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NYAF to Hold Casshern's American Theatrical Premiere (Updated)
posted on by Egan Loo
The New York Anime Festival (NYAF) has announced that it will premiere Kazuaki Kiriya's live-action film adaptation of the Casshern science-fiction anime series in The ImaginAsian theater on December 8. Paramount released the North American DVD on October 16, but NYAF and Subway Cinema say that their screening will be the American theatrical premiere. The movie's soundtrack producer Shin-go and its military advisor Yasuhiro Koshi will introduce the film before its 10:00 p.m. screening, which will be free to all attendees of the festival. The Independent Film Center will hold a second screening on December 9 for the general public.
Kiriya adapted the 1973 television series with extensive digital effects, similar to his music videos for pop music artist Hikaru Utada. (Utada contributed the movie's ending theme.) Yusuke Iseya stars as Tetsuya, a soldier resurrected as a cyborg. Tetsuya must save humanity from the mutant army that it accidentally spawned.
Update: NYAF has informed ANN that it will present original Japanese version of the film — not the edited American DVD version (which is 20 minutes shorter).


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Day 18 of our 30 Days to Transform Your Play series and we're talking about all those wonderful books which fill our kids' bookshelves.
There is so much to discover in those books but I think much like our children's toys, when they are arranged in a book shelf, their covers hidden, it can be a case of out of sight, out of mind.
But when we put books out on the shelf with different toys and materials we bring attention to those books and offer an opportunity for our children to learn more about their interests; encouraging new vocabulary and ways of playing.
I've written a post about this previously:
"An understanding of how different animals behave; where they live, what they eat, how they live in relation to other animals and the environment, can be played out in elaborate imaginary play scenes. Or their understanding of how a rainbow appears, how a volcano erupts, why the sun sets, or why trees move on a windy day, can all be represented creatively in increasing complexity."
~ Non-fiction Books for a Deeper Level of Play
A book about Australian animals can be placed on the shelf next to a basket of animal figurines and some small world materials. A book about how roads are built or buildings of the world can be placed next to a basket of blocks; inspiring different ways of building.
As they read, they will learn new vocabulary, new ideas and spark new questions. Their understandings will be represented in their play; deepening their play.
Jack and Sarah will often simply look through the books, other times they will ask me to read with them. The pictures and stories inspire their play; the more they read and come to know the pictures and information in the books, the more they use this in their play; learning, unfolding naturally.
- sort through your books
- select any that will be of interest to your child at the moment
- place them on the shelf with some toys and materials
- when you next rotate the toys, create an exploration or an art experience, add a book for further exploration
Share your book and toy set-up on Facebook or on Instagram using #30daystyp
Some books you might like:
- Children of the World: How We Live, Learn, and Play in Poems, Drawings, and Photographs – This book is exquisite!
- Barefoot Book of Knights
- Barefoot Book of Faeries
- Australian Geographic books – we have a few of these (volcanoes, Australian animals, reptiles, how the brain works..) and at only A$4.95 they are great value
- DK Eyewitness books – we have a whole bunch of these books and they are wonderful! We use these books the most. I pick them up at the $5 book shop when I see them. Aldi has also had them on sale at times. I highly recommend them.
- Usborne First Encyclopedia of Science – This is a great book. It has information on the human body, weather, plants, electricity, magnets… usually one page per topic. We use this book a lot of explorations
- First Thousand Words in Japanese – A picture dictionary of everyday Japanese words. Jack and Sarah really love looking through this book and using different words in their play
What are some of your favourite books which can be used to enhance toys, explorations and art experiences?

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|Daisy Ashford in 1919
|Elm Lodge in Petersham, Surrey - Birthplace of Daisy Ashford
Edward III had a second surviving son
1) Lionel of Antwerp, Duke of Clarence (1338-1368) m. 1) Lady Elizabeth de Burgh (1332-1363, descended from Edward I), and had
|3rd Duke of York -
see Generation 5
3) Roger Mortimer, 4th Earl of March (1374-1398) m. Lady Alianore Holland (1370-1405, descended from Edward I), and had
4) Lady Anne Mortimer (1388-1411) m. Richard of York, 3rd Earl of Cambridge (1385-1415, descended from Edward III), and had
5) Richard Plantagenet, 3rd Duke of York (1411-1460) m. Lady Cecily Neville (1415-1495, descended from Edward III), and had
6) Anne Plantagenet, Duchess of Exeter (1439-1476) m. 2) Sir Thomas St Leger (by 1438-1483), and had
7) Anne St Leger (1475-1526) m. George Manners, 11th Lord Ros (1470-1513, descended from Edward I), and had
8) Katherine Manners m. Sir Robert Constable of Everingham (by 1495-1558), and had
9) Sir Marmaduke Constable of Everingham (d. 1574) m. Jane Conyers (d. 1558, descended from Edward III), and had
10) Katherine Constable (c.1556-1579) m. Sir Robert Stapleton of Wighill (1547-1606), and had
11) Jane Stapleton (c.1576-1656) m. Christopher Wyvill, Heir of Constable Burton (1562-1614, descended from Edward III), and had
12) Sir Marmaduke Wyvill, 2nd Baronet of Constable Burton (d. 1648) m. Isabel Gascoigne (b. 1595, descended from Edward III), and had
13) Grace Wyvill (d. aft.1678) m. George Witham of Cliffe Hall (c.1629-1703, descended from Edward III), and had
14) John Witham of Cliffe Hall (1652-aft.1707) m. 1) Elizabeth Standish (d. by 1688, descended from Edward III), and had
15) William Witham of Cliffe Hall (1678-1723) m. Anne Lawson (descended from Edward III), and had
16) Henry Witham of Cliffe Hall (1712-1771) m. Catherine Meaburne (1715-1803, descended from Edward III), and had
|Maria (née Espinasse) Ashford
- see Generation 19
18) Maria Howard (1762-1837) m. 2) Henry William Espinasse of Heatham Lodge (1760-1845), and had
19) Maria Cordelia Espinasse (1802-1882) m. William Ker Ashford of Elm Lodge (1805-1863), and had
20) William Henry Roxburgh Ashford of Elm Lodge (1837-1912) m. Emma Georgiana Walker (1842-1917, descended from Edward I), and had
21) Margaret 'Daisy' Mary Julia Ashford (1881-1972), child prodigy novelist
Ruvigny has Maria Howard (Generation 18 above) on p. 559 of his Anne of Exeter volume:
"3e. Maria Howard, d. 11 June 1837; m. 1st, 6 Aug. 1786, the Hon. George William Petre, b. 10 Jan. 1766; d. 22 Oct. 1797; 2ndly (? as 2nd wife), 1802, Col. Henry Espinasse.
"See the Clarence Volume, pp. 376-377, Nos. 12944-12969."
But the Clarence Volume only covers Maria Howard's issue by her first husband. Through her second marriage, Maria had three children, and five grandchildren, only one of whom - William Henry Roxburgh Ashford (see Generation 20 above) - had issue of his own. All three of William's daughters ('Daisy' Ashford was the eldest of that talented trio) have descendants living today.
Following are genealogical details for the first three generations of descendants of Maria Howard's second marriage. All of these individuals are additions to Ruvigny.
MARIA HOWARD, b. 2 Jan. 1762 Bath, Somersetshire; d. 11 June 1837 Heatham Lodge, Twickenham, Middlesex, bur. same day St Mary Church, Twickenham, yr dau. of Philip Howard of Corby Castle (1730-1810, descended from Edward III) and Anne Witham (1734-1794, descended from Edward III); m. 1st, 16 Aug. 1785 Montzig Castle, Alsace, France, Hon. GEORGE WILLIAM PETRE of Bellhouse, Stanford Rivers, Essex, b. 10 Jan. 1766 Mayfair, London, bap. same day; d. 22 Oct. 1797, bur. 28 Oct. 1797 St Margaret Church, Stanford Rivers, Essex, son of Robert Edward, 9th Baron Petre (1742-1801, descended from Charles II) and his 1st wife Anne Howard (1742-1787, descended from James II of Scotland), and had issue, five sons and one daughter; m. 2nd 10 Dec. 1801 St Mary Church, Twickenham, Col. HENRY WILLIAM ESPINASSE of Heatham Lodge, b. 1760; d. 27 Oct. 1845 Heatham Lodge, bur. 1 Nov. 1845 St Mary Church, Twickenham, yr son of Isaac Espinasse of Mansfield, co Dublin, Ireland (d. 1815) and Mary Magennis, and had further issue, one son and two daughters.
