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Regularity Auditing and the Environment: The South African Experience
Traditionally, generally accepted accounting principles have not made broad environmental disclosures mandatory in an entity's financial statements. In the conventional model of financial accounting and reporting, the emphasis is on financial performance.
However, environmental management and strategy experts have been talking about the need for more holistic reporting on the performance of companies and organizations. The term "triple bottom line," or sustainability reporting, has been adopted to describe reporting that encompasses financial, environmental, and social matters. The integration of these three facets has grown out of the focus on sustainable development.
While these trends and influences may be considered interesting, the question arises, what relevance do they have to regularity audits? Understanding the financial implications of environmental matters is fundamental to integrating environmental and business issues. Arguably, it is important that regularity auditors keep abreast of developments and issues in this field to ensure that environmental issues are adequately and appropriately addressed during the audit.
In the Office of the Auditor-General (OAG) of South Africa, we have developed audit procedures at the planning stage to help auditors understand these issues and identify international environmental liabilities. More often than not, a regularity auditor will need to draw on the skills and knowledge of an environmental specialist to develop a basic understanding of environmental terms and issues. At the same time, it is important for environmental specialists to have a working knowledge of the financial audit process. Hence, there is a strong case for these two professions to work together and to develop an understanding of each other's disciplines. A framework for implementing this teamwork is based on integrating environmental audit procedures with the financial audit process, taking into account accepted environmental audit practices, such as those detailed in the International Standard for Environmental Management Systems.
The OAG's Research and Development Unit researches environmental auditing issues and maintains a technical support hotline for regularity auditors to assist with the consideration of environmental matters in financial statements. One function of the Research and Development Unit is to report on specific issues, initially assessing current risk areas and providing a comprehensive review of the environmental situation. For example, the Research and Development Unit assists the Department of Environmental Affairs and Tourism in identifying risks of noncompliance in light of the relevant legislation.
At the 16th INCOSAI in Montevideo, the OAG was nominated to serve as the "trekker" (or initiator) for developing environmental auditing in English-speaking Africa. In this capacity, the OAG has hosted and chaired the inaugural meeting of the Working Group on Environmental Auditing in Africa.
Environmental auditing and reporting is still in its infancy in South Africa, and our approach is, therefore, focused on increased awareness, development, and training with a regional perspective. The OAG faces many challenges, including the following:
These challenges reflect the dilemma in which the OAG is currently operating. Momentum cannot be gained before regularity auditors and the government are in a position in which it is possible to report accurately on nonfinancial activities and sustainability issues.


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UCLA was one of seven universities nationwide awarded "Gold" status in the Best Workplaces for Commuters Race to Excellence!
The Race to Excellence recognizes organizations who took exemplary steps to offer alternatives for their employees driving alone and thereby reduced air pollution, traffic congestion, and fuel usage from August 1, 2012 – October 31, 2012.
Best Workplaces for Commuters is a program designed to encourage sustainable transportation innovation. Hosted by the National Center for Transit Research at the University of South Florida, Best Workplaces for Commuters awards companies and universities with national recognition and an elite designation for offering outstanding commuter benefits
Read the full press release here.

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WASHINGTON (AP) – They'll discuss the usual issues, but look for Mike Pence and Tim Kaine to have a lot to say about their running mates on Tuesday night.
They'll square off in the one and only vice-presidential debate.
It will be held in Farmville, Virginia at Longwood University.
Pence told supporters at a rally in Virginia that he hopes they get to talk about their own records.
Pence is governor of Indiana and served in Congress for a decade.
Kaine is a U.S. senator and former governor of Virginia.
The vice-presidential debate starts tonight at 9 p.m. and will last for 90 minutes, there will be nine segments which will be ten minutes each.
CBS News correspondent Elaine Quijano will serve as moderator.
There will be full coverage of the debate on News 2.


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Rescue Squad Subscription
If you live in the area, you've probably received a brochure promoting the subscription program for the Manchester Rescue Squad. I hope you will take the time to read this material. I also hope you will support the Rescue Squad by joining this annual program.
The Manchester Rescue Squad is an independent, non-profit organization that serves the towns of Manchester, Dorset, Danby, Mt. Tabor and portions of Winhall and Rupert. The squad provides emergency medical services, including advanced life support, on a 24/7/365 basis. Our professional staff of EMTs and medics makes over 1200 emergency calls per year.
The rescue squad is not a municipal organization - only 4.5 percent of our budget comes from the six towns we serve. The squad is funded primarily by medical billing for our services, charitable donations and our subscription program.
The subscription program costs only $95 per year and covers everyone in your household. As a member of the program, all of your emergency medical costs will be covered, including any insurance deductibles and co-pays. You also qualify for limited local non-emergency transportation, if deemed necessary by your doctor. But more importantly, the subscription program is our grassroots effort to gain community-wide support for our services. When you become a member, your money supports the Manchester Rescue Squad, helping us continue to provide the highest level of service to this community.
Please review our brochure and join the program today. For more information or a subscription form, visit our website at www.manchesterrescuesquad.org, or call the squad office at 362-1995. Thank you for your support - we can't do it without you.
Ben Weiss
Board President
Manchester Rescue Squad
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When the Music Teacher Gets Serious
Recalling a time when I felt compelled to get stern with my best student: He was 14 years old. He played well for his age. He also had excellent chops on Irish fiddle tunes. But, it was clear from his playing of Handel that he had not practiced that piece with the needed intensity it deserved.
My sternness manifested in a teaching move that I have since resorted to many times. This was the first time I actually made a student practice mindfully right in front of me.
Up until that time I would counsel on how to practice and sometimes demo a certain drill. But, I regret to confess, I had not made a routine of stepping the student through the drills as I do now.
1. I made him do the 3 times drill. 2. I talked him, step by step, through the double stops practice drill of mindfully moving from one pair of notes to the next. 3. I had him listen for the pitch of a given note remaining exactly the same from one instance to the next, after few notes intervene.
That last drill is more important for fretless stringed instruments, I suppose. The other two, the 3 times repetition, and coordinating critical moves as simply and directly as possible…those apply to other instruments.
What I really don't know is whether the stern persona is effective. I seldom adopt it.
My usual approach is supportive. If I can find anything that a student is doing well I acknowledge that first. Then, I offer tips for improvement. Finally, I say something generally supportive to put the last layer on the sandwich.
When I lead a student through a practice drill now, I maintain a cheerful, supportive attitude. The "stern music teacher" led me to a good insight. And then I asked him to step back.
Students have sometimes expressed great appreciation for this supportive attitude. They cite previous experience with a critical teacher for comparison. I have even heard violin drop outs speak of the Nazi violin teacher from childhood.
I don't think that either the student or the teacher wants to continue that tradition.


