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separation of reason (ratio) from judgment (consilium) is not. The language here is
political, and C. views consilium as the necessary attribute of good government (cf. пњ±.пњґпњ±).
Book пњ±
пќіпќЈ пќ©пќ°пќ©пќЇ: Since I see that you are not greatly impressed by my wit-
nesses, Laelius, I will continue to use you as my witness to prove what I
   : Me? How?
пќіпќЈ пќ©пќ°пќ©пќЇ: Because I noticed recently, when we were at your villa at
Formiae, that you gave п¬Ѓrm instructions to your slaves to obey one man.
   : My overseer, you mean.
пќіпќЈ пќ©пќ°пќ©пќЇ: And what about in Rome? Is there more than one person in
charge of your affairs?
   : No, only one.
пќіпќЈ пќ©пќ°пќ©пќЇ: Well then: is there anyone besides you in charge of your whole
   : Certainly not.
 : Then why don't you admit that the situation in common-
wealths is similar, that the rule of a single person, so long as he is just, is
   : You persuade me, and I am almost willing to agree.
[пњ¶пњІ] пќіпќЈ пќ© пќ°пќ© пќЇ: You will agree even more, Laelius, if I leave out the
familiar comparisons, that it is better to entrust a ship to one helmsman
and a sick man to one doctor (assuming that they are competent in their
professions) than to many people, and instead use more important
   : What are your examples?
 : Well, don't you see that because of the relentless arrogance of
a single man, Tarquinius, the name of king became hated by our people?
   : I see it.
пќіпќЈ пќ©пќ°пќ©пќЇ: So you see this too (something I expect to say more about as
our discussion goes on),пњёпњІ that when Tarquinius was expelled, the nov-
elty of freedom made the people amazingly unrestrained in their pleas-
ure: that was when innocent people were driven into exile and many
people's property was plundered; annual consuls were established, the
fasces were lowered before the people, there was a right of appeal for
every kind of crime, there were secessions of the plebs: in short, that was
when most things were arranged so that the people had total control.
   : All that is true.
[пњ¶пњі] пќі пќЈпќ© пќ° пќ©пќЇ: Peace and tranquillity are like a ship or a minor illness:
you can be undisciplined when there is no danger. But when the sea gets
See below, .–.
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rough or the disease gets worse, the sailor or the sick man calls for one
person's help. So too, at home and in peace, our people give orders to the
magistrates themselves – they threaten, refuse to obey, ask for one
magistrate's help against another, and appeal to the people; but in war
they obey their leaders as they would a king: safety matters more than
one's own desires. And in major wars, our people wanted all the power to
be in the hands of one individual without a colleague, whose very title
indicates the extent of his power: he is called a dictator because he is
appointed, but in our augural books, Laelius, you see that he is called
вЂ˜вЂ˜master of the people.''
   : Yes, I do see that.
пќіпќЈ пќ© пќ°пќ© пќЇ: Wisely therefore did the people of old *
[one leaf missing]
[пњ¶пњґ] * but when the people is deprived of a just king, for a long time
вЂ˜вЂ˜desire holds their hearts,'' as Ennius said after the death of a great
and at the same time
they speak this way to one another: вЂ˜вЂ˜Romulus, divine Romulus,
what a guardian of the country the gods brought forth in you!
Oh father, oh life-giver, oh blood sprung from the gods.''
They did not call those whom they justly obeyed вЂ˜вЂ˜lords'' or вЂ˜вЂ˜masters,''
and not even вЂ˜вЂ˜kings,'' but вЂ˜вЂ˜guardians of the country,'' вЂ˜вЂ˜fathers,'' вЂ˜вЂ˜gods''
– and not without reason. What do they add?
вЂ˜вЂ˜you brought us into the shores of light.''
They thought that life, honor, and glory were given to them by the
justice of the king. The same goodwill would have lasted among their
descendants, if the kings had retained the same character; but you see
that because of the injustice of one of them that entire form of the
commonwealth was destroyed.
   : I see it and want to learn the patterns of changes not just in
our own commonwealth but in all commonwealths.
Both Scipio and Laelius were members of the college of augurs, to which C. himself had
recently been coopted, a distinction of which he was very proud; see also On the Laws
.– on the importance of the augurate. On the dictatorship see below, ., and On
the Laws пњі.пњ№.
Ennius, Annals – Warmington.
Book пњ±
[пњ¶пњµ] пќі пќЈпќ©пќ° пќ©пќЇ: When I have said what I think about the type of com-
monwealth I most admire, I must speak with greater precision about the
transformations of commonwealths, even though I think that they will
not take place easily in the best type. But the alteration of the monarchic
form is the п¬Ѓrst and the most certain: when a king begins to be unjust,
the form is immediately destroyed, and that same person is a tyrant, the
worst form, but closest to the best. If the aristocracy gets rid of him
(which generally happens), the commonwealth has the second of the
three forms; it is almost monarchic, that is, a senatorial council of leaders
taking good care of the people. If the people themselves kill or expel the
tyrant, the government is reasonably restrained, so long as it is intelli-
gent and perceptive: they rejoice in their accomplishment, and want to
protect the commonwealth that they have set up. But when either the
people bring force to bear on a just king and deprive him of his throne or
even (as happens more frequently) have tasted the blood of the aristoc-
racy and subordinated the entire commonwealth to their own desires, do
not make the mistake of thinking that any huge ocean or п¬Ѓre is harder to
calm than the violence of a mob out of control. Plato has eloquently
described this condition; it is hard to put it into Latin, but I will try to do
it anyway.пњёпњµ
[пњ¶пњ¶] вЂ˜вЂ˜When,'' he says, вЂ˜вЂ˜the insatiable throats of the people are parched
with thirst for liberty, and through the aid of evil ministers have drained
in their thirst a pure draught of liberty instead of a moderate mixture,
then unless the magistrates and the leaders are very mild and lenient and
serve up liberty to them generously, the people persecute, attack, and
accuse them, calling them overpowerful kings or tyrants.'' I think that all
this is familiar to you.пњёпњ¶
   : Very familiar.
[пњ¶пњ·] пќіпќЈ пќ©пќ°пќ©пќЇ: What follows is this: вЂ˜вЂ˜Those who obey the leaders are
attacked by the people and called willing slaves; but they shower with
praise and give exorbitant honors to magistrates who act like private
citizens and private citizens who act as if there were no difference
between private citizens and magistrates. In such a commonwealth
everything is inevitably п¬Ѓlled with liberty: private homes have no master,
and this evil extends even to animals; ultimately fathers fear their sons,
What follows is a translation (at times free) of Plato, Republic .c–e. At the end of
sect. пњ¶пњё translation is replaced by loose paraphrase.
вЂ˜вЂ˜All this'' refers both to Plato's description and to the situation described.
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sons neglect their fathers, all sense of shame is lost, and they are utterly
free. There is no difference between citizen and foreigner, the teacher
fears his pupils and fawns on them, pupils scorn their teachers, the young
take on the gravity of old men, while old men are reduced to children's
games, so as not to be hateful or tiresome. Slaves behave with too much
freedom, women have the same rights as their husbands, and even dogs
and horses and asses go about so freely in this atmosphere of liberty that
people have to get out of their way in the streets. The п¬Ѓnal outcome of
this extreme license,'' he says, вЂ˜вЂ˜is that the minds of citizens become so
delicate and sensitive that if the least authority is brought to bear on them
they are angered and unable to endure it; the result is that they begin to
ignore the laws as well, so that they are utterly without any master.''
