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There has been a chain of incidents where actresses have been body-shamed time and again for the type of clothes they wear and the degree of skin they reveal. From the desi girl gone international, Priyanka Chopra to the gorgeous Esha Gupta, all of them have experienced the petty-mindedness of the unfortunately yet existent gender-prejudiced section of the society. Trollers have the cheek to comment on these celebrities' public posts but our b-town beauties have successfully mastered the art of handling such trolls gracefully. Let's have a look at the kick-ass replies some of our ladies gave back!
Also Read: Mithali Raj Gives A Kickass Reply To Her Trollers
Priyanka Chopra
After being trolled for wearing a dress while meeting Prime Minister Modi and being called a whore for having no respect towards the Prime Minister, Piggy Chops felt no need to justify herself. Instead, she uploaded another picture with her mother where the two of them are seen flaunting their legs. She captioned her picture stating, "Legs for days…. #itsthegenes with @madhuchopra nights out in #Berlin#beingbaywatch." Priyanka surely knows how to send out a strong message in very few words and a picture that manages to hit the bull's eye (the target audience being the trollers in this case).
Deepika Padukone
The 'Ram Leela' actress has been a subject of controversy lately where she posed for the cover of an international men's magazine. She chose to upload a picture from the shoot on her Instagram which led way to an alley of comments that questioned her decency and slut-shamed her. Not only men, it is depressing to see women defame women. What was Deepika's reaction to all of this? She chose to keep quiet and give it back to her haters by uploading another picture from the shoot. Afterall, a picture speaks a thousand words and Deepika reflected her unabashed attitude just the right way.
Also Read: Body Shaming Tweet: Kriti Sanon Gives It Back Like A Boss
Esha Gupta
The actress sizzled in the latest lingerie photoshoot. She has gone ahead and posed boldly with and without clothes on. As expected by the actress she was tremendously slut-shamed and was subjected to abusive language on social media where her pictures have gone viral. The beauty broke her silence about all the displeasure that she has been facing online in an interview with a well-known newspaper where she said, "And who are these people who have 'issues' with my pictures? It's my body and it's been shot aesthetically. There's a thin line, which if you cross, you look vulgar. No one can say my pictures are vulgar. I got more love than hate, but it's better to be hated than to be forgotten. And right now, I'm in my best shape. Although we knew where this could lead, we thought, 'If not now, then when?" She further stated, "Men tend to have a problem if a woman goes bold. Their manhood is challenged. They are prudes; they must have even saved these pictures on their phone. And here we are in the country of Ajanta and Ellora, and Kamasutra, objecting to a woman's photo-shoot, which she has done on her own will. So, my attitude is, 'Screw them', and that's the point I wanted to make. The pictures turned out so beautiful that I didn't want to hold them back. The thing is that I've been comfortable and confident about my body all along." To end things she resorted to the same method as Deepika did and uploaded additional shoot pictures, indirectly telling her haters that she is a woman and she will do as she please with her body as nobody has the right to tell a woman what to wear and what not to while men flaunt their chests gloriously and gain laurels of laud for the same.
Fatima Sana Shaikh
The 'Dangal' actress was the new target of the faceless bullies who are spread all over the internet. As soon as she uploaded a picture in a swimsuit on Instagram, there was a shower of negative comments from misogynist self-declared preservers of Islam who called her names for uploading a body-revealing image during the time of Ramazan. The actress who chose to ignore all the comments, kept away from the criticism with her head held high. She did not bother to indulge in a conversation with the so-called protectors of her religion as she abided by her decision of keeping mum. It reflects the actress's composed and confident attitude towards herself where she is way above all of it to even bother to strike a counterargument against the imbecile and regressive sect of the society.
Aren't these women excessively inspirational and cool? While some give it back to their haters with impactful replies, some let their silence speak for itself. In some way or the other, these women have accepted the fact that haters will hate. However, it is high time that the society pulls itself out from its self-dug pit of backwardness and aims at stopping the shame that women are subjected to every now and then.


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As Forsie steadily releases her body's pent-up heat, melting mountains and setting the Heavens ablaze, she grows more and more able to get closer to others. Before long, even rocks are able to withstand her touch for more than a brief instant. Her heart began to thaw even when she was not engulfing her surroundings in flames, and she continued to persevere in her efforts to form relationships. She prayed that her flames would not reduce the world to ash before that day came.
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About PARFUM SATORI
Parfum Satori is a fragrance brand produced by Japanese perfumer Satori Osawa.
She has continued to create expressive perfume lines since she opened her Tokyo atelier in 2000. She also designs scents for corporate products, gives lectures, holds events and teaches, hoping to pass on her wisdom and experience to a new generation of perfumers.
About perfumer Satori OSAWA
"As if you're wearing a light, clean, shiny aura".
Satori Osawa, member of La Societe Francaise de la Perfumererie
When Satori Osawa was small, she used to carry a pocket-sized pictorial book about flora around with her and grew up with a profound awareness of the seasonal beauty of nature. Satori devotes herself to creating fragrances that use the highest quality materials, incorporating a sense of Japanese aesthetics. Her lines have met with international acclaim.
Satori's family honored traditional Japanese culture and in keeping with this, she became a Kado master - Kado is the art of Japanese flower arrangement. She was also awarded the title of Chamei, master of the tea ceremony, and continues to study Kodo, the Japanese art of fragrance.
"Developing the Japanese perfume culture"
In Japan, although the history of scent - in particular Kodo, the art of incense and the incense ceremony - is deep, its relationship with perfume is relatively recent. With repeated trips to France - where perfume was born - I honed my skills as a perfumer and began to realize that I wanted to spread knowledge of perfume throughout Japan.In order to root perfume in Japan, I founded a fragrance school - such is the practice in France. I launched PARFUM SATORI aiming to formulate Japanese fragrances suited to the climate and natural features my country My philosophy overlaps with my passion to introduce Japanese culture overseas. Over the last 20 years, PARUM SATORI has attracted global attention as a premium"made in Japan" perfume brand. Through our school and our products, domestic activities and overseas development can operate in tandem and I hope to contribute to the development of the Japanese perfume culture in the future.
Satori OSAWA
Each fragrance in the collection has a unique and special personality, all formulated by Satori.
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This special CHATSUBO perfume bottle contains PARFUM SATORI's signature perfume "Satori" in parfum form.
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A Luxurious Formula using Special Fragrance Material.
Premium Collection created by Satori Osawa, who presents the concept "Fragrance without Boundaries"
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The four seasons of Japan delicately shifts from one season to another, each having its own unique atmosphere and emotion. Japanese people have a deep affection towards the various flowers and greenery appearing at each season, even the scent of rain and snow are reflected in the culture. Such beautiful Japanese sceneries were preciously bottled in Parfum Satori's fragrances.
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A hideaway for perfume lovers in the heart of Tokyo.
Surrounded by hundreds of fragrance bottles - including an antique collection - this atelier/shop welcomes anyone wishing to learn more about the vocabulary of fragrance. Here you can discover and purchase a scent that fits your own unique personality.
The essence of Japanese of life encapsulated in glass and presented abroad.
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Second Amendment election results 2015
In this off-off-year election, two states had elections where firearm issues played an important role. In Texas, voters were asked whether to add a "Right to Hunt, Fish and Harvest Amendment" to their state constitution. The constitutional language was:
Sec. 34.
(a) The people have the right to hunt, fish, and harvest wildlife, including by the use of traditional methods, subject to laws or regulations to conserve and manage wildlife and preserve the future of hunting and fishing.
(b) Hunting and fishing are preferred methods of managing and controlling wildlife.
(c) This section does not affect any provision of law relating to trespass, property rights, or eminent domain.
(d) This section does not affect the power of the legislature to authorize a municipality to regulate the discharge of a weapon in a populated area in the interest of public safety.
As of 10:30 p.m. Eastern Time, the Texas media had called the result, in favor of ratification. With about 66% of precincts reporting, 81% of Texans were voting favor. Texas is the 19th state to add express protection of the right to hunt to its state constitution. Pennsylvania and Vermont were the first, in the 18th century. A right to hunt measure will be on the ballot in Indiana in 2016.
In Virginia, the State Senate had a 21-19 Republican majority. Democrats hoped to pick up at least one seat, which would flip party control thanks to the Lt. Governor's tie-breaking vote. Two key seats were in play:
In the 7th district, covering parts of Virginia Beach and Norfolk, there was an open seat created by a Republican retirement. In the Mansassas area, there was an open seat resulting from a Democratic retirement. Michael Bloomberg's "Everytown for Gun Safety" organization spent massively in both races: $700,000 in the first race, and $1.5 million in the second, according to The Washington Post. Although changing Senate control would not significantly increase chances for passing gun control legislation, since the Virginia Assembly has a solid 2-1 Republican majority, a party change in Senate control might allow some gun control measures to make it out of committee, perhaps pass the Senate, and generate publicity that could be useful in the future.
In the end, nothing changed. The Republicans retained Senate control. In both open seats, the voters elected a candidate of the same party as the retiring incumbent. The Manassas results are not fully in, but with 90% of the vote in, the Democrat has 7% lead, which appears large enough for victory.