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Sugar Australia
Sugar manufacturer
The Australian sugar industry produces 5.2 million tonnes of raw sugar annually and 85 per cent of this is exported. 75 per cent owned by Wilmar, the world's biggest palm oil trader. Distributes and markets stevia sweetener products under an agreement with GLG Life Tech.
Company Ownership
|Sugar Australia Pty Ltd
| Wilmar Sugar Australia Ltd
owns 75% of Sugar Australia Pty Ltd
Australia's #1 sugar processor and refiner (#8 globally). Owns and operates eight sugar mills in Queensland, processing more than half of Australia's raw sugar. Australia's largest producer of sugar-based ethanol and renewable energy from biomass. Sold by CSR to Wilmar in July 2010. Previously known as Sucrogen.
| Wilmar International Ltd
owns 100% of Wilmar Sugar Australia Ltd
Agribusiness, especially palm oil
World's #1 palm oil trader. World's #1 palm biodiesel manufacturer. Asia's largest agri-business group. One of the largest plantation companies in Indonesia/Malaysia. Run by Khoon Hong Kuok. Supplies palm oil to multinational companies such as Unilever, Nestle and Cargill. Bought CSR's sugar and renewable energy business in 2010, and Goodman Fielder in 2015.
| » Kuok Group
owns 30% of Wilmar International Ltd
Founded in 1949. Run by Robert Kuok. Interests include shipping, real estate, Shangri-la Hotels, media and agribusiness. They previously controlled 10% of the world's sugar. Affiliated with Wilmar International, the world's biggest palm oil processor. Wilmar is run by Robert Kuok's nephew, Khoon Hong Kuok.
| » Archer Daniels Midland Company
owns 17% of Wilmar International Ltd
Turns crops such as corn, oilseeds, wheat and cocoa into food ingredients, animal feeds, and agriculturally derived fuels and chemicals.
| Mackay Sugar Ltd
owns 25% of Sugar Australia Pty Ltd
Sugar manufacturer
One of Australia's largest sugar cane producing and sugar manufacturing companies, owned by 1100 canegrower shareholders and operating four sugar factories in Queensland. Mackay Sugar was formed in 1988 as a co-operative. In 2008 they became a restricted public company. Owns 25% of Sugar Australia.
Company Assessment
|Sugar Australia Pty Ltd
Signatory to the Australian Packaging Covenant, a voluntary agreement to encourage waste minimisation.
[Source 2017][More on Packaging]
|Wilmar Sugar Australia Ltd
This company is a member of the Australian chapter of the Sustainable Agriculture Initiative (SAI) Platform, the main food industry initiative supporting the development of sustainable agriculture worldwide. Created by Nestle, Unilever and Danone in 2002, the SAI Platform is a non-profit organization to facilitate sharing, at precompetitive level, of knowledge and initiatives to support the development and implementation of sustainable agriculture practices involving the different stakeholders of the food chain.
[Source 2014][More on Multi-Stakeholder Initiatives]
This company is a member of Bonsucro - Better Sugar Cane Initiative, a global non-profit, multi-stakeholder organisation fostering the sustainability of the sugarcane sector through its leading metric-based certification scheme and its support for continuous improvement for members.
[Source 2017][More on Multi-Stakeholder Initiatives]
|Wilmar International Ltd
New research (2014) from Friends of the Earth in Indonesia, Liberia, Uganda and Nigeria, shows how Wilmar International, one of the world's largest palm oil traders, continue their abusive practices of deforestation and land-grabbing, despite promises to stop.
[Source 2014][More on Forests]
This article from German NGO Rainforest Rescue reveals how in Indonesia, people are driven off their land, and the rainforest they depend on to make a living is turned into giant palm oil plantations. Anyone who resists is intimidated, arrested or held at gunpoint. Wilmar's armed security forces have been used repeatedly to silence the people who defend themselves against land grab and violence. Wilmar operates plantations in Sumatra and Borneo that cover up to 600.000 hectares of land, and is notorious for illegal logging and human rights violations.
[Source 2014][More on Human Rights]
A 2016 report by Amnesty International found a range of labour rights abuses on the plantations operated by Wilmar's subsidiaries and suppliers in Indonesia. These abuses include worst forms of child labour, forced labour, discrimination against women workers, people being paid below the minimum wage, and workers suffering injuries from toxic chemicals
[Source 2016][More on Human Rights]
This company received a score of 20.4/100 in the Newsweek Green Rankings 2012, which ranks the world's largest publicly traded companies on their environmental footprint, management (policies, programs, initiatives, controversies) and reporting practices, using data from Trucost and Sustainalytics. This was the lowest score of all 500 companies ranked.
[Source 2012][More on Sustainability Reporting]
A civil society coalition is calling on investors and buyers (including this company) of palm oil producer Felda Global Ventures (FGV) to take robust, transparent action to address ongoing risks. This follows the Wall Street Journal's expose of human trafficking, forced labor, withholding of wages and other abuses of workers on FGV's palm plantations in July 2015.
[Source 2016][More on Palm Oil]
Wilmar, the world's biggest trader in palm oil, is illegally logging rainforests, setting forests on fire and violating the rights of local communities in Indonesia, according to a 2007 report published by Friends of the Earth Netherlands. [Listed under information due to age of report]
[Source 2007][More on Forests]
In Dec 2013 Wilmar announced a No Deforestation Policy in response to years of pressure from Greenpeace, NGOs and consumers around the world. The policy has the potential to transform the controversial palm oil industry, says Greenpeace. Greenpeace are closely monitoring how Wilmar puts these words into action, and are calling on the company to immediately stop buying from companies involved in deforestation.
[Source 2013][More on Forests]
This company has sustainability claims on its website including responsible plantation management.
[Source 2014][More on Sustainability Reporting]
The Forest 500 identifies, ranks, and tracks the governments, companies and financial institutions worldwide that together could virtually eradicate tropical deforestation. Rankings are based on their public policies and commitments and potential impacts on tropical forests in the context of forest risk commodities (palm oil, soya, beef, leather, timber, and pulp and paper). This company received a score of 3/5.
[Source 2016][More on Forests]
In 2016 KnowTheChain benchmarked 60 large global companies in the ICT, Food & Beverage, and Apparel & Footwear sectors on their efforts to address forced labour and human trafficking in their supply chains. This company received a score of 40/100.
[Source 2016][More on Workers Rights]
This company is listed on the Facing Finance website as a company that manufactures weapons or profits from violations of human rights, pollution, corruption, or international law. Follow link for further details.
[Source 2014]
Company Details
|Company Structure
|Joint Venture
|Aus Manufacturing
Contact Details
|PO Box 80, Yarraville, VIC, 3013, Australia
|1300 134 484
|1800 800 329
Products / BrandsSugar Australia
CSR Sugar
CSR Topping & Syrup
CSR Golden Syrup Honey
Sugars of the World Sugar


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Mombasa Senator and governor candidate Hassan Omar has dismissed a survey showing he is trailing with less than five per cent of the vote.
The poll, conducted by Infotrack shows incumbent Hassan Joho (Orange Democratic Movement) leading with 63.2 per cent, followed by Mr Suleiman Shahbal of Jubilee with 15.3 while Mr Omar has 4.8 per cent.
Vibrant Democratic Party's Hezron Awiti trails the rest with 0.5 per cent of the vote.
According to the poll, and assuming the turnout on August 8 would be 100 per cent of the 540,000 voters in Mombasa, Mr Joho would get 341,280 votes, Mr Shahbal 82,620, Mr Omar 25,920 while Mr Awiti would garner just 2,700.
Joho's opponents dismissed the survey, saying it was sponsored by the county boss.
Mr Omar said the poll was aimed at reenergising Mr Joho's campaigns.
"We are aware that these polls are sponsored by Joho and are released when the governor's rating is sliding in order to create a narrative of victory," the Wiper candidate said.
"Joho is also dividing the National Super Alliance constituency to show that there is no meaningful competition from Nasa."
He said the opinion poll, which also showed that Mr Mohamed Faki of ODM was leading in the Senate race while his independent opponents Hamisi Mwaguya and Jabes Oduor were trailing, was intended to portray ODM as the most popular party in the region.
READ: Governor Hassan Joho 'ahead of the pack'
Mr Awiti laughed off the poll, saying voters would decide who to be the next governor.
"If I got 18,000 votes when I contested the Nyali parliamentary seat in 2013, what of now when I want to be governor? This is a joke.
Those attempting to sway voters with such polls are in for a shock," he said.
Mr Shahbal's communication office also dismissed the survey.
"Joho can not get that number of votes. We dismiss the survey with the contempt it deserves," the statement said.
Contacted for a comment, Governor Joho's director of communications Richard Chacha said the county boss never commissioned the poll.
"We were busy campaigning. In fact, we feel we are far ahead of the 63 per cent the survey gave us," he said.


