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By Vic A. Rojas
The significant growth that we have seen in the past year in green/climate bond issuances - $11.4 billion in 2013 and an estimated $40 billion in 2014 - strongly suggests a threshold market acknowledgement of the enormous potential in these instruments. Growth in the market and a rapid increase in the volume of climate/green bonds strongly suggest that we are approaching a broad yet fundamental market acceptance of this new asset class. If so, it is important that we begin to shift gears and move from proving the model to creating the market infrastructure that incorporates meaningful standards to support a wider and more liquid market for climate/green bonds.
Green bonds and climate bonds are issued to pay for environmental projects. These are often issued by large institutions, such as World Bank, Bank of America, and Toyota that invest in both environmental and non-environmental projects. However, the proceeds from these bonds are invested exclusively in environmental projects. Many, but not all green bonds are climate-focused. Climate bonds, however, are totally linked to assets that encourage a rapid transition to a low-carbon and climate resilient economy.
These bonds can be considered the equivalent of infrastructure bonds tailored specifically to finance climate solutions, thus providing institutional investors with the opportunity to direct their capital into investments that more appropriately meet their financial and social preferences.
When tied to specific climate change mitigation investments, these finance instruments allow markets to raise capital or, more specifically, support the private sector in raising capital to:
- build renewable energy generation and its enabling infrastructure,
- widely implement energy efficiency measures in cities and industries, and
- support adaptation measures that will boost the economic development of communities in the face of climate change.
Green bonds are not so different after all
Bonds are financial products best suited to both the financing of energy projects with long payback periods and to providing institutional investors with security of returns over the longer term. They are used to unlock "patient capital," specifically taking savings which require secure returns over long periods of time (such as those held by pension funds) and investing them in low-carbon projects that have high up-front costs but solid payback rates over the longer term. Developing a market specifically for climate-themed bonds will help grow markets more broadly for associated "green" debt capital.
These bonds need not differ significantly from existing issuances of debt. The only difference is that the funds they attract are supported by real and verifiable energy projects that in some certifiable manner serve to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions. They also allow investors to report to their members on how their secure investments are making a contribution to addressing climate change.
However, to foster liquidity in a themed bond space, an agreed set of rules and criteria is absolutely essential to assure investors of the integrity of each environmental themed bond. A system of standards for the labeling of green debt holds the promise of being a key enabler for pension fund investment and freeing up significant amounts of private capital in support of climate change mitigation.
To flourish, green bonds need standards
In a direct effort to encourage transparency, disclosure, and integrity in this environmental bond market, a consortium of nearly fifty financial institutions are backing a set of voluntary "Green Bond Principles" (GBPs). These GBPs were initially drafted by four of the financial institutions – Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Citi, Crédit Agricole Corporate, and JP Morgan Chase - with guidance from issuers, investors, and environmental groups. They are designed to serve as voluntary guidelines on recommended processes for the development and issuance of green bonds.
These critical standards are intended to help issuers, investors, and underwriters by:
- providing guidance on the key components involved in launching credible green bonds,
- ensuring investors have adequate information to assess the environmental impact of their investments, and
- moving the market towards standard disclosures which will facilitate transactions.
These voluntary guidelines are fundamentally designed to encourage transparency and integrity in the market and to prevent "greenwashing" – the practice of deceptively promoting something as green or good for the environment. This is particularly important as the issuer base shifts from trustworthy, multinational development banks to corporate issuers. To the extent that the GBP can achieve the objectives outlined above, these instruments will ultimately truly matter when they can consistently attract a new and broader investor base, thus becoming vehicles for channeling lower cost capital into energy efficiency, renewable energy, and climate change adaptation efforts.
The Green Bond Principles can further serve to catalyze this market, transforming green/climate bonds into a "mainstream" asset class by creating more certainty around investment integrity. U.S. sub-national issuers of capital can and should play a critical role in helping to foster and develop this new asset class as well as the market infrastructure in which these instruments may flourish. The bottom line is that these new investment vehicles need to be treated like, and designed like, more traditional financial products, and the Green Bond Principles are a very good start to growing this important climate market instrument.
Vic A. Rojas is Senior Manager, Financial Policy, for Environmental Defense Fund.


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Love her or hate her, its hard to take your eyes away from Snooki.
The 4-foot-9-inch "Jersey Shore" reality TV starlet from the small town of Marlboro, N.Y., has become one of the most recognizable faces on the beach and the red carpet.
A self-proclaimed "Guidette," Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi, 22, shocked MTV's audiences by her drunken antics, strange tanning addiction, iconic hair pouf, and her routine boardwalk cruising for "Juice Heads."
To dig deeper into America's pop culture obsession with Snooki and the crew from "Jersey Shore," The New York Times profiled Snooki in their Sunday Style section.
Andy Polizzi, Snooki's father, found it hard to understand why anyone would be drawn to his daughter.
"She'll be up there hooting and hollering, and I'll say to someone, 'What is it that draws you to my daughter? Be honest.' Because it's very hard for me to see what it is. She don't sing. She don't dance. I don't want to say she don't have talent ...," said Polizzi to The New York Times.
Snooki's father may be right about his daughter's lack of conventional talent, but Robert Thompson, a "Jersey Shore" fan and professor of television and pop culture at Syracuse University called the allure of Snooki a "delicious artlessness."
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Comparing Snooki to a "berserk windup toy," Thompson told The Times, "Give her a script and you've taken away the very thing she's good at: being herself."
Regardless of the inexplicable "it" quality that Snooki and the rest of the "Jersey Shore" cast possess, the reality TV stars of the moment are well compensated for their GTL (Gym, Tanning, Laundry) time.
The cast members earn $10,000 an episode, reported The Times, and can expect $30,000 an episode for season three.
Fans and those of us who just can't look away, can catch Snooki and the others on the second season of "Jersey Shore" which premieres Thursday on MTV.

