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Travel days are tiring. We took a bus from Vienna to Munich. The ride was more spectacular than any other Amtrak or bus ride I have ever been on. While many of us fell asleep on the 6 hour bus ride, the rest of us stared out the window in wonder.
On the way there, we made a quick stop in Mondsee, Austria to experience the most beautiful views ever.
The day was spent mostly sitting in the bus, so I'll take this time to talk a little bit about the classes.
German 1: This class moves fast. While the first day was mostly spent with introductions and basic phrases, we were given a lot of material to memorize and study. In addition to that, we had our first exam coming up on Monday. A lot of students spent the bus ride reading over material and practicing their phrases with their peers.
German 102: Being an arts and history class, German 102 is built around our travel schedule. The first week was spent broadly studying Austrian history and narrowing in on several artists and artistic movements. For German 102 we only have two projects and a final for our grades. No intermittent exams like German 1. However, we do have reading—a lot of reading. Not keeping up with the reading will make your work load devastating. The past week in German 102 was spent learning about the Ringstrasse period, a turn of the century period which brought about new art and new period in Viennese history. We learned about new artists such as Gustav Klimt and also studied the father of psychoanalysis, Sigmund Freud. Rumor has it the Klimt and Freud may have attended the same events whilst never formally meeting each other.
Travel Day (Vienna to Munich)
Last Day in Vienna
Today is presentation day. I filled my Keynote with only pictures and talked about what I saw. Seemed to go well.
After class, the entire study abroad group got together and went to another heuriger. It was quieter than the first, but the group was not.
We fit the bill of being loud Americans. But the group was having fun. I was having fun. And it was the perfect way to end our last night in Vienna.
8 AM bus tomorrow.
Otto Wagner. Professor Tokofsky will talk a lot about this architect in German 102. Otto Wagner is incredibly important to Austrian history, architectural history, and art as a whole. However, I didn't realize how important it is to physically visit the architecture you study. It's completely different than looking at pictures in a way I can't objectively explain.
My project that I chose for German 102 was to do an oral presentation of the Postsparkasse—the Viennese Postal Savings Bank designed by Otto Wagner.
I was alone for the most part while photographing the building, so it was nice to get some time to just think and relax under Wagner's thoughtful architecture.
Click below for my full Postsparkasse pictures album.
Packed day.
Matt and I woke up.
Post waking up, we found a way on to the roof. We went up. We took pictures.
Post class, Belvedere Museum tour.
Post Belvedere Museum tour, Austrian pool. It's called Thermalbad. I didn't swim though (just did my hair in the morning).
Post Thermaldbad, first heuriger expedition. We took a train about 40 minutes out, walked for 20 minutes, and found ourselves surrounded by a giant villa with great food, a beautiful view, and an amazing atmosphere.
*Heurigers are wine taverns, but they also have food. Really good food.
It's only been two days?
Classes were still fairly light today, but it was clear that the pace would be fast, and work would have to be done regularly.
After classes concluded Brendan, Matt, Sophia, Jenna, and I liked Vienna's old town so much, that we went back to take pictures. We stopped at a café, got some cold drinks on the blazingly hot Vienna summer day, and headed to The Hofburg (a previous residence for the emperor family) for some Instagram pictures. This took the whole day.
Plus side of study abroad: You can spend 48 hours with people and feel like you have known them for ages.
First Day of Classes
I am taking two classes on this program: German 1 and German 102. German 1 is a first level language course, and German 102 is a history, arts, and culture class. Don't take three classes on this program. There's barely enough time to take two. These cities are amazing, and there is always something to do. If you find yourself with any free time, you are definitely doing something wrong.
Class goes from 9 AM to 1 PM for me. This time will vary depending on what combination of classes you take. Right after class, we left for a group tour of Vienna's historical buildings in its beautiful old town. After an absurd amount of walking on the tour (which we are told we will get used to soon), the big group dispersed, and Brendan, Jenna, Sophia, and I went to a café where I got a seven euro hot chocolate which was worth every cent.
The day took a wonderful turn for the even more interesting when we decided to go to the Danube River on a whim. As we got out from the train stop, we found a giant trampoline suspended over the river. Two euro for ten minutes of trampoline jumping time, a setting sun, and a wide angle lens was a recipe for success.
After burning at least 500 calories jumping on the trampoline, it was time to get Mexican food. Yes, it's mildly silly to get Mexican food on the first full day of being in Austria. However, after walking for 45 minutes trying to find a restaurant that was only 12 minutes away and after our food finally came, we realized that the Austrians seem to do Mexican food better than the Americans. Way better.
Stomaches filled, legs, tired, we returned to the hotel.
Touchdown and Hotel Arrival
Travel Day
Back Home
My general schedule looks like this: finish freshman year at UCLA, fly to Chicago and see family and friends for two weeks, fly to Germany/Austria to study abroad for four weeks, fly to Washington, D.C. for an internship for eight weeks, then fly back to UCLA to start sophomore year.
Mildly hectic, yet I didn't pack until the day before. Typical. Don't do this. Do not recommend—at all.
Spent the two weeks back home hanging out with friends, catching the strawberry moon, stopping by the Baha'i Temple, roaming the Chicago Botanic Gardens, , et cetera. A well needed break in the midst of a packed summer.


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(Rosemary Williams Showgirl with Self Portrait, Stanley Kubrick)
nobody x noir x ghost muscle x soul masquerade x look again
Freeport [No. 005]: Michael Lin
(Mr. Nobody)
When: On view through May 27th, 2012
Where: Peabody Essex Museum, 116 Essex Street, Salem, MA 01970
How: Official Website
What/Why: "Artist Michael Lin spotlights PEM's renowned collection of Asian export art, particularly Mr. Nobody, one of the first representations of a European gentleman in Chinese porcelain. Animating the history of trade between China and the West, Lin creates a large-scale installation composed of hundreds of Chinese-produced replicas of Mr. Nobody in PEM's Asian Export galleries. Climbing up the walls of the Mellon Staircase and along the floor of the Export Silver Galleries, Lin – who is internationally recognized for his oversized paintings of ornamental design – creates a sprawling mural of original armorial and heraldic motifs that will be echoed in a pair of specially commissioned Bernardaud vases."
