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Glen Waverley Secondary College
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Glen Waverley Secondary College is a non-selective public government school located in Glen Waverley, Victoria, Australia. It is one of the largest secondary schools in Victoria,[1] with 1,979 students and 158 teachers as of 2017.[2] In addition, the college is one of the highest performing state high schools in Victoria, it ranked 59 out of all 530 Victorian high-schools in 2013, based on the Australian Tertiary Admission Rank (ATAR).[3]
Glen Waverley Secondary College opened as Glen Waverley High School in 1960 with six old Nissen huts;[4] the early conditions, in May 1960, at the school were described as "appalling" with class sizes of up to 44 students. The total enrolment at the time was 227 students.[5] In October 1960 tenders were opened for the construction of a new high school, to be built at the present location at O'Sullivan Road, to replace the Nissen huts.[6]
In 1967, the college acquired the Nayook site, its first and only rural campus, with the intention to use the area for a plantation, as part of a School Endowment Pine Plantations program. However, from 1970 to 1975, the Nayook site was developed for use as a school camp;[7] the Nayook campus is now run by the Department of Education and Early Childhood Development (DEECD), catering to over 3000 Victorian students,[8] with continued use by Glen Waverley Secondary College.[9]
The school's name was changed after the amalgamation of three secondary schools in the early 1990s to Glen Waverley Secondary College; the amalgamation of Syndal High School, Lawrence Secondary College (also known as Syndal Technical School) and Glen Waverley High School occurred after falling enrolments in the 1980s.[10][11]
In 1995, the college was selected as a Navigator school[10] along with Bendigo Senior Secondary College, Apollo Parkways Primary School and Essendon North Primary School,[12] as part of a Victorian government initiative to promote the use of technology in teaching.[13]
In 2004, the school received $7.8 million from the Victorian Government in an effort to replace the school's older facilities, becoming the largest recipient of the Victorian Government's school upgrade program.[14] The college has since rebuilt major parts of the campus including a new library, administration building, and Middle School Building; the college's Art Wing and Senior Center were also renovated.[15] In 2013, the college received an additional $159,149 in maintenance funding.[16]
The school is subdivided into two major cohorts: Middle School and Senior School; the Middle School delivers the common Australian curriculum to students from Year 7 to Year 9, with the addition of the 2020 Program.[17] The Senior School delivers the VCE subjects to students in Year 10 to 12.[18]
In 2003, the school was part of a joint scientific experiment with RMIT University and Melbourne Zoo in collaboration with space agencies (NASA, BioServe and SpaceHAB) which involved sending spiders to space; the resulting research by RMIT University was published in the Science in School journal.[19]
The school's curriculum has been a research focus of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, as a result of the integration of ICT into the curriculum.[20][21]
Academic performance[edit]
In 2006, four students from the College achieved the maximum possible score of 99.95 on the Victorian Certificate of Education, outperforming all schools in the state, except for Penleigh and Essendon Grammar School.[22] Additionally, in 2010 and 2011 the College was the top performing non-selective or specialist state school in Victoria.[23][24]
In 2013, the school had "38% achieving ATAR scores above 90, [and] 80% above 70". 95% of the cohort received university offers and 5% receiving offers from TAFE or private providers. The College's students also performed above average on the standardised National Assessment Program – Literacy and Numeracy tests, for all areas.[25]
In 2014, Glen Waverley Secondary College had the fourth highest amount of VCE High Achievers after Melbourne High School, Mac.Robertson Girls' High School and Scotch College, Melbourne.[26]
- ^ "Glen Waverley Secondary College - School Details - Victorian Government Schools - Study Victoria". Archived from the original on July 20, 2008. Retrieved September 16, 2008.
- ^ https://www.myschool.edu.au/school/45546
- ^ "VCE School Ranking 2013". Better Education. Better Education.
- ^ "Section C: 1946-1995". Monash City Council. Archived from the original on June 14, 2011. Retrieved 2014-09-19.
- ^ "School 'Appalling', Magazine Claims". The Age. Retrieved 20 September 2014.
- ^ "Tenders for Glen Waverley High School". The Age; the Age. October 17, 1960. Retrieved 20 September 2014.
- ^ Glen Waverley Secondary College. "The History of Camp Nayook" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on August 20, 2006. Retrieved 3 December 2014.
- ^ "School Profile". Rubicon. Rubicon/DEECD. Retrieved 19 September 2014.
- ^ "Middle School Camps". Glen Waverley Secondary College.
- ^ a b "A Case Study of ICT and School Improvement at Glen Waverley Secondary College, Victoria, Australia" (PDF). Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).
- ^ "What "year" were you in?". Glen Waverley Secondary College. Glen Waverley Secondary College. Archived from the original on 21 December 2012.
- ^ Schiller, Gerry. "Parliamentary inquiry into effective strategies for teacher professional learning" (PDF). Victorian Government. Retrieved 19 September 2014.
- ^ "Navcon". Australian Council for Computers in Education. Australian Council for Computers in Education.
- ^ Tomazin, Farrah. "Schools hit 'bias' on upgrades". The Age.
- ^ "About GWSC". Glen Waverley Secondary College. Glen Waverley Secondary College. Retrieved 19 September 2014.
- ^ "Funding for School Buildings Announced". Department of Education and Early Childhood Development.
- ^ "Middle School". Glen Waverley Secondary College.
- ^ "Senior School". Glen Waverley Secondary College.
- ^ Thompson, Lachlan; Mathers, Naomi (4 August 2006). "Spiders in Space : a collaboration between education and research". Science in School (1). Retrieved 23 March 2015.
- ^ Education Policy Analysis 2004. OECD Publishing. 2005.
- ^ "A Case Study of ICT and School Improvement at Glen Waverley Secondary College, Victoria, Australia" (PDF). OECD. OECD.
- ^ Leung, Chee Chee (December 12, 2006). "Public pupils excel in VCE results". The Age. Fairfax. Retrieved 20 September 2014.
- ^ "Familiar names at top of the VCE summit". The Age. Melbourne. 2010-12-16.
- ^ "Results reflect Huntingtower of class strength". The Age. Melbourne. 2011-12-21.
- ^ "2013 Annual Report". Victorian Registration and Qualifications Authority. Glen Waverley Secondary College.
- ^ Marshall, Konrad (17 December 2014). "Glen Waverley stands out among 'high achiever' state schools". The Age. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 22 March 2015.
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Understanding Life Systems
The Plant Kingdom
Plant Diagrams
Venus fly traps (Dionaea muscipula) are fascinating plants. Instead of obtaining all of the nutrients needed for growth from the soil and air like most plants do, these carnivorous plants trap and digest small insects to supplement their nutrient intake. This is due in part to the proclivity of Venus fly traps to live in poor-quality, water-logged soil. Every part of the plant plays an important role in the Venus fly trap's ability to survive.
Watch Us Grow
Parts of a Venus Fly Trap
Music Connection
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T Shop celebrated its two year anniversary over this weekend. "Harmony" was the word Theresa often mentioned over the course of the dinner -- as the weekend brought the many customers who helped support T Shop together for a night of amazing food harmonized with tea.
Each of the dishes used tea as an ingredient, and was paired with the tea that was used. This got me to think about a tea session I once had -- a session where we played with teas that were very different, and very similar. As I started thinking about this, I was greeted by a pour of the Four Seasons Spring oolong, signaling the start of the meal.
The meal began with a Ceviche that I thought was a great balance of textures and flavors. I thought the dish was complete on its own, until I had the Four Seasons Spring that was served with it. The tea felt like a natural extension of a dish -- echoing the base of the dish, while springing forth the aroma of the tea. This completed my memory -- the teas that were widly different clashed in the tongue, but the teas that were similar balanced each other, and subtly highlighted the difference. Harmony.
The cackling texture continued with the next dish -- a braised goat stew, featuring a crispy black rice. Textures were at play again, along with rich flavors that highlighted the thickness of this tea. This was better demonstrated in the fish dish that followed, where the oiliness of the fish was caught and taken up by the Wild Lapsang Souchong. Did ingredients, cooked with tea, help the tea catch the lingering flavors better?
I did not have long to wonder as I was soon met with the standout pairing of the night, the Fanesca -- featuring ingredients of tree regions, paired with a raw puerh from this season. "Tastes like trees", was a remark by the guest next to me, and that made the subtle flavors of the tea grow more and more bold. The texture between the dish and the tea transitioned smoothly, while the notes brought out changed as the tea cooled down, an effect that was also noticed by next course, the Guatita en Peanut Sauce, where the dish was first finished by the roastiness of the tea, and by the sweetness as the tea
cooled down.
There was a small time for a cheer with a cocktail made with tree tomatoes, the Red Water Oolong, and Zhumir, and the meal turned into darker earthy notes with a guinea pig, tea infused mushrooms, and a 2015 raw puerh. The dessert -- was a spectacular pairing of Tie Guan Yin ice cream with a chocolate mousse, garnished with black sesame and figs.
Theresa mentioned that tea being used in the dishes brought the flavors together, helping them harmonize. Although, I wasn't able to taste the ingredients separately beforehand, I didn't doubt her -- after all, if tea brings people together, then why not flavors? It was a night that showcased tea's magical abilities to harmonize, and I was glad to be able to experience it.
Guest writer: Wooju Lee
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Why Did Simon Greer Get Fired from the Nathan Cummings Foundation?/
Running a family foundation may be the toughest job in philanthropy, at least for any self-respecting executive.
Families know they need to bring in strong leaders with their own ideas to have more impact. Yet family members may balk when it comes to letting that person really shake things up.
Given that Simon Greer was the third professional executive to lead the Nathan Cummings Foundation over the past two decades, you wouldn't think those dynamics would be at play in this case. The Cummings family, after all, granted plenty of leeway to two strong previous presidents, Charlie Halpern and Lance Lindblom. But clearly some sort of power struggle preceded Greer's sudden exit from the foundation after just two years.
Before saying more about what went wrong at NCF, let me say that I can understand where both sides are coming from in this kind of situation.
If you're an executive with Greer's experience and confidence, you're going to want to do interesting things as a foundation leader and put your stamp on a place like Cummings. You won't be content merely implementing the family's vision, even if making over $300,000 a year is pretty swell.
On the other hand, if you're a family member and you have strong views of what the foundation should be doing, giving lots of leeway to an outsider is scary because you could end up with a runaway train.
This inherent tension is hard to manage under normal circumstances. But Greer and NCF's board upped the possibility of failure by undertaking a strategic planning process after he arrived.
New foundation presidents like strategic planning because it's a big moment for them to shape grantmaking. Boards like the idea of such revamps to stay fresh and innovative.
The reality of strategic plans is another matter, since they are impossible to implement without nixing existing lines of funding and tossing long-time grantees overboard. And, at least as Greer tells it, that's where things went awry with his tenure at NCF.
In an email to staff and friends, Greer wrote:
In recent months, it became clear that my vision and the Board's vision for the Foundation had diverged. Despite our agreement around much of the substance of the Foundation's new direction, we were increasingly unaligned around the hard choices that are inevitably part of implementation.
Greer got ahead of his board, which is not necessarily a fatal mistake, but can be if there are also style issues at play and other tensions already festering. Whether it was bad chemistry or personal egos, getting the board and Greer realigned was not seen as an option.
In retrospect, the potential for trouble should have been clear when NCF unveiled its new strategic plan late last year, one that narrowed the foundation's focus to two main program areas: inequality and climate change.
This was a big shift away from NCF's long-time focus on four program areas: environment, arts, health, and Jewish values. But the new plan didn't actually leave those program areas fully in the past. It also embraced a set of four "approaches," including arts and religion.
So, on the one hand, the plan committed the foundation to a new and narrower focus, and on the other, it left the door open to continue lots of existing grantmaking. That's a formula for conflict.
This is especially true given that advancing Jewish values has always been deeply important to the Cummings family, and it's hard to imagine that the whole family was ever fully on board with screening each and every grant in this area through the prism of climate change and inequality.
Arts is another passion of certain family members, and the lived reality of downsizing this area must have been difficult.
Looking back, the new strategic plan may have been misguided. Given that NCF's resources are limited, focusing in on just two big challenges might have sounded great at some retreat center. But the interests of the family are simply broader than that. If they did have second thoughts, you can't really blame them.
So while the details are sketchy as to why Greer was fired, you can easily imagine how things could have deteriorated: with Greer seeing a disciplined execution of the strategic plan as a limtus test of his ability to do his job and board members pushing back, wanting to make exceptions for this or that, and maybe some family members pushing to scrap the plan altogether after getting a taste of it in action.
If that's indeed how things went, there is no reason this conflict would have to be terminal. Adjustments could have been made, unless, again, the larger relationship just wasn't working.