Issue of Maria (Howard) and Col. Henry William Espinasse:
1) MARIA CORDELIA ESPINASSE, b. 13 Sept. 1802; d. 20 Mar. 1882 Elm Lodge, Petersham, Surrey, bur. 25 Mar. 1882 St Peter Church, Petersham; m. 20 Sept. 1832 St Mary Church, Twickenham, WILLIAM KER ASHFORD of Elm Lodge, b. 14 May 1805 Castle Cary, Somersetshire; d. 28 Dec. 1863 Elm Lodge, bur. 4 Jan. 1864 St Peter Church, Petersham, son of William Ashford of Castle Cary and Arabella Bechinoe, and had issue, three sons and one daughter.
Issue of Maria Cordelia (Espinasse) and William Ker Ashford:
1A) JULIA ARABELLA CORDELIA ASHFORD, b. 1833 Heatham Lodge; d. unm. 13 Mar. 1905 Byam Cottage, Petersham, bur. 17 Mar. 1905 St Peter Church, Petersham.
1B) WILLIAM HENRY ROXBURGH ASHFORD of Elm Lodge, an official at the War Office, b. 31 May 1837 Heatham Lodge, bap. 24 June 1837 St Mary Church, Twickenham; d. 1 July 1912 Bexhill-on-Sea, Sussex; m. 1 July 1880 St Elizabeth Roman Catholic Church, Richmond, Surrey, EMMA GEORGIANA (WALKER) LANGLEY, b. 13 Aug. 1842 Eastwood Hall, Nottinghamshire; d. 29 Apr. 1917 Bexhill-on-Sea, widow of Henry William Langley of Torquay (d. 1878), and dau of George Walker of Eastwood Hall (1805-1851) and Emma Crawfurd (1818-1865, descended from Edward I), and had issue, three daughters.
Issue of William and Emma (Walker) (Langley) Ashford:
|William H.R. Ashford, his wife Emma,
and their three daughters c.1885
1B1) MARGARET 'Daisy' MARY JULIA ASHFORD, her novella The Young Visiters written in 1890 when age 9, published in 1919, b. 7 Apr. 1881 Elm Lodge; d. 15 Jan. 1972 Hellesdon, Norwich, Norfolk; m. 9 Jan. 1920, JAMES PATRICK DEVLIN of Hellesdon, b. 1891 Norwich; d. 1956 Hellesdon, son of James Patrick Devlin of Norwich (c.1860-1938) and Hannah Blazey (b. 1860), and had issue, two sons and two daughters.
1B2) MARIA VERONICA 'Vara' ASHFORD, studied art, b. 1882 Petersham, Surrey; d. 29 Jan. 1957 Castillo Hotel Son Vida, Mallorca, Spain; m. 20 June 1920, WILLIAM HUGH GERARD LOWTHER of Canterbury, Kent, b. 4 Jan. 1886 Bristol, Gloucestershire, bap. 29 Mar. 1886 St James Church, Bristol; d. 6 Nov. 1947 Canterbury, son of Launcelot Gerard Lowther of Folkestone, Kent (1856-1932, descended from Edward III) and Martha Ann Florence Parsons (1861-1943), and had issue.
1B3) ANGELA MARY ASHFORD, b. 1884 Elm Lodge; d. 19 Mar. 1968 Kew Gardens, Surrey; m. 1913, TERENCE GEORGE O'CONNOR of Hastings, Sussex, bap. 9 Sept. 1881 St John Church, Balham, Surrey; d. 9 July 1930 Hastings, son of John Peter O'Connor of Bexhill-on-Sea (1856-1910) and Alice Beatrice Joan Greene (1857-1936), and had issue.
1C) FRANCIS ASHFORD, b. 1840; d. young 1846.
1D) Lt. HENRY WILLIAM ASHFORD, b. 21 Jan. 1842; d. unm. 2 July 1864 Malta, bur. there.
|St Mary Church, Twickenham
2) JAMES GEORGE ESPINASSE, b. Heatham Lodge, bap. 22 Nov. 1803 St Mary Church, Twickenham; d. in infancy Heatham Lodge, bur. 21 June 1804 St Mary Church, Twickenham.
3) JULIA MARY ESPINASSE, b. 1805; d. as a result of childbirth, bur. 22 Dec. 1837 St Mary Church, Twickenham; m. 10 Oct. 1833 St Mary Church, Twickenham, as his 1st wife, GEORGE BEAUCHAMP COLE of Twickenham, b. 6 Jan. 1807, bap. 7 Feb. 1807 St Mary Church, Twickenham; d. 8 Dec. 1881 Brighton, Sussex, son of Stephen Thomas Cole of Twickenham (1765-1835) and Lady Elizabeth Henriette Stanley (1777-1857, descended from Henry VII), and had issue, one daughter.
Issue of Julia Mary (Espinasse) and George Beauchamp Cole:
3A) JULIA MARY HENRIETTA COLE, b. Dec. 1837 Twickenham, bap. 7 May 1838 St Mary Church, Twickenham; d. unm. 16 Apr. 1924 Langley Vale, Epsom, Surrey.
The next post will cover some Edward III descents for Henry William Petre of Dunkenhalgh Hall, Maria Howard's son by her first husband, which are not currently in Leo's Genealogics or the Roglo databases.
Cheers, -------Brad


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Q1: Are the provisions from these recommendations clear and sufficiently detailed to be used in the context of cloud outsourcing? ESBG welcomes the opportunity to review and comment on these draft Recommendations.
At the moment, the legislation and supervision applicable to the use of cloud services are currently the purview of national authorities, which leads to different legal frameworks across the European Union. This has multiple implications: banks may be constrained in contracting a cloud service provider located in another Member State (this is also an issue for banks active in several Member States), banks may be at a competitive disadvantage vis-à-vis both other incumbents located in Member States with less stringent regulation, and vis-à-vis newcomers. There is hence urgency for legal certainty and harmonization in using cloud service providers cross-border, and for clarity and harmonization of the supervisory requirements applicable to banks in this respect.
Currently, there are a couple of obstacles that prevent financial services firms from using cloud computing services providers (CSP). These issues can be summarised as follows:
ESBG welcomes these Recommendations which represent a first step towards meeting the wishes that guidelines should be adopted to ensure a common approach by regulators/supervisors regarding procedures and methodologies and that should provide the banking sector the necessary clarity for the adoption of cloud solutions, a step that would provide significant benefits for the industry.
ESBG nevertheless would like to formulate the following remarks:
Special attention should be paid to avoid inconsistencies between regulations or accumulation of similar obligations resulting from different regulations (on location of data or security for instance).
Moreover, despite the clarification of these guidelines it is essential that the European Commission takes some initiatives to constrain CSP's to implement a main part of EBA Recommendations.
ESBG would suggest the following actions to be designed to facilitate access to cloud solutions and the development of cloud in the banking industry:
ESBG believes that there are some areas in which these Recommendations can be improved, regarding some specific practical hurdles banking entities have found during recent years. ESBG has some specific comments related to the various sections of the draft Recommendations. Please find those comments herewith. Section 4.2 Duty to adequately inform supervisors. Even though ESBG agrees with the detailed list of data outsourcing institutions are expected to inform competent authorities on, it needs to be taken into account that the load of regulatory and supervisory reporting has increased significantly during recent years, and that clarity is needed for expectations to be fulfilled. Therefore, ESBG would suggest that EBA proposes a template form for ex ante reporting of projects including outsourcing to cloud services, so that reporting to different national competent authorities is harmonized.
Section 4.3 Access and audit rights. ESBG positively regards the recognition on these Recommendations of the right of access to a cloud service providers' business premises (including all sorts of devices, systems, networks and data) and the right to undertake unrestricted inspections and auditing. However, both EBA and competent authorities need to take into account that in practice the physical access to the business premises of a cloud services provider hardly allows an outsourcing institution to properly observe the treatment and path of the data on cloud infrastructures. Actually, the amount of data outsourced is so large that it is inconceivable that a physical access to the business premises of the provider helps analyse any relevant information. As a consequence of that, the EBA should consider including in section 4.3 dispositions ensuring that virtual access to data, with continuous monitoring capabilities for the outsourcing institution, is granted to outsourcing institutions and competent authorities. Otherwise, these recommendations risk of soon becoming irrelevant in practical terms. And in order to adequately monitor the compliance of contractual arrangements in relation to the rights of access and the right to audit, ongoing supervision by national competent authorities should be enhanced on these EBA recommendations.
