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What to Do If You Are the Target of a White-Collar Crime Investigation
White-collar crimes are nonviolent offenses that employ fraud or deceit for financial gain. Depending on the alleged crime, you may be investigated and charged by state or federal authorities. In Ohio, the Bureau of Criminal Investigation in the Attorney General's Office handles white-collar crimes.
Federal white-collar crimes generally carry heavier penalties than state offenses and are likely to be handled by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Internal Revenue Service, Securities and Exchange Commission, Secret Service, or the criminal investigatory division (CID) of another federal department or agency.
If you believe you are under investigation for a white-collar crime, consider the following recommendations:
- Do not consent to a search — Unless law enforcement officers have a warrant to search your home, car or private office, they cannot do so without your consent. If you consent to a search without first consulting a lawyer, you may severely jeopardize your defense.
- Remain silent — If law enforcement officers attempt to question you, you have the right to remain silent. You should exercise that right. Nothing you can say will help you; it can only hurt you.
- Consult an attorney — If the authorities contact you in connection with an investigation, immediately retain an attorney. If you are already under arrest, you should end any questioning by politely requesting counsel.
An experienced defense attorney can protect your rights and help you build a strong defense. For more information about developing a defense in white-collar crime cases, contact the Law Office of Gregory S. Robey today.


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The bar restaurant and the snack-bar is situated on a fresh and shady terrace and confines directly with the beach. Our wooden arbour covered with a large tent-roof offers pleasant shade during hot days.
Offers "drink & food"
- Breakfast: there are all kinds of coffee specialities: espresso, cappuccino, fresh juices and with it cakes, croissants and "foccacine", a Tuscan salty bread speciality, prepared as you order.
- Dinner: every day from 12 am till 15 pm our kitchen offers tasty seafood-antipasti, fish-based pasta dishes or risotto, for example spaghetti allo scoglio or with mussels, linguine with arselle –small local mussels- , penne fisherman's style and more.

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Here's a hearty bread recipy that my mum sent to me. When I was young, she used to make this bread all the time and I did not like it one bit. But it seems that now I love it...very dense, healthy and good for feeling virtuous (and depending on how much bran you put in, everything else will be happy too :)
PS it might take a trip to Bulk Barn to track down all the ingredients. Also, a very forgiving recipy. If you want to make a few substitutions, omissions or deletions, feel free...its still going to work :)


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The Traveller's Rest, Caerphilly - Vintage Inns
Thornhill, Caerphilly, , The Vale Of Glamorgan, CF83 1LY
- Booking
- 02920 859 021
You must mention your Gourmet Society card when booking
- Cuisine
- Modern British
- Website
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Discount applies to food and drinks ordered when dining. Excludes fixed price, set menus and Saturday steak night offer. Excludes bank holidays, special occasion dates and the month of December. Due to licensing laws in Scotland, discount may not be applied to alcoholic drinks in Scottish restaurants.
The Traveller's Rest in Caerphilly is a country pub and restaurant oozing rural charm and rustic character. The picturesque surroundings provide the perfect backdrop for savouring the hearty, seasonal pub-food on the menu, and the carefully nurtured cask ales and fine wines gracing the bar.
Although the town of Thornhill is a relatively modern area, The Traveller's Rest dates back as far as the 1800's, records show it was granted its first license in 1864. Unlike many other pubs, The Traveller's Rest remained open throughout the Second World War. Mr George Lightfoot ran it throughout the war and continued to do so until 1971.
Enjoy a spot by the roaring log-fire or make the best of the British summertime by eating alfresco in the pretty beer garden.
Offer and Availability
25% OFF the total bill
Get 25% off your entire bill, including your drinks. Offer applies to the à la carte menu only. Limited to 1 Gourmet Society card per party. Groups cannot be split to use additional Gourmet Society memberships.
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Three Little Birds Sewing Co.
Christmas Stocking Workshop
$ 40.00
Make your own, one-of-a-kind stocking. It's up to you how intricate you want to make it! Choose from a simple cuff design or a more complicated (but still easy!) quilted stocking.
What's included:
- 3 hours of class time with instructors.
- Thread & use of sewing machines.
- Stocking Pattern
What you'll need:
Amount of fabric is dependent on which type of stocking you're making.
For basic, cuffed stocking:
1/2 yard of each outer fabric & lining
1/4 yard of fabric for cuff
1/2 yard of batting
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Work continues around the Armdale Roundabout to install natural gas lines. Councillor Linda Mosher tweeted earlier this week about the installation, saying that Heritage Gas had changed their plans without HRM approval. This caused some lengthy traffic tie-ups. Mosher says the company was told they could only close a lane in the circle for one day, but she later tweeted she discovered the company had a lane closed contrary to its permit. She says she will pursue a fine under city bylaws.
On September 27, the city posted the following two PSAs about the work:
HRM citizens are advised work continues on the installation of a new natural gas main through the Armdale Roundabout. The contractors have completed the pipe installation in the area and are now moving on to site reinstatement. Due to the availability of some materials, this work cannot be completed at night.
The reinstatement will take place on weekdays from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., with unrestricted hours on weekends. During construction, all approaches to the Roundabout will be reduced to one lane. This is necessary to avoid conflicts where motorists may have to change lanes in the Roundabout as exit lanes are affected by this work. Motorists approaching the circle must yield to all traffic in the circle.
The anticipated construction schedule is as follows:
Friday, September 28 – Concrete curb work on Chebucto Road and Herring Cove Road approach and exit lanes
Saturday, October 6 and Sunday, October 7 (if required) – Asphalt work on Chebucto Road at the approach and exit lanes, and Herring Cove Road from the Roundabout to Purcells Cove Road.
The paving on Herring Cove Road will result in traffic being reduced to one lane. This is expected to cause considerable delays in the area on Saturday and Sunday, October 6-7. Motorists are encouraged to use alternate routes where possible.
HRM citizens are advised work continues on a new natural gas main through the Armdale Roundabout toward Regatta Point. Pipe installation on Purcells Cove Road from Herring Cove Road to Spinnaker Drive will require traffic to be reduced to one lane. This work is restricted to weekdays between the hours of 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. This section is currently under construction and is expected to continue until Thursday, October 4.
Throughout the remainder of the project – Purcells Cove Road from Spinnaker Drive to Anchor Drive – two lanes of traffic will be maintained at all times.
All work will be completed by Heritage Gas's contractor, Sackville Trenching Limited.
Heritage Gas and HRM apologize for any inconvenience.
Ernest Douglas, Construction Inspector
Heritage Gas
Derek Flaherty
Sackville Trenching
Heritage Gas Customer Service
HRM Right of Way Services
Source: http://www.outsidethecircle.ca/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=365:natural-gas-installation-continues-to-tie-up-armdale-roundabout&catid=1:latest-news&Itemid=50