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Revere Beach (and: This is why we can't have nice things.)
Yen wanted to go to the Revere Beach Sand Sculpture Festival this weekend, but I was too afraid of the crowds. But when someone at work told me the sculptures are still in place, we decided to go check it out while there would be – in theory – less of a crowd.
Here's what you see when you walk onto the beach:
You can't really tell the scale from this picture, so try these two:
The fish was hands-down our favorite, but we enjoyed all of them (of course – who can scoff at something that a person sculpted out of sand?). There seemed to be different categories of sculpture, including what must have been the Lovecraft category.
Here's the same one again from the back:
This one was much more impressive in person than in the photo. It's virtually flat on the face but looks like a deep sculpture with angles and faces.
Here I am looking through a hole in one of them.
This is the other side – the eye I was just smiling through.
And another with very different front and back.
A sort of main sculpture that contained all of the sponsoring logos, as well as a tribute to Fenway.
Then we moved on to what seemed like the People category.
This was the winning piece. I agree that it's very complex, but it doesn't beat the fish inside the fish.
I liked this insect that seemed to be flipped on its back after giving up a fight.
I declared this one Too Cheesy. I mean honestly – you're in a sand sculpture contest. Why are you making a Hallmark Card?
This one made up for it – definitely intricate and creepy.
And the requisite photo of me, smiling away.
This was my first trip to Revere Beach. I am a spoiled, privileged white lady with a car, so when I go to the beach, I go to Crane or Plum Island. So I was pretty shocked (1) that there is a T-accessible beach, (2) to find a beach so crowded on a Tuesday night, (3) how much trash people had left behind where they'd brought their children to play and know they'll bring them to play tomorrow. We came across a diaper that had been wrapped up and then just set on the sand. There were bottles everywhere (Yen picked a few up because it requires zero effort to toss them in the back of the car and recycle them). Bags of chips. Cups from ice cream people had bought across the street. Bottle caps, plastic bags – I could go on and on.
This is what I simply cannot understand about this country. Driving around the scary, urban bits of Lima or San Jose CR, one thing we noticed was how surprisingly clean the streets were. Which should not be a surprise at all – that's your home. You live there. You should care about whether there is trash lying around. But invariably this is what seems to mark out the poor urban areas of US cities. Where is pride? Where is a desire to make your own space habitable? Where is your concern for your children's safety? Don't you worry that they'll step on a bottle while playing on the beach? I just don't understand.


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Today {and probably every Thursday from here on out} I'm linking up with Neely and Amber for "It's ok Thursdays." I'm sure you'll catch on pretty quickly. So, without further adieu...
Its ok...
Its ok...
That Kings of Leon's lead singer is going to rehab and ruining our anniversary plans for Friday night.
To be "that" mom every now and then. Like when my son fit into a 6 month outfit the other day and I cried.
To need a Chik-fil-a diet coke before work some mornings.
That my house is a mess because at least I've enjoyed my week.
To be completely jealous that my cousin got to see Taylor Swift in DC last night. On that note, it's also OK to be a 23 year old mom who absolutely loves T-Swift.
To secretly blog and tweet half of the work day.
To love doing blog hops.
To be excited that Real Housewives of Beverly Hills start next week.
That I gave my real name to a fellow blogger the other day because she's one of my favs {and a host of this hop!}!


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Savage Chickens
A simple yet beautiful Haiku :-)(0)
From http://www.savagechickens.com/2014/09/magic-of-the-haiku.html
1000 Monkeys at 1000 keyboards … 1000 CATS at 1000 keyboards
from http://www.savagechickens.com/2014/08/a-thousand-typewriters.html:
[[If you don't know the Transformers, this joke will be lost on you… Wikipedia to the rescue – http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transformers_(film) ]] http://www.savagechickens.com/2014/07/buddhatron.htm
Jedi Card Trick…
Nice one… http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SavageChickens/~3/HuBhbPUDV1U/pick-a-card.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email
Internet Dating
I am too old to have experienced this – but I guess this is what it can be like 🙂
Home again: Wiesbaden lunch
At Wagner at Opel bad Wiesbaden. Nice food and views.
Job Interview for Psychic Hotline
From the comic "Savage Chickens" – Savage Chickens – Cartoons on Sticky Notes by Doug Savage
Humor: Savage Chickens: Conspiracy Conspiracy
From: http://www.savagechickens.com/2013/10/conspiracy-conspiracy.html


