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Marine life mostly depends on the ocean chemistry staying somewhat constant are coral reefs.
So, these organisms create their life from calcium carbonate and will eventually house other organisms within their anatomy.
Extreme acidification may decrease coral growth by corroding pre-existing coral skeletons; simultaneously slowing the growth of new ones.
Now, the weaker reefs are more vulnerable to corrosion. Besides, larvae that inhabit the coral to reproduce may find the acidification too harmful, preventing them from reaching adulthood.
Other species oysters, mussels, urchins and fish are affected by acidification. Also, this ocean acidification plays a crucial role in the development of an organism's shells. Which affects their overall lifespan.
These shellfish cause 25% of less development of their shells. It is becoming thinner and brittle. Without their only source of protection, this can make them more vulnerable to the harsh reality of the ocean.
Plankton is the procedure of marine spices and the catalyst of the food chain.
Also, Phytoplankton and zooplankton possess calcium carbonate bodies which eventually leads their species to endanger.
Sea urchins face the faster dissolve of their spiny exoskeletons due to the calcite calcium carbonate chemistry — unlike their aragonite calcium carbonate friends, such as coral and starfish.
Still, the fish are detrimentally affected by the effects of ocean acidification. More explicitly, studies have shown that clownfish lose their hearing in more acidic water. Most importantly, the fish are more vulnerable to predation and communication among the species is hindered.
Ocean acidification may alter the ecosystems of millions of years.
Also, it has the influence to contaminate shellfish that humans consume. Changes are a must to preserve our marine ecosystems to prevent the extinction of wildlife.
Right now, the ocean is on pace to become 150% more acidic by 2100. And this ocean acidification is an unswerving consequence of human-made carbon emissions. Now, it is up to us to take action before large ocean ecosystems are interrupted.
Ocean acidification and disruption of marine ecosystems
Since the thriving industrial revolution, the betting on fossil fuels has caused an excessive release of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. And, it is being absorbed by our earth's oceans.
When carbon dioxide combines with seawater, it produces carbonic acid which increases the acidity of the water. Therefore, it is happening for many years and causes uneven ocean ecosystems.
In the seawater, chemical reactions occur with carbon dioxide that lowers seawater pH. Accordingly, it reduces carbonate concentration and reduces saturation states of biologically important calcium carbonate materials.
Consequently, the ocean's chemistry becomes more acidic, carbonate ions face difficultly to form. The carbonate ions are used by marine creatures, for synthesize their calcium carbonate shells and skeletons.
As the pH of the ocean changes, the ocean becomes unconcentrated with these minerals, which affects the creatures to maintain their shells.


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Another month, another expansion. The official opening of the gallery on October 13 went without any serious hitches, and subsequent group appointments went even better, including one group that came out from Memphis just to view the new enclosures. The school lecture schedule started last month, and my experiences just confirm that no matter what teachers are paid, it's never enough. (The art teacher at one lecture in Fort Worth was responsible for the Nepenthes hemsleyana portrait at the top of this post: this is going up in a place of honor on the gallery's art wall.) Other than that, it's the usual October rush: getting the gallery ready for the holiday season, doing everything that needs to be done outside before it's too cold to do so, and prepping the Sarracenia and other temperate carnivores for their winter dormancy. Even Halloween was a surprise, with considerably more trick-or-treaters out, with regular threats of rain, than at any other time in the last decade. I won't even start with the plans for next spring, because the last two years imparted that lesson over and over.
And what does that mean for November? Well, it means that the first two weekends of the month are going to be ridiculously busy, because it's time to focus on the now-annual road trip to Austin. This year, the Blood Over Texas Horror for the Holidays show runs on November 19, so it's a matter of loading the van on Saturday, driving down, recuperating for a few hours, setting up on Sunday morning, breaking down on Sunday evening, and driving back on Monday. The advantage of the new date isn't just a lack of conflict with events at the University of Texas, but an opportunity to say hello to people starting an early holiday vacation that weekend. This is important because…
…the rest of November and December are going to be just as busy. As with last year, the Triffid Ranch will be open both for the Friday after Thanksgiving and for Small Business Saturday from noon until 6 p.m. CST: the difference between this year and last is, of course, having a much more central location. After that, the gallery will be open every Saturday from noon until 6 CST until Christmas (which works out to December 2, 9, 16, and 23), with earlier or later hours by appointment. As always, the Triffid Ranch is open by appointment during the week, but the holiday hours facilitate drop-by visits, especially from people desperately wanting to get away from the malls. For those seeking custom enclosures by Christmas, get your specifications in early, and we can even facilitate special deliveries and premieres at the gallery if you're planning a special surprise.
After that? As a particularly influential television show noted nearly two decades ago, it's a matter of going back to the end of the beginning. December 2002 was an especially rough time, and a 15th wedding anniversary party should celebrate how far you've come from those early days, right? Details will follow, because it's been a very long strange trip over the intervening decade-and-a-half. Until then, see you in the future.


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August 25th was a monumental day in the Swiftie fandom. After a three-year-long hiatus from the music industry, Taylor Swift released her first single "Look What You Made Me Do" off of her sixth studio album, Reputation. The track is synth- and bass-heavy and should be the recipe for yet another hit, but its lyrics showcase age-old bruises that should've already healed.
The song — which seems to be about her feud with power couple Kanye West and Kim Kardashian-West — talks about how an enemy of hers pushed her a little too close to the edge, making her stronger, but leaving her with a chip on her shoulder. Through Taylor's lyrics, she seems to be seeking the ultimate revenge, the last word, seeing karma come full circle. The result of it all, though? A bitter taste left lingering in my mouth and nothing more.
I've been a fan of Taylor since I was 13. I loved how she could describe emotions that I was feeling, too, but couldn't always put into my own words. I saw her as another best friend who had her heart broken a few too many times. I know that Taylor reinvents herself for each album, from her romantic Speak Now era to her nostalgic 1989 years. This diss track is a way for Taylor to reinvent herself yet again, but this time, the result feels rotten.
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I'm all for bettering yourself after an event that hurts your ego, but doing so through a song like this isn't the right way to accomplish it. As a writer myself, I know that writing out frustrations is incredibly cathartic. This track may have been just that for Tay, and that's fine. But pieces like this are meant to be tucked away for a good reread on a rainy day, not blasted on the radio.
Instead of singing about learning from the scandal, she's bringing up old "bad blood." Singing that the "old Taylor" is "dead" doesn't necessarily mean that she's rising from the ashes with this track. This song isn't empowering — it's pointless. Digging up month-old drama is utterly useless in my opinion.
I wanted to drive around aimlessly with my best friends, singing the new Taylor song at the top of our lungs. Instead, I'll be patiently waiting for the rest of Reputation to drop on November 10th. "Look What You Made Me Do" doesn't give me the everlasting and hopeful feeling that "Out of the Woods" did, or melancholy that only "Dear John" could inflict. There's a right way to move on after you've been in a rut, and it's surely not this.
This isn't the Taylor I know. Wanting to be a badass is understandable, but this just looks… bad. Taylor used to sing about mean girls. Now, she's become one.
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Breaking through taboos will redefine how we think about our pelvic floor health so we can overcome the challenges and regain our control and power!
Working in the fitness industry and knowing the issues her mom had with pregnancy, when it was time for Kim to start a family, she took a proactive approach and educated herself on how to prepare the body birth and ensure an optimal recovery.
Kim has become a trusted partner of childbirth professionals, physiotherapists, and physicians across the country and is committed to providing quality products and services that prevent and help heal core dysfunction.
Pregnancy is an incredible time in your life! It's also a time when your core and pelvic floor go through a lot of changes: shifting, stretching, moving… not to mention carrying around a growing baby.
Knowing how to support your body during these changes can help you navigate these changes to an easier birth, faster recovery, and a smooth transition into motherhood.
Kim says, "I'm on a mission to educate women while they are still pregnant (even BEFORE they are pregnant) so they are informed and can prepare with a preventive mindset and not be left saying 'why didn't anyone tell me about this before I was pregnant?"
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- Former President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama exchanged sweet messages on Valentine's Day.
- Sharing a picture of the two dancing at a White House party in 2010, Barack paid tribute to his "extraordinarily smart, beautiful, [and] funny]" wife.
- Then Michelle tweeted a picture of the couple with their two daughters, writing that she was "so lucky to call these three my valentines."
The Obamas paid tribute to each other on Valentine's Day by sharing throwback pictures and sweet messages on Twitter.
Former President Barack Obama kicked things off Thursday afternoon, sharing a photo of him dancing with his wife at a White House party in 2010.
"Happy Valentine's Day to the extraordinarily smart, beautiful, funny, one and only @MichelleObama. It's true; she does get down to Motown," he wrote.
—Barack Obama (@BarackObama) February 14, 2019
Half-an-hour later, Michelle crafted a Valentine's Day message of her own, alongside a picture of her family from the night in 2004 that her husband won a seat in the US Senate.
"So lucky to call these three my valentines for all these years," Michelle wrote.
—Michelle Obama (@MichelleObama) February 14, 2019
Read more: Michelle Obama reveals that Barack showed up late the first time he met her, and she was determined not to date him
The former first lady detailed her love story with her husband in her memoir, "Becoming," which was released late last year.
The couple celebrated their 26th wedding anniversary back in October. They shared similarly touching messages on that day as well.
- Read more about the Obamas:
- Michelle Obama said Barack does one thing at home that drives her crazy
- Michelle Obama says she went to marriage counseling to 'fix' her husband, but therapy made her realize she's not 'perfect'
- Inside the marriage of Barack and Michelle Obama, who met at work and kissed outside an ice cream store on their first date
- 'We were afraid to hope': Michelle Obama reveals she didn't expect Barack to win the presidency