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South Korean smartphone giant Samsung, which has been dependent on Google's Android OS has since long time been planning to bring its own OS into the market. Although the company's first Tizen-powered smartphone was very close to reaching the market earlier this year, the company failed to bring it due to the lack of interest of its career partners. However, that wouldn't discourage the company from building the phone yet again.
We already have been hearing about the Samsung Z smartphone for a long time now and the latest rumor about the phone suggests that the it will launch sometime later in Q3 this year and it's the Russians who will be getting the chance to buy it first.
Recommended: Top 10 Highly Regarded Samsung Smartphones To Buy In India This June 2014
Earlier this week, Samsung Electronics disclosed the Samsung Z at the Tizen Developer Conference 2014, which was held in San Francisco from June 2 to 4 running right into Apple's WWDC. The Samsung Z, being the first commercial Tizen phone, runs what is the final consumer version of Tizen, which hasn't been shown to the public yet as all prototype devices ran test versions of the OS.
Recommended: Intel At Computex 2014: 6 Major Announcements To Follow Up On
But one of the tech blogs called TheHandheldBlog, has been able to show us how the Tizen OS featuring Samsung Z would be like when it will launch. The site has posted a full-on first-look sort of video on its site which is pretty simple and self-explanatory.
If you are not aware, the Tizen operating system is based on the Linux kernel and as an open-source code, the Linux kernel and Tizen operating system allow programmers to access them for free to develop their own applications and other software.
The new Samsung Z will feature a 4.8-inch HD Super AMOLED screen and a 2.3-GHz Quad-core processor. The Samsung Z is designed to reduce the turn-on time and ensure smooth multitasking. It is also mounted with a fingerprint recognition sensor.
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KnowTheTruthTV released an amazing documentary montage video. Spread it around, everyone should see this.
Anyone else watch Real Time with Bill Maher to get back to reality and hear some hilarious opinions by him. Well this week I was watching Real Time and Bill Maher said something so true and funny I almost fell out of my chair. You can download the audio of it here. "I Think Anyone Can Be President In This Dumb Fucking Country". Continue Reading
Over the last couple of days a lot of users have been reporting that they cannot connect to ThePirateBay. This is the second time this month that this has been happening. Other people can still connect to ThePirateBay so it is certain ISP's like Comcast. If you search ThePirateBay on twitter you will find posts declaring they cannot connect in columbia even. If you use TOR you can connect to ThePirateBay as well.


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BOSTON -- Don Baylor gets his bat back tonight. After two games as the designated sitter, the Boston Red Sox DH will return to the lineup against the New York Mets in Game 3 of the World Series at Fenway Park.
Baylor watched as the Red Sox won the first two games at Shea Stadium, played without the designated-hitter rule. But now the DH will be in effect in the American League park for Games 3, 4 and 5 (if necessary).
``We can now play the lineup that put us in the World Series,`` said Boston manager John McNamara, who does not like the DH setup in the Series.
``It`s an injustice and something should be done about it. If the National League wants to be purists, let them have the pitcher hit and we`ll use the DH.``
Baylor, anxious to take part in his first Series, was not used as a pinch hitter against the Mets. McNamara called on Mike Greenwall in both games.
McNamara declined to send up Baylor for Greenwall, a left-handed hitter in the seventh inning of Game 2 with the bases loaded when the Mets countered with left-hander Jesse Orosco.
``I didn`t want to use my two best pinch hitters on the same at-bat,`` McNamara said.
The Mets will use Danny Heep, a left-handed hitter, as their designated hitter against right-hander Dennis ``Oil Can`` Boyd tonight.
-- Since the DH came into use in the Series on the even years in 1976, the National League has fared better, hitting .320 to .223 for the American League.
The top Series DHs: 1976: Dan Driessen (Cincinnati) .357; 1978: Reggie Jackson (Yankees) .391; 1980: Hal McRae (Kansas City) .375; 1982: Dane Iorg (St. Louis) .529; 1984: Kurt Bevacqua (San Diego) .412.


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Computer numeric control (CNC) machining is a process that automates the operation of machine tools via precisely programmed computer commands. CNC machining became the industry standard in the late 1960s and has remained a preferred machining method to this day. CNC precision machining can produce numerous types of complex parts and components with a high degree of accuracy. Machines and tools that can be controlled via CNC machining include lathes, grinders, routers and mills.
Astro Machine Works is a Pennsylvania-based CNC machining services provider with more than 30 years of industry experience. We offer a wide range of custom CNC machining solutions for small, medium and large manufacturing operations in industries such as aerospace, government and medical. Our services include prototyping, smaller production runs and special blanket order arrangements with periodic schedule releases to accommodate varied project requirements.
We are a Top CNC Lathe Machining Parts Company
Astro Machine Works has everything needed to produce the best custom-made metal CNC machining parts for our diverse customer base. Our services include CNC lathe machining that is ideally suited for producing intricate parts where precision and accuracy are of the utmost importance. Our CNC lathe machining parts capabilities range from very small to large capacities. And, when you choose us for your CNC lathe machining needs, you're assured of receiving a finished product that will exceed your high standards in terms of quality, accuracy and precision.
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Our CNC turning and milling service is an excellent solution for creating parts featuring complex shapes and high dimensional tolerances, while providing a cost-effective solution for short production runs. CNC precision milling can produce virtually any 2D or 3D shape where the material can easily be reached by the rotating cutting tools.
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5-axis CNC machining and five-sided milling also produce the smooth surface finish that is essential for many manufacturing applications. Despite its utilization of advanced technology, 5-axis CNC machining provides superior results at an extremely affordable price point. This machining process is a preferred choice in the aerospace industry, which is renowned for requiring precise and accurate machining of complex parts.
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Our CNC machining department also features the latest CAD/CAM software — our custom-configured CNC lathe machines enable complete integration with all of our CAD/CAM software systems, enabling us to download custom drawing files from companies located in the U.S. and around the world. This significantly streamlines and simplifies all of our CNC machining processes.
The combination of superior equipment and the unsurpassed knowledge and experience of our team members enables Astro Machine Works to provide the best CNC services to our customers. We are known for our lightning-fast turnaround times, regardless of project size or scope. This allows our customers to keep up with their demanding production schedules while still experiencing a low per-piece rate that increases machining project profitability.
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Astro Machine Works has been providing high-quality machining services since 1984. We are passionate about providing the most efficient and consistent machining services for our customers. Our goal is to deliver exceptional value for every project we complete.
We also make continuous investments in machinery and resources to ensure we stay current on the emerging technologies that impact our industry. We are firmly committed to acquiring the latest computerized machine tools and other advanced technologies that will keep us one step ahead of our competitors and allow us to continue to offer the best CNC services to our customers.
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Don't settle for second-best when it comes to something as important to the success of your manufacturing operation or getting high-quality, custom-machined parts at affordable prices. Contact Astro Machine Works for more information about our broad selection of CNC precision machining services today. We can also provide a no-obligation quote for your machining project.


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Gender Setting (2001) argues that despite the growth of international media industries and the breakdown of traditional patterns of media regulation, there is a role for local action to promote diversity in media content. It focuses on media portrayals of gender - the critique of which has been fundamental to the modern international women's movement.
Twelve chapters explore: The Care for Monitoring and Advocacy; Catalysts for Monitoring and Action; Policy Development; Fact and Fiction in Media Content; The Advertising World; Gender, Politics and the Media; Media, Violence and Women; Diversity in Media Content; Studying Gender in the Media; Giving Women a Voice; Building Media Literacy; and The Final Analysis.
London: Zed Books in association with WACC (2001).


