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(AP) — CME Group Inc., the New York Stock Exchange and other U.S. financial markets are shutting down today as Hurricane Sandy bears down on the nation's largest city. It is the the first unplanned shutdown of financial markets since 2001.
CME Group was to suspend trading of equity index futures and equity index options starting at 8:15 a.m. CDT. It had already announced the closing of the New York Mercantile Exchange, or NYMEX, whose trading floor is located inside a mandatory evacuation zone.
CME will shut down trading in interest-rate futures and options at 11 a.m. Central time today, a spokeswoman said, in line with the closing time of the underlying cash markets.
CME will accept credit default swap and interest rate deals until the regular acceptance time of 6 p.m. Central time. The U.S. yield curve will be derived at the early closing time of 11 a.m.
As of 10:30 a.m. this morning, more than 400 flights at O'Hare International Airport and more than 90 at Midway International airport had been cancelled, according to the city's Department of Aviation.
A spokesperson for United Airlines said in an email, "Travelers who are booked on a flight to or from a city in the storm's path today and early (Tuesday) should assume it is delayed or cancelled and should verify flight status at united.com."
"We expect to resume service to those airports (Tuesday) beginning in early afternoon, weather permitting," the spokesperson wrote.
Meanwhile, the National Weather Service issued a lakeshore flood watch for late Monday night through Wednesday afternoon for areas bordering Lake Michigan. Officials expect winds of up to 60 miles an hour over the lake and big waves.
CBOE Holdings Inc. said trading would be closed Monday for the Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE), CBOE Futures Exchange (CFE), C2 Options Exchange (C2) and CBOE Stock Exchange (CBSX).
A number of major U.S. companies postponed quarterly earnings today with Sandy bearing down on the East Coast. Pfizer Inc., Thomson Reuters Corp. and NRG Energy Inc. will hold financial reports until later this week. Pfizer and Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia Inc., which were due to report Tuesday, will now announce results on Thursday.
Locally, Chicago-based recruiting firm Heidrick & Struggles International Inc. delayed its earnings announcement until before markets open Wednesday, citing "the expected severe weather conditions related to Hurricane Sandy."
The NYSE's parent company said late Sunday that it had decided to close all of its markets the next day. The shutdown might be extended through Tuesday "pending confirmation," according to exchange operator NYSE Euronext.
The move was coordinated with other financial exchange operators, regulators and government officials, NYSE said. Nasdaq OMX Group said it is shutting down the Nasdaq stock market and its other U.S.-based exchanges and markets.
The companies cited concerns about the market's ability to function without disruption and the safety of people who work there.
Earlier Sunday, a key trade group recommended that bond trading close at noon Monday. The Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association said the early close should apply to all bonds denominated in U.S. dollars.
NYSE had said earlier Sunday that it would close its physical trading floor but allow electronic trading to continue. The shutdown announced later applies to all trading, including electronic orders.
Trading has rarely stopped for weather. A blizzard led to a late start and an early close on Jan. 8, 1996, according to the exchange's parent company, NYSE Euronext. The NYSE shut down on Sept. 27, 1985, for Hurricane Gloria.
Since the Great Depression, the longest suspension in trading at the NYSE occurred after the attacks on the World Trade Center on Sept. 11, 2001, when the exchange closed for four days.
Sandy, a minimal but large hurricane, was blamed for 65 deaths in the Caribbean before it began churning up the Eastern Seaboard. It was expected to hook left toward the mid-Atlantic coast and come ashore late Monday or early Tuesday, most likely in New Jersey, colliding with a wintry storm moving in from the west and cold air streaming down from the Arctic.
Forecasters said the monster combination could bring close to a foot of rain, a potentially lethal storm surge and punishing winds extending hundreds of miles outward from the storm's center. It could also dump up to 2 feet of snow in Kentucky, North Carolina and West Virginia.
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Long Poems & Book-Length Projects
An Incomplete List in No Particular Order
Originally created for the AWP 2018 Panel "Into the Expanse: Reinventing the Contemporary Long Poem"
by Marianne Boruch, Sumita Chakraborty, Lindsay Garbutt, Deborah Landau, Don Share, and Robin Beth Schaer
Basil Bunting, Briggflatts
Ronald Johnson, Ark
Gwendolyn Brooks, Annie Allen
Louis Zukofsky, "A"
Caroline Bergvall, Drift
Gertrude Stein, Stanzas in Meditation
Aimé Césaire, Notebook of a Return to the Native Land
Roger Reeves, "Domestic Violence"
Joy Harjo, "Becoming Seventy"
Terrance Hayes, American Sonnets for My Past and Future Assassin
John Ashbery, "Self-Portrait in a Convex Mirror"
Anne Carson, "The Glass Essay"
Ron Silliman, Revelator and The Alphabet
Ezra Pound, Cantos
William Carlos Williams, Paterson and "Asphodel, that Greeny Flower"
Charles Olson, The Maximus Poems
A.R. Ammons, Tape for the Turn of the Year and Sphere
John Ashbery, Flow Chart
TS Eliot, Four Quartets, "Prufrock," and "The Waste Land"
Frank Stanford, The Battlefield Where The Moon Says I Love You
Derek Walcott, Omeros
Kenneth Koch, Ko, or A Season on Earth; The Duplications; Seasons on Earth
James Merrill, The Changing Light at Sandover
H.D., Helen in Egypt & Trilogy
Ed Dorn, Slinger
Saul Williams, said the shotgun to the head
Paul Muldoon, Madoc
M. NourbeSe Philip, Zong!
Gerard Manley Hopkins, "The Wreck of the Deutschland"
Tom Andrews, "Codeine Diary"
Maureen McLane, Mz N: the serial: A Poem-in-Episodes
Nuar Alsadir, Fourth Person Singular
Layli Long Soldier, "Whereas Statements"
Brenda Shaughnessy, "Our Andromeda"
James Schuyler, Morning of the Poem
John Milton, "Lycidas"
Walt Whitman, "The Sleepers"
Brigit Pegeen Kelly, "Three Cows & the Moon"
Ellen Bryant Voigt, Kyrie
Adrienne Rich, "Twenty-One Love Poems"
Anne Sexton "Eighteen Days without You,"
Monica Youn, Blackacre
Claudia Rankine, Citizen
Danez Smith, "summer, somewhere"
Frank Bidart, "The Third Hour of the Night"
Alice Oswald's Memorial and Dart
Rachel Zucker, Museum of Accidents
Erika Meitner, "Dollar General"
Robyn Schiff, "Gate"
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Finesse Team attends Redken Class in Des Moines, 2017 Spring and Summer trends and new product information.
PCI, local cosmetology school tours both salon locations. We enjoy sharing information about our Company and Industry with the students.
Team Finesse volunteers at Meals from the Heartland. Meals from the Hearland is a nonprofit organization made up of volunteers. Volunteers package meals for delivery to malnourished people in Iowa, across the United States and around the world. Check out the link below for your opportunity to volunteer.
Bioelements skin care Educator joins the Estheticians for a morning of education in product knowledge and new techniques.
Mandy Fjelland, Owner/Stylist speaks to ISU marketing classes about the history of our company and new marketing plans and ideas.
Team Finesse participates in Jack Trice Reggie's Campout. Reggie's campout gathers teams together to sleep outside in tents, boxes and sleeping bags raising much needed awareness and funding to support child and youth homelessness in our community. This outdoor overnight event provides insight into the lives of people who don't have a place to call home. Reggie's Sleepout is one of the most well known community events in Central Iowa.
Redken Class Brayden Pelleteir in house education event. Amazing day learning new cutting a and styling techniques.
Denim Donation days! Team Finesse had the option to wear jeans on Thursdays and Fridays when donating $5. We were able to collect $160 for a Nurse Appreciation basket that was delivered to the amazing nurses and doctors at the McFarland pediatric unit.
Continuing Denim Donation Days Jean Days on Thursdays and Fridays. The Team raised $100 for Ames Access Women's Shelter and $200 to donate to the Ronald McDonald house in July.
Finesse Spa Salon was a collection site for United way food drive- North Ames businesses gathered 213 lbs of food for the local pantry.
Finesse Team participates and volunteers for the Special Olympics.
It's Nurse Appreciation month, Finesse Team puts together gift baskets for Mary Greely Nicu, OB, and Pediatric nurses, Planned Parenthood.
This month the Team raises $330 during Denim Donation days. The money was donated to the DSDN-Downsyndrome Network. http://www.dsdiagnosisnetwork.org/
Thanks to generous and thoughtful guests that were willing to cut at least 8 inches of hair, We were able to donate 109 ponytails to Beautiful Lengths. Beautiful Lengths makes it possible for women everywhere to create free wigs for those that are in need.
We got new towels in the salon and donated our gently used towels to Ames Animal Shelter.
