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Forensics - Financial Crime Senior Manager - London
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- London (Central)
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- Competitive
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- 05 Jul 2018
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- Finance & accounting, Financial services
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- Job level
- Management
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As part of our team, you'll help our clients leverage state of the art data analytics and enterprise software to secure their data, develop controls that detect risk, and develop strategies to effectively and efficiently manage their forensic operations. Simply put, we provide support to our clients by targeting their areas of concern and developing strategies so that they can always be confident in their exposure to risk.
As a Senior Manager, you'll work as part of a team of problem solvers with extensive consulting and industry experience, helping our clients solve their complex business issues from strategy to execution. Specific responsibilities include but are not limited to
- Proactively assist in the management of a portfolio of clients, while reporting to Directors and above
- Be involved in the financial management of clients
- Be actively involved in business development activities to help identify and research opportunities on new/existing clients
- Develop project strategies to solve complex technical challenges for our clients
- Manage and deliver large projects by developing the project team, assessing engagement risks throughout, driving conclusions, and reviewing / challenging the output produced by the team
- Shape and deliver projects to meet and exceed the expectations of our clients and our own quality criteria
- Train, coach, and supervise team members
- Continue to develop internal relationships and developing your PwC brand
About the team We are investing in our Financial crimes practice in the UK and globally. The Financial crimes unit in the UK works with clients to manage business risk through responsive and robust investigations driven by analytics, remediation built around technologies to improve efficiency and transformation projects that aim to emerge stronger from unplanned events or change clients financial crime functions for the better through enhanced controls, monitoring systems, analytics, improved policy and procedures and more effective risk management. What makes the Financial Crime team stand out is our ability to combine a legacy of complex investigations experience, with regulatory consulting expertise, with a focus on transformation for the future. Technologists are a core part of the team structure and delivery model, which complements our broader team. We also have a number of joint business relationships with regulatory technology providers that form part of our client solutions and investments. As a global practice we are ranked as a vanguard consultancy by ALM Consulting research 2017. About the role We support our clients with a range of services, including Supporting clients or global regulators investigate allegations of Financial Crime and misconduct Advising clients on interpreting relevant Financial Crime regulations, for example the Money Laundering Regulations 2017 and UK Bribery Act 2010, as well as sanctions regimes Undertaking current state assessments and building Money Laundering / Sanctions, Fraud and Anti-Bribery & Corruption risk assessments from scratch, to support clients understand where their greatest exposure is and how they can successfully mitigate those risks Designing target operating models for Front Office and Financial Crime Compliance teams, so that they satisfy the regulatory need for independence, whilst maximising the organisation's ability to mitigate Financial Crime risks Reviewing, designing and implementing Financial Crime policies, procedures, training and controls Your Main Responsibilities Actively contributing on client-facing project work, being self-starting and motivated to produce the required high standard of deliverables Managing projects, including overall project delivery, budgets and risk management Supporting or leading meetings or interviews with senior client stakeholders from the Front Office, Compliance or the C-Suite Developing and owning a variety of Financial Crime propositions and delivery methodologies Building and maintaining relationships, both internally within the PwC network and externally with clients Supporting sales through work on bids, proposal responses and developing new opportunities Demonstrating a keen interest in the development of people Essential skills and experience In order to be successful you will need to show ability in most of the following areas Understanding of the relevant Financial Services and Financial Crime specific regulations in the UK An understanding of Financial Crime risks within the financial services sector, including awareness of the FCA's approach to reducing financial crime Some experience of understanding how to manage Financial Crime risk through the use of robustly designed controls Some experience of liaising or working with Compliance or Front Office teams at financial services organisations, including investment and retail banks, asset managers and insurers You will also need to have A track record of managing project delivery and project teams, including the ability to meet deadlines, overcome challenges, manage stakeholder expectations and produce high quality project deliverables The ability to develop new ideas into structured, deliverable proposals and projects The ability to identify and address client needs, develop and maintain meaningful client relationships Strong analytical and problem solving capabilities The ability to remain calm under pressure and be agile in approach Strong stakeholder management and interpersonal skills, including the ability to work with client and internal staff at all grades Excellent presentation and report writing skills The willingness to travel within the UK and abroad, if needed Desirable Skills A good understanding of the Money Laundering Regulations 2017, UK Bribery Act 2010 and broader Financial Crime related guidance and good practice and how risks emanating from regulation can be managed across a spectrum of financial services organisations Previous experience of drafting Financial Crime policies, procedures, governance documentation, or designing and testing Financial Crime related controls Experience of working with a range of financial services organisations as a consultant, in-house in a Compliance related role or in the enforcement, supervision or market oversight function at the UK Regulator Knowledge of both the UK and global Sanctions regimes and an understanding of how they are applied in practice within Financial Services firms
Our Deals business is an exciting, fast-paced and an ever-growing business that focuses on deals and crisis situations for our clients. Collectively, we deal with the types of situations you hear about regularly in the news and we provide support, insight and analysis to the management, shareholders and financiers of business.
The skills we look for in future employees
All our people need to demonstrate the skills and behaviours that support us in delivering our business strategy. This is important to the work we do for our business, and our clients. These skills and behaviours make up our global leadership framework, 'The PwC Professional' and are made up of five core attributes; whole leadership, technical capabilities, business acumen, global acumen and relationships.
Learn more here www.pwc.com/uk/careers/experienced/apply
We work in a changing world which offers great opportunities for people with diverse backgrounds and experiences. We seek to attract and employ the best people from the widest talent pool, as well as those who reflect the diverse nature of our society. And we aim to encourage a culture where people can be themselves and be valued for their strengths. Creating value through diversity is what makes us strong as a business and as an organisation with an increasingly agile workforce, we're open to flexible working arrangements where appropriate.
Learn more here www.pwc.com/uk/diversity


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The Mickey McKenna Festival
Mickey McKenna was a great friend to Alternative Entertainments through the years. A fine musician he belonged to the McKenna family of musicians who also counted Barney McKenna of Dubliners fame in their number.
Mickey contributed to many AltEnts projects, particularly as a founding member of The Tallafornian Mandolin Band that graced many stages and festival around the country. Held in his hometown of Trim each May this festival acknowledges and celebrates his life and music.
Mickey was a teacher and performer who enriched the musical life of the country. The festival continues his work with sessions in local schools, workshops in Trim library and performances featuring national and international musicians (Henry McCullough, Jim Rooney, John Feeley, Dave O'Rourke, Hugh Buckley, Charlie Piggott, Paul Kelly) playing alongside local musicians from Trim and surrounding areas.
Mickey McKenna Festival 2016
A Celebration of the life & music of Mickey McKenna Friday 30th September & Saturday 1st October 2016.
Friday 30th September: School Workshops (for school attendees only); Saturday 1st October: Family Concert at 3.30pm with Niamh Ni Bheolain, Liam Kennedy, Kevin Ward. MC - Finbar Boyle. Children of all ages welcome. Free performance.
Evening Concert 8pm with Sean Garvey, Daoirí Farrell, Niamh Ni Bheolain, Liam Kennedy and Kevin Ward. Admission Free. Venue: Trim Library. Tel: 046-9436014. Email: email@example.com. For further information contact Alternative Entertainments at 087 2252 725 or email@example.com.


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Petlandia: utopia or P-U-topia?
Madame Wigglesworth the cat was tolerant of her humans, the Finkleblurts, until they brought home a puppy named Grub. Now they are much more interested in rubbing his belly than in worshipping her. The grumpy feline hatches a plan to get rid of the humans by exploiting Grub's extreme stupidity. Telling him the family will withhold all belly rubs, she tricks Grub into ejecting the family from the house while they sleep. After the humans are gone, Madame Wigglesworth thinks she will again be queen, but a democratic vote among the pets, including love-struck Honeybaked Hamster and Clowny, the depressed clown fish, does not go her way. She enfranchises the rats who live in the basement for another vote. Honeybaked then invites the attic bats into the community…and so on, until the house is destroyed, and the Petlandians take refuge from the rain with the humans in the doghouse. The action takes place amid a mix of unfunny jokes, forced bad grammar and uber-dim characters, making this spin on the eternal conflict between cats and dogs a tedious one. Hannan is the creator of CatDog, Nickelodeon's Ren & Stimpy knockoff, and his reliance on such aural devices as Honeybaked's Brooklyn accent and Grub's baby talk just do not work in print.
Nick Bruel's books about Bad Kitty and Puppy are far better treatments of the theme than this tired outing. (Humor. 6-9)


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After working on his bike for 3-1/2 years Ken Tabata, of Tavax Engineering, Yao City, Osaka, Japan, appeared in Sturgis and now he is preparing to leave as the 2011 World Champion of Custom Bike Building. He describes his winning bike, TAVAX2011V, as being designed to look like a Cheetah about to pounce, all dynamic movement and power.
TAVAX2011V effortlessly combines sculpted aluminum bodywork with one-off hand-made pieces that form the suspension and replace the stock engine and transmission covers. At the rear of the bike the swingarm pivots from behind the rear cylinder, arcing over the transmission, and carrying a linkage system operated single shock, a design similar to that found on many modern sports bikes.
At the front of the machine the suspension begins at the axle as a leading link fork, which then changes via a pair of links to finish as a Springer fork.


