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Singapore Airlines Airbus A330-300 leaves Sydney.
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Qantas Boeing 747-438 VH-OJM departs Sydney.
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Singapore Airlines Airbus A330-300 lands at Sydney airport.
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Emirates B777-300/ER A6-ECQ lands in Sydney.
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A Qantas A380-842 takes off from Sydney airport
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A Qantas Airbus A380-842 commences its takeoff on runway 34 left at Sydney airport.
China Southern B777-F1B leaves Sydney airport
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Cathay Pacific Cargo's "silver-bullet" B747-400F arrives in Sydney as CX021.This one is dubbed silver bullet due to its polished metal finish.
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A Qantas Airbus A380-842 at Sydney airport.
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Singapore Airlines A380 Airbus leaves Sydney airport.
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Aerolineas Argentinas A340-300 in the new colour scheme departs Sydney. LV-CSD is the registration.
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Al Jaber Aviation's new Embraer Lineage 1000 business jet arrives in Sydney wearing promotional titles on the tail. The plane will eventually become A6-AJJ.
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China Southern Cargo Boeing 777-F1B lands in Sydney,
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Regional Express SAAB 340 arrives in Sydney. The aircraft carries advertising for Shark Cage tourism.
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A British Airways Boeing 777-236/ER leaves Sydney.
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A FedEx McDonnell-Douglas (Boeing) MD-11F lands at Sydney.
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A Qantas Boeing 747-438/ER lands at Sydney airport on runway 34 left.
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Korean Air Boeing 747-400 HL7488 in Sydney. The plane wears the "Passionate Wings to Culture - The British Museum" colour scheme.
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China Southern B777-F1B at Sydney airport being towed to the cargo ramp at dawn. This is the first China Southern B777F to visit Sydney airport.
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British Airways Boeing 747-436 departs Sydney. This is one of the B747s carrying the British Airways coat-of-arms "To Fly To Serve".
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Rivals face off at Sydney airport! A Qantas Boeing 747-438 taxis out to runway 34 left, while a Virgin Australia A330-200 slows down after landing on runway 34 left.
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Etihad A340-642 A6-EHJ arrives in Sydney ahead of a violent storm. Seen here slowing down on runway 34 left. This plane wears the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix 2012 colour scheme.
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Emirates Airbus A380-861 A6-EDM arrives in Sydney at night.
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An Emirates Boeing 777-300/ER departs Sydney airport at night, set against the motion blurred lights of Port Botany.
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We were lucky and spent the whole month of August up at our place in grouse country. We did a lot of hiking and found some new bird cover. You can never spend too much time in the woods.
Now we're back home and the days are getting noticeably shorter and the air has a little nip to it. Fall is knocking on our door.
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So I sit and look at the calendar, trying to figure out how to get the most hunting out of the pitifully short seasons we have. The biggest priority is days up grouse country. I'm trying to block out two weeks, but not sure if the bank account can stand it.
I'd like to catch a little of the early duck season here at home, but that's a low priority. Some years it is spectacular and other years…well forget about it.
I'll be up north for opening day, I know that, and within the next few days I'll have to decide when I'll go again, probably late October and maybe into November.
This working for a living just gets in the way of fun!

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Best hangover cure is being a smart drinker / But for those incapable of such a thing, science may help a little
On the third day of a seemingly endless bachelor party in Cabo San Lucas last year, Hal Walker, 33, woke up with a set of classic symptoms. His head ached. Loud noises made him wince. Bright lights hurt his eyes.
Walker's flight home from Mexico to Colorado, where he is a co-owner of the Island Grill in Fort Collins, left at 8 a.m., and it was all he could do to get to the airport.
"If you can find a remedy for hangovers, that would be great," he said, voicing a sentiment familiar to anyone who has imbibed just a little too much and was sorry about it the next day.
In fact, recent studies suggest that help for at least some aftereffects of intoxication may not be too much to ask for.
Last summer, a group of doctors reported in the Archives of Internal Medicine that an extract from the fruit of the prickly pear cactus, taken in capsule form, was effective in staving off hangover symptoms like dry mouth and nausea.
Perfect Equation of Vista (San Diego County) financed the research and has patented the extract, which it says is derived from the skin of the prickly pear, Opuntia ficus.
Another company, Living Essentials of Walled Lake, Mich., markets Chaser, a pill containing activated calcium carbonate and activated charcoal. The company financed a study of the dietary supplement, completed in 2002, marketing director Carl Sperber said. The findings have not been published.
Experts say that despite such products, a true hangover cure remains elusive. And the hangover itself is imperfectly understood, perhaps because scientists have largely devoted their research to understanding alcohol dependence and the health effects of drinking.
Dr. Linda Degutis, an associate professor of emergency medicine and public health at Yale University, said hangovers are "incredibly understudied."
Most popular remedies, including those sold over the counter, have no peer-reviewed research to back up their assertions. Some experts argue that even conducting such research raises ethical issues.
The development of a foolproof hangover cure, for example, might encourage people to drink more, knowing they could take a pill to avoid suffering the next day. And the prospect of bus drivers or airplane pilots popping hangover pills and going to work is enough to give anyone pause.
Some researchers argue that hangovers impose such large costs on society that they have to be studied. No one has precise figures, but one study cited in the prickly pear article estimated the cost of alcohol-related problems, including hangovers, at nearly $150 billion a year in the United States.
Such studies -- focusing on whether remedies for hangover symptoms would also prevent the effects of a hangover on judgment, concentration, motor skills and other critical functions -- "are absolutely the next step," said Dr. Michael Shlipak, a UCSF associate professor of medicine and an author of the prickly pear report.
One obstacle, however, may be that there is no consensus among scientists on how to define a hangover, Degutis said.
Headache, thirst, nausea and muscle aches are probably the most familiar symptoms. Shlipak's study identified additional symptoms, including soreness, tremulousness and dizziness.
The effects of alcohol on the body are well known. When people drink, alcohol is quickly absorbed through the stomach lining. Most of it directly enters the bloodstream.
In the body, alcohol dilates blood vessels, creating a warm flush. It also depresses the central nervous system, resulting first in euphoria and then, as the alcohol wears off, anxiety, insomnia and depression.
Carried in the blood to the liver, alcohol breaks down into acetaldehyde and other byproducts that leave the body through the urine and the lungs.
On average, the body can process about one drink an hour, and sticking to that pace for a limited period should reduce the likelihood of a hangover, Degutis said. One drink is defined as one 12-ounce can of beer, 1.5 ounces of 80 proof liquor or 5 ounces of wine.
But every person's body is different, she cautioned.
What happens when a drinker consumes enough alcohol to result in a hangover is a little less clear.
Shlipak and his colleagues have focused on the possibility that the immune system may react to something called congeners -- toxic byproducts of fermentation in alcoholic beverages.
Congeners "are poisons, and the body recognizes them as such," said Dr. Jeffrey Wiese, an associate professor of medicine at Tulane University and also an author of the prickly pear study. As a general rule, Wiese said, the darker the alcoholic beverage is, the more congeners it has.
So according to studies, vodka generally causes less severe hangovers than, say, bourbon.
The researchers theorize that congeners may set off the release of cytokines, molecules that white blood cells release in fighting off viruses or other invaders. Cytokines signal inflammation in the body and cause the achy, tired feelings that people get when they have the flu.
Prickly pear extract, Shlipak and his colleagues suggest, helps by reducing the immune response to congeners. In their study, the researchers found that when graduate student testers drank five hours after taking the pill, they experienced less severe hangover symptoms.
Living Essentials says Chaser works by capturing certain congener molecules, preventing the body from absorbing them.
"The secret is the activation of the calcium carbonate," said Sperber, the marketing director. "You can't just take Tums and burnt toast and get the same effect."
Shlipak said that he had not seen any studies on the effectiveness of Chaser but that charcoal, which does not bind to alcohol, could in theory block the absorption of the congeners in alcoholic beverages. That would mean that people who had consumed charcoal before drinking would still absorb all the alcohol, but might experience less severe hangover symptoms.
"It's possible," Shlipak said. "Without commenting on how their product works or if it works, I think the concept is intriguing."
Other researchers pointed out that anyone who could remember to pop any type of hangover pill through a night of drinking should be able to remember to drink water or even take the radical step of drinking a little less.
Dehydration also plays an important role in hangovers. The body tends to lose water as more alcohol is consumed, because alcohol is a diuretic, causing people to urinate more often regardless of how much water they are drinking.
That is why interspersing water or some other beverage with alcoholic drinks is a good idea, said Dr. Erik DeLue, a doctor of internal medicine at St. Margaret Mercy Hospital in Hammond, Ind., outside Chicago. Not only does the water rehydrate the body, DeLue said, but it also reduces the desire to consume more alcohol to slake thirst.
"It's doubly effective," he said.
There is some evidence that the withdrawal of alcohol contributes to some hangover symptoms. The body essentially becomes more excited to counter alcohol's depressant effects, and after the alcohol is removed, the body is left in that somewhat hyper state. That explains why some people with hangovers may experience an accelerated heart rate and become twitchy and sweaty.
In serious cases, alcohol withdrawal can lead to "holiday heart," called that because it may occur after a few days of binge drinking. The heart may beat too quickly or, worse, its muscles may beat out of sequence, in extreme instances causing heart failure or, indirectly, a stroke.
After drinking too much, people tend not to sleep very deeply, Wiese said, because the brain also becomes more alert as the depressant effects wear off. While that means that alcohol-fueled dreams may be very lively, it also means that in addition to being dried out and suffering various aches, pains and twitches, hangover victims are quite likely to wake up tired, thirsty and very, very sleepy.
Mark Harris, a former dot-com worker who lives in San Francisco, recalled a painful day suffering several symptoms after a company outing in Palo Alto about 10 years ago.
"There were some bigwigs, and they were all trying to outdrink each other, " Harris said. "We put down a lot of Guinness. There was a lab meeting in the morning, and it was not optional, and all of us knew it.
"So the next day, we all dragged ourselves in. I tried the Odwalla blackberry shake to mitigate the circumstances. I thought maybe the fresh fruits and the vitamins would help me out."
He paused and added, "That was just horrific."
Several people interviewed about their hangovers said they had stumbled across possible cures by chance and every once in a while found a solution they liked.
Sheila Turner, a publicity agent in Washington, said she used vitamin C. Other people swear by tomato juice, raw eggs, carbonated beverages, hot coffee or big greasy breakfasts.
Doctors say there is little evidence to support most popular hangover remedies.
Tomato juice makes some sense, Degutis said, because it contains salt, which helps the body retain fluids.
But raw eggs make no sense at all, Wiese said, "unless it's that the pain of eating the raw egg takes your mind off" the hangover.
Many doctors recommend drinking orange juice, Gatorade or similar sports drinks that replenish electrolytes, and taking pain relievers like aspirin or ibuprofen. Tylenol may not be a good idea, some experts said, because, like alcohol, it is metabolized by the already-overworked liver.
One thing that no one advises is more alcohol, the traditional cure known as "the hair of the dog that bit you."
While drinking to help a hangover may alleviate the problem of alcohol withdrawal, it also can impair mental functioning and contribute to alcohol addiction and a worse hangover down the road, Degutis said.
Many experts agreed that the best cure for a hangover was to avoid drinking too much in the first place.
"Ideally, you're not supposed to drink more than three if you're a man, two if you're a woman," said Karin Rhodes, an emergency attending physician at the University of Chicago Hospitals. "And you should never drive within four hours of drinking two or more drinks."


