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There are currently over 150 children at the Asian Children's Village in Dehradun, northern India – including Indians, Nepalese and Tibetan exiles. The children attend some of the best and most demanding schools in Dehradun.
The scholars previously
sponsored at Viphya Secondary School, Mzuzu, have all graduated. Malawians are now attending the African Village in Lusaka.
We are sponsoring over 50 students at Shri Sita Ram School, Doti, in the Far West of Nepal. Some of the recent graduates are the first girls ever to
achieve a first degree pass from the school. Some students are from the
lowest castes.
Scholars also study at Budhanilkantha School in Kathmandu, where the Nepalese Government provides scholarships for one-third of the students, who are selected from all over Nepal.
We are sponsoring students in partnership with the Thai Pestalozzi Foundation, which celebrated its 20th anniversary in 2010.
Over two hundred students, Zambians and refugees from neighbouring countries are accommodated at the African Children's Village, Lusaka, Zambia. All these children are now educated in-house. Further students are sponsored at local schools as part of a community support programme.
Student Selection
The children are selected on the basis of ability as well as need. Many scholars excel and are able to obtain further scholarships to attend university and obtain professional qualifications. Our scholars graduate with secondary education diplomas, a range of practical skills that they can apply in their communities and the benefit of a nurturing PestalozziWorld experience which has taught them to care for others. They are then in a good position to help the communities and countries from which they originated.


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Alpha's management personnel have been building power supplies since the late 1950's. Those were the days of vacuum tube op amps and germanium power transistors. Today's more modern circuits use chopper-stabilized op amps, digital to analog converters, and microprocessor control. Our engineering department is equipped with the latest computerized design tools.
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On Her Majesty's Secret Service
By David Langsam
Which child of the 1960s and '70s didn't dream of being James Bond or 99? Or to give it 21st Century local relevance, The Zohan?
I was taken to task last year over the comment that at Mt Scopus Army Cadets and Habonim last century, we thought we were in training for the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) for the next crisis. Perhaps my teenage thoughts were not shared by all, but they were certainly shared by many. There remains a culture in Jewish communities that we are part of Israel's reserve and should be ready to contribute what we can, if called upon.
If one nationalism is dangerous, then supporting both 'Australia Right or Wrong' and 'Israel Right or Wrong' must multiply the potential perils.
Multiculturalism brings with it multiple loyalties, which can lead to personal conflicts, which I believe to be a core question that needs to be addressed.
In the 1990s, the Keating Government relaxed the dual citizenship provisions, by making it easier for expatriates who needed US or EU passports to regain their lost Australian citizenship. Anyone coming to Australia kept their original citizenship, unless their country, like Australia and the US, automatically revoked citizenship on the obtaining of a foreign citizenship. It made travel a lot easier to have an EU passport as well as an Australian.
But even the closest of nations have squabbles and an excellent example was when Bob Hawke's Australia parted company with David Lange's New Zealand over US nuclear ship visits. It divided Australia, and one can only wonder how it affected Kiwis living here. A more pertinent case is when Australia criticizes illegal Israeli settlements or passport theft. It's not the rock and hard place we like to be caught between.
According to the Federal Attorney-General's Department, it is legal to join a foreign army. But the following four paragraphs need to be read carefully. You can go to Israel or New Zealand and serve in their armies, but not if you intend to engage in hostile activity. The Attorney-General's Department response to my questions is ambiguous. Do you intend to engage in hostile activity against the foreign country, or on behalf of the foreign country, and is there a difference in law?
It appears from the second paragraph (below) that if you go to Israel thinking 'I shall make aliyah, become a citizen and do my time in the IDF' then you are on safe ground. But if you write on Facebook 'I'm going to join a combat unit to kill Arabs' you are probably in breech of the law. It depends on what is in your mind and whether a court could prove it.
- Under section 6 of the Crimes (Foreign Incursions and Recruitment) Act 1978 it is an offence for a person to travel to a foreign State with the intent to engage in a hostile activity in that foreign State or to engage in a hostile activity in a foreign State.
- However, this offence does not apply where the act done by the person is in the course of, and as part of, the person's service in any capacity in or with the armed forces of the government of a foreign State.
- This recognises that there may be instances where Australian citizens, especially those who are dual nationals, wish to join the legitimate armed forces of a foreign State.
- However, in circumstances where a terrorist organisation may be fighting as part of or alongside the armed forces of a foreign state, this defence is unavailable to the person if they are acting in or with that organisation.
It would be quite reasonable for an Australian in Auckland to join the New Zealand Defence Forces, or a Kiwi here to join ours. No one would think twice. We're ANZACs, aren't we?
But if a Jewish Australian has the right to join the Israel Defence Forces, surely an Arab-Australian has the right to join the uncontroversial British-based Jordanian Army? What about the Egyptian or Syrian Army? Or to more controversially, the Lebanese Army?
Are we uncomfortable with laws that allow Lebanese Australians to go to Lebanon and fight with the Lebanese Army? The fourth paragraph probably rules out serving in Hezbollah as its military wing is a proscribed terrorist organization, but there could be other approved militias that are not proscribed.
Importantly, what is reasonable today, might not be reasonable tomorrow and the Attorney-General's spokesperson provided a recent 'Fact sheet' that explicitly says:
It is illegal under Australian law for any person in Australia, or any Australian citizen, including dual citizens, to provide any kind of support to any armed group in Syria. This includes: Engaging in fighting for either side; Funding, training or recruiting someone to fight; Supplying or funding weapons for either side
One day an Australian might find themselves on the wrong side in a conflict. Consider an Iraqi Australian visiting his grandparents and finding himself conscripted into Saddam's Army in 2003, when John Howard joined George W Bush in that war?
In 1985 in Amman, I met exactly this case. A Palestinian American from New York was horrified that he had been conscripted into the Jordanian army because as a stateless Palestinian he only had a Jordanian identity permit. If I remember his words accurately, he said "All my friends are Jews. I'd rather kill Jordanians than Israelis. I don't want to be in this f… army!" But his loyalties were not mixed. He was caught between countries.
Australian law remaining silent on which armies Australians can join is a recipe for disaster. Political allegiances can change.
The simple answer is to insert a phrase at the end of the second paragraph above: "with the expressed permission of the Australian Government". This would mean that each person undertaking foreign military service would need to inform the Australian Government of their intentions and be recorded as doing so.
The Government might also print a warning on passport wallets just underneath the one on not smuggling drugs across borders, saying: It is not a good idea to fight in foreign armies without permission.
And the issue of foreign armies gets trickier when you move from basic to specialized roles.
I had a friend in London who said he was both Australian and British Special Air Services. He was certainly a very handy and self-reliant person and I didn't question him closely on his roles. Had he been dropped into Iraq on behalf of the British to survey the terrain, he would be a 'spy'. What would that mean under Australian law if he was not formally seconded to Britain?
We have Australian troops under US command in Iraq and Afghanistan and in 1985 I reported on the FRANZACS (French, Australian and New Zealand) helicopter pilots keeping the Camp David Peace Accords in the Sinai. With formal inter-government agreements there is no issue. But moving, as Ben Zygier did, from a simple IDF role to an espionage one is where the lines become blurred.
It appears that Australian spy organizations, either ASIS or ASIO, did know what he was doing. Under Australian law that should have crossed a line, at which point, for his own safety, the Australian authorities should have brought him home.
But here's the rub. One Australian Facebook colleague posted that he remained proud of his IDF service.
So where was 'home' for Ben Zygier when Mossad arrested him? Would he have come back to Melbourne willingly if he was asked, or should ASIS have tried to kidnap him as Israel did Mordechai Vanunu?
The issues are not clear and neither is the law. It needs to be debated and the law modified.
And perhaps we need to remember that Commanders Bond and Zohan are just stories.
David Langsam holds Australian and British citizenship.


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Somehow figured out that 10 lbs. of you know what can in fact fit in a 5 lb. pail!
Now to get going to mount all this stuff.
Glad we have headrest and ceiling panels to mount other stuff that will not fit on instrument module without making it busier than we care for.
I feel satisfied that panel remains somewhat clean and everything is placed to make sense.
We are in the process of getting another digital camera. I-phone pics leave much to be desired when it comes to absolute detail.
*The lower two 1+1/4" gauges are EGTs.
*The rectangle to left is Split Second mixture monitor driven by a 4 wire Bosch O2 sensor.
*Below the Split Second on left is going to be a red warning LED (Red) to tell when mixture control knob for our 914 is other than full rich.
*Below the LED (Red) will be a needle valve that when turned C.C.W. leaks some of the normal airbox pressure that is destined to pressurize carb float bowls (when enrichment solenoid is not activated) to the cross tube on intake manifold downstream of the carbs which is at a lower pressure than is the airbox. Whew.
*To the right under Split second is a warning LED (Blue) that will illuminate when the enrichment solenoid is activated. Solenoid can be activated by the TCU when motor is creating "War Emergency Power" or when the switch that will be below the LED (Blue) is turned on. By turning on this switch and activating the enrichment solenoid, I figure at higher power settings, my gut at the moment is above 50% power it should enrichen things a bit, more rich with higher power setting. By activating enrichment solenoid it completely bypasses leaning circuit.
To the right of red covered TCU switch is stuff for cowl fans, (fan that can expel air through each cowl gill, and a folding prop fan upstream of radiators).
Controls and indicators:
*3 position switch, Fwd, Off, Rev.
*FWD LED indicator when fans operating to aid cooling
*REV LED indicator when fans are operating to hinder cooling (help warm up engine on ground and when restarting after soaring and hopeful remove some cooling drag when in cruise).
*ESP knob. This is a controller from Eric Jones that controls a Jeti E.S.C. (Electronic Speed Controller). It pulse width modulates electron flow to motors.
The Brass pneumatic switch that is located above the Ilec SC-7 variometer will allow switching between Static and TE (Total Energy probe on top of vertical fin).
Just above the Static - TE switch is the knob for a rotary switch. It will allow selection of 6 locations for temperature display on the Ilec SC-7 vario:
*OAT located on port stabilator fairing
*Airbox temperature (914)
*Under instrument module temperature
*#4, #5 + #6 yet to be determined, but under cowl, probably 2 fixed and one with long wire so can move it around.