The Phoenix Presents: Photography Series 2012
(Bed of Blades, Josh Falk)
When: Friday March 23rd, 5-10PM
Where: Fairmont Battery Wharf, Three Battery Wharf, Boston, MA 02109
How: Official Website
What/Why: "Join us for an evening of images, cocktails and music as we showcase four of Boston's most exciting photographers on the waterfront in Boston's North End.
Featuring the photography of Josh Falk, Natasha Moustache, Sandy Poirier and Michael Young.
Music by Phoenix Best Nominee DJ Leah V. //Hosted and curated by Brian Russell
Presented by The Boston Phoenix and supported by Flash Forward Festival, Fairmont Battery Wharf and Shag Salon."
Matt Rich – Ghost Muscle
When: March 23rd – April 28th, 2012
Opening Reception: Friday March 23rd, 6-8PM
Where: Samsøn, 450 Harrison Avenue, Boston, MA 02118
How: Official Website
What/Why: "Samsøn is proud to present Matt Rich's 2nd solo exhibition titled Ghost Muscle on view from March 23rd 'til April 28th.
Rich's cut paper paintings get rid of the canvas and its hired muscle, the stretcher bar. Their surfaces are built piece-by-piece, the compositions growing and contracting freely without structural restraint. Individual colors and shapes are always open to edit or exchange in procedures both deliberate and chance-based. A carefully constructed sense of unpredictability is generated by a process that is pointed toward an integrated, resolved whole. His works formulate a relationship between material and image that suggests equal exchange: they pit the specific against the uncertain, the malleable and the shifting. The paintings aim to articulate this balance in a sustained and systematic manner.
"…because the encasing chatter and noise they first came with has fallen off. Purity moves people for reasons they don't understand.
So it goes with Rich and that playfulness. The passage of time and a cooling period is built into the work."
NOIR Generation
When: Saturday March 24th, 2012, 7-11:30PM
Where: Yes.Oui.Si. Space, 19 Vancouver Street, Boston, MA 02115
How: Official Website
What/Why: "Please join us as we celebrate the release of the newest edition of Spirited Magazine "NOIR GENERATION" with a live magazine installation by Spirited Creatives at Yes. Oui. Si. Gallery in Boston. AND OH…*Creative Black Tie with one red accessory suggested.
*Photobooth by Spirited Mag & Covetous Creatures. *Music Performance & Soundtrack by Jonathan Sibha (band) featuring Brian Arnold, Dylan Vukelich, Keith Nelson and James Krivchenia.
*Literary Salon readings by Miguel Miró Quesada, Cassie Pinner, Lindsay Thueme, Joshua Heerter and Phoebe Wilson. *Art Installation with visual artist Adam Paladino "The Real Narrative". *Private Tarot Readings by mademoiselle Harmony Dawn for a special $10 per session. *Giveaways and surprises we can't reveal because then it's not a surprise.
Special thanks to our sponsors: OPEN BAR SPONSORED by Magners, PBR, Popchips, Spirited Noir (cocktails, coffee and cherry pie) for our 'Lynchean' symptoms. Come experience NOIR"
FLUX. Note: As of 3/21 this event is sold out, but you can still add your name to the waiting list.
Calligraffiti with Street Artist eL Seed
When: March 26, 2012 – 11:00am – 3:00pm
Reception: 5:00-6:00pm at the Center for Middle Eastern Studies
Where: Center for Middle Eastern Studies, Harvard University, Science Center Garden, 38 Kirkland Street, Cambridge, MA
How: Official Website
What/Why: "Join a demonstration by Tunisian street artist eL Seed as he creates a work of "calligraffiti" on Harvard's campus. eL Seed draws on the legacies of Arabic calligraphic art to create street and studio art. He is featured in the new book Arabic Graffiti. The demonstration will be followed by a reception with light refreshments from 5:00-6:00pm at the Center for Middle Eastern Studies. "
National Poster Retrospecticus
When: On view through April 14th, 2012
Opening Reception: Friday, March 23rd, 7-10 PM
Where: Lincoln Arts Project Gallery, 289 Moody Street, Waltham, MA
How: Official Website
What/Why: "INFO: Lincoln Arts Project presents National Poster Retrospecticus a collection of hand-printed posters from 50+ local, regional, and national artists, curated by JP Boneyard."
The Heretics
When: Friday March 23rd, 8:15PM
Where: Paramount Center, 559 Washington Street, Boston, MA
How: Official Website
Cost: $10 Adults/ $5 for Students
What/Why: "Award-winning New England video artist and Hampshire College Professor Joan Braderman tells the exhilarating inside story of the seminal New York feminist art collective and reconnects with members including writer/critic Lucy Lippard."
Soul Masquerade
When: On view through May 4th, 2012
Where: Peregrine Gallery, 150 Waterman Street #6, Providence, RI, 02906
How: Official Website
What/Why: "For the first time on the East Coast, Una Gallagher will exhibit recent sculptural work in a two-month exhibition at the Peregrine Gallery, 150 Waterman St #6, Providence, RI. The exhibition will open on March 5th, 2012, and run through May 4th. The opening reception is Thursday, March 15th, from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m.
Soul Masquerade presents a collection of masks, ornately and meticulously created from fabric and a wide range of natural materials including such things as seed pods, coral and stone. Reminiscent of certain ceremonial masks, each piece is created with the intention of holding a specific resonance or personality that is to be taken on by the wearer.
The sculptures are a reflection of Gallagher's background of design combined with her deep connection with nature,extensive travels in Africa and Europe and a practice of art as a spiritual meditation. "
New Work by J Rebecca Trueblood
When: On view through March 31st, 2012
Reception: Saturday March 24th, 2012 , 12-2PM
Where: South End Branch of the Boston Public Library, 685 Tremont St, Boston, MA 02118
How: Official Website
What/Why: "I am pleased to invite you to the reception celebration for these new paintings. They are currently on view through the whole month of March."
CraftBoston New England
(Avian, Wendy Ellertson)
When: March 23rd-25th, 2012
Where: Seaport World Trade Center, 1 Seaport Lane , Boston, MA 02210
How: Official Website
Cost: $15
What/Why: "Craftboston is New England's premiere exhibition and sale of contemporary art, craft and design. Craftboston Spring takes place annually in the spring at the Seaport World Trade Center in Boston. The shows will feature 200 of the most outstanding artists of our time, showcasing one-of-a- kind and limited edition pieces in baskets, ceramics, decorative fiber, wearables, furniture, glass, jewelry, leather, metal, mixed media, paper, and wood.