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Wednesday, 23 September 2015
Stamp ink paper challenge 15
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I love your card and how the color combo works so well. The fussy cut flowers look as though the ribbon is tied around them...so creative. And your coloring is awesome. Good luck with upgrading your skills. Just know your creativity has been missed and now we know why.ReplyDeleteReplies
Dear HJ- THANKYOU so much for stopping by our blog, and for your very kind comment! I have really missed my creative therapy, it relaxes me so much, I think,I'm going to try very hard to incorporate it into my schedule!!Delete
Hi Petra, I really love the card you created here. I have that sheet of dsp and found it very difficult to use, so thanks very much for the inspiration. The flower and leaves look so pretty here under that ribbon and love the way they've been coloured. Thanks for joining us this week at Stamp Ink Paper. Carolyn xxReplyDeleteReplies
Thank you! I enjoyed the challenge, the colour combo was great, even though it's not normally one I would use!Delete
Hi Petra, this is seriously gorgeous! I just love the boldness of this print with those lovely flowers...your watercoloring and highlighting of the flowers was amazing! Thanks so much for joining us at SIP for our color challenge this week! :)ReplyDeleteReplies
Thanks tina! I appreciate your comment!Delete
Hi Petra I really love your card and how you have used the bold print for the challenge. Lisa xxReplyDeleteReplies
Thankyou! I appreciate your comment!Delete
If I lived in the 1950's your card is how imagine life would be. Subtle, yet a powerhouse of happiness. =) Thanks for playing down at the SIP challenge.ReplyDeleteReplies
What a wonderful comment!!!!!!!! Thankyou so much- I truly appreciate it!Delete


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I've long been searching for the perfect G Spot toy. I'm an absolute sucker for G Spot stimulation and the orgasms it produces are earth shattering. But I struggle to find a toy that hits the angle perfectly without adjusting. Then I saw The Jopen Key Comet II G Spot Wand and knew I had to try it. The curve was so similar to my beloved Annabelle Knight Ooooh, which I love but I wanted something with a more premium feel, preferably rechargeable so carrying a bit more punch. The Jopen Key Comet II comes in three stunning colours Robin Blue, Lavender Purple, Raspberry Pink. The colours are gorgeous and for once I decided to opt for something other than pink as the lavender seriously drew my eye.
When my Jopen Key Comet II G Spot Wand arrived I actually didn't want to open it. Crazy huh? The box was really attractive, with an expensive look to it. It reminded me more of a hair straightener box than a sex toy. When I eventually opened it the Comet II itself was pretty damn impressive visually. The major USP of the Jopen Key Comet II is that it's not made of one solid material. The handle is a coloured glass-like plastic, housing a shiny metal control button. This leads down to the shaft of the wand which is dipped in a beautifully silky coloured body safe silicone. The whole look of the Jopen Key Comet II screams elegance. The tip of the wand is thick and wide, with a really pronounced bulb about 6 inches in circumference. The shaft has a delicious curve that literally has me wet with the anticipation of possibly reaching the end of my sex toy quest. The insertable length of the Jopen Key Comet II is around 5 inches and the total length is 7.5 inches.
The Jopen Key Comet II G Spot Wand has 7 settings of vibration controlled by the little key button on the handle. This couldn't be easier or more straightforward if it tried. Press and hold for on, press again to scroll through the settings, press and hold for off. Easy. The first setting is a constant vibration and the rest are variations of patterns which are fairly standard for any vibrator. I'm not a fan of vibration patterns as I feel they interfere with the build up I need to cum so I would have liked a few more steady vibe intensities instead of 6 patterns. The vibrations are fairly strong but nothing to write home about. But this didn't dampen my ardour for the Jopen Key Comet II as that shape was still doing crazy things to me. The vibrations are pretty quiet making the Comet discreet enough to use with people at home. The Jopen Key Comet II also comes with a satin storage bag which is a nice touch.
The charge port for The Jopen Key Comet II is two magnetic dots on the side of the wand. This attaches to the USB charger, it's not a tight connection and you do have to be careful not to knock it loose. However the magnetic charging means the Jopen Key Comet II is waterproof, which is a bloody good thing as despite not really taking my toys in the bath I certainly was grateful for this feature once I'd used it. I believe the first charge is about 4 hours to full charge but was pleased to note my Comet II came partially charged enabling me to have a play straight away.
By now I was practically salivating to feel that wand shaft inside me so gently rubbed the bulb against my aching cunt. I quickly realised despite being absolutely drenched the wand wasn't going to slip inside me easily, the friction of the silicone is pretty high and the size of the bulb made this harder than I expected. This isn't an issue as I have bottles of lube next to my bed, so quickly grabbed my favourite one and liberally smeared the Jopen Key Comet II with slippery lube. Nestling it up against me this time it slid home much easier but it feels big… I mean much bigger than it looks! It was an absolutely exquisite feeling when it finally slid right up to my G Spot, the curve was spot on as I'd hoped and that wide head just rubbed against me in the most amazing way. The silicone pulling slightly on my G Spot as I rocked it inside me. I hadn't even switched it on and I came, feeling the warm wetness spray down my thighs was twice as satisfying given how long I'd been searching for this toy. Composing myself I begun easing the wand gently in and out, aware that getting too rough with a toy with that degree of curve could be painful. Feeling the sensations build inside me again I reached down and flicked the Key button on so The Jopen Key Comet II burst into life inside me. The steady vibration massaging my already swollen and sensitive G Spot it was mere seconds before I came hard again and once again soaked both my bed and myself in a sexual tsunami that I didn't think was going to stop! I was actually dizzy from the intensity of the climax.
Deciding I needed to change position and escape the puddle I moved onto my knees, rubbing the vibrating Comet against my swollen clit I came almost straight away due to my massive levels of arousal and then continued to gently thrust The Jopen Key Comet II against my G Spot. I soon began to see stars as I reached my third consecutive G Spot orgasm. By now everything was soaked. Me, the Comet, my bed… the floor? Really?! Wow. It's fair to say that The Jopen Key Comet II is absolutely perfect for a woman who craves that G Spot orgasm, it basically turned me into a human sprinkler. It's worth mentioning that I also really enjoyed the vibrations against my clit and if you aren't into G Spot play you probably would still enjoy the Jopen Key Comet II as a clitoral vibrator, especially given the range of patterns.
I am totally in love with my Jopen Key Comet II it has effectively retired my Oooh and I feel like I've finally found the G Spot vibrator I've been craving for so long. I've recently purchased an Njoy Pure Wand and I'm so curious to see the comparison between the two. The Jopen Key Comet II can be found at Amazon priced around £50, which is around half the RRP. I give The Jopen Key Comet II G Spot Wand a 9/10 had there been more steady vibration intensities it would definitely have been a ten.