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As the Occupy Wall Street protest continues, the activists camped out in New York City have built an impressive library. Thanks to Library Thing, you can now explore the library online and watch it grow.
The online catalog grew from 390 books on October 10 to nearly 4,000 library books today. Follow this link to find out how you can donate. We've listed ten books from the library below, illustrating the scope of the collection. The Occupy Wall Street librarians also hope to schedule more author visits.
Here's more from the library blog: "Rather than having scheduled mega-events with activist authors coming to pep talk the whole occupation, I would prefer smaller, impromptu groups and a books-oriented approach to fit with our little niche mission. My idea is to ask authors to come talk about the 'books that have inspired you' and then whatever else they want. We can post announcements in advance on a dry erase board and/or make an announcement when someone arrives. Then, whoever happens to be around can come check it out. If it's only a few people, I see no problem with that. Whatever stimulates conversations, and huge groups don't allow it so much. I feel this is a good role for our library."
Select Titles from the Occupy Wall Street Library
FDR and The New Deal For Beginners by Paul Buhle
The Autobiography of Malcolm X by Malcolm X
To the Lighthouse by Virginia Woolf
Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand
Payback by Margaret Atwood
The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison
Mr. Popper's penguins by Richard Atwater
Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte
Lord of the flies by William Golding
The Sixties by Jenny Diski
Editor's Note: This post has been updated as the story evolved.


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Silk Road is one of my favourite restaurants in New Jersey. Silk Road is owned by a Afghan family, settled in the US and offers authentic Afghani cuisine. I have been a regular visitor to this restaurant for over six years now and have tried every single one of their vegetarian varieties. Happened to go […]
Silk Road Restaurant Review
November 4th, 2011 · No Comments · Food
Tags: Indian·New Jersey·Restaurant·Restaurant Review·Silk Road·Warren
Bombay Restaurant Review
November 30th, 2010 · 1 Comment · Food
Since I have to be in New York downtown area for the next four days, I tried venturing out this afternoon to locate an Indian restaurant where I can have my lunch and also write a review on. I found Bombay, a restaurant that was off Broad Street and it has a good outside view […]
Tags: Bombay·Indian·New York·Restaurant
Sankalp – Restaurant Review
October 28th, 2010 · No Comments · Food
We heard a lot about this Sankalp restaurant from many different friends. We were told it is the best South Indian restaurant in the whole of North India 🙂 Since there were two branches of Sankalp opened near my house, we decided to try it out after watching Endhiran movie on Saturday night. We went […]
Myilai Masala – Restaurant Review
October 19th, 2010 · 1 Comment · Food
As we spent almost the entire day in Princeton area in New Jersey, we went to Myilai Masala for dinner. Myilai Masala is a branch of Myilai Masala in Mylapore in Chennai, where it is in existence for around five years now. Though I have not been to the one in Mylapore, as my friends […]
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Desi Food Galaxy – Restaurant Review
October 12th, 2010 · No Comments · Food
We went to Desi Food Galaxy on Route 27 in NJ on Sunday afternoon. The experience was one of its kind. Desi Food Galaxy is like a food court. For those who have seen food courts in the US, here is a view of Desi Food Galaxy for you. Imagine the typical food court in […]
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Ginger Olive – Restaurant Review
September 19th, 2010 · No Comments · Food
Went to a new restaurant called Ginger Olive in New Brunswick on friday night. This restaurant is right opposite the New Brunswick train station. After many years, we decided to take a walk along downtown New Brunswick, and we realized this restaurant was right next to the place where we parked our car. We stopped […]
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Utsav Restaurant in NY – Restaurant Review
September 12th, 2010 · No Comments · Food
Utsav is a restaurant on Avenue of Americas in New York, between the 46th and 47th Street. It is very well known for its fine Indian dining. We went to Utsav a few months back for a Baby Shower and felt I should write about it. I have been to Utsav two years back and […]
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Germany take on hosts France in this evening's Euro 2016 semi-final clash in Paris.
Joachim Low's side are unbeaten in the competition having recorded four wins and a draw to reach the last four. France are also unbeaten in the competition and put five past Iceland in the quarter finals.
Arsenal's star playmaker Mesut Ozil is once again expected to start in his favoured number ten role for Germany today. The 27-year-old scored Germany's only goal in the 1-1 draw with Italy in the quarter finals.
The Gunners striker Olivier Giroud is set to start for France after getting himself on the scoresheet against Iceland.
Liverpool's Emre Can is once again expected to start on the bench for the World Champions.
Germany v France
Kick-Off: 20:00 (GMT)
Germany probable line up: Neuer, Kimmich, Boateng, Howedes, Hector, Can, Kroos, Draxler, Ozil, Gotze, Muller
France probable line up: Lloris, Sagna, Rami, Koscielny, Evra, Matuidi, Kante, Pogba, Griezmann, Giroud, Payet
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text: I've got this system and it works pretty good. I've used it for about 6 years I guess. Some of the links now need to be replaced so I'm going to take it off and see what I can do to repair it. Does anyone know if they still make this? I actually bought it on this site thru a sort of power buy. Here is an old thread on it. http://18.104.22.168/showthread.php?t=52391


