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Kennedya Drive Joondalup WA 6027Get directions
HBF Arena is approximately 1km from the Joondalup railway station, about 15 minutes by foot. Buses run regularly from the train station and surrounding suburbs.
There are 1000 parking spaces at the venue including disabled and motorbike bays. Bicycle racks are located by the entrance to secure your bike. A parking fee may apply during major events.
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Les Mills Launch Competition
LES MILLS LAUNCH COMPETITION: Terms and Conditions
- 1. Instructions on how to enter and other details contained within promotional advertisements for this competition form part of the conditions of entry.
- By entering the competition, entrants agree to abide by these Terms and Conditions.
- The Terms and Conditions of this competition are governed by the laws of the State of Western Australia.
- The competition is being run by VenuesWest , PO Box 581, Floreat, Western Australia, 6014 ("VenuesWest").
- The Les Mills Launch Week competition commences at 8.30am Australian Western Standard Time (AWST) on Monday 9th July at 8.30am.
- The closing time for entering the competition is 10.00am AWST on Sunday 15th July, 2018.
- To enter the competition, the entrant must:
Attend a Les Mills class between Monday 9th July and Sunday 15th July. Scan in at main reception whereby they will be given a raffle ticket. This is filled in with a name and contact number and placed in the competition box in the group fitness room.
- Staff employed by VenuesWest and their immediate family members are not eligible to enter the competition.
- There will be one (1) prize awarded. The winner of the prize draw will receive a gift box from bright eyes sunglasses which will include a pair of sunglasses and other items.
- There will be one (1) draw at 10.00am Australian Western Standard Time on Monday 16th July 2018. The draw will take place at HBF Arena. The draw will be conducted by drawing one (1) ticket from the box of all eligible entries with this entry being the prize winner.
- The prize winner will be contacted within two (2) working days of the draw by the contact phone number supplied by the entrant on the raffle ticket.
- If the prize winner does not respond to claim the prize within five (5) days of the draw, a re-draw will be conducted within six (6) days of the original draw date, in the same location, and with the same method.
- If the prize winner is under the age of 18 years, the prize will be awarded to the winner's parent or legal guardian.
- The prize winner, or if under the age of 18 years their parent or legal guardian, must provide photographic ID, birth certificate or current passport when collecting the prize.
- The prize winner will be responsible for all costs associated with collecting and using the prize.
- By entering the competition the entrant agrees that they are over the age of 18 years, or if under the age of 18 years, have their parent's or legal guardian's consent to enter the competition.
- The prize is not redeemable for cash or an alternative prize.
- The prize is not transferable.
- The prize winner's name may be published on the VenuesWest, HBF Arena and/or HBF Stadium websites. By entering the competition, entrants grant VenuesWest permission to use their full name and suburb on their respective websites for up to six months from the date of the draw.
- VenuesWest is not responsible in any manner whatsoever for any problems or any financial costs incurred, or any combination thereof, including any injury or damage to participants or any other persons related to or resulting from participation in this competition.
- VenuesWest accepts no responsibility and shall not be held legally liable or responsible for any accident, loss, injury or damage to any individual or property whether direct or indirect, whether in contract, tort, negligence or otherwise arising out of or in connection with the competition or the prize, either during or after the competition.
- Entry into the competition signifies acceptance of all conditions. Entrants are required to abide by the Terms and Conditions as presented.
- VenuesWest's decision will be final and no correspondence will be entered into.
- Personal information provided by an entrant to VenuesWest for the purpose of entering the Competition will be collected, used and disclosed in accordance with VenuesWest's Privacy Statement. A copy of the Privacy Statement is available at privacy. Personal information collected will be kept strictly confidential and will not be sold, reused, rented, loaned or otherwise disclosed to any third party otherwise than in accordance with the VenuesWest's Privacy Statement and these Terms and Conditions.


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Miami, FL -- (SBWIRE) -- 06/21/2012 -- Metro Traffic School launches First Time Driving License program meant especially for students. They provide the all required courses to suit Florida Traffic School requirements along with highly trained professionals who will assist students in making informed decisions in their Florida traffic school course curriculum.
Their First Time Driving License program provides a test online that can be taken by anyone under the age of 18. All persons who will be first time drivers such as students or those who have never possessed a Driver's License in any other state or foreign country must complete this course or its equivalent.
Due to this program they are today considered to be the Best Online Traffic School in Florida providing with all forms of driving lessons to fit every individual's needs. Their internet courses include 4 hour online course, 8 hour online course even 12 hour online course and 4 hour drug and alcohol course. One can follow the instructions given in their website and register to any course according to their convenience. Completion of the courses of this Best Online Traffic School in Florida will result in savings on the insurance, discounted traffic tickets, keeping points off one's record, and maintaining safe driver status.
The spokesperson of Metro Traffic School stated, "Our principal goal and mission of Metro Traffic School is to enable students to improve driving skills, and in turn, make our streets a safer place for all drivers to share. We are in the business of saving lives."
They provide courses of ADI 12 in Florida that will teach students to understand the responsibility involved, and laws governing, the operation of any motor vehicle in the State of Florida. These are online courses that are simple easy-to-use, hassle free and the best way to get your license reinstated. This course of ADI in Florida can be completed according to one's own competence.
Metro Traffic School has been approved by the State of Florida and the Department of Highway Safety Motor Vehicles to offer a full core curriculum. They will prepare one to get behind the wheel with confidence, help to become a safe driver, and complete the requirements for getting on the road. To know more log on to www.metrotrafficschool.com.

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Brave youngster Bradley Lowery was in Whitby yesterday, as his family continue "making the most of everything" on their holiday along the Yorkshire coast.
The six-year-old Sunderland fan has been having a "brilliant time" as he visits our beaches, just weeks after his family were told that he tragically doesn't have long to live.
Bradley's mum, Gemma, shared an adorable picture of the youngster holding a lollipop as he enjoys the break. She said: "Bradley is having a brilliant time away and he has been very busy.
"We have had a trip to the beach, a day at the water park, a night at the new Haven site in Flamborough where they were fab with him and a trip to Whitby today. He is awake for about four to five hours a day which is plenty of time to have fun. We were told three weeks ago he had weeks to live and he is still going. I am so proud of him he is my little super star."
Bradley has also enjoyed his holiday in Scarborough over the past week, where he was pictured making sandcastles on the beach.
A new single called 'Smile for Bradley' has been released today in aid of the Bradley Lowery Foundation, with the first verse sung by Bradley's classmates.
The devoted Sunderland AFC fan appeared as a mascot for the Black Cats as well as for the England football team this season, with his relationship with star striker Jermain Defoe touching the hearts of millions.
Bradley, from County Durham, has been in and out of hospital with surgery, chemotherapy, radiotherapy and intensive care treatments. He has neuroblastoma, a rare form of cancer, with fewer than 100 children in the UK diagnosed each year.