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The author, most recently, of "After I'm Gone" likes books steeped in the quotidian. "You can learn how to run a chicken-and-waffle restaurant by reading 'Mildred Pierce.' "
What's the best book you've read recently?
My reading life is like an airport where a bunch of planes circle in a holding pattern, then — boom, boom, boom, several come in for a landing. So I have three: Helen FitzGerald's "The Cry," Elizabeth Hand's "Illyria" and Tom Nissley's "A Reader's Book of Days." "The Cry" tackles the toughest subject in crime fiction, the death of an infant, and it surprised me, which is rare when I'm reading crime fiction. Hand's book is a Y.A. literary mash-up of "Flowers in the Attic" and Noel Streatfeild's "Theater Shoes." Nissley's book offers monthly reading lists, and I'm a sucker for such lists. January includes H. P. Lovecraft, Zadie Smith and Arthur Hailey — what's not to love?
Your husband is David Simon, creator of "The Wire" and co-creator of "Treme." Do you share the same taste in literature? Has either of you opened the other up to different kinds of book or favorite authors?
I don't read enough nonfiction, and David tends to read fiction as homework for new projects. (A bunch of books about the Spanish Civil War and the Abraham Lincoln Brigade showed up in the house recently.) But David's reading more novels by women, and I've started Sheri Fink's "Five Days at Memorial."
Both of you are former journalists. How has that experience affected your sense of story? To what extent do your novels arise from the reporting you did at The San Antonio Light and The Baltimore Sun?
In my newspaper days, your endings could be literally sliced off in the composing room, so it was dangerous to get attached to them. Yet I think this has made me work harder on endings in fiction. Twenty years as a reporter left me with a healthy but not obsessive desire to get things right, as did Mary McCarthy's "The Fact in Fiction," a seminal essay for me. It also left me with a real distaste for anyone who fabricates, or passes off nonfiction as fiction, and yes, I'm sorry but that includes David Foster Wallace.
Sell us on your favorite overlooked or underappreciated writer.
Edward Eager wrote a series of children's books that are in danger of being forgotten. But they're divine, stories about ordinary kids who stumble on magical things — a coin, a lake, a book, a thyme garden, a well. The magic changes them, they try to change the magic, the magic moves on. Great female characters, too — strong, smart, capable, not killjoys. "Half Magic" is his masterpiece, but I have a soft spot for "Knight's Castle," which is set in Baltimore.
What kinds of stories are you drawn to? And how would you describe the kinds of books you steer clear of?
I like books steeped in the quotidian — details about work and place. You can learn how to run a chicken-and-waffle restaurant by reading "Mildred Pierce." And I like fiction about money. I wish there were more novels inspired by the economy, from the micro (Jess Walter's "The Financial Lives of the Poets" and Eliot Perlman's "Three Dollars") to the macro (John Lanchester's "Capital," Adam Haslett's "Union Atlantic"). I am leery of writers who are too in love with their protagonists and assemble choruses of secondary characters to sing their praises. She's so beautiful! She's so smart! Nancy Drew is a prime example, but it happens in literary fiction too.
Which books might we be surprised to find on your bookshelves?
For someone who's skeptical of memory, I read a lot of memoirs. But I prefer memoir in audio format. The best readers aren't necessarily professional performers, although I love everything Julia Sweeney has done and Simon Pegg's "Nerd Do Well" is outstanding, one of a kind. Bill Bryson is my favorite among all audio readers; I always buy his books in multiple formats. I also have a shelf dedicated to the bonkbusters written by my friend Rebecca Chance. They're delectable. Plus, I like to say "bonkbuster" whenever the opportunity presents itself.
Do you have a favorite poem?
If we agree that Stephen Sondheim is a poet, then I pick "Someone in a Tree," which encompasses all my favorite subjects — perspective, memory, who gets to tell the story. My more traditional pick would be W. H. Auden's "In Memory of W. B. Yeats," particularly for the lines about poetry flowing past the places "where executives would never want to tamper. . . . ranches of isolation . . . raw towns." I covered poverty for The Baltimore Sun for a long time, and there was definitely a raw town vibe to that beat.
A favorite love story?
Ruth McKenney's "Love Story." McKenney is remembered for the "My Sister Eileen" stories, but this is about her marriage to Richard Bransten. It has a terribly sad coda, however. Her husband killed himself on her 44th birthday, and she never wrote again. Given that Eileen had died in a car crash with her husband, Nathanael West — well, McKenney had more than her share of tragedy. Yet, despite knowing all of this, I find "Love Story" heartening. I've just found out that Christina Stead has a posthumous novel based on McKenney and Bransten, and I'm dreading reading it but probably will.
A favorite novel?
"Lolita." I read it when I was 12. Not that I was a prodigy. I was a kid obsessed with dirty books, and I had inferred from a Jean Kerr piece, a parody of "Can This Marriage Be Saved?," that "Lolita" was really dirty. I read "Lolita" over and over, trying to find the dirty parts. Rereading "Lolita" became an annual tradition for me. In the annotated version, Alfred Appel — I took his class at Northwestern University — seemed to think that Nabokov was mocking the detective novel with his precise clues about Lolita's abductor, but I yearn to believe Nabokov admired Poe. And I love, love, love how Clare Quilty's name slides right past Humbert in Mona Dahl's letter. Um, spoiler alert.
What were your favorite childhood books?
The Betsy-Tacy books were essential to me. Beverly Cleary's Ramona Quimby is a great achievement, a character for the ages. Elizabeth Enright; Irene Hunt; E. L. Konigsburg; Zilpha Keatley Snyder; Sydney Taylor's All-of-a-Kind Family books; Lenora Mattingly Weber's Beany Malone books; Eleanor Estes, "The Hundred Dresses" in particular. The "Shoe" books. "The Great Brain." And as the mother of a 3-year-old to whom I read nightly, I just want to say — my daughter has horrible taste in books. Horrible.
What was the last book that made you laugh?
"CivilWarLand in Bad Decline." I'm late to George Saunders. I'm often late.
The last book that made you cry?
"CivilWarLand in Bad Decline."
The last book that grabbed you to the point you found yourself telling others, "You must read this book"?
"Whatever Happened to Baby Jane?" The film is quite true to it, but the book is even better.
If you could require the president to read one book, what would it be?
I'd give him a list of academic novels from which to choose — David Lodge's "Nice Work"; Michael Chabon's "Wonder Boys"; A. S. Byatt's "Possession"; Jane Smiley's "Moo"; Richard Russo's "Straight Man"; Francine Prose's "Blue Angel." It's been said politics is meanest where the stakes are smallest, but it seems to me that politics has gotten pretty mean at the top. So perhaps one of these books could prove instructive.
What does your personal book collection look like? Do you organize your books in any particular way?
I'm a librarian's daughter. I know the Dewey Decimal System, and I am familiar with the Library of Congress classification system because it's used by Baltimore's public library, the Enoch Pratt. My fiction is alphabetized by author, divided between adult and children's literature, hardcover and paperback. I let my husband organize the nonfiction. It breaks my heart, but I let him.
Disappointing, overrated, just not good: What book did you feel you were supposed to like, and didn't? Do you remember the last book you put down without finishing?
I put books down all the time and am often out of step with mainstream opinion. I stopped reading one beloved book on the penultimate page because I didn't want to reward the writer by caring enough to finish. And there's one admired writer, a Man Booker winner, who has lured me into three books, all of which made me insane with anger. Beautiful beginnings, then he punts the ending every time. It's as if a strong, credible ending makes him feel dirty in some way. But I don't name names. You could say I'm a wimp, but I prefer to steal a line from Kathy Griffin: "I talk about people behind their backs. It's called manners."
What books are you embarrassed not to have read yet?
There's so much. There's so much that I'm beyond embarrassment. I should hang a sign around my neck that says, "Oops, majored in journalism." Maybe I'll go back to college with my daughter when she heads there in 14 years, take a degree in literature. And won't she love that?
What book are you most eagerly anticipating in 2014?
"The Fever," by Megan Abbott. Megan is a friend, but I was a fan first. With each novel, she creates a fresh voice, a voice integral not just to the characters, but to the milieu. The druggy dreamscape of "Bury Me Deep," the rat-a-tat "Sweet Smell of Success" rhythms in "The Song Is You," the coiled gymnastic energy of "Dare Me" — I can't wait to see what she does with a town full of girls suffering from the same mysterious affliction.