Additionally, Craftboston Spring features work by emerging artists from leading schools and universities, an artist mentor program, a book seller, an educational lecture series, tours for guests who are blind and visually impaired, tours for other special interest groups, and informational booths promoting non-profit craft organizations."
Ken Aptekar: Look Again
(Portrait of the Artist)
When: On view through April 14th, 2012
Where: Beard and Weil Galleries, Watson Fine Arts, 26 East Main St. , Norton, MA 02766
How: Official Website
What/Why: "Ken Aptekar carefully mines the works of other artists—from Old Master painters to Edward Hopper and Philip Guston—and skillfully re-creates select portions of their paintings, with clever shifts of scale and hue, then covers them with glass, upon which he inscribes inventive and often personal lines of text. The effect is intoxicating: the text gives rise to new meanings in the imagery; the imagery invokes new interpretations of the text."
Charline von Heyl at ICA
(Yellow Guitar)
When: On view through July 15th, 2012
Where: ICA Boston, 100 Northern Avenue, Boston, MA 02210
How: Official Website
What/Why: "Charline von Heyl is a compelling and important artist whose work offers new ideas and possibilities for painting, demonstrating the medium's continued relevance in contemporary art. Von Heyl's canvases are not abstractions of objects or figures; instead, she is interested in inventing a new image that has not yet been seen and that "stands for itself as a fact." With their intentional confusion of foreground and background, their dynamic energy, and their contradictions and reversals, these paintings require (and desire) careful looking, but refuse to yield to the impulse to name, identify, or define."
Streetology: Teen Night
When: Friday March 23rd, 2012 6-9PM
Where: ICA Boston, 100 Northern Avenue, Boston, MA 02210
How: Official Website
What/Why: "For this very special Teen Night, artist Swoon will co-host an unforgettable evening celebrating street art. Using the artist's current installation as inspiration, take part in large-scale art making activities, live music, tunes by teen DJs, teen-led exhibition tours, and a special Talk Back with the artist moderated by members of the ICA Teen Arts Council.
Special Event Partner – Urbano Project//DJ Vital Riddims, Jesus Millions, Trauma, and Smooth Impact performing live!"
Aside: Swoon is co-hosting? Um, can I go and be that older creep who didn't get the memo?
When: On view March 27th-April 3rd, 2012
Opening Reception: Tuesday March 27th, 5-7PM
Where: U Mass Amherst, Augusta Savage Gallery,
How: Official Website
What/Why: "Photographer Matthew Stanley's new installation brings forward his fascination with ways that we make meaning. Challenged by the huge and often threatening, oppressive forces of culture and society, we are still faced with the task of choosing what we will do with such forces. Never bound by one view or even one way to live, we are free to confront the monoliths that often seem impossibly daunting. Using his extraordinary nature photographs, Stanley creates an installation to help move us forward. About his work, he says: It is our choice, under our individual power to choose to focus on the large, sometimes drab nature of the world we live in or to glance outward. To see the beauty commensurate, that is always there but always proportional to the attention we pay it. "
Opening Lecture and Reception for Lyonel Feininger: Photographs, 1928–1939
When: Thursday March 29th, 2012 6-8PM
Where: Arthur M. Sackler Museum , 485 Broadway, Cambridge, MA 02138
How: Official Website
What/Why: "Siegfried Gohr, Professor of Art History and Deputy Director of the Kunstakademie Düsseldorf, will present a lecture on the artist's drawings and watercolors, Lyonel Feininger: An Artist between the Spontaneous and the Constructive.
Throughout his career Lyonel Feininger devoted enormous energy to making spontaneous sketches from life ("Nature Notes"). He would then transform these drawings into solidly constructed, crystalline compositions. This lecture will examine the dual character of Feininger's artistic production, which simultaneously embraced the quick sketch from nature and a more abstract style.
This lecture takes place on the eve of the opening of Lyonel Feininger: Photographs, 1928–1939 and an installation of the artist's drawings and watercolors. A reception and open galleries will follow the lecture."
Shape Shifting
(Untitled (Mylar))
When: On view through April 21st, 2012
Where: Barbara Krakow Gallery, 10 Newbury Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02116
How: Official Website
What/Why: "How a part relates to a whole, the inside to the outside and how similar but different elements can work simulatneously together and separately are the questions that this exhibition presents. While each artist has their own distinct vocabulary, we hope that this exhibition provides connections and conversations between the works."
Also on view…
Liliana Porter
When: On view through April 24th, 2012
What/Why: "Liliana Porter's latest exhibition with Barbara Krakow Gallery focuses on the balance between playful narrative and the larger contexts into which the situations, materials and ideas of Porter's work can be used as ways to see more clearly. In the painting, "To Go There III", one is lead to believe a cartoon character made the abstract gestures. The Zen mentality of the levitating rabbit is somehow able to stay out of the mess created below it in "Situation with Levitating Rabbit II". In these works and others, Porter continuously uses intrigue and whimsy as entrances into the great questions of how to be involved, how and why to perceive, and the multiplicity of lives that objects can play, depending upon who, what, when, where, how and why they are used. Please come visit the show to further explore."
Enjoy the weekend, my dears and may the odds be ever in your favor. ♥


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Amazon EU Sellers - Getting Paid & Foreign Currencies
Foreign currencies
For most US sellers, expanding to Amazon EU will represent a first time their business has to deal with multiple foreign currencies.
Your Amazon UK sales will be in Pounds (£), while Amazon Germany, France, Italy and Spain sales are made in Euros (€).
Exchange fees
Most US sellers link their Amazon EU seller account to a US bank account. When it's time for your payments, Amazon will automatically convert the Pounds and Euros you receive into US Dollars and then transfer this amount to your US bank account.
In the process of converting your funds, Amazon typically charges sellers around 3% to 4% in exchange fees.
For larger sellers and those operating under tight profit margins, this can be a significant cost and hurt your bottom line.
Optimize your payments from Amazon Europe
I advise Amazon EU sellers to set up an account with a payment solutions provider. This will allow you to lower your exchange fees and keep more of your profits.
