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Impacts of a Flash Flood on Drinking Water Quality: Case Study of Areas Most Affected by the 2012 Beijing Flood
Sun, R.
An, D.
Lu, W.
Shi, Y.
Wang, L.
Zhang, C.
Zhang, P.
Qi, H.
Wang, Q.
In this study, we present a method for identifying sources of water pollution and their relative contributions in pollution disasters
. The method uses a combination of principal component analysis and factor analysis. We carried out a case study in three rural villages close to Beijing after torrential rain on July 21, 2012. Nine water samples were analyzed for eight parameters, namely turbidity, total hardness, total dissolved solids, sulfates, chlorides, nitrates, total bacterial count, and total coliform groups. All of the samples showed different degrees of pollution, and most were unsuitable for drinking water as concentrations of various parameters exceeded recommended thresholds. Principal component analysis and factor analysis showed that two factors, the degree of mineralization and agricultural runoff, and flood entrainment, explained 82.50% of the total variance. The case study demonstrates that this method is useful for evaluating and interpreting large, complex water-quality data sets
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Kangchenjunga Landscape Nepal
Chaudhary, R. P.
Uprety, Y.
Joshi, S. P.
Shrestha, K. K.
Basnet, K. B.
Basnet, G.
Shrestha, K. R.
Bhatta, K. P.
Acharya, K. P.
Chettri, N.
The book comprises comprehensive information covering physical, socio-economic, biological and environmental aspects of Kangchenjunga Landscape in eastern Nepal, an important landscape with extraordinary biological and cultural diversity, as well as water resources
. The publication covers interdisciplinary areas related to the conservation and development process such as peoples' livelihoods, ecosystem management, resource governance, climate change, etc
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Influence of Open Vegetation Fires on Black Carbon and Ozone Variability in the Southern Himalayas (Nco-P, 5079 m a.S.L.)
Putero, D.
Landi, T. C.
Cristofanelli, P.
Marinoni, A.
Laj, P.
Duchi, R.
Calzolari, F.
Verza, G. P.
Bonasoni, P.
We analysed the variability of equivalent black carbon (BC) and ozone (O3) at the global WMO/GAW station Nepal Climate Observatory-Pyramid (NCO-P, 5079 m a
.s.l.) in the southern Himalayas, for evaluating the possible contribution of open vegetation fires to the variability of these short-lived climate forcers/pollutants (SLCF/SLCP) in the Himalayan region. We found that 162 days (9% of the data-set) were characterised by acute pollution events with enhanced BC and O3 in respect to the climatological values. By using satellite observations (MODIS fire products and the USGS Land Use Cover Characterization) and air mass back-trajectories, we deduced that 56% of these events were likely to be affected by emissions from open fires along the Himalayas foothills, the Indian Subcontinent and the Northern Indo-Gangetic Plain. These results suggest that open fire emissions are likely to play an important role in modulating seasonal and inter-annual BC and O3 variability over south Himalayas
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On Thin Ice : How Cutting Pollution Can Slow Warming and Save Lives
World Bank
The International Cryosphere Climate Initiative
This report is about how climate change is affecting the cryosphere—those snow-capped mountain ranges, brilliant glaciers, and vast permafrost regions on which all of us depend
. It lays out 14 specific measures we could take by 2030 to reduce short-lived climate pollutants and slow the melting of ice and snow that must stay frozen to keep oceans and global temperatures from rising even faster. Action to stabilize the cryosphere will also save lives now. By mitigating short-lived climate pollutants such as black carbon and methane, we will improve health in thousands of communities, many of them in the developing world
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Sharing the reform process: Learning from the Phnom Penh Water Supply Authority (PPWSA)
Das, B.
Chan, E. S.
Visoth, C.
Simpson, R.
Pangare, G.
With a large percentage of the world's population moving to urban areas, clean, affordable and timely supply of drinking and domestic water to its residents has become a priority
. In most cities of the world, the primary responsibility of supplying drinking and domestic water lies with public utilities. It is a well known fact that water utilities around the world suffer from a series of ailments like poor cost recovery, poor and intermittent supply, and deficit budgets. In recent times significant efforts have been made to reform water utilities through supporting policy changes, public-private partnerships and multi-stakeholder dialogue processes. However some of the most successful models have demonstrated that it is the public utilities themselves that have been able to bring about the much-needed change such as Porto Alegro in Brazil, Kampala in Uganda and Phnom Penh in Cambodia. This publication shares the reform process undertaken in Phnom Penh that has catapulted a war-torn dilapidated water utility into an efficient and profit making utility. This positive transformation has been possible due to enabling policies and political support, granting autonomy to the water utility, appointing a visionary leader and motivated workforce, bringing in efficiency within the system and involving various stakeholders in the process. The PPWSA has shown that it is possible for reforms to become successful if the governance framework is supportive and public utilities can make profits or at least break-even, with affordable tariffs and timely supply of water
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The Future of International Environmental Law
Leary, D
Pisupati, B.
Through a collection essays by leading scholars in international environmental law from around the world, this book explores the future of international environmental law in a world of ever worsening environmental crises
. It examines the success stories and the failures of international environmental law and argues that future responses to global environmental crisis will be more about good environmental governance rather than just more treaties and laws. Environmental governance in future will need to accommodate the needs and aspirations of peoples from developed and developing countries alike and will have to be based on decisions and actions by a vast range of actors and stakeholders and not just the nation state that has traditionally dominated environmental diplomacy to date. In future this also suggests a need to be cognizant of the close links to other areas of international law including human rights. The book tackles the major environmental challenges of our times including climate change, biodiversity loss and pollution and overfishing of the oceans. It examines what we can learn from our experience gained in implementing the vast body of existing international environmental law over the past few decades. It also looks to the future and considers a range of emerging issues such as the management of the environmental challenges faced by the Arctic, nanotechnology, biofuels and synthetic genomics amongst others. David Leary, Senior Research Fellow, Faculty of Law, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia. Balakrishna Pisupati, Division for Environmental Law and Conventions, United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP
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Diurnal cycle of air pollution in the Kathmandu Valley, Nepal: Observations
Panday, A. K.
Prinn, R. G.