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Claire Lewis Evans, Editor for Digital and Electronic Publishing at The University of Alabama Press, gave a great workshop on intellectual property last week. She has made available many resources from her presentation: video (in Tegrity), slides, and two documents: Campus Copyright Rights and Responsibilities: A Basic Guide to Policy Considerations and The Association of American University Presses Permission FAQs. Thanks so much to Claire for giving us a great overview of the issues at stake within universities.
Accessibility in Digital Humanities
On Thursday, January 10, Melissa Fortson Green gave a very informative brown bag about accessibility and its impact on digital resources and practices. Here is her blog post about resources from the presentation:
The sources referenced in my session, along with some related resources, are listed below. They are also available via the Diigo collaborative bookmarking site: mbfortson's adhc_a11y Bookmarks on Diigo.
A pdf of my slide deck is available here: Accessibility & the Digital Humanities. I am happy to share it in alternate formats!
Accessibility at The University of Alabama
Office of Disability Services – The University of Alabama
The Office of Disability Services is the central point of contact for students with disabilities at UA and works "to ensure that University programs and services are accessible to qualified students with disabilities."
Office of Equal Opportunity Programs – The University of Alabama
This office "works with University Administration, departments, and committees to ensure that University policies and programs comply with applicable nondiscrimination requirements" and "serves as the Campus Coordinator for the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990, as amended, the ADA Amendments Act of 2008, and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973." The Compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act memorandum appears on the EOP website.
Technology and Learning Committee | OIT – The University of Alabama
The Teaching and Learning Committee, the University's academic technology IT governance committee, "is currently working with the ADA Technology Compliance Working Group to develop a plan for the University of Alabama regarding technology accessibility in order to comply with new federal ADA regulations. The advisors for this project are the UA Compliance Officer, the Office of Disabilities Services, and the UA System Legal Office."
Accessibility & Digital Resources
#a11y is the Twitter hashtag for discussion of accessibility and technology (a11y is sometimes used as an abbreviation for accessibility; the 11 refers to the number of letters between a and y). Due to Twitter search limitations, users may need to use a search tool like Topsy to find some older tweets.
Giz Explains: How Blind People See the Internet | Gizmodo
August 2010 Gizmodo feature discussing how "the blind browse the same internet as everyone else, every day."
How People with Disabilities Use the Web | Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI)
"This resource introduces how people with disabilities, including people with age-related impairments, use the Web. It describes tools and approaches that people with different kinds of disabilities use to browse the Web and the design barriers they encounter on the Web. It helps developers, designers, and others to understand the principles for creating accessible websites, web applications, browsers, and other web tools." This document is an in-progress draft.
Web Accessibility Tutorial – Screen Readers | YouTube
This short video demonstrates how a screen reader "synthesizes words on the screen into spoken text."
Accessibility Challenges & Solutions
Considering the User Perspective: A Summary of Design Issues | WebAIM
Outlines design challenges and solutions for users with disabilities.
Accessibility in DH
The following represent some of the conversations happening around DH and accessibility.
"Accessibility and the Digital Humanities"
Accessibility and the Digital Humanities | ProfHacker
ProfHacker post by Jen Guiliano, assistant director of the Maryland Institute for Technology in the Humanities, and George H. Williams, a regular ProfHacker contributor. This "call to digital humanists" asked: "What is your project doing to address accessibility for people with disabilities?"
Disability, Accessibility, and the Digital Humanities
George H. Williams posted a link to this survey in a comment on the ProfHacker post he co-authored with Jen Guiliano, Accessibility and the Digital Humanities.
"Disability, Universal Design, and the Digital Humanities"
Disability, Universal Design, and the Digital Humanities | Debates in the Digital Humanities
Open-access edition of George H. Williams's "Disability, Universal Design, and the Digital Humanities," published in Debates in the Digital Humanities. Ed. Matthew K. Gold. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press, 2012.
The Principles of Universal Design | Center for Universal Design
Defines universal design as "the design of products and environments to be usable by all people, to the greatest extent possible, without the need for adaptation or specialized design."
Principles of Universal Design Quick-Reference | Design Research and Methods Journal
"A simple guide that explains and illustrates the principles of Universal Design (UD), providing specific guidelines for implementing UD in any project."
About UDL | CAST
"Universal Design for Learning is a set of principles for curriculum development that give all individuals equal opportunities to learn. UDL provides a blueprint for creating instructional goals, methods, materials, and assessments that work for everyone–not a single, one-size-fits-all solution but rather flexible approaches that can be customized and adjusted for individual needs."
THATCamp Accessibility
THATCamp Accessibility 2012
THATCamp Accessibility 2012 was a one-day unconference exploring digital humanities, technology, and issues of accessibility. It was held October 27, 2012, online and at Carleton University, Ottawa, ON, Canada. This Google doc lists the day's sessions: bitly.com/Souw3b.
#THATCampAccess is the Twitter hashtag used by THATCamp Accessibility participants. Due to Twitter search limitations, users may need to use a search tool like Topsy to find some older tweets.
MLA Annual Convention sessions:
- Session 306: Disability Studies, the MLA, and the AAUP Report "Accommodating Faculty Members Who Have Disabilities"
- Session 353: Avenues of Access: Digital Humanities and the Future of Scholarly Communication
- Session 401: Digital Archives and Their Margins
- Session 441: Disability in Jane Eyre: The Madwoman and the Blindman
- Session 483: Disability Studies Methodologies
- Session 570: Avenues of Access: The State of Disability Studies
#mla13dis is the Twitter hashtag for discussion of 2013 MLA Annual Convention sessions related to disability. Due to Twitter search limitations, users may need to use a search tool like Topsy to find some older tweets.
MLA Commons group: Universal Design in Digital Environments | MLA Commons
MLA Commons group for those interested in making "the digital environment accessible to everyone, including people with disabilities."
Valerie Fletcher on redefining disability: "Disability is a phenomenon of the experience that occurs by the individual intersecting with the environment, including physical, information, communication, social and policy environments."
The authors of "Accessibility and the Digital Humanities" evaluate their "own development and design practices by keeping the following questions in mind":
- Are we building accessible sites and projects?