We collected beverage tabs in June, July, and August for The Ronald McDonald House. The beverage tab drive is the largest fundraising drive for the organization. https://www.rmhc.org/
Denim Donation Days in June and July raised $460 for Ames Area Schools back pack program.
Campus Location participated in the campus event, Summerfest. Team Finesse had a great time handing out freezy pops and polishing nails.
Thanks to our guests by rounding up their ticket. We were able to raise Monies by rounding up for the New Miracle Park in Ames bringing awareness to children in our community with disabilities.
Finesse Fights Frostbite Campout. Kickoff event to raise awareness of homelessness in our community.
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It is not a bad thing that South-south ta ku (is adamant) over who takes the PDP leadership baton from Ahmed Markarfi who is holding it in interim capacity. It is its right given the fact that the seat is zoned to the South of which it is an integral part. And as far as the PDP is concerned, the South-south has more to lose if the party fails.
In the cold embrace of Maryland, United States a fortnight and two days ago, I found myself scanning through what I see as one of journalism's best books – 50 World Editors written by the legendary Mike Awoyinfa and the phenomenal the late Dimgba Igwe. In it, I read about the headlines considered by defunct NEXT Publisher Dele Olojede as the most famous in American and Nigerian journalism.
My concern here today is about the Nigerian angle. The headline 'Akintola ta ku' was cast by The Daily Times at the height of the Western Region crisis which pitched the late Obafemi Awolowo against the late Chief Ladoke Akintola – who insisted no one could remove him as Premier of the defunct Western Region.
This headline came back to me around 1:30 a.m. on Tuesday. All thanks to the insistence of the South-south to decide who leads Nigeria's once ruling party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
In the beginning, the party's first substantial chairman was a Northerner. Thereafter it stayed between the North and the Southeast. Of course, the North had more.
This powerful region has led the PDP through its sons, such as Solomon Lar, Ahmadu Ali, Barnabas Gemade, Audu Ogbeh, Bamanga Tukur, Haliru Mohammed and Adamu Muazu. It was in this era that it had a dream of ruling the country for 60 years. But the dream died at less than 20 years. The Southeast produced Vincent Ogbulafor and Dr. Okwesilieze Nwodo.
All through this era, the country's Presidency was in the control of the Southwest, the North and the South-south. The South-south, through Dr. Goodluck Jonathan, led the country for six years. Two of the six were inherited from the first term of Alhaji Umaru Yar'Adua who died in office. Jonathan came to power through the 'Doctrine of Necessity' because Yar'Adua did not transmit a letter to the National Assembly before becoming incapacitated.
Many were hopeful that Dr. Jonathan was going to be in power for 10 years. His fall which brought in a retired General – Muhammadu Buhari – also saw the PDP falling. It has been reduced to only Ekiti State in the Southwest. Thanks to the people of Taraba and Gombe, it would have been nowhere in the North.
In the Southeast, the party controls Abia, Ebonyi and Enugu. Imo is in the grip of the All Progressives Congress (APC). The All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) has shown that it has the key to Anambra State with Willie Obiano's resounding victory about two weeks ago.
In the South-south, the party controls five states: Rivers, Delta, Bayelsa, Akwa Ibom and Cross River. Its sixth state, Edo, has, over the years, aligned more with the Southwest. It is led by the APC.
If the number of governors it has in the geo-political zones is anything to go by, the PDP's strength lies in the South-south. The region's governors believe so and it is for this reason that they are adamant that it must produce the party's national chairman at its convention slated for Abuja tomorrow.
Like the Southwest, the South-south has not produced the party's national chairman. Both believe it is their turn. Rightly, the party has zoned it to the South. The bone of contention is now which of the three geo-political zones in the South should have it. Perhaps because it has led the party twice through Nwodo and Ogbulafor, the Southeast has left the race for the Southwest and the South-south.
Prominent party leaders from the Southwest, such as ex-Governor Gbenga Daniel, Prof. Tunde Adeniran and Chief Bode George, are in the race to lead the party.
In the South-south, there are Africa Independent Television (AIT) founder Chief Raymond Dokpesi and ex-acting National Chair Uche Secondus.
Dokpesi seems to me to be just having fun. Secondus – thanks to Governor Nyesom Wike – has the backing of the power brokers in the region. At a meeting a few days back, which was attended by Wike, Senator Godswill Akpabio, Chief Tom Ikimi, Governor Seriake Dickson and many others, the region made it clear that like it is sustaining Nigeria's economy, it has also sustained the PDP. Without us, the PDP would have died after the last general elections, the leaders declared. For this reason, it is insisting on leading the party. Dickson said the Southwest was prone to crisis and should not be allowed to lead the party.
I am not too clear on where Dr. Jonathan is in all this. There were speculations of a rift between him and Wike over the governor's support for Secondus. This was swiftly refuted. Both men have been seen in jolly mood after the reported 'fight'.
The South-south has an advantage over the Southwest in the sense that it has a clear candidate. The Southwest has been unable to rally around any aspirant. Some have accused its only governor, Ayodele Fayose, of throwing its weight behind Secondus. But this advantage is not enough to get it the leadership of the party. If all the delegates from the region vote in bloc for Secondus and other zones look in another direction, the oil-rich region's dream will be aborted. It needs others.
As usual with politics in the developing world, money is being thrown around, with the belief that the highest bidder will carry the day. This has made a leader of the party, ex-military President Ibrahim Babangida, to call for caution.
Babangida, in a statement published by newspapers on Monday, urged delegates to learn from the party's defeat in the last general elections. He listed uncommon initiatives, creativity in ideas and a rich content in character as qualities the next chairman of the party must possess to be able to stabilise the party. The ex-president spoke about the power of the people, inclusive participation and demonetisation of the electoral process.
Senator Buruji Kashamu also shares a similar view. He believes financial support for the party should not be a criterion for foisting a leader on it. The good of all should be the ultimate decider, he argued.
But if experience is anything to go by, delegates do not listen to sermons such as these. They need lifeline and lifeline here means money and nothing more. They believe their leaders have stolen so much from the commonwealth and conventions and elections provide them the opportunity to take a slice of the cake.
Unfortunately for IBB and other founding fathers that have turned political priests, they no longer have access to free funds. The governors have the money. Money is power and they are going to utilise it to the fullest.
Will the North's governors align with their colleagues in the South-south? Who will the three PDP governors in the Southeast back? Where will delegates from states, led by the APC swing their pendulums? Answers to these questions will go a long way in determining which of the South-south and Southwest gets the coveted seat.
My final take: It is not a bad thing that South-south ta ku (is adamant) over who takes the PDP leadership baton from Ahmed Markarfi who is holding it in interim capacity. It is its right given the fact that the seat is zoned to the South of which it is an integral part. And as far as the PDP is concerned, the South-south has more to lose if the party fails.
It is not only the South-south that has something to lose if PDP fails. Our democracy is also at disadvantage because once there is no strong opposition; the APC – which has not met the expectations of many of us – will have no one to put it on its toes. For the good of our country and for the APC to wake up from its deep sleep and serve the people truly, may the PDP get it right tomorrow. If it chooses to do otherwise, shame to its leaders.


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Tuesday, November 04, 2008
Am I Doing Something Wrong?
This all came about when Sugar first became ill as she would not eat anything but raw stew meat and raw hamburger. Obviously the other two were so jealous as they were still eating kibble so I played around giving them turkey necks one weekend hoping they would all feel engaged in eating this different type of food. Lo and behold I noticed an immediate change in their tooth color and breath. They were whiter and no doggie breath to speak of!! "Yeppie", I thought, "we're onto something here"!
Then I was at a lure coursing trial and saw the most beautiful, fit Greyhounds with gleaming coats. They also ran as well as they looked. This was the icing on the cake for me - I was a convert. I promised the girls and myself that we would try this new eating regime and see just what results we could obtain. Thus far, everyone is doing well, even me who has the weakest stomach known to mankind. Remi and Lucy are also slimming down a bit. You see, they've been the recipients of anything Sugar wouldn't eat in the past which was largely and unfortunately, not something I could control (long story). So, they are slimming and Sugar is gaining which is exactly how it should be, oh, and I'm managing to continue to prepare their meals and mine as well. I don't doubt though, that I may very well become a vegetarian before this is all said and done but I digress.
The other day they were all outside after downing their weekly turkey necks when I looked across the yard to see Remi had something in her mouth. From where I stood, it looked like a stick. Then she turned another direction at which time the thing looked like a cross. She came a little closer and it was then that I realized it was neither a stick nor a cross but was, hold your jaw . . . a starfish. A dried one, of course, but still a starfish. Obviously I have no idea where it came from. I went to her and immediately yanked it out of her mouth. The look on her face was priceless. It was if she were saying, "but hey Mom, I found that treat all by myself now give it back". I tossed it in the garbage and that was that, well, until this past Sunday night.