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By Pinky Khoabane
"When the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund lend money to debtor countries, the money comes with strings attached. These strings come in the form of policy prescriptions called 'structural adjustment policies.' These policies require debtor governments to open their economies to penetration by foreign corporations, allowing access to the country's workers and environment at bargain basement prices. Structural adjustment policies mean across-the-board privatization of public utilities and publicly owned industries. They mean the slashing of government budgets, leading to cutbacks in spending on health care and education. And, as their imposition in country after country in Latin America, Africa, and Asia has shown, they lead to deeper inequality and environmental destruction." Global Exchange.
One of the institutions that arose out of the negotiated settlement was the Transitional Executive Committee (TEC) as an interim government comprised of members of the ANC and the Nationalist Party. The TEC had many sub councils one of which was the sub-council on finance. The terms of the $850 million IMF loan the ANC government took in 1993 included cuts in state spending, the privatisation of SOEs, large cuts in public sector wages, and commitment to abandoning nationalisation. The ANC took out this loan to service the apartheid debt which was used to buy arms in its battle against Black people and to prop-up a system that oppressed them. In 1951-67 for example, the World Bank lent the apartheid regime more than $200m, half of which went to support electricity generation when the sprawling townships were denied electricity. In effect, the ANC paid for apartheid loans which were meant to destroy the Black populace. The IMF and World continued to supply loans to apartheid South Africa despite calls for anti-apartheid financial sanctions.
Since the $850m loan there have been more millions poured into the country as loans from the World Bank and with it, the ditching of the more progressive aspects of the Reconstruction and Development Programme (RDP). The Bank has had many representatives advising post-apartheid SA on policy which has been more "market orientated" and anti-poor.
Who were among the members of the TEC sub-council on finance that agreed to this deal.
- Former President Thabo Mbeki headed the council
- Former Finance Minister Trevor Manuel who was Chairman of World Bank and IMF at one stage and is now head of Rothschild Africa
- Maria Ramos who was Director General of Treasury. She left for Transnet before ending at Barclays Africa as CEO
- Pravin Gordhan who was co-chair of TEC from 1991 – 1994, Sars Commissioner from 1999 – 2009, was appointed as finance minister in Zuma administration and returned for a second term after Nenegate. He was fired recently as part of Zuma's latest cabinet reshuffle. It was Pravin who signed for the $850m IMF loan
- Tito Mboweni who became Minister of Labour and thereafter Governor of Reserve bank between 1999 – 2009, and is currently advisor of Goldman Sachs International
The privatisation of state-owned entities began earnestly as soon as the democratic dispensation was ushered-in, with the ministry of finance given to Gill Marcus as deputy minister in 1994. Her biggest task was privatising the South African Reserve Bank (SARB) effectively giving away the country's monetary policy to white private hands. After privatising the Reserve Bank, she became its deputy governor in 1999 and its governor in 2009.
Between 1997 and 2004, eighteen state-owned-entities were privatised.
South African Airways (SAA)
South African Airways (SAA) was established in 1934 and was under the civil aviation department until it was incorporated into Transnet in 1990. Transnet included other government transport entities.
With the pressure for privatisation as stipulated in the World Bank and IMF loans, Transnet had to undergo a process of privatisation.
With the poor financial performance over the years, exacerbated by the arrival of Coleman Andrews as CEO in 1998 as the turn-around strategist who, among many questionable decisions, sold off SAA's fleet only to lease it back, calls for SAA to be privatised have been growing louder. Some in the ruling ANC have resisted privatisation while others who are pushing the neo-liberal policies have supported privatisation.
Coleman, an American, was appointed by then-managing director of Transnet Saki Macozoma. A report in Business Day in 2001, said SAA had paid over a R1billion "without making a single cent in sustainable profits". The profit of R350m that SAA posted in 2000 was through the once-off sale of the aircrafts instead of a sustainable improvement of the assets. His tenure was met with public outcry and accusations of discrepancies and wastage. In a motion in Parliament, the Democratic Alliance (DA) said Andrews's tenure "smacked of nepotism, blatant waste of taxpayer's money and terrible business decisions'.
Andrews resigned on 1 April 2001, twenty-months into the job. He had earned more than R220m. He got over R200m in a handshake.
Fast-foward to 2016, when what has been described as a board hand-picked by Gordhan takes office in September. Among the newly-appointed board members is Tryphosa Ramano, appointed Vice Chairman. She's not new to SAA having worked as CFO previously and had to resign when it was apparent her marching orders were on the way. She also sits on the audit and risk, procurement, and finance committees. Among her previous bosses is Ketso Gordhan, the nephew of Pravin Gordhan, with whom she worked at the cement producer PPC. Ketso was CEO and she the financial director.
Bain Consulting as Turn-Around-Strategists
Towards the end of October last year, in a shocking move, Pravin announced that Bain Consulting, whose founder is Coleman Andrews, was hired as the turn-around strategists at SAA. Part of that strategy would include privatising 25% of the national carrier. The announcement was slammed by among others, the ANC Women's League and lobby group BlackFirst LandFirst (BLF) who both wrote to President Jacob Zuma requesting he institutes a commission of enquiry into SAA. But the airline has had to appoint restructuring consultants Seabury Consultants as per the instructions of the lenders.
Myeni seen as stumbling block to privatisation
Sources say Chairperson Dudu Myeni is seen as the stumbling block to efforts to privatise the airline and is said to be sidelined by the new board. The source said although there are four scheduled board meetings for the year, the Board has called ten meetings this year, many of the special meetings being called at short notice. One such meeting was a hurriedly convened meeting on 27 February 2017 to address the issue of liquidity of the airline. At stake was R800m which SAA was to pay the following day on 28 February failure to which the carrier would not be in a position to pay its liabilities. Documents show that on 26th February 2017, members of the finance committee received legal opinion on the consequences of SAA not being in a position to pay its debts. On 27 February, a board meeting was convened to deal with this dire situation which could trigger a default the following day. It is inconceivable how the situation had come to be a crisis when some members of the board and management had been working with Treasury and the lenders on a weekly basis to find a solution to the liquidity problem at SAA.
A story in the Mail&Guardian, written by Jessica Bezuidenhout, a family member of former SAA CEO Nico Bezuidenhout, who left under a dark cloud, said Myeni's board colleagues were seeking legal advice to oust her on the basis that she was absent at six special board meetings and didn't respond to communication from the board. It quoted Ramano's letters to Myeni on April 7, 16 and 26 as evidence of the latter. Nico was CEO at the airline when it outsourced ticket sales to Christo Wiese's Shoprite Holdings of which he's the chairman. Wiese was Chairman of Mango airline at the time. Mango is a subsidiary of SAA.
The Macquarie Deal
It was also during Nico Bezuidenhout's time at SAA that Mango leased aircrafts from Macquarie, which is part-owned by Brait, which is chaired by Wiese. Ketso Gordhan and former minister in former President Nelson Mandela's cabinet, Jay Naidoo, own shares in Macquarie through the J&J Group. In an article published here last year, The Maytrix, suggested J&J were blocking broad based empowerment. He wrote: "When Mango wanted to extend the Macquarie aircraft lease deal, SAA rejected the deal and asked for Macquarie to furnish empowerment credentials. Right-wing media along with the Democratic Alliance cried foul and began a fear-mongering campaign around SAA's failure to sign the deal that could save billions…
"But back to SAA, wouldn't you want to be Macquarie? Imagine receiving this sort of protection whereby the media goes up in arms when clients refuse to give you deals? What has also gone unnoticed is that former cabinet minister in President Nelson Mandela's cabinet, Jay Naidoo and Ketso Gordhan, Pravin's nephew, have a stake in Macquarie through J&J Group. Mango wanted the SAA board to recommend the Macquarie lease deal to Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan (now former). The Public Finance Management Act (PFMA) is seemingly being used to elevate Gordhan's role to that of a parallel president who dictates to arms of government on who they may or may not do business with. All of this is done under the guise of financial prudence.
Away from the smokescreen is the Ketso and Pravin conflict which is already apparent. Pravin is Ketso's uncle".