[]    : Your translation of what Plato said is completely
пќіпќЈ пќ© пќ°пќ© пќЇ: To return to my source: he says that this excessive license,
which they think the only true liberty, is the stock from which tyrants
grow, so to speak. For just as the excessive power of the aristocracy
causes their fall, so too liberty itself makes slaves out of this excessively
free populace. Anything that is too successful – in weather, or harvests,
or human bodies – generally turns into its opposite, and that is particu-
larly true of commonwealths: extreme liberty, both of the people at large
and of particular individuals, results in extreme slavery. From this pure
liberty arises a tyrant, the most unjust and harshest form of slavery. For
from this unruly, or rather monstrous, populace some leader is usually
chosen against those aristocrats who have already been beaten down and
driven from their place: someone bold, corrupt, vigorous in attacking
people who have often served the commonwealth well; someone who
buys the people's good will using others' property as well as his own. As a
private citizen, he fears for his safety, and so he is given power which is
renewed; he is protected by bodyguards, like Pisistratus in Athens; and
п¬Ѓnally he emerges as tyrant over those very people who promoted him. If,
as often happens, a tyrant is overthrown by respectable people, the state
is restored; if by men of daring, it becomes an oligarchy, which is just
another form of tyranny. The same type of regime can often emerge from
a good aristocratic government, when corruption turns the leaders them-
selves from the right path. In this way, they snatch the government from
one another as if it were a ball: tyrants from kings, aristocrats or the
people from them, and from them oligarchies or tyrants. No form of
commonwealth is ever maintained for very long.
Book пњ±
[пњ¶пњ№] Since that is the case, of the three primary forms my own
preference is for monarchy; but monarchy itself is surpassed by a govern-
ment which is balanced and compounded from the three primary forms
of commonwealth. I approve of having something outstanding and
monarchic in a commonwealth; of there being something else assigned to
the authority of aristocrats; of some things being set aside for the
judgment and wishes of the people. This structure has, in the п¬Ѓrst place,
a certain degree of equality, which free people cannot do without for very
long; it also has solidity, in that those primary forms are easily turned into
the opposite vices, so that a master arises in place of a king, a faction in
place of aristocracy, a confused mob in place of the people; and these
types themselves are often replaced by new ones. That does not occur in
this combined and moderately blended form of commonwealth unless
there are great flaws in its leaders. There is no reason for revolution when
each person is п¬Ѓrmly set in his own rank, without the possibility of
sudden collapse.
[пњ·пњ°] But I am afraid, Laelius and all you other good and wise friends,
that if I continue too long in this vein, I will seem to speak like some
instructor or lecturer instead of a fellow inquirer into this subject.пњёпњ· So I
will turn to something everyone knows, and which we started looking for
some time ago. I will state my own opinion and belief and judgment that
no commonwealth, in either its organization or its structure or its
conduct and training, can be compared to the one our fathers received
from their ancestors and have passed on to us. And if you agree, since you
want to hear from me what you know yourselves, I will explain both the
character and the superiority of our commonwealth. My description of
our commonwealth will serve as the pattern to which I will tailor what I
have to say concerning the best form of state. If I can carry this out
completely, then I will, in my opinion, have thoroughly fulfilled the task
which Laelius gave me.
[]    : The task is yours, Scipio, and yours alone. Who could
speak about the institutions of our ancestors better than you, who are
descended from the most distinguished ancestors? Who could speak
better about the best form of the state? And if we ever get such a state,
who could be more distinguished in it than you? Who could speak better
See above, пњ±.пњіпњ¶, пњіпњё.
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about planning for the future, since you, by defeating two terrors that
threatened this city,пњёпњё have provided for its future?
Unplaced fragment from Book пњ±
Together with me, you should certainly recognize this custom, the
enthusiasm and manner of speech ( + Nonius пњІпњ·пњ¶.пњ¶)
Scipio had destroyed in war both Carthage in пњ±пњґпњ¶ and Numantia in пњ±пњіпњі.
Book пњІ
[пњ±] :When he saw that everyone was9пњ± eager to hear him, пќі пќЈ пќ©пќ° пќ© пќЇ be-
gan to speak as follows: I will tell you something that Cato said in his
old age. As you know, I was deeply attached to him and admired him
very greatly; following the judgment of both my fathersпњІ and my own
desire, I devoted myself to him completely from an early age, and I
could never get enough of what he said: he had so much experience of
public affairs, in which he had taken part with great distinction for a
very long time, both in civil and military matters; he was so measured
in speaking, mixing wit with seriousness; and he was passionately fond
of both learning and teaching. His life was in complete harmony with
his speaking style. [пњІ] Cato used to say that the organization of our state
surpassed all others for this reason: in others there were generally single
individuals who had set up the laws and institutions of their
commonwealths – Minos in Crete, Lycurgus in Sparta, and in Athens,
which frequently changed its government, п¬Ѓrst Theseus, then Draco,
then Solon, then Clisthenes, then many others; п¬Ѓnally, when Athens
was drained of blood and prostrate, it was revived by the philosopher
Demetrius of Phalerum. Our commonwealth, in contrast, was not
shaped by one man's talent but by that of many; and not in one
person's lifetime, but over many generations. He said that there never
was a genius so great that he could miss nothing, nor could all the gen-
iuses in the world brought together in one place at one time foresee all
contingencies without the practical experience afforded by the passage
of time. [пњі] I will therefore follow his model and take my start from the
пњ± пњІ
The opening words (written in red ink) are illegible. Natural and adoptive.
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origin of the Roman people; I am happy to make use of Cato's own
word.пњі I will have an easier time in completing my task if I show you
our commonwealth as it is born, grows up, and comes of age,пњґ and as a
strong and well-established state, than if I make up some state as Soc-
rates does in Plato.
[пњґ] When everyone had agreed, пќі пќЈ пќ©пќ° пќ©пќЇ said: What beginning of any
established commonwealth is so famous and universally known as the
foundation of this city by Romulus? His father was Mars (we should
allow this much to tradition, because it is not only ancient but wisely
passed down by our ancestors that men who have deserved well of the
community should be thought to be divine by birth as well as by
talent); when he was born, they say that Amulius, the king of Alba, was
afraid of the threat to his kingdom and ordered him to be exposed on
the bank of the Tiber along with his brother Remus. There, after he
was nursed by a woodland beast,пњµ shepherds brought him up in the life
of a country laborer. When he grew up, they say that his physical
strength and п¬Ѓerce spiritпњ¶ were so outstanding that everyone living in
the territory where Rome now is readily and freely obeyed him. He be-
came the leader of their forces and (turning from fable to fact) is said to
have defeated Alba Longa, a strong city and powerful for those times,
and killed King Amulius.пњ· [пњµ] On the basis of the glory he achieved,
they say, he п¬Ѓrst thought of founding a city (after taking the auspices)пњё
and of establishing a commonwealth.
The location of a city is something that requires the greatest fore-
sight in the establishment of a long-lasting commonwealth, and
Romulus picked an amazingly advantageous site. He did not move to
the coast, which would have been easy for him with the forces at hand,
to invade the territory of the Rutulians or Aborigines or to found a city
at the Tiber mouth, where many years later king Ancus founded a col-
ony;пњ№ with exceptional foresight he realized that coastal positions are
not the most advantageous for cities founded in the expectation of long
The title of Cato's historical work (which Cicero knew and presumably used in Book ) was
Origines. Cato and Plato here represent contrasting explanatory models; a similar contrast
(between Plato and the Peripatetics) is made at .–.
The biological model is Aristotelian and is also used by Polybius.
The she-wolf is decorously veiled in C.'s account.
The reference to Romulus' ferocity alludes to the primitive kingship described by Polybius
C. omits all legendary material prior to the foundation of the city: Alba Longa was said to
On the auspices see below, пњІ.пњ±пњ¶.
have been founded by Aeneas' son Ascanius.
Ostia; see below, пњІ.пњіпњі.