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European Company Law and Corporate Governance
In recent years the issue of corporate governance has become a highly politicized policy area with great relevance for employees and society as a whole. At stake is the issue of who runs our companies and what strategies and goals these companies pursue. Since the 1990s corporate governance reform in Europe has been dominated by the 'shareholder value' model of the firm, which prioritizes the interests of shareholders. However, in the wake of the financial crisis, increasing dissatisfaction with this model is leading to the search for an alternative which gives stakeholders a stronger 'voice' in company affairs and focuses on long-term sustainability.
European Company Law
This section provides an overview of the European company law directives which have been passed to date. It also provides a more detailed discussion of those directives with provisions for worker information, consultation and participation, as well as current proposals for directives which would have particular significance for worker involvement. It also contains information on other issues in European company law, such as the European Cooperative Society or the European Private Company (SPE). Both have significant implications for employees' rights.
Corporate Governance
The concept of corporate governance is defined in different ways. The narrow definition focuses on the control of management by shareholders. The broader definition looks at the role of stakeholders in making and implementing strategic decisions in the company. Corporate governance must be understood as a system in which there is an interplay of different regulations and market forces. Therefore corporate governance deals with multiple issues in the field of corporate law, securities regulation, corporate finance and industrial relations. In 17 of the 27 EU member states and in Norway employees are represented in the companies' supervisory or administrative board.
ECJ jurisprudence on the transfer of de facto company head offices
In recent years the European Court of Justice has, in a series of decisions, established some principles of law in the context of freedom of establishment (Art. 43, 48 EC Treaty) and the transfer of a company's de facto head office to other member states that have had a profound impact on national regulation of legal conflicts (incorporation theory and seat theory). The leading cases in this context are the following: Daily Mail, Centros, Überseering, Inspire Art and Cartesio. The main outcome of these decisions is the possibility for companies to transfer their de facto head office to the member state of their choice.
GoodCorp Research Network on Corporate Governance
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- the exchange of information and opinions on current issues on the European corporate governance and company law agenda as well as on key developments in EU Member States
- research and publication on policy options
- advice and support for the European trade union movement on these issues
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It's about control.
My control over you,
over external stimuli,
it's about navigating
my pleasure zones,
taking them cliff edge
and jumping, naked,
abandoned into an
angry sea of lust.
Its about power,
swinging the kinetic
in favour of me,
of you,
of me,
of you.
It's nature's force
rising within,
screaming obscenities
into the silent sky.
It's about embracing
painting them
across my torso,
mapping them
across my hip,
kissing them deep into my existence.
It's about liberation,
those shackles that bind,
the ropes that burn,
the belt that reddens
The hands that restrain…
It's about losing sight
and gaining… Sight
Being led into
temptation and
made to feed.
To gorge on sin
To devour whimsical
wishes, its about
control… My control
in your hands, my
power in your fingers
My need in your kisses
My desire in your strokes
My passion burning in your eyes
It's all about trust
Power/ trust/ control
Yours… Mine…
They are the same
Its about unity.
Karen Hayward ©2018
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James Ferraro's work is usually about layers, both in its dense sound and in the multiple meanings behind that sound. Some of his early releases were so murky and obscure that it was tough to sort through it all and glean his intentions. Yet when his music got ostensibly clearer and more accessible on last year's Far Side Virtual, the layers only seemed to get denser.
Sonically, Ferraro eschewed his standard blurry sheen. But by lifting generic sounds from ads, apps, and other modern technological ubiquities, he pumped up the levels of irony and cultural commentary. And despite the surface clarity, the music was still dense-- it turns out listening to a month's worth of smartphone alerts and Skype chimes in one 45-minute chunk isn't easy. Far Side Virtual became Ferraro's most discussed and divisive effort, landing on year-end best-of lists as often as it got dismissed as a joke.
All this continuing chatter made what Ferraro might do next fun to imagine but hard to guess. Subsequent quick-hit mix tapes under the names Bebetune$ and Bodyguard mined hip-hop and R&B, and both could have been meant as parody (or just afterthought). But Ferraro more recently expressed a desire to shed all the layers. "You can contrive it to a point where it gets too heady," he told Dazed a few months ago. "I'm not always trying to be hyper-conceptual. That's inherently who I am, but I enjoy making music for people to listen to."
He's followed through on that sentiment with Sushi, which is truly his most accessible album to date. Though smartly crafted and often referential to other music, it's relatively concept-free, with little in the way of ironic jabs or culture-jamming commentary. Perhaps there are jokes happening here that I'm not catching (and titles like "SO N2U" and "Condom" aren't exactly serious). But to me Sushi sounds mostly like well-made, engaging electronic instrumental music, the best of which rivals that of any current producer.
What makes it engaging is its playfulness. Ferraro's loops often feel cartoonish-- not in the sense of caricature, but in the way snippets of voices and smatterings of sound effects add unpredictable humor. At best, like the whirring "Jump Shot Earth" or the chirping "Flamboyant", he conjures a smoother, more soulful version of Black Dice. That smoothness can get cheesy, but it's a sincere kind of cheesy rather than a winking one. And more often he's restrained and reflective, echoing Flying Lotus' laid-back atmospheres, albeit with less emotional weight than Steven Ellison is capable of.
That is perhaps where Sushi suffers a bit-- on the whole, it's more entertaining than resonant. Cynics might blame Ferraro's self-described "hyper-conceptual" nature, and assume he's mocking the idea that referential, artificially-constructed music can be moving. But I give Ferraro and his rather exhaustive track record more credit than that. In many ways he's a dedicated craftsman, and the elegant way he develops his pieces that creates its own kind of emotion.
Besides, some tracks here are genuinely affecting. The chiming lope of "Jet Skis & Sushi" suggests technology fusing with humanity, and the closing song's wavy tones and ponging accents are oddly wistful, despite the fact that it's titled "Bootycall". Those moments suggest what Ferraro has begun on Sushi could deliver deeper rewards, if this mercurial artist sees fit to continue down this earnest path.


