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Thursday, 31 October 2013
Morph hits comeback trail.
At last some good news. Morph is making a comeback. We used to know the bloke who did the voice for Morph. Worked in a hardware shop down the end of our road. His wife was a teacher. Taught our lad in Middle School if memory serves. Will the old Plasticine Trouper prove the exception to the fight game adage,"they never come back"? We shall see.
Tuesday, 29 October 2013
Saturday, 26 October 2013
A Roma voice.
In the acres of newsprint and hours of TV and radio coverage about "gypsy blond child abduction" the voice of Roma people themselves has been very limited. It's refreshing therefore to see this piece in today's Guardian by the young Romany boy Filip Borev. Filip (Pip) is also no mean blogger and you can catch up with him on the excellent Pipopotamus site.
Friday, 25 October 2013
The Cunningham Amendment.
Oh! Joy. Deep joy. After a protracted and detailed vetting procedure I have been accepted as a subscriber to that most august organ The Cunningham Amendment. There really isn't anything quite like TCA. Amusing but pertinent, wonderful letterpress printing, fabulous graphics, superb production values and as sound a political journal as you are likely to come across these days. Don't bother searching for TCA online, they eschew such fripperies. That's a point - why am I still behind this keyboard when TCA awaits me downstairs?
Wednesday, 23 October 2013
You can't keep a good man down.
Talking of superheroes....... As John Major slips into a phone box, pulls his YFronts up over his trousers and emerges to save the nation's shivering masses....... Nice little take on the matter here.
Tuesday, 22 October 2013
Behind every keyboard a superheroe waits for the call.
The idea of criminals, rebels and other marginals being called on by the state and "respectable" society to get it out of the mire is a perennial favourite among fiction writers but is a theme sometimes based on fact. The Dirty Dozen is loosely based on the true life exploits of WW2 proto-punk airborne bad boys, the Filthy Thirteen, and no work of fiction could surpass the wartime adventures of master safe-breaker, double (triple?) agent and all round loose cannon, Eddie Chapman. Now we hear that jailed hackers will be released to form a special military unit designed to protect the free world from the evils of cyber crime and alien invasion. Mind you, for every one master criminal willing to swap sides for a seat in the Batcave there must be a million wannabee superheroes convinced that they have what it takes. A combination of Crimewatch (Is it just me, or is this one of the most unpleasant programs on TV?) and the publicity given to the blond girl in the Greek Roma family has resulted in the work of British police investigating the disappearance Madeleine McCann virtually grinding to a halt. Apparently the cops have been inundated with phone calls and emails as every loony-tune conspiracy theorist and space cadet crypto-criminologist emerges from the woodwork to lend a hand. Perhaps these poor souls will now transfer their interest to the cyberterrorist prevention squad but at the end of the day only one thing will shatter their delusions - "NEAL, SWITCH THAT COMPUTER OFF AND COME DOWNSTAIRS, YOUR TEA'S READY."
Monday, 21 October 2013
First cast out the beam from thine own eye.
The case of the blond haired little girl found in a Roma settlement in Greece has sparked a resurgence in all the old tales of Gypsy child kidnapping and the usual suspects in the gutter press have not been slow in linking this case to the disappearance of Madeleine McCann thus heaping more woe, and perhaps misplaced hope, on the McCann family and strengthening the fear and dislike of Gypsies at the same time. Child abduction is a terrible thing no doubt but the Roma couple in Greece seem to have been found guilty before any kind of enquiry has taken place. This all has the whiff of racism about it. The key words here are BLOND, GIRL and ROMA. We might all do well to pause to reflect on the countless thousands of indigenous children snatched from their parents by white imperialists so that they could be "tamed" and "civilised". A Roma settlement in Greece might seem like a holiday camp compared to the "boarding schools" endured by generations of Australian Aborigine and American Indian children.
Saturday, 19 October 2013
Ethical shopping and the Whole Food conundrum.
There's a new store on the block. A branch of Whole Foods has recently opened and is chock full of introduction offers and cut price vitals. Her indoors reckons it's the dog's bollocks but I have yet to explore the emporium myself. Having never heard of the company I was curious about it's ownership and did a quick online search. Bloody hell! I am not a big believer in ethical shopping because although I know that the idea is well intentioned a commodity is a commodity is a commodity and be it "green" "ethical" or "fair" the social relationship remains the same. However Whole Foods owner John Mackey should give ethical shoppers plenty to think about. Mackey is a committed vegan, environmentalist and believer in animal rights and he is reported to have donated his stock portfolio to charity. Mackey is also a committed free market libertarian, a follower of Hayek, Friedman and Ayn Rand and a strong opponent of trades unions and all this leftie Obamacare nonsense. In fact he is on record as saying that ordinary folk are no more entitled to health care than they are to food and shelter! Plenty there for ethical shoppers to try and get there heads round. Good luck with that. Meanwhile, vegan or not, Mackey's store has been offering a very tasty half-price spit roast chicken. Fill yer boots.
Wednesday, 16 October 2013
Perhaps it did take a Weatherman after all.
The fate of activists from the Weathermen and the Black Panthers would prove to be very different and was a reflection of the unjust society that both groups fought against. Bill Ayers came from a privileged white background. Had he been a working class black militant he would have been stretched out in the morgue long ago, and I suspect that Ayers would be the last to deny this. That said, it's refreshing and heartening to hear that after all these years the man still unashamedly stands by his actions and his comrades. Right On Bill!
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Tuesday, 15 October 2013
Art for arts sake. Money for fucks sake.
We should never expect too much of artists and musicians, especially famous ones. There is no reason why the opinions of scrapers of catgut and canvas should be given more weight than those of surgeons, bricklayers, professional footballers and other truly talented individuals. Despite all pretencions otherwise, the primary function of the artist is after all to entertain us. I know next to nothing about pottery and not much more about cross-dressing but I know what I like and Grayson Perry makes me laugh and I'm thankful for that. In his first Reith Lecture Perry was amusing enough and poked fun at the art establishment without ever pretending to not be a part of it. Ostensibly, his theme was "How do we value art?" and the answer was pretty much summed up in the Q&A session at the end of the lecture. When asked if he made ceramics for poor people, pots for those without a pot to piss in, his reply was simple. "No. I used to. You could pick up any of my stuff for a weeks dole money but now I get what I can get. The market has decided". Who can blame him? and as I say, we should never expect too much.
Monday, 14 October 2013
Bring cooking back to the classroom.
Mary Berry reckons that basic cooking should form a part of every child's education and that all kids should be able to cook ten meals by the time that they leave school. The Great British Bake Off judge and renowned Middle England fossil is actually talking a lot of sense. Gove and his ilk are turning out a generation of school leavers who are incapable of doing anything at all practical. Those who make it up the greasy pole will no doubt employ someone from the third world to take care of their cooking, cleaning and childcare needs and those who fall behind in the race to the top will have to rely on reality TV shows and the likes of Jamie Oliver to save them from a life of squalor and crap takeaways. Cooking, like tying your own shoelaces and cleaning your own kitchen, is a basic survival skill and, truth be told, not that difficult. If kids are taught essential skills like cooking, first aid and simply how to care for themselves and each other we at least arm them with the fundamentals before setting them adrift in an uncertain world.
Sunday, 13 October 2013
Epiphany at the bookfair.
Next Saturday will see the annual pilgrimage down the Mile End Road for that cornucopia of libertarian delights, the London Anarchist Bookfair. Once again the organisers have brought together a stellar line up of just about every conceivable branch of anarchism. This year the bookfair will also stage the premier of Suzy Gillett's blockbuster movie Epiphany featuring those stars of stage, screen and assorted disturbances, Martin Wright and Ian Bone. See you there.
