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Monthly Archives: January 2011
Guaranteed Note Transaction
January 27, 2011, Alexandria, Va. –The National Credit Union Administration today announced that the NCUA Guaranteed Notes Trust 2011-R1 offering priced on Tuesday, January 18 and closed on Thursday, January 27. The transaction yielded approximately $1.5 billion in proceeds from sales of the Trust’s Senior Notes, and the coupon on the Senior Notes will be [...]
High Speed Robot Hand
This video shows the manipulator dribbling a ping-pong ball, spinning a pen, throwing a ball, tying knots, grasping a grain of rice with tweezers, and tossing / re-grasping a cellphone! Based on the video, the hand uses high-speed actuators with harmonic drive gears. The hand can close in 1/10th of a second! Personally, I find [...]
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NCUA Closed Board Meeting
January 26, 2011, Alexandria, Va. — The National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) Board has scheduled a special closed meeting on Thursday, January 27 to consider a personnel matter. The agenda for the January 27 closed NCUA Board meeting is available online at http://www.ncua.gov/GenInfo/BoardandAction/Calendars/Meetings/2011.aspx. The National Credit Union Administration charters and supervises federal credit unions. NCUA, [...]
Winter 11 (Closer to Heaven)
by Daniel Brouse on Wednesday, January 26, 2011 at 7:09pm Em / E sus4 / Em7 / Em 7 (11) The warmer it gets The colder the wind blows No one seems to know No, no one knows But, when they take a peek They start to freak ’cause the lightening Is frightening Why, no [...]
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the eclectic could lose electric
the weather here is unusual i’m watching trees bend into yoga shapes and wooden ya know …some are not taking kindly to the discipline — Crack and Bang should my communication breakdown, please don’t take it personally… because, the eclectic could lose electric. not to worry, i’ll be back right after the brief public service [...]
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Save Darfur
by Danielle Brouse The Darfur region is a drought-prone area of western Sudan. By area, Darfur is roughly the size of Texas and is divided into three states that had a collective population of approximately 6 million people before the crisis in Darfur began in 2003. The Sudan Liberation Movement (SLM) and Justice and Equality [...]
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The Break Up Song
by Daniel Brouse Intro: For those of you With a broken heart My heart Goes out To you [crunch] Even when it’s feeling Like the pain Will drive me insane I’m not left reeling In a downward spiral Toward the abyss You fix What’s amiss My knee is headed East My foot West Needless to [...]
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Minority & Women Inclusion
January 21, 2011, Alexandria, Va. — Chairman Debbie Matz today cut the ribbon officially opening NCUA’s new Office of Minority and Women Inclusion (OMWI). The Chairman was joined by OMWI Director Tawana James at NCUA headquarters in Alexandria. OMWI was formed in response to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010. [...]
Prohibition Orders
January 20, 2011, Alexandria, VA, – The National Credit Union Administration Board has issued orders prohibiting the following individuals from participating in the affairs of any federally insured financial institution. Christopher Allen, a former employee of First Service Credit Union, Houston, Texas, was convicted of bank fraud. Allen was sentenced to 32 months imprisonment 3 [...]
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