It's also a more convenient and cheaper option than opening up a new bank account in Europe.
What payment solutions provider do we recommend?
We recommend Amazon EU sellers set up an account with Payoneer. As a featured payment solution in Amazon EU Seller Central, it's easy to set this up.
You'll be able to reduce your exchange fees immediately - Payoneer's exchange fees are up to 2%, depending on volumes (the higher the volume, the lower the fee).
In addition, you'll have easy access and many ways to use the funds in your payoneer account:
- Send your UK / EU VAT payments directly to the relevant tax authorities
- Get a prepaid mastercard that can be used to pay expenses online and withdraw funds at an ATM
- Pay your suppliers that have a Payoneer account (which many of them do)
Bottom line
International payments and foreign currencies will be a new thing for many of you - while it can be easy to push off, setting it up right at the start will save you a lot of money in the long term.
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You may have heard about sermorelin therapy as it has worked wonders for many adults. What is sermorelin and why is it beneficial? Sermorelin is an amino acid peptide that helps the body produce more human growth hormone. You have likely heard about HGH therapy and may be put off by its cost or side effects. Yes, HGH is expensive. Side effects are rare but can occur. Unlike HGH, sermorelin therapy is more readily affordable and virtually eliminates the risk factors that come with HGH.
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HGH injections immediately provide a boosted supply of human growth hormone to the body. The hormone specialist will calculate how much additional HGH a person needs each day, and that will be the prescribed injection dosage. The supplemental HGH can immediately bind with human growth hormone receptors to carry out all HGH functions. Benefits begin to appear within the first two weeks of treatment.
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Sermorelin therapy naturally provides the same benefits as HGH since it increases human growth hormone levels.
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Courtney, of Girl Loves Honey, and I are going to a Martha Stewart event tonight for her new book. I'm very excited about this and in the spirit of the event, I have been thinking about crafts a lot this morning. I have been holding on to this post from Design Crush for a while. I just think the flowers are so cute! The red paper in the white vase look very pretty for winter; they make me think that it's snowing outside and there's a stew simmering on the stove and I have a large mug of hot mulled cider. I want to try it with different pastel colors for spring that will make me think of blue skies, freshly mowed grass, bustling farmers' markets, and outdoor Sunday brunches.
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One might wonder how the Fraser Institute can possible defend the evisceration of social statistics that it also depends upon for its research.
That is until you realize that the Fraser Institute has been painfully allergic to evidence-based research since its inception. What does accurate data matter when you can simply manipulate it to suit your desired ends? Whether it's flawed content analysis, grossly inflated tax numbers, disregard for socio-economic indicators, misrepresenting the HST, rigged hospital and school "report cards," or bogus "Tax Freedom" days, the Fraser has always been "fact-averse." The Fraser institute has never cared about the validity of social statistics before, so why should it start now?
With a voluntary long-form almost guaranteed to bias in favour of the affluent, the Fraser can end evidence of poverty, discrimination, and all the other social ills it has been trying to disappear from Canadians' view in one fell swoop. For the factually challenged Fraser, it's win-win.
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On Monday we explored the hotel and took a walk around the surrounding area.
|Hotel Bahia Del Sol
We took a nice long walk along the beach which is beautiful but covered in debris, mostly huge chunks of wood but there's also an alarming number of shoe soles, apparently good for making fires.
There is an abandoned boat on the beach which we later found out is used as a platform for a DJ during the weekend beach parties.
Katie was very excited to find her first sand dollar.
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|Heading in shore to the village
The following evening we took a walk to the local Pupuseria with a group of cruisers from the marina to try pupusa's. A pupusa is a traditional Salvadoran dish that is made from a thick, hand made corn tortilla and filled with either soft cheese, refried beans, some sort of meat paste or lorocco which is a vine flower bud. Lee and I ordered 5 pupusa's and 2 beers which only cost $5.
After dinner we walked to the beach where our friend Zack had built a bonfire. Zack had just switched out his kerosene stove for a propane one and wanted to get rid of the huge tank of kerosene that he had on his boat so we all decided that it was a good opportunity to have some beers on the beach while we burnt stuff. He is sailing across the pacific on his own and is leaving El Salvador any day now.
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Hello my Elder friends!
August was a bit of a whirlwind. We landed in Quito the last couple of days of July and spent some time here handling some logistical things in the office, catching up over some meals with some staff members and handing out good old American chocolate.
After about a week, we headed down to Shell and handed out more chocolate. Shell is a little town which is over the continental divide and down toward the jungle. If you've ever read Through the Gates of Splendor (if not you should) it is where Nate Saint and MAF was based. It is also where we (Reach Beyond) operated a hospital for many years.
We have a number of families who work in community development there. They have water projects for rural communities, a six month training program in community development for missionaries and have just developed a greenhouse program that's pretty interesting.
We have one family there in transition. It's a long complicated story… email me if you want the full scoop. And spent good time with them.
We headed back up to Quito after a couple of weeks and settled into one of the rooms of the guest house. The family running the host house had begun the process of relocating down the street. It took them a week or so to finish packing and move, so we moved into the host house August 25.
Lucky for us, the next week we shut things down for maintenance. J We had people here, working on some water pipes, fixing some general repairs around the place and cleaning carpets. You are all well aware of how handy I am so… I was little help.
So, we hosted our first guest Sept 2. The next day we had no hot water. J There's always something.
This first month has reminded me of two things. First, life takes longer to live here. Let me know if you want more detail on what that means. But it's a stressor.
Two, and I'm sure pastor can confirm this for me, people issues take time and energy. As we've begun to spend one on one time, hearing about little and big challenges, it's been good and challenging. And can be exhausting.
And, all in all, it's been a really good month.
Please pray for our visas. We have an appointment September 15.
Please pray for us to learn balance. As we've started running the guesthouse and engaging with staff, and keeping up with our overseas folks, how much can we handle?
Please pray that we will breathe light and life into all who enter.
And, Nancy is in her element, greeting guests, fixing meals for our team around town… hostessing. It's good to see.


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Intel (INTC) is scheduled to report first quarter earnings tonight after the close. There is a conference call scheduled or 17:00 (the company typically guides in the press release).
Q1 Capital IQ consensus calls for EPS of $0.72 (versus $0.66 last year) on revenue of $15.08 bln (+1.8% YoY).
