza de Cort, the City Hall, the Palace of Vivot and the church of Santa Eulària. The City Hall, also known as "Cort", is a Baroque structure built on top of an old sixteenth-century hospital. On the other hand, the church—the first Christian structure erected in Palma— is a great example of the Catalan Gothic period. Other mansions in the area include the neo-Mudejar Can Corbella, Can Forteza Rey and the Modernist building "El Águila". Another way is to walk through the old Jewish quarter and the district of Sa Calatrava. Along this journey you will see the Gothic temple of Sant Francesc and, at the heart of "Call" (the Jewish quarter), the Baroque church of Montisió, which sits on top of an old synagogue. Reaching the Promenade, you will see the Arab public baths, a reminder of the rule of the Caliphate of Cordoba over these lands. n this area you can also visit the Museum of Majorca. This ancient palatial-residence houses a magnificent collection that includes prehistoric, Roman, Muslim and medieval artefacts. Two kilometres away from Palma's city centre is the Castle of Bellver. The castle is located on top of the wooded hill that dominates the bay. Its unusual, circular floor plan and the delicate arches inside lend it an ornamental, rather that defensive, appearance. The precinct is the current home of the Municipal Museum of History.
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The destination for golf and nautical sports
Palma's pleasant year-round temperatures are an invitation to enjoy a range of open-air sporting activities, and particularly golf and nautical sports. Golf lovers have at their disposal five courses (all with 18 holes) perfectly equipped and located in beautiful settings. Palma is also a veritable paradise for lovers of the seaside, thanks to its five beaches, 8 bathing areas and 9 yacht clubs and marinas, which are ideal for those who want to explore the city from the coast and for activities such as sailing or sports fishing. Proof of the premium quality of these facilities are the competitions which are held in the city's waters, including the King's Cup Regatta or the Almirante Conde de Barcelona Trophy. Then again, if you're looking for thrills you can try your hand at a whole range of activities - especially in summer - including windsurfing, kite-surfing, wakeboard, skate, and watch breakdance and capoeira displays right on the beach. There are also numerous sports facilities all around the city to enable everyone to experience Majorca in the most active possible way. Another fun way to explore Palma de Mallorca is along its bike lanes. Fans of cycle-touring and hiking will find these are the perfect means of getting around the island, thanks to the network of signposted routes. From Palma, a route round the island of Majorca provides the opportunity to see many different landscapes. The Sierra de Tramuntana mountains are over 1,400 metres high, with important towns like Valldemossa, Sóller or Deià. This steep mountain range slopes down to the Mediterranean and creates unique places such as Cala de Deià cove, Port de Sóller or Cala Sa Calobra cove. Beyond Andratx we find the Sa Dragonera Nature Reserve. In the northeastern part of the island you will find the Alcúdia and Pollença bays, and the Formentor peninsula - important tourist locations where the pine forests reach the beach. Alcúdia still has the walls, the old Roman town of Pollentia, and an amphitheatre. The Albufera Nature Reserve is also nearby - it is one of the five reserves that exist in the Balearic Islands. From Palma, towards the eastern part of the island, Calarajada, we find towns like Manacor, Artá and Capdepera. And of course, visitors should not miss a trip to the Archipiélago de Cabrera national park, overlooking the southern coast of Majorca and part of the Palma municipal district.
Example of the Mediterranean diet
The culinary offer in the Balearic Islands remains true to the principles of Mediterranean cuisine. Designation of Origin products such as sobrasada, Mahón cheese and Binissalem-Mallorca wine, as well as traditional recipes from the area, can be tasted in Palma. Tumblet (a vegetable stew with potatoes, fried peppers and aubergines in tomato purée), fish with rice and pa amb oli (a slice of bread with oil and tomato) are not to be missed. Game meat, fish, seafood, fruit and vegetables are the proof of the gastronomic variety of the isles. And for dessert, the best thing to have is an ensaimada, and one of the liquors from the area (palo, gin or herbs). The best way to get a feel of the most typical cuisine of Palma is to visit any of its old cafés and traditional bakeries. There are also over 1,000 restaurants in the city, which as well as the most typical dishes, also offer a wide range of cuisines from all over the world, and creations by internationally-renowned chefs. The most popular restaurants are to be found in several areas: the old part of town, on the seafront promenade, Paseo del Born, Santa Catalina, Es Molinar... And here's a tip: if you want to buy typical products like sobrasadas, cheese, almonds, cakes and pastries and suchlike, the best idea is to visit one of the charming typical markets like the El Olivar market.
For young people
The nightlife goes on and on…
The Balearic Islands are internationally famous for their fantastic nightlife, and Palma is an outstanding example of this. There a numerous outdoor cafés, pubs and bars all around the city which make ideal places for enjoying a drink, and large discos where you can dance to the beat of some of the best-known DJs on the music scene. Many of these nightspots are located on the seafront promenade, and you're more than likely to bump into one of the numerous celebrities who choose the island as their holiday destination. Palma also offers a whole range of options to enjoy before "going out on the town": from a lively evening in the old part of town or in areas near the beach, or a visit to the casino or taking in a show –either musical dancing and acrobatics– while you dine in a typical Majorcan courtyard decorated for the occasion. All year round you'll find festivals, concerts, plays, dance performances and exhibitions in the major museums such as Es Baluard, where you can enjoy the most traditional culture through to the very latest trends. A highlight of the classical music programme is the Winter Festival. But Palma is also home to jazz (with the Jazz Voyeur Festival), opera (the season in the Teatro Principal is highly recommended) and contemporary music, with festivals such as the Alternatilla Multidisciplinary festival. The most typical festivities in the city, such as the fiestas of Revetla de Sant Antoni, Sant Sebastià and Sant Joan, offer performances for everyone and street parades where you'll find it hard to resist the temptation to join in the high sprits and friendly atmosphere.
With children
A city to enjoy with the whole family
In Palma, you're guaranteed to find fun and entertainment for everyone in the family. This Mediterranean city has five beaches and eight bathing areas, practically all with calm waters and scrupulously monitored, and where thanks to the mild temperatures, swimming is always a pleasure. Families will also enjoy visiting the Palma Aquarium located on the Playa de Palma beach, with its gardens and interactive aquariums. Another different and fun way of discovering Palma with younger children is by renting a bicycle or a segway from any of the companies specialising in these services. And as the grand finale to the holiday, what better than spending a day in the nearby El Arenal water park? And as for culture, there are a range of festivals to suit a public of all ages (such as the International Puppet Theatre festival), as well as museums such as Caixa Forum which organises numerous educational activities.
Traditional and exclusive atmosphere
Palma is always a great place for a day's shopping. And that's because this Mediterranean city offers the charms of exclusive shopping areas in combination with traditional small establishments which are perfect for discovering the craftsmanship handed down over hundreds of years, or to pick up a few typical products. There is a guide translated into six languages (Catalan, Spanish, German, English, French and Italian) with suggestions for four shopping routes around the city. If you are after top labels and treats from the ultimate in fashionable boutiques, the best idea is to take a stroll around the Plaza Weyler square, Calle Unió, Plaza Joan Carles I and Avenida Jaume III, where shopping is a philosophy of life. You will also find jewellers offering the quality of Majorca's pearls, numerous home décor shops, and art galleries where you can pick up a special souvenir of the city. A more traditional atmosphere can be found in the streets around the old quarter like the Paseo por la Artesanía ("Artisans' Avenue"), and the Plaza Llorenç Bisbal and Plaza Mayor squares (with its typical open-air market). Here visitors can buy hand-made products in leather, glass, iron, wood... It's also a unique opportunity to see master craftsmen as they work. There are guided tours which offer an original glimpse of Palma's historic commercial activity. Other useful information Opening times. Most of the shops and shopping centres are open from 10am-8pm, and on several Sundays throughout the year. Sales. The winter sales generally begin in the second week of January and go on until the end of February, and the summer sales begin on 1 July and run until the end of August. How to pay. Most people pay in cash or with a credit card, for which you always need to show your passport or identity card.
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The opening verses ascribe the book to the well-known assistant to Jeremiah (Jer 32:12; 36:4, 32; 45:1). It is a collection of four very different compositions, ending with a work entitled "The Letter of Jeremiah," which circulated separately in major manuscripts of the Greek tradition. The original language may have been Hebrew, but only the Greek and other versions have been preserved. The fictional setting is Babylon, where Baruch reads his scroll to King Jechoniah (Jehoiachin) and the exiles; they react by sending gifts and the scroll to Jerusalem (1:1–14), presumably by the hand of Baruch (1:7). No certain date can be given for the book, but it may have been edited in final form during the last two centuries B.C. The work attempts to explain the trauma of the exile in terms of a Deuteronomic cycle: sin (of Israel), punishment, repentance, and return (cf. Jgs 2; also Dt 28–33).