Saturday, 12 October 2013
Rocking on in Swanage.
Just back from Swanage and the wonderful Isle of Purbeck. The Swanage Blues Festival was a total knockout. Great bands and a really nice inclusive atmosphere. It never ceases to amaze me what a huge depth of talent there is on the pub and small festival circuit. Lovely stuff!
Friday, 4 October 2013
Blogger up the Swanage!
Right! I'm off on me hols. Swanage Blues Festival here we come. Walking the Purbeck Way and the Jurassic Coast. Pints of Piddle Bitter. Swanage Pier. Fish and chips. What's not to like? Swanage itself is an old fashioned small seaside resort that might have been visited by Rupert Bear. The town has literally tons of old London street furniture ranging from bollards to a huge monumental clock tower that was all shipped down from London as ballast in the vessels loading the prized Purbeck Stone for the rebuilding of the metropolis. Anyway, normal blog service, including cutting edge political comment and everything that you ever wanted to know about wrestling and allotments, will be resumed in due course.
Thursday, 3 October 2013
Bash the rich - not the NEETS.
What can we make of the Tory "earn or learn" ultimatum to the country's under 25's? In part of course this is just another effort by the upper echelons of the party to convince it's rank and file that they really are coming down hard on a skiving, criminal underclass that threaten to spoil it all for Middle England. It's a conference tradition. The Tories have been coming out with this kind of "look how tough we are" claptrap for as long as I can remember. Schemes to harass people out of the dole queue always seem to come into their own during times of economic downturn and diminishing job security. This latest plan to motivate NEETS will not save the nation a penny but will rather cost a small fortune to implement and do little but heap yet more worry on the shoulders of hard pressed families. No parent needs to be reminded about what an irritating waste of space teenagers (and especially teenage boys) can be but they are also frequently vulnerable and isolated. So if these bash the young unemployed projects cost more to implement than they could ever save, and if only a tiny proportion of the young people targeted actually end up in full time paid work anyway, what on earth is the point? I think that the sad truth is that all this tough rhetoric rings a bell with the voters. We have a terrible tendency toward the "why should they" view of society. Why should they, live off the taxpayer, get a house, get a job, not get a job? What's worse is that this malevolent jealousy and fear that some section of society is getting away with something is always directed at the family down the road and never at the people who are really getting away with something. Bash the rich - not the NEETS. Bash the rich - not each other.
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Jones, Sugar, Hundal. Three (unlikely) Musketeers.
Owen Jones, Alan Sugar and Sunny Hundal (a liberal conspiracy if ever there was one) have upstaged the Black Bloc and called for direct action by picketing Paul Dacre's home and/or the Mail office. Serious hat tip to Political Scrapbook for this.
Tuesday, 1 October 2013
Harmsworth a chip of the old fascist block?
None of us are responsible for our parents, and that includes Ed Milliband, but that never stops us from being proud or ashamed of our family as the case may be. At the same time, politicians who frequently refer to parents in the public arena can't really whine too much when the same parent is criticised by political opponents. Look, let's be honest here, let's leave aside Ed Milliband's political aspirations for a moment and just consider this. Any one of us might well be proud to have had a dad who escaped the Nazis after various adventures, arrives in this country as a young penniless refugee, learns English, spends three years in the wartime navy, goes on to become a leading academic and retains a lifelong commitment to socialism. On the other hand if we were standing in the shoes of Daily Mail owner Jonathan Harmsworth (Viscount Rothmere to you), how would we feel about having a great grandfather who was a personal friend of Hitler and Mussolini and who used the paper he owned to sing the praises of Oswald Mosley's Blackshirts? I hold little brief for Ed Milliband but the pondlife who own the Mail are in no position to slag off anybody's ancestors.
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Your taxes on phones, cable and satellite TV might go down a bit if some South Florida state senators have their way, but a bill just filed pairs it with elimination of a tax break insurers want to keep.
So that probably spells a fight.
SB 378 filed Friday is one of several bills potentially affecting your wallet in the state legislative session that starts March 7.
No Senate staff analysis is yet available, but here's the rundown of what the bill does, courtesy of News Service of Florida:
"Taxes that Floridians pay on cell-phone and pay-TV services would be trimmed in exchange for the elimination of a decades-old insurance industry tax credit, under a bill filed Friday in the Senate. The proposal (SB 378), filed by Sen. Anitere Flores, R-Miami, would reduce communications-services tax rates by 2 percentage points. It would bring the tax to 2.92 percent for services such as cable television and 7.07 percent for satellite television. The proposal would offset the lost tax revenue by repealing an insurance-premium tax credit of up to 15 percent on the salaries that insurers pay to Florida-based employees. "This bill will rid our state of an antiquated government subsidy for a specific industry, and instead keep more money in the pockets of the hard-working Floridians who earn it," Flores said in a prepared statement. Senate President Joe Negron, R-Stuart, has long sought to repeal the insurance tax credit. "When originally put in place thirty years ago, this taxpayer-funded subsidy for insurance companies was well intentioned, but times have changed and we need to reprioritize," Negron said in a statement Friday. The business-lobbying group Associated Industries of Florida has already signaled that it will fight efforts to repeal the tax credit, which it said provides an incentive for insurers to hire people in Florida."

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Foldable Stool
Item, uncommon (Cost: 25 gp, Weight: 1 lb)
For the short rogue who needs a step up to unlock the door or disarm the trap. Gives a +2 to Halflings, Gnomes, and Dwarves when making lockpicking/trap disarming checks
Jar of Preservation
Item, uncommon (Cost: 50 gp, Weight: 5 lb)
This ordinary jar is made of thick glass with a sealable lid. The jar contains a liquid that helps preserve organic material for long periods of time. Placing vital organs in this jar will stop the decomposing process until they are taken out of the liquid. The jar holds up to one gallon (3.8 L) of the preservation liquid. When harvesting monsters, the jar can hold up to one humanoid brain, 10 eyeballs, or one humanoid heart. AC 5, 15 hp.
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Political Turbulence one of the 'best political books of 2016'
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We are honoured Guardian columnist and former political editor of the Observer Gaby Hinsliff included Political Turbulence in her column on the best political books of 2016.
For Westminster junkies, meanwhile, one of the most useful things I read all year was a dry tome by four academics on how social media interacts with politics to produce fast-growing but volatile grassroots movements. It's no Boxing Day page-turner, but Political Turbulence: How Social Media Shape Collective Action (Princeton), by Helen Margetts, Peter John, Scott Hale and Taha Yasseri, sheds interesting light on the year's great upheavals. …Read more
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Controlling and assessing worktime is a law-regulated duty of every employer. Labour law is very strict in this matter – worktime registry is a basis to make financial statements and underlying accounts. It does not matter how many people work under us – worktime registry should be done before channeling wages.
Many companies does not respect that duty thoroughly, basing on an assumption that every worker respects the code of behaviour – thus, every worktime break or holiday is applied in oral or written form to supervisors. It appears, however, that this is not the best solution. The employees often forget to report pieces of data which are key for their employer.
The answer to that problem is to implement a coherent work surveillance. Below, you have listed several important aspects of worktime registry:
Maintaining the company's worktime registry archive is a duty of every company. The time is established to be a three-year period – after this time, employee's claims will be prescribed.
An employer who does not maintain a worktime registry breaks rights of his employees – it may result in imposing a very high fine on him.
The assess must be coherent – labour law recognizes falsification of worktime registry or an attestation of an untruth to be a crime punished with a prison sentence or a monetary fine.