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Oh, This Unlikely Marriage
Shiva is never invited to the party. His dirty dreadlocks and lack of manners — along with a dreadful habit of cutting people's heads off — have made him quite the outcast. Not that he could care less. He'd rather much be meditating, or dancing with his friend Kali, said to be the last figure we see before we die (given that she's the Hindu goddess of time, doomsday, and death). Shiva and Kali have a great friendship based on their similar interests: she is the dissolver of all things, and he is the destroyer of all things. Neither Shiva nor Kali hesitate to raise their sword. Ever.
Reading old Hindu myths, I am fascinated by how little we must have changed through the centuries. Consider the extremity of cutting people's heads off as a metaphor, and perhaps you also feel like you already know Shiva. Or maybe you don't know him, you know of him, as he is usually around but never really involved.
Anyhow, let's continue the story. Similarly to many Miami bachelors, Shiva was never expected to get married. He was non-committal (yes, even by South Beach standards). Meanwhile, a young goddess had fallen deeply, absolutely hopelessly, in love with him. Her name was Sati, and she eventually threw herself into the fire, committing suicide in exasperation over not being able to catch Shiva's attention.
Meanwhile, the socially inappropriate Shiva was chillin' in the shade of a banyan tree (yep, they had them in India too), smoking narcotic herbs, or practicing yoga on tiger skin, or if he's really like that guy I was thinking of, he might as well have been drinking Cuban coffee in his underwear, when the dreadful news was delivered: Sati the sweet goddess was dead and he had done absolutely nothing to prevent it. Shiva lost it. For the first time, Shiva the destroyer could not accept what had been destroyed.
The outcast, crazy-pants Shiva, who never really seemed to have cared about anybody, suddenly cared.
He ran into the ashes and dug out Sati's dead body and screamed until the whole universe felt his agony. He vowed to never love, and isolated himself more than ever. In Hindu poster art, there's ice and snowcapped mountaintops all around him, showing just how immovably still and frozen in time he is.
He could have stayed like that forever, absorbed in an internal meditation with no connection to the outside world. All of the other gods' attempts to bring him back — not because they missed him, but because there were demons that only he could slay —miserably failed.
Until one day Sati is reincarnated as Parvati, the goddess of love, fertility, and devotion — and yes, still in love with the hermit Shiva. The perseverance of this woman! Well, she seeks him out and her patience pays off, as this time Shiva is eager not to lose her and asks to marry her. Wonderful news indeed. How often does this happen in real life, when slightly unhinged or lost-and-found romantic relationships become real unions? Would this be applicable to contemporary situations? If you're trying to date the Shivas of today, try declaring your love and devotion, but if they give you nothing in return, leave and watch their reaction. Unless they tear up heaven-and-earth, you may want to move on.
On the other hand, if it does work out and you're one of those rare goddesses who actually marries a Shiva, keep this in mind: he's going to need some training. The goddess Parvati, representing the material world of things we can see, hear, feel, and smell, needs endless patience while showing Shiva how to relate to the world around him. There are so many social customs that Shiva just doesn't know anything about. After the marriage, Parvati looks for a house and he wonders, why would they need a house? She cooks and he wonders, why would they need food? She wants a child and again he wonders — why? He needs some training in marital life, to say the least.
But Parvati slowly transforms Shiva into a better husband. Pure consciousness, with all its eternal truths, needs some grounding. In return, he tells her everything he knows, or at least he tries to until she falls asleep when he talks for too long. Still, he extends to her the theoretical world of ideas, with equal love and patience. Somehow they make it work, and until this day they remain together.
Upset over the gender dynamic in this story? Then try to grasp this: you are both Shiva and Parvati. This story is not about a man and a woman — it's about mind and body. The union of a theoretically-inclined, perfectionist mind and a far-from-perfect, ever-manifesting, making-stuff-happen kind of body. Are you living in your head but ignoring your body's needs? Feeding your mind good literature, yet eating crappy food? Or are you treating your body like a Ferrari, yet drowning in morose thinking? Can you commit to this unlikely marriage and make it work?
A great myth is not just an amusing story; it also explains human behavior. It's not about distant gods. I know it's tempting to ignore one and live only with the other, to become mind over matter, or to be a body without substance. But if you can truly embrace both aspects of being human — that is quite divine.
-Ewa Josefsson
Ewa Josefsson pens the "Goodness" column for SG. She writes from the intersection of ancient wisdom and modern ignorance.
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High Tibial Osteotomy - A Joint Solution
In this article we'll talk about Osteotomy, which translates to "cutting the bone." By cutting the femur or tibia, then reshaping it, pressure is relieved from the knee joint.
The following is an excerpt form a paper I authored on HTO (High Tibial Ostemotomy) during my time with the Steadman-Hawkins clinic in Vail, CO
-Dr. Bill Sterett, Vail, Colorado
A more accurate solution #osteotomy
Over the last ten years, we have worked to realign the joint from the inner side – where the problem exists. This is much more accurate and restores length to the shortened leg.
While historically the result of a high tibial osteotomy (realignment) adds an average of approximately nine years to the life of the knee, we are hoping that by adding a chondral resurfacing procedure, and performing this procedure on the inner side of the knee, this will be an even greater improvement.
Conversely, in the right circumstances, adding an osteotomy procedure to a microfracture or meniscus implant will help "protect" this new joint surface for an even longer period.
The results of this new "opening wedge osteotomy" have been increasingly encouraging, to the point where we can now predictably realign the knee and resurface the joint in an attempt to put off the need for a knee replacement for an indefinite period of time.
Knee Preservation and Realignment: A Joint Solution
There is nothing more important in terms of how long a knee will last than the alignment of the leg. When we draw a line from the center of the hip down to the center of the ankle, that line should fall right in the center of the knee.
If this line passes through the inner half of the knee (bowlegged), as much as 60 percent of our weight will fall on the inner side of the knee and 40 percent on the outside. As the inner side of the knee starts to collapse, the line shifts over even further, putting more weight on the inner side.
By putting more pressure on the inside of the joint, we start wearing down the cartilage in that area. Articular cartilage is the cap of low-friction paint covering the end of the bone. For example, this is the smooth shiny substance that we see on the end of a chicken bone. Once this is worn down, we are then down to a bare bone-on-bone condition called arthritis.
Although there are many types of arthritis, osteoarthritis is the wear-and-tear phenomenon resulting in bone rubbing on bone. Our joints are no different than most other mechanical devices in that they will wear out with time depending upon the amount of use they see.
Obviously, if we put more use on one side of the joint vs. the other, that side will wear out more quickly. Our treatment options for a patient who has increased bowing of the leg along with arthritis on the inner side of the knee have improved dramatically over the course of the last seven years.
Non-Operative Management
Non-operative management includes nutritional supplements, anti-inflammatory medications therapy to strengthen the muscles, or possible injections and should be discussed.
When we consider surgical options for this type of problem, Dr. Steadman developed the chondral resurfacing procedure we commonly refer to as "microfracture."
This surgical procedure involves making small punctures in the bone that underlies the damaged cartilage. These small punctures, or microfractures, provide access to the cells and healing factors contained in the bone marrow. These marrow elements are released and form a "superclot" which supports formation of new regenerate-cartilage.
Wear and Tear Arthritis with 12 week re-look following #Microfracture
Microfracture can do an excellent job of resurfacing the joint and "repainting" the end of the bone with this cartilage. Unfortunately, if the joint is out of alignment and the majority of the weight is put on the side that needs to be resurfaced, this will wear down much faster.
Therefore, instead of lasting seven to nine years, it might last no more than three to four years. These numbers can vary depending on the individual's anatomy. The obvious next step, then, is to realign the joint and turn a bowlegged person into either a straight or even knock-kneed stance.
Previous techniques have been somewhat complicated, with variable results. Older procedures involved removing a wedge of bone from the outside portion of the leg to realign the joint. This technique was a limited "one shot" approach and would often shorten an already shortened leg.
Our options for joint realignment include an internal device, which would require patients to be non-weight-bearing for a minimum of eight weeks, or an external device, which would allow patients to bear weight somewhat sooner but is much more cumbersome and a little less user-friendly.
Both of these options should be discussed extensively before embarking on either!
For more resources, please visit www.drsterett.com and www.vsortho.com
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Wow! You guys gave it your best shot out there in Kindle world. THANKS SO MUCH. Here's a high five to you all. We made it so close to Number One Ranking that I wanted to tell you all you did it. But Judy says lies can come around and yank you by your tail, so here is how close we got. So close to number one by whiskers twitched. Out of one million books – Got it? – Out of ONE MILLION E BOOKS. Our book, COAST TO COAST WITH A CAT AND A GHOST ranked 354. See what I mean? It was like NUMBER ONE! So here's my High Five to each and every one of you. Purrs and Meows all around.
Of course you know there is no such thing as a FREE E-BOOK. Now that I've rubbed up to you and rolled on my back and showed my cute belly to you. Don't you think you should do something nice for me? Don't get me wrong, I'm not asking for your pet's prize toy, or a case of Fancy Feast. Judy told me to give you my cutest and bestest pose, because now we want you to write a review of COAST TO COAST WITH A CAT AND A GHOST. It is so simple to do if you've never done one before. There are over 500 of you out there. That's right OVER 500 responded to our promotion! So come on! Tell everyone what you think. Even a one line like, "WOW! GREAT BOOK!"
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J. Bradley Winder Jr. Esq.
A native Virginian, Attorney Winder attended the University of Richmond's T.C. Williams School of Law, where he received his Juris Doctorate in 2004. Attorney Winder served as a prosecutor for TC Williams' honor court; served as symposium editor for Global Law and Business; and was selected to represent TC Williams School of Law in the Summer of 2002 in connection with Cambridge University's Emmanuel College.
As an undergraduate, Attorney Winder attended James Madison University, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts, majoring in English, and starring on the Dukes' Water Polo Team. Bradley was also chosen to study at the British Institute in Florence, Italy in 1999. Bradley is active in his church and enjoys long walks with his wife and dog.
Admitted to the Virginia State Bar in 2005, Bradley began practicing law as a consumer rights advocate and has since maintained a client and consumer advocate approach to his legal practice. Attorney Winder is an active participant in the National Association for Consumer Attorneys and the Virginia Bankruptcy Bar.
Bradley is a partner at FerrisWinder PLLC and can assist you in the areas of civil litigation, lemon law, bankruptcy, criminal law, traffic law, wills and estates, and real estate transactions.
Areas of Practice
- Civil Litigation
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- Bankruptcy
- Criminal Law
- Traffic law
- Wills and Estates
- Real Estate Transactions
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- Virginia
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- U.S. Bankruptcy Court Western District of Virginia
- University of Richmond, The T.C. Williams School of Law, Richmond, Virginia
- Juris Doctorate - 2004
- Honors: Prosecutor for TC Williams' honor court
- Honors: Served as Symposium Editor for Global Law and Business
- Honors: Represented TC Williams School of Law in connection with Cambridge University's Emmanuel College, 2000
- James Madison University
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- Honors: Dukes' Water Polo Team
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- British Institute, Florence, Italy - 1999
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SPIRAL STAIRS – We Wanna Be Hyp-No-Tized
CBS008 – Out March 22, 2019
The new tune – the first taste of the phenomenal new album We Wanna Be Hyp-No-Tized which drops this March – is a brash and joyous number which nods to everything from The Fall to Iggy Pop to Roxy Music, laden with both horns and hooks as well as an infectious call-and-response chorus, Kannberg shouting inscrutable slogans over the enticing cacophony.