Section 4.5 Security of data and systems. This section properly recognizes the need that CSPs comply with contractual arrangements regarding security terms, especially those related to confidentiality, privacy, data protection and cybersecurity. ESBG completely agrees with the idea that the adoption of cloud solutions by financial entities has to come hand-to-hand with CSPs' obligation to deliver all the security measures required by the former, and that the enforcement of this can be significantly enhanced through supervisory activities. Currently not every requirement in relation to cybersecurity issues is fully met by all CSPs, which hinders the adoption of cloud solutions. In particular, ESBG has identified the following critical requirements that are hardly ensured by CSPs: (i) a secure infrastructure of keys and encryption, ensuring multiple encryption of data with keys stored in the financial entities' infrastructure; (ii) traceability of all data stored in cloud infrastructures; (iii) certified security mechanisms; and (iv) compliance with data protection and privacy rules.
As a consequence of that, banks and other financial entities acting as cloud service consumers need assurance that all contract terms are fulfilled by CSPs, as they all affect the security level around the data outsourced. Two main challenges arise when negotiating contract arrangements with CSPs: (i) CSPs are not always able to comply with specific contract terms in practice (e.g. user' and supervisor's right to audit), and (ii) CSP are not always willing neither to negotiate their template contracts in order to accommodate to different regulations and national or entity specificities nor to include non-regulated issues into contractual arrangements. The position CSPs are adopting in contractual negotiations arise from the fact that they are not required to comply with the regulatory and supervisory rules banks are entitled to. Hence, taking this into account, a common regulatory framework should be developed so as to facilitate compliance with a commonly understood set of minimum requirements to operate in the EU, translated into a core of minimum contractual arrangements to be included in all contractual relationships between CSPs and their users, certainly:
Section 4.6 Location of data and data processing. Paragraph 19 of the draft recommendations state that institutions should take "special care" when entering into and managing outsourcing agreement undertaken outside the EEA. However, ESBG considers that this approach may not be enough in order to properly enforce and supervise the current EU regulatory framework under contractual arrangements for outsourcing to cloud service providers. Therefore, ESBG suggests EBA recommends that, every time it is possible, outsourced data stays in the EEA, and that the localization and processing of data outside the EEA is left only for cases in which the data is actually exchanged between data centres in and out of the EEA.
Section 4.7 Chain outsourcing. In relation to the previous issue, ESBG would suggest that special consideration is given to the localization of the data in cases of chain outsourcing. National competent authorities should take a rather strict approach in relation to CSPs outsourcing cloud services to providers that place data outside the EEA.
Section 4.8 Contingency plans and exit strategies. ESBG suggests differentiating regulatory and supervisory expectations for contingency planning referring to the exit to other providers or inwards (back to internal infrastructures). As paragraph 27 of the draft recommendations states, "an outsourcing institution should also ensure that they are able to exit cloud outsourcing arrangements if needed without undue disruption to their provision of services, or adverse effects on their compliance with the regulatory regime and without detriment to the continuity and quality of its provision of services to clients". This issue, including every aspect mentioned in detail in that paragraph, must be included in contractual arrangements between a bank and a cloud services provider. ESBG fully agrees with exit to other providers having to be ensured by contractual arrangements. However, ESBG finds it very difficult in practice to ensure exit to internal infrastructures, and this should be considered by both the EBA and national competent authorities. Therefore, ESBG would suggest modifying paragraph 27.c) as follows:
"(c) Ensure the outsourcing agreement includes an obligation on the cloud service provider to orderly transfer the activity and that of the subcontractors to another service provider or to the direct management of the outsourcing institution in case of the termination of the outsourcing agreement." They could be more detailed on the contingency plans and exit strategies. The exit plan depends mainly on the good will of the cloud service provider (CSP) and the use of standards format that allows migration of data. Specific obligations must be imposed on CSPs regarding migration process and standardization. In our view the continuity plan should be the responsibility of the CSP and this should be reflected in the contracting of the institution with the CSP. It is up to the CSP to provide an exit solution to its customers and justification to the regulator.
Q2: Are there any additional areas which should be covered by these recommendations in order to achieve convergence of practices in the context of cloud outsourcing? No, the scope of these recommendations is sufficient. As expressed answering to the first question, the main priority should be, in parallel to the guidelines, to help banks: to spell out guiding principles for contractual terms with CSPs. and to be reassured on the fact that they have met the technical, legal and security standards defined by the European Banking Authority or the European Commission when adopting cloud services (through certification of cloud solutions). About ESBG (European Savings and Retail Banking Group) The European Savings and Retail Banking Group is a Brussels-based association that helps its member savings and retail banks thrive, focus on providing service to local communities and boost SMEs. ESBG brings together nearly 1000 savings and retail banks in 21 European countries that believe in a common identity for policy in Europe. Its members represent one of the largest European retail banking networks, comprising one-third of the retail banking market in the European Union, with 190 million customers, more than 60,000 outlets, total assets of €7.1 trillion, non-bank deposits of €3.5 trillion, and non-bank loans of €3.7 trillion. ESBG members come together to agree on and promote common positions on relevant regulatory or supervisory matters.
European Savings and Retail Banking Group – aisbl Rue Marie-Thérèse, 11 ■ B-1000 Brussels ■ Tel: +32 2 211 11 11 ■ Fax : +32 2 211 11 99 email@example.com ■ www.wsbi-esbg.org
Published by ESBG. August 2017.


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How not to buy a stolen bike from a deaf man on Craigslist
1. "So you still want a bike?"
2. It's your 22nd birthday and dad's feeling generous. Become a pogo stick in the movie theater lobby after reading dad's text. Remember there are kids around, their eyes wary. Board the escalator. Don't scare the kids.
3. Compile 7 weeks of research to find a bike that meets all your requirements: credible company, hybrid, 17″ frame, reasonable bargain. Find a Trek FX 7.3 on Craigslist going for $300. Plan to haggle the price like it's a Middle Eastern bazaar or the Middle Ages–some flour for your rooster. Give the phone number a try.
4. Flounder as an operator infroms you that the recipient party is deaf. She'll interpret. Give it a go.
5. He says it's his girlfriend's bike, who bought it two years ago "tops." Ask for $250. He's quick to settle. Have that single second mind pry where you debate whether his girlfriend is also deaf. Bless your friends for teaching you to Brita Filter yourself.
6. Call the owner of the local bike shop to make sure you're getting a good deal. Feel supreme when he says that bike typically sells new for $650. Feel obscene that you may be swindling a deaf man.
Get over it because can't he look these things up on Google too? Plan to meet at D.C.'s Union Station.
7. Go gaga over bike gags. Send Snapchats of your basket and bell purchases. Spend money because you're a sucker for cute, who loves blogging with coffee and peanut butter nearby because your a cliche.
8. Run your Craigslist dealings by your dad. He tells you to write up a contract, a sort of, receipt. Agree because you've seen enough Judge Judys and People's Court to hear him out.
9. Email the seller for the bike's serial number so you can search it on the National Bike Registry and bike index. When he doesn't respond after a cushiony three days, start to snoop. Find a bike on the stolen section that matches the description of the seller's bike. Note that the bike went missing the same day the seller posted and around the same area in which he lives. Feel briefly caffeinated.
10. Discover Hal Ruzal. Buy a $100 bike lock out of fear of becoming that person who discovers empty air where their back wheel should be.
11. With soaring blood pressure, become your mother's daughter and pack your backpack with pepper spray. (As if you're going to blind a deaf man?!) and call a police station in D.C. for a police escort. Practice shadowboxing for a moment. Feel silly stick your fists into your pockets, kiss the mezuzah and prepare to meet the man with a notebook in hand.
12. On the Metro, devise a name for your bike. The bike is technically a women's bike, because it doesn't have that carbon bar violating your leg space, but you can name your transgender bike whatever you want. Want "Rauol." A strong Parisian name suitable for the type of character who'd pull a bottle of rosé from a wicker basket and invite you to dine on his estate.
13. Dream of estates.
14. Scout for policemen along Union Station's outer perimeter. Pick a spot between two guards and a bike shop, just in case you need the bike evaluated.
15. Wait.
16. And walk.
17. Call Twice. Email Thrice.
18. Realize he never gave you his cellphone number.
19. Answer your mother's phone call. Debate whether to clue her into your frustration. Get out ten measly words: "I'm meeting this guy who's selling his bike on Craigslist." Get stopped short and flung into a tornado of motherly monologues:
"Do not go anywhere with that man. If he tells you that his bike isn't here, it's somewhere else, don't go anywhere with him. Do you hear me Ellie, do not get into THAT MAN'S CAR!!!…"
*INSERT Peanuts teacher/foghorn*
20. Too much. End the conversation quickly, clumsily.
21. Wilted and rejected, crawl your way back to school bike-less. About 15 minutes later get a call from Rauol's captor. Learn that there was a family emergency, so he wasn't able to make it. Realize the double-edged sword of hoping he's telling the truth, in turn noting how horrible it sounds to wish harm on his relative. He doesn't give a reason why he didn't contact you sooner.
