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If your pet scratches excessively they may be allergic to something. Some pets are affected continually and other only at certain times of the year, while others have problems only occasionally. Pets may be allergic to such things as Insect and flea bites, grasses, molds, pollens, trees, wool, tobacco smoke, certain foods, and even other pets. No matter what the allergen, the main symptoms are excessive scratching and chewing of the skin, which may result in extensive skin damage. Once the skin has been damaged it is then highly susceptible to bacterial infection. If you suspect your dog might have allergies or an allergic reaction contact your veterinarian for treatment.
Allergic reactions in dogs may manifest as itching and in some cases diarrhea. About 5 to 10 percent of all allergic reactions in dogs are attributed to Food allergies. Diagnosis of a food allergy requires strict dietary management to make sure no allergy-triggering food is ingested by your dog. This dietary management process is a very demanding diagnostic process. Because food allergy symptoms resemble those of other canine allergies – and because effective treatment depends on pinpointing the specific allergen affecting your dog – diagnosing food allergies is challenging for both owners and veterinarians. It takes more than one exposure to a food ingredient to incite an allergic reaction so iIf your pet has an immediate adverse reaction to a diet change, the reaction is probably not an allergy.
The most common signs of a food allergy is inflamed, itchy skin, usually around a pet's feet, face, ears, armpits, and groin. The inflamed, itchy skin leads to scratching and biting which can lead to secondary bacterial skin infections and ear canal infections.
Some food-allergic animals experience vomiting and diarrhea instead of /or along with – skin problems.
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text: I photographed Kristi with her now husband, Chris earlier this summer for their Greensboro engagement portraits, and I was holding off until after they were married down in the Keys to show off her bridal portrait. But now that she's a Mrs., here they are! And when I say "Mrs." I mean Mrs. Grecian Goddess – I love the effortless beauty of her dress and hair. Congrats, you two!

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Sparkling Gold Coins
This article or section contains lore taken from Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos, Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne, the manuals, and/or official bonus maps.
Sparkling Gold Coins are gold coins that are worth far more than ordinary gold coins. One coin is worth 150.
Kael'thas and Lady Vashj can find five of these worth 600 in total within the level The Crossing, which is the secret level of the Frozen Throne Alliance campaign, Curse of the Blood Elves.


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Sorry about the lack of posts but I have been busy trying to sort out some form of employment for when I graduate, so this week I have been busy with applications and interviews. (Some interview outfit posts to come) Anyway on with my orginal post.
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The Sneaky Tikis feature
Greg Trujillo – Bass
Lucas Kuhn – Rhythm Guitar
Rob Longacre – Lead Guitar
Lukas Brodie – Drummer
Established in 2012, This young collective, ranging in ages from 13 to 20, met and gathered at the Sierra Surf Music Camp. Located at Donner Mine Camp, it offers an experienced and talented team of musicians who volunteer to teach students of all ages the technique and theory behind the specific genre of Surf Music. The camp schedule divided these eager-to-learn musicians into a group with a few musical assignments. In the end they were given the opportunity to perform what they had learned. The experience was such a success the boys could not part ways and decided to stick together and now reside in Northern California as the Sneaky Tikis performing instrumental surf rock music anywhere they can.
"Soundcheck Music has been a tremendous help and confidant in establishing the bands unique vintage Surf Sound." comments DeFender Jon, the groups manager. "Their infinite knowledge and plethora of vintage gear has been a continuous resource for the Sneaky Tikis" Bill Lapham, owner of Soundcheck Music Center, is also a big fan of the DeFender's Hot Rods Car Club Company, which is owned by Jon. So the relationship is mutually beneficial.
The bands major influences are Dick Dale, The Ventures, The Pyronauts, Slacktone, Jon and the Nightriders. The Sneaky Tikis are available for hire and already have a growing resume of weddings, private parties, concerts, store promotions, and charity events.
As the band prepares to hopefully release their first EP in September, they will be in the recording studio through August. To find out more about this phenomenal band or for Showtimes and Schedules Like them on Facebook! or Visit their website at http://artistecard.com/SneakyTikis
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Just for the last short while, I've felt confident enough to run my pack of working dogs using my electric Polaris ranger—the farm "buggy". I've always been wary with the youngsters, but they've finally developed enough sense to run well away from the buggy. A few days ago we were trundling up the track through the lucerne, not far from the boundary fence, when Jax, the youngest, scared up a big black feral cat. She was more than a match for him in speed, and I watched in trepidation as they dashed away up the paddock.
The Power of the Matriarch
Had I any idea of the pivotal role she would play in my life, I would have given my lead ewe a better name. Boadicea, for instance. Or maybe Elizabeth. Or even Frances Darlene after my difficult and undeniably contrary mother. But at the time I saved her from the usual fate of 5 year-olds on most sheep properties, I only knew that she was a pretty good leader, at least at times. So she became simply "Old Leader".
Peter's socks go to Bhutan
Last austral spring, my lovely, talented friend Anne Downie (retired woolgrower and textile craftie extraordinaire) knitted a pair of socks from White Gum Wool 4-ply for her son Peter. Peter was headed for a walking trip in Bhutan, something he'd wanted to do for years, and he was delighted with his socks. (Bhutan, by the way, is a country worth paying attention to: any place that worries more about Gross National Happiness than Gross National Product is on the right track as far as I'm concerned.)
Cosmic Intercepts
Have you noticed how sometimes the universe and your subconscious conspire to bring your attention back repeatedly to something you don't particularly want to examine? Recently I've had that experience with regard to herbicides. While I've succeeded in keeping pesticides, chemical fertilisers and fungicides out of my management practices, spot spraying the major woody weeds (gorse, briar rose and horehound) has seemed like the only solution.
In Celebration of Indies
One of the best things about going feet-first into the yarn business, and one I didn't anticipate at all, is getting to know and work with a wide range of talented, creative, determined independent fibre artists: indie pattern designers, hand-dyers, knitters and shop owners who are artists in their own right. I've been in awe of the spectrum of ability and the passion for fibre encompassed by the women I've met so far.
You Don't Have to Be Perfect
Fire Weather
Last Sunday, the 9th of February, we had the worst fire weather day we've had so far this year—38o C (100o F), gusting 60 kph (40 mph), zip in the way of humidity. Thankfully, there were no serious fires in the state, but with a fire danger rating of severe to extreme, it was a fairly nerve-wracking day. It was worse in Victoria.
Boucle is here! (and other news)
It's the Season, Silly
When I first began farming, after I realised that it was not going to be as easy as it looked from the highway, I would ask "Why?" about any number of mysteries having to do with raising sheep. Almost invariably, the answer would come back in some variation of: "It's the season." Why is the spear grass so bad this year? It's the wet spring. Why are the grubs so bad this year? It's the dry winter. Why are we having so much trouble with intestinal worms? It's the wet summer.
The Bed of a Jedd
From my all-time favourite Dr Seuss, The Sleep Book, comes the following character:
A Jedd is in bed, and the bed of a Jedd
Is the softest of beds in the world it is said.
He makes it from pompoms he grows on his head.
And he's sleeping right now, on the softest of fluff,
Completely exhausted from growing the stuff.
The softest of fluff—and unlike the Jedd, there's just a bit more to it than piling up the pompoms to sleep on. In honour of all the knitters who've recently subscribed to Yarns, I thought I might tell you the little bit I know about how to go from pompoms to knitting wool.
Welcome to the new subscribers!
Just to make things more challenging, yesterday I spent the entire day marking the new lambs, and today I'm recovering from picking up 340 rather good-sized lambs and putting them in the marking cradle. I'm a bit late getting the marking done--lots of rainy weather got in the way, and those lambs just keep growing!
Landline and other news (October 2013)
This is not a "proper" Yarn, just a quick note to let you know that ABC Landline is running a segment on my farm and White Gum Wool yarn this coming Sunday, November 24th. The program starts at 12 noon, EDT. It can also be accessed for the following couple of weeks through http://abc.net.au/iview if you go to All Programs, then ABC1 and look for Landline.
In other news, Rangelands Journal in the US has recently published a paper by Fred Provenza and others (including me) entitled Complex Creative Systems. While formally technical, it is an easy read, and gives a good overview of what the nutritional wisdom concept is all about, and how people like me are putting it into practice. Here's the pdf file: Complex Creative Systems, which you can also find on the website under Science, Technical Papers.
Just to let you know, Felix, Clara and Sabrina are doing fine, and have been joined by Vicky-Victoria and Georgie-girl. The names, in case you are wondering, just come to me out of the ether. Actually, I got Vicky's name wrong--tried calling her Lizzie, but it just didn't stick.
And the last bit of news is that the new colours in the 8- and 4-ply yarns are here! The boucle won't make it until sometime in December- it still hasn't left NZ.
Oh, and if you've missed earlier Yarns from the Farm, you can find them all on the website--just click on the last menu item on the home page--Yarns from the Farm.
Wild Things in Tame Places
Felix, Clara and Sabrina
It is surprisingly difficult to write sensibly about lambing. I don't know if this is because it is an intimate, intense natural process filled with wonder and anxiety, or because there are so many aspects that it's hard to know where to start. Like the character of the wool at shearing, lambing reflects the whole year's integration of how well I have read the season and the signals from my animals and the landscape.
Swan Love
The question, all spring, has been: "Is that a mating pair, or are they brother and sister?" Last year the parents of one (or both—or possibly neither, but I'm not willing to accept that option) nested in wintry July and raised a clutch of five cygnets, who took wing in December, but have returned sporadically since. So I've been watching these two for any sort of courtly behaviour.
Flame Robins
Oddly, the darling red-breasted flame robins show up here in autumn, bright harbingers of winter in the otherwise increasingly sere and blond grassland. In their inimitable cheeky way, they lure you along the track, flying from fencepost to fencepost, singing and daring you to follow. The mundane explanation of their autumn appearance is that they spend summer at higher altitude, and only descend to pass the winter in (slightly) less demanding conditions.