Labour law does not describe the means of maintaining a worktime registry – it is plausible to maintain such a register virtually. It allows you to provide a more thorough monitoring and a current control over work performance.
In an inspector proves that a company failed to maintain a worktime registry by ceasing to do it at all, supplementing the data at the last moment or falsifying the information included – he may request for a referral of possible criminal offences.


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Over deze onderwijsinstelling
We are proud of the fact that Hotelschool The Hague is one of the last independent single sector Universities of Applied Sciences in The Netherlands. Hotelschool The Hague was founded and funded in 1929 by the hospitality industry to create a central place where industry partners could gain and share new insight, skills and knowledge. Since its foundation, the Hotelschool has become an international school specialised in hospitality management offering a 4-year Bachelor's degree in Hotel and Hospitality Management. This degree course is also available as the accelerated International Fast Track programme.


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Early season turns near HardscrabbleNovember 16th, 2008
Stoked on getting some skiing in on Friday, I went out in search of more turns on Saturday. This time we were a little more ambitious, heading up towards Sacajawea instead of just Bridger Bowl. Although our group might have been as big as six Steve and I were joined only by Alfred… and those other guys missed out! Not that there weren't tons of other skiers up there enjoying it, but they still missed out. Conditions were… "variable"… as we gained elevation, starting with gloppy spring snow at the bottom and passing through a rain crust in the middle, but at the top it was pretty darn nice. The leeward side of the Bridgers always catches some nice snow, and in the high bowl between Sacajawea and Hardscrabble (No Name Peak?) where we skied this conventional wisdom held true. A few inches of creamy pow covered the hard, smooth under layer making for some tasty shrapling. We did one short run in the mini-glade up top, then on the second lap decided the steep run to the North looked irresistible. It was filled in nicely and drops about 1000ft into the other bowl with an excellent fall line. Concerned about the thin snowpack at the top we opted to down-climb into it rather than risk a bone-crushing hip-check from skiing it. Down-climbing is always a little scary and this was no exception, but the line was killer and we were excited to be able to ski some gnar this early in November!
That last picture is some hotness Steve took of me. See more of Steve's photos at his blog.
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Dude, that shot from the top is so awesome. Great timing and sweet application for the black and white.
for sure, Steve is really taking some nice photos this year. thanks for stopping by!


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As part of Network Rail's Edinburgh Glasgow Improvement Programme, a number of local routes which some plotholders may use to access the Oakwell allotments are subject to temporary closures due to railway bridge works.
You can find details of the road closures and diversion routes, as well as local taxi-bus services, on the relevant West Lothian Council webpages here.
For those who are able, walking and cycling to the plots is possible via the canal towpath (National Cycle Network route 754), leaving the towpath at the Park Bistro and continuing via local roads. For more information on walking and cycling routes, visit West Lothian Council here.


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Using reflective judgment
The ability to think clearly and carefully, argue coherently, and evaluate competing truth claims critically are fundamental to a college education.1 Reflective judgment requires a knowledge of basic fact, examination, and evaluation of assumptions; adequate justification for drawing a conclusion; and understanding implications of drawing that conclusion. With these skills, individuals can solve problems creatively and integrate knowledge across disciplines.
Engaging in strategic communication
Strategic communication requires selecting from a range of options to accomplish a chosen goal in an ethical manner.2 These options include construction and interpretation of messages in written, oral, and aesthetic forms using appropriate technology.
Serving the common good
The common good is at the heart of Catholic social teaching. Because people are social by nature, every individual's good relates necessarily to the common good, the sum of social conditions that allows all people to reach their human potential more fully.3 It includes respect for, and ethical interaction with, every person and the natural environment and, in the spirit of the Sisters of Mercy, service for the well-being of all humanity and action in the cause of justice in the world.
Promoting purposeful living
A liberal education enables students to achieve a greater degree of freedom upon which to act purposefully. Since development of purpose entails planning for life based on a set of priorities,4 Mount Mercy University provides opportunities for spiritual growth, intellectual engagement, vocational clarity, social development, physical well-being, emotional maturity, and responsible community leadership.
Lifelong learning and education of the whole person
We believe that education is a lifelong experience where learning empowers the whole person, intellectually, spiritually, emotionally, and physically.
Pursuit of truth and dignity
We foster free inquiry in a compassionate culture where our dedication to faith, truth, and Mercy supports the dignity of each person within the human community.
Commitment to students
We acknowledge and affirm that our students' needs are central to decisions that affect community life.
We advocate for equality by actively creating just and healthy relationships in our learning community and in our global society.
We celebrate with humility all gifts and talents bestowed by God and faithfully share these blessings with the wider community.
We accomplish our work in the spirit of Catherine McAuley's graciousness and inclusion that welcomes all people and perspectives.
We instill a sense of responsibility and caring that calls us to serve the common good.
We are the regional Catholic, Mercy University that promises students of diverse backgrounds, ages, and faiths a challenging, practical education that inspires them to discover knowledge, build community, and lead courageous lives.
Approved by Board of Trustees October 29, 2005; Amended by Board of Trustees April 28, 2007; Amended by Board of Trustees August 17, 2010; Amended by Board of Trustees October 28, 2016.
1 P. M. King. and K. S. Kitchener, Developing Reflective Judgment: Understanding and Promoting Intellectual Growth and Critical Thinking in Adolescents and Adults (San Francisco: Jossey-Bass Publishers, 1994). 2 S. Morreale, R. Rubin and E. Jones, "Speaking and Listening Competencies for College Students"; available from National Communication Association website, http://www.natcom.org/default.aspx. Internet; accessed 07 March 2005. 3 Catechism of the Catholic Church (Washington, D. C.: United States Catholic Conference, 2000), sections 1905-1912. 4 Arthur Chickering and Linda Reisser, Education and Identity (San Francisco: Jossey-Bass Publishers, 1993), 50.
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How to remove SupportScam: JS/TechBrolo.F Trojan worm completely from computer
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In the end confirm the removal if asked.
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Slimquick Pure Reviews
SlimQuick Pure is a line of nutritional supplements that are claimed to specifically address the unique needs of women, and to help them naturally lose 3X more weight than dieting alone.
About Slimquick Pure
SlimQuick Pure is a nutritional supplement that claims to be "the most effective weight loss supplement for women. Period." In fact, the company claims that SlimQuick Pure is so effective that it will help you lose up to 3X the weight in 13 weeks, guaranteed.
SlimQuick Pure is manufactured by SlimQuick Laboratories based out of Wilmington, DE, and holds an F rating with the Better Business Bureau. This appears to be the result of 6 closed complaints, two of which were never responded to by the company. Regarding SlimQuick's products specifically, customer reviews appear to be mixed, with the most common complaints citing failure to work, nausea, and stomach pain.
How SlimQuick Pure Works
At its most basic, SlimQuick Pure claims to have "isolated the fat burning components in green tea that speed up your metabolism," which they've named BioPure Green Tea. This exclusive, natural, and potent extract is claimed to increase your absorption of catechins, a fat burning agent, thereby helping you lose weight. In fact, SlimQuick claims that these findings have been backed by a clinical study, though they don't provide any reference to this study on their website (read more about this in the Bottom Line section).
SlimQuick Pure claims to be specifically designed for the unique weight loss needs of women by addressing six key areas:
- Increases metabolism
- Reduces appetite
- Boosts energy
- Reduces excess water retention
- Supports Hormones
- Reduces stress
According to the SlimQuick Pure website, the company's products include the following:
- SlimQuick Pure Gummies – A blend of mixed berry flavors that are claimed to be as delicious as they are effective.