The prayer of the exiles (2:11–3:8) is a confession of sin and a request for mercy, and has remarkable similarities to Dn 9 and to parts of Jeremiah. The poem on personified Wisdom is concerned with three themes: the importance of Wisdom, the elusive character of Wisdom (cf. Jb 28), and the identification of Wisdom with Torah (cf. Sir 24:23). Baruch's Poem of Consolation resembles parts of Is 40–66, and it offers encouragement to the exiles in view of their eventual return; there are two addresses by personified Zion. The Letter of Jeremiah, unlike the letter in Jer 29, is a polemic against idolatry, a well-known theme (cf. Jer 10:2–11; Ps 115:4–8; 135:15–18; Is 44:9–20; Wis 13:10–15:17). It contains ten warnings that end in a kind of refrain that the idols are not gods and are not to be feared (vv. 14, 22, 28, 39, 44, 51, 56, 64, 68).
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I have discovered Cliff Garten's work in 2013, during my routine research about Harvard graduates of the Graduate School of Design. I was very inspired by what I saw – the scope of his work , the depth, the scale and the playful creativity, all while encompassing large projects with infrasctucture connotation. I was attracted and inspired by the "Bullet & Suspect" composition imagery. Despite the harshness of the theme –since the project is a Forensic lab in Denver – and the hard durable materials – the poetry of the composition is undeniable. This is very similar to the well balanced wave design of the Los Angeles Overpass – the Baldwin Hills gateway, strongly reminiscent of e lace ribbon. There is a continuity in Cliff Garten's work – that is rooted in his inner equilibrium. I was inspired by this giant visionary, who breaks boundaries and makes a statement – with harmony and without antagonizing the environment and the public.
Cliff Garten's clear interest and in the connection between the Public and Private realm as it relates to Art , has always been close to my heart. Mr.Garten artistically embodies my inner belief system in that field. It is not incidental that my own artistic expression covers a wide range of medium, that can only be categorized as "multimedia ". That multidisciplinary quality was another one of Cliff Garden, that I deeply relate to. Somehow through the years – I always believed that Art and Architecture are closely related and the tangent is called Landscape Architecture.
CLIFF GARTEN STUDIO | Philosophy | Purpose
There is a latent potential in every public place and situation to become more than the specific functions it appears to perform. Public and private experiences are never distinct, but exchange places throughout the day. My search for a place where desire intersects with our everyday activity is the search for sculptural forms which engage us in the poetry of our own actions and define our personal and social histories. The necessary facts of our public infrastructure are cause for the possibility of a public expression through the conscious design and integration of art. Sculpture defines our interaction and movement by creating energy between things, generating interest in public activity, reframing our private lives and creating a sense of place within public and private realms" ._C.G
Apparently the Harvard School of Design shares that view, since the graduate Public Art program and the graduate Landscape Architecture program belong to the same school.
On May 12th, 2013, the Los Angeles Arts Commission launched a new program of Open Studio talks with Artists – I was excited to attend to the Cliff Garten's Open Studio. I was one of approximately twenty attendants. It was a great pleasure to meet Mr.Garten in person – for his level of sophistication, he is an approachable, kind mannered tall man. The presentation was a revelation of his noteworthy projects, his approach and his methodology.
There is hardly enough space to point out the details of the presentation- what was clear was that the success of the Studio is lined with depth , dedication and careful planning. Cliff Garten Studio . is a multidisciplinary Art studio for Public Art with the structure, discipline and organization of an Architectural studio, incorporating digital technology along with hands on craft. As Mr.Garten said – "You simply cannot buy a software and become a great designer because of it. The software is a tool – just like the brush and the sculpture rake." You cannot design something that you are unable to craft with your own hands…" Excellent point. Artists vision for the concept comes first, dictated by the site and or the location – everything else follows, including the digital craft. To say that I agree is an understatement – I share this opinion 100%.
I am very enthusiastic about the rest of the Artists open studio events . Despite the facts that I have attended the most interesting and most inspiring Art talk. Why ? Perhaps because this new form of Art, the so called Public Art is a relatively new phenomenon and is born in the Unites States. And perhaps because it is the only form of Art, that has the capacity to transform the infrastructure of the public realm in this beautiful vast country of ours. Because America might be beautiful – when it comes to nature – but with the demographic expansion comes building an construction expansion that takes over and it is very easy to turn a green field into a concrete desert.
Cliff Garten's vision has made vast breakthroughs in that regard – by showing that Public Infrastructure can be harmonious and functional at the same time. It is what people call beautiful. I call it simply brilliant.
If there is any slippery slope between Art and Function – it was not present in Cliff's Garten's work. When it comes to Public Art – Form and Function is allowed as long as it does carry artistic vision of a genius like Cliff Garten to unite the two in a interplay that brings subtle , yet unforgettable experiences.
Yours Truly,
Public Art Lover,
Tsvetana Yvanova
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Nicole Stamps, of Flourtown, recalls that day as if it were yesterday. Just before her 40th birthday party, she found out she had invasive breast cancer. Stamps had planned a birthday party at the Four Seasons in Center City with 15 of her friends.
"I didn't tell anybody that night I was diagnosed with cancer except for my closest, intimate friends," Stamps said.
That night Stamps and three of her friends slept over and were enjoying brunch.
"It was October 18, 2008, and I was eating blueberry pancakes with three of my closest friends," she said, "when a sea of pink outside caught our eyes. It was the Susan G. Komen 3-Day walk. And literally at that moment I turned to one of my girlfriends and said 'next year that will be me.'"
Stamps, a designer, construction consultant and single mother of three children – Ellie, 10, Charly, 15, and Mason, 17 – said it was never an option for her to be anything but OK.
Thanking God, Stamps said she is a cancer survivor – emphasis on survivor. After six surgeries and four month of chemotherapy, she is in remission, a word she absolutely loathes.
"Doctors won't call you cured until you are cancer free for five years," Stamps said. "I prefer to label myself cured, two years, premature."
But in those three years, she has checked off many things on her "bucket list" including learning how to surf, nailing a hand stand in yoga, and running the Broad Street Run three years in a row. But, one of her greatest accomplishments Stamps said is participating in the Susan G. Komen 3-Day. On Friday, Oct. 5, Stamps will participate in her fourth walk.
Stamps describes the Susan G. Komen 3-Day walk as "the ultimate girls night out."
"It's an amazing experience," Stamps said. "And there's nothing like showering in a 18-wheeler."
For Stamps, the Susan G. Komen 3-Day is more than just about fund raising or walking 60 grueling miles in whatever weather mother-nature decides to dish out.
"Part of the reason I walk is so one day my children won't have to," she said. "I hope my children never have the honor of wearing a pink shirt. It's not a honor anyone wants."
Stamps said living through the ordeal of having cancer has made her stronger. She said it was "a lesson in letting go and relinquishing control" over different aspects of her life.
Stamps is an optimist. She said cancer has allowed her kids to see how much she is loved and how kind and loving people-even complete strangers can be.
"Cancer touches the lives of so many people," Stamps said. "I have been so lucky to have so many wonderful people who are generous in their donations to support me."
Stamps hopes that by sharing her story she will inspire someone else to keep on fighting.
"I get emails from random people thanking me for sharing my story," she said. "You begin to realize the impact you can have on other people. I have been lucky to be able to give back and help dozens of other women diagnosed with breast cancer."
Stamps said that while walking 60 miles won't bring us closer to a cure, ultimately the money raised will.
For more information about the Susan G. Komen 3-Day walk or to make a donation go to www.the3day.org


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Indeed, you may not know that Scotto is an avid chef. Or perhaps you do, if you've visited her family restaurant, Fresco by Scotto, in mid-town Manhattan. Scotto doesn't run the kitchen at the popular Italian restaurant, which she started with several family members, but she does put in time as a hostess each week. It is in many ways a perfect side gig for the Emmy award-winning reporter, news anchor and current co-host of Good Day New York.
"I'm there and I'm very hands- on," Scotto said. "But mostly, I'm very good at schmoozing."
On a typical night this might involve talking up stars like Gabriel Byrne or Bette Midler. But more than anything Scotto said she enjoys serving friends from Brooklyn who know of the place and stop by for a favorite old country dish. At Fresco, Scotto said, "I feel like I'm back in the neighborhood."
Scotto was born and raised in the Dyker Heights section of southern Brooklyn. She speaks of her childhood fondly; hers was a close knit community, filled with family, friends and busy kitchens. After graduating from Packer Collegiate Institute in Brooklyn Heights and Catholic University of America in Washington D.C., Scotto began her reporting career in Atlanta, before returning to New York in the 1980s. She later landed at FOX 5, and has been there ever since.
Scotto is happy with her recent move from anchoring the news to the morning show Good Day New York. She said she looks forward to the challenge of hosting an eclectic range of guests. One day it might be the governor, the next day RuPaul.
"I'm loving Good Day New York," she said. "Its very different from doing the 10 o'clock news."