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'The Libyan monarchy of Idris, which was based in Benghazi, was installed by the United States and British in the 1950's to oversee their economic and military interests in North Africa. Libya in 1951, under the leadership of King Idris, had amoung the lowest standards of Living in the world. The Idris monarchy was overthrown in a bloodless revolution led by Muammar al-Gaddafi in 1969. This led to the American Wheelus Air Base (The largest American base outside of US at that time) being dismantled and the American and British armed forces stationed in Libya evacuating. The western oil companies were then nationalised.'
The 1969 al-Fateh Revolution
'The uprising in Libya, which has been portrayed by many in the west as a democratic movement, has been symbolised by the tri-coloured rebel flag. The flag is in fact the flag of the oppressive, undemocratic, monarchy of Idris. At the start of the conflict elements of the rebels in Benghazi held aloft pictures of King Idris. Whilst by no means are all the rebels monarchists, it is however important to highlight the overthrown Libyan monarchy's history, influence in Benghazi and relationship with the West. It is of no surprise then that the exiled monarchy of Idris has played a hidden hand in this conflict. Closely working with their old allies in NATO in an attempt to regain their lost status in Libya and 'return to democracy' as his Royal Highness Prince Idris bizarrely and unashamedly declares in his CNN interview.'


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Endocrinologist in Saint Petersburg Is in Demand
No doubt, today, Endocrinologist is the most in-demand medical specialists in
The main rule of medicine can be completely applied to endocrine disorders. Find pathology as soon as possible – it will ensure effective treatment. Therefore Endocrinologist advises worth to be sought as soon as problems raise minute suspicion.
Problems Solved by Endocrinologist
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Charity Cycle for the East Anglian Air Ambulance
On 13th August, Stephanie Taylor and Brian Thompson from Sawtry will begin a 4 day 400 mile charity cycle ride around East Anglia in aid of the East Anglian Air Ambulance.
They will part of a team of 14 who will be cycling around the perimeter of the area covered by the EAAA starting and finishing at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Kings Lynn.
Each mission that the EAAA undertakes costs an average of £2270 and there are up to 5 missions a day. Despite this they rely solely on donations from people like you.
Please help by sponsoring Brian and Steph as the money raised ensures the helicopter will get to those who need it.
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Marinated Berries with Shortcake and Whipped Cream
This dessert is perfect for using up berries that are a little past their prime. The balsamic vinegar hides any berry imperfections while providing a tangy sauce to contrast the sweet whipped cream. We used sliced strawberries and whole raspberries, but this recipe can easily work for blueberries and blackberries too. Mint adds depth and color for the perfect summer treat.
- 1 package Cannon River Traditional Shortcake Mix
- 1/2 cup butter (1 stick), melted
- 1/2 cup water
- 1 tablespoon coarse sugar
- 1/4 cup Coteau des Prairies 18 Year Balsamic Vinegar
- 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 2 sprigs of fresh mint, minced (about 1 teaspoon when minced)
- 2 cups berries of your choice, sliced (fresh or thawed from frozen)
- 1 cup heavy whipping cream
- 1 tablespoon powdered sugar
- Make shortcakes according to package instructions by combining mix with 1 stick melted butter and 1/2 cup water. Place nine spoonfuls on baking sheet and sprinkle with coarse sugar. Bake at 375º for 15 minutes, or until golden brown. Remove from oven, let cool for a few minutes, then move shortcakes to a rack to cool completely.
- While shortcakes are baking, prepare the marinated berries. In a medium bowl, mix together balsamic vinegar, granulated sugar, vanilla, and minced fresh mint. Stir until combined. Add berries and stir to completely coat. Place in fridge for 20 minutes, stirring every 5 minutes.
- To prepare whipped cream, beat heavy whipping cream with an electric mixer on medium high speed until fluffy. Add powdered sugar at the very end, beating until just combined.
- To assemble, cut shortcakes in half. Add a dollop of whipped cream and a scoop of berries. Drizzle with balsamic mixture if more sauce is desired. Top with other shortcake half. Garnish with a fresh mint sprig.


