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Anex-1. The Bellagio International Declaration of Street Vendors
Having regard to the fact:
- that in the fast growing urban sector there is a proliferation of poor hawkers and vendors including those who are children;
- that because of poverty, unemployment and forced migration and immigration, despite the useful service they render to society, they are looked upon as a hindrance to the planned development of cities both by the elite urbanites and the town planners alike;
- that hawkers and vendors are subjected to constant mental and physical torture by the local officials and are harrassed in many other ways which at times leads to riotous situations, loss of property rights, or monetary loss;
- that there is hardly any public policy consistent with the needs of street vendors throughout the world.
We urge governments to form a National Policy for hawkers and vendors by making them a part of the broader structural policies aimed at improving their standards of living, by having regard to the following:
- give vendors legal status by issuing licences, enacting laws and providing appropriate hawking zones in urban plans,
- provide legal access to the use of appropriate and available space in urban areas,
- protect and expand vendors' existing livelihood,
- make street vendors a special component of the plans for urban development by treating them as an integral part of the urban distribution system,
- issue guidelines for supportive services at local levels,
- enforce regulations and promote self-governance,
- set up appropriate, participatory, non-formal mechanisms with representation by street vendors and hawkers, NGOs, local authorities, the police and others,
- provide street vendors with meaningful access to credit and financial services
- provide street vendors with relief measures in situations of disasters and natural calamities,
- take measures for promoting a better future for child vendors and persons with disabilities.
Anex-2. Recommendations of the MoUD-SEWA workshop
Whereas the urban informal sector now constitutes the majority of the urban workforce, of which the street vendors are more than one crore;
And whereas these street vendors, of whom more than 30 per cent are women, provide an important service of supplying all types of commodities especially fresh vegetables, fruits, food items, household goods etc. to the urban population at reasonable prices;
And noting that there has been a decrease in employment in the formal sector, the informal sector is expanding and absorbing these retrenched workers and they are creating their own employment through street vending without putting any burden on the Government;
And recognizing that street vendors have always been part of Indian urban culture of public spaces and services; And whereas the urban informal sector contributes significantly to the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of the urban economy, the informal sector and the street vendors in particular remain poor, illiterate and treated as illegal and criminals and harassed by the police and municipal authorities, and excluded from all town planning schemes;
And noting that the Supreme Court has declared hawking to be a fundamental right, and has directed cities to constitute schemes to accommodate vendors;
Therefore, to bring these core street vendors into legal mainstream of the urban economy this meeting recommends:
- Formulation of National Guidelines on Street Vendors and Hawkers for use of Municipal Corporations, Municipalities and Nagarpalikas.
- The policy of the urban local body should move from Removal to Effective Regulation of Street Vendors
- Legal recognition of Street Vendors by giving them identity cards
- Surveys in all urban areas to determine the number and locations of street vendors
- Planning guidelines for State Governments and urban local bodies to reserve certain per cent of land for street vending in all new development plans and to update the existing ones.
- Guideline should decide the number of vendors required as a percentage of population (approximately 2.5 per cent) and plan the number of vendors to be accommodated.
- Give priority to women vendors in issuing permission for hawking and vending
- Recognize and facilitate natural markets
- Regulate the quality and service provided by the vendors, by regulating the use of space as well as providing facilities for hygiene.
- Recognizing that harmonious solution can be found by multiple use of space, flexible timings and other creative solutions such as "pay and hawk" and finding many other solutions through best practices in the cities in India and abroad.
- Promote vending in smaller towns and nagarppalikas by various centrally sponsored schemes
- Stress upon the importance of dialogue and create forums for discussion of issues between vendors' associations, urban local bodies, police and local resident associations
- Set up self-governance mechanisms such as committees and boards to work closely with the municipalities to harmonize the interests of all parties - the vendors, the shopkeepers, the residents, the consumers and the traffic.
- Set up financing mechanisms where street vendors will pay fees for the use of space on a daily, monthly or yearly basis which will add to the revenue of the city.
- Once a scheme has been agreed upon, it should be strictly implemented and the violators strictly punished. The officials responsible for implementation should be made accountable.
- Promote credit schemes and micro-finance for the vendors.
- Set up a Task Force to finalize Guidelines for Street Vending. This Task Force will include representatives of vendors' associations and urban local bodies.
- Collect and disseminate information about the best vending practices in India and abroad.
- Promote networking of vendors' associations and work towards consensus on policies.
- Promote dialogue with Mayors and Chairs of local bodies.
- Promote education of member street vendors about self-regulation and quality of service.
This meeting calls upon all urban local bodies and municipalities to recognize the important contribution of street vendors and to draw up policies and schemes which incorporate them into urban economy and life.
Anex-3. Prime Minister's New Policy for Street Hawkers and Rickshaw Pullers in Delhi
A Concept Note Prepared by the Prime Minister's Office
A. Background:
- Recently there has been a spate of articles in the media about the operation of the licensing regime for hawkers and rickshaw pullers in Delhi (e.g. article titled: "Poor Excuses" by Tavleen Singh in India Today, 9 July 2001, "Regulate street hawkers" in Times of India 16 July 2001). [Both these articles are based on manushi study and facts that emerged through the Lok Sunwayi of street vendors and rickshaw operators]. A study by a high profile NGO, Manushi, titled: "How the License Quota Raj Impacts the Urban Poor" was also released. Sh N. Vittal, Central Vigilance Commissioner, has written to the Delhi Chief Minister, Smt. Shiela Dikshit, drawing her attention to the problems.
- The broad points made in these articles, the Manushi study, and Sh. Vittal's letter are as follows:
(i) The policy of restrictive issue of licenses for hawkers and rickshaw pullers is a perversion of the SC judgement in Saudam Singh vs. NDMC and others, 1987, which ruled that hawking, etc. represented a fundamental right to livelihood, and was subject only to reasonable regulations to avoid potential social costs of these activities (e.g. street/pavement obstruction).
(ii) The restrictive licensing system enables rents to be collected by the officials who process, issue, and enforce licenses. These rents are estimated in the Manushi study to be approx. Rs 50 crores a month. (While the study followed a rather informal methodology/approach, the figure is not beyond credibility, coming to c. Rs 1000 per month per hawker. The number of unlicensed hawkers is estimated at 500,000, while those licensed are just 20,000).
(iii) Hawkers and rickshaw pullers are also subject to atrocities by these functionaries, e.g. destruction or misappropriation of the hawkers wares or impounding/destruction of rickshaws, by these functionaries.
(iv) That it is time that the licensing system is reformed so that the hawkers and rickshaw pullers, belonging to the poorest sections of urban society, are enabled to pursue their modest livelihoods without extortion. This would convey the message that policy reforms benefit the poor, and not only the middle class or well-to-do.
B. Origin of the licensing system:
- The licensing system for hawkers was given legitimacy in a Supreme Court decision in Saudam Singh and others vs NDMC, SLP © No. 15257/87. In this judgement, the SC while ruling that the fundamental right of livelihood under Art. 19(1)(g) of the Constitution cannot be denied to street/pavement hawkers, held that this right was subject to regulation by way of reasonable restrictions under Art. 19 (6) of the Constitution, by the State (as trustee of the public in relation to streets). Specifically, in relation to street hawkers, the SC observed:" So far as right of a hawker to transact business while going from place to place is concerned, it has been admittedly recognized for a long period. Of course, that also is subject to proper regulation in the interest of general convenience of the public including health and security considerations". While no specific SC ruling is available for rickshaws, they may be interpreted as street hawkers providing a transportation service, (rather than a tangible commodity), and accordingly covered by the SC Saudam Singh vs NDMC decision (relating to the fundamental right to livelihood subject only to minimal regulation). MCD licenses for (commodity) street hawkers are issued under Section 420 of the MCD Act, and for cycle rickshaws under Section 489 of the MCD Act. There are analogous provisions in the NDMC regulations.
- The licensing system for both street hawkers and cycle rickshaws seek to limit the numbers of these tradespersons. Further, they impose a number of restrictive conditions which do not seem to relate to "general convenience of the public including health and security considerations" or give wide discretion to officials, which is potentially open to misuse.