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About this Artist
The National Children's Chorus, under the leadership of Artistic Director Luke McEndarfer and Associate Artistic Director Dr. Pamela Blackstone, is quickly establishing itself as America's leading treble chorus, with a set of ensembles based in Los Angeles, New York City, and Washington, D.C. Performing locally and abroad, the National Children's Chorus is one of few youth art organizations in the world to have its concert series presented by professional music halls. Venues since 2015 include Royce Hall, Walt Disney Concert Hall, Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels, and the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles; Carnegie Hall and Lincoln Center in New York; as well as The Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C.; sharing the stage with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, Los Angeles Master Chorale, American Youth Symphony and New York City Master Chorale, among others.
Tracing its lineage back to the 1904 inception of the Paulist Choristers in Chicago, the National Children's Chorus has garnered a superb reputation for musical excellence, and amassed an impressive résumé of experience. Collaborating with some of the finest music companies in the nation, the group has performed live with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, Los Angeles Opera Company, Los Angeles Master Chorale, Hollywood Bowl Orchestra, Joffrey Ballet, Kronos String Quartet, Center Theatre Group, and Musica Angelica Baroque Orchestra, under the direction of such notable conductors as Gustavo Dudamel, Grant Gershon, James Conlon, Paul Salamunovich, Helmuth Rilling, John Rutter, John Mauceri, Eric Whitacre, and Esa-Pekka Salonen, with whom the ensemble recorded Mahler's Symphony No. 3 in D minor, with the Los Angeles Philharmonic and Women of the Los Angeles Master Chorale under the Sony Classical label. In addition, the National Children's Chorus has been featured on numerous movie and television soundtracks, including for Paramount Pictures' 2009 film Imagine That, starring Eddie Murphy. Through the years, the group performed numerous times as the musical act on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, and its members are regularly contracted as solo artists for professional engagements both in the studio and on stage, including principal roles on Broadway and in opera.
Students of the National Children's Chorus are represented by more than 100 schools throughout its cities, and meet weekly for rehearsal and musicianship study. The extensive curriculum includes college-level conducting, composition, music theory, sight-singing in the Kodály Method, and individual voice training in the bel canto style. Through a holistic approach to educating the full musician within each child, recent graduates from the program have gone on to be accepted at top schools around the country, such as USC's Thornton School of Music, UCLA's Herb Alpert School of Music, UC Berkeley, the Curtis Institute of Music, Northwestern University, Indiana University, Manhattan School of Music, and The Juilliard School. Each summer, Senior Division ensembles of the National Children's Chorus travel internationally, expanding the students' cultural awareness and worldly experience. Since 2015, the children have performed at the Sheldonian Theatre in Oxford and St. John's Smith Square in London, England; the Great Wall of China in Beijing and the Ancient City Wall in Xi'an, China; St. Mark's Basilica in Venice, St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, and St. Cecilia's Music Conservatory in Rome, Italy.