22. If you still wish to buy the bike, he can come to you. Yes, outside your local police station is fine, but he doesn't have a car either, so he'll Metro. Fine. You ask for his cell number. The interpreter responds that his cell company cut him off because he couldn't pay his bills.
23. With the final red flag raised, tip your hat, say "thanks but no thanks", and hightail it out of this Craigslist crapshoot.
24. Call your sister and dribble about your crushed dreams of Raoul and creme brulee. Pucker when she tells you that if he desperately needs the money, you can probably get him to go lower on the price.
25. Though you're crushed, brush off your torn kneecaps, and think of how G-d saved you from pawning a questionably stolen bike. Then, when you're calm, cool and collected, hate shame Craigslist. Nothing like customer feedback.
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Unified Payments Interface (UPI) is a platform that powers multiple bank accounts into a single mobile application (of any participating bank), merging several banking features, seamless fund routing & merchant payments into one hood. It also caters to the �Peer to Peer� collect request which can be scheduled and paid as per requirement and convenience.
UPI stands for Unified Payments Interface (UPI) which is a platform provided by NPCI to facilitate interoperability amongst various banks. It�s a one stop solution for multiple bank accounts , one app. It allows all account holders to send and receive money using their smartphones with a single identifier � virtual payments address ( VPA) / UPI ID � without entering any bank account information. Therefore, customers do not need to know the payee's or payer�s IFS code, bank account details, etc. and this makes the process simpler.
All transactions on UPI are authenticated by a 2 factor authentication. A Debit transaction can only be initiated through your VPA / UPI ID on your device and it requires an MPIN to authenticate the transaction. Regulated by NPCI,user share their VPA only instead of sensitive information like account details, IFS Code etc.
A virtual payment address (VPA)/UPI ID is which you create and link to any of your bank accounts to make secure payments. VPA / UPI ID can be used instead of Account & IFSC to transfer funds. Each VPA/ UPI ID is unique to the user.
How is UPI unique?
- Immediate money transfer through mobile device round the clock 24*7 and 365 days.
- Single mobile application for accessing different bank accounts.
- Single Click 2 Factor Authentication � Aligned with the Regulatory guidelines, yet provides for a very strong feature of seamless single click payment.
- Virtual address of the customer for Pull & Push provides for incremental security with the customer not required to enter the details such as Card no, Account number; IFSC etc.
- Bill Sharing with friends.
- Best answer to Cash on Delivery hassle, running to an ATM or rendering exact amount.
- Merchant Payment with Single Application or In-App Payments.
- Utility Bill Payments, Over the Counter Payments, Bar code (Scan and Pay) based payments.
- Donations, Collections, Disbursements Scalable.
- Raising Complaint from Mobile App directly.
Participants in UPI
- Payer PSP
- Payee PSP
- Remitter Bank
- Beneficiary Bank
- Bank Account holders
- Merchants
UPI – Benefits to the Ecosystem participants
Benefits for banks:
- Single click Two Factor authentication
- Universal Application for transaction
- Leveraging existing infrastructure
- Safer, Secured and Innovative
- Payment basis Single/ Unique Identifier
- Enable seamless merchant transactions
Benefits for end Customers:
- Round the clock availability
- Single Application for accessing different bank accounts
- Use of Virtual ID is more secure, no credential sharing
- Single click authentication
- Raise Complaint from Mobile App directly
Benefits for Merchants:
- Seamless fund collection from customers – single identifiers
- No risk of storing customer�s virtual address like in Cards
- Tap customers not having credit/debit cards
- Suitable for e-Com & m-Com transaction
- Resolves the COD collection problem
- Single click 2FA facility to the customer – seamless Pull
- In-App Payments (IAP)
Registration in UPI enabled application
Steps for Registration:
- User downloads the UPI application from the App Store/Banks website
- User creates his/her profile by entering details like name, virtual id (payment address), password etc.
- User goes to �Add/Link/Manage Bank Account� option and links the bank and account number with the virtual id
Generating UPI � PIN:
- User selects the bank account from which he/she wants to initiate the transaction
- User clicks one of the option –
a. Change M-PIN
In the case of 3(a) –
- User receives OTP from the Issuer bank on his/her registered mobile number
- User now enters last 6 digits of Debit card number and expiry date
- User enters OTP and enters his preferred numeric UPI PIN( UPI PIN that he would like to set) and clicks on Submit
- After clicking submit, customer gets notification (successful or decline)
In the case of 2(b) –
- User enters his old UPI PIN and preferred new UPI PIN (UPI PIN that he would like to set) and clicks on Submit
- After clicking submit, customer gets notification (successful or failure)
Performing a UPI Transaction:
A. PUSH � sending money using virtual address
- User logs in to UPI application
- After successful login, user selects the option of Send Money/Payment
- User enters beneficiary�s/Payee virtual id, amount and selects account to be debited
- User gets confirmation screen to review the payment details and clicks on Confirm
- User now enters UPI PIN
- User gets successful or failure message
PULL � Requesting money:
- User logs in to his bank�s UPI application
- After successful login, user selects the option of collect money (request for payment)
- User enters remitters/payers virtual id, amount and account to be credited
- User gets confirmation screen to review the payment details and clicks on confirm
- The payer will get the notification on his mobile for request money
- Payer now clicks on the notification and opens his banks UPI app where he reviews payment request
- Payer then decides to click on accept or decline
- In case of accept payment, payer will enter UPI PINto authorize the transaction
- Transaction complete, payer gets successful or decline transaction notification
- Payee/requester gets notification and SMS from bank for credit of his bank account
Mobile Banking Registration is possible only if the mobile number (which is to be registered) is registered with the Issuer Bank for SMS Alerts/mobile alerts. UPI can be accessed on all platforms viz. Android / iOS � The Apps have been developed by members on Android 4.2.2 and above/iOS 8.1 and above platforms.
Read More: Google Tez UPI based app and its benefits?
How is UPI different from Mobile Wallets?
There is no concept of loading money in UPI. It�s direct account to account transfer using VPA/ UPI ID. A Wallet usually charges anything between 1 to 4 % for reversal of money from wallet to account. In UPI, money resides within the account itself, hence there is no scope of reversal as well as loading. Daily transaction limit is 1 lakh which is higher than any wallet and it is inter-operable across any UPI app. A wallet is not inter-operable with any other. Sender and receiver party has to have the same wallet to transfer funds. Through UPI, sender and receiving party can choose to have any UPI app available today.
Difference between NEFT, IMPS and UPI
|Transaction initiation point
|Must be initiated from the Sender/Remitter bank's app
|Must be initiated from the Sender/Remitter bank's app
|Can be initiated from any bank's UPI app to debit the chosen Sender/Remitter bank account
|Types of transfers possible
|Only push transfers or payment transactions possible
|Only push transfers or payment transactions possible
|Both push & pull transfers possible i.e. both Payment & Collect transactions possible
|Beneficiary details needed
|Need Beneficiary bank account details such as IFS code & Account Number
|Need Beneficiary Mobile phone number and the MMID for the specific account or Account Number and IFC Code
|Need only the Beneficiary UPI ID
|Beneficiary addition
|Pre-addition & bank approval of NEFT Beneficiary needed before transfer can be done
|Pre-addition & bank approval of IMPS Beneficiary needed before transfer can be done(except for a few banks)
|No pre-addition or approval of Beneficiary required;one can simply transfer to Beneficiary UPI ID
|Complexity of transfer details
|The IFS Codes being bank & branch specific are particularly inconvenient to use
|The MMIDs being bank issued & different for each account, are difficult to remember
The IFS Codes being bank & branch specific are particularly inconvenient to use
|The UPI ID is user-generated
|Speed of transfer
|Batch processed at pre-set NEFT timings
|2FA(Two factor Authentication)
|First factor: Bank specific Internet/Mobile Banking Login ID & password
|First factor: Bank specific Internet/Mobile Banking Login ID & password
|First factor: First factor is device hardbinding where device ID and SIM(mobile number) combination is stored. User can use UPI app installed only from his device which has his registered mobile number with bank
|Second Factor: OTP and/or Transaction Password/Debit Card Grid
|Second Factor: OTP and/or Transaction Password/Debit Card Grid
|Second Factor: A user selected 4 or 6-digit M-PIN;no more waiting for OTP or fetching your Debit Card for grid values!
|Per transaction limit
|Rs 10 lakhs
|Rs 10,000 using MMID and mobile Number;higher for transfers using IFS Code & Account number
|Currently Rs 1 lakh
All the major public and private sector banks in India has released their UPI based payments app. You can download their apps from Google Playstore and Apple iStore. Apart from the banks, digital wallets like Paytm has also integrated UPI features into their digital wallet apps.