- SlimQuick Pure Regular Strength – The basic formula that is claimed to help women lose up to 25 pounds in 13 weeks.
- SlimQuick Pure Drink Mix – Handy, convenient packages of mixed berry-flavored SlimQuick that can be added to a water bottle.
- SlimQuick Pure Extra Strength – Similar to the Regular Strength formula (see below), but includes 893mg of the Pure 6 Ways Complex.
- SlimQuick Pure Caffeine Free – Provides all the same benefits of the Regular Formula, but without caffeine.
- SlimQuick Green Coffee Bean – Delivers 45% chlorogenic acids in addition to Svetol via a soft-gel for faster absorption.
- SlimQuick Raspberry Ketone – 100% raspberry ketone delivered via a soft-gel for faster absorption.
SlimQuick Pure Regular Strength includes these natural ingredients (other formulations may vary slightly):
- Vitamin D 200IU
- Vitamin K 40mcg
- Vitamin B6 4mg
- Folate 200mcg
- Vitamin B12 12mcg
- Calcium 150mg
- SlimQuick Pure 6 Ways Complex 712mg
- Green Tea Extract
- Caffeine (no amount listed)
- BioPure Green Tea
- Rhodiola Extract
- Chaste Tree Extract
Once you begin taking SlimQuick Pure , the company provides access to a fairly large online community, which allows you to connect with other women who are also trying to lose weight, to gain access to fitness and nutrition experts, to find delicious recipes, and more.
SlimQuick Pure Pricing & Refund Policy
SlimQuick is available through numerous retailers, including Walmart, Target, Walgreens, CVS, RiteAid, and more. As such, pricing will vary, but appears to hover around:
- SlimQuick Pure Gummies: $35-$40
- SlimQuick Pure Regular Strength: $20-$25
- SlimQuick Pure Drink Mix: $20-$30
- SlimQuick Pure Extra Strength: $23-$28
- SlimQuick Pure Caffeine Free: $20-$25
- SlimQuick Green Coffee Bean: $20-$25
- SlimQuick Raspberry Ketone: $20-$22
However, because SlimQuick is only available via third-party retailers, refund policies will vary.
Bottom Line: Is SlimQuick Pure a Scam?
With all this information in mind, what's the bottom line: Is SlimQuick Pure a scam? While we don't believe these products represent any kind of scam, we do think there are several important things to keep in mind:
First, SlimQuick holds an F rating with the Better Business Bureau, and even failed to respond to two of these customer complaints. While this is certainly a low number, the fact that the company didn't bother to respond to almost 30% of its complaints may speak volumes about their focus on customer service.
Next, even though SlimQuick claims to be clinically tested, they don't provide any references to this study on their website. As we mentioned in our Nutitional Supplement Buyer's Guide, many less-than-reputable manufacturers will claim that something is clinically proven, but then provide no documentation to back up this claim. While we're not necessarily saying that SlimQuick isn't reputable, it does raise some concerns.
However, after some digging, we were able to locate a copy of the study here. Keep in mind though that the study was conducted using GreenSelect Phytosome, not the BioPure Green Tea contained in SlimQuick. Also, the study was conducted only on obese individuals, and the male participants were the only ones who experienced waistline reduction. Therefore, if you're only looking to lose a few pounds and/or slim your waistline, this may not be the product for you.
Also, the number one complaint regarding SlimQuick Clinical Strength cited stomach pain, nausea, jitters, diarrhea, severe headaches, and inability to sleep, likely due to the high caffeine content. Therefore, if you're sensitive to caffeine, you may want to stay away from this product, or choose their caffeine-free option.
Finally, and perhaps most importantly, there have been numerous allegations of SlimQuick causing liver damage and drug induced hepatitis, though there have been no conclusive findings to date.
6 out 6 people found this review helpful
Not a good experience
I purchased the Slimquick Pure Extra Strength to kick start a weight loss program. I started with the recommended dosage of 3 pills the first dose and bad dizziness occurred lasting a few minutes. I decided to go one tablet per serving for a few days, move to 2 for a few, then to the recommended 3.
I started the 2 pills 3 days ago and stopped taking all together yesterday. I have been having terrible shortness of breath, anxiety/panic attacks, uncomfortable constipation, headaches, and even some slight heart palpitations and after actually reading reviews I now know why.
This product was definitely not meant for me to use. Please read reviews, and if you suffer from any of the problems listed above in even the slightest form, the symptoms will get worse - guaranteed.
Bottom Line: No, I would not recommend this to a friend
11 out 13 people found this review helpful
A few years ago I was taking this. Two in the morning and one later in the afternoon. I never did the full dose because it made me jittery. It did help curb my appetite. But any pill alone will not work 100%. You need to move people. I stopped drinking soda and went to only water. I did the elliptical for 10 minutes twice a day and some weight training. In about 2-3 months, I lost 25 lbs AND I felt amazing! Now that I'm a bit older and not as active, I'm going to try the same routine once again...and I'm sure I'll have positive feedback yet again. Good luck to all! Keep ya posted!
Bottom Line: Yes, I would recommend this to a friend
6 out 8 people found this review helpful
Weight gain
We have been taking this product for two weeks already. By the advertisement, this product provides significant weight, appetite loss, and healthier sleep patterns. We have witnessed neither.
We were under the assumption that what we read from the advertisement that we would be set. This is not the case. Our appetite has not decreased, and we have gained weight.
I would not recommend this product to anyone.
Bottom Line: No, I would not recommend this to a friend
4 out 4 people found this review helpful
Although nothing is as good as real diet pills from the doctor, I am unable to obtain them. So I look around for natural remedies at the chain drug stores. They all have caffeine in them.
Sometimes these pills make me more hungry, but then I have an energy spout after eating. Also, if I'm constipated sometimes, these work, if you know what I mean.
These are just caffeine pills because phen phen went off the market and we are willing to try anything. It's cheaper to just down caffeine all day long.
Bottom Line: No, I would not recommend this to a friend
6 out 7 people found this review helpful
My experience
I tried this product because of the reviews and because it's specifically designed for women. I don't like the hot flashes that it causes. It has nothing to do with age; I'm only 27, and it affects me too. It did help me to lose a pound and half after two days of taking them. Hopefully, it helps me to lose more. I am lightly active, I walk a mile every day and go to the gym a few times a month.
Bottom Line: Yes, I would recommend this to a friend
7 out 8 people found this review helpful
Doesn't work
I bought this in hopes that it would curb my appetite and boost my metabolism. It did neither. All it did was mess with my sleep. I took it as directed for about a week and go no results at all. If anything, it made me want to eat more. It also has a 100% back money guarantee, and that's not true either. I took it to the pharmacy where I purchased it with my receipt, and they would not honor it.
Bottom Line: No, I would not recommend this to a friend
10 out 15 people found this review helpful
Hidden label under Slimquick Pure label, beware
So I had been taking Slimquick Pure. I bought a new bottle, and I feel like I'm high on drugs. Well, that's because there is a hidden black and gold label under the original label. This is misleading and also I will not be buying again.
Bottom Line: No, I would not recommend this to a friend
13 out 13 people found this review helpful
Love it!
I've lost ten pounds in the last month and a half! After a small breakfast and the three extra strength pills, I have no hunger all day. I have to force a little lunch! I can only eat a small portion of dinner then two more pills. It does not give me energy though, but I'm wondering if it's giving me hot flashes! I'm 38.
Bottom Line: Yes, I would recommend this to a friend
8 out 8 people found this review helpful
Good and bad.