Consensus is near the midpoint of the company's $0.65-0.75 & $14.5-15.5 bln, respectively.
The company is expected to update its guidance for FY18 which currently stands at $3.55 & $65 billion (Capital IQ consensus $3.58 & $65.07 bln).
CPU rival AMD (AMD) reported a beat and raise report last night.
INTC P/E 13.2x; EV/EBITDA 9.1x' P/Sales 3.8x vs AMD P/E 18.5x; EV/EBITDA 28.7x; P/Sales 1.8x
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Thanks. I greatly appreciate it. I am going to give it a go as well as maybe just having an instance of ActiveMQ running outside of Geronimo. From: David Jencks [mailto:firstname.lastname@example.com] Sent: Wednesday, September 26, 2007 12:10 PM To: firstname.lastname@example.com Subject: Re: ActiveMQ: Network of Brokers On Sep 26, 2007, at 11:45 AM, Paul Boyes wrote: Thank you. I appreciate it. I found the following: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/GERONIMO-2918?page=com.atlassian.j ira.plugin.system.issuetabpanels:all-tabpanel <https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/GERONIMO-2918?page=com.atlassian. jira.plugin.system.issuetabpanels:all-tabpanel> Looks pretty straight forward, but a build is in order. Does that sound right to you? that's it! although it may be rather out of date for g. 2.x. What I would recommend doing is turning off the provided activemq-broker and activemq-ra modules and deploying your own with appropriate configuration, in particular with dependencies on all the jars you need to make amq work this way. In trunk you can do this pretty easily as a plugin but earlier you can just deploy the plans into the running server using the console or command line deployer. If there are hidden dependencies on the activemq-broker module (I suspect some from openejb in geronimo 2.x) you may need to include a line like org.apache.geronimo.configs/activemq-broker//car=com.myco/myamq-broker/1 .0/car in your var/config/artifact_aliases.properties. I haven't actually tried this particular maneuver so there may be complications. Feel free to ask for help :-) You can also change the plan in the server source code and rebuild but obviously that is somewhat harder to maintain. thanks david jencks Thanks, Paul From: David Jencks [mailto:email@example.com] Sent: Wednesday, September 26, 2007 7:08 AM To: firstname.lastname@example.com Subject: Re: ActiveMQ: Network of Brokers I can only point you in a direction to look.... I think you need to configure the activemq broker running in geronimo using the spring (or xbean-spring) configuration rather than through gbean configuration: then you can use the sample xml the amq docs show. IIRC there is a flag on one of the AMQ gbeans that tells it where the spring xml file is. IIRC someone has succeeded in doing this and posted some info on the dev list in the fairly distant past. There might be some wiki docs but I don't think so. If you get this working and could contribute some notes on a wiki page that would be great, especially if you are using g. 2.x thanks david jencks On Sep 25, 2007, at 10:56 PM, Paul Boyes wrote: Hello, I am new to Geronimo and ActiveMQ and have been researching and playing with both. With ActiveMQ, I really like the idea of a network of brokers. And, of course, I like Geronimo as it provides MDB, connection management, etc... as well as all the other app server stuff. So, I have been trying to figure out how to set up a network of brokers with Geronimo, but have not been able to figure out how to do it in both directions. Using the following configuration, I have run a stand alone ActiveMQ instance and been able to send messages through it to the Geronimo server but not the other way around (from the Geronimo server). <networkConnectors> <!-- by default just auto discover the other brokers --> <!--<networkConnector name="default-nc" uri="multicast://default"/>--> <networkConnector name="host1" uri="static://(tcp://somehost:61616)" failover="true"/> </networkConnectors> I am looking for a way to have the ActiveMQ instance running within Geronimo to listen to other servers as well as described here (http://activemq.apache.org/networks-of-brokers.html <http://activemq.apache.org/networks-of-brokers.html> ). Am I going about this correctly? Is this something that can be easily done, meant to be done? Any info would be appreciated. Thanks, Paul
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What a cutie pie!!
So very cute!
I love the curls, too bad mommy is going to have them snipped off.
He is just adorable! I love the curls!!
Is he terrified of haircuts? I know that all four of my nephews hate them for some reason…
adorable! hope to see the after shot 🙂
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I'd have a tough time cutting it, but at least you'd get some adorable pictures and a lock of those beautiful curls!
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Today's episode is all about self-compassion. We got a lot of responses after our Pain Bodies in Action episode and we thought it was time to speak about what to do as you're noticing these old wounds- which includes a whopping dose of self-compassion. From breaking down the nuance of self-compassion to karma to discussing how to find safety in the body, we're all up in the compassion conversation.


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Acorn Adventure Residental Visit
Class 3 loved their residential trip to Acorn Adventure near West Midlands Safari Park. The best part was hearing the lions roaring at night. When we got there, we settled into our tipi, hand lunch and then we completed a climbing activity and archery.
After we had tea and went a long woodland walk. Just before bed, we enjoyed a warm hot chocolate around the camp fire.
The next day (after an earlier wake up) we completed the blind night line trail and mission impossible, which was a series of team challenges.
After lunch, we went to West Midlands Safari park. We loved seeing the animals, going on the rides and the workshop where we met a grass snake, a hissing cockroach and a chinchilla.
Before marshmallows around the camp fire, we participated in an activity called camouflage concealment. First, we changed into our best camouflage outfit, then we put on face paint and collected leaves. Next, we played a giant game of hide and seek and the instructors had to find us.
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Privacy of Health Information
Effective date: September 30, 2011
Revised January 2018
Relevant Legislation:
The Health Information Protection Act, 2004 or Bill 31 has come into effect on November 1, 2004. As its title states, it is intended to protect the health information of people in Ontario. It has originated from earlier Federal privacy legislation (Personal Information Protection and Electronic Document Act, or PIPEDA) after requests were made for the passage of made in Ontario' privacy legislation for medical providers.
The Bill consists of two parts, The Personal Health Information Protection Act, 2004 (PHIPA) and the Quality of Care Information Protection Act, 2004 (QOCIPA). The reasons for enacting the Bill are as follows:
• To establish rules for the collection, use and disclosure of personal health information about individuals that protect the confidentiality of that information in the hands of a health information custodian and the privacy of individuals while receiving health care, (for LOFT this includes all clients & residents.)