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Supergirl: Season 2, Episode 15 "Exodus" (B)
I'm still not too into this whole Jeremiah plotline, but there's no denying that this was an involving, intense hour that got pretty exciting fast and didn't let up until its very end. I have to admire Lillian Luthor for being a great supervillain if only for her very sensible decision not to build a kill switch into her destructive plan, since it seems like such an easy way out that gets used in so many situations. Lyra getting taken along with the others listed in the alien registry helped to humanize (a purposeful word choice here) the effort to save them, and having Alex stare right at Kara as she was trying her hardest to use her strength to prevent total chaos added plenty of drama. Alien entities aside, this episode was heavy on the human relationships, with Maggie sticking by Alex when she got herself into trouble with Hank for failing his clever test of loyalty. I don't see a future in which the full Danvers family has another dinner party all together, but as long as both sisters are getting along and doing well in their relationships, that's the best that they can hope for at the moment. Kara having Snapper interview Supergirl to get the story out was a smart idea, and publishing on her own when he refused to run it was the only way to spread the word. Getting fired from her job is a blow, and it's going to take Kara some effort to find some new cover to give her extra purpose.
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While Devin and Nadia spend summer vacation at a university camp for little kids—Nadia as a counselor and Devin as an unwilling participant—their mother's research project is vandalized and her motives are questioned. Devin, Nadia and Simon stumble upon shady characters, corporate conspiracy and a plot to take over the nation's food supply with genetically modified fertilizer. Mixing action and suspense with information on the agricultural system and the intricacies of the food supply, Food Fight is another gripping installment in the Graphic Guide Adventure series.
Modo, who first made his appearance in The Hunchback Assignments, is a young, disfigured spy trained to be the ultimate secret agent. Not only is Modo brilliant and strong, but he also has a special ability: he can temporarily take on the appearance of other people. While on holiday, Modo and fellow spy Octavia Milkweed find themselves in Ember's End. Created by the slightly mad scientific genius Dr. Ebenezer Ember, this is no ordinary wild-west town. It is surrounded by an energy field that prevents gunpowder from firing, and messages are sent via pneumatic tubes. There are also rumors that before Dr. Ember died, he built a weapon so powerful it could end all wars. With the local sheriff recently deceased, the two travelers are suddenly put in charge of Ember's End law enforcement.
The first installment in the new Graphic Guide Adventure Series. Devin, Nadia and Marcus are on their way to visit their environmentalist parents who are working to stop a logging company from clear-cutting a remote valley. When their plane crashes and the pilot is killed, the kids are left to survive in the wild with Wiley, a government bureaucrat, who is the only other passenger on the plane. Learning to build a shelter and make a fire in the woods, they discover that Wiley is working with the logging company and will do anything to stop the secret getting out. On the run and in mortal danger, the three must outrun Wiley, escape a raging forest fire and outwit a hungry grizzly bear to make it to safety.
As Americans moved across the continent, they quickly found the beautiful and dangerous West needed to be tamed. Taming the West is a graphic history that looks at how Americans carved out new homes in an alien place. Taming the West will be one book your child talks about over and over again, packed with action from the Indian Wars, the first Pony Express riders, and western outlaws.
Steamships, locomotives, and the airplanethese machines revolutionized the world. The Revolution in Industry takes a look at how these and other machines changed history. Young readers will be along for the ride on the Wright brothers first flight, and aboard some of the largest steamships to ever sail the world. Revolution in Power will infuse readers with a greater appreciation of the achievements all of us take for granted today.
From the Alamo to the Oregon Trail, Westward Ho! graphically illustrates how pioneers fought, died, and flourished as America expanded west. Readers who might not be interested in history will love this book. Theyll be able to understand the hardships of these early Americans, appreciating the efforts that helped to form the country as it is today.
When Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation, he set in motion a series of events that changed the course of American history. Since then, African Americans have worked tirelessly to achieve equality between the races and bring new meaning to the phrase All men are created equal. Free at Last is a graphic history focusing how slaves responded to their new freedom. It also chronicles the obstacles to emancipation. Free at Last is a wonderful way for reluctant readers to learn about this important period in history.
With malice toward none; and charity for all. Those were the words of reconciliation that Abraham Lincoln preached as he tried to reunite a nation at the end of the American Civil War. However, a group of Republicans, Radical Republicans as they were called, had anything but reconciliation on their minds. After Lincoln died, they tried to punish the South for rebelling against the Union. Radical Republicans is a graphic history that explains the high and low points after the war.
Edison, Marconi, and Bell. Inventors and Inventions brings these scientists and others to life. Young readers take a front row seat as Thomas Edison invents the light bulb. They'll also listen in as Guglielmo Marconi tests his first wireless telegraph, and Alexander Graham Bell makes the first phone call. This colorful graphic history is sure to inspire young readers.
At the Summit of World Leaders, Devin and Nadia end up in a fight against some of the most powerful people in the world. Amid murder and multinational mayhem, they are in over their heads trying to unravel a global conspiracy.
With seconds to the finish line, Dalen and Gole lead the distant world of Budap's annual Junior-Jet Race. Suddenly they are overtaken. Left behind in a cloud of mysterious purple exhaust, they realize something doesn't add up. Looking for clues, the two friends uncover a tunnel that leads them to Earth. They arrive in Port Angus, once a lively west coast fishing community. The fishing industry is dying, and Dalen and Gole find themselves embroiled in a sinister plot to steal fish and send them to Budap. Pursued by government agents and angry aliens, Dalen and Gole are in a race against time to save both their own distant world and the fishing community of Port Angus.
Action, adventure and some spot-on soccer instruction. Nadia is playing for her local soccer team, and they have made it all the way to the national tournament—against some very determined opposition. Unfortunately, Nadia's challenges don't just come from her opponents but from her teammates as well. After their coach is injured in a suspicious accident and the threats against the team mount, it is up to Nadia and her younger brother Devin to pull the team together and take a run at the championship.
Pema, Bounce and Jagroop are battling a greedy developer for control of the airwaves. When Karl Reed, Owner of Oasis Developments, tries to force the sale of a local fruit farm—through whatever means necessary—Pema, Bounce and Jagroop decide to expose him through the media. Little do they realize that when it comes to the news and the advertisers who make it possible, the truth is not always part of the story and nothing can be taken at face value. While learning about media consolidation and the power of money over truth, Bounce, Pema and Jagroop decide to take on the developers and the media.
Devin and Nadia are in a desperate race to stop a multinational corporation from gaining control of the food supply and destroying their mother's career in the process. While Devin and Nadia spend summer vacation at a university camp for little kids, Nadia as a counselor and Devin as an unwilling participant, their mother's research project is vandalized and her motives are questioned. Devin, Nadia and Simon stumble upon shady characters, corporate conspiracy and a plot to take over the nation's food supply with genetically modified fertilizer.
Turns out, the dinosaurs weren't wiped out by a giant asteroid. No way! They saw that big rock coming and blasted off into space. There are 3 stories.
Get ready for an alphabet revolution! X is exasperated. Every other letter in the alphabet has so much to do and plays such important roles in making words. X expects more. He calls for a vote on a new alphabet (gasp!). According to the Alphabet Constitution, X has every right to question the status quo. But the night before the vote, X is plagued by dreams of what could happen if he were to take on another letter's job. S has to run around a lot making singular words plural, except sometimes he isn't needed at all, and sometimes he needs to bring along another letter... it was all very confusing. Then X thought he'd like to be E. E was very important and very useful. E agreed. But E was exhausted. He was in thousands of words and constantly busy. X didn't think E's job was a good idea after all. Jef Czekaj explores the order of the alphabet and the rules of spelling and grammar with hilarious consequences. His graphic-novel-style illustrations make these concepts and the story of X exciting, exhilarating, and extraordinary.