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Bali Vacations
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Handbags make wonderful gifts for your loved ones for any occasion
Handbags make a wonderful gift for any occasion
Handbags are fashionable and handbags are useful, and handbags could be the gift you are looking for if you are trying to decide what to buy your loved one. They make a wonderful present at any time of the year.
You are spoiled for choice because handbags come in so many different styles and designs and materials. They are made in many different colours and sizes and there are cheap ones and very expensive designer handbags. The choice is yours depending on how much you have to spend and what type you think the lady in your life would love.
What makes the best type of handbag for the woman you love is the question you need to ask.
Handbag poll
Have you ever bought a handbag as a gift for someone?
Designer handbags
Designer handbags are obviously going to cost a lot more than cheaper types but they make a fashion statement for all the world to read, and they show your loved one how much you are prepared to spend on her happiness.
Handbags come in such a variety of colours, designs and materials you are sure to be able to find the perfect handbag for the woman in your life. Think about what she loves and what would suit her. Think about what colours she likes to wear and what type of handbag would go well with her favourite outfits.
Some top designer makes you might like to consider buying as great Christmas gifts are Gucci, Juicy Couture, Chanel, Michael and Christian Dior. Louis Vuitton, Hermes and Prada are other designer names.
Vera Bradley, Hansengross, Belen Enchandia, Kooba and Birkin Bag are other designer handbag manufacturers.
There are so many suppliers of top quality handbags. You can buy them from shops or can shop on the Internet. The choice of types of designer handbag is incredible. There are purses too that could match a larger bag perhaps or be bought on their own.
The question is how much are you able to spend and what sort of handbag would suit the woman in your life the best? Look around and shop around and you are sure to find the type of handbag you are looking for.
Would she like a leather or leather-look handbag or a beaded one, or a glitzy sequinned bag? Would she appreciate a red handbag, a girly pink handbag, a shiny patent leather bag, a brown handbag or a black one? Would she want a handbag just like the one she has seen some model or celebrity wearing in the fashion magazines?
Rod Stewart and the Stereophonics - The Handbags and Gladrags
Model with handbag photo
Types of Handbag
Handbags are used for putting all sorts of useful items in. Wallets and purses, hairbrush, gloves, mobile phones, sweets, cosmetics and keys are all typically carried in handbags.
There are so many types of handbag you really are spoilt by the range.
There are clutch bags that are long but yet small and rectangular and these bags have no handle. This type of handbag is traditionally carried for evenings out.
Duffle bags are a large type of bag that is usually used for sports or when travelling. A satchel, much like the bags used for school, is a soft-sided bag often made of leather and used for carrying books or important business papers. Satchels have a strap or handles. A tote is a medium to large-sized very popular type of bag with two handles.
A messenger bag has a long strap that can be worn across the body, while a sling bag is very similar but of a smaller size to a messenger bag.
A new type of bag is the laptop purse that has a padded interior and is used for carrying laptop computers and ensuring they are kept safe while travelling.
So many types of handbag to choose from you are sure to find one that is just right. Or maybe you would want to buy more than one handbag as gifts?
Wikipedia informs us that a shopping survey that was conducted at the Lakeside Shopping Centre in Essex, England, discovered that "the average 30-year-old woman owns 21 handbags and buys a new one every three months, adding up to 111 over the course of a lifetime."
© 2010 Steve Andrews
Amazing collection of handbags , few are so good with beneficial details .
great hub! Although I'm not going to buy a handbag as a gift, this really caught my interest. Now I'm thinking whether I'm going to buy one for myself.
Bard, your range of knowledge related to handbags in quite impressive! And the socialogical perspective is like none other. My only concern is that I am significantly behind my peers in # of handbags owned. Apparently, I have a lot of handbag shopping to do! I'll be back to click your links.
Thank you my friend for a great hub, some of these are really awesome and we all love handbags, rate up love & peace darski
Nice selection of handbags. I didn't expect this topic from you but figured I would check it out and it is good that you can display the Ebay handbags along with the more expensive ones.
I'm not sure what's funnier Steve, you writing a hub about handbags or me reading it. I guess both 'cause you did and so did I :-) Merry Christmas and Peace!! Tom


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Meet the Beat
This is an introductory lesson to acquaint students with key people and issues in a unit of study on go-go in the DC metro area. It serves as a pre-reading activity for books and articles on go-go.
Following the lessons, it is our hope that students will want to learn more and generate their own list of questions for further study. The lesson format is a "mixer" or "meet and greet" where students take on the role of a key person, place, institution, or object. In their role, they try to find answers to a designated list of questions by interviewing their peers, who are also in role. They begin with informational questions and then regroup for questions that require critical thinking and analysis, such as:
- What role does go-go play in understanding gentrification?
- Why did go-go emerge in DC and why is DC one of the few cities in the U.S. to have its own music form?
Public historian Marya McQuirter wrote the bios. She provided this description of the multiples goals she had for them:
"First, I wanted to use the bios as a way to tell smaller stories about go-go that would add up to a big story (or bigger stories) or history about go-go. Second, I wanted to show that the history of go-go is not simple, it is complex and that it involves musicians, singers, educators, politicians, history, money, property owners, a desire to dance, etc. Third, I wanted to place go-go within a history of music. I wanted to give weight to the idea that go-go is a true musical form. And to emphasize its musicality, its use of a wide range of instruments (particularly in the first decades) and that go-go musicians also played, enjoyed, influenced and were influenced by other music genres. Finally, I hoped to provide a context for teachers and students to appreciate how go-go is such a beloved music and culture in the city and to create a space to think critically about its past, present and future."
For classes where some or all the students are not familiar with the go-go beat, we recommend beginning by introducing students to some audio clips. For all classes, we recommend playing go-go music during the mixer activity. Go-go cannot be understood on paper alone.
Materials and Preparation
- Music clips: Have clips of these two songs cued up and ready to play: "Bustin' Loose, "Chuck Brown and the Soul Searchers & "Welcome to DC," Mambo Sauce
- Name tags
- Handout #1: Brief Bios." There are 38 biographies in this handout. Print the handout and cut the paper into individual strips, with each strip displaying one biography. Each student or workshop participant and the instructor should receive one bio each. If there are more bios than participants, you can either give two bios to a few participants or reduce the number of bios distributed. If you reduce the number of bios, reduce them in multiples of six and delete the respective names from Handout No. 2.
- Handout #2: Questionnaires: What's My Name? What's My Story? There are six (2A-2F) versions of this questionnaire to ensure students receive different questions. Print all six versions and make enough copies to cover the total number of students who will participate in the activity. Each student will receive one of the six versions of the handout.
- Do a quick check-in with questions such as:
- Who's heard of go-go? (If quite a few have, ask what bands/songs they can name or that they like.)
- Who's seen a live go-go performance?
- Whose parents/grandparents listen(ed) to go-go?
- Explain that go-go has a multi-generational history in DC, so there are more people and places than the ones they named and luckily today you will get a chance to "meet" them.
- If one or more students have not heard go-go, play two music clips: "Bustin' Loose" by Chuck Brown and the Soul Searchers and "Welcome to DC" by Mambo Sauce. Ask students: What do you hear? What are the similarities? What are the differences?
Meet and Greet
- Distribute one bio, questionnaire, and name tag to each student. Explain that for the rest of the class, they will take on the identity of the person, place, or thing on the bio they received. Point out that these biographies are simply brief introductions; the full stories could fill entire books.
- Ask them to take a few minutes to read their bio. Then have them respond to the first two questions on the top section of the questionnaire, and to let you know if they have any questions. The two questions are:
- What is your name?
- What is one thing of significance about your own identity?
- Have them put their role play name on their name tag and put it on.
- Explain to students that they have the rare opportunity to attend a conference on go-go. In order to make the most of their time at this conference, they have a brief questionnaire to complete. This questionnaire will help them meet and learn about others at the conference. As they participate in the conference, they should stay in role, responding to questions from other participants, and in turn ask them questions. Each student should try to "meet" the people or places on their questionnaire that can help them answer their questions. Their conversations with each other should reveal the necessary clues for the student to figure out the names and fill in the blanks.
- Launch the activity. At the beginning, you may need to remind students to stay in role. (If you have not done a mixer like this with your students before, you could model some interactions so they get the idea that they should meet and talk with people to try to find the answers to their questions.)
- Once you have determined that most students have had enough time to complete their questionnaire, have everyone return to their seats.
- Ask for a couple of volunteers to share what they found to be most surprising and/or interesting during the activity.
Deepening Our Understanding of Go-Go
- Explain that now the conference participants have been asked by the media to respond to some challenging questions. You can group participants so that they have the background needed to grapple with both questions. Group them according to what works best in your class. There is not a definitive answer to either question, so the challenge is to develop an informed response based on the knowledge and experience of the roles represented in each group.
- What role does go-go play in understanding gentrification? (Bios 2, 7, 13, 35, 37)
- Why did go-go emerge in DC and why is DC one of the few cities in the U.S. to have its own music form? (Bios 2, 5, 6, 8, 15, 19. 21, 33, 37, 38)
- This is the conclusion of the activity. There are many possible next steps. For example, students can
- Conduct research on the person, place, or thing they represented in the activity. They can share what they learned in the form of an essay, bulletin board display, a children's book, Wikipedia entry, radio theater, or iMovie.
- Draft a description of go-go for the DC history textbook. If they were given one page in the book, what should it say?
- Teach others in their school or community about the history and culture of go-go.
Bios and questions developed by Marya McQuirter. Lesson developed by Deborah Menkart based on a "meet and greet" format used in many pre-reading lessons.