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The debut album from prodigiously-talented young space-punks The Gametes captures the manic intensity and rampant absurdity of their renowned live show on wax. Equally brings to mind the best of beloved heritage acts like Devo and The B-52s as well as more recent purveyors of cool like Parquet Courts and Uranium Club, all with their own unqiue slant.
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Tape/Off's 2014 debut Chipper was long-listed for the AMP, and now four years later they return with an album that balances ire and introspection and ups the ante considerably in terms of songcraft, musicianship and production. Touring nationally for the release and have already received great traction with first two singles, comes in hand screen-printed cover with download.
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Again harking back to the several post-Pavement years spent by Spiral Stairs living in south-east Queensland with his Australian wife and daughter, this Oz-only seven-inch contains two songs about Brisbane and surrounds, with 'Pig City' owing a distinct sonic debt to The Go-Betweens and 'Vultures Of Caboolture' being chiselled in the shape of Beasts Of Bourbon (Tex was a Brisbane boy once upon a time so that works too). Full-colour sleeve titled 'Dutton Dressed As Lamb' with download.
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Spiral Stairs helped reinvent the musical landscape in the late-'80s and early-'90s as co-founder and mainstay of US indie rock legends Pavement, but his acclaimed 2017 solo album Doris & The Daggers owes a sonic and contextual debt to his many years living in Australia (with this limited edition Aus/NZ version being pressed on St Kilda-coloured splatter vinyl in honour of his beloved adopted AFL team).
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Now we'll have a look at the present perfect tense. The form for the present perfect tense is again our subject here, our auxiliary verb, or helping verb, in this case it's 'have'. For subjects 'I,' 'you,' 'we,' 'they', we leave the auxiliary verb as 'have'. For 'he,' 'she' and 'it', our auxiliary verb needs to be conjugated or changed into 'has'. Following these helping verbs, we have our main verb in the past participle form. Here we have the verb 'to play'. 'To play' is a regular verb. So for regular verbs we simply add '-ed'. The result is sentences such as 'I have played football today,' or 'He has played snooker today'.
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In Stockholm
The day stretched out ahead of us and in the company of our friends, we didn't want to waste a single minute. So, immediately after breakfast we wasted no time and set out to the Royal Palace.
It was another glorious morning and the city was shining. I think that what I notice most about the hotel in which we are staying, is that it's not near the water. For me, it makes all the difference.
Anyway, we head inside to buy tickets from a fun, if feisty lady in the office and asked for details of events throughout the day. Sadly, no changing of the guard today, she said, but it would be scheduled for the weekend, so our friends would be able to see it, even if we couldn't.
Our first location was the Treasury. Now, you don't think they are going to allow any photographs in there, do you?
So, please, dear guests (spoken in the voice of that last Russian guide we had in the Faberge Museum!) make use of the picture on the leaflet to imagine the style and beauty of the crowns and other regalia there is in that very secure room. Loved it.
Next, we visited the State Rooms. Now these proved to be rather more interesting than I expected. We started in the Throne Room.
The real interest began just around the corner, though, where a series of rooms outlined the orders of chivalry.
Now, King Carl XVI Gustaf has been bestowed with many an honour, including this somewhat familiar one: the Order of the Garter. Yes, and there at the front, looking more like a dog collar, I'm admit, is the Garter itself.
In the next room was a photograph of one of his forebears, Bertil, for whom the choice of decoration must have been quite perplexing. Just which colour would match the outfit of the day, I wonder – or maybe the outfit is chosen to complement the order he is advised to wear on that particular occasion? So much easier for a man in black, grey or navy blue, though, don't you think?
My favourite room was the order of the Polar Star, awarded to foreigners for services to Sweden.
In here was a display of how such things are made – a surprisingly long and labour intensive process, it appears.
My eyes fell, as they do, on what I thought were a couple of Dorset buttons on the miniature set of medals in the case, but on enlarging the photograph and looking closely, they are not Dorset buttons at all, but created from ribbon. Neat! I'm sure I have a book with these in it and must look it out!
Which one would I choose? The Danish Order of the Elephant, of course!
Anyway, these rooms led through to the State Apartments. Clearly, they knew we were coming and rolled the carpet back!
Having just spent time in St Petersburg, walking through ostentatious gold rooms a plenty, these state apartments appeared rather restrained in comparison. Still, the guest rooms were lavish in size and the list of those who have stayed in them resembled a Who's Who of world leaders.
Not all of the rooms were on a domestic scale, though!
I liked the illustrations of each room in use, too. It makes it easier to put things into proportion.
So, we'd done with the Palace tour for now and thought we'd go in search of a bite to eat in the old town. But outside, something appeared to be happening.
Could it be the Changing of the Guard, perhaps?
Well, yes, it looked like the same ceremony as we'd remembered. Who said it wasn't happening today?
So we joined the crowd and watched and waited.
I felt thankful for my super-zoom. Are we going to take a close look at the dress standards, do you think? Of course we are! I think I might have straightened his tie if he was my boy
Because I don't want to be overly critical or anything, but these seem to be a rum lot of soldiers, don't you agree? Is it the gaiters that give a relaxed impression, or perhaps it's just that the Swedish equivalent of "stand to attention" is a bit different from the interpretation I'm familiar with?
Hair on the collar? Surely not in uniform?
I noticed that beards are being worn large this year too!
As I'm observing all these little idiosyncrasies, I hear that the regiment on guard this month is a regiment of engineers. Does that explain things? I have no idea!!
Meanwhile, the chap holding the heaviest standard was struggling rather. A stiff breeze had got up and it was blowing about a bit.
He was doing his best but at times could do little more than twist the pole and hope it blew back the other way.
By this time, the guard had changed and the new team were ready to go and stand for the tourists' photographs.
We were going to go and have some lunch.
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1. "I hope that's a good thing,' I said, thinking he might say I reminded him of a film star- then we'd actually have something in common. I was hoping for Anne Hathaway or Julia Roberts, and not the obvious Vivien Leigh. Even Angelina Jolie would have done, though I'd never quite forgiven her for stealing Brad's heart. Talking of Brad, was Sean starting to resemble him too? No, he could never be a Brad, a Matthew McConaughey maybe at a push, but never a Brad Pitt."
Author: Ali McNamara
Author: Ali McNamara
2. "My mother was against me being an actress - until I introduced her to Frank Sinatra."
Author: Angie Dickinson
Author: Angie Dickinson
3. "I lowered my hands to try to save from disorder the arrangement of the tleaves and flowers; meanwhile, she was also dealing with the branches, leaning forward; and so it happened that at the very moment when one of my hands slipped in confusion between Madame Miyagi's kimono and her bare skin and found itself clasping a soft and warm breast, elongated in form, one of the lady's hands, from among the branches keiyaki [translator's note: in Europe called Caucasian elm], had reached my member and was holding it in a firm, frank grasp, drawing it from my garments as if she were performing the operation of stripping away leaves."
Author: Italo Calvino
Author: Italo Calvino
4. "A submissive spirit might be patient, a strong understanding would supply resolution, but here was something more; here was that elasticity of mind, that disposition to be comforted, that power of turning readily from evil to good, and of finding employment which carried her out of herself, which was from nature alone. It was the choicest gift of Heaven; and Anne viewed her friend as one of those instances in which, by a merciful appointment, it seems designed to counterbalance almost every other want."
Author: Jane Austen
Author: Jane Austen
5. "I've heard that Alfred Hitchcock said that by the time he was ready to shoot a film, he didn't even want to do it any more because he'd already had all of the fun of working it out. It's the same thing with these Frank comics."
Author: Jim Woodring
Author: Jim Woodring
6. "And she said, 'So there you are!' She asked Frank what he thought he was doing, and he said, 'Experimenting.' That's what Frank always used to say when people asked him what he thought he was doing. He always said, 'Experimenting.' (p. 15)"
Author: Kurt Vonnegut
Author: Kurt Vonnegut
7. "I think,' said the little Queen, smiling, 'that your friend must be the richest man in all the world.' 'I am,' returned the Scarecrow; 'but not on account of my money. For I consider brains to be far superior to money, in every way. You may have noticed that if one has money without brains, he cannot use it to advantage; but if one has brains without money, they will enable him to live comfortably to the end of days.' 'At the same time,' declared the Tin Woodman, 'you must acknowledge that a good heart is a thing that brains cannot create, and that money cannot buy. Perhaps, after all it is I who am the richest man in all the world.' 'You are both rich, my friends,' said Ozma gently; 'and your riches are the only riches worth having - the riches of content!' - The Marvellous Land Of Oz by L. Frank Baum pg 192 chapter 24"
Author: L. Frank Baum
Author: L. Frank Baum
8. "Anne had no sooner uttered the phrase, "home o'dreams," than it captivated her fancy and she immediately began the erection of one of her own. It was, of course, tenanted by an ideal master, dark, proud, and melancholy; but oddly enough, Gilbert Blythe persisted in hanging about too, helping her arrange pictures, lay out gardens, and accomplish sundry other tasks which a proud and melancholy hero evidently considered beneath his dignity. Anne tried to banish Gilbert's image from her castle in Spain but, somehow, he went on being there, so Anne, being in a hurry, gave up the attempt and pursued her aerial architecture with such success that her "home o'dreams" was built and furnished before Diana spoke again."
Author: L.M. Montgomery
Author: L.M. Montgomery
9. "Oh, it makes SUCH a difference. It LOOKS so much nicer. When you hear a name pronounced can't you always see it in your mind, just as if it was printed out? I can; and A-n-n looks dreadful, but A-n-n-e looks so much more distinguished. If you'll only call me Anne spelled with an E I shall try to reconcile myself to not being called Cordelia."
Author: L.M. Montgomery
Author: L.M. Montgomery
10. "Frank, I ran into Gladys and Billy at the store yesterday. Do you know what he said to me?"The girls went very quiet. Frank didn't look up."Hello?" he asked, and kept rubbing Henry's knife.Dotty hit him with her rag. "He said that. And so did she. But the important part was when he said, 'Frank ever get that door open?' Do you know what I said? What I said was--Are you ready for this? I said, 'No,'""Ah" Frank said. He lifted Henry's knife up to his mouth and dabbed the blade with his tongue. "That's my honest wife. I appreciate you lookin' out for my dignity."
Author: N.D. Wilson
Author: N.D. Wilson
11. "Still, Emma and I somehow struck up the type of friendship that lasts through primary school and high-school cliques, and our fathers are both doctors, although my dad is a GP and Dr Frank is a gynecologist (or, as Emma's two older brothers prefer to call him, a 'box mechanic'). In many ways, I think Emma and I balance each other out - at least, I hope we do. She forces me to be less cynical and bitter. And I'm on hand to remind her that, as long as she has two eyebrows rather than one, she has nothing to worry about. I text her back: 'Call me when you can plait them.'- Cat"
Author: Rebecca Sparrow
Author: Rebecca Sparrow
12. "There's another problem," Percy said. "I'm not good with air travel. It's dangerous for a son of Neptune.""You'll have to risk it...and so will I," Frank said. "By the way, we're related."Percy almost stumbled off the roof. "What?"
Author: Rick Riordan
Author: Rick Riordan
13. "This is Buford," Leo announced. "You name your furniture?" Frank asked."
Author: Rick Riordan
Author: Rick Riordan
14. "I love Westerns. I really love John Wayne. Frank Capra, any of his movies I love."
Author: Rob Zombie
Author: Rob Zombie
15. "And don't miss Frank Otto, the world's most tattooed man! Held hostage in the darkest jungles of Borneo and tried for a crime he didn't commit, and his punishment? Well, folks, his punishment is written all over his body in permanent ink!"
Author: Sara Gruen
Author: Sara Gruen
16. "In America, where surface has always passed for substance, people always believe guys like Frank Dunning."
Author: Stephen King
Author: Stephen King
17. "She walked quickly through the darkness with the frank stride of someone who was at least certain that the forest, on this damp and windy night, contained strange and terrible things and she was it."
Author: Terry Pratchett
Author: Terry Pratchett
18. "At no point in this did Frank think he was dreaming, probably because he seldom remembered dreams, or paid attention to them even if he did. And though this all had the alert immediacy of daytime Mexico in its ongoing dispute with its history, it would someday be relegated as well to the register of experiences he had been unable to find any use for."