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BELTANE from Sunset on April 30 to sunset on May 2
This is the second major festival or Sabbat of the Year. Beltane or Beltain is named after the Irish Bealtaine meaning 'Bel-fire', the fire of the Celtic god of light, known as Bel, Beli or Belinus. Also known as May Eve, May Day, and Walpurgis Night, Beltane occurs at the beginning of May. It celebrates coming of the old summer and the flowering of life. The Goddess manifests as the May Queen and Flora, Goddess of Flowers whose festival was celebrated in Ancient Rome in early May.
Animal: cow
Tree: hawthorn
Incense and herbs: almond, angelica, ash, cowslip, frankincense, hawthorn, lilac, marigold and roses for love.
Candle Colours: dark green, scarlet and silver candles
Crystals: Sparkling citrines, clear crystal quartz, golden tiger's eyes, amber and topaz.
Symbols: As a focus, gather fresh greenery, especially hawthorn (indoors only on May 1), any flowers that are native to your region. Dew is especially potent when gathered on May 1 morning – traditionally girls would bathe their faces in it, You can substitute pure spring water left for a moon and sun cycle in a crystal or glass container, beginning at sunset on April 30.
Deities: Sulis (Minerva). At the sacred Celtic hot springs at Baths, the Romans built their own magnificent healing edifices, combining the indigenous Sulis, the Celtic Sun Goddess and resident patroness of the sacred waters at Bath, with their own Minerva Goddess of Wisdom.
Beltane rituals
These are for maximising the fertility energies first experienced at the Equinox, whether for conceiving a child or bringing a business matter to fruition. They can improve health and increase in energy, optimism and self-confidence as the light and warmth move into summer.
Sundown on May Eve heralded the signal for Druids to kindle the great Bel-fires from nine different kinds of wood by turning an oaken spindle in an oaken sockets, on top of the nearest beacon hill, for example on Tara Hill, Co. Meath, in Ireland, former home of the Dagda the hero gods of old Ireland. As time went on every village would have its Beltane fires which were attributed with both fertility and healing powers.
Young couples leapt over the twin Beltane Fires, ran between them or danced clockwise. Cattle released from the barns after the long winter, were driven between two fires to cleanse them of disease and ensure their continuing fertility and rich milk yield for the coming months.
But the chief feature of the festival was the custom that dates back to the first farming communities and finds echoes worldwide of young couples going into the woods and fields to make love and bring back the first May or hawthorn blossoms to decorate homes and barns. May Day is the only time of year, according to tradition, that hawthorn may be brought indoors.
May Baskets filled with the first flowers of summer
were left on doorsteps of friends, family, lovers and the elderly and
infirm, a custom that is worthy of revival in every community and home.
Beltane is therefore a festival potent for fertility magic of all kinds, whether conceiving a child or financial or business ventures bearing fruit, for an improvement in health and an increase in energy as the light and warmth move into summer.
As a focus gather fresh greenery, especially hawthorn (indoors only on May 1), any flowers that are native to your region, placed in baskets; gather dew potent especially on May 1 morn when girls would bathe their faces in it, or pure spring water left for a full sun and moon cycle in a crystal or glass container.
Personal Activities
On the Summer Solstice, greet the dawn by lighting a lantern just before sunrise, from an East facing hill or plain. Spend the day in the open air and then say farewell to the Sun on a West facing slope, lighting your lantern once more to give the sun power even as it descends.
Cast golden flowers or herbs into the air from a hill, a handful at a time, making empowerments for courage and achievement to the winds. Where they land and take root represents in the old traditions places of buried treasure or in this case symbolises new or buried talents you can develop to realise your hidden potential.
Make your Solstice water, the most potent Sun water of the year, leaving water in a gold coloured dish surrounded by golden-coloured flowers from dusk on the Solstice Eve until Noon on the Longest Day. This is especially healing and empowering and you can keep it in clear glass or gold coloured bottles to drink or add to bath water to give you energy and confidence.
Make a small sun wheel garden, either indoors or out using the flowering herbs of Midsummer vervain and St John's Wort, Sun herbs such as frankincense, juniper, rosemary and saffron and all yellow or golden flowers, arrange them in the form of a wheel and fill in the centre with tiny golden crystals or glass nuggets. You can breathe in the golden light from your living sun wheel.
Light sun oils, frankincense, juniper, rosemary, orange or benzoin or burn them as incense to bring the sun power into your home or workplace.
A Beltane fertility ritual
This can be carried at any time when you need fertility on any New moon or on Beltane Eve.
Take a tiny doll and make for it a cradle of flowers and greenery.
Place in the cradle symbols of increase, with golden coins, sparkling crystals, ears of corn , nuts, seeds.
Loop over the cradle, nine ribbons, red, yellow, green ,blue ribbons for the four seasons, silver for the Moon, gold for the Sun and white for the Earth Mother, purple for the Sky Father and pink for new life.
As you bind each ribbon clockwise say,
Grow strong in love,
Bear fruit and multiply,
Child of mine, (or substitute whatever it is you wish to increase)
From seed to fruition,
Be safe from all harm, all fear.
You whom I bind close with hope,
All the spiralling energies of earth, air, fire,
water, moon, sky and mother Earth
Who gives life to all,
Aid me.
Secure each ribbon underneath in a loose knot to another so they form threes; saying:
As one becomes two, becomes three,
So three to six to nine,
Winding, binding,
Babe of mine (or wish if it is another fertility matter).
Go into the open air and make love in a private place or of this is not possible go outdoors immediately afterwards and gather greenery to bring indoors. This is effective for the fertility of joint ventures as well as for conceiving an infant.
If you do not have a partner, gather greenery and flowers (even from a balcony or window box) and encircle yourself with them before you go to sleep.
In either case, have the cradle close to you while you sleep.
In the morning, sprinkle salt nine times clockwise over the cradle, then nine drops of water or Dew (May dew is most potent of all); burn a silver candle, a colour especially associated with fertility and pass it clockwise over the cradle being careful not to let any wax fall.
Finally waft the smoke of rose or frankincense incense clockwise.
Leave the cradle by your need either until the Full Moon or for fourteen days after Beltane Eve, replacing any greenery or flowers that are wilting with fresh ones.
After this period, bury all the greenery in the earth, and cover over the cradle.
Repeat monthly if necessary.
I have a knitted cradle that folds like a bag over the baby within, or you can buy large pottery or wooden hens used for holding eggs. But any lid will do - even the lid of a silver-coloured wok. Magic is all about adapting the available tools, rather than modifying or not carrying out a ritual. Our ancestors managed remarkably well with the hedgerows and fields as source material and much of today's most potent magic has a simple countryside origin.
Throw the pieces on to a bonfire or fire in a domestic hearth and look into the embers to see pictures of a brighter tomorrow.
A joint Beltane and Samhain twin apple ritual
Apples represent life and health and fertility/creativity.
Take two identical apples, eat one and then say, So do I absorb the new life of Beltane and take within me the creativity and fertility to achieve what I do most desire. As this is a waxing festival let the cosmos send you what you most need which may not be what you think you want.
Scatter any pips and shred the core on soil so they will be absorbed in their own way.
Now take the second apple and bury it near where you scattered the pips and say, So do I bury the Samhain potential of the future to decay and be transformed in its own time to new growth.
Even if your Samhain seeds do not take root, you have symbolically set in motion long term growth in your life. As this is a waning festival name the influence of what or whom is holding you back from happiness and plan the first step to replace what will be left behind.
Wherever you live in the world I wish you a happy Samhain and Beltane as the Wheel of the World turns in our lives and may you find the joy and blessings you seek and leave behind the sorrows.
The Place on the Wheel
Beltaine or Beltane is named after the Irish god of light, in whose honour fires were kindled at this time by rubbing wood together.
Sundown on May Eve heralded the signal for the Celtic Druids to kindle the great Bel-fires from nine different kinds of wood. At this time cattle were released from the winter barns and driven between twin fires to cleanse them and to invoke fertility as they were released into the fields.
Winter was finally dead as at midnight on May Eve Caillieach Bhuer, the old hag of winter, cast her staff under a holly bush and turned to stone until six months later on Halloween.
A time of great fairy activity, especially around standing stones and stone circles.
Sacred wells are very potent on May 1 both for healing and fertility.
Ways of Marking the Festival in the Modern World
Light your own Bel bonfire burning as many different kinds of wood as you can find. When the fire is burned though, scatter a few of the ashes to the four winds from a hilltop or open space, sending your wishes for the future with them. Bury the rest.
Alternatively light a huge scarlet candle embedded in sand or earth and drop dried rosemary, lavender or rose petals into the flame, asking the cosmos to send what you most need which may be different from what you think you want .
Trade plants with friends and save any fragrant flowers or herbs you pick or are given over the coming weeks to dry and make into potpourri or home made incense to burn on charcoal or outdoor fires
Make a garland on a circle of wire or fill a vase with nine different flowers or different coloured flowers Bloddeuwedd the Welsh maiden goddess was made on May 1 from nine different flowers to be the bride of Llew the young Welsh god of light. For each flower make a wish, some that will need all your power and optimism to fulfil.
Rise at dawn on May morning and wash your face by adding a few drops of the morning dew (you can collect it with an eye dropper) to a bowl of water. May morning dawn is said to make you radiant and bring health and fertility.
Fill small baskets with garden flowers or greenery and leave them on the doorsteps of anyone who is sick or lonely to spread the abundance of the season.
Visit a sacred well or a small lake or pool in accordance with tradition just before sunrise and walk round it three times sunwise (clockwise), asking for healing for yourself or loved ones. Tie a ribbon to a nearby tree as a way of saying thank you to Mother Nature.
Run, cycle, dance, swim, roller blade or jump and stir up the energies as a way of building up your inner power. Go up hill and then freewheel down.
If possible go along to one of the traditional May morning celebrations in your area or invite a group of friends for a flower party and ask them all to bring along a few flowers or plants to exchange.
Decorate a tree or a branch from a tree with flowers, ribbons and bells and your May time symbols and spiral round it, allowing your feet to trace and amplify the energies of the earth, as if you were Maypole dancing.


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What's Missing?
Angie Carel
The moment after I took my "after" photos and measurements after completing my first official round of the 21 day fix, all I wanted to do was share it with someone who got it. Someone who was in the trenches with me. Someone who would know exactly how much this moment meant to me. Of course I messaged my husband, but I wanted that "coach" or that "mentor" to share it with.
That's the one thing I've never had ever since I started my journey, and it's a huge motivator behind everything that I do. I wanted to be the coach I never had. You see, as a Beachbody coach, I don't have any special certifications. I didn't go test to be a personal trainer. I didn't go through any extra schooling (although you could say the hours I dedicate to this business and health & fitness in general counts as something). What I'm saying is…I'm not an expert.
But here's what I AM:
- I'm your support system.
- I'm your biggest cheerleader.
- I'm your go-to when things get rough.
- I'm your go-to when you're ready to celebrate.
- I'm your accountability partner who never stops & never gives up on you.
- I'm the person who believes in you when everyone else is laughing at your goals & dreams.
Can you lose weight on your own? Absolutely. Can you reach your health & fitness goals without a beachbody program and Shakeology? Of course.
But what's the one thing that is always missing? It's not the products. It's not the perfect meal plan, or that perfect piece of gym equipment. It's that ONE person who has an unwavering belief in YOU.
And that's me. That's what I do. Couple that with some of the most amazing programs I have ever completed in my 15 year health & fitness journey, along with the most nutritious blend of ingredients I could ever put into my body, and you have the exact recipe for success regardless of what your health & fitness goal is.
So take it from someone who knows the struggle. Take it from someone who has battled an eating disorder. Take it from someone who has battled self-confidence and self -mage issues her entire life. I get it. And if I can do this…if I can come out on the other side a changed person inside & out without even having someone in my corner who believes in me..…imagine what YOU could do with that person in your corner?
If I can do this. So. Can. You.
I believe in you. <3
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Samsung has selected 40 families to date, but is embarking on an online search for a further 10. Families interested in taking part can apply via Instagram using the hashtag #100DaysofFamily, or via a digital hub. They have until 18 July to apply.
The "100 Days of Family" campaign, which has been created in conjunction with Cheil UK, launches on 18 June and features the online hub as its centrepiece. The "Speak Pictures" site will host photos submitted by the 50 participating families, with stills and films taken using the Galaxy K Zoom. Content will be refreshed every week.
The families involved span all age groups - from parents with young children, to aunts, uncles and grandparents. Those signed up include the Staples, with a six-year-old daughter who goes to see her dad's band play live in Brighton; and the Siggers family who live on a houseboat.
The campaign is being supported by digital display ads, social-media activity and cinema advertising.
Ines van Gennip, Samsung UK & Ireland's IT and mobile division marketing director, said: "Our strategy with this campaign is to highlight the unique camera capabilities of our latest smartphone, the Galaxy K Zoom.
"We know from our research that families especially are looking to combine the practicalities of a smartphone with the benefits of a very advanced camera that capture those special moments of their lives, like Father's day, that they can share together."