Book пњІ
life and power. In the п¬Ѓrst place, maritime cities are exposed to dangers
that are both multiple and unexpected. [пњ¶] If a city is surrounded by
land, there are many advance indications of enemies' arrival – almost
audible sounds of crashing – not only when they are anticipated but
even when they are unexpected: no enemy can suddenly appear by land
without our knowing not only that he is there but who he is and where
he is from. But an enemy that comes by ship across the sea can arrive
before anyone can suspect that he is coming; and when he does come he
does not display who he is or where he is from or even what he wants;
there is no sign to indicate whether he is friend or foe.
[пњ·] Maritime cities are also subject to corruption and alteration of
character.пњ±пњ° They are exposed to new languages and customs; not only
foreign goods are imported, but foreign customs as well, so that no-
thing of ancestral institutions can remain unaltered. People who live in
those cities do not stick to their own homes; they are drawn far from
home by eager hopes and expectations, and even when they remain
physically, in their minds they are wandering in exile. Nothing did
more to weaken gradually, and ultimately to destroy, Carthage and Co-
rinth than this wandering and dissipation of their citizens: through the
desire for trade and travel they abandoned the cultivation of п¬Ѓelds and
of military skill. [пњё] Piracy and sea trade supply many allurements to
luxury that damage states; the very charm of the place itself supplies
many enticements to pleasure that are both expensive and debilitating.
What I said about Corinth is probably just as true for Greece as a
whole: the Peloponnesus is almost entirely on the coast, and only the
territory of Phlius does not abut the sea. Outside the Peloponnesus,
only Aeniania, Doris, and Dolopia are away from the coast.пњ±пњ± And of
course the islands are surrounded by water and are virtually floating –
along with the institutions and customs of their states. [пњ№] And this is
only the original territory of Greece; of all the colonies established by
Greeks in Asia, Thrace, Italy, Sicily, and Africa, is there one, other
than Magnesia, which is not on the water?пњ±пњІ The coast seems to consist
The excursus on the dangers of maritime locations was drawn, according to a letter of
Cicero, from the writings of Dicaearchus. See also Plato, Laws .a–b for a similar
discussion of the moral implications of coastal sites.
Phlius lies between Argos and Sicyon in the northeastern Peloponnesus; the other states
are all in northern Greece.
Usually identified as Magnesia on the Maeander in Caria in Asia Minor; but it is not
impossible that Cicero (or Dicaearchus) was alluding to the name of the imaginary city of
Plato's Laws: see above, n..
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of patches of Greece sewn onto the land of the barbarians; while of the
barbarians themselves, none were previously nautical except the Etrus-
cans and Phoenicians, the latter for trade, the former for piracy. The ob-
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Firstly the Hedge fund manager must prepare a detailed business plan so he/she can calculate what the initial establishment costs are for the Investment Manager, two years operating costs and repeat the exercise for the Fund. That will establish the minimum capital needed, before he can expect and revenue from investors.
Secondly identify service providers and advisors, including an Attorney, Auditor, PB, Administrator and Payment Bank.
Draft documentation, which must be complete and absolutely accurate and must cover all possible situations. These documents, which will be drafted by the Attorney, will include the Offering Document, the Subscription Application form and the Investment Management Agreement as well as other Service Provider agreements.
It will also be necessary to prepare a Pricing Policy Document with the Fund's Independent Administrator and, depending on the strategy, an Asset Verification Agreement, also with the Administrator. There are various Hedge fund strategies one can follow as mentioned below.
Hedge fund strategies are generally classified among four major categories: global macro, directional, event-driven, and relative value (arbitrage). Strategies within these categories each entail characteristic risk and return profiles. A fund may employ a single strategy or multiple strategies for flexibility, for risk management, or for diversification. The hedge fund's prospectus, also known as an offering memorandum, offers potential investors information about key aspects of the fund, including the fund's investment strategy, investment type, and leverage limit.
Your investors will want to know exactly how you plan on making them money. Just saying you're a global macro fund or a value investor won't cut it – you need to show that you have a different way of executing those strategies with a repeatable process.
● Marketing and Sales Plan
Like any business, nothing happens until a sale is made. It is important to develop a sales plan for raising assets before you open your doors for business. One of the first steps in doing so will be deciding where you will try to raise assets. There are many potential sources of investors such as family and friends, High net-worth individuals, financial advisors, seed-capital providers, corporations, Wealth management offices & RIAs and many more.
Small hedge fund startups typically try to develop long-term relationships with seed capital providers, family and friends and high net worth individuals (directly or through their financial advisors). Working with institutional-quality investors who might eventually invest $25 million to $100 million at a time can be difficult until you have a two-to-three year track record and well over $100 million in total assets under management.
For marketing and sales purpose, simple activities such as newsletters, letterheads, website, professional logo, a powerful powerpoint presentation, business cards, brochures etc should be followed before launching your hedge fund.
All marketing and sales materials should be produced under the direction of your chief compliance officer or compliance consultant, as there are many limitations and details that need to be approved and reviewed.
● To Sum it up
Starting a hedge fund is a challenging endeavor that takes a multi-year commitment to refining your strategy, building a team, and finding both trading and marketing niches where your firm can profitably operate. While many hedge funds fail before they become large enough to be viable businesses, following the tips above will help save you time and gain some early momentum in marketing your portfolio.


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1955 Gibson ES140 3/4 Scale Blonde
Serial Number: W3160, stamped inside of the f hole
Weight: 4.2lbs
Condition: Great vintage condition. The body, neck and fretboard show very little wear. Some light scuffs and scratches on the body, but nothing major. Original pickguard is a bit warped. Volume pot, tone pot and wiring are non-original, tuners are original, white tuner buttons have been replaced. Original pots are included. Non original chipboard hard case included.
Top: Arched Maple
Finish: Blonde
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Neck: Mahogany 3/4 Scale
Fretboard: Brazilian Rosewood, 22 3/4″ scale, 1 9/16″ nut width
Pickup: Original P90
Electronics: Volume, Tone
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By SHERWIN DE VERA
BAGUIO CITY — The head prelates of the Diocese of Baguio and the Apostolic Vicariate of Bontoc-Lagawe called on the people and government agencies to protect the environment in their messages read during the send-off program of the Northern Luzon contingent for the Sama-samang Sakay, Lakad at Layag para sa Sangnilikha (Salakyag) 2018.
Held at the Bishop's Residence in the city on Monday, June 4, the activity was organized by the Philippine Misereor Partners, Inc.-Northern Luzon. Environmental groups, people's organizations and non-government organizations involved in the campaign against destructive mining, community-based renewable energy and development programs, and human rights from Ilocos and Cordillera attended the activity.
Salakyag is a national campaign that calls for the protection and conservation of the environment. Its main call is the passage of green bills pending in the legislative branches of government for the Rights of Nature.
Connection with nature
In his message, Bp. Victor Bendico of Baguio City emphasized the "need to regain" human's "interconnectedness with nature and with one another."
"Given such reality, we need to act as a community to help bring about change where we could be in harmony with nature once again and not allow our wants and desires with worldly values to direct us," said Bendico.
He also expressed his grief over the ignorance and indifference of many on the effects of their "actions or deed in nature or in society," noting that, "these had lead us to a not so good predicament – pollution in all ecosystems and climate change…"
Repentance & conversion
Bontoc-Lagawe bishop, Valentine Dimoc, in his message, underscored his call for "ecological repentance and conversion."
"Now, we are being challenged to recognize with humility what humans are doing in disturbing the integrity of creation," said Dimoc, adding, "this experience makes us think deeply on (of) how we should change our ways…"
He also singled out the conversion of mossy-forest areas as a key issue that concerned agencies must address. The prelate claimed deforestation continues at a rate of at least 500 hectares annually, with only 47% of forest cover remaining in 2015.