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I recently moved from my hometown of Los Angeles to Albuquerque, NM. People think I'm crazy since most musicians WANT to be in L.A. Well. L.A. is lovely, and I can appreciate the allure of the bight lights. But being from L.A. myself, I can tell you that it's not all it's chalked up to be – and if you're not from there, it can break your heart (not to mention your soul). Instead, I chose to follow my heart (which has been pulled for years - no real logic), to the Land of Enchantment! I'm…Continue


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The Habitent is rain-resistant, I'm told.
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I am pleased to announce that MuzHack members are now able to inform of their availability for workshops, which to me goes hand in hand with publishing open music hardware, as it allows makers to connect with their audience (and vice versa). It should also allow for more efficient (and enjoyable) sharing of knowledge and […]
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Stack Overflow and Markdown Stack Overflow is a familiar, and cherished, name to many a programmer these days. No wonder, as it is nothing short of an ingenious way of finding answers to the many problems you come across as you're writing code. Myself I can't remember the last time I consulted a book on […]
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The whole experience got me to thinking what time of houses are my favorites? As it turns out. I love older houses from the 1950's & 1960's - they have so much character and charm. I enjoy homes that are move in ready, but leave room for buyers to add their own style. I enjoy open floor plans, big kitchens and southern charm. I enjoy big closets, renovated bathrooms, and areas that lend themselves to outside entertainment.
The above is one of my favorite southern/shabby chic kitchen photos I came across awhile back. It is whimsical, clean and you can tell speaks to the owners personality.. So what would you look for in a house?? what is your favorite??
ps.. for those Alpha Chi readers, one of our favorites today boasted an amazing dark wood door with red and green stained class.. My friend & I (both Alpha Chis) fell in love with the house after seeing the door, then both laughed later that we could be so easily charmed by something cosmetic.. Upon entering the house, we noted that the owner had a lyre jewelry tower in her walk-in closet. Some may say it is silly but we decided it was a sign.
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WWWHHHHHAATTT????? I saw you called - sorry I didn't get it; I was out running boring errands and I can't usually do both. Did you check to see if the owner is an AXO???? Did you take a picture of the dark wood and stained glass? Sounds nice.ReplyDelete
Word of advice - if you get a house older than 1985 - be prepared to change the plumbing at some point. Make sure you have enough "play money" that if upgrades haven't been made to the bathrooms and kitchens, you can afford to do it. I wanted a 50s/60s house and MM said NO (as did my momma and daddy b/c of the cost of upgrades - sad ... marry rich; that might work better) xoxo & WDA
omg that is SO COOL that the house had a lyre jewelry tower & red & green glass doors!!! ahh I wonder if the owner was an AXO? Kinda sounds like it!ReplyDelete
Glad you both enjoyed the post..We looked up the last name of the owner, and referenced her address with the data base with no avail. My friend is taking her fiance by the house on Sunday, and if they decide to proceed, I am sure they will ask the owner!! So fun!ReplyDelete


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ASUS Maximus II GENE mATX Motherboard
Synthetic Memory Results
Published: 29th July 2009 | Source: Asus | Price: £132.24 |
SiSoftware Sandra (the System ANalyser, Diagnostic and Reporting Assistant) is an information & diagnostic utility capable of benchmarking the performance of individual components inside a PC. Each of the benchmarks below were run a total of five times with the highest and lowest scores being discarded and an average being calculated from the remaining three.
Everest is in many ways similar to Sisoft Sandra. Focusing mainly on software and hardware information reporting, Everest also comes with a benchmark utility suitable for testing the read, write and latency performance of the memory subsystem. Each of these benchmarks were performed a total of 5 times with the highest and lowest scores being discarded and an average calculated from the remaining three.
Results Analysis
Interestingly the memory benchmarks are a bit of a mixed bag with the overclocked settings taking the lead in the bandwidth results but then loosing out in the latency. Pretty strange considering the timings remained the same in both configurations and the memory divider, which should have only affected bandwidth, was the only thing to be changed.
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wow that was weird i was just looking at this board on scan thinking about getting one, thanks for teh review Quote
No probs. TBH I REALLY like this board. SO much I'm tempted to buy one and build an 'uber htpc'.Quote
lololol just what im thinking mate,and also what shal i do? either wait for a p55 matx board or just get this one?Quote
Jim, you have officially ruined my plan for payday.
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Great review, looks to be an awesome board!Quote
wow - I didn't realise this one was coming out!
It looks a lot better (aesthetically) than the DFI equivalent, so I may well get one.
Thanks for the brilliant review Jim!
It looks a lot better (aesthetically) than the DFI equivalent, so I may well get one.
Thanks for the brilliant review Jim!


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This book comprises 7 mock tests with an additional past paper from 2012-2013 (Hanoi). Each test includes 4 parts: Listening, Vocabulary and Grammar, Reading and Writing and the overall score for each test is 10 points. I hope that through this book, you will get more confidence in taking the coming entrance exam in this June and show more self-esteem on proving your ability on the test. The reference materials were recorded in the last page so you can find them and explore more.
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Updated: Changed the postal address for the form.
If you want to apply for Advance Assurance before your first claim for R&D tax relief you can:
- apply online (you'll need to sign in or set up a tax account through the Government Gateway using the credentials that HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) sent to your company when it registered for online filing)
- fill in the form on-screen (you can save a partly completed form), print and post it to HMRC
- fill in the form on-screen (you can only save this form once it's fully completed)
Don't use this form to make a claim for R&D tax relief or to make changes to an existing R&D tax relief claim.
When you're filling in your application for Advance Assurance you'll need:
- your company accounts
- your company registration documents from Companies House
- any HMRC correspondence
- previous company tax returns (not needed for new companies)
- the name of a main contact, for example a research manager or company director with direct knowledge of the company's R&D
HMRC may ask the main contact, to discuss your application.
Please send postal forms to:
Local Compliance
I & R Unit Manchester (AA)
Newcastle upon Tyne
Before you start
The forms that you use to apply by post are interactive (ones that you complete on screen). If you want to be able to save a partly filled in form you must use Adobe Reader to complete it.
Download the latest version of Adobe Reader for free.
To ensure the form opens in Adobe Reader, review your browser settings to make Adobe Reader the default program for opening PDF documents. Alternatively, you can save the document and then open it with Adobe Reader; as a:
- Windows user, you should right click on the form link then select 'Save target as' or 'Save link as'
- Mac user, you should right click on the form link then select 'Save linked file as'
You can then:
- save the form (the recommended place is in the documents folder)
- use Adobe Reader to open the form
If the form still doesn't open, then contact the Online Services helpdesks for more help.
Related guidance
Types of R&D that qualify for relief
Guidance on the types of R&D that qualify for relief.
Kinds of costs you can claim for
Guidance on the types of costs that you can claim R&D relief on.
Research and Development: Advance Assurance
Information about R&D Advance Assurance for small companies and how to apply.
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On Tuesday, September 13th, the city of Tampa will host the mother of all rate hearings. Master of ceremonies, Insurance Commissioner Kevin McCarty, has my sympathy. It will be a televised, choreographed, media event–with buses of pre-fab sign-wavers, some protesting to their own detriment duped into doing so by trial lawyers, public adjusters and one senator.
About two weeks back Chip Merlin, a friend, trial lawyer and the founder of FAPIA (Florida Association of Public Adjusters); and his associate, former state Insurance Consumer Advocate(ICA), Sean Shaw, separately indicated they would take another look at the issue(s).
It's now Sunday afternoon, two days before the rate hearing. Neither has let me know the results of any re-examination. To his credit, Sean Shaw did say he was not ignoring me and had a busy travel schedule, which I'm sure is true.
The only word I've seen from Chip is a blog on how Florida's new ICA had "accepted" his argument that "… 2000% rate hikes just don't make sense and are dangerous to our state's economy." He attached a copy of the release in question, in which Robin Westcott did say she favored "incremental implementation" but, did not mention "2000%" or say anything about it being "dangerous" to our state's economy. And, she certainly did not say "…it doesn't make sense."
This approach, expanding statements of others to help an argument the other person wasn't even addressing, might be unintentional, I don't know. But…it's testament to the problem. Exaggeration, misdirection, unproven statements and assumptions, and most of all…a complete refusal to address the specific issue(s) posed by me and others. Look at the responses given by Ginny Stevans, an independent activist and Bill Newton with the Florida Consumer Action Network to a blog built around the fact that only 20% of those in Citizens choose to purchase sinkhole activity coverage.