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It's a bright freezing day here in Kodiak. The wind is whirling the waters. It's hard passage for the winter fishermen, whose boats can ice and sink. Even in the summers, these waters can be hard passage for us as well!
But come on in anyway. You'll be safe, dry and warm. Though we're sailing treacherous, real waters, I promise a happy ending, and I'm giving away some "Crossing the Waters" .
When I first came to Kodiak so-long ago, when we were young and ready for anything, Duncan told me a story I didn't want to believe. It had happened just a couple of years before I came. It's Dave's story mostly to tell. And he does share his story with many. But here is the heart of it, and the tiny piece I was honored to experience.
Dave and his son Skeeter were winter watchman at a cannery fourteen miles from our island. His father, seventy-one, was living there with him that winter. His father was a Jesus follower who lived as a missionary in the Aleutians in a village of a hundred people, living out Christ among them.
Skeeter was excited his grandfather was there for the season. The two had a special bond. This day was Skeeter's fourteenth birthday. They took one of the dogs, a black lab, and two rifles to go hunting. It was a calm day. Just a little wind chop on the water. Nothing to even pay attention to.
But hours passed and they didn't return. Dave found their skiff drifting, with the dog and the rifle still in it, and nothing else. They were gone. They had slipped beneath those quiet black waters, waters without a hint of storm or danger that day.
On this same day, forty years later, I was there on Dave's fishing boat. I was visiting Dave, doing research for my new book. I had no idea I would be there on that anniversary. We sat together in the wheelhouse, sailing the waters of the bay they had died under, and talked about God, about why bad things happen.
"I don't know why I lost my son. I'd been looking forward to having a son since I was twelve years old," Dave says calmly with his resonant voice. "I have a friend who says it was Satan. Who says every bad thing that happens is from Satan. I don't believe that."
Then in a quieter voice he says, "I found my dad's body the next day. Where we found their skiff, drifting, down there close to the cannery, there's a patch of forget-me-not's that bloom on the beach every year. There, just there and nowhere else in that area. That's a holy place," he says, as I close my eyes for the tears. We are silent in the wonder and fear of it.
Before I said yes to Duncan, that I would marry him and make this island and its waters my home, this was one of the very first stories Duncan told me. He wanted me to know that this place was dangerous. That people could die here, just like that. Just by falling out of a boat on a calm day. He wanted me to know that living here had a cost. Duncan was right.
But no one warned me about the Christian life, that pledging my whole self to this Jesus would not change my world. That life would still be dangerous. That storms would still come. There are so many storms.
What about the storm of fire? Can we trust him through the pain and loss and storm of fire? Because there was a fire. It started in the kitchen in the early hours of the morning, long before anyone was up. But one person, up in the night, saw the house aflame. And my mother-in-law was inside. I wasn't there, but others were, her eldest son, a handful of crewmen, her youngest son a mile away. They broke the window to get in. One climbed inside, keeping low to the ground. He could not see for the smoke. He could not find her and he could not breathe. He fell back out of the window, heaving. He tried again in a moment, after his breath came back. He could not find her again, and now he might die too, the flames were closer and no air was left to breathe. He fell out for the last time and the house was nearly gone.
She was a follower of Jesus. She had loved and served him her whole life, without pause or question. Church organist, church everything, generous, always thoughtful. She loved her life out at Bear Island. She loved the wildflowers, the beaches. What peace could be spoken into this storm?
From the start, I knew Jesus as a rescuing God who saved me from my self, from my lonely and loveless life, from my own proud and self-sufficient heart. I believe he is with us in every storm, but how many boats have gone down just in this corner of the sea? How many men and women lost when the flames were not quenched, when the waters were not calmed? Yes, so many saved, but so many lost. Even those who knew Jesus. I know he told it straight and often, "Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me." I know that "take up their cross" means to be ready to die. But who can do this?
I think Wanda could. She lived a life of such service and love, I saw it daily: how she died to self. How in that dying she brought life to so many.
Who knows how God will decide to bring us home? I am trying not to fear that death. My greatest fear is that I will refuse the cross and insist on a private self-adoring life, and I won't even know it. That is the death I fear.
There is more to say about this. There is a deeper brighter answer to this question: "Why do bad things happen to good people, to God's people?" And there is a larger question that lies at the heart of Crossing the Waters: Following Jesus through the Storms, the Fish, the Doubt and the Seas": " What IS Jesus calling us to? And---If we decide to follow Jesus with ALL of our hearts, what should that life look like? " Maybe not what you think. If you haven't made that journey yet, I hope you will.
I do want to send some books out this week. If you are part of a Bible study group or book club and you're considering your next read, I'll send one to your group! Just email me (firstname.lastname@example.com) and let me know what your group is and where to send it. (I also will come and "visit" your group by Skype!)
Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. Not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your hearts be troubled, neither let them be afraid. -----Jesus


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For Immediate Release
(Kannapolis, NC- September 30, 2014) David H. Murdock, owner and Chairman of Dole Food Company and builder and founder of the North Carolina Research Campus (NCRC), announced today that he is committing a $15 million annual endowment in perpetuity to the David H. Murdock Research Institute (DHMRI). DHMRI is located on the North Carolina Research Campus in Kannapolis, NC, outside of Charlotte.
The funds will be used to attract world-class scientific leadership to the Institute and advance research programs in human health, nutrition and agriculture.
"In order to make this Institute the size and the quality and the success that I want to see it, I am making, in perpetuity, a contribution of $15 million a year . . . to the core lab and will continue to watch and see the needs of this Institution, financially, as we build it into the biggest and best in the world," Murdock stated. "I am searching the world over, particularly though the United States, (for) a great leader to head this Institute."
"I hope people realize this gift will equal over $500 million in just over 30 years," commented Lynne Scott Safrit, president of the NCRC and Castle & Cooke, North Carolina, "and it all goes to helping people eat healthier, live longer and prevent diseases like cancer, diabetes and obesity."
"The NC Research Campus is an important part of the UNC System," said Chris Brown, PhD, the University of North Carolina System vice president for research and graduate education. Seven UNC schools have research programs at the NCRC alongside side corporate partners. "This gift will move DHMRI forward and that benefits our campuses and enhances our partnership with DHMRI."
About DHMRI and the NCRC
Murdock opened the not-for-profit DHMRI as the core laboratory facility for the NCRC in 2008. The Institute offers a broad range of advanced technologies to NCRC partners and corporate, academic, non-profit and government collaborators around the world. DHMRI is the flagship institute of the NCRC, which was founded by Murdock in 2005. The NCRC is home to 20 academic, industry, technology and healthcare partners all focused on research advancing human health, nutrition and agriculture. Murdock's personal investment in the campus exceeds $800 million. For more information, visit www.dhmri.org or www.ncresearchcampus.net.
Phyllis Beaver
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The Philly Fed, which was expected to rise from the April number of 18.5 to 20, instead collapsed to 3.9! This compares to the March level of over 43. So much for the "Economic Recovery"TM. The survey's broadest measure of manufacturing conditions, the diffusion index of current activity, decreased from 18.5 in April to 3.9, its lowest reading since last October (see Chart) and the 3rd largest 2 month drop on record. The demand for manufactured goods, as measured by the current new orders index, showed a similar slowing: The index fell 13 points while the shipments index declined 23 points; both remained positive, however, suggesting slight growth last month. For the first time in eight months, firms reported that unfilled orders and delivery times were falling—both indexes were slightly negative this month." And even thought the prices paid dropped from 57.1 to 48.3, this was little solace for survey respondents: "A majority of firms continued to cite input price pressures and a sizable share of firms reported higher prices for their own manufactured goods again this month." Time for Tim Geithner's 2011 NYT OpEd edition, titled appropriately, "Welcome to the Economic Stagflation." And, oh yes, bring on the QE3.
From the report:
The survey's broadest measure of manufacturing conditions, the diffusion index of current activity, decreased from 18.5 in April to 3.9, its lowest reading since last October (see Chart). The demand for manufactured goods, as measured by the current new orders index, showed a similar slowing: The index fell 13 points while the shipments index declined 23 points; both remained positive, however, suggesting slight growth last month. For the first time in eight months, firms reported that unfilled orders and delivery times were falling—both indexes were slightly negative this month.
Firms' responses continue to indicate overall improvement in the labor market despite weaker activity, orders, and shipments. The current employment index increased nearly 10 points and has now remained positive for eight consecutive months. The percentage of firms reporting an increase in employment (32 percent) is higher than the percentage reporting a decline (10 percent). Only slightly more firms reported a longer workweek (17 percent) than reported a shorter one (13 percent) and the workweek index decreased 14 points.
And some "expert" views on this collapse per Reuters:
"It's pretty ugly. The Philly Fed index was a lot weaker than expected. New orders, shipments, unfilled orders, inventory, delivery time, all down quite sharply. Employees were up smartly, which is good, but the average work week was down. So you still had growth over the month but that growth has slowed pretty sharply, and that's also been reflected in the six month outlook.
"We are seeing some of the knock-on effects of what happened in March and April, which was the residual affect of the Japan earthquake hitting the production numbers, the big run-up in energy prices, and you're also seeing a bit of a soft patch given you're getting a rollover in inventory momentum."
"I'm not overly concerned because I think this gives way in the next couple of months. You've had a pretty smart drop in energy pieces and that has a pretty big effect on the Empire and Philly Fed survey given the mix of chemical industries and things of that nature. Also two sources of demand that will continue to drive manufacturing are exports and capital spending, which are looking very strong. I think this is a soft patch, but no more than that. I fully expect this to move the other way."
"All the numbers that we just saw were extremely, extremely bad. Any relief or optimism that investors may have had after the jobless claims report has now been erased. All of these numbers confirm that the U.S. recovery is moving at a glacial pace and the Federal Reserve really has no choice but to take a back seat with monetary policy and wait for the economy to gain momentum. This also shows that even though the Federal Reserve is talking about exit strategies, they are not ready to implement them. The latest reports just confirm that the U.S. economy is not at the right point for (Ben) Bernanke to follow the footsteps of (ECB head Jean-Claude) Trichet."
The Philly Fed was a weak report across the board. Unlike the Empire report where they underlying looked pretty good, the underlying of the Philly Fed looked pretty soft.
"The housing data was weaker than expected. The housing market is still really going nowhere.
"The second quarter, especially April and perhaps May as well, is going to be marked by parts shortages from Japan. That hit the industrial production data last week and that was all due to autos. Whether (the Philly Fed weakness) is due to that is unknown. You could see a second quarter that was weaker than we were expecting but at the same time the third quarter, which was supposed to be softer than Q2, may come out firmer as those auto plants get back to full speed."
"It was, I think, in a word, pretty ugly. It wasn't just the headline but it was basically the data beneath the surface. New orders, shipments, they both fell pretty sharply. The lone positive was the employment index but if you're looking at the more forward looking index, new orders, they basically got annihilated.
"We're probably past the peak in regard to manufacturing activity, but we don't think manufacturing activity is stopping. We just think it is slowing a bit.
"This in no way suggests to us that we should expect manufacturing activity will cease to be an engine of growth in the recovery, we just think it's going to be less powerful.
"The regional manufacturing reports are sometimes prone to volatility and you looked at what happened earlier in the week with Empire, Empire wasn't as bad as it first looked. You have to take Philly Fed in the context of what are the other regional indexes telling you."