I started taking Slimquick Pure yesterday, and it has both good and bad side effects. The good is I've never had so much energy in my entire life, and it does reduce my hunger. The bad is it's so much caffeine that it's causing insomnia, and it gives me a headache and stomach pain. So if I can live through the bad side effects, I'll continue to take the pills because I need energy and to lose weight.
Bottom Line: Yes, I would recommend this to a friend
9 out 10 people found this review helpful
Great so far!
This is my second day of taking this product. It has decreased my appetite. I brought a piece of cheesecake to eat I don't want it or anything else. I have more energy. It does make me a little light headed, but nothing I can't deal with. So far so good!
Bottom Line: Yes, I would recommend this to a friend
14 out 21 people found this review helpful
One PIll
I would not recommend this for anyone that could be near menopause! I have not had any hot flashes or headaches, until I took my first pill. I only took one at breakfast, to see what effect it would have on me, before moving up to the dose recommended.
Now I have a full bottle (that I wasted $30.00 on at CVS) sitting on my desk, so I have just been sharing my story for the past two weeks, since taking the ONE pill! I read reviews stating that it made people start a period, and I thought that won't be me (since I have no ovaries), but I guess it still gave me a side effect, and threw me into hot flashes and headaches every night, since taking that ONE pill. I wonder how long that will last. I'm 55 years old, and just wanted to lose 12 pounds, but having the weight is better than what I'm going through now.
DON'T take it! Maybe they need to market it towards women that do not have periods.
Bottom Line: No, I would not recommend this to a friend


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In addition to American Embassy workers in Libya, United States Diplomats were evacuated in Tripoli and neighboring Tunisia under U.S. military escort amid the deterioration of security as generational fighting intensified between rival militias.
On Saturday, U.S. Department of State Spokeswoman, Marie Harf further explained the decision to evacuate, saying;:
"Due to the ongoing violence resulting from clashes between Libyan militias in the immediate vicinity of the U.S. Embassy in Tripoli, we have temporarily relocated all of our personnel out of Libya,"
On the eleventh anniversary of the September 11, 2001, al-Qaeda attacks on U.S. soil, al-Qaeda linked terrorists attacked the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, Libya in 2012, killing four Americans including U.S. Ambassador Chris Stevens.
Following the Benghazi terrorist attack, international security experts and some U.S. lawmakers questioned the U.S. government's security protocol or lack there of, at United States Embassies worldwide
Initial statements by U.S. officials insisted that security measures in place at the U.S. Embassy in Libya were adequate. However, a journal belonging to Ambassador Stevens discovered by CNN personnel evidenced Ambassador Steven's concerns regarding "security threats in Benghazi and a rise in Islamic extremism" and requests for more security.
On September 13, less than 48 hours after the Benghazi attack, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and the FBI issued a joint intelligence bulletin to state and local police departments across the country warning of the possible terrorist threat against U.S. citizens at home and abroad after violent anti-American protests have spread to nine Middle Eastern countries.
U.S. Embassy closures out of the abundance of caution, with no specific target have dramatically increased as a "lessons learned" The U.S. State Department initiated a $1.4 billion plan in 2013 to implement 29 security recommendations made by the Accountability Review Board to increase safety at its most threatened diplomatic posts abroad.
In an unprecedented move, the U.S. Department of State announced the closure of twenty-one U.S Embassies and Consulates around the Muslim world on Sunday, Aug. 4, 2013, citing a "credible threat" of possible Al Qaeda-related attacks in the Middle East, North Africa and elsewhere. The State Department also issued a global travel warning, in effect until Aug. 31, 2013 to all Americans to return home after intercepting chatter that suggests terrorists may plan an attack during that time.


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For the makers - software vendors, app developers, engineers, ISVs - seeking to make their apps significant better and more competitive with embedded team communication and collaboration
It instantly adds contextual team communication and collaboration features to your app such as instant messaging, document collaboration, file sharing with integrations to Office 365, Google Drive, Dropbox, Box, and more.
Embed our Drop-in UI in your app by pasting one simple code snippet, create deep integrations through our API and create your own <weavy/> apps with our SDK.
We call our features in <weavy/> building blocks and with our SDK + API, you can create your own building blocks, customize existing, build integrations, and more.
Open and edit all Office 365 files from within your app.
Add instant messaging and group chat through our Drop-in UI.
Securley share files and preview just about any format without leaving your app.
Create, edit, and collaborate with online documents embedded in your app.
Leverage our integrations with Microsoft Yammer, Trello, Google Drive, and more.
Support sharing files from Dropbox, Google Drive, Box, OneDrive, and more in your app.
Instantly find files, documents, conversations and more right from your app.
Persistent conversations attached to all the views in your app.
Embedded video conferencing without leaving your work.
Use our notifications framework and push about anything in your app.
Create your own <weavy/> apps, integrations, and more.
Built-in support for Active Directory, Azure AD and Google, or create your own providers.
With the power of Microsoft Azure and automated provisioning, you're ready to scale.
Clone our Xamarin projects and publish your own apps to App Store and Google Play.
Drop our built-in UI into your app with one simple script.Show me
Our API + SDK lets you interact with the full range of capabilities the <weavy/> engine offers: SSO, integrations, notifications, mobile, extensions, cloud storage, and more.
The API is organized around the REST protocol and our SDK consits of Visual Studios Templates where you more or less can do everything.
Go ahead. Clone, fork, build, and merge.
Sample request; HTTP POST /api/comments
"attached_to": {
"id": 1,
"type": "post"
"text": "@jane A sample comment"
Sample response;
"type": "comment",
"text": "@jane A sample comment",
"created_at": "2017-09-15T07:10:25.4732783Z",
"tokens": [
"type": "mention",
"value": "jane",
"start": 0,
"end": 5
"url": "/comments/1"
Clone. Fork. Build. Merge.Show me
The Drop-in UI is called widgets.
The widget can contain one or more spaces connected to your app, both globally and specific views througout your app.
A space consists of building blocks: posts, files, document collaboration, cloud storage, integrations to Asana, Trello and more.
var weavy_options = { ids: [1], url: 'https://###/' };
(function (w, d) {
var weavyWidget;
function l() {
var s = d.createElement('script');
s.src = 'https://####/javascript/widget.js?v=1.1.0';
s.onload = function() {
weavyWidget = new Weavy(weavy_options);
x = d.getElementsByTagName('script')[0];
x.parentNode.insertBefore(s, x);
if (w.attachEvent) {
w.attachEvent('onload', l);
} else {
w.addEventListener('load', l, false);
(window, document)
See <weavy/> in full action, white labeled as Dynamics Connect seamlessly embedded and completely contextual.show me how it looks
This is just one sample of <weavy/> embedded and how it could look like... now imagine how this would look like in your app.
<weavy/> is a full-stack development framework adding feature complete team communication and collaboration features to your app.
Modern collaboration requires a range of capabilities. We call those Building Blocks. You can choose which ones to add to your apps.
Included in <weavy/> with no additional development: Posts, Instant Messaging and Group Chat, Document Collaboration, Secure File Sharing and Storage, and Integrations with Office 365, OneDrive, Google Drive, Dropbox, Box, and more with every release.
You can also create your own Building Blocks — Meeting Notes, Wikis, ...basically anything.
The Drop-in UI is ready out of the box. You'll be able to embed a Swiss Army knife of collaboration features in your apps with one simple script. You can set your colors, logos and fonts without coding anything. We did that for you. You're welcome.
To build your own means you can show off your development skills. Whatever your app is built in: PHP, Python, Ruby on Rails, .NET... it doesn't matter. You can use the our SDK + API to add everything collaborative.