Dimoc called on the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), law enforcers and local government units to "put a definitive stop" on (to the) problem.
"What happened to the mossy forest along the national highways and other accessible areas is a proof of negligence of (by) permanent employees in both DENR and law enforcers through the years," he added.
LGUs at fault
The chief of DENR Cordillera however said that they are not to blame for the matter. In the Kapihan para sa Kalikasan on June 5, Regional Executive Director Ralph Pablo said that LGUs are the culprit.
He explained that many government units in the Cordillera issue tax declarations covering forestlands, contrary to law. According to him, this emboldens individuals to convert the area, cutting trees to give way for gardens and even residential areas.
Pablo explained that only lands declared as alienable and disposable can be processed for tax declaration. However, he said, that despite the notice given by his office to the LGUs not to give tax declaration over forest lands, the problem persists because local governments are more concerned on their revenue.
Rational response
The leader of Bontoc-Lagawe Vicariate said "the high incidence of poverty cannot justify further clearing of mossy forest.
He also criticized the skewed development model, patterned after Benguet Province, causing the rapid expansion of vegetable gardens in forested areas.
"There has to be a rational and good governance response to such situation," he said, stressing that, "social injustice of not recognizing the indigenous peoples' rights over their minerals and water" is behind the high incidence of poverty in the region. # nordis.net


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Load your family into the 2018 Hyundai Tucson. Under the hood you'll find a 4 cylinder engine with more than 170 horsepower, and all wheel drive keeps this model firmly attached to the road surface. Turbocharger technology provides forced air induction, enhancing performance while preserving fuel economy. All of the premium features expected of a Hyundai are offered, including: power front seats, a built-in garage door transmitter, an automatic dimming rear-view mirror, front fog lights, a power liftgate, an overhead console, and a blind spot monitoring system. Features such as automatic climate control and leather upholstery prove that economical transportation does not need to be sparsely equipped. Audio features include an AM/FM radio, steering wheel mounted audio controls, and 8 speakers, providing excellent sound throughout the cabin. Hyundai also prioritized safety and security by including: dual front impact airbags with occupant sensing airbag, head curtain airbags, traction control, brake assist, a panic alarm, an emergency communication system, and 4 wheel disc brakes with ABS. Electronic stability control stands out as a technologically savvy innovation, keeping you better connected to the road. You will have a pleasant shopping experience that is fun, informative, and never high pressured. Stop by our dealership or give us a call for more information.


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Chilean Jara looking at home in Mainz
Mainz - "With everything that happened with the match and the penalty, it only sank in afterwards. You start to realise what we could have achieved, how far we could have gone."
Tragic hero
Back in the summer, was the name on every football fan's lips as the man who missed the crucial penalty for Chile against hosts Brazil in the last 16 of the FIFA World Cup. The disappointment, he recalls, was devastating, but the 29-year-old now has a smile on his face again thanks to a move to the Bundesliga with 1. FSV Mainz 05.
Chile had thrilled spectators across the globe during the group stages of the tournament, playing some breathtaking attacking football and beating defending champions Spain along the way. Their dream of reaching a first World Cup quarter-final since 1962 was shattered, though, when Jara's spot-kick struck the post and bounced across the face of goal.
In the immediate aftermath, his team-mates wept while Jara continued to cut a composed figure - until the gravity of the situation dawned on him. "I was calm right after the game. We knew that beating Brazil would open up even greater things, but it wasn't to be," the 71-time international told Chilean radio station Radio Bio Bio.
'You have to enjoy it'
What might have been the biggest setback of his professional life hasn't affected his appetite for the game, however. "It was a tough moment and there were a lot of things going through my head," he recalls exclusively to bundesliga.com. "But football goes on. I've found a new team and there are more games coming up for the national team. You just have to keep enjoying what you do."
The picture he paints is of a man incredibly at ease with how his career has panned out in the unpredictable world of professional football. When his spot-kick rebounded off the frame of the goal in Belo Horizonte, Jara was actually without a club having been released by English second-tier side Nottingham Forest FC, the last of the three clubs in England he represented, following spells at West Bromwich Albion and Brighton and Hove Albion.
Made for Mainz?
Yet far from dwelling on a somewhat stop-start career since leaving Chile back in 2009, Jara has simply embraced the opportunity he has been given by Mainz. "I don't miss England. As a footballer, you need to know that sometimes you have to move around or play in a different country - that's how it is. The important thing is that you adapt." It is precisely that final quality - the ability to acclimatise to new surroundings and a new playing philosophy - in which Jara seems to be excelling at the Karnevalverein.
Five years in England mean he has no problem understanding and implementing the instructions of Danish coach Kasper Hjulmand, who communicates in English on the training ground, and Jara has played in so many positions in his career that he must be a dream pick for the Dane: a right-back at West Brom, a left-back for Chile at the 2010 World Cup and a centre-back in a 3-4-3 system in Brazil.
Bundesliga convert
Standing at 5'8'', Jara is a defender that likes the ball at his feet, and that may also explain why he's settling in so well in the Bundesliga. "There are really good teams and really good players in this league," he continues, "but the main thing I've noticed is that every team tries to play good football with the ball on the floor, not just Dortmund or Bayern, but Hoffenheim, Gladbach, Mainz and all the others. "
In the Matchday 7 draw at Borussia Mönchengladbach, Jara looked to have struck up a particularly solid partnership with Costa Rican full-back , who calls him "an asset to the team with a lot of quality", while other Spanish-speaking players and have also made him feel more welcome. Ultimately, though, it is his ability that has facilitated a successful beginning to his Mainz career.
His current deal runs until the summer of 2016 with the option of a further year, but based on his first five appearances, this could be an altogether longer association.
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On May 13, 2015, the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) established a guava fruit fly regulated area in the Long Beach area of Los Angeles, California. APHIS is applying safeguarding measures and restrictions on the interstate movement of regulated articles from this area. This guava fruit fly outbreak is considered transient, actionable, and under eradication.
On May 6, six male guava fruit flies (GFFs), were trapped in the city of Long Beach, Los Angeles County. On May 12 and May 13, two additional male GFFs were trapped and confirmed in the same area. These detections trigger the establishment of the 80 square mile area quarantine in Long Beach, California.
The GFF is an exotic insect originating in southern Asia. GFF is known to attack numerous types of fruits and vegetables. Important California crops at risk include cherry, grape, guava, mandarin, melon, and peach. Damage occurs when the female lays eggs in the fruit. The eggs hatch into larvae that tunnel through the flesh of the fruit, making it unfit for consumption.
APHIS is working with California Department of Food and Agriculture and the Agricultural Commissioner of Los Angeles County to respond to these detections following program survey and treatment protocols. This action is necessary to prevent the spread of GFF to non-infested areas of the United States.
The establishment of this regulated area is reflected on the following designated website, which contains a description of all the current federal fruit fly regulated areas:
Under IPPC Standards, Bactrocera correcta is considered to be a pest that is transient, actionable, and under eradication in the United States.


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Barbara, a dear Bumbleroot friend, recently crafted a nourishing Baobab face mask to refresh and clean the skin and we're obsessed. We're delighted to share in what we know is a great way to keep your skin well hydrated as the seasons change. And, coconut oil + baobab? One of our favorite combinations!
We hope you feel just as refreshed after taking such good care of your skin!
Happy hydrating!
- 1 tbsp (or less) coconut oil
- 1 tsp jojoba oil
- 2 to 5 drops of lemongrass essential oil
- 2 tbsp Bumbleroot Foods Baobab powder
- Mix all ingredients together. We recommend using a small bowl or lid.
- Massage into skin, covering your entire face.
- Leave on for 10-15 minutes.
- Voila! Remove with a tissue.
It is not necessary to rinse off this mask – in fact, we recommend allowing your skin to absorb the remaining oil.