During the dry season of 2004–2005 the authors carried out field measurements of air pollution and meteorology in the Kathmandu Valley, Nepal, a bowl-shaped urban basin in the Himalayan foothills of Nepal
. The trace gases carbon monoxide (CO) and ozone (O3) and particulates (PM10) were measured, as well as meteorological variables. In field observations, it was noted that there was a very regular pattern of morning and evening peaks in CO and PM10 occurring daily in the valley bottom, interspersed with low values in the afternoons and at night. This pattern occurred even on days with unusual timing of emissions and was influenced by the timing of ventilation from the valley. Meteorological variables showed great day-to-day similarity, with a strong westerly wind blowing through the valley from late morning until dusk. The authors found that the air mass on nearby mountaintops was disconnected from pollution within the valley during the night, but received significant pollution during the morning, when up-slope flows began. At a pass on the western edge of the valley they found a diurnal switch in wind direction, with an inflow from late morning until late evening, and an outflow during the rest of the time.It was found that part of the morning peak in pollution was caused by recirculation of pollutants emitted the night before, which spend the night in elevated layers over the valley
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Reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation in developing countries (REDD) - the link with wetlands
Pritchard, D.
This paper summarises the importance of wetlands in relation to climate change and eaxmines their potential role in the measures for Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD) under the Kyoto Protocol
. The links between REDD concepts and wetlands are explored for the following reasons:
so that REDD proposals do not perpetuate a negative perception that forest are only important because of the carbon that they contain
to highlight some comprehensive frameworks of international and national nature conservation and forestry legislation that could provide an entry point for REDD proposals
to emphasise the need for REDD funds not to be focused solely on reducing emissions, but also to contribute to related initiatives such as the improvement of forest governance and the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals.
The author advances the arguments below for expanding the definition of REDD concepts to include wetland ecosystems.
Some forests are also wetlands and such a form of synergy can exist between REDD and the Conventions on wetlands (Ramsar) and biodiversity (CBD).
Given the high capacity of peatlands to store carbon compared to other soil types, there may be greater carbon benefit per dollar to give priority to forested wetlands in implementing schemes for REDD.
Forest areas involved in REDD should be more viable in areas where there is better wetland conservation and river basin management.
There has been substantial advocacy in recent years for considering the role of ecosystems other than forests in contributing to "avoided destruction and degradation" methods of reducing emissions under the Kyoto Protocol. Peatlands and other wetlands have been acknowledged as obvious contender for integration into a post-2012 framework.
Degradation and disturbance of naturally-functioning wetlands can be (and already is) a major cause of increased carbon emissions.
Overall, the long-term positive effect of CO2 sequestration is greater than negative effect of methane emissions from wetlands.
The paper concludes that there is great scope for synergy and mutual reinforcement of REDD proposals and other international conventions such as the Ramsar Convention and the CBD. One angle would be to conceptualise some "wetland-REDD" mechanism that produces associated benefits for conservation of biodiversity
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Water security and ecosystem services: The critical connection
We live in a world of ecosystems – and our existence would not be possible without the life-supporting services they provide
. Properly-functioning ecosystems in turn are fundamentally related to water security. This report, although brief in content, is meant to serve as food for thought about the linkages and interactions between human survival and well-being, and about the ecosystem services and water security that result from these linkages and interactions. This complex topic requires discussion at many levels of government, society and science. Continuing experience around the world, however, highlights the fact that water security and ecosystem services must be viewed with the same degree of importance in national development programmes as do social welfare and economic growth. These considerations are also relevant to achieving the targets outlined in the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). Unfortunately, however, the results of the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment clearly illustrate that we are failing to recognise these linkages and ensure their sustainability. Instead, humanity is continuing to over-exploit and pollute ecosystems throughout the world, and at all scales.
This report makes the link between sustainable development and ecosystem services, highlighting that the former is not possible without the latter. Economic development in turn requires an adequate natural resources base, and humans are constantly engaged in activities to access these resources. The dilemma is that the activities involved in accessing and using these resources, although directed to beneficial uses, also have the potential to negatively impact the very ecosystems that provide them in the first place. Thus, activities that result in ecosystem degradation can be significant constraints to sustainable development.
The role of water security in addressing ecosystem sustainability is fundamental to this goal. As discussed in this report, continued provision of ecosystem services for human welfare and economic development is dependent on properly-functioning and sustainable ecosystem services. Further, water security is at the core of sustainable ecosystem management,.. The dual goal of ecosystem sustainability and water security must be pursued vigorously and in a timely manner, since it could take decades before we master the political, institutional and technical aspects that enable humanity to use the full potential of ecosystem management for water security. This report is meant to highlight this reality, and to provide examples of cases in which various measures were used to facilitate ecosystem sustainability and water security. Although only providing a brief discussion of these important issues, it is hoped this report will provide the impetus necessary for governments, non-governmental organisations, industry, agriculture and other ecosystem services stakeholders to consider such issues in addressing both our short-term needs and our long-term goals
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List of abstracts of articles in the MF Bulletin, January 2010 issue
The 2010 Janauray edition of Mountain FOrum Bulletin mainly focuses on the articles' based on Payment of Environmental Services in Mountain Areas of different parts of the world
. The bulletin contains total thirty two case articles and consists of activities done on PES in different environmental resources such as agriculture, water,carbon, biodiversity, ecotoursim and forest.
The list of articles included in the Bulletin are:
1. Paying for Environmental Services: Using the Contingent Valuation Method to Estimate Willingness to Pay for Conservation in the Sho'llet Forest, Peru
2. A Case of Voluntary Collection for Environmental Services, Zapalinamé, Mexico
3. Conservation of water sources in Moyobamba: A brief review of the first experience in payments for ecosystem services
4. Valuing Watersheds in Rural Landscapes: A Case Study from Nepal
5. Payment for Forest Environmental Services: A Pilot Government Policy in the Dong Nai River Basin, Vietnam
6. Protecting Environmental Services in Vittel, France: A Business Opportunity for the Private Sector
7. Payments for the protection of watershed services: A potential tool for improving protection of "paper parks" in Latin America?