They had just finished their chicken backs and I hadn't yet called them to come back inside. I normally muzzle them when they are just outside pottying or doing whatever but if they are eating, that doesn't really work so well. So, they were unmuzzled, yet again which leaves the door wide open for them to get into trouble. I go to call them in when I see Lucy beginning to sit down with something in her mouth. She was obviously getting ready to hunker down and "go to town" on whatever it was she had. I got a little closer only to see she had a dried and dead bullfrog carcass in her mouth. Again, I have no idea where this one came from. I yanked it from her mouth and received the same look from her that Remi had given me over the starfish.
But this behavior begs the question, what am I doing wrong with their diets? Are they missing some vital minerals or vitamins that I'm not providing or is this just a case of "dogs gone wild" in their very own backyard?
What on earth will they come up with next, I ask? I can only speculate but hope that they've now cleaned out all the nuisances that are apparently at their very reach.
5 comments:
- Addie said...
Patti, I'm so glad you blogged about that starfish - that's just the weirdest thing! Now a bullfrog, huh? It's amazing what they find!
I'll be interested in what other people say, because my guys try to eat stuff in the yard, too. Bruno loves monkey grass, and Hoover likes kudzu and I once saw him briefly licking a tree trunk. Maybe they're missing a nutrient, or maybe they're just weird.
- Never Say Never Greyhounds said...
Very weird. You aren't doing anything wrong. Dogs are opportunists and a healthy, normal dog should be ready to eat anything at anytime. So for them to want to eat anything interesting they find in the yard is completely normal. I do not believe that dogs eat dirt, plants, grass, and poop because they are missing something in their diets. I think they do it because they are defining it as edible and they will do what dogs do and eat it.
Do you think someone tossed that stuff into your yard?
- Patti said...
Naw, I know I'm not doing anything wrong but it was a good title for the post. Dogs will be dogs, that's for sure.
I often find Lucy munching on pears from the neighbor's tree that apparently are left in the yard by the squirrels. She'll eat the whole thing!
I just think it's odd that twice in a week's time they've come up with really weird things to chew on. Usually it's just poop, grass, or sticks. Jen, I don't think anyone is throwing stuff in my backyard, well, definitely the starfish came from somewhere but the frog probably met his demise back there and they just happened to find it. It's all gross, really but gives me a good reason to give the yard one last cutting for winter. I'll survey it then and see what else might be lingering out there!
- Zan said...
A starfish!! Remi definitely wins the prize for weirdest thing scarfed in the yard. Just goes to show you that truth is stranger than fiction.
- greytblackdog said...
maybe your girls went on a cruise while you were at work and they bunched up their pillows under their blankets so you couldn't see that they were gone on the webcam. remi realized that lucy brought home a keepsake, and in an effort not to get caught she tried to eat the evidence. that's all.


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Hummel®, the name is one of the most popular in porcelain figurine collectibles. Started by Goebel more than 70 years, the Hummel figurines are the creation of talented sculptors translating the drawings of Sister M.I. Hummel, a talented artist from Bavaria. Perhaps no other figurine has been around for so long. They became popular in America shortly after World War II when soldiers returning home from Germany brought back these figurines of Bavarian children in their charming everyday activities. They have become very popular in America as well as throughout the world as collectible pieces of art.
However, Goebel Germany has stopped production on October 31, 2008. Demand had dropped to one third of expected sales. They plan on selling the Hummel figurines as long as their inventory lasts.This is sort of a sad ending to one of the longest contracts between one of the greatest children's artists and a porcelain company. The original artist, Berta Hummel (Sister M.I. Hummel) became so locally popular for her drawings of local children as well as children from her childhood memories, that the Goebel Company sent a representative to meet with her to try to compromise a contract to translate these beautiful children's paintings into porcelain figurines.
Berta Hummel was impressed enough that she signed with Goebel, and part of the arrangement was that she had to accept each new product line of the figurines. Goebel stood by this agreement for the lifetime of their production. Even after Sister M.I. Hummel's dying at an early age, the Goebel factory still abided by the original contract. Each figurine is marked with the M.J. Hummel signature. In the world of collectible figurines, M.I. Hummel figurines stand at the top of the line. Now it seemshard to imagine that this original agreement made more than 70 years ago will no longer exist.
Well, the agreement between Sister M.I. Hummel and Goebel may no longer exist, but the good news is that started in February 2009, the production has resumed in Rodental (original production location) after ceasing in October 2008. Manufaktur Rodental GmbH has taken over all the necessary rights and manufacturing facilities from former manufacturer Goebel Porcelain Factory. Rodental will be producing much leaner, with approximately only a thirty (30) person work force, but is concentrating more on quality rather than quantity. So much so that it has hired former employees that were used by the Goebel company to maintain the integrity and quality.
One only has to hope for the success of Rodenthal. The original art of Berta Hummel is something that captures the heart, and they have been beautifully translated by some of the best porcelain artists into figurines. Now with a change in owners, the future is unknown. Will they still hold the same prestige? Will the new figurines hold the same quality and craftsmanship? Will the value of the older Goebel figurines increase or decrease? What will be the price for new figurines? These are all unanswered for now, but one thing Rodental has going for it is the ever enduring art of Berta Hummel that emanates from all Hummel art. This most beautiful art depicting Bavarian children in their everyday activities is for sure enduring and lives in the hearts of all.
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Rich Sanders is an M.I. Hummel collector and appraiser. Learn more about Hummel Figurines through his self-published articles. Stop by www.buyhummel.com today.
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So... More russian bias incoming i guess (https://worldoftanks...-tree-revision/)
Why did you wargaming had to ruin the object 263? no one wanted that. Why couldn't you just leave it as it is a Tier X and just add the object 268 version 4 as an optional research from the SU-122-54? or remove the SU-122-54 and add the object 268 version 4 as the tier IX vehichle? that's also a very good option.
about T-10 i personally don't have big problems, it really didn't fit well in the line.
What do you ladies and gentlemen think about these changes? Post you opinions and let me and wargaming know!


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Do All Dogs Go to Heaven? with Daniel and Christina Im
God cares about animals - He created them and even sustained them through Noah's Ark. Prov 12:10 even says that the righteous care for their animals. But, is my pet in heaven? Well, that's more complicated. Romans 8:18-27 says Jesus came to redeem all creation. The Bible doesn't say exactly what happens to our pets, but we do see that there are animals in the new heavens and new earth (Is 11:6-7). Could God raise our pets? Sure. Will He? Listen in for more.


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Wheat futures are steady to 5 cents higher in most contracts at midday. All wheat export bookings for the week that ended on July 4 are estimated at 250,000-550,000 MT, ahead of Thursday's Export Sales report. The USDA Ag Attaché in Australia pegs the 19/20 wheat crop at 21.5 MMT, vs. the official USDA estimate of 22.5 MMT from June. Any changes to that official number would come via tomorrow's WASDE. Analysts expect to see a ~1.86 MMT drop in the 19/20 world carryout projection to 292.48 MMT. A total of 80,000 MT of US wheat was purchased by two South Korean importers on Wednesday.
SEP 19 CBOT Wheat is at $5.06 1/4, up 3 1/2 cents,
SEP 19 KCBT Wheat is at $4.41, up 1 3/4 cents,
SEP 19 MGEX Wheat is at $5.31, up 4 1/2 cents
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Prime University founded in 2002 is one of the leading Universities of the country. The main mission of the University is to foster national development through creation of knowledge based society by providing proper knowledge to the learners of this institute. In the context of rapidly changing socio-economic conditions and the opportunities arising out of free market economy, our objectives is to provide prime and excellent technical, business and social education for our youths.
Prime University is an institution approved by the Government of Bangladesh and the Bangladesh University Grants Commission (UGC). The Prime Foundation is the sponsoring authority of the Prime University.
Website: http://www.primeuniversitybd.com/
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text: Managing security means understanding the risks and deciding how much risk is acceptable. Different levels of security are appropriate for different organizations. No network is 100 percent secure, so don't aim for that level of protection. If you try to stay up-to-date on every new threat and every virus, you'll soon be a quivering ball of anxiety and stress. Look for the major vulnerabilities that you can address with your existing resources.


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by Tayak Salinas
December 2012: our last Christmas. It's a day I remember when it feels like you've been gone too long, or else when all the people who aren't you start to irritate me. You'd had four, many five beers, and were just drunk enough to start talking about your long-dead friends as we unwrapped gifts. It was the first in ages I'd heard you mention Janek, your buddy from the Polish army and later, your roommate when the two of you immigrated to the US. You stood up and danced a solo waltz around the living room, the way your friend had done in the apartment the three of you shared, waving your hands in the air like a tipsy college freshman and singing the tune of a song I'd never heard or maybe one you'd made up. Grandma laughed when all ninety-two years of you collapsed back onto the couch, exhausted.