Author: Thomas Pynchon
Author: Thomas Pynchon
19. "...it gratified him to feel like a desperate man. He had got into the habit of seeing himself always in desperate straits. His unhappy temperament was like a cage; he could never get out of it; and he felt that other people, his wife in particular, must have put him there. It had never more than dimly occurred to Frank that he made his own unhappiness."
Author: Willa Cather
Author: Willa Cather
20. "Some of my other heroes around that time were, oddly enough, Frank Sinatra, Nat Cole and people like that - I was always more inclined to listen to ballads."
Author: William Bell
Author: William Bell
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Yvette is a consultant, award winning author, trainer, coach, E.Q. practitioner, speaker and Fulbright Scholar who put her acquired skills and varied experiences to good use throughout her career. She has accumulated over 20 years experience in a Fortune 500 company prior to launching her consulting firm, Organizational Soul, which has been in existence for 11 years.
Yvette recognizes organizations operate based on the universal principles of interconnectivity, flow and balance. She understands everything is connected: people, policies, performance, and strategies. When people are encouraged to work from their strengths and develop skills that effectively manage disruptive dynamics, a natural balance emerges encouraging optimal performance. Balance is an ongoing activity – not an event. It fluctuates and flows, influenced by change both within the workplace and externally. It is both personal and communal.
Yvette developed the proprietary Interconnectivity, Flow and Balance™ (IFB) framework to help leaders who desire a cutting edge road map which can help them navigate cultural transformation, strengthen leaders and create organizational sustainability. This system is based on a foundation of integrity, mindfulness and trust and is the impetus behind her vision behind the movement, Operation Cultural Liberation.
As a consultant, Yvette also supports clients with planning and implementing HR strategies that can lead to positive change which include alignment of organizational charts with strategy, creating internal communication plans, implementing performance management solutions. Demand has steadily grown for developing and implementing leadership and people development strategies and this is something Yvette is especially passionate about. She provides these and other organizational strengthening services in the public, private and non-profit sectors.
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Frank M. Siu is a technology sales veteran with a highly successful track record of serving companies ranging from start-ups to the Fortune 500. Frank's primary expertise is data center management and information security and he bases his work on a detailed understanding of infrastructure, application management and security best practices.
He is dedicated to discovering creative ways of solving complex problems. He is passionate about customer service and always exceeds his clients' expectations.
Frank Siu started his technology background in engineering 33 years ago, moved into sales engineering and eventually into sales and sales management. He has spent the last 16 years in direct sales and partner sales mainly working with large enterprises and Global 1000 companies.
In early 2000, Frank sold managed Hosting and ASP services to southern CA companies like the County of Los Angeles, DreamWorks, Toshiba and others. He built a sales team and had profit and loss responsibility while at CBC Consulting in 2003. Under Frank's direction CBC became a supplier of professional services to Verizon and their customers. CBC developed a practice with Cisco for CSA deployment and became Cisco's go-to partner in Southern CA. CBC had over 60 customers in Southern CA from SMB to the County of LA.
From 2004 to 2008 Frank joined Verizon Business and gained a solid reputation in Southern CA for providing security services and consulting to Experian, Petco, Blizzard Entertainment and others. He also built up a solid base of managed security services within the auto market: Toyota Motor Sales & Toyota Manufacturing, American Honda, Yamaha, and Mitsubishi. He also had a number of risk management program clients, including Pacific Life Mutual Insurance, and Country Wine Baskets.
While at NTTA Frank was involved with providing unique turn-key solutions to large enterprise companies with a focus in Media and Entertainment: Disney, Warner Bros, Sony and others. His role in 2011 changed to build a channel with global System Integrators: Infosys, Tata, HCL, and Compucom; providing hosted infrastructure services to global companies.
From 2013-2015 he joined the HP security services team to meet the needs of large Financial Services like Wells Fargo, Charles Schwab, CSAA Insurance, AMEX, VISA, Fireman's Fund Insurance, City National Bank and Travelers Insurance. Frank helped develop a NIST based standards approach with risk management for Insurance providers.
After gaining additional experience at Absolute Software, an end-point software company, Frank has been an independent consultant. Among his current clients is a Media & Entertainment company wanting to improve their video streaming capabilities in Tokyo. He is also launching a new data center business to serve the needs of the largest Hi-Tech companies in the U.S.
Cinegrid@Disney Demonstration: 2011 Award from CENIC, Frank Siu while at NTT worked with a number of Cinema experts to develop and demonstrate remote collaboration workflows for cinema post-production. This was in cooperation with NTT, Disney, The City of Burbank, Calrens Skywalker Sound, Digital Domain, UCSD and Pacific Interface. This created a newly adopted method and workflow for the studios in cinema post-production.
Third Party Security Compliance Program: 2007, Co-developed third party compliance program for one of the top three credit agencies to ensure companies that resold their products would not introduce risk into the company's enterprise. All third party resellers had to meet industry-defined controls within their own company as a mandatory step to sell the credit agency's products.
North America Dealer Network: Developed and deployed a large North American auto manufacturer's Toyota dealer network to support training for technicians, sales and marketing materials, and parts inventory search. Solution included turn-key network security, bandwidth and enterprise level SLA
Frank enjoys sports of all types and is a fan of professional sports teams (Chargers, Padres) and San Diego State basketball and football. He also enjoys the outdoors; hiking, skiing and golfing in Lake Tahoe.
He has been married for 29 years and has two sons in college: the oldest is a mechanical engineer in Solana Beach and the youngest is studying to become a commercial airline pilot. His wife runs an independent direct sales business with over 1,000 members in her network.
Curt Lewis, CEO, Xtream Data Centers
Curt Lewis is a technology sales veteran with a highly successful track record serving companies ranging from Start-Ups to the Fortune 500. Curt's expertise resides at executive level with Sales, Marketing, and Operations experience within the Telecommunications/Data Center, Cloud, Managed Hosting, and Security Services sector.
He is dedicated to discovering creative ways of solving complex problems of reducing CAPEX, growing top line revenue, improving IRR, and sales acquisition for top named clients.
Curt started his technology background in Sales and grew into Sales Management as a Vice President/Senior Vice President and CEO for 7 companies over the past 23 years. He is a highly skilled negotiator, leader and visionary within the High-Tech Industry.
In the 1980's Curt began his career at Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC) which eventually was acquired by Hewlett Packard (HP). He consistently exceeded his sales quota at DEC and was eventually promoted to Sales Leadership on the West Coast.
In 1990 Curt was recruited to Fujitsu/Amdahl as the Western Area Sales Vice-President. Curt played a crucial role in acquiring a $350M contract with Boeing to support their first, "All Digital Aircraft", read the 777 deployment which included their downstream suppliers, like GE, Pratt Whitney, Rolls Royce, FUJI & MITSUBISHI Heavy. He also developed a joint marketing program with Sun Microsystems, now Oracle, that offered large enterprise companies a Best of Breed Client/Server solution.
In 1995 Curt was recruited to a Start-Up Colocation, Managed Hosting and Professional Services company which was acquired by Qwest Communications in 1995. Curt was the Vice-President of Strategic Sales and built a team from the ground up that eventually acquired new logos like DISNEY, UNIVERSAL, WARNER Communications, SONY, Microsoft, ORACLE, Wells Fargo, AMEX & GOOGLE. From a business development perspective, he negotiated key Bandwidth, CPU & Storage on Demand Strategic Partnerships with Intel, Hewlett Packard/HDS & EMC. The result of this collaboration was coined the "Utility Compute Platform" which today we refer to as, Cloud Computing.
In 2001 Curt was recruited by a large Japanese multinational, Itochu Technology to start a Colocation and Managed Hosting company in the U.S. named Netvein Communications. Netvein acquired new business from Sanwa Bank, Canon, Hitachi, SAP and Google. Curt acquired a San Francisco & New Jersey data center and negotiated Tier 1 ISP relationships with ATT, Verizon, SingTel, Qwest, and BT. It was during this timeframe that he provided his technical expertise and oversight to launch the first ISP in Malaysia named the KLIX, Kuala Lumpur Internet Xchange. It ushered in Utility (Cloud) Computing, Remote & Distance Learning and because of the speed & security it offered, is still in use today.
Curt moved to Savvis in 2004 and became the Vice President/Strategic Sales for Western Region to include, Silicon Valley. While at Savvis Curt was the #1 Sales Teams in North America, acquiring new logos like Apple, Cisco, Hewlett Packard, Yahoo, Google, Wells Fargo, Charles Schwab, EBAY, MICROSOFT/MSN and others. He negotiated the Hitachi Disaster Recovery and Backup Solution for all Savvis Data Centers in North America. Savvis owned its own CDN and offered enterprise video content management/streaming for special events, training & distance learning to the commercial market.
In 2007 Curt was recruited to NTT America as Senior Vice President of Strategic Sales in North America. He hired a team to sell Colocation, Managed Hosting and Security services to clients like Facebook, Hewlett Packard, Twitter, Yahoo, DISNEY, Lucas Film, PIXAR, Akamai, and others. Curt developed the Strategic Channel Partner Sales Program and negotiated key Channel Partnerships with a Global $15b Systems Integrator in Infosys and with SAIC ($35b) who both secured & won opportunities from Enterprise Global 1000 companies. At Curt's direction CineCloud was created for the M&E Sector which offered a breakthrough in Remote Collaboration Services for digital media Post-Production. CineCloud made it technically feasible and economically practical for creative professionals to work together at a distance over private GigE/10GigE/100GigE networks using real-time Voice/Video Collaboration Services worldwide.
In 2012 Curt brought 2 Partners together and secure capital to design and build a large data center campus in Sacramento. As the CEO of Xtream Data Center; Curt negotiated the acquisition of the property and raised capital to build 8 buildings, 1 million square feet, at the former McClellan Park in Sacramento.
Cinegrid@Disney Demonstration: 2011 Award from CENIC: While at NTT Comm: Curt worked with several Cinema Experts to develop and demonstrate Remote Collaboration Workflows, read Cloud Platform, for Cinema Post-Production. This was in cooperation with NTT, Disney, The City of Burbank, Carlen's, Skywalker Sound, Digital Domain, UCSD and Pacific Interface. This created a newly adopted method and workflow for the studios in Cinema Post-Production and is still in use today.
CPU & Storage on Demand: Developed Strategic Partnerships while at Qwest Communications with key OEMs; Hewlett Packard, HDS, and EMC to pioneer the industry's first Storage on Demand offering. Intel provided On Demand CPU Infrastructure providing scalability for instantaneous High Frequency Computing. Bandwidth, CPU & Storage on Demand was coined, Utility Computing & today is called CLOUD Computing.
Boeing 777 Supply Chain: In 1990 Curt negotiated a $350M contract in support of the Boeing 777 that included their Supply Chain for GE, Pratt Whitney & Rolls Royce, the Triple 7 Engine Makers along with Mitsubishi and Fuji Heavy, who fabricated the 777 cabin/fuselage.
Curt enjoys sports of all types and is a fan of the Los Angeles Dodgers, Rams and any sports associated with the University of Southern California. He has been married for 37 years and has two children; the oldest son is a graduate of UCLA and is a Marketing Executive with the NBA for the Los Angeles Clippers and his daughter, also a UCLA graduate, is a Sales/Marketing Executive with a Louis Vuitton. His wife is a Professional Educator for the Santa Cruz City Schools.
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Im loving this Publicis Switzerland campaign "For Any Hair Type" for Garnier Fructis, as between many boring or overly edited advertising photos this definitely finds some originality, shampoo that features guys with long beards that aren't really beards and aren't really attached to the guys. With the ad Garnier is responding to the fact that shampoo is for both men and women and not specific to one specific hair type. They don't make a distinction between men and woman. So now you can find in the shower one shampoo, and not 100 bottles specific for him or her.
The slogan 'for every hair' gets a whole different meaning through this. At first sight it just seems three cool men with beards. But if you look closely to these hairy illusion, you see there are three girls standing before them. What makes this illusion even better is that the hair colors of the models match and at first sight it looks very real.