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Why Your Company Culture Can Be Your Greatest Advantage
If your company has a great culture along with a solid product or service, you'll be hard to beat. Here's why:
Company culture dictates the way everything is done.
Forget about your employee handbook, your mission statement, or your rules. Your company culture is the unseen guiding force behind the way employees act, whether someone is watching or not. A company where values like creativity, productivity, teamwork, integrity, and customer focus are ingrained will win every time. Depending on the industry and the overall environment, these qualities might manifest themselves in totally different ways—for example, a marketing agency will differ significantly from a financial advisory firm. The goal is not for every company to replicate a certain idea of a good culture; it's to foster the best version of their own.
Great company culture can't be duplicated or taken away.
Your competitors can lower their prices to beat yours; they can steal your technology and replicate it; and they can even poach your customers. One thing they can't do is recreate exactly what it's like to work at your company. A great culture bleeds outside your doors to your customer interactions and service levels, and that's where you'll beat the competition even if your products are similar.
Everyone wants to be a part of positive workplace culture.
Other companies will approach your best employees with offers of better salaries or titles, and some of them may accept. But if you have built a truly great place to work, most of them won't. Not only that, a great culture attracts talent, so you'll find you have a better applicant pool to work from next time you have an open position.
Where does company culture come from?
Management sets the tone for culture in several ways: with the way they act, policy decisions, organizational structure, who they hire, and even the way the office is set up and decorated. However, the company culture must be preserved by hiring employees who fit into it and also by purposely nurturing it with communication and events.
Let your employees know what is important about the culture, and stress to them that they are the guardians of those values. Recognize and reward those you see living the values you want to preserve. And if there's something about the culture you want to change and improve, let them know that too. For example, if you notice that your employees are not putting the customer first enough, let them know it. Make a point to highlight cases in which employees went above and beyond for customers and stress that everyone should strive to achieve this standard. If the culture feels a bit dull, make a point to organize a weekly happy hour or game night. Things won't change overnight, but if you keep working at it you'll see improvements.


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School Wide Positive Behavior Assembly
Sara Coughlin Elementary School administration and staff in cooperation with the home and community share the challenges and responsibilities for helping each child reach his/her greatest potential. Positive Behavior Support is a process for teaching children appropriate behavior and providing the supports necessary to sustain that behavior. Through positive behavior, we can decrease problem behavior, increase safety, increase academic performance and establish a positive school culture.


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I always wanted to be on a televised game show. SERIOUSLY! Bucket list wish list. I wish I could go on Wheel of Fortune or the Price is Right! They always looks so fun and HELLO? You can WIN CRAP! I say crap too much, I know. Ok, you can win Ah-Ma-Zing things.
It's funny, we all play a game with ourselves each and everyday. I realized this recently when a friend of mine said to me "Carla, I love what you are doing on social media, but aren't you worried about how it will make others feel?" I side ways looked at her, and said huh? Because really my goal is to always make people feel better about themselves, not worse.
"You know," she said, "those people who are going to get tired of seeing your pretty face and feel completely insecure in their own lives becase of the way you carry yourself."
"Oooohh those people,"
I know there are those that might be triggered by my sudden appearance on social media. I know I may start getting hidden from their feed. I know those people exist because I've been that person. I've played the comparison game many times. I know what it is like to click through facebook and immediately get an overwhelming feeling that you are doing life all wrong. I have sat on my couch, iPhone in hand, and compared my life to the lives of others on social media. And immediately felt like a loser and a failure.
There was a period in my life…a ten year period, that I compared myself to every other female that I knew. The comparison game fed my woundings of insecurity, bitterness, and resentment daily. There were some years, that every time, and I MEAN EVERY TIME, I glanced at social media I felt like I was missing something in my life. I felt inferior, and jealousy made me hide people's news feeds or just unfriend them. I couldn't stand how success looked on others. Sometimes, I didn't even recognize that I was comparing myself to others. But eventually I realized that I operated in a constant state of subconscious comparison because I didn't like who I was. I didn't like where I was on my journey, and I felt stuck. Those who I deemed "unstuck" and secure in who they are triggered me to my core.
I'm hoping that what I'm about to say will be taken as a little #TRUTHTALK and not in any manner other than that. But here's the truth…social media lies. It whispers tiny little lies to say that we are not good enough, as almost to say see so-and-so has the life you want. It's a screen shot of only the good. I'm trying to break down that facade, and show where I struggle to remind others… hey, you are not alone." Because here's the truth.. I don't have my crap together. Every day, I struggle. PERIOD. Every day there is a freaking STRUGGLE, an internal push and pull that whispers to me that I-am-still-not-good-enough. And the more I silence that voice and replace it with truth, the less I compare myself to others.That person you constantly compare yourself to? They also struggle.
Realizing that everyone struggles, and anyone who I deemed as having it all, or having the life that I want, helped me to stop the desire to compare myself to others. Come on now, social media only shows the really good about people's lives. They aren't showing the messy house, the rotten spoiled kids, the yelling mom, the stack of bills that can't get paid, the screaming couple or the binge-eating oreo session. It only shows the perfect. And perfect is not something anyone will ever be.
How can you get un-triggered by social media? It starts with really thinking about the "why" behind your trigger, and speaking to that "why." Let me speak from my own life, there was a period where I wanted to really pursue more commercial hair and makeup gigs. And for some reason, I just couldn't get where I wanted to be in that area, so every time I saw a "competitor" doing the things that I wanted to do and having success, I would beat myself up and feel completely sucky. It wasn't until I realized that, that is just not the journey that I am meant to be on. God has a different plan for me, and once I believed that God's plan is bigger and better than my own desires, I stopped getting triggered by it on social media.
When you realize who you are and what your purpose is, you can stop comparing yourself to others. I am a lion, and you may be a fox. Different, created to be different, created for life to look different. And you can't really compare those because they were created for a different purpose. And when we accept that, we feel free to offer ourselves to others and to learn from others. I have much to learn from others!
For the first time in my life I am completely comfortable with who I am. It took a health scare (read here about that) to get me to accept my scarred body. It took a divorce to have me so at the end of myself (read here about that) THAT I FINALLY WOKE UP and realized who God created me to be. I was created for a purpose, and for a reason, and God doesn't make mistakes. It took highs and lows both personally and professionally to get me to a point that I FINALLY get who I am. You cannot compare apples to oranges, because they are different and are meant to be different. They smell different, they taste different. You and I are different. I can't say this enough, we were created to be different. Let's embrace our differences.