- Are we delivering our content (code, publications, digital objects, digital tools…) in forms that allow for use by blind and low-vision people?
- What do we need to know to integrate the work going on in braille and low-vision research communities into the work we are doing as digital humanists?
"Accessibility and the Digital Humanities" concludes with these questions:
"What is accessible design? What can we in the digital humanities do to improve the work we are already doing? And how can project directors evaluate projects and tools to recognize accessible-compliant design and development?"


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Prince Harry has broken with royal tradition of maintaining silence about mental health issues by speaking candidly of his severe emotional problems following the death of his mother Princess Diana.
The 32-year-old prince told The Daily Telegraph in an interview published Monday that he had nearly suffered breakdowns since his mother's 1997 death in a car crash and had needed counselling in his late 20s.
He told the newspaper he ``shut down all his emotions'' for nearly 20 years and had been ``very close to a complete breakdown on numerous occasions.''
He describes a long, painful process of refusing to face his sense of loss that only came to an end when he was in his late 20s and sought professional counselling to cope with the pressures and unhappiness.
``My way of dealing with it was sticking my head in the sand, refusing to ever think about my mum, because why would that help?'' he said of his teens and 20s, a period in which he embarked on a successful military career but also occasionally attracted unwanted headlines, notably for being photographed playing ``strip billiards'' in Las Vegas.
He said the long suppression of his grief eventually led to ``two years of total chaos.''
He said he was pretending that life was great until he started counselling and faced his problems head on.
``All of a sudden, all of this grief that I have never processed started to come to the forefront and I was like, there is actually a lot of stuff here that I need to deal with,'' he said.
Along with his brother Prince William and sister-in-law the Duchess of Cambridge, Harry has worked with a charity that promotes mental health. They have argued that mental health problems must be given the same priority as other illnesses and should be spoken about openly and without stigma.
Harry told interviewer Bryony Gordon, who has written extensively about her own struggles with depression and other issues, that he is in a ``good place'' now, and praised William for helping him seek help after many years of suffering in silence.
Harry has never before spoken publicly about his problems dealing with Diana's death.


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Fraport AG is among the leading groups of companies in the international airport business. The company operates one of the world's most important air transportation hubs at Frankfurt Airport, along with other airports worldwide. This successful airport management is based on many years of extensive experience in the field of airside and terminal management, ORAT (Operational Readiness and Airport Transfer), airport strategy, retail management, the operation of airport infrastructure, and airport development. Furthermore, we have sound expertise in the area of ground handling.
Fraport Group, one of the world's leading airport management groups, fully believes and invests in the training of its staff and its subsidiaries in all fields of aviation. Expert knowledge and consistent performance can only be achieved by a long-term commitment to quality training. For this reason, the Aviation Academy (AAC) is being established at one of Fraport AG's subsidiaries, Fraport Slovenija (ex. Aerodrom Ljubljana), which has received the mandate to operate the new Academy to meet training requirements within the Fraport Group, as well as from external customers.
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The vision of the Aviation Academy is to become the leading skills academy within the worldwide aviation industry. Not only do we want to pass on knowledge, but also to link different areas of aviation into an integrated learning concept, and therefore, in the future, expand the scope of services to other fields, such as airlines, authorities and air traffic control.


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Do you need language—including words—for sophisticated thinking or do they merely facilitate thought? This question goes back to a debate between two Victorian scientists Max Mueller and Francis Galton.
A word that has made it into the common vocabulary of both science and pop culture is "paradigm" (and the converse "anomaly") having been introduced by the historian of science Thomas Kuhn. It is now widely used and misused both in science and in other disciplines almost to the point where the original meaning is starting to be diluted. (This often happens to "memes" of human language and culture, which don't enjoy the lawful, particulate transmission of genes.) The word "paradigm" is now often used inappropriately—especially in the US—to mean any experimental procedure such as "the Stroop paradigm" or "a reaction time paradigm" or "fMR paradigm."
However, its appropriate use has shaped our culture in significant ways; even influencing the way scientists work and think. A more prevalent associated word is "skepticism," originating from the name of a Greek school of philosophy. This is used even more frequently and loosely than "anomaly" and "paradigm shift."
One can speak of reigning paradigms; what Kuhn calls normal science—what I cynically refer to as a "mutual admiration club trapped in a cul-de-sac of specialization." The club usually has its Pope(s), hierarchical priesthood, acolytes and a set of guiding assumptions and accepted norms that are zealously guarded almost with religious fervor. (They also fund each other and review each other's papers and grants and give each other awards.)
This isn't entirely useless; its called "normal science" that grows by progressive accretion, employing the bricklayers rather than architects of science. If a new experimental observation (e.g., bacterial transformation; ulcers cured by antibiotics) threatens to topple the edifice, its called an anomaly and the typical reaction of those who practice normal science is to ignore it or brush it under the carpet—a form of psychological denial surprisingly common among my colleagues.
This is not an unhealthy reaction since most anomalies turn out to be false alarms; the baseline probability of their survival as real anomalies is small and whole careers have been wasted pursuing them (think "poly water" and cold fusion"). Yet even such false anomalies serve the useful purpose of jolting scientists from their slumber by calling into question the basic axioms that drive their particular area of science. Conformist science feels cozy given the gregarious nature of humans and anomalies force periodic reality checks even if the anomaly turns out to be flawed.
More important, though, are genuine anomalies that emerge every now and then, legitimately challenging the status quo, forcing paradigm shifts and leading to scientific revolutions. Conversely, premature skepticism toward anomalies can lead to stagnation of science. One needs to be skeptical of anomalies but equally skeptical of the status quo if science is to progress.
I see an analogy between the process of science and of evolution by natural selection. For evolution, too, is characterized by periods of stasis (= normal science) punctuated by brief periods of accelerated change (= paradigm shifts) based on mutations (= anomalies), most of which are lethal (false theories), but some lead to the budding off of new species and phylogenetic trends (= paradigm shifts).