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Now Carrying Union Craft Brewing Kegs!
Dawson's is proud to announce that we are now carrying kegs of delicious ales and lagers from Baltimore's own Union Craft Brewing! Recently, Danny and J visited the brewery and were immediately blown away by how great their beer tasted. Union's brewing space was nothing short of spectacular. In addition to their pristine stainless steel brewhouse, Union has a tasting room offering growler fills and tours every Saturday from 1-4 PM.
Currently Union produces two year-round brews, as well as several seasonal and limited offerings. As of the time of this posting, Dawson's is carrying sixtels of "Duckpin Pale Ale", described as "a generously hopped pale ale…brewed with lots of Pacific Northwest & New Zealand hops." If that doesn't make you thirsty, Dawson's was also able to score an EXTREMELY LIMITED sixtel of "Hard Times", a smoked saison brewed in collaboration with another local favorite – Stillwater Artisanal. "Hard Times" was brewed to celebrate local legend Casey Hard, Beer Director of Max's Taphouse. If you wish to have Union Craft Brewing beers in your kegerator or on tap at you next party, make sure to get yours at Dawsons! Please call ahead to reserve kegs. You can also find Union beers on tap at places like Adam's Ribs Severna Park, Punk's Backyard Grill, and other fine beer bars throughout Maryland.
From the Union Craft Brewing Website: "Situated along the Jones Falls river, in the historic Woodberry neighborhood of Baltimore, the Union Craft Brewery makes good beer and good company. With reverence for tradition and place we brew beers that unite old and new ideas, the science and craft of brewing, and boldness and balance of flavor. Founded in the fall of 2011 by Jon Zerivitz and Kevin Blodger, brewing operations officially began in the spring of 2012 with the installtion of a 20-bbl brewhouse and the initial launch of Duckpin Pale Ale. The brewery will be open to the public for free tours and tastings in our on-site tasting room."
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LCC locker rooms get awaited renovation
By Aaron Wilton
Associate Editor
Construction in the Gannon Building began during Thanksgiving break and is finally nearing completion for the men's and women's locker rooms.
These new renovations are being done to the existing locker rooms on Gannon's second floor. The work includes new bathrooms, sinks and handicap-accessible showers.
According to Public Relations Director Devon Bradley, the locker rooms are available to all students, staff and faculty, not just Fitness Center members or student athletes.
The project has an expected completion date of March 17, according to Robyn Ashley, secretary for the administrative services and physical plant office.
Jeff Montgomery, a long-time fitness class instructor at LCC, said the locker room upgrades are much needed.
"(The Gannon) Building opened in the fall of 1975," Montgomery said. "January of '76 was when a lot of the stuff started being used."
He said these are the first renovations to be made to the locker rooms since they were first constructed.
"It's a partial renovation to bring things up to code as much as they can," Montgomery said.
He described which fixtures have been updated, saying that new lockers were not part of the budget for this round of revamping.
"The restrooms are now handicap accessible," he said. "They actually did the showers (around Thanksgiving); they replaced the shower poles."
Montgomery said there have been talks of further renovations in the locker rooms, including new lockers, but no firm timeline or promises are in place.


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I'm a father of four children and a husband to only one wife who lives in Manila, Philippines. I am currently doing two jobs, one in the office and at home. No, I'm not in a home business thing. I am still parenting my 6 year old, 'special' son, guarding my eldest daughter, trying to please my second daughter who is eight years older than our third — who likes to be with me most of the time when I'm home. And finally, trying to be a better-half of my wife. If there's still any time left after all these, I'll go to the supermarket or wet market, do some family budgeting, pay bills, blah, blah, blah!
Since childhood, singing is my fav past time. I can sing standard classic and contemporary, just don't let me do a rap! I can sound like the original artists of some songs but don't like my own voice. I used to play acoustic guitar during my high school days but regretfully, didn't practice much and eventually lost the interest when a friend borrowed and broke it.
I started running in mid-2008 when my wife asked me if I want to join her in a buddy-run, I told her 'YES!' From then on, I join races at least once every month. To be a competitive runner is not my goal but improving my stamina, endurance and have a real-good cardio exercise at least twice a week are the things that kept me on the road or dirt. More importantly, the main reason that really pushed me to go out is the question I had asked myself: "Why should I always be left in the house every weekend while my wife is enjoying running and biking with her friends and acquaintances? I want to join them and have more friends too!"
Photographer by chance. I'm not a professional shutterbug, though I can cover event documentation for races, road or trail runs. My parents are photographers by profession but got no artistic influence from them at all. Just witnessed from them the studio processes, from taking pictures using dual-lens reflex and SLR cameras to manual developing using enlarger-reducer equipment and with all the chemicals used in the process. I was in the elementary education level at that time so who cares if I will be a photographer someday! My real job, by the way, is far from this skill, I'm a computer hardware specialist and fascinated with ever-growing number of technology gadgets.
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Hi, hope you don't mind me adding your blog to my blogroll. 🙂 keep running and singing 🙂
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February 27, 2014 at 11:40 am
Hi Sir! I would like to ask if may I have your email address? Our friends from JCI Manila have an upcoming charity run. I thought you'd be interested with it and would consider spreading the details of the said event to your avid readers and followers by publishing it through your blog.
Thanks sir!
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Hi Cicero, The best way to eliminate the "Data is null" warnings is to call DataRenderer.suppressExceptions(true) on the DataRenderer with null data. In your case, one way to do this would be to put something like: Vector renderers = display.getRendererVector(); int size = renderers.size(); for (int i=0; i<size; i++) { DataRenderer r = (DataRenderer) renderers.elementAt(i); r.suppressExceptions(true); } after your display setup code. -Curtis At 01:41 PM 4/24/2002, Cicero A. W. Zandoná wrote: >Hi Curtis and everybody > >I didn´t know about the ResSwitch class till now (maybe I need to explore >VisAD more). But it came in great time to solve the performance issues I´m >facing. Thank you. > >But there is a little problem: >The class worked very well with 2D radar data, but when I tried with map data >the behavior was different: > >When the display is busy, the maps disapear. Maybe its obvious, since their >Reference contais an UnionSet and not a FieldImpl. But this is not the >problem, its good this way (an ultimate reduction). The problem is the "Data >is null" warnings appearing in the display. > >If there is some way to set them off, please answer. > >Thanks already Cicero A. W. Zandoná. > >Curtis Rueden wrote: > >>Hi Renaud, >> >>We've implemented some "resolution switching" logic that enables >>a display to automatically downgrade its displayed data when >>the user is actively manipulating it. When the display sits idle >>for a second or two, the full-resolution version of the data gets >>swapped back in. >> >>Run "java visad.util.ResSwitcher data" where "data" is the name >>of a data file you'd like to see displayed. >> >>See visad/util/ResSwitcher.java's main() method to see how to >>link a ResSwitcher object to your display. I'm curious to hear >>how well it improves performance of your large 3-D cloud data. >> >>-Curtis >> >>At 03:05 AM 4/23/2002, you wrote: >> >>>Hello, I'm displaying a cloud through a 3D display: something like ( index >>>-> (x,y,z,color) ) in Visad notation. >>>When you have more than 20000 vertices displayed , operations like rescaling >>>an axis are very slow. To deal with this issue, I had the idea to mask some >>>vertices. For example, with 50000 vertices, I would temporarily (during the >>>rescaling operation) display only 1 out of 4 vertices. Does someone know an >>>efficient way to do that, i.e. without removing the reference data, and >>>creating a new one with only 12500 vertices ? Thanks by advance. >>>Renaud DAÏAN
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A new kind of identity fraud creates phony identities out of fake people and the US government is expressing concern that this could become a go-to scheme for terrorists and organized crime.
Synthetic identity fraud creates, in effect, a new person by selecting the right social security number (SSN). This is a new twist to identity fraud, which typically uses an existing person's identity to apply for credit or government benefits.
"The most common plan here is to randomly choose a SSN that wasn't issued prior to 2011, when the [Social Security Administration] changed the rules on how SSNs were issued," Kevin King, director of product marketing at ID Analytics, told Fox News.
"By choosing a number from this range, they can have reasonable confidence that there won't already be a history of another person using that SSN. Many sites on the internet provide guidance on how to do this," King added.
While the schemes vary and the steps to establish a synthetic ID are different, very basically it can go something like this: The bad guy applies for a line of credit at a financial institution. While this can be rejected, the resulting credit inquiry generates a credit profile for the synthetic ID in the credit bureaus' databases.
Once the synthetic ID is established via the generated credit profile (or credit file), the criminal again applies for credit, gets credit established, and then applies for multiple credit cards. The criminal in the final "bust out" stage waits until the credit score is high enough to yield a large payout, then charges the maximum on the card, as spelled out in a report from the Government Accountability Office (GAO).
The key to a large payoff is patience. "Patient fraudsters will try and mimic the patterns of young people or new immigrants – accepting poor credit offers at first and paying them off, to build up their credit score – with the ultimate goal of accessing big credit lines and charging off for large financial gain," King said.
Organized crime, terrorists pose a threat
While individuals are the most common offenders, large-scale schemes are also used by bad guys to fund organized crime and terrorism, according to the GAO report.
In a forum convened last year by the government agency, panelists said that synthetic identities have been used to obtain state-issued identity documents for acquiring passports. Panelists also stated that synthetic identities have been used to "finance terrorists over long periods of time without being detected by law enforcement."
The problem is, terrorists – or any kind of organized crime – can potentially use synthetic identities to enter and move around the US undetected, the GAO said.
"We've seen synthetic identity fraud rings which have seemingly obvious associations to organized crime – so that is a significant issue," ID Analytics' King said.
"I can't directly speak to terrorism…other than to point out that the factors which make these schemes appealing for organized crime would (in theory) also make them appealing to anyone else trying to conceal or fabricate an identity," King added.