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Nelly Ben Hayoun will be presenting at Nordic Urban Assembly on 25th January 2018 in Bergen, Norway.
NUDA was founded by Håkon Iversen in 2005 and restructured into NUDA AS in 2017 by Håkon Iversen, Christine Kahrs, Lene Kristoffersen and Vivian Garnes as owners.
Happy citizen is about smart city development. Smart city development is about planning for the unknown. To achieve this one have to work interdisciplinary. That's why NUDA have created the unique Nordic Urban Assembly that gives cities The Tools needed to meet the uncertain future. That is the core of NUDA.
For more information and to get your ticket follow this link.


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PHILADELPHIA — Michael A. Caligiuri, MD, president of the American Association for Cancer Research, today issued the following statement regarding the announcement of the Biden Cancer Initiative, a new venture to make progress in cancer prevention, detection, treatment, and care:
"We are extremely excited that former Vice President Joe Biden and Dr. Jill Biden are formally announcing the launch of the Biden Cancer Initiative today. The former vice president will now be able to take his extraordinary passion and ability to inspire people to another level as he continues the momentum he began in January 2016 to make a major positive difference for cancer patients and their loved ones worldwide. The AACR looks forward to working with Mr. and Dr. Biden and their team on numerous initiatives that will result in an acceleration of advances in cancer research for the benefit of improvements in patient care."