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I'm grateful for laughter.
I tend to be a little too serious and negative, but laughter keeps me grounded. It makes my heart swell and clears my mind. The best part is, the more often I do it, the more I want it.
So to all the songs, books, movies, knock-knock jokes, silly kids and best of friends who make me LOL, thank you.


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Thursday, July 30, 2009
Brick kitchen
Wednesday, July 29, 2009
Birds eye view
Monday, July 27, 2009
Egg basket
Thursday, July 23, 2009
Country Road, take me home
As my kids sit, jump and play on these every day, they don't last for ever but thankfully Country Road change their range all the time. The important thing for me is that the core colours seem to stay and most have removable washable covers !!
Wednesday, July 22, 2009
Desk organiser
A friend said to me once though - if you want to live minimally you need somewhere you can stash things until you've got them organised or thrown them away, so I wonder how we will manage when we no longer dump everything in the study . . .
Tuesday, July 21, 2009
Edland at IKEA
One new range that caught my eye is the Edland series. It is a lovely soft grey colour, the drawer pulls are ceramic and a nice weight and the drawers are lined with a patterned fibreboard inside. The range is designed for the bedroom but I think it could be used in other rooms especially the dressing table and linen cupboard below. One comment I would make is that these are not heavy weight pieces and would only be suitable for light storage. I'm thinking pink and grey would be a bit different and lovely for a little girls room. More to share from my IKEA safari soon.
Images: IKEA
Monday, July 20, 2009
Sunday, July 19, 2009
Andrea Byrne Flowers
Thursday, July 16, 2009
Play zone
Wednesday, July 15, 2009
Family room inspiration
I am about to ship out our big Expedit full of books and toys to the spare room which will become the boys play room. I am going to reclaim the living room and use the wall space currently behind all the toys and books to create a look like this. You can now buy picture shelves like these at IKEA starting at $8 for smaller lengths which I will paint to match my walls and work from there. I think this is a very inviting and practical living space which are exactly the two goals I am trying to meet.
Tuesday, July 14, 2009
Cool drawer
Monday, July 13, 2009
Flower power
Saturday, July 11, 2009
Thursday, July 9, 2009
Two hundred
Images: Day Birger et Mikkelson
Tuesday, July 7, 2009
Images: John Green
Saturday, July 4, 2009
Images: So Chic, Tobi Fairly, Andrew Lehmann, Living etc
Friday, July 3, 2009
All about me
The idea with this one is that I answer the questions, removing one I don't like and adding one of my own and then tag 8 other people. Therein lies the challenge as I am not a very bloggy blogger involved in link exchanges or giveaways or comment exchanges so I am not sure if those that I tag will respond - but we will see . . .
What is your current obsession? Organising my husband's 40th, assignments for my interior design diploma, the list goes on
Coffee or tea? Both. Coffee in the morning, Earl Grey tea in the afternoon
What's for dinner? Chicken and pearl barley risotto
What would you eat for your last meal? Tough one as I love all sorts of food
What was the last thing you bought? A rare purchase of makeup for myself, a pile of boxes of Lego for birthday presents in the sales and some very dodgy bling at the two dollar shop for a party we are going to on Saturday night.
What are you listening to right now? Nick Jr
What is your favourite piece of clothing in your own wardrobe? A recent purchase - my black DKNY boots - think Camper and biker boots combined
What is your favourite ice cream flavour? My husband's homemade Baileys and Violet Crumble icecream - its a sort of Irish-Australian fusion thing ( violet crumble is like a Crunchie bar)
What do you think of the person(s) who tagged you? I am in awe of all the different things Lorna has on the go in her life - her family, blog, businesses. I admire her taste - she stocks some of my favourite designers in her shop like Black+ Blum and she' been really supportive on my blog with lovely regular comments.
If you could go anywhere in the world for the next hour, where would you go? I'd go for a ski with my husband in Switzerland
Which language do you want to learn? Mandarin
What is your favourite colour? Deep rich pinks
What is your dream job? One that I can work 4 hours a day 3 days a week in something related to interior styling and is amazingly lucrative !! Dream on !
What is your worst habit? Eating too much cheese
If you had £100 now, what would you spend it on? I'd save it up for the next time I want to order something from London
What book are you currently reading? Heath - A Family's Tale an unauthorised biography of Heath Ledger
Describe your personal style? classic
What are you going to do after this? Dress the kids, take one to school
What are your favourite movies? PG suits me best as scary movies replay themselves in my head. A favourite is Somethings Gotta Give with Diane Keaton and Jack Nicholson - he makes me laugh and the house is my dream house
What is your favourite fruit? Strawberries
Do you collect something? I have a bowl of marble and stone eggs that I add to on my travels.
If you could change your name to anything, what would you call yourself? I was supposed to have been called Sarah but my parents changed their minds. Given that I married an Australian Sarah would have been better all round.
What is your favourite smell? The smell of rain after a long dry patch, Clarins Eau Dynamisante which I wear every day.
What are you most proud of? My family
How many times do you press the snooze button before you get up? I rarely set an alarm.
Cats or dogs? Cats
What's your biggest fashion mistake? White stilletos in the eighties in Ireland in the cold with blue feet.
What is your guilty TV pleasure? The Farmer wants a wife - a reality tv show where Aussie farmers try to find a bride
What did you want to be when you grew up? An architect
What is your worse decorating disaster? Our big cream sofas which have feather filled cushions and have to be plumped up all the time - we didnt know and no one told us to get foam/ feather. When the delivery man came to our London apartment years ago they said ' you're young you'll learn . . .'
What three things (excluding people) could you not live without ? Phones, photographs of my children and my internet connection
These are the people I am tagging - so here goes