C. Effects of the licensing system:
- Hawking and cycle rickshaws provide low cost, easily accessible retail and transportation services to urban households. Because of low cost, most of the users are low income households. They are also highly labor intensive, and because of their small scale of operations, involve low capital entry requirements. Accordingly, they are among the easiest occupations to enter for the urban poor. By providing employment and low cost services, they enhance societal welfare, and accordingly should be encouraged as a matter of public policy. Further, it has been pointed out1 that hawkers provide other indirect societal benefits, i.e. their presence reduces the scope for eve-teasing, and by reducing transportation requirements for shopping, to reduced pollution.
- On the other hand, concerns have been expressed about possible social costs of these occupations. These are centered on street congestion, hygiene, and security (petty crime). These are discussed below:
- Street congestion: A simple economic analysis of markets for these services shows that the numbers of providers is inherently limited by market demand. If the number of providers (supply of the goods or service) is limited by fiat (as in a quantity based licensing system), two things will happen: first, the price of the services will rise to above the (marginal) cost of supply giving rise to a potential rent, and second, that officials who issue licenses will be well-placed to collect (most of) this rent, so long as the slightest element of discretion is involved in selection of licensees. Further, because of rise in the price of the services, non-licensed providers would seek to enter the market. This provides an opportunity to the enforcers to collect rents. The result is that consumers pay higher prices, the number of service providers (and hence employment) is reduced, and officials who dispense and enforce licenses collect rents. This is exactly the situation which prevailed in the regime of industrial licensing.
- In any large, heterogeneous city, the market demand for hawking (and cycle rickshaw) services varies by locality, time of day, day of week, and in each of these, over time. Depending on the density of streets and built-up areas, without licensing or other regulation, street congestion may not occur in particular areas at all, in some areas almost all the time, and in others, at particular times (of day, day of week, etc). Accordingly, the problem of street congestion by hawkers and cycle rickshaws can be disaggregated into "green" (no restriction), "red" (prohibited), and "amber" (regulated) areas. In respect of regulation, as noted above, quantity based regulations (licenses) furnish scope for rent-seeking. The alternative of fee-based regulation for "amber" areas, (i.e. no restriction on entry so long as one pays an entry fee to the municipality), if properly designed, may eliminate the scope for rent-seeking.
- Hygiene: Hygiene is implicated in relation to street hawkers in two aspects. One, in relation to foodstuffs peddled by them. Second, on the (external) pollution caused by their garbage. On neither count is the concern categorically different from that due to other service providers, e.g. restaurants. However, the mobile nature of the hawkers may mean that regulatory measures (in particular for food adulteration) may be difficult to enforce. The problem then reduces to means of identification of particular vendors.
- Security, law and order : The concern is that street hawking (and cycle rickshaws) may sometimes be a cover for illicit activities, e.g. peddling narcotics, pimping, etc. Once again, the concern is not categorically different from that due to other service providers. Similar to the issue of hygiene, the problem reduces to means of ensuring identification of street hawkers (and cycle rickshaw pullers).
D. Other issues:
- If one considers that street hawking and cycle rickshaws are legitimate occupations providing positive net societal benefits, one should also seek to put in place mechanisms to facilitate technological upgrading of the activities, and access to the institutions of the formal economy. These are discussed below:
- Technology upgrading: Technology upgrading2 would help ensure increased labour productivity in these activities. They may also help reduce hygiene and pollution impacts, or street congestion (by increasing mobility). However, technology upgrading requires investment, and investment requires an absence (or reduction) of risk. Clearly, so long as a licensing system which enables the licensor/enforcer to extract the entire rents of the activities persists, savings (and investment) by the service providers will not happen. On the other hand, if the policy environment is conducive to investment, suppliers of improved technologies will enter the market.
- Formal Economy Institutions: Such institutions would comprise institutional finance (including micro-finance), franchised retail marketing, etc. However, access to such institutions, which is also conducive to technological upgradation, is risky so long as the majority of hawkers/cycle rickshaws are "unlicensed", and therefore have no legal standing (in fact are "illegal"), and subject to removal. Formal economy institutions would also perceive less risk if the clients (hawkers and rickshaw pullers) were properly identified.
E. An Alternative Regulatory System:
- Based on the foregoing analysis, an alternative regulatory regime for street hawkers and cycle rickshaws is outlined as follows:
(i) The existing licensing system with quantitative limits must be scrapped forthwith.
(ii) The metropolis may be divided into "green", "amber", and "red" zones, signifying free access, fee-based access, and prohibited access, respectively. The division into "green", "amber", and "red" categories may vary with time of day, day of week, and day of month, and may be revised periodically. The division may be made separately for street hawkers and cycle rickshaws. Such zoning must be both formally notified, and prominent street signs put up to indicate their boundaries and timings. The division may be made by the MCD/NDMC in their jurisdictions, but invariably with the formal consultation of residents' associations and the area elected representatives. Other general (i.e. applicable to all) restrictions on street hawking/cycle rickshaws may be specified in minimal terms and strictly consistent with the Saudan Singh vs NDMC judgement, i.e. in the interest of general convenience of the public including health and security considerations, e.g. avoidance between midnight and 5 am, no overnight squatting/parking on the pavements, no stopping on carriageway, all garbage to be removed and properly disposed off, no obstructions at traffic lights or bus stops. (Restrictions on adulterated food, narcotics, etc. must flow from the respective legislations, not as further restrictions specific to these occupations). Conversely, there must be an absolute prohibition on municipal and police authorities from impounding, or destruction, or seizure, of goods and equipment, except when permitted under other laws (e.g. excise laws).
(iii) Any person who wishes to be a street hawker or cycle rickshaw puller may do so by a simple act of registration involving two steps: (a) reliable identification by any means (e.g. voters id, ration card, passport, driving license, letter from an elected representative or citizen in good standing), and (b) payment of a nominal fee to cover costs of issue of a photo identification card. Upon registration, which should be done on the spot, the person would have unrestricted access to all "green" areas. Penalties for non-registration must be restricted to a surcharge on the fee, but impounding, destruction, or seizure of the goods and equipment by any authority must be absolutely prohibited. The registrations may be renewed (say, once a year) by payment of a modest renewal fee, and affixing the current period's sticker on the registration id. The sole purpose of the registration is to provide reliable identification for the purposes noted above. It is not a permit to ply the trade. No such permit is needed, being a fundamental right (as established in Saudam Singh & ors vs. NDMC). Accordingly, there must be no numerical limits on registrations.
(iv) A registered street hawker/cycle rickshaw puller who wishes to ply in an "amber" zone, may do so by paying a fee, upon which a sticker to the effect may be affixed on the registration id. Once again, there must not be any quantity or numerical restrictions on issue of such stickers. Numbers of street hawkers/cycle rickshaws in the "amber" zones may instead be regulated by adjustment of the amount of fee periodically (this fee need not be nominal, but may serve to limit numbers to a level at which significant congestion does not occur). Once again, penalties for plying in an "amber" zone without payment of fee may involve a financial penalty, in addition to the fee, but in any case there must be an absolute prohibition on municipal and police authorities from impounding, or destruction, or seizure, of goods and equipment. The fee may be scaled to different categories of street hawkers, e.g. peddlers on foot; or using pedaled vehicles; or using animal drawn vehicles; or using motorized vehicles of below 800 cc engine capacity; or using motorized vehicles of above 800 cc; etc.
(v) Non-government organizations with a record of working for the welfare of street hawkers and rickshaw pullers may be authorized to interface between them and the concerned MCD/NDMC authorities in respect of registration and renewals, issuance of "amber zone" stickers, and enforcement measures. Such interfacing by NGOs may provide employment to unemployed urban youth.
Anex-4. National Seminar on Impact of Hawking on Traffic Management in Metropolitan Cities
[source: press release, dated 24.11.2001]
The following are the consensus arrived at, in the three technical sessions of the seminar:
- Identification of hawking spaces and hawking roads by committees consisting of all the stake holders – hawkers, traders, traffic engineers, Academic, Police, Municipal officials, etc., taking into account traffic flow and pedestrian activities.