Since most anomalies are false alarms (spoon bending, telepathy, homeopathy) one can waste a lifetime pursuing them. So how does one decide which anomalies to invest in? Obviously one can do so by trial and error but that can be tedious and time consuming.
Let's take four well-known examples: (1) continental drift; (2) bacterial transformation; (3) cold fusion; (4) telepathy. All of these were anomalies when first discovered because they didn't fit the big picture of normal science at that time. The evidence that all the continents broke off and drifted away from a giant super-continent was staring at peoples faces—as Wagener noted in the early 20th century. (The coastlines coincided almost perfectly; certain fossils found on the east coast of Brazil were exactly the same as the ones on the west coast of Africa, etc.) Yet it took fifty years for he idea to be accepted by the skeptics.
The second anomaly (2)—observed a decade before DNA and the genetic code—was that if you incubate one species of bacterium (pneumococcus A) with another species in a test tube (Pneumococcus B), then bacterium A becomes transformed into B! (Even the DNA—rich juice from B will suffice—leading Avery to suspect that heredity might have a chemical basis.) Others replicated this. It was almost like saying put a pig and donkey into a room and two pigs emerge—yet the discovery was largely ignored for a dozen years. Until Watson and Crick pointed out the mechanism of transformation. The third anomaly—telepathy—is almost certainly a false alarm.
You will see a general rule of thumb emerging here. Anomalies (1) and (2) were not ignored because of lack of empirical evidence. Even a school child can see the fit between continental coastlines or similarity of fossils. It was ignored solely because it didn't fit the big picture—the notion of terra firma or a solid, immovable earth—and there was no conceivable mechanism that would allow continents to drift (until plate tectonics was discovered). Likewise, (2) was repeatedly confirmed but ignored because it challenged the fundamental doctrine of biology—the stability of species. But notice that the third (telepathy) was rejected for two reasons; first, it didn't fit the big picture and second because it was hard to replicate.
This gives us the recipe we are looking for; focus on anomalies that have survived repeated attempts to disprove experimentally, but are ignored by the establishment solely because you cant think of a mechanism. But don't waste time on ones that have not been empirically confirmed despite repeated attempts (or the effect becomes smaller with each attempt—a red flag!).
"Paradigm" and "paradigm shift" have now migrated from science into pop culture (not always with good results) and I suspect many other words and phrases will follow suit—thereby enriching our intellectual and conceptual vocabulary and day-to-day thinking.
Indeed, words themselves are paradigms or stable "species" of sorts that evolve gradually with progressively accumulating penumbras of meaning, or sometimes mutate into new words to denote new concepts. These can then consolidate into chunks with "handles" (names) for juggling ideas around generating novel combinations. As a behavioral neurologist I am tempted to suggest that such crystallization of words and juggling them is unique to humans and it occurs in brain areas in and near the left TPO (temporal-parietal-occipital junction). But that's pure speculation.


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Fellow Nigerians,
I thank you all for turning out en-masse for the March 28 General Elections.
I promised the country free and fair elections. I have kept my word. I have also expanded the space for Nigerians to participate in the democratic process. That is one legacy I will like to see endure.
Although some people have expressed mixed feelings about the results announced by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), I urge those who may feel aggrieved to follow due process based on our constitution and our electoral laws, in seeking redress.
As I have always affirmed, nobody's ambition is worth the blood of any Nigerian. The unity, stability and progress of our dear country is more important than anything else.
I congratulate all Nigerians for successfully going through the process of the March 28th General Elections with the commendable enthusiasm and commitment that was demonstrated nationwide.
I also commend the Security Services for their role in ensuring that the elections were mostly peaceful and violence-free.
To my colleagues in the PDP, I thank you for your support. Today, the PDP should be celebrating rather than mourning. We have established a legacy of democratic freedom, transparency, economic growth and free and fair elections.
For the past 16 years, we have steered the country away from ethnic and regional politics. We created a Pan-Nigerian political party and brought home to our people the realities of economic development and social transformation.
Through patriotism and diligence, we have built the biggest and most patriotic party in Nigerian history. We must stand together as a party and look to the future with renewed optimism.
I thank all Nigerians once again for the great opportunity I was given to lead this country and assure you that I will continue to do my best at the helm of national affairs until the end of my tenure.
I have conveyed my personal best wishes to General Muhammadu Buhari.
May God Almighty continue to bless the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
I thank you all.
Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, GCFR
Federal Republic of Nigeria
March 31, 2015
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6. On arrival, the visit will be recorded and processed as per the terms of Priority Pass Conditions of Use or LoungeKey Conditions of Use, as applicable, and by entering the lounge, Customer accepts that 1 (one) entitlement (either complimentary or Customer paid) per person will be used. For the avoidance of doubt, all lounge bookings require payment by Customer of the applicable booking fee which is in addition to Customer's entitlement.
7. The Booking Confirmation is non-transferable and must be used once by the Customer in person.
8. Entry into a lounge is only permitted on the date of travel, for the time booked, and for the number of customers shown on the Booking Confirmation.
9. The Customer may include a maximum number of guests per booking (including, where permitted, infants and children), as detailed in the online booking process, which shall vary per lounge. Admission for additional guests shall be at the discretion of the lounge staff and subject to an entry fee set by the lounge, to be paid by the additional guest(s) to the lounge at the time of entry
10. Each Customer and their guest must bein possession of a valid flight ticket and/or boarding pass for a departing flight on the same date as the lounge booking.
11. All lounge bookings begin three hours before the Customer's flight time, unless indicated differently within the lounge conditions of entry.
12. Customers may extend their stay only at the discretion of the lounge staff in line with the lounge's terms and conditions. An additional visit will be recorded and processed as per the terms of Priority Pass Conditions of Use or LoungeKey Conditions of Use, as applicable, and subject to an additional entry fee which, depending on the Customer's entitlement, may either be complimentary or have to be paid by the Customer to Priority Pass at the time of entry after the visit is processed.