And you can mix and match. Throw both Drop-in UI and our SDK + API in there and you have a strong combo to achieve anything.
Yes! Great for when your users need to invite external users that doesn't have access to your app to collaborate.
Use <weavy/> stand-alone, an embedded user interface, a browser extension, or all of the above. That's just how versatile <weavy/> is.
Does the Pope have a funny hat? Of course you should. This will make your app more useful, more competitive, more engaging and really pick up that fight with QuickBooks.
What we know is collaboration. We've spent years perfecting internal processes and building the right technology so that teams run smoothly. We poured all that knowledge into <weavy/> for you to leverage.
So here's the thing. You've built a great accounting app. Your customers are able to balance their books, but how well is your app at helping your users connect with their team? Can they chat about an invoice? Can they ask for comments on a P&L? Can they upload and work on documents together? If they can't, then your app isn't collaborative.
We just want to make sure your app is keeping your users engaged at all times. We don't want them to leave your app to do everything else, right?
Psst... as of today QuickBooks has zero, zip, zilch, no collaboration capabilities... just saying.
Another psst... you can add <weavy/> to anything, you know? Not just accounting... it could be a CRM, ERP, BI, logistics app or whatever you want.
Yes, it does, and with security in mind. We have a ready to go framework to provision unique and siloed <weavy/> instances for each and every one of your customers.
Dynamics Connect is a great example to see our Drop-in UI in action, white labeled and completely embedded into Microsoft Dynamics 365.
Well, it is what it sounds like... kind of.
We like to say that we're weaving together apps, people, groups, integrations and functionality into one place—where work really happens - in your app.
So, <weavy/>, like thread.
Because just about every app out there needs collaboration, and we gurantee your users are craving it.
And we've seen time over time that by adding <weavy/> to your app, you'll significantly increase your user engagement and adoption.
The future of collaboration is embedded, and you're ahead of your time. That's why!
Talking about the future of workplace collaboration through integrated social technologies.
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I tend to walk the same route along the Thames and I thought I'd better try the other side (rather than just the South and to the West rather than East… ie: South Bank towards the Design Museum – Westminster to Wandsworth Bridge, North Side).
There is a point where you really can't buy a coffee along that route and I didn't realise this until I was desperate for the loo & coffee (typical) so I was relieved (literally) when I found a Sainsburys with toilets right next to Wandsworth Bridge… yay! (I'm sure this will be useful info for anyone who decides to walk that same route :-P)
I would have kept going past Wandsworth Bridge except for that reason… weird but I guess I was slightly irritable so crossed over the bridge and walked back along the Thames until I got home – 13.5 miles – I didn't mean to walk that far but seeing parts of the Thames that I haven't been near for many many years, proved to be interesting.
The thing with London is that you find derelict homes/estates and roads/streets etc and if you turn around or look over the road you'll find some very expensive shiny apartments sprouting up everywhere.
I do wonder who has the better deal – the view out of the apartments (except the River facing windows) will only see a crumbling council estate outside their windows whereas the council tenants get a shiny expensive building? Guess the former can jump in an expensive car and drive somewhere else.
Chelsea is close by with it's own harbour which has the Design Center which I will have to visit again soon.
(image below shows the Council/Housing Estate named "The World's End" in the distance behind the barge – just a few yards away you will come across the huge apartments shown in the above photograph)
Here's a link to a handout given on tours of the Estate : page one and page two which was attended by the "Brutalism and Booze Blog" group – the Estate has a 'walkway' in the sky which links all the buildings!


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Hello Everybody!
I am a member of the quilling designer team for Take a Quill Pill challenge blog for this month! The theme for Challenge 11 is quilled jewelry, and I must confess it's one of my favorites so far.
Here are my entries:
I really enjoyed creating these pendants and I am honored for being a part of the designer team! I hope you too will take part in this challenge!
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On Thursday 12th July the school will be hosting an information evening for parents and carers of Year 10 students.
Hosted by Mr Wilkes, Vice-Principal and Mrs Fidler, Assistant Vice-Principal, the evening will detail key information about what to expect in Year 11 in terms of examinations, lesson 0 and 7, all-inclusive revision sessions and home study expectations.
It will start at 6pm and will last approximately one hour. Refreshments will be served. All Year 10 students have received a letter of invite already with a reply slip attached to confirm attendance.
The school strongly encourages all parents and carers (and Year 10 students) to attend.
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Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Sunday that the Senate would not confirm Judge Merrick Garland, President Barack Obama's nominee to fill the Supreme Court slot left open by the passing of Justice Antonin Scalia.
"I can't imagine that a Republican-majority Congress, in a lame duck session after the American people have spoken, would want to confirm a nominee opposed by the NRA, the NFIB, and The New York Times says would move the court dramatically to the left," McConnell told CNN's Dana Bash. "This nomination ought to be made by the next president."
Senate Democratic leader Harry Reid of Nevada tried to insult Republicans into holding confirmation hearings, saying they should "man up and do it now." However, Democrats ignore their own filibuster of the nomination of Justice Samuel Alito, which President Obama now says he "regrets."
In 2007, Democratic Sen. Charles Schumer said that George W. Bush shouldn't get to pick any more justices, even though 19 months remained in his term. Obama has 10 months left.
The San Francisco-based Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence (LCPGV) is now joining forces with Hillary Clinton in her campaign of attacking police, seeking to reduce prison sentences, portraying criminals as victims and blaming the Second Amendment for crime.
A new document from LCPGV lays out its agenda, which dovetails perfectly with Clinton's as she calls for "transformational reform" of police departments, "reducing mandatory penalties" and a wide variety of new anti-gun laws that will disarm lawful people who need firearms more than ever to defend themselves against the criminals Clinton vows to shield from enforcement of the laws on the books.
If this gives you déjà vu, it should. Because it's just a rehash of a debate we saw decades ago, when years of liberal soft-on-crime policies drove violent crime to record heights. Tough laws and enforcement got us out of that mess—but now Clinton wants to go back.
Despite heavy spending by gun-ban billionaire Michael Bloomberg, on Friday the Idaho House overwhelmingly passed SB 1389, voting 54-15 to allow citizens over 21 to carry concealed without a permit. Those 18-21 may carry concealed with a permit at the discretion of the local county sheriff.
On March 13, Everytown for Gun Safety, Bloomberg's New York-based gun-control advocacy group, ran a full-page ad in the Idaho Statesman, the state's largest paper, urging legislators to reject the bill. Everytown also ran TV advertising spots opposing the measure. In addition, Everytown offshoot Moms Demand Action lobbied legislators heavily.
The next morning, the Senate State Affairs committee approved the measure by a wide margin. The full Senate passed it 27-8 on Tuesday, and the House State Affairs committee approved it on Thursday.
SB 1389 now goes to Gov. "Butch" Otter for his signature.
When is an officer not an officer? That's the question four former federal corrections officers with decades of experience are asking. Harold Bennette, Ron DuBerry, Maurice Curtis and Robert Smith are all retired from the D.C. Department of Corrections and all have sought—and been denied—permits to carry guns.
The officers filed a lawsuit contending that they should qualify for a permit under federal statutes that allow retired law enforcement officers to carry guns without obtaining state licenses. In court last week, the District's attorney argued otherwise, claiming they weren't actually law enforcement officers.
"The only thing police officers do that we don't do is write tickets," stated Curtis. "Everything else, we do." Lead plaintiff DuBerry added, "Every time the FBI agents who've retired get a raise, we get a raise. If that's not federal law enforcement, then what is it?"
We'll continue to follow this ongoing litigation.
"I'm in your house, I'm coming to get you."