• To provide individuals with the right of access to personal health information about themselves, subject to exceptions.
• To provide individuals with the right to require the correction or amendment of personal health information about themselves, subject to exceptions.
• To provide for independent review and resolution of complaints with respect to personal health information.
•To provide remedies for contravention of the Act.
Its underlying principles are:
- Accountability
- Identifying Purposes
- Consent
- Limiting Collection
- Limiting Use, Disclosure, Retention
- Accuracy
- Safeguards
- Openness
- Access
- Challenging Compliance
LOFT uses PHI (Personal Health Information) to identify service users' needs related to housing and/or support. This information must be stored in a responsible (locked cabinets/offices and password protected electronic files) way and disposed of in a timely manner when it is no longer required. Client information is never shared with anyone outside of LOFT (except the funder) without written client consent.
Privacy: The fundamental right to control information about ourselves, including its collection, use and disclosure.
Confidentiality: The obligation to protect personal information in our care, to maintain its secrecy and not misuse, or wrongfully disclose it.
Health Information Custodian:
They are defined as:
• Health care practitioners, which includes:
• A member defined under the Regulated Health Professions Act. (e.g. doctors, dentist, and nurse)
• A member of the Ontario College of Social Workers and Social Service Workers who provide "health care."
• A drugless practitioner under the Drugless Practitioners Act. (e.g. naturopath)
• A person whose primary function is to provide health care for payment. (e.g. acupuncturist)
• Persons or organizations providing community service within the meaning of the Long Term Care Act 1994.
A person or agent who operates:
• A centre, program or service for community health or mental health whose primary purpose is the provision of health care.
• A Hospital, psychiatric facility, medical institution, independent health facility.
• A long-term care facility under the Nursing Homes Act, Charitable Institutions Act, Homes for the Aged and Rest Homes Act, 'a care home' under the Tenant Protection Act, 1997.
• A pharmacy.
• A laboratory.
• An ambulance service.
• A home for special care.
• The Minister and Ministry of Health and Long Term Care.
• Medical Officers of Health or boards of health.
• Any other prescribed person or class of persons.
Agent: Anyone authorized by the health information custodian to do anything on behalf of the custodian with respect to personal health information. Agents can include, for example:
• An employee.
• Persons contracted to the custodian to provide services regarding the personal health information. (e.g. copying or shredding service, records management, IT consultant)
• Volunteers and students with access to personal health information.
Health Care: any observation, examination, assessment, care, service or procedure that is done for a health related purpose and is carried out or provided:
• To treat or maintain an individual's physical or mental health.
• To prevent disease or injury or to promote health.
• As part of palliative care.
• As a community service described in the Long Term Care Act, 1994 which includes the dispensing or selling of drugs or medical equipment.
Personal Health Information: Identifying information about an individual (oral or written) which either provides the identity of the individual, or which can be used alone or with other information to identify the individual. This includes or relates to:
• Information on the physical or mental health of the individual, including information on the individual's family history.
• Information on the provision of health care to the individual, including identifying the person providing the care.
• The plan of service within the meaning of the Long-Term Care Act, 1994.
• The individual's health number. (e.g. OHIP card number)
• Identifying the individual's substitute decision maker.
• Relating to the individual's eligibility for health care or payment for care.
• Relates to the donation of a body part or bodily substance.
It does not include the medical information of a staff member, contained within their personal file. This material would be protected by other privacy legislation.
Consent: consent regarding how personal health information is collected, used or shared must be given by a client, except in specific circumstances, e.g. such as reporting for public health safety. There are two types of consent, implied or express.
• Implied Consent is where it is assumed by the health care provider (e.g. physician, LOFT) that consent has been given for the collection, use and sharing of health information in order to treat the individual, without directly asking or for the requirement to sign a consent form. The legislation also allows for the health care provider to assume that implied consent has been given in order to use or disclose health information with other health care providers, unless expressly forbidden by the client. Implied consent is assumed within the 'circle of care' given to the client.
• Express Consent is where the health care provider is required to request the client's consent, either orally, in writing or electronically, before the health information can be shared. This is required where the health care provider:
1) Shares personal health information with someone who is not a health information custodian, or not within the circle of care (e.g. employer, insurance agent, fundraiser)
2) Shares personal health information between health care providers for a purpose other than providing health care.
The elements of consent are:
• It is given by a knowledgeable or capable individual or an authorized substitute decision maker of the client.
• Provides clear identification of the information that is collected, used and disclosed and the purpose for which it is to be collected, used or disclosed.
• Not be obtained by deception or coercion.
• Provides the right and effect of withdrawal of consent. (Not retroactively)
Capable Individual:
A capable client is one who has the ability to understand the information that is relevant to deciding whether to give consent to the collection, use or sharing of information, or to appreciate the consequences of giving, not giving, withholding or withdrawing consent. A capable client can be of all ages and is entitled to make their own decisions regarding personal health information. However, clients under the age of sixteen can have their parents or guardians make decisions on their behalf, unless the client has expressly stated he/she does not want the parent or guardian to make decisions on their behalf, or the client has already made treatment decisions with regards to their care. When an individual is not capable of making decisions in respect to their personal health information, there must be a substitute decision maker over the age of sixteen, to whom LOFT can turn to for consent to be able to collect, use or disclose information on behalf of the individual. This substitute (it should only be one) can include: a court appointed guardian; an attorney for personal care; a representative appointed by the Consent and Capacity Board; spouse or partner; a child or parent; a brother or sister; any other relative; the Public Guardian or Trustee (as a last resort).
In relation to the personal health information in the custody or under the control of LOFT, to disclose means to make the information available, or to release it to another health information custodian or to another person. The Act permits LOFT (Part IV, Ss 38-50), to disclose personal health information without a client's express consent, where the disclosure is:
• To health care practitioners within the circle of care (e.g. long-term service providers, health care facilities, other programs/services), if the disclosure is:
1) – reasonably necessary for the provision of health care
2) – not reasonably possible to obtain consent in a timely manner
3) – the client has not instructed LOFT not to make the disclosure
• To determine or verify eligibility for government programs or related benefits or services.
• In order for the Minister or other agency to determine or provide funding or payment for the provision of health care; or, in order for the Minister to monitor or verify claims for payment for health care funded by the Ministry.