"He was much better looking than I was." You shook your head and took another swig of beer. "Perfect blonde hair, unblemished skin. Almost better looking than your grandmother. And hoooooo, did the women run after him, begged him to get married. But he wasn't interested," you said with a shrug. Janek had been gay, I remembered. You'd known, but even in the early 50s, not cared. It made me proud to be your grandkid.
Dad's girlfriend, the one you never liked ("she has no manners," you'd tell at Sunday breakfasts) was there that Christmas Eve. I think you were trying to make her uncomfortable when you started doing your Hitler. You slammed your palm on the coffee table, mouth foaming like your always-pissed Shih Tzu. "Das kannst du deiner Oma erzählen!" you shouted, or some other line of your forgotten German. I thought the table would crack. Grandma glared at you from her seat. She hated when anyone brought up the war (I always thought she felt guilty. But for what? About what?). But you? You made your days as a POW sound like summer camp, Hitler more like Chaplin's Dictator. (After the torture those bastards put you through, the shit they put everyone through, you still didn't take them seriously. They weren't worth your time, I guess, didn't deserve the respect you reserved for professional wrestlers and collectible coins.) My brother and I laughed with you. But we should've been frightened, too. You probably already had the cancer by then, but none of us knew. You didn't know, or at least I don't think you did. I'm sorry. We didn't know.
No one ever got you good Christmas presents, probably because you didn't like receiving them, or maybe people don't like giving men sentimental gifts. So the dogs were sniffing out the annual red-ribboned package of beer and Polish sausages when I handed you the packages I'd wrapped for you. You tore open the green foil wrapping and started to laugh that closed mouth laugh I still try to imitate.
"I used to be able to see Babia Gora from my window as a boy," you said. "It's the mountain where the witches lived," you whispered, and I felt my brother roll his eyes behind me. But you were still smiling. Because you knew as well as I did that you'd never go back to Poland, that you were already too old, or maybe you even knew that you were dying. And I hated the idea that you'd never look up and see it again. You hung the frame next to your suburban Illinois bedroom window the next day.
In the second package: a birch tree I'd etched into the surface of a slab of wood I got at the craft store. I'd traced it from another drawing, but it still looked like shit, its lines like waves. You couldn't believe I'd managed to do it without burning myself or setting the house on fire (even though I was 24), and you seemed relieved, like it was a sign that I could take care of myself.
"Isn't that beautiful!" grandma said over your shoulder, jealous like she always was when anyone paid attention to you. "Where should I hang it?"
You shook your nearly bald head. "No, Marcieu, she made it for me." After you died, she took it off of the dresser and hid it in a desk drawer. Whenever I go back to the house, I make sure to put it back on display, the place you left it so I could see it.
We sat down for dinner, the usual pickled-cabbage-and-ham holiday spread at the same table I'd played under as a child, the place we'd celebrated my seventh birthday and your ninetieth, where we'd rang in every Christmas since time immemorial. The ideas I heard being discussed from under your dinner table (where you sneaked me sips of beer) were not the same ones my friends' families discussed, the tables of families who banned discussions of politics or religion. It was at your feet, always clad in dress socks, that I learned to think, to question. (The things we've taken years and thousands of pages to learn you seemed to know by instinct.) "All politicians are crooks, Nikolé," you would always say in the thick Polish accent you maintained through the end of your life, groomed as carefully as the few white hairs on your bald brown head.
You stood up and broke off a piece of that square cracker, the ones they sell at the Polish deli that look like communion wafers. "Merry Christmas," you said, and walked around the table to kiss each of us on the cheek. We all broke off a piece (are we supposed to share our pieces with each other, too? We can never remember how it's supposed to go now that you're gone), and you told us to be healthy and wealthy, like you always did, and I knew that what you meant by that was don't be miserable, or enjoy this while it lasts.
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The Intent/Ease Framework for Conversion Optimization
About the author
Jeff Chang (@JeffChang30) is a growth technical leader at Pinterest and angel investor. If your startup is looking for an angel investor who can help with all things growth, please send over an email!
Almost every successful conversion optimization falls into one of two categories: increasing intent or increasing ease (reducing friction). This makes sense intuitively because as a user goes through a flow, their intent changes over time as they hit more friction, until either they complete the flow or have too little intent to continue. Identifying whether intent or ease are opportunities is key to successful conversion experimentation. The Intent/Ease framework can be applied to all sorts of conversion flows, but in this blog post I will use sign up conversion as an example.
Understanding your intent distribution
Intent is how much the user wants to convert. When users land on a certain page, they have varying levels of intent. For example, a user might have heard great things about your product from a friend and already wants to sign up, meaning they have high intent. Another user may have read a news article about the product launching and just be curious about what it was, and have low intent. For most landing pages, usually you have a mix of high, mid, and low intent users, but it usually is not balanced. For example, home pages generally have high intent users because it's usually the page people land on when they hear about a product from a friend. Paid marketing landing pages generally have lower intent especially if you use ads that "interrupt" user experiences. Once you determine what the most common intent level user is for your page, you want to build a conversion flow that caters primarily for your main user intent level, but still performs decently for your less common user intent levels. If your most common intent level is high, then there probably is not much opportunity in increasing intent through tactics such as education. In this case, working on ease might be a bigger opportunity. If most users coming have low intent, intent is generally a great area to try to optimize.
Understanding your conversion flow ease
Ease is pretty straightforward - how easy it is for a user to go through a conversion flow. For most products, you may find that a new user may spend only a few minutes or even seconds on your site before authenticating or bouncing. So, it's important that a user can authenticate within that short period of time. A lot of "growth hacks" fall under this category, such as making flows shorter, reducing fields, making buttons more prominent. You should go through your user flow to see how easy it is. Make sure to try out common user mistakes such as forgotten email, typos, etc. You'll likely be able to determine a few improvements this way and get a better sense of your current conversion flow ease.
Putting it all together
Once you understand your intent distribution and conversion flow ease, you can combine them to figure out which strategies to use. The one is that is more lacking is the one you should work on first. For example, if intent is pretty high from word of mouth, but signing up is difficult due to the long process, increasing ease is probably the bigger opportunity. On the flip side, if signup is already easy but overall conversion rates aren't great, increasing intent is probably the bigger opportunity. If both intent and ease are high, which is the case for some home pages, you may be near a maximum conversion rate where there are bigger opportunities elsewhere.
Home page (High intent, Low Ease) -> (High intent, High Ease)
The Pinterest home page is an example of a page where there is high intent. Most people reach the page either directly after hearing about it, or by searching "Pinterest" on Google. So, we've focused on ease here, making signup/login the only thing you can do on the page. When we add distractions, authentication rates tend to go down. Education has minimal effect because users already have high intent.
Board page (Low Intent, Low Ease) -> (Medium Intent, High Ease)
The Pinterest board page is an example of a page where there is lower intent because most users come through related search terms and may not know what Pinterest is. We've tried different value props such as saving, exploring, and content, and found that content was the value prop that enticed users the most, so we've had wins in adding more content, putting the best content first, and describing the content better. Compared to the home page, there was more opportunity here increasing the intent, whereas a lot of additions to the homepage were just distractions from authenticating.
To end, here's a quick list of opportunities you can pursue to increase signup conversions, depending on your intent and ease levels.
Low Intent:
Determine what value prop speaks to the most users and upsell that: Does the product save money or time? What needs does the customer need to be fulfilled?
Educate the user on how the product works, keep it simple
If your product is content focused, there needs to be a good user - content match so make sure you show the highest quality content
Upsell the ease of signup and low costs up front
Low Ease
Reduce fields and steps
Take advantage of one-click signups through Google or Facebook authentication
Help the user fix common input mistakes such as email typos
Make signup available front and center, or very clear somewhere on the page
Make signup and login forms "smart", so that a user can sign up even if they go to a login form, and vice versa
To summarize, first determine whether intent or ease are opportunities, then tackle the area with bigger opportunity first. If you find that you are running a lot of experiments in one area with low success, try the other area. For example, if you run a lot of experiments to try to increase intent, but they have poor results, perhaps users coming in already have high intent. It might be a good idea to work on ease then in this case. By using this framework, hopefully, you will see your conversion experiment success rate go up!
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At last month's Labour party conference, Bristol's Mayor, Marvin Rees, outlined his 'Bristol plan' to see more involvement from the voluntary sector in the way the city is run and in the way we tackle key issues such as homelessness and inequality. This will flow from the recent creation of his first 'Bristol Office', made up of 75 leaders from across the city.
At Core Insights, we're all about helping you assess social impact, so we thought we'd take a quick look at what Rees' conference speech and the actions that followed it could impact the charity/voluntary sector in Bristol.