Those were the words a Parkville County, Md., homeowner heard in the middle of the night, as an intruder broke into his residence. The Baltimore Sun quotes police Cpl. John Wachter on what happened next: "The man armed himself with a gun and closed the door to the room he was in. The suspect kicks in that door. The man, fearing for his life, shoots the suspect several times."
The victim ran from the house to seek help, then waited for the police to arrive. Officers entered the home and found the suspect, who was then transported to a local hospital for injuries that did not appear to be life-threatening. The police still have no reason why the intruder kicked in the door and started yelling. "There's no indication that they knew each other," Wachter added.
It was a little before noon in Nashville, Tenn., when JoShanda Odems heard repeated knocking on her door. She looked through the peephole, but didn't recognize the man. That's when she knew something was wrong.
Odems went to her bedroom, grabbed her .357 revolver, hid in a closet and dialed 911. But Trenton Hartman was not to be denied. The 24-year-old broke into Odems' apartment and made his way from from room to room. She heard him enter her bedroom and, finally, he opened the closet door where she was hiding.
Face-to-face with Hartman, Odems didn't hesitate—she shot the intruder, who then turned and fled. Hartman went to Vanderbilt University Medical Center, where he was treated for a gunshot wound to his shoulder. Upon release, he was arrested and charged with aggravated burglary. Hartman had been arrested earlier in March on a felony theft charge.
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Cardiff Partnership Board and What Matters
The responsibility for resolving the issues that most matter to people, such as reducing crime and improving public health, does not sit with one organisation alone. In recognition of this, Cardiff has brought together the key public and voluntary services to work collaboratively to address the big issues and make services more effective.
The Cardiff Partnership Board (formerly Cardiff Integrated Partnership Board) therefore consists of Senior Managers from across partner organisations and represents Cardiff's Local Service Board.
The membership of the Cardiff Partnership Board (CPB) is made up of:
- Chief Executive, Cardiff Council
- Chief Executive, Cardiff & Vale University Health Board
- Executive Director of Public Health, Cardiff & Vale University Health Board
- Chief Executive, Cardiff Third Sector Council (C3SC)
- Assistant Chief Fire Officer, South Wales Fire & Rescue Service
- Chief Superintendent, South Wales Police - Cardiff Basic Command Unit,
- Director General, Local Government and Communities, Welsh Government, and the
- Assistant Chief Probation Officer, Wales Probation Trust
The CPB strengthens local public service management to tackle 'fundamental and unmet' challenges from a citizen perspective. To achieve this, the Board are responsible for overseeing the performance of city-wide programmes and workstreams to address major issues in Cardiff. These issues have been identified through business intelligence and the Board will monitor progress to provide support and challenge as necessary.
The aims of the Board are to:
- Improve the quality of life in Cardiff in line with the 'What Matters' Strategy
- Ensure organisations work together towards shared outcomes
- Strengthen the public service leadership
- Respond more effectively to citizen needs
- Improve the delivery of services by pooling resources and working together
- Ensure that commissioning and management are working effectively
- Continue to learn and share experience
- Develop a new relationship with the Welsh Government to improve services
- Promote health, economic, social and environmental well-being of Cardiff
Structure of Cardiff Partnership Board
There are eight 'programmes of work' that sit under the Cardiff Partnership Board and most will have a Programme Board. Under these Programme Boards sit 23 Workstreams - broad areas of work that pick up on specific priorities. Find out more about this on the Cardiff Partnership website - you can download meeting papers there too.
Business intelligence
Business intelligence means using information to create historical, current and predictive views of operations to shape decisions, and evaluate and monitor activity.
It represents a central component of the Cardiff Partnership Model, providing a systematic approach to evidence-based decision making, supporting all levels of the partnership and ensuring resources are allocated as effectively and efficiently as possible.
Business intelligence helps partners in Cardiff improve the city and the services we offer, whilst also increasing efficiency. Read more about business intelligence on the Cardiff Partnership website.
Neighbourhood intelligence reports
As part of work to support Neighbourhood Management arrangements in Cardiff, a series of quarterly Neighbourhood Intelligence Reports have been prepared for elected members, Neighbourhood Management Teams and other partners. You can download the reports on the Ask Cardiff website.
Other information
- Read the 'Delivering Shared Outcomes' report, which stems from the 'Delivering Shared Outcomes' Cardiff Partnership event that took place on 3 March 2014.
- Read a summary report on the latest 2013 Mid-Year Population Estimates For Cardiff.
- Find the latest Cardiff Economy & Labour Market Report (Jan - June 2014) online at http://www.askcardiff.com/ObjView.asp?Object_ID=29086&Language=
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Archive for December, 2006
Happy New Year!
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Please, pardon our dust…
Posted in Momentous Occasions on December 31, 2006| Leave a Comment »
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Ah, ahem, excuse me. As you can see, a little remodeling is going on around here. Bald Man is helping to give me a more personal site to reflect my individual personality. I'm so sorry to subject you to even MORE of me. But I guess that's your fault for showing up here, yeah? 😉
Anyway, we're trying to see what's going to work here. Figuring out a way to share my original photos in the headers and wherever else I can put them without driving you nuts. But, again, you willingly show up here. And thank you for doing so! I would write even if you didn't show up, but it wouldn't be nearly as fun.
So, anyway, thanks for your patience. Share thoughts and ideas if you have them. Thanks for being here.
(Hsien: Aren't you so excited? It's about time, you think? 😉 )
Everyone still bouncin' off the walls?
Posted in Craziness, Life on December 26, 2006| 5 Comments »
Yeah, the kids are crazy here. The Christmas buzz is still alive and well. I wonder how long this high will last.
Did you have a good Christmas? I had a good time opening the gifts with the kids and Bald Man, but was feeling pretty sick. I, therefore, did not make the trek over the river and through the woods (which, while writing over here, I realized IS the way to grandma's house, weird). I missed everyone, but was able to spend the entire day in bed. By. My. Self. The WHOLE day. Just me. Nobody else. It was a gift in itself. And oh so quiet.
And, no, I wasn't just faking it to get a day to myself. I would feel waaayyyy too guilty to do that. But, hey, I can be thankful for what a bad cold brings, right?
Anyway, among all of the great gifts that we received, we are fully restocked with all of our Illini gear (thanks, Jack) so that the detox can continue. They aren't clean, yet.
Everyone still bouncin' off the walls?
Posted in Craziness, Life on December 26, 2006| Leave a Comment »
Yeah, the kids are crazy here. The Christmas buzz is still alive and well. I wonder how long this high will last.
Did you have a good Christmas? I had a good time opening the gifts with the kids and Bald Man, but was feeling pretty sick. I, therefore, did not make the trek over the river and through the woods (which, while writing over here, I realized IS the way to grandma's house, weird). I missed everyone, but was able to spend the entire day in bed. By. My. Self. The WHOLE day. Just me. Nobody else. It was a gift in itself. And oh so quiet.
And, no, I wasn't just faking it to get a day to myself. I would feel waaayyyy too guilty to do that. But, hey, I can be thankful for what a bad cold brings, right?
Anyway, among all of the great gifts that we received, we are fully restocked with all of our Illini gear (thanks, Jack) so that the detox can continue. They aren't clean, yet.
With 2 days to spare…
Posted in Lovin' Life on December 23, 2006| 13 Comments »
…we are done with the shopping! Can I get a ^5? (That's a "high five" for you non-computer geeks, and something completely different that I don't know if you are among the uber-computer geeky.)
Yup, I think we have completed all of the shopping, without even having to hit the mall the last night out. The "mall area"? Yes. But not the mall itself. Which is fantastic because it was a madhouse looking kinda thing driving by it.