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The Bluebird Hill Farm in North Carolina is up for grabs for the couple who writes the best 200-word essay called "Why We Want to Own and Operate Bluebird Hill Farm."
A woman named Norma Burns has been running the organic farm for 18 years but has found it challenging since her husband passed away in 2005.
"There are so many people who love farming and would really like to make that their life commitment, but there's just no way that they can afford to buy that kind of land and all the equipment you need. So, instead of selling it outright, I thought I'd see if there was a way to pay off the mortgage and award the winner with the farm, free and clear."
She would prefer that someone with experience farmer would take the place over but is open to applicants. She would also prefer that two people to one. The only strict requirements are that one person be a citizen and be between the age of 25 and 50. The submission requires a $300 contest fee and is due June 1.


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Perm Rod Set feat. Creme of Nature Argan Oil Mousse
I tried my first perm rod set and it turned out great. I've been wanting to try out perm rods for a while now because I am naturally someone who doesn't like to invest a ton of time with the daily upkeep of my hair. I needed to have it set and locked in with a moisturizing product. I can't blame my need for semi-low hair maintenance on being a new mother as I've never been one to desire a routine of nightly twisting or morning wash n go's. I adore the results those efforts produce, but realistically, the least amount of work I have to do with my hair, the better.
I bought about 6 or 7 packs of perm rods, each containing 8 or 10 rods I believe. I wanted to play it safe because running out of rods will mess up the results. Having too much hair wrapped around one rod to compensate will cause the definition to be inconsistent and kind of jacked up. Each pack of perm rods were one dollar at my local beauty supply store. I also picked up some Creme of Nature Argan Oil Style and Shine Foaming Mousse as my setting product, as well as a new hooded dryer. I foolishly ruined my old dryer by trying to prop it up and covering the air vent causing it to short out. I already had some Carol's Daughter Leave-In Conditioner, which is an important step in the process. In addition to a leave-in conditioner, I used a deep conditioning treatment...some protein packs, I think they were Creme of Nature as well. I'm not completely certain, I threw them away and forgot, but they did have a protein treating aspect. These were the ones that are sold individually, like $1.99 a piece. I need to invest in a full tub of deep conditioner, but I can't seem to make a commitment. I'm going to just list everything out underneath this...
Creme of Nature (or any protein treatment) Deep Conditioner
Aussie Moist Conditioner
Medium-sized Perm Rods
Carol's Daughter Leave-In Conditioner
Creme of Nature Argan Oil Style and Shine Foaming Mousse
Paddle Brush
Hooded Dryer
Mesh Net Hair Cap
Extra Large Bonnet
1. Co-washed hair with Aussie Moist, detangled
2. Applied deep conditioner, shower cap overnight ( I hadn't deep conditioned in a while but I'm not even sure if the overnight treatment made any difference).
3. Rinsed out deep conditioner, put in four sections.
4. Applied leave-in conditioner throughout entire hair moderately.
5. Made smaller sections, about 1.5 inches thick and generously applied mousse until saturated and then I brushed out the section until smooth.
6. Rolled hair onto perm rod. I used the method found in this Youtube video by JayHairBigga
7. Sat under dryer 1.5 hours.
8. Carefully unraveled with oily fingers, and gently separated.
1. Fluff minimally: Your hair will naturally expand over the days to come, especially if outside in regular wind. Your perm rod set will last longer if not overfluffed and separated initially. I did separate my hair moderately, so that I didn't feel like Shirley Temple.
2. Saturate and dry: Before rolling your hair up the perm rod, seriously saturate your hair with the mousse. Make sure your hair is at least damp before you put the mousse in. This is ideal for those using a hooded dryer, which I would recommend if you are like me and don't want to sleep in rods or gamble whether or not your hair is completely dry. A hooded dryer is a must.
3. Product hold factor: If spending a lot of time outside, you probably should find a mousse or setting lotion that is known for its hold factor. This Creme of Nature Argan Oil Mousse has a nice balance of shine, softness and hold, but I want to experiment with other mousses to see the difference.
My hair might need a little oil before bed, so I oil it up without disturbing my curls to much. I use a headband to pineapple my hair. I just put the headband on in its regular fashion, and then push the back up a bit to move all my curls to the top-front of my head. I then put a mesh cap over the curls only and then finish off with covering my entire head with an extra large bonnet.
I want to have an initial investment of time doing my hair that will pay off with minimal upkeep while still maintaining moisture, curls, cute styling and overall good health. I want to wear my curls out for a week straight, enjoying its natural progression to a fuller state. After that week of just pineappling at night (pure heaven), I will have begun to see the moisture level of my hair gradually decrease and will eventually add moisture back in and seal. At this point, I will enter week 2 of this perm rod set. Week 2 will be re-moisturizing and either 2-strand twisting, flat twisting or putting bantu knots in before bed. This second week will also be a week of trying out different hairstyles/protective updo's.
I will not be doing this during week 1 because I don't want to mess up my curls, but I did do a cute frohawk in the first week. Pretty much any style that just pins up some areas is okay but I'm not risking messing up my curls until week 2. After week 2 is over, depending on how I feel or the state of my hair, I will either wash and re-set my hair, put in a longer term protective style such a crown braid or two big flat twists for another week, or wash and marley twist my hair. That's my plan! These are the all the steps to how I did my perm rod set. I am totally in love with this process and the results. I have never successfully had a natural hair routine that truly fit all of my needs, schedule and energy level but this right here is it! Finally.....


