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Developers could face fines or compulsory purchase orders on undeveloped land as part of new 'use it or lose it' powers
In an attempt to get more homes built, Labour is considering giving local councils power to punish developers which sit on land.
In a speech to Labour's National Policy Forum, Labour leader Ed Miliband is expected to criticise developers for sitting on land with planning permission and that the current housing crisis is being exacerbated by developers hoarding land.
Miliband is also expected to say that should Labour regain power, developers will face fines or compulsory purchase orders on undeveloped land as part of new 'use it or lose it' powers.
In the UK, planning permission has been granted for 400,000 new homes which are yet to be built and in London 45 per cent of undeveloped land is held by companies that do not carry out construction work.
The Labour leader will argue that the new housing policy would instantly result in more homes being built.
Miliband will claim the lack of house building cannot be blamed on local councils, saying the latest statistics show 82 per cent of planning applications for major residential applications over 10 units were approved by local authorities.
Planning minister Nick Boles criticised Labour's 'incoherent policy': 'Labour clearly learnt nothing from its failures in Government as 400,000 homes represents less than two years' worth of the number of new homes that we need to build. And confiscating any land from development will not help build a single house.
'We're already incentivising developers to build 170,000 affordable new homes for hardworking people by getting mortgage lending flowing again; using our Getting Britain Building scheme; unlocking development on stalled sites and renegotiating planning permission for sites that weren't previously commercially viable to build on - which Labour opposed.'
Peter Stacey, director and head of the residential development sector at Turley Associates, was also sceptical of the proposals. He said: 'Housebuilders buy land to build homes – they are not land companies. We act for housebuilders across the country and have yet to see any evidence of land banking. It is, quite simply, a myth and to tax a myth is bad policy.'
He added: 'The market is not being artificially constrained by housebuilders. Political inertia at a local level continues to stifle the availability and range of sites needed to meet market demand. Good sites are developed quickly, poor sites more slowly.'
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Hello everyone, Sandhog here. (what's a sandhog?) It's a nickname for members of my union local. We build tunnels, (water, sewer, subway), in NYC. Been in the business for 40 years come October. I've been riding (Harley Davidson) for 30 years but never knew what riding could offer until I rode an R1100RT in '97. WOW!!! Took me 12 years to buy a BMW, this one is an '86 K100RS with 27,000 original miles on it.
I just purchased a Clymer manual for it and hope to become well versed in BMW maintenance. As a Harley owner, I could and did completely disassemble the engine and re-assemble.
Much of my interest in the Harley was about lifestyle. I rode with a club in the '80's (not AMA). Since hitting the 50 mark (now 57 yrs. old) I'm more interested in the riding aspect, all my friends ride Harley Davidson and can't imagine what changed me. I guess they never rode a BMW. Anyway, I'm looking forward learning about BMW motor biking. Some day hope to own an airhead as well.


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Bradbury Masonry, Inc. has been in a successful business for over 30 years without a logo, print material or website! We want to start with a logo that emanates quality and craftsmanship. The company was started and has ran all of this time with one owner, but we are adding a partner and branching out so want the more universal feeling of the initials, rather than the name spelled out.
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Beneath the 12-Mile Reef is a 1953 adventure film about a family of Greek-American sponge divers and their rival with a family of W.A.S.P divers. The film was made in Tarpon Springs, Florida, a town famous for it's Greek community. It starred Robert Wagner, Terry Moore and Gilbert Roland.
I really can't believe how few people watched this movie. It's one of my favorites.


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US President Barack Obama was sworn into office on Sunday for a second four-year term that is not expected to contain any major changes in tone or policy toward Asia.
With US first lady Michelle Obama and daughters Sasha and Malia as witnesses, the president took the oath in the Blue Room of the White House using a family bible. It was a small and quiet ceremony — conducted by US Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts — without speeches or hoopla.
A huge public inauguration, with nearly 1 million spectators and costing US$170 million, was to take place yesterday on the steps of the US Capitol.
Obama was set to use the globally televised event to deliver a short inaugural address laying out goals for his second term.
Specific policies — including stricter gun control, new immigration laws and a plan to deal with the looming deficit — will be detailed in Obama's State of the Union speech before both houses of the US Congress on Feb. 12.
It is at that time he will mention policies affecting China and Taiwan, but they are unlikely to differ in any significant way from the past four years.
White House insiders say that the US administration will remain supportive of President Ma Ying-jeou's (馬英九) efforts to ease tensions with China and improve cross-strait relations.
"We will continue to work to strengthen US-Taiwan relations," one of Obama's foreign policy advisers said.
There will be new efforts to build a more cooperative relationship with China, but objectives — military, economic, diplomatic and security — will remain the same.
Top members of Obama's team — US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, US Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta and US Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs Kurt Campbell — will leave the administration in the next few weeks.
However, while their replacements may bring changes in style and emphasis, they are unlikely to alter policies.
US Senator John Kerry, who has been nominated to take over as US secretary of state, is noted for his care and caution rather than bold new ideas and tactics.
Likewise, former US senator Chuck Hagel — nominated to be the next US secretary of defense — is more likely to be "steady" than imaginative.
While his nomination still faces some opposition, confirmation is near-certain.
US Assistant Secretary of Defense for Asian and Pacific Affairs Mark Lippert — a member of Obama's inner circle — is staying on.
Campbell's replacement is not yet known, but former US deputy assistant secretary of defense for Asia Michael Schiffer and former top Senate staffer Frank Jannuzi are both frequently mentioned for the job.
Regardless, the center of foreign policy power will remain in the White House with Obama and US Vice President Joe Biden making the big decisions themselves.
National Security Council (NSC) Adviser Tom Donilon is staying on for the second term and will continue to be a major influence as will be NSC Senior Director for Asia Danny Russel.
"Nothing about Obama's choices to head his second-term foreign policy team suggests that major strategic changes are afoot," former diplomat Joe Barnes said.
Barnes, now with the Baker Institute, believes that China will continue to present a "quandary" for US policymakers.
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Review: Beautiful Islands
A heartbreaking expose' which leaves no doubt that dramatic environmental changes are unfolding at every latitude
[Film Review]
Do you believe in global warming? If not, you probably shouldn't move to Venice, Italy, Shishmaref, Alaska or Tuvalu, Polynesia, the islands which are the focus of this daunting documentary chronicling the fallout visited upon the planet as a consequence of climate change.
The visually-captivating movie marks the directorial debut of Tokyo's Kana Tomoko, who mostly lets the pictures do the talking in a film featuring precious little in terms of dialogue. In fact, rather than having experts weigh-in, most of the speaking here is in anecdotal observations of indigenous people from the affected areas, especially children, the future generation about to inherit mammoth ecological challenges.
For instance, Tuvalu, a Polynesian paradise located in the South Pacific, is a virtually flat country which is apparently on the verge of literally sinking into the sea. As one local observes, water is encroaching from every direction, even from below, so nobody knows where to reinforce the soil. The traditional way of life is threatened in Venice, too, where everything from public piazzas to shopping malls routinely get swamped during high tide. There, we're introduced to 13 year-old
Claudio, the forlorn son of a gondolier who frets that he won't be able to follow in his father's footsteps.
The situation is far more dire up in Shishmaref, near the North Pole, where not only is ground disappearing but so are people, such as the son of an Eskimo who perished when he fell through a crack in the rapidly melting Arctic ice. The problem is that rising temperatures have led to a thinning of the permafrost which in turn has resulted in dozens of oceanfront homes being swallowed up by the rapidly-rising seacoast.
A heartbreaking expose' which leaves no doubt that dramatic environmental changes are unfolding at every latitude, whether they be the result of the wrath of God or of human overconsumption of fossil fuels and other natural resources.
Very Good (3 stars). Rated PG for violence, mild epithets, smoking and brief nudity. In Tuvaluan, Italian and Inuit with subtitles. Running time: 106 Minutes. Distributor: Eleven Arts
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Value engineering allows a development of 30 affordable three-family homes to meet Energy Star standards.
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people here bashing on anime tattoos would defend video game tattoos?
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Nine-year-old Caine Monroy became an internet sensation earlier this year, when filmmaker Nirvan Mullick captured his painstakingly made cardboard arcade and posted it online for the world to see. The film went viral, and donations to Caine's college fund skyrocketed.
Many months later, young Caine has apparently provided inspiration world wide. The team behind the film has founded the nonprofit Imagination Foundation, with a mission to, "find, foster, and fund creativity and entrepreneurship in kids." This year on October 6, the anniversary of the day Caine got his surprise arcade flash mob, the foundation is sponsoring the Global Cardboard Challenge.
For kids, of course, any day is a great day to go build something creative out of recycled materials. Adults might sometimes need a little push. There are worse motivations than a charity event to let your inner child to go town on a pile of cardboard boxes.