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Woodstock Jam presented by BadAsh Allstar Team
Saturday August 17, 2019 08:00 pm EDT
Cost: $10 Adv – $15 Door
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$10 Adv – $15 Door
Come celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Woodstock Music Festival! Several bands will be performing songs from the original 1969 Woodstock lineup's sets. Find out more, and even how to perform, at the Woodstock Jam Facebook Event.
$10 Adv – $15 Door
Doors @ 7 PM
All ticket sales are final. No refunds. Advance ticket sales end one hour prior to door time. Door is Cash Only.
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Sotheby's said the auction of more than 100 lots, all owned by the Bourbon-Parma family, will be held in Geneva on November 12.
"This is one of the most important collections of royal jewellery ever to come to market," said Daniela Mascetti of Sotheby's Europe.
"Kept out of view, never seen in public, this extraordinary collection offers a fascinating glimpse of the life of this family in centuries gone by," she added in a statement.
Marie Antoinette's diamond pendant with an exceptional natural pearl is expected to fetch up to $2 million (S$2.7 million).
A necklace of more than 300 natural pearls has been valued at up to $300,000 and a pair of pearl drop earrings 50,000 dollars.
(Related: Will we finally say "I do" to lab-grown diamonds in 2018?)
"Renowned for her extravagance and the splendour and lavishness of her court, Marie Antoinette is very often portrayed wearing pearls," Sotheby's noted.
The sale will include jewels from other royal families up to the fall of the Austro-Hungarian empire, all owned by the Bourbon-Parma family.
A parure of 95 diamonds, including five solitaires once in the queen's possession and valued at up to $500,000, will go under the hammer.
An opulent diamond tiara offered by Emperor Franz-Josef to his great niece the Archduchess Maria Anna of Austria on her marriage in 1902 to Elias of Bourbon, Duke of Parma, has an estimated value of up to $120,000.
(Related: How Graff Diamonds Chairman Laurence Graff became owner of over 50 luxury jewellery stores worldwide)
When Louis, Marie Antoinette and their children tried to flee the French Revolution in March 1791, the royal jewels were smuggled out of the country into the trust of a confidant in Brussels.
He sent them on to her nephew the Emperor of Austria who later gave them to Marie Antoinette's only surviving child Marie Therese of France.
"Most of the jewels in the collection were given to Robert I (1848-1907), the last sovereign Duke of Parma and Piacenza, by his mother, Louise of France (1819-1864), grand-daughter of King Charles X of France and great niece of Marie Antoinette," Sotheby's said.
On October 16, 1793, Marie Antoinette was guillotined as the revolutionary Reign of Terror raged. The following month Louis XVI met a similar fate.
(Related: Why coloured diamonds are good investments despite the hefty price tag)
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Study in Austria
2019.10.19 - 2019.10.21
Beijing | Hong Kong
- Ms Yvonne Choi
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Highlight your future, study in Austria! Austrian universities and schools present their education offer in Beijing and Hong Kong
The Austrian education system offers international students a broad range of educational opportunities. More and more programmes are taught in English. Austrian education providers, universities and business schools will present their education offer at the China Education Expo in Beijing and at a presentation event in Hong Kong at the end of October 2019.
CHINA EDUCATION EXPO | Beijing
Date: 19 & 20 October 201
Venue: China National Convention Centre, Beijing (No.7 Tianchen East Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing 100105 China)
Meetings for potential students and parents | Hong Kong
Date: 21 October 2019, 6.00-8.30pm
Venue: Sheraton Hotel, Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong
Of special interest are Austrian bachelore programmes taught in English for tourism, music, technics, general management and short-term programmes.
If you are interested to join the Education Show Case on 21 Oct, 2019, please register under: http://bit.ly/30WukPr


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St Ninian's Isle and its sand tombolo is a unique and beautiful location with great historical, religious and scenic importance. It was here the famous St Ninian's Isle treasure was found in 1958.
James Tait lives in the nearby crofting township of Ireland. He comes from a crofting family and has a keen interest in local history, culture and wildlife.
James offers guided walks around St Ninan's Isle which last approximately 3 hours. (Shorter walks available on request). Outdoor footwear and clothing essential.
Walks by prior arrangement and weather dependant.
For more info and prices contact james at email@example.com
St. Ninian's Isle Walks in association with Island Trails, see www.island-trails.co.uk


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How To Be a Teacher in 2019
Make sure your students' academic, emotional, psychological, mental, spiritual, physical, nutritional and social needs are being met while being careful not to over-stimulate, under-stimulate or neglect them in a classroom that is plastic-free, processed food-free, negative energy-free, nut-free, body-conscious, mindful, egalitarian but not authoritative, nurturing but fostering of independence, gentle but not overly permissive, uses the right amount of technology – too much and you will harm their development, too little and you won't set them up for the future.
Oh, and don't forget a pencil.
Overworked teachers.
Good luck for 2019 and have a great year~!!!
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As educators seek to prepare students with 21st century skills to enter the modern workforce, Career and Technical Education (CTE) is quickly adapting to meet their needs. CEV Multimedia, the leading producer of CTE curriculum resources, announces that students earned more than 5,000 industry-backed certifications in the 2016-17 school year through iCEV, the most comprehensive online resource for CTE where students can earn up to twelve industry-backed certifications.
The number of earned certifications on iCEV increased by 190 percent from the 2015-16 school year, affirming the value and demand of industry collaboration. CEV Multimedia partnered with key industry stakeholders to develop certifications for validating the skills of students to future employers and educational institutions.
Click here to read more about student certificates published on the ITBusinessNet website.


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Westminster Watch
Westminster village begins to recover its equilibrium after the EU vote, grappling with the machinery of change and arrangements to scrutinise Brexit policy
In 1886 the Liberal politician, Joseph Chamberlain is reported to have said: 'In politics, there is no use in looking beyond the next fortnight.'
By the 1960s a week had become a long time in politics according to the Labour Prime Minister, Harold Wilson at a lobby briefing for journalists during the sterling crisis in 1964. In the political world, as elsewhere, time appears to have collapsed, dramatically so in recent years thanks to communications technology which demands rapid responses from politicians to 24/7 rolling news stories and which gives licence to sound-bitten, and often bitter, partisan commentators contributing to what passes for debate in today's polity. In this febrile atmosphere have we become a more 'scratchy' people, increasingly looking for things to fall out over rather than fall in about?
This column began an extended summer break just before the EU Referendum, when the confident expectations of liberal centrists were robustly defeated by the majority vote to leave and the village of Westminster went into convulsion. David Cameron promptly announced his intention to stand down, triggering a five-way leadership challenge. After four of the candidates had either withdrawn or been eliminated by their parliamentary colleagues, Cameron advised the Queen to appoint Theresa May MP as PM, thus ending three weeks of political vacuum at Westminster and sparing Tory party members in the country from having their say. Cameron's decision in mid-September to resign immediately from the Commons drew a line under his 15-year career at Westminster following the loss of his final and biggest gamble.
No one can have been surprised that former Lord Chancellor, Michael Gove MP should have been a casualty of Mrs May's cabinet purge but many will have been disappointed that this reforming Lord Chancellor did not fulfill the promise of his one nation justice speech to the Legatum Institute last year. Yet some were surprised that May chose 41-year-old Liz Truss MP as Justice Secretary, the first female Lord Chancellor in the thousand-year history of the office. As the third non-lawyer in succession to have been appointed to this ancient office, Truss's appointment seems to have confirmed a trend of promoting young, politically ambitious members of the Commons instead of a senior lawyer at the summit of their career in, or moving towards, the House of Lords.
In her speech at the swearing in ceremony in the Lord Chief Justice's court on a hot afternoon at the end of July, the former environment secretary pledged to respect the rule of law, defend the independence of the judiciary and provide adequate resources for the courts. So far so good. As the Ministry of Justice is not a ring-fenced department but one which has suffered successive waves of substantial cuts in money and manpower, and been required by the Treasury to impose heavy restrictions on legal aid, the new Lord Chancellor and her all-new ministerial colleagues will have their work cut out in delivering a 'justice for everyone' prospectus.
The Lord Chancellor has some acquaintance with the challenges facing her department based on her experience as a member both of the Commons Justice Committee (which she joined on entering Parliament in 2010) and of the Bill Committee which scrutinised the LASPO Bill. Plainly the new minister of state, Sir Oliver Heald QC MP (whose responsibilities include legal aid and legal services) will play an important role in informing and shaping the difficult judgments to be made by the MoJ team collectively on issues left behind by Gove. They include a British Bill of Rights, a Tory manifesto commitment, and the package of proposals for enhancing the quality of criminal advocacy, including new funding proposals by a Bar Council Working Group to replace the Advocates' Graduated Fee Scheme.
Unsurprisingly as a result of the Brexit vote, the Lord Chancellor appears very keen to promote English legal services on a wider international stage, including the work of the Bar in underpinning London's strength as the leading international dispute resolution centre. 'Our footprint has always been global' was the message from the Advocate General for Scotland, Lord Keen QC who led the UK's delegation at the IBA Conference in Washington DC in September, in which the Chairman of the Bar participated.
As Whitehall is slowly grappling with the machinery of government changes that are needed to resource policy development in these areas, including ramping up the Government Legal Department's capacity to provide departments with advice on the complex issues ministers now face, Westminster is beginning to address arrangements for scrutiny of Brexit policy. Two new committees are being established: the Committee on Exiting the European Union, which will be chaired by a member of the Labour Party (Hilary Benn MP has declared his interest) and the International Trade Committee, to be chaired by a member of the SNP. Arrangements are expected to be confirmed by the Speaker towards the end of October.
As this issue goes to press, the annual party conference season moves into a higher gear. These once great tribal gatherings of the faithful nowadays provide fewer opportunities for rank and file members to assemble and meet to shape party policy. The steep prices now charged for attendance at what have become increasingly marketing conventions have no doubt deterred some. To the bemused inhabitants of the cities in which the conferences take place, in secure zones insulated from the real world, they must seem like parallel universes where the political classes meet to perform strange rites with NGOs, charities and corporate lobbyists. The mingling and mixing at fringe meetings in overheated rooms, supplied with copious quantities of warm wine and curling sandwiches, takes place alongside the big set-piece, choreographed performances which are intended to reach outside audiences as much as conference goers in seeking to define their political brand.
The Lib Dems provide more policy engagement for members than the other parties. Their conference in Brighton included consideration of a detailed motion on access to justice, reflecting a number of issues on which the Bar Council has been lobbying all the main political parties, for several years. Lord Jonathan Marks QC, Lib Dem Justice Spokesperson, called for 'an urgent review into the effect of cuts to the legal aid budget and increased court fees'.
Labour's Conference at Liverpool, preceded by the announcement of the leadership election, will be more interesting than usual, not least for the 172 members of the parliamentary Labour Party who declared they had no confidence in Jeremy Corbyn MP's leadership, and thereby prompted the search for a successor to Jezza. Understanding Labour's leftward drifting agenda generally, and its justice agenda in particular, is important for the Bar. The commission of inquiry led by former Justice Minister, Lord Bach, which Corbyn set up with support from the Fabian Society, was tasked with looking at the future of legal aid but it appears to have ground to a halt, without having reported.
The conference season wraps up with the Conservatives in Birmingham. To look beyond the next fortnight at what will happen there would be foolhardy. But one can confidently say that the Brexit decision, which marked the end of a political era of liberal ascendancy, requires politicians to look at the UK's position in the new global order. The challenge for the parties is to look seriously at our political and constitutional arrangements, to ensure that mechanisms are in place in Westminster and Whitehall to enable us to embark on a new journey, one to which the Bar has much to contribute.