Rees began his speech by pointing out the Bristolian juxtaposition of great prosperity, thriving arts and cultural sectors on one hand, but great poverty and destitution on the other. We heard that Bristol has "42 areas among the 10% most deprived in England", and that "16% of our residents live in deprivation". These facts will be well known to organisations in the voluntary sector, working to impact the city, but what does Rees plan to do about them?
Perhaps the key takeaway for us was this: "Our city government has for too long seen itself as a provider of services rather than what we are, an enabling organisation, a force to bring the city together". Clearly Rees is looking for increased cooperation, and to see increased synergy in the way our city works. Rees said that he "will lead the city for every citizen and build a city where nobody is left behind… where social mobility rather than immobility is the norm and educational outcomes and employment opportunities are not determined by parental background."
The Mayor has previously underlined the link that he sees between poor housing and high levels of homelessness and so in his speech he restated his aim to build 2000 homes a year by 2020, with at least 800 affordable". Housing alone, however, cannot ease the deeply entrenched inequalities in our city by itself so what was his plan, and how will it impact the voluntary sector?
Rees' big idea was his 'Bristol plan', an idea that he says is "for the whole city, that all partners invest in and help to deliver, collectively. To take a strategic approach to the city's priorities." This began to manifest itself as Rees later unveiled his first 'City Office' comprised of leaders from business, education, health and of course the voluntary sector in Bristol. Homelessness is a key first issue for the office, with David Ingerslev of St Mungos, saying " If you bring together people who have overlaps with their areas of responsibility and power then you've got an opportunity to make a real difference and people will want to do that everywhere". With this issue first on the agenda, only time will tell how the office will work to impact other areas of inequality in Bristol.
This co-operative approach is vital to how we work at Core Insights as we look to help charities and CICs provide sustainable services that will have a great social impact on our city.
At a time when Bristol City Council are having to make more and more cuts, any increase in funding to the voluntary sector seems somewhat distant. What Rees' speech and subsequent actions do suggest, however, is a desire to champion such organisations and to enable them to maximise their impact through co-operation with local authorities.


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Crossroads Bible College is accredited by The Association for Biblical Higher Education Commission on Accreditation to grant certificates and degrees at the Associate and Baccalaureate levels.
Association for Biblical Higher Education Commission on Accreditation
5850 T. G. Lee Blvd., Ste. 130
Orlando, FL 32822
Telephone: (407) 207-0808
Crossroads Bible College reports the following Articulation Agreements which are currently active and on file. An Articulation Agreement is an officially approved agreement between two institutions, which allows a student to apply credits earned in a specific academic program at one institution (academic or non-academic) toward advanced standing, entry, or transfer into a specific program at the other institution. Credits may be in the form of "Life Experience," Direct Course to Course Transfer or Open Electives [Standard 3, EE1; Standard 7, EE4 and Policies on Transfer and the Award of Academic Credit; Policy on Validating Credits Earned at Unaccredited Institutions; Policy on Adult Degree Completion].
Articulation Agreements on file with the Commission on Accreditation:
- New Tribes Bible Institute, Waukesha, WI
- Word of Life Bible Institute, Schroon Lake, NY
- Orchard Network's Momentum Leadership, Barrington, IL
- Biblical Counseling Center, Arlington Heights, IL
- Wheeler Mission, Indianapolis, IN
- Faith Biblical Counseling Ministries, Lafayette, IN
Institutions requesting the establishment of an "Academic Articulation Agreement" should send inquiries to the Institutional Effectiveness Office: email@example.com. The Institutional Effectiveness office will direct each request to the appropriate department and administrator.
*Credits from CBCFW will transfer into Grace College, Winona Lake, IN based on a consortium agreement, depending on your desired degree plan.
For example; former Crossroads Bible College students have transferred credits into the following colleges & seminaries; Moody Bible Institute, Grace College Seminary, Grand Rapids Theological, Trinity Divinity, Lancaster, Huntington University, Liberty Online, Urbana Seminary in Champaign, Southern Baptist Seminary in Louisville, Covenant Seminary in St Louis, IU, IWU, IPFW, most ABHE colleges, visit ABHE website at https://www.abhe.org/ (click on member colleges).


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General Information:PROPERTY SIZE: 8,056 sq.m.
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Avant @ The Fort
Total no of Units
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1st quarter of 2020
Project Details
Studio: 36 sq.m. to 37 sq.m. – P3.76 to P3.83MStudio De Luxe : 41 sq.m. – P4.49M to P4.96M
1-BR : 44 sq.m. to 54 sq.m. – P5.3M to P6.16M
2- and 3-BR: 73 sq.m. to 108 sqm – P8.2M to P12.289M
1-Bedroom : 64-65 sq.m. – P8.22M to P9.3M
2-Bedroom : 88 sqm – P11.648M
2-Bedroom facing Manila Golf : 101 sq.m. -P13.6M
3-Bedroom Loft facing City Center : 133 sq.m. – P17.186M
Amenities and other features :High-ceiling lobby
The Lobby Lounge
Concierge Services
Free-form pool with Sundeck
Fully-equipped gym
Professional property management
Floor to ceiling height of units will be 2.9 meters(approx. 9.5 feet)
vant at the Fort is rising on a 1,986 sqm lot – the last prime lot facing the Manila Golf Course! The residential condo building will be composed of 38 storeys with 3 basement parking levels. Residential condo units will be composed of flat and loft-type units. Avant at the Fort Avant at The Fortrises at the center of one of the country's quickest growing metropolitan centers. Masterplanned as a multi-dimensional city of residential, business and commercial areas, the Bonifacio Global City is becoming the new lifestyle hub and the country's new Central Business District. To date, several top multi-national corporations make the Global City their base of operations. Upscale residential condominiums, highlighted by Avant are rising.World-class medical and academic institutions are right within the Global City. The supporting infrastructure for utilities is first-rate, world standard. With Avant, you have the best of everything you need in life right were you live – in the emerging business landscape and retail mecca of Taguig, The Bonifacio Global City. AVANT delivers over and above what is expected –being sensitive to the environment, to one's health and comfort. A home where you have windows to the world where sunlight streams through windows; A view of the skies and verdant paths, a refuge to refresh one's self.
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Aspire Tower (Nuvo City)
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1st quarter of 2020
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ocated at the fast-rising area of Libis, Quezon City, Aspire sets the standards in the lifestyle that every city dweller deserves. With easy access to the prime institutions, business centers and commercial areas in the metro, it grants its residents the convenience of living within a thriving community.
And with this, ASPIRE, its initial residential tower can presently rise. soaring at forty eight storeys, this brilliant building are going to be sight to lay eyes on with balcony units commanding the whole Nuvo.City, the Antipolo Hills and also the town lights of Quezon City.
The be after is … among the proximity of the foremost prime learning establishments (Poveda, La Salle Greenhills and xavier School) and also the prestigious universities (University of the Philippines, Miriam college, University of Asia, Ateneo de Manila University and also the Pacific and also the Center for culinary Arts., ten minutes away type the Ortigas business district and twenty minutes away for the Makati business district, Short drive off from high firms like San Miguel Corporation, Asian Development Bank, IBM and Meralco.
Stone's throw aloof from searching areas like EDSA Shangri-la,SM Megamall, Robinsons and Tiendesitas, Accessible to the foremost outstanding hospital Medical town, adjacent to exclusive subdivisions like Valle Verde (I-VI), acropolis and inexperienced Meadows
And to high it off, your new elegant home comes equipped with WI_FI services and amenities that embrace a swimming pool and a tennis court.
Choose between a large array of Studio units (34sqm), Studio Units with Balcony (38sqm), one bedroom Units with Balcony (54 sqm), one bedroom Corner Units with Balcony (54sqm) and a couple of bedroom Units with Balcony (85 sqm). If you want, we will conjointly mix any of those units if you need an even bigger house.
Typical Residential Features; Provision for storage tank. Provision for telephone lines per unit. Provision for cable tv and net, Individual electric water meter.
Ground Floor; Centralized mail space. Grand residential lobby with reception and lounge space. Security command center for 24-hour watching of building facilities, Business center, One freight elevator, 3 high speed, interior finished traveller elevators
Recreational Amenities/Facilities; swimming pool, lifestyle and fitness gym, Playground space, operate rooms, Locker and ever-changing rooms
Building Facilities/Services; Driver\'s lounge and rest room in a very elect parking level., High ceiling lobby reception space, Maintenance and housework services, Standby power generator for elect common areas, Building administration/Security workplace, Overhead cistern and underground cistern for ample water system, absolutely improved exclusive route and gardens, Automatic hearth system for all units
Aspire tower, which is a 49-story residential condominium, is currently the tallest building in Quezon City. Designed by CASAS Architects, headed by locally acclaimed arch Meloy Casas and master planned by Edmonds International of Mexico City. Aspire Tower is set to redefine the skyline and living style of Quezon City and Metro Manila, with its beautifully designed exterior and interiors. Own your own home in Aspire and live the luxurious and complete life.