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The programmable memory function remembers how much water to add for perfect results – so you can tailor it to suit your favourite cup.


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Cauldron Cakes/
This is part II of my mini-series on Harry Potter snacks from the books brought to life (part I is on Honeydukes treats, part III features every wizard's favorite drink—butterbeer!— and part IV showcases decadent butterbeer cupcakes).
When I was young, I wanted to grow up to be a writer. I also wanted to be a teacher, deep sea diver, and a cashier at McDonald's, but that's a different story. In early elementary school years, I would furiously write about anything and everything that came to mind. My stories expressed the affairs most important to a seven year old girl—monsters, dolls, and the first day of school. Though often incomprehensible, I was proud of my work. At the ripe age of eight, I took it upon myself to complete my first novel, Baby Gaga, which included 50 short chapters on the adventures of an articulate toddler learning to share, nap, and eat ice cream.
It would seem I had a bright future in writing, but all of this was cut short as soon as I entered fourth grade. Somewhere along the way, I just lost interest. Perhaps writing wasn't "popular." Perhaps I was too critical of my own work—nothing I wrote was good enough to satisfy me. At home, I would devour novel after novel, but I was no longer tempted to write my own.
For years, scarcely a sentence flowed from my pencil.
Then Harry Potter entered my life.
When I was fifteen years old, I became obsessed with the series. I would drink in as much of the magical world through the books and through the movies as I could. When that was no longer enough to satisfy my cravings, I began to seek out more. I discovered others who felt the same pull, the same desire to create more of this rich world. Together, we would write our own stories. I would borrow JK Rowling's characters and take them on my own adventures. I developed little known characters and gave them a story. A purpose. Writing became fun.
And the words began to flow from my pencil once more.
Harry Potter inspired me to continue writing again.
Since then, I've worked to keep writing a part of my life. Over time, my chosen topics have changed as my style has evolved. Gone are the days of writing about Harry Potter. Instead, I find myself journaling or finding small ways to share bits and pieces of my life with you.
While baking seems to come naturally for me, writing is still a challenge (and I imagine it will always be so). I often struggle with finding the right words to express the ideas swimming around my head. I am a slow writer, yes, but I have grown to love the art of the word. Sharing these words, thoughts, and ideas with you has become a natural part of my life. While writing can often feel like a chore, I find that the more I write, the more I am unable to imagine not writing. It has become a form of expression, a freedom, that is impossible to find anywhere else.
These Cauldron Cakes are the ultimate Harry Potter eye candy. They are easy to make, fun to eat, and, above all, delicious. Though the steps may appear long or complicated from a quick glance at the recipe below, I assure you they aren't. In less than an hour, you can have one of these cauldron cakes in your belly. By simply flipping a cupcake over, it opens a whole new world of possibilities. These cauldron cakes consist of devil's food cake cupcakes dipped into a rich chocolate glaze and filled to the brim with marshmallow filling. Chocolate chips form the cauldron feet, which not only keep these cauldrons looking more authentic, but stop the cauldrons from rolling around. I like to think the edible gold glitter means these cauldrons are filled with a little Felix Felicis (or "liquid luck").
These cupcakes would also make a perfect Halloween treat!
One Year Ago: Chocolate Chip Raisin Cookies
Cauldron Cakes
Inspired by Bakingdom
Yields 12 cauldrons
12 devil's food cupcakes
1 recipe for Chocolate Glaze (below)
1 recipe for Marshmallow Filling (below)
Approximately 1/2 cup chocolate chips
Edible gold glitter
Chocolate Glaze
6 ounces (1 cup) semi-sweet chocolate chips
4 tablespoons butter
In a double boiler, melt together the chocolate and butter, stirring until smooth. Glaze will be relatively thick. Remove from heat and let sit 5 minutes before use. If chocolate thickens too much, return to heat and stir until smooth and melted once more.
Marshmallow Filling
1 cup Marshmallow Fluff (or prepared marshmallow cream)
1/2 cup vegetable shortening
1/2 cup confectioners sugar
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
In a medium bowl, beat together the marshmallow fluff, shortening, sugar, and vanilla extract until light and fluffy, about 3-5 minutes.
To assemble
Using a cupcake corer or sharp knife, cut out a cavity in the bottom of the cupcake. When using a knife, I run it in a circular motion around the cupcake, while always pointing the knife towards the center (this will make the cavity cone shaped).
Dip the top of the cupcake into the chocolate glaze. Flip the cupcakes right side up and let rest until the chocolate sets, about 30 minutes. To speed up the process, place cupcakes in the refrigerator.
To make the cauldron feet, take 3 chocolate chips and form a small triangle, placing each chocolate chip roughly an inch from the others. Place the top of a cupcake onto the chocolate chips and push down ever so slightly so the chocolate chips will stick into the chocolate glaze. Repeat for the rest of the cupcakes.
Place remaining chocolate glaze into a piping bag and pipe a chocolate rim around the edge of the opening to the cauldron. If chocolate is too thick to pipe, heat chocolate glaze up until warm and allow to sit until glaze thickens slightly. If chocolate glaze is too runny to pipe, wait a few minutes until the glaze thickens to a pipe-able consistency. Alternatively, you could use a knife to spread the glaze around the edge of the cupcake.
Fill a pastry bag with marshmallow filling and pipe into the cavity of the cupcakes. Garnish the top with edible gold glitter.
To make cauldron handle, melt the remaining chocolate chips, stir until smooth, and place into a pastry bag. You don't need a special tip for this step; I simply cut off the very end of the pastry bag which was sufficient. On a non-stick mat or wax paper, pipe out the handles (feel free to use any pattern you'd like). I recommend measuring the cupcakes with a ruler to determine how wide you need to make the handles before piping. Let the chocolate set until hardened, approximately 30 minutes, before very carefully peeling off of the non-stick surface and placing into the top of each cupcake.
And you're done! Eat and enjoy.


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A beautful memorial for your beloved pet
When our faithful companion has reached the end of it's life, it is very painful for us. The best pain killer is the memories we have.
This pet urn is available in oak or walnut wood with a medium finish. It features a front panel with the option of a picture frame or brass plate that can be engraved.
Shipped by UPS.
Capacity 54 cubic inches.
The case measures 6-3/4"W x 6"H x 4-3/4"D


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Most of us are familiar with using Google Translate to translate text from one language into another.
https://translate.google.com/ This is a wonderful tool!
But did you know that the Google Chrome browser has the ability to translate web pages? (In my FHC Firefox is the default browser, but Chrome is available at the click of a mouse.)
During a recent Stake cultural activity we had hundreds of visitors, many of whom came into the FHC, where we had some excellent conversations! One lady asked if FamilySearch has any records from Ukraine. I showed her the browseable images and we did a search of the indexed records. But she could not read the Cyrillic alphabet, so the search results were gibberish to her. I switched from viewing the page in Firefox to to viewing the page in Chrome, and I right-clicked on an empty spot on the screen. The pop-up menu included the choice "Translate to English". And in seconds the page was translated into English. Wow!
In the example above, the same exact page of search results is seen in Ukrainian and in English.
The Ukrainian version shows the names in Ukrainian, but the dates and descriptions are in English.