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For Christmas I got this Kool Aid dyed sock yarn from Sybille. I'm showing it here with my Silver dollar yarn cake, and the left over roving. The little yarn cakes are 50g each.
I've decided (another decision I have to stick to), that I'm going to knit away on my sock yarn, which I've received over the last two years. Reason for that decision was, that my daughter asked me, whether I had knit some socks with the yarn she gave me yet, or not. I had not. She gave me sock yarn in 2006 and twice in 2007. I was going through my bins and bags and took out several gifted sock yarns, to put it in my knitting basket. I started with these, because they were already there. Sybille did a fine job dyeing this yarn. The first sock did a little bit of pooling, the second sock not at all. I like the colors a lot. I just felt like plain vanilla socks, cuff down, nothing exciting. After the crochet scarf I didn't knit for at least 10 days, but I did a lot of spinning. After the first of these socks was finished, I felt the knitting mojo return. That felt good too.


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|Aug 20th, 2009 01:33 PM
It was a actually way better than I thought it'd be. I went in with absolutely no expectations but left satisfied.
I prefer the Transformers movies though...
|Aug 19th, 2009 06:46 PM
|Captain Seamus
I want Hasbro to make a figure of Snake Eyes wearing that hoodie he had in the Pit.
The one thing that really got me was that Cobra Commander didn't drag out his S's. That's like half of his characterization! Aside from that, the movie was pretty good.
|Aug 18th, 2009 01:31 AM
|You are correct.
|Aug 18th, 2009 12:59 AM
also when
am i the only one who felt snake eyes looked and acted like a retard when he wasn't in action?
|Aug 18th, 2009 12:17 AM
That one scene was ironic as the actor who played Snake-eyes was Darth Maul...
But me and my friend said it best: That movie was much more fun than it ever ought to have been. It was a surprise.
Now to just wait for Inglorious Bastards.
|Aug 18th, 2009 12:08 AM
Am I the only one?! Come on!
Spoilers in case I give away important Star Wars plot lines.
|Aug 18th, 2009 12:02 AM
|Dr. Boogie
They let me see it, but only on the condition that I not pass judgment on any part of it.
Not even the part with the Wayans brother.
|Aug 17th, 2009 11:43 PM
|It wasn't. I wasn't even allowed to watch it when I was there watching it.
|Aug 17th, 2009 08:24 PM
|I heard a rumor somewhere the movie wasn't even screened.
|Aug 17th, 2009 07:46 PM
|Travis touchdown
|i will steal this off the net as i refuse to pay for something that looks this bad.
|Aug 17th, 2009 05:50 PM
|I liked it other than the brainwashing of the baroness that just ruined the character.
|Aug 17th, 2009 03:08 AM
|Did anyone else notice that the last part of the movie was basically Star Wars, or is it just me?
|Aug 17th, 2009 01:58 AM
|Why would you want a sequel, exactly? I'm sure that was a semi-common sentiment among those that enjoyed Transformers, and its sequel was one of the most offensive things to hit the screen in some time.
|Aug 14th, 2009 10:50 PM
|Just Ami
I'm too afraid to go see it. It's bad enough that so many of my favorite things are getting re-booted, and "re-imagined" to the point where I just want to poke my eyes out with a curling iron, but now... after so long of dreaming, we finally get a G. I. Joe.... and it looks like THAT? I can't even tell who is supposed to be who because they all look generic S & M posers. D: What is Duke wearing that helment for? Why does Storm Shadow carrying a gun?? What the hell happend to Cobra Commander?? Why does the Baroness NOT have a hawt euro accent?? No.... after the train wreck Star Trek movie, I just have a "Just say NO!" motto to stupid movie decisions.
Alcibiades- the actor who plays Snape is Hans Gruber, duh. :o
oh, or Alan Rickman I guess....
|Aug 14th, 2009 11:55 AM
C'mon, if they have to live action something, they should be doing Mighty Max. Thankfully the villain would already be cast (Tim Curry, greatest villain voice ever), but I have no idea who you could actually cast as Max...
I'd almost be tempted to say Jason Statham as Norman... whoever plays Snape would be a good voice for Vergil...
|Aug 14th, 2009 12:48 AM
|If you made it a combination of both the cartoon and the comic, it would be identical to neither.
|Aug 13th, 2009 10:18 PM
|Kilgore Cod
"Is it too much to ask to make it IDENTICAL to the cartoon, the comic book or a combination of both?"
|Aug 13th, 2009 09:37 PM
|Thanks Howard, I needed a good laugh.
|Aug 13th, 2009 07:57 PM
I haven't seen it, and like pickleman I don't intend to see it until it comes out for free. The problem I have with it and pretty much every other movie remake is that they changed ANYTHING. Why do they change anything at all? Is it too much to ask to make it IDENTICAL to the cartoon, the comic book or a combination of both? I mean the original obviously made a butt-load of money so why fix something that isn't broken?
The best adaption movie of all time is Mortal Kombat and there is a reason for that. They changed virtually NOTHING about the franchise. Characters looked identical, fighting was identical, plot was identical. And it did really well considering it's non-existant budget. So I'm sorry, but I refuse to compromise even an inch. I want the Joes in their ridiculous outfits, I want trouble bubbles, I want metal face shield, cobra-la, spat wearing cobra commander, and I want a plot that would fit right in with the already established gijoe universe.
And most importantly I want a WAYNES FREE experience. Putting him in there is the equivelent of putting Anthony Anderson in transformers... completely unnecessary and ultimately distracting from the feel of the movie.
Transformers is suffering from this syndrome as well. Take the original Bay movie, replace the cube with the matrix of leadership, replace a few hundred years with a few million years, bring back the Arc and decepticon ship, use the original g1 designs (and voices/personality) rename sam and michalia to spike and carlee and change NOTHING about the plot and you've essentially got the pilot episode to transformers. So why not just make the pilot episdoe of transformers?
This has gotten me pissed off again.... I'm going to leave now and kick random objects/people for a few hours to calm down.
I just wanted you all to know.
Well now you know and knowing is half the battle.
|Aug 13th, 2009 01:57 PM
|Not giving Shipwreck a parrot is considered rape
|Aug 13th, 2009 01:00 AM
|Kilgore Cod
I just came back from seeing it and I really enjoyed it, which really surprised me. It was a thoroughly ridiculous action movie and it never pretended to be anything else. Stephen Sommers knew what we wanted (lots and lots of action) and delivered just that. Cobra's plot is flat out ridiculous and poorly thought out, but so was every single of their plots from the old cartoon, so in that sense I'd say that they nailed it.
Probably the only thing I had a problem with was Cobra Commander. He was awesome in the cartoon cause they never bothered to tell us anything about his origin (and when they finally did, it sucked a 10 foot dick). This movie should had kept a larger air of mystery about him... and the origin they went with doesn't make a whole lot of sense anyway. And his mask at the end...fucking stupid!
|Aug 13th, 2009 12:51 AM
|That's the only way I would ever watch a Care Bears movie. Get on the horn with Michael Bay now. It's high time he started making up for Transformers.
|Aug 12th, 2009 07:04 PM
|Aug 12th, 2009 07:00 PM
|Marthaeus Autolykos
When I first learned of this film I thought, "WHAT? NO SHIPWRECK? NO SAILOR OUTFIT? NO MOTHERFUCKING PARROT ON HIS SHOULDER? FUCK THAT MOVIE, RIGHT IN ITS STUPID FACE!"
Hollywood needs to lay off all this raping of my childhood for a quick buck. What's next, Care Bears rendered in CGI with cybernetic limbs and laser beam eyes that make things explode in fiery conflagration?
|Aug 12th, 2009 05:25 AM
I've been having my misgivings about going to see this, mostly due to trailers I've seen featuring Marlon Waynes. The trailer I saw featuring Storm Shadow and Snake-Eyes *did* make me want to go see it, hence my being torn. I suppose I'll catch it once it hits the dollar theater around here or if I can catch a matinee.
Although I say "Boo! Hiss!" to them mucking up the Scarlett/Snake-Eyes pairing but I'd rather have it not be there than seem forced.
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osmica wrote:I have a very important feature request for Kolor Team. I already mentioned that in another topic but maybe you forgoth or I added it in the wrong position of this forum.
Directional sound is a great function and it works very well. But problem is that background sounds still play when directional sound is in the sound range. Users need to listen 2 sounds at same time and there is no way to listen only video sound, for example.
It is needed to add a checkbox in: Display/Video spot - stop background sounds in sound range
Can you do that?
Can I expect it soon?
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benji33 wrote:Yes, different entities, but the volume is set for all and 3D sound volume raise until the spot is centered in the view. So stop the background sound when 3D sound is detected will result of a very little sound if the view is not centered on the spot.