13. Children (where permitted) must be accompanied by an adult at all times. The cost for child entry is based on an age range, and is determined by the lounge.
14. It is the Customer's responsibility to confirm that the lounge location is accessible from the terminal they will betravelling from and that the hours of lounge operation match their travel plans. Customers should contact their travel provider before booking to confirm this information. Priority Pass and LoungeKey will not be held liable to any Customer who has booked an incorrect or inaccessible lounge.
15. All lounges reserve the right to refuse entry 30minutes before the lounge closing. Priority security is operated by each airport independently and is subject to availability
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7-Zip excels in its simplicity and minimalism. If you come across an archive on the internet, 7-Zip will more than likely open it in the blink of an eye and extract it anywhere you want. You can also compress files with 7-Zip right from the Windows context menu, and the 7z format is one of the best file compression formats around. Encryption for 7z and ZIP is a nice touch as well, and the command-line utility is great if you want to compress big files and move them across platforms.
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While 7-Zip is pretty powerful, if you need a bit more security in your archive creation, it doesn't offer a ton of options. Encryption is great, but only supports two formats and doesn't have some of the other features that programs like PeaZip do. Also, while we love its minimal UI, it isn't exactly the prettiest, and some people may prefer a more filled-out interface. Again, it's all in how you use it—most users will be more than content with it, and users that want more can move on to one of the other programs below.
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Windows has quite a few good file compression programs, so if you don't like 7-Zip, you have quite a few choices. PeaZip is a very popular option, mostly for its good-looking interface and its numerous security options, like two-factor authentication, secure file deletion, and comparison of files using hashes. It can pack into a few more file formats too. PeaZip's biggest downside is that it often seems a bit overwhelming for those that just want a simple file compression utility, and the UI can be a bit quirky at times.
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Lastly, if you're only compressing and uncompressing files on Windows, some people prefer WinRAR to 7-Zip, though it does cost money to use. However, the RAR compression is pretty great, and even better than 7z in some cases.
Got a particular compression utility that we didn't mention? Be sure to let us know about it in the comments.
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- It involves regulating your breathing to various counts of 4, 7 and 8
- It lets oxygen better fill the lungs, calms the mind and relaxes muscles
For a long time, I had a hard time sleeping. We can chalk it up to bad food late at night, too many screens before bed, and stress. I found it incredibly difficult to shut my brain down and give it a break at night. After weeks of not being able to sleep a full night, a friend of mine told me about the "4-7-8″ breathing trick
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This method was developed by a wellness practitioner, Harvard-educated Dr. Andrew Weil, who studies meditation, breathing, and how it can be used to counteract stress. It's easy to do. You breathe in through your nose for four seconds, hold it for seven seconds, and exhale through your mouth for eight seconds.
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Pretty neat, huh? I was skeptical, but I tried it. It ended up working like a total charm. I was out before I reached my fourth repetition and it tends to knock me out easily in less than a minute.
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Mumbai & New Delhi (India), October 28: In a uniquely curated film memorabilia auction, DeRivaz&Ives is coming up with a tribute to the 'Feminine Icons' of Indian cinema that will give an opportunity to cinephiles in acquiring vintage memorabilia of their favourite actresses.
The auction celebrates iconic actresses down the years – from Madhubala to Madhuri – and including Fearless Nadia, Jayashree, Devika Rani, Noor Jahan, Suraiya, Nargis, Geeta Bali, Bina Rai, Madhabi Mukherjee, Mala Sinha, Suchitra Sen, Shashikala, Sharmila Tagore, Meena Kumari, Hema Malini, Zeenat Aman, Rekha, Jaya Bhaduri and Sridevi to name a few.
Titled Feminine Icons of Indian Cinema and scheduled from 23rd to 25th November, the lots to go under the hammer include iconic film posters, lobby cards, photographs and original artworks.
Key Highlights of the Auction:
The Light of Asia original publicity still: A very rare silver gelatin still of the classic 1925 Indian silent film featuring Himanshu Rai with several actresses asleep in a palace courtyard. It's screening at Windsor Castle, London was attended by George V and his family on 27th April 1926. It is also one of the early films of filmmaker Himanshu Rai, who later went on to establish the iconic and powerful studio, Bombay Talkies, absorbing the director and his team of German technicians in the new studio, who had worked on this film.
A signed portrait of Devika Rani: A black and white portrait photograph of the leading thirties actress Devika Rani with a handwritten message and autograph of the legendary actress, with whom Ashok Kumar made his famous debut in Jeevan Naiya (1936) produced by Bombay Talkies and directed by Franz Osten.
A Set of 10 Lobby Cards of Mughal-e-Azam: A set of ten exceptional large offset photographic lobby cards from the timeless classic featuring Madhubala and Dilip Kumar. The K. Asif classic has performed exceptionally well in the cinema auctions of the past, with even Shah Rukh Khan and Anil Kapoor among the bidders.
A Tarana poster: A beautiful half-sheet poster from Tarana (1951) that celebrates the Madhubala-Dilip Kumar chemistry. The poster was designed by S.M. Pandit, one of the finest poster designers of Indian Cinema, whose work from the forties to the seventies remains unparalleled for its unique style reminiscent of Baburao Painter's craft. Tarana triggered the romance between Madhubala and Dilip Kumar, lasting all the way to B.R. Chopra's Naya Daur (1957), for which the actress was initially signed.
Original showcard artwork of Dus Numbri: A captivating original artwork by celebrated designer Diwakar Karkare for the show-card of Madan Mohla's Dus Numbri (1976) – a prized possession for the Seventies cinephiles, particularly the Hema Malini fans.