8. Complementary Environmental Service Reward Programmes for Sustainable Mosaic Landscapes in the Sierra Madre de Chiapas, Mexico
9. Using water funds to finance watershed conservation in the Andes and Costa Rica
10.Local governmental-led PES for watershed protection: Cases from the Philippines
11.The Cloud Forests of Quillosara: A Local Government Initiative to Establish a Compensation Mechanism for Environmental Services in Ecuador
12.Using Payments for Environmental Services to improve conservation in a Tunisian Watershed
13.Payment for Environmental Services for Sustainable Water Management in Loktak Lake, Manipur
14.Compensation for Hydrological Services in Bolivia: The Comarapa Municipal Water Fund
15.Using Waste Land for Afforestation: Assessing the Results of the First Registered CDM Forestry Project
16.Delivering Environmental Services in Landscapes: Lessons Learned from Experience with PES through IUCN's Livelihoods and Landscapes Strategy
17.Introduction to the SARD-M Project: An Initiative of FAO, Rome, for Remuneration of Positive Externalities in Mountain Regions
18.Organic Farming: Enhancing Environmental Services from Farmland in Austria
19.Using a Biogas Scheme to Control Soil Erosion on Sloping Lands, North Vietnam
20.Can Payments support Environmental Services from Farmland?
21.Honeybees as Providers of Pollination Services
22.Snow Leopards and 'Himalayan Homestays': Catalysts for Community-Based Conservation in Mountain Areas
23.The Voluntary Gopher Tortoise Habitat Credit Trading System
24.Rewards for Environmental services and collective land tenure: Lessons from Ecuador and Indonesia
25.Valuing Environmental Services for Recreation in the Margalla Hills National Park, Islamabad
26.Tourism and Payments for Environmental Services: The Outlook for a Stronger Business Case to Develop Rural Tourism in Bhutan
27.From Poachers to Park Wardens: Revenue sharing scheme as an incentive for environmental protection in Rwanda
28.The Rhön Biosphere Reserve: Developing New Financing Options to Conserve a Traditional Agricultural Landscape
29.Khasi Community Landscape Restoration and Conservation Project: Mawhplang Lyngdohship, Meghalaya
30.Payments for Carbon Sequestration in the Philippines: Lessons and Implications
31.Can Nepal Benefit from Forest Carbon Financing : An assessment of opportunities, challenges and possible action
32.Valuing the Services provided by forest and agro ecosystems in the Central Himalaya, Indi
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Based on the August Wilson stage play of the same name as well as a screenplay penned by Wilson before his death, what works about Denzel Washington's filmic adaptation of Fences is essentially what worked on the stage. This is to be expected, as the play is an uncontested classic, and Washington starred in more than 100 performances during its 2010 revival. So, if it ain't broke, why fix it? Washington's production is theatrical to a fault, taking place within the confines of a small handful of sets that constrain the action and provide a distinctly limited proscenium within which it establishes a collection of staggeringly well-rounded characterizations. Fences is a moving work that prioritizes people over plot, generating conflict on a very human scale that belies the story's scope and significance.
Wilson's work is focused on both place and race, with most of his noteworthy plays exploring the African-American experience in his native Pittsburgh throughout the decades. Fences is a high-water mark within the context of an illustrious career, garnering critical praise, multiple Tony Awards and a Pulitzer Prize during its original 1987 stage run. This success was achieved largely on the basis of Fences' belligerent protagonist Troy Maxson, an illiterate garbage man and former Negro League baseball star pining for long-lost glory days while slowly self-destructing in 1950s Pittsburgh. Maxson is a study in contradictions, a meaty role that won James Earl Jones a Tony in the play's run in the '80s and gives Washington ample opportunity to showcase his skill at dominating a scene. Maxson is a profoundly flawed human being who still manages to maintain relatability even in his worst moments, a saving grace in a film that can often feel frustratingly claustrophobic.
Maxson's bad moments do indeed get pretty awful, particularly the mistreatment of his long suffering wife Rose (Viola Davis) and struggling sons Cory (Jovan Adepo) and Lyons (Russell Hornsby). Davis steals a number of scenes from Washington — no easy feat in this film — inducing the audience to empathize with Rose as she, against her better judgement (as well as our own), stands by Maxson though years of instability, philandering and abuse. It's a delicately nuanced role that requires a deft touch, and Davis delivers at every turn. Less noteworthy are Adepo and Hornsby, who play their roles with competence but never transcend the source material's inherent attachment to its staged antecedents.
This is a story rooted in character first and foremost, and plot summary does it little justice. The shadow of Washington's Maxson looms large over the proceedings, but it's in the climactic moments of quiet reflection capping the third act that the characters who have felt the impact of the play's antihero attest to his influence by virtue of its absence. The level of staginess that Washington's direction evokes is both a strength and a shortcoming, foregrounding its cast's performances and giving them ample real estate within which to render their characters. While this very sense of artifice hinders the film at times, it also allows Washington and Davis the time and space necessary to deliver two of the year's most impressive turns.
The emotional affectiveness of Fences is rooted in Maxson's tragic fallibility, and Washington renders this character's deficiencies with such depth and believability that it's difficult to avoid a visceral reaction to his behavior. This capacity to inspire understanding for an often detestable character is possibly the greatest virtue of both the source play and its cinematic adaptation, and Washington, to his credit, has chosen to emphasize the emotional development of his characters overindulging in any flashy filmic flourishes. Some may be turned off by the film's oppressively defined stylistic borders, but few will be able to avoid the story's very personal portrayal of events, suggesting much larger societal currents, and its stars' magnetically engaging performances. Many of us have a Troy Maxson in our respective families or know someone very much like him, but it takes a true work of art to peel back the layers of resentment and display the all-too-human heart beating within. Washington, by way of Wilson, has crafted an admirably humanist statement that does justice to a meaningful and important story. Rated PG-13 for thematic elements, language and some suggestive references.
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Bean-Hole Baked Beans
Ryan Conaty for The New York Times
- 2 pounds dried beans of your choice (soldier, pea, Jacob's Cattle, great northern, yellow eye, etc.)
- 3 onions, thinly sliced
- ¾ cup molasses
- ½ cup maple syrup
- 2 tablespoons dry mustard
- 2 tablespoons kosher salt
- 1 tablespoon black pepper
- 1 pound salt pork, sliced into pieces about 2 inches by 1/2 inch
- Soak beans overnight in water to cover or quick-soak: Put beans in a large pot, add water to cover by 2 inches and bring to a simmer over medium-high heat. Simmer for 2 minutes, then remove from heat and allow to stand for 1 hour. Drain and rinse.
- If you don't already have a bean hole, dig a hole about half again as large as whatever pot you plan to cook the beans in. (The key is that there be 6 inches between the top of the hole and the top of the pot.) Build a fire in the hole using about 10 pieces of cord wood. When the fire is burning well, add 10 softball-size rocks, then continue to burn until the wood is reduced to embers. You should have a bed of embers 2 to 3 inches deep.