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Themed gardens remain a popular way of motivating or inspiring gardeners to design a garden with specific intent. Several years ago, I wrote an article about growing a salsa garden; a cocktail garden is similar. With the end product in mind – in this case, a cocktail – you have a plan for what you can do with your harvest. This can be a fun way to put a "spring" in your step, especially for new gardeners, those looking for creative ways to be inspired, or those who admittedly have no green thumb.
Most often, one thinks of vegetables, fruits and herbs as food products, but they can also be used in drinks. Therefore, planning your own cocktail garden will give you access to the best, freshest ingredients. In recent years, the art of making handcrafted cocktails has made a comeback. For mixologists, handcrafted cocktails use the freshest and finest ingredients possible, and where better to get fresh ingredients than from your own garden or local market? Using locally sourced food and other products is gaining in popularity. With more farmers' markets, CSAs (community-supported agriculture), cooperatives and community gardens popping up every year, it is easier than ever to have fresh, local ingredients at your fingertips.
4-5 pepper slices (serrano, jalapeno, habanero, etc.), seeded – optional for desired heat
Add pepper, cilantro, lime, orange juice, agave nectar and tequila to cocktail shaker. Muddle together. Add ice and shake mixture thoroughly. Strain into salt or sugar-rimmed margarita or highball glass. Top with soda water or margarita mix. Garnish with pepper and/or orange slice.
Is there anything better after a long day of weeding, watering, pruning, mulching and harvesting than to relax in your hammock or patio chair with a fresh, homemade cocktail? Shaken or stirred, the products of this themed garden can be served with or without alcohol.
The main components of a cocktail garden will depend on your beverage preferences, but herbs, vegetables and various fruits will surely be included. One must consider the limitations of one's growing environment and be realistic about what is and what is not possible. Some things, such as tomatoes, can be grown in most areas; however, others, such as citrus, are limited to Zone 8 and farther south.
Growing one's own cocktail garden satisfies the mixologist in all of us – the freshest possible products result in the best flavors. A good way to begin is to peruse your favorite recipe book, website or bartender's guide to gather ideas for your ingredients. Take notes on what will grow in your area or can be purchased locally. Choosing perennials or hardy trees or shrubs will ensure a continuous supply year after year. Experiment and have fun!
While you may not have a choice about where to locate your cocktail garden, planting near a deck or patio where beverages are enjoyed can create an inviting ambience for you and your guests. This will also make it easier to harvest leaves and fruits for a quick beverage. Likewise, if your garden is far removed from your home, consider creating a relaxing area to lounge with cocktails within the garden.
Once you have mixed a few of your own cocktails, why not invite a few friends over, and better yet, ask friends to bring a few fresh ingredients from their own gardens? You could even swap plant-starts and seeds so everyone can grow their own cocktail garden.
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1 cup sugar (some prefer demerara sugar)
Bring sugar and water just to boil, reduce heat and stir until sugar is dissolved. Remove, bottle, cool and refrigerate. Demerara sugar may alter the color of your cocktail. Some prefer sweeter syrup, using 2 cups sugar to 1 cup water.
Fun and interesting glassware will enhance your home cocktail presentation. Some cocktails are traditionally served in specific types of glassware.
• When using whole ice cubes for cocktails, freeze appropriate herb leaves or fruit pieces in ice cube trays filled with water or juice ahead of time. Added to a cocktail, they will add flavor and visual pizazz.
• Garnish with edible flowers such as nasturtium (Tropaeolum majus), anise hyssop (Agastache foeniculum), cape jasmine (Gardenia jasminoides), strawberry flowers (Fragaria x ananassa or F. virginiana) and okra flowers (Abelmoschus esculentus).
• Flavor your own liquors by adding ingredients from your garden; examples include spicy vodka or tequila, mint-infused rum, and kumquat and ginger-infused vodka.
• If you are lucky enough to have chickens in your garden or farm, make haste to collect some farm-fresh eggs. Homegrown egg whites in a properly shaken Ramos gin fizz can make this classic cocktail smooth and frothy.
• Learn to muddle! Commonly made of wood, a muddler looks similar to a pestle used to mix spices or herbs in a mortar. Techniques vary, but muddling usually consists of pushing and twisting ingredients into the bottom of a cocktail glass, usually before the liquor is added, to extract fragrant and tasty oils from the leaves or skins of fruits and herbs.
• Make use of local honey for cocktails by heating 1 cup of honey and 1 cup of distilled water to a gentle boil. Reduce the heat, thicken, remove from heat, bottle, cool, cap with tight-fitting lid and refrigerate.
The Gardener's Reward Bloody Mary
Garden-harvested veggies (be creative):
A version of this article appeared in a May 2013 print edition of State-by-State Gardening.
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More than a quarter of the country's home loan borrowers are paying off their mortgages faster than they have to because of historic low interest rates.
Home loan interest rates continue to be the lowest they have been for almost 50 years, and borrowers are taking the opportunity to knock chunks off their mortgages.
Westpac said 33 per cent of its customers were more than 30 days ahead of the minimum repayment required from them.
Kiwibank said about 25 per cent of its borrowers were paying off their loans more quickly than when they set up their mortgages.
Offset loans - whereby customers' savings and other bank accounts are offset against their borrowing to reduce the interest charged - are increasingly popular. Kiwibank said about 25 per cent of its loan business was in offset loans.
BNZ said more than 65 per cent of its clients had opted for increased repayments, the bank's rapid repay - a revolving credit option - or Total Money, the offset offering. ASB said the number of extra payments being made on a regular basis was significant.
Dr Claire Matthews, of Massey University's centre for banking studies, said it was good news that people were paying more on their loans.
She said new homeowners would notice a big difference even from small extra repayments, because so little of the initial mortgage payments are principal. A person paying an extra $25 a fortnight could be paying off twice as much of the principal.
"You don't have to make much of an extra payment to make a big impact."
Kerri Thompson, ANZ managing director for retail, agreed. "If a couple with a $300,000 mortgage on a 25-year term, who spend $4 a day each on their daily coffee, divert those funds to their loan, they could save up to five years off their home loan and up to $65,000 in interest."
Matthews said paying more now would mean that when rates did inch back up, the pain would not be as sharp.
NZ Home Loans puts its customers on to revolving credit-style home loan products that encourage them to pay off their loans more quickly. Chief executive Mark Collins said low interest rates were helping customers pay their principal faster. "We always say 'live as if the interest rates were at a higher level'."
Business has been growing quickly - customer numbers were up about 15 per cent on last year, which in turn was up on the year before.
Collins said of the company's $2 billion loan book, customers had paid off $22 million more than they would on standard loan terms.
Reserve Bank statistics show that household debt as a percentage of nominal disposable income is at a six-and-a-half year low.
Years slashed off payments
Alex and Tracy Wallace are knocking down their mortgage while interest rates are low with a revolving credit facility from NZ Home Loans.
They bought their house in Mt Roskill a year ago. A revolving credit facility can reduce a loan's term because the borrower puts all of their income into their home loan each month, reducing the balance and interest charged.
Even if they pull their income out at the end of the month to pay bills, less interest has accrued.
The Wallace family had been on a 30-year loan term but by restructuring it and trying to pay it off faster, they have taken 11 years off that time.
Alex said trying to reduce the loan substantially now meant that if interest rates were to go up in future, the impact would be less painful.


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The Metropolitan city of Packers and Movers Fursungi Pune is one of the fastest growing hubs in the state of Maharashtra. Located in the vicinity of Pune, it consists of a number of towns govreneed by a single municipal corporation. The hamlet attracts the largest number of people in the state for its excellent living conditions.
This is why the business of Movers and Packers Fursungi Pune is catching up quickly. A lot of companies have opened up shop in the trade and there are a lot of professionals who have joined the trade in the recent past. they form a team deducted to help people out of their shifting blues whenever they want it to be.
Yes, help is at hand round the clock, and you are free to contact us at any time of the day or even the night through our website. Our telephone numbers shall be operative during normal working hours, but our men are always ready to help you out at any time of the day.
" Phone: 09850300088 Email Id: email@example.com"
You are sure to find your telephone answered by the most polite and well-mannered person you have ever talked to who is sure to take down your contact details and forward them to the next concerned person in our office.
In the next step, one of our staff is likely to visit your site that is to be shifted and make a rough estimate of all you have to be moved. He can make an estimate of the manpower that is going to be required to shift your goods. He can also tell you how many trucks are going to be required or get an idea of the size of the truck going to be required to ferry your goods.
Be sure to share all you have to be shifted with him. Avoid making any last minute additions to the cargo.