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Herb, Lavender, English
- Perennial plant in zones 5-9
- Plants grow to 12-20 inches
- Short spikes of violet-blue flowers
- Good for cutting, drying, and essential oils
(Lavandula angustifolia) (aka True Lavender) Western Mediterranean native. Essential herb with grey-green clustered foliage and short spikes of violet-blue flowers. Highly valued for cutting, drying, and the aromatic fragrance and essential oils it produces. Plants grow 12-20" tall. Perennial in zones 5-9.
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Denver Children's Book Festival
Looking forward to meeting lots of Colorado readers! This is going to be such a fun event. More info: https://www.denvercfos.com
Looking forward to meeting lots of Colorado readers! This is going to be such a fun event. More info: https://www.denvercfos.com
Can't wait to go back to Nerd Camp! For more information, visit: http://nerdcampmi.weebly.com
I'll be signing STICKS & STONES and BUBBLES at the MOI-MSP booth. Come say hi!
I'm excited to be on the author panel at this conference. Exact time TBA!
Join me at Second Star to the Right in Denver! I'll be discussing and signing my second book, BUBBLES.
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Join me for a signing of my second book, BUBBLES.
Join me at B&N Minnetonka for a book signing!
Join me to celebrate the release of BUBBLES! There will be a reading, a signing, and lots of treats.
From https://thefriends.org/events/mnba/minnesota-book-awards-events/
Join the Minnesota Book Awards and the Loft Literary Center for a celebration of this year's finalist books. In this popular annual event, finalists from each of the nine award categories gather to discuss their books, their writing lives, and much more. Check back in early March for the full list of participating authors.
6 PM – Reception
Meet the finalists; book sales and signing; complimentary wine and light refreshments
7 PM – Program
Learn about the finalist books in nine flash panel discussions hosted by local literary celebrities.
Come hear several authors on a panel at Read Camp MSP!
Signing during bookfair!
Signing during bookfair!
Reading, discussion, and signing with author Kelly Barnhill
Educator Holiday Shopping day! 25% off for educators. I'll be signing copies of Sticks & Stones.
More info: http://www.raintaxi.com/twin-cities-book-festival/
Join me for a book signing at Barnes & Noble in Minnetonka, MN!
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Resources and Podcasts for Men
For podcasts from previous NW Men's Conferences click here
Men's Ministry Resources
Why Men Hate Going to Church
By David Murrow / Thomas Nelson
How to Build a Life-Changing Men's Ministry
By Steve Sonderman / Bethany House Publishers
Effective Men's Ministry: The Indispensable Toolkit for Your Church
By Phil Downer, ed. / Zondervan Corp.
As Iron Sharpens Iron: Building Character in a Mentoring Relationship
By Howard Hendricks / Moody Publishers
Wild at Heart
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Wild at Heart Multimedia Facilitator's Kit with DVDs
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Reverse Mentoring
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Off-Road Discipline: Spiritual Adventures of Missional Leaders
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Road Trip Leadership
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Growing Disciples Organically
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A Christian Man and His Family
His Needs, Her Needs--15th Anniversary Edition
By Willard F. Harley, Jr. / Baker
What Wives Wish Their Husbands Knew about Women
By Dr. James Dobson / Tyndale House
Being God's Man in Leading a Family - the Every Man Series, Bible Studies
By Stephen Arterburn, Kenny Luck & Todd Wendorff / Random House, Inc
If Only He Knew: Understanding Your Wife
By Gary Smalley / Zondervan Corp.
Point Man, Revised & Expanded
By Steve Farrar / Multnomah Publishers Inc.
Every Man's Marriage (previously released as Every Woman's Desire)
By Stephen Arterburn & Fred Stoeker with Mike Yorkey / Random House, Inc
A Husband After God's Own Heart: 12 Things That Really Matter in Your Marriage
By Jim George / Harvest House Publishers
The 5 Love Languages Men's Edition: The Secret to love that lasts
By Gary Chapman
The 5 Love Needs of Men and Women
By Barbara Rosberg and Gary Rosberg
Every Man's Marriage: An Every Man's Guide to Winning the heart of a Woman
By Stephen Arterburn
Sheet Music: Uncovering the Secrets of Sexual Intimacy in Marriage
By Kevin Leman
One Year Love Talk Devotional for Couples
By Les Parrott
One Year Love Language Minute Devotional
By Gary Chapman
Preparing Your Son for Every Man's Battle: Honest Conversations about sexual integrity
By Stephen Arterburn
Men of Honor, women of virtue: The Power of Rites of Passage into Godly Adulthood
By Dr. Chuck Stecker
Teaching Your Children the Truth about Sex
By Dr. Richard D. Dobbins
King Me
By Steve Farrar
Dealing with Sin Issues
At the Altar of Sexual Idolatry
By Steve Gallagher / Faithworks / Stl
At the Altar of Sexual Idolatry Workbook
By Steve Gallagher / Faithworks / Stl
The Walk of Repentance
By Steve Gallagher / Faithworks / Stl
Every Man's Battle: Winning the War on Sexual Purity One Victory at a Time
By Stephen Arterburn / Random House, Inc
Every Man's Battle Workbook
By Stephen Arterburn & Fred Stoeker / Random House, Inc
Out of the Depths of Sexual Sin
By Steve Gallagher / Faithworks / Stl
Being God's Man in the Face of Temptation - the Every Man Series, Bible Studies
By Stephen Arterburn, Kenny Luck & Todd Wendorff / Random House, Inc
When Good Men Are Tempted
By Bill Perkins / Zondervan Corp.
Spirit Wars: Winning the Invisible Battle Against Sin and The Enemy
By Kris Vallotton
General Books for Christian Man
The Man in the Mirror: Solving the 24 Problems Men Face
By Patrick M. Morley / Zondervan Corp.
Seven Seasons of the Man in the Mirror
By Patrick Morley / Zondervan Corp.
Seven Promises of a Promise Keeper, Revised Edition
By M. Lucado, G. Smalley, B. Bright et al. / Thomas Nelson / W
The Man God Uses
By Henry Blackaby / Broadman / Holman
Daily Disciplines for the Christian Man, Promise Keepers Study Guides
By Bob Beltz / Nav Press
A Life of Integrity
By Howard Hendricks / Multnomah Publishers Inc.
The Measure of a Man, Revised and Expanded Edition
By Gene A. Getz / Gospel Light
Every Day For Every Man: 365 Readings for those engaged in the Battle
By Stephen Arterburn, Fred Stoeker
Every Man, God's Man: Every Man's Guide to Courageous Faith and Daily Integrity
By Stephen Arterburn
Ed Tandy McGlasson
Love Does: Discover a Secretly Incredible Life in an Ordinary World
By Bob Goff
Quiet Strength
By Tony Dungy
UnCommon-Finding Your Path to Significance
By Tony Dungy
True Faced
By Bill Thrall, John Lynch
Search For Significance
By Robert McGee
www.xxxchurch.com-Resources to help overcome pornography
www.achosengeneration.org - Dr. Chuck Stecker: Blogs, Resources, Video, Articles, Intergenerational ministry
www.edtandymclasson.org - Resources, Blogs, Videos, E-news, great resources for dads.
www.men.ag.org - National AG Men's Ministry Website: Resources, Blogs, Video, Articles
www.x3watch.com - Internet filtering software, great for accountability.
Christianity Online Men's Community
Crosswalk.com Men
Dad the Family Shepherd
Man in the Mirror Ministries
Men of Integrity Men's Ministry
National Center for Fathering
Promise Keepers
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I Hereby Command You… (but Will I Defend You?)
The Uniform Code of Military Justice applies to members of the armed forces. The Code sets out the laws that each member of the services is bound to follow. It enumerates offenses and punishments much like the Penal Code does for non-military citizens, and includes Article 92, which criminalizes the failure to obey an order or regulation.
Often, commanders issue general orders to those in their command. The person receiving the order must carry it out. If they do not carry out the order, they could then be charged under the Article 92 provisions and would be subject to court-martial.
Sub Chapter X. Punitive Article
Any person subject to this chapter who–
(1) violates or fails to obey any lawful general order or regulation; [emphasis added]
(2) having knowledge of any other lawful order issued by any member of the armed forces, which it is his duty to obey, fails to obey the order; or
(3) is derelict in the performance of his duties;
shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.
"I was only following orders." We've historically heard that argument so often that we've almost become immune to it. From Nazi Germany to Abu Ghraib, soldiers have heralded the defense for all sorts of atrocious acts of human rights violations. Even Hollywood has adopted the defense for some of their greatest hits, like A Few Good Men.
On June 1, 2009, President Barack Obama, the Commander and Chief of the U.S. Armed Forces, issued a proclamation declaring June Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Pride Month. The proclamation outlined laws and inequities suffered by LGBT people, including a call for "ending the existing 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' policy in a way that strengthens our Armed Forces and our national security."
Twenty-eight days after that statement, on June 29, 2009, the President reiterated his support for the repeal of the Don't Ask, Don't Tell policy:
And finally, I want to say a word about 'don't ask, don't tell.' As I said before — I'll say it again — I believe 'don't ask, don't tell' doesn't contribute to our national security. In fact, I believe preventing patriotic Americans from serving their country weakens our national security. Now, my administration is already working with the Pentagon and members of the House and the Senate on how we'll go about ending this policy, which will require an act of Congress.
On October, 10, 2009, the Commander of the United States Armed Forces, Barack Obama, issued his "order."
If we are honest with ourselves we'll admit that there are too many who do not yet know in their lives or feel in their hearts the urgency of this struggle. That's why I continue to speak about the importance of equality for LGBT families — and not just in front of gay audiences. That's why Michelle and I have invited LGBT families to the White House to participate in events like the Easter Egg Roll — because we want to send a message. And that's why it's so important that you continue to speak out, that you continue to set an example, that you continue to pressure leaders — including me — and to make the case all across America.
Captain James Pietrangelo and Lt. Dan Choi heard the order of the President and acted by chaining themselves to the fence in front of the White House. For "following orders" they were arrested. Now, as the two prepare to confront the criminal charges at trial, the President's testimony has become relevant in their defense. They have issued a subpoena for the President to appear and testify; however, service of the subpoena on the President was not made as guards at the White House refused the process server entry.
Attorneys for Pietrangelo and Choi issued a memo explaining the rational for the subpoena:
[Pietrangelo and Choi] seek to compel the testimony of President Barack Obama who has, on several occasions as President and Commander in Chief (and previously as a Senator and Presidential Candidate) called on the LGBT community to "pressure" him to change the DADT law and policy, thus allowing gay servicemembers to serve their country openly and honorably.
The subpoena of the President is necessary for the defense to prove that Defendants were following and obeying lawful orders or directives by their President and Commander in Chief, and were therefore under an obligation and authority to act as they did in order to pressure him – in a non-violent, visible way – on this important public issue. In addition, these statements support the contention that Defendants were acting out of necessity, in order to prevent discrimination and greater harm to gay servicemembers now serving.
Obviously, there are problems with a subpoena issued to a sitting president and, generally, presidents have not complied with or have made other arrangements to testify when a subpoena is issued for their appearance. It is highly unlikely that, even if served, Obama would be subject to the subpoena. However, regardless of your feelings toward the "gay rights movement" or more direct action type activism such as that employed by Pietrangelo and Choi, you must admit that it was a pretty smart maneuver and an interesting use of the "following orders" defense.