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University Profile
The University of Applied Sciences Ingolstadt is a new and dynamic university for technology, computer sciences and business administration. A practical orientation, an international outlook and a well-rounded student life are characteristics of our programs of study.
The University of Applied Sciences Ingolstadt was founded in 1994. Our future-oriented management is dedicated to our mission statement which sets the highest standards of research and instruction as our fundamental goals. The university campus was completed in 1999. An attractive building with modern facilities offers a comfortable environment which encourages success.
With around 1800 students, there is an open and friendly atmosphere at the university. Classes are small and students receive individual attention. The close interaction between professors, instructors and students creates a pleasant contrast to studying at a larger universities. The basic degree for all programs of study is the German "Diplom (FH)", but the internationally recognized Bachelor and Master degrees can also be earned.
All of our degree programs include foreign language instruction. Students in every program of study may integrate one or more semesters at our partner universities in the USA, Europe, Asia and Africa. Such a semester abroad helps these students be prepared to meet the challenges of the global environment which will face them after graduation.
Furthermore, the University of Applied Sciences Ingolstadt offers several combined programs of study which incorporate an academic degree with a vocational training program. In addition to working toward their university degree, students complete their apprentice examinations in their field after four or six semesters. The diverse practical experience which is an integral part of our curriculum provides our graduates the optimal qualifications to begin their careers.
Several scholarship programs supported by companies such as Siemens and Temic provide gifted students with financial assistance during their studies. These students deepen their practical experience by working at these organizations. Normally such scholarship programs continue until students complete their Bachelor degree.
Alongside instruction, the university is active in applied research and technology transfer. Our modern laboratories and our expertise allow an array of opportunities to cooperate with companies.
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Association of Active Human Herpesvirus-6, -7 and Parvovirus B19 Infection with Clinical Outcomes in Patients with Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue SyndromeThis seems like a reasonably large study, with 108 ME/CFS patients and 90 controls.
Svetlana Chapenko 1
Angelika Krumina 2
Inara Logina 3
Santa Rasa 1
Maksims Chistjakovs 1
Alina Sultanova 1
Ludmila Viksna 2
Modra Murovska 1
1 August Kirchenstein Institute of Microbiology and Virology
2 Department of Infectology and Dermatology
3 Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery
All: Riga Stradins University, Riga, Latvia
Frequency of active human herpesvirus-6, -7 (HHV-6, HHV-7) and parvovirus B19 (B19) infection/coinfection and its association with clinical course of ME/CFS was evaluated.
108 ME/CFS patients and 90 practically healthy persons were enrolled in the study.
Viral genomic sequences were detected by PCR, virus-specific antibodies and cytokine levels—by ELISA, HHV-6 variants—by restriction analysis.
Active viral infection including concurrent infection was found in 64.8% (70/108) of patients and in 13.3% (12/90) of practically healthy persons.
Increase in peripheral blood leukocyte DNA HHV-6 load as well as in proinflammatory cytokines' levels was detected in patients during active viral infection.
Definite relationship was observed between active betaherpesvirus infection [??? betaherpesvirinae include HCMV!] and subfebrility, lymphadenopathy and malaise after exertion, and between active B19 infection and multijoint pain.
Neuropsychological disturbances were detected in all patients.
The manifestation of symptoms was of more frequent occurrence in patients with concurrent infection.
The high rate of active HHV-6, HHV-7 and B19 infection/coinfection with the simultaneous increase in plasma proinflammatory cytokines' level as well as the association between active viral infection and distinctive types of clinical symptoms shows necessity of simultaneous study of these viral infections for identification of possible subsets of ME/CFS.
(via CO-CURE)
Might be the case that HHV-6 is involved, or it might not be the case. I'm still skeptical.
One needs to be cautious: Other countries may use the criteria differently, when translated to the local language. Doctors there might have different traditions how to diagnose, and what to diagnose. E.g. CFS seems to be unknown in France and the French-speaking part of Belgium – if you did a study about CFS in France, the results would not be trustworthy.
The abstract could have been written a lot clearer.
Why do they suddenly write about betaherpesvirinae? Neither HHV-7, nor B19 are betaherpesvirinae! And betaherpesvirinae include HCMV (HHV-5)! This is confusing.
And why did they not distinguish between HHV-6A and HHV-6B?
At least it seems that if you do not have multijoint pain, then you can ignore parvovirus B19.
PS: I am always pleased to see that clinical research still seems to be a woman's domain in the former-communist countries.


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"What a treat."
Staff so helpful. Food was great. Just a small snack but we will be back for more. Location Fab.
- James Jan 2017
"Lovely location"
Beautiful views, excellent staff, dog friendly.
- John Nov 2016
" Stunning views towards Catbells."
Stayed at Mary Mount 15-19th Nov. Excellent service, room good, and location excellent next to Derwentwater.
- Mark Nov 2016
"Clean and comfortable accommodation"
Superb cuisine and professional staff in an aesthetically unique setting.
- A&F Carroll Oct 2016
"Just loved it!"
- Joy Dec 2016
"Lovely to sit outside on the terrace..."
...and have a few drinks whilst walk around Derwent Water.
- Fliss Sept 2016
"Top lunch, great views"
Lovely simple lunch. Amazing views, nice service and easy lunch. Very reasonably priced and very chilled. No issues with dog and good vibe would definitely go back.
— Sept 2016
"Good choice"
This is always on our 'to do' list while in Keswick. It's not far out from town and has the best views ever. I always choose salmon but opted for chilli....gorgeous! We love how the garden birds come down to the feeders beside the window and entertain us.
— Sept 2016
"Great spot for a stop"
We parked up and went for a wander to look at Lodore falls. We came across a sign on the footpath for this place and decided to pop in on the way back. We were not dissapointed. We sat right next to the lake with stunning views, and birds twittering all around us.
— Sept 2016
"Excellent food"
Excellent food, plenty of choice, helpful and friendly staff. Very reasonable. Lovely view of lake and mountains from restaurant.
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photo credit mandejoy
I am a mama who craves the moderate seasons in life. The warm breeze of a new spring morning after months of chill and snow. The cool breeze of an autumn afternoon, leaves crunching underfoot and sunlight falling gently after months of sweat and heat.
It's not the change of seasons that I desire – this year has been full of far too many changes for our family already. But the sense of something new, something peaceful. A return to routine and less extreme days as my husband returns to teaching at the elementary school I attended as a child. It takes a few weeks, but we settle in. Our daughter starts to adjust to both of us leaving for work as she's dropped off at daycare.
We start to dream and make plans. No longer focused on teaching our girl how to swim or planning for the beach, we're now looking at weekends for apple picking, football games, campfires and cookouts. Maybe a hike through the woods, fall colors and smells delighting the senses as we relax and breath deeply the coolness of the season, introducing our little girl to the beauty of autumn.
My heart dreams of slow mornings over coffee with good friends. Joining with another mama over a pumpkin-spice latte on a brisk Saturday. We'll meet at the coffee shop and talk into the morning about how these seasons – they change us. I'll share with you how much I love fall and what it means to my life. How all the amazing moments in our family started in this season – dating my husband, getting married, the birth of our daughter.
But this season is also one that has touched my heart deeply, the way the Lord has caused what seems good and wonderful to die off during these same months. To be stripped away, desires of my heart drying, changing, falling away like those beautiful leaves on the trees that line my drive to my new job. It is a beautiful death, but a dying all the same. A necessary process that requires my heart to prepare for the cold months, the ones where I need to dig deep down into the ground, to be rooted firmly in God so that when winter comes, the dying is temporary and the hope for spring and new life remains.
…whatever God does, that's the way it's going to be, always. No addition, no subtraction. God's done it and that's it. That's so we'll quit asking questions and simply worship in holy fear.
Whatever was, is.
Whatever will be, is.
That's how it always is with God.
Ecclesiastes 3:14-15


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Filippa K Performance Check 2017
In 2016, Filippa K has shown progress and met most of FWFs' performance requirements to support the implementation of the Code of Labour Practices. Almost 60% of Filippa K's purchasing volume comes from suppliers located in low-risk countries where they have fulfilled monitoring requirements. Including the monitoring done at their other suppliers, Filippa K has 96% of its production under monitoring, which meets the monitoring requirements for members in their 3rd+ year of membership. With a benchmarking score of 74, an increase over last year, Filippa K remains in the 'Good' category.
Filippa K has taken steps to systemize and standardize how their buyers work with suppliers to implement the Code of Labour Practices, including creating a supplier evaluation, having all buyers attend a FWF training and improving the start up package that buyers use to select suppliers. FWF recommends continuing to enhance this process by documenting a standard approach to audit and CAP follow up, including setting timelines.
Filippa K has a strong production planning system in place, working through conversation with suppliers to set deadlines and realistic quantities in orders. The buyers regularly work together to determine how and where to place production of new garments based on the production capacity of the factory, to try and ensure they are not putting excess pressure on their suppliers and try to mitigate the causes of excessive overtime. Even so, excessive overtime was found during four audits in 2016, and Filippa K is encouraged to continue working with these suppliers to analyse the root causes and eliminate these, to reduce excessive overtime.
At 25% of its suppliers Filippa K buys less than 2% of the total production volume of the factory, and FWF recommends continuing to consolidate its supplier base where possible. Shortening the tail will reduce the social compliance risks that Filippa K is exposed to and will allow Filippa K to improve working conditions in a more efficient and effective way.
Filippa K continues to work towards complete transparency in its supply chain by publishing supplier information next to each product on its website. Filippa K discloses the production location, number of workers, and whether or not they have visited the location, in order to give consumers a better idea of where their garments were made.Download