**As we're sustainability mavens, we've made sure the mask can be used as a moisturizer as well.**
To use as a moisturizer, lessen the ingredient amounts by half or more.
Then, apply as you would a facial oil:
- Apply to clean skin (a little damp is okay, and helps your skin absorb the oils).
- Dab on nose, chin, cheeks and forehead.
- Blend with gentle strokes.
This hydrating facial mask/moisturizer can be kept in an airtight jar, and stored in a cool, dry place, if you desire to mix up a batch for daily use. Coconut oil lasts well when mixed; but you may want to omit the lemongrass oil for a larger batch, and instead add it in daily.
Coconut oil (moisturizing + antibacterial to cleanse the facial surface of bacteria)
Lemongrass (properties include anti-fungal, insecticidal, antiseptic, and anti-inflammation, and it is also, stimulating, relaxing, soothing, and balancing as an aromotherapy)
Baobab (high in vitamin C – which boosts collagen production, supporting smoother, brighter skin)
When combined, this is the miracle mixture that works to hydrate, refresh, and relax your skin!
Suitable for all skin types.
One serving (about 2 tablespoons) contains 24% of your daily recommended dietary fiber and 25% of the daily recommended Vitamin C. And if that wasn't enough, the fiber in the Baobab fruit pulp acts as a prebiotic – helping your gut grow its good bacteria so that you can better absorb nutrients. And it's extremely alkaline with a PRAL value of -52. Its tangy and slightly sweet taste works well in smoothies, tomato sauce, desserts, and many other foods.
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Lara Craft: Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life
deus ex machina
1. a person or thing (as in fiction or drama) that appears or is introduced suddenly and unexpectedly and provides a contrived solution to an apparently insoluble difficulty
2. a weapon more powerful than you could ever imagine
Whenever ancient markings stump Lara, she tells her two manservants to figure them out for her offscreen, and sure enough, they always come through. Lara crashes a plane in rural China and conveniently lands near an old Asian lady friend who supplies her with firearms and motorcycles. The bad guy conveniently has a machine designed to decode an orb that's been lost for centuries. Sheridan needs someone to fly a helicopter and Bryce conveniently knows how to fly one from playing video games.
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Peter Kater and Nawang Khechog
at the Millwood Junction Restaurant
Wednesday, July 7 2010
One Show Only!
The musical alchemy between Peter Kater and Nawang Khechog transcends time and place. These diverse multi-Grammy nominated recording artists express through music not only their love for the Earth and Humanity, but also their bond as close friends. It is a rare opportunity to exprience the deeply moving music of these two celebrated performers from different lands and cultures as they join together in a musical and spiritual celebration of oneness and unity.
Peter Kater a Pianist and Composer, has received 6 Grammy Award Nominations in the last 7 years. He has scored the music for well over 100 TV and film productions including 11 On & Off Broadway dramatic plays and the recently critically acclaimed film "Ten Questions for the Dalai Lama". He is a proud recipient of the Environmental Leadership Award from the United Nations and a leading innovator of contemporary instrumental music. For more information see www.peterkater.com
To see Peter Kater perform his song Spirit, click here
Nawang Khechog is Tibet's premier flutist and a close friend of the Dalai Lama. As a young man, Nawang was encouraged by the Dalai Lama to leave Tibet and bring his flute music to the West. Following the Dalai Lamas' wish he has now played outside of Tibet for over 20 years, with many recordings and recognitions for his efforts for world peace. He is the also the recipient of many awards and global recognitions for his music. He continues to perform with many of the worlds' great Pop/Rock musicians and bands. For more information see www.nawangkhechog.com
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Cassia North Parmelia Estate
There are 15 homesites for sale in Cassia North and living here means being part of a well-connected community.
You're only a few minutes' walk to the Kwinana Train Station with North Parmelia Primary School and a number of parks also close by.
And you will enjoy easy access to the Kwinana Freeway, so you can head either north or south. Our new land estates are completely convenient.
Cassia North in Kwinana is an amazing new land estate that has great views of the surroundings and is also opposite the The Kwinana Loop Trail which is well known walking trail. The North Parmelia Primary school is directly opposite, and children can walk directly to school. It only takes a few minutes to get from the Kwinana station to Perth CBD which is ideal if you are looking to work in the CBD.
Located at the corner of Durrant Avenue and Sicklemore Road near the Kwinana Train station in Parmelia.


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"What a delightful small restaurant. Personable service, fresh food, good portions. My husband had the lamb shank and I had spaghetti and meatballs. We shared tiramisu for dessert..." - Lori R.
"Great Italian chow! …Prices reasonable… Pest pasta superb as was the sea food we had blacked sword fish we will be back." - Patrick B.
"Wow the veal picatta is 5 stR. Fettuccine Alfredo top of the best. Large portion. Great service." - Steve n lisa K.
Seared Prawns
Grilled Salmon
Grilled Chicken Breast
Wilted Baby Spinach with Garlic
Pasta and Sauce
Mashed Potatoes
No personal or travelers checks please.
17% gratuity applied for parties of 5 & more.
Corkage fee - split plate charge
Please no more than 4 credit cards when splitting check.
Please inform your server of any food allergies or dietary restrictions.
House Salad
Romaine hearts, herbed crostini, tomatoes, cucumber, mushroom, red onion, with creamy Italian
Classic Caesar Salad (Pictured)
Crisp romaine hearts, aged parmesan & pesto crouton
(add grilled chicken or seared prawns)
Prosciutto di Parma & Melon Salad
mixed greens, aged parmesan, extra virgin olive oil & vinegar
Pear Salad
Mixed greens with caramelized walnuts, gorgonzola, tomatoes & champagne vinaigrette
Spinach Pancetta Salad
With tomatoes, roasted peppers, goat cheese & balsamic vinaigrette
Seafood Salad (Pictured)
Crisp hearts of romaine, herbed marinated prawns, bay scallops, artichokes, egg, cucumber, tomatoes & champagne vinaigrette
Starters & Salads
Soup of the Day
Herbed Garlic & Parmesan Bread
Bruschetta (Pictured)
Herbed crostini with diced tomatoes, olive oil, garlic & basil
Buffalo Mozzarella (Pictured)
Mozzarella cheese, fresh basil, tomatoes, extra-virgin olive oil & balsamic vinaigrette
Polenta Fries (Pictured)
With parmesan & marinara sauce
Carpaccio (Pictured)
Thin sliced raw beef, mixed greens, capers, basil, parmesan cheese, mustard aioli & olive oil
Steamed Clams & Mussels
Italian parsley, garlic, lemon, white wine, touch of sweet butter
Calamari Fritti
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A drug prevention forum, combined with a live performance of a drug prevention themed play entitled, "Keys to the Castle," will be presented on Saturday, Nov. 18 starting at 3:30 p.m. at Abide in the Vine, located at 1277 Taylor Rd. in Owego, N.Y.
The event is open to the public and admission is free. In lieu of admission, guests who are able can donate a canned good, which will be collected at the door for a Tioga County food pantry.
Families are encouraged to attend. Light refreshments will be served.
Participating organizations at the drug prevention forum include CASA-Trinity and the Addiction Center of Broome County.
Trinity-CASA of Tioga County is a non-profit substance abuse prevention agency that delivers programs and provides education which is geared toward prevention and/or reducing substance abuse in our county.
The Addiction Center of Broome County, the first substance abuse agency in this area provides outpatient treatment to individuals over 18 years of age suffering from chemical dependency, and in addition, supports families who are affected by alcoholism and addiction.
NARCAN® (naloxone HCl) training will be offered free at the Nov. 18 event.