Other Iconic Posters: The auction also has on offer some diverse and rare posters such as Dahej (1950, featuring Jayashree), Enam (1955, featuring Suraiya), Saqi (1952, featuring a beautiful Madhubala solo portrait artwork), Lajwanti (1958, featuring Nargis), Devi (Sharmila Tagore in her second film as the iconic Devi in Satyajit Ray's 1960 classic), Dil Tera Diwana (Mala Sinha and Shammi Kapoor in the 1962 romantic comedy), Charulata (the 1981 French release of Satyajit Ray's iconic 1964 classic), Ghar (a Diwakar designed 1978 Rekha gem produced by N.N. Sippy), Utsav (featuring Rekha and Shashi Kapoor in a brilliant 1984 Diwakar design) and Chandni (the 1985 Yash Chopra classic with Sridevi in title role), and a very exclusive Russia release poster of K.A. Abbas's Pardesi (1957, featuring Nargis) to name a few.
Designs by the finest poster Artists: The selection includes original vintage artworks, posters, showcards and booklets by some of the best-known designers/design companies, viz. S.M. Pandit, D.R. Bhosle, C. Mohan, PamArt, Studio Diwakar, B. Vishwanath, S. Vilas and many more.
Hema Malini's debut film showcards: A beautiful set of six first-release showcards with original hand-made collage of silver gelatin photographic prints, poster paint, hand-designed and screen-printed lettering, marking the arrival of 'Dream Girl' Hema Malini to the Hindi silver screen with Raj Kapoor in Mahesh Kaul's Sapnon ka Saudagar (1968).
Hand Colored Lobby Cards of Howrah Bridge: A wonderful set of six hand-coloured tinted offset re-release Lobby Cards of Howrah Bridge (1958) with fascinating images of Madhubala, Ashok Kumar and Helen. The Shakti Samanta classic is famous for its alluring Madhubala number 'Aaiye meherbaan'.
Talking about the auction, a senior spokesperson at deRivaz&Ives said, "This unique auction follows the success of our Satyajit Ray and Bachchanalia sales, and to be followed shortly by Raj Kapoor@100 in December. Galvanising the market for India's vintage film arts is critical so as to engage the public in the task of respecting our magnificent cinematic heritage, which has embraced every facet of India's one-hundred-year-plus journey, from embracing our legends and Gods to all social and political questions to fashioning our sense of style, beauty and family values. With the film music and songs, these artworks are pivotal in keeping alive our glorious cinematic legacy and roots."
The auction, Feminine Icons of Indian Cinema, by deRivaz&Ives Auction House Pvt. Ltd. comes close on the heels of the Bachchanalia auction, which celebrated Amitabh's 80th birthday year and received an overwhelming response from bidders from across the world, creating new records.
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Remember, when a prospect comes to look at your house, the first thing he will see is your home's front door ! Be sure that it is fresh, and clean. Be sure your lawn and landscaping is well manicured and trim looking. Be sure your yard is free of refuse and leaves. If it snowed, be certain that you've removed the ice and snow from walk and steps.
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Faded walls and worn woodwork will reduce the appeal of your home. Why try to tell a prospect how your home could look… When you can show him by a reasonable amount of redecoration ? A quicker sale at a higher price will result. Invest in wallpaper in the kitchen or bathroom. It will pay dividends for you.
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Open those drapes and curtains all the way, so the prospect can see how bright and cheerful your home is.
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Big closets
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The Eastern Cape is South Africa's second largest and most diverse province. It's a great sun, sand and sea destination with a coastline that runs from temperate rocky shores in the south to sub-tropical beaches in the north. There is a beach for every reason - from highly developed urban playgrounds to wild and untamed stretches of wave-washed sand. It has some of the best surf in the country - make that some of the best surf in the world. The small towns of Jeffreys Bay and St Francis Bay are renowned and very popular surf destinations and the Wild Coast has some legendary (and mostly secret) breaks.
The Eastern Cape is not classic lowveld, which is the vegetation type found around the Kruger National Park and is most usually associated with big game. However, this province has some awesome safari destinations. The Greater Addo Elephant National Park, near the town of Addo, conserves a staggering diversity of plant and animal life. There are a number of private game lodges, both in the national park and in surrounding private reserves. Best of all - it's totally malaria-free. South Africa's first and - to date - only serious commercial ski resort is in the high-lying northern part of the Eastern Cape. OK, it's not exactly Chamonix or Aspen - but it is skiing in Africa. Snowboarding's big, too.
The Eastern Cape's cultural heritage is particularly varied and interesting, and there are so many interpretive tours, museums and monuments, you'll never be bored. Towns that will particularly appeal to more culturally minded visitors include Graaff-Reinet and Grahamstown.
Nieu Bethesda, which is close to Graaff-Reinet, is a funky little village that owes its popularity to the existence of the Owl House, which is South Africa's most well known example of outsider art. Port Elizabeth is renowned for its excellent township and cultural tours. The Nelson Mandela Museum in Umtata is a loving tribute to South Africa's first president. There are great tours along the Wild Coast, on which you get to spend time with the local people and see how they live. The Grahamstown Festival or, more accurately, the National Festival of the Arts, which showcases a huge variety of South Africa's visual and performance arts, is held in Grahamstown at the beginning of July.
There are some excellent golf courses, but they're not all as conveniently close together as they are, for example, on the Garden Route. Some of the better courses are to be found in or near Port Elizabeth, Port Alfred, East London and Port Edward. A brand new golf course has been built at the rather interesting town of Alicedale, which is experiencing a huge economic revival after spending years as a virtual ghost town.
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In my workshop Introducing Social Media for Small Business I talk about Twitter's unique ability to engage with otherwise inaccessible public figures.
To be honest, someone with millions of followers is unlikely to read every tweet sent their way. But it is possible to get noticed if the content piques their interest.
This is one of the wonders of social media over traditional forms of communication. You wouldn't expect a letter, text or fax to be read by your celebrity target, let alone to get through on the telephone, or meet them in person. They would all be filtered out by their agents and minders.
But in fact many high-profile figures revel in the opportunity social media, and Twitter in particular, has given them to be in direct contact with their fans.
A recent story in the Metro newspaper gives a great example of this unprecedented access. Fashion designer Dayne Henderson who produces latex fetish outfits in his spare room in North Shields, uploaded some images onto Twitter. These got the attention of Lady Gaga, who commissioned him to make 19 headpieces for her world tour.