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By Mattia Sangiorgi
From Jakob von Gunten, by Robert Walser (trans. Christopher Middleton, NYRB):
If I were rich, I wouldn't travel around the world. To be sure, that would not be so bad. But I can see nothing wildly exciting about getting a fugitive acquaintance with foreign places. In general I would decline to educate myself, as they say, any further. I would be attracted by deep things and by the soul, rather than by distances and things far off. It would fascinate me to investigate what is near at hand. And I wouldn't buy anything, either. I would make no acquisitions. Elegant clothes, fine underwear, a top hat, modest gold cufflinks, long patent leather shoes, that would be about all, and with these things I would start out. No house, no garden, no servant, yes, a servant, I would engage a good, dignified Kraus. And then I could begin. Then I would walk out into the swirling mist on the street. Winter with its melancholy cold would match my gold coins excellently. I would carry the banknotes in a simple briefcase. I would walk about on foot, just as usual, with the consciously secret intention of not letting people notice very much how regally rich I am. Perhaps, too, it would be snowing. All the same to me, on the contrary, that would suit me fine. Soft snowfall among the evening glow of streetlamps. It would be glittering, fascinating. It would never occur to me to take a cab. Only people who are in a hurry or want to put on noble airs do that. But I wouldn't want to put on noble airs, and I would be in no hurry whatever. Thoughts would occur to me as I strolled along.
Mattia Sangiorgi (1975–) lives in Ravenna, Italy. He studied Photography at the Academy of Fine Art of Ravenna and at IUAV University in Venice, where he met Guido Guidi and started to collaborate with him. He is currently interested in ordinary anthropized landscapes. You can see more of his work on his website.
Sangiorgi photographed derive in Ravenna. The series is available as a book from Osservatorio Fotografico at this link.


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Pay Ratio Finally Passes
On August 5, SEC commissioners finally approved implementation of the pay ratio rule. Shareholders will now see a ratio between the pay of CEO and median employee. As Larry Mishel of EPI noted, "The delay shows the power of corporate lobbyists, but the finalizing of the rule is a win for the American people." As I've said before this data will provide insight into which companies view employees as resources and which see them only as costs. Obviously, corporations cannot function without the services of employees.
Here's a quote from the Darden Restaurant proxy issued on August 5, the same date the rule was adopted.
"The Board believes that our success depends in large measure on our ability to attract and retain highly qualified officers, employees and non-employee directors who are motivated to put forth maximum effort on our behalf and on behalf of our shareholders."
Shareholders would agree with this statement. It is almost a truism; yes, of course, qualified employees are good to have. Boards of directors constantly trumpet the need to incentivize executives to inspire the best performance. In the last six months the word "motivate" has appeared in the proxies of 3,000 companies, explaining the rationale for a compensation plan. I looked at a number of proxies – that's what led me to Darden – and the language was generally consistent.
Companies universally acknowledge the need to attract and retain officers and executives. To Darden's credit, in the quote above, the board mentions employees. But without the pay ratio, it is difficult to know whether this is a matter of philosophy or simply language. After all, talk is cheap, and according to some press reports, so is Darden. The company, which owns the Olive Garden and other restaurants, has been criticized for its reliance on a sub-minimum wage pay for waitresses. The presumption that the difference between $2.13 and state minimum wage will be made up in tips has not been proven.
The pay for Darden CEO Edgar Lee increased by more than 50% between 2014 and 2015 (though is position has evolved from COO to interim CEO to CEO). The cash bonus component quadrupled from the prior year. Frustrated shareholders last year, led by hedge fund Starboard Value, replaced the entire board of Darden. The new board has disclosed in the proxy some changes in compensation, including eliminating an individual performance rating component of its bonus plan.
Corporations and their lobbyists have fought this disclosure with every tool in the arsenal, and Republicans in the House have already promised legislation to overturn it. The opposition was not because it gives insight into how much executives are paid; shareholders already have that data. The resistance to the pay ratio rule is about disclosing median employee pay and the comparison. In contrast with rationale for high CEO pay it suggests more than a little hypocrisy: as if the only people motivated by money are millionaires.
No sophisticated investor will expect the ratio at Darden to be the same as that of a Wall Street bank. But comparing within industry, and comparing over time, will tell investors a great deal.
As SEC commissioner Luis Aguilar said in his statement, "The hope, quite simply, is that this information will better equip shareholders to promote accountability for the executive compensation practices of the companies that they own." In addition to shareholders, others may also find this information of use. For example, a recent Harvard Business Review article describes a study in which consumers expressed a preference for purchasing items at companies with a lower ratio.
Two commissioners voted against the statement. In his opposition statement, Commissioner Daniel Gallagher writes of "perceived income inequality" in the same tone that others write of "purported climate change". He describes the commissioners as mimes creating imaginary boxes; and changes in the rule are rearranged deck chairs (not sure what the Titanic is in this metaphor) and the rule as pure applesauce." He suggested that a much more limited version of the rule could be issued, "in the year 2020 or so."
Luckily for shareholders, the other commissioners focused on policy rather than politics. They heeded the drafters of Dodd Frank and the quarter million individuals who wrote in support of this rule. The information may not appear in proxies until 2018 (though we hope early adopters will include it sooner), but it will come.


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Suede is one of those materials that instantly screams luxury. It's an expensive looking textile with, more often than not, an equally expensive looking price tag. It's so worth the investment though. As you'll see from these picks, suede is timelessly chic and will always look good no matter the season. Luckily suede is having a moment for Spring 2016, so what better time than now to shop for one of these online finds.
Suede Duster, Scoop ($568, spring.com)
High-neck Suede Dress, REISS ($845, reiss.com)
My festival pick:
Suede Fringe Dress, Nasty Gal ($298, nastygal.com)
My Saturday night party pick:
Vintage Suede Party Dress, CutandChicVintage ($240, cutandchicvintage.etsy.com)
Tan Suede Skirt, REISS ($520, reiss.com)
Suede Color Block Wrap Skirt, ASOS ($128.50, asos.com)
Red Suede Wrap Skirt, ASOS ($84, asos.com)
This whole look is on trend!
Black Suede Midi Skirt, ASOS ($86.50, asos.com)
Vintage Escada Gold Hearts and Suede Belt, Thrifted & Modern ($225, 1stdibs.com)
Black Suede & Gold Leather Platform Heels, Charlotte Olympia ($1,495, forzieri.com)
Want to know what other trends to shop for this season? Check out my post on these Spring 2016 trends from Fashion Week.


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The inarguable success of Marvel Studios has Hollywood's attention. In an industry forever nervous about new ideas, the strategy impulsively becomes how to duplicate it.
DreamWorks Animation's $155 million purchase of Classic Media was inspired, at least in part, by the record-shattering performance of Marvel's The Avengers, DreamWorks CEO Jeffrey Katzenberg told Reuters. And similar to Marvel's pre-Iron Man days, Katzenberg sees this as a strong opportunity to farm out the newly acquired characters to other studios for adaptation. Aside from its Mr. Peabody & Sherman 3D movie already in the works, DreamWorks has no plans to create new live-action features based on the Classic Media characters. But the small screen may be another matter: The studio is setting up its own television or Internet channel, but whether this is to re-run classic episodes, like Cartoon Network does with Boomerang, or for new series is still unknown.
"A channel is one of the many opportunities we see for combining the DreamWorks brand with this extraordinary library of characters," Katzenberg said. "It could be a domestic cable channel, international, even an Internet channel."
But more immediately, the purchase provides DreamWorks additional leverage as it negotiates to renew its distribution deal with Paramount Pictures.
All of this studio-driven activity around comic book properties sounds great, but where does that leave the comics themselves? Will DreamWorks open a comics publishing company? Will Doctor Solar be reunited with the recently revived Valiant Universe? Will The Lone Ranger vanish from Dynamite Entertainment's line-up? What about Ape Entertainment's Casper the Friendly Ghost and Richie Rich relaunches? Will the world finally get a new Fat Albert comic?
It's too soon to know for sure, but most likely very little will change in the near future. DreamWorks has barely mentioned comic books in the press so far, deciding instead to focus on licensing for "motion picture, television, home entertainment, consumer products, digital, theme park and live entertainment channels." The other factor is that a good deal of those properties are either co-managed by another company (Jay Ward Productions still co-owns Rocky & Bullwinkle, for example), or Classic Media only holds the TV rights (such as in the case of Masters of the Universe, which is owned by Mattel). While it would be amazing to see a comic book universe where Lassie and Bravestarr co-exist, if we're going to be honest with ourselves, it's probably low on the DreamWorks to-do list.
Instead, a comics future for many of these properties will probably be up to an enterprising comics publisher with a vision to license them from DreamWorks. The animation studio has already shown a willingness to do this with its own feature film properties, which has resulted in Ape Entertainment's mini-line of DreamWorks comics: Shrek, Madagascar and Kung-Fu Panda. I don't hear a lot of buzz about how those books are being received by readers but they must be doing something right. And as mentioned, Ape already has new Casper and Richie Rich comics, so perhaps they're the right fit. As the all-ages section of comics continues to grow, a lot of Classic Media's properties could find a very welcoming audience in comics form.