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Student Handbook
Section III: College Policies
Dining Services
- Dining halls open in the fall on the approved students' arrival Dining halls are closed during Thanksgiving, winter and spring vacations.
- Residence hall students are required to hold the Unlimited Meal Plan.
- Apartment and/or off campus students may select any meal plan offered (see the Dining Services website for details).
- Students unable to present their College identification card at meal time may pay the guest meal rate and receive a refund in the Skidmore Card Office upon presenting a validated College identification card.
- All students are responsible for abiding by all Dining Services policies and procedures (see the Dining Services website and the Skidmore College Student Handbook for further information).
- Please note: Dining Hall hours are subject to change.
- Students who dine in Skidmore Dining Services facilities are held to the same student
conduct standards that exist through all aspects of College The following constitute
violations of Skidmore Dining Services policies which may occur in any Dining Services
- Our "all you care to eat" policy provides you with plenty to eat while you are dining in the Murray-Aikins Dining The food students select must be consumed in the dining hall; they may not take anything out except for a piece of hand fruit, an ice cream cone, or a cookie per meal.
- Theft of any utensils, dishware, glasses, or any other supplies or equipment from any Dining Services facility or catered event.
- The consumption of food or drink in Murray-Aikins Dining Hall without a valid meal plan and/or paying cash at the door.
- Skidmore College ID cards are non-transferable. Meal plans are non-transferable and meant for the sole use of the student to whom it was ID card misuse is strictly prohibited, including but not limited to lending, borrowing, or misrepresentation of any kind.
- Entering, or attempting to enter, the dining hall through an unauthorized entrance.
The list below summarizes the range of possible sanctions for violations of the Dining Services Policies. The College generally interprets more than three violations of these policies as indication that the student is unwilling to abide by College regulations:
- 1st offense: Meeting with a Dining Services administrator, cost of meal and/or restitution if
applicable, and warning.
- 2nd offense: Meeting with a Dining Services administrator, cost of meal and/or restitution if
applicable, written warning, and a $25 fine.
- 3rd offense: Meeting with a College Administrator, cost of meal and/or restitution if applicable,
written warning, and a $50 fine.
- 4th offense: Referral to the Integrity Board or for administrative discipline.
Other sanctions may be levied as a response to more serious violations.
More information about dining services can be found online, here: https://www.skidmore.edu/diningservice/.


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Learn how you can help our fish, wildlife and rivers at a special workshop in Phoenix, Tuesday, November 30 at 6:30 PM. Learn more:
Learn how you can help our fish, wildlife and rivers at a special workshop in Phoenix, Tuesday, November 30 at 6:30 PM. Learn more:
Society for Conservation Biology Asks the US Fish and Wildlife Service to Increase Efforts to Recover the Mexican Wolf
Society for Conservation Biology calls for the Secretary of the Interior to implement a six-step toward recovery effort for the highly endangered Mexican wolf in the American Southwest. . . . → Read More: Society for Conservation Biology Asks the US Fish and Wildlife Service to Increase Efforts to Recover the Mexican Wolf
Just home from a camping trip within the territory of the Hawk's Nest wolf pack in eastern Arizona, activist Jean Ossorio complains that the US Fish and Wildlife Service has released only one new wolf into the wild within the past four years. Worse, she says, the federal agency heading up the reintroduction and recovery effort of the Mexican gray wolf has delayed the planned release of a pack of wolves she calls the Engineer Springs Eight. Read more in the Santa Fe Reporter… . . . → Read More: On the Ground Strategy Advocates push to retire grazing permits on wolf recovery land
Perhaps the best control we have on the effects of hunting on predator-human conflicts is California. In 1991 California voters passed an initiative that outlawed hunting of cougars. Today California has more cougars (about 6000) than any other western state, yet has the lowest per capita rate of cougar attacks in the West. In other words, in states where cougars are hunted so they presumably "fear man" there are far more cougar attacks on people than in California—even though California has more people, and more cougars than any other state—thus should, statistically speaking, have much higher per capita cougar attacks. California also has one of the lowest livestock losses in the West attributed to cougars as well suggesting that hunting is ineffective at reducing conflicts with ranchers—in fact the evidence suggests that hunting actually increases livestock losses in many instances. Read the full article. . . . → Read More: Hunting and Predators–does it work?
Two conservation organizations have intervened in a lawsuit calling for the removal of some of the wolves in the Gila National Forest.
Eva Sargent, Defenders of Wildlife's Southwest program director, added: " The Fish & Wildlife Service made the right call when it stopped wolf removals. We are intervening on the side of the . . . → Read More: Conservation organizations intervene in lawsuit over removal of gray wolves
The Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest has released its Draft Environmental Impact Statement for Travel Management Planning. All of us who cherish quiet recreations and the conservation of our public lands need to stand up and be heard. The ORV industry is large and vocal. These motorized vehicles disturb wildlife habitat and natural vegetation, and destroy national monuments, parks, forests, deserts, and even archaeological sites. . . . → Read More: ORVs Impact on Environment
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Uber driver molests expat, held
An expatriate woman working in Mumbai was allegedly molested by a driver of taxi aggregator Wednesday. She managed to jump off the car.mumbai Updated: Aug 19, 2016 23:56 IST
A New Zealand national currently working in Mumbai was allegedly molested by an Uber cab driver on Wednesday night. She jumped off the cab when the driver touched her after stopping the car midway home. The driver was arrested on Friday evening.
The woman was returning to her home at Seven Bungalows in Andheri (West) after visiting her friend in Pali Hill in Bandra on Wednesday night.
In a Facebook post, the woman's friend Viola Wadia wrote, "He spoke to her in a friendly manner when she first got in and asked her where she was from and made small talk. Later, he said that since the roads in Mumbai are horrible she was welcome to come sit in the passenger seat up front with him. When she refused to move, he complained about low visibility through his back screen and told her he was going to pull over to clean it. She was very uncomfortable but allowed him to stop to clean the screen. She was surprised when he came to the back seat under the pretext of cleaning the window from the inside and proceeded to put his hand on her thigh and tried to feel her up."
Wadia said her friend "panicked and tried to push him off and only when she started shouting at him did he move off her and went back to his seat. She managed to jump off and get home safely." Police sources said the incident took place at Juhu Tara Road.
Wadia said she was all the more shocked as she and her friends recommended Uber to the woman as it would be safe.
"She asked us if Uber was safe and all of us jumped to assure her that she was in Bombay and she had nothing to worry about. Unfortunately we were proved wrong. How many of us are using Uber? I'm expecting Uber to deal with this in a way that scares any Uber driver from violating someone. While we are going to make an official police complaint, Uber needs to check the backgrounds of their drivers," Wadia said.
The woman later approached the Khar police along with a male friend. The police registered a case of molestation against the 47-year-old driver, Shehbaaz Abdul Sattar Shekhani, and transferred the case to Santacruz police station, under whose jurisdiction the incident took place.
On Friday, officials brought Shekhani in for questioning. Mumbai police spokesperson Ashok Dudhe confirmed the driver was placed under arrest.
"Uber has a zero-tolerance policy towards any sort of harassment or misconduct. We have suspended the and have shared all details related to the trip and the driver with the relevant authorities for official investigation," an Uber spokesperson told HT.
Meanwhile, the RTO is awaiting a police report before initiating action against the Uber driver. According to officials, the taxi in which the alleged incident of molestation happened, was originally registered at Borivli but later on transferred to Tardeo. Also, the driver has a licence from the Tardeo RTO.
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& reforms seen driving growth at Major Ports
The use of
technology for modernisation and reforms for enhancing ease of doing business
have been driving and sustaining growth at the country's Major Ports. The 12
Major Ports together handled 273.96 million tonnes of cargo from April to August
2017 as against 265.31 million tonnes during the corresponding period of the
previous year, an overall growth of 3.26 per cent, highlighted a release.
Seven ports
(Kolkata, Paradip, Chennai, Cochin, New Mangalore, Mumbai and JNPT) registered
positive growth in traffic during the period April to August 2017, the release
Cargo traffic
handled at the Major Ports
* The highest growth
was registered by Cochin Port (19.99 per cent), followed by New Mangalore (13.26
per cent), Paradip (12.57 per cent), Kolkata [incl. Haldia] (11.45 per cent) and
JNPT (6.18 per cent).
* Cochin Port's
growth was mainly due to increase in POL traffic (27.99 per cent) and containers
(12.79 per cent).
* At Kolkata Port,
overall growth was positive, i.e. 11.45 per cent. Haldia Dock Complex (HDC)
registered positive growth of 19.08 per cent, mainly due to increase in iron ore
* During the period
April to August 2017, Kandla Port handled the highest volume of traffic, i.e.
43.99 million tonnes (16.06 per cent share), followed by Paradip with 40.37
million tonnes (14.74 per cent share), JNPT with 27.54 million tonnes (10.05 per
cent share), Mumbai with 25.84 million tonnes (9.43 per cent share) and
Visakhapatnam with 25.45 million tonnes (9.29 per cent share). Together, these
five ports handled around 60 per cent of Major Port traffic.
* Commodity-wise
percentage share of POL was maximum, i.e. 34 per cent, followed by container
(20.17 per cent), thermal and steam coal (12.82 per cent), other misc. cargo
(12.12 per cent), coking and other coal (7.49 per cent), iron ore and pellets
(6.84 per cent), other liquid (4.29 per cent), finished fertiliser (1.17 per
cent) and FRM (1.10 per cent).
The RFID tagging at
gates has been implemented at all ports. This enables seamless entry-exit of
trucks and in-port movement to optimise cargo flow, besides enhancing security.
Trucks as well as drivers' entry-exit is recorded using RFID card system,
doing away with paperwork and thus reducing human interface. This is one of the
steps taken in order to benchmark Major Ports with globally renowned ports, the
release pointed out.
The Ministry of
Shipping has also been proactively undertaking legislative reforms to weed out
old obsolete laws and in enhancing connectivity of ports to improve their
efficiency under its Sagarmala Programme.
With India striving
to improve its manufacturing competitiveness with Make in India, the government
of India is leaving no stone unturned to make ports the drivers of
socio-economic change and aid the long-term growth trajectory of the economy.
The resounding success of the IPO of Cochin Shipyard Ltd is one such example of
the positive investor sentiment. The issue got oversubscribed 76 times.
Recently, the RBI report has also acknowledged higher growth in cargo traffic as
well as efficiency gains measured in turnaround time at ports, which is helping
in transforming the economy, the release said.
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Mary Margaret "McMenemy"
My husband's grandmother was Mary Margaret McMenemy (sorry, I'm just guessing at the spelling as no one knows for sure)
She was born about 1900 and the only info we have on place of birth is the following: Dunnikam, Stranorlar, Straban, Ireland. Hope that makes sense to someone because it sure doesn't to me. She married Samuel Cyril Lever in about 1920 and died in 1980 in Victoria, B.C. Canada. She had 2 children, Helen and Edward both born in the mid 1920's. Anyone who can shed any light on this would be greatly appreciated.