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Papa Tear & Scepaz 'Deep' music video by Avene
This was a fun music video to shoot. Mostly shot around the back of Darling Harbour near Harris Street. The theme for the music video was roughly based on Alice In Wonderland. And the elevator shot at the end would lead into the next video.
The lighting wasn't the best at some of the locations, and being a usual run and gun style clip, I didn't have my LED light panel with me. It ended up looking alright in the end though.


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Exam 70-346 Managing Office 365 Identities and Requirements
Published: February 17, 2014
Languages: English, Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional), French, German, Japanese, Portuguese (Brazil), Spanish
Audiences: IT professionals
Technology: Microsoft Office 365
Credit toward certification: MCP, MCSA
Skills measured
This exam measures your ability to accomplish the technical tasks listed below. The percentages indicate the relative weight of each major topic area on the exam. The higher the percentage, the more questions you are likely to see on that content area on the exam. View video tutorials about the variety of question types on Microsoft exams.
Please note that the questions may test on, but will not be limited to, the topics described in the bulleted text.
Do you have feedback about the relevance of the skills measured on this exam? Please send Microsoft your comments. All feedback will be reviewed and incorporated as appropriate while still maintaining the validity and reliability of the certification process. Note that Microsoft will not respond directly to your feedback. We appreciate your input in ensuring the quality of the Microsoft Certification program.
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As of June 30, 2016, this exam includes content covering the latest updates and features of Office 365. To learn more about these changes and how they affect the skills measured, please download and review the exam 70-346 change document.
Provision Office 365 (15–20%)
Provision tenants
Configure the tenant name, tenant region, initial global administrator; manage tenant subscriptions; manage the licensing model; configure tenant for new features and updates
Add and configure custom domains
Specify domain name, confirm ownership, specify domain purpose, set default domain, and move ownership of DNS to Office 365
Plan a pilot
Designate pilot users; identify workloads that don't require migration; run the Office 365 Health, Readiness, and Connectivity Checks; run IdFix; create a test plan or use case, and connect existing email accounts for pilot users; understand service descriptions and planning to onboard users to Office 365; configure connected accounts
Plan and implement networking and security in Office 365 (15–20%)
Configure DNS records for services
Create DNS records for Exchange Online, Skype for Business Online, and SharePoint Online
Enable client connectivity to Office 365
Configure proxy to allow client access to Office 365 URLs, configure firewalls for outbound port access to Office 365, recommend bandwidth, configure Internet connectivity for clients, deploy desktop setup for previous versions of Office clients
Administer Microsoft Azure Rights Management (RM)
Activate rights management, configure Office integration with rights management, assign roles for rights management, enable recovery of protected documents
Manage administrator roles in Office 365
Implement a permission model; create or revoke assignment of administrative roles or the administrative model; determine and assign global administrator, billing administrator, user administrator, and delegated administrator; control password resets
Preparation resources
Create DNS records for Office 365 when you manage your DNS records
Assigning admin roles in Office 365
Manage cloud identities (15–20%)
Configure password management
Set expiration policy, password complexity, password resets in Administration Center
Manage user and security groups
Import users using bulk import (CSV), soft delete, Administration Center, and multi-factor authentication
Manage cloud identities with Windows PowerShell
Configure passwords to never expire, bulk update of user properties, bulk user creation, Azure Active Directory cmdlets, bulk user license management, hard delete users
Preparation resources
Password policy for Office 365
User account management
Manage Azure AD using Windows PowerShell
Implement and manage identities by using Azure AD Connect (15–20%)
Prepare on-premises Active Directory for Azure AD Connect
Plan for non-routable domain names, clean up existing objects, plan for filtering Active Directory, implement support for multiple forests
Set up Azure AD Connect tool
Implement soft match filtering and identify synchronized attributes, password sync, and installation requirements
Manage Active Directory users and groups with Azure AD Connect in place
Delete (soft delete), create, modify users and groups with Azure AD Connect in place, schedule and force synchronization
Preparation resources
Prepare for directory synchronization
Synchronize your directories
Implement and manage federated identities for single sign-on (SSO) (15–20%)
Plan requirements for Active Directory Federation Services (AD FS)
Plan namespaces and certificates, plan AD FS internal topologies and dependencies, plan WAP/AD FS proxy topologies, network requirements, multi-factor authentication, and access filtering using claims rules
Install and manage AD FS servers
Create AD FS service account, configure farm or stand-alone settings, add additional servers, convert from standard to federated domain, manage certificate lifecycle
Install and manage WAP/AD FS proxy servers
Set up perimeter network name resolution, install required Windows roles and features, set up certificates, configure WAP/AD FS proxy settings, set custom proxy forms login page, switch between federated authentication and password sync
Preparation resources
Plan your AD FS deployment
Checklist: Use AD FS to implement and manage single sign-on
Administering Office 365 Jump Start (03): DirSync, SSO, and AD FS
Monitor and troubleshoot Office 365 availability and usage (15–20%)
Analyze reports
Analyze service reports, mail protection reports, analyze Office 365 audit log reports, analyze portal email hygiene reports
Monitor service health
Monitor health using RSS feed, use service health dashboard (including awareness of planned maintenance, service updates, and historical data), Office 365 Management Pack for System Center Operations Manager, and Windows PowerShell cmdlets
Isolate service interruption
Create a service request; determine connection issues using the Microsoft Remote Connectivity Analyzer (RCA), Microsoft Lync Connectivity Analyzer tool, and Microsoft Connectivity Analyzer tool; determine availability issues using the hybrid free/busy troubleshooter; determine client configuration issues using Office 365 Client Performance Analyzer and Microsoft Support and Recovery Assistant for Office 365
Preparation resources
Reporting features and troubleshooting tools
Service health
An organization plans to migrate to Office 365.
You need to estimate the post-migration network traffic.
Which tool should you use?
A. Lync 2013 Bandwidth Calculator
B. Process Monitor
C. Microsoft Network Monitor
D. Microsoft OnRamp Readiness tool
Answer: A
Office 365 includes Lync 2013.
With this latest version of the Microsoft Lync Server 2010 and 2013 Bandwidth Calculator, you can enter information about your users and the Lync Server features that you want to deploy, and the Bandwidth Calculator will determine bandwidth requirements for the WAN that connects sites in your deployment. The accompanying Bandwidth Calculator User Guide describes the recommended process for estimating your WAN bandwidth needs for Lync client real-time traffic.
Reference: Lync Server 2010 and 2013 Bandwidth Calculator Version 2.0
A company has an Office 365 tenant that has an Enterprise E1 subscription. The company has offices in several different countries.
You need to restrict Office 365 services for existing users by location.
Which Windows PowerShell cmdlet should you run?
A. Set-MsolUser
B. Redo-MsolProvisionUser
C. Set-MsolUserLicense
D. Set-MsolUserPrincipalName
E. Convert-MsolFederatedUser
F. Set-MailUser
G. Set-LinkedUser
H. New-MsolUser
Answer: A
The Set-MsolUser cmdlet is used to update a user object.
Example: The following command sets the location (country) of this user. The country must be a two-letter ISO code. This can be set for synced users as well as managed users. Set-MsolUser -UserPrincipalName firstname.lastname@example.com -UsageLocation "CA"
Some organizations may want to create policies that limit access to Microsoft Office 365 services, depending on where the client resides.
Active Directory Federation Services (AD FS) 2.0 provides a way for organizations to configure these types of policies. Office 365 customers using Single Sign-On (SSO) who require these policies can now use client access policy rules to restrict access based on the location of the computer or device that is making the request. Customers using Microsoft Online Services cloud User IDs cannot implement these restrictions at this time.