The play, "Keys to the Castle," was written by Tioga County resident Veronica Shedden, and features eight characters in seven brief scenes. Accompanied by music, the approximate thirty minute play tells the story of a young high school student named Melanie, who has a promising future, but is led astray by drug addiction. Play scenes focus on the struggles associated with Melanie's drug addiction and ultimate overdose, and concludes with messages of hope and encouragement.
Featured in the play are lead actresses, Samantha Shedden and Rachel Klug. Amy Emmett-Vangorden, Anna Erickson and Veronica Shedden also take on roles, among others.
Inspired to write the play after a Tioga County teen lost her life in July from a drug overdose, Veronica shared, "This is a grassroots effort to spread awareness," and further explained that the goal of the play is to break down the barriers of drug addiction.
The cast is reaching out to the public to share names of friends or family members who are battling addiction or who have lost their life to addiction, to be honored during a special tribute / memorial at the conclusion of the play.
A basket raffle will also be held, and tickets are $1 each and will be available for purchase through Nov. 11, with a drawing tentatively slated for Nov. 13. Proceeds will be used toward costs associated with the play.
For additional information, contact Veronica Shedden at (607) 223-4211 or find the group page, Keys to the Castle, on Facebook.


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Tech Area
Interior Light Problem
Question: I have an '88GT 5-speed. When the doors are closed, both upper and lower interior lights remain on dimly. With one or more doors open (or the dash rheostat in the "ON" postion), the upper lights come on brightly but the lower lights go out completely. It seems like as ground problem but can anyone point me in the right direction? Would a code be set?
Answer: Check your BAT fuse. It is probably blown, and if so, your cigarette lighter and radio memory will also be non-functioning.
BTW, the fuse box will pull down if you squeeze the prongs on each side. Makes it easier to see.
Most likely cause of a blown BAT fuse is the lighter recepticle or the wires connecting it making a short to ground, or a shorted horn.
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By Keith Mills
If Steve Clevenger was a basketball player, he'd be a gym rat. But he's not. His sport is baseball. So we'll just say he loves to play the game and has for about as long as he's been able to swing a bat.
"I began playing when I was 5," Clevenger said. "I just love the game, always have."
Clevenger, a graduate of Mount St. Joseph, is getting ready for his second major league training camp with the Chicago Cubs. Drafted out Southeastern Louisiana University by the Cubs four years ago, he was picked in the seventh round of the 2006 draft and signed by scout Keith Stohr. One year later he was switched from second base to catcher and is knocking on the door of manager Lou Piniella's Opening Day roster.
"I've moved quite quickly through the system," said 23-year-old Clevenger, a Glen Burnie native who still lives in Anne Arundel County in the offseason. "I played second base my first year of rookie ball (Boise, Idaho in 2006). My manager at Boise was Steve McFarland and he asked me what I thought about catching. I'm a left-handed hitter and he said it's the fastest way to the big leagues. There aren't many left-handed hitting catchers out there, so I did it."
And now he is gearing up for another trip to the Cubs' spring training facility in Mesa, Ariz., where he is one of four catchers invited to camp by Piniella and general manager Jim Hendry. He works out two to three hours a day at a gym in Glen Burnie, and will report to camp Feb. 17.
"[Pinella] treats everybody the same, and he's a good guy to be around," said Clevenger. "The Cubs take care of their own. This will be my fifth year in their system and I'm still relatively young. I have a good relationship with Oneri Fleita (Cubs vice president of player personnel) and have always gotten along with my managers. There are also a lot of ex-big leaguers who've helped me out a lot in terms of catching -- Jody Davis, Casey Kopitzke. They've had a lot of influence on me."
Clevenger has a .303 career batting average in his four minor league seasons with the Cubs. He hit .286 for the Boise Hawks of the Northwest Rookie League in 2006, a combined .340 for both Boise and Daytona in '07; .298 with 25 doubles for Daytona and the Tennessee Smokies of the Class AA Southern League in '08; and .290 with 16 doubles for Tennessee and the Triple-A Iowa Cubs a year ago.
He'll likely start at Triple-A this year and play again for Hall of Famer Ryne Sandberg, who managed Clevenger at Tennessee last year and is moving up to manage Iowa City this year.
"He's just a great guy, a real players coach," said Clevenger. "He was a great player who obviously knows how to handle everything on the field and off the field. I go into his office and talk to him about certain things and it's like opening a book. I'm always asking him questions. Anything that comes up in a game, he's seen."
Clevenger did something at Mount St. Joseph's that Mark Teixeira and Gavin Floyd could not -- help coach Dave Norton win an MIAA A Conference championship.
The year was 2004. Teixeira, a 1998 Mount St. Joe grad, was beginning his second year with the Texas Rangers and Floyd was beginning his rookie year with the Philadelphia Phillies. Clevenger, who was the starting shortstop as a freshman in 2001 when Floyd was a senior and attracting 15-20 major-league scouts a game, was coming off an outstanding junior year.
Midway through his senior year though, ace pitcher Jimmy Drury was lost for the season with an injury, which looked like it would severely hamper the Gaels chances of winning their first A Conference title since the 1986-87 season.
But Clevenger, second baseman Chris Hildreth and center fielder Jeff Poff led the Gaels on a scorching playoff run that ended with back-to-back wins over Archbishop Spalding, giving Norton and the Gaels the championship.
Clevenger was a machine at the plate, hitting .500 (50 hits in 100 at bats) with 36 runs scored, 32 RBIs and an on-base percentage of .563.
"That was a great year," said Clevenger, who led the Gaels to a 28-7 overall record in '04. "Coach Norton was a great influence on my career. He really helped me and my family a lot when I went to St. Joe and I can't thank him enough."
Clevenger's senior year at Mount St. Joe continued an amateur career that began in 1991 when his mom Donna hauled him to Carroll Park in West Baltimore for his first year of tee-ball. From there it was off to the Linthicum-Ferndale Little League program in northern Anne Arundel County and eventually a spot on Dean Albany's Maryland Orioles Under-12 team in 1998.
"Like Coach Norton, Dean was also a big influence on me," said Clevenger, who later played for Albany's Youse's Maryland Orioles college division team that won the All-American Amatuer Baseball Association tournament in Johnstown, Pa. "He ran his team just like a major league team, and he helped me get a lot of experience."
Clevenger's U-12 Maryland Orioles team included a handful of young players who would go on to have outstanding success at the high school and collegiate level -- Gavin Swanson (Calvert Hall, George Washington University), catcher Chad Durakis (St. Paul's, Maryland), pitcher Kevin Marrie (River Hill, Coastal Carolina) and Brian Bent, a teammate of Clevenger at Mount St. Joe, who also caught Floyd with the Gaels and eventually played four years in the Orioles farm system.
Unlike many young players who get the chance to play minor league baseball, Clevenger has not put a time table on making the big leagues
"You definitely want to be up there," he said, "and the closer you get the more you want it. But you have to wait your turn. Geovany Soto is a young catcher. He was the Rookie of the Year two years ago. He's young with a bright future. I have my own expectations but I never put them in front of getting my work done and concentrating on what I have to do to get there."
Clevenger will join Soto, Koyie Hill and Wellington Castillo as catchers in the Cubs camp this spring. He's well aware his 2010 season will likely begin in Iowa City and a fifth straight minor league season.
"Life in the minors is a lot different that college," said Clevenger. "When I started there were 14-hour bus rides overnight. You have a week to prepare for a road trip in college. You get ready and you take it. Here, you get done playing a game at 11, get on the bus and travel 14 hours to the next city. You get there in the afternoon and you often have to go right to the ballpark. It's hard.
"I think it does weed out a lot of guys who can't handle it. The wear and tear on you physically and mentally is tough. But if you love playing that's what you do."