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As you can see from the photo on the right, this is my van parked outside the old Burra historical railway station. No, really, I didn't photoshop the van in, it's really there!
The van traveled to Burra in 100 minutes (give or take a minute or two) reaching speeds of up to 110kmph (that about 68mph in old 'money') without so much as raising a sweat i.e. the engine stayed at normal temperature the whole way.
At about 110kmph the vans roof begins to vibrate in the wind. Nothing serious, it's a commercial style van, it doesn't have roof upholstery like your people movers just the thin sheet metal that is the roof. Since the speed limit in most places was 110kmph the vibrations are quite handy for letting you know you're going too fast.
As well whenever an oncoming eighteen wheeler went past we'd suddenly be driving in the fields along the road side (not really but it was hairy all the same). I learnt to give myself as much space as possible when a truck was coming in the other direction to reduce the wind blast on the van.
Burra was Rose's last tourist stop in South Austalia. She'll be returning to Perth in a couple of days time. I know the van will be happy for the rest.
It's still not one hundred percent right as a mechanic friend of my partner's looked at it and immediately noticed it had an exhaust manifold leak 'somewhere'. I'll have to look into it more to see what I can find.
The Van still occasionally 'runs on' a bit and backfires too, though not as much as it did. I'm hoping a professional tune up at some point will fix that.
In the meantime it's back to normal posting of whatever happens to be interesting to me at the time. I hope you've enjoyed these travel diaries and no doubt you'll be hearing more about the Frog van in the future.


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When you think of a "Paradise" immediately, you picture beautiful white sand beaches, with crystal clear waters, isolated and surrounded by either palm trees or lush vegetation. From that starting point, everything else is arguable. There are many people who love endless beaches, while some others enjoy the facilities and amenities of an all-inclusive resort, as long as these hotels feature idyllic location overlooking the beach. These are your holidays, your time off and the moment to disconnect from everyday routine, annoying work colleagues, moronic bosses and sweaty people on the public transportation.
On this post, we want to put at your disposal useful information about lovely locations in Asia, which offer you the possibility to enjoy the type of holidays you deserve. Idyllic spots, perfect for all kind of travellers and locations that will ensure you unforgettable memories. Are you ready to check out our selection? Fasten your seatbelts and discover 5 Paradisiacal and Low cost destinations.
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5 Paradisiacal and Low Cost Destinations
Perhentian Islands, Malaysia.
Malaysia, a beautiful country cleaved in the South China Sea. Bustling cities, stunning colonial architecture, impressive islands and vast tea plantations, Malaysia is a country that offers beautiful options for all tastes. From Malaysia, we consider the beautiful Perhentian Islands the perfect post for your holidays. Perhentian Island offers to its visitor's idyllic surroundings with lush vegetation and white sand beaches with a deep blue sea.
For those looking for low cost destinations, you must consider Kecil, a little island. In Kecil, you will find two beautiful beaches Long Beach and Coral Bay, both linked with a beautiful promenade that crosses the jungle. In Long Beach, you can find a clean hotel with private room and share bathroom for only 16 Euros per night. Furthermore, the island has a large array of outdoor activities for affordable prices. In addition to cheap accommodation and numerous attractions and activities, eating in Malaysia is quite cheap. A daily menu can cost you only 2 euros, plus 0,27 a bottle of water.
Gili Islands, Indonesia
Indonesia is a huge archipelago of beautiful islands, incredible temples, stunning beaches, imposing volcanoes and friendly character of its people. We know that the most famous island of Indonesia is Bali, however, is not only the most famous it's also the most expensive. That's why we chose another beautiful option that suits to all type of budgets: Gili Islands. With a very original motto "No cars, no motorbikes, no worries", Gili Islands welcome its visitors to its idyllic location, white sand beaches and crystal clear waters.
From the three islands that make Gili, we suggest you dock on Gili Trawangan, the largest. To explore the island, you either need to rent a bike or enjoy a ride aboard a noisy horse-drawn cart. On the island, you will find numerous low-cost hotels overlooking the sea. The best feature of this island is certainly, its atmosphere, the beaches are not crowded, and you can enjoy the silence. Regarding local gastronomy, you can eat delicious and fresh seafood for excellent prices, a dish of squid, shrimps and fish will cost you no more than 4€.
El Nido, Philippines.
The Philippines is a beautiful archipelago in South-East Asia. More than 7,000 islands compose this country that features one of the longest coastlines in the world. For many years, the country was occupied by the Spanish, reason why the Philippines is the largest Catholic country in Asia. Like most of its neighbours, the country offers affordable prices on accommodation, food and attractions. It's true that the country has numerous areas perfect for unforgettable holidays; nevertheless, we have chosen El Nido for the perfect low cost destinations.
To get to El Nido, you have to fly to Puerto Princesa, the capital of the island of Palawan and from there take a bus to the coastal areas. The beach is small, quiet and rugged, with numerous hotels and restaurants. On the main street, you can see the everyday life of the Filipinos with their stalls of vegetables and fish, their wooden houses, their church and their sports camp.
The hidden and paradisiacal treasure is on the excursions that leave El Nido towards the islands. There are numerous tours, choose the one you want. An all inclusive tour can cost around 15€. These tours offer the chance to explore crystal clear waters, hidden beaches and snorkelling with thousands of fish, certainly, a magical experience of pure nature.
Koh Lanta Island, Thailand.
Cosy, festive, exotic, tropical and historical, those are the main characteristics of Thailand, a country that shines with its light. Thailand is a country that offers a large number of attractions and idyllic beaches, like the world famous Phuket. However for this post, we decide to choose Koh Lanta.
Koh Lanta is one of the great Thai islands but still quite rustic, untamed and with fewer visitors. It also has everything that Thai tourist destinations propose: good hotels, affordable restaurants and a vast array of outdoor attractions. The island features an idyllic location opposite Krabi on the Andaman Sea and an hour by ferry from the islands of Phi Phi or Phuket. There is nothing better than renting a motorbike and go around in the narrow streets full of palm trees where you can even find elephants eating along the side of the road. And of course stop on deserted beaches that no one has been walking for a long time, Koh Lanta offers beaches for all tastes.
Sihanoukville, Cambodia
Perhaps it doesn't have the same festive atmosphere as its Thai neighbour nor the historical notoriety of the neighbouring Vietnam. But don't let that put you off to explore this amazing country. Cambodia is full of ancient temples, beautiful landscapes and stunning beaches. And also the country offers affordable prices on accommodation, food and attractions.
Sihanoukville is located south of Cambodia in the Bay of Kampung Sao a few hours away from the capital Phnom Penh. To get there, we go straight to Serendipity beach, one of the most famous. Don't miss the tour to the islands surrounding the Sihanoukville coast. The most demanded is one that goes to Koh Rong Samloem Island. Most of this tours are full day tours, including breakfast, lunch, snorkel and trekking. After a two-hour boat ride, you arrive at a dream place, with the blue sea and golden sand beaches. Undoubtedly, one of the most beautiful areas of Asia.
Here our selection with 5 Paradisiacal and Low cost destinations for unforgettable holidays. Have you ever been to any of them? Do you know other beautiful locations perfect for low cost holidays? Comment!