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Printer's Large Buffet, Artisanal Black
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Our Printer's Collection captures the handsome functionality of a vintage typesetter's cabinet. The Large Buffet is artfully finished with cup pulls. The glass doors on the center pedestal allow the use of remote controls, and cutouts on the back keep cords organized. Perfect for shared family spaces, the components can be combined in any configuration to create your ideal workspace, media room or home office.
- Tuscan Chestnut and Artisanal White finished pieces are built from solid pine and pine veneers; hardware has an antique brass finish.
- Artisanal Black finished pieces are built from solid poplar and oak veneers; hardware has matching black finish.
- Finish is hand applied in layers, with distressing and burnished edges that give the collection the look of a well-loved antique.
- The glass door double pedestal has two adjustable shelves.
- The cabinet pedestal has a bluff-cut door and two removable shelves.
- Glass doors permit the use of remote controls while protecting your components.
- Cutouts keep cords organized and easily accessible.
- Drawers open smoothly on metal glides.
- Adjustable levelers provide stability on uneven floors.
- Includes one glass door double pedestal, two cabinet pedestals and one quadruple top.
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Large Entertaining Buffet
- Overall: 20" wide x 64" long x 30" high
Quadruple Top
- Overall: 20" wide x 64" long x 1" thick
Glass Door Double Pedestal
- Overall (without top): 32" wide x 20" deep x 29" high
- Door (2): 15" wide x 25" high x 1" thick
- Adjustable Shelf (2): 30.5" wide x 18.5" deep x 1" thick
- Interior (without adjustable shelves): 30.5" wide x 19" deep x 25" high
- Base: 32" wide x 20" deep x 3" high
- Cutouts On Back: 4
- Maximum Weight Capacity (shelf): 35 pounds
- Weight: 71 pounds
Cabinet Pedestal
- Overall (without top): 16" wide x 20" deep x 29" high
- Door: 15" wide x 25" high x 1" thick
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- Interior (without adjustable shelves): 14.5" wide x 19" deep x 24.5" high
- Base: 16" wide x 20" deep x 3" high
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Madam Chairperson,
H.E Mrs. Pavely Tenal Musaka,
The minister of Mesti, Hon. Mahama Ayarigah,
The Minister of foreign Affair and Regional Integration, Hon. Hannah Tetteh,
The minister of Education, Hon. Prof. Jane Nana Opoku-Agyeman,
All protocols observed,
The issues of climate change and food insecurity have become topical around the globe. The agricultural sector is highly vulnerable to climate change, especially where farming relies heavily on rain. African countries are particularly vulnerable to climate change because, in addition to their dependence on rain-fed agriculture, they experience high levels of poverty, low levels of human and physical capital and poor infrastructure.
As both staple and cash crop agriculture are almost entirely rain-fed, rainfall variability during the growing season leads to fluctuating food production from year to year. Changes in rainfall also often lead to reduced harvest of staple foods, thus contributing to food insecurity.
Madam Chairperson, distinguished guest, many crops have annual cycles, and yields fluctuate with climate variability, particularly rainfall and temperature. Maintaining the continuity of food supply when production is seasonal is therefore challenging. Droughts and floods are a particular threat to food stability and could bring about both chronic and transitory food insecurity. Both are expected to become more frequent, more intense and less predictable as a consequence of climate change.
In rural areas that depend on rain fed agriculture for an important part of their local food supply, changes in the amount and timing of rainfall within the season and an increase in weather variability are likely to aggravate the precariousness of local food systems.
It is to be noted, the affordability of food is determined by the relationship between household income and the cost of a typical food basket. Global food markets may exhibit greater price volatility, jeopardizing the stability of returns to farmers and the access to purchased food of both farming and non-farming poor people.
Madam Chairperson, distinguished guests, the change in seasonality attributed to climate change can lead to certain food products becoming more scarce at certain times of year. Such seasonal variations in food supply, along with vulnerabilities to flooding and fire, can make livelihoods more vulnerable at certain times of the year. Although these impacts might appear indirect, they are important because many marginal livelihood groups are close to the poverty margin, and food is a key component of their existence.
Agriculture is often at the heart of the livelihood strategies of these marginal groups; agricultural employment, whether farming their own land or working on that of others, is key to their survival. In many areas, the challenges of rural livelihoods drive urban migration. As the number of poor and vulnerable people living in urban slums grows, the availability of non-farm employment opportunities and the access of urban dwellers to adequate food from the market will become increasingly important drivers of food security.
Agriculture-based livelihood systems that are already vulnerable to climate change face immediate risk of increased crop failure, loss of livestock and fish stocks, increasing water scarcities and destruction of productive assets. These systems include small-scale rain fed farming, pastoralism, inland and coastal fishing and forest-based systems. Rural people inhabiting coasts, floodplains and drylands are most at risk.
The urban poor, particularly in coastal cities and floodplain settlements, also face increasing risks. Among those at risk, pre-existing socio-economic discriminations are likely to be aggravated, causing nutritional status to deteriorate among women, young children and elderly, ill and disabled people. Future vulnerability is likely to affect not only farmers, fishers, herders and forest-dependent people, but also low-income city dwellers, in developing countries, whose sources of livelihood and access to food may be at risk from the impact of extreme weather events and variable food prices, and who lack adequate insurance coverage.
Madam Chairperson, distinguished guests, the youth run the risk of them also contributing to climate change and failing to mitigate it, just as past generations have been doing. In order for the youth to actively and meaningful participate and influence development into the direction of climate resilient development, it is important that they understand these issues and the challenges to their achievement.
Given this scenario, there is need to allow the youth to actively participate in addressing the climate change problems, not as victims but more importantly as solution providers. It is in this context that the African youth should be recognised (not only on paper) as an age group with a lot of potential in addressing the climate change problem which spans within and across generations.
Madam Chairperson, distinguished guest, in order for Africa to achieve climate resilient development, there is a need create appropriate packages for climate change adaptation and mitigation for the youth in particular. If the youth are not actively involved in the current climate change adaptation and mitigation efforts, they themselves when they pass the youth stage will keep on doing the same old ways which have been found to go against the objective of climate resilient development.
This therefore require everyone' participation, which calls for the active participation of the youth; it is in the youth that today and tomorrow's development foundation is anchored. Growing attention to climate change and sustainable development offers a chance for green economic growth. Green jobs not only provide much-needed employment opportunities for youth, they also give the youth an outlet to contribute directly to the fight against climate change by adopting green behaviors in their private lives.
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Your mind will answer most questions if you learn to relax and wait for the answer.
The time to relax is when you don't have time for it.
Learn to relax. Your body is precious, as it houses your mind and spirit. Inner peace begins with a relaxed body.
Some of the secret joys of living are not found by rushing from point A to point B, but by inventing some imaginary letters along the way.
No matter how much pressure you feel at work, if you could find ways to relax for at least five minutes every hour, you'd be more productive.
It's a good idea always to do something relaxing prior to making an important decision in your life.
Whenever in doubt, turn off your mind, relax, and float downstream.
Every now and then go away, have a little relaxation, for when you come back to your work your judgment will be surer.
If a man insisted always on being serious, and never allowed himself a bit of fun and relaxation, he would go mad or become unstable without knowing it.
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Now that the Macworld Expo is looming, I thought I would put out some wishes for Uncle Steve. I really don't want anything big or fancy. Here we go.
Fix Those Damn Leopard Issues Good
I was all chuckling and smug at the little jokes made at Windows users and Vista victims at their expense. It was all nice and funny until Leopard came and bit me hard. Why wasn't I told this was a release candidate? I can't even get multilingual keyboard input working with an external keyboard on a macbook. The bluetooth mouse goes AWOL. Plus, if you password protect your sleep mode or screen saver, well sweet dreams good luck raising it from the dead. Why oh why was this even released? I really should have stayed with Tiger. In fact I'm typing this on Tiger. How sad is it that I have a dual boot system for Tiger and Leopard. I'm rooting for you Steve. Call those phone people back and embrace them with open arms because this cat needs all the help it can get.
Release Thy Phone and iPod with Touch
I know that this iPhone/iPod Touch is your precious baby. I love the touch too. I love it so much that I've hacked it to death and I'm tired of playing a tug of war with your engineers. Why must firmware updates be the kiss of death for all the nice little third party applications and data. It's just not cool. I paid for this device and I'd like to put whatever data or application on it as I please. Yes, I'm sure you're concerned about all the nasty crackers out to take iPhone/Touch users for a ride along with all their precious data but there has to be a better way.
Might as Well as Call a Spade a Spade
On a related note, we might as well as let the secret out in the open. That iPhone/Touch is none other than a OSX. A very stripped down but very functional one. Of course, good luck if you want all the BSD goodies or UNIX tools you've come to love. No luck to you unless your hack it using third party offerings. This is unfortunate because we're treating a brilliant little nano computer as a mere music/video player with phone capabilities when it is so much more.
Wifi Syncing for iPod Touch
Yeah, I've been spending just a little too much time with the iPod touch but one of the things I wish I could do is sync my iPod Touch using available wifi connections. There really isn't a need to tether the Touch or iPhone to a mac unless it's to give it some juice. It would be so much more convenient. Maybe even .mac syncing for the Touch/iPhone while we're at it.
About the only new product I'm rooting for is the subnotebook and there is no way in hell I'm buying that first generation product. I really want Apple to focus on the line up they have and hire enough brilliant engineers without spreading them thin like they did this past couple of years.


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Steve Chapman from the Chicago Tribune wants to know:
Last week's official report that the effort created 600,000 jobs certainly didn't prove anything. All the government did was count how many jobs were paid for with stimulus funds.
That ignores the obvious problem. Money the government uses to create jobs is money that can't be used by the private sector to create jobs. But no one in the White House is trying to count jobs that didn't get created as a result of this mass diversion of funds.
Since the Obama administration makes up their own numbers, I say we should be able to make up our own also. So what do you think?
Has the private sector not been able to create or save 2,000,000 jobs because the debt mounted by the Obama administration?


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Coffee, Culture and Calm in Beitou
Words by Bethany Leng
Photography by Jorge Gonzalez
Read the full story on Hayo No. 2: East
Sometimes a city feels like family. At least that's how Yao-Lung Cheng thinks of Taipei. "She's like an Aunt," he says, "one that makes you uncomfortable as she slurps soup with unbearable noise, but surprises you with her good taste in music and film. Over time, you discover things you share in common, adding strength to the knowledge that you'll always be family."
Yao-Lung has worked as a barista in Beitou, the hot springs area of Taipei, for three years and loves its slower pace of life. "In other parts of Taipei the traffic, rushing crowds and street signs can be overwhelming—even for a local like me," he says, "Beitou is more like a small town and is close to nature. You can see the mountains in the distance and the buildings aren't that tall, so you still get the sunshine."
Coffee, Culture and Calm in Beitou
By Hayo Magazine
Coffee: Sheme House
By Hayo Magazine
The coffee scene in Taipei is flourishing, with new cafes popping up all the time. I work at Sheme House in Beitou, located in a historic building formerly used to store rice. People come from all over the city for the coffee and desserts.
Gallery: Hong-gah Museum
By Hayo Magazine
Hong-gah Museum in Beitou focuses on video art, with a corridor showing traditional paintings too.
Getting Outside: Yangming Mountain
By Hayo Magazine
Taipei is a basin—we're surrounded by mountains and hills. North of Beitou is Yangming Mountain, the hot spring source, and there are paved paths to hike. I used to go there with my family to eat "Hot Spring Eggs," a picnic lunch cooked in the hot springs.
Get Fed: Lung Nai Tang spa
By Hayo Magazine
Peng Lai Restaurant serves traditional Taiwanese dishes. Try the fried tofu, cold free-range chicken or their specialty: crispy fried spareribs.
Get Cultured: The Beitou Hot Spring Museum
By Hayo Magazine
The Beitou Hot Spring Museum was originally a public bathhouse and is now a beautiful introduction to the area's history and culture. Enjoy the Japanese-inspired architecture, classic Taiwanese movies—many filmed in Beitou—and exhibits showcasing the history of the hot springs.
Get Naked: Lung Nai Tang spa
By Hayo Magazine
Experience the hot springs at the historic Lung Nai Tang spa, built in 1913. It boasts extremely hot water and has two sections divided by gender. No need to pack a swimsuit—customers are required to bathe in the nude.


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Dual-Sensor Thermal Pan/Tilt
FLIR's PT-Series combines thermal and visible-light imagers in a single system. The precision pan/tilt mechanism enables accurate control, while also providing fully programmable scan patterns, radar slew to-cue, and slew-to-alarm functions. Designed for high performance, easy installation, and long-term reliability, PT-Series cameras offer either 320 x 240 or 640 × 480 thermal resolution with full WDR.