Though she remains as busy as ever, Scotto still finds time to cook for her family, making her the envy of any journalist who knows the pangs of an empty stomach on deadline. To accomplish this, Scotto said she spends all day cooking on Sunday, preparing food for the rest of the week. On the weekend, she dines with friends or at restaurants.
For the record, Scotto learned everything she knows from her mother, of course, whom she calls "a great cook." She said if asked, her two children, aged 15 and 20, would probably say that mom's "a good cook." So maybe there's room for improvement, though Scotto seems to be doing just fine.
Don't take just anyone's word for it, however; try making her Torta Rustica and judge for yourself. Scotto said she makes the dish every Easter. The traditional torta is filled with Parmesan, mozzarella, ricotta, prosciutto and salami. Then there's the vegetarian version. Or make it anyway you please.
Scotto said a solid Torta Rustica recipe can be handed down from generation to generation. Here she's handing hers to you.
Happy Easter!
This traditional Easter torta is filled with ricotta, Parmesan, mozzarella, prosciutto and salami.
Makes 8 to 10 servings
Pastry dough
• 4 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons sugar
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 sticks (1 cup) cold unsalted butter, cut into bits
• 4 large eggs, beaten lightly
Torta rustica
• 4 large eggs, beaten lightly
• 30 ounces whole-milk ricotta cheese, placed in a strainer and set aside for approximately 1 hour to remove excess liquid
• 6 ounces Parmesan cheese, grated
• 1 cup heavy cream
• 1/4 pound thinly sliced prosciutto, chopped
• 1/4 pound thinly sliced Genoa salami, chopped
• Egg wash made by beating 1 large egg with 2 tablespoons milk
To Make Pastry Dough:
1. Using a food processor mix or pulse together flour, sugar, and salt. Add butter and pulse until mixture resembles coarse meal.
2. Add eggs and pulse until eggs are incorporated and dough is formed.
3. Form dough into a disk and chill, wrapped in plastic wrap, for about 1 hour. Dough may be made one day ahead and chilled, covered.
To Make Torta Rustica:
1. Preheat oven to 375° F.
2. In a large bowl, add all the cheeses, eggs, and heavy cream. Mix thoroughly, then fold in the prosciutto and salami; mix well.
3. On a lightly floured surface, roll out the dough into a ⅛-inch-thick round about 18 inches in diameter. Fit dough into a 9-inch springform pan, leaving a 2- to 3-inch overhang. Into the shell, add the cheese-meat mixture.
4. Carefully fold the extra dough over the top of the filling toward the center of the torta, leaving the top partially open. Brush dough with egg wash.
5. Bake torta in middle of oven for 1 hour, or until top crust is golden brown. Serve warm or at room temperature, cut into wedges.
(Recipe Courtesy of Scotto)


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Christiansen, Thomas U.; Juel Henrichsen, Peter (Aalborg, 2011)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: Nonsense syllable speech materials are often used when investigating speech perception in quiet and under adverse conditions. The main advantage of using nonsense syllables over words and sentences is that the acoustic as well as the linguistic context is minimal. This paper presents three anechoic recordings of 13 male and 13 female native talkers of Danish each speaking 65 nonsense syllables repeated three times with the neutral intonation contour for Danish (in total 15210 syllables). The authors compared and ranked groups of three recordings. These three recording had the same talker and had identical phonetic content. The syllables were ranked according to the general "appropriateness" and consistency, i.e., prototypical production of the consonant-vowel (CV) with respect to applicability in speech perceptual studies. The results were compared to results of an automatic method based on acoustic measures. The two novel ideas are 1) to devise an automated method for evaluating "appropriateness" of CVs and 2) to develop a Danish CV-material annotated with an objective measure of "appropriateness" for each recorded CV. The latter would potentially render more CV's appropriate for perceptual studies. Moreover, objective evaluation would make it possible to examine any perceptual effects of variability in CV production (for example how susceptible different renderings by the same talker of CV's are to background noise). To the knowledge of the authors, no such material has yet been published for any language. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/8412
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Abstract: In a recent article in European Management Review, Pitelis and Teece (2009) argue that extant explanations of the nature and scope of firms, such as transaction costs, property rights, metering team production, and resource-based, can be integrated into a more general (capability-based) theory of the firm. Despite acknowledging their account offers new insights on the issue, I am critical of their claim that the (dynamic) capability-based perspective can integrate the existing theories, which they in fact have failed to substantiate for three reasons. Firstly, they downplay the role of opportunism and simply categorize it as a kind of market failure, which they suspect its explanatory power. Secondly, their account is entrepreneur-centric, ignoring the role of employees in the formation of the firm, a problem they see in the transaction cost theory but nevertheless fail to address themselves. Thirdly, their critique of the market-failure-based explanation is problematic. I briefly introduce my own relationship-based theory as an alternative integration of the existing theories. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/8055
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Carl, Michael; Lykke Jakobsen,Arnt; Jensen, Kristian T. H. (, 2009)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: One of the aims of the Eye-to-IT project (FP6 IST 517590) is to integrate keyboard logging and eye-tracking data to study and anticipate the behaviour of human translators. This so-called User-Activity Data (UAD) would make it possible to empirically ground cognitive models and to validate hypotheses of human processing concepts in the data. In order to thoroughly ground a cognitive model of the user in empirical observation, two conditions must be met as a minimum. All UAD data must be fully synchronised so that data relate to a common construct. Secondly, data must be represented in a queryable form so that large volumes of data can be analysed electronically. Two programs have evolved in the Eye-to-IT project: TRANSLOG is designed to register and replay keyboard logging data, while GWM is a tool to record and replay eye-movement data. This paper reports on an attempt to synchronise and integrate the representations of both software components so that sequences of keyboard and eye-movement data can be retrieved and their interaction studied. The outcome of this effort would be the possibility to correlate eye- and keyboard activities of translators (the user model) with properties of the source and target texts and thus to uncover dependencies in the UAD. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/8041
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On Second-hand Valuation PracticesLarsen, Frederik (Frederiksberg, 2015)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: In this thesis I address the question of how value is created in second-hand markets. Focusing on the role of charity thrift stores I present an ethnographic account of fieldwork I undertook in the Tavern Guild Community Thrift Store in San Francisco. I analyse my ethnographic findings in light of contemporary literature on values and valuations in material culture and reaching back through the anthropological literature on commodities and gift economies I build a framework around David Graeber's formulation of a concept of social, relational value. In order to structure the analysis I take Mary Douglas's seminal work on classification as a starting point and argue that the practices of valuation constitute a process of transformation form discard to commodity. To support the analysis I introduce theoretical concepts from the ethnographic literature on values, secondhand markets and valuations. Practices of categorization enable the employees to create value, but disorder is a condition of the process, which hinders the flow as well as provides opportunity for value. I describe thrift, a considered use of resources, as the main 'infravalue' that drives the valuations and allows the organization to create economic, social and emotional value. Next I zoom in on the interaction between people and objects on a micro-level. The theoretical framework here brings anthropological theory into play with actor-network theory (ANT) approaches to nonhuman actors, and I introduce the term withdrawal from object-oriented philosophy to address the agency of objects in valuations. By dividing the analysis into two parts I demonstrate in greater detail how objects as part of valuations are given agency through social entanglements, but also how the objects by their mere existence influence valuations beyond this entanglement. Their presence as more than the sum of their social relations has a profound impact on the valuations by resisting as much as partaking in the process of transformation. In the last section of the thesis I present an explorative study of the extended trajectory the objects take through markets and wholesale companies in Thailand. I discuss the role of the thrift store in the global context of second-hand exchanges and offer a critical reflection on the consequences of the proliferation of second-hand markets. The thesis provides a situated approach to the study of human-objects interactions and demonstrates that an understanding of the different forms of value that are at play reveal charity thrift organizations as important players in second-hand markets. Thrift enables the organization to salvage as many objects as possible while providing services to the community. In doing so they are vital in transforming discards into commodities for the other actors in the market. This study highlights the importance of considering materiality, and especially objecthood, in the context of second-hand markets, and suggests a situated framework for understanding the relationship between objects and practices in the broader context of material culture studies. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/9182