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Most people think flashy sites are going to gain more visitors; this is only the case for those with speedy Internet connections. Like any successful site, it should be simple so that people can get to their information quickly and easily. Outlined below are some helpful tips to keep your website simple and clean.
Choosing the right graphics can either make or break a website. PNGs work well, but bitmap images may be too big. For non-photographic images, text buttons, and screen shots, use PNG or GIF. You can use Jpegs for photos.
Have your website prominently feature a tagline. A tagline is seen as a statement that tells people what a business's site is about. You only have about 10 seconds to gain and keep hold of your visitors' attention from the time they first hit your site.
Visitors want to have access to a website quickly, which is why your pages should load easily. Realize that visitors to your site have many options and will just go somewhere else if your site does not load right away.
Successful websites work well with any browser, so you'll need to do some testing of your paging using various browsers. What may work great in Firefox, may not work well in Internet Explorer or Chrome. Prior to formally launching your site, verify that it displays correctly in each of these popular browsers.
Make sure that you get rid of any material that is outdated on your site. If your page is promoting a special event that happened 6 months ago, you have already lost readers. Users will spend time on websites that are well-maintained, and the presence of your outdated information will tell them that your site it not being properly cared for. Create a schedule that will help you manage information and specials, and remind you to take down useless items.
Design your page so that previously entered information is saved and automatically used to fill in informational boxes. For instance, if someone fills out a form using personal information, he or she should have to enter that same information in again when he or she goes to fill out an additional form. "Sticky" data will ensure that the user fills out all the forms they need to instead of leaving when it becomes too difficult.
Clearly, even though flash makes a website very appealing in many ways, it can also be problematic in terms of download time. Once you understand simple web design, you can build a great site. Follow the tips presented here to create a good looking, user friendly website.


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In Focus: Action shots difficult to capture, but make impact
I will firstly apologise to Jim Conibear for telling everyone his photos were taken at Bakewell when actually his photos were taken at Bradwell Carnival last week.
It has given me an excuse to use another one of his photographs from the series he sent in. The marching band are wearing bright red tunics and this makes for a striking image. I have chosen another one from Jim that was taken at Bakwell day of dance. Photographing dancers is really tricky because you never know quite where the action is going but Jim has managed this here with this troupe.
Jeremy Biggin is celebrating sunshine this week with his entry titled 'Shadows in the Leopold - a bit of sun'. This image has a clever composition, the angles lead you right through the image, and the great use of light makes this a very interesting shot.
I love the flag photo sent in by John Beadman. Bunting is always used in celebrations and this is such a colourful image, and well shot. It has been taken on a telephoto lens to compress the rows and rows of flags making a very full image. And another full image of colour is the bunch of foil balloons John has sent in. I love seeing the balloon sellers in town and at events, and on a rare occasion I have been treated to a balloon all to myself.
Keep sending in your entries for our celebration theme. Judging will be on May 29. If you need inspiration then head along to Channing Hall on Surrey Street to look at the amazing images on show for the Yorkshire Photographic Union annual exhibition. I was really impressed with the standard, especially from photographers from Sheffield Photographic Society who have represented our city well.
The exhibition runs until May 18th.


text: A flurry of deliveries (well, it is Monday after all) which included these gorgeous mohair rib beanies in soft colours including coral, grey and mint. Super soft. £28.00. We had this brand last year and the hats flew out. We've also got a few of the cotton versions in stock too, they are £20.00 (see photo below). Cream and black colours only at this stage.


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Watch these educational videos to learn more about how OCA helps business owners.
While minimizing costs, we can identify, calculate, explain and/or clarify an overwhelming amount of confusing financial information, and provide written documentation if necessary. Our proprietary feasibility system takes into consideration "real market" value conditions in addition to the typical value conclusions based on accounting, financial reports or data, usual theoretical values often found embodied in valuations, and what general rules of thumb might suggest. This winning combination is not only vital to the success of your case, negotiating or settling outside of the courtroom, equalizing assets for estate planning or partnerships, or sealing the deal or securing funding, but critical in identifying and understanding the options available and/or implications that may arise. OCABizVal.com
Hear from a client who utilized OCA's services to consult and prepare his middle market company for a sale, and then negotiate, micro-manage, and navigate the sale transaction with a Private Equity Group. At the same time, you can hear from one of the Principals of the Private Equity Group who was the lead buyer in the acquisition.
Have you heard of an "earn-out" component? Do you know what it means or how it works? Learn how it can be used to close the gap between the seller's value expectations and the buyer's value proposition. Earn-outs can be complex – but they don't have to be. Let OCA develop a customized earn-out that works for all parties so the deal gets closed.
Don't be misled by the net worth or deep pockets of a buyer. Regardless of their capital, it is almost certain that some form of financing will be involved the sale transaction. Knowing who the right lenders might be for your project, and having access to those funding sources can mean the difference in wishful thinking and the realization of your dreams. One of OCA's strengths is the ability to secure funding for acquisitions - - without which, the buyer doesn't acquire the business and the seller doesn't walk with cash at closing.
Do you already have an excellent buyer, but not realize it? The process of getting someone from within your organization to acquire your company, based on optimal terms and conditions rather than concessions on your behalf, is a real art form. When it comes to Structuring MBO's and managing the entire process to closing, OCA is your Picasso.
Have you ever wondered how professional intermediaries or investment bankers locate their acquisition candidates. This video will help educate you about some of the processes used by OCA when searching the universe of buyers.
Getting a deal done is not entirely up to the buyer and seller having agreed to price and terms. The lender will ordinarily have requirements and loan covenants that impact the terms of a sale. If an agency, such as the SBA or USDA is involved, then there will certain requirements, ratios, metrics, and protocols that will be dictated down to the lender in order for them to participate and allow the funding to go through. On some level, the source of financing will drive or influence the transaction and the timing of it. OCA is well acquainted with lenders and other funding sources involved in the transaction process and how to successfully work with each of them.
Hear from a client who utilized OCA's services to consult and prepare his middle market company for a sale, and then negotiate, micro-manage, and navigate the sale transaction with a Private Equity Group.
This is an opportunity to hear from a contract attorney who has worked with OCA on a multitude of projects spanning many years.
Hear from a buyer who has used OCA to help him acquire several businesses. Subsequent to filming this video, this same buyer has used OCA to sell some of his companies.
Hear from a tax and accounting specialist who has worked with OCA on a multitude of projects spanning many years.
Unfortunately, the are many in our industry (business brokerage, intermediary services, and investment banking), and far fewer of us in our PROFESSION. This video will bring to light a few of the signs to look for so you won't be drawn in to unprincipled and charlatan behavior and become engaged with poor representation by those who frankly only care about getting a fee with little to no regard for your goals and objectives being met.
Is this a "bait and switch" tactic employed by unscrupulous industry pariahs? In most instances, absolutely, yes! There can be an exception, which is discussed briefly in the video. Rest assured, IF OCA provides a letter to introduce a "buyer", it will be a specific buyer (an individual or entity and not a generalized statement), we will already have an executed Non-Disclosure and Confidentiality Agreement in place to protect the business owner, and we will have already prescreened their capability and motivation to acquire the business.
Maybe you have a buyer, and then again, maybe the buyer has you?! How can you know the difference? OCA's years of expertise in screening and qualifying buyers will help you close the sale of your business with the "right" buyer and on your terms. With OCA you will only be considering buyers who are capable and motivated.
Maintaining confidentiality is one of the most important aspects of buying or selling a business. It would be very rare indeed for a breach in confidentiality to produce a good result. OCA creates an environment and process for buyers, sellers, and other parties to the transaction, to work collaboratively and cooperatively in reviewing, negotiating, and navigating a business sale /acquisition. Only a handful of people need to even be aware that the sale of a business is being contemplated, much less consummated.
Most sellers are focused on Price – are you? You shouldn't be. No doubt, price is important, but focusing on Price can be very short-sighted and keep you from reaching your real goals and objectives. Watch and learn how important it is to always be mindful of the PTA, and how adjusting any of these will shift the values that are realized at closing and post-closing.
Sounds a bit "scary" doesn't it? Well, it should. Approaching and navigating a sale to an employee(s) requires true expertise. More often than not these negotiations fail or the seller is taken advantage of – and in both cases it is usually because of the lack of knowledge or experience by those involved. Let OCA guide you through this process, from concept to closing.
Hear from the General Manager of a lower middle-market company that was a part of the early stages of OCA's consulting to prepare the business for a sale, and who was a part of the sale process guided by OCA.
Calculating and agreeing to the appropriate amount of working capital required to operate the business at the time of a sale can be a challenging task. Disputes about the required working capital is not uncommon during negotiations and can be a catalyst for the breakdown of what was at one point "a deal moving forward". This can be a contentious issue and turn into a dealbreaker. Let OCA assist you.
Certainly, having the appropriate contract documents is important. But just as important, is having the right professionals in place to draft and negotiate the terms, conditions, and language embodied in those documents. OCA will interface with all the professionals involved, including the attorneys. Call OCA today at 918-438-8218.
Have you wondered how long it takes to sell your business? Can you just "list" it with someone, wait a few months, and then show up to a closing and collect the cash? If those are your thoughts – think again. Better yet, watch our educational videos to become more informed and call OCA at 918-438-8218.
What is the likelihood of finding someone who has sold a business "exactly" like yours? Actually quite slim – but finding someone with broad and deep deal-making expertise, who has likely sold a business very similar to yours might be as easy as calling OCA at 918-438-8218.
If you don't KNOW the value of your business in today's market conditions – you should. It's likely your most valuable asset, and possibly a key to your retirement. KNOWING, rather than presuming, your business value is critical to estate planning, and partnership disputes.
Have you asked yourself, "Is Now the Right Time to Sell My Business?" The answer to that question involves a multitude of components including: motivating factors, your business model, financial performance, and especially market conditions. Each of these will influence the timing and probability of a successful sale of your business.
Have you been looking for a highly skilled and experience based Professional team to represent your interest in a business sale / acquisition? Maybe you've been wanting a Professional who can have a straight forward and candid conversation with you regarding the sale / acquisition process and current market conditions? OCA has been successfully representing clients for over 30 years Oklahoma Corporate Acquisitions - We don't just talk about deals. We get deals done. Whether you are a Seller or a Buyer, you have experience by your side with OCA. Call OCA at 918-438-8218 and see if we're a right fit for one another.
Gain valuable insight and perspective by using OCA's FREE Feasibility Tool and receive a FREE Feasibility Report that rates the likelihood of your business selling.
Is "due diligence" really as cumbersome and challenging as you've heard? Can it impact the already agreed upon terms of a sale, or cause a sale to fall through? Learn more about this process and why you need OCA at your side. Due diligence takes an enormous amount of time, focus, and orchestration to get everybody to the finish line.
Have you heard the phrase "deal structure", but aren't entirely certain of what that might mean or how it can impact the sale or acquisition of a business? This video provides valuable introductory insight that will help you understand how critical deal structure and terms can be. OCA can guide you and all the parties through the due diligence process.