text: I regret for being too honest with the people. I regret being too open about my experiences. I wish i could go back where i would have kept my mouth shut, kept the secrets to myself. In this world you can't trust anyone, not even yourself. My biggest fear is now to lose someone whom i love so dearly.


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On Tuesday's Late Show, Stephen Colbert reacted to the fresh news that President Trump had fired James Comey. Apparently, the president dismissed the controversial FBI Director for misspeaking about Hillary Clinton's emails, but it might be because he was investigating Trump's Russia ties.
"That shows no gratitude at all," Colbert remarked. "Did Trump forget about the Hillary emails that Comey talked about? 'Uh, thanks for the presidency, Jimmy, now don't let the door hit you where the Electoral College split you.'"
"You fired the FBI director who has said, under oath, that he's investigating the Trump administration's ties to Russia. No rationale has been given yet, but it came on the recommendation of Attorney General Jeff Sessions."
"I think he was fired because Comey couldn't guess the name Rumpelstiltskin," Stephen joked about the impish Sessions.
Stephen also mocked Trump's letter to Comey, which was sure to remind Comey that he assured Trump "on three separate occasions that I am not under investigation."
"Does everything have to be about him?" Colbert asked. "'While I greatly appreciate you telling me that I am an amazing lover, I am leaving you for a younger woman on the advice of the Department of Justice.'"


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... and it's Friday once again. Time for a new 30 MILES OF CRAZY! (#56)! Also time for another trip away from Colfax, out of the Mile High City, and On The Road to the 'City of Brotherly Love' (and place I used to live) - Philadelphia - for a new six part series.
This week: THE FUNERAL OF CGK, PART 1... or.... (I really don't have a second title. I mean, it's a funeral. Have some respect.)
Okay... first thing that needs to be said, please note that this new comic is two pages. Twice the 30 MILES!
Second thing... Yes, this new comic series is about the funeral of my father, someone I never had the most brilliant of relationships. Sure, during all these events was a time that was 'Very Serious In Nature' (trademarked!) and is a story that I've been wanting and waiting to tell until 'The Right Time' (also trademarked!) Next week is the two year anniversary of his passing and funeral, so I guess that time has finally come.
Also, let me say there is nothing 'Tru-ish' about this story. It's ALL true. Yes, all of this actually happened. As you'll find, my family has never been the most serious of people (well... most of them.)
So, here it is. THE FUNERAL OF CGK, Part 1.
... and with the Musical Accompaniment, I thought it would be a good idea to use some of the music that my father loved that I grew up with. So... three... two... on... Musical Accompaniment... and GO!
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An investigator who wants to figure out if drugs contributed to a crime will likely collect hair samples from the person of interest. As hair forms in the follicle, drugs in the bloodstream slip into the hair cortex, creating a unique tool for measuring drug intake.
But the drug is often also present in that person's environment and could contaminate hair from the outside. A new analytical method does a better job at distinguishing between ingested drug and hair contaminant. Researchers closely investigated single hairs with mass spectrometry and tracked how well an extended wash removed external traces of the drug (Anal. Chem. 2019, DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.8b05866).
Before testing hair samples, analysts try to decontaminate them by washing with one of many different protocols. The decontamination strategies vary widely, with no established gold standard. Researchers know that most protocols do not completely remove contaminants, and some procedures may even further incorporate contaminants into the hair shaft.
Markus R. Baumgartner and Thomas Kraemer of the Zurich Institute of Forensic Medicine at the University of Zurich and colleagues took an in-depth look at single hairs so that they could get to the root of contamination. The researchers chose the sleep aid zolpidem (Ambien) for their study because high-resolution mass spectrometry can detect small traces of the drug. Abuse of zolpidem can impair driving.
To do routine hair analysis, researchers pulverize locks of hair, approximately 50-70 strands at a time, and examine them with liquid chromatography/mass spectrometry. In this experiment, however, they sliced individual hairs lengthwise to gain a look at a stretch of the inner hair shaft. They scanned sections about 5 cm long with ultrasensitive matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization time-of-flight secondary ion mass spectrometry.
To test environmental contamination, they soaked hair strands in a solution of zolpidem for an hour and measured the levels of zolpidem both outside and inside the hair shaft. Then they treated the highly contaminated hair with five different washing protocols: two suggested methods from papers, one recommended by the Society of Hair Testing, another by the United Nations Office on Drug and Crime, and one that their group developed. The first four washes involved successive, short rinses in alcohol, buffer, or organic liquid. Their wash, which they wrote was "carried to the extreme," added an extra 18-hour soak in methanol.
Zolpidem levels went down every time, yet only the extreme 18-hour wash developed by this team removed the zolpidem completely from both the hair shaft's interior and its surface.
Next, they measured zolpidem amounts in hair samples from longtime, regular users of the drug. Their hairs showed high levels of zolpidem inside the hair, and much lower levels on the outside. The researchers submitted these to the 18-hour wash. Zolpidem from the outer layer of the hair was completely stripped away, yet inner levels remained high. Not even the extreme wash could remove zolpidem from the inner hair shaft of regular users of the drug, implying strong bonding interactions in the inner compartments.
Olaf H. Drummer, a forensic pharmacologist at Monash University, says that the group's innovative methods do appear to show that contamination "may be distinguishable from actual uptake of drug, at least for zolpidem." He adds that the method, of course, has to be confirmed by other labs and for other drugs. In particular, he wonders whether the contaminant would still wash out if it stayed on the hair for longer than an hour before washing. Baumgartner, Kraemer, and coworkers are now working on discerning cocaine contamination in single hairs with this method.