- Urban plans should provide for hawking locations in accordance with stipulated standards. Residential zones should include hawking, standards (Ex. 4 to 6 shops and 10 hawkers per 1000 population)
- Hawkers should be licensed and secondary streets may be earmarked to them. Hawkers may be encouraged to form cooperative societies, which will make allocation of spaces to Hawkers.
- Urban land in vantage locations should be recycled using the principles of multiple uses. For example, appurtenant spaces in office complexes and education institutions may be used for Hawking during evening times.
- Encroachment of any types by any one – hawkers, traders or others in no-hawking footpaths and road spaces should be evicted strictly without any discrimination.
- Motor Vehicles Act, 1989 and othe Urban Planning Acts do not have any provision to deal with encroachments by Hawkers. Therefore, appropriate provisions have to incorporated in those acts through suitable amendments.
- Hawkers may be educated and motivated so that they may move out of the sector in future and when their economic situation improves.
- Hawkers may be facilitated with financial assistance in order to promote their enterprises.
- Pedestrian precincts may be identified for exclusive use of pedestrians where hawking may be permitted.
- Extensive studies should be carried out to build city wise data base on the socio-economic conditions and their activities so that they could go as inputs to evolve strategies in respect of hawkers.
Anex-5. Terms of Reference for research study under Swarna Jayanti Shahari Rozgar Yojna
1. Title of the Study: Role of Hawkers in the Urban Informal Sector and Internalizing Hawking Activities and Spaces in the City Planning and Development Process
2. Agency Assigned and Project Director:
- School of Planning and Architecture, New Delhi
- Prof. J M Ansari, Professor of Planning
3. Purpose of Assignment: The study will have the following objectives:
- To examine the nature and extent of hawking activities as part of the urban informal sector in Delhi and its contribution to the economy of the city.
- To analyse the spatial dimensions of hawking activities in relation to locational attributes, physical characteristics of space, structural condition of establishments and associated urban problems
- To understand the nature of relationship between planned, informal and hawking activities
- To evolve guidelines for incorporating hawking activities in city planning and development process and suggest norms and standards for location, layout planning of hawking areas and design of physical structures to accommodate hawking activities
- To explore the possibilities of incorporating the Urban Informal Sector like Hawking into the Scheme of SJSRY
- The access of street vendors to institutional credit, rate of interest at present usually paid by them to the moneylenders; scope and modality of improving such access
- The problem of space, the importance of location and monthly rental for alternative locations when offered by Govt. or local bodies the solution to such problems whether night hawking or hawking on holidays can be considered in central districts of major cities as one of the options
- Impact of globalisation and consequent redundancy of the informal sector
- Protecting the hawkers from unauthorised harassment by various agencies
4. Programme to be suited: To carry out detailed research to analyse:
- The nature and types of hawking activities
- Behavioral pattern of hawkers, their role in the economy of cities, and perceptions of people about their usefulness to the society
- The location pattern of hawking areas, associated urban problems and physical characteristics of spaces and establishments used for hawking activities, and
- Legal and institutional framework to integrate hawking activities in the city planning and development process
5. Agency for Reviewing the Study: UPA Division, Ministry of Urban Development, Nirman Bhawan, New Delhi
6. Duration of the Project: Twelve months only from the date of commissioning the study and release of first installment
7. Total funds approved for the study: Rs.4.20 lakhs (Rupees four lakh and twenty thousand only) (All inclusive)
8. End Product: A comprehensive report in triplicate along with computer floppy
9. Release of funds: Funds for the study would be released in three installments i.e. 40%, 40% and 20%. The first installment (40%) of the grant will be released after SPA communicates its acceptence of terms of reference. Next 40% is to be released on submission of the draft report to the Ministry. The final 20% ias to be released on submission of the final report and its acceptance by the Ministry. DPA is required to submit an un-audited expenditure report after receipt of final payment. The audited statement of accounts shall be submitted as quickly as possible after close of the financial year.


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In other words, providing technology for enabling a customer-centric environment does not necessarily imply that the organization will become customer-centric. Basically, changes to the IT infrastructure for managing customer data are insufficient to change the way the company works. The changes have to pervade the way people work with the data in the context of the business interaction, and the customer experience depends on these changes.
So what does this really mean? Creating a culture of customer centricity in the organization is a process of change management that involves two key objectives that are closely linked together: changing business processes to incorporate opportunities for enhancing the customer experience, and training the staff to know when and how to take advantage of those opportunities.
Consider an example that is often used as a driver for customer centricity: using customer data visibility to drive upselling and cross-selling. First, a quick review. Upselling is a process of inducing the customer to purchase more expensive items or services or additional upgrades to those items or services that is ultimately more profitable to the business. An example is supersizing a soft drink to a size with a larger volume that has an incremental increase in cost but a distinct increase in margin. Cross-selling is a process of inducing the customer to purchase an item or service in addition to what is already being purchased. An example is promoting the sale of a car insurance policy to a customer who is purchasing a home insurance policy.
Both of these activities lead to desired increased revenues, but both require the delivery of knowledge of important aspects of the customers profile to the salesperson who is engaged with the customer, including:
Demographics: Is this an individual with a profile that is aligned with one that is eligible for the promotion?More to the point, given all of this information, what tools does the salesperson have to gauge each opportunity, absorb the presented information and then make the decision to promote the increased sales? This decision-making process becomes even more of a challenge when the salesperson is not familiar with the add-on products to sell or is not properly trained to make sales that he or she is not accustomed to making.
Credit limit: Is this an individual whose credit worthiness demonstrates that they can afford to pay for bigger or more items?
Purchase history: The salesperson should be aware if the customer has already purchased an item that is part of the cross-sell opportunity!
Predisposition to purchasing: From an analytical standpoint, to what extent is this individual predisposed to the added-on purchase?
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Pothole in Freeman Rd
Reported in the Pothole category anonymously at 19:27, Fri 22 November 2019
Sent to Oxfordshire County Council 3 minutes later
Pothole in Freeman Rd, previous patch on centreline broken out
Council ref: ENQ19848455
Thank you for your enquiry. This issue has been passed onto the relevant team for investigation.
State changed to: Investigating
Posted by Oxfordshire County Council at 19:30, Fri 22 November 2019
Thank you for your enquiry. We have investigated your report and it has been actioned to be fixed.
State changed to: Action scheduled
Posted by Oxfordshire County Council at 10:38, Wed 27 November 2019
State changed to: Fixed
Updated by Oxfordshire County Council at 09:58, Thu 5 December 2019
This report is now closed to updates. You can make a new report in the same location.


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(NORTH CANTON, Ohio) – The first game in the series with Malone didn't go as well as Walsh had hoped as it fell 7-2 at Biery Stadium on a sunny Friday afternoon. The Cavaliers (19-15, 12-7) and Pioneers (24-13, 13-6) were tied for fourth place in the North Division entering the day and will play two more tomorrow afternoon.
The Pioneers ended up striking first with a pair of unearned runs in the third before a grand slam put the visitors up 6-0 in the fourth. Walsh eventually countered with its only two runs in the sixth on the strength of back-to-back solo home runs by Eric Conner and Andrew Czech.
The Cavs were able to load the bases and threaten in the next inning, but all three runners were left stranded.
Nick Bebout was charged with his first loss of the season to drop him to 4-1. He struck out five on the day.
The Cavs and Pioneers will play a doubleheader tomorrow with the first game scheduled for seven innings followed by a nine inning contest. First pitch is set for 1 p.m.


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Your bathroom may be out of other people's sight but that doesn't mean you get can get away with carelessly buying just any sanitary wares and fittings. It also needs creative input and thorough attention as you would give your bedroom or living room. This is because aesthetics is not the only goal here but to also build a comfortable and functional bathroom. Here are some tips that will help your choose the best basin for your bathroom that suits your needs.
Work With What You Have
Sure you can completely redo your entire sink area if you want to if you're set on a specific kind of sink. But reconstructing the whole space for that would be impractical. So it would be better to evaluate your space and work within the limitations that you have.