- Meanwhile, drain and rinse the beans and put them into a 6-quart Dutch oven or other large, heavy pot along with all remaining ingredients except the salt pork. Stir well to combine. Lay the salt pork slices on top of the beans, then add water to cover by about an inch. Bring just to a simmer over medium-high heat.
- Carefully remove the rocks from the bean hole. Put the pot into the hole on top of the embers, cover it with a triple layer of heavy-duty foil, then put the rocks back into the hole around and on top of the pot. Fill in the hole with dirt, covering the pot. Come back 8 hours later, remove the pot from the hole and serve the beans.
- OVEN METHOD: Follow Steps 1 and 3 above, then transfer the pot to a 350-degree oven and bake until the beans are tender, 2 1/2 to 3 hours. Check beans every half-hour or so after the first hour, adding water as needed if all the water has been absorbed.
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Gene, Lisa, & Family,
Very sorry to hear of Rose's passing, and sorry that we are unable to attend the service. Keeping you in our thoughts.
Rose Carmella Grossi Cappello, 82, of New Haven, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, January 30, 2019 at Yale-New Haven Hospital with her family by her side. Rose was born in New Haven on September 13, 1936 and was the daughter of the late Amilo and Elizabeth Angeletti Grossi. She had worked at the Amber Restaurant, then at Sub Supreme and later at Gennaro's Pizza for many years. She enjoyed cooking and taking frequent trips to the casino. Mother of Gene (Lisa) Cappello, Raymond (Elizabeth) Cappello and Joseph (Sandra) Cappello. Grandmother of Francis, Max and Lacey Cappello, Marissa (Anthony) Pistrito, Amanda, Danielle, Joseph Jr. and Nicole Cappello. Great-grandmother of Isabella. Sister of Raymond (Diane) Grossi, Phyllis DiRienzo and the late Rocco Iasparra, Lucy Clarke and Anthony Angeletti. Also survived by many nieces and nephews.
A funeral service will be conducted in the North Haven Funeral Home, 36 Washington Avenue on Saturday morning at 10:30 with Rev. Timothy Meehan officiating. Family and friends may call from 9:00 until time of service. Interment will follow in Evergreen Cemetery.
Gene, Lisa, & Family,
Very sorry to hear of Rose's passing, and sorry that we are unable to attend the service. Keeping you in our thoughts.
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To the family of Rosie. Sorry for your loss. We new Rosie for a long time.Lovely women and fun.so sorry. Carbone's Bakery and Amber Restaurant.
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- Angelia said...
Very sexy!
- Mon Feb 25, 03:38:00 PM
- Leslie said...
I keep clicking on the picture expecting to see a line drawing. sigh...
- Mon Feb 25, 05:46:00 PM
- narcissaqtpie said...
wow! I cosign too. My babysis would look hot in this!
- Mon Feb 25, 06:45:00 PM
- Berry said...
I'm sure they'll hear you ;o) This dress is fab.
- Tue Feb 26, 12:27:00 AM
- Colette said...
That is a very sexy dress. I love the one shoulder look and black / silver is so hot right now.If Burda gets cracking..... this one would be perfect for this New Years Eve.I will keep my fingers crossed Christina.
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The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)announced that effective February 1, 2010, they will relax FHA rules that prohibit insuring mortgages on homes that are owned by the seller for less than 90 days. This is a positive move, one that can help to expedite the rehabilitation and resale of foreclosure properties.
This news comes at a time where recent tighter lending requirements have made FHA financing the only option for some buyers. The 90-day policy has kept some homebuyers from being able to purchase affordable homes. In addition this has also prevented the quick resale of foreclosed properties, which affects the ability of communities to stabilize and rebuild.
This temporary waiver will be in effect for a period of one year, unless extended or withdrawn by the FHA. "FHA borrowers, because of the restrictions we are now lifting, have often been shut out from buying affordable properties," said FHA Commissioner David H. Stevens. "This action will enable our borrowers, especially first-time buyers, to take advantage of this opportunity."
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- If the sales price of the property is 20 percent or more above the seller's acquisition cost, the lender must meet specific conditions for the waiver to apply.
- The waiver is limited to forward mortgages, and cannot be used under the Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM) purchase program.
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Palm Tree Wrap // Floral Wrap Sandals (or Heels!) // Swimsuit (similar one piece HERE) //
Beach Bag // Black Sunnies // Pearl Earrings
Palms, Poms & Off-The-Shoulder Frills… today's look is a vacay-ready mashup of the summer's most fabulous trends! I'm definitely in a poolside state-of-mind. 👙☀💦
So let's start off our chat with these darling floral sandals! They're too cute for words. These lace-up sandals are more feminine than most gladiators thanks to the florals. And they're also avail in an ultra-gorg gold!
Also, I love a fun beach wrap. And when it's printed with palm trees, it's an absolute must-have. Best part is, a wrap doesn't cover me head-to-toe. But, at the same time, it covers everything I have no desire to flaunt (like my thighs), baha. 🙂 It accentuates you at the smallest part of the waist, and… it's SO versatile! Check out the wrap on Nordstrom.com to see how it can be tied into the most vacay-perf dress!! How cute is that?!
Now, for the real star of the show…
This off the shoulder swimsuit!
It's such a beaut, and it's selling out fast! However, Nordstrom's swim department has so many similar cuties like this very similar shoulder-baring one piece. I adore this one by Trina Turk, too! Or, if you're a bikini kind of gal, check out this navy off the shoulder number. It has a bit more edge thanks to the cutouts and the wraparound straps. I'm actually way more in love with this little frilly floral suit!
Can you tell that Nordstrom is my one stop shop for all things swim and sandals?! 🙂
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Marriage, dowry, relationships, family, marital discord: it's a potent mix of human emotions and failings and nowhere is this more in evidence than in the misuse of the Dowry Prohibition Act (DPA).
Extreme Decision
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Singh, a teacher, committed suicide after his wife allegedly implicated him in a false case for which he had to spend four months in jail. He hanged himself after his release, blaming his in-laws for his plight. He leaves behind a minor child and his ailing, aged mother.