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This weekend, Tony Stark obliterated the competition as the much-anticipated super hero sequel Iron Man 3 generated the second biggest opening weekend in box office history and also became the top-grossing global blockbuster of 2013. Domestic audiences spent a jaw-dropping $175.3M this weekend, according to estimates, seeing the third installment in the Marvel franchise including grosses from Thursday night shows starting at 9:00pm. Playing in 4,253 theaters, the PG-13 actioner averaged a scorching $41,218 per location and was helped by surcharges for the 3D conversion.
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About the CFHI
The CFHI is a health care project concerned with the physical, psychological and emotional needs of children and their families. While there have been improvements in some clinical treatments, a visit to hospital or clinic is still a frightening and traumatic experience for many children and their families across the world.
The Initiative is using the mandate of the 'United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child' - UNCRC to define Child Friendly Healthcare by promoting 12 'Standards' , each with several supporting components (criteria), that encompass all aspects of health care provision for children. These 'Standards' are for health care providers, organizations and/or individuals, who have a duty to ensure that they are part of every health care contact with a pregnant woman, or child and family. These 'Standards' are globally applicable and apply whether the health care contact takes place in the home, community, an out-patient health facility, or in a residential health facility such as a hospital.
The Child Friendly Healthcare Initiative focuses on:
- Reducing fear, anxiety and suffering in children and families
- Improving their overall experience of health care
- Improving mortality and morbidity
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This project is advised and directed by a Steering Committee that includes individuals and representatives of the various organizations supporting the Initiative. The membership were co-authors of an original consultation paper, the 'Child Friendly Healthcare Initiative', published in the November 2000 issue of Pediatrics (this can be downloaded from this site on the Publications page).
A framework for the promotion, assessment, support and acknowledgment of Child Friendly Healthcare is currently being developed and piloted by the International Aid Agency, CAI - Child Advocacy International, with the support of health facilities in 4 countries.
The two year pilot project funded mainly by the International Charities Section of the former National Lotteries Board UK, commenced on August 1st 2000. It is working in pilot site hospitals in an advantaged (industrialized and well resourced) country, the UK, and in three disadvantaged (poorly resourced, 'developing') countries, Kosova, Pakistan and Uganda.
The project recognizes that health workers everywhere usually want to provide the best possible care for children and families. However, they often face many problems, do not feel empowered to make changes, and do not know where or how to begin to address their situation. The CFHI is trying to develop ideas and approaches that could help to solve these difficulties.
Pilot Objectives
- Define Child Friendly Healthcare using the Standards and supporting criteria (consulting widely)
- Promote Child Friendly Healthcare
- Assess Child Friendly Healthcare (through self / external assessment)
- Support and facilitate Child Friendly Healthcare
- Acknowledge progress made towards Child Friendly Healthcare and best practice
- Share ideas and problem solving approaches
- Advocacy and evaluation where indicated
Index of Documents- Draft 14
DEFINING CFH using 'Standards' derived from the UNCRC for children's
healthcare providers
Introduction to the CFHI: draft 19
2. The CFHI Standards: draft 28 (shortened and detailed versions)
3. Discussion paper - 'Why Standards', including guiding principles for Standards*: draft 1
Individual Standards and Supporting Criteria: draft 6
+ (Document 22 - Definitions)
ASSESSING CFH using a three stage process
5. Guidance to Selecting Standard/s for accreditation assessment and/or progress work: draft 7
6. Framework/Structure for introducing the CFHI: draft 13
CFHI Local Coordinator: LC: draft 9
UK based CFHI/CAI Link Professional: LP: draft 7
Initial Collaborative Site Visit: draft 14
Assessment/accreditation Tools - Discussion paper: draft 11
The role of Parents and Children in the CFHI assessment/accreditation process: draft 8
The role of Health Workers* in the CFHI assessment/accreditation process: draft 1
Assessment Tool 1: draft ?
Assessment Tool 2: An example for an individual Standard
The CFHI Implementation Plan: draft 9
Implementation Activity Support (IPAS): draft 13
IPA Educational Materials - discussion paper: draft 6
IPA Training Modules and Information Sheets: draft 5
IPA Material Resources: draft 5
IPA Advocacy*
CFHI Accreditation/Progress Visit*
Definitions - terminology used in CFHI documents: draft 10 - DEFINING CFH
CFHI 'fliers' - PROMOTING CFH
CFHI abstracts - PROMOTING CFH
Reference list of books, documents and research papers*
26. Acknowledgment/accreditation of Child Friendly Healthcare*
+ Documents 23 - Fliers, and 24 - Abstracts
The Child Friendly Initiative (CFHI): Healthcare Provision in Accordance
With the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, Pediatrics Vol.
106, No. 5, pp. 1054-1064
How 'Child Friendly' are you? Paediatric Nursing, Vol. 13, No. 5, p 12-15
Feature in The Health Exchange, Child-friendly partnerships sought, December 2000, p 18
Geneva, Switzerland - WHO: Child and Adolescent Department. 2000
Florence, Italy - International Lions Club, May 2001
Islamabad, Pakistan - 10th National Annual Paediatric Conference: Pakistan 2001
Harrogate, UK - RCN: UK Annual Congress: 2001
Manchester, UK - Joint International Paediatric Nursing Conference: 2001
Pretoria, South Africa - Improving Paediatric Care in Mpumpulalanga Province, S Africa: March 2001
Bejing, China - International Paediatric Association Meeting: 2001
South Africa - WHO workshop: Improving the Quality of Care in Developing Countries: Nov 2001
Brussels, Belgium: EACH Meeting: December 2001
Rangoon, Myanmar: Jan 2002
'New Project Objectives'
Steering Committee - Terms of Reference
Web site - Criteria for publishing CFHI material
Key People List: draft 2
CFH Consent to publish
CFH Consent to photography
CFH Consent to interview (HWs and/or parents/carers and children) draft 2
Communication Matrix for pilot project
Index of implementation support materials for Uganda
Index of implementation support materials for Kosova
REPORTS (only available to Health Workers in the pilot site concerned, steering committee members, organisations supporting the initiative: centrally and in-country, and the countries Ministry of Health)
UGANDA - Children's Department, Mulago Hospital Complex, Kampala,
Initial Collaborative Report
Report on Acute Care Unit - re: Standard 8 and 5
Report on Special Care Baby Unit - re: Standard 3 HAI
Report On Nutrition Unit - re: Standards 4, 9, 11
Report on Ward 16 - re: Standards 5 + 11
Implementation plan - SCBU
Implementation plan - Ward 16
Implementation plan - Nutrition Unit
Implementation plan - Acute Care Unit
Initial Collaborative Report
Report re: Standard 8 + 4 (environment)
Implementation Plan
Draft Initial Collaborative report*
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The shore comprises bedrock with gullies, crevices and rockpools. The variability in the bedrock topography results in a patchy distribution of habitats. Ephemeral green seaweeds characterise many of the upper and lower shore rockpools, while the mid shore is characterised by coralline seaweeds. The only seaweed to occur outside the rockpools is a band of channel wrack in the upper-mid shore, elsewhere the rock is bare. Gastropods occur across the shore.
Habitat classification:
LR (Littoral rock)
LR.MLR (Moderate energy littoral rock)
LR.FLR (Features of ilttoral rock)
Biotope complex
LR.MLR.BF (Barnacles and fucoids on moderately exposed shores)
LR.FLR.Rkp (Rockpools)
LR.LMR.BF (Pelvetia canaliculata and barnacles on moderately exposed shores)
LR.FLR.Rkp.Cor (Corallina officinalis, coralline crusts and brown seaweeds in shallow eulittoral rockpools)
LR.FLR.Rkp.G (Green seaweeds (Entomorpha spp. and Cladophora spp.) in shallow upper shore rock pools)
Below are images of organisms you may encounter whilst rockpooling in this habitat:
The rocky shore comprises bedrock with gullies, crevices and rockpools. Habitat classification: LR.ML (Moderate energy littoral rock), LR.FLR.Lic (Lichens on supralittoral and littoral fringe rock) and LR.FLR.Rkp (Rockpools).
A rock pipit forages stands amongst Lichens of the splash zone. Habitat classification: LR.FLR.Lic.YG (Yellow and grey lichens on supralittoral rock).
Thick topshells (Osilinus lineatus) aggregate above the rockpools of the upper shore.
|A lichen, probably Ochrolechia parella
As you go further down the shore ephemeral green seaweed decreases in abundance and corallinacea crusts begin to cover the rockpool floor. Habitat classification: LR.FLR.Rkp.Cor (Coralline crust dominated shallow eulittoral rockpools).
A white blaze marks a previous lower water mark within the rockpool when the corallinacea crust became exposed and bleached by the sun.
Ephemeral green seaweed (Ulva sp)
Channel wrack (Pelvetia canaliculata) and sparse barnacles. Habitat classification: LR.LMR.BF.PelB (Pelvetia canaliculata and barnacles on moderately exposed shores).
|Channel wrack (Pelvetia canaliculata) occurs as a band across a certain height on the shore.
Channel wrack (Pelvetia canaliculata) in its reproductive phase with swollen receptacles at the end of their fronds.
Barnacles and Small periwinkles (Melarhaphe neritoides) which seek refuge within the dead barnacle tests occur on the upper shore.
A flat periwinkle (Gibbula umbilicus) within a coralline rockpool.
A rockpool on the lower shore with ephemeral green seaweed (Ulva sp) and edible periwinkles (Littorina littorea). Habitat classification: LR.FLR.Rkp (Rockpools)
An edible periwinkle (Littorina littorea)
An edible periwinkle (Littorina littorea) and thick topshell (Osilinus lineatus).
Dead bryozoan washed up on the shore.
Dead bryozoan washed up on the shore.
|The bedrock of the lower shore is bare with ephemeral green seaweeds restricted to those crevices or those areas that will become rockpools as the tide reseeds


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Clever Little Lies (Jane)
This is Alyssa's first show with Bluebird Arts and she is excited to be starting such a great adventure with this amazing production. She was recently seen in "26" (Pride Films and Plays) and "Save Ferris" (Under the Gun). Other credits include "Nightmares 8" (Corn Productions), "Waiting for Lefty" (An Evening) and "Iron" (Heartland Theatre Company). Alyssa has also worked on various student films with both DePaul and Columbia.


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Podcast: Critics Awards, Capernaum, Vox Lux
Nathaniel R, Murtada Elfadl, and Nick Davis to talk new films and awards madness
Index (68 minutes)
00:01 Top ten lists mania. And what makes a screener gay?
04:42 Vox Lux. What is going on there with Brady Corbet's messaging and Natalie Portman's ACTING?
16:01 Celebrity Cameos: Boots Riley, Julia Roberts, and pre-SAG silliness
22:16 LAFCA prizes and critical consensus especially around Roma
36:00 Ethan Hawke vs Bradley Cooper for Best Actor
41:22 Nadine Labaki's amazing Oscar submission Capernaum
49:20 Foreign Film Contenders. We don't like Girl
56:45 "Narratives" Glenn Close, Regina King, Amy Adams, Emily Blunt
63:30 Category Fraud Giggles and Carol Throwbacks
66:50 Ask us some questions, bitches!
Further Reading / References
• Boots Riley's Twitter account
• Foreign Film Race
• Nick's take on Girl
• LAFCA Awards
• ...oh and this is Christopher the cat, who was present for the recording
You can listen to the podcast here at the bottom of the post or download from iTunes. Continue the conversations in the comments, won't you?