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Evan Berke started his comedy career at 18-years-old while he was a freshman at the College of Charleston in Charleston, SC. The Atlanta, GA native first took stage at the notorious Upper Deck Tavern on King Street.
During his time in Charleston, Berke's relationship with comedy evolved from a small stage hobby to being totally immersed in the local communities. Berke was the resident Director of Comedy at the JAIL BREAK Music & Arts Festival. He performed at the Charleston Comedy Festival, Piccolo Spoleto Festival, and was a finalist in the Charleston Standup Comedy Competition. He graduated from CofC with a degree in Media Communications in 2013.
From 2014-2017, Berke worked at Brunswick Group and MerchantCantos. Here, he worked alongside the brightest minds in the industry and gained extensive corporate communications experience.
Berke was also an Associate Producer at TMZ in New York, Atlanta & Los Angeles, where he produced segments and interviewed celebrities/public figures. His portfolio can be viewed here.
In addition to studying at The Second City in Chicago and Upright Citizens Brigade in New York City, Berke continues to produce comedy tours and showcases featuring the best comedians in the country.
Throughout his comedy career, Berke has performed at iconic clubs like The Laughing Skull & The Punchline in Atlanta; Broadway Comedy Club, The Stand & Gotham in New York; Theatre 99, The American Theatre & Charleston Music Hall in Charleston, SC; Jimmy Kimmel's Comedy Club in Las Vegas; and The Comedy Store and Ice House Comedy Club in Los Angeles. He still performs frequently and his live event schedule can be viewed here.
Additionally, Berke was the Resident Host of the PechaKucha NYC Chapter, which puts on monthly storytelling events by a diverse group of creatives from around the world. His short film Roaring 20s can be viewed here, and he was a Consulting Producer on No2Mauro Productions latest project, The Show. Berke also co-produced the critically acclaimed standup comedy album by Dusty Slay, Son of a Ditch, which was featured on The Tonight Show.
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IN fulfillment of an earlier agreement for an out-of-court settlement, the Borno State government yesterday paid N100 million as compensation to the family of the in-law of the late Boko Haram sect leader, Baba Fugu.
The late Fugu was an in-law of the deceased Boko Haram leader, Mohammed Yusuf.
Fugu was killed by policemen in 2009 after he made himself available at the Borno State Police Command, Maiduguri.
Presenting the cheque to the Fugu family's solicitor, Anayo Adibe, Governor Kashim Shettima said: "The ceremony today at the Government House, is a solemn one and that my heart goes to the family of the deceased Baba Fugu and others that lost their lives in the sectarian crises that engulfed the state."
The governor said despite the situation the state had found itself since the Boko Haram sect decided to take arms against everyone, the state government will not stop appealing to them to lay down their arms and embrace peace since violence would not achieve anything.
He said it is only through the path of peace and dialogue that could lead to the development of the state and the nation at large.
The family subsequently went to court seeking compensation from the Borno and Federal governments for alleged extra-judicial killing.
The family's prayer was granted by a Maiduguri High Court which ordered the state and the Federal governments to pay N100 million as compensation.
The state government challenged the lower court's ruling at Federal Appeal Court, Jos to upturn the decision.
But the State Attorney General and Commissioner of Justice, Mallam Zanna Gana was instructed to withdraw the suit.
Confirming the incident, the Borno State Police Commissioner, Simeon Midenda told The Guardian that five motorcycle-gunmen attacked a teashop by firing several gunshots into the shop and killed one of the customers.
Midenda further disclosed: "The report of my area commander of the Police in Biu indicated that one person was killed, while seven other customers who sustained gunshot wounds and were taken to the Biu General Hospital for treatment"
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It's actually surprising that it's taken beloved geek icon Nathan Fillion this long to be cast in a Marvel movie, but at long last, it looks like his mystery role in next year's sequel to Guardians of the Galaxy has finally been uncovered.
According to ComicBook.com, some leaked set photos from the Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 set reveal Fillion's role to be Simon Williams a.k.a. Wonder Man. In the Marvel Comics Universe, Williams is a reformed villain who joined the Avengers before eventually retiring to pursue acting. The set photos show Fillion's face on several mock movie posters, which suggests that Guardians is going to depict Williams' acting career.
In addition to revealing Fillion's role in the film, the leaked photos also appear to confirm that a portion of Guardians Vol. 2 will be set on Earth, which should tie in nicely to the film's subplot regarding Star-Lord's (Chris Pratt) past and the introduction of his father (all-but-confirmed to be played by Kurt Russell).
At any rate, we're just curious to see if Fillion's Wonder Man will live up to his turn as Captain Hammer in Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog. Lines such as "The only doom that's looming is loving me to death," will be pretty hard to top!
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5 Back to School Organization Ideas for Your Home
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It's back to school time and life gets hectic again. Want to do things differently this year to cut out some of the time wasters and stress? Here are five back to school organization ideas that will help you keep your home organized and running smoothly.
1. Create a functional entry space to store (and hide) gear
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Take control of clutter and chaos right at the entrance of your home, by creating an entry that catches everyone (and everything) before they get inside too far. Designate an area with a bench or seat for removing dirty shoes and other outdoor gear such as rain boots, jackets and umbrellas.
Add plenty of hooks to hang backpacks and jackets. Place labeled or color-coded baskets under the bench for each family member's smaller items. Getting everyone in the habit of leaving all their stuff in their assigned spot will make leaving the house the next morning a little smoother.
2. Create a designated kid's breakfast and snack station
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So you've managed to get the kids to be tidier by putting their things away somewhere they can find them again. But now they're starving and the chaos moves to the kitchen. Why not designate a spot in the kitchen for their after-school snacks, morning breakfast and lunches?
Depending on the size of your kitchen, it can be as simple as the lower drawer of a cabinet to a full-on pantry or cabinet section complete with a mini fridge for drinks. If possible, choose a spot that isn't in the way when you're cooking or washing up. Keep bowls, utensils and lunch boxes in a lower area that's easy for younger kids to reach. And keep it stocked with their favorite healthy cereals, snacks and drinks.
3. Set up a kitchen homework spot
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For the ultimate homework space, check out Freshome's 30 back to school homework spaces. But the kitchen is the heart of the home and also a great area to set up a small homework spot. And you can make sure homework is getting done while you prepare dinner!
4. Get your laundry room sorted
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School clothes, towels and sports uniforms pile up fast throughout the week. Organize your laundry space with dirty laundry baskets labeled into darks, colors, lights and an emergency basket for items that are extra dirty and need immediate attention.
Ask everyone to throw their dirty laundry into baskets to save you time having to search under the bed or in gym bags for items that need washing. Save yourself even more time by placing clean items in designated baskets that each child can take back to their room and put away.
5. Set up an operations command center
Keep your family running like a well-oiled machine by organizing a command center complete with a calendar, bulletin board, chalk or dry erase board for to-do lists and a place to catch paperwork or mail.
Share with us your back to school organization ideas and tips!
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I've never seen any of the many versions of the story of Sweeney Todd. So, I was intrigued to read the original novel when it was chosen by my 19th century bookgroup. We're currently reading 19th century books & plays that inspired musical versions. We've recently read La Dame aux Camellias & now Sweeney Todd. The novel is actually called The String of Pearls & I've discovered through the posts of the very knowledgeable members of the group, that there have been many changes to the story in the subsequent musical versions. My copy of the book actually has Johnny Depp in the latest movie version of the Stephen Sondheim musical on the cover, but I couldn't take a non-flaring photo of it so I used this one instead.
All I knew about Sweeney Todd was that he murdered his victims by means of an ingenious swivelling barber's chair which dumped them in the cellar where he cut their throats & that they were made into meat pies by Mrs Lovett. What I didn't expect was that the book would be such a great read.
The author is supposed to be Thomas Preskett Prest but even this isn't certain. The story first appeared in Edward Lloyd's People's Periodical. Lloyd was renowned for ripping off famous authors of the day. Some of his other serials were Oliver Twiss & Nikelas Nickelberry. I'm sure I don't have to tell you whose books were being plundered there! Copyright laws were practically non-existent in the early 19th century & unauthorized print & stage versions of any successful novel were commonplace.
The String of Pearls is set in the 1780s in London. Sweeney Todd has set up his barber's shop & is murdering wealthy men with alacrity. He has cupboards & chests filled with the money, gold, jewels & walking canes of these unfortunate gentlemen & their remains are conveyed by an underground tunnel to Mrs Lovett's pie shop where they're made into pies by a succession of unfortunate cooks. As soon as the cooks work out where the meat is coming from, they're made into pies as well & a new employee is sought. This is a rip roaring story with grotesque characters & not a lot of character development. We never discover how Todd & Mrs Lovett met or why they began their evil trade. Todd has a resourceful assistant, Tobias Ragg, who is shocked when he disobeys orders & searches Todd's rooms when he's out. He soon realises what's going on &, after trying to escape, ends up imprisoned in an asylum.
The pearls of the title are the property of a young seaman who is presumed lost at sea. Mark Ingestrie went to sea after his love affair with the beautiful Johanna Oakley is forbidden by her parents. He is on his way home to her with the pearls when his ship is lost. The only survivor is Captain Thornhill, Mark's friend. He has the pearls & is on his way to tell Johanna of Mark's death when he stops for a shave at Sweeney Todd's barber shop. That's the last we see of Thornhill, although his faithful dog, Hector, stands guard outside the door of the shop, arousing the suspicions of his friend, Colonel Jeffrey, who is determined to find out what has happened. One of many loose ends in the story is what happens to Hector. We can only presume he ended up in a pie but his fate is uncertain. Johanna is heartbroken when she hears Jeffrey's story & decides to get a job as barber's assistant, dressed as a boy. A local magistrate with his own suspicions of Sweeney Todd becomes involved & the scene is set for the exciting ending.
Along the way, we see Todd trying to sell the pearls, falling in with a set of thieves & barely escaping with his life & a particularly horrible picture of an insane asylum run by rogues for the sole purpose of incarcerating forlorn heiresses & unwanted children. The story is full of macabre humour & melodrama. Todd talks to his customers of "polishing you off" but they think he means a brush & a shave & he means something altogether more sinister. The pies are described in the most luscious way,
And well did they deserve their reputation, those delicious pies; there was about them a flavour never surpassed & rarely equalled; the paste was of the most delicate construction, & impregnated with the aroma of a delicious gravy that defies description. Then the small portions of meat which they contained were so tender, & the fat & the lean so artistically mixed up, that to eat one of Lovett's pies was such a provocative to eat another, that many persons who came to lunch stayed to dine, wasting more than an hour, perhaps, of precious time…
The enjoyment of the young clerks & lawyers who frequent the shop is emphasized & lingered over in the most stomach-churning way as the reader knows what the eaters do not. As usual in this type of melodrama, the villains are much more interesting than the hero & heroine. This is definitely a page turner. It's a story that could have been forgotten if its vitality & ingenuity hadn't ensured its popularity at the time & made it the basis for the many versions of the story that have followed.


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What is Tax? No.1
This is the first of ten episodes in the Tax Story series. Where Richard Trudgen defines the meaning of the word 'tax' and explains that taxes are compulsory contributions to state revenue – levied by government on workers income, business and company profits and also goods and services (GST). It looks at the European history of tax and its existence in the Bible and compares traditional Yolngu economic systems with the Balanda tax system. Looks at proportions of revenue raised by the Federal Government by personal, company and tobacco tax.