Ms Stevans compares Florida's premiums with other states and talks about subsidizing floods and earthquakes. She says Homeowners policies (hers) covers earthquakes. She dismisses my statement that only 20% buy sinkhole activity coverage as though it's irrelevant. I know Bill Newton, and respect his intentions but, he actually equates sales and property taxes that everyone must pay (if they buy stuff or own property) with sinkhole activity coverage that only 20% of those insured in a government pool choose to buy; and, the pool only insures about 17% of Florida's homeowners. He never even mentions the fact that a portion of those who received sinkhole "activity" payouts don't spend the money on the repairs they claimed they needed the money for. What's going on?
Worse, the media reproduces many of these type of statements seemingly without question. Read the articles. You decide. To my knowledge, no consumer advocate, save Robin Westcott, has done the simplest of things….been completely honest with "all" the people.
It's possible Chip and Sean are waiting until after next Tuesday's hearing to announce their findings, which would be too late. Or, maybe they aren't planning on saying anything, I don't know.
But, Sean, Chip, Bill Newton… if you want to be honest, completely honest, with all consumers; I've put together some statements below that you can address by either proving them to be wrong, revealing them to be exaggerations or stating how your statements or protests to the contrary might have inadvertently mislead some consumers. If nothing else, this is a good place to start.
Tell me where I'm wrong! You don't even have to produce the proof, just tell me where you think I'm incorrect and how you would disprove my statement "if" you had the inclination. Do this from the podium next Tuesday or not, but…at least address the issue.
Here are the statements; true or false:
- Sinkhole claims deterioration is indisputable. Using the Florida Senate report in late 2010 or the OIR data call report (or numerous other government studies), independent actuarial analysis shows: sinkhole claims against private insurers nearly doubled from 2008 to 2009 and tripled from 2008 to 2010; the number of sinkhole claims filed against Citizens also more than doubled from 2008 to 2010; the overall cost is likely $400 Million to $1.4 Billion for the private market, coupled with $150-$500 million for Citizens alone, before the end of 2012. True or false?
- Every Homeowners policy provides coverage for damage due to sinkhole collapse. The rate increase applies only to "elective" coverage, the payout of which is most often spent on something other than repairing the "alleged" damage. True or false?
- Only 1 in 5 Citizens policyholders in Sinkhole alley "chooses" to buy the elective coverage (sinkhole activity) today; even fewer in the rest of the state. Citizens current sinkhole premiums result, therefore, in a subsidy that flows from a majority of Citizens policyholders (80%) to a minority (20%) most of whom pocket their claim payment. Therefore, via Citizens first tier assessment, everybody else, including retiree's on fixed incomes, pays for an optional and, often unnecessary, coverage. True or false?
- Many of those who will pay assessments for the deficiency in Citizens sinkhole premiums don't even own property; some, perhaps, because they can't afford to. For this reason, advocating against this rate "adjustment" is, on its face, selfish. In essence, it's a subsidy for only 20% of those in certain areas at the expense of others who are both in and out of those areas. True or false?
- Stating that many mortgage lenders require sinkhole activity coverage and that many people would be foreclosed or have the coverage "force placed" is false. There are 240 state chartered banks in Florida. Only two may have previously required sinkhole activity coverage. (if wrong, please provide a list). Both believed that sinkhole coverage was for catastrophic collapse. It's been revealed that one has rescinded its requirement; presumably because it learned the truth. The other bank (like all the rest) does not require any land movement coverage in the rest of the country; including earthquakes in California–an indication it thought its Florida requirement was for catastrophic collapse as well. But, forget the specific numbers; only a few residential lenders actually require the purchase of sinkhole activity coverage. True or false?
- Moving a mortgage usually carries some cost, but…if people began to do so, the few banks requiring sinkhole activity coverage (if there are any) will join the remaining majority that don't. Why aren't you advocating that requiring sinkhole activity coverage in connection with a mortgage is wrong? After all, 238 state chartered banks do not require it. Stating that "many" mortgages require sinkhole coverage, without proving it, makes your motives transparent. You should be arguing that lenders be prohibited from forcing the purchase of sinkhole activity coverage; especially when they don't require earth movement coverage of any type anywhere else. True or false?
- It's wrong to imply that anyone's premium will go up 2000%. Again, the increase only applies to the small portion of the premium for an "optional" coverage and it's only 2000% in a select number of zip codes. True or false?


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A workshop in the Cyber Security, Protecting Business Online series designed to guide SMEs through the requirements and pitfalls of Cyber security providing practical, cost-effective advice and solutions. Each workshop looks at a different aspect of cyber security from governance to tactical planning for an attack.
Security leadership starts from the top. This workshop explores frameworks suitable for SMEs to put in place, identifying the best way to manage security for the organisation including ensuring security risks have been considered and policies defining necessary security measures are in place.
Topics include
Why your organisation is a target of cyber crime
Different approaches to security management in small organisations
Defining a risk management program for your organisation
Which cyber security risks should be in your organisation risk register
What security policies your organisation should consider
Building the right security culture for your organisation
During the workshop we will work through examples. We will review templates that could be used as a starting point for implementation in your organisation, discussing many of the security measures from both sides of the fence.
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>> June 9, 2010
Dear Valued Customers,
Launching of Pre-Order Corner.......
Now, you can own some unique pieces from oversea. We are bringing you a lot of lovely clothing origin from Taiwan. Yes, all the clothing are ordered from Taiwan.
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text: Last weekend I had the pleasure of photographing Jordan's Bar Mitzvah! It was such a special occasion and a super fun party! I couldn't believe all the time, attention to detail, and planning that Jordan's mom and family put into the event. From the cake to the decor, the menu selections to the activities, they made sure all their guests felt like they were VIP. No one more so than Jordan of course! He did an amazing job during the ceremony and was truly grateful for everything and everyone in attendance! Mazel Tov!


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When I went online to find more, there was very little available regarding the anniversary from any major news outlet--national or local. In fact, the news that was easily accessible and readily available was mostly about Sandra Bullock's husband, March Madness and the debate over our healthcare policies.
I recognize that a quick visit to a randomly select group of news sites is no scientific study, but it shows me that either (a) the news outlets don't see the war as important enough to give it a prominent spot or (b) Americans don't care about it enough to force the news outlets to give it a prominent spot. Either way, the anniversary is likely to pass quietly without much attention paid to it.
As I have been studying what happened in history, I see a lot of eerie similarities to what's happening today. I'm no war strategist, politician or historian, but you don't have to be an expert to see history repeating itself. The realist in me tends to shout: we're just a small group, what difference can we make? Then the optimist in me wins out with one of my favorite quotes:
Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that has.-Margaret Meade
We may be doing a small, independent film in the making, but there's hope there. Hope that this film can shed light on the respect and brotherhood shared by the U.S. Special Forces soldiers that served with the Montagnard people during the Vietnam War. There's hope that this little film might cause the U.S. government to change it's foreign trade policies with Vietnam to improve human rights in that country. There's hope in capturing this focused bit of history, culture, language and tradition so that it can be shared with future generations. There's hope that broken promises can, in fact, be upheld even if it's 30 to 40 years late on the delivery.
We face a lot of compassion fatigue. We are asked to give time and money to so many organizations fighting different things: cancer, hunger, children's illnesses, the environment, etc. There are thousands and hundreds of thousands of messages fighting for our attention every day. We are brand loyalists, consumers, overachievers, in constant contact with the people in our world through a variety of instant messaging means. We get so overwhelmed with the problems of the world that are so much bigger than us, we don't know how to handle taking any action at all, so ... we do nothing.
But this is our country. And I want it to be a great one. I want to seek the truth and find opportunities to make our nation, our home, our relationships with the world better. I don't have the answers and I don't know what the future looks like from here, but I do know that it is definitely time for a season of positive change. And it's up to us to be sure that happens.


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Abbott Lyon x John Lewis
We've been keeping it hush hush for a little while, but the secret's finally out! We are thrilled to announce that we are officially available to buy online at John Lewis! The giant of retail has stocked up with Abbott Lyon watches just in time for the all important festive shopping season, and with John Lewis being the King of Christmas, it's the perfect partnership!
The rich history of John Lewis, beginning with its first store on Oxford Street in 1864, reflects the values behind our brand. We pride ourselves on designing pieces that fuse classic and contemporary style, bridging the gap between high-end and high street. We're a British brand and our watches reflect the signature Abbott Lyon quality and style that we pride ourselves on. We believe our collaboration with John Lewis complements our heritage and designs perfectly.