Once again Clevenger will share a field in Mesa with some of the game's biggest names: Alfonso Soriano, Derrek Lee, Ryan Dempster, Aramis Ramirez. Now, Clevenger feels he belongs. He is the fifth member of Mount St. Joe's baseball program to play professionally since Teixeira and Floyd were selected fourth and fifth in the 2001 amateur draft, joining Bent and pitcher Mike O'Connor as well. O'Connor, a teammate of Teixeira's at Mount St. Joe, went to George Washington and pitched 21 games three years ago with the Washington Nationals.
"I'm a lot more prepared this year," said Clevenger. "Last year was more like a learning experience. This year I know more of what's expected of me.
"When you go to spring training you always want to please the big guys. You go to show what you can do so maybe during the middle of the year you get your call-up. You're Lou Piniella, you might say, 'Hey, this guy did this for me in spring training, this guy did that. He pinch-hit and got me a big hit.' They take that into consideration when they call guys up. So it's very important to go into camp prepared."
And that's never been a problem for Clevenger. Not since he was 5 years old swinging his tee-ball bat at Carroll Park.
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Dokidoki Talks is a new side of the Japan 2.0 podcast where we bring you a more intimate and personal side of our lives here in Japan. In this episode we focus on Matt's first two years living in Osaka and how he feels about the idea of returning to the U.S.A. for the first time.
2:30 -Tough times with startup
3:15 – Cultural differences
5:15 – The multiple faces of Japan – Would we love Japan if we lived in the countryside?
9:00 – Our first (and only) experience with racism in Japan
12:30 – Different experiences based on looks
17:00 – Mini-diplomats
18:00 – Going back to the U.S. after 2 years
20:00 – No car = no life!
23:30 – Future plans for Japan 2.0
Song of the show – Group_Inou – 9
Music video – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bAydxm3LlZ0
Download a MP3 of this episode here
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Health Insurance
All F-1 and J-1 students at IU South Bend are required to have health insurance for themselves and their families (dependents). IU South Bend has a mandatory insurance program for its students through Aetna Student Health. The IU policy covers various health costs. Non-immigrant international students are automatically enrolled in this plan when they register, and the premium amount will show up on your bursar bill each semester.
If you have your own insurance from your home country or prefer to purchase other insurance on your own, you may waive the University insurance if your insurance meets the following minimum requirements:
$50,000 for each sickness or illness
Maternity Benefits: same as sickness; pregnancy, childbirth, and complications
$50,000 for each accident or injury
$10,000 for medical evacuation
$7,500 for repatriation
Deductible (or excess fee) not more than $500 per sickness or injury (per person)
(All amounts and requirements are in U.S. dollars)


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Reflections on a new year…
There's a simple, breezy quality to it. The accepting nature of this is lovely.
Thanks! 😊
I'm so grateful we have this opportunity to start over, even though we can't erase everything. Being able to draw a line and move on is a gracious gift. Thanks, Mary, for this thought-provoking poem and photo! Lovely!
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Our hollow spindle lathes give us the ability to machine parts up to 12" diameter in lengths to 20'.
The balance of our equipments covers all size ranges in between these extremes.
We are capable of running production runs of almost any quantity down to 1 piece prototype.We have in place in our new shop a 10 ton bridge crane that runs the entire length of the building. We have also installed several jib cranes up to a 2 ton capacity around machine cells to assist our employee's in safely and efficiently loading parts of all different weights.


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Happy Fri-YAY!!
We are all officially counting down the days to Christmas break!! Everyone in the Hensley house is quite ready for a little break. Today's edition of Friday favorites is a bunch of randomness, and I like it!
Last weekend was a big favorite for sure!
I also shared this week about our holiday decor HERE!!
Nataleigh has been rocking some ADORABLE outfits for sure this week!
This outfit got so many compliments, and Nataleigh couldn't stop talking about how 'comfy' she was. That is a major priority for an almost 5-year old!
This is a sweet oldie top from Matilda Jane that I scored on one of my Facebook boards. I just paired it with our favorite black leggings!
The bows are once again from One Stop Bow Shop, and they are the piggy tail bows!
{our favorite}
So a couple of weeks ago my grandparents decided that they wanted to do one of those Ancestry DNA kits, so we went over there and got their kits ready-to-go!
And now we wait for their results to come back!
EEK!! I cannot wait.
Christmas Funnies!!
We are having an Ugly Christmas sweater/shirt get together with my family, so I was looking online yesterday for shirts & pajamas.
Does it get better than a Snoop Dogg Christmas shirt?!
Maybe this Mike Tyson one?!
These cracked me up!
Then while searching for my husband a onesie pajama set, per his request, I stumbled across the worst photoshop #fail ever!
I'm still DYING!!
Tennessee FINALLY got a coach, and I'm so excited about this hire!
This is a football guy all the way, and I cannot wait to see what Coach Pruitt does for the great state of Tennessee!
Go Big Orange!
This morning we woke up to our first snow flurries of the season!
There is just something that happens with snow flurries that adds a little bit of magic! I so hope we have a little bit of a white Christmas.


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IIT Mumbai :-
One of the most prestigious technology institutes is the Indian Institute of Technology Mumbai (as it is now called) which is a public engineering institution located in one of Mumbai's most scenic places, Powai. Owing to its heritage, faculty and supreme culture of academics and teachers, it has been ranked among the top engineering colleges in India. It is the second-oldest institute of the Indian Institutes of Technology system. Due to its popularity a huge range of students from across the country turn up as selected candidates to study here in this institute, which was founded in 1958. The need for serviced apartments have never been more around this area due to that influx of students. Fortunately, serviced apartments are a common feature made possible by the hospitality and real estate group known as Lake Bloom Residency. IIT Mumbai was the first IIT to be set up with foreign assistance. The funds came from UNESCO in roubles from the Soviet Union. Since its establishment in Powai, the institute has physically expanded to include more than 584 major buildings with a combined area of more than 2.396 gross square feet (550 acres or 2.22 km²). Which makes it imperative to have good quality and fully furnished serviced apartments to cater to growing number of people. This demand has been met by Lake Bloom Residency. Since the renowned technology institute has comprehensive graduate program which offers doctoral degrees in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics there are students of all kinds who descend into the city to see their dream come true. And it is the serviced apartments, which look after their needs as they are good and cost effective and provide value for money, thanks to the Lake Bloom Residency. These serviced apartments are spread over 3 kilometers radius of IIT and serves as a perfect retreat for the students and other officials like visiting professors who are travelling to Mumbai. Currently IIT Bombay has a total of 14 academic departments, six centers, one school, and three interdisciplinary programs. Over the last 53 years, around 39,000 engineers and scientists have graduated from the institute and they have found these serviced apartments as very helpful and conducive to their stay as well as their pockets. This initiative has been suitably taken by Lake Bloom Residency and it has been a fitting tribute to these students who are studying and have been studying at IIT Mumbai.


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The map in the lower left corner of this WWI commemorative mural shows the defensive lines of both the Allies and the Central Powers. As the inscription on the mural describes, the Ulster Tower is situated close to the Schwaben Redoubt, the primary objective of the 36th Division on the first day of battle.
The plaque (shown second, below) refers to a similar mural painted in 2010.
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This Tower is dedicated to the glory of God in grateful memory of the officers and men of the 36th (Ulster) division, and of the sons of Ulster in other forces who laid down their lives in the Great War, and of all their comrades-in-arms who, by divine grace, were spared to testify to their glorious deeds. The Ulster Tower stands on what was the German front line during the Battle of the Somme, 1st July to 18th November 1916. It was erected on the site of the Schwaben Redoubt, a strongly fortified position which the 36th (Ulster) Division made it's historic charge on 1st July 1916, and within close proximity to the village of Thiepval. 32,186 killed, wounded, missing. greater love hath no man than this that a man lay down his life for his friends


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Bruce Newman in the Czech media
The keynote speaker of the Symposium on Political Marketing, Bruce Newman, was Daniela Drtinová's guest in the Interview Čt24 programme. You can watch the programme here.