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Global Fashion Group (GFG) operates five leading fashion e-commerce brands across five emerging market regions: Dafiti (Brazil), Lamoda (Russia), Zalora (Southeast Asia), Namshi (Middle East) and The Iconic (Australia). Offering a wide assortment of leading international and local fashion brands, as well as a selection of internal brands, GFG currently operates in over 20 countries.
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Seven Seas is a grower and shipper of beautiful, sweet and nutritious fresh strawberries. Our farmers in Mexico and Santa Maria, CA are multi-generational, family operations where pride in the quality of the strawberries grown is just as important as good stewardship of the land.
We grow both conventional and organic strawberries and take great personal pride in every aspect of the growing process and harvesting process.


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Buckeye Partners, L.P. (Buckeye) owns and operates a network of integrated assets providing midstream logistic solutions, primarily consisting of the transportation, storage, processing and marketing of liquid petroleum products. Its segments include Domestic Pipelines & Terminals, Global Marine Terminals and Merchant Services. As of December 31, 2016, the Domestic Pipelines & Terminals segment owned and operated approximately 6,000 miles of pipeline located primarily in the northeastern and upper Midwestern portions of the United States, and serviced approximately 110 delivery locations. The Global Marine Terminals segment provides marine accessible bulk storage and blending services, rail and truck rack loading/unloading, along with petroleum processing services in the East Coast and Gulf Coast regions of the United States and in the Caribbean. The Merchant Services segment is a wholesale distributor of petroleum products in the continental United States and in the Caribbean.
FINANCIAL RATIOS of Buckeye Partners L.P. (BPL)
Valuation Ratios
|P/E Ratio
|Price to Sales
|Price to Book
|Price to Tangible Book
|Price to Cash Flow
|Price to Free Cash Flow
Growth Rates
|Sales Growth Rate
|Sales - 3 Yr. Growth Rate
|EPS Growth Rate
|EPS - 3 Yr. Growth Rate
|Capital Spending Gr. Rate
|Cap. Spend. - 3 Yr. Gr. Rate
Financial Strength
|Quick Ratio
|Current Ratio
|LT Debt to Equity
|Total Debt to Equity
|Interest Coverage
Management Effectiveness
|Return On Assets
|Ret/ On Assets - 3 Yr. Avg.
|Return On Total Capital
|Ret/ On T. Cap. - 3 Yr. Avg.
|Return On Equity
|Return On Equity - 3 Yr. Avg.
|Asset Turnover
Profitability Ratios
|Gross Margin
|Gross Margin - 3 Yr. Avg.
|EBITDA Margin
|EBITDA Margin - 3 Yr. Avg.
|Operating Margin
|Oper. Margin - 3 Yr. Avg.
|Pre-Tax Margin
|Pre-Tax Margin - 3 Yr. Avg.
|Net Profit Margin
|Net Profit Margin - 3 Yr. Avg.
|Effective Tax Rate
|Eff/ Tax Rate - 3 Yr. Avg.
|Payout Ratio
BPL stock valuation input parameters
Revenue. Company's revenue (or sales) is always the starting point of any cash flow forecast. In the BPL stock intrinsic value calculation we used $4108 million for the last fiscal year's total revenue generated by Buckeye Partners L.P.. The default revenue input number comes from 0001 income statement of Buckeye Partners L.P.. You may change it if you feel that it should be adjusted for some unusual circumstances that are not expected to be repeated in the future or if you already know (from interim financial statements, for example) that this year's revenue is going to be quite different.
Revenue growth rate. Forecasted future revenue growth rate is the most important input parameter for the intrinsic value calculation. Unlike other input parameters that are reasonably expected to be in line with their historic averages or their historic trends, the revenue growth rate by and large is a wild card: nobody really knows what the company's revenue will be in the future. Of course, the level of unpredictability is different for different industries (utility companies being the most predictable and, thus, less risky).
We use three input parameters to forecast the revenue growth rate in our BPL stock valuation model: a) initial revenue growth rate of 13.6% whose default value is the revenue growth rate in the most recent quarter compared to the quarterly revenue a year ago; b) terminal revenue growth rate of 5% whose default value is chosen to be close to the average nominal (i.e. not adjusted for inflation) GDP growth rate; and c) revenue decline factor of 0.9, which stipulates that revenue growth rate in each forecasted year will be equal to the difference of the revenue growth rate in the preceding year and the terminal revenue growth rate multiplied by this revenue decline factor (with the passage of time the revenue growth rate will be approaching the terminal revenue growth rate, but not quite reaching it - though the difference could be infinitesimally small).
At the revenue decline factor of 1, the future revenue growth rate is forecasted to be constant and equal to the initial revenue growth rate. The smaller the revenue decline factor, the faster the revenue growth rate will approach the terminal revenue growth.
Discount rate. The discount rate is used for determining the present value of future cash flows: future cash flows are "discounted" as at normal conditions (that translate into positive expected return on investment) one dollar today is worth more than the same dollar in the future. Unlike all other valuation models, we use variable discount rate, i.e. it increases for each consecutive year. This is done to account for higher risk of cash flows coming in further in the future.
The initial discount rate of 11%, whose default value for BPL is calculated based on our internal credit rating of Buckeye Partners L.P., is applied to the cash flow expected to be received a year from now (well, actually, to be precise, in the financial year following the base year - the last year for which we have financial statements). For each consecutive year the discount rate is multiplied by the discount rate multiplier of 1.05, e.i. each year it increases by 5%. Feel free to change this number to correspond to your level of risk assessment of Buckeye Partners L.P..
By the way, it is easy to set the discount rate to be constant (this would make comparison with other valuation models easier): just set the discount rate multiplier equal to 1 and chose the magnitude of the initial discount rate to your liking.
Variable cost ratio is the ratio of variable costs (i.e. costs that fluctuate with fluctuation of the volume of production) to the revenue expressed as a percentage. In the calculation of intrinsic value of BPL stock the variable cost ratio is equal to 81.4%.
Fixed operating expenses is just that - expenses that are not dependant on the volume of production. They are set to $0 million in the base year in the intrinsic value calculation for BPL stock. These expenses increase with the level of inflation in subsequent years.
Interest rate on debt is the average all-in rate of interest paid by the company on its debt. It is set at 5.4% for Buckeye Partners L.P..
Corporate tax rate of 27% is the nominal tax rate for Buckeye Partners L.P.. In reality, companies find ways to pay much less taxes than that or not to pay them at all.
Cash flow adjustment could be used for any adjustment the investor deems necessary. Most commonly we use this field to account for stock options-related effects in excess of what is reported on the company's income statement. The cash flow adjustment is expressed as a percentage of the revenue, and in the current valuation of the BPL stock is equal to 0%.
Production assets are the company's assets used for manufacturing products or provision of services. In the valuation model input table they are expressed as a percentage of revenue and for BPL are equal to 179.1%.
Life of production assets of 29.3 years is the average useful life of capital assets used in Buckeye Partners L.P. operations. It is used to calculate yearly capital expenditures needed to keep these assets in good order - we call it the maintenance CAPEX.
Working capital is the difference between the company's current assets and liabilities. In the model we use the ratio of working capital to revenue, which for BPL is equal to 1.9%. A negative number means that the company is apt at using financial resources of its suppliers and customers; a large positive number, on the other hand, means that it either provides in-kind financing to others or is not good at managing its inventories.
Book value of equity - $1129.812 million for Buckeye Partners L.P. - is used in calculation of the "floor" for intrinsic valuation based on the discounted cash flow (DCF) method. Even if the prospects are very bad for a company, its assets could always be sold now for their current fair market value.
Shares outstanding of 153.757 million for Buckeye Partners L.P. is needed to calculate the intrinsic value of one share.
Market capitalization is used here only for reference purposes and as a quick check that the share price and the number of shares outstanding numbers are correct - something especially to be cognizant about at stock splits. So, the market capitalization of Buckeye Partners L.P. at the current share price and the inputted number of shares is $6.3 billion.