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Music & spoken words
Zucchini clan
Organic Joe
A box of tales
Paper art & cards
Jill Ellis
Liz Mutimer
Carole Pepper
Make MerrIness
Merrin Dorothy is a cheerful, red haired mother and general store owner who creates fun, bright and quirky designs from her watercolours in Yinnar
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Amy is a watercolour artist who specialises in pet portraits, watercolour workshops and custom orders. Her journey as an artist began as a little girl, spending hours sketching pets, wild birds and flowers on our hobby farm. Nature is her number one source of inspiration and she loves to explore the outdoors taking a ridiculous amount of photos for the sake of 'art'.


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Career Colleges » Arizona » Criminal Justice and Law » Legal Services
Looking for accredited career colleges, technical schools, and universities in Arizona offering Legal Services degrees. Legal support services , paralegals, and vourt reporters make law offices run smoothly. Legal administrative assistants too.Go to college in Arizona and you will learn to appreciate the beauty of the desert. This scenic state has two major cities, Phoenix and Tucson, whose cultural attractions are on a par with that of any other city that size in the United States. Arizona's proximity to the Mexican border means that you can enjoy excursions to our southern neighbor at the drop of a hat. The cost of living is below the national average, crime is relatively uncommon, and Arizona educational institutions and colleges are of a high caliber.
Paralegals and legal assistants do a variety of tasks to support lawyers. These tasks may include preparing legal documents, conducting legal research, maintaining records, answering telephones, assisting attorneys as they prepare for trials, and interviewing potential court witnesses. Paralegals must have excellent communication, problem-solving, research, and organizational skills.
Paralegals and legal assistants are found in all types of organizations, but most work for law firms, law enforcement agencies, corporate legal departments, and government agencies. They usually work full time, and overtime is sometimes needed to meet deadlines.
Most paralegals and legal assistants have an associate?s degree or a certificate in paralegal studies. In some cases, employers may hire college graduates with a bachelor?s degree with no legal experience or specialized education and train them on the job.
The median annual wage for paralegals and legal assistants was $46,990 in May 2012.
Employment of paralegals and legal assistants is projected to grow 17 percent from 2012 to 2022, faster than the average for all occupations. This occupation attracts many applicants, and competition for jobs will be strong. Experienced, formally trained paralegals with strong computer and database management skills should have the best job prospects.
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24 Sep Summary of JOBS Bill and Update
US House Passes "JOBS" Act to Help Small Businesses
On March 8, 2012, the US House of Representatives passed a wide-ranging bill to help smaller businesses known as the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act (JOBS Act). The House passed the bill by a vote of 390-23. We have reviewed the bill and while some of its technical language still needs further study, this alert provides a summary of the bill's seven key provisions:
1. There will be a new securities term called an "emerging growth company," which is a company that had less than $1 billion in revenues before going public. The bill provides many new benefits for emerging growth companies. A company remains an emerging growth company until it has $1 billion in revenues or 5 years passes from going public. Emerging growth companies:
(a) will be exempt from the new "say on pay" rules requiring companies to give shareholders the right to a non-binding vote on executive compensation.
(b) will only have to deliver 2 years of audited financial statements for an initial public offering (IPO) instead of the 3 years many would be required to deliver now.
(c) will be exempt from Sarbanes-Oxley Section 404(b) which mandates engaging an outside auditing firm to opine as to the adequacy of internal financial controls.
(d) can conduct an IPO with research reports coming out immediately before and after during the previously dubbed "quiet periods."
2. The bill ends the ban on general solicitation or advertising in Regulation D Rule 506 offerings, if all the purchasers in the offering are accredited investors.
3. The JOBS Act also authorizes so-called "crowdfunding." If purchasers agree to hold securities for one year, the offering will be exempt from SEC registration, and you can offer stock to anyone, whether or not accredited, with no information delivery requirements. The idea is that this will lead to using the Internet and social media to offer securities. But the bill would limit companies to raising (a) $1,000,000 a year or (b) $2,000,000 if they provide investors with audited financial statements. Also no purchaser can invest more than $10,000 or if lesser, 10% of their annual income. The bill requires various warnings to investors and a filing with the SEC.
4. The bill further reforms SEC Regulation A in a fashion similar to a separate bill that previously passed the House. Regulation A allows a "mini" public offering with a downsized offering circular approved by the SEC. The bill raises the limit in a Reg A offering to $50 million, but does require audited financial statements. The Reg A offering would also be exempt from state securities or "blue sky law" if it is sold to "qualified purchasers," a term to be defined in the future.
5. In order to mandate becoming an SEC reporting company, you now would have to have $10 million in assets and at least 2000 shareholders or 500 shareholders who are not accredited investors. Stock issued pursuant to an employee compensation plan would not be counted for this purpose.
6. Responding to a number of recent studies, the bill requires the SEC to study whether decimalization of how securities are quoted (ie now in penny increments vs. much higher in the past) has hurt IPOs and gives the SEC the authority to designate a minimum increment in pricing that is more than $0.01 but less than $0.10.
7. The bill also requires the SEC to review the key disclosure regime of Regulation S-K to see if its provisions can be "updated to modernize and simplify the registration process and reduce the costs and other burdens associated with these requirements for issuers who are emerging growth companies."