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Help Us Stop H.R. 8!
Nancy Pelosi is working around the clock to deal a kill shot to our gun rights as she works to pass H.R. 8. This bill would create what the gun-grabbers have always wanted: a national database of every gun and gun owner in the country! This bill already has a whopping 229 cosponsors, more than the number of votes needed to pass this bill. But cosponsoring a bill and voting


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The Amerisur QCA Corporate Governance Compliance Statement
It has been my privilege to work with a Board that has seen the benefit in maintaining high standards of corporate governance and is committed to ensuring accountability and transparency as ways to protect the interests of all our shareholders.
The direction of travel for our governance improvements has been positive and overall compliance with governance best practice has improved during the last couple of years. This journey has seen us use the UK Corporate Governance Code as a benchmark of what best practice looks like.
As a further development of this progress we have decided to adopt the Quoted Companies Alliance (QCA) Code as the main benchmark that Amerisur will measure itself against. Amerisur has been voluntarily comparing itself with the provisions of the 2016 and 2014 versions of the UK Corporate Governance Code (the "Code"), and now it is felt that the QCA Principles can also add some value to how we engage upon, and report governance matters. We offer the following disclosure to help shareholders and other stakeholders understand how Amerisur has been effective in the application of the QCA Code to date.
Key changes in governance arrangements during the year
As Chairman of Amerisur I look forward to helping ensure the importance of corporate governance resonates throughout the Company and being responsible for keeping Board governance on our agenda. Our achievements over the last year or so include Board refreshment, investor roadshows and expanded reporting by the Remuneration Committee. In more detail it was reported in our 2017 Annual Report that we are proud we have achieved the following:
- As part of our succession planning we have welcomed two new high calibre independent Directors to the Board. With this refreshment, we felt we had made progress towards where we wanted to be with regard to the correct mix of skills, experience and independence. The current Board review being undertaken in September 2018 will inform this process further and take us through the next step of development. Initial findings have informed the Board and Nominations Committee actions and they are in the process of: improving the Board gender balance; and have appointed external consultants to assist in the recruitment of a new Director who should have skills in: Corporate Social Responsibility ("CSR") and developing world experience in the natural resources industry.
- Our new Senior Independent Director, Alex Snow, is keen to build on the outstanding work done by our previous SID, Stephen Foss, who has done so much to engage with our shareholders to help discuss potential governance improvements, and to lead the work on the revamp of our remuneration practices.
- Amerisur's fully independent Audit and Remuneration Committees have continued to expand their reporting, and the Chairmen of these Committees make themselves available for engaging with shareholders.
- As part of our commitment to shareholder engagement we have been seeking the views of shareholders through outreach campaigns and roadshows. To enfranchise investors, we have been voluntarily putting our Remuneration Report up for shareholder approval, and this is being proposed again for the third successive year.
- One of the benefits of this process has been the Remuneration Committee completing a review of the remuneration policy and practices, with the support of a respected third-party remuneration consultancy. The changes have been numerous and are explored in the Remuneration Report. The Board's commitment to ongoing interaction with shareholders will help maintain our progressive stance on governance matters, and investors' feedback is most welcome in supporting this. We hope the following governance and Committee reports offer the level of detail on our journey that meets shareholders' expectations.
- Additional disclosure on the governance improvements we have made during 2017 can be found in the Statement of Corporate Governance in the Annual Report for 2017. This website compliance statement also serves as an interim update on our governance activities, and how we are applying the QCA Code to supports business success.
During 2018 the Board has continued to review the Group's corporate governance framework and it was decided to measure our governance against the new QCA Code in August 2018 and that we will do so annually, as required by AIM Rule 26.
At present we feel that we are in full compliance with the QCA Code for the website disclosure element. In order to become fully compliant with the Annual Report QCA Code disclosure requirements we will add additional notes to the 2018 Annual Report, primarily relating to Principle 7 on: the Board evaluation process that is being undertaken at present; disclosure of the "criteria against which board, committee, and individual effectiveness is considered"; and additional disclosure of how the directors are keeping their skills and training updated. With these improvements we would like to think we meet all the requirements for disclosure on compliance with the 10 Principles of the QCA Code.
Giles Clarke, Chairman
26th September 2018
How Amerisur has met the Principles that relate to website disclosure are as follows:
We would specifically like to explain the ways in which the Amerisur has sought to engage with shareholders to meet Principle 2, and that this has been a team effort involving several members of the Board. Recent examples of our commitment to shareholder engagement are:
- We have been seeking the views of shareholders through outreach campaigns and have undertaken several shareholder engagement and investor relations activities, including: investor roadshows; Board members participation at investor conferences; and attending other events where investors have the opportunity to meet and talk to the Executive Directors
- Over the last three years there have been extensive corporate governance roadshows to introduce the Chairman and the senior independent director to key shareholders governance teams. On occasion face to face meetings with shareholders has included meeting their requests to have a specialist present to answer specific questions. For 2017-2018 this has involved the Board member heading a third-party director search being asked questions and the Remuneration Committee Chairman meeting with shareholders
- It has been publicly stated in our Annual Report that the Chairmen of our fully independent Audit and Remuneration Committees have made themselves available for engaging with shareholders
- Investors are actively encouraged to attend our AGM and all members of our Board were present at the 2019 AGM which they see as an important event in the annual calendar to meet and talk to shareholders
- To further enfranchise investors, we have voluntarily been putting our Remuneration Report up for shareholder approval, and this was proposed again for the fourth successive year at the 2019 AGM
Our business model has identified the key resources and relationships on which our business relies, and we feel the key points are outlined in our 'Statement of Corporate Governance' on this webpage here and on page 39 of our 2018 Annual Report which highlights the key internal and external relations that are important to the Company. Our key policies on our relations with communities, governments and stakeholders are also on this webpage, and outlined on page 45 of our Annual Report.
Some examples of how we encourage and act upon feedback from stakeholders are:
- Amerisur has retained the services of a shareholder engagement and proxy solicitation company to help engage with much more of our shareholder base and help court their views on a range of issues. Where shareholders desire meetings and discussions with Company representatives these are then arranged with the appropriate Board members. The Board's commitment to ongoing interaction with shareholders will help maintain our progressive stance on governance matters, and investors' feedback is most welcome in supporting this.
- For 2017 the Senior Independent Director and Chairman have made themselves available to attend meetings with major shareholders without the Executive Directors present. This has been to discuss a range of topics from governance matters, such as the progress reporting on activities to increase the independent representation on the Board, right through to the practical challenges of managing risks in Latin America.
- How the Company interacts with the local community is discussed on our Sustainability webpage here and on pages 31 to 35 of our Annual Report and how our workforce is represented is reviewed on page 33.
A Board evaluation has been undertaken, and the following changes are related to this process:
- The Board review conducted in 2017 has helped inform the Board refreshment that has been taking place with three directors retiring from the Board and as part of our succession planning we have welcomed two new high calibre independent Directors to the Board during 2017-2018. These appointments were made as the result of an extensive and independent search process against stringent criteria, which led to the addition of one independent Non-Executive Director with extensive City experience, and one with oil and gas sector experience.
- There has been another internal Board review conducted during 2018 and the results will be known soon and made publicly available with and will assist our succession planning. There will be disclosure of the outcomes of these activities made in the 2018 Annual Report, and on this website, including the results of the evaluation process, and any actions planned as a result. The Board and Nominations Committee are in the process of acting upon initial findings by making moves on improving the Board gender balance and the recruitment of a Director who should have skills in: Corporate Social Responsibility ("CSR") and developing world experience in the natural resources industry.
- Succession planning has been a Board issue for discussion at several meetings during the year. The processes for succession planning have been well developed and helped with the board evaluation process which has led to extensive Board refreshment, including three new Non-Executive Directors over three years, and a new Senior Independent Director.
- Board training is conducted upon induction and resources are made available for ongoing professional development. Legal Counsel, the Company Secretary, our nominated financial advisers and our corporate governance advisers provide advice and support to the Board members as requested.
The Board seeks to ensure that the company has values and behaviours that are recognised and respected. Our approach to ensuring this is outlined in the 'Our Approach to Sustainability' webpage here and in the 2018 Annual Report where we highlight the four core segments of how we manage sustainability which are seen as: Community, Our People; the Environment; and Ethical Standards. Key elements of this approach are:
- Our ethical code is stated as: "Amerisur aims to operate responsibly in its everyday business activities and expects its employees to adhere to high ethical standards. The Company puts importance on safety, integrity and transparency, and treats its employees with respect and fairness".
- Amerisur feels that the building and maintaining of good relationships with stakeholders where it operates is not only an important part of Amerisur's strategy and its commitment to being an ethical business, but also ensures the Company is able to create value for all of its stakeholders. There are some examples of current activities on pages 31 to 35 of the 2018 Annual Report and on our Sustainability page here.We feel that it has been important to be able to demonstrate this to stakeholders and we are pleased to have been awarded a certification in the international standard for ethics which is 'SGE 21:2008 Ethical and Socially Responsible Management System.'
As mentioned the Board sees the benefit in maintaining high standards of corporate governance and is committed to ensuring accountability and transparency as ways to protect the interests of all our shareholders. The approach of Amerisur to Corporate Governance has been outlined on our website here.
To help facilitate this:
- Our Chairman ensures that all Directors are properly briefed and have access to independent professional advice and to the services of the Company Secretary, and receive the appropriate training, as necessary and as determined by an annual review.
- Additionally, due to the CEO being based in South America there are additional roles the Chairman undertakes, including meetings when it is not feasible for the CEO to attend. These are primarily key stakeholder and governmental engagement meetings and the Chairman is an important element in having built the relationships which have allowed operations to proceed and prosper.
- The Non-Executive Directors' role is to constructively challenge, and they can suggest agenda items for Board meetings, and are encouraged to do so.
- The Senior Independent Director (SID) is available to shareholders if they have concerns which contact through the normal channels of Chairman, Chief Executive or other Executive Directors has failed to resolve or for which such contact is inappropriate.
Matters that are reserved for the Board to discuss are:
- The "formulating, reviewing and approving the Group's strategy, budgets, major items of capital expenditure and acquisitions, and reporting to the shareholders", and an obligation "to be aware of the risks facing the Company, mitigate them where possible, insure against them where appropriate and manage the residual risk in accordance with the stated objectives of the Group." (Source: pages 41 and 56 of the 2017 Annual Report).
- To help structure the Board's activities there are key committees for audit, remuneration and nomination, each of which have clearly set out any terms of reference and disclosed tasks they undertake.
There is a description of the Board Committees on the website here and within the 2018 Annual Report. The Audit Committee's Terms of Reference is made publicly available on the website as well as here.
Current plans to help ensure the evolution of the governance framework continues. The Board is conducting a review of the most appropriate method for undertaking an annual evaluation of its own performance, and that of its key Board Committees and individual Directors.
For the benefit of shareholders to see our progress we provide historical annual reports and other governance-related material. This includes the Financial Statements for the last nine years available here.
As well as having voluntarily put our Directors Remuneration Report up for shareholder approval we announce the vote outcomes on the day of the Company's Annual General Meeting. At the 2018 Annual General Meeting all resolutions presented to shareholders were duly passed with more than 80% support and nearly all with more than 90% support.