• To a person conducting an audit, inspection, investigation or similar procedure that is authorized by a warrant or under an Act.
• To the Medical Officer of Health or Public Health Authority within the meaning of the Health Protection and Promotion Act if the disclosure is necessary for the purpose of eliminating or reducing a significant risk or serious bodily harm to a person or group of persons.
• For contacting a relative, friend or substitute decision maker of an individual who is incapacitated, injured or ill and is unable to give consent.
• In order to identify the individual if the individual is reasonably suspected of being deceased, or to relatives of the deceased who require the information to make decisions about their own health care.
• To a prescribed person who compiles and maintains a health information registry.
• For the purpose of a proceeding or contemplated proceeding in which LOFT or a staff member is expected to be a party or witness if the information relates to, or is a matter in issue in the proceeding.
• In order to comply with a summons, order or similar requirement issued in a proceeding by a person having jurisdiction to compel the production of the information.
• For the purposes of research if the research project is approved by an ethics board or similar body.
• To a prescribed body for the purpose of analysis or compiling statistical information with respect to the management, monitoring, evaluation of resources or for the planning of all or part of the health system.
• To a professional health or social work college for the purpose of enforcement or administration of the college's governing Act.
• As permitted or required by law.
Privacy Officer:
The Privacy Officer is the person or persons appointed by LOFT to:
• Address privacy questions, concerns or challenges regarding personal health information.
• Ensure the improvement and security of information handling practices.
• Provide privacy training and orientation to all staff, volunteers and students.
• Update and revise program privacy policies and procedures.
• Allow and monitor individuals requesting access to their personal health information.
• Make decisions regarding the capacity or incapacity of clients.
As a result of PHIPA, LOFT is now legally responsible for the personal health information in its custody and control. It must also take certain steps to fulfill this responsibility. Clients have also been given rights under the legislation.
Employer's Obligations:
• To put in place information practices that comply with the Act. (e.g. to take steps to ensure the records are accurate, complete and appropriately stored, transferred or disposed of)
• To collect only the personal health information needed to provide the care.
• To take steps to safeguard the personal health information in LOFT's care and control. (e.g. protection against theft, loss, unauthorized use, disclosure, copying, modification or disposal; all records are properly transferred or disposed of after active use)
• To provide a written description of the practices in use to protect this information.
• To obtain an individual's consent when collecting, using and disclosing personal health information, except in limited circumstances.
• To designate a contact person(s) or privacy officer(s) whom individuals can contact if they have any questions or concerns regarding their personal health information.
• To ensure that employee's or agents are appropriately informed of their obligations regarding personal health information.
Staff Obligations:
• To comply with program operational polices/procedures and LOFT principles by keeping client information confidential at all times.
• To ensure that consent has been given by the client when collecting, using and sharing personal health information.
• To keep all client notes and files current at all times.
• To attend training or orientation regarding client privacy.
Client's Rights:
• To understand the reason for the collection, use and disclosure of personal health information.
• To give permission or "consent" to how their personal health information is collected, used and shared.
• To withdraw their consent, or place restrictions on what, or with whom their personal health information is shared.
• To request access to their personal health information.
• To request corrections be made to their personal health records.
• To complain to the Information Privacy Commissioner about the manner, in which LOFT has collected, used, disclosed or handled their personal health information.
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Upcycle Your Old Windows & Doors.Published on 20th March 2015
We're very environmentally aware here at Apropos. The three Rs – reduce, reuse, recycle – feature largely in our ethos, and it's one of the reasons we like to construct our glass architecture with aluminium frames; yes, it's strong, malleable and durable, but it's also eminently recyclable, so when many years hence your Apropos doors, windows or conservatory are no long needed, the frames can go on to find a new life elsewhere.
What does worry us though, is what happens to all of those doors and windows that Apropos glazing has replaced? The vast majority sadly end up in landfill, but there is another way. Relatively quick and cost-effective, with a little bit of DIY knowhow, you could soon turn those left over doors and windows into a homemade conservatory or greenhouse.
There are several ways to approach the challenge, so we'll start with the least daunting.
The Cold Frame
A cold frame can be a real gardener's friend and is incredibly simple to build. All you need do is craft a low wooden frame, with a brace in the centre, and lay your old windows over the top. You could add a hinge for ease of access, but it's not entirely necessary.
The Mini 'Conservatory'
If you have a small garden, or only have access to a small number of windows, a mini 'conservatory' could be just the way to go.
Start with a solid base – an old table is perfect for a raised platform – then construct a frame. Equally sized windows work best. Secure three sides together with angle irons (four, if you prefer a top-opening cube, rather than front-opening), then attach the fourth with hinges. For an angled roof, place two more windows on top, but if you want to maximise the potential space, insert the bracket of a hanging basket between the frames before securing – that way you can grow in the 'roof space'. During the summer months, it's best to leave the sides of the structure open for ventilation. For greater protection in winter, cut some MDF to size and nail it over the aperture.
The Greenhouse
Creating a full-sized greenhouse from recycled doors and windows works to a similar premise, but on a grander scale. If you don't have enough of your own glazing, check your local reclamation yard.
Start by measuring your resources and planning a design around them. A straightforward cube or rectangle with a flat roofline is the simplest option, although a sloping roof is possible if you have the tools and expertise.
While it is possible to self-build a greenhouse from scraps, it is at least a two-person job, and for safety we'd recommend taking your design to a local builder. As you'll be supplying most of the materials, you'll be paying largely for the tradesman's time and proficiency, which will keep the costs down, but you'll still have the peace of mind that comes from a professional job, while making the most of your assets.


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Property Owner here Needs Help BAD
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Account Closedposted over 1 year ago
Any advice will help. I am a homeowner in Michigan who currently resides in my single family dwelling. This is the only property that I currently own. I have terrible credit. Also, I am currently self-employed with minimum income as I have previously been disabled. I owe property taxes that are due ASAP! I have been looking for asset based hard money private lenders. I figured, I should borrow, use funds to pay the property taxes and complete repairs to bring it up to date as well as personal expenses. If I am able to do this, I would be clear of property taxes and would just owe my lender. I will pay the lender according to the contract, then flip the home so that I can pay off the lender quicker.