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An Empirical Study of the Communicative Act of Cancellation of an Obligation by Chinese, Danish and British Business Professionals in Both L1 and ELF ContextsZhang, Xia (Frederiksberg, 2019)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: This study investigates an under-researched complex communicative act called "cancellation of an obligation", produced by Chinese, Danish and British business professionals in both L1 and ELF contexts. It is embedded in an implicitly meta-interactional context consisting of a speaker's request, a hearer's promise and the speaker's cancellation. The data were extracted from the GEBCom speech production corpus, which used the closed role play method at the offices of Carlsberg Group in China, Denmark and the UK. The selected data comprise 354 oral responses by 121 respondents in one turn of telephone conversation in three social situations involving cancellation of an obligation (Moving Scenario, Meeting Scenario and Lunch Scenario). Focusing on these three scenarios, I investigate the following research questions: (1) What are the similarities and differences in the way in which Danish and Chinese business professionals keep face and maintain interpersonal harmony in the communicative situations of cancellation of an obligation in their respective L1s? Why do these similarities and differences occur? (2) What are the similarities and differences in the way in which the non-native Danish and Chinese professional business ELF users keep face and maintain interpersonal harmony in the same communicative situations as compared with native British professionals? Why do these similarities and differences occur? (3) To what extent are prototypical facework strategies transferred from L1 communication to ELF communication? All the research questions are united under the overarching theme of exploring the communication challenges of using English as a lingua franca in the Danish-Chinese business communication context. An integrated discourse-pragmatic approach was adopted to analyse the data, focusing on the linguistic realisation patterns and the attitudes, as well as the metainteractional context. A new integrated conceptual framework was developed. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/9726
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Heijden, Hans van der; Sangsted Sørensen, Lotte (København, 2003)[More information][Less information]
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/6443
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A firm level perspecitve on internal learning and organisational behaviourGranerud, Lise (København, 2003)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: The auto-components industry has improved its performance significantly in South Africa during the second half of the 1990's. However, it has not yet reached the level of the international competitors. The present paper suggests that a focus on the firms' internal conditions is a way to identify obstacles preventing further improvement of performance and competitiveness. Organisational behaviour has increasingly become important internationally in the understanding of firm development and learning in the recent years. This paper argues that it is crucial to take into account the behaviour of the organisation in the perception of the problems connected to the development of technology and capabilities in South African SMEs. The paper builds on the immediate findings of a qualitative case study on technological learning in two auto-components enterprises in Greater Durban, where the organisational behaviour in different ways hinders internal learning. These findings are contrasted with a third firm within the metal sector, which has a very different learning environment. The paper emphasises the importance of including the informal organisational behaviour in the understanding of how to develop the technological resources. The study investigates the physical resources, and the human and organisational resources, and relates these to the routines in the organisational behaviour, including formal and informal work practices and social relations at the shop floor in the understanding of what influence technological learning in these firms. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/6987
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Rocha, Robson (København, 2008)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: The analysis in this paper concerns how national institutions impact the implementation of occupational healthy and safety management systems (OHSMS) in different types of market economies. The main objective is to show how variation in national institutional frameworks influences the implementation of OHSMS, and thus, relative performance. There are two main conclusions. First, dominating organisational templates and co-operative industrial relations structures allow firms from coordinated market economies (CME) to more effectively implement OHSMS than those from liberal market economies (LME) which are embedded in adversarial industrial relations. Secondly, due to differences in the institutional framework among countries, the mechanisms of enforcement for OHSMS need to be designed in different ways. The article contributes to the literature by showing that the implementation and functioning of OHSMS are mediated by the different institutional logics in which firms are embedded. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/7365
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hvordan får vi mest vækst for pengene?Skaksen, Jan Rose; Kirk, Jens Sand; Stephensen, Peter (Frederiksberg, 2009)[More information][Less information]
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en fortælling om fortællingen om New Public Management og et alternativt studie på vej...Rennison, Betina W. (København, 2000)[More information][Less information]
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/6407
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Plesner, Ursula; Glerup, Cecilie (Frederiksberg, 2017)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: Offentlige ledere har travlt af mange grunde. Blandt andet udgør kommunikation med medarbejdere og eksterne aktører en enorm opgave. Det fylder ikke i jobbeskrivelsen og tæller ikke i opgørelser over, hvad de bruger deres tid på, men er vævet tæt sammen med deres ledelse. For offentlige ledere handler kommunikation ikke bare om at meddele sig. Ledelseskommunikation handler om at styre andres opfattelser af opgaver, problemer og løsninger – men er samtidig formet af de kontekster, som kommunikationen foregår i. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/9511
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A Dynamic, Operation Mode PerspectivePetersen, Bent (Frederiksberg, 2011)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: While the extant literature on offshore outsourcing deals with this operation mode in isolation, and typically with a focus on cost effects, we address the broader question of how companies choose and use outsourcing as part of foreign operation mode development and as a contributor to internationalization. We use a case study of the Danish company SimCorp and the development of its operations in Kiev, Ukraine, to show how learning in various forms, control concerns, and relations with foreign partners may interact and build momentum for mode change. SimCorp's experience demonstrates that outsourcing can be used proactively to promote expanded international operations. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/8360
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Business Strategies in the Offshore Supply IndustryRoslyng Olesen, Thomas (Frederiksberg, 2016)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: This report is part of the research project "The competitive challenges and strategic development possibilities for The Blue Denmark", which was launched in 2014. The project is funded by the Danish Maritime Fund and carried out by researchers at CBS Maritime which is a Business in Society Platform at Copenhagen Business School with a focus on value creation in the maritime industries. The project embraces various maritime segments from shipping and offshore to ports and suppliers. The research questions for the individual projects have been formulated by researchers at CBS Maritime in cooperation with companies in the maritime sector. This report "Offshore Supply Industry Dynamics – Business strategies in the offshore supply industry" is the second report in mapping project D. It examines the markets and business strategies of various suppliers and furthermore presents an analysis of the challenges and opportunities for the companies engaged in the different parts of the sector. The report is developed from interviews with top management of key players in the Danish supply industry combined with studies on management literature. The macro- and meso levels of the offshore sector are examined in the CBS Maritime report "Offshore Supply Chain Dynamics – The main drivers in the energy sector and the value chain characteristics for offshore oil and gas and offshore wind", which constitutes the first part of mapping project D. It offers insights into the main drivers in the energy sector (macro level) and the value chain characteristics for offshore oil and gas and offshore wind (meso level). URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/9276
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The Main Drivers in the Energy Sector and the Value Chain Characteristics for Offshore Oil and Gas and Offshore WindRoslyng Olesen, Thomas (Frederiksberg, 2015)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: The value chains for offshore oil and gas and offshore wind are both basically driven by the demand for energy. This is heavily dependent on a number of factors including the price of various energy sources and the policy making of the states which influence legislation, indirect subsidies and direct investments. At the center of both value chains are the energy companies. The energy companies have a number of suppliers and sub suppliers which provide a range of equipment and services to the offshore operations. The supply industry is characterized by horizontal cooperation (between suppliers at the same level) and vertical cooperation (between suppliers in different layers). Finally the suppliers and the energy companies are supported by a number of companies which are usually not considered as part of the offshore sector but are important none the less. These companies provide a number of services including includes legal advice, financing, insurance etc. The two value chains have a number of activities in common. Both include (1) a tender and concession phase where the energy company obtains the right to explore and produce energy from the authorities. (2) An exploration phase where the physical location is examined and the installation is planned. (3) An installation phase where the equipment is produced and transported to the site where it is installed. (4) An operation phase where the energy is produced or the energy source is extracted and (5) a decommissioning phase where the field is abandoned. Most suppliers are positioned in several links of one or both value chains, at various levels (direct supplier, sub supplier, 3rd tier supplier etc.) and providing a variety of services. A supplier can move to new positions within the value chain. The increased servitization is a good example. Traditional manufacturers are often 2nd or 3rd tier suppliers in the installation phase. But by providing after sales services these companies also become direct suppliers to the energy company in the operations phase. Finally a supplier can have different positions in different geographical markets. A supplier can thus be a direct (1st tier) supplier in one market but needs to go through a local contractor (as a 2nd tier supplier) in another market – even if the provided service is exactly the same in both cases. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/9251