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Dear Guy Who Works Two Cubes Down From Me,
Please stop following me with your eyes every time I walk past your desk. Please stop lounging by my cube, pretending to talk to the guy next to me. Please stop making me talk to you about banal bullshit after I tell you that I'm late for the bus. Please stop creepily remembering every single thing I've ever said to you.
And, most of all, please stop inviting me to that cheap Tex-Mex chain for lunch. The shrimp chimichangas will never stop tasting like lemon-scented Dawn and you? You will never see me naked.
Wednesday, April 15, 2009
Dear Guy Who Works Two Cubes Down From Me,
Posted by Laurie Stark at 1:40 PM
3 comments:
- Nicole said...
Ugh... Creepy.
- April 15, 2009 at 4:10 PM
- Kinslerbot said...
plan: every time you feel him near - pretend to make absurd and gross phone calls.
Example 1: "Another yeast infection! Thanks Doctor, another round of antibiotics please."
Example 2: "NO mom I WONT come home this weekend to shave your back - it's Jeremy's turn!"
- April 15, 2009 at 10:33 PM
- Movie Maven said...
I was going to suggest some countermeasures as well, but Kinslerbot's are too perfect. This guy needs to get TOLD something.
- April 15, 2009 at 10:50 PM
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- Dear Weekend,
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- Dear Plantronics CS55 Headset with Optional HL10 L...
- Dear Guy Who Works Two Cubes Down From Me,
- Dear Cute Dudes Who Are Shorter Than Me,
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- Dear Rupert Brooke,
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- Dear Hugh Laurie,
- Dear Taye Diggs (who should date me),
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- Letters to People Who Should Date Us Monday
- Dear Sunday Night,
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- Dear Food,
- Dear Bedazzle Nail Decals I Got for Free,
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Despite releasing several months ago in September, GTA 5 is still one of the most talked about titles in the gaming community.
YouTube has seen thousands GTA 5 video uploads that are about everything from special moments, new in-game discoveries and guides.
A new video from stunt crew "Nomad Union" features some amazing stunts that promise to be quite the spectacle. The group has tapped into GTA 5's slightly over-the-top in-game physics to send bikes, cars and other vehicles sailing over massive structures.
The feats in the video might allow for some suspicion as to whether cheats or mods were used to perform these stunts. However, the team told Koatku that their stunts are absolutely genuine. "No cheats or mods were used to perform the stunts," they are quoted as saying.
Apart from this, the team said: "All the stunts are performed with no changes done to the physics of how the vehicles handle, in other words all legit."
The video below happens to be their third montage, and has them performing tricks and feats. Even though these stunts were performed in a video game, duplicating them will not be an easy task for a majority of video gamers.
Ever since the release of GTA 5, a large number of YouTube gaming channels have begun directing their efforts towards creating content based on the game, thereby milking its astounding popularity. This video from "Nomad Union" is an offspring of that trend.
The video's blooper edition is also available for those who would like to see its making.


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Report NEP-TUR-2008-09-05This is the archive for NEP-TUR, a report on new working papers in the area of Tourism Economics. Antonello Scorcu issued this report. It is usually issued weekly.
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Other reports in NEP-TUR
The following items were announced in this report:
- Haiyan Song & Egon Smeral & Gang Li & Jason L. Chen, 2008. "Tourism Forecasting: Accuracy of Alternative Econometric Models Revisited," WIFO Working Papers 326, WIFO.
- MORIKAWA Masayuki, 2008. "Demand Fluctuations and Productivity of Service Industries," Discussion papers 08030, Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI).
- Van Butsic & Ellen Hanak & Robert G. Valletta, 2008. "Climate change and asset prices: hedonic estimates for North American ski resorts," Working Paper Series 2008-12, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco.
- Philip McCann & Jacques Poot & Lynda Sanderson, 2008. "Migration, Relationship Capital and International Travel: Theory and Evidence," CReAM Discussion Paper Series 0808, Centre for Research and Analysis of Migration (CReAM), Department of Economics, University College London.


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on exhibit at
The Golden Triangle
330 North Clark Street
Chicago, IL 60654
Opening Reception
September 8th, 2017
Open house 4-8PM
Exclusive ticketed after-party from 8-10PM
Proceeds benefit The River North Design District
Adam will premiere his new exhibition From the Wabi Sabi Series, Portraits in Evolution at The Golden Triangle. Adam's new work will be unveiled September 8th during an open house from 4-8PM
As a featured artist for the River North Design District (RNDD) Fall Gallery Walk, a special celebration and program is planned for the opening night of Adam's solo show in collaboration with Vosges and The Golden Triangle with an exclusive ticketed after-party from 8-10PM. To attend please purchase your tickets in advance here, space is limited. Proceeds benefit The River North Design District and support their programming throughout the year.


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Feedback and case studies from schools, education suppliers and higher education faculties that have used ISC Research services
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Video: 2 Chainz Rehearses For BET Hip-Hop Awards Performance
Not only does 2 Chainz rhyme big booty with big booty, he also plays the piano. Mr. Chainz will be playing the piano during his performance at the BET Hip-Hop Awards where he will hit a few keys and then jump up for "I'm Different." HipHollywood caught footage of 2 Chainz' rehearsal for the show.
Jasmine Simpkins also spoke to BET's President of Programming, Stephen Hill, about Chris Lighty's tribute. 50 Cent, Fat Joe, and Diddy are all said to be participating in a tribute to the late Chris Lighty. The award show will air next TRUesday October 9th at 8/7c.
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As promised, here is the first of two make and takes we made at Stampin' Up!'s Regional Seminar in Louisville, KY. It's hard to see but the flower image is stamped over the Good Grid image. I really like this effect!
Supplies: You Are Loved (page 40 - Holiday Mini), Good Grid stamp sets; More Mustard, Old Olive and Cherry Cobbler Markers; Soft Suede Ink; ; First Edition Specialty DSP; Old Olive, More Mustard, Very Vanilla card stock; Cherry Cobbler seam binding; Vintage Trinkets, Crop-a-Dile; 1" Square Punch; Distressing Essentials (Tea Stain ink)
- Tear First Edition Specialty DSP as shown and distress using Tea Stain ink. Use the flat stamp from Distressing Essentials to soften and blend the Tea Stain ink. Adhere to the Old Olive piece with Stampin' Dimensionals and then adhere this piece to the Cherry Cobbler card stock.
- Ink up the Good Grid stamp with Soft Suede Classic ink, stamp off once, then stamp the image on the Very Vanilla card stock. Ink the flower image with the markers and stamp on the grid image. Stamp greeting with Soft Suede Classic Ink
- Punch holes along the left edge of the Very Vanilla piece with the small hole on the Crop-a-Dile. Cut a line from the edge of the card stock to each hole.
- Punch a 1" Square of More Mustart, fold over edge of the Very Vanilla piece as shown. Attach with the Vintage Trinket safety pin. Tie Cherry Cobbler Seam Binding to safety pin.
- Adhere this piece to the More Mustard card base.
- Ink flower image with markers, stamp off once and stamp image on a Very Vanilla envelope. Distress front of envelope with Tea Stain ink and flat stamp from Distressing Essentials.


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Oracle Fusion Middleware customers use Oracle Service Bus (OSB) for virtualizing Service endpoints and implementing stateless service orchestrations. Many bookkeepers start their enterprise to supplement their present income, and since you possibly can set your own hours and take on only a few shoppers, this business is something you can do whereas keeping your full time job. The company optimizes specific facets of its service providing to cater to its prospects' priorities, and it refuses to overinvest in underappreciated attributes.
A customer who dithers at a quick-food counter makes the service less quick for everybody behind him. A great set of seven factors there, only let down by a scarcity of definition on any of the terms used. In reality, all you'll really need is a business registration until you plan to do business using your own name. When a service that's been perceived as free instantly has charges associated with it, customers tend to react with disproportionate displeasure. I need to carefully define the quality of service (or service ranges) that I can provide.
Developed as a core instructing module at Harvard Business School, this approach acknowledges the differences between service companies and product companies. Successful service companies have a working plan that includes all 4 elements of service design. Companies that neglect to connect the dots between their worker management approaches and clients' service preferences will find it very laborious to honor their service promises. Business service administration directives could also be placed above directives of IT service management. Without this definition which is the hallmark of BSM, it's difficult for the IT to align with the bigger enterprise imaginative and prescient.
This has given rise to Application Performance Management and the Real person monitoring (RUM) know-how that now screens the End User Experience (EUE) in real-time. When this holds true, companies should accommodate the limited coaching within the design of the service experience. Students in my course learn to consider these differences and their implications for management observe.
This is the focus of business as India's National Association of Software and Service Companies (Nasscom) seems to be at the market potential of major European destinations like Britain, France and Germany. Much of what determines the health of a product business—the soundness of its providing and the administration of its individuals—is simply as indispensable in a service business and could be addressed with a similar instrument equipment.