Reference: Limiting Access to Office 365 Services Based on the Location of the Client https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh526961(v=ws.10).aspx
Reference: Set-MsolUser https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/azure/dn194136.aspx
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A famous Shakespeare poem laments: "What win I, if I gain the thing I seek?
A dream, a breath, a froth of fleeting joy. . . . " These thoughts could also be the lament of the landlord / appellee in Analytical Technology Consultants v. Axis Capital, who obtained a summary judgment against a tenant in default on a lease. Unfortunately, while the tenant did not respond to the summary judgment motion, it pointed out in a motion for new trial that the landlord had failed to include a credit against the accelerated balance as required by the lease's remedies provision. The landlord sought to preserve its judgment on appeal by pointing to the evidence it submitted in response to the motion for new trial, which it said included the relevant calculation, but the Fifth Court disagreed: " An attachment to a motion for new trial is not evidence. To constitute evidence, the attachment must be introduced at the hearing on the motion for new trial. If there is no hearing, then the document never becomes evidence." (citations omitted). No. 05-16-00281-CV (June 19, 2017) (mem. op.)
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A potential list of famous male/female musical duos might look like this: Johnny Cash & June Carter Cash, Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell, Ike & Tina. Recognizable names from country, soul, and rock. It's tough to think of one from the blues.
Peter Karp & Sue Foley, one of the more dynamic musical duos on the scene today, could squeeze onto this list as blues. But since they consider themselves primarily as songwriters they will have to think up their own blues guitarist songwriter, co-ed team entry.
"We play blues guitar but we're also songwriters," Peter Karp said. "Nobody thinks of blues as singer/songwriter. Maybe it's because there is a notion that the blues is filled primarily with instrumentalists like guitar players and harmonica players."
Sue Foley made her name in the roots music scene of Austin TX in the 1990s. The Kingston, Ontario-based singer released several well-received albums before joining Karp.
"The idea of a male/female blues duo is not really a popular thing I guess," Foley said. "It's even more unusual as singer/songwriters."
Peter Karp went from a mobile home park in Enterprise, Alabama to artsy-fartsy film school at NYU. He says the under-appreciated fact about the blues is that storytellers have been around since the beginning.
"You listen to Robert Johnson and Robert Johnson was the original Bob Dylan," Karp said. "His guitar playing supported what he was doing but he told such great stories that people are still playing and singing his tunes eighty years later."
Part of the reason blues duos like Karp & Foley aren't often pegged on the AAA radio dial is because the music industry is so micro-categorized. Karp is careful not to differentiate himself between the seemingly competitive but highly similar styles of folk and blues.
"I never distinguish between songwriting and blues," Karp said. "Today everything is niche marketing. They want to know if you are Americana or what. Are you contemporary blues? Traditional blues? It's ridiculous. You have to sell stuff, sure, but in the end its all music."
Karp & Foley are one of the few artists from the blues world who can walk into the Bluebird Café in Nashville, an intimate listening room famous for acoustic music performed by the composers, and hold their own. Their most recent release, Beyond the Crossroads (Blind Pig), contains 12 original songs written individually and together. That fact alone seems to fit one definition of singer/songwriter.
"The thing about original blues was the story," Foley said. "It was not as much about the instrumental prowess so much as telling the story of what was happening. Memphis Minnie, who is my favorite artist ever, was a singer/songwriter. She wrote her own songs and she just happened to play guitar."
There are facts to suggest that some blues "purists" want to keep the tradition by keeping it airtight under glass. Karp agrees there's nothing wrong with that. But he also says the genre has to breathe to survive.
"It's all about communicating and connecting with people," Karp said. "You can either make them cry, laugh, or dance. But we're all doing this together. That's the beautiful thing about music."
"Originally we were going to call ourselves Butterbeans & Susie but that name was already taken," Foley said with a laugh. "If you're telling your own story in song why not count all the early blues artists as singer/songwriters."
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I should start with the disclaimer that I know Sheridan Voysey a little. He goes to my church, but it's quite a big church and I think our conversation probably has never gone further than me offering him a choice of tea or coffee. But he does sometimes speak from the front, and I once heard him speak about much of what happens in Resurrection Year (2013) and it was very moving. Soon after, I bought the book… and, eventually, I read it.
The book (a memoir of sorts) starts on Christmas Eve, 2010, in Sydney. This is from the opening pages:
"Let's just get some takeaway," Merryn says.
It's dark but the rain has eased as we walk back to the car, with our packet of mince pies and some bread rolls for tomorrow's drive. We get in, shut the doors, and Merryn bursts into tears.
"I feel so depressed," she whimpers.
A Chinese restaurant is open. The motel has a vacant room. We dump our bags on the floor and the food on the table. Merryn collapses on the bed and my heart breaks into a thousand pieces.
I pull out my journal and write:
God, this is cruel – leaving us in the wilderness. We've walked round in circles for years – tired, thirsty, and confused. One minute we've glimpsed the Promised Land, and the next minute you've barred us from entering.
This section is really opening at the midpoint of the story, and it quickly goes back to 2000 to fill in the gaps. Over those ten years, Sheridan and his wife Merryn had been trying to have a child – naturally, through IVF, through adoption. After ten years, they have realised that the final door is closed, and that it almost certainly isn't going to happen.
The first half of this excellent book takes us through those painful years – painful for the waiting and the hoping as much as the disappointment. We more or less know the outcome from the outset, but it is still a heartbreaking journey to witness, and to share. And Voysey writes it approachably, like a friend filling in a friend on the disappointments he and his wife have weathered, so it does feel like we share it.
Alongside this, of course, is the rest of life: Sheridan's career as a radio host goes from strength to strength, while Merryn's career is not going in the direction she wants. What she does want is the chance to work abroad, in an area of science that I couldn't begin to understand. Their plan is to go to Switzerland – I was a step ahead, as I knew perfectly well that they ended up moving to the UK. Indeed, to Oxford. Indeed, my church – which has a little cameo. And that is exactly what they do.
The second half of the memoir looks at their 'resurrection year' – the healing and restoration that God could provide in this move across the world. Certainly it came with its own struggles: while Merryn thrived in her new role, Sheridan had to leave a job he loved, and found it hard to pick up his career in England. And the grief at not having a child couldn't just go away – Voysey writes about how it affected so many parts of life, from planning for the future to being introduced to a pregnant neighbour.
Resurrection Year is not a theology book, but it is centred around God and soaked in the experience of living with Jesus. I don't know what somebody without faith would make of it, to be honest, though I'd be intrigued to hear. Voysey never questions his faith (I think there comes a point in a Christian's life, certainly in mine, where they have seen and heard too much to doubt God's existence) but he and his wife do question Him about why this is happening – and ask themselves if they have made the right choices, and so on. And He answers questions and prayers in unexpected ways during this 'Resurrection Year'. But above all this is really just a beautifully honest book about a couple's experience, told in simple, poignant, disarmingly and almost ruthlessly honest prose.
I read the whole thing in a day or so, and I'm keen to read more by Voysey – and it also makes me wonder what other good faith-based memoirs are out there. Suggestions, please!