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Antecedents, processes dynamics and firm-level impactØrberg Jensen, Peter (Frederiksberg, 2008)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: This PhD thesis addresses one of the most intensely debated phenomena over the past decade within the realm of international business: Firms' relocation of value chain activities to other parts in the network of multinational corporation (MNC) or to external suppliers/services providers in foreign countries (hereinafter referred to as offshoring), often to destination countries with lower cost structures. Whereas the offshoring of manufacturing tasks has existed for several decades, and has been analyzed in the international business literature, the offshoring of advanced services tasks from developed country firms to destination countries such as India, which offer an attractive cocktail of low costs and highly skilled labour, is a more recent phenomenon. The offshoring of this type of services tasks forms the subject of this PhD thesis... URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/7741
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(Re) Integrating the strategic management perspective in the theory of multinational corporationsHoenen, Anne Kristin; Hansen, Michael W. (Frederiksberg, 2009)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: The contemporary literature on foreign direct investment (FDI) has to some extent 'forgotten' a key insight of the early FDI literature, namely that FDI to a large extent is driven by strategic interaction of firms in oligopolistic industries. Instead the FDI literature has focused, at first on FDI as a way of generating efficiency in cross border transactions, and later on FDI as a way to effectively leverage and build capabilities across borders. These efficiency and capabilities perspectives on FDI may have been adequate in a situation where global competition still was in its infancy. However, in recent years, we have seen the emergence of truly global oligopolies, e.g. in electronics, aerospace, aviation, software, steel, automotive, construction, brewing, etc. These oligopolistic industries have been consolidated through massive waves of cross border M&As in the second half of the 90s and from 2003-2007. We argue that in such industries it is not adequate to analyze FDI only in terms of efficiency or resource leverage; FDI must also be understood in terms of its contribution to the global strategic positioning of the investing firm. The paper seeks to re-discover' the oligopolistic competition perspective, drawing on the early insights of the Hymer-Kindleberger-Caves tradition as well as on the recent Strategic Management literature, but bringing these into the context of globalization. It is argued that global strategic interaction in oligopolistic industries is manifest in well known FDI phenomena such as follow-the-leader, client follower, and first-mover. While the paper attempts no formal testing, evidence indicative of oligopolistic competition motivated FDI is presented, e.g. from the recent cross border M&A waves and from the recent surge of FDI in emerging markets. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/7956
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Et essay i forbindelse med fagbladet Folkeskolens 125 års jubilæum.Pedersen, Ove K. (København, 2008)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: Lærernes fagblad Folkeskolen fylder 125 år. Tillykke med det! Hermed kan vi fejre et af de mest citerede fagblade, som udgives af en af de mest indflydelsesrige, danske interesseorganisationer, og samtidig en af de vigtigste af alle faggrupper, nemlig folkeskolelærerne. Først af alt kan vi dog fejre den danske folkeskole. Uden den, ingen lærere, og uden lærere ingen forening og intet medlemsblad. Sammen med fagbladet Folkeskolen kan vi derfor også tillade os at fejre skolen; også selvom det er usikkert hvornår folkeskolen opstod, og hvorfra den skal dateres. Opstod den med kirkeordinantens om "børneskoler" i 1539, med anordningen om "almueskoler" i 1814, eller med lov om forskellige forhold vedrørende folkeskolen i 1899? Svaret er ikke ligegyldigt, men irrelevant i denne sammenhæng. I dette bidrag skal jeg hylde Danmarks Lærerforening, dets medlemmer, og deres fagblad, og jeg vil gøre det ved at påstå, at der er ét forhold, som i alle bladets 125 år og i alle DLF's 134 år har optaget medlemmerne mere end noget andet - og det er folkeskolens formål. Folkeskolen fik sin første egentlige formålsparagraf i 1937, men lang tid før var dens opgaver fastsat ved ordinants, ved forordning, anordning eller lov. Det er derfor også ved sådanne bestemmelser, at skolen har fundet sin berettigelse og lærerne deres mission. Ligesom det er ved sådanne bestemmelser, at lærerforeningen har defineret, hvad der udmærker dens medlemmer, hvad der gør dem til en særlig profession, eller giver dem deres kaldelse. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/7326
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En genfortolkning af Derridas "Restitutions de la vérité en peinture"Raffnsøe, Sverre (København, 2007)[More information][Less information]
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/6301
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MPA uddannelsens pædagogik set og genset med nye brillerRy Nielsen, J. C. (København, 2004)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: Master of Public Administration (MPA) uddannelsen ved Handelshøjskolen i København er i fokus for denne artikel. Jeg vil sætte kritisk lup på den pædagogiske praksis, som den har udviklet sig på uddannelsen. Formål er både at blive klogere på denne praksis og at komme forslag til overvejelser om ændringer. Dette er naturligvis ikke helt let, fordi jeg selv har været og er meget været aktiv omkring denne uddannelse. Jeg var således blandt initiativtagerne til uddannelsen i begyndelsen af 90'erne, og jeg var stadigvæk i 2001 aktiv på uddannelsen som studieleder. Jeg har derfor sikkert en del blinde pletter vedrørende uddannelsen. Jeg synes således fortsat, at de grundlæggende tanker bag uddannelsen er hensigtsmæssige. Derfor er formål for uddannelsen og studiets struktur ikke til diskussion her. Heller ikke en grundlæggende holdning om betydningen af, at uddannelsen både skal være teoretisk og praksisnær Den pædagogiske diskussion, som tages op her, er derfor også lettere, fordi den ikke rokker ved de grundlæggende præmisser for uddannelsen. Den bliver imidlertid heller aldrig bliver færdig, fordi vi aldrig præcist kan vide, hvad der kommer ud af vore anstrengelser, og fordi der altid kan peges på forbedringer. Det skal også nævnes, at det ikke er første gang, MPA uddannelsen analyseres. Initiativtagerne til uddannelsen har således beskrevet og analyseret opstarten på MPA og de mange faglige og pædagogiske overvejelser, vi den gang gjorde os. Nærværende artikel kan ses som supplerende til den gamle artikel, idet der meget bevidst er valgt nogle andre teoretiske bidrag end dem, vi diskuterede som led opbygningen af uddannelsen I den gamle artikel var temaer som "action learning", tværfaglighed, underviserroller, deltagerroller og evaluering i fokus. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/7390
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Blomgren-Hansen, Niels (København, 1999)[More information][Less information]
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/7492
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The new elites of Los Angeles-Orange County radio raised their stature even further in August, as both KBIG-FM (104.3) and KLAX-FM (97.9) widened their leads against rivals, according to ratings released Tuesday by Arbitron.
KBIG — the "hot adult-contemporary" station that mixes pop and rock, new and not-so-recent, and features artists such as Katy Perry, Peter Gabriel and Taylor Swift — held sole possession of first place for the third time in the last five months. But after more than a year of battling with Top 40 station KIIS-FM (102.7) for No. 1 overall, KBIG finally put some distance between itself and its sister Clear Channel station and claimed 5.9% of all listeners age 6 and older.
KIIS actually increased its audience share from July, when only one-tenth of a point separated it from first, but lagged far behind surging KBIG with 5.4% in what Arbitron labels its August survey, but which actually charted people's listening habits from July 18 to Aug. 14.
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Meanwhile, KLAX, the regional-Mexican-music station that features Ricardo "El Mandril" Sanchez during morning drive, once again led that all-important 6-10 a.m. weekday slot, when millions of people are turning to the radio as they begin their day.
Sanchez first leapt to the top spot in June, when he bested talk station KFI-AM (640) by 5.3% to 5%. He pulled farther ahead in July, beating KFI and alternative rock station KROQ-FM (106.7) by 5.9% to 4.7%. Then Sanchez really hit the gas in August. While KFI and KROQ — the latter featuring Kevin Ryder and Gene "Bean" Baxter — remained tied at second, inching ahead to 4.8%, Sanchez pulled away with a 6.5% share of the audience.
KFI, whose morning lineup features local host Bill Handel, followed by the first hour of Rush Limbaugh's national show, had long been the undisputed leader in that part of the day. Only three times from 2009 to 2012 was KFI out of first place in morning drive; but August marked the fifth time so far this year that the Handel-Limbaugh team was looking up at its competitors.
The August survey was the last to feature onetime ratings leader Eddie "Piolín" Sotelo on regional-Mexican-music station KSCA-FM (101.9) — albeit for only his last three weekdays on the air. The station's parent company, Univision Communications Inc., abruptly canceled his show July 22 amid sexual harassment allegations. Since then, Sotelo has sued former colleagues and decamped to SiriusXM satellite radio.
From 2005 to 2008, Sotelo was the one with the stranglehold on morning ratings, but lately he had resided in the lower ranks of the Top 10. But after placing 12th in January, he had been on a steady rebound, and in July, his last full month on the air, he placed fourth with a 4.3% share. In August, with Sotelo gone for most of the survey, KSCA and its morning show fell to a fifth-place tie at 3.9%, the same as KBIG's morning host, Sean Valentine. All-news station KNX-AM (1070) placed fourth at 4%, up from ninth in July.
Sanchez's dominance is remarkable because he had been in seventh place as recently as April, and was 10th in January.
Also, his success is noteworthy because when Arbitron changed the way it compiled ratings at the end of 2008, switching from listener diaries to automated meters that were supposed to be more objective, foreign-language stations protested, predicting their numbers would suffer. One claim: Non-English speakers carrying the Arbitron meters, which automatically detect stations within earshot of the wearer, would register English-language stations that happened to be playing wherever they went. With the old diaries, those listeners would likely have marked down only the native-tongue stations they sought out, and not inflate the numbers for the other stations they weren't intentionally consuming.
In fact, many stations did suffer among those with the audiences considered most loyal — urban, country and foreign-language. KSCA dropped from first to sixth after the changeover, for example. Spanish broadcasters filed suit against Arbitron to halt its rollout of the new metering system, and last year the company settled a consumer-protection suit filed by California Atty. Gen. Kamala Harris, L.A. City Atty. Carmen Trutanich and San Francisco City Atty. Dennis Herrera. Arbitron agreed to recruit listeners based on addresses, and consider country of origin as a demographic characteristic, among other tweaks, which allayed many critics' complaints.
In August's overall ratings, the Top Five remained the same from July. Following KBIG and KIIS were pop station KAMP-FM (97.1) at 4.5%, adult-contemporary KOST-FM (103.) at 4.4% and hip-hop outlet KPWR-FM (105.9) at 4%.