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There is something particularly satisfying about putting quality, nutritious food on the table as a direct result of your gardening efforts.August is a transitional time in the vegetable garden. While cool-season planting begins in earnest next month, some of the more heat-tolerant, cool-season vegetables, such as the cole crops, can be planted in the garden now.
And, because our first frosts generally don't arrive until late November or early December, we can also plant warm-season vegetables like tomatoes and cucumbers for fall production.
Prepare beds
It's important to prepare beds properly before planting this next set of crops.
Clear the site of all weeds or finished vegetable plants.
Turn the soil with a shovel, fork or tiller to a depth of at least 8 inches, and spread a 2- to 4-inch layer of organic matter over the tilled soil like leaves, grass clippings, aged manure or compost.
This helps to maintain a high level of organic matter in the soil, which encourages a strong, healthy root system; improves drainage; retains moisture; provides nutrients; and promotes vigorous plant growth.
Fertilizer can be sprinkled on top of the organic matter.
Apply an all-purpose fertilizer following package directions for rates.
Gardeners should consider having their soil tested through their local LSU AgCenter office to learn more about the fertility of their soil and what fertilizer to use. A soil test also will tell you if you need to add lime to the soil.
Mix the organic matter and fertilizer thoroughly into the soil. Turn the soil by digging with a shovel, garden fork or a tiller until the added materials are evenly distributed in the soil.
If you are not gardening in raised beds, form the soil into raised rows about 8 inches high and 2 feet wide, with narrow walkways between them.
If you are gardening in containers, use a quality potting mix and fertilize with balanced soluble or slow release fertilizers used according to label directions.
Bug protection
Insects and diseases have had all summer to build up their populations, and insects such as whiteflies, stink bugs, aphids and caterpillars are common this time of year.
Since insect and disease pressure is often greater in the late summer and early fall than in the spring, watch plants carefully for problems and use appropriate control measures promptly when needed.
Tomatoes and bell peppers
Now is the time to plant tomato and bell pepper transplants for fall production.
If your pepper plants from the spring are still in reasonably good shape, they will often produce an excellent fall crop once the weather begins to cool.
Keep them well-fertilized and protected from insects and diseases.
Spring-planted tomato plants rarely survive the summer in decent shape, and new transplants are generally used for the fall crop.
Tomato cultivars that produce well in the fall include Heat wave, Hawaiian Hybrid, Bingo, Whirlaway, Celebrity and Solar Set. Plant several varieties and see which you like best.
Snap beans
Fall snap beans often produce better than those planted in spring.
This is because as the fall snap beans come into production, temperatures begin to cool while spring weather gets increasingly hotter as the beans produce their crop.
Snap beans are one of the easiest and most reliable vegetables and are especially appropriate for children's gardens.
Wait until late August in North Louisiana or early September in South Louisiana to plant so they will come into bloom after the weather has begun to turn cooler, and choose bush types. Bush lima beans also may be planted now.
Cole crops
Cole crops to be planted this month from seeds or transplants include cabbage, broccoli, cauliflower, kohlrabi, kale and collards.
Cole is the Old English word for cabbage, and these days is used to refer to this group of closely related vegetables.
Broccoli is one of the best and easiest to grow of the group.
Transplants may be planted now through early October. Seeds can be planted now through early September.
They may be planted into pots or flats for transplanting into the garden or direct-seeded into the garden where they will grow.
Plant transplants 12 to 18 inches apart into well-prepared beds. The closer spacing will produce smaller heads but more total production.
What to plant
Here's a list of the vegetables that can be planted into the garden this month:
•Plant transplants of tomato, peppers, broccoli, cauliflower, cabbage.
•Plant seeds of broccoli, Brussels sprouts, cabbage, Chinese cabbage, cauliflower, collards, cucumbers, kohlrabi, lettuce, mustard, turnips, squash, bush lima beans and bush snap beans (plant these in late August) and Swiss chard.
•Plant sets (small bulbs) of shallots and bunching onions.
•Plant small, whole Irish potatoes saved from the spring crop.
Contact your parish LSU AgCenter office to receive a copy of their Vegetable Planting Guide, a free publication that will provide you with information on the year-round planting dates for many vegetables.


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Atomic Cartoons Recruiting Animation Editor
Animation Editor
Category: Editor
Company: Atomic Cartoons Inc.
Location: Vancouver (Canada)
Start Date: immediately
Job Description
Atomic Cartoons Inc. is an award-winning independent full-service animation studio located in Vancouver's busy Animation District. Since its inception over 15 years ago, Atomic Cartoons has created, produced and financed numerous animation productions – television series, commercials and music videos. Our crew is made up of 250 of Canada's most creative animators, directors, producers and writers, and with multiple high profile projects underway this is a great opportunity to join our team!
This is an excellent opportunity for a highly organized and motivated ANIMATION EDITOR who enjoys being part of an exciting and fast paced animation studio.
– Maintain sequence(s) edit and inserting animated scenes into the editing timeline
– Ensure the production database (using Shotgun) is updated with current progress
– Ensure that scenes cut into the sequence are correct in terms of version
– Preparing sequence edits for client approval when required
– Organize and run the dailies session
– Aiding in any pipeline/development issues that surround outsource
– At least 2+ years experience working in an Editorial Department
– Demonstrate proficiency in editing using Final Cut Pro
– A firm understanding of the animation process, workflow, and terminology
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Holocaust Remembrance Day
Holocaust Remembrance Day.
The International Holocaust Remembrance Day on 27 January commemorates the victims of the Holocaust; the genocide that resulted in the death of an estimated 6 million Jewish people, 2 million Romani people, 250,000 mentally and physically disabled people, and 9,000 homosexual men by the Nazi regime and its collaborators. Its commemoration was designated by the United Nations General Assembly resolution 60/7 on 1 November 2005 during the 42nd plenary session. The resolution came after a special session was held earlier that year on 24 January 2005 during which the United Nations General Assembly marked the 60th anniversary of the liberation of the Nazi concentration camps and the end of the Holocaust.
Resolution 60/7 also encourages the development of educational programs about Holocaust history to help prevent future acts of genocide. It rejects any denial of the Holocaust as an event and condemns all manifestations of religious intolerance, incitement, harassment or violence against persons or communities based on ethnic origin or religious belief. It also calls for actively preserving the Holocaust sites that served as Nazi death camps, concentration camps, forced labor camps and prisons, as well as for establishing a U.N. programme of outreach and mobilisation of society for Holocaust remembrance and education. Resolution 60/7 and the International Holocaust Day was an initiative of the State of Israel.