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Summer has officially come to a close and it is time for me to share our very last summer adventure. I didn't know how we were going to top the others, but I think we pulled it off. We had a family reunion the other weekend, about 2 hours away, up north. We told the kids that we were going to that. What they didn't know was that we had booked a hotel room at a water-park on the shores of Lake Superior in Duluth!
That's right! We packed up the kids and hit the road first thing in the morning! We even made it extra special by getting donuts and strawberry milk for breakfast. The kids were over the moon.
We stopped for gas in a small town called Rush City and apparently, they have the World's Largest Walleye, so we had to stop and take the obligatory, touristy family photo!
And then, of course, there was this gem!
This one shows my families true colors!
Our family reunion was out in the country. Man, I love being out in the country. Everything is so beautiful and peaceful, but to be honest, my husband and I were itchin' to get up to our real destination!
After we had lunch with the family, it was only a 45 minute drive to our hotel on Lake Superior. We stayed at the Edgewater Hotel and Waterpark in Duluth and as soon as we arrived, we knew we'd be happy.
Check-in was quick and easy. The gave us a welcome packet with our wristbands, coupons and tokens for BOGO drinks at the bar and coffee shop! They also had a cute welcome in the room for us! Way to win a mama over!
I was, seriously, blown away by the view from our hotel room. If you follow me on Instagram or Facebook, then you already got a sneak peek, but man, is it gorgeous!
Of course, the kids couldn't wait to hit that waterpark! We couldn't either, so this is where we spent most of our night! It is a pretty sweet indoor waterpark.
The next morning, after enjoying the breakfast buffet, we checked out of our hotel room and headed down to Canal Park.Have you ever seen anything so beautiful?
It was a partly cloudy, windy and chilly day, but we still made the most of it.
My son tried to be Thor and move a giant anchor.
I also made them pose for another obligatory, touristy family photo!
All I know is that we all felt it on Lake Superior. We all felt the wonder, the power, the peace and the freedom that such a beautiful place can provide!
I, truly, from the bottom of my heart, loved this trip. I don't think that I have ever soaked in tranquility like I did at Lake Superior. I mean, come on, how could you not?!
There you have it! Our final summer adventure to Duluth and Lake Superior. I hope that you have enjoyed sharing in our adventures and I also hope that you found some local adventures of you own!


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Quoting melbogia (email@example.com): > I have tried the daily build (dated April 20th 2011) with the same > issue. Also, it seems I was wrong about the flash card, I remved the > flash card and it does not detect any disks, so flash card isn't the > problem. I also tried the daily build on another machine, with > somewhat different hardware and saw the same issue - i.e., it does not > detect the disks. > > I am attaching the report generated by using the daily build. Please > note that I had to cancel network detection because it would go in a > kernel panic, maybe from not seeing the disks? Therefore the > errors/warnings about network/preseed are red herrings. > > Also, this may be another bug, the installer tries to go ahead and > install even though it cannot detect any disks and crashes horribly. > Maybe the installer should gave an error message about no disks > instead? I am attaching the screenlog that I was able to capture from > the beginning. In normal situations, it gives a warning about no disk being detected. I really don't see anything really giving a hint about what's happening, here, but I'm quite out of my field of expertise. All this is likely to be a kernel problem with this specific hardware but this is about all I can say.
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Over the last several months, a confidential report has circulated within the headquarters of Wal-Mart Stores, proposing sweeping changes to its employee health care plans.
It looks like a typical corporate planning document, but it is not. The nine-page report, written by an Emory University professor, Kenneth E. Thorpe, was commissioned, paid for and given to Wal-Mart by its longtime foes, the Service Employees International Union, and a group the union finances, called Wal-Mart Watch. They are known for attacking the chain, not cooperating with it.
But after waging an aggressive public relations campaign against Wal-Mart for three years, the company's full-time, union-backed critics, who once vowed never to let up, are putting down their cudgels.
Shrill condemnations and embarrassing leaked documents are giving way to acknowledgments of progress — and, in the case of Wal-Mart Watch, free advice.
"It's fair to say we have been less in-your-face," said David Nassar, the executive director of Wal-Mart Watch, which had hammered the company in stinging newspaper advertisements and provocative reports with titles like "Shameless: How Wal-Mart Bullies Its Way Into Communities Across America."Continue reading the main story
The mellowing of the anti-Wal-Mart movement is an unexpected development for the retailer, whose public image and share price were bruised by the well-financed union campaigns. On Friday, when the chain holds its shareholder meeting in Arkansas, investors are likely to applaud Wal-Mart for fending off these detractors.
"It definitely has helped the company," a retail analyst at Deutsche Bank, Bill Dreher, said. "Those attacks hurt Wal-Mart."
The union-financed campaigns were started in 2005. As the groups turned up the heat on the company, Wal-Mart was at first defensive, but eventually it responded in ways few of its critics expected. The company expanded its health care plans to cover more workers, though still not enough to satisfy the unions. And it made commitments to the environment, like becoming the country's biggest seller of more efficient light bulbs.
Indeed, Wal-Mart has gone so far on some initiatives, like the environmental programs, that it has started to draw scattered attacks from the right, particularly from a group called the National Legal and Policy Center that has accused the company of giving in to political correctness.
Now, the union-backed groups appear to have concluded it would be more constructive, sometimes, to engage Wal-Mart. That leaves them navigating a complex situation in which they have to decide, issue by issue, whether to shake hands with the company or to slap it.
Since late 2006, Andrew L. Stern, the head of the Service Employees International Union, which provides the majority of financing to Wal-Mart Watch, has met repeatedly with the chief executive of Wal-Mart, H. Lee Scott Jr., to discuss solutions to the country's health care crisis.
Mr. Stern said his dialogue with Mr. Scott "does not end the need for the vigilance of Wal-Mart Watch."
Wal-Mart Watch has always insisted that it does not take orders from Mr. Stern, even though his union provides most of its financing. But those with knowledge of Wal-Mart Watch's operations say Mr. Stern's growing relationship with Mr. Scott has inevitably influenced the group's behavior.
They point to the health care report Wal-Mart Watch commissioned from Mr. Thorpe, which was handed over to Wal-Mart this year, rather than published to embarrass Wal-Mart as it might have been in the past. It is unclear whether the report will influence the company to alter its health plans.
Mr. Nassar said that it was the service employees union, not Wal-Mart Watch, that gave the report to Wal-Mart. Even within the labor movement, Mr. Stern's work with Mr. Scott has raised eyebrows, with some worried that he has obtained too few concessions while allowing Wal-Mart to claim support, however limited, from an old foe.
The less antagonistic approach from the union-backed groups is evident inside Wal-Mart, which had hired dozens of new employees to combat the negative public relations onslaught.
Over the last several months, the company has shut down a campaign-style war room set up in 2005 to do battle with Wal-Mart Watch and another group, WakeUpWalMart.com, which is financed by the United Food and Commercial Workers Union.
And Wal-Mart has disbanded an advocacy group, called Working Families for Wal-Mart, intended to rally support for the company (and serve as a counterbalance to the anti-Wal-Mart groups). A company spokesman would not comment for this article.
Wal-Mart Watch and WakeUpWalMart.com still level occasional attacks against Wal-Mart, and remain potent watchdogs on some issues. That was made evident this year, with the case of Deborah Shank.
Ms. Shank, a shelf stocker at a Wal-Mart in Missouri, suffered brain damage in a car accident and won a settlement of $700,000. Wal-Mart then tried to recoup more than $400,000 from her, to cover what the company had spent on her medical expenses.
Wal-Mart Watch and WakeUpWalMart.com quickly swung into action. Wal-Mart Watch, for example, set up a Web site that allowed thousands of people to e-mail the top 40 executives at Wal-Mart, expressing their opposition to the company's position.
After the groups' efforts drew heavy — and overwhelmingly negative — media attention to Wal-Mart's conduct, the company backed down in April, saying it would forgive the expenses.
Such campaigns, many of them created by the union-backed groups or amplified by them, seemed to materialize every few weeks beginning in 2005.
That year, the newly formed Wal-Mart Watch obtained a copy of an internal Wal-Mart memorandum proposing ways to cut employee health care costs by hiring fewer unhealthy workers.
That same year, when WakeUpWalMart.com was founded, the group paid for TV commercials that questioned whether Christians should shop at Wal-Mart, given its wages and benefits. "Jesus would not embrace Wal-Mart's values of greed and profits at any cost," it said.
But such flare-ups are far rarer now, and they tend to attract significantly less attention.
Leaders of both groups said their original burst of activity was never sustainable and was intended as a quick way to attract attention.
"You can't keep up that white hot level of energy," Meghan Scott, deputy campaign director at WakeUpWalMart.com, said.