As Dayne told the Metro, 'I never in a million years thought my first bit of work as a self-employed designer would be with Lady Gaga'.


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Let's just get one thing out of the way up front: tongue is not a photogenic food. I mean, you probably could have guessed that, but still, it kind of resembles an old shoe when cooked. There is a reason that shoe leather is a pejorative term for food, which I will attribute to the total lack of tongue available in America. But (and I realize that this is a big BUT for some of you), tongue can be quite delicious when done well.
And you know what? I'm one of those people who's kind of squeamish about eating tongue. Luckily, that's why I have Paul. Paul readily orders veal tongue whenever it is on a menu (he's eaten it in Oaxaca in green sauce, in Algeria in tomato sauce, in Paris, etc.) The one preparation where I do quite like tongue is in a sandwich or a taco. When I lived in Damascus Umm Hana would shred tongue, which she cooked in a pressure cooker, and then put it in a sandwich with some of the local Syrian string cheese.
Since Paul likes tongue, I've been meaning to recreate this shredded tongue sandwich for approximately, oh, five years now? And that's how we ended up here today. If you have a bit of time on your hands this recipe is a snap to make. Since tongue yields quite a bit, I make the tongue two ways: the nice thick part of the tongue I slice into rounds and then you can serve it in tomato sauce for dinner. The thinner part of the tongue I shred for sandwiches. If you can get good Nablusi string cheese, the kind with Nigella seeds in it, it is great in the sandwich. Otherwise, feta works quite nicely.
Shredded Veal Tongue Sandwich
The key recipe here is for how to prepare the tongue. Obviously, I hope you readers know how to put together a sandwich. You can mix up the tongue in tomato sauce by adding some cumin or some olives.
for the tongue:
1 veal tongue, rinsed well
1 orange, quartered
3 tablespoons salt
4 garlic cloves, smashed
a bit of thyme sprigs, peppercorns, anise seed (or whatever is on hand)
for the sandwich:
2 small baguettes
string cheese or feta cheese
mint leaves
sliced radishes
sliced tomatoes
red onion slices, soaked in some lemon juice to remove sharpness
olive oil, for drizzling
Aleppo pepper or red pepper flakes
for sliced tongue:
tomato sauce of choice
1. Rise the veal tongue well and place it in a pot and add water to cover. Bring the water to a boil and then lower to a brisk simmer. Let the tongue simmer for 1 hour. Remove from the heat and discard the water.
2. Add the orange, garlic, salt and aromatics to the pot with the tongue and cover with fresh water. Bring to a simmer again, and let the tongue cook for 2 more hours. Test the tongue for tenderness. Drain the tongue and set aside to cool. (I discard the broth.)
3. When the tongue is cool enough to handle, peel the skin off the tongue and discard. It should peel easily. There is an underside to the tongue, where it attaches to the mouth, you want to trim away and discard this part (it is edible but chewy). There are two tendons that run through this underneath area, you want to be sure to cut out and discard these two tendons.
4. Divide the tongue roughly in half, between the thick part and the thinner part. Slice the thick part of the tongue into rounds and set aside. For the thinner part of the tongue, cut up or shred the tongue using a fork and knife (as if you were shredding pork barbeque). Set aside the shredded tongue separately.
5. For the sandwich: assemble the sandwich using the ingredients listed.
6. For the tongue in tomato sauce: Make or heat up your tomato sauce in a pan. Add the tongue slices and allow to warm thoroughly. Serve immediately.


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(Park City Firefighter Romance #8)
By Daniel Banner
Adult Contemporary Romance
ebook, 197 Pages
September 2nd 2017
JFK, a firefighter for the Park City Fire Department, is tired of being razzed about his classy nickname. He's lost weight, and even cut back on the swearing and drinking in an effort to fit the image. Still, he believes people never really change at heart. After all, under those muscles that can bench 250, he's still the same guy. When a striking beauty wanders into his kitchen with her two-year sobriety coin, he wonders if he's underestimated himself. A guy like him might just get a girl like her.
Mercy Jewell McGovern, recently graduated from college and is in the process of getting her life back on track when she meets JFK. She's immediately attracted to the capable chef running his precision kitchen at a charity event. But on their first date, it's obvious he's used to hanging out with guys, not with a lady. That won't fly for Mercy. Despite her rowdy past, she knows she's worthy of someone who knows how to open a door for her and can sit down to Sunday dinner with her extended family, the Jewells, who could write books on manners.
Time after time JFK comes to her rescue, but will she be the one to ultimately save him from settling for less than his best?
Praise for the Book
"I've loved all of the books in this series, but I have to say this was my favorite so far!"
"JFK had Mercy crying happy tears by the 43 percent mark, and I was crying with her."
As Mercy walked into the huge, bustling kitchen, she heard a man snap, "Just because it's a free meal doesn't mean they get what they pay for!" She saw a large man in a white chef's coat and big white chef's hat that fell back behind his head. He went on to tell a middle-aged man who was slicing potatoes, "These little pieces are going to be starch-mush and these big fat ones will be crunchy. You can't cook a dime and a hockey puck in the same dish. Keep it consistent, keep it quality."
"Yes, Chef," said the man with the dedication of a reality food show contestant.
The chef took a step over to another counter where a row of women were washing and peeling potatoes and picked up a perfectly peeled specimen. "If I need eggs peeled I know who to come to, but we're making gourmet." He grabbed a potato out of a huge bowl that had bits of peel still on it. "Gourmet, Mrs. Huxton. It's like regular food but with more mistakes and smaller portions."
"Yes, Chef," she said and screwed up her face as she worked on peeling potatoes in a less perfectionist manner.
The chef was young to be so in charge, maybe 25 or 26. His facial features were large and manly and his eyes took in everything from under a strong brow. His jaw was just as strong and his big lips looked like they could be kissed for hours without wearing out. It had been a while since a man's physical appearance had such an effect on Mercy, and she shook her head to clear it and get back to work.