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Log - Meaning of Dream
A huge pile of logs in a dream is a sign of profitable and successful business. Construction of houses with logs symbolizes the desire and opportunity to have a large and happy family. If you have to perform a difficult job, as sawing logs, then you may have a misunderstanding with relatives.
Log in Miller's dream book indicates your ingenuity, with the help of which you can find a way out of any situation. If you dream of rotten logs, then you have to give up your hopes. Bypass the log blocking the road means that you will be lucky if you demonstrate quickness.
If you can't manage to get around the log, in reality you can only hope for fate while dealing with difficult matters.
Log in a dream book by Vanga has ambiguous interpretation. It can symbolize an obstacle to the objectives, and stubbornness which will contribute to achieving of a goal.
If you dream of a giant log blocking the road in your way, but you are not hesitated and you find a detour, this dream means that in reality no one will be able to prevent the fulfillment of your goals.
In a dream you are striving to move a log but your efforts are unfruitful, it means that in reality someone stupid can interfere your affairs.
If you have to carry a log which is very heavy, in reality you have a big problem. If you want to get rid of it, you have to be less categorical.
If you saw logs wit ha great effort, it means that set such a goal which can be achieved only by means of extreme perseverance.
If logs fall on you and you protect yourself by all means, it indicates the fact that your plans might be ruined by influential people.
You walk through the woods and see that trees turn into roughed down logs and it suddenly begin to fall creating barriers, this dream foretells you participate in solving environmental problems.
To see a huge log in a dream means that you will control all circumstances and will not rely on the long arm of coincidence.
If you pull a log somewhere, it means that you will go into long journey or even move to a different place.
To stumble over a log means that you will find a soul mate that you were dreaming about all life.


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When someone purchases a condominium they own everything inside of the condominium. The property the building is on and the outside of the building belong to the condominium association. The part that is owned including the outer walls, and roof are insured by the condominium association. The owner of the condo is responsible for insuring the plumbing, appliances, and anything else that is in the interior of the home. Typical homeowners insurance would be too much for such a living situation. Typical renters insurance may be too little for this living situation. This is why condo insurance exists. It provides the proper protection for those that live in and own condos.
Condominium insurance is very similar to renters insurance in that it does not cover the home in the way that homeowners insurance covers the entire structure. It does provide a little bit more insurance than renters insurance. Condo owners often need to purchase further protection on their insurance policies to ensure that everything that is not covered under their associations insurance policy. The key for any condo owner to determine the amount of coverage that they need is to fully understand what it is their association covers.
There are two types of coverage provided by condominium associations. They are single unit and bare walls. Single unit covers the outer structure of the condominium and certain items inside the condo. Single unit coverage may cover certain appliances, plumbing, cabinetry, and even the flooring. Bare walls coverage simply covers the outer structure of the unit and leaves the owner responsible for anything inside the condo.
It is important for any condo owner to understand exactly what their associations policy covers in order to determine the exact amount of coverage they will need for their home. It is important to cover anything in the home that is not covered by the condominium association. There are even instances where the owner may not be satisfied with the amount of coverage provided on certain aspects of their home like the plumbing and may want to supplement that coverage with further condo insurance. The best way to determine the exact amount of coverage needed is for a condo owner to go over the associations policy with an insurance agent in their area that provides condominium insurance.


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I want to start any kind of online business that generates a monthly cashflow. What's the correct way to start? originally appeared on Quora: the place to gain and share knowledge, empowering people to learn from others and better understand the world.
Answer by Noah Kagan, Chief Sumo at AppSumo, on Quora:
To give you a clearer picture, here are the five main categories of online business you can start.
Each of these business models required different types of resources, skillsets, and experiences. If you're someone who starts from zero and needs to make money quickly, I suggest you start with the easiest one which is selling a service or services.
However, the fundamental step-by-step process of starting any of the online business is largely the same.
There is no clear path to how you should start an online business. The strategies that work for me will most probably not work for you. And most of the tactics will become irrelevant very soon when being abused by marketers.
So, instead of giving the specific steps to start a business, these are the principles you can use to start and grow your business for decades to come.
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You have been redirected here because you tried to access one of the web pages to our Brent Manor Inn website. Over the last several years we have spent a lot of time, money and energy towards our goal of opening a B&B and a small winery. Over the last few months, due to a variety of reasons, we have decided to scale that vision back to a more ... let's say reasonable.... one. We are no longer going to build a B&B. We are going to focus all of our efforts on opening a new boutique winery at the same location we've been working on all this time. It will be a bit different from most tasting rooms as we are bringing together the Old Word and the New World through our wine offerings. It will be a very exciting time for us, and we hope you will join us in the tasting room as soon as we get it open. Please visit our new Brent Manor Vineyards site through any of the above links. I will be working to get them updated over the next several weeks and months.


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We present a subset of these data below, organised by night, instrument and configuration, along with some trend graphs over different
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Congress leader and actress Kushbu Sundar joined several other people in welcoming the Supreme Court judgement in the Disproportionate Assets case on Tuesday.
The Apex court, while upholding the Trial court verdict, sentenced AIADMK party secretary Sasikala and her two accomplices to four years imprisonment.
Taking to Twitter to register her thoughts on the development, Kushbu said, " Justice prevails. Celebration time. As a citizen of Tamil Nadu, I am relieved and happy that my state is safe. A dark era which was threatening to spell a gloom of disaster is over."
The actress further tweeted, "The best valentine gift to the people of TN by the #SC. People can breathe normally and live without any fear."


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In the early Church, many believed in the risen Christ because of the prophetic power of Jesus and His followers. Jesus was the Prophet prophesied by Moses (Acts 3:22; Dt 18:15ff). The words of the risen Christ and His witnesses "were as a flaming furnace" (Sir 48:1). Their words were like fire in their bones (Jer 23:29; 20:9), burning the hearts of those who heard them (Lk 24:32).
Because so many came to have faith in the risen Christ through prophecy, the Church believed she was founded on the prophets (Eph 2:20). On the Church's birthday, another prophecy about prophecy came true. Sons, daughters, and even servants and handmaids received the gift of prophecy (Acts 2:17-18; Jl 3:1ff). Thus, the Church commands us in the Scriptures to be zealous for the spiritual things, above all the gift of prophecy (1 Cor 14:1).
This Easter season, receive God's prophetic word. Pray to receive a prophetic word in the homilies at Mass. Read the Scriptures daily. Read what the Pope is preaching, teaching, and prophesying. Meet Jesus, the Prophet, Who will introduce you to Jesus risen.