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Monday, June 22, 2015
Turkey and Zucchini Burgers with Green Onion and Cumin
Posted by Victoria at 8:00 AM
Happy Summer! Officially as of yesterday, the summer solstice, we can start the celebration. Although summer is the perfect excuse to fire up the grill, I actually made these wonderful turkey and zucchini burgers on my stove-top, featuring wonderful Middle Eastern flavors.
Although they require a bit of oil for cooking, they are otherwise quite healthy, and feature a generous amount of grated zucchini and tons of delicious herbs, really amplifying the tenderness of these delicate, small, bun-less burgers. And PS this is a great way to fool your kids into eating vegetables ;-)
A mixture of mint, scallions, and cilantro make up a bulk of the seasoning along with cumin and a bit of cayenne pepper. I held back on the cayenne since I was also feeding this to my three-year-old nephew, but I'm sure the full amount would pack a great punch if you'd like a little extra heat.
To compliment these summery morsels we have a sauce comprised of sour cream, yogurt, garlic, lemon zest and juice, and sumac, a tart and citrusy purple-hued spice prevalent in Middle Eastern cooking.
I actually doubled this recipe quite easily, and recommend you double it as well since they are so easy to make and wonderful as leftovers. They can be eaten hot or at room temperature, and would be great to pack for a picnic.
Although they're not typically served on buns (slider buns would be more appropriate for their size if you choose to go that route), you could easily stuff them into the pocket of a pita bread half, or even serve them atop a salad.
I actually served one of my favorite summer side dishes to go with these burgers: Tomato Bulgur Pilaf. Together they really showcase some of the summer ingredients I crave most leading up to this season, and also yield quite a colorful plate of food!
Turkey and Zucchini Burgers with Green Onion and Cumin
Makes about 16 to 18 small burgers (Serves 4 to 6)
(Adapted from Jerusalem)
1 pound (500 g) ground turkey
1 large zucchini, grated (scant 2 cups/200 g in total)
3 green onions, thinly sliced
1 large egg (I actually forgot to add the egg--oops!--and mine still held together really well without it, but you should probably remember to add it just in case ;-)
2 tablespoons chopped mint
2 tablespoons chopped cilantro
2 cloves garlic, minced or crushed
1 teaspoon ground cumin
1 teaspoon kosher salt
1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper (I used less to make sure it wasn't too spicy for children to eat as well)
Sunflower, vegetable, or canola oil, for searing
Sour Cream and Sumac Sauce:
Scant 1/2 cup (100 g) sour cream
Scant 2/3 cup (150 g) plain yogurt
Zest of 1 lemon
Juice of 1/2 lemon (about 1 tablespoon)
1 small clove garlic, minced or crushed
1 1/2 teaspoons olive oil
1 tablespoon sumac
1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
First, make the sour cream sauce by placing all the ingredients in a bowl and mixing well. Refrigerate until needed.
Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F. In a large bowl, combine all the ingredients for the burgers except the oil. Mix with your hands and then shape into about 16 to 18 burgers, each weight about 1 1/2 oz (45 g).
Pour enough oil into a large frying pan to form a layer about 1/16-inch thick on the pan bottom. Heat over medium-high heat until hot, then sear the burgers in batches on both sides. Cook each batch for about 4 minutes total, adding oil as needed, until golden brown.
Carefully transfer the seared burgers to a baking sheet lined with parchment paper and place in the oven for 5 to 7 minutes, or until just cooked through. Serve warm or at room temperature with the sauce spooned over or on the side.
Turkey and Zucchini Burgers with Green Onion and Cumin
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Offspring #3 "The Condition"
was engaged to be married over Thanksgiving weekend,
with a August 2014 wedding date.
This last weekend we attended an engagement party.
This is the gift the NVO prepared:
They are HUGE "Breaking Bad" fans.
It was fun!
See this link for the "Breaking Bad" name generator app.


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A: Although resourced by the Attorney-General's Department, the Solicitor-General is independent of the department. The Solicitor-General does not report formally to Parliament.
B: Separate reports from these bodies are tabled in Parliament.
C: Agencies that provide reporting on activities and financial performance to the Ministerial Council for Police and Emergency Management - Police under the auspice of the National Common Police Services.
D: The various Federal Court registries provide administrative support for these tribunals. Information about these bodies can be found in the annual report of the Federal Court of Australia.
E: The Attorney-General is required by paragraph 12(1)(d) of the Bankruptcy Act 1966 to report to Parliament on the operation of the Act.


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MemberPeter Gorgels
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Rijksmuseum Amsterdam
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Peter Gorgels is the Internet Manager of the Rijksmuseum, including the museum's website, Rijksstudio and the app. Gorgels was responsible for developing the museum's e-strategy and for the major redesign of the Rijksmuseum website, which coincided with the museum's reopening after extensive renovations. Het is also manager of the new Rijksmuseum app. Gorgels is always looking for innovative ways to improve the interaction of the audience with the masterpieces of the Rijksmuseum.


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The Ember Circle certainly made a name for itself this year with it's inaugural retreat in Leiper's Fork, a quaint little town just south of Nashville. The purpose behind The Ember Circle is to spark inspiration and stoke creative flames within female business owners in various industries across the U.S. It was a time to step away from the normal routine of everyday life, meet new people in new industries and learn new skills. Hand lettering, taught by Rosemary Radford of Garden Key Co., foraging and floral arrangement making led by Jessica Davis, co-founder of The Ember Circle and owner of SOULflowers, and styling tips and tricks for Instagram taught by the ever-lovely Elizibeth Urich, whom is also the co-founder of The Ember Circle and owner of Stockroom Vintage, are amongst some of the things we delved into during our stay.
One of my favorite parts of the retreat though was opening up to one another and talking about life and business candidly over coffee or one of the delicious meals prepared by Mindful Meals. Seriously some of the best food and conversation I have ever had. I will always cherish the ladies that attended and the time spent during our few short days together.
I could go on and on, but I will let the photos speak for themselves.
Below is a list of everyone that participated or contributed in some way to make The Ember Circle happen. I am already looking forward to next year!
Sponsor: HoneyBook @honeybook
Food: Mindful Meals
Drinks: HC Clark Distillery @hclarkdistillery | Jackalope Brewing Co. @jackalopebrew
Calligraphy: Garden Key Co @gardenkeyco
Rentals: Classic Party Rentals @classicparty
Plates, Serving Pieces, Vases: Handmade Studio TN @handmadestudiotn
Weavings/Wall Hangings (for chandelier at dinner): Wild Columbine @wild_columbine
Flowers: SOULflowers @soulflowerstn
Styling: Elizabeth Ulrich Design @stockroomtn
Vintage Rentals: Stockroom Vintage @stockroomtn
Welcome Boxes
Cuff Bracelets: Simon & Ruby @simonandruby
Leather Key Chains: Cold Gold @shopcoldgold
Magazine: Catalyst Wedding Co. @catalystwedco
Hand Lettering/Design for Button Flair Pack: Joanna Dee Studio @thejoannadee
Matchbook Notebooks: Kitty Cat Stevens @kittycatstevens
Honey: Bee & Bee Honey Factory @bbhoneyfactory