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When and how to enroll in Medicare Parts A and B
If you're approaching age 65—the age when most people first become eligible for Medicare—you probably have some questions. We can help.
Depending on your personal situation, you may or may not have to enroll in Medicare.
Most people age 65 and older who are citizens or permanent residents of the U.S. are eligible for Medicare Part A (hospital insurance) without paying a monthly plan premium. You're eligible for free Medicare Part A if you're 65 and:
- You receive or will be eligible for Social Security benefits OR
- You receive or will be eligible for railroad retirement benefits OR
- You or your spouse (living, deceased, or divorced) had employment where Medicare taxes were paid for 40 or more quarters.
If none of these situations apply to you, you can still get Medicare Part A (hospital insurance) by paying a monthly plan premium if you're a U.S. citizen or have been lawfully admitted to the U.S. and lived here for at least 5 years.
You're eligible for Medicare Part B (medical insurance) if you're eligible for Part A. Part B is optional, and you'll need to pay a premium based on your income.
|If You...
|Plan to retire at age 65 or are not working, and don't already receive Social Security
|You can enroll in Medicare benefits.
|Already receive Social Security retirement, disability or railroad retirement benefits
|You'll automatically be enrolled in Medicare Parts A and B.
|Are currently covered by an employer-provided group health plan
|Talk to your human resources department before you enroll in Medicare.
|Plan to continue working past age 65
|You have the option to delay enrolling in Medicare Part B. Delaying may affect when you can enroll in a Medicare Supplement policy, a Medicare Advantage plan, or a Part D prescription drug plan.
Note: If you're under 65 and eligible for Medicare due to disability or end stage renal (kidney) disease (ESRD), you'll automatically get Part A and Part B after you get disability benefits from Social Security for 24 months, or certain disability benefits from the Railroad Retirement Board for 24 months.
Want extra protection? Keep in mind that you must be enrolled in Medicare BEFORE you can purchase other coverage that helps pick up where Medicare leaves off. If you're turning 65, the best time to enroll in Medicare is during the 3 months before your 65th birthday. This helps to ensure that you can enroll in other coverage options—and have benefits ready for you when you turn 65.
Enrolling in Medicare
When to enroll
Your initial enrollment period is a 7-month timeframe. It includes:
- The 3 months before the month you turn 65,
- Your birth month, and
- The 3 months after your birth month.
What you'll need
- An original or certified copy of your birth certificate,
- Any W-2 forms you have from the last 2 years, and
- Your Social Security card or number.
How to enroll
- To request an application, visit the Social Security Administration office nearest you or
- call 1-800-772-1213 weekdays, 7 a.m.-7 p.m. (TTY: 1-800-325-0778)
- Once completed, you'll receive your Medicare card in the mail.


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Geoff will review your options for running ACT! reports as well as using SQL reports to generate reports from your data in ACT!
ACT! Quick Trick: Take Note of the Sage ACT! Scratchpad!
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We all do it…write random notes on pieces of paper that get lost on our desk, in the wash or end up in the trash. Capturing this information in the new Sage ACT! Scratchpad can eliminate the hassle of finding your notes when you need them, and entering them in Sage ACT!. Quickly capture impromptu notes, phone numbers, and personal reminders, with or without opening Sage ACT!, when you use Sage ACT! Scratchpad, a convenient, virtual notepad. In this tip, you'll learn how to make the most of this new tool!
Capturing Notes/Activities/History and Sending Them to Sage ACT!
When random tasks, notes or other information interrupt your work, you can quickly capture them with the Sage ACT! Scratchpad, and then deal with them later by recording them in Sage ACT! or deleting them from the list.
1. Open the Sage ACT! Scratchpad:
- From within Sage ACT!, click Tools > Sage ACT! Scratchpad
- Or, click Start > All Programs > Sage ACT! 2012/Sage ACT! Premium 2012 > Sage ACT! Scratchpad
- Or, double click the Sage ACT! Scratchpad shortcut on the desktop
2. Click anywhere in the list to add a new entry; for example, type "Call Bob Robertson RE: product pricing".
3. Use the toolbar to reorder, format, delete, or print the list.
4. If you would like to send a list item to Sage ACT!, first click an item in your list to make it active.
5. Right click the item, or select the Send to Sage ACT! menu, and then choose from the following options:
- Schedule Activity (Call, Meeting, or To-do)
- Insert Note
- Record History
6. Complete the appropriate information, such as time, date and Contact with which to associate the Activity/Note/History, and click OK.
7. The selected item will be added to Sage ACT!.
As you can see, using the Sage ACT! Scratchpad is easy! Forget about sticky notes. Jot it down on your computer, and then organize it in Sage ACT! when you have time to sort out the details!
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Virtual User Group for Tuesday, April 10th – Oakmerge Addon
OAK!Merge Pro is a data import and update utility that provides field-by-field Merging of Data into ACT! Adds, Updates, Skips, or Deletes records. PRO version also supports adding data to custom tables, Secondary contacts, users and ACT to ACT.
Virtual User Group for Tuesday, April 3rd – Importing Data Properly
Geoff will be reviewing proper methods for importing data from Excel and other CSV programs. Learn how to avoid importing duplicates and how to make the process much easier.
Virtual User Group for Tuesday, March 27th – ACT! Security
Geoff will be reviewing good practices for keeping your ACT! data safe.
Virtual User Group for Tuesday, March 20th – Fields and Tabs
Geoff will be discussing the various methods for customizing fields and tabs in ACT! for the easiest visual experience tailored to your preferences.
Virtual User Group for Tuesday, March 13th – Keeping ACT! Data Clean
Geoff will be discussing various methods of avoiding duplicate entries, corrupt data, and preventing losses, as well as the pros and cons of each method.
Virtual User Group for Tuesday, March 6th – Preferences
Geoff will be covering the ins-and-outs of ACT! preferences, including which features are useful to enable and which settings to avoid.


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September 18, 2017 09:43:18 AM
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In reply to CHARLES, pORT oRANGE, florida 32128
That's a great question, Charles, and we'll be happy to help.
Payments set up through our bill pay feature can only be sent to companies or people in the United States. At this time, payments for foreign companies cannot be completed, for security purposes.
As a suggestion, you may contact the company directly and be able to provide them with your debit card number to make the payment, if you have an active debit card. They might be able to provide you with other payment options as well.
We hope this information helps, Charles, and that you have a nice day.
Natasha M, Mt. Laurel
September 18, 2017 09:44:45 AM