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I'm not struggling too much with the food I'm eating, except for forgetting to drink enough fluids and to take small enough bites.
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- Recently, I received a bit of a Christmas treat in the mail. I was sent a copy of the new Chipmunks Christmas CD. I don't know about the rest of you, but I grew up listening to the Chipmunks albums and was really excited at the idea of being able to share them with you and also with my granddaughters!
I popped the CD in and got ready to enjoy...and I wasn't disappointed at all! This CD is full of all of your favorite Christmas carols as well as a few new songs. I think it's great that a whole new generation can enjoy the fun. Can any of us forget the Chipmunk song or how we'd giggle hearing Alvin's name hollered in frustration?
Alvin and The Chipmunks, are here to make your yuletide bright with this fun, festive 18-track CD collection of some of their most popular holiday classics. I absolutely loved this CD - it was fun, nostalgic, full of energy and Christmas spirit. I know you'll enjoy this CD! It's the perfect gift for kids and adults alike!
Here's a list of songs you'll find on the cd.
Alvin and The Chipmunks: Chipmunks Christmas [CD, digital]
1. Here Comes Santa Claus
2. The Chipmunk Song
3. Jingle Bells
4. It's Beginning To Look Like Christmas
5. Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer
6. Up On The House-Top
7. Wonderful Day [digital release debut]
8. Over The River and Through The Woods
9. All I Want For Christmas (Is My Two Front Teeth)
10. White Christmas
11. The Twelve Days of Christmas
12. Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town
13. Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas
14. Deck The Halls
15. Frosty The Snowman
16. Here Comes Christmas [digital release debut]
17. Ho Ho Ho
18. We Wish You A Merry Christmas
Official Site: www.chipmunks.com
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I was sent a copy of this CD to review. All opinions are my own and I was in no way influenced.
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Unseating Unilateralism
'Private Law and the Rule of Law', Lisa Austin & Dennis Klimchuk eds (OUP, 2014).
32 Pages Posted: 15 Nov 2012 Last revised: 21 Sep 2017
Date Written: June 6, 2013
Two sets of literature dominate academic discussion of the rule of law. The first is the Fuller/Hart/Raz literature of legal philosophy that focuses on Fuller's internal morality of law and the framework it supplies for the exercise of agency. The second is the public law literature descended from AV Dicey that celebrates the rule of law as an equity-working bulwark against arbitrary executive power. Long before these literatures developed a life of their own, however, Thomas Hobbes articulated a conception of legal order that featured core elements of both. This, I argue, is the public law dimension of Hobbes's account of legal order.
But Hobbes's legal order has a private law dimension, too. Indeed, he begins his account with private law because it allows him to express most vividly the fundamental organizing idea that underlies the institutions of both public and private law: the prohibition on unilateralism. This principle affirms that no private party is entitled to dictate terms or enforce justice claims unilaterally against another. Public authorities alone are entitled to adjudicate and enforce justice claims. In Hobbes, I suggest, the prohibition on unilateralism is manifested in various laws of nature that inform both the structure and norms of legal institutions. The prohibition on unilateralism thus lies at the heart of the public as well as private law dimension of Hobbes's legal theory, and reveals public law and private law as a unity.
Keywords: unilateralism, Hobbes, rule of law, laws of nature, authority, arbitration
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1. In what decade does this story begin?
2. In what city does the story take place?
New York City
3. What is the opera being produced as the story begins?
4. Who is the main character who arrives late at the opera?
Newland Archer
5. Who is Newland Archer's fiancee?
May Welland
6. Which controversial Mingott family member arrives at the opera?
Countess Ellen Olenska
7. What is the event that occurs in Chapter 3?
Annual Beaufort Ball
8. Who hosts the event in Chapter 3?
Julius and Regina Beaufort
9. Who do Newland and May visit first on their betrothal visits?
Mrs. Mingott
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Georgia Sagri
Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is, and If Approaching Pain Gives You a Way of Recovering the Memory of Flesh Then Go Elsewhere
May 17 – June 14, 2009
The jaguar, Panthera onca, is a big cat, a feline in the Panthera genus. It is the only Panthera found in the Americas. The jaguar is the third-largest feline after the tiger and the lion, and the largest and most powerful feline in the Western Hemisphere. The jaguar's present range extends from Mexico across much of Central America and south to Paraguay and northern Argentina. Apart from a known and possibly breeding population in Arizona (southwest of Tucson), the cat has largely been extirpated from the United States since the early 1900s. The jaguar has featured prominently in the mythology of numerous indigenous American cultures, including that of the Maya and Aztec. The word jaguar is pronounced /ˈdʒæɡjuɚ/ or—especially in American English—/ˈdʒæɡwɑr/. It comes to English from one of the Tupi-Guarani languages, presumably the Amazonian trade language Tupinambá, via Portuguese jaguar. The Tupian word, yaguara "beast", sometimes translated as "dog", is used for any carnivorous mammal; the specific word for jaguar was yaguareté, with the suffix -eté meaning "real" or "true".
Georgia Sagri's practice investigates various parameters of language (name-rename); sculpture (extension); imagery (the image when the central object is missing); and performance (composition); often committing her body to mimetic repetitive moves to seduce the viewer while exposing the multitude of associations a simple gesture or word may suggest. Sagri responds to conditions inherent to the performance score, possibly imposed by spatial diagrams and scripts, and antagonizes other conditions that must then be deal with, such as the vital engagement of an audience, rhythmical decisions, passage of time, and issues of translation.
Sagri will perform every day from 11 am – 6 pm, except when she is not. Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is and If Approaching Pain Gives You a Way of Recovering the Memory of Flesh Then Go Elsewhere is Sagri's first solo exhibition in New York. It is the continuation of a practice committed to the idea of event, and relates to Saloon, an ongoing and nomadic series of gatherings in which Sagri interacts with artworks by two artists, generating performance/sound pieces and investigating possibilities of non-reason, improvisation and antagonism. In February of 2009, Sagri presented Yze Alone, a performance for The National Theater in Greece. Other selected exhibitions include a solo exhibition at Anthony Reynolds, London (2008), and group exhibitions at the AR Contemporary, Milan (2008); Destroy Athens , 1st Athens Biennial (2007); Deste Foundation, Athens (2006, 2001); performance at Smith-Stewart Gallery, New York (2008). She is a founding member of It's Our Pleasure To Serve You with Adele Roeder, Kerstin Braetsch and Allison Katz, and she is also co-editor with Jaqueline Carpenter and Catherine Czacki of a sound journal, Magazine Forte, launching September 2009.


text: When it comes to training camp, I have one single piece of advice for you. Put something colorful on your antenna, and remember where you parked. Trust me, if there is one thing that can ruin your day, walking through a crowded parking lot under the hot summer sun is it. Forget the autographs and "The players are so close to us", when you're sweating, can't find the car, you'll be cursing the team you've come to know and love for being so damn popular (Be aware, Jaguars fans don't need to worry about losing their car) Also, if you're autograph hungry (and under the age of 25, cause I mean, come on), be sure to bring a bright colored marker or pen and a pad of paper with a cardboard back. Not only so your favorite Patriot has a large piece of paper to write on, but, when signing autographs, a player will be eternally grateful for having a hard surface to write on. Before leaving for Gilette, you want to make sure you have several key items. First and foremost is A LOT of water. It's going to be hot, and if you don't bring your own water, the staff there is going to charge you an upwards of four dollars for Earth's most abundance resource. Second, as previously mentioned, pens and paper. Also, if there is anything odd you want signed, be it a football or a jersey, bring those too. However, if you do want a jersey signed, don't wear it to training camp, trust me, Tom Brady does not want to see you take off your shirt, no matter how sexy you think you are. Third, be sure to wear light clothes, and bring sunglasses and hats if you want to minimize the amount of sun strain. Some people prefer to bring Binoculars, however I have found that they are really just a heavy hassle, and the players are so close anyway, it doesn't matter (plus we all know the Patriots shaky history with surveillance. Lastly, make sure that everyone who is coming with you, wants to come with you. Do not, do not, do not, bring children with you who would rather be at home watching Yui Gi Oh, or Pokemon. This is an excellent way to ruin your day. The key is no hassles. So once you have everything you need: Pens, Paper, Water, Hats, Misc Signables, and People who want to come with you, you're ready to go. When the average day at training camp starts, it's generally late morning early afternoon. I recommend getting there as early as possible as to not have to park three miles away. This is supposed to be fun, so, remember, minimize hassle. After arriving at the stadium, I'd recommend trying to either a) Find a place on the ground with shade, or b) take the bleachers. The bleachers generally provide the best vantage point to see your favorite players, and generally have the most chatty fans. Also, don't worry if your seat is far away from your favorite players; in most cases, the teams will rotate around the field, allowing for a clear vantage point from all areas. Be sure to cheer when players make good plays, because, after all, football players have feelings too. After the last ball is thrown, and the final autograph signed, it comes time to leave. Along with every other person there. This is where avoiding stress is key. Thousands of people all want to leave and they all want to leave now. I'd actually recommend waiting around for 10 minutes, maybe check out some of the booths, harass some sports media types, maybe. Afterwards, make your way to you car (Remember the colorful items you placed on your antenna?) Then just wait it out. Be paitent, don't get angry if someone cuts you off, just crank up the AC, turn on some easy listening, and be calm. Ultimately, when it comes down to it, as long as you A) Eliminate Hassle B) Are Prepared and C) Go with the flow, your training camp expierence should be one of fun, football, and limited frenzy. Paul Meekin is a Boston based writer, television producer, and media critic. When not writing for Scott Keith's Blog Of Doom or The Best Game Apps, He can found on twitter @MeekinOnMovies and facebook at MeekinOnMovies He also stars and writes the hit web-based sketch comedy show, "FatMan and Little Girl" and occasionally putzes around on his own personal youtube channel, as well.