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Cafs and Canals: An Exhibition with Kiera James and Tom Hurley
Time Out's 'First Thursdays' Top 5 exhibitions for June.
This is the blog site of Leabank Square.
We are in Hackney Wick - in east London, UK
It is for everyone who lives in Leabank Square to chat about the amazing neighbours, great gardens, wonderful Lea River - and best of all.... the best community spirit!
Good luck Kiera!
Could you let us all know which days you'll be there as well, so that we can congratulate you personally.
Hi Kiera. We'd also love to hook up with you at your exhibit. Are there any pics of Leabank in the show? See you there.
Hi, just saw these lovely comments! I'll be there for the opening, the eve of the 7th. And yes, there are a couple of photos of Leabank Square - I'm doing a series on trash, which you can see here: http://kierajames.com/2012/05/28/preview-of-new-work-for-cafs-and-canals-exhibition/, and there's a couple shots of litter in the square that I took before it was cleared away (After photographing litter on the street all over Hackney and the City, it makes me realise how clean Leabank Square is! I just couldn't resist photographing the few pieces I did spot).
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Documentation:Procedure compile-file
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I couldn't get compile-file to work under cygwin with a Gambit install out of the box. Instead I had to make a few modifications:
First you have to move ~~/bin/gambc-cc.bat to ~~/bin/gambc-cc.sh (Assuming you got the unix version. You can compare it with the <gambit-src-distro>/bin/gambc-cc.bat.unix to be sure).
Next up, make a simple dos batch file to call the bash file:
c:\bin\bash.exe /usr/local/Gambit-C/v4.5.2/bin/gambc-cc.sh %*
Don't forget to set the path to wherever you installed Gambit!
Finally, make sure both the bat and sh scripts have the executable flag set
chmod 777 gambc-cc.sh chmod 777 gambc-cc.bat
After that, compilation with (compile-file) should work perfectly.


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'Remote Kontrol' Sick New Dance Group [Video]
A new dance group called Remote Kontrol consists of some really talented dancers like iGlide, Chibi, and the ridiculously famous Marquese NonStop Scott.
You might be like "Who is Marquese Nonstop Scott?" Chances are that you have seen him dance before. With the most viewed dance video on the internet and a surprise showing on the Ellen show. Marquese is the guy in the Pumped Up Kicks Dudstep video. Yea that guy.
Now put him in a group with two more talented dancers and a sick Video Director and you've got a pretty bad ass video on your hands. Check them out here and Enjoy :)


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This A.C.E. 30.4 class A gas motorhome by Thor Motor Coach features a large slide out for more interior floor space, and all the amenities needed for any road trip you take. There is even an exterior TV to watch the big game or movies under the stars!
Step inside behind the front passenger seat and notice the spacious interior with a large driver's side slide fully extended. Within the slide out there is a jack-knife sofa, a large sink, counter space, a three burner range with overhead microwave oven, and a pantry, plus a closet in the bedroom.
Opposite the sofa you will find a booth dinette with a 40" LED TV overhead. The dinette features two sets of seat belts, with two more on the jack-knife sofa so your backseat travelers can be safe while moving down the road.
Above the cab area you will find a drop-down overhead bunk for an additional 46" x 74" sleeping space for the kids or extra guests. There is a coffee table beneath the bunk between the two captain seats where you can enjoy an early morning cup of Joe.
A convenient bathroom between the main living area and the bedroom includes a corner shower, vanity with sink, linen storage, and a toilet. There is also an overhead cabinet along one side for storing towels and toiletries.
The rear bedroom features a queen size bed with closets on each side, and overhead cabinets. Opposite the bed, along the bathroom wall you will find a 32" LED TV.
Along the outside of this traveling home you can enjoy an exterior 32" LED TV and watch your favorite shows and movies at your leisure when not out on an adventure in the great outdoors!
Stock# 1773-18A
Chassis: Ford
|31 ft 6 in
|Ext Width
|8 ft 3 in
|Ext Height
|12 ft 2 in
|Int Height
|7 ft
|Hitch Weight
|8000 lbs
|Gross Weight
|18000 lbs
|Fresh Water Capacity
|50 gals
|Grey Water Capacity
|47 gals
|Black Water Capacity
|40 gals
|Tire Size
|Furnace BTU
|35000 btu
|Onan RV QG 4000
|Fuel Type
|6.8L Triton V10
|320 hp
|Fuel Capacity
|80 gals
|208 in
|Number Of Bunks
|Available Beds
|460 ft-lb
|Refrigerator Type
|Double Door
|Cooktop Burners
|Shower Size
|32" x 32"
|Number of Awnings
|LP Tank Capacity
|Water Heater Capacity
|6 gal
|Water Heater Type
|DSI Gas/Electric
|15000 btu
|Basement Storage
|130 cu. ft.
|TV Info
|LR 32" LED TV, BR 32" LED TV, Ext. 32" LED TV
|Awning Info
|16' Power
|Gross Combined Weight
|23000 lbs
|Shower Type
|Electrical Service
|30 amp
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Submitted bu Jim Quinn of the Burning Platform
Suicide is Painless
Everyone has watched one of the best TV series of all-time – M*A*S*H. You also know the tune that played during the opening credits as helicopters delivered wounded soldiers to the 4077 Mobile Army Surgical Unit. Most people have never heard the lyrics that go with the music. The song is Suicide is Painless and the lyrics were sung during the M*A*S*H Movie. As I watched the movie a few weeks ago, the lyrics struck home. Our country has been slowly committing suicide for the last 40 years. The movie and TV series were set during the Korean War. It is fitting that military spending is one of the major causes of our suicide as a nation. On an inflation adjusted basis, the US has doubled spending on Defense since 1962. It is on course to rise another 20% in the next four years. Dwight D. Eisenhower warned us about the military industrial complex in 1961:
"In the councils of government, we must guard against the acquisition of unwarranted influence, whether sought or unsought, by the military industrial complex. The potential for the disastrous rise of misplaced power exists and will persist."
The fact that the US currently spends 7 times as much on Defense as the next nearest country is proof that the military industrial complex has gained unwarranted influence and a disastrous rise of misplaced power has occurred.
When you critically analyze why we would need to spend 7 times as much as China on military when there is no country on earth that can challenge us, the answer can only be OIL. Our own military came to the following chilling conclusion in their Joint Operating Environment report, issued earlier this year:
By 2012, surplus oil production capacity could entirely disappear, and as early as 2015, the shortfall in output could reach nearly 10 MBD.
A severe energy crunch is inevitable without a massive expansion of production and refining capacity. While it is difficult to predict precisely what economic, political, and strategic effects such a shortfall might produce, it surely would reduce the prospects for growth in both the developing and developed worlds. Such an economic slowdown would exacerbate other unresolved tensions, push fragile and failing states further down the path toward collapse, and perhaps have serious economic impact on both China and India. At best, it would lead to periods of harsh economic adjustment. To what extent conservation measures, investments in alternative energy production, and efforts to expand petroleum production from tar sands and shale would mitigate such a period of adjustment is difficult to predict. One should not forget that the Great Depression spawned a number of totalitarian regimes that sought economic prosperity for their nations by ruthless conquest.
The U.S. military knows we are on the verge of an oil crisis. There are no new supplies ready to come on line before 2015. The President and his advisors know that an oil crisis is in our immediate future. We have military bases in Saudi Arabia, Iraq, and Kuwait. We have active fighting forces in Afghanistan and Pakistan. We have a naval armada of aircraft carriers in the Persian Gulf. Our forces completely encircle Iran. Is this a coincidence when the countries with the largest oil reserves in the world are noted?
- Saudi Arabia – 262 billion barrels
- Iran – 133 billion barrels
- Iraq – 112 billion barrels
- Kuwait – 97 billion barrels
The war on terror is a cover for access to the hundreds of billions of barrels of oil in the Middle East. A 10 million barrel per day shortfall by 2015 would be disastrous for a country that consumes 25% of all the oil in the world. Our hyper-consumer society is like a drug addict, dependent on its oil fix. If we are denied oil for even one day, the withdrawal symptoms would be traumatic and harrowing.
There are 255 million passenger vehicles in the U.S. Our society will collapse within weeks without a sufficient supply of oil. The average American's only concern about oil is when they get a card in the mail from Jiffy Lube telling them it is time for their 5,000 mile oil change. They stick a hose in their gas tank and fluid pours out, allowing them to motor freely around mall dotted suburbia. Within five years they will be paying over $5 per gallon for this fluid or they will be waiting in lines for three hours to get 10 gallons of that precious fluid. Peak cheap oil has been predictable for decades. The Department of Energy was created 31 years ago. Preparing for peak cheap oil would have required some pain, sacrifice and forethought. But, suicide is painless.
Visions of Things To Be
Through early morning fog I see
visions of the things to be
the pains that are withheld for me
I realize and I can see…
That suicide is painless
It brings on many changes
and I can take or leave it if I please.