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Immigration to America: 1820-1850
The Irish
Catastrophic Potato Famine of 1845-1850
Many Irish people starved and died during this time.
The starving, desperate "Famine Irish" were America's first large refugee group.
The Germans
Political unrest and poor economic conditions in Germany
More opportunities in America
Industries needed willing workers
Western states were eager for settlers
Wisconsin appointed a commissioner of emigration to attract Europeans to the state
Iowa and Minnesota soon followed with similar measures
Immigration Regulation
Steerage Act of 1819
Gave federal government information on immigration
Required that all vessels deliver passenger lists to custom officials
The task of receiving immigrants fell on cities and states, not the federal government.
Immigration By The Numbers
Proportion of immigrants in population jumped from 1.6% in the 1820's to 11.2% in 1860.
By 1860, nearly half of New York's population (48%) was foreign-born.
From an annual figure of about 20,000 in 1831, immigration rose to a record 430,000 in 1854.
America's Foreigners
Poorest of the Population: most Irish arrived destitute
Most Irish and Germans were Catholic
Spoke different languages and dialects
A New Home
Germans: agricultural communities in Ohio, Indiana, Missouri, Texas
Irish: major cities
Life in U.S. was often difficult and unpleasant
Common response was to build ethnic neighborhoods and communities
Immigrant Labor
New York City's rapid growth as a manufacturing center was due to labor of Irish and German workers: 65% of workforce by 1855
Germans clustered in skilled trades
Irish performed most of low-paid labor
86% of day laborers were Irishmen
74% of domestic servants were Irishwomen
Irish Labor
Irish contract workers were essential to completion of the Erie Canal in 1825
Many Irish men and women worked in the Lowell mills and other factories
German Labor
small farmers
skilled trades
Ethnic Communities
Germans settled in "Little Germanies" in New Orleans, St. Louis, Cincinnati, Milwaukee, New York, Philadelphia, and Baltimore
Irish built large communities in Boston and New York
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Limited the number of passengers on ships
Unwelcome in America
Most of the Irish and half of the Germans were Catholics
Unwelcome to Protestant Americans
Native-born Americans were unprepared for "foreignness" and poverty of new immigrants
Reacted with hostility
Irish met with violent anti-Catholicism
Boston was extremely anti-Irish
"No Irish Need Apply" signs went up
Irish were able to get only the worst and poorest-paying jobs
Many Irish neighborhoods were attacked
Impact on America
More diversity in America
Contributed greatly to urban growth
Immigrant labor fueled the nation's expanding economy
Helped turn wilderness into farmland
Many of the changes in industry and transportation would have been impossible without immigrants
Works Cited
Bankston, Carl. "History of U.S. immigration, 1783-1891." salempress.com. Salem Press, Mar. 2010. Web. 14 Nov. 2013.
Faragher, John Mack, Mari Jo Buhle, Daniel Czitrom, and Susan H. Armitage. "Out of Many". New Jersey: Prentice Hall, 2002. Print.
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Under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), more parents and students qualify for a tax credit, the American opportunity credit, to pay for college expenses.
The American opportunity credit originally modified the existing Hope credit for tax years 2009 and 2010, and was later extended for an additional two years –2011 and 2012, making the benefit available to a broader range of taxpayers, including many with higher incomes and those who owe no tax. It also adds required course materials to the list of qualifying expenses and allows the credit to be claimed for four post-secondary education years instead of two. Many of those eligible qualify for the maximum annual credit of $2,500 per student.
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Many expatriates aren't even aware of the fact that they have an obligation to file an income tax return until many years after they have been out of the country. Then….when they do realize that they should have been filing, it seems so overwhelming because it can be difficult to find someone to prepare old missing, unfiled tax returns here in the United States let alone when you're overseas. Expats must file a U.S. Income Tax Return and report their world-wide income from all sources, in any currency, unless it is below the minimum filing requirement. It does not matter where earned, paid or received. They are required to file a Form 1040 every year even if their foreign earned income is below the excludable amount of $91,500 (for 2010). The earned income exclusion is not automatic. It is an election and it can only be elected by filing a U.S. tax return with an attached Form 2555 (Foreign Earned Income).
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Ho Chi Minh City Targets MICE as new ASEAN hot spot – more work to be done!
Vietnam's Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism hosted a seminar this week at ITE HCMC 2016 to highlight their objective of Ho Chi Minh City becoming the next hot spot for MICE tourism in ASEAN countries.
The phalanx of key note speakers and presenters at the afternoon long seminar attended by over 100 delegates included acknowledged regional MICE expert Gilbert Whelan, CEO of Riverledge, USA pictured and other industry leaders and government agency speakers.
The seminar was intended to highlight the potential of the development of Ho Chi Minh City as the hub for MICE tourism to the region and the ability and potential of connecting the city to other regional countries and cities to buyers, media and the world markets attending ITE HCMC 2016.
The speakers shared their practical experiences in MICE, with discussions ranging from the ability of the region and HCMC to deliver to the sector and also issues related to infrastructure and in particular traffic in HCMC and the controversial issue of visa requirement for entering Vietnam, in particular from the USA seen as a significant barrier that needs to be removed.
The seminar also highlighted that the MICE business generally meant dealing with large numbers of visitors and the industry was encouraged to establish links with the services the MICE sector needs, including hotels, restaurants and transportation, with some speakers saying poor infrastructure and lack of policies by government holding development of the sector back.
The HCMC Tourism speaker said that the city had many advantages to fit with the MICE sector including nearly 120 three to five star hotels, with large convention facilities, the international airport, a dynamic economy and diverse tourism products, with MICE accounting for around 22% of HCMC's international arrivals.
In rather stark contrast, Marc Townsend MD of global property firm CBRE said that the city lacked convention spaces, with even the Saigon Exhibition and Convention Centre and the city's luxury hotels including Le Meridien, Caravelle, Sofitel, Renaissance and Intercontinental all having limited space for events, adding that only one of those properties could provide conference space for 2,000 delegates.
Trinh Thi Lan Huong of Vietnamtourism Co said that to promote MICE the authorities needed to join forces with relevant agencies and enterprises to work together to create policy incentives and new products for event organizers to bring more visitors to HCMC.
A majority of speakers commented that cumbersome visa procedures and traffic problems were a disincentive to MICE organizers bringing business to HCMC and Vietnam, with infrastructure and transport problems the tourism sector could resolve on its own.
The seminar closed with a clear message that while the region and HCMC had the potential to be leading MICE destinations, with significant volumes of MICE business currently being attracted, targeting the MICE business and succeeding in attracting greater volumes, will require greater cooperation between the industry, to ensure that targeting the sector is successful.
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An on location from ITE HCMC 2016 report by John Alwyn-Jones