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Angela Ferrari. Singer. Songwriter.
Fan:What's your Full Name?
Angela: Angela Marie Ferrari
Fan: When & where were you born?
Angela: I was born in San Diego, CA on March 7th (Pisces)
Fan: Where did you go to High school?
Angela: Gallup High School, Gallup NM
Fan: What jobs have you had?
Angela: Soooo many....
- Private investigator asst.
- Waitress (I was a horrible waitress and got fired from about 10 waitressing jobs)
- Bartender
- Graduated from black jack dealer school but hated it so never pursued it
- Bar manager
- Real Estate
- Carpet Sales Rep
- Roofing sales Rep
- Booking Agent
- Beauty Consultant
- Life Coach
- Reiki Energy Healer
- Eyelash Extension Business
- Performance teacher for kids
Fan: Have you had any formal vocal training?
Angela: I was self-taught. I had my father set up a speaker and a microphone in my room. I would record my favorite artists and MTV videos and watch them hundreds of times. I would observe every little detail all the way down to how they were moving their mouths when they sang. I took a few vocal lessons here and there after I became a performer.
Fan: What singers inspired you while you were growing up?
Angela: My first cassette tape was Cyndi Lauper. I listened to it until it broke. I was inspired by Madonna's charisma. I once actually tried to tattoo a mole above my upper lip to match hers and it got infected and turned green. Later I found out that her mole was fake and I was PISSED!!! I was also inspired by Mariah Carey, Whitney Houston, Celine Dion and Jewel to name a few. Randomly, I came across my dad's Michael Bolton music and I've loved his voice ever since.
Fan: What artists inspired your recently dropped album?
Angela: Lana Del Rey, Florence and the Machine and Lorde to name a few.
Fan: What are your songs about?
Angela: They're hints to ownership of our realities. There's a journey through pain that brought about the realization of power. And then there's just some good ol' flirty sex stuff.
Fan: Any colorful stories about singing when you were young???
Angela: I had many challenges growing up -being bullied, etc. and singing was the most beautiful outlet for me. It was an acceptable way for me to scream and get the energy out.
Fan: Who wrote & produced your songs?
Angela: Myself and Derrick Reed
Fan: When's the first time you sang?
Angela: My mom and grandpa used to sing us lullabies. I would try to mimic them at an early age of 2ish.
Fan: When did you know that you would be a professional singing artist?
Angela: I knew this at a very young age. It was something I knew but never really talked about because it felt almost like a private knowing of something. I would have visions of it. I was not very supported in it. I was told it was a far fetched dream. But it was in my bones, it was in my blood...it chose me.
Fan: Most memorial moment performing.
Angela: I was asked to perform at W Hollywood's celebrity jazz night with very well known musicians surrounding me. I was so nervous leading up to it. But once I was on stage it was like everything disappeared. I rocked the shit out of that show. It was confirmation for me that I was more than ready for a bigger stage.
Fan: What was the scariest moment in your career?
Angela: I was in the corporate world and had a well paying job with all sorts of material things. The light in my eyes was dimming though. It was as if I was chasing one high after the next but nothing was sustainable. New car, new dress...etc. So one day I booked a solo trip to Bali. When I came back I quit my job and declared I was going to start singing. This was during the time when everyone was running around scared saying, "hold on to your jobs! we're nearing the next Great Depression!". I didn't know how it was going to work out, but somehow I knew it would. It was very hard at first -I was broke. But the love I had for singing superseded the fear of the unknown. So I just kept going. And it all worked out better then I could've conceived at the time. I was attracting things that matched the love I had for what I was doing. That's why today I stand for people doing what they love. It's the Master Key to this thing we call life...in my humble opinion.
Fan: Are you married? Do you any kids?
Angela: Nope..I'm Single and no kids. I have an amazing dog. He's a Shi Tzu named Mortimer Bartholomew.


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The tipping debate: Is it time to end tipping?
So how do people feel about tipping? After hearing that Danny Meyer will end tipping at his New York restaurants, including The Modern, I asked people to weigh in Thursday. I've heard a lot. Here's a roundup of some of the responses I've gotten from email and Facebook, edited for brevity and clarity:
End tipping:
▪ I say good riddance to tipping! It's like you're expected to tip almost anytime someone does something for you. I could understand if you're sitting down to a four course meal that's going to take 90 minutes of attention but at most restaurants there simply isn't a need for that level of service. What's worse is place is seeing tip jars at places where almost no special attention is needed. For the 3 minutes or less it takes to make my drink at Starbucks I need to tip? Most people who want tips aren't actually doing anything special. They're doing their jobs which is what their employer needs to be compensating them for. Not me.
▪ Customers may complain initially but the reality is they are paying more than the price listed on the menu, so what is there really to complain about? As someone who waited tables and bartended through college and even after college, closing the pay gap between kitchen and service staff is fair to all involved. Kitchen works so hard and often they are the ones pursuing their dreams and building their career. This might be hard to describe or understand for anyone who hasn't been a server, but there's this sense that some customers think they can treat you certain ways or push you, be picky, be needy, etc because there is that somewhat awkward relationship based around the looming question "how much is this person going to leave me?" The fact that the customer is tipping somehow gives them the sense that they can treat service staff however they please.
▪ I agree with Danny Meyer. It makes sense and is fair to all.
▪ It is a good thing. People are still free to give tips to the staff if they like the service. If tips are mandatory, it is not a tip, it is just a part of the price for eating there.
▪ If it means the kitchen and bus staff get paid more fairly, I'd be for it. The restaurant I worked at had exclusively college kids as wait staff and bartenders and I know we made a good bit more than the guys in the kitchen who had responsibilities like kids and mortgages that we didn't.
▪ Very European and fair – I like it.
▪ It should have always been that way!
Keep tipping:
▪ I like to tip. It gives me an opportunity to be gracious to hardworking, conscientious individuals. We generally tip more than is expected if the service is good. Wait staff providing poor service need the performance feedback in the form of lower tips. If they can't provide consistently good service they need to find something else to do!
▪ Reserve the right to judge and, thus, reward the level of service received. When the service is excellent, superior, it's rewarded accordingly. When the service is poor, it's rewarded accordingly.
▪ I was in the restaurant business for far too long to believe that servers and bartenders would not lose a ton of money this way. On a good night at an average restaurant, they can make $20-$30 an hour in tips, even more at higher-end places... there is no way they will make that being paid hourly or salary.
▪ Nope. Not for me. 20-year server. Nope.
▪ Why change something that's worked for 50 + years?
▪ The possible big winner with Danny Meyer adding a hospitality charge is New York and New York City. Let's just assume he does $80 million in fine dining. Add 20% on the top and you now have $16 million in added revenue. With quick rounding and a 9% sales tax, the state is getting a free $1.5 million. I suspect Cuomo will support this new plan.
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The second stage of Rugby Europe Championship took place this week-end with 2 games on Saturday and one on Sunday.
Romania / Spain: 13-3
After a first round marked by Germany's win on Romania (41-38) and success of Spain on Russia (16-6), this second match-day started with the huge clash between Romania and Spain in Bucharest.
Thanks to Florin Vlaicu, Romania won its first success in REC 2017 – scoring two penalties, one try and conversion. From the kick-off of the game, the "Oaks" put pressure on the opponents, but Luke Samoa wasted a chance to score his first points in the national team, missing a penalty kick from 45 meters. Further to a penalty kick played into touch near the goal-line, Romania's maul advanced to the line, finalized by Florin Vlaicu, who also transformed its own success. In reply, "Los Leones" scored a penalty kick by Brad Linklater and missed another attempt a few minutes later. A new penalty kick was converted by Vlaicu before the break (10-3). In the second period The Oaks kept their offensive intentions but Spain remained insurmountable in defence, and the batch held at hand on 56 minutes Florin Vlaicu modifying one last score from a penalty kick in about 38 meters towards the crude central opposition (13-3). Spain failed scoring any point, despite a try invalidated by the referee, that could have opened a tense match ending.
Belgium / Russia: 18-25
The bears finally won their first game in REC 2017 in a dramatic scenario, defeating Belgian team in the last minutes of a disputed battle.
Russia began in force in Brussels with two tries scored in the first quarter, by Evgeny Elgin and Andrey Garbuzov, Belgium came back scoring each attempt just before the end of the first half and immediately after the break by Ervin Muric and Thomas De Molder such as devils blacks came back from 3-12 to 15-12 result.
Front on the final ten minutes the two teams were tied, 18-18, but persistence paid off even hated the last phase of the game when Dmitriy Gerasimov try scoring decisively transformed by Yuri Kushnarev, Belgium despite being forced evolution courageous to be content with only defensive bonus point.
Georgia / Germany: 50-6
At Rustavi stadium , Georgia needed two minutes to score the first try against Germany, thanks to a ball tracking by Jinchvelashili Revaz completed by Giorgi Koshadze. Germany tried to give reply but the effort of Kobus Potgieter's players could not bring more than three points via a penalty kicked by Raynor Parkinson.
"Lelos" took the lead until the end of the match scoring 8 tries (B.Gorgadze(2) and G.Tkhilaishvili (2), G.Koshadze (2), G.Pruidze and M. Sharikadze), and 5 conversions.
Following its inclusion of new players, Georgia won second bonus point offense with ten points earned after two rounds of the Rugby Europe Championship.
Next game on March 4th
Ranking: http://www.rugbyeurope.eu/competitions/rugby-europe-international-championships
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seattle wins in the lighting department.
but overall lot's of good shit.
you need to do some serious haggling though.
some of these seattle sellers are whack with their pricing.
the glass is chipped but easily replaced.
it looks shiny though!!
perfectly patinead copper lamp- $135
brass and glass dining table- $189
new upholstery? i guess so.
but i kinda like 'em as is!
dresser/buffet/media cabinet- $250
he is crying for some glossy paint.
white i think.
he's too big for black.
perhaps persimmon.
kinda looks like a vaccuum.
maybe someone out there has been looking for one of these things forever.
how am i to really know?
terzani sconces -$195 ea. or $585 for 3
that is a motherfucking steal!!
this thing is old and therefore not worth the 395 but it is so pretty.
the colors are lovely.
i would offer super low bc you would need to have it cleaned.
the cleaning alone would prolly cost you 100 bucks or more.
ask if it's all wool or a wool/silk blend.
if there is silk involved it just became more awesome.
i've said it before and i'll say it again..
these square shaped brass coffee tables are hard to come by on CL.
little asian side table cabinet thing- $250
oh man this is good.
dining room set - the set is $550
i'm sure they'll break the set up.
this buffet has a marble top.
it's beautiful.
very cool shape.
it also has a drawer.
for your weed.
supercute in a child's room or bath..
these lamp prices are crazy good.
that is one cute lamp.
cute little regency chairs- $120
asian style sofa and chair- $450
happy monday!
go buy some shit!