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Brijesh claims that his brother-in-law borrowed money which he did not want to repay and in turn told his sister that Awasthi was planning to remarry secretly. Sunita committed suicide and his in-laws charged him with dowry killing. He is now bringing up his two daughters.
"After murder cases, if there is any other crime sending the greatest number of people to jail, it is the Dowry Prohibition Act," says senior IPS officer and Inspector General of UP Jails Sulkhan Singh. What that proves is that an Act meant to protect victims of dowry has become a weapon of vengeance and a mockery of the judicial system.
Indraneil Bhattacharya, a senior executive in a Lucknow-based private company, was married to Mausami Chatterji in 2002 and within five months their relations deteriorated. But they sustained their togetherness and had two children by 2008. "I requested her not to spend too much money on herself but she refused and finally filed a case under DPA as revenge," says Indraneil.
"We have lost all our money in courts and police stations. Mausami and her kin have driven us out of our house. My parents, who had built the house with their hard-earned money, are now living in a rented house," recalls Indraneil, who is now socially ostracised and economically broken.
The Act has caused so much trauma that Pushkar Singh, a teacher, even ended his life. Implicated under the Act, Singh was sent to jail for four months. He came back, wrote a letter blaming his wife and in-laws for implicating him in a false case of dowry and ruining his life. "I cannot face the society so I am ending my life" were his last words as Singh hanged himself. He left behind his aged and ailing mother and a child.
Another victim, Vikas Parihar, says his wife was a journalist who had illicit relations with the owner of a magazine, and when he protested she filed a case under the DPA. "I have lost my job, my money, my status in society and my family. My day ends running after police personnel and advocates. I have no money now. If I don't contest the case, I would be convicted and sent to jail for a crime that I did not commit. But if I challenge it, I lose everything and may soon turn a beggar. What is the use of such a life?" says an emotional Parihar.
In an unusual case in Barabanki district, Saroj of Belia village was married to Ram Saran of Bhaisupur in 2006. One morning she was found missing from her in-laws house. Her father charged Ram Saran and his family with killing his daughter for dowry and disposing of her body.
The sessions court pronounced rigorous life imprisonment for Ram Saran and his family. But during the high court proceedings, the "dead" Saroj presented herself before the court, saying that she had eloped with her paramour and her father had out of vendetta filed a case against her husband and in-laws under the dpa.
There are, however, larger social and judicial issues here. Between 2000 and 2007, 795 minor girls and 1,300 minor boys were also booked under the Act. "In most cases the bride's family lodges a complaint under the dpa against the husband and his family.
Instead of investigating the case, the police immediately arrests the accused. This is ridiculous. How can minor boys and girls be involved in a dowry case? They may not even know what dowry is," says a senior government official who himself faced such a case. While the situation in Uttar Pradesh is scary, chaos reigns across the country over the provisions of the Act.
National Crime Record Bureau (NCRB) figures reveal that in the five years between 2004 and 2008, no less than 3,36,842 cases were registered under the Act and 94 per cent of the accused were absolved of the charges. The figures show that the DPA is being grossly misused by the bride's family.
The misuse has now triggered off counter activism with many organisations like Patni Pidit Sangathan, Save Family, All-India Male Welfare Association, Hyderabad MASA (Mother and Sister Initiative) and Forgotten Women coming up across the country. Salem in Tamil Nadu hosts a national-level meeting of victims of the wife in August every year.
"I have no hesitation in saying the Act has become a money-making machine for the police and lawyers," says Vikas Parihar, another victim. Swarup Sarkar, founding member of the Save Indian Family Campaign, said over 2,000 NGOs are working all over the country for women's welfare, but not a single one for the welfare of men.
Sarkar added that most dowry cases are registered against economically sound families and then a gang of police personnel and advocates start extorting from the groom's family. "How can a mere verbal statement by a woman be made the ground for the arrest of an entire family, including minors and elders without an investigation? This is unconstitutional and illegal. Even the Supreme Court has issued directives to first investigate DPA-related complaints and then make arrests," says Sarkar.
In view of a growing number of dowry-related cases, the Lucknow Bench of the Allahabad High Court has constituted a Mediation and Conciliation Centre in the court campus.
Senior lawyer I.B. Singh, chairman of the centre, said that in the last eight months, 622 cases were referred to the centre, out of which 500 cases were dowry related but there was not a single case in which dowry was the real cause of dispute. Shabnam Siddiqui, a member of the centre said: "The misuse is increasing in the middle and upper middle classes with a good economic and educational background."
|After murder cases, if there is any other crime sending the largest number of people to the jails, it is the Dowry Prohibition Act.
-- Sulkhan Singh, IG Uttar Pradesh Jails
Lucknow's Nari Bandi Niketan holds 151 elderly women. "Most of them have to serve life terms," says a senior jail official. Many of them cannot walk independently or perform their daily chores.
Most have been abandoned by their own relatives. A senior jail official said of these 151 inmates, 105 had no visitors in the last one year. The remaining 46 had just three visitors despite the fact that the jail manual allows 12 meetings. "These inmates are like our family members and we take care of them," says the official.
Indeed, it is common to see women and men between the ages of 65 and 70 years serving a life term. Apart from the mothers-in-law, sisters-in-law too were in jails with their children.
Now the All India Mother-In-Law Protection Forum has come up to fight for their rights. Parihar says that the Act is taking a heavy toll on men, adding that more than two lakh married men committed suicide between 2005 and 2008 while the number of housewives was much less.
Now, men are uniting across the country and demanding a review of the Act. That will be little consolation to the thousands of victims of vengeance and greed, stuck behind bars with their future in tatters.


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Quant Network ICO Review
There are almost 2 000 projects which have been built on top of the blockchain technology. Currently, we have 30+ different blockchains on the market and each of them has its own pros and cons. Quant Network is going to take control over all of them and provide you with necessary tools and environment. Additionally, several blockchains are designed specifically for enterprise needs (private blockchain) and have different configuration rather than public blockchains such as bitcoin or ethereum.
So, just imagine the situation when you're going to build your own project on blockchain and you must choose only one blockchain or develop your own, which is quite expensive, by the way. You have only 1 choice so all advantages and disadvantages will come alongside with chosen blockchain. To leverage this problem, Quant Network is going to develop their own environment/protocol or even OS to provide interconnection between different blockchain. It means that in case if you're choosing blockchain, no more need to care about its advantages or problems. Just use Quant Network solution – Overledger – and use all available blockchain at a time. You may find other use cases for the Quant Network product right in their whitepaper.