The Available Space
When choosing sanitary wares and fittings for your bathroom, you also have to consider the available space. A sink can either take all the space or fit just right depending on the type of sink you decide to choose. If you have limited space, wall mount, freestanding or console sink would be best. All of them keeps the room from looking cramped because it free up a lot of floor space although you'll have to deal with limited storage underneath them. But if you have abundant space to work with then counter mount sink and vanity top sink or even a double vanity won't be a problem.
Know Your Style
Are you trying to go for a specific theme for your bathroom? If that's the case, you have to figure out the style that you like best so that you can choose a sink that goes well with that. Be it rustic or classic theme, Fullsun's TOTO products have several series that you can choose from. You can rest assured that all the products are not only high quality but also stylish.
Sink Holes
Sinks need faucets, and faucets come in different hole numbers: one hole, two holes or three holes. If you already have a certain faucet in mind, you can pick a sink to match it. If you don't, choosing a sink with three holes is your safest bet — as it works with the greatest number of faucet options.
Know Your Options
Knowing what options you have will make it easier for you to decide because you can compare them with each other and learn which among them fits your requirements. Do not limit yourself with what the famous brands or the cheapest possible bathroom sink. There are wall mounted sinks, counter mounted sinks, floor mount or freestanding sink, console sink, and vanity top sinks. Know what kind fits well for your bathroom.
Shop Around
Even if you already have decided on the style and material that you like for your bathroom sink, it's still best to see them in person. Sometimes, what we have in mind is not exactly how it is in reality. You may even realize that you don't actually like what you've originally picked when you were just looking through sinks online once you've seen and touched them.
Consider Universal Design
Last but not least, think about universal design when you're shopping sinks. While you may not need a handicap-accessible bathroom day to day, will anyone in your family? Would making your bathroom more accessible be an asset when it comes time to sell? One small step you can easily take is to install the sink as close to the front of your countertop or vanity as possible.
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In its 9th edition MINA, the Mobile Innovation Network and Association, will present a public screening of smartphone, mobile and pocket films in China, New Zealand and Australia (Venue TBC in the end of April 2019).
MINA is the longest running film festival dedicated to celebrating mobile and smartphone film-making internationally. MINA creates connections between filmmakers, communities and the creative industries.
The #MINA2019 International Mobile Innovation Screening will showcase short films (8 min maximum duration) produced on and with smartphones, mobile and pocket cameras.
In the last nine years MINA featured new developments in narrative and non-narrative explorations, in documentary, experimental and abstract film-making. In 2017 MINA successfully introduced drone and in 2018 Cinematic VR productions as part of the screening program. Mobile AR, mobile VR and drone project videos can include project showcases and documentation (maximum duration 4min).
In 2019 MINA will present
- an open call for mobile, smartphone and pocket films
- New Voices : Next Gen smartphone filmmakers - a category for young and emerging filmmakers (including students)
- Mobile Cinematic VR & 360° Video Production: The Future is Now - a category for Cinematic VR and 360° Video Production
- MoJo, Mobile Storytelling, micro-movies & micro-formats - a category for live streaming, mobile social media apps, drones and other pocket cameras (such as GoPro) & mobile devices.
- Nucleus : Focus on ecology, sustainable smartphone filmmaking, travel films
& eco-tourism for films from Australian, Cambodia, Indonesia, Philippines, Malaysia, Myanmar, New Zealand, Singapore, Thailand and/or Vietnam.
MINA Screening Partners:
Luma Touch
FiLMiC Pro
Supported by:
Goethe-Institut New Zealand
9th International Mobile Innovation Screening
Smartphones provide opportunities to see the world in a new perspective and change the viewpoints of representation. With the rise of MoJo (mobile journalism) and transmedia storytelling filmmakers, artists, activists and designers establish new forms of connectivity and sociability. Collaborative and co-creative film-making practices empower communities around the world to express themselves. With the constant innovation of camera technology and image/video processing applications, mobile and smartphones aesthetics are shaping new experiences and enable storytellers to cover new ground. In order to make the program accessible to educational institutions it will be streamed via 'The Education Shop' (more information will be available soon on www.mina.pro)
Focus on ecology, sustainable smartphone filmmaking, travel films & eco-tourism
A story like a plant starts with a seed, an idea that grows organically. Nucleus, the Latin word for the seed inside a fruit, celebrates local nature through smartphone filmmaking. We understand ecology as a holistic and creative concept and as part of the film project we will explore indigenous approaches towards storytelling and hope to embrace novel connections to places & people.
In November 2019 a collaborative short film will be produced during the three-day workshop in Wellington (New Zealand/Aotearoa) and will be presented at the Nucleus Screening. Selected filmmakers will be invited to explore eco-tourism as a theme for the collaborative short-film production.
We are inspired by Kaitiakitanga and innovative approaches to sustainable smartphone filmmaking. In order to kick-start the Nucleus film project, we launched a smartphone filmmaking competition. We hope to document local plants & local hero's, community gardeners & gardens, zero wasters and people who live in sync with the environment. In order to create a community and collaborative film, the Goethe-Institut will fly the winning filmmakers to Wellington in November 2019 for the Nucleus Screening and a dedicated smartphone filmmaking workshop on the theme of sustainability, eco-tourism & travel films.
As part of the 9th MINA Smartphone Film Festival and International Mobile Innovation Screening, the Goethe-Institut and MINA, the Mobile Innovation Network & Association present the smartphone short film competition Nucleus. In an open call filmmakers and creative producers are asked to create short films (3-5 min) evolving around the theme of ecology and sustainability. We are especially interested in new visions by emerging filmmakers who explore ecology, sustainable smartphone filmmaking, travel films and/or eco-tourism. Filmmakers should frame the world with a focus on their flora and fauna. We will celebrate local environments and cultural heritage from Australian, Cambodia, Indonesia, Philippines, Malaysia, Myanmar, New Zealand, Singapore, Thailand and/or Vietnam.
While filmmakers can choose any genre, mood, tone and style; we ask to feature a local plant as the opening shot and at least for 20 seconds in the mobile, pocket or smartphone film. Any smartphone can be used for filming. Smartphone films can be edited on mobile devices or desktop computers.
Selected films and/or sequences will become part of the Nucleus collaborative smartphone film.
Whether a personal story or abstract work, filmmakers should consider the following provocations in some way:
* Choose a local plant
* Can you remember a story related to this plant?
* An iconic place
* A personal comment on place, travel and/or eco-tourism
* Filmed in Australian, Indonesia, Philippines, Malaysia, Myanmar, New Zealand, Singapore, Thailand and/or Vietnam
The Goethe-Institut and MINA committee will invite the winning films to the Nucleus Screening and Nucleus Workshop in November 2019.
For further questions or if you would like to host a smartphone filmmaking workshop email email@example.com or email@example.com
Selected works from the #MINA2019 International Mobile Innovation Screening will be featured in the MINA program and MINA's international partner festivals & screenings.
For the Nucleus competition the Goethe-Institut and MINA committee will invite the winning films to the Nucleus Screening and Nucleus Workshop in November 2019.
Submitted short film, documentaries, experimental films and videos shall be filmed with a mobile, smartphone or pocket cameras. Filmmakers agree for videos to be featured in MINA promotional material, online & in print, in the MINA show reel and featured MINA screenings and exhibitions.
Projects can be edited on smartphones, mobile devices or desktop computers.
Filmmakers have to submit a short synopsis (200-250 words), a short biographical note (100-150 word), Twitter and/or Facebook name.
In order to make the program accessible to educational institutions it will be streamed via 'The Education Shop' (more information will be available soon on www.mina.pro)
Title of Film, Name of Filmmaker, duration, country of production, name of smartphone/tablet must be provided with all submissions.
Please note that by submitting your smartphone film to MINA, you accept and agree that you grant MINA a perpetual, royalty-free, non-exclusive right and license to use, reproduce, modify, publish, screen, broadcast, and distribute the smartphone film as part of the annual MINA screening program (or Nucleus project) without any compensation to the submitter.