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Century Spire
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Century Spire is located in Century City, an exclusive enclave of luxury skyscrapers in Makati, Philippines. Surrounded by some of the most incredible structures and enterprises in the country, including the Milano Residences interior design by Versace Home, Trump Tower, and the world-class retail complex Century City Mall, Century Spire will serve as a central unique beacon, casting unique lights and shadows onto the rest of this exceptional community.Why SpireOur Name is Our Claim
This will be the first residential building to bear the name of the company. Our confidence in the quality and power of Century Spire has made us stake our very name on the project.
Daniel Libeskind
The building's superlative architecture is designed by Daniel Libeskind, the visionary architect behind the rebuilding of New York's Ground Zero and many other international, iconic edifices.
Most Desirable Address
Century Spire is located within Century City, Makati – a world-class mixed-use community that is home to several other landmark buildings including Trump Tower, the Milano Residences interior design by Versace Home, and Century City Mall.
The Final Century City Tower
Century Spire is the last of five luxury residential skyscrapers to rise in Century City effectively making it the most desirable address on this premium piece of real estate.
Century Spire's architecture goes beyond a traditional tower. Rather than taper into a fine point at its peak, the building blooms like a flower, its petals opening up to the world. This blossoming form is symbolic of Century Properties' growth through the years and its development into a company known the world over for its dynamic, industry-shaping projects. The building "crown" – three interlocking segments – is distinctly Libeskind in structure, its geometric shapes an interesting fusion of playful and sophisticated design. The design enhances the living experience of the top floor residents as it affords them dynamic living space and more exhilarating views of the city. Century Spire's architecture challenges conventional skyscraper formation. By exploring fresh and visionary approaches to residential architecture, Century Properties brings a new wave of idealism to the local real estate industry.
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Sunshine 100 City Plaza Pioneer
Sunshine 100 Pioneer Development Corporation
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Sunshine 100 City Plaza Pioneer is developed over a 1-hectare prime property at Pioneer corner Sheridan St.It is located in a flood-free area surrounded by offices such as Globe Telecom, Accenture, TV5 and is walking distance to Boni MRT station. Nearby is Pioneer Center Supermarket for grocery shopping at good value. A commercial-residential project to provide quality and affordable condo living with a location that is central to 3 CBD's: approx. 3 kms from Makati, 0.9 kms from Ortigas and 2.4 kms to Fort Bonifacio. Casino Filipino operates on the second level of the commercial establishment called Madison Square.In close proximity to key points in Metro Manila, namely: Makati Business District
Ortigas Business District
Rockwell Center
Fort Bonifacio
Malls – Shangri-La, Megamall
Schools – De La Salle Greenhills, Poveda, Lourdes School, UAP, St. Paul Pasig
Accessible to public transport
MRT – A. Bonifacio Avenue
Description: Sunshine 100 City Plaza Pioneer is a 4-tower 28-storey commercial- residential project which will be developed on a 1 hectare property. It is aimed to provide quality living within the city with its prime location and distinctive profile. Density is low, compared to other condo projects wherein there are around a thousand unit per tower consisting of forty floors.
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Three Central
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This project from Megaworld Corporation gives residents the opportunity to live just one street away from Ayala Avenue, Makati's main artery and center of major landmark business deals.Future residents will reach Makati's skyscrapers in seconds. Multinational companies, legal offices, top foreign and local banks and embassies in RCBC Plaza, GT Tower and PBCom Tower can be accessed in no time at all. Business graduate schools such as AIM, Ateneo and La Salle are a short walk away. Even the city's health institution, Makati Med, is two blocks away. Among all the luxury high-rises that are being developed and sold now in Makati, Three Central bears the distinction of a top location. It is literally one street away from Ayala Avenue, which is guaranteed to further boost its property value in the coming years.Located along Valero St. in the financial side of Salcedo Village, Three Central offers proximity to Ayala and Gil Puyat avenues as well as to some of the country's top corporations and institutions, and embassies and consulates. Once completed, it will be the home of the first and only lifestyle mall in Salcedo Village.Among all the residential condominium projects announced in Makati's bustling financial district, one stands out rare, like gold due to its choice location: Considering that there are many residential buildings in the financial district, you can rightfully boast of living in an iconic residential tower. Since it caters to business-minded individuals and socials being an integral part of their business endeavors, it hosts three function rooms and a business center to meet their requirements.Nearby Landmarks
• Philippine Stock Exchange
• Makati Medical Center
• Asian Institute of Management
• Don Bosco Technical Institute
• Assumption College
• Velasquez Park
• Legazpi Mini-park
• Filipinas Heritage Library
• Ayala Museum
• Asian Institute of Management
• St. John Bosco Parish Church
• Sto. Nino de Paz Chapel
• Greenbelt
• Glorietta
• SM Makati
• Mandarin Oriental Hotel Manila
• The Peninsula Manila
• Makati Shangri-La Manila
• InterContinental Manila
• Dusit Thani Manila
Megaworld Corporation's most luxurious project in Makati City is set to rise in 2015. Three Central is the most upscale development at the heart of the financial side of Salcedo Village in Makati's Central Business district. Three Central is an impressive 50-storey building boasts of a modern sleek design with a façade rendered in light blue glass–an urban framework that epitomizes Hong Kong's International Finance Center tower's notable edifices. Three Central features a stylish and spacious lobby with high-ceilings and a centerpiece reception counter to welcome residents and visitors alike. Three Central's avant-garde pre-furnished units—available in one-bedroom, two-bedroom and an executive studio–have balconies where homeowners can enjoy downtown alone or with the family after a long day. Three Central will also be home to the first and only upscale two-story podium mall in Salcedo Village. This retail cluster will house some of the world's renowned brands as well as top local and foreign outlets and restaurants featuring a wide variety of culinary specialties and international cuisines.
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Arca South, the newest central business district south of the Metro.
A gateway to life's abundance, ARCA South is a highly networked central business and lifestyle district integrating best practices in a large-scale development with organic systems for everyday life.
Behind the name – Arca South
Combined with our placemaker South, the name's origin "arc", the circumference of a circle or curve, encompasses the various dimensions of Arca's role as a portal to progress. A complete business and lifestyle district synchronized with the loop of Metro Manila's master planned growth centers, a gateway to contemporary conveniences bringing life to fruition.
Arca South is a 74-hectare master-planned, mixed-use development strategically located along the East Service Road of the South Luzon Expressway and is easily accessible via C-5. It is a mixed-use commercial development with retail, commercial, office, institutional, residential developments and other uses. The development will be beside the much-anticipated modern Integrated Transport System (ITS) planned by the Department of Transportation and Communication. The ITS will serve as a central station for all provincial buses carrying passengers to and from Laguna, Batangas, Quezon and the Bicol Region. The ITS is also beside a PNR rail station which can link passengers to other areas of Metro Manila, and the rest of Luzon. Accessibility remains a key advantage of Arca South as the government also plans to create a direct link from the Metro Manila Skyway, which will also extend to the C-5 and C-6 highways. With the Skyway connection, it will make Arca South more accessible to the international airport, the Makati Central Business District and Bonifacio Global City.
with a façade rendered in light blue glass–an urban framework that epitomizes Hong Kong's International Finance Center tower's notable edifices. Three Central features a stylish and spacious lobby with high-ceilings and a centerpiece reception counter to welcome residents and visitors alike. Three Central's avant-garde pre-furnished units—available in one-bedroom, two-bedroom and an executive studio–have balconies where homeowners can enjoy downtown alone or with the family after a long day. Three Central will also be home to the first and only upscale two-story podium mall in Salcedo Village. This retail cluster will house some of the world's renowned brands as well as top local and foreign outlets and restaurants featuring a wide variety of culinary specialties and international cuisines.
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The Rise Makati
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THE grand ADVENTURELife's isn't always about where you work, or the kind of clothes you wear. Nor it is just about the wheels you drive, or the expectations you strive to meet. It's about something else entirely.We think it's about the family you cherish, and the friends you make along the way. It's about doing what you want, when you want. It's about the freedom to decide for yourself. It's not about what you have, but what can you achieve. We thinks it's about the moments where you step back and realize life's a grand adventure.The Rise is your canvas, and we invite you to create your masterpiece.JUST dive IN
Cool off with a dip is the gorgeous 28 meter tropical pool, relax with a book under the swaying trees. or stretch your legs with a stroll around the 380 meter private jogging track. When it comes to unwinding after a long day at work or catching up with your friends on the weekends – we've got you covered.
Our one-bedroom apartments are ideal for one, but are also ample enough for two- and you'll still have plenty of space for storage.