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Friday, January 25, 2008
TVD's Weekend Shots
Guest DJ, John Foster returns with ten more tracks furthering last week's conversation. John is a funny guy who writes depressing songs under the guise of his Sad Crocodile moniker. You may also know him from his design work or various books and web columns.
"I have spent the past week arguing with my significant other of serious "adult" issues and it has reminded me that I married someone not to make me happy (although she is certainly capable of that with very little effort) but rather to keep me on my toes and constantly interested. I am not reliant on forward motion but I refuse to have anything stand pat. I get fidgety when that happens. I am sure the bulk of it is buried in some insecurities that lurk deep inside me so I have decided to embrace that notion and fashion a playlist for your weekend in that mode. 10 songs about being unsure in your relationship (that make me happy anyway.)"
Kristin Hersh - Me and My Charms (Mp3)
Morrissey - Tomorrow (Mp3)
Sharkboy - Razor (Mp3)
The Lucy Show - Part of Me Now (Mp3)
Disco Inferno - I'm Still In Love (Mp3)
The Changes - Her, You and I (Mp3)
Camper Van Beethoven - One of These Days (Mp3)
Belle and Sebastian - Seeing Other People (Mp3)
Clearlake - Wonder if the Snow Will Settle (Mp3)
Daryll-Ann - I Could Never Love You (Mp3)
Want to Guest DJ one week at TVD? Let us know...
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Wanna live like a fancy blogger or writer, getting sneak peaks of menus and trying dishes that no one has ever tasted before? Well, buddy boy, it's your lucky day on August 29. That's the night when you'll have a seven (yes, seven) course meal with wine AND cocktail pairings at Bistro 7 in Wilton. The cost is $75 per person and you can reserve either a 6:30 or 8:30 time for your meal. With all that time in between you've got to imagine it's quite a big meal, so start dieting today.
We'd share the menu with you, but…hey…it's from their brand new fall menu that hasn't been released yet. You'll be the first ones to see it…we haven't even seen it!
In the meantime, check out out review of the Bistro 7 opening and our awesome friend's at Local Food Rocks review of a recent tasting event to get a flavor of what to expect from this farm to fork restaurant. For reservations, click here, call them up at (203) 587-1287, or e-mail Breno.
Bistro 7
Noms: 3.75
Cost: $$$
Address: 991 Danbury Road
Wilton, CT
Phone: (203) 587-1287


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of course, there's always something to fall in love with: asexual perspectives on pop culture and much more.
Sunday, October 31, 2010
November NaNo Hiatus
(If you're doing NaNo too, and want to be my "writing buddy" on the site, go ahead and add me! My name over there is "ukulele hero".)
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I can imagine a novel in which a seemingly-mundane character goes through life/relationships with a completely asexual point of view, and all the asexual readers think, "That's awesome and so normal this character makes so much SENSE!" And the sexual readers think, "WTF?!"
Good luck!
- November 1, 2010 at 7:00 AM
- Eli said...
Good luck! I hope you do get to post short things, though. I need my vitamin A :)
Could you post about your novel once it's started? Here's to NaNoWriMo!
- November 1, 2010 at 9:56 AM
Wishing you much luck and fun! I'm doing it as well. :)
- November 1, 2010 at 4:35 PM
- Ily said...
Thanks everyone! I think asexuals will definitely be able to relate to my main character :-) Although more generally, it's a coming-of-age theme, and I think most people can relate to pieces of that (hopefully). I'll try to post about my progress if I can think of anything coherent to say about it. I know it's only the first day, but I have a lot of dialogue and a lot of characters, so it's going surprisingly fast.
- November 1, 2010 at 5:44 PM
- Sea said...
Hey, cool, one of my characters for NaNo is asexual too! This isn't my Asexual Novel, which I do have and will finish writing at some point, but asexuality pretty much makes an appearance in every piece of fiction I write.
Anyway, I think I'll take you up on your buddy offer! I'm Seabird on there.
- November 2, 2010 at 2:06 AM
All the best! What a fantastic thing to do. (Although I agree with Eli, I will certainly suffer from "vitamin A" deficiency!)
- November 4, 2010 at 12:30 PM
- Ily said...
Aww, thank you for missing me! :-D
Actually, I'll post something soon. I lose at this whole "hiatus" thing. ;-)
- November 5, 2010 at 6:54 PM
As a fellow participant in NaNo, I just realized that most of my MC are asexual. You write best about what you know, and that's what I know. I just didn't realize it until now.
- November 14, 2010 at 3:31 PM
As a fellow participant in NaNo, I just realized that most of my MC are asexual. You write best about what you know, and that's what I know. I just didn't realize it until now.
- November 14, 2010 at 3:31 PM


text: Stress Management Management Techniques Print Biofeedback and Stress Relief By Elizabeth Scott, MS Updated September 24, 2019 Frances Twitty/Getty Images More in Stress Management Management Techniques Physical Techniques Relaxation Time Management Effects on Health Situational Stress Job Stress Household Stress Relationship Stress Biofeedback is a way to measure the body's physiological responses in real-time, and a tool to learn to control them. Biofeedback generally relies on machines that measure heart rate, muscle tension or even brain waves, and usually requires a therapist or other health professional to operate the machine, explain what the readings mean, and work with clients to incorporate the information into lifestyle changes. However, there are some exceptions to this, which we'll discuss later on in this article. How Does Biofeedback Work? Most often, biofeedback helps people control their stress response, by realizing when it's underway and employing relaxation techniques like deep breathing, visualizations, and meditation to calm their physiological arousal. Many of the benefits of biofeedback simply come from the increased relaxation in your body and the lack of a chronically triggered fight-or-flight response. Because chronic stress can be a trigger for many negative health symptoms, this can offer a significant and palpable improvement in the way people feel and how their bodies function. By helping you learn how your body is currently functioning, biofeedback can help you to know what to change. Also, by showing you in 'real-time' which relaxation techniques are working and which aren't, you're able to more easily grasp effective ways to relax your body's physiology and incorporate healthier habits into your lifestyle. What Does It Treat? Because biofeedback can with stress-related conditions by helping to reverse the stress response (and help you keep from letting it be triggered in the first place!), it can be useful with a variety of conditions. Biofeedback has been popularly used for anxiety, tension headaches, pain, IBS, general stress, and several other conditions. How to Get Started With Biofeedback There are some ways in which you're probably already using a very simple form of biofeedback: Physical Awareness: Some physical responses can be easily sensed without equipment, of course. When your body becomes tense, that's a natural message that you're stressed. Shallow breathing can be another. Becoming aware of your body's stress signals can arguably be a sort of natural form of 'biofeedback'.Household Tools: Scales, thermometers, and even mirrors can tell you about some of your body's functioning by pointing out excess weight, fevers, and visible signs of stress like acne. Both of these methods tell you about your physiology and help you to know that healthy changes are required, but are only the tip of the iceberg. Traditional biofeedback usually involves much more sophisticated measurements that can change more rapidly and are more difficult for the layperson to detect on their own. Usually, standard biofeedback necessitates the use of a biofeedback technician—a therapist or health professional—but recently, home biofeedback equipment has become readily available to consumers. Wild Divine is a pioneer in this field, and has created a home biofeedback system that hooks up to your home computer, takes measurements from three fingers, and tells you in real-time how your physiology is responding to the meditation and stress management techniques it teaches you with the help of health gurus like Deepak Chopra, Dr. Dean Ornish, and Dr. Andrew Weil. I've used their system and personally think it's great. As mentioned, there are also many biofeedback practitioners out there who can help you understand how your physiology is responding to stress, and help you to perfect strategies to calm your body and your mind, and stay healthier in the process. One of the best ways to find a good practitioner is to ask your doctor for a referral. Was this page helpful? Thanks for your feedback! Struggling with stress? Our guide offers expert advice on how to better manage stress levels. Get it FREE when you sign up for our newsletter. Sign Up You're in! Thank you, {{form.email}}, for signing up. There was an error. Please try again. What are your concerns? Other Inaccurate Hard to Understand Submit Continue Reading