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Hello and good morning everyone! Today I have a special project to share with you. It is the Christmas present I made for my love... but pssst... don't tell him! He loves his card and so the MDF Cool Dudes Car Set inspired me to create a mini album for him, with photos of his car.
For the pages I used the fab Cool Dude Papers. They are perfect for this project. And the Gear Dies and Gear Edge is a perfect addition too. I love how it turned out. Look...
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Angels we have heard on high
Angels we have heard on high
I love Outdoor Christmas Lights!!
Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! By Dean Martin
Baby, it's cold outside.
I love Outdoor Christmas Lights!!
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Mariah Carey's version of All I Want For Christmas!
lets here those sleigh bells ringing & Jingling too out side its a lovely weather 4 a sleigh ride together with you.
And this shall be a sign unto you: Ye shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, Lying in a manger.
- St. Luke ii.
Judy Garland's "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas"
I'm Dreaming of a White Christmas
Bing Crosby - Do You Hear What I Hear?
Silent Night by the Cincinnati Pops Orchestra.
The holly's up, the house is all bright, The tree is ready, the candles alight; Rejoice and be glad, all children tonight.
Happy Holiday from Andy Williams.
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Senate votes to accelerate withdrawal of troops in Afghanistan
WASHINGTON – The Senate has voted to accelerate the withdrawal of U.S. forces from Afghanistan.
The 62-33 vote on Thursday reflected the nation's war-weariness after more than a decade of fighting.
Although the vote was for a nonbinding amendment to the defense bill, it sent a strong signal about the ongoing conflict. Democratic Sen. Jeff Merkley of Oregon sponsored the measure.
It also set the stage for a fight with the House, which passed a bill in May that calls for President Barack Obama to maintain a force of at least 68,000 troops through the end of 2014.
The House and Senate will have to reconcile their competing versions of the defense policy bill.


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For clients who are not quite ready to adopt The Leadership Challenge® Workshop, but who want to introduce the LPI into their organization, I have found that an LPI Workshop is an excellent way to meet their needs.
What follows is the design I use, which has been successful solution for many of my clients.
Prior to the Workshop and before the LPI is administered, I meet with the key contact and a sampling of executives in order to understand their business issues and their anticipated outcomes for the application of the LPI. I use The Five Practices of Exemplary Leadership summary article to provide a foundation of understanding for the participants, and I advise the participants about selecting observers who can provide meaningful feedback. For the administration of the LPI, I work with Fine Points Professionals firstname.lastname@example.com. After the LPI is administered, I give the participants a pre-work assignment that includes reading selected pages of The Leadership Challenge.
The Workshop is a 6-8 hour design (depending on the number of participants) and is very similar to the one outlined in the LPI Facilitators Guide. For past clients I have used the LPI Participant Workbook, but I plan to use the LPI Leadership Development Planner in the future. I also use the book, The Leadership Challenge as a resource during the Workshop for reflection questions that create a dialogue within the group.
- Senior leaders opening comments regarding his/her LPI experience
Three Pivotal Lessons of Leadership from the Research
- Leadership is a Relationship
- Leadership Is Everyone's Business
- Leadership is Self-Development
Orientation to the Leadership Practices Inventory (LPI)
- Jim Kouzes and Barry Posners research
- The Five Practices of Exemplary Leadership®
Explanation of the LPI Feedback Report
- Explain data and layout of the Feedback Report
- Analyze LPI data for a hypothetical leader
- Introduce and share initial interpretations of the groups Cumulative Percentile Ranking
Guide Participants Through Their Own Feedback Reports
- How to get the most from the feedback process
- Distribute LPI Reports and acclimate to the data
Analyze and Interpret the LPI Feedback
- Self-analysis of the data using a set of guided workbook questions
- Coach participants during analysis
- Share impressions with 1 to 2 partners
How Leaders Learn
- The Three fundamentals of how people learn to lead
Individual Leadership Development Action Plans
- Leadership Development Worksheet for self-development
- Coach participants during planning
- Share plans with 1 to 2 partners
Share Feedback Results and Action Plans for Development
- Value of sharing feedback
- Guidelines for sharing feedback with manager, co-workers, direct reports and others
- Share one action each leader will take towards leadership development
Next Steps
- The Best Learning Practices
- Follow-up coaching
Immediately following the Workshop, I work as a coach to the individual participants to help them personally interpret the LPI results, to learn to use The Leadership Challenge book as a resource and to make plans for follow-up with those who gave them feedback. The initial coaching time is one hour, followed by two coaching sessions after they have conversations with their observers. The two follow-up coaching sessions include a Values Clarification Exercise as well as crafting a Commitment Memo to their constituents. I have found that this process has been successful for individuals as they create a map for their self-development. I have also found that this experience has led most participants to literally use The Leadership Challenge book as a field guide for their self-development, just as Jim Kouzes and Barry Posner refer to it in their preface.


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Classic Woman Awards 2006
Meet five wonderful women who exemplify the best in American volunteerism.
She Is a Classic
You all know her. When she hears about heartache, she rolls up the sleeves of her (classic) blouse and goes to work feeding the homeless, rescuing abused animals, welcoming refugees, teaching kids to read, ministering to the imprisoned, cleaning up rivers, and comforting the dying. She's the first to open her heart and the last to look for accolades.
To her we dedicate our November issue, which celebrates our second annual Classic Woman Awards. We know you'll be bowled over by this year's honorees, nominated by you from across the country, profiled here, and honored at a ceremony in New York City on October 12.
These dedicated women are proving that you can change the world, by starting in your own little corner of it. We are pleased to present to you our 2006 Classic Women Award honorees.
Photography: Michael Weschler and Kevin Lein
Ginny Donohue
On Point for College
Syracuse, New York
"You have a plan of action, then you just do it," Ginny Donohue says, recalling her career switch from teaching to the corporate world. In that world, Ginny was the first woman in every post she held. Such lessons in determination were not lost on her daughter. When a fellow high schooler complained about not having the resources to go to college, his young friend replied, "Sure you can go. My mother will find a way." And Ginny did.
Soon after, Ginny recalls, she helped "a couch kid-someone who couldn't live at home so just went from sleeping on one couch to another." After he got into college, two other kids approached her. "They were in a program for chronically homeless kids, and when I went to pick them up, a whole bunch of kids piled into my car."
They continued to pile in, and Ginny continued to work with them on an ad hoc basis until 1999, when she made another career switch-this time leaving a successful executive career to found On Point for College, a nonprofit organization in Syracuse that helps kids from low-income families go to college. The organization has since helped more than 1,000 inner-city youth go to state and community colleges, and an impressive list of private colleges and universities across the country.
From the start, Ginny understood that the challenge wasn't just about advocacy, admissions counseling, or helping kids with forms, but one of providing a supportive environment. On Point students are tutored in how to budget time, work in study groups, get along with roommates; they are provided with backpacks, alarm clocks, bedding, clothes, and all the other basic back-to-school supplies.
Often, it's just a little thing keeping them out of college. Ginny recalls a boy whose family members were political refugees from Togo. "He had lived in a camp for a year. St. Lawrence University wanted him-he was an excellent soccer player. But he needed to take the test for English as a Second Language, and he didn't have the $35. We did. That was all it took; he graduated in three years."
Each fall, every new student is visited on campus by On Point. Ninety-eight percent of them are the first person in their families to go to college. "A lot of their parents are living on the edge," Ginny explains. "The kids are used to doing without. If a student doesn't have a textbook, he might not tell us. So we visit them. We walk them to the financial-aid office, to the learning center. We make sure they have the books they need." And at the end of the year in May, the organization sponsors a job fair, because On Point students have few job contacts or networking opportunities.
Ginny's happiest moments come on college visits. "We'll be walking around the campus, and it hits them. You can see them thinking 'I could really come here.' Everything they could ever be in their lives has just shifted." Call it being on point for life.
Gloria L. Taylor
Community Women Against Hardship
St. Louis, Missouri
Gloria Taylor's commitment to community began with family, taking root in the Atlanta home of the grandmother who raised her. Her great-grandfather presided over dinners where family members of all generations discussed what was in their minds and hearts. The Reverend Martin Luther King Jr. was sometimes a visitor to the home as well. It was at these gatherings that young Gloria formed her values-a strong work ethic, a focus on the positive, and most importantly, a desire to help people in need.
"I grew up listening to the talk," she recalls of those formative years. "There was nothing negative, no bad language. The conversation was always positive, always about figuring out what we could do. And there is a stick-to-it-iveness about all this stuff from the past. It was an interesting beginning."
What has emerged from that beginning is more interesting still. Believing that local communities can thrive on those same values today, Gloria started Community Women Against Hardship (CWAH) in 1988 in St. Louis to assist single women in need and their families; 33 percent of the city's African Americans then lived below the poverty level. "When I saw the stats on how many children go to bed hungry, that was my dramatic moment," she recalls. "I knew there had to be something we could do."