To serve such ecosystem as an Overledger, Quant Network introduces its own, native token – QNT which will be used as a mean of payment both for users and developers who is going to use Overledger. It's an entire utility token and may be used only for an access to the Quant Network platform and of course, for secondary market trading. Currently, Quant Network is conducting their ICO and soon it will be finished (04.30.18). Let's have a look at tokenomics of the Quant Network token:
- ICO Dates: 04.17 – 04.30 (Main sale)
- Total token supply: 54 385 964 QNT tokens
- Available for sale: 57 % (31 000 000 QNT)
- Tokens for team and advisors: 43 % (29 % for the Team and 14 % for the advisory board)
- Bonus: No bonus on the main sale
Quant Network's ICO has been divided into 3 stages: Private Pre-Sale; Public Pre-Sale and Main Sale (current). According to the website of the project, Alchemmy – consulting company from the UK – became their private investor on the Private Pre-Sale. No other funds or institutions mentioned there. Therefore, we may suggest that Quant Network team mostly relies on the crowdsale than on private investors.
Such big percentage of tokens left for the team and advisors is not a good practice because of the ease of market manipulation, but these tokens (for advisors & team) will be locked for 12 month period after the end of crowdsale. So, probably, this portion of tokens will be locked at the time of listing on exchanges and will not have an impact on exchange rate.
The team of the project and Advisory board
The team of the project is not big as it is in similar projects, but in terms of previous experience, Quant Network team is one of the best at the moment. Let's have a look at the key figures in their team.
- Gilbert Verdian – CEO and Co-Founder. He has received a bachelor degree from the University of Technology (Sydney, Australia) in 2002 and in 2005 completed his master degree at the same university. Working experience is more than 12 years of leading positions. The latest job mentioned at his LinkedIn profile is Federal Reserve System in payments department. His skill set is a mix of IT and business management skills. He is passionate about IT and CyberSecurity. Probably he will be responsible for the global strategy of the Quant Network.
- Paolo Tasca – Chief Strategist and Co-Founder. He has a doctorate in business and also very long and strong experience.Mostly work as an expert or advisor or at his own project as a co-founder.His skill set is verified and consist mostly of an economic area.
- Colin Paterson – CTO and Co-Founder. He has the longest employment history. More than 20 years. He is an expert in IT and security. Started the career as a pentester and than worked as Informational Security Architect and CTO. Has recommendations and only positive feedbacks.
Before the Quant Network project, team members were not working together and had no mutual projects. Advisory board of the project includes 7 members with different expertise, mostly form business management area. According to their LinkedIn profiles, they worked on different projects as advisors, but all that projects are non-blockchain. Not sure that their expertise will be useful in terms of blockchain technology, but they may help a lot with business processes and operational management for Quant Network.
Partners of the project
Alchemmy is a UK based consulting and investment company, is one and only company mentioned at the Quant Network website as an early investor. Our analytical department tried to find something from the past of the Alchemmy, but we can't. Therefore, we have made an official inquiry regarding their participation in the project, but they did not reply. Similarweb shows that Alchemmy website does not have traffic and it seems that the company has been registered recently.
RoadMap and a current state of the development
Quant Network roadmap has started in 2016 when founders united and develop the basic concept of the future project. Totally, there are 10 steps on the roadmap and it covers 3 years from 2016 and up to the Q1 2019 – when Quant AppStore will be released. In our opinion, the roadmap should be more detailed and deadlines more clear. Currently, the project is at step 7 – ICO and SDK release (open source).
Regarding development stage, we found that Quant Network placed their code to the Github and developers already may check disclosed part of the Overledger code, but the number of commits is too low, so, probably, Quant Network team didn't make their repository public or open source.
Main Competitors
Quant Network is building an entire infrastructure for interconnections between different blockchains and protocols. Actually, they will be the first who is creating such functionality and it gives them a competitive advantage of First Movers in the industry. Further competition will strongly depend on the results of Quant Network.
Quant Network is using several business approaches, part of the code will be open source, which makes the project potentially very popular in the developer's community and part will be closed and proprietary. They have already published part of their Overledgercode at Github and it makes them even more attractive to the community.
Regarding our investments, we are going to add this coin to our portfolio with a long-term perspective (up to the Q2 2019) when the last component of the project will be launched.


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Mobile on Demand (MOD) is a user-focused innovative approach that controls emerging mobility services of the automobile; it is placed on vehicles to provide transportation network and operation. Mobile on demand offers connected travelers real-time data, and cooperative intelligent transportation systems (ITS), this allow more traveler-focused transmission system method while serving improved mobility options to all rovers and users of the system in an efficient and safe manner. Increase in elderly population, and growth in urbanization is shifting needs of travelers with current trends stressing the need for alternative forms of transportation and demand for more personal choice in mobility.
Mobility on Demand Market: Market Dynamics and Restraints
Majorly, due to the developing requirement for individual mobility in the stir of rising urbanization and reduction in auto control are anticipated to fuel the interest in this technology, this is directly driving the market of mobility on demand market worldwide. The key factor that lifts the market growth of worldwide mobile on demand technique includes development healthcare sector that increasing geriatric population as well as increasing commonness of knee problems. Also, young generations demand convenience and cost savings automobile. Globally, some part of the population comes from disables, wounded warriors, and low-income individuals, mobility on demand adhering automobiles fulfill all requirement as mentioned above. Therefore these type mobility on demand system incorporated vehicles requirement propel the market of mobility on demand. Reduced energy consumption, improved travel time reliability, crash avoidance, reduced congestion, vehicle emissions and multi-modal connectivity are some other factors provide a positive impact on the market of mobility on demand.
Although demand and necessity of mobility on demand in the automotive market can be seen significantly, technical and policy challenges can affect the market. Technical and policy challenge such as a sudden switch of control between driver and vehicle mode, reliability concern, cyber security issue from time to time can generate a gap between end user need and mobility on demand manufacturer offerings, and this hinders its market growth to a certain extent.
Mobility on Demand Market: Market Segmentation
The global mobility on demand market is segmented based on its service types, data service types, connectivity types and vehicle type.