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By Chris Oakley, former editor of the Liverpool Echo
Next month Lord Justice Leveson will set out his recommendations for a new regulatory framework for the conduct of the press.
- May 22, 2018
Press abuse victims including the McCanns and Crimewatch's Jacqui Hames taking Government to court over decision to scrap Leveson Two
- May 21, 2018
Data Protection Bill to pass without Leveson Two after House of Lords concedes to MPs
- May 18, 2018
News diary for 21-26 May: Leveson attending 'fake news' inqury as Zuckerberg meets members of European Parliament
The industry waits with trepidation but I am more optimistic than most – for Lord Justice Leveson, then simply Brian Leveson QC, worked for me on a case that pushed the limits of press freedom when other more eminent QCs refused.
Leveson defended the Liverpool Echo in a contempt of court action brought by the Attorney General.
The case ended with a House of Lords ruling in favour of the newspaper.
Leveson took the case after I refused to accept advice to plead guilty.
I doubt he will have been impressed during the inquiry by the complaints of publicity-hungry celebrities who seek to turn off the media spotlight only when it shines on parts of their lives they would rather remain hidden or by the collective amnesia of politicians, senior journalists and media owners.
Leveson may have been wryly amused that an inquiry set up to deflect attention from politicians and their links with the media instead put those from the Prime Minister down firmly centre stage.
No doubt, in his report, he will deplore law-breaking by journalists and their agents – without, of course, the knowledge of their editors or managements – to secure nothing more than gossip; but he may recall that he defended the Echo for pushing the constraints of the law because its campaign was wholly in the public interest… and the Echo, of course, is not alone.
Newspapers are there to hold those in authority to account and the best journalists are those who want to make a difference – for the better – to the lives of those who do not exercise power or court publicity.
And they do. More often than not, to do so they have to use subterfuge, to pay contacts or to operate at the boundaries of the law.
It was a tip from inside the Home Office that launched the Echo campaign.
New EU-inspired laws had been introduced giving those sent to mental institutions by the courts the right to appeal to a Mental Health Tribunal for release.
Our informant told us that a killer held in a secure Merseyside institution was planning such an appeal.
The Home Office could not intervene directly but was concerned on several grounds.
The killer had an escalating history of crimes against women from his teenage years, culminating in the kidnap and killing of a 15-year-old girl shortly after being released from prison and while supposedly under police supervision.
And in the Home Office view, there was a high risk of him re-offending; at the time, a theory fashionable with a minority of doctors was that psychopaths could be cured and the killer's application would be supported by some whose opinions might sway the tribunal, the majority of whom would have no specialist knowledge.
We did what any campaigning newspaper would do – we dug out pictures of the killer and ran stories about his increasingly violent crimes against women; we interviewed the mother of the girl he had killed; we examined what had happened after patients with similar histories had been released from other mental institutions; we urged readers to demand that the killer should never be released.
In the face of an outcry on Merseyside, the tribunal decided to reject the application for release.
Then the Attorney General launched proceedings against the Echo and against me as editor for contempt of court.
On a grey and sodden day, I turned up at the One Brick Court Chambers of David Eady QC, now Sir David Eady, who was renowned as the best specialist media lawyer, an unflinching defender of the red-top tabloids and their right to expose the private lives of public figures.
As a High Court judge, Mr Justice Eady appears to have undergone a transformation and has made a reputation for advancing a privacy law at the expense of the media.
On that day, his advice to me was simple – plead guilty, throw myself on the court's mercy and jail could probably be avoided, although a substantial fine could not.
It was advice I found easy to reject.
Back on Merseyside, I was introduced to Brian Leveson, who believed that Mental Health Tribunals were not courts and therefore not subject to the restrictions of the Contempt of Court Act.
Even if they were, the public interest had been served by the Echo's campaign.
Leveson won the argument in the Divisional Court, lost at Appeal and won in the Lords.
The case and new applications for release by the killer spanned four years and, by the time of the Lords' ruling, I had left the Echo.
But Leveson and I did cross paths once after the initial contempt hearing.
He was prosecuting in the Ken Dodd tax evasion trial and told me that he was thinking of making an application to have the trial moved out of Merseyside because of Ken's popularity.
I advised him not to bother. Ken Dodd had just appeared at a Conservative Party conference, urging people to vote for Mrs Thatcher.
If there is one thing Merseysiders dislike more than paying tax, it is a Conservative in their midst, I said.
Leveson took my advice. George Carman defended and three weeks later Ken Dodd was acquitted. Leveson had lost a case most observers thought he had won.
It did not seem to damage Lord Justice Leveson's career, however, and I hope it has not left him feeling disgruntled with editors in general.
After all, most of us do ask our reporters where they get their stories from and stay the right side of the law unless the public good is undeniable.
The power of the press is too great to do anything different.


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There is a lot of different ideas when it comes to spirituality. One thing that is certain is that there are almost as many religions as there are people. For one thing, people have a lot to look at when it comes to religion. Among the prominent spiritual beliefs is Christianity. This faith is met with a lot of controversy. However, there is one religion that is catching up when it comes to controversy. This is Islam. Of course, there are people that are going to fight over which way is the right way. However, there is one source of information that is hoping to bring about unity.
The Kabbalah Centre is one place that has information about all of the religions. One of the goals of The Kabbalah Centre is to not only bring unity to the spiritual society, but also reveal to people that each religion or belief is part of a whole. They have a lot to say about each religion that is presented to them and where it fits in the piece of the puzzle. It also has a lot to say about the different aspects of life and reality. For instance, reality is mostly what can't be experienced by the five senses. Only 1% of reality is experienced by the natural five senses.
The most important aspect of Kabbalah is its tradition. The experts have determined that the teachings and information presented from the Kabbalah is too much for the regular person to handle. The only people that have access to these teachings are people who are over 40 years old and are devout students of discipline. It is believed that these teachings are very dangerous and complex to those who are not experienced. People have to be taught on how to interpret things in order to be able to use the Kabbalah.
More visit: https://www.kabbalah.com/