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One of my favorite Fall fashion combos is peasant dresses + booties. The lightweight, floaty dresses are feminine + flirty, with just a touch of boho chicness depending on the pattern. They're easy carryovers from Summer (simply layer with a duster cardigan, suede jacket, or chunky sweater), and when paired with ankle or midi-length boots, it's a fresher take on a classic trend.
Perusing around on Shopbop's site, I saw quite a few dresses that I need, um, NOW:
Mockneck Dress, $72 | Becky Dress, $178 | Paisley Off Shoulder Dress, $77
The cuts are flattering on almost every body type. I tend to stick with solid color dresses (more ways to wear it), but every now and again I'll come across patterns that I love. Flat knee boots would work with many of these as well, though you might venture into Penny Lane territory depending on hair and makeup. You can be inspired, but you never want to look costume-y.
Woven Dress, $80 | Mayella Dress, $80 | Paxton Shirtdress, $128
The Kendyll Open Toe Booties by Splendid ($178) might be the most perfect shoe; it comes in 3 colors (eek!)
Do you wear this trend?


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Paul Armchair
PAUL is an armchair with a metal structure. The seat and back are padded and covered in removable fabric or leather. Seen from the side, the chair has a sinuous, curved silhouette, with crossed legs forming an X. The wooden armrest with a cowhide insert adds a decidedly chic touch.
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Bacon 'n' Egg Biscuits
On busy mornings, Katie can fix these tasty sandwiches in about 15 minutes. "While the flaky biscuits bake, cook the eggs and warm up precooked bacon," she suggests. "Then add cheese for a homemade in-hand breakfast."
Total TimePrep/Total Time: 15 min.
Makes8 servings
- 2 cups Buttermilk Biscuit Baking Mix
- 7 tablespoons water
- 8 eggs
- 8 slices process American cheese
- 8 bacon strips, halved and cooked
- In a large bowl, combine biscuit mix and water just until blended. Turn onto a lightly floured surface and knead 5 times. Roll out to 1/2-in. thickness; cut with a lightly floured 3-in. biscuit cutter.
- Place on an ungreased baking sheet. Bake at 425° for 9-10 minutes or until golden brown. Meanwhile, scramble the eggs. Split the biscuits; fill each with a slice of cheese, scrambled egg and two bacon pieces.
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By Claudia I. Gonzalez, Patricia Melin, Juan R. Castro, Oscar Castillo
In this e-book 4 new tools are proposed. within the first approach the generalized type-2 fuzzy good judgment is mixed with the morphological gra-dient method. the second one technique combines the overall type-2 fuzzy platforms (GT2 FSs) and the Sobel operator; within the 3rd technique the me-thodology in line with Sobel operator and GT2 FSs is greater to be utilized on colour photos. within the fourth strategy, we proposed a singular side detec-tion strategy the place, a electronic snapshot is switched over a generalized type-2 fuzzy picture. during this publication it's also integrated a comparative examine of type-1, inter-val type-2 and generalized type-2 fuzzy structures as instruments to reinforce side detection in electronic pictures whilst utilized in conjunction with the morphologi-cal gradient and the Sobel operator. The proposed generalized type-2 fuzzy side detection equipment have been proven with benchmark pictures and artificial photographs, in a grayscale and colour format.
Another contribution during this ebook is that the generalized type-2 fuzzy aspect detector strategy is utilized within the preprocessing part of a face rec-ognition approach; the place the popularity approach relies on a monolithic neural community. the purpose of this a part of the e-book is to teach the good thing about utilizing a generalized type-2 fuzzy area detector in trend reputation applications.
The major objective of utilizing generalized type-2 fuzzy common sense in facet detec-tion functions is to supply them having the ability to deal with uncertainty in processing genuine global photos; differently, to illustrate GT2 FS has a greater functionality than the sting detection tools according to type-1 and type-2 fuzzy good judgment systems.
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2 Input membership functions using in the GT2 FS edge detection The previous fuzzy rules are used to infer the gray tone of each pixel for the image with the following reasoning. In the first rule when the horizontal gradient gx and vertical gradient gy are low means that there is no difference between the gray tones in its neighbors pixels, then the output pixel must belong to a homogeneous or not edges region, and then the output pixel is high. 1 Generalized Type-2 Fuzzy Edge Detection Method … 39 Fig.
As mentioned previously, a FOM close to one means that the detected edge has good quality. 9 is such that as the FOU factor is increased, the values of the FOM also increase. These changes can be explained as follows: different FOU's represent different levels of uncertainty and there should be an optimal level of uncertainty for modeling the image; however, after the execution of the ten experiments, with a FOU factor of one, the FOM value was lower, and this means that the problem reaches its point of generalization and does not need more uncertainty level or has reached its optimum level.
The inference system has one output S (the edge), the linguistic values used for the output are: edge and no_edge, and we selected the range [0, 1], since the input image was normalized in this range, where the minimum value for the output is represented by Eq. 7) and maximum by Eq. 8). The Gaussian membership functions for the output are obtained with Eqs. 16), the means of each function are obtained with Eq. 11) and the r value with Eq. 9). Obtain the FOU for the output. The FOU for the output variable S, was calculated in a similar way to the inputs variables.