All copyright material(s) used in the submission must be cleared by the submitter before submission. Any issue(s) that may arise due to infringement of copyrights is the submitter's sole responsibility. MINA, sponsors, supporter and/or Goethe Institute and its members are not responsible for any infringement of copyrights.


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How well and how quickly European businesses adopt digital technologies will be a key determinant of growth in future years.
(PRWEB) March 11, 2014
According to the EC report IP/14/145, Europeans making apps added €17.5 billion to the economy and nearly 2 million jobs in 2013 and the EC plans to make this grow to €63 billion and 4.8 billion jobs by 2018. To make this and other cyber-related economic growth happen, the EC has initiated the European Strategic Policy Forum on Digital Entrepreneurship. eGovernance pioneer in Eastern Europe, Blaž Golob will bring his experience in assisting information society programs in South-East Europe and that of his work with The Millennium Project to improve digital entrepreneurship in Europe.
According to the EU report technology leaders, global corporations, SMEs, trade unions and civil society representatives, policy makers, universities and digital entrepreneurs, have joined the European Commission in a new initiative to nurture Digital Entrepreneurship in Europe.
The Director General for Enterprise and Industry of the European Commission invited 40 experts to support the development of policies and initiatives to enhance Digital Entrepreneurship in Europe. The first meeting of the European Strategic Forum on Digital Entrepreneurship took place at the Albert Borschette Conference Centre on Friday 28th February 2014.
Digital technologies hold the potential for creating new added value to EU companies and can facilitate business transformation and enable opportunities for re-location of industry in Europe. "How well and how quickly European businesses adopt digital technologies will be a key determinant of growth in future years," notes Mr. Blaž Golob, Director of GFS Institute, member of the Forum.
The key objectives of the Forum are to:
- Reinforce the dialogue among business, science, trade unions, civil society and public authorities, with the aim of shaping an EU ambitious vision, a short and long-term strategy on Digital entrepreneurship and concrete actions to its implementation;
- Advise the Commission on key policy issues and actions to support business transformation and offer, in particular to European SMEs, new opportunities and a leading place in the modern digital economy;
- Promote the development of Digital Entrepreneurship policies by Member States at national, regional and city level, by improving awareness on the potential impact of digital technologies in businesses, as well as on relevant policy initiatives and public-private partnerships in the EU and main international partners.
The Strategic Forum will be led by a Board steered by a President, Mr. John Higgins (Digital Europe, Director General), and two Vice-Presidents, Mrs. Irène Braam (Bertelsmann, VP of Government Relations) and Mr. António Murta (PATHENA, Managing Partner and Co-Founder).
"The Millennium Project looks forward to supporting Blaž Golob's work with the European Strategic Forum on Digital Entrepreneurship and sharing insights from its experience in creating the world's first Global Futures Intelligence System," says Jerome Glenn, CEO of The Millennium Project.
The Millennium Project is a global participatory think tank connecting 50 Nodes around the world that identify important long-range challenges and strategies, and initiate and conduct foresight studies, workshops, symposiums, and advanced training. Some 5,000 futurists, scholars, business planners, and policy makers who work for international organizations, governments, corporations, NGOs, and universities have participated in The Millennium Project's research since its inception, in 1996. The Project's mission is to improve thinking about the future and make it available through a variety of media for feedback to accumulate wisdom about the future for better decisions today. It produces the annual "State of the Future" reports, the "Futures Research Methodology" series, the Global Futures Intelligence System (GFIS), and special studies. The Millennium Project was selected among the top ten think tanks in the world for new ideas and paradigms by the 2013 University of Pennsylvania's GoTo Think Tank Index, and 2012 Computerworld Honors Laureate for its contributions to collective intelligence systems. The launch of the "2013-14 State of the Future" will be webcast from the Woodrow Wilson Center, March 20, 2014.


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(Updated 20 July 2018: gamification, behavioural economics)
The craft and science of change-making has been quietly accelerating, sneaking up behind the information technology revolution and the emerging clean technology economy. Most internet marketers know a lot about it – but surprisingly few sustainability advocates.
All the sustainability knowledge in the world won't avail you much in actually making change happen.
Building your knowledge and skills about how to innovate change-resistant human systems is a great investment, whatever your business, career or life aspirations are.
Key resources for change makers include:
- Behavioural Economics, with Thaler's Nudge and MisBehaving
- Gamification for social change such as Half the Sky by Kristof and WuDunn
- The Innovator's Way by Denning and Dunham. As well outlining the process of innovation delivery and foundation skills for change-makers, this book includes a great history of approaches to innovation theory and practice.
- Crossing the Chasm by Moore. Understand how disruptive innovations get adopted by the majority and how to create smarter strategies.
- Iconoclast by Berns on the biological limitations of human cognition and their impact on change-making attempts.
- Pre-suasion and Influence by Cialdini on the psychology of persuasion.
- Systems Thinking for Social Change by Stroh. Understand how to use systems thinking to identify solutions and create agreement.
- Learned Optimism by Seligman. Avoid creating helplessness and learn to generate optimism.
- Coaching to the Human Soul by Sieler. An up-to-date model of human communication and personal development. (Especially useful for busting myths about "government action" being the solution.)
"Successful innovation is the adoption of a new practice by a community" www.innovators-way.com
Explore for new projects and win/win/win opportunities
Create local jobs and restore local ecosystems
Explore your opportunities for more profit, more good and more fun
Explore the opportunity side of sustainability – new technologies, new strategies, new economics
Leigh is the principal of the business innovation practice Balance3 and her clients have included corporations such as Amcor, National Foods, Dair, SPC Ardmona, Kobelco, Corporate Express and New Balance as well as a range of smaller businesses and individual clients.


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Facts >>
Development and Traffic (3.2 million more car trips per
year in Fremont?)
The proposed 520 housing
units in the Patterson Ranch proposal plus the 276 units
(3-story condos, townhouses, and houses) being built
right now on the 15.5-acre Tupelo lot would generate
270,000 additional car trips per month, or
3.2 million more car trips per year throughout the
City. [Click on photos to enlarge]
presents a heavy burden on street maintenance for
Fremont, which already cannot adequately service current
needs [read Argus article]. For example, drive on Niles
Blvd., Thornton Ave., and at Decoto & Fremont Blvd., and
see the bad state of disrepair of these major streets. See photo
above of
potholes on Ardenwood Blvd. overpass [click
to enlarge]
Mayor Wasserman was one of over 500 mayors who signed the U.S. Mayors Climate
Protection Agreement, which advocates taking actions such as anti-sprawl
land-use policies.2 Yet he supports the Patterson Ranch
high-density developments at the fringes of city where there is
little or no public
To avoid the traffic, pollution, and
global warming problems associated with
urban sprawl, Friends of Coyote Hills, other environmental groups, along with
city planners advocate transit-oriented housing, which many East Bay cities have
With the proposed
Patterson Ranch development creating traffic congestion
(with 3.24 million generated car trips per year in Ardenwood/Forest Park [see map below] and throughout
Fremont), the wildlife in the adjacent Coyote Hills
would also be affected by the cars' air and water
pollution, and noise, all of which are detrimental to
the wildlife inhabiting Coyote Hills.
of the California Attorney General. "Brown announces
landmark global warming settlement." August 21, 2007.
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Northern Lights celebrates 10 years
Northern Lights Lounge is celebrating 10 years of business this weekend with DJs, bands, music, craft beers and cocktails.
The New Center-area hangout recently added Sunday and Saturday brunch service from 11 a.m.-3 p.m., and also renovated a 2,000-square-foot outdoor seating area.
The anniversary celebration begins Friday night with DJ sets from Kevin Reynolds, Sherif, Super Dre, John Johr, Eric Sutter, Jeremy Poling and more.
On Saturday, there will be live music from pop rock band Last Ghost and Afro-pop and ska group Osekre and the Lucky Bastards. DJs Top Kat and Frankie Bank$ will play music on the patio. On Sunday night it's another DJ takeover with Ataxia, Keith Kemp, Mr. Joshooa, Gabi, Chuck Flask and Erno.
Each evening the patio will be open with food on the grill and fires to keep guests warm.