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Arrangement of Sections
1. Short title
2. Interpretation
3. Application
4. Disagreement between Republic and planning authority
5. Appointment of planning authorities
6. Establishment of Tribunal
7. Constitution of Tribunal
8. Appointment of Vice-President
9. Remuneration of President, Vice-President, members and advisers
10. Record of proceedings
11. Appeals to Tribunal
12. Witnesses and evidence
13. Protection of President, Vice-President, members and advisers
14. Regulations
15. Order for preparation of development plans
16. Preparation of development plans
16A. Local plans
17. Approval of structure plan or local plan
18. Alteration of structure plan or local plan
19. Preparation and submission of structure plans or local plans and objection thereto
20. Consideration of approval by the Minister or Director
21. Notice of approval or rejection by the Minister or Director
22. Permission required for development and subdivision
23. Development or subdivision orders
24. Delegation to planning authorities
25. Application for planning permission
26. Additional powers of Minister to give directions to any planning authority
27. Supplementary provisions re grant of planning permission
28. Supplementary provisions re grant of permission to subdivide
29. Additional provisions for appeal to Tribunal
30. Revocation and modification of planning permission by the Minister
31. Enforcement of planning control
32. Supplementary provisions as to enforcement including penalties
33. Repealed operation of enforcement notices
34. Definition of "planning decision"
35. Compensation for planning decision
36. No compensation payable in certain cases
37. No compensation if other development permitted
38. Exclusion and limitation of compensation in certain other cases
39. General provisions as to claims for compensation
40. Acquisition of land
41. Owner may require acquisition of reserved land
42. Disposal of land
43. Assessment of valuation
44. Preparation of regional plan
45. Appointment of regional planning authority
46. Approval of regional plan
47. Revocation or modification of approved regional plan
48. Application to Customary Areas and townships
49. Power to hold or cause the holding of public inquiries
50. Service of notices
51. Right of entry
52. Additional consent required
53. Regulations
54. Savings
55. Acts, orders and conditions given or imposed under former Act
to make provision for the appointment of planning authorities, for the establishment of a Town and Country Planning Tribunal, for the preparation, approval and revocation of development plans, for the control of development and subdivision of land, for the assessment and payment of compensation in respect of planning decisions, for the preparation, approval and revocation or modification of regional plans; and for matters connected with and incidental to the foregoing.
[16th November, 1962]
Act 32 of 1961,
Act 25 of 1962,
Act 28 of 1964,
Act 16 of 1965,
Act 28 of 1965,
Act 69 of 1965,
Act 46 of 1969,
Act 47 of 1970,
Act 53 of 1970,
Act 13 of 1994,
Act 29 of 1995,
Act 21 of 1997,
GN 232 of 1964,
SI 65 of 1965.
This Act may be cited as the Town and Country Planning Act
In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires—
"advertisement" means any word, letter, model, sign, placard, board, notice, device or representation, whether illuminated or not, in the nature of and employed wholly or in part for the purpose of advertisement or announcement and, without prejudice to the foregoing definition, includes any hoarding or similar structure used or adapted for use for the display of advertisement, and references to the display of advertisements shall be construed accordingly;
"agriculture" means the use of land exclusively or mainly for agriculture, whether as arable, pasture, ranching, grazing, orchard or seed growing, or for fish farming, forestry or for the breeding and keeping of livestock including any creature kept for the production of food, wool, silk, skins or fur, and includes buildings necessary therefor and uses ancillary thereto;
"appointed day" means the 16th November, 1962;
"approved development plan" means a development plan and any amendment or modification thereof approved by the Minister under section 17;
"building" includes any structure or erection and any part of a building so defined, but does not include plant or machinery comprised in a building;
"building line" means a line specifying the minimum distance between the boundary of a stand, lot, plot or road, and any building or proposed building on the stand, lot or plot;
"class", in relation to development, means the group of land or building uses to which the development is deemed to belong by virtue of any regulation made under section 53;
"Customary Area" has the meaning assigned thereto by section 2 of the Lands Act;
"development" has the meaning assigned to it by section 22 and "develop" has a corresponding meaning;
"development order" has the meaning assigned thereto by section 23;
["development plan" rep by s 2(a) of Act 21 of 1997.]
"Director" means the Director of Physical Planning and Housing who is a public officer in charge of town and country planning;
[Ins by s 2(b) of Act 21 of 1997.]
"Environmental Council of Zambia" means the Environmental Council of Zambia established under section 3 of the Environmental Protection and Pollution Control Act;
[Ins by s 2(b) of Act 21 of 1997.]
"erection", in relation to buildings, includes extension, alteration and re-erection;
"former Act" means the Town Planning Act, Chapter 123 of the 1959 Edition of the Laws, section 80 of the Municipal Corporations Act, Chapter 119 of the 1962 Edition of the Laws, and section 27 A of the Townships Act, Chapter 120 of the 1962 Edition of the Laws, as the case may be;
"functions" includes power and duties;
"Government purpose" means a purpose of the Government of Zambia;
"highway authority" means a highway authority as defined in the Roads and Road Traffic Act;
"holding" means any area of land which is shown as a farm, stand, lot or plot on a general plan or other plan approved under the Land Survey Act, and includes any building erected thereon;
"land" includes any building erected thereon; and also includes land covered by water and any right in or over land, excepting mineral rights;
"local authority" means a city council, a municipal council, township council or district council as defined in the Local Government Act;
"local plan" means the plan prepared by a planning authority under the direction of the Director in accordance with section 16A;
[Ins by s 2(b) of Act 21 of 1997.]
"mining" means any operation lawfully carried out under the provisions of the Mines and Minerals Act;
"Natural Resources Board" means the Natural Resources Advisory Board established under the provisions of section 3 of the Natural Resources Conservation Act;
"owner" means—
(a) the person registered as the proprietor of any land except where that person has leased or subleased the land to another person for a period of 14 years or more;
(b) the person in whom the lease of any land is vested under a registered deed except where that person has subleased the land to another person for a period of 14 years or more;
(c) the lessee of State Land held under a lease expressed to be for a period of 14 years or more;
(d) the lessee of land held under any other lease expressed to be for a period of 14 years or more; and
(e) the allottee of land held under a provisional title and in process of alienation by the President;
and includes the liquidator of any company which is an owner as aforesaid, and the representative recognised by law of any owner as aforesaid who has died, become insolvent, assigned his estate for the benefit of his creditors, or is under any legal disability;
"planning authority" means the local or other authority appointed by or under the provisions of section 5 and shall, for the purposes of Parts V and VI, include the Environmental Council of Zambia;
[Am by s 2(c) of Act 21 of 1997.]
"prescribed" means prescribed by regulation made under the provisions of this Act;
"public notice" means a notice published once in the Gazette and either in each of two consecutive issues of a newspaper circulating in the area to which the notice relates or in such other manner as the Minister may direct;
"public purpose" has the meaning assigned thereto in the Public Lands Acquisition Act;
"statutory undertaker" means Zambia Railways, and anybody responsible under any written law for the supply of water or electricity within Zambia, and1 any other body which the Minister may be statutory notice specify;
"structure plan" means the plan prepared by a planning authority under the direction of the Minister in accordance with section 16;
[Ins by s 2(b) of Act 21 of 1997.]
"subdivision" has the meaning assigned to it by section 22 and "subdivide" has a corresponding meaning;
"subdivision order" has the meaning assigned thereto by section 23;
"township authority" means a township council;
"Tribunal" means the Town and Country Planning Tribunal established under the provisions of section 6.
[S 2 am by Act 69 of 1965; SI 65 of 1965; Act 53 of 1970.]
(1) Subject to the provisions of section 4 and save where otherwise expressly provided to the contrary, the Republic shall not be bound by the provisions of this Act.
(2) The provisions of this Act, other than those contained in Part VIII, shall not apply to customary areas as defined in the Lands Act:
Provided that the President may by statutory order apply all or any of the said provisions to any customary area.
(3) …
[S 3(3) rep by Act 47 of 1970.]
(4) Notwithstanding the provisions of any other law, this Act shall apply in all matters relating to land zoning and development.
[S 3(4) subs by s 3 of Act 21 of 1997.]
(5) The provisions of this Act, other than those contained in Part VIII, shall not apply to the area of any mine township.
[S 3 am by Act 28 of 1964; SI 65 of 1965; Act 46 of 1969, 47 of 1970.]
4. Disagreement between Republic and planning authority
(1) In any area which is subject to an approved structure plan or local plan, the Republic shall not carry out any development or subdivision of land without prior consultation with the planning authority for that area.
[S 4(1) am by s 4 of Act 21 of 1997.]
(2) Where, after consultation as provided in sub-section (1), the Republic and the planning authority are not in agreement concerning the carrying out of any development or subdivision of land, the planning authority may, within 28 days of the completion of the said consultation, make written submissions to the Minister against the proposed development or subdivision of land.
(3) As soon as may be after the receipt of the aforesaid written submissions, the Minister shall refer them, together with any written submissions on behalf of the Republic, to the Tribunal.
(4) The Tribunal shall consider the written submissions referred to it and shall give the Minister its opinion concerning the proposed development or subdivision of land.
(5) The Tribunal may, for the purpose of giving its opinion, call on the Republic or the planning authority to provide it with such information as it may deem necessary for the purpose of reaching an opinion.
(6) As soon as may be after the Tribunal has given its opinion to him, the Minister shall notify the planning authority of his decision in relation to the written submissions made to him.
(7) In reaching his decision the Minister shall not be bound by the opinion of the Tribunal:
Provided that, where the Minister does not accept the opinion of the Tribunal, he shall notify the planning authority accordingly and shall advise the planning authority as to his reason for not accepting the opinion of the Tribunal.
(8) The decision of the Minister on any written submissions made to him shall be final and shall not be challenged in any proceedings whatsoever.
[S 4 am by Act 28 of 1964; SI 65 of 1965.]
5. Appointment of planning authorities
(1) The Minister shall designate the Director as the strategic planning authority to—