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I love tacos, you love tacos, we all love tacos
Maybe you run out of the packet when you're really craving tacos, or maybe you just want a seasoning that doesn't include ingredients that you can't pronounce.
You can make a few batches and save it for later, or use the below recipe for one pound of ground beef, turkey, or two chicken breasts.
Easy Taco Seasoning
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The Borno State Government says it plans to empower 150 women in Chibok Local Government Area with Livelihood Support as part of its post-insurgency Reconstruction, Rehabilitation and Resettlement programme.
The State Commissioner for Reconstruction, Rehabilitation and Resettlement, Prof. Babagana Umara, disclosed this in an interview, in Maiduguri.
Umara said that the women would be trained in poultry and fish farming to enable them to acquire means of livelihood.
He said the beneficiaries would be supported with tools to set up their own businesses after the training.
"We are going to empower 150 women from Chibok with means of livelihood.
"One hundred of them will be trained in poultry, while 50 will be empowered to engage in fish farming," he said.
He said another set of 50 women will be empowered through the Fadama farming project.
"We also want to empower 50 women in villages through the Fadama project.
"But the task of selecting these women lies with the Chairman, Caretaker Committee of Chibok Local Government," Umara said.
He said that government would also distribute foodstuff to members of the community as part of its relief to communities ravaged by the Boko Haram insurgency.
"By next week we shall distribute food items to members of the community to provide relief before the farming season," Umara said.
He said that government had also taken concrete steps toward addressing the problem of water supply in the area.
"Governor Kashim Shettima is very much concerned about the water problem in Chibok and he has directed that everything possible must be done to tackle the problem.
"That is why we have sunk six boreholes in the area, we are in the process of reticulating the boreholes for maximum output," Umara said.
The commissioner expressed optimism that the project would be completed by the end of June.
He also disclosed that the state government had purchased 30 heavy duty trucks for the construction of the Chibok-Nbalala road which he said, was in deplorable state.
"Government has purchased 30 trucks to empower the State Road Maintenance Agency toward construction of the Chibok-Nbalala road, which is a federal road.
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Umara said that with the acquisition of the trucks, the project would be completed within the year.
He said that government was also constructing 60 houses for victims of insurgency in Chibok.
"We have reached advanced stage in the construction of the 60 houses for victims of insurgency especially the vulnerable ones in Chibok.
"We are hoping that donor agencies will come in to complement our efforts on these projects," Umara said.
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In 2018, the UK regulatory environment remains rather unfriendly to airborne drones. A recent government announcement requires that UK drones must now be flown closer to their owners than before, and reduces the weight limits that such drones can carry (down to 250g) without having an on-board pilot.
Since 2009, CAA regulations have prevented UK drone pilots from flying any closer than 150 metres to a built up area, or 50 metres from any individual person or property – rules which in themselves make the notion of routine online deliveries from the skies pretty fanciful for now, at least in our big cities.
By 2040, it's plausible that at least some of these limitations will have vanished. But fears of technology, whether or not justified, can cause regulation to persist for decades. For example, the Red Flag Act of 1865 required a person to walk in front of a motorcar (then a novelty) with a red flag to warn pedestrians of an oncoming vehicle. Incredibly, this legislation was in place for over 30 years. In retrospect it looks like an overreaction. Perhaps current legislation governing UK drones will look equally silly to city dwellers in 2040. But the UK regulations have already been in place for nearly a decade, and a rising fear of mid-air collisions combined with a new preoccupation with privacy seem to have caused regulation to get tighter, not looser. The noise that drones make could also force further regulation – for example, a night-time ban similar to that operated at Heathrow for piloted aircraft.
Added to these public rules are the private rules which individual landowners might elect to enforce their air rights. Those types of restrictions already exist, and are growing. For example, the National Trust enforces a no-fly zone over its land unless you get explicit permission. In London, flying a drone in a Royal Park is also typically not permitted; and some local authorities (for example, Leicester City Council) have a zero tolerance policy to flying drones over their land.
Landowners are also able to use technology to stop drones from flying over their airspace, for example to protect their privacy or intellectual property rights, such as unauthorised filming of a football match. Convexum, for example, offers this technology to its clients.
Nevertheless, it does seem likely that there will be a significant increase in the use of drones eventually. CBRE has written extensively about their potential and PwC have recently claimed that there will be 76,233 drones in the skies in just 12 years' time but only 11,000 of these will be for logistics use (delivering all those parcels).
Figure 1: Estimated number of drones in UK skies in 2030, by sector
Source: PwC, 2018
This perhaps sounds a lot, but it's actually a drop in the ocean. It's roughly one drone for every 6,000 people in the UK at that time, which is an awful lot of shopping for one poor machine, especially if it's limited to 250g per delivery (a quarter of a bag of sugar). Similarly, if all of the 11,000 drones were to deliver all of the two billion parcels delivered in the UK annually, each drone would have to deliver 500 parcels each day. Even if drones are able to make multiple stops, this volume of deliveries sounds rather unrealistic, suggesting that surface transport will be the dominant logistics solution mode in 2030, and therefore very possibly also in 2040.
More widely, British cities are certainly getting to grips with the potential benefits of drones, as a recent NESTA study showed. But, as we argue above, the study also identified key obstacles in addressing low consumer confidence, the technical and regulatory challenges, and a lack of alignment among the various stakeholders around the UK's objectives for these machines. We're confident these problems will in the end be resolved – it's a question of 'when' not 'if'. But city residents will need to be brought into the debate.


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The 5 Best Wedding Trends For 2019
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We all know that one girl who has had their wedding day planned basically since the day they were born (it's me). However, not everyone knows exactly what their dream wedding looks like and being bombarded with ideas from your friends, family or wedding planner doesn't always help. If you're planning on tying the knot in 2019, take a little inspiration from our list of the top five wedding trends worth considering for your big day.
Ever since Pantone named 'Living Coral' as the colour of 2019, the bright, sunny, pinky-orange hue has been a wedding favourite. Add a pop of coral to your own nuptials with some brightly coloured blooms, decor accents or even bridesmaids gowns.
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Bridesmen and Groomsmaids
Gone are the days of girls on the left, boys on the right. More and more often, brides are recruiting their nearest and dearest to be a part of their bride tribe, regardless of gender. Bridesmen, groomsmaids, best women, mates of honour and even flower grandmas are bending the status quo of traditional wedding parties. After all, the gender of your best pal isn't nearly as important as their support on your big day.
Bringing the outdoors in
You can thank Meghan Markle for this trend. Ever since the Duchess of Sussex's wedding last year, greenery continues to be a classic go-to for indoor weddings. Floral accents and foliage elevate the ambience of your ceremony and are a beautiful way to tie your ceremony and reception together. If you want to keep your colour scheme a bit more neutral but are still inspired by the floral trend, pampas grass is a great choice.
Minimalist wedding dresses
Another trend courtesy of the Duchess is the return of the minimalist wedding dress. Classic silhouettes and clean lines are trending as well as Bateaux-neck gowns and bracelet sleeved. Halter neck dresses are also making a comeback a la Ms Markle's reception dress so if you're planning on an outfit change, this is your go-to style.
Illustrated invitations
Let's be honest, aside from eagerly awaited online shopping orders, wedding invitations are probably the only form of mail you get nowadays. Add that little bit extra to your invites by commissioning your own hand-drawn design. There's so much you can do with an illustrated invites. Work with an artist to create a portrait of you and your partner or give guests a sneak peek of your venue with a bespoke sketch.


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Guarantor Loans Non Homeowner – when would you need a guarantor loan?
One, when your credit history is not that great and you are being turned down by lenders.
Two, when you need a bit more money than what your financial profile and credit history would allow you to get.
Find out more about getting a non homeowner guarantor loan.
Lenders have various credit score requisites.
If you satiate the requirement, then the loan amount is approved or rejected based on your income.
In case you don't get qualified for a particular loan amount, then you can choose to offer some kind of security.
A guarantor is one of the easiest options because most people don't own assets that would be considered worthwhile by the lenders.
Cars and homes are worthwhile assets. But movable goods or depreciating commodities are not acceptable.
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Now, what are the primary requisites of a guarantor?
A guarantor must be a resident in the UK, should be at least twenty one years of age, should have a bank account, must have a credit history regardless of the score and the financial profile should be good enough.
An unemployed person cannot really be the guarantor.
However, there are exceptions such as cases where the guarantor has a plush property.
In any case, a guarantor needs to be a homeowner for most lenders to consider offering such unsecured loans.
A tenant guarantor is not entertained by many lenders.
Hence, what if you don't have someone you know who has a good financial profile, credit score and is a homeowner?
You need guarantor loans for non homeowner.
Guarantor Loan Lender's Criteria
There are two ways to look at this.
Many lenders need the borrower to be a homeowner and the guarantor to be a homeowner.
Some lenders are willing to overlook the first one as long as the guarantor is the homeowner.
Some lenders will be willing to consider lenders and guarantors, where neither of the two owns any property.
That is what you get with guarantor loans non homeowner.
There are very few lenders that would offer you guarantor loans for non homeowner because the risks for them are substantial.
The borrower or the guarantor owning a home is enough security without which the lenders are vulnerable.
But with short term loans and small loan amounts, one doesn't really need the security of a home or property.
The income and the credit score of the guarantor, which is basically the financial profile as a whole, should be good enough.