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"Grúska Babúska is a 4 piece all female band, with an out-of-space wonky, electronic, synth, melodic, acoustic and twisted icelandic fairytale sound"
I'm not even going to attempt to better that description which you can find on Grúska Babúska's very fancy website. It does sum the sound up pretty nicely, plus I really like the word wonky.They are a really very endearing group, great sound and a live show well worth seeking out across the next week.
Hello Grúska Babúska, where are you right now and what are you doing?
We are in Reykjavík, and getting back together after a short break this summer after the release of our debut usb-babuscka-doll-album and our London tour. Our singer just had her first baby girl and our flute player just moved back from Belgium, so we are finally reunited and with a new born possible fifth member joining our every rehearsal and gig now, which is very sweet!
For non Icelandic-speakers, what does your name mean please, why did you choose it?
The word Babúska is a term we use here in Iceland for the Russian Dolls that come apart and reveal something magical/fairytale-like inside them. Grúska then means to search and seek until you discover. We thought it was very describing for what we were doing, as we all come from different social and musical backgrounds and bring and reveal something new and magical and we all like to "grúska" in different music - mix and match and have fun whilst doing it. The name and the whole consept of Grúska Babúska and the music all fits, maybe entirely by accident, maybe not ;)
Your sound is pretty hard to describe, could you have a go?
hehe....that is a very tough question and maybe the most commonly asked one. But I think because we all come from different musical backgrounds (classical flute - jazz vocal studies - electronic folky synths and beats - theatrical musical studies) and because we have literally decided to have no rules in our music, but to let go and go with everything that flows, it makes the music so hard to describe and label. And maybe especially for others, as many people need to label things.... Not everybody gets the music and not everybody is willing to receive it, but it is what it is - it´s genuine and it´s what comes to us and it´s not trying to fit any genre or style or trend. It could be described as electronic folk pop classical indie rock, but I think I just mentioned almost all genres there! ;)... well, wonky it is at least for us, and we still laugh out loud of joy and quirkiness when we listen, rehearse and perform our music. So that´s what our music is perhaps...something that just came out from a group of 4 Icelandic very oddly different girls and we love it!....
You worked with Mike Lindsay on your debut record. How was that?
It was really fantastic. Mike got our music and concept almost immediately after he heard our songs, and even though he put up a bit of a odd face from time to time, i.e. when he heard our song Blabla (which will be released before Airwaves on a limited edition B-sides EP) or when he heard the playful childlike melodies of Miðaldarkirkja or the aggressive choir of Burg, he always appreciated and understood the genuinity and difference of our music. He never tried to make it less odd than it really was, or more, or over-produce it or take away the charm (well, he really wouldn´t even have succeeded trying to do that, having 4 Icelandic determined girls pulling his hair! :)). But he helped us with the very final recordings and we are very thankful for that, as we were no experts in studio recordings and pro tools, and he has one of the very most challenging and interesting sets of ears and mind in the music world today!, at least in our opinion.
There will probably be 5 or 6 other bands playing around town at the same time as you - tell me why people must choose to see your show?
Well, coming to our show will give people the only chance to get a copy of our limited edition B-sides EP, that we are releasing for Airwaves on the same day we perform. But honestly I don´t think people should rather see our show than the other shows - all the acts at Airwaves are interesting in their own way and will leave you with a party in your ears and mind for sure! I´d just recommend that people try to see as many Icelandic acts as possible. Airwaves is mostly an Icelandic festival and for some of the local artists a first-time-chance to be seen and heard by a foreign audience, and it is absolutely awesome to see and feel what the music world is all about - that it can be about more than the music that is fed to you through radio and other media. I would therefore recommend people to go out early and try to see a little bit of everything. It´s a true cultural event and one of the biggest ones in Iceland.
What else are you keen to see at Airwaves this year?
Björk viggósdóttir og dj. flugvél og geimskip are also performing on the Wednesday and other Icelandic acts are playing on Harlem venue throughout the festival and on Amsterdam (i.e. Caterpillarmen, Good Moon Dear), which are worth checking out. Well, then of course Kraftwerk, Wow!..... And Múm, Yo la Tengo and the Ólafur Arnalds show with the Icelandic Symphony Orchestra is bound to be amazing!
Can you pass on some tips for first timers at Airwaves and in Iceland?
Just to be and enjoy.
Grúska Babúska's main show comes on the very first day of Iceland Airwaves 2013, at 20:50 in Harlem. It would be a nice to start to your festival to be there and enjoy them, Right now there will be four further chances to catch them during the week. Check the app!


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As the heat of the day was diminishing, 46 members and guests congregated at Festival Park for what was to be the start of a memorable evening of great fun, wonderful views, excellent cuisine, and of course great company!
Chilled Cava was served as members were arriving and after the refreshments, a slow drive was taken to the Puig De Santa Magdalena, Panoramic Restaurant.
As we climbed the winding roads up to the summit, the sun was in it's descent, which accentuated the wonderful views to the north and west of the Island.
A superb 3 course meal was served by Pedro and his team, culminating in desserts being served as the sun slipped out of sight behind the Tramuntana mountains! A wonderful spectacle of nature at its best!
The theme of the outing, was to dress in the style of your car and the result was a fantastic display by members of their artistic flair.
The judging was very difficult as everyone had made a fine effort, but it was decided to award two 2nd place positions.They went to last year's winners Elmar & Irene Buschmann and Paco and Almundina. The overall winner was Madeline Mettegang driving her beautiful Ford Thunderbird.
In closing, it was a great evening which I'm sure was enjoyed by all and one which will be remembered with great memories.
Just a reminder that our next outing will be our Tapas and Car Show evening at the Cura, Randa on the 30th August, details to follow.


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"Hair," says the note, stuck to my steering wheel, reminding me to run by the salon after work for a trim.
"Chicken," says the note on the door leading to my garage. It was supposed to remind me to get food out of the freezer for dinner. Whoops. I missed that one.
Good thing MoDOT has a more permanent reminder at the end of many of its parking lots. Right before I pull out, I see a reminder to buckle up.
Schools, businesses and other organizations can borrow the stencils to encourage visitors to buckle up and Arrive Alive.
The reusable stencils are available on a first-come, first-served basis from MoDOT's seven regional offices. Designs can be painted on concrete or asphalt surfaces in parking lots and driveways of schools and businesses. Those requesting the stencils must provide their own paint and manpower.
A reminder might just help improve traffic safety. As of September 9. traffic fatalities in Missouri are up 9 percent for the year, and 63 percent of those killed in traffic crashes this year were not wearing a seat belt.
For more information about the stencils or other highway safety resources available to help educate students about safe driving practices, call 1-888-275-6636 or log onto http://www.savemolives.com/.


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Credit can be extremely helpful–but it can also get you in trouble if you're not careful.
March is National Credit Education Month and Your BBB wants you to be prepared before you shop for a car, buy a house or open a credit card account.
A big part of that is checking your credit score. Your BBB encourages you to check your credit report regularly.
Your credit report has information about finances, bill payments and bankruptcy history. Businesses use your credit report to evaluate your application if you apply for a loan or want to extend a line of credit. The report contains important information that can affect whether you get a loan and how much interest you will pay.
The Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) requires each of the nationwide consumer reporting companies — Equifax, Experian and TransUnion — to provide you with a free copy of your credit report, at your request, once every 12 months. To pull your free credit report, visit AnnualCreditReport.com. It is the only government authorized website for free credit reports.
It is important to pull your credit report is to make sure the information is accurate, complete and up-to-date. According to a Federal Trade Commission (FTC) study, one in five consumers had an error on at least one of their three credit reports.
When looking at your credit report, look for these red flags of identity theft:
- Any inquiries not initiated by you;
- Any debts reported that are not yours; or
- Contact information such as your address that was changed without your approval.
When pulling your annual credit report, BBB advises:
- Be wary of unsolicited emails and pop-ups. AnnualCreditReport.com does not approach consumers via email, telemarketing or direct mail solicitations. Instead, go directly to AnnualCreditReport.com to request your free report.
- Pull your children's credit report. As child identity theft remains a national problem, it can be just as imperative to pull your child's report as it is to pull your own. While the credit reporting agencies do not knowingly maintain credit files on minor children, you can contact the credit reporting agencies directly to see what information, if any, they have about your child to avoid a financial mess for them in the future.
- Dispute inaccuracies. If you find inaccurate information on your credit report, immediately contact the reporting agency you pulled the report from and file a dispute. Inaccurate, derogatory information can lower your credit score, and in some cases, may indicate fraudulent activity.