Located in a 10,000 square meter lot along Malugay street, The Rise is just eight (8) minutes away from the Makati Central Business District and is situated at the heart of North Makati or NOMA – the city's burgeoning art and creative district. Shang Properties' latest development is set to open in 2017 and is geared towards a younger and more dynamic market. The 63-storey residential and commercial complex features 2,822 units ranging from P2.2 million to about 8-9 million for studio, one-bedroom, and two-bedroom residences. The Rise features a 2-level boutique retail mall, and sets itself apart from the rest with an innovative approach to city living and an entirely unique amenities concept with Spaces at the Rise.
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Valero Grand Suites is a 31- Storey Modern hotel and Residential Condominium project to be developed in Valero Street, Salcedo Village, Makati, aimed to provide and meet the demands of contemporary living.It will be manages by Swiss-Belhotel, a professional hotel management group with 46 hotels and 8,101 hotel rooms under management all over the world.Located at Lot 7 Block 6 Valero Street, Salcedo Village, Makati City, Valero Grand Suites is right in the heart of the Financial and Business Hub of the Philippines. The lot comprises an area of 911 sqm and the title is under the ownership of the Chairman, Mr. Alfonso G. Siy.BUILDING FEATURESThe Building is generally separated into public, semi-public, semi private and private zones, with a progressive delineation of initially public to increasingly private spaces.Most accessible areas are the ground and second floor with lobbies and lounge areas for the use of guests and residents alike. Semi-public areas are at the eleventh floor where the business center, hotel lounge, function rooms, and restaurants will be located.
Parking spaces allotted for both commercial and residential use are located at Basement 1, Lower Ground Level, 3rd Floor to 7th Floor
Basement 2 – Utility Areas
Basement 1 – Parking Areas
Lower Ground – Parking Areas
Ground Floor – Main Lobby, Lower Lobby and Lounge Area
2nd Floor – Upper Lounge/Lobby, Administrative Offices
3rd Floor – Parking Areas
5th Floor – Parking Areas
6th Floor – Parking Areas
7th Floor – Parking Areas
8th – 10th Floor – Residential Units
11th Floor – Function Rooms and Restaurants
12th – 21st Floor – Hotel Operated Units
22nd – 33rd Floors – Private Residential Units
Roof Deck – Swimming Pool Area, Jacuzzi, Party Area/Bar
Unit Features:
• Modular laminated closets for bedroom
• Intercom access to lobby and security
• Provision for telephone line
• Individual electric and water meters
• Provision for cable lines
• Selected emergency outlet
• Fire protection (sprinkler/ smoke detector)
Unit Specification:
• Homogenous tiles (300mm x 300mm) for living and dining
• Ceramic tiles (200mm x 200mm) for toilet and bath room
• Height (2.60 meters for all bedroom and loft type units
• Main Door: 900mm x 2100mm
• Specs: Molded Door (Solid Core)
• Bedroom Doors: 800mm x 2100mm
• Specs: Molded Door Hollow Core)
• Aluminum casement Window with Fixed Panel
• Kitchen Counter: China Granite Stone
• Overhead & Base Cabinet: Modular Laminated
Toilet & Bath:
• Lavatory, Water Closet, Shower Fixture, Soap Holder & Toilet Paper holder
• Swimming Pool : 169.80 sqm.
• Grand Lobby: 202.34 sqm.
• Elevator Lobby : 29 sqm.
• Sky Lounge : 192.70 sqm.
• Function Room
• Restaurant and Coffee Shop
• Deck Garden
Valero Grand Suites – takes you to a higher standard of city living. Its concept of integrating modern aesthetic design and advance technology elevates the standards of property development and contemporary lifestyle. Rising at the heart of Makati district. Valero Grand Suites is a 31-storey residential condominium-hotel project perfectly designed to exude elegance and style. With the integrated features of the convenience of a residential condominium and the grandeur of a world-class hotel, Valero Grand Suites best suites the lifestyle of investors, businessmen, executives, and bachelors.


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Connecting the Inside and the Outside
The living room and bedrooms in this bungalow faced the street and the house had little connection with the backyard view. This family room / dining room / kitchen addition was designed to unify the interior and exterior. The existing front entrance now opens up to the addition and the rear porch. As you enter the house you immediately get a sense of the backyard view. A 16' Black fiberglass sliding door is intended to make the porch and the family room feel like one space.
· Passive solar design: The light tower and breakfast room windows face south
· Windows and doors are fiberglass
· The floor is dark bamboo. Black frost resistant slate connect the front entrance and porch
· The walls are painted with clay based Farrow & Ball paint
· The exterior is cladded in James Hardie Cement board panels
· The flat roof has been insulated with factory sloped Roxul insulation panels and a Duradeck membrane


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Wednesday, 25 April 2012
Once upon an awkward Sunday...
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hahahahahahahahaha oh my gosh that has made me laugh SO MUCH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!ReplyDelete
I honestly can't stop smiling at the thought of it because that is just the sort of the thing that I would do!
Good on her for being all good power but oh my goodness she must have felt so silly and the poor man innocently enjoying his kit kat!
You have such a brilliant way of writing stories you're super talented :)
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Hahahaha, this was glorious! I cannot believe that that happened. It's a mixture of Bridget Jones and the awkward turtle. And, for that, I commend you. Thanks so much for sharing this! It really made my day!ReplyDelete
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Hahaha! This was a wonderful story, and very well told! You are one fantabulous story teller! Lots of love as always :) xxReplyDelete
Oh dear god that is incredibly awkward! Ugh just the thought of it makes me cringe! Bless her! I think I'd go back and say sorry to the guy! Thank you for sharing! XxxX http://thesecondhandrose.blogspot.co.uk/ReplyDelete
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1 in 4 Working Families Now Low-Wage, Report Finds (Washington Post)
By Michael A. Fletcher
The ranks of low-wage working families increased by 350,000 between 2002 and 2006, raising their numbers to nearly 9.6 million, or more than one in four of the nation's working families with children.
The report by the Working Poor Families Project, an advocacy group that analyzed census data, defined low-wage families as those earning less than double the poverty rate. For a family of four, that would have been an annual income of $41,228 or less in 2006. The report's author, Brandon G. Roberts, attributed the increase to the growth in low-paying jobs, from health-care aides to cashiers, that form an increasing share of the nation's service-based economy.
Many of those families struggle to pay for basics, such as health care, food and housing, a battle that Roberts said has grown more acute in the past two years as the economy has stagnated.
"The stark reality is that too many American families have been in economic crisis long before this year," said Roberts, director of the non-partisan Working Poor Families Project, which advocates for state policies to improve the lives of low-income working families. "Even before this year's economic crisis, the conditions for working families were getting worse, not better."
The report adds to the growing body of data illustrating that the dynamics of the modern economy have been unkind to many working Americans. Even as the economy grew at a generally robust pace from 2002 to 2006, fewer jobs were created than in previous economic expansions. And some 4.7 million of the jobs that were created paid salaries that would leave a family of four in poverty, according to the report. Overall, the report said, more than one in five jobs in in 2006 paid poverty-level wages.
The low pay leaves many families struggling to get by, as essentials consume a huge portion of their pay. "Low-income working families pay a higher percentage of their income for housing than other working families and are far less likely to have health insurance," the report said.
Entitled "Still Working Hard, Still Falling Short," the report was funded by grants from the Annie E. Casey, Ford, Joyce and Charles Stewart Mott foundations.
Even though low-wage families did not earn much, their breadwinners worked many hours -- an average of 2,552 hours per year in 2006, the equivalent of almost one and a quarter full-time workers per family. Also, 52 percent of the nation's low-income working families are headed by married couples.
The report said low-income families must become better educated if they are going to move up economically. While almost half of all job openings require more than a high school education, 88 million adult workers have only a high school education or less.
The report calls for stronger policies for working families at both the state and federal levels. It points to state policies that invest in education for working people. It also calls for increases in minimum wage above the federal wage standard, and support for initiatives such as paid parental level.
"State actions are only part of the answer. The federal government has a role and responsibility to ensure that all hard-working families have a true opportunity for economic advancement and success," the report said.


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Graham Ritchie at Lundin Links
Cheering Graham Ritchie on in Lundin Links yesterday. Great day and an enthusiastic turn-out. Number one national issue on the doorstep is that people are sick of hearing about an Indy Ref 2; no. 1 local issue is roads, especially the substandard , overcrowded A915.


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A private company is famously distinguished from a public company on account of the fact that its memorandum of incorporation must prohibit it from offering its securities to members of the public.
South Africa: The Standard Of Directors Conduct - Unpacking Section 76 Of The Companies Act 71 Of 2008 {Jan 2013}
By Ian Cox
Section 76 is a play in four acts. The underlying theme running through all four acts is that section 76 does not exclude the common law fiduciary duties owed by a person occupying a position of trust in relation to a company.