The volunteer-based program starts at home. "Food was always important, and so was the kitchen," she says. "Someone comes in hungry, you hand him a sandwich. You don't ask questions. It's about finding ways to share." Since its beginning, CWAH has offered food and clothing to more than 5,000 women and children; it has sponsored health-care programs, computer training, academic tutoring, and jazz programs; and it has purchased (for $1) and renovated (with some 30,000 hours of volunteer help) a former elementary school for a family support center.
Gloria became a Catholic at age 16, and her faith fuels her work. "There are days I just think I need to pray a whole lot more," she says. She recalls one girl who became pregnant at 14 and was kicked out of school. "Her mother had her own set of problems, and they lived in the projects. Our caseworker got her back into school, stayed with her, took her to church, and she graduated from high school with honors. She went on to major in math at St. Louis University." Today, that same young woman is working on her masters degree and has volunteered at CWAH, using hip-hop music to teach math, reading, and grammar skills, perfectly reflecting Gloria's conviction that "God gives us these skills so we can give back."
Among Gloria's biggest challenges now is the permanence of CWAH. "What bothers me the most is that I can't be here forever." It's likely she'll face this challenge the way she does the others, one step at a time. "I don't go after the big things," she says. "I don't ask for iPods. I'd rather see families coming together, so I ask for games-Scrabble, Monopoly. That's what I go after. And books."
It's one of the few points Gloria could stand to be corrected on. It's clear, after all, that she is going after the big things.
Jeanne Mozier
The Morgan Arts Council
Berkeley Springs, West Virginia
Not everyone buys the local movie theater as soon as they move to town, but Jeanne Mozier has her own way of doing things. "I'm opportunistic more than visionary," she says by way of explanation. "We knew we had to do something."
Well, maybe. But some vision was in play. When Jeanne and her husband, Jack Soronen, moved to Berkeley Springs, in Morgan County, West Virginia, in 1977, they quickly got their new business-the 325-seat movie theater-up and running. But there were few shops, no spas, and no place to eat after 7 p.m. There were a few artists and some old-time music, however, and that was all it took for Jeanne to arouse interest in the Morgan Arts Council she founded. "Forty people came to the first meeting," she recalls, and when she realized none of them knew each other, she knew she'd found her work.
Jeanne also knew that art could be an economic force to revitalize the historic town once celebrated for its warm mineral springs, and she recognized the synergy between the arts and tourism; the people who come for the spas, B and B's, and shopping will also support the arts. Today, with three galleries, curated exhibits, and open studio tours, Berkeley Springs is home to some 150 artists who work in jewelry, ceramics, textiles, glass, metal, painting, photography, and more. The town attracts retirees as well and was recently voted the No. 2 arts destination among American small towns and cities. Along the way to making this happen (and as she was logging more than 50,000 volunteer hours), Jeanne also managed to found the Museum of Berkeley Springs and Travel Berkeley Springs.
"We never sat down and said, 'Let's see how we can revitalize Berkeley Springs.' We just took the opportunity whenever we could," Jeanne explains. "Now artists are in the fabric of daily life." The Morgan Arts Council mission statement-"Getting art out there"-has a similar directness and reflects Jeanne's innate pragmatism that "You don't necessarily need a main-street program, or even a friendly town government. It's more sustainable when it is derived from the industry itself. When artists come and are committed, you don't need a lot of state agencies." Nor is money all that is needed to bring art into the schools. Instead, it is community programming, and in Morgan County's student population of 2,000, there are 14 art teachers.
Today, Jeanne serves her third appointment to the West Virginia Commission of the Arts. But lest anyone assume her talents are strictly limited to administration, publicity, fund-raising, promotion, grant-writing, marketing, hosting a radio show, writing newsletters and press releases, and the list of other tasks she takes on, one of the favorite parts of her job is emceeing the hog-calling competition at the town's annual Apple Butter Festival.
"There is no real agriculture here, so this was not really about hog calling," she explains. "People come in costume, play the guitar, tell stories. It's performance art, and it's colossally successful." And you might still find her serving popcorn at the Star Theatre on Saturday nights. "It's always been about having fun," she concludes. "And about keeping your purpose in mind."
Kathy Feldt
The Joy Foundation
St. Louis, Missouri
"My mother wasn't an artist, but she lived life as a creative act," says Kathy Feldt. "Ordinary moments became adventures." So when Joy Feldt was diagnosed with ovarian cancer in 2001, she approached her illness with the same spirit. "She had something she called a 'healequin' doll, like a mannequin," recalls Kathy, "and she would use it to signal days when she was having an especially hard time."
When her mother died, Kathy felt called to share her mother's gift with other cancer patients. "My mother lived creatively, and if we can't always show people how to do that, we can give them the creative tools that art provides." Kathy started The Joy Foundation in St. Louis in 2001, believing that healing through the arts helps battle cancer.
The foundation's Lids for Laughter, then, is a workshop program that brings the studio experience to cancer patients, where they can make hats, hoods, and headwear of all sorts. Expressive, often exuberant, such hats—traditionally a negative sign of cancer—suggest how a painful experience can morph into an inventive, even inspirational, act. One 8-year-old patient wrote: Thank you for the cool crown activity. It was the only time today I wasn't thinking about being sick. I feel like a princess wearing my crown!
If Lids for Laughter is a patient-care tool, Kathy's Lids for Life program, established a year later, reaches out to people in underserved communities who may feel shut out of the health-care system. Drawing people together with similar creative hat-making activities, the program then introduces them to such services as free mammograms and prostate screening. Another program, Jazz for Joy, brings live music to treatment centers—soothing jazz concerts, for example—for patients as they undergo their chemotherapy treatments. Another of the foundation's endeavors—St. Louis Community Healing Arts—connects people with cancer and their families to community arts organizations—museums, theaters, dance companies, and concert halls—that donate tickets. Whether it's two tickets or 200—to the opera or the Harlem Globetrotters—the idea, Kathy says, is that "at a time when people can be overwhelmed with grief or fear, art can transport them into something life-affirming."
Kathy's conviction that art and healing are compatriots is served by her business background in health-care marketing. And while she acknowledges the value of these baseline skills in navigating the health-care system, she also admits that her mother's diagnosis "changed everything." As a social entrepreneur, she recognizes that dedication often has its roots in personal experience.
If her mother's life—and death—inspired her foundation, Kathy knows today that she "also draws on what I am seeing in the families we serve." It is this nurturing cycle of life that may best express the creative spirit of her work. "I have a 9-year old daughter, and I want her to understand that we are given gifts in life and it is incumbent upon us to share these with our communities," she says. "My mother taught me that."
Susan Retik
Beyond the 11th
Boston, Massachusetts
The bonds between parent and child, siblings, or special friends may need little explaining, but that bonds of equal strength and resilience can be forged among strangers is one of life's paradoxes. It is a paradox familiar to Susan Retik, and one she has based her work on.
Susan, the mother of two, was happily married and expecting a third child when her husband was killed aboard American Airlines Flight 11 on September 11, 2001. "People asked how I got through such a tragic loss," she recalls, "and the answer was always the same. I received so much help and support from strangers around the country, around the globe—whether it was a handwritten note or a hand-sewn quilt. Just knowing that someone out there was thinking of me lifted me up."
Her empathy led Susan, only months later, to imagine how Afghani women might be lifted up as well. War-torn for decades, Afghanistan is home to thousands of impoverished widows. Perhaps it was simply the shared experience of unbearable loss, but Susan found herself thinking about "how I could help those women even before we invaded Afghanistan. It was a terrible place to be a woman and an even more terrible place to be a widow."
The following February, Susan met another 9/11 widow and mother, and mentioned her hope of helping just one woman in the way so many people had helped her. "There was no aha moment," Susan says. "The idea just evolved naturally when we realized that the money we could donate was a fortune in Afghanistan and could help many more than just one woman."
The two women founded Beyond the 11th in 2003 to do just that. Today, the organization channels funds through three organizations—CARE International, Women for Women International, and Arzu, a group that teaches Afghani women rug weaving to provide them and their families with resources for health care, education, and literacy. Most of all, the funding assists women in securing an independent future. Through these agencies, Beyond the 11th has helped more than 500 widows on the road to self-sufficiency. Something as simple as providing these women with chickens affords them both food and income when they sell the eggs. With each widow having an average of nearly six children, Susan's support has aided nearly 3,000 impoverished Afghanis.
In September, Beyond the 11th sponsored its third 275-mile bike ride from Ground Zero to Boston; last year it raised $175,000, and Susan hoped to raise $250,000 this year. As a result of a documentary on her work, Susan anticipates more speaking engagements. "I want people to see the real Afghanistan. These are women with beautiful souls who want the same things for their kids that we want."