Find Northern Lights at 660 W. Baltimore, Detroit. Call (313) 873-1739.
Food and beverage events
Takashi Yagihashi Cooking Demo at Macy's Somerset: Takashi will share his award-winning holiday recipes. Guests can sample, and those who purchase $35 or more in the home department wares will receive a copy of Takashi's book and a $10 Macy's gift card. 6 p.m. Thurs. 2750 W. Big Beaver, Troy. (248) 816-4000.
Detroit Fall Beer Festival at Eastern Market: More than 600 craft beers from 75 Michigan breweries will be on hand for sampling at this annual Michigan Brewers Guild event. Admission includes 15 drink tokens for 3-ounce samples; additional tokens available for purchase. 5-9 p.m. Fri. and 1-6 p.m. Sat. $40 in advance, $45 at the gate, $5 designated driver. Russell between Mack and I-75, Detroit. www.mibeer.com.
Black Wine Nights at Vinotecca: This blind wine tasting comes with eight wines and five courses of small plates. The wine glasses, food, decor and attire are all black. 7-9:30 p.m. Oct. 29-30. $49. 417 S. Main, Royal Oak. (248) 544-6256.
Beer, Fire and Brimstone at Bird & the Bread's ELM Room: Fall beer tasting event with local and imported products, plus Halloween games, beer trivia and more. 7-9 p.m. Oct. 30. $35, $30 with costume. 210 S. Old Woodward, Birmingham. (248) 203-6600.
Oakwood Healthcare Foundation's Wine for the Spirit at Henry Ford Museum: Wine tasting with more than 80 products from around the world, plus food and access to the museum's exhibits. 7:30 p.m. Nov. 1. $175. 20900 Oakwood, Dearborn. (313) 586-4924.
Whiskey Business at Royal Oak Farmers Market: Sample Scotch, bourbon and rye whiskeys, along with whiskey-inspired appetizers. 8-11 p.m. Nov. 7. VIP entrance at 7 p.m. $50, $70, $15 designated driver. 316 E. 11 Mile, Royal Oak. www.whiskeybusinessmi.com
Motor City Brew Tours Brewery Bus Tour to Kalamazoo: Travel to three new Kalamazoo-area breweries, Arcadia Ales West, Tibbs Brewing Company and Rupert's Brew House. 9 a.m.-7:30 p.m. Nov. 8. $75. Pick ups at 514 S. Lafayette in Royal Oak (9:30 a.m.) and at M-14/Miller Road Exit Park and Ride (10 a.m.). www.motorcitybrewtours.com.
Sip Savor Stomp at Royal Oak Farmers Market: Sample from more than 150 wines from around the world, plus cheese, chocolate, coffee and wine-inspired cuisine from local restaurants. Proceeds benefit Aids Walk Detroit. 7:30-11 p.m. Nov. 15. VIP entrance at 6:30 p.m. $45, $65 VIP and $15 designated driver. 316 E. 11 Mile, Royal Oak. www.sipsavorstomp.com.
Whiskey Experience at Barrister Garden Banquet Center: This whiskey-tasting event includes appetizers and an opportunity to meet with whiskey brand ambassadors. 6:30-9:30 p.m. Dec. 5. VIP entry at 5:30 p.m. $130, $160 VIP. 24225 Harper, St. Clair Shores. (586) 675-2115.


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Photo: Southern Championships Forest, November 2018.
Dull November brings the blast; Then the leaves are whirling fast.
Sara Coleridge The Garden Year
In November, the 2019 GB Squad was announced. There was one major domestic race: the Southern Championships, which incorporated South London Orienteers' "OK Nuts" Trophy. The UK Elite Orienteering League announced its 2019 fixtures. Alasdair McLeod married, and the groom had company at a Parkrun that morning (and no, they didn't let him win as it's a time trial not a race.)


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These services are to celebrate Pastor and First Lady LeClercq's 10 year anniversary in serving the Livingston community and surrounding area.
All services have been organized by Brother Joseph Stewart and will take place at the First Pentecostal Church of Livingston.
29586 South Frost Rd.
Livingston, LA 70754
Friday – July 14th, 7:30pm
Brother Tommy Russell
Saturday – July 15th, 7:30pm
Brother Dennis Lewis
Sunday – July 16th 10:00am
Brother Justin Leyva
Sunday – July 16th, 6:30pm
Brother Jason Randall
Leave a comment letting us know you will be there!


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Caribbean Casserole Servings: 8 (about 12oz each) Prep Time: 20 minutes Total Time: 55 minutesEntree
1 pound boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut in 1/2-inch cubes
3 teaspoons jerk seasoning rub
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
2 (15oz) cans black beans, no salt added, drained and rinsed
1 (14.5oz) can diced tomatoes, drained
1 (15oz) can Butter Kernel® Whole Kernel Gold Corn, drained
1 (8oz) can crushed pineapple, undrained
6 corn tortillas, cut in quarters
2 cups (8oz) shredded Monterey Jack cheese
Heat oven to 375°F. Spray 13×9-inch (3-quart) baking dish with cooking spray.
In medium bowl, sprinkle chicken with jerk seasoning; toss to coat. In 12-inch nonstick skillet, heat oil over medium-high heat. Add chicken. Cook 5 to 7 minutes or until browned and no longer pink in center, stirring frequently. Stir in beans, corn, tomatoes and pineapple. Cook 5 minutes or until thoroughly heated.
Arrange 1/3 of tortilla wedges in bottom of dish. Top with 1/2 of the bean mixture and 1/3 of the cheese. Repeat layers, ending with remaining 1/3 tortilla wedges and cheese on top. Cover with casserole lid or foil.
Bake 30 to 35 minutes or until hot and bubbly, and cheese is melted. Uncover last 10 minutes of baking.


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"General Peter Chiarelli served in the army for nearly 40 years, including as the 32nd Vice Chief of Staff in the Army. In that role, he was responsible for the day‐to-day operations of the Army active and reserve soldiers.
As commander of the Multi-National Corps-Iraq, Chiarelli coordinated the actions of all four military services and was responsible for the everyday combat operations of more than 147,000 U.S. and Coalition troops. He was also the Senior Military Assistant to Secretary of Defense Robert Gates from March 2007 to August 2008. Chiarelli pioneered efforts to restore government, economic stability, and essential services during two tours in Iraq.
Chiarelli retired from the Army in 2012 and has since moved into the role of CEO of One Mind for Research. Co-founded by former Congressman Patrick Kennedy and mental health advocate Garen Staglin, One Mind (currently a division of the non-profit International Mental Health Research Organization) is an independent, non-profit organization bringing together health care providers, researchers, academics, and representatives of the health care industry with the goal of rapidly developing better diagnostics, treatments, and cures for all illnesses and disorders of the brain. As CEO, Chiarelli continues his advocacy for eliminating the stigma associated with Service Members and Veterans seeking and receiving the assistance they need for the treatment of the invisible wounds of war: Post-Traumatic Stress (PTS) and Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)."


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Two consecutive wins puts Australia in the driver seat ahead of their last match of the home season and they wish to finish it off in style. England who won the ODI series 4-1 recently, faced a defeat in the last match couple of days ago. These rivals going for a face-off one last time on this tour on Saturday. T20I tri-series 3rd match between Australia vs England schedule to start at 7:20 PM Local | 1:50 PM IST on Saturday, 1oth February 2018.
Australia faced lot of troubles in the shorter format for a long time but two back-to-back wins in first two matches on this ongoing series brought them back into limelight in the format. Glenn Maxwell's all around show assured a victory against England in the last match. Maxwell came with a splendid spell of 3 for 10 in 2 overs followed by an unbeaten century with a bat. Fast bowlers Billy Stanlake and Andrew Tye were a major reason for the win in the first game against New Zealand last weekend. The major issue in the side is the form of captain David Warner. The explosive top-order batsman scored only 73 runs in 5 innings in the ODI series recently and he also scored only 10 runs in 2 innings so far in this tri-series. Warner is one of the most dangerous T20 batsman and he will come back to form and smash all over the ground at any moment. MCG may be a place for that on Saturday night. Player of the tournament in BBL 7, D'Arcy Short played a good cameo against England and scored 30 runs off 20 balls. The T20 specialist is expected to go for such a big knock in this game. After scoring match winning 44 runs in the first match, Chris Lynn departed without scoring a run in the last game. Still he is dangerous player in this format and he could go back to his red-hot form in this match. Maxwell's great form continuing in this series, first he scored 24 balls 40 runs against New Zealand and then scored his second T20I century on last Tuesday. He also done his best with a ball by claiming 2 wickets and he may be in full flow once again as he is going to play at his BBL team's home MCG on Saturday.