(a) exercise such other functions as the Minister may delegate to the Director under section 24; or
(b) exercise such other functions as may be prescribed by the Minister.
[S 5(1) ins by s 5(a) of Act 21 of 1997.]
(2) The local authorities set out in the First Schedule are hereby appointed as the planning authorities for the respective areas described in that Schedule.
[S 5(1) renumbered as s 5(2) by s 5(c) of Act 21 of 1997.]
(3) The Minister may, from time to time by statutory notice, appoint a planning authority for both or either of the following purposes and may specify the constitution of any such planning authority—
(a) to prepare a structure plan or local plan ordered under the provisions of section 15;
[S 5(3)(a) am by s 5(b) of Act 21 of 1997.]
(b) to exercise such functions as may be delegated to it under the provisions of section 24.
[S 5(2) renumbered as s 5(3) by s 5(c) of Act 21 of 1997.]
(4) The Minister may, by statutory notice, change the constitution in whole or in part of any planning authority appointed under the provisions of sub-section (2):
Provided that no change shall be made before the expiry of 28 days' notice of the proposed change has been given by the Minister to the planning authority having jurisdiction at the time of such notice, and such planning authority may within such period of 28 days request an inquiry under the provisions of section 49, in which case no change shall be made until the inquiry has been held, and its decision, which shall be binding on the Minister, made known by public notice.
[S 5(3) renumbered as s 5(4) by s 5(c) of Act 21 of 1997.]
(5) The Minister may prescribe the procedure to be followed by the planning authorities appointed under the provisions of sub-section (2).
[S 5 am by Act 25 of 1962; s 5(4) renumbered as s 5(5) by s 5(c) of Act 21 of 1997.]
There is hereby established a Tribunal to be known as the Town and Country Planning Tribunal which shall have the jurisdiction, power and authority conferred upon it by this Act and by any regulation made hereunder.
(1) The Judicial Service Commission shall appoint a President of the Tribunal who shall hold office for such period and subject to such conditions as may be agreed.
(2) The President of the Tribunal shall be a barrister or solicitor entitled to practice in Zambia, or a person who holds or has held judicial office.
(3) The Tribunal shall consist of the President or the Vice-President of the Tribunal and such other members, not less than two in number, as may be appointed by the Judicial Service Commission from time to time to sit with the President or the Vice-President as members of the Tribunal for the determination of any matter before the Tribunal:
Provided that one of the members of the Tribunal so appointed shall be a Chartered Planner of the Town Planning Institute of the United Kingdom or hold such similar qualification as the Minister may approve.
(4) If the President or the Vice-President of the Tribunal considers that any matter which has been brought before the Tribunal is likely to involve professional or special considerations, other than considerations pertaining to town and country planning, he may, with the agreement of the Minister, appoint a suitable person to advise the Tribunal on the said professional or special considerations.
(5) The Minister shall appoint a secretary to the Tribunal.
[S 7 am by GN 232 of 1964; Act 16 of 1965; SI 65 of 1965.]
8. Appointment of Vice-President
(1) The Judicial Service Commission may appoint a Vice-President of the Tribunal who shall hold office for such period and subject to such conditions as may be agreed.
(2) The Vice-President of the Tribunal shall be a barrister or solicitor entitled to practice in Zambia, or a person who holds or has held judicial office.
(3) The President of the Tribunal or, if the President is unable to do so because of illness or other cause, the Minister, may call upon the Vice-President to exercise and perform such functions of the President for such period as the President or the Minister may specify, and thereupon the Vice-President shall, and the President shall not, exercise and perform such functions for such period.
[S 8 am by Act 16 of 1965.]
9. Remuneration of President, Vice-President, members and advisers
The Minister may prescribe fees to be paid to the President, the Vice-President and members of the Tribunal and to any advisers appointed by the President or the Vice-President under this Part, who are not officers of the public service, and the President, the Vice-President, members or advisers shall be paid in respect of the expenses incurred by them in travelling and subsistence when discharging their duties such sums as may be prescribed.
[S 9 am by Act 16 of 1965.]
A record of the proceedings of the Tribunal shall be kept and filed in the office of the secretary to the Tribunal and may be inspected and copies thereof obtained upon like conditions and upon payment of the same fees as if they were civil records of a subordinate court.
(1) Without prejudice to the provisions of section 29 and Part VI—
(a) any person whose interest in any land may be affected by any decision of an appeal by the Tribunal shall have the right to appear and be heard on the hearing of any such appeal;
(b) the Tribunal shall hear and determine the matter of the appeal and may make such order therein in addition to, or in substitution for, the matter appealed against as it thinks fit, including the award of costs to any party to an appeal, subject to the provisions of paragraph (c);
(c) if the Tribunal, after considering any matter brought before it under this section, is of the opinion that the appeal should be allowed, it shall, before making any order under the provisions of paragraph (b), afford the Minister or planning authority an opportunity of making representations as to any conditions or requirements which he or it considers ought to be included in the order and shall afford the appellant an opportunity of replying thereto, and thereafter the Tribunal may make such order in the matter as it thinks fit, and any such order shall be binding on the Minister, planning authority and the appellant:
Provided that the Tribunal shall not make any order which would operate in conflict with any provision of an approved structure plan or local plan;
(d) all matters requiring to be determined by the Tribunal shall be decided by a majority of votes and such decision shall be the determination of the Tribunal:
Provided that—
(i) any decision on a matter of law or on whether a matter for determination is a matter of fact or a matter of law shall be made solely by the President or the Vice-President;
(ii) the President, the Vice-President and each member shall have and shall exercise one vote, and no adviser to the Tribunal shall be entitled to vote on any matter before the Tribunal.
[S 11(1) am by s 6 of Act 21 of 1997.]
(2) Where any person who has appealed to the Tribunal under the provisions of this Act is dissatisfied with the decision of the Tribunal, he may, within 28 days of such decision, appeal to the High Court against such decision.
[S 11 am by Act 25 of 1962, 28 of 1964, 16 of 1965.]
(1) The Tribunal may by notice in writing require any person, subject to the payment or tender of reasonable expenses of attendance, to attend as a witness and give evidence or to produce any documents in his possession or power which relate to any matter in question on an appeal under this Act, and if any person without reasonable excuse fails to comply with any of the provisions of such notice, he shall be guilty of an offence and may be fined summarily by the President or the Vice-President of the Tribunal an amount not exceeding one thousand five hundred penalty units.
[S 12(1) am by Act 13 of 1994.]
(2) The Tribunal may take evidence on oath and for that purpose the President or the vice- President shall have the power to administer oaths, and may make such other investigations as it may deem necessary in assisting it to come to a decision regarding any matter before it.
[S 12 am by Act 16 of 1965.]
13. Protection of President, Vice-President, members and advisers
No action shall be brought against the President, the Vice-President or members of the Tribunal or advisers to the Tribunal in respect of any act done or order made by them in good faith in the execution or supposed execution of the powers and duties conferred upon them under this Act or any regulation made hereunder.
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NEW YORK, Feb 6 (Reuters) - Relatively unknown U.S. building materials supplier 84 Lumber set social media ablaze with its Super Bowl ad on a migrant Hispanic mother and daughter's journey to the United States, a commercial initially rejected by Fox Television for being too controversial.
The TV version of the ad tapped into the political climate under U.S. President Donald Trump, showing portions of the difficult journey and asking viewers to watch the full version online.
The 90-second spot ended up crashing the company's website during the National Football League championship game between the New England Patriots and the Atlanta Falcons on Sunday.
The online version, about 195 seconds long, showed the mother and daughter arriving at a high wooden gate in a concrete wall. As they enter through the wall, the commercial ends with a tagline "The will to succeed is always welcome here." www.84lumber.com/
It was among Super Bowl ads that tackled Trump policies on immigration and other issues that have split the U.S. population.
84 Lumber was among the top 10 ads mentioned on Sunday and Monday, along with big names such as Coca Cola Co, Anheuser-Busch Budweiser and Pepsi, according to social data intelligence company Talkwalker. www.talkwalker.com/
On Monday, 84 Lumber was the most talked about subject on Facebook with over 100,000 mentions since Sunday evening. On YouTube, the hit was close to 3 million with 1 million views on the company's Facebook page.
Many who commented on the commercial on YouTube linked the wall to the one proposed by Trump along the U.S.-Mexico border. While the majority of the comments praised 84 Lumber's ad, some criticized it for being too pro-immigration.
84 Lumber was not immediately available for comment.
The commercial had to be reworked after Fox rejected an initial version that featured the border wall, according to the Brunner ad agency which created the spot for 84 lumber.
"We were creating a message that had a lot of symbolism in it. It's very easy for it to be viewed in the way Fox chose to view it," said Michael Brunner, chairman and CEO of Brunner.
"We had to alter the structure of what we were doing but we didn't alter the meaning or the message."
84 Lumber, headquartered in the town of Eighty Four, Pennsylvania, has over 250 stores across the United States with revenue of $2.5 billion in 2015, according to the company's website.
Additional reporting by Tim Baysinger; Editing by Andrew Hay


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September, 2014
Closing LFW in style
After a busy week of fashion shows and luxury accessories, menswear brand Velsoir showcased their bespoke collection at new London members club the Library to close LFW in style. With music from DJ crew It's Rude to Stare and a host of beautiful people, they made sure that LFW was gone but not forgotten.
In other news, it's time for me to get the running bug as in just three weeks, I will be panting and sweating for over 13 miles during the Royal Parks Half Marathon. I'll be sprinting for Tommy's charity, which funds research into pregnancy complications so if you fancy cheering me along, heckling or finding out more about this wonderful charity then please check out, www.tommys.org.
If you're taking part in the run and have done no or very minimal training then you may be panicking but chill out! On my website fitness page I'll be sharing top, last minute training tips in the lead up to the big jog.
And on that healthy note I'm off to my yoga class. Namaste!
AJ Odudu
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No rest for the wicked during LFW
Meeting Rita Ora and seeing Kasabian rock the stage