Based on the service type, mobility on demand market is segmented into:
- e-hailing
- Car Rental
- Car Sharing
- Station-Based
Based on the data service type, mobility on demand market is segmented into:
- Navigation
- Payment
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Based on the number of wheels of the vehicles, mobility on demand market is segmented into:
- 2 wheel automobile
- 3 wheel automobile
- 4 wheel automobile
- 5 wheel automobile
Based on the connectivity type, mobility on demand market is segmented into:
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Mobility on Demand Market: Regional Outlook
Regarding geography, the global mobility on demand market has been categorized into seven key regions including North and Latin America, Eastern Europe, Western Europe, Asia-Pacific excluding Japan, Japan, and the Middle East & Africa. The mobility on demand market is globally expected to register healthy CAGR during the forecast period. Despite the soft economy, consumers of North America are buying automotive and healthy growth in elderly population encountered among the countries of North America that include the US and Canada, this trend makes North America leading region in mobility on demand market. Countries such as China, India are the countries in Asia-Pacific excluding Japan region development and population wise, wide-ranging customer base because of the dense population as well as rising urbanization in emerging economies in China and India makes Asia Pacific Excluding Japan growing region in mobility on demand market. Japan, Latin America and the Middle East and Africa are predicted to acquire the mobility on demand market in the near future.
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Some of the key players of global mobility on demand market include Delphi automotive plc, Uber Technologies, Inc., Denso Corporation, TomTom NV, Didi Chuxing, Robert Bosch GmbH, Gett, Inc., International Business Machines Corp., and Intel Corporation.
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Police Scotland's contact with people with vulnerability and health problems has been increasing year-on-year, with significant costs and unknown outcomes associated. This is ...
Morrison-Beedy, D., Martin, C. H., Pow, J., & Elliott, L. (2019). Adolescents in Scotland: Challenges and Opportunities for Sexual Risk Reduction. Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care, 30(6), 619-629. https://doi.org/10.1097/jnc.0000000000000095
Sexually transmitted infections, HIV, and unplanned pregnancy challenge the health of Scottish teens. We conducted focus groups with teens (ages 16-19 years) recruited from an...
Yates, P. (in press). "It's Just the Abuse that Needs to Stop": Professional Framing of Sibling Relationships in a Grounded Theory Study of Social Worker Decision Making Following Sibling Sexual Behavior. Journal of Child Sexual Abuse,
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Chlamydia trachomatis (C. trachomatis) is the most common bacterial sexually transmitted infection in the UK. Recent studies suggest that in addition to the genital...
Brown, S., & McQueen, F. (in press). Engaging young working class men in the delivery of sex and relationships education. Sex Education, https://doi.org/10.1080/14681811.2019.1636780
Despite a substantial body of research on young people's wishes about the content and delivery of sex and relationships education (SRE), studies still indicate dissatisfaction...
Burke, E., Dobbie, F., Dougall, N., Adebolu Oluwaseun, M., Mockler, D., Vance, J., …Hayes, C. (in press). Smoking cessation programmes for women living in disadvantaged communities, "We Can Quit 2": A systematic review protocol. HRB Open Research, 2, https://doi.org/10.12688/hrbopenres.12901.2
Tobacco use is the leading cause of preventable death in Ireland with almost 6,000 smokers dying each year from smoking-related diseases. Amongst younger Irish women, smoking ...
Idris, D. R., Forrest, S., & Brown, S. (2019). Health help-seeking by men in Brunei Darussalam: masculinities and 'doing' male identities across the life course. Sociology of health and illness, 41(6), 1071-1087. https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-9566.12885
Using data collected through semi-structured interviews and focus group discussions with 37 adult men living in Brunei Darussalam, this paper explores how masculinities and ex...
Duncan, E., Best, C., Dougall, N., Skar, S., Evans, J., Corfield, A., …Wojcik, W. (2019). Epidemiology of emergency ambulance service calls related to mental health problems and self harm: a national record linkage study. Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine, 27(34), https://doi.org/10.1186/s13049-019-0611-9
Background: People experiencing a mental health crisis receive variable and poorer quality care than those experiencing a physical health crisis. Little is known about the epi...
Denham, S. H., Humphrey, T., deLabrusse, C., & Dougall, N. (2019). Mode of birth after caesarean section: individual prediction scores using Scottish population data. BMC pregnancy and childbirth, 84(19), https://doi.org/10.1186/s12884-019-2226-6
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Monday, September 12, 2011
Neurotic Thoughts on Betrayed
Author: Ednah Walters
Released: April 12, 2011
Genre: YA Paranormal
Pages: 484 according to my nook
Published by: Firetrail Publishing
Source: From the author as part of a blog tour through The Bookish Snob Book Promotions
Summary from Goodreads:
Lil has come to terms with her life as a Guardian/demon hunter and the wielder of the Nephilim most powerful weapon-the Kris Dagger. She trains everyday to master her growing powers, gets along with her Guardian trainee friends, most of the time, and cherishes the time she spends with her human friends.
Just when she feels she belongs, her nature-bender father contacts her and warns her about a betrayal by someone close to her. Then Bran, the boy she loves, starts to act strange and one of her human friends acquires a supernatural ability. While Lil struggles find a connection between these three things, she begins to realize that someone is manipulating her and will stop at nothing, including hurting those she loves, to lure her to the dark side.
This Book Is AMAZING!
Ednah Walters has captivated me once again with her amazing characters and wonderful storytelling. With even more action, heartache, trouble, mayhem, betrayal, and angst than Awakened, Betrayed has definitely exceeded my expectations!
What to LOVE about Betrayed:
The characters - they are simply amazing, they each have such distinctive personalities that even if you weren't told who was saying something you would still know who said it. Like you were sitting in the room with them instead of reading a story about them.
The action - there are some great butt kicking scenes in this book. I also love that they are written in a way that I can keep up with what is going on and not have to read it over again to figure out where I missed something
The romance - is beautiful without being saccharine sweet. Plus NO love triangle, at least not yet.
What not to LOVE about Awakened:
I truly can't think of anything that I didn't love about this book. One of my favorite YA paranormal series so far.
I have been looking forward to reading Betrayed since the minute I finished Awakened. Ednah has done such an amazing job of writing a fresh, unique YA paranormal romance. All of my favorite characters were back, and Lil and Bran once again stole my heart. If you haven't yet picked these books up, you are seriously missing out.