Suicide is Painless – M.A.S.H. Movie
As I peer through the fog and attempt to see visions of things to be, I see nothing but pain ahead. Anyone who can look at the following chart and not conclude that there is much pain ahead for this country is either a Goldman Sachs banker, a Federal Reserve Governor, or a bought off politician in Washington DC. It is no coincidence that after Richard Nixon closed the gold window in 1971 and allowed the Federal Reserve to "manage" our economy that total debt outstanding in the US surged from $2 trillion to over $50 trillion. GDP has risen by 1,300% since 1971, while total US debt has risen by 2,600%. Now for the kicker. Real GDP has only gone up by 292% since 1971. This means that 1,000% of the increase in GDP was from Federal Reserve created inflation. Over this same time frame, real wages have declined by 6%, from $318 per week in 1971 to $299 per week today. Inflation has been the American drug of choice to commit suicide over the last 40 years. It is stealthy, seemingly painless, and deadly.
Inflation is the "painless" method through which the Federal Reserve has decided this country will commit suicide. It is like turning on the car in the garage and letting the carbon monoxide slowly put you to sleep. The ruling elite are content that the American public is dumbed down by the government run public schools. They count on the fact that 9 out of 10 Americans do not understand inflation. It is an insidious scheme of robbing the working middle class and funneling it to the Wall Street/K Street ruling class. The Federal Reserve has gotten bolder in the last few years as they realized the public doesn't understand or care what they do. Bernanke has relished in the mainstream media adulation that he saved the world with his printing press in 2008/2009. Even though critical thinkers know for a fact that it was Federal Reserve policies that created the worldwide financial conflagration in the first place, the corporate mainstream media and the Wall Street beneficiaries have been cheerleaders of Easy Al and Helicopter Ben. These men are traitors. They have purposefully impoverished senior citizens and the working middle class in order to enrich their ruling elite masters on Wall Street and in Washington DC.
Ben Bernanke on Wednesday afternoon will announce Quantitative Easing Part Deux. This is a fancy name for Ben printing $1 trillion out of thin air, buying US Treasuries and/or more toxic mortgage securities and artificially lowering interest rates to convince Americans to spend money they don't have. Jeremy Grantham, in his recent quarterly letter, issues a scathing indictment of Bernanke's methods:
all of us, unfortunately, there is still a further great disadvantage
attached to the Fed Manipulated Prices. When rates are artificially low, income is moved away from savers, or holders of government and other debt, toward borrowers. Today, this means less income for retirees and near-retirees with conservative portfolios, and more profit opportunities for the financial industry; hedge funds can leverage cheaply and banks can borrow from the government and lend out at higher
prices or even, perish the thought, pay out higher bonuses. This is the
problem: there are more retirees and near retirees now than ever
before, and they tend to consume all of their investment income. With
artificially low rates, their consumption really drops. The offsetting benefits, mainly shown in dramatically recovered financial profits despite low levels of economic activity, flow to a considerable degree to rich individuals with much lower propensities to consume."
The ruling elite in Washington DC and Wall Street decided that fraud, misinformation and cooking the books was preferable to the pain of honesty, orderly bankruptcy, and assets valued at their true worth. Ben Bernanke "saved the world" by putting the taxpayer on the hook for $1.5 trillion of toxic mortgage garbage he bought from his masters on Wall Street. John Hussman describes the decision to choose painless suicide over choosing painful medicine to cure our disease:
"Over the short run, two policies have been primarily responsible for successfully kicking the can down the road following the recent financial crisis. The first was the suppression of fair and accurate financial disclosure – specifically FASB suspension of mark-to-market rules – which has allowed financial companies to present balance sheets that are detached from any need to reflect the actual liquidating value of their assets. The second was the de facto grant of the government's full faith and credit to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac securities. Now, since standing behind insolvent debt in order to make it whole is strictly an act of fiscal policy, one would think that under the Constitution, it would have been subject to Congressional debate and democratic process. But the Bernanke Fed evidently views democracy as a clumsy extravagance, and so, the Fed accumulated $1.5 trillion in the debt obligations of these insolvent agencies, which effectively forces the public to make those obligations whole, without any actual need for public input on the matter."
The Only Way to Win is Cheat
The only way to win is cheat
And lay it down before I'm beat
and to another give my seat
for that's the only painless feat.
That suicide is painless
It brings on many changes
and I can take or leave it if I please.
Suicide is Painless – M.A.S.H. Movie
The Federal Reserve has incessantly created new bubbles every time one of their old bubbles has burst, since the elevation of Alan Greenspan as Fed Chairman in 1987. The bailout of LTCM convinced Wall Street that uncle Al would come to the rescue if their gambles endangered the financial system. Greenspan cheered on the internet revolution and flooded the system for the fake Y2K crisis. When the internet bubble burst in 2000 and the 9/11 attack struck in 2001, Greenspan aided and abetted the greatest bubble in history. He dropped interest rates to historic lows, encouraged the use of adjustable rate mortgages, didn't enforce bank regulations, and pretended that he couldn't see the bubble forming. Jeremy Grantham explained the Federal Reserve, Wall Street and K Street conspiracy to avoid the pain of dealing with our long-term structural problems in his latest letter:
Is It To Be Or Not To Be?
A brave man once requested me
to answer questions that are key
'is it to be or not to be'
and I replied 'oh why ask me?'
'Cause suicide is painless
it brings on many changes
and I can take or leave it if I please.
…and you can do the same thing if you choose.
Suicide is Painless – M.A.S.H. Movie
"Thus, our current policy of QE2 is merely the last desperate step of an ineffective plan to stimulate the economy through higher asset prices regardless of any future costs. Continuing QE2 may be an original way of redoing the damage done by the old Smoot-Hawley Tariff hikes of 1930, which helped accelerate a drastic global decline in trade. We may not even need the efforts of some of our dopier Senators to recreate a more traditional tariff war. And all of this stems from the Fed and the failed idea that it can or should interfere with employment levels by interfering with asset prices."
The only difference between Dr. Bernanke and Dr. Kevorkian is that Kevorkian helped the terminally ill commit suicide. Dr. Bernanke and his colleagues at the Federal Reserve have inflicted suicide on a patient that was healthy and capable of living many more years. The suicide concoction of fiat currency, debt, military empire, and delusion has been painless for those in power, but painful for the working middle class of this country. Dr. Bernanke fancies himself as an expert on the Great Depression. He is destined to be remembered as the man who killed America. Suicide is painless, it brings on many changes.


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(WLUK) -- When an Ohio father learned his daughter had to work on Christmas, he wasn't going to let her fly solo.
Pierce Vaughn, a Delta flight attendant, had to work both Christmas Eve and Christmas Day.
Her father, Hal, decided he wasn't going to let that stop him from spending the holiday with her.
Hal flew on all six of Pierce's scheduled flights around the country.
A passenger on one of those trips posted Hal's story to Facebook:
Hal's daughter said her father even got bumped up to first class on one of the flights.


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A Brief History Of Fox News' Support For Anti-LGBT Bullying
As millions of Americans wear purple in support of LGBT youth for Spirit Day today, it's probably safe to assume that few people at Fox News will be participating in the event, as the network remains a constant critic of anti-bullying efforts while promoting hostility towards LGBT people across the country.
Here's how Fox works to undermine the fight against anti-LGBT bullying:
Downplaying Anti-LGBT Bullying As An Exaggeration
In April, Fox & Friends hosted a segment on whether school bullying had become "an exaggerated epidemic." The network invited Reason.com editor Nick Gillespie to argue that the national effort to crack down on bullying is "causing as many problems as it solves."
When Fox has actually acknowledged the problem of school bullying, it's failed to mention the fact that the victims of bullying are often targeted for their perceived sexual orientation or gender identity. As one Fox guest stated while discussing a school's gender diversity lessons:
Bullying is such an excuse because kids do not bully each other based on gender. They bully each other based on, you know, all sorts of things, not just gender. So using that seems to me like an excuse really.
Ignoring Bullying-Related Suicides
When bullied gay teen Jamie Rodemeyer took his own life last September, both MSNBC and CNN covered his death extensively. CNN launched its own efforts to combat anti-LGBT bullying, including a "Stop Bullying: Speak Up" website and a CNN-commissioned study on schoolyard bullying. Fox, on the other hand, mentioned Rodemeyer's death only once in the weeks following his death, as part of a segment on proposed anti-bullying legislation in New York.
The suicide of another gay teenager, Asher Brown, has received widespread publicity as a rallying cry for the It Gets Better Project, a campaign aimed inspiring hope for harassed LGBT youth. While discussing his death, however, Fox failed to mention his sexual orientation, ignoring evidence that much of the bullying he experienced was motivated by homophobia.
Condemning Tolerance And Diversity Lessons
Fox News has been vocal in opposing even the tamest efforts to teach students to be more tolerant and accepting of their LGBT peers.