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The Patel College of Global Sustainability (PCGS) is the newest degree-granting college at the University of South Florida and is unique in its mission and its approach. Endowed through a generous gift from Drs. Kiran and Pallavi Patel, the College was established in 2009.
Our mission is achieving sustainable development, both locally and globally, by fostering social, economic and environmental sustainability; we accomplish this through teaching, research, student mentoring and community outreach, as well as by generating practical knowledge and developing innovative technologies, skills and policies.
The College employs an elite core faculty and staff, with its real strength being its ability to serve as the hub for a network of scholars and professional experts interested in working together to generate new knowledge and prepare a new generation of sustainability professionals. These professionals will provide their expertise to assist communities, companies, and governments maximize their productivity, reduce their ecological and carbon footprint, practice social responsibility and enhance resilience.
A Master of Arts degree in Global Sustainability is currently available in nine concentrations, engaging faculty from across the University to work with students in such important foci as food security, water, energy, climate change, entrepreneurship, sustainable business, sustainable tourism, sustainability policy, and transportation. Moreover, eight graduate certificates in similar topical areas allow professionals to enhance their disciplinary careers with a global sustainability emphasis. All students are required to engage in a sustainability capstone or internship project to acquire hands-on experience in the real world. Fostering interdisciplinary research in such areas as renewable fuels, urban metabolism, integrated water systems modeling, and urban infrastructure systems, the College supports innovative ideas and just recently issued its own call for proposals which generated triple the interest expected.


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The Dade County OACAC neighborhood center received a $2,500 from Randy Meets and the Greenfield Pharmacy via the DACO Community Foundation.
The money will be used to provide services to uninsured or under insured residents of Dade County. The services include: medications, doctor's visits, dental visits, transportation to various visits. Services provided will be on a one on one basis through the OACAC. Census figures show that 16.2% of 7,845 residents or 484 individuals of Dade County are uninsured. If 50% of this group were provided services at a minimum of $50 each, it would cost $12,100.


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On Thursday, the New Jersey Marine Fisheries Council approved new size, bag and season limits that will take effect within the next few weeks. The new regs were required in order to comply withRead More »
Turning the Corner on Ending Overfishing 2012 – Annual Catch Limits Now in Place for Most Federal Fisheries
Turning the Corner on Ending Overfishing 2012 – Annual Catch Limits Now in Place for Most Federal Fisheries Everyone – commercial and recreational fishermen, NGOs, Councils, Congress and NOAA – knew it would beRead More »
Last Chance to fight for Clean Water!
Clean Water Action Alert January 2012 This is your last chance to fight for clean water! Politicians in the New Jersey Senate and Assembly will make a final vote on Monday, January 9th that would weakenRead More »
Take action now to get pots off the reefs
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NJOA suggests anglers take MAFMC survey
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Kaushik "Ken" Mulji Dattani is currently Ellis Act evicting Patricia Kerman and Tom Rapp from their home at 3305 20th Street. Patricia is a disabled senior and the two have been roommates there for fifteen years. At a recent protest outside of his office. Protesters, including Tom who had an appointment with Dattani and Co., entered the building to deliver a letter asking Dattani to drop the eviction, but were met by men with baseball bats. Ken Dattani works with CPA Tej K. Dattani.
This is not Dattani's first Ellis Act. In 2009, twelve tenants from 3465 19th Street (at Lexington) were Ellis Acted by Dattani. They had lived there from between five to 32 years, and had deep ties to the Mission community. This included Hilda Lisa Vasquez, an 82-year-old who woke up every day at 6:00 a.m. to clean the neighboring sidewalk.
Dattani and Company's Office: (415) 546-1238
Cell: 415-724-0888
Business address: 3232 22nd St, San Francisco, CA 94110
E-mail: email@example.com
Addresses that Dattani has Ellis Acted include:
3305-3321 20th Street - 9 units. Petition L131379. 8/16/2013
3465 - 3469 19th Street - 3 units. Petition L0719642007, 12/5/2007.
3224 - 3248 22nd Street - 13 units. Petition L071559. 10/10/2007.
Affiliated LLCs
Diva Investments - Managing Member, along with Tet Dattani
Dattani & Company - Principal of the Co., of which Karen Castilo serves as Director of Operations
Jake's Steaks, LLC
Haveli Inc. - President
363 Valencia, LLC
CA1INVESTMENT Company
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1318 Battery Street
Buyer: Kapu Properties LLC
Seller: Kaushik Dattani, Sale
685 Capp Street
San Francisco-Mission, CA 94110
Owner: Kaushik Dattani, Property
135 Great Circle Drive
Buyer: Kaushik M Dattani (Trustee) and Qualified Personal Residential Dattani (Trust)
Seller: Kaushik M Dattani, Sale
4036 18th Street
San Francisco-Castro/Upper Market, CA 94114
Owner: Kaushik M Dattani Property
135 Great Circle Drive
Mill Valley, CA 94941
Owner: Kaushik M Dattani (Trustee), Property
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Richmond (Unincorporated), CA 94801
Owner: Kapu Properties LLC, Property
1318 Battery Street
Buyer: Kaushik M Dattani
Seller: Wells Fargo Bank (Trustee), Sale
135 Great Circle Drive
Buyer: Kaushik M Dattani
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4038 18th Street
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People magazine names David Beckham 2015's 'Sexiest Man Alive'
Chris Hemsworth, your time as "Sexiest Man Alive" is up.
It's David Beckham's turn.
People magazine named the former athlete 2015's "Sexiest Man Alive," and we doubt anyone would disagree.
Jimmy Kimmel revealed Beckham's new title live on his show Tuesday.
"It's the best moment of my career, I can't believe it," Beckham joked.
Before Beckham was identified as "Sexiest Man Alive," Kimmel played a game of Q&A with his audience and a disguised Beckham.
"Have you ever had a man bun?" one audience member asked.
When Beckham answered "Yes," it was a dead giveaway.
The husband of Victoria Beckham will be featured on the latest cover of People, which hits newsstands Friday.
We're hoping for a short article and lots and lots of pictures.


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Sports wagering is just placing a wager on a sporting event. You are betting that your team, horse, pet, or motorist will win. If they do win, so do you! If they shed, you shed your wager quantity. Sports betting happens throughout the world, though in the United States this kind of betting is not as highly accepted as it is in Europe.
Online sports betting is possibly the very best choice for those who are interesting in trying it for the very first time. If you have actually never ever tried on-line sporting activities betting, you are missing out on a lot fun and exhilaration, as well as it can all happen in the comfortable environments of your residence! The art of sports wagering can appear perplexing in the beginning, once you know with several of the lingo that is made use of to explain the ideas and also reasoning behind each type of wager, it is all much simpler to comprehend.
One of the most effective methods for you to experience this engaging method to wager on your favourite auto racing and sporting events is to obtain accustomed with on-line sports wagering. However, in order to ideal make use of all that sports wagering needs to offer, you have to know a little bit a lot more about it.
Sports Betting – The Chances
When making use of on the internet sporting activities betting, you could find these chances in the numerous online sports publications made use of by Web players everywhere. You have to open an account with an on the internet sporting activities book before you could place your bet, however this is basic to do.
When you have actually picked where you are mosting likely to do your sporting activities betting, you need to decide exactly how you are going to position your wager. There are various methods for you to bet your picked amount of loan, yet first, allow's speak about the spread as well as just how it could affect the quantity you wager.
Sports Betting – The Spread
The spread is a factor advantage in sporting activities betting, which is usually offered to the team that is typically expected to lose a particular sporting occasion. If you choose that you will wager on the group that is expected to win, they will certainly have to win by more compared to the spread number as well as cover the spread before you are taken into consideration to have actually picked properly.
No person that engages in sports betting wins a point if a game is called as a push, however you do get the quantity of your initial wager back. The factor spread is done in order to earn the all the wagers come out also for the sporting activities publication, and is generally provided for sporting activities such as basketball or football.
Sports Betting – The Wager
If you were to bet versus the spread, most likely you would certainly place a type of wager called an 11-10, or spread bet. By wagering $11, you win $10 if your team's rating covers the spread. This is an additional method that the on the internet sports book makes its cash.
An over-under wager is likewise an 11-10 bet. With this kind of wager, the overall score of both groups that played will be either over or under the total rating that was provided before the game was played. Betting on ball game moring than is called 'wagering on the sphere'. Betting on the rating being under is called 'wagering on the clock'.