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Who wouldn't get excited with that sound of water from a distance, walking through the curvy mountain paths and finally enjoying the mesmerizing waterfalls is one gala experience? Especially, during the monsoons and the post-monsoon seasons it gives an immense pleasure to travel to such destinations. Away from the buildings and traffic, let us make a tour around some of the best waterfalls in Maharashtra and get blown away from its virgin beauty!
Lingamala Waterfalls
Photo Courtesy: Omkarsawant1996
Lingamala Falls
Covered in green coat, Mahabaleshwar looks jubilant during the rains. Amidst the green glory, Lingamala Waterfalls looks like an angel dancing her way. Lingamala Waterfalls is one of the prominent tourist places in Mahabaleshwar. Later the water drains to the Venna Lake.
How To Reach Lingamala Falls
Lingamala Falls is 7km from the hill station of Mahabaleshwar. It is accessible through Mahabaleshwar-Pune Road.
Photo Courtesy: Ayilliath
Amboli Ghat Waterfalls
Those who love the combination of rain and green must visit Amboli Ghat during post-monsoons. Small streams and temporary waterfalls slithers around the ghat making it more exciting for the visitors. Amboli Waterfall is one of the mystic spots that should not be missed here. However, most other waterfalls are seasonal and best only during the peak times.
How To Reach Amboli Ghat
Amboli is Sindhudurg near Sawantanawadi. It is around 114km from Goa.
By Bus: Buses are there from major cities like Pune and Mumbai to reach Sawantanwadi. From there it is around 30km.
By Train: Sawantanawadi is the nearest railway station.
Thoseghar Falls
Photo Courtesy: VikasHegde
Thoseghar Falls
The spectacular Thoseghar Falls is undoubtedly one of the best waterfalls in Maharashtra. A series of waterfalls together form Thoseghar Falls which is located around 26km from Satara City. It is bliss to see milky water plunging through a great height amidst the beautiful lush green hilly slopes.
How to Reach Thoseghar Falls
There are buses from Pune to Satara and from Satara you can hire auto rickshaws to reach Thoseghar Falls.
Pandavkada Falls
Photo Courtesy: Samruddhishetty
Pandavkada Falls
Legend says that the Pandavas of Mahabharata came here and took bath in this waterfall. Hence, it came to be known as Pandavkada Waterfalls. This plunge waterfall is one of the ideal picnic spots in Navi Mumbai. It is better to watch and enjoy the beauty of waterfalls instead of swimming here since a lot of . unfortunate incidents where people have lost their lives has been recorded in the past. Do stay safe when you pay a visit to this amazing Pandavkada Falls.
How To Reach Pandavkada Falls
By Bus: There are several buses from Mumbai to reach Kharghar. Buses are available from Pune as well as it situated on Mumbai-Pune Highway.
By Train: Catch a train from Mumbai CST from Harbour Route to reach Kharghar. Get down in Kharghar Station or Nerul Station.
Bhivpuri Waterfalls
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Bhivpuri Waterfalls
Bhivpuri Waterfalls is one of the interesting locations in the town of Bhivpuri at Karjat. It is not only a tourist spot but also a place for adventure sports. Yes, Bhivpuri Waterfalls is one of the top waterfall rappelling destinations in India. The rushing waters of this falls provide an opportunity for adventure junkies!
How to Reach Bhivpuri Waterfalls
Bhivpuri is near Karjat. It is easily accessible by public transport.
By Train: You can train to Karjat Station and from there take an auto to reach the waterfalls.
Kune waterfalls in Lonavala
Kune Falls
Lonavala is a favorite spot in Maharashtra; its charm and beauty is unforgettable. Kune Falls is one of the main tourist attractions that add to the charisma of Lonavala. Interestingly, Kune Falls is also one among the highest waterfalls in India.
How To Reach Kune Falls
Kune Falls is situated between Lonavala and Khandala. Go through Mumbai-Pune expressway to reach Lonavala Bypass and further go towards Khandala to reach the waterfalls.
There is a unique feel in exploring such wonders of nature. These waterfalls in Maharashtra are certainly some of the top destinations which are not to be missed. However, most of these falls are seasonal and best to visit during July to December.


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Baseball: Constoga rallies to advance
By Mike Murphy
Posted: 05/20/2015 10:30:15 PM EDT
The 10th-seeded Pioneers (16-6) defeated No. 26 Harriton, 9-5 on Wednesday and will host No. 15 Council Rock North on Friday in the quarterfinals.
Pioneers starter Tim Miller was roughed up for five runs in his first three innings and it looked like Harriton would stay in control with Jesse Bregman working efficiently on the mound.
"Ideally you don't try to go down by five, I was trying to do what I was doing the whole year and just kept leaving pitches up in the zone,' said Miller. "These kids can hit. They are better than their 26th seed, they should be up there in the top-15, maybe.'
Down, 5-1, Conestoga's center fielder Greyson Avots started the fourth with a single, beating out the throw after Harriton second baseman Arron Deutsch dove to his right to keep the ball in the infield.
Following a fly out from Mark Anderson, Mayock delivered the first of his three hits of the day for the Pioneers. Jonah Siegal followed with a single to load the bases for Miller.
He proceeded to stroke a line drive to right field for a single, bringing in Avots and Mayock to cut the lead to 5-3.
"I've been in a little bit of a slump recently and I knew it was a 2-0 (count) and he wasn't going down 3-0. So I expected a fast ball down the middle,' said Miller. "He threw it down the middle and luckily I got it and drove it right through the hole.'
Shortstop Ryne Orgen jumped on the RBI parade with a single that drove in Siegal and advanced Miller to third. Orgen would steal second to put runners on second and third for designated hitter Len Watson.
Watson grounded out to second, driving in Miller to tie the game at five and advance Orgen to third.
Orgen flew home on a wild pitch from relief pitcher Jonah Frankel to give the Pioneers a lead they would hold for the remainder of the game.
"It's a sign for this team that we've never given up all year, and when we got behind we've been able to come back before,' said Conestoga coach John Vogan. "I'm really proud the way we stay with it. (This game) started out like we had been doing early in the year was getting a lot of hits but not scoring any runs (from it). I was a little concerned there but I had confidence in them because we have been swinging the bats well lately.'
Vogan pulled Miller after the third inning and left it to his relief pitcher, sophomore, Maycok. In his four scoreless innings, he only allowed two hits with no walks. He picked up six strikeouts on his way to the playoff victory.
"I was down 5-1 when I came in. I knew I just had to put the ball over the plate, let them hit it in play and let my fielders make plays,' said Mayock. "As the game kept going, I was able to pick up more velocity and control my pitches.'
"I hate to say it, but coach made a great decision to take me out of the game and letting Angus come in because he pitched one hell of a game,' added Miller.
Maycok credits his offense for the jump start of adrenaline to get locked in on the mound.
"That was huge,' he added. "A huge emotional boost and the adrenaline after that inning was what I think got me through the rest of the game.'
Despite his underclassman status, Vogan sees Mayock as an invaluable piece to the Pioneers' pitching staff.
"That was a pressure situation but to be honest, he has been coming in (like that) all year,' said Vogan. "I've got complete confidence in Angus. This kid doesn't pitch like a sophomore, he's very focused and very confident. A little edgy, but I like that.'
Notes: Conestoga's offensive leaders were Avots and Orgen. Avots went 3-for-3 with two runs scored, while Orgen went 2-for-3 with a run and an RBI. … The game was a match-up between the finalist in Class AAA (Harriton) and Class AAAA (Conestoga) in 2014.
Conestoga 9, Harriton 5
HAR ab r h bi CON ab r h bi
Bregman p 4 1 2 0 Siegal rf 2 1 0 0
Caligaro rf 3 2 1 1 Miller p 4 2 1 2
Kevitch cf 4 2 2 2 Orgen ss 3 1 2 1
DiLoreto 1b 3 0 0 0 Fitzgerald 3b 0 0 0 0
Anderson ph 1 0 0 0 Watson dh 4 0 0 1
Mann 3b 0 0 0 0 Fogarty 1b 3 1 1 1
Mullen dh 3 0 1 1 Czepiel c 3 1 0 0
Hoffman c 2 0 0 0 Avots cf 3 2 3 0
Herman lf 3 0 2 1 Anderson lf 3 0 1 2
Deutsch 2b 2 0 0 0 Heron 2b 1 0 0 0
Frankel ph 1 0 0 0 Mayock p 3 1 3 1
Chang ph 1 0 0 0
Solon ss 2 0 0 0
Burns ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 29 5 8 5 Totals 28 9 11 8
Harriton 203 000 0 — 5
Conestoga 100 503 x — 9
2B – Calligaro.
Bregman, L 3.2 8 6 2 2
Frankel 1.1 2 0 1 0
DiLoreto .2 2 3 3 1
Schupper .1 0 0 0 1
Miller 3 6 5 1 4
Mayock, W 4 2 0 0 6


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Stephanie Bongiovi overdoses, gets arrested
The daughter of legendary rocker Jon Bon Jovi was arrested after authorities say she overdosed on heroin. Stephanie Bongiovi, 19, was taken into custody Wednesday, Nov. 14 after police found her unresponsive in her Hamilton College dorm room. Officers found a "small quantity" of heroin, marijuana and drug paraphernalia inside her upstate New York campus residence. A second student, Ian Grant, was also arrested. Both Grant and Bongiovi face misdemeanor drug charges.
Bon Jovi and his wife, Dorothea Hurley, have not issued a statement.