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GaHomeForeclosures' parent company, Rialto Capital Management, is proud to announce that they have completed full renovation of a hotel in the popular Lake Lanier recreational area. This renovation took an aged, dilapidated hotel from foreclosure and transformed it into a new, top-of-the-line Best Western. The grand re-opening ceremony will take place at 9 a.m. on Wednesday, October 24 with a special guest of honor Georgia Lieutenant Governor Casey Cagle. The event is at the new hotel, located at 4535 Oakwood Road in Oakwood, Georgia 30566.
The new Best Western Plus, one of the highest quality of the Best Western brand of hotels, has undergone a complete transformation. Every guest room, the lobby, the fitness center, pool area and exterior has been completely renovated and will be ready for visitors immediately after the opening event this Wednesday! Come and join us to see what Rialto can do for larger projects as our commercial inventory continues to expand. Please let us know that you will be joining us by sending us an email.
The same exacting quality of work we accomplished at the Best Western is what we put into every move-in ready foreclosure home in GA. From townhomes to single family abodes, we make sure that every non-investor property is ready for immediate habitation, and we back up our promises with a one year warranty on any work we performed to bring the home to the highest quality for our buyers.
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Report NEP-MIC-1999-09-17This is the archive for NEP-MIC, a report on new working papers in the area of Microeconomics. Jing-Yuan Chiou issued this report. It is usually issued weekly.
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Other reports in NEP-MIC
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- Stephen Coate, 1999. "An Efficiency Approach to the Evaluation of Policy Changes," NBER Working Papers 7316, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
- Gene M. Grossman & Elhanan Helpman, 1999. "Incomplete Contracts and Industrial Organization," NBER Working Papers 7303, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
- Roberto Serrano & Rajiv Vohra, 1999. "On the Impossibility of Implementation under Incomplete Information," Working Papers 99-10, Brown University, Department of Economics, revised 1999.
- Daniel Diermeier & Antonio Merlo, 1998. "Government Turnover in Parliamentary Democracies," Discussion Papers 1232, Northwestern University, Center for Mathematical Studies in Economics and Management Science.
- Francesco Squintani, 1999. "Moral Hazard," Discussion Papers 1269, Northwestern University, Center for Mathematical Studies in Economics and Management Science.
- Youngsub Chun, 1999. "Distributional Properties of the Uniform Rule in Economies with Single-Peaked Preferences," Working Paper Series no22, Institute of Economic Research, Seoul National University.
- Allan Drazen & Plutarchos Sakellaris, 1999. "News About News: Information Arrival and Irreversible Investment," NBER Technical Working Papers 0244, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
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We had the pleasure of attending Monster Energy's Supercross Live event at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey.
Louisa 4 years ago
Looks like a fun time ladies! You're all looking super glam and those doughnuts!!!
I'm loving the group selfie shot.
Donna 4 years ago
So beautiful girls! May god continue to bless you all.
Natalie Moore 4 years ago
You girls look great together and you can feel it (even by looking at the pictures) that you form a wonderful team! It's great to see you having fun while you build your business and I'm loving those donuts! They look delicious! I would have 4-5 from each if I could! Yummy, yummy, yummy!
Regina 4 years ago
I LOVE the bond you ladies share. I wish me and my siblings were this close to eachother. Its great that you enjoy every moment and cherish these times. If I could go back and change the way my family treated each other I would give anything to have this closeness. We never realized what we had until it was to late. I wish you ladies all the best and am hoping and praying for you girls to make it.
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Check out our can't-miss list of things
to do around San Diego this summer
Edited by Brianne Brown
1. See a movie at one of San Diego's last two remaining drive-in theatres in South Bay or Santee
Step back in time while seeing the hottest hits of summer
2170 Coronado Ave, San Diego, CA 92154
The South Bay Drive-In Theatre shows two movies daily on each of its three screens. Movies are shown year-round and only cash is accepted. Additionally, the South Bay Drive-In also hosts an outdoor swap meet on Wednesdays, Saturdays and Sundays.
10990 N Woodside Ave, Santee, CA 92071
The Santee Drive-In shows movies seven nights a week, year-round, and also only accepts cash. The box office opens at 6:30pm Friday and Saturday and 7:00pm Sunday–Thursday. All movies are broadcasted through the FM radio in your vehicle.
2. Go Fish!
Check out the piers at Ocean Beach and Pacific Beach to catch on to something fresh
The Ocean Beach pier is the longest pier on the west coast and is open 24/7. There are plenty of amenities to assist you, including a bait and tackle shop and a fish cleaning station.
The Pacific Beach pier, known as Crystal Pier, is open daily from 8:00am until sunset, except for hotel guests who have access 24 hours a day. The pier has a fish cleaning station as well as a bait and tackle shop that offers pole rentals.
FYI: A California Sport Fishing License is not required to fish from either pier, and there are no fees or costs associated with fishing on the piers. However, fishing regulations are actively enforced along both piers, including bag limits and angling methods. For more information visit: sdfish.com/san-diego-fishing-piers
3. Ride The Giant Dipper, Mission Beach's retro roller coaster
Enjoy exhilarating rides within view of the mighty Pacific
The Giant Dipper, also known as the Mission Beach Roller Coaster, is a historical wooden roller coaster located in Belmont Park, a small amusement park in Mission Beach. The roller coaster was built in 1925 and reaches 70 feet high. The coaster costs $6 to ride (passes are available for purchase) and riders must be taller than 4'2″ to ride.
4. Play a round of miniature golf, or tee off for 18 hole.
Channel your inner Arnold Palmer
Whether you're training for the PGA or you don't know the difference between a bogey and a birdie, tee up for fun at a number of area greens. For those looking for a full 18 holes, check out the world-renowned Torrey Pines Golf Course or the Miramar Memorial Golf Course aboard MCAS Miramar, open to the public.
Tiki Town Adventure Golf
3116 Mission Blvd, San Diego, CA 92109
(858) 488-1971 • tikitownadventuregolf.com
Pelly's Mini Golf / Del Mar Golf Center
15555 Jimmy Durante Blvd, Del Mar, CA 92014
(858) 481-0363 • delmargolfcenter.com
Torrey Pines Golf Course
11480 N Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, CA 92037
(858) 581-7171 • torreypinesgolfcourse.com
Miramar Memorial Golf Course
3550 Anderson Ave, San Diego, CA 92145
(858) 577-4155 • mccsmiramar.com/golfcourse
5. Hit the beach for a sandcastle-building contest or a bonfire with s'mores
Beautiful San Diego beaches always leave you wanting s'more
A number of area beaches allow bonfires or fire pits including, Ocean Beach, Pacific Beach, Mission Beach, Mission Bay Park, Coronado Beach, La Jolla Shores, Moonlight State Beach (Encinitas), Crown Point, Shelter Island Shoreline Park, and Solana Beach. Please be sure to double-check rules and safety guidelines before going!
6. Drive to Julian, Pine Valley or Cuyamaca Rancho State Park for star-gazing
Wish on a shooting star…
Just a short drive east can yield an awesome view of the night sky for both amateur and seasoned star-gazers. Brush up on your constellations beforehand and challenge each other to find them!
7. Watch the sunset
Keep your eye out for the fabled "green flash"
Pretty much anywhere on the coast will provide an incredible view of the sunset, but some more well-known spots include Sunset Cliffs, Ocean Beach Pier, Crystal Pier, La Jolla Cove, Torrey Pines State Natural Reserve, and Fletcher Cove Park. Bring a blanket and prepare to be amazed.
8. Take a tour of San Diego's missions
Tour the missions of the founding fathers of San Diego
San Diego County is home to two of California's 21 historic missions. Mission San Diego de Alcala was founded in 1769 at the mouth of the San Diego River. Today, the mission bells still ring before every mass, which take place on the hour on Sundays. San Luis Rey de Francia in Oceanside is the largest of the 21 missions and houses California's first pepper tree, which is still growing in the fruit orchard.
9. Take a tour of Petco Park and check out a Padres home game
Root, root, root for the home team
The San Diego Padres are named for the Spanish Franciscan friars who founded San Diego in the 1700s.
Take a guided behind-the-scenes tour of Petco Park and
enjoy a hot dog and the atmosphere at Park at the Park, a grassy area of the stadium where you can enjoy the lawn and America's favorite pastime. sandiego.padres.mlb.com.
10. Bicycle around Mission Bay's sidewalk loop
Put the pedal to the metal
The Mission Bay Bike Path offers a scenic 12-mile bike loop that wends around SeaWorld, Pacific Beach, Crown Point and Fiesta Island. The path is flat and most of the route—with few exceptions—is closed to vehicles. Even so, don't forget your helmet!
11. Go to the Del Mar Races
This ain't your mama's derby
Fluff up your fascinator for Opening Day on July 19 and join in the fun at the Opening Day Hats Contest, where you could win a prize package of more than $1,000. Place your bets on horse racing from July 19–23, 26–30; August 2–6, 9–13, 16–20, 23–27, 30, 31 and September 1–4. Visit dmtc.com for times and tickets.
12. Take a trip to Balboa Park
Something for everyone
Balboa Park is the pride and joy of San Diego. Home to a number of museums—including the Fleet Science Center, the San Diego Museum of Art and the San Diego Air & Space Museum, among others—as well as to the world-renowned San Diego Zoo, Balboa Park boasts something for everyone. Stroll through garden, enjoy food from many cafes and restaurants or take a tour of the unique architectural buildings that dot the map.


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Sometimes my email box is overwhelming, but I love getting some of vendor newsletters with great new products. CORT Event Furnishings just sent this one featuring their new Luna Line with modular, battery-operated LED lighted furniture. So fun!
Monday, October 5, 2009
Battery operated LED Lighting for events
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I won't name the two who decided not to participate (joking) but I thought It was kind of amusing to see us all dressed up like that.
Sucks when you get to the post office and realise your wearing double denim though!!
Denim shirt from Forever 21
Jeans from Lee Denim


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Mark Lortz is band and orchestra director at Westminster High School (Westminster, Maryland), where he directs the Orchestra, Concert and Marching Bands, Percussion Ensemble, Colorguard and Electronic & Computer Music Program. Under his leadership, the school's music department has received awards from the Music Educators National Conference and the Maryland Music Educators Association for exemplary music programs. The marching band has also won titles at numerous regional band competitions, and the Westminster High School music department was selected as a national semi-finalist Grammy Signature School.
Earned degrees from The Peabody Conservatory of Music of the Johns Hopkins University, Mr. Lortz majored in percussion performance, music education and composition. He has performed with the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, the Baltimore Chamber Symphony, the Baltimore Choral Arts Society, the Baltimore Opera Orchestra, the Gettysburg Symphony, The Dallas Brass, the New York Pops Orchestra, and in orchestras with various concert and theatrical productions.
Mr. Lortz's original music, arrangements and transcriptions have been premiered at the prestigious Midwest Band and Orchestra Clinic, Bands of America National Percussion Festival, universities, music schools, conservatories and high schools throughout the nation. He is the Front Ensemble coordinator and arranger for the world champion Drum Corps Associates (DCA) Drum & Bugle Corps The Reading Buccaneers and has arranged marching band music for high schools and colleges throughout the country. He is constantly in demand as an adjudicator, clinician and guest conductor and is a Marching Percussion Specialist and Scholastic Educator for the Vic Firth Percussion Education Program. In 2006, Mr. Lortz was recognized as one of the "50 Directors Who Make a Difference" by School Band & Orchestra magazine.


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looking for help with my family tree
My grandfather was an Albro.
Here is all that I have on him
Robert Nelson Albro
born oct 7 1922
died feb 12 1991
I know he served in the armed services during WWII. He meet my grandmother Mary Steward while he was in england and married her over that then came back to the states. Any help I would really like and be very happy with.