It was obvious the chef wanted good work done in his kitchen and he didn't really care about what people thought about him. Yeah, his bedside manner could be more coddling with the volunteers and paid workers, but they seemed to respond to his brusque manner.
Mercy found his manner attractive, as well as the way his kitchen buzzed with people getting things done right. His big, strong face was just plain sexy, she found herself thinking again. He was nothing like a chiseled marble statue, more like Tarzan, King of the Jungle, but not as ripped. Under the chef jacket he was carrying some extra weight, but he carried it just fine.
The name badge pinned to his chest strictly read, Chef.
"Looking for a job?" he asked her, and she realized she'd been staring. "Or just admiring the specimen?" He spread his hands wide to let her see all of him.
Mercy smiled and brushed her hair back behind one ear and wondered if he liked edgy hair styles. "I'm Mercy, the Volunteer Coordinator for today."
"Oh good." Projecting his voice toward some people chopping green beans, he said, "Now I know who to call when Jeff chops his fingers off."
"I'm being more careful, Chef," said a skinny man in glasses without looking up.
"What's your name?" asked Mercy.
"I like your hat," she told him.
"Thanks, I like your …" he looked at the shaved side of her head, the small stud in her nose, then at her coat, her Chuck Taylors, then his eyes stopped briefly on her neck where a couple of her tattoos came up almost to her hairline. With a mischievous grin he said, "I like your compliment of my hat."
Mercy found herself laughing naturally. Usually when she met guys her age they were either tripping over themselves trying to impress her, or sneering contemptuously at her. This guy—JFK? Really?—was one hundred percent himself. She didn't know if she'd ever met someone so real.
About the Author
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Functional Harmony is a great tool if you want to understand how chord progressions flow and use that information to help you improvise better solos and spell out the harmony.
To me, Music theory is something that I can use to tell me how chords sound and how they move in the jazz standards and tonal songs that I play.
This video discusses why this approach to understanding music is very useful for playing Jazz.
If you have seen any of my videos or maybe also some my Instagram posts were on analyzing chord progressions and small melodic fragments then you've seen me reduce the progression for the melodies down to Simple functions so a row with several chords I will often reduce to one or two maybe three functions. It is a way to understand how the progression works.
0:00 Intro – How I use Music Theory
0:38 Music Theory describes how music sounds and works
0:54 #1 Chords Grouped By Sound
1:15 Diatonic Major Chords and Their Function
2:04 Chords with the same function – Tonic and Subdominant
2:41 Minor Subdominant Chords – A shortlist
3:34 Exchanging Subdominant Chords
4:11 12tone and a good breakdown of Tonal Harmony
4:30 #2 It Helps You Think Ahead and Play More Logical Melodies
5:21 #3 Which Chords Are Important and Which To Ignore
5:54 Reducing a Turnaround
6:34 The II V trap (watch out ;) )
7:35 #4 Easier To Solo
8:28 IV IVm I examples
9:40 Same Lick – Different IV IVm Chord Progressions
10:13 #5 More Options over each Chord
10:50 Embellishing and interchanging progressions
11:44 Line using embellished progression
11:57 #6 Hearing Functions instead of Chords
12:35 How Do You Think About Chords and Harmony?
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Know Your Rights!
Seafarers' rights is a complex area since your rights can exist at different levels and they can be overlapping and sometimes conflicting. Therefore if you have a legal problem, you will need to seek advice from your union and from a lawyer who will discuss your specific situation. This information is general advice only. Sources of Seafarers' Rights:
Flag State law
A ship has the nationality of the flag that it flies. Also, under international law, the laws of a flag State apply to a ship regardless of the location of the ship. Therefore you - as a seafarer - are entitled to the protection of, and are governed by, the laws of the flag State wherever the ship is and regardless of your nationality. For example, if you are a Filipino seafarer on a Panama flag ship, you have rights (and obligations) under the laws of Panama. So, always be aware of what flag your ship is flying and where necessary, ask for assistance to find out what are the laws of that flag State.
Port State law
When your ship enters a port, that port State can exercise certain powers over the ship whilst it is in port. Generally a port State does not intervene in the internal affairs of a ship unless there is a dispute which concerns the peace and good order of the port (for example if a crime is committed on board a ship). However in many jurisdictions around the world, if you have a legal claim, for example for unpaid wages, you will be able to start a legal action in the courts of the port State. Again where necessary, ask for assistance to find out what are the laws of the port State.
Your home State
You will be able to rely on rights contained in your home State law if that law governs your contract of employment. Otherwise, if you are in trouble when abroad, your home country should provide support and assistance through its consular offices. Therefore ask for assistance through consular officers.
Your contract of employment
Your individual contract of employment will set out what your rights are as between you and your employer. Your contract may be:
- a private contract and/or
- a collective bargaining agreement produced by a trade union or an employers' association and/or
- a form of contract in which the government has taken an active role (such as the POEA Contract: Standard Terms and Conditions governing the employment of Filipino Seafarers onboard Ocean Going Ships).
Your contract may be directly with the shipowner, or it may be with a manning agent, or it may be with some other agent for the shipowner. All these different arrangements can affect your rights. However above all it is important that you have a copy of your contract of employment, that you read it and that you know what rights are contained in it.
International laws
International laws are laws made at the highest level between States. Since it was founded in 1919, the International Labour Organisation (ILO) has set international labour standards for all workers, and specifically has set standards for seafarers in more than 65 Conventions and Recommendations. These instruments, taken together, constitute a comprehensive set of standards and concern practically all aspects of living and working conditions of seafarers. In February 2006, these existing conventions and recommendations were updated and consolidated in the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006, a single, coherent international maritime labour standard for seafarers that entered into force on 20 August 2013.
Human rights instruments also exist at international and regional level which may be relevant to the rights of seafarers.
At the international level, Conventions of the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) impose obligations on States, a number of which have the effect of creating benefits for seafarers.