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When it comes to beauty routines, today's Hollywood stars do nothing compared to those from the "Golden age". Here are 13 beauty secrets from 13 old-time beauties.
- Marilyn Monroe
Monroe used 5 different shades of lipstick and gloss to create a perfect shade. Darker reds on the outer corners, lighter shades in the middle to lend dimension.
- Elizabeth Taylor
Liz Taylor had a habit of shaving her face. That way she removed the fine baby hairs and the surface of the skin, which gave her a skin glow.
- Audrey Hepburn
After applying mascara, Audrey used a pin to separate each individual lash and that's how she got her dramatic yet natural look.
- Carole Lombard
Before she put on her makeup, she'd draw a thin white line on the nose as she believed it made it look straighter. Aren't we still doing this today?
- Grace Kelly
Did you know that contouring isn't a new technique? The Princess of Monaco used to define her cheekbones, with one shade for underneath her cheekbones, and a slightly darker shade dusted on the apples…
- Vivien Leigh
Full lips have always been "in". So, V. Leigh used liner to draw outside her natural lip, giving the illusion of a larger pout.
- Marlene Dietrich
This German-American actress had her molars removed to further accentuate her cheekbones and using surgical tape to give herself a temporary facelift.
- Greta Garbo
Garbo put a thin layer of petroleum jelly on her eyelids underneath a dark eyeshadow. She also lined her eyes with a mixture of jelly and charcoal pigment.
- Mae West
Mae West would apply coconut oil to her face as a moisturizer to give her skin a youthful glow. And you thought that we invented this?
- Gloria Swanson
Her best beauty secret was healthy food. And, not only she was eating veggies but she would apply them to the face regularly.
- Sophia Loren
Loren followed a Mediterranean diet religiously. Additionally, she kept her skin soft and luminous by soaking in a hot bath with a few splashes of oil.
- Bette Davis
Davis kept her eyes looking bright by applying cucumbers to her lids at night and using petroleum jelly under the eyes to combat dark circles. Yes, please!
- Fannie Ward
She would hang upside down for half an hour every day because according to her, strange posture causes blood to pour generously through the skin. The skin tissues would receive their needed bloodbath, which nourishes and revivifies. She believed that this practice would freshen the most faded complexion.


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Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab released the Entertaining the Heian Court Maiden perfume oil in their 2017 Lupercalia: Novel Ideas for Secret Amusements limited-edition collection. This one is dedicated to the historic Japanese erotic art and so, the labels feature explicit NSFW illustrations. You have been warned.
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If you've followed me for a while you probably now I am sort of a throw everything at the wall and see what sticks kind of guy when it comes to web 2.0 and social media. I've tried all kinds of different services, honestly I've lost track. I only stick to the ones that seem worth continuing. One of my long term commitments has been YouTube.
One of the really nice things about Youtube is the Insights module, you can really see a lot of information including:
- Total views of all of your videos
- Date ranges of views
- Where geographically your videos are most popular
- Which videos are getting the line share of views
- How long your videos keep peoples attention
- A nice "at a glance" graph of recent days views
- Demographics of your viewers
- Where your viewers discover your videos
- Engagement or which videos are most commented on
- Subscription figures
That is a long list and it's not even complete, for purposes of this article I am going to focus on demographics. Specifically Joesgonesocial needs women. What? Just look:
11% Female?
Come on ladies, can you help me out here? Joking aside it makes sense. My most popular posts are about Windows 7 and Android apps:
This is not to say that women don't like those things, but I think in general they are more guy friendly. In my defense I have seen the female % go as high as 38% a few times, this number was so low that it compelled me to blog about it and grovel a bit. I am hoping with some of my female readers help I can turn that sinking ship around, what do you say ladies?
Here is a screen cast I recorded on Insights while putting this article together.