All rounder Marcus Stoinis had an average day in the last game. He picked a wicket for 16 runs in 2 overs spell but managed to score only 6 runs at crucial stage of the batting innings. Stoinis is a hard-hitting middle-order batsman and still he stays dangerous at the position he bats. Due to the heavy top-order batting Travis Head moved down to no. 6 in the last game and he lost his wicket for only 6 runs off 13 balls. We all witnessed what he capable when he took Adelaide Strikers to the final and lifted the cup successfully. So he could be a key player in this game and don't forget his useful part-time bowling will play a key role too. Alex Carey who opened the batting for Strikers in the Big Bash, has a chance to be promote up in the batting order. He is another explosive batsman in the group and he will take care of gloves work. The sole specialist spinner Ashton Agar has bowled very good economical spells with wickets in last 2 games and he has a role to play in this match too. Once again, Andrew Tye will lead the pace attack which has Kane Richardson and Billy Stanlake. After that impressive debut, Stanlake conceded 43 runs in 4 overs in the last game. He will be back to wicket-taking zone this time. Andrew Tye is the key factor and dangerous bowler for the opponents. Richardson may surprises all by taking most wickets possible.
Disappointing batting performances by middle and lower order batsmen were a major reason for England's loss in their opening match. England were 94 for 2 at one stage then they lost next 7 wickets in the span of 43 runs. All Rounder David Willey bowled very well and picked 3 wicket haul but he didn't get a good company from any one in the bowling unit. England who are strong side in the T20 format, will be back with good performances in this game on Saturday. Not much of changes are expected in their top order batting. Jason Roy was misfired in the last game and scored only 9 runs. His partner Alex Hales stood in the middle for some time and settled with 22 runs off 15 balls. Both these openers are known for quick start and big hitting. Both are limited overs specialist and at least one of them could play a big innings in this match. Dawid Malan has played only 2 T20Is till now and he scored a half-century in both of those matches. The latest one was came in the last game against Australia on Tuesday. He was the top scorer for England in that match and he could possibly score another half-century. Skipper Eoin Morgan started off very well for his 22 runs. But unfortunately, he got out at the crucial time. Hopes for Morgan to go for bigger and better innings this time.
After scored the match winning century in the ODI last month, Jos Buttler just fading away slowly. He just scored 5 runs in the last game. Team needs the experienced wicket-keeper batsman to play a handy cameo in middle overs and also in end overs. Middle-order batsman Sam Billings didn't utilize the opportunity which came in his way other day. The young batsman deserves a second change and he will not miss this one out. In case Billings is dropped, James Vince will be the option to replace him. England definitely misses star players Joe Root and Ben Stokes. Root was rested for this series while Stokes has a chance to join the team in New Zealand leg of the series. England should utilizes David Willey's batting abilities in a better way. He opened the innings for Scorchers in the BBL and played a good knocks too. He is the best wicket-taking bowler in the unit, hopefully will pick more wickets in this game. The leg spinner Adil Rashid played a huge role with the ball in ODIs. He has to bring those similar performances for the team success. The pace attack contains Chris Jordan, Mark Wood and Tom Curran. All three of them leaked runs in the last encounter. Wood picked a wicket at least but Jordan and Curran remained wicket-less. As Sam Curran and Jake Ball are in the bench, either one among Wood or Tom Curran will make a way for them.
- Chris Lynn
- D'Arcy Short
- Glenn Maxwell
- Marcus Stoinis
- Andrew Tye
- Billy Stanlake
Wild Card Pick – David Warner
- Eoin Morgan
- Alex Hales
- Dawid Malan
- Jos Buttler
- David Willey
- Chris Jordan
Wild Card Pick – Jason Roy
1. David Warner, 2. D'Arcy Short, 3. Chris Lynn, 4. Glenn Maxwell, 5. Travis Head, 6. Marcus Stoinis, 7. Alex Carey, 8. Ashton Agar, 9. Andrew Tye, 10. Kane Richardson, 11. Billy Stanlake.
1. Jason Roy, 2. Alex Hales, 3. Dawid Malan, 4. Eoin Morgan, 5. Jos Buttler, 6. Sam Billings, 7. David Willey, 8. Adil Rashid, 9. Chris Jordan, 10. Tom Curran / Sam Curran, 11. Mark Wood / Jake Ball.
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One Response to Patients sent home afraid and with little support
The NHS have been saying improves and lessons to be learnt for years, but still nothing as changed. The trouble my wife and myself had when she was in and out of hospital. Words and talking is the easy way out of problems. I feel very sorry for the old lady and many more patients who suffer.


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The Governor won a Commonwealth Scholarship to the University of Queensland, from which he graduated in Arts in 1969 and Laws (with Honours) in 1971.
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Brunch Box makes all sorts of breakfast and lunch sandwiches using burger buns, bagels, and Texas toast. For those unfamiliar with Texas toast, it is extra thick slices of bread that is great for holding together sandwiches that are piled high quite possibly with ingredients that leak, drip, or run. For those more familiar with Taiwanese toast, it is quite similar to brick toast except that it is used to hold a sandwich together. To say that their menu has a wide array of hearty sandwiches is a complete understatement. There is even a grilled cheese sandwich shaped into a dinosaur called the Cheezasaurus Rex. Cheesy filled T-rex? Yes, please.
Of all the artery choking foods on the menu, though, what really caught my attention was the Hawaiian. It had Spam, and lots of it. I love Spam... and lots of it. Along with grilled pineapple, cheese, a runny egg, and teriyaki sauce, the Hawaiian was quite a mouthful. But it was delicious to the very last bite. There were a few squirts of Sriracha somewhere in there too. Good stuff.
Moseying down south one block and east two blocks to Southwest Washington and SW 3rd Avenue is another pod of food carts. Here we found Batavia, a food cart specializing in Indonesian cuisine. We ordered a lunch box of the house special Indonesian fried chicken. It was not the crispy battered fried chicken that we are accustomed to, but it was spiced up and flavorful. The rice was a great accompaniment, and although it looked like there was a large amount of it, the spicy chicken flavor and sauce went a long way. In fact, the chicken had so much kick that the fresh tomatoes and cucumbers really calmed the fire on my tongue down.
Also located in the same pod of food carts is Elmasry Egyptian Food. We saw a good amount of the late night crowd stopping for a bite here in the wee hours of the morning after the bars close, so we hopped in line too. We got a chicken shawarma that was absolutely huge in proportion. The meat was tender and juicy enough that I picked at it toward the final bites of the pita wrapped sandwich. Oh, and the sauce... the sauce is amazing.
There seemed to be quite a few food stands specializing in Thai cuisine in the pods that we explored. Nong's Khao Man Gai is supposedly one of the most popular carts in the Downtown area, but they were not open for business when we visited. This will be in the plans for a return visit to Portland this June. Until then, let's all get S.O.F.A.T.


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Vet Removes 21 Surprises From Dog's Stomach
Pacifiers have been going missing in Dovey the dog's house. After the dog's grandma noticed him jump up on the counter and grab her granddaughter's pacifier, she knew something was up. Dovey's dad took him to the vet, who noticed he'd lost weight.
An x-ray proved Dovey had a habit of snacking on pacifiers. All in all, doctors at Edmond, Oklahoma's Gentle Care Animal Hospital removed 21 from the pooch's stomach.
"All of them stacked up on each other in the stomach," Dr. Chris Rispoliexplains. "In 20 years, this is the craziest surgery I've ever done."