Last year, as California neared the passage of its FAIR Education Act, which would require public schools to teach students about historical contributions of LGBT people, the network rushed to depict the bill as a "shocking" effort to expose students to pro-LGBT "propaganda." Fox ran segment after segment misinforming viewers about the bill, including a blitz of misleading segments the day after it was signed into law. One Fox Business guest even joked about how students would determine if a historical figure was gay or not, commenting "Do you have to turn him over?"
When a California school tried to institute gender diversity lessons to teach students about gender variance, Fox ran three segments in two days criticizing the program. The network invited anti-gay hate group leader Tony Perkins to argue that the lessons would indoctrinate children into homosexuality. Fox host Martha MacCallum piled on the unfounded criticism, warning that trying to teach students about gender diversity could cause them to fall behind in math and science.
The network also lashed out at new curriculum proposed for Michigan's Muskegon Public Schools that would teach students about sexual orientation and gender identity, calling the lessons "topsy-turvy."
Criticizing Anti-Bullying Efforts
When it wasn't busy criticizing programs meant to prevent students from bullying, Fox also attacked efforts meant to punish those who engage in anti-gay discrimination.
Last September, Fox devoted five segments to criticizing New Jersey's newly enacted anti-bullying law, accusing the measure of being too strict and overly expansive. Fox also attacked Vanderbilt University for prohibiting student groups from denying leadership positions to students on the basis of sexual orientation, with one Fox Business guest stating that gay people "will not stop until you're forced to accept their lifestyle."
When a Wisconsin school apologized for running an anti-gay student column in the school paper, Fox suggested that the school may have violated the student's freedom of speech as a result of its "broadly worded anti-discrimination, anti-bullying policy." Fox's coverage failed to mention that the student's column included anti-gay junk science and cited Bible passages calling for the execution of gay people.
Fox also rallied to the defense of Texas student who was suspended after making an anti-gay comment in class, blaming it on "your typical politically correct bureaucracy."
Employing Anti-LGBT Bullies
Fox's implicit support for LGBT bullies is also evidenced by who is on the network's payroll. A number of Fox employees routinely use their national platform to mock, demonize, and bully LGBT people.
Fox News contributor Todd Starnes, for example, has made a number of disparaging comments about the LGBT community. He has called a transgender college student a "mary," mocked the attendees of a gay pride parade, and joked that transgender people would have to explain "why they've got extra parts" when they arrive at "the pearly gates."
Keith Ablow, one of the members of Fox's "Medical A-Team," is notorious for his transphobic attacks on Chaz Bono, who is transgender. The Fox employee accused Bono of suffering from a "psychotic delusion" and compared transgender people to anorexics, heroin addicts, and people who believe they are zebras.
The list goes on and on. Whether it's Bill O'Reilly laughing at his own homophobic jokes, Andrea Tantaros referring to President Obama's "tranny nanny," the Fox & Friends crew joking about "the one part of Chaz [Bono] that hasn't been operated on," or Fox Nation's reliably transphobic headlines, demonizing LGBT people is a habit that's deeply ingrained into Fox's network culture.


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RBS – greatest UK corporate loss to-date. While our great banks such as the Royal Bank of Scotland, Lloyds, and the rest announce huge losses and effectively collapse around our ears on a global scale, the cries grow ever louder from the public and politicians alike, not only in the UK, but all over the world, for stronger, more effective regulation to prevent such disasters happening in the future.
Royal Bank of Scotland announces biggest loss ever :
While the hundreds of billions of pounds of public money flows into these institutions to prop them up, perhaps the public should be asking, will such regulation to prevent such a mess happening to our banks ever come to fruition ?
The short answer to that is "No", simply because what we have always seen is that when stronger regulation of a profession or industry is proposed, what sets out as a genuine attempt to introduce stronger measures to protect consumers, is stopped dead by many of those same politicians who are now bleating like sheep and blaming everyone other than themselves for the failures of our financial institutions.
Why do those attempts at introducing stronger, more independent regulation, fail at Parliamentary stage ?
Well they fail because the professions who are going to be affected by such regulation, co-opt the parliamentary process and ensure any parts of that planned regulation is either watered down to be so ineffective, or simply removed all together.
There is a prime example of this for everyone to take note of in these dire days of banking collapses - that being the introduction of increased regulation for the Scottish legal profession, during 2006, culminating in the Legal Profession & Legal Aid (Scotland) Act 2007
Despite the work of many campaigners & groups, and consumer bodies, the Law Society of Scotland co-opted the Parliamentary process at the Scottish Parliament, and watered down many parts of the LPLA (Scotland) Act which would have protected consumers of legal services in Scotland much more than what the act currently does.
You can read an earlier report on how the LPLA BIll passed Holyrood with amendments here : Legal Profession & Legal Aid Bill finally passed by Scottish Parliament, with amendments.
You can read more about the bitter battles to push through the LPLA Bill into law here : Scotland's LPLA Act - not doing well in regulating legal services
As a result of the LPLA (Scotland) Act 2007, we now have the Scottish Legal Complaints Commission, which originally under the previous Scottish Executive, was intended to effectively regulate the legal profession, with also consideration given to historical issues of complaints which had led to the creation of the legislation which created the commission in the first place.
However, with the intervention of the May 2007 election in Scotland, the SNP controlled Scottish Government, more precisely, the administrations of it's Justice Secretary, Kenny MacAskill, has allowed the legal profession itself to effectively castrate the regulator powers of rigid consumer protection, which were originally intended to put an end to all the 'crooked lawyer' problems of the past.
SLCC – as much use as no use at all to consumers. In actual fact, the Scottish Legal Complaints Commission has become such a besieged quango, bereft of public trust & confidence, it has become too afraid to publish pictures of its own members, for fear many consumers will realise that the Commission appointees, made by Kenny MacAskill personally, has become just another lawyers rubber stamp club for corruption and poor service in the legal profession which the Law Society of Scotland has managed to do so well for years.
Scottish Legal Complaints Commission – Would you trust them with complaints against lawyers ?
SLCC prefers secrecy to transparency as FOIs reveal. It turns out the SLCC are just too busy keeping themselves so secret,it looks like they have forgot they are supposed to be there to investigate complaints against crooked lawyers, but with most of the staff coming from the Law Society of Scotland, which created the problem in the first place, where crooked lawyers were being let off the hook in thousands of whitewash investigations, there seems little hope for the SLCC to do any different .. and as things stand it seems we are in for more of the same – a definite example to keep away from in improving regulation of financial services after the banking collapse.
Kenny MacAskill gave £2million 'gift' to lawyers quango. Strangely enough, the Justice Secretary Kenny MacAskill has lavished millions of pounds of public money on his shiny new regulator while the quango was actually receiving millions of pounds from the legal profession itself. The SLCC, rather than get down to work as the campaigners including Cabinet Secretary John Swinney had originally hoped, then promptly spent it all on personal pension benefits, salaries, perks, medical benefits and just about anything other than actually helping consumers with complaints against legal services.
You can read more about Mr MacAskill's multi million pound gifts to the Scottish Legal Complaints Commission here : MacAskill silent on taxpayers £2million 'write off' to lawyers quango as Complaints boss reveals Law Society defaulted on levies
The legal profession in effect, re-wrote the rules of regulation and powers that the new legislation of the LPLA (Scotland) Act 2007, was supposed to give the 'independent' Scottish Legal Commission to help the public, and the SNP simply sat back and watched, even actually joined in the orgy of fiddling, and made sure it placed those who the legal profession wanted to be on the SLCC, at its helm.
As Mr MacAskill has always said - he will protect the legal profession at all costs. I wonder if John Swinney would be so bold to make such a sweeping statement for bankers and financial services ?
Kenny MacAskill - Claimed in Parliament he would protect lawyers against consumers, out of a great debt owed by the SNP Govt to the legal profession ...
So if you are looking for a new model of regulation for the banking sector, to prevent trillions of pounds of public money going on failed banks, while their ex Chief Executives walk away with 690,000 pension perks, then don't look to Kenny MacAskill or the SNP's ideas of regulating lawyers, because they simply don't work .. and don't look to leaders of the legal profession for much help, because as you can see, those same leading lights of Scotland's legal elite, couldn't wait to support the likes of Sir Fred Goodwin, and blame the Government for the failures, rather than the bankers themselves.
Ex Law Society Chief Douglas Mill speaks out in support of Sir Fred Goodwin and blames Govt for RBS failure.
You can read more about Douglas Mill's support of Sir Fred Goodwin, and rush to blame everyone else for the RBS's failure here : Royal Bank failure blamed on lack of regulation by ex Law Society Boss who campaigned against stronger regulation of solicitors
And finally ... we also learned yesterday that the possible legal case which may have caused the RBS a bit of pain financially, failed at a Sheriff Court in Oban yesterday, when Sheriff Pender ruled on Ian Hamilton QC's small claims action against the RBS that the complexity of the case meant it could not be heard as a "small claims" action, which would have limited expenses to around £150.
Ian Hamilton QC's action against RBS is abandoned


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