Meeting the women of Afghanistan on a recent trip there made Susan's mission more heartfelt than ever: "Poverty breeds terrorism," she says. "It's about desperation. If an Afghan family had a young boy, the Taliban would offer that family a sack of rice to recruit him. We don't want families to have to make that terrible choice. We want to give them that sack of rice."


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Adult Respiratory Distress Syndrome
(ARDS; Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome; Non-cardiogenic Pulmonary Edema)
Adult respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is a form of lung failure. It is a life-threatening lung condition. ARDS can occur in very ill or severely injured people. It is not a specific disease.
ARDS starts with the tiny blood vessels in the lungs. These vessels leak fluid into the lung sacs. The fluid decreases the ability of the lungs to move oxygen into the body.
ARDS can develop in anyone over the age of one year old.
If you suspect you or someone else has this condition, get medical help immediately.
Adult Respiratory Distress Syndrome
ARDS can be caused by many types of injuries, including:
Direct injury to the lungs:
- Chest trauma, such as a heavy blow
- Aspiration of stomach contents
- Obstructed airways
- High attitude disease
- Tuberculosis]]>
- Oxygen toxicity
- Radiation
- ]]>Cardiopulmonary bypass]]>
- Breathing smoke, chemicals, or salt water
- Burns
Indirect injury to the lungs:
- Severe infection
- Massive ]]>blood transfusion]]>
- ]]>Pneumonia]]>
- ]]>Shock]]>
- ]]>Burn]]>
- Head trauma
- Severe inflammation of the pancreas ( ]]>pancreatitis]]> )
- Overdoses of alcohol or certain drugs (eg, aspirin, cocaine, opioids, phenothiazines, and tricyclic antidepressants)
ARDS may occur within few days of a lung or bone marrow transplantation.
Risk Factors
ARDS develops most often in people who are being treated for the conditions listed above. Very few who have these issues will go on to develop ARDS.
Factors that may increase your risk of ARDS include:
- Cigarette smoking
- Chronic lung disease
- Age over 65
If you have any of these symptoms do not assume it is due to ARDS. These may be caused by other, more or less serious health conditions. If you or someone else is experiencing any one of them, seek medical help:
- Shortness of breath
- Fast, labored breathing
- Bluish skin or fingernail color
- Rapid pulse
- Fever
- Chills
- Muscle pain or weakness
- Headache
- Dry Cough
They often develop within 24-48 hours of the injury.
Doctors may suspect ARDS when:
- A person suffering from severe infection or injury develops acute, severe breathing problems
- A chest x-ray shows fluid in the air sacs of both lungs
- Blood tests show a dangerously low level of oxygen in the blood
- Other conditions that could cause breathing problems have been ruled out
The doctor will ask about symptoms and medical history. A physical exam will be done. People who develop ARDS may be too sick to complain of symptoms. If a patient shows signs of developing ARDS, tests may include the following:
- Blood pressure check]]>
- Blood tests—to look for oxygen levels, evidence of infection (complete blood count, viral and bacterial cultures) and markers of heart failure
- ]]>Chest x-ray]]>
- Swabs from nose and throat for identifying viruses
- Occasionally, an ]]>echocardiogram]]> (heart ultrasound), to rule out ]]>congestive heart failure]]>
- Pulmonary artery catheterization to aid in diagnostic work-up
- ]]>Bronchoscopy]]> to analyze airways—A laboratory examination may indicate presence of certain viruses or cancer cells
- Open lung ]]>biopsy]]> is reserved for cases when diagnosis is difficult to establish
Talk with the doctor about the best plan for you. Treatment options include the following:
- Treating the underlying cause or injury
Providing support until the lungs heal:
- Mechanical ventilation—a machine to help you breathe through a tube placed in the mouth or nose, or through an opening created in the neck
- Monitoring blood chemistry and fluid levels
- Oxygen via a face mask or nasal prong
Often, ARDS patients are sedated to tolerate these treatments.
American Lung Association
ARDS Clinical Network
BC Health Guide
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ARDS. National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Disease and Conditions Index website. Available at: http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/dci/Diseases/Ards/Ards_WhoIsAtRisk.html . Accessed December 12, 2006.
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Bernard GR. Acute respiratory distress syndrome: a historical perspective. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2005;172:798.
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Ian Martin creates a prototype idealised model of collectivised open-plan space
MONDAY Design a global conspiracy, giving it a heavily-engineered feel and a mirrored finish.
TUESDAY Experience the intoxicating power of symmetry by drinking either side of lunch.
WEDNESDAY Gender-specific toys are infra dig for today's parenting dudes, of whatever biological combination. That's why I am remodelling the doll's house, combining new ways of thinking (delusion) with old ways of thinking (nostalgia).
My prototype is an idealised model of collectivised open-plan space. With the help of my old friend Dusty Penhaligon the conservactionist I have recreated a community technical aid centre from 1970s Liverpool.
The precision-tooled balsa wood construction has been skilfully clad as a redundant Wesleyan chapel. Inside it's squat chic - all distressed G-Plan furniture and draped fabrics sourced from skips.
In the communal kitchen, almost inaudibly, Bob Marley plays on a tiny, tinny hi-fi. The dolls are asexual, metrospectacled, identically dressed in blue denim work suits. Theoretically any of them could be women. Everyone had long hair then. That's the power of play for you there, the power of a child's imagination.
Other prototypes I am working up:
- Little Anglican church with detachable roof. Differents sets of minister-and-congregation dolls include 'Old Testament Tory', 'Inclusive But Conflicted' and 'Poseable-Figure Evangelical'.
- Little food bank, full of hungry and deserving 'poor dolls'. Or 'scrounger dolls', depending on the child's political world view.
- Little last council house still occupied by a local authority tenant, with a little corpse doll inside and a little cat doll at the window.
THURSDAY Boom. Just won a competition to redesign the public realm around Vauxhall.
What makes my victory even sweeter is that I beat a number of my long-standing rivals in the realm of re-realming, notably vulgar London duburban steppers Boner + Fido, and French hauteurists Casaubon et Casaubon Encore.
I'm braced for the usual bitterness. People saying that redesigning a public realm is a piece of piss. That you can be as vague as you like because it's never going to happen. That the whole exercise has been launched simply so that those in charge can demonstrate that they're doing something even if they're not.
Bollocks to them. Detractorz gonna detract.
Anyway, I have no idea who the judges for this re-realming design competition were, or indeed who the client is. But what won them over was my preparedness to go that extra mile in constructing a 'quirky world of possibilities'. Startling images can liberate a public realm. For example:
Larry David jogging. Time-transported Victorian couple on penny farthings. Forensic murder-scene chalk body outlines sprung creepily to life, pointing at floating trees, their roots spreading out like veins, sucking in nutrients directly from the air. The cast of an amdram production of Seven Brides For Seven Brothers sitting in a giant leaf listening to a lecture given by a horse with a bubble for a head.
Nobody is suggesting that any of the above will actually occur. It is descriptive, not prescriptive. One hopes in the end that one's benign majesty will have a cascading effect. That it will empower the citizens of a rethought public realm, and strengthen that realm's bicycling monarchy.
FRIDAY I yield to no-one in my admiration for Guy Fawkes Gardens, the Modernist municipal masterpiece designed by Andrew and Petula Bodle. It is rightly admired throughout the world as an exemplar of what we as a society did for one another in the 20th century.
But let's face it, the place has seen better days. It would require a shitload of money to restore it to 'societal beacon' status. Plus it's not even listed. Not a beacon, not an icon.
It is, however, with heavy heart that I now accept the gig to masterplan 239 new homes on the flattened site once Guy Fawkes Gardens has been humanely pulverised.
Of course, deleting it from the landscape does not mean it will be erased from our hearts. We will still be able to see pictures of it, and remember the feelings it once inspired.
I hope this makes clear my deep affection for Guy Fawkes Gardens and that now my critics will shut the fuck up and allow me to do my job.
SATURDAY Five-a-zeitgeist theoretical football. Tessellated Public Opinion 3, Think Tank With Lightshow 6.
SUNDAY Light doze in the recliner, with my conscience in a glass of water on the table.
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Hotels in Newark are often pricey, but travelers can find cheap hotels in the Newark airport area. The Howard Johnson Hotel - Newark Airport is a budget option that doesn't skimp on amenities. An onsite restaurant and gym let guests take care of essentials without leaving the premises. In-room refrigerators and microwaves are ideal for simple meals and late night snacks.
The Hilton Newark Airport is another one of the most affordable hotels in the city. Guests enjoy in-room on-command games and movies and high-speed Internet access. A free airport shuttle streamlines travel arrangements.