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Last weekend at the RV Show Marcela met her new parents. Right away Tony and Lindsey knew Marcela was the one. They currently have a 7 year old Schnauzer named Benny who needed a friend. Today we did the home visit and it went terrific. Benny was so happy and you could tell Marclea was happy too. Many thanks to Tony and Lindsey for adopting Marcela and making her a part of their family. Congratulations Marcela!
Before Marcela went on her home visit Shelby and Juana gave her a bath and made her all pretty. She is such an adorable little girl.
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New Zealand's Hanee Song and New South Welshwoman Adriana Brent were forced to share the spoils today at the Shoalhaven Superheroes Premiers Cup at Nowra Golf Club today.
The pair were tied with West Australia's Breanna Gill after all three players finished with 33 Stableford points playing off the men's blue tees, and could not be separated after a one-hole sudden death playoff which saw Gill relegated to third place after she bogeyed the playoff hole, the par 4 third.
For both players, the win represents their first ALPG Pro-am victory. For Song, it was redemption after losing in a sudden-death playoff to Englishwoman Felicity Johnson at the Brisbane Invitational in March earlier this year. The 22-year-old will now head to China on Monday with her confidence boosted, where she will be competing in the Le Coq Sportif Beijing Ladies Classic on the China LPGA Tour.
For Brent, who is in the final year of her PGA Traineeship, today's performance was not at all a surprise as the 27-year-old has been competitive in PGA trainee matches in recent months against her male counterparts. Brent's previous best finish on the ALPG Tour was a third-place finish at the 2015 Anita Boon Pro-am in New Zealand, an event which Song finished runner-up in 2017.
In the team event, the Shoalhaven Superheroes Rush Charity Challenge was won by the team led by ALPG Professional Kristalle Blum were victorious.
The City of Shoalhaven Mayor Amanda Findley was onsite to present the trophies to the winners, and acknowledged the tremendous support the event had received from all of the sponsors, including the title sponsor McDonalds Shoalhaven and the other sponsors; Country Motor Company, 949powerfm, South Coast Register, Bomaderry Printing, itsmyclubbomoberry, Kerden Haulage, Volvik Australia, Cutter & Buck Australia, Coca-Cola Amatil, Rams Home Loans, John Hills Signs, First National Coast and Country, Flagstaff Group, Kookaburra Kids, Nurses onwheels, RHMC Australia, RHM Randwick, RHM Westmead, Golf Australia Magazine Gareth James Ward, NSW Premier's Office, Milton Ulladulla Times Nowra Cranes, ANZ Mobile Lending, Nowra Golf Club,TAFE Illawarra
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Project 2,996: Honoring John J. Chada
I am participating in Project 2,996, the blogosphere's tribute to those murdered on 9/11 eight years ago today.
My honoree is John J. Chada. He was 55 and a civilian employee for the U.S. Army. Chada lived in Manassas, Va., and was killed at the Pentagon. He worked in the Information Management Support Center as Administrative Assistant to the Secretary of the Army. He is survived by his wife.
The Virginia House of Delegates honored him with a resolution in 2002:
Celebrating the life of John J. Chada.
Agreed to by the House of Delegates, February 7, 2002
Agreed to by the Senate, February 14, 2002
WHEREAS, on September 11, 2001, terrorists launched a violent attack on the United States, causing great destruction and horrible human suffering in New York, Virginia, and Pennsylvania; and
WHEREAS, the attack had a devastating effect in Virginia, home of the Pentagon and of many of the personnel, military and civilian, who served there; and
WHEREAS, among the victims of the Pentagon attack was John J. Chada of Manassas, an administrative assistant for the Department of Defense Information Management Support Center; and
WHEREAS, retired from the United States Army, John Chada served two tours of duty in Vietnam, and during his long military career served in both the United States Army and the United States Navy; and
WHEREAS, a devoted family man, John Chada was a longtime member of the Moose Lodge in Manassas, which he served as president, governor, junior governor, and many other offices; and
WHEREAS, a native of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, John Chada was a lifetime member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars and was a member of the American Legion; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED by the House of Delegates, the Senate concurring, That the General Assembly note with sadness the loss of John J. Chada, a victim of the September 11 terrorist attacks on the United States; and, be it
RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to the family of John J. Chada as an expression of the heartfelt condolences of the General Assembly of Virginia.
We will never forget.
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We will be having the steak feed on Sat. Feb. 22 for members only at the Richmond Oasis starting at 5:30pm. Please bring a canned goods item for the Salvation Army Food Pantry. For every $5 donated to the Salvation Army Food Pantry your name will go in the hat to win one or more of the several prizes we will be giving away. As you know the steak feed is part of your membership so please come and join us for a good time. As for the radar run because of lack of snow we will not be able to have it at this time. Looking forward to seeing you there.
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Hello Everyone, It is February and our trail still doesn't have enough snow on it to groom or ride on. We did get the new groomer a few weeks ago and was able to groom part of the trail so haven't been able to really check it out but it does appear to be a big improvement over the old groomer. It has lots of new bells and whistles on it that Kenny Ham and I can't wait to check out. If any member would like to learn how to help run the groomer in the future please contact Jim Weaver. The trail had enough snow on it to make it ride able for one week and since then we have had a couple of warm spells which have made the trail conditions very poor.
It was decided to reschedule the radar run and steak feed to Sat. Feb. 22. Please check the Aberdeen Driftbusters web site for all the details. Hopefully we will have enough snow by then. We will have the steak feed for members only on that Sat. Feb. 22nd. starting at 5:30 pm. regardless if we have to postpone the radar run again.
The governor's ride is only 2 weeks away, Feb. 15th. so if you want to join us please get your reservations in as soon as possible. Check the SnoPlainsman for all the information. Have got several reports from people that have been out to the Black Hills riding and the trails are excellent. Have even heard that if you decide to ride off the trail be prepared as the snow is deep. So far all the club rides have been cancelled due to lack of snow on the trail. Everyone think SNOW!!!!!
Just a reminder the next scheduled meeting is Thursday, Feb. 6th. at 7:30pm at the Pizza Ranch. To all new members please come early to the back room of the Pizza Ranch to get your certificate for your free buffet meals, bring a friend and we can sign them up that night also so they can get their free certificate for the free buffet meals. Hope to see you there.
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text: I have decided to text my landlady the news about the trickling rent. It's not courageous and I'm not happy with myself for it; it feels like backing out of something. But if I don't text her I really feel I won't communicated with her at all. I don't have the strength right now to deal with what is in store. This has been too much for me. Probably because I don't want to be here so much that I feel crushed. I've been here too often this year. I've slowed to a crawl. This has definitely made me retreat into my shell again. I will text her. And I'll respond to whatever text she sends me. But I can't talk to her about this now. I'm proceeding the way I feel comfortable. I'll let you know how it goes.


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Starr: Cole, wait. You want to buy a gun?
Cole: If the law won't stop your dad, then I will. I know he's your dad, and you still feel something for him, but they made my mom get up there and say that she wanted to have sex with the man who raped her. And the judge bought it.
Starr: I know. And I'm sorry, but they were going to make him pay --
Cole: Your dad and that bitch lawyer will not give up until they've ruined my mom.
Starr: And I know how you feel.
Cole: No, Starr. You don't know how I feel. But I'm glad. I hope you never have to feel the pain that your dad has put us through.
Starr: Maybe they can appeal or something.
Cole: Can they really? How? This is not even a trial. It's a hearing. Do you know what that is? It's where the judge gets to play God. Not this time.
Starr: Cole, wait. It is Nora's job to make my dad pay.
Cole: Are you kidding? Are you kidding? That Tea Del-what's-her-face is mopping the floor with her right now.
Starr: It's not over yet.
Cole: She's already got the rape charge thrown out, all right? She's trying to get everything else thrown out, too.
Starr: So you're just going to give up?
Cole: I'm going to do something.
Starr: With a gun? You have to let the system work.
Cole: The system sucks. Your dad is laughing at it right now. Well, you know what? I don't care because I'm going to kill him.
Starr: No, Cole. You can't.
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