Does this seem realistic? Are there any lenders that will lend to a property owner, asset-based only, no credit check, no income verification (only because its currently minimal, but not for long) and possibly no personal guarantee??? If I have to submit tax returns then I will.
I also had another idea to just sell AS-IS, take the funds, purchase 2 properties (1 to live in and 1 to flip). The only problem is it's worth more if I can get the repairs completed and property values are skyrocketing in my area, so I'd really rather not sell right now, maybe in a year.
I own an LLC does this help?
Also, I have never received a mortgage, a homeowners loan, a homeowners grant, repair assistance or anything.
I've checked businesses that either require money to loan you money which is ridiculous. Also, many say that because I live in my property, that's an issue.
Please jump in and respond. Thanks!
Thomas S.
replied over 1 year ago
Sell as is and become a renter. Do not try to rush into investing as you are not financially stable.
You first need to get yourself a job. Self employment is not going to work for you and is only going to hold you back. Next work on raising your credit score and educate yourself on real estate investing. Investing is high risk. You could lose it all if you are not properly educated on finances.
Nathan G.
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from Cody, WY
replied over 1 year ago
I agree with @Thomas S. You should sell the property and get your financial life in order. I recommend buying the book "Set For Life" from @Scott Trench and learn how to build a solid financial foundation. Then you could try a house hack or other investment opportunities down the road.
Steve Racicot
Investor from Manchester, New Hampshire
replied over 1 year ago
@Unfortunately I don't see any HML lending you money with a terrible credit score and no apparent way to pay them back. Sell the house for what you can get, and don't even think about getting into real estate investing until you have income and improve your credit score.
Account Closedreplied over 1 year ago
This is the situation:
I have been on a payment plan with the treasury dept. I defaulted in March. They will not accept payment from March til current, explaining to me that I have to pay the entire bill for the past due years. I've never had a note/mortgage on the property. I have never taken out a loan or grant on the property. I own this property free and clear. It is completely paid for. I just owe property taxes on the home, that's it. My business does generate income per project not weekly. Also, I'm currently in training for a position with an outside company that starts paying at the end of the month. I have tax returns to validate my income. Also, I have another form of monthly income. I am able to make monthly payments with the income I currently have. With that being said, with my current living expenses, income is currently limited but on the rise. I just don't have the entire amount for the property tax bill. What do you suggest in this instance??? Still sell??? Also, if I just move out so that it's non-occupied, will that help to get a loan?
The property is in decent shape, but does need some repairs, updates and replacements.
Account Closedreplied over 1 year ago
Someone mentioned in No-doc lender option on one of my other posts. I'll check that out as well as this bankruptcy idea. Not sure if that will allow me to keep my home, and don't really want to go that route, especially when the rest of my credit could be cleaned up in a matter of my catching up with my payments. I did find a private lender but his contract was astronomical. I'm also trying to we out the legit from the scammers.
Nicole A.
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Rental Property Investor from Columbia Maryland and Tampa Florida
replied over 1 year ago
If you have a lot of equity in the home but are in terrible financial shape that you're unable to keep the house in repair nor pay the property taxes, it might still be a good idea to sell if it'll help you in the long run. Otherwise, you may have to take out a loan that will indeed have a high interest rate due to your credit. Then, you have to worry about not only paying off that loan, but also setting aside money for the next round of property taxes so you don't have this happen again.
You need to find a way to increase your income because monthly housing costs aren't going to go away (mortgage/rental lease or not). You should each month be putting away money to pay for repairs, insurance, and taxes on that house. That is your house payment when there's no mortgage.
Is the house is good enough shape to rent out a bedroom for some extra cash each month?
Brianne H.
Investor from Calgary, Alberta
replied over 1 year ago
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Week 9 // Hearing God's Voice
Well, hello there! This week we are journeying through the topic of HEARING GOD'S VOICE. Can we even really hear Him speak? If so, how? Does He only speak to certain people? What does it sound like? Let's jump in to answering these questions and more. I'm so glad you're here. I know God has lots to say to us as we learn together.
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But Hong Kong's also experiencing strong growth.
Leaders from the construction, finance and insurance industries came together in Hong Kong recently to discuss the shift of the global construction industry and the importance of managing risk as entities expand their infrastructure footprint.
According to a release from AIG, the discussion took place in conjunction with the launch of new research by AIG which found that for the first time construction in emerging markets is now outpacing developed markets.
Daniel Abramson, AIG's Global Head of Construction, says this shift is in significant part being driven by emerging countries in Asia where population growth and urbanisation is creating the need for more construction investment.
Here's more from AIG:
"Last year 52 per cent of the world's construction came from emerging markets. By 2025 we expect this figure to grow to by more than 60 per cent with big infrastructure projects in China and India set to lead the way," Mr. Abramson says.
Despite the rapid rise of emerging markets, Hong Kong is also experiencing strong growth particularly in the infrastructure construction sector which now accounts for 47 per cent of the industry.
Largely being driven by the government's investment in water infrastructure as it looks to reduce its dependency on Mainland China's water resources, the sector is expected to grow from HK$82.6 billion last year to HK$130.4 billion in 2018.
Rudi Spaan, AIG's Head of Broker & Client Management, says the globalisation of the industry is also adding more risk to each project.
"Today, projects involve a global supply chain where materials and equipment are sourced all over the world and this inherently increases the risk. When the complexity of multiple jurisdictions is introduced, different legal exposure, contractual obligations, tax and compliance issues, and cultural norms such as work safety have to be taken into consideration," Mr. Spaan says.
Companies, therefore, need to look for tailored solutions to ensure they implement world-class risk management strategies that are tailored specifically to their project because in today's environment there is no one-size-fits-all strategy, he says.
"With the largest capacity among global insurers, AIG Construction Policies offer up to US$225 million per risk on a Probable Maximum Loss basis and Policy Limits in excess of US$1 billion. AIG also can offer up to US$150 million in ground-up Liability covers.
The bottom line is that AIG offers risk solutions to Construction Companies that provide them with the Global Cover they need in this ever-changing, dynamic and complex market place," Mr. Spaan says.
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Just being a great designer doesn't guarantee you that you can make money especially if you don't have a design degree. There is a lot of competition out there, and as time goes on it is harder and harder to stand out among the masses. A design graphic degree does so much more for you than just generate more business though.


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