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451 Kansas St. #480
2 BR, 2 BA San Francisco Condo for Rent
Corner Home with Views and an Abundance of Light
Address: 451 Kansas Street #480
Community: The Potrero
Neighborhood: Potrero Hill
City: San Francisco
Bedrooms: 2 BR
Bathrooms: 2 BA
Style: Condo
Parking: Assigned
Security Deposit: 1.5 Months
Lease Term: 1 Year
Rented For: $4,200
Rented On: 02/10/2015
This 2 bedroom, 2 bathroom home with parking at The Potrero is the most coveted floor plan in the building, located on a corner with outlooks to downtown and Rincon Hill. The layout provides flexible living. This prime unit includes an assigned parking space inside the building's garage.
Impeccably kept, the home features numerous high-end finishes and fixtures. The updated chef's kitchen has Studio Becker cabinetry, granite counters, top-of-the-line stainless steel appliances, and a full-size washer/dryer. The master bathroom has Studio Becker vanities, marble counters, double sinks, and Grohe fixtures. There is a shower in one bathroom and a tub with a shower stall in the other bathroom. Both bedrooms have hardwood flooring, which is very rare in the complex.
Unit Features:
• 2 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms
• Corner floor plan
• Tons of lights and more windows than typical units in the building
• Kitchen features granite counters, stainless steel appliances, and Studio Becker cabinetry
• Master bedroom has walk-in closet and en-suite bathroom with dual sinks
• Second bedroom has good closet space as well
• Hardwood flooring throughout living areas and bedrooms
• Full-size washer and dryer in unit
• 1-car parking space in building garage
The Potrero was developed by well-known Lambert Development, whose projects include the finest of San Francisco luxury living including The Brannan, 50 Lansing, the Oriental Warehouse, and the Clocktower Lofts. Constructed with the highest grade materials by the well-respected Cannon Construction company, The Potrero offers residents superior living in the ideal location.
Community Features:
• Professionally maintained landscaped courtyards and mews
• Fitness center with yoga and Pilates equipment, weights, punching bag, and cardio machines
• Rooftop deck with breathtaking city views
• Whole Foods Market and newly remodeled Whole Foods Bistro at street level
• On-site professional HOA management
• Full-time maintenance manager
• Friendly community
The Potrero is conveniently located in one of San Francisco's most quickly developing areas, near the San Francisco Design Center and the new UCSF campus. The Potrero also enjoys easy access to Mission Bay and downtown, or in the other direction, 16th Street BART and the famously hip Valencia corridor. You're also just 3 blocks from the 18th Street commercial strip that gives Potrero Hill that "oasis in the urban jungle" feel. You couldn't marry the urban, industrial, and neighborhood feel of San Francisco any better than in Potrero Hill. With several main bus lines and proximity to the freeways, the Third Street light rail, and Caltrain, this is the perfect commuter location.
Neighborhood Features:
• Conveniently located with easy freeway access to the I-280 and the I-101
• Great public transportation, including 22, 10 and 19 bus lines within a block and close proximity to Caltrain, BART, and Third Street Light Rail
• 18th Street shopping and eateries include Chez Papa, Goat Hill Pizza, Chez Maman, Pera, Sunflower, Papito, Farley's, Umi, Aperto, and brunch sensation Plow
• Design Center area eateries and shopping include Live Sushi, Sally's, Market and Rye, Tiptoes Nail Salon, Perry's, Dos Pinas, Mason, Mercer Bar, and Eyes on You
• Nightlife includes Mighty, Yield Wine Bar, Parkside, Bottom of the Hill, and many others
• Other cultural outlets include Jackson Playground, Metronome Ballroom, Emily Cole Dance School, Potrero Branch Library, Anchor Brewing Company, and the San Francisco Design Center
• For the mind and body, enjoy Bakar Fitness Center, World Gym, Yoga Tree, and Centered Body
• Close proximity to prestigious schools such as the Culinary Arts School (SF Campus) as well as the California College of Arts make this a great investment not only for now, but for the future
* Square footage and other information was received from third party sources. Such information has not been, and will not be, verified by Climb Real Estate Group. If important to buyers, this information must be verified by buyer's own investigation.


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I call my higher power he, him, his, and God. It's just simpler. My high school grammar class taught me that "he" is sort of the baseline pronoun. Truthfully, my God has no gender, and these days I like to think of him more as an energy, entity, or force. He has no one name, face, or form, but he's powerful.
One time, I heard someone describe God as the wind. You can't see the wind itself, but its impacts can be seen all around. This is my experience with my higher power. One of the many ways I see God in my life is when he pulls people toward or away from me.
I have many times in sobriety felts the pains of someone being removed from the inner circles of my life. It's usually a process; it's short sometimes and long others. Sometimes it's the result of recognizing what's best for me and setting boundaries, and learning that not everyone can deal with that type or relationship. I have also experience that while sometimes those changes seem permanent that is not ALWAYS the case.
On the flip side, I find that God will make use of this room to bring others closer to me. While no major change has occurred recently, this past week I do not find it a coincidence that MANY of my network are currently out of commission. A few sick, some on vacation, and others just busy. Instead of the cheese stands alone, this left two of us pal-ing around all week. We both just leaned into the opportunity, and it's been a joy. It's been a wonderful to get to know a new friend just a little better. Seriously, what a blessing!?
Leaning into the G-force…


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The focus of John's professional life is helping people turn ideas into action, whether those ideas lurk in the back of their minds or are taking form within their organizations. He believes that people generally have all of the knowledge and insights they need to achieve what they want, but that they sometimes need help in clarifying what that is and, then, how to harness their existing capabilities to achieve their goals.
John coaches and consults with C-suite and other senior executives and their leadership teams, and he particularly enjoys working with those who have science, engineering or technology-related backgrounds. He is skilled in helping executives and their management teams acquire practical communication habits, often breaking down barriers that have been in place for years. He also enjoys working with people ready to make a signiFicant step forward in their careers or to move in new directions.
Mr. Eggert ran a consulting and publishing business of his own for over 15 years, serving primarily Fortune 500 clients, which he then sold to his partners to focus exclusively on executive coaching. For three years, he was the national board president of a 24,000 member volunteer organization. He also served as faculty or adjunct faculty of the graduate school of education at Syracuse University for over ten years.
John has focused his career on understanding how organizations work and what people can do to be successful within them. He is currently putting the Finishing touches on a book that focuses on why organizational initiatives tend to fail and what leaders can do to mitigate the risks inherent in such initiatives.


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From Business Insider:
Dale Dye is a veteran of the Vietnam war, accomplished actor, author, and entrepreneur, but most of the filmmaking world knows him as Hollywood's drill sergeant.
After serving in Vietnam as an infantryman and a combat correspondent, Dye served for a number of years before he retired from the Marine Corps and moved to Los Angeles with the idea of bringing more realism to Hollywood films. Despite the door being shut in his face plenty of times, his persistence paid off when Oliver Stone took him on as a military technical advisor for "Platoon."
That film jumpstarted Dye's Hollywood career. But before he became the legendary technical advisor who helped shape everything from "Born on the Fourth of July" to "Saving Private Ryan," Dye, 70, served three tours as a Marine on the ground in Vietnam; a three-time recipient of the Purple Heart and recipient of the Bronze Star (with combat "V") award for heroism, in fact.
I tried to Google my way to how he earned the Bronze Star award with little results. As far as I know, the story is not known to the general public. So I decided to ask him in an interview at his home, north of Hollywood. This is what he told me.
Read the rest of the story at Business Insider.


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Taxes are an important avenue of revenue generation for the government, as individuals and business owners paying taxes help give back to the government and contribute to development.
All business registered in Nigeria are expected to pay the Companies Income Tax (CIT).
Partnerships and ventures are expected to pay the Personal Income Tax (PIT) which is administered either as – PAYE (Pay-As-You-Earn) taxes from employment (employees) or Taxes from a self-employed person.
Say what you will about Nigerian government organisations, but you have to admit that there is an attempt to automate a lot of government processes, reducing the time and rigor involved in doing things as simple as registering your business with the CAC or filing taxes.
Following that trend, the Federal Inland Revenue Service FIRS has introduced an e-filing system to help you file your all taxes. I think that's great news.
With this new arrangement, there is no need for you to go to the FIRS office when you want to file personal taxes or even company taxes.
The process is pretty simple:
- Go to www.firs.gov.ng
- Click on e-services, then click on e-filing
After doing this, you can download a form and fill in the tax details. Here is where it gets interesting, after completing the form, all you have to do is scan the documents and send it to the tax office of your choice.
The online tax filing process is also available for e-registration to obtain your Tax Identification Number (TIN), e-stamp duty for tax levied against documents like land transactions and other legal documents.
The FIRS page also includes a tax calculator that helps individuals and organisations determine how much tax they are required to pay. Use it so you don't end up over or underpaying.
To learn more, check www.firs.gov.ng
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In my free time, I often work on small personal PHP projects. This allows me to keep in touch with the new technologies, frameworks,… For instance, I've recently started using Bootstrap to create well presented web-applications.
My issue was that, each time I started a new project, I had to re-create the skeleton for the application. This basically meant copying an old project, remove everything specific, clean all the configuration values,… before I could start working. That's why I decided to create an independant project, which I could use as a skeleton for almost all my PHP applications.
But while looking at several existing solutions (Zend, CakePHP, FuelPHP,…), I've decided that these frameworks were way too heavy and complicated for my needs. I only needed a basic MVC skeleton. Then I found PIP, which is a tiny, lightweight MVC framework for LAMP stacks.
I've forked the project as PFP, so I could alter it to match my needs. The main modification I've made so far are:
- converting all global variables to constants
- using PDO instead of the mysql functions
- creating a global header and footer for the whole application
With these modifications, I've got my generic application skeleton, that I can use for all my PHP website developments.
You can find all the information about this project on this page.
This project is released on GitHub here under an MIT license.
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text: Just days after Dallas electronic street signs were hacked to warn drivers that Donald Trump was a "shape-shifting lizard," and urging people to vote for Bernie Sanders, we have another political statement via digital traffic sign. And this time, Republicans have their say about Hillary Clinton. KDFW Fox 4 in Dallas reports someone hacked a digital sign along Interstate 30 ... Read More »