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Kids, it's time to grab the pencils and get colouring! My annual Easter colouring-in competition is now open to kids 12 and under.
Three lucky winners will be selected and each will receive an Easter hamper full of chocolate and other goodies.
How do you enter? It's easy! Click on your favourite Easter picture below, print it off and get colouring!
But be quick - you must have your picture back to me by Thursday, 29 March 2018!
You can get it to me in any of the following ways:
- In person by dropping it to my office at Unit 3/28 Main Street Ellenbrook
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Tomb of King Cyrus
Nearly one hundred and sixty years before king Cyrus was ever born, God declared to the prophet Isaiah that he would raise up this man, his shepherd, to rebuild his city, even though at the time of Isaiah, Jerusalem was prospering and would not be destroyed for another 100 years by Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon.
The Lord's prophecy begins at Isaiah 44:28 (NKJV):
'Who says of Cyrus, 'He is My shepherd, And he shall perform all My pleasure, Saying to Jerusalem, "You shall be built," And to the temple, "Your foundation shall be laid." '
The Greek historian Herodotus, in Volume 1 of his histories, records the wonderful story of how Cyrus miraculously escaped death at the time of his birth and how he was brought up by a
who wasn't even his father. Thus, fulfilling God's spoken word to the prophet Isaiah.
Herodotus wrote: "Astyages, the son of Cyaxares, became king. He had a fascinating dream concerning his daughter Mandane. In his dream he envisioned a stream of water flowing from her that flooded his capital as well as Asia. He told this vision to the Magi who had the gift of interpreting dreams, and who gave its meaning to him,
whereas he became greatly terrified . . . Learning that she was now with child and her time for giving birth was near, he sent Mandane away to Persia. When she arrived there, he put a guard over her, with plans to kill the child after she gave birth (*see Isaiah 45:10-13); for when the Magi had interpreted the vision they told him that the son of his daughter would reign over Asia instead of him. To keep this from happening, immediately following the birth of Cyrus, Astyages sent for Harpagus, a man of his own house and a faithful Mede, to whom he trusted all his affairs, and addressed him saying . . . Harpagus, take the son born of my daughter Mandane, and steal him away to your house and slay him there. Then bury him as you see fit. When Harpagus had reluctantly agreed, the child was given into his hands, wrapped in the swaddling cloth of death, and he weeping went quickly to his home . . . speaking, My hands will not carry out his will, nor do I want any part of this murder . . . After he had said this, he sent a messenger to bring back a man named Mitradates, one of the
. . . Coming quickly at his request, the shepherd arrived and Harpagus said to him "Astyages commands you to take this child into the wildest part of the hills, and there abandon him, that he should die a sudden death. And he told me to tell you, that if you do not kill the boy, but allow him to escape, you will be put to the death by the most painful of methods. I myself have been given orders to make sure the child dies.
At this command the herdsman took the child into his arms, and traveled back the way he had come till he reached his flocks . . .
With this the shepherd
uncovered the infant, and showed him to his wife, who, when she saw how fine and beautiful the child was, broke down into tears, and falling at her husbands knees, begged him not to kill the babe; . . . so the child, whom he was commanded to destroy, was handed over to his wife . . .
Thus, Cyrus was raised early to be a shepherd fulfilling God's word to Isaiah.
The second part of Isaiah's prophecy states that Cyrus would
declare Jerusalem and the temple to be rebuilt
According to the Bible, King Cyrus of Persia along with his ally, Darius the Mede, invaded the Empire of Babylon bringing its downfall.
The following is an account from King Cyrus which was found inscribed on a clay barrel now on display in the British Museum. He mentions how he conquered Babylon, returned exiles to their former lands, returned the articles of worship to the sacred cities and commanded that the temples where they worshiped be rebuilt. The Inscription reads:
The number of men in his army were so great, resembling that of water in a river, which could not be counted, marched forward, their weapons stashed away. Without engaging the enemy, he was able to enter Babylon without causing any damage to the city. Into my hands, Nabonidus was delivered, the king who did not worship him . . .
"To the sacred cities located on the other side of the Tigris river, I sent back to the ruins of their holy places, the articles which were used in their sanctuaries. I also allowed to return to their homes the former citizens of the land, . . . I also made an effort to repair their dwelling places."
Cyrus Cylinder
The next prophecy confirmed by history is found in Isaiah 44:27: "Who says to the deep. Be dry!
And I will dry up your rivers'.
And Isaiah 45:1-2 which says: "Thus says the LORD to His anointed, To Cyrus, whose right hand I have held;
To subdue nations before him and loose the armor of kings, To open before him the double doors, So that the gates will not be shut
. 'I will go before you and make the crooked places straight;
I will break in pieces the gates of bronze
The fullfillment of these prophecies are confirmed by the historian Herodotus who wrote: "The land of Assyria possesses a great number of cities, the strongest and most well known being
, . . . The following is a description of the place: . . .
Along the edges of the top wall, they built single room structures each facing one another, leaving enough space between them to turn a four-horse chariot.
A hundred gates, all of brass, with bronze lintels and side-posts
make up the circuit of the wall . . . The city is divided into two sections by the river running through it.
This river is known as the Euphrates, a wide, deep, and very swift stream, which begins in Armenia, and ends at the Erythraean sea . . . At the rivers entry points are low gates in the fence that flank the stream, which are similar in design to the
great gates in the outer wall, made of brass, and which open toward the water
. . .
Cyrus marched in the direction of Babylon and came to the banks of the Gyndes, a river which starts in the Matienian mountains and flows through the land of the Dardanians, and discharges into the Tigris river. The Tigris then continues to flow past the city of Opis, and empties into the Erythraean sea. Since the Gyndes could only be crossed by boat, Cyrus stopped at the river. One of his favorite white horses, which went along on his march, bolted off and tried to cross the river by itself, galloping into the water the horse was taken hold of by the current which swept him downstream and plunged him to his death. Cyrus became furious with rage
and vowed to break the river's strength,
saying that future generations would be able to cross it without getting their knees wet . . . His plans to attack Babylon were now put on hold, and He divided his troops into two regiments. With the use of ropes he began to mark off areas on each side of the Gyndes, leading off from it in all directions, one hundred and eighty planned trenches per side. He then commanded his forces to dig opposite one another on both banks. His threat to break the river soon became reality with the assistance of a great a number of workers. But it came at a cost, the whole summer season was now lost.
Having defeated the river Gyndes, by diverting it into three hundred and sixty channels, Cyrus waited for next spring to march against Babylon. A short distance outside of the city wall, the Babylonians army was waiting for him. A battle then ensued, in which the Persian king defeated the Babylonians, who then withdrew into their fortress. Here they shut themselves up, and made fun of his siege, for they had prepared against his attack by storing up food within the city that would last for many years; for when they saw
Cyrus conquering nation after nation
, they were convinced that he would never stop, and that sooner or later he would try to overpower them.
Now Cyrus did not know how to proceed, for many days had passed and he made little progress in conquering the city. Finally, either someone suggested a plan of action, or he himself came up with the idea, which he proceeded to follow. Placing a regiment of his troops at the spot where the river enters the city, and another group at the back where the river exits. He ordered them to march into the city as soon as the river became shallow enough for them to forge. He and his army then withdrew back to the place where Nitocris dug the lake for the river, proceeding to do exactly what she had done in the past; he diverted the Euphrates by a canal into the old lake bed, which was now a marsh. The river began to lower to such a level that it was now possible to cross. At this moment, the Persian army that was left behind at Babylon entered the stream, whose level reached midway up a man's thigh, and they marched into the city.
Had the Babylonians been aware of what Cyrus was up to, or had seen their danger, they could have kept the Persians from entering the city and would have destroyed his army; for they could have closed all the street-gates which overlooked the river
, and from atop the walls along both sides of the waterway, would have caught their enemy off-guard in a trap. But fortunately for the Persians, their attack was a surprise and they were able to capture the city. Because the city was so large, the citizens located in the central part of town were not aware what had taken place, even though the outer areas of the city had already fallen,
for they were engaged in a festival of dancing and revelry
. This was the account of how Babylon was first conquered."
The account of Herodotus verifies that God allowed Cyrus to subdue many nations before him, dry up the mighty waters and enter Babylon's open gates of bronze, all while Belshazzar, their prince, was throwing what would be his last party just as recorded in Daniel chapter 5.
Just as He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world
, that we should be holy and without blame before Him in love,
having predestined us to adoption as sons by Jesus
Christ to Himself, according to the good pleasure of His will . . . Ephesians 1:4-5 (NKJV)
For no other foundation can anyone lay than that which is laid, which is Jesus Christ. Now if anyone builds on this foundation with gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, straw, each one's work will become clear; for the Day will declare it, because it will be revealed by fire; and the fire will test each one's work, of what sort it is. If anyone's work which he has built on it endures, he will receive a reward. If anyone's work is burned, he will suffer loss; but he himself will be saved, yet so as through fire.
Do you not know that you are the temple of God and that the Spirit of God dwells in you?
1 Corinthians 3:11-16 (NKJV)
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The fate of the WWI equine soldiers
Of the 11,000 horses that departed Albany for the Great War in 1914, only five returned home - four from New Zealand, and one from Australia.
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The horses were primarily used as transport for soldiers during the war, destined to traipse through the blisteringly hot deserts of the Middle East.
New Zealand author Susan Brocker has written about the horses of World War One.
"The soldiers had to accustom the horses to life in the desert, which is something that they were not used to at all," she says. "The heat, the deep sand rifts, having to carry the soldiers with all their heavy equipment."
The horses, along with the men, were on water rations while travelling huge distances, and many were lost before the battles even began.
"Many did die from simply not having access to water," says Susan. "They would also find different water sources, oases, and the water would be tampered with and they would die from drinking it."
Throughout their respective journeys, the soldiers and horses formed incredible bonds.
"The soldiers taught the horses to lie down in the sand - they would lie behind them, and the horses were used as a shelter against gunfire," explains Susan. "I just find that phenomenal, that horses could learn to lie like that."
The soldiers also used the horses as shade while lying out in the desert in the evening.
When the troops finally reached their battlegrounds, the horses then faced another challenge - not spooking at the sounds of constant gunfire and cannons.
"That was one of the biggest challenges they faced. The soldiers fired their guns at close range, and the horses had to line up as they fired off the cannons," says Susan.
"It was a matter of getting them accustomed to it - they had no choice."
A difficult fate
For the horses that made it through the battles, the outlook was not good.
"The men faced a dreadful choice," explains Susan.
By the time the war was drawing to a close, there were no funds or supplies to get the remaining horses back to their homelands.
"So the men had to face either leaving their horses behind in Egypt, or they could destroy them humanely," says Susan.
Leaving the horses in Egypt was not the preferred choice; the country was poor at the time, and horses were used in mines and on the street.
"A lot of the men chose to take their horses out into the desert and shoot them, rather than leaving them behind and not knowing how they would end up," says Susan.
"For the rest, the vast majority tragically ended up used as pack animals on the mines."
The five horses that did make it back to Australia and New Zealand belonged to high-ranking officers in the military, and were lauded as heroes upon their return.