Bruce Newman also accepted invitation to Ondřej Černý's programme Studio Česko on the Czech Radio (Český rozhlas, Rádio Česko). The programme is available here.


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Grade-Crossing Safety:
DOT Should Evaluate Whether Program Provides States Flexibility to Address Ongoing Challenges
GAO-19-80: Published: Nov 8, 2018. Publicly Released: Nov 8, 2018.
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Where roads and train tracks meet, accidents can be deadly. A federal program helps states fund projects to make these crossings safer.
State officials told us that the program's requirements favor certain projects, such as gates—but most of the crashes since 2009 have happened at crossings with gates, largely because of impatient drivers who drive through or go around. Officials said that the requirements may be preventing them from using more innovative approaches.
As greater rail and road use is expected in the future, we recommended that the Department of Transportation evaluate whether the program's requirements need to be more flexible.
This is a photo of where a railroad crosses a road with the gate down as a train races by.
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What GAO Found
Research sponsored by the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) has identified driver behavior as the main cause of highway-rail grade crossing crashes and that factors such as train and traffic volume can contribute to the risk of a crash. (See figure.) Over 70 percent of fatal crashes in 2017 occurred at grade crossings with gates.
Examples of Drivers' Behavior Contributing to Crashes at Grade Crossings
To meet the requirements of the federal grade-crossing program, states are responsible for selecting and ensuring the implementation of grade-crossing improvement projects. Most state DOT officials and other relevant transportation officials use local knowledge of grade crossings to supplement the results of models that rank grade crossings based on the risk of an accident. These states generally consider the same primary risk factors, such as vehicle and train traffic. FRA is taking steps to improve the data used in its model to help states assess risk factors at grade crossings. For example, FRA's grade-crossing inspectors will review and identify issues with railroad- and state-reported inventory data. FRA is currently developing guidelines, which it plans to finalize by the end of 2018, to implement these inspections as it has for other types of FRA inspections.
Officials we spoke with in eight states reported challenges in pursuing certain types of projects that could further enhance safety, in part because of federal requirements. While safety has improved, many crashes occur at grade crossings with gates, and officials said there could be additional ways to focus program requirements to continue improving safety. States' and the Federal Highway Administration's (FHWA) reporting focuses on the program's funding and activity, such as the number and types of projects, yet the low number of crashes makes it difficult to assess the effectiveness of projects in reducing crashes and fatalities. FHWA reports the program has been effective in reducing fatalities by about 74 percent since 1975. However, since 2009, annually there have been about 250 fatalities—almost one percent of total highway fatalities. FRA expects future crashes to grow, in part, due to the anticipated increase in rail and highway traffic. An evaluation of the program should consider whether its funding and other requirements allow states to adequately address ongoing safety issues. FHWA officials said they are not required to perform such evaluations. GAO has previously reported on the importance of program evaluations to determine the extent to which a program is meeting its objectives. An evaluation of the program could lead FHWA to identify changes that could allow states to more strategically address problem areas.
Why GAO Did This Study
Crashes at highway-rail grade crossings are one of the leading causes of railroad-related deaths. According to FRA data, in 2017, there were more than 2,100 crashes resulting in 273 fatalities. Since 2009 crashes have occurred at a fairly constant rate. The federal government provides states funding to improve grade-crossing safety through FHWA's Section 130 Program. The persistence of crashes and deaths raises questions about the effectiveness of the federal grade-crossing-safety program.
GAO was asked to review federal efforts to improve grade-crossing safety. This report examines: (1) the focus of FRA's grade-crossing-safety research, (2) how states select and implement grade-crossing projects and what data are available from FRA to inform their decisions, and (3) the challenges states reported in implementing and assessing projects and the extent to which FHWA assesses the program's effectiveness. GAO analyzed FRA data; reviewed FRA's, FHWA's, and states' documents; reviewed a study of states' selection of projects; and interviewed FRA and FHWA headquarters and field staff, and officials from a non-generalizable sample of eight states, selected to include a mix in the number of grade crossings and crashes, and geographic diversity.
What GAO Recommends
GAO recommends that FHWA evaluate the program's requirements to determine if they allow states the flexibility to address ongoing safety issues. The Department of Transportation concurred with GAO's recommendation.
For more information, contact Susan Fleming at (202) 512-2834 or firstname.lastname@example.com.
Recommendation for Executive Action
Status: Open
Comments: The Department of Transportation (DOT) concurred with the recommendation. In its official response to GAO's report, DOT stated that the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), in cooperation with the Federal Rail Administration, will obtain feedback from internal and external stakeholders on FHWA's Railway-Highway Crossing Program implementation successes and challenges. It further stated that the feedback will be used to identify what, if any, changes are necessary to provide states additional flexibility to address perceived program challenges. In addition, DOT's letter said that FHWA has initiated a review of annual State Railway-Highway Crossing Program reports to analyze trends with program administration and reporting. FHWA plans to use the results from both of these efforts to develop recommendations for further action, as appropriate by June 30, 2020.
Recommendation: The Administrator of FHWA, working with FRA, should evaluate the Section 130 Program's requirements to determine whether they allow states sufficient flexibility to adequately address current and emerging grade-crossing safety issues. As part of this evaluation, FHWA should determine whether statutory changes to the program are necessary to improve its effectiveness. (Recommendation 1)
Agency Affected: Department of Transportation: Federal Highway Administration
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Little Harbor Boathouse
40 Doaks LaneMarblehead, MA 01945
United States42° 30' 30.6432" N, 70° 50' 44.0952" W
Contact:Maryellen Auger
Little Harbor Boathouse sells and rents Hobie Kayaks and Standup Paddle Boards, Echo Open Water Rowing shells, paddle sports gear, and accessories from our on-water location in historic Marblehead, Massachusetts. We also offer Hobie Kayak Fishing Adventures, SUP Fly Fishing Classes, and Kayak and SUP Rentals by the hour. Groups are welcome.


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Tuesday, July 15, 2008
Goats are not Dogs.
7 comments:
- kdwhorses said...
Silly goat! Why won't they just stay so we can get a good picture!??
Love the hat pics~very cowboy!
And I agree kids make our lives so full and wonderful!!! And being silly is something I can do to!!
Thanks for sharing!
- July 16, 2008 at 8:22 AM
- Karen said...
I love this post. I love goats, and Joe. I love Big Cowboy with his tipped hat and his mysterious airs. And I LOVE that last picture.
- July 16, 2008 at 9:28 AM
- Jenn said...
The pictures were great, love the goat and that last picture was very cute!
- July 16, 2008 at 11:39 AM
- Trailboss said...
Such great and cute kids! I grew up with goats but not the same kind as you (I don't think). My dad kept them in our fenced woods to keep it free from weeds and such. They were afraid of humans. I can remember as a very small child thinking that if I just stood still they would think I was a tree and come up to me! How silly. Also, the kids would get their little heads caught in the woven fence. When I would free them I would take a hay rope around their neck and try to tame them. Needless to say it never worked!
- July 16, 2008 at 11:57 AM
- Train Wreck said...
Silly goat! Very handsome little fella! Love the "tipped hat!" And the photo at the end! Your little girl has beautiful eyes!!
- July 16, 2008 at 1:56 PM
- Mrs Mom said...
You do such a terrific ob getting great shots of the kids (and Joe too!) Thanks for sharing them all with us! Love stopping in here, and seeing what the little cowpokes are up to!
Going to see the gators again soon? ;)
- July 16, 2008 at 2:08 PM
- The Wades said...
It looks like you both have the eye for photography! Those pictures were fantastic.
- July 16, 2008 at 5:04 PM


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