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|We found some awesome cardboard risers that knock down flat and, when covered with fabric, look pretty darn nice for showing off Scott's work. :-)
We had our first craft show of the season last weekend, and while it wasn't a financial success, it was a good educational experience.
The booth sizes were a little odd, 6 feet by 11 feet, with 8-foot tables. So while I knew we needed more space than a single booth, I wasn't sure how we'd fill two. Turned out, we did pretty well, I thought. Although if we'd been mobbed by buyers, we didn't have a lot more to put out to fill in the empty spaces ... but that wasn't a problem.
Turned out I probably should have done some market research into the demographics of the middle school where the show was held and its surrounding neighborhood. It wasn't a "bad" neighborhood, but is wasn't an upscale neighborhood either.
|As always, Ellie was an excellent saleswoman.
Our goods are kind of high end, especially Scott's woodworking pieces, which range in price from $25 to $750. So we really need to stick to shows that draw customers who can afford our products.
I chatted with other vendors, some of whom I knew from Facebook or our previous shows, and it seemed almost universal that sales were minimal despite the fairly good traffic at the show. Our sales totaled nine notecards and two dragonfly magnets. I'm pretty sure it's not a coincidence that all the goods that sold were at the table manned by Ellie. It is really tough to say no to a cute, engaging 8-year-old. :)
(It may be that the engaging part is more important than the cute part or the age; one of our booth neighbors was a mom-daughter team and while the girl looked to be a couple years older than Ellie, what really stood out for me was that the girl never seemed to smile or say a word to anyone other than her mom. I also didn't seem them make any sales, although they had browsers and very affordable items.)
The apparent low sales pretty much across the board at the show made me wonder if the Nov. 2 show was just too early in the holiday season for people to really be thinking about buying gifts. I had printed up some postcards with photos of our work as well as our holiday show schedule and we passed them out as much as possible. I have hopes that maybe some of the people who admired but didn't buy our wares will either shop our Etsy store or come find us at one of the other shows we'll be doing.
|This show also debuted our floor easels. I really liked being able to get the bow boards off the table and put them at eye level. But I think I need to fix the ribbons before our next show and put out more brooches at a time.
Handmade-only shows not only level the playing field on costs, but they attract the people who are willing to pay extra for an item that they know was made by the person selling it.
We also had a lot of people tell us that Scott's woodworking belongs in art galleries, and I think I now have him persuaded that we should explore that route. :)
Our next show is the MJCC/Hadassah Chanukah Gift Fair on Nov. 17, and I'm sure that will also be a learning experience (but we're also hoping for a more financially rewarding day!).
Meanwhile, if you are starting to think about your holiday shopping, please consider browsing Foster's Beauties to find something perfect for your friends and family!


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It's all about readiness as work gets under
way on Capitol Hill on the fiscal 2018 budget, with President Donald J. Trump's
administration and hawkish lawmakers
pointing to wear and tear on the military to
justify buying more planes, ships and other
equipment than they otherwise could afford
under existing budget caps.
Readiness was once a word used to describe essentials, like training and ammunition and upkeep on
existing platforms — mostly items found in the
military's expansive operations and maintenance
accounts. Over the years, however, the word increasingly has been used as a descriptor for everything from
personnel to high-tech new weaponry, essentially
encompassing anything in the Pentagon budget.
Indeed, Trump used the military's sagging readiness rates as his primary justification for blowing past
caps on defense spending by some $54 billion next year.
While the precise details of the proposed budget have
not yet been released, the White House already has made
clear it intends to invest heavily in big-ticket items like
ships and fourth- and fifth-generation fighters.
Meanwhile, the leaders of the House and Senate
Armed Services Committees have argued that Trump's
military spending increase is simply too paltry. Citing
readiness as their own biggest concern, they want to
see the Defense Department's base budget swell to
$640 billion next year — $37 billion more than Trump
plans to request.
House Armed Services Chairman Mac Thornberry
opened an April 5 hearing stating that there is widespread agreement that years of budget caps, coupled with
several stop-gap continuing resolutions and an intense
pace of operations overseas, have damaged the military.
"I believe that damage has gone far deeper than
most of us realize, requiring more time and more
money to repair than is generally expected," the Texas
Republican said. "There's plenty of responsibility to go
around for the current state of affairs."
U.S.NAVYChief of Naval Operations Adm. John Richardson says demands on thenaval force increased during the administration of former PresidentBarack Obama and will continue to do so in the future, making aninvestment in Navy assets critical. Richardson is shown here speakingApril 3 during the Cohen Group breakfast event at the Navy League'sSea-Air-Space Exposition in National Harbor, Md.


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|To automate your paperwork you first need to know you can do it.
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Zen Bytes are posts about Aestiva's core engines and the philosophical approach Aestiva takes to innovation and design. Although our core technologies are not the center of our discussions with prospects and customers, they play a critical behind-the-scenes role in the success of every business automation.
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The Qmacro Project
|Dec 4
Clint Eastwood said "A Man's Got to Know his Limitations." The same can be said for programming languages. The language "C" is fast at bit and byte operations but you would never want to use it to build business applications. The HTML/OS language is fast at high-level operations but it is not super-fast at bit and byte operations.
What does this have to do with the HTML/OS language? Everything.
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It's a 64-bit world, kind of.
|Sep 20
Apple's new 64-bit mobile iPhone has made it a race. The world is racing to 64-bit hardware. Across all platforms. PCs, desktops, and soon, all iPhones and Androids.
Not wanting to be left out, we thought it would be appropriate to make our own announcement. Here it goes... drum roll please.
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Winner of Design-Eye Face-Off Announced
|Dec 14
Aestiva ran an on-line contest this last month. The goal -- to identify designers with a good graphics design eye. The winner of Aestiva's Design-Eye Face-Off has been announced. Drum roll please. The winner is:
of Berkeley, California
Jonathan wins the $1,000 prize. Jonathan was one of three finalists.
The winner and finalists of the Design-Eye Face-Off have the opportunity to join a skunk-works project at Aestiva code-named Webigami. The project focuses on an automation technology to help small businesses do their paperwork via standard smart phones. The project will potentially impact millions of people world-wide.
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The Vtags: An Update
|Jul 14
So what's been going on with them? To put it simply -- they're a hit! They're lightning-fast as planned and have surpassed expectations. Aestiva has fully adopted our Vtag technology. For example:
-- The VMACRO tag was introduced, as planned.
-- Our reporting systems are now Vtag-driven.
-- Vtags are now a part of every Power Office product.
-- Our Production Department has been trained in Vtags.
-- Vtags continue to shatter speed-barriers.
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Zoom Zoom
|Apr 7
Sometimes the smallest things give us the biggest pleasures. This was apparent earlier this week when a technology for identifying problems in software code was released to Aestiva's Power Office Dev Team.
The technology is called Zoom. It is built directly into the latest releases of Aestiva Array, the engine behind Power Office.
Later this year Zoom will be adopted by Aestiva's production and support departments.
Zoom is essentially a debugging tool. It is the first of its kind in the world. Unlike conventional debugging tools which place applications at risk, Zoom was designed to have no negative affects on a live application. The user of Zoom can't hurt the live application, even accidentally!
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Aestiva Array Means Fast Software Development.
|Jan 2
So your organization needs a development platform for building applications in-house. What do you choose? The popular choices are .NET, PhP, JSP, Visual Basic, C++, and Java. But you don't know about Aestiva Array and its HTML/OS language. You need an overview. So in this blog we review why you want Aestiva Array, the ultimate platform for software development.
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Scaling, Aestiva-Style.
|Dec 12
About a month ago we announced our new ultra-cool scaling engine, Aestiva Power Hub. But as we sat gloating about our success we forgot most people associate scaling engines with words like "mysterious," "complicated," "risky," "costly," and "not-while-I'm-alive."
So in this article, we'll pull back the curtains and show you just how easy it is to scale existing Power Office systems to serve your entire enterprise.
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The Web Way and Other Daoist Thoughts
|Dec 9
About 2,300 years ago, legend tells us, a man of the name Laozi wrote a philosophical text called Dao-De-Jing (the Classic of the Way and its Power). The man, it is said, practiced the "Way." This "Way" describes nature, not according to what it is, but by using paradoxes and describing what nature is not.
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The Vtags are Coming
|Nov 9
Here at the end of the year, we are still pumping away at new developments. We're about to introduce new enhancements to our relational database technology. Called Vtags - just a few tags enable the definition of "virtual" tables from underlying HTML/OS databases, text files, and variables.
The techology is original. Like high-speed procedure calls in SQL, Vtags give you the ability to process large amounts of relational data. But unlike SQL, the technology automatically works with all kinds of data, not just databases. And it's not SQL. There's no need for large amounts of memory, processing power, and database networking.
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|Oct 1
Power /'pouər/
Noun: Ability, strength, force, energy.
Hub /həb/
Noun: The effective center of an activity, region, or network.
We are very excited about our newest advancement, Aestiva Power Hub. Of course, we toot our own horn just like any other business, but Power Hub really is something that makes even the most jaded account rep sit up and take notice. "Power Hub! This one's hot! Stomp on the floor a few times. Give a yell."
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[First published in The Australian Financial Review 21 February 2012]
Labor will introduce an extraordinary income tax holiday for the local shipping industry as part of a federal government push to reduce the number of cheaper foreign ships operating on the coast.
The package imposes conditions on foreign ships that manufacturers complain will increase costs but also introduces a generous tax exemption for Australian flag vessels on all shipping income, earned domestically and internationally.
The tax component is contained in draft laws released yesterday.
"It's probably one of the broadest packages of exemptions that would be available across industries," Blake Dawson partner Teresa Dyson said.
An associated tax exemption will allow companies to offset losses against other revenue without having to waste them on the exempt income.
Shipping companies will depreciate their vessels over 10 years, down from 20 years, to encourage "cleaner, younger" ships and benefit the shipbuilding industry.
While other industries benefit from accelerated depreciation - oil, gas and transport companies claim $2 billion worth a year - Ms Dyson said the complete package on offer for the shipping industry was unprecedented.
Transport Minister Anthony Albanese said the package was devised to revitalise the Australian shipping industry and should not extend to other struggling industries.
"This is a unique industry which has implications for defence, for agriculture, for the environment," he told The Australian Financial Review.
"It is, by definition, involved in offshore activities either around our coast or trading with other nations.
"The implications for Australians not having a domestic shipping industry are unique and extraordinary across economic, environmental and security considerations."
The number of Australian-operated ships has dropped from 55 to 22 in less than two decades. Of those, only four are international ships - all in the liquified natural gas sector.
While 99 per cent of our international trade is shipped, only 0.5 per cent is carried by Australian flag ships. Mr Albanese denied the measures were protectionism, saying they were "forward looking" and about making the local shipping industry competitive.
"There's a potential for major expansion of the industry, not just its survival," he said. Our geographical location, certain legal system and other advantages over neighbours fed that potential, he said.
The measures, announced in September and due to apply one year sooner than originally planned, went beyond earlier proposals criticised by the industry as failing to catch up to our neighbours, particularly Singapore with its zero tonnage tax.
The government took the simpler option of exempting companies from tax, rather than introducing a new tax and setting it at a nil rate.
Other changes include an exemption from royalty withholding tax for non-resident vessels, forecast to cost $2 million a year, and a tax offset for wages paid to Australian seafarers.
Ms Dyson said the government had relied on simple legislative changes for the measures, which complement other efforts to boost the industry, including a new licensing regime.
Submissions on the draft laws are due by March 5. The government will hold talks with the industry in Canberra next Tuesday before introducing the proposals to Parliament.
The Australian Financial Review
MUA National Secretary Paddy Crumlin said in response: "Criticism of the package is unfounded, mis-informed and undermines the long term viability of Australian shipping."