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Malta's largest sandy beach is located on the north-easter part of the island, within the city of Mellieha. It is very popular, especially for families (both among tourists and locals) and is very easy to be both located and accessed. It can get a little crowded, especially during summer on weekends. There are facilities such as bars, cafes and supermarkets. There are also water sport facilities where you can hire beach equipment, floating devices or even try parasailing. There are of course also many sun beds and umbrellas available for rent.
Ghadira Bay can be reached and accessed very easily. From the main island, by car you can just follow the Gozo Ferry signs, until you find yourself in front of it. Also by bus it's easy to get there, through lines 44, 50 or 441. Bus stops are within walkking distance from beach entrnace.


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Delta Grandeur: The Bucolic Splendor of California's Inland Estuary
March 9 through May 8, 2016
This traveling exhibition celebrates the beauty and diversity of the threatened Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta through vibrant imagery. It explores the complex relationship that humans and wildlife have forged in the delta.
Produced through the eye and vision of Stockton-based photographer Rich Turner, the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta is an expansive inland river system and the largest estuary on the West Coast of the Americas. The delta is vast in its agricultural bounties and is vital in supplying one of California's most necessary natural resources: fresh water.
The photographs in the exhibition, all by Turner, beautifully illustrate this endangered, yet extraordinarily striking, ecosystem. The exhibition text was developed in collaboration with Christina Swanson, director of the Science Center of The Natural Resources Defense Council, and reflects Californians' need to safeguard the earth—its people, its plants and animals, and the natural systems on which all life depends.
Delta Grandeur is a traveling exhibition from Exhibit Envoy developed by the San Joaquin County Historical Museum and supported by Port of Stockton, River Islands at Lathrop, Financial Center Credit Union, Pacific SouthWest Irrigation Corporation, Arnaiz Construction, Victoria Island Farms, San Francisco Estuary Partnership, Red River Paper, and Valley Moulding, and Rogene Reynolds.


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Detail your current role & tenure with Profusion:
Recently starting with Profusion Group my role as Client Services Manager has a two prong approach.
I will be responsible for overseeing the management of Profusion Groups Key & PSA Accounts ensuring our account management process runs efficiently and effectively. I will also be responsible for supporting our Human Capital business with all future projects and developments.
Previous roles and experience:
I worked with Ambition Group from 2011 to 2017, being ultimately responsible for the management of all PSA accounts. This came down to coordinating and completing tender responses, reviewing and negotiating contracts as well as being the main point of contact for any additional requirements.
Prior to that I had worked for a boutique serviced office company based here in Sydney running the day to day operations and managing the front office staff including Reception, Administration, Sales, Accounts and IT.
After leaving school I completed a Certificate IV through Access Training Group in Frontline Management.
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The following information is provided for those who are developing or importing a wall or cladding system for use in Australia. It outlines some of the considerations for demonstrating compliance with the National Construction Code (NCC) and Standards.
Every year CSIRO receives many enquiries from individuals and companies seeking assistance for compliance assessment of new wall or cladding systems. They include builders, architects, entrepreneurs, and companies in the building products industry.
Some of these enquiries show little understanding of the necessary compliance requirements that must first be satisfied before a system gains acceptance.
This document has been written with that fact in mind. It introduces the reader to some of the aspects to be considered.
The information offered here does not represent professional advice. We recommend that you obtain the guidance of an engineer or other building professional to assist in the process.
The Commonwealth Experimental Building Station (CEBS) was established in 1944 at North Ryde in Sydney by the Australian Government to deal with the post-war housing shortage and improve the quality of housing construction.
Later, it was renamed as the National Building & Technology Centre in the mid eighties, and then absorbed soon after into CSIRO to become the Division of Building, Construction & Engineering, where it was involved in the development of the Building Code of Australia (BCA), and its initial publication in 1988.
Today CSIRO continues its involvement with the built environment by providing a range of testing services to assist individuals and industry. While CSIRO can provide the means to demonstrate your system's performance through testing, you will still need to first determine the parameters and criteria against which your wall or cladding system will be assessed. Hence, our advice to seek professional guidance.
Wall or cladding systems derive themselves from a range of modern materials, or composites thereof. One thing they all share is the need to prove their performance for the intended application.
The National Construction Code is the regulatory document adopted by all states and territories, stipulating a uniform set of technical provisions for the design and construction of buildings and other structures throughout Australia.
In general, all construction methods must satisfy the requirements of the NCC, which provides details of acceptable practices for traditional and commonly used systems. Alternative construction methods using innovative materials, designs and systems are not covered by the NCC.
However, non-traditional and innovative systems can still satisfy the requirements of the NCC by complying with the 'Performance Provisions', which cover areas including, but not limited to: structural performance; damp and weatherproofing; fire safety; and, energy efficiency. There may also be additional requirements for certain systems in specific areas (e.g. performance in high wind areas such as Darwin).
To demonstrate compliance, the provisions may refer to Australian Standards which prescribe a means for satisfying the provisions. The scope of a Standard can include: materials; design; installation; and, test methods. A Standard can also be singular in purpose, such as the AS/NZS 1170 series, which is essentially a structural design manual.
In some instances the NCC may not reference a particular Standard, or there may be no relevant Standard in existence. However, a related Standard may provide a means to satisfy the provisions.
Following is a list of Australian Standards that may be relevant to demonstrating compliance of your system.
Overseas Standards may also be applicable, for example, the American ASTM E514 – 'Standard Test Method for Water Penetration and Leakage through Masonry'.
In 2015, the NCC introduced Verification Methods FV1 and V2.2.1 to evaluate the weatherproofing performance of direct-fix cladding, cavity and unique wall systems. The methods provide a means to verify compliance with the relevant NCC Performance Requirements of FP1.4 and P2.2.2 for water penetration in an external wall.
Depending on the type of system and its in-service application, you may be required to demonstrate its performance characteristics for, but not limited to, one or more of the following conditions:
These can be categorised into structural, weather, fire, and energy efficiency.
Before undertaking a test, you will need to specify the test parameters. These will usually depend upon the location, building class (use), or a
specific rating to be attained. Conversely, a Standard may specify a performance requirement, which may be only a minimum, allowing you to elect to test to a higher value to reflect your system's superior properties.
Test specimen configuration
The configuration of your system for testing should include all pertinent details for the assessment. As an example, to determine watertightness performance on a cladding system, the specimen should include such details as: horizontal and vertical joints; internal and external corners; window and/or door reveal details; and, bottom plate to slab detail. Alternatively, those features or locations likely to permit water penetration.
Structural capacity should be demonstrated by constructing the specimen to the minimum specifications permitted by the system's technical manual or design. This could mean the maximum spacing for fasteners, or least sub-frame supports.
Tested to this configuration, it would follow that any additional support or fixing should result in better performance. However, a system that is supplied in a range of sizes, thicknesses, spans, or aspect ratios, may need to be tested separately.
The specimen must be of a sufficient size to allow the system's elements to exhibit typical deflections, boundary conditions and other behaviour.
Before committing yourself, ensure that the test results are what is required by the end user or approving authority. This could be the project builder or consulting engineer, a project specification, or local or state government body.
Our North Ryde labs are fully NATA accredited. We operate a large pressure chamber for structural and weather-tightness, air cannon and sand bag for impact tests, and a range of furn
aces for fire and material combustibility testing. We can also provide other testing services on request.
You (the Test Sponsor) will need to provide all materials, tools, and labour to install your test specimen(s).
Before we can carry out a test, we will need your details, or those of the entity that you represent, so to establish a test contract (our Test Agreement).
The following details are required by us:
Once we have this information, we will then forward our Agreement to you for signing. When we are in receipt of your signed Agreement, testing will then commence.
The information contained herein is not intended to represent professional advice and may not be complete. It is provided simply to make you aware of the breadth of considerations that may be required in seeking approval/acceptance of a new building system.
References contained herein may change without notice. You should seek professional advice, and check for compliance with the relevant statutory bodies.
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