The peak tourist season for New Jersey is late May to early September. Expect big crowds and high prices during this time. Late November to March is the slowest travel season, but the weather is much less inviting. Highs dip from the mid-50s in November to the upper 30s in January. Temperatures hit the low 20s during the coldest part of the winter, in January.
The shoulder season is the best option for decent weather and good hotel deals. Book a vacation for April to mid-May for a spring vacation or mid-September to mid-November for a crisp fall retreat.
Newark, New Jersey has one option for hostellers - the local YMCA. At the YMCA of Newark and Vicinity, guests can book hostel accommodations in dormitory style rooms, with common restroom facilities. The Y also offers standard accommodations with a single or full size bed, television, and in-room refrigerator. Deluxe accommodations are the only option with private bathroom facilities. These rooms also include a full size bed, television, and refrigerator.
Several chain hotels in Newark participate in rewards programs that will help you stay in luxury locations for less. Frequent travelers can reap big benefits from choosing a chain and sticking with it. The Best Western Plus Robert Treat Hotel in Newark participates in a rewards program that lets travelers earn points through other purchases, such as flowers and gifts. Save on a stay at the SpringHill Suites Newark Liberty International Airport with Marriott Rewards or special seasonal packages.
Downtown Newark hotels are notoriously expensive, but rewards programs and specials can bring these rooms to a more manageable price. The Hilton Newark Penn Station uses the honors program. This hotel also runs specials for all types of travelers, from couples looking for a romantic retreat, to families on vacation.
Travelers who are looking for cheap hotels in the Newark, NJ area can't do better than a room share or rental home. With more than 1,000 rentals available through Airbnb alone, there's easily an accommodation to suit any travel taste. Visitors can score an entire home for about half of what a downtown hotel room would cost.
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Colonel Carter returned from Europe on
September 7, where he had spent several
weeks in connection with our foreign practice.
A paper on "The Scope of the Small Accounting
Firm" was read by Mr. Forbes at
the annual meeting of the American Institute
of Accountants held in Philadelphia.
Mr. Wildman, after spending a very
pleasant vacation in Europe, returned on
September 5.
Mr. Palmer also has returned after an
enjoyable vacation abroad.
Mr. Peters is here from the Orient to
spend his vacation and attend the annual
firm meeting.
Mr. J . W. Queenan, of the Chicago office,
is to be congratulated upon being
awarded the gold medal of the Illinois Society
of Certified Public Accountants for the
highest grades made in the June examination
for certified public accountants.
We have pleasure in announcing that
Mr. Benjamin A . Wilson, of the New York
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and Finance for the coming year. The Elijah
Watt Sells Scholarship Fund was established
in 1924, as a memorial to Mr. Sells,
by his sister, Mrs. John H . Bovard.
Mr. C. B. Holloway, of the Boston office,
has been elected an associate member of
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Mr. G. E . Conroy, of the New Orleans
office, has been elected treasurer of the
Society of Louisiana Certified Public Accountants.
Mr. H. L . Annis, of the Boston office,
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examinations of that state.
Mr. F. J . Williams, of the Los Angeles
office, has received the C. P. A. certificate
of the state of California as the result of
passing the examinations.
Mr. S. G. Anspach, Jr., has been successful
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I know that this fall's The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword won't be the final video game for the Wii, but it is likely to be remembered as the last big game for Nintendo's mighty system. That's cool, I guess, but I believe that Jerry Rice & Nitus Dog Football—announced today as shipping on August 16!—would have been the better final Wii game.
Let's look at what it has going for it:
-Game about something you never thought they'd make a game out of.
-Random celebrity endorsement.
-Abundant cheerfulness.
-A general air of "they'll sell anything on this system."
Is this not the prototypical Wii game? I love my copies of Metroid Prime 3: Corruption, Little King's Story and Red Steel 2, but prototypical games of the Wii era they were not.
The news today, I think, is that Jerry Rice will be on the Wii on August 16. It was a relatively short time coming. You can play a Flash version of the game now at development studio Judobaby's website.
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Revolutionary Self-Balancing Bicycle Makes Learning to Ride a Bike a Breeze
It's something every child has learned: how to ride a bike. Well, the pain of falling onto the hard pavement and scratching a knee may become a thing of the past, thanks to this ingenious invention that follows the self-driving car.
Behold the Jyrobike -- a bicycle that balances itself.
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TPC Wire & Cable snags Cicoil LLC
TPC Wire & Cable Corp. (TPC), a portfolio company of Audax Private Equity, has wrapped the acquisition of Cicoil LLC., a manufacturer and distributor of flat cable and flat and round cable assemblies.
Based in Valencia, California, Cicoil's technology is used in mission critical applications for mil-aero, semiconductor and medical tech industries. The purchase will allow TPC to expand its market reach and strengthen its portfolio of specialized wire and cable solutions to sophisticated, high cost-of-failure environments. In a press release announcing the purchase, TPC President and CEO Jeff Crane said, "We continue to execute our strategy of combining above market organic growth with acquisitions that diversify our product and service capabilities as well as the end markets we serve. We couldn't be happier to welcome Cicoil and all of their associates to the TPC family. Howard and his strong team have built a great and growing business. Their deep technical expertise and commitment to R&D, combined with our commitment to solving customer problems will enable us to build on the success both companies have enjoyed. We are confident that this acquisition will better position both TPC and Cicoil to capture significant opportunities today and into the future." TPC Wire & Cable was founded in 1979 in Macedonia, Ohio and is a portfolio company of Audax Private Equity.
Sanmina 'We remain focused on driving profitable revenue growth' The EMS provider recorded 2020 first quarter revenues of USD 1.84 billion, which is a YoY decrease from USD 2.18 billion during the same period 2019.
Philips' looking to increase health focus - ready to part with home appliances Royal Philips says it's reviewing options for future ownership of its Domestic Appliances business. The company will start the process of creating a separate legal structure for this business within the group, which is expected to be completed in 12 to 18 months.
Czech company acquires German PCB manufacturer Gatema a.s. has completed the biggest acquisition in its history to date. The Czech Republic-based has purchased Germany's Kubatronik – Leiterplatten GmbH Company, a company focused on the development and manufacturing of prototype and test boards.
Eltas new plant paves way for more complex electronics Slovenian electronics specialist Eltas recently inaugurated its new production facilities in Šentjernej. An investment that will see them expanding their product portfolio to include more advanced solutions.
GM: Detroit-Hamtramck to be EV assembly only GM announced today a USD 2.2 billion investment at its Detroit-Hamtramck assembly plant that will make it the automaker's first facility completely dedicated to EV auto assembly.
Indra opens massive radar factory as it concentrates its manufacturing The new factory, located in San Fernando de Henares, will concentrate the company's entire radar manufacturing for civil and military use.
New production lines installed at ESCATEC Penang Several new production lines are being set up at the company's main facility in Penang, which hosts ESCATEC Electronics (EEM) and ESCATEC Medical (EDM).
Greg Grace takes the helm as MD of Incap Estonia Greg Grace has been appointed Director, Operations Estonia, and Managing Director of Incap Electronics Estonia, and member of Incap Group's Management Team.
NA semi equipment industry posts December 2019 billings North America-based manufacturers of semiconductor equipment posted USD 2.49 billion in billings worldwide in December 2019 (three-month average basis), according to SEMI.
NOTE increases deliveries to Hövding Hövding 3, the latest version of the company's airbag helmet, is fully ramped up at NOTE's plant in China.
Eguana inks deal for residential energy storage systems Eguana Technologies Inc. has entered into a development contract with an unnamed renewable energy company to develop and certify proprietary residential storage systems for distribution through its sales channels across global markets.
BlueRing Stencils picks up Stone Mountain Tool BlueRing Stencils has acquired Georgia-based tooling supplier Stone Mountain Tool.
Bosch increases its stake in fuel-cell expert Ceres Power Bosch has increased its stake in Ceres Power from 3.9% to circa 18%. Bosch's total investment in the company will be approximately 90 million euros.
Haldex Heidelberg staff urges management to reconsider the closure It was back in October of 2019 that Haldex announced that it was streamlining its production in Europe, a decision that would see the move of production from Heidelberg in Germany to Szentlörincskáta in Hungary.
Foxconn's Gou: WI plant operational this year Foxconn Technology Group founder Terry Gou is indicating that the company's new manufacturing facility in Mount Pleasant, Wisconsin, still currently under construction after multiple slowdowns, will generate products beginning this year.
Zentech acquires Trilogy Circuits LLC Zentech Manufacturing has acquired Texas-based Trilogy Circuits LLC, a provider of EMS services to military primes and other high-reliability industries in Texas and across the United States.