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Soldier finds healing through CranioSacral therapy
FORT BENNING, Ga. – It was during his second mobilization that SFC Dale Kessler, a Reserve Soldier with the 198th Infantry Brigade, was injured. After finishing his term as a drill sergeant on Sand Hill, Kessler relocated to the Warrior Transition Battalion. While there, he found an unexpected treatment that worked wonders for his strained back, thanks to a massage therapy demonstration at the battalion Feb. 22.
Visit http://www.army.mil/article/37456/soldier-finds-healing-through-craniosacral-therapy to read the full article.
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Westpac: a comprehensive offering to shareholders. The archive goes all the way back to 2000. Questions are included in the webcasts, and they offer video, sound and slides, PDF files or word files to download. This shows a strong consideration of their shareholders and web users.
Leighton: a fantastic archive that extends as deep as 2001 that includes full meeting webcasts plus transcripts of the meetings.
Woolworths: excellent archive with webcasts of quality AGMs, financial meetings and announcements back to 2001.
IAG: an extensive archive that dates back to 2000, with webcasts that include formal business, beginning in 2002.
Macquarie Group: a comprehensive archive for shareholders. They offer pdfs and webcasts that are archived back to 2001. The archive extends to 1999 but only PDFs are on offer between 1999 and 2001.
Origin: a fantastic archive of webcasts that extends to 2003. They also include webcasts of the their financial reports. All webcasts include all facets of each meeting and is quite a comprehensive offering that should be a template for other companies.
Commonwealth Bank: broadcast their AGMs live and have 3 years of archived webcasts including questions from the floor. The webcasts are supported by results facts and figures which are also downloadable.
Telstra: have archived webcasts of AGMs back to 2004 including formal business, but after multiple checking, there is no sound supporting the videos for 2004 and 2005. From 2006 onwards everything is archived properly and working.
Newcrest: an extensive archive that goes back to 2003 with the webcast archive kicking in from 2006. The webcasts are comprehensive and cover all questions and formal business.
BHP Billiton: another company that webcasts their AGMs live. The 2008 and 2007 webcast is archived including all questions, and the 2006 and 2005 webcasts are archived as slides and audio only.
Westfield: they live webcast as audio and their archive goes back to 2005 and includes questions.
Santos: the archive extends back only as far as 2006, but at least what is on offer is video webcasts that include all aspects of each meeting.
Computershare: the archive goes back until 2002 but it is from 2006 onwards where they offer webcasts. The webcasts on offer are only sound files but they do include questions and formal business.
Brambles: archive includes webcasts that include questions, that goes back to 2006.
Lihir Gold: they live webcast and have an archive going back to 2006. Their webcasts are audio and video which include questions.
Woodside Petroleum: they webcast and the archive goes back until 2006, but that particular webcast link is broken.
Oil Search: they are into the swing of webcasting. The archive stops at 2003 and includes only audio, but AGMs and many other meetings are also webcast.
Suncorp: they offer webcasts including questions from the 2007 and 2008 AGMs only. The archive goes back to 2004 but the information is presented as PDF files only.
AMP: it is suggested on their website that the archive goes back to 2004, but the links for 2004/5/6 are broken. They do webcast audio and video live, and the archive of AGM webcasts of 2008 and 2007 are audio and video which include all questions and items of business.
AGL: a shallow archive of webcasts that only covers the previous year, but at least questions are included. The remaining years back to 2005 only are presented as pdf files.
NAB: The 2008 AGM is on offer as a video webcast and covers formal business, but they have no deeper archive of webcasts or past AGMs.
QBE: the archive goes back to 2004 and offers webcasts as audio and slides for the years up to 2007. Video webcasts are on offer from 2007 but they have been edited down to exclude all debate.
Quality starts to fall away at this point
CSL: an archive that goes back to 2000 and webcasts that begin in 2002. This may seem a comprehensive archive, but the webcasts do not include any formal business or questions from the floor, which is self-defeating. Why go to the trouble of hosting and storing webcasts when the information is censored?
Transurban: their archive extends back to 2003 that includes a combination of pdf documents and audio webcasts from the AGM. Unfortunately in their wisdom, no questions or formal business is included in these webcasts.
Fosters: has an archive that goes back until 2003, but is only from 2006 onwards there are webcasts on offer. Each webcast since 2006 does not include and questions or formal business.
News Corp: they have webcast their AGMs live in the past, but archiving these webcasts is a foreign concept. Could not find an archive of any information for any past AGMs.
CFS Retail: the archive stops at 2004 but includes mp3, podcasts and webcasts coverage of their AGMs.
AMP: apart from the fact that information for shareholders is very difficult to find, they offer only the 2008 AGM as a webcast which includes questions. They have links to other years going back to 2004, but every one of those links simply says that no information is available. What's the point?
Amcor: they have an archive of webcasts that goes back to 2007 but questions from the meetings are not included.
Axa Australasia: the archive for AGMs goes back to 2000, but not a single webcast is on offer. All material is presented as PDF files.
ANZ: They have PDFs and an audio webcast with slides of of the previous AGM only.
Wesfarmers: they only archive PDF documents, but at least it goes back to 2003. They prompt users to download software to listen to webcasts, but after much checking, the links to webcasts are non-existent.
MIG: no webcasts available and the only information on offer is a collection of pdf documents that is archived back to 2001.
MAP: no webcasts available and the only information on offer is a collection of pdf documents that is archived back to 2002.
Fortescue Metals: an informative website but no offerings of any past AGMs, in the printed form or as webcasts. A poor effort considering everything else is covered in detail.
Rio Tinto: To access some of their media releases and webcasts, it requires the viewer to register. There are no AGM webcasts available on the website, but the two webcasts they do offer are annual results and for an investor seminar.
Crown: No offering at all for shareholders. There are financial reports but no mention of any current or past AGMs, including any printed information and webcasts.
Energy Resources: a lot of information on offer that stretches as far as 1997, but no webcasts on offer. Not a practiced they have explored.
Coal Allied: no webcasts on offer but an archive of PDF documents going back to 2004.
Coca-Cola: they offer no webcasts but an archive of PDF documents going back to 2005.
Orica: a very skinny archive that only goes back to 2008, but at least it includes formal business.
Lion Nathan: no webcasts at all on offer, only PDF documents going back to 2004.
ASX: looks like an in depth archive that goes back to 2000 and webcasts back to 2003, the problem is that the only available webcast is from 2008 as all the other links say that webcast no longer available.
Stockland: a confusing archive that dates to 2000 an includes some random audio files but predominantly PDFs. No webcasts are offered.
Qantas: there is minimal information on offer that spreads back to 2000. Only in 2008 did they begin webcasting their AGM.
Tabcorp: a confusing site with no webcasts and limited coverage of their AGMs.
Sonic Health: a hopeless offering of no webcasts and only the MD presentations and results from meetings going back to 2002.
Worley Parsons: a very slim archive with only results and notices of meetings on offer. Would not know what a webcast was.
Toll Holdings: the only offer PDFs and even doing that the archive goes only as far as 2005. No webcasts.
Sims Metal: very little investor information available including any AGM information. No webcasts.
Aus Foundation: no information at all regarding AGMs current or past. Definitely no webcasts.
Alcoa: no archive offered.
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Martin Lomasney Legend & Wit Live on in New Exhibit (May 15 – August 4, 2012)
Ward Boss Lomasney, a new show at the West End Museum, commemorates the legendary status of Martin Lomasney, the undisputed boss of Boston's Ward 8 (later Ward 5, then Ward 3 under re-districting) from about 1885 until his death in 1933. Reproductions of W. Norman Ritchie's political cartoons from the Boston Post and others from the Boston Globe will be on display together with graphic panels featuring related articles and Lomasney's most renowned quotes, including "Don't write when you can talk. Don't talk when you can nod your head." (Download Lomasney photos and drawings here.)
The show runs in the Members Gallery and is curated by West End Museum Executive Director Duane Lucia. The exhibit reception takes place on June 16 at 6 p.m. and is free and open to the public. Guests will enjoy light refreshments, including the "Ward Eight"—a cocktail created in 1898 at Locke-Ober in honor of Lomasney's election to the state legislature and the district largely responsible for his victory.
"Martin Lomasney is without a doubt one of the central figures in West End lore," says Lucia. "His influence on the community, both socially and politically, cannot be overstated. To this day, the street named after him (Lomasney Way) is a testament to the legendary status he holds with many current and former residents of the area, and we felt the Museum should honor that."
Born in Boston in 1859, Lomasney was the son of Irish immigrants who fled to the U.S. during the great potato famine. After leaving school in the eighth grade, he befriended a local ward boss, who steered him from trouble and gave him a job as a lamplighter and health inspector. In 1875 he entered politics as an aide to Boston's Democratic boss, Michael Wells. Often referred to as the "mahatma" or "czar," Lomasney gained political prowess and wielded substantial control over city and county politics. He served as State Senator, State Representative and Alderman while conducting business out of his West End headquarters at the Hendricks Club.
Lomasney and his brother Joseph founded the Hendricks Club in 1885 at the corner of Lowell and Causeway streets. What began as a social club became the heart of Lomasney's political machine. For nearly 50 years, no political candidate from his district was successful in being elected without Lomasney's endorsement.
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Museums Connecting Us All
Dear Gabriel,
Museums aren't just rainy day activities. They shed light on accomplishments and cultures. They give us all a chance to encounter "celebrity" items while giving them contextual significance. In many cases, museums are the best available tools to truly connect the past to our present.
One exciting new museum will give us a chance to learn about American narratives too often shunted aside. Learn more about how you can help make African American history come alive for our country and for future generations.
Unfortunately, museums like this one are few and far between in America, despite the diverse available content. As far as I'm concerned, that's all the more reason for us to show how much we celebrate treasures that illustrate African American history and culture!
As Americans, we all share the responsibility of preserving African American history and culture as best we can. Show your support for the celebration and preservation of African American history and culture today.
Thanks for taking action,
Claire K.
Care2 and ThePetitionSite Team