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This is the altered book I made for our daughter, Chelsie Jo. It is made from a children's board book that I altered by recovering the pages. I enjoy using an eclectic mix of embellishments—from Scrabble tiles to sequin, old keys to curling wire--whatever fits with the theme.
The red stick-figure paper was from the first and last pages of an old children's book. I didn't have an "L" scrabble tile, but I did have an antique key. Worked for me!
Chels' favorite colors are teals and browns so I tried to incorporate them throughout using red as accents.
This Parisian-themed page was also from an old children's book. I like the simplicity of the sign on the right, "I like your face".
Of course I had to make a page that included her little sis who adores her. I made a little pocket to slip a couple of pics in. These two girls love watching the old movie 'White Christmas' and especially enjoy the song 'Sisters, Sisters'.
This page is appropriately in the middle of the book. It is a reminder of Jesus' love for her. Steady and constant.
I had to include a page for her 'bestest parents in the whole best world' as well!
A fun family shot, and a funky shot of our legs.
I ended with more 'sister' pics. Chels loves music and has a beautiful voice so a couple of musical notes were appropriate.
This quote states: Keep trying, Be believing, Be happy, Don't get discouraged, Things will work out.
I added a cute iridescent flower vase along with wire 'flowers' I salvaged from a discarded greeting card and a shabbied-up metal 'Faith' sticker.
Chels loved her book. Now I need to start on one for her little sister.
And I'm off!


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Our Vision
For the benefit of our children.
The world is dependent on an intertwined logistical network to move goods and products from manufacturers to consumers in an efficient and timely manner.
The shipping industry is the backbone of this system, moving well over 80% by volume and 70% by value of global trade, with a fleet of more than 6,100 liner ships of all sizes and configurations, sailing on all major waters. We owe much of our welfare to the shipping companies and the sailors on board of these ships.
The global climate drive to reduce carbon- and other emissions and adopt greener technologies has been welcomed by the shipping industry: many innovative projects have been initiated and implemented by it.
However, the rate of change in green technologies is putting increasing pressure on the shipping industry, both financially and technologically. Retrofittable, modular solutions are increasingly required, as multiple technological advances may happen over the lifespan of a vessel.
The vision of Marine Bubble Flow is to develop and offer innovative solutions that optimise the operational and environmental performance of the Shipping Industry. We will enable ship owners and fleet managers to retrofit their existing fleet with cost-effective technologies and solutions to reduce fuel consumption and emissions, ultimately aiming to benefit our children and future generations to come.
The Concept.
It all started when…
The fluidic technology that the Marine Bubble Flow air lubrication system is based on was developed for NASA in the 1960s. Fluidic technology relies on the viscous properties of gasses and fluids to create smart devices without any moving parts, that can control and switch flows. The thinking behind the MBF system is that if a ship's hull can be covered with air bubbles to provide lubrication, friction or drag will be reduced and fuel saved. It is a simple and appealing idea particularly when fuel prices are rising due to political and regulatory pressure to reduce emissions such as the European Union Sulphur Directive which stipulates a maximum 0.5% sulphur content for ships in all EU waters by 2020.
The costs to the shipping industry of complying with this directive are huge. The shipping industry consumes an estimated 4% of global fossil fuels and produces 2.5% of global GHG emissions. Every percent saved on emissions and fuel use has a big impact on the fleet operating cost.
The challenge of air lubrication lies in scaling up the results from controlled model testing in towing tanks to large scale, real life operating conditions. To date the prevailing method of Air Lubrication Systems providers has been to make a large number of holes in the bottom of a ship and pump air from surface to create a layer of air bubbles underneath the hull. Net drag reduction levels of between 2-12% have been measured. Net fuel savings of around 5% were reported with this approach. Alternative methods, using Air Cavities, have been tried on inland barges, but the net efficiency gains are still to be independently validated. However, both methods breach the integrity of the ship's hull, which introduces additional cost and complexity on, for example, double-hulled tankers.
Marine Bubble Flow B.V. has solved the scaling issue without requiring alterations to the ship's structure. The potential efficiency gain is expected to be significantly higher at 10-15% than with current ALS systems offered, particularly for large vessels with flat bottoms, such as container ships, LNGCs, Ro-Ros etc.
The Technology.
It all came together when…
The Marine Bubble Flow Technology is based on an innovative combination of fluid dynamics and fluidics. The technology allows controlling and fine tuning the generation, size and frequency of the air bubbles that provide the air lubrication of the ship's hull. Tank tests at Delft University of Technology in The Netherlands, have indicated a drag reduction potential of up to 30%. The resulting reduction in fuel consumption and emissions would be around 10-15%. Some research papers indicate that air lubrication can prevent fouling as the air bubbles change the environment around the hull.
The MBF Technology can be retrofitted to most marine vessels, but flat bottom ships are expected to show the highest gains. The MBF solution consists of 3-6 MBF Arrays in 30cm wide bands, fitted to the hull from side to side, with compressed air being supplied through a channel inside the band. The MBF Arrays can be installed and maintained in dry dock, during the ship's regular maintenance period.
The key advantage of the MBF solution lies in the retrofittable design of the MBF bands, which will provide drag reduction without compromising the integrity of the ship's hull or ship design. MBF Arrays can be easily fitted and replaced, working outside of the ship, without making structural changes to the hull that would require expensive recertification.
The MBF Technology is protected by worldwide patents.
The Team.
The strength of the Marine Bubble Flow B.V. Team is to be found in the fact that the three co-founders are not native to the Shipping Industry, although experienced in sailing.
The team combines life-long experience and insight from Oil & Gas exploration & production, large scale manufacturing and logistics within the Computer and Information Technology industry, and business development of corporates and start-ups.
Pieter Kapteijn, MSc Mech. Eng, Technology development
Pieter has four decades of experience in Oil & Gas, working for companies like Shell and Maersk Oil & Gas both in the field and at corporate headquarters in the field of R&D, technology and innovation.
Frode Lundsteen Hansen MBA, KHS, business development
Frode has three decades working within business development, working with companies like IBM and A.P. Moller-Maersk with business development at the business unit and department level.
Binnert Halbertsma, MSc Mech.Eng, Operations development
Binnert has like Pieter four decades of experience as Production Manager in companies like IBM, where Binnert was responsible for ensuring the supply chain from production to end customer of high value computer parts.
The Partners.
MBF has signed a joint venture with Royal Roos; a marine engineering company and system integrator to jointly develop the deployment technology that installation yards in major ports can license.
ALP Maritime Services; a ocean towing company.