Posted by Shari at 12:00 AM
Labels: 5 stars, Betrayed, Demon Hunters, Ednah Walters, Guardian Legacy book 2, I heart this book, YA book review
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yaaay. will read it soonReplyDelete
Hope you love it as much as I did Roro!ReplyDelete
Haven't come across this series yet, but it looks interesting (though the girl's head on the cover looks disconnected from her body!). Might have to check this series out. Thanks for the rec!ReplyDelete
Lori, This series is awesome! Hope you come across it soon. I hadn't noticed what you meant about Lil's head but upon closer inspection I can kind of see what you mean. To much black in that area, I guess. Thanks for stopping by.ReplyDelete
Your post is great. You definitely make the readers to want to read this series.ReplyDelete
It sounds amazing!
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Negativland is certainly audio-focused, but it isn't really music. It's been described as "audio collage", a vast salmagundi of clips, musical samples, and random noises.
I started listening to them in my college years (having found about them from Ivan Stang's book High Weirdness by Mail), when, frankly, I was more interested in weirdness for weirdness's sake than I am now. I was going to the show as much out of nostalgia as for current active interest.
It was a pretty good show. It wasn't very audience-engaged, because it was mostly the three performers at their stations doing their things. (In fact, they gave out blindfolds to let people tune out the visuals, since "what we're doing is essentially radio.")
I found it fascinating to watch them working, though; they were doing a fascinating piece of media-juggling. One guy was juggling a stack of tape cartridges (not normal cassettes; I don't know much about that technology), one guy was juggling LPs and CDs among two turntables and an unknown number of CD players, and one guy was juggling cables manipulating sound effect boxes. (Their work was analog, not digital--the CD players might have been digital, but their interaction was analog.)
I would watch them again, though I didn't find myself reaching for the wallet to buy CDs.


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If you know your history…
From FCUM Review Volume 8 issue 20
On July 5 2005, FC United's members met at an inaugural extraordinary general meeting to vote in a board and to select a club crest.
The meeting took place at the Central Methodist Hall on Oldham Street and the fledgling club was starting to take shape at a rapid rate.
The original steering committee members, who were able to attend, took to the stage. The people on that list, who will remain indelibly inked into the history of FC United, were Jules Spencer, Martin Morris, Robert Brady, John-Paul O'Neill, Adam Brown, Andrew Howse, Russell Delaney, Andy Walsh, Luc Zentar, Tony Jordan, Mike Adams, Phil Sheeran, Peter Munday, Vasco Wackrill, Tony Pritchard and Phil Bedford.
Many of who went on to be board members, including Spencer, Morris, Brown, Delaney, Sheeran, Munday, Wackrill and Pritchard and, for a brief time, Walsh. Zentar went on to be secretary.
O'Neill went on to edit the programme for several years, Jordan was involved with merchandising and other voluntary roles, as was Bedford. Brady wrote a book and was the man behind the creation of Course You Can Malcolm and the others helped out the club in various ways.
Most still attend matches when they can and some are still heavily involved with the club, not least Brown and Sheeran, who remain on the club's board. Such was the contribution of those dedicated few, a club was built for the long term from the off.
During the meeting the group held a brief 'huddle' on stage to discuss an important matter, after which it was announced that a ground share deal had been agreed, to much applause. However, frustratingly the details could not be revealed on the evening due to legal technicalities.
Furthermore, the steering group had already chosen a playing kit supplier, taking advice from AFC Wimbledon and opting for Tempest, who still make the Dons' kit to this day.
Trials had been held for players, with Karl Marginson and Phil Power appointed manager and assistant respectively.
Before the board elections were held, it was also announced that the Football Association had registered FC United of Manchester as a bone fide club as of June 14, 2005 and, furthermore, the North West Counties Football League had accepted us at their AGM held on June 18.
Over £100,000 had been raised to fund the new club, with everyone who contributed a donation being hailed as a 'founder member'.
Three designs were shortlisted to be voted for as the club's official badge. A discussion about this was held, with each designer extolling their virtues of their own particular creation.
The overwhelming winner was the one designed by Matt Wilkinson, who is still very much involved with the club as a photographer.
Matt also stood for the board that night, along with many other fans who are still volunteers with the club. Matchday secretary John England also stood, citing his work with IMUSA and trade unions in his submission. He may have been unsuccessful, but his involvement with FC United has never faltered in the intervening years.
Of the steering committee members standing, most were elected on to the board. Except Brady. This may have had something to do with his submission centering around the need for Lincoln biscuits to be available at all board meetings…
Other well-known current volunteers to stand for a place on the board were Steven Wood and Roy Willamson.
Wood is a contributor to the matchday programme, as he has been since the start, and also plays his part in the ongoing success of FCUM Radio, as well as performing scouting duties.
In his submission he stated he had only missed one United home game between 1984 and 2002.
Williamson went on to be a membership secretary and still does FCUMTV commentary and other voluntary work to this day. In his submission he noted the work he had done for IMUSA, the Football Supporters Federation and the Safe Standing Group.
Two applicants, previously unknown to the various members of the steering committee, were Scott Fletcher and Joe Tully. Scott cited his business abilities, but also mentioned his earlier career as a child actor… Joe was a qualified lawyer. Both were regular attendees at Old Trafford
Fletcher was a valuable board member and played a huge part in shaping the financial direction of the club.
The other people who had the guts to stand were: Matthew Charnock, Maureen Haldane, Peter Ljunggren, Anthony Massey, Adam Moolna, Sam Stonier and Armand Watts.
Those successfully elected to be the first ever board members of FC United of Manchester were: Adam Brown, Russell Delaney, Scott Fletcher, Martin Morris, Pete Munday, Tony Pritchard, Phil Sheeran, Jules Spencer, Joseph Tully, Vasco Wackrill and Andy Walsh.
Following the backing of the members, Walsh later stood down to take up the position of general manager, which he still holds.
Therefore there were only 10 board members, when the original plan was for 11 – one for each member of the team (an idea which still holds true today, thanks to Rob Brady's insistence during steering committee discussions).
When Russell Delaney sadly lost his battle against illness in November, the board was down to nine members for the remainder of the season.
All this happened nearly nine years ago and close to the anniversary of the official formation of the club, we will be hopefully entering our new home for the first time.
Our own ground was merely a dream on that night in 2005, but now we have all made it a reality.
While celebrating our achievements, it is important to remember the contribution of everyone who has helped us get there, not least the members of that original steering committee and our first ever board.


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