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State officials from U.S. and Mexico to tour wind farms
Border state officials from both Mexico and the United States will visit the Big Country next week to look over the nation's greatest concentration of wind energy production.
Representatives of the Border Governors Energy Forum were invited to attend the event Tuesday through Thursday. Greg Wortham, executive director of the West Texas Wind Energy Consortium, said he expects about 15 officials from the border states to attend. University scholars are also expected, he said.
The highlight of the conference will be tours of Taylor and Nolan County wind farms Wednesday morning and afternoon, sandwiched around a three-hour luncheon-seminar session in the downtown Sweetwater offices of the wind energy consortium.
Texas Railroad Commissioner Victor Carrillo, who is a former Taylor County judge and Abilene city councilman, will lead the Texas delegation. Other states in the Border Governors Energy Forum are California, Arizona, and New Mexico. Mexican border states are Baja California, Sonora, Chihuahua, Nuevo Leon, Coahuila, and Tamaulipas.
The conference should help the Abilene-Sweetwater area enhance its reputation as the wind energy center of North America, Wortham said. ABC-TV's "Good Morning America," the Weather Channel and PBS's "This Old House" have all aired footage featuring wind farms in the two counties in recent months.
Also, presidential candidate Bill Richardson, New Mexico's current governor, toured area wind projects last month, Wortham said.
If the Texas presidential primary gets moved up to February 2008, the area wind industry should gain even more attention from other candidates, Wortham said. With energy a major issue in the 2008 election, where better to talk about it, he said.
A "West Texas Welcome Dinner" at Abilene's Frontier Texas! Tuesday evening will kick off events.
Wednesday night, delegates will gather at the 69 Ranch near Maryneal in central Nolan County for a steak dinner. The family of the late Temple Dickson, owner of the ranch, will host the affair. Dickson was a former state senator, a lawyer and a rancher.
On Thursday, the delegates are scheduled to hold a business session at Hardin-Simmons University in Abilene.
By Jerry Daniel Reed
23 April 2007
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Honeyed Cranberry Waldorf Salad
A touch of honey gives this simple salad a bit of sweetness while chopped apple and celery provide crunch. Best of all, it takes mere minutes to toss together for a quick lunch or side dish.—Barbara McFeters, Aurora, Oregon
Total TimePrep: 15 min. + chilling
Makes2 servings
- 1 large apple, chopped
- 2/3 cup dried cranberries
- 1 celery rib, diced
- 2 tablespoons mayonnaise
- 1 tablespoon honey
- In a small bowl, combine the apple, cranberries and celery. Combine mayonnaise and honey; pour over apple mixture and toss to coat. Cover and refrigerate for 30 minutes or until serving.
Nutrition Facts1 cup: 319 calories, 11g fat (2g saturated fat), 5mg cholesterol, 93mg sodium, 59g carbohydrate (47g sugars, 5g fiber), 0 protein.
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Great use of basics we should have on hand! ( I do,and I love the suggestions of golden raisins and nuts)Yum!
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Very simple and good
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It is very good. I added pecans or walnuts (what ever I had on hand) and golden raisins.
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Adding Pecans makes it more crunch, better health, and all around more fun to eat
Jan 26, 2008
YUM ! Thank you ! I just copied this down and will be makeing it very soon. A great receipe to make and take also to a Pot Luck. We buy the BIG bag of these Cranberries at Costco. Cassiebabe


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If you, like us, were still trying to wrap your heads around the mind-melting mashup of artists already topping the bill at Florida's latest music festival offering, Okeechobee Music & Arts Festival, launching this spring, you might not be prepared for this morning's third-wave lineup announcement. But here goes: Led Zeppelin legend Robert Plant and his Sensational Space Shifters have been added as headliners, along with smooth-as-hell hitmakers Hall & Oates and recently reunited '90s alt heroes Ween.
That's not to mention a whole bunch of crazy-good house and techno DJs from all over the spectrum now set to perform on the festival's dusk-till-dawn Jungle 51 and underground Aquachobee Beach stages, including Crosstown Rebels label founder Damian Lazarus, DJ Three, Andrew Grant, Life on Planets, Jan Blomqvist, the Whitest Taino Alive, and more to be announced.
Also announced this morning are initial plans for the inaugural Okeechobee Fest PoWow!, which is set to become the festival's "signature tradition of thrilling artist collaborations and special performances." Produced by Paul Peck, creative mastermind behind some of Bonnaroo's most iconic SuperJams, this year's PoWow! features sultry R&B singer Miguel with "very special guests."
Says Peck of the collaborative festival feature: "We're cooking up an historic concert, the kind where you don't know who is going to walk out onstage or what will happen next." Past SuperJams produced by Peck have included Skrillex and Friends, the hip-hop SuperJam with RZA, Solange, Schoolboy Q and DJ Jazzy Jeff, the Derek Trucks SuperJam with Chaka Khan, and D'Angelo SuperJam with Questlove.
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The plan is for the festival to invite fans to submit their ideas for the PoWow! via Facebook and Twitter, and if the festival uses an idea, it'll "hook up those fans in a cool way."
The Okeechobee Music & Arts Festival is slated for March 4 to 6 at Sunshine Grove festival grounds, just north of Lake Okeechobee. Three-day general-admission passes are available at $259.50 plus fees through tomorrow, Thursday, December 10, with GA prices increasing to $279.50 plus fees after. A variety of VIP packages are also available, and the festival is offering payment plans until December 17.
Here's the full lineup as of today's third-wave announcement:
Okeechobee Music & Arts Festival featuring Mumford & Sons, Kendrick Lamar, Skrillex, and more. March 4 to 6, Sunshine Grove, 12517 NE 91st Ave., Okeechobee. Tickets start at $249.50 plus fees via eventbrite.com. Visit okeechobeefest.com.


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Exploding Tuna, Broccoli and Cheddar Sweet Potato Skins
- 2 sweet potatoes about 700 g, scrubbed
- 1-1/2 cups 375 mL broccoli florets
- 2 cans each 170 g PC Wild Albacore Flaked White Tuna , drained
- 1/4 cup 50 ml finely chopped celery
- 3 tbsp 45 ml unsalted pumpkin seeds (pepitas) or sunflower seeds
- 3 tbsp 45 ml PC Blue Menu Light Mayonnaise Type Dressing
- 1 tbsp 15 ml Dijon mustard
- 1/4 tsp 1 ml freshly ground black pepper
- 2/3 cup 150 ml PC Blue Menu Light Triple Cheddar Shredded Cheese
- Preheat oven to 400°F (200°C). Line baking sheet with foil.
- Prick sweet potatoes with a fork. Spray with cooking spray to coat. Place on prepared baking sheet. Bake in centre of oven for 1 hour or until tender.
- Meanwhile, in small saucepan of boiling water, cook broccoli for 2 minutes or until tender-crisp. Drain. Transfer to bowl. Stir in tuna, celery, pumpkin seeds, mayonnaise, mustard and pepper. Stir in ½ cup (125 mL) of the cheese.
- Halve sweet potatoes lengthwise and return to baking sheet, cut side up. Spoon tuna mixture over each potato half; sprinkle with remaining cheese. Return to oven. Bake for 10 minutes more or until cheese is bubbly.
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In The Equalizer, Denzel Washington is basically inside of his head a lot. He does a lot of thinking and watch checking while deciding how he's going to beat opponents. It is an element he, not the director, brought to the film.
The Equalizer is constantly calculating how he is going to make his next move, and the amount of time it will take. This psychological tick is characteristic of obsessive–compulsive disorder, abbreviated as OCD.
Though OCD is seen as a disability, in Denzel's case it seems to give his martial arts supreme effectiveness. It allows him to figure out a few moments ahead how he's going to defeat adversaries. It also allows him to do it as quickly as possible.
It's just like playing chess or sight-reading music, where the ability to think ahead can determine success or failure.
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How to synchronize your files accross multiple computers with Dropbox
Dropbox allows you to sync your files online and across your computers automatically.
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The 2018 FLW Tour event on Lake Okeechobee hosted some great fishing by professionals, but it also played host to an accident between two of the boats involved in the event. Little is known about the details of the crash, and the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is still investigating. What we do know is that the two boats collided at an intersection, and that one of the angler's was thrown from his boat as a result of the crash. His co-angler also fell into the water.
One of the anglers suffered a back injury and had to be taken to a hospital for his injury. The other angler did not seek medical treatment after the accident.
Here we see even professionals can get into accidents. These are experienced individuals that practically live on the water, and yet they could not avoid a collision between their boats. Now imagine being out on a lake or on the ocean with people who operate their boats on a recreational level. There are bound to be serious accidents as a result of these circumstances, and they do happen far too often.
Recreational boat accidents can have serious consequences for the victims of the wreck. Horrible upper body and lower body injuries can be suffered. Life-changing harm can come to victims of boat accidents. Fatal injuries are also not out of the question. Medical bills can pile up as a result of the accident too, and if negligence was involved in the crash, the victims should consider legal action to help them with their physical and financial pain.
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Isolating Pakistan: When neither trade nor aid work
The Pulwama attack in Jammu & Kashmir must only serve to harden international resolve to push Pakistan to renounce terror as an instrument of state policy, writes India Inc. Founder & CEO Manoj Ladwa.
Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammad Bin Salman, aka MBS, earlier this week announced $20 billion fresh investments in Pakistan's oil refining, mining and power generation sectors.
In October last year, Riyadh had announced a $6-billion bailout for the near-bankrupt Pakistani exchequer, which included direct cash aid of $3 billion and a like amount in deferred payment facilities for oil imports.
The announcements during MBS' visit to Pakistan, shortly after the dastardly suicide bomb attack that killed more than 40 Indian security personnel in the Indian state of Jammu & Kashmir, set me thinking.
The US has given Pakistan more than $33 billion in military and development aid since 9/11 with the aim of bringing Pakistan back from the brink. US President Donald Trump has publicly admitted what the world always knew: that the money has simply disappeared into a bottomless pit.
"The United States has foolishly given Pakistan more than 33 billion dollars in aid over the last 15 years, and they have given us nothing but lies & deceit," he tweeted on New Year's Day last year. "They give safe haven to the terrorists we hunt in Afghanistan, with little help. No more!"
This is a textbook example of good intentions gone awry. Classical diplomatic theory says greater trade and aid engagements with a country helps align the recipient's policies with those of the donor/trade partner.
In Pakistan's case, the goal was clear: wean Islamabad back from its covert affair with terrorism. The Pulwama attack has once again proved that this theory has not worked in Pakistan's case.
The US has drastically cut aid to Pakistan, which many experts fear is dangerously close to falling into the ranks of failed states.
India, on the other hand, is the toast of the world. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has recently set out India's goal of being counted among the world's three largest economies within the next 15 years. This is not posturing but a completely achievable and very credible target based on its heady GDP figures and Modi's deep structural reforms to root out corruption and inefficiencies in the system. India is consistently in the top three foreign direct investors in the UK, and employing more people in the country's manufacturing sector than any other country.
Just look at the asymmetry between India and Pakistan on almost all growth and development parameters and it will become clear why I believe more countries will soon come to the same conclusion as the US administration and realise that providing aid to Pakistan is like throwing good money into a black hole… and you can only trade so much with a country that doesn't seem interested in repairing its broken systems. In fact, India quite understandably argues that money to Pakistan often finds a passthrough to the terrorists it harbours.
The US, EU, the UK, Japan, South Korea and even Pakistan's all-weather friend China have massive investments in India and a huge stake in ensuring that this region remains free of strife. Providing blind economic lifelines to Pakistan, they will soon realise, is not necessarily the best way to achieve this.
It is only by recognising that history has amply proven that Pakistan is a failed state, that the world will actually be doing Pakistan's people a favour. The democratic world will have to convince Islamabad – and more importantly, its all-important military HQ in Rawalpindi – that going against the global consensus on what constitutes acceptable behaviour will have consequences.
I accept that there will be outliers, from among India's friends and allies as well. There are reports that the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has also announced a bailout package similar to the one announced by Riyadh for Islamabad, which has been grappling with a balance of payments crisis – a result of decades of profligacy, graft and the pursuit of lopsided priorities.
And China, as has been widely reported, is investing about $60 billion in the China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) project, which is the lynchpin of its ambitious trillion-dollar Belt and Road Initiative (BRI).
I perfectly understand why Saudi Arabia and UAE are doing what they are doing. The political dynamics of the Middle East and Sunni Arabian rivalry with Shia Iran are behind this public show of support. And China has its own reasons for backing Pakistan.
But I am almost certain that these will be the exceptions to the rule. The Pulwama attack must only serve to harden international resolve to push Pakistan to renounce terror as an instrument of state policy. The offerings of trade without reform and aid without honesty are otherwise simply backfiring with catastrophic consequences.
Manoj Ladwa is the Founder and CEO of India Inc. Group. @manojladwa.