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67 High Street, Willington, Co Durham. DL15 0PF
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Town Mayor: Councillor Fraser Tinsley
Town Clerk: Mrs Helen Cogdon
Welcome to the Greater Willington Town Council
Willington is located on the A690 approximately 8 miles from Durham City and the A1(M) in the County of Durham. This once thriving and close knit former coal mining community formed the Greater Willington Town Council in 2007.
Based in the High Street at Willington the Council currently has eleven elected members covering the communities of Sunnybrow, Page Bank, Oakenshaw and Willington with administrative support provided by the Town Clerk, Mrs Helen Cogdon.
Councillor Fraser Tinsley is the Town Mayor who has made growing the Council's reputation a top priority starting with a move to a new office.
Mayor Tinsley, a chartered town planner born and raised in the town, said: "The council started in 2007 and our aim now is to continue its good work, increase what it does for the town and address the challenges facing our community."
The Town Council will meet the first Wednesday in the month and can be contacted on 01388 417725 or email email@example.com.
The Civic Fund
The Civic Fund is an award of up to £50 towards small activities and events. Resident groups in the area are welcome to apply. It is unlikely that the Council will fund individuals as they prefer to support a number of beneficiaries.
To apply simply write to the Town Clerk telling us about your group and how it operates and what you want us to fund, outlining your costs. You will receive a decision within 14 days.
The Community Fund
A Grant is available up to a maximum award of £500. Grants will not exceed 75% of the total project costs. Applications can be submitted by each group, once a year.
It is important to us that we respond to your request for funding as soon as possible however incomplete applications can not be assessed so please ensure you provide all the information requested in the application guidance notes.
If you or your group is active in the Town Council area you may be eligible to apply.
The application form can be downloaded here GWTC Grant Application.pdf
The Town Council is responsible for Springfield and Park Top sites in Willington and New Row site in Oakenshaw. Due to high demand a waiting list now applies. To register contact Councillor Graham or the Town Clerk.
Young People
We are keen to recognise and involve young people views in the running of the Town Council. We can tell you about the Youth activities that are up and running in Willington.
If you would like to work with the council at future young people steering group meetings please contact the Office on 01388 417725
Committee Meetings
Committee Meeting Schedule
The Town Council Meeting will take place on the first Wednesday of the Month (Except August) at 6.30pm.
Please note members of the public are welcome to attend and observe any of the council meetings. Every Meeting Agenda has a public participation item. If you wish to raise an issue for discussion please contact the Town Clerk no later than 12 noon prior to the meeting, so that time can be allocated to accommodate your request to speak.
Committee Minutes
Committee Minutes
The following Minutes can be read online with Adobe Acrobat reader.
Ordinary Meetings
Ordinary Meetings 2015
Ordinary Meetings 2016
Ordinary Meetings 2017
Planning Meetings
Resource Meetings
GWTC Annual Returns - Statement of Accounts
GWTC Annual Returns
The following documents can be read online with Adobe Acrobat reader.
Annual Governance Statement 2017-2018
GWTC Policies
GWTC Policies
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GWTC Public Participation Policy
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Durham County Council Contacts
For information on Durham County Council Services please use the links below
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One of the first things that you need to do is find the institute that wants you and your research. This involves going through the list of institutes and deciding which ones to contact. Often one's mentor or former mentor can help with this. But, Old Farts get used to a particular place. Your work may belong elsewhere. Take a look.
As alluded to yesterday, many institute specific websites have a link to Descriptions of Extramural Research Areas (for DCD or DDK or CHD – you get the idea). These IC specific sites provide the info about contacts. Usually contacts are for specific research areas within the institute. For example, at NIA (Aging) there is the following statement:
Each of NIA's four extramural research divisions offers guidance about the scientific focus of their programs, as well as funding opportunities in their specific research areas. Research sponsored by the divisions covers NIA's focus on a range of research in aging. Find information on studies in: biology, social and behavioral aspects of aging, geriatrics and clinical gerontology, and neuroscience (including Alzheimer's disease).
But you need to click through to various pages on specific areas to find the people to talk to. This NIA page has email links, some have phone numbers. I have always found it better to email someone and ask if they have time to talk with you. In my experience NIH staff hate cold calls. Communicating with the program person is critical to making sure you grant goes to the right place. And, there may be no right place. NIH has its own interests and they are under no obligation to support what we think is interesting. There is a fine art to making your project fit with their funding priorities (yet another future post).
The NIH two step (review process) means that the first evaluation of your proposal is by a non-institute-specific study section or Scientific Review Group (SRG), officially known as an SRG. These are run by the Center for Scientific Review or CSR. There page has lots more info about submission processes, etc, for applicants and for reviewers. In your copious free time, it is worth while reading the review guidelines. Understanding how and what the reviewers evaluate can save you a lot of time. More on this in a future post, too.
When you submit a grant you get to write a cover letter. This letter MAY but does not have to, include a request for an IC and study section. WHEN you talk with an NIH program official in an IC, they may tell you to say "that you spoke with them and to that they invited you to request their IC".
Finding a study section is critical. You can request one that in your view, and that may be most important as you know your work better than they do, is best suited and most qualified to review. The NIH CSR study section page has good suggestions for finding a study section. (This page also with info on what goes in the letter and a suggested format). First and foremost, look at the online descriptions of the study sections. There is lots of overlap. You also need to look at the rosters for each section (you can find the rosters on the pages with the description of each study section).
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Ghosts at the Table Review
Ghosts at the Table by Des Wilson
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When I first started playing poker (in Nineteen-hundred and frozen to death) I was totally inspired by poker books. There were so few things written about the game and anything you could get your hands on would be totally devoured, read, analysed and reread.
My copy of The Biggest Game in Town by Al Alvarez could never be loaned out, even for a day, and much time was spent lurking around Foyles in the Charing Cross Road, pouring over the latest Sklansky and Malmuth offerings.
These days it's all obviously changed. The annual pilgrimage to The Gamblers' Book Store to load-up my luggage with extra weight, gave way to a bi-monthly trip to the excellent High Stakes on Great Ormond Street. Nowadays you can order so much stuff through the internet, often for the price of just a few frequent player points. With Internet forums, online videos, copious poker magazines and online articles, the arrival of a new tome isn't half as exciting as it used to be.
Last May however, there was an exception. Des Wilson's "Swimming with the Devilfish" had started life as a biography of Britain's most famous poker bad-boy and turned into a full-blown description of all the characters on the European circuit. I met Des early in its inception and was pleased to be able to give him some helpful background, as well as introducing him to a few of the players. I was very excited to read it immediately, and after naturally finding my name in the index and reading those bits, I polished it off in one sitting.
When Des told me he was writing another book I was keen to read it and some preview chapters of "Ghosts at the Table" arrived a few months ago.
It's a slight surprise that nobody has thought to write a history of poker before and Des was right to spot this as something that needed doing. I knew from talking to him that he felt it was important to do a thorough job and he's really started from the beginning and thoroughly researched everything.
The book starts in Deadwood where Des looks at the Dead Man's hand and Wild Bill Hickock. From there it's on to Tombstone and the old wild west with Wyatt Earp and Doc Holliday. There are some lovely quotes and stories of the riverboat gamblers and cheats in Mississippi and Des spent some time travelling to all the relevant places in order to attempt to garner information about a lot of stuff, some of which is probably just poker legend.
For me the book really got going when he went to Texas and met with TJ Cloutier, Doyle Brunson and Amarillo "Slim" Preston. Des is not afraid to ask some difficult questions about cheating, the sharing of bankrolls and "Slim's" recent legal problems. The chapters about the reality of the legendary game between Moss and The Greek, and about the disappearance of Hal Fowler are also excellent and certainly included plenty of details that were new to me.
The only disappointment to me was really the latter part of the book which looked at the more recent history of the game. The Stu Ungar story, the details of the Andy Beal games with The Corporation and the parts about online poker have probably been covered better elsewhere. I'd have liked to ask a lot more questions about recent poker gossip, but I can understand that it's a bit easier to throw some light on history after a respectful period of time has passed.
Aside from that minor criticism, the very last part, where Des describes his own 2007 Main Event, beautifully puts across his love and enthusiasm for the game in a way that comes out throughout this entertaining read.