Hopefully now we can just enjoy the holiday. And in case I don't make it back before then, Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, and the best hopes and wishes to each of you in the new year.
The kids are in detox…
Posted in Good Friends, Kid Stories, Lovin' Life on December 23, 2006| Leave a Comment »
I got the best gift this year. No, no, I didn't go searching through the closets looking for whatever someone might have stashed away for me. I am horrible at delay of gratification, but even I'm not that bad. (That trait would belong to my sister.)
No, one of my closest friends said (editorial paraphrasing here), "Hey. Bring the kids over at 11am, come back after you and Bald Man (no, she doesn't call him Bald Man, but that way you know who I'm talking about) have gone out for dinner." Really? Seriously? All THREE kids? For the WHOLE day? Way cool. Especially since she has three herself! Crazy lady. But hey, I answered "yes" before she had a chance to realize what she offered and backed out of it. (No, she wouldn't do that.)
C'mon, now, is that an awesome gift or what? Time! She found a way to give the gift of time! And I loved it. I am an introvert, and there's not much opportunity to cater to that facet of my personality when I'm home with kids all day. So one of the best parts of my day was sitting at a restaurant eating lunch with only a book as my dining companion. Wonderful.
Bald Man and I did have a nice evening out at a wine tasting (our first, very fun) and then coffee and dessert at a great local restaurant, Coco's Bistro. Yum.
It's good to have friends who you know will take care of your kids. Friends who inspire the type of trust that allows you the freedom to enjoy an evening and to not worry about your children though they are not with you. To whom you can count on to model good behaviour, kindness, and love. I thought these were such friends. I really did. And then we arrived to pick up our dear little ones, and found I'd been betrayed.
You see, I am a fan of the Big Ten schools in general, and of the Fighting Illini in particular. I do, however, have a great dislike for a certain Big Ten school (you can tell how much I dislike it by my refusal to link to it), and particularly for its athletic program. Unfortunately for me, I also happen to live in the state in which this school is located. And, due to that fact, a great many of my friends, most of whom have been born and bred here (hey, they did all breed here, weird) are great devotees to this particular school. And they like to taunt me. Can you imagine?
Well, the taunting I can handle. I'm strong. This latest stunt, though, has just about tested my limits. Along with teaching my oldest her square roots (which, by the way, was cool), our dear friend (the husband of the duo) taught my dear, impressionable, innocent children the slanderous chant of the wicked team. And of ALL of the things that I try to teach them each day that they can't seem to keep in their tiny brains for more than 2 seconds, for some reason this little chant has managed to stick around. For days. And days.
So, yes, my little darlings are taunting me all day. In my kitchen, in my car, in my bedroom, my darlings are badgering me with, "O-H" and the reply, and the "Go Buc*****!" Grrrr.
So, yeah, I've got the kids in detox now. I only chant with them if they're chanting, "I-L-L" "I-N-I". I went so far as to tell my youngest when he was using the "b" word that what he was saying was naughty (which, funnily enough, my IL friend Jackie did as well without me having told her that). I think Bald Man thought that was going a little too far. But he's finishing the OH cheers with them, so he's on my list, too.
Anyway, remember friend, revenge is SWEET. I see a lot of orange and blue coming your way. 😀
And, in all seriousness, thanks for the great gift of a day out. Despite the brainwashing, it was a very special gift. And thanks for the, "I'm blogging this." t-shirts. Whaddya know, you were right? 😉
C'mon now, how cute is she?!?
Posted in Lovin' Life, Photo Project 365 on December 21, 2006| 4 Comments »
Isn't she beautiful? A friend let me grab a few shots of her and her little one with the borrowed digital. A cropping or two and a b&w switch later, and voilà, a cute baby photo.
I've really struggled being pulled into the whole digital photo arena. Not that I'm really in it, I use my mom's camera. I've loved taking photos for as long as I can remember, and I'll take a picture of just about anything. The underside of an overpass, my boot, an air vent or anything else that strikes me as interesting. I get a lot of weird looks from some family members, but I really don't care. It interests me, I learn every time I shoot, and it brings me joy.
I get the biggest kick out of getting the perfect shot. I was soooo excited a few years back when I bought my zoom lens (75-300mm) because it completely opened up potential shots for me. Really, I was on cloud 9 and wasn't coming down anytime soon. One day I'll share some of my favorite shots using that lens. They're all film, so I'll have to scan them. But, anyway, there is nothing like the thrill of getting the perfect shot.
I've never been one much for cropping and filters and all that. They do make for some awesome photos, but I've just never been big on editing photos. I like to be able to show a photo and say, "This is what I captured." I like the authenticity. I like the validity of the moment and the image. I like the purity of it. Call me a snob, call me a traditionalist, call me whatever. It's just how I like to shoot.
So that brings up to May of this year when I started blogging. Ahh….blogging. Blogging has brought me an avenue of expression, a new job, some new friends, and a new medium in which to share my photos. Photos that are much easier to share if they're digital. Photos that are so easy to edit and become useful when they're shot digitally, cropped digitally, edited digitally, enhanced digitally, etc. So, while I'm not completely switched over, I am becoming very used to the benefits (endless shooting w/o worrying about running out of film, knowing immediately whether or not I got the shot, sharing photos wayyyy easily) and enjoying them immensely.
And, really, how could I not love it? I shot, downloaded, cropped and changed the color on this photo in less than 10 minutes. And I think it's pretty darn cute, yeah?
BTW-I did ask my friend before I posted this photo. You'll never find me publishing a photo of someone else's child without permission! Thanks, friend, for letting me share it. And thanks to the other friend who was with us (who takes great photos) who said, "Maybe you should have her turn more toward the light." One of those "duh" moments for me. Thanks, friend, for helping me get the right shot! 😀


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It was pointed out at the meeting that during the year 2010 total assets of the EXIMBANK - Gruppo Veneto Banca decreased by 6,1% (222,2 million lei) and reached 3 425,4 million lei, the loan portfolio grew by 61,6 million lei (+2,5%) up to 2 553,7 million lei, the attracted deposits from clients grew by 320,3 million lei (+22,0%) to 1 777,6 million lei.
At the end of the reporting year, the Bank held 8,1% of total assets, 9,3% of tier-up capital, 10,0% of granted loans and 6,5% of attracted deposits in terms of the market share of the local banking system.
It was mentioned at the meeting that the bank has undertaken the following steps during 2010 to ensure sustainable growth for the future:
- In April a new Branch in the South of the country, in Taraclia city, was inaugurated thus bringing the bank's network to 20 branches;
- In July , the Bank was granted VISA Merchant Acquirer License;
- The acquiring network was extended to 72 ATM's and 547 POS, due to this fact the bank has increased the volume of issued bank card by 19,2%;
- In November, the implementation of the new core banking, based on the up-to-date technologies and developed by an international specialized company was finalised.
At the same time, despite applied efforts, the Bank has closed the reported year with a loss of 145,9 million lei , the negative profit is a consequence of exclusively credit risk reserves. The creation of sufficient reserves allows compensating possible future losses without a negative influence on the financial condition of the Bank.
The General Meeting of Shareholders has approved the norms of allocation the profit for year 2011, reports of the Board of Directors and the Censors' Committee, the Executive Board Report for 2010, the working plan of the Censors Committee for 2011, rate of compensation to the members of the Board of Directors and the Censors' Committee, modifications to the structure and to the Articles of Association, as well as the Rules of the Board of Directors and of the Censors Committee.
PricewaterhouseCoopers Audit (Moldova) has been approved as the auditing company of the bank for 2011
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