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A look at the implications of section 75 of the companies act 71 of 2008.
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Under the 1973 Companies Act non-subscribers could either be elected to the board of directors or appointed by the board in order to fill a casual vacancy.
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The question of whether a breach of a statutory duty should give rise to a civil claim for damages has long vexed legal systems all around the globe.
South Africa: Who Is A Prescribed Officer? {Aug 2012}
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The 2008 Companies Act (the new act) defines a prescribed officer as:
South Africa: In Bad Form: Why The Short-Form Memorandum Of Incorporation Should Not Be Used {Jun 2012}
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Private companies who score less than 100 public benefit points and whose shareholders also serve on the board of directors do not need to have their annual financial statements audited.
South Africa: The Dangers Of Deregistration {May 2012}
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Deregistration brings an entity to an end. It ceases to exist. Its property, if any, vests in the state as bona vacantia.
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Red is the color of love. This package is beautifully elegant, perfect for the vintage bride.
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As the biggest shopping season of the year approaches we intensify our coverage of deals and hot product tips. Watch out for our 100 Holiday Gift Tips for 2009 that will arrive in the next couple of weeks featuring the hottest Holiday Tech Gifts.
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Breaking news from Starfleet Command: the Jem'Hadar have abandoned the Dominion! A sickly, diseased Founder reports that the Jem'Hadar, whom they had relied upon for protection, have simply abandoned their posts en masse, leaving the rest of the Dominion stranded or otherwise endangered across the galaxy. The Federation needs your help to save the Founders and discover what forces are behind the Jem'Hadar's shifted allegiance.
Who has enough ketracel-white to supply the Jem'Hadar? What are they planning? Is the Federation in danger? Uncover the answers in the Dominion Mega-Event, "The Hand That Feeds!" It all begins on Thursday, August 2 at noon ET (16:00 UTC).
The schedule for this month-long Mega-Event is as follows:
"New Providers" - Galaxy Event
Thursday, 08/02 - Monday, 08/06
"An Even Field" - Faction Event
Thursday, 08/09 - Monday, 08/13
"Advance Directive" - Skirmish Event
Thursday, 08/16 - Monday, 08/20
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Thursday, 08/23 - Monday, 08/27
Make sure to pull your Dominion crew out of Cryostasis as they will receive a bonus during all of the events in our "The Hand That Feeds" Mega-Event.
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News article on Inside Higher Ed, discussing College preparations for the GDPR.
What GDPR Means for U.S. Higher Education
The General Data Protection Regulation Explained
Importance of Accurate Direct Loan and Enrollment Reporting to Prevent Loss of Subsidy
It is important that schools accurately report a borrower's Direct Loan (Direct Subsidized Loans, Direct Unsubsidized Loans, and Direct PLUS Loans) information to the COD System and enrollment information to NSLDS to ensure that Subsidized Usage and interest subsidy status can be calculated correctly.
SUNY Releases Custom "Sexual Assault & Violence Resources (SAVR)" to Support Victims
Following Governor Andrew M. Cuomo's announcement today of a public awareness campaign to educate students about "Enough is Enough," the State University of New York has released two new web-based tools to support victims of sexual assault or interpersonal violence, whether the victim attends a SUNY school or lives in any one of New York State's communities.
Governor Cuomo Launches "Enough Is Enough" Public Awareness Campaign to Educate Students on New Law Combatting Sexual Violence on College Campuses
Governor Cuomo kicked off the Enough is Enough awareness campaign to highlight the State's new law to combat sexual violence on college campuses, which takes effect this semester. As part of the campaign, Lieutenant Governor Kathy Hochul and Special Advisor Christine Quinn will be visiting campuses statewide to meet with students, faculty and staff and discuss the new law, and distribute informational cards that promote facts about the initiative, as well as students' rights and protections under the law.
Co-Curricular Transcripts Showcase Out-Of-Classroom Experiences
The competition for jobs and internships can be very heavy. Other than your studies, what can be used to get a leg up on the competition? Experts say volunteer experience and extracurricular activities can boost your profile to potential employers. Now, students have a way to show off their participation and achievements outside of the classroom via co-curricular transcripts.
AACRAO Registrar Career Profile Report
The 2015 U.S. Registrar Career Profile Report details the results of a first-of-its-kind survey conducted by AACRAO. The report attempts to build a foundation of understanding of the career profile and position responsibilities for collegiate registrars in the United States. (PDF)
AACRAO: Form 1098-T Reporting
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Chancellors Zimpher & Fariña Announce Agreement to Ease College Applications for New York City Students
State University of New York Chancellor Nancy L. Zimpher and New York City Department of Education Chancellor Carmen Fariña today announced a Memorandum of Understanding that will streamline the college application process for New York City public high school students seeking enrollment at SUNY by eliminating the need for paper transcripts.
Governor Cuomo Signs "Enough Is Enough" Legislation to Combat Sexual Assault on College and University Campuses
Governor Cuomo signed his "Enough is Enough" legislation to combat sexual assault on college and university campuses statewide. The new law requires all colleges to adopt a set of comprehensive procedures and guidelines, including a uniform definition of affirmative consent, a statewide amnesty policy, and expanded access to law enforcement to ensure the safety of all students attending colleges in New York State.
AACRAO asks business leaders: What are you looking for in a college grad?
The news is full of stories of businesses struggling to fill positions because they can't find enough qualified graduates. According to some business leaders, transcripts don't give them the information they need to screen applicants. In addition, CEOs say, new employees arrive with college degrees but without the skills they need to succeed and must receive on-the-job training.


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The Primary School library has certainly been a hive of activity since classes began 3 weeks ago. The students have now settled into the routine of formal library classes. This term the focus of library classes is on enjoyment of fiction and library orientation.
At this stage children are ready to be made aware of the criteria by which they can evaluate the literary merit of what they read. They need books that give insight and understanding to the growth process and help children meet personal problems.
Learning Outcomes
To know correct borrowing procedure
To be aware of library organization and location of materials.
To know these additional terms: Imprint page, publisher, compiler, date and place of publication
To use the computer catalogue to search under the following headings, title, author, subject
To understand the Dewey System and classification of non- fiction shelves
To extend use of encyclopaedia and special reference materials
To use the information process: defining, locating, selecting, processing, organising, creating and evaluating information for their research tasks
To distinguish between realism and fantasy in fiction books and explain the difference
To identify themes in novels and relate them to real life
To describe personality changes that occur in characters
To identify locale and setting
To identify premeditated or spontaneous actions carried out by characters in particular novels
The students are enjoying listening and responding to Don't Pat The Wombat by Elizabeth Honey.
Gr 5-7-Australian sixth-grader Mark Ryder narrates this account of his school trip to "pioneer camp" out in the bush where students and teachers have experiences ranging from funny to near tragic. Mary, the resident head of the camp, teaches the students basic survival skills while maintaining the facility as an animal refuge. She advises them not to touch the wombats, so that they will return to the bush when they mature. While the book deals with the theme of friendship, it also focuses on how Jonah, a new boy in Mark's class, copes with a bullying teacher who has a particular dislike for him. Mary uses her skills for helping orphaned animals to help Jonah deal with the situation. A leech attack, a playful mud fight, a midnight prank, and a talent show are just some of the highlights of the holiday. The book includes photographs that Mark takes with his newly acquired camera, childlike cartoons, and occasional dialogue balloons.


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BRIDGEWATER, Mass. – The Bridgewater State University wrestling team dropped a 31-15 decision to #13 ranked Roger Williams University on Friday evening at John J. Kelly Gymnasium.
The visiting Hawks improve to 4-0 in dual meet competition on the season, while the Bears fall to 1-2.
Roger Williams captured seven of the ten bouts including a pin by senior Dennis Ferro (Great River, N.Y.) at the 184-pound weight class and a 16-0 (0:45) technical fall victory by freshman Conor Panzarella (Toms River, N.J.) at 165.
BSU freshman 125-pounder Wilson Gomes (New Bedford, Mass.) opened the match by pinning his opponent 20 seconds into the third period to give the Bears an early 6-0 lead. The win by fall marked Gomes' second of the season.
After the Hawks won the next two bouts, sophomore Riley Tufts (Medford, Mass.) put Bridgewater back on top, 9-7, with a 5-2 decision at 149.
Roger Williams responded with five straight wins to pull ahead 31-9 and clinch the match. Freshman 157-pounder Ryan Grebe (Sound Beach, N.Y.) started the rally with a 12-10 decision while freshman Noah Tandy (West Orange, N.J.) capped it off with a forfeit victory at 197.
BSU freshman Ryan Higgins (Billerica, Mass.) picked up a win by injury default in the battle of the heavyweights to round out the scoring.
The Bears are off until after the New Year when they compete at the Scott Viera Invitational hosted by Roger Williams on Sunday, January 6th.