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What is Muscle Tone; Muscle Toning Explained
"Muscle tone is the resting electrical activity of a muscle"
Which means what to you and me?
When a muscle contracts and performs work, any work, it does so at the command of the nervous system sending an electrical signal, in the same way a light switch turns on a lamp.
The main difference here is that a muscle is never really "off" but merely "dimmed"…
There is always some current running through it. The difference between a saggy set of bingo wings and a firm pair is the result of the left over current running around when the muscle is "dimmed".
A picture is worth a thousand words…
The bum on the left is representative of the "Less dimmed" bulb that has more current flowing through it at rest.
The bum on the right is the bulb that is "Dimmed" and has little current flowing through it at rest.
Which ultimately leaves the question of how do we ensure a muscle has more current (tone) flowing through it when rested than our "Dimmed" one above?
Muscle Toning Explained…
It's a matter of effort.
Exercise works because we have to "switch on" our muscles and the harder, longer and more frequently we switch them on, the more toned we become.
In order of efficiency for muscle toning:
- Walking
- Jogging
- Running
- Sprinting
- Weight Training
That list should show that the harder an exercise is the better at toning it is.
I understand that people get worried about "bulking up" when they see the term weight training but in my experience it is the diet that accompanies the training that is the culprit for getting bigger muscles and seeing as the vast majority of people looking to tone their muscles are also looking to shed excess fat it would seem obvious that they are on a reduced calorie programme and will not be consuming enough calories to get bigger.
Which Exercises for Which Body Parts?
Legs & Bum…
The top five here have to be
1) Deadlift
2) Squat
3) Sprinting
4) Lunges
5) Hill Sprints
Top five
1) Ab wheel
2) Suitcase walk
3) Plank
4) Sprinting (it's great!)
5) Press ups (really)
Arms & Shoulders…
Top five
1) Dumbell Press
2) Chin ups
3) Dips
4) Overhead Dumbbell Extentions
5) Barbell Curl
Chest and Back…
Top five
1) Press ups
2) Barbell or Dumbbell Row
3) Dumbbell Bench Press
4) Deadlift
5) Dips
You'll some overlap there in exercises and body parts and that is because a lot of great exercises work more than area at a time which is great for us as it means we need to spend less time working out!
There will also be some movements there you'll think you can't perform but don't worry; all of the exercises can be scaled to suit your needs.
How heavy you lift or how many repetitions you perform doesn't really appear to matter a great deal and will vary wildly on each person preference.
The one thing that is of utmost importance is how you work when you lift.
Lifting heavy is high effort right from the get go but if you decided to use lighter weights for higher reps then it is really important that you keep lifting until you can't to ensure that you really do "switch on" your muscles.
Due to the way the body works it will only turn up the current to the muscles when the weight is heavy enough or the length of time a weight is lifted is long enough.
- Tone = resting tension in a muscle
- Either high or low reps can increase tone
- Diet dictates "bulking up"


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Preparations for tomorrow's First Steering Committee Meeting
The first meeting of the White Flint Sector Plan Steering Committee is set for 7PM tomorrow night (January 6) at the Silver Spring MNCPPC auditorium.
No one knows quite what to expect. There are various proposals for structure, role and operations circulating among members. A major question is the expectations of the Planning Board. What is their view of the role of the Committee? Is the Steering Committee to meet regularly with the staff and Board? How independent will the Steering Committee be to comment and criticize drafts and changes?
Another question is how much of the meeting will be devoted to setting up the Committee itself, as opposed to substantive discussions of transportation and design guidelines. There appear to be divergent opinions on how and whether to seek a consensus of opinion on the Committee or just serve as a conduit of views from various communities. How can the Committee balance the roles of members who represent different constituencies in the community (developer, residents, individual communities)? How can the Committee balance the views of landowner representatives, who generally have more time and resources to devote to the process, with those of residents who are volunteers? How should the Committee communicate to the community and to various interested entities (including other government agencies)?
There is even discussion of the agenda, and whether it should be proposed and run by the Planning Board staff or by the Committee itself.
Should be an interesting meeting, but a long one. The Steering Committee (distilled from the larger Advisory Group) is composed of active participants in the process, who are not shy in expressing their views.
Barnaby Zall


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So I had a baby! Nearly 10 weeks ago now. What a whirlwind. No one can truly prepare you for what it's like, though many will try, bless their hearts. They're right though – it's both the hardest and best time of your life so far.
Please note: this blog post will be written from the perspective of someone who chose to breastfeed exclusively, because that is what I have chosen to do, that is what suits me and my lifestyle and my baby. I respect any and all choices that others make to feed their babies adequately, I truly believe that fed is best. Breastfeeding is what I chose.
Let me get this out of the way: breastfeeding is not easy. It is kind of a bastard of a thing in the beginning. You've just done this intensely difficult thing (whether you have a natural birth or a C-section, the act and the recovery are bloody hard in different measures) and now you and your broken body and tired, hormonally charged brain have to try to learn this intensely difficult skill that is SO, SO important literally to the survival of your baby. Ha! What a monster of a thing to inflict on a suffering mother. As much as childbirth and finally meeting your baby is so magical and wonderful, it's also so hard.
Eamon had a period of ill health not long after his birth, which was extremely scary, but it also meant we missed some key breastfeeding time. As such, and just because of the inherently difficult nature of breastfeeding, we had a tricky time latching him and getting things working in that way. I'll never forget when Ray had gone out to get me some lunch on day 3 in hospital (we stayed an extra day because of the health issues and latching issues, he lost a good amount of weight) and one of the wonderful RNs was trying to help me get him to latch in side-lying position so I could get some rest (carefully monitored) and I just lost it. He was crying, I was crying, poor Ray comes back in the room laden with sandwiches to me sobbing "I just need to not hear him crying right now, I can't take it, he needs to leave for awhile or I do" and the kindly nurse saying "got it", bundling him up and taking him for a little while to the nursery. I cried in Ray's arms for quite a long time. It was so bloody hard and I felt like a failure and a monster.
Luckily he was fine and was back at his birth weight not long after we left the hospital. A week or so maybe. But those first few days at home were so hard too. We were trying to get him to sleep in a bassinet and he may as well have been on the moon, according to him. Poor little mite. NONE of us were getting any proper rest. We absolutely DREADED the nights. The sun would go down and our spirits would too, and as soon as we spotted light leaking through the windows in the morning (because of course we were, or at least I was awake for that. Of course.) things would feel a bit less scary and impossible. So we started co-sleeping (safely and with purpose, as a friend recommended, rather than in frustration and desperation which is what leads to SIDS issues) and things improved DRAMATICALLY. Side-lying is now my go-to bedtime position, and I enjoy it immensely, it's so snuggly and I can read a book or whatever while he nurses and smooshes his little feet into my belly, just like he did when he was inside. It's great.
Anyway, on to the point of the post. I wanted to write up some info on things that I found incredibly useful in the first few weeks. I'm sure there are tonnes of posts out here on similar things but these are what worked best for me and Eamon.
Breastfeeding Pillow
ABSOLUTELY ESSENTIAL as far as I'm concerned! I got the Boppy from lovely Corinne (you may remember her from such posts as the first preggo roundup!), it was on my registry, and it's what we used in hospital. I still use it in bed, it is our bedroom pillow, and it's great for multiple reasons – it's quite snuggly, it's the right height, it comes in awesome prints, cover is removable for washing and it can be used for tummy time when baby is a little bigger (not to mention to help them learn to sit up etc as well!). But the one that gets a bit more use when sitting on the couch is this one – the My Brest Friend pillow. I think because it's flatter, it makes bub easier to position and means he doesn't sink into the space between the pillow and my tummy (especially when he was really little). It's nice and firm, and it actually secures around you with a buckle so you don't have to hold it to you. I've even stood up while feeding him on it and gone to the bathroom or got myself a drink. I do not recommend this. It's hard. But you do what you gotta do in the moment.
Huge-ass Drink Bottle
It is absolutely unbelievable how thirsty you get while breastfeeding. And I mean "while", literally. The letdown reflex (ie the time when your milk starts coming out) triggers a feeling of thirst like no other. I bought this awesome adult sized sippy cup with a straw as recommended on another blog. It is the best. I love how the silicone straw is really wide, enabling me to suck down a bunch of water really fast, which is a weirdly essential feature for this to have. The thirst cannot be underestimated. Nowadays, I have this one beside the bed and my daytime water containers are six quart-sized Gatorade bottles (btw, Gatorade is great in the beginning when you're building milk supply!) because they're really sturdy. I drink all six in a day. Sometimes more. It's madness.
Silicone Bulb Pump
I couldn't think of a better way to describe this weird silicone thing. It's called the Haakaa (there are many knockoffs also) and what it does is collect the letdown on the other breast than what you're feeding on. So it's not