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Many people who love cannabis are worried about how Attorney General Jeff Sessions will affect the industry. But apparently no one's shared those worries with investors.
A new report found that investment in the cannabis industry is up an incredible 600 percent in 2018. According to Viridian Cannabis Deal Tracker, there was $1.23 billion of investment in the first five weeks of 2018. There was only $178 million raised in the first five weeks of 2017. Perhaps even more incredibly, that $1.23 billion raised the first five weeks of 2018 is more than the industry raised throughout the entirety of 2016.
Obviously, investors are seeing the appeal of the "Green Rush" as more and more states legalize marijuana, including California at the beginning of 2018 and Massachusetts this upcoming summer. With more places where the drug's legal, that means more customers, and more money for investors.
Clearly this information shows how quickly the industry is growing, and that the possibilities for growth may be even greater than previously thought.
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EPA has announced plans to provide additional clarifications, modifications, and technical amendments to the Renewable Fuel Standard and to clarify, modify and technically amend other fuels programs. The Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) 2 program was required by the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (EISA 2007), which amended the Clean Air Act (CAA). The final regulations for RFS2 were published in the Federal Register on March 26, 2010. EPA has previously published clarifications and modifications, technical amendments, and new pathways to the final RFS2 regulations.
This proposed regulation would provide additional clarifications, modifications, and technical amendments to RFS2 and will clarify, modify and technically amend other fuels programs in 40 CFR Part 80. This proposed action would also propose amendments to Table 1 to Section 80.1426 of the RFS2 regulations to include additional fuel pathways and assign each pathway a D-Code. It would allow producers or importers of fuel produced under these pathways to generate Renewable Identification Numbers under the program, providing that the fuel meets the other requirements for renewable fuel.
This proposed action would outline EPA's lifecycle greenhouse gas evaluation, specified in Clean Air Act section 211(o), as amended by EISA for several new pathways. This proposed action would then add these pathways to the table of approved fuel pathways.
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Regardless of whether you are in a large-scale kitchen or at a gourmet restaurant, when it comes to food preparation functionality and professionalism decide the products quality. That's why professionals value how quickly the gas range heats up and how precisely it can be adjusted. This enables the cook to prepare food at the exact temperature he pleases, adjusting the heat without delay. Liquid Petroleum Gas burners supply you with the full amount of heat at the turn of a knob – there is no need to preheat. There is no residual heat either, which significantly reduces the risk of burning yourself.


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When it comes to rehabbing a property, home remodeling agencies, investors, realtors, and homeowners all alike understand the need to make repairs. One of the first steps on a home rehab is to take out our graphs, cameras, and measuring tools and do a general assessment of the property. What needs to be fixed and why?
However, we should also consider what kind of improvements will sell the house. For instance, is the laundry room in the home oversized, and could it be downsized to make way for an additional bathroom or storage space? Would this property work better with wood flooring or carpets? Does the budget allow for a kitchen island or skylights, both of which are popular home design trends?
Quite simply, when it comes to home remodeling and real estate investing, it is simply not enough to fix the glaring errors of the property. By going a step further you can not only ensure that the property is an investment, but that it is also desirable on the market.
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He puts my food down on the table and immediately I see it's not what I ordered. With that, I say, "I ordered the lamb shawarma wrap, not this!" To which he responds, "I made that special for you because you've been here before!"
I'm about to say, "But. . ." when my wife taps my knee under the table and gives me the look. "Thanks very much!" I say, as convincingly as possible, to which he nods and then walks away.
I'm almost done with my meal, when he comes up to our table and asks how I like it. Before I can answer, he sits down in an empty chair and proceeds to tell us about his life. How he's from Syria and grew up in a family of fourteen brothers and sisters. He came to this country with nothing, and he worked as a baker for many years before he was able to open this restaurant.
When, at some point, I mention that I was a teacher for thirty-one years, mostly working with children, he tells us a story about his daughter's fifth grade teacher, who told him she was resistant to learning. That she just wasn't a serious student.
Hearing this made him so upset that he met with the principal, and from there on his daughter started doing better. By the time she graduated from sixth grade, she was the top student in her class.
He then informs us that his daughter is now in medical school at Stanford University, soon to become the first doctor in his family.
After sharing this with us, he looks around the restaurant, and seeing that it's getting busy, he says that he has to get back to work, but before he leaves, I thank him again for the meal, saying that I enjoyed it.
On the way to the car, I confess to my wife that it didn't even compare to their lamb shawarma wrap.
Jeffrey Zable is a teacher, conga drummer/percussionist, who plays Afro-Cuban and Afro-Haitian folkloric music for dance classes in San Francisco and Berkeley. He's also a writer of poetry, flash fiction, and flash non-fiction. More recent publications include Ink In Thirds, Uppagus, Defuncted, Lucent Dreaming, The Mark, Alba, Corvus, and many others.