Markus Jeck to take lead of Enics Switzerland EMS provider Enics has appointed Markus Jeck as the new General Manager of Enics Switzerland.
Hanwha Precision Machinery launches tech centre in Germany Hanwha Techwin Automation Americas' – formerly Samsung C&T Automation – unit, Hanwha Precision Machinery, has launched an integrated tech centre for Europe in Germany to accelerate its global expansion.
TTM Technologies to sell four China manufacturing plants TTM Technologies is executing a definitive agreement under which the company has agreed to divest its four China manufacturing plants – which make up substantially all of the assets of its Mobility business unit.
Incap acquires AWS Electronics EMS provider Incap has signed an agreement to acquire 100% ownership of AWS Electronics Group.
Ampleon, Rochester Electronics ink deal RF power products supplier Ampleon and semiconductor manufacturer Rochester Electronics have forged a strategic partnership to extend the global supply of Ampleon's VDMOS portfolio of high-performance RF transistors.
Trust Automation appoints new COO California-based Trust Automation Inc., a supplier of automation technology for industrial and defense applications, has welcomed Teddy Ross to the company as chief operations officer, effective immediately.
TDK Ventures invests in SLD Laser TDK Ventures Inc., a subsidiary of TDK Corporation, has invested in SLD Laser, a specialist in the use of gallium nitride (GaN) in the commercialization of visible laser light sources for multiple applications including automotive, mobility, medical, and specialty lighting.Load more news
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Mijas is a lovely Andalusian town on the Costa del Sol, not far from Fuengirola. With 12 kilometres of coastline, including the La Cala de Mijas beach resort with its European blue flag, it is the perfect family friendly holiday destination for a spot of Mediterranean sun. And with a huge choice of rental homes in the region, it can be a surprisingly low cost place to visit as well.
There is so much to do on a family holiday in Mijas, easily enough to fill a week's trip. Aside from relaxing on La Cala de Mijas or one of the other beaches along Mijas's 12km of coastline, you can climb up to the white-washed village of Mijas Pueblo on the mountainside for stunning views across the Costa del Sol, Gibraltar, the Atlas Mountains and over to the African coastline. Mijas Pueblo is also the place to head to take a look at the traditional bull ring or to take a donkey trip on a short tour around the area. There are also at least seven golf courses in the area surrounding Mijas (with several more under construction). The streets of Mijas are very tourist friendly, and are full of independent shops selling hand made local crafts and products. The Mijas Aqua Park in nearby Las Lagunas is also well worth a visit with the whole family.
With a wide range of apartments and villas available as rental homes throughout Mijas, Calahonda and the whole of this western region of the Costa del Sol, there are many deals to be found, and if you shop around early enough, you can find apartment rentals for a family of four with weekly rates from just £350, which compares very well with the price of hotel rooms. Rental homes in the area come with comfortable basic facilities, as well as great extras such as private pools and jacuzzis, perfect to unwind after a hard day's sightseeing or sunbathing. And with a great deal more space than a hotel room, they also provide more privacy and are great for kids to run around and let off steam without disturbing other guests!
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Top 5 Considerations for Choosing Network Cabling Companies in Orangeville:
1. Experience
How long has the company been in business? This will impact the reliability, not only of the products they carry but also the services that they provide. Remember that you may need customer support should the cables have any potential difficulties or if they need upgrading or replacing.
Experience also shows that they will be knowledgeable about the products you may need. This assists in the purchasing process and the accuracy of orders and deliveries processed by the cabling company you are considering. Furthermore, their experience shows that they hold a higher likelihood of being in business for years to come.
2. Client Portfolio
Have a look at their list of prior customers with which they have done business. Do they have a substantial number of clients? How about testimonials (quotes) that tout the virtues of their products and services? This should give you a solid guideline of what you can expect from a particular network cabling company with respect to quality and dependability.
If the company has serviced any big names of brands or corporations you recognize, this adds even greater validity to the perceived credibility of their operation. This does not necessarily mean that every client listed was satisfied, but it does show that the cabling provider has been trusted by entities who have a substantial degree of dependence on network connections.
3. Local Presence
Ideally, you will probably prefer to select a company that operates within a general locality of Orangeville. If your company has multiple locations, you may wish to select a cabling provider that is stationed close to your main headquarters.
A local presence is not entirely necessary, however, given that the network cabling company can travel and/or ship their products and services to you with fast enough turnaround to meet your timeline and other demands. The need for a local presence is not a dire one, but again, it is a bonus if the data cabling company happens to be local.
4. Customer Support
This almost goes without saying when it comes to choosing a company for any product or service, but it is worth pointing out. Premium quality customer support is beyond essential. If your network is vital to the primary functions of your business, then you will need responsive tech support.
You will need immediate answers when you run into issues or concerns. The customer support should also be clear with communication and quick to resolve any problems that you may encounter with the cabling they supply for your network.
5. Track Record
It is preferable to select a company that has a name in the business of network cabling, if you are going to get desirable results in terms of quality and support. Word of mouth from others in your industry is a great way to get a feel for the public perception of the network cabling companies you are considering. Choose the most reputable one with the most competitive rates.


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Will It Take Some Budding SS Fruit to Acquire Justin Upton
So it seems the Tampa Bay Rays might have to slice off a bit of their future if they want even a remote chance at outfielder Justin Upton. It seems the Arizona D-Backs are adamant about getting a quality shortstop for their outfielder, plus possibly another piece or two running up the Rays farm chain. This doesn't mean dangling a quality pitcher might not get the OF with the power stroke the Rays yearn for, but possibly tearing out a small slice of the Rays future infield might be a huge deciding factor for Arizona helping out their MLB Expansion kin.
Fortunately for the D-Backs, the Rays have a few of these lying around, with even a duo having Major League Baseball service time under their belts, but the Arizona front office has done their research and the targeted one is the guy the Rays most likely would not give away for now. You would hope the D-Backs would want to help solve the Rays current SS situation by taking one of their experienced infielders currently residing at the Triple-A level like Reid Brignac or Sean Rodriguez, but AZ is being smart here knowing each might have decent defensive skills, but their bats have a few gaping holes.
You also wish the D-Backs would take a longer look at SS prospect Tim Beckham and love what they see, but Beckhams 2012 brush with the MiBL drug police that cost him 50-games might put him firmly sitting in the Rays system. Unfortunately if the Rays want to swing this deal it might take a piece like top prospect Hak-Ju Lee who is currently listed by Baseball America as the Rays 3rd best prospect with Beckham all the way down at number 8.
You have to wonder if Brignac had prospered at Triple-A or made it back into the Rays fold at some time in 2012, he might be the top name whispered into Executive VP Andrew Friedman's ear right now.
But Briggy Baseball's fall from grace not only at the MLB level, but struggling for parts of the Triple-A season might have put him into a dark corner for now. And S-Rod did himself no special favors by punching a locker after a Durham Bulls contests putting himself further into an abyss possibly not seeing a Rays uniform until this Spring, if then.
Lee even seems to taken an unexpected step backwards in 2012 with a few injuries and plate struggles, but he is still the guy with the MLB spotlight upon him, and I truly think we will see more reps with him at the MLB camp this Spring. Problem here is Lee has been penciled in as a guy with a true Rays future and seems a bit more untouchable that the rest of the SS group. Seems odd that a prospect infielder could garner that "hands-off" mentality, but then again name me one Rays SS not named Bartlett who have made you swoon and cheer his play in the field and at the plate.
The SS slot for the Rays has always been a patchwork spot with free agent names taking priority. This duo of Beckham and Lee are the first Rays homegrown versions of the 6-spot, and because of that fact, they might be harder to pluck from the Rays hands. You have to ask yourself if getting a key bat now for a player who could play in the Rays fold for possibly 3-5 years is a gamble or a calculated risk worth taking.
That is the true tragedy here. It will take the Rays giving up a key component of their future 6-slot for them to even be mildly considered for the Upton sweepstakes. If Brignac, Rodriguez or even Beckham had mustered a huge late season surge, possibly their names would be on the lips of the Arizona front office right now. But that did not materialize, so the D-Backs brass are looking into a longer term team controlled option, and a player who can grow with their franchise.
We all know Ben Zobrist came up as a shortstop prospect, even was the Rays Opening Day starter at that position at one time, but he is putty into the gaping hole right now. He played brilliantly when called upon in 2012, but he is a stop-gap until possibly Lee or Beckham shows the promise and gets the confidence of the Rays staff that they can be the true SS hierapparents.
Problem is, one of them might be the key piece to any future discussions between the Rays and Diamondbacks in regards to the "other" Upton. I guess the Rays will have to seriously ask themselves if they pluck a piece of future fruit from their farm system vine now for Upton, will it taste sweet or bitter come September 2013.