Mr. Nassar, of Wal-Mart Watch, said his group needed to "transition away from being a campaign into being an organization that is here for the long haul."
Much like a political campaign after Election Day, the groups have reduced their staffs. Wal-Mart Watch, which once had 40 workers, now has 10. WakeUpWalMart.com had up to 12 workers, but has about 6 today. And its aggressive founders, the former political operatives Paul Blank and Chris Kofinis, left in 2007.
Both groups insist that, even if there is a change in their tone or size, they have not wavered from their mission of fighting to make Wal-Mart a better employer that pays higher wages and offers more generous health care.
"I don't think there has been significant progress," on those fronts, Ms. Scott said. Wal-Mart, she said, still requires workers to meet deductibles ranging from $700 to $4,000 a year for their health insurance. And most workers earn less than $20,000 a year.
But Mr. Nassar and Ms. Scott acknowledge that the appetite for criticism of Wal-Mart, which seemed insatiable at first, has waned, especially in the news media. "There has been a certain amount of fatigue about writing the Wal-Mart-is-bad story," said Mr. Nassar. Ms. Scott described "a cooling down of the Wal-Mart story."
Both said their groups are pursuing different, perhaps less high-profile, strategies than they did in 2005 and 2006. Wal-Mart Watch, for example, wants to be viewed as the best source of outside research on Wal-Mart; WakeUpWalMart.com is reaching out more to regional news outlets, rather than big national newspapers.
Both said they would remain critical when it made sense. "As the company makes changes, it becomes harder to be critical," Mr. Nassar said, "because our critique has to become more nuanced."
"But that's O.K.," he added. "We didn't sign up for an easy job."Continue reading the main story


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FLARManager v1.0.4 – Augmented Reality in FlashPosted in to do on November 28th, 2010 by ericsoco – 2 Comments
Another minor update, this time focused on Away3D.
v1.0.4 mainly just updates Away3D from 3.3.4 to 3.6.0, which uses the native flash.geom.Matrix3D instead of MatrixAway3D. This update also includes a new Away3D SWC.
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SATURDAY SUM UPI am thinking about possibly trying to put together a SUM UP of each week. Just an informal recount of the events of the week.
This past week:
- I got a tablet.
- I traveled to DC for a meeting.
- I ate breakfast at IKEA for $1.05. (after taxes)
- The girls got to eat Hamburger Helper. (I don't eat it, so they are thrilled when I travel because they get Danny to make it for them.)
- I got Melissa hooked on Doctor Who. Yup. We started with Season 1.
- Zeke found a racoon in the backyard. He only barked at it. Whew.
- Morgan read the latest Morganville Vampires book, Destined and started Brisinger.
- Megan met with her Polar Plunge group. Yup, she's crazy.
- And of course there is another Hockey game to add to the list.
- I worked on some of my WIP's.
- Danny packed his lunches. In a fancy lunch bag. You just can't fake style.
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Connelly, Lankford to pen Equalizer script.
The Hollywood Reporter and Variety are both reporting that The Weinstein Company has signed Award-winning author Michael Connelly (of Harry Bosch fame) and Terrill Lee Lankford to write the script for the big screen adaptation of The Equalizer.
Michael is best known for his award-winning Harry Bosch novels, but has also written numerous stand alones. One of those stand alones, Blood Work, was turned into a film by Clint Eastwood and another, The Lincoln Lawyer, has been optioned.
Terrill Lee Lankford, in addition to being the author of four crime novels, has worked as a writer and director on several independant films.
The Equalizer will be directed by Paul McGuigan, director of Wicker Park and Lucky Number Slevin.
The series starred Edward Woodward as Robert McCall, a former government agent that helped those in need. He ran an ad in the want ads reading "GOT A PROBLEM? ODDS AGAINST YOU? CALL THE EQUALIZER! " Woodward won a Golden Globe in 1987. In the same year, the show picked up an Edgar for the episode The Cup. The Equalizer aired on CBS from 1985 to 1989.
Note: I am finding differing statements as to whether it was the want ads or the yellow pages that McCall placed his ads in. Since the series is not on DVD (Hey Uni, Put this series out!!), I can't double check. I thought it was the yellow pages, but Mr. Mick feels it was the want ads. I am now thinking he is correct. Does anyone have the series on tape? Can you check and let me know what is correct?


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Salary: £40,000 + bonuses + benefits + car allowance
Location: Newcastle and North East
To provide the highest level of financial advisory services to prospective and existing Corporate clients of the business, in a compliant manner adhering to the FCA principles of "Treating Customers Fairly".
The key function of this role is client servicing. You will be establishing and further developing potential clients and opportunities with the firms existing clients as well as new client acquisition.
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• Provide a professional, high level of financial advice to meet client's needs and objectives
• Proven experience and capability to deliver into the corporate and private wealth market
• Ability to identify private client opportunities through workplace advice to employees and executive planning
• You will create and implement a business plan in line with the corporate strategy to develop long term fee based advice
• Assume responsibility regarding major new client/services acquisition
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MONTREAL, QUEBEC, CANADA – Following very encouraging research results obtained by DIOS EXPLORATION over the last few years, DIOS is pleased to announce that it has largely increased its land holdings in the vicinities of Stornoway-SOQUEM RENARD diamond project, Otish region, Quebec. A major drilling campaign is planned this year by DIOS. DIOS applied for about 350 additional claims (cdc) covering 180 square kilometres after extensive kimberlite targeting compilation work. Four main claim blocks were acquired, three being located 10 to 20 km away from the Renard-Lynx cluster. The 33 CARATS diamond project currently comprises 920 claims (410 sq. kilometres) and DIOS delineated 96 priority kimberlite targets for further testing.
Targeting was based on magnetic/electromagnetic data analysis, target location related to a known kimberlite indicator mineral train, quality of the chemistry of associated indicators,the presence of favourable structures and its proximity to the Renards-Lynx diamond-bearing kimberlite cluster.
The most recent (22th march, 2010) preliminary assessment of the Renard Diamond Project was updated to 42.6 MT @ 70 cpht (for 30 millions carats) for a 25 years mine life. Its Pre-tax Net Present Value (NPV) is now estimated at C$885 million. The total capital cost of the Renard project is estimated at C$511 million.
RENARD seems to be the most promising and advanced diamond development project in Quebec. DIOS has the largest diamond potential and kimberlite target land position in the vicinities and still remains the most active grass roots diamond explorer in Québec.
The new CW block (80 cdc for 41 sq. kilometers) hosts 8 kimberlite geophysical targets. Previous down-ice tills fences yielded anomalous indicator counts (up to 24 indicator grains) that included ilmenite, olivine, pyropes, chromite and chromium diopsides.
The new CN block (185 cdc for 95 sq. km) hosts 35 kimberlite geophysical targets. It is also located about 4-5 kilometers up-ice of a north-norteast ilmenite (minor chromite, chromium diopside and fosterite-olivine) train. Ilmenite counts varies from 10 to 1,406 ilmenite grains per sample. On the CN block itself, several till fences yielded low counts (1-3) of indicator minerals such as chromite, chromium diopside, ilmenite and fosterite-olivine.
The new CE block (86 cdc for 44 sq. kilometers) hosts 19 kimberlite geophysical targets and is located about 5 kilometers northeast (up-ice) of Stornoway North Anomaly that included kimberlite float boulder and diamond in till. On the CE block, several till fences yielded high counts (10-587) of fosterite-olivine as well as other minor indicator minerals such as chromite, chromium diopside and ilmenite. Further west, the 33 Carats W block (40 new cdc for a total of 175 cdc totalling 89 sq. kilometers) hosts 12 kimberlite geophysical targets. Some of the targets are located up-ice of favourable indicators such as G10 garnets, chromium enstatites, ilmenites, chromites, omphacites, fosterites-olivines. Elsewhere, another five first-priority targets are located on DIOS original 33 CARATS project.
This press release was prepared by M.J. Girard, M.Sc., P.Geo, and a Qualified Person pursuant to National Instrument 43-101.
Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.
Contact :
Marie-José Girard, President & CEO
Tél. : (514) 510-7962 ou (514) 483-5149
Fax : (514) 510-7964
Website : www.diosexplo.com
Forward-Looking Statements: This news release contains discussion of items that may constitute forward-looking
statements within the meaning of securities laws that involve risks and uncertainties. Although the company believes
the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are based on reasonable assumptions, it can give no
assurances that its expectations will be achieved. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially
from expectations include the effects of general economic conditions, actions by government authorities, uncertainties
associated with contract negotiations, additional financing requirements, market acceptance of the Company's products
and competitive pressures. These factors and others are more fully discussed in Company filings with Canadian securities
regulatory authorities.
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