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Dear Vice-Chancellor or Principal
Institute of Coding competition: Invitation to submit applications for funding to enhance higher-level digital skills provision
1. This letter invites proposals for £20 million in funding to establish an institute to serve as a national focus for improving digital skills provision at Levels 6 and 7. Funding will support one collaborative project with industry that improves graduate employability and employment outcomes, and addresses identified skills needs.
2. This funding is available to HEFCE-funded higher education institutions with existing course provision in computer science or information technology. Bids will require one HEFCE-funded institution as the lead and should include an industrial partner or consortium. Other partners may include other higher education providers of all kinds, other employers, professional bodies or other stakeholders.
3. We will allocate up to £20 million of programme funding to one successful bid, to be spent between 1 April 2017 and 31 March 2019.
4. The deadline for proposals is noon on Friday 7 July 2017. We recognise that this is a challenging timescale, and therefore encourage institutions to contact colleagues in the HEFCE skills team, tel 0117 931 7020, email firstname.lastname@example.com, to discuss ideas ahead of submission. Proposals should be submitted to firstname.lastname@example.com the templates found in Annexes B and C, available to download below. Proposals should also include a risk register and letters of support.
5. In addition, we will hold an open meeting to provide a briefing on the competition and address queries from potential applicants on 24 April 2017 at Congress Centre, London. If you wish to nominate an attendee for this meeting, please email email@example.com with the subject line as 'IoC Town Meeting' no later than 14 April 2017.
Purpose of this funding
6. On 17 November 2015, the Government announced funding of £20 million to launch a competition to attract joint collaborations between universities and businesses, focused on digital skills and computer science. The purpose is to lead on creating and implementing solutions that develop and grow digital skills to meet the current and future needs of the industry.
7. A range of recent reports, such as 'Digital skills for the UK economy', 'Forging futures: Building higher-level skills through university and employer collaboration' and the 'Shadbolt review of computer sciences degree accreditation and graduate employability', have highlighted a shortage of digital skills to meet the nation's needs, but also relatively high levels of unemployment for computer science graduates during the early period after graduation.
8. Key recommendations of these reports have focused on the need to:
- Increase work experience opportunities so that graduates can learn to apply subject-specific skills to current industry challenges.
- Support the development of broader employability skills and transition into work.
- Secure better evidence and advice on immediate digital skills needs and conduct horizon-scanning for medium and longer-term needs.
- Engage employers actively in curriculum design to ensure its alignment with industry.
- Encourage more women into the digital sector and address the particular challenges experienced by students from ethnic minority groups and mature students.
- Prepare graduates for the particular characteristics of work in a fast-paced sector with high proportions of start-up companies and small and medium-sized enterprises.
9. To receive this funding, proposals should state how they intend to address the following key objectives:
- To increase the quality and support the growth of digital skills provision in England at Levels 6 and 7.
- To create and promote innovative learning and teaching models.
- To make a tangible, lasting and measurable impact on digital skills provision at national level.
10. Proposals should seek to establish an institute that can act as a focal point for higher education, digital and other relevant sectors, and as a lead body for developing and implementing solutions to ensure digital skills growth at Levels 6 and 7. The programme of activities to be undertaken by the proposed institute should align explicitly with the recommendations arising from the reports highlighted above.
11. Our expectation is that activities supported through the proposed institute will address these requirements. Proposals will need to provide evidence of the activities to be undertaken to achieve this, and explain how they intend to respond to current and future demand identified by employers, and why they will address that demand.
Funding and eligibility
12. We will provide funding on the following basis:
- A total of £20 million in HEFCE funding is available from 1 April 2017 to 31 March 2019. Bids may request up to £20 million in funding. We will allocate £10 million in the financial year 2017-18, and an additional £10 million in the financial year 2018-19. We recognise that this is a challenging timescale, and may be able to provide some flexibility in the spending profile, subject to agreement with the Department for Education.
- We will accept bids requesting a proportion of the funding as capital to establish a tangible institute, subject to a strong rationale being provided.
- Funding will be allocated on the basis that the participating higher education providers have secured matched funding from other sources. This means that for every £1 from the Institute of Coding funds, there should be a matched £1 invested. We expect co-investors to share the risk in the success of the new proposed institute. We will give priority to those applications that demonstrate this through cash investment and we provide advice in the bidding documentation on the calculation of investment in kind. Loans from private sources and funding from other government sources will not qualify as co-investment.
- Institutions may not act as a lead on more than one bid.
- We will not support activity that would take place irrespective of this call, and will seek evidence through the bidding process that the proposed activity is additional to that which would otherwise be undertaken.
Assessment criteria
13. Applications will be assessed through judgement against the following criteria:
- The extent to which the activities of the proposed institute will address evidenced skills needs, including through horizon-scanning in the medium and longer term.
- The extent to which the proposed activities will develop and secure the take-up of innovative learning and teaching models.
- The extent to which the proposed activities will improve the quality and support the growth of digital skills provision at Levels 6 and 7.
- The extent to which the proposed activities will enhance graduate employability and graduate employment outcomes.
- The extent to which proposed activities align with recommendations in the recent digital skills reports, as set out in paragraph 8.
- The extent to which industry and other employer partners are integrated into the activities.
- The extent of the impact to be achieved by the proposed institute as a national focal point in the field, leading and influencing practice and engaging the wider public.
- The extent to which the proposal builds on existing expertise and capacity to ensure innovative and creative solutions to addressing digital skills needs.
- The extent to which there is risk-sharing with industry and other partners, including through cash investment.
- The extent to which the institute and any related programme of activities will be sustainable beyond the period of HEFCE funding.
Application process, selection and timescale
14. Institutions are invited to submit proposals for funding using the guidance in Annex A.
15. Following submission, bids will be assessed initially by HEFCE staff and members of the advisory group established by the Department for Education to develop the Institute of Coding proposition, and ultimately by an external assessment panel, comprising stakeholders from industry, professional bodies and higher education providers, with an observer from the Department for Education. The external assessment panel will recommend a single successful bid for funding alongside a shortlist of reserves. Panel recommendations will be considered by the HEFCE chief executive, who will finalise the outcome in September.
16. Bidding institutions will be notified immediately of the outcome and the successful institution or institutions may commence expenditure from October, subject to provision of an expenditure profile across the two years and the agreement of success criteria.
17. The current timetable is set out below:
24 April 2017
Town meeting for briefing and queries
7 July 2017 (noon)
Deadline for submission of proposals
July to August 2017
HEFCE assessment of proposals
September 2017
External assessment panel meeting
September 2017
Panel recommendations considered by HEFCE chief executive
September 2017
Applicants informed of decision
October 2017
Spending may begin
Monitoring and evaluation
18. We will seek to agree success criteria for the project, with interim milestones to be reported on within the HEFCE-funded period. HEFCE will engage with the lead institution to monitor progress against these criteria and on expenditure, including any capital spending and development.
19. Projects may be audited by HEFCE or an organisation commissioned by HEFCE at any stage. HEFCE may also seek information on an ad hoc basis to inform updates to the Department for Education and HM Treasury. The successful bidder may be asked to submit a final evaluative report at the end of the project or to participate in a HEFCE-commissioned evaluation.
Freedom of Information Act 2000
20. HEFCE is subject to the Freedom of Information Act 2000, which gives a public right of access to information held by a public authority. This may result in applications, communications between HEFCE and the institution, information arising from this work, or the outputs from the work undertaken being subject to disclosure, if a valid request is made to us. We will comply with such requests in accordance with the legislation and our own policies.
21. Bidding institutions can, if they wish, provide potentially sensitive information (such as information relating to commercial interests) in a separate annex attached to the business case. This will highlight to us that there are concerns about disclosure.
22. Where we consider it to be appropriate and practicable we will seek the views of applicants before disclosing this information in response to a Freedom of Information request. Applicants should be aware that even when concerns have been expressed, HEFCE may nevertheless be obliged to disclose this information. Our assumption will be that all information in the main application documents can be disclosed on request. Further information about the Freedom of Information Act is available at www.ico.org.uk.
Complying with state aid and other relevant legislation
23. Institutions should take into account the need for allocations to be compatible with all existing legislation. Funding will not be allocated unless sufficiently clear evidence of compliance with state aid rules is provided. Applicants are advised to familiarise themselves with state aid regulations, which can be viewed online at https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/state-aid-the-basics.
Further information
24. If you have any queries about this competition, contact the HEFCE project manager, Melanie Redwood, tel 0117 931 7020, or email firstname.lastname@example.com.
Yours sincerely
Professor Madeleine Atkins
Chief Executive


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History & Heritage
125th Anniversary
13th October 2008
Beaumont Park was officially opened 125 years ago on 13 October 1883 by the Duke and Duchess of Albany. Crosland Moor Junior School year 4 are studying 'Victorian Times' and on 13 October 2008 they did a re-enactment of the Opening of the Park starting at the Main Gate Beaumont Park Road. The Mayor of Kirklees, Cllr. Karam Hussain, supported the event.
Children waved their flags and greeted the 'Royal' couple, as they cut the ribbon to officially open the park.
The procession then followed the main drive down to the Italian Gardens where the 'Duchess of Albany' planted an oak tree donated by Mrs Gwyneth Morgan of Beaumont Park. The oak tree was grown from an acorn and successfully spent its life in a pot for 21 years.