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"I'm going to write a book." I said, half in jest. Then I said it again.
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I am sure that my husband was less than enthusiastic about the irregular paychecks this sentence invoked. I know he was ecstatic when I finally put pen to actual paper, rather than dreaming, thinking, obsessing.
I have wanted to write for a long time but life got in the way. A career in finance and two children have kept me pretty busy and satisfied. And yet. Things changed. I quit my job and quit my country. My husband and I packed up the kids and the suitcases and moved to France for a year. And is there a more beautiful place, full of history, romance and stories begging to be told?
Then there are the practical considerations. What better time to start writing than when I am on the other side of the world from family and friends? There are no pressing social engagements in my calendar. Having two small children and no babysitters means we are most likely at home in the evenings. Working from home is also a great way to work around school pick-ups and in my own hours.
I want to write because I am a reader. I love reading everything from Orwell to Stephen King, from Diana Gabaldon to Jane Austen. I even read the back of cereal packets but that is not quite as fulfilling.
I want to write because I have stories spewing forth from my mind. I lie awake at night thinking of characters or plot lines. Sometimes I meditate on a specific turn of phrase or mental image. Getting it down on paper is the only way to stop it.
I know it is not going to be a short road, nor a profitable one. But it feels right for me.
"I can neither file nor forget. Nor will certain ideas forget me; they keep filing away at my lethargy, my complacency" - Ralph Ellison
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If you spend enough time trolling the streets of New York for interactive designers, one person or another will lead you to Steve Bull, a gregarious New Yorker and self-professed digital Gepetto. The founder and CEO of Cutlass, Inc and Cellphonia, Bull is a major player in interactive game design or 'BIG Games' and has lent his design prerogative to interactive operas, big-city digital treasure hunts, thinking-outside-the-box inspired, outside the museum interactive historical tours, and more. In his free-hours, Steve teaches location-based interactive and location-based design at the NYU Tisch Interactive Telecommunications masters Program (ITP).
I caught up with Steve in New York's Battery Park on a sunny Saturday in May. Together we demoed one of the interactive, location-based, historical tours he completed for the New York Historical Society, a mobile documentary about Frederick Douglas's life as a freed slave in New York at the turn of the century. Encircled by the steel giants of New York's downtown Tribecca neighbourhood, we used Steve's iphone as our tour guide and re-imagined ourselves within a different historical narrative, one detached from our surroundings; the audio was hushed by the constant murmur of construction just blocks away at Ground Zero.
Given the costs associated with maintaining museum expositions and grounds, it seems that more museums and foundations should adopt similar initiatives to deliver their curated exposition content outside the confines of museum-walls. In Barcelona, I could imagine re-tracing Gaudi or Picasso's footsteps around the city. I'd like to walk Chicago's city-blocks and learn about Jane Adam's hull house or Burnham's city plan or the famed fire's path of destruction.
As I continue my travels, I'm curious to see what other initiatives are emerging to transform our cities into learning laboratories.
Following our meeting in NYC, Steve was kind enough to answer a handful of follow-up questions via email. Here are his answers.
[Side note: Want to hear more about Big Games in the states? Listen to Segment 2 of this To the Best of our Knowledge radio interview with Katie Salen.)
Me: What's your day job?
Steve Bull: mobile user experience designer and publisher.
Me: What is the future of big games and or location-based, interactive games?
SB: I predict a solid future for big location-based interactive games. There are several hurdles to overcome: reluctance by the carriers to deliver the games because of liability concerns (e.g., player getting next clue on cell phone screen by wireless download is crossing the street and hit by motor vehicle and does not die and player's father is an attorney), creating compelling game(s), strangers playing together (doesn't seem so difficult but I believe there are some issues here that need to be addressed)....
Me: What is your favourite Cutlass or Steve Bull original big-game project and or interactive project to date?
SB: Cutlass Treasure Hunts on college/university campuses -- fun competitive game play, the players get it.
Me: How do you think big-game technology can be utilized to engage people in other disciplines, e.g., education, community organizing, etc?
History games for intermediate and high school students using GPS cell phone handsets. Community organizing -- look at tweets in Iraq, the young people are having a wonderful time pushing for governmental reform. The activity is dangerous and meaningful.
What's your dream project?
Large scale interactive GPS game/movie making project with multiple outcomes possible. Players write and play their own endings.
Me: Outside the realm of big-game initiatives, do you see an opportunity for municipal administrations (perhaps the Bloomberg Administration?) to use mobile technology to better serve their constituents? For efficiency-purposes? To deliver certain services? Any examples?
SB: 311 is accessible in the street by anyone with a cell phone. 511 along the Interstate. 911 for emergencies. In Holland Tunnel radio broadcast of travel alerts. Kiosks. Kiosks with blue tooth downloads have not been optimized yet.
Me: Do you ever feel like this kind of technology is a distraction?
SB: A distraction from what--life? This kind of technology is a distraction and a part of our lives. It is dangerous for pedestrians to engaged in cell phone conversations while crossing an intersection.
The individual might be run over by a motorist distracted by his/her cell phone call. Children in the backseats of SUVs are distracted by movies played on the headrests in front of them rather than looking out their windows bored and engaging their parents. (I am against video media playback in vehicles. I am in favour of interactive and passive audio experience.) It will take years for a polite proper safe social etiquette to emerge. There are lots of issues here fro exploration. The individual must decide the level of distraction--I am ignoring cell phone calls at this moment. I turn off my cell phone in movie theatre and church. Doctors set their devices to vibrate.
Me: What is your favourite technology and or other blog or blogs/ print-publications?
SB: Space imagery returned by NASA remote instrumentation; under ocean photography; in car GPS systems (Garmin) that free the driver from worry about directions to the destination and instead allow the driver to break the rules and look out the window. I am unsure how many drivers ignore their GPS and whenever I go back to the goal of getting there the GPS puts me on my path; audio books; my own code noodling--I am a software artist, better-n-better interactive game development tools.
Me: Other than Cutlass, which firms do you think are doing the most interesting and or relevant work?
SB: Big Players are iTunes/iPhone/iPod/Apple, Nokia, Google, Fox Mobile, NAVTEQ-TeleAtlas. Small players are SocialLight and Proboscis.
For a more extensive look at Steve Bull's work, check out one of his Living Labs Global Showcase's here.


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Gold is a metal; a challenging product with a price that is constantly rising and falling. In recent times, the price of gold has actually climbed - something that often happens when the economy is down. Consequently, the gold buying and selling business has been thriving. Americans around the nation have gotten the trend, knowing that in times of economic crisis such as these when these costs are higher, selling gold is a great method to gain some quick cash.
Gold is beneficial because it is not man-made - there is just a particular amount of gold to be found on earth. The good thing regarding it, nevertheless, is that it is recyclable and can be made in to precious jewelry or pieces that could eventually be sold, thawed down and afterwards reused time and again. It is as a result of the fact that gold can be reprocessed, that it's ended up being prominent to sell your fragment gold for cash. Any kind of piece made of gold qualifies as fragment gold. Gold products such as trinkets, thick or slim chokers, bands, broken or tangled chains, old pieces, dental crowns, accessories, pins and even old broken watches are all beneficial products that can be cost cold, hard cash.
A purchaser will certainly separate your gold out by its top quality. The first thing to be identified prior to anything else is whether the piece is real gold and if so, just how pure it is. The pureness of the gold is a look into establishing the cost of gold. 24k or 24 karat gold is pure gold, and 18k, 14k and 12k gold symbolize a percent of pure gold mixed with various other steels. Gold pieces are constantly noted with a stamp confirming its pureness with an engraving of 10k,12 k,14 k, or18k. Pure gold, or 24k, is usually as well soft to be used for accessories which is why it is combined with other metals in jewelry manufacturing. Some unique pieces, nonetheless, might be made with pure 24k gold.
It's the quality and weight of all the fragment gold with each other that will determine exactly how it is is valued. An expert purchaser will divide and arrange your gold out into teams by karat purity before putting it on the scale to gauge actual weight. After that, it is the daily market price, at the time of examination, that is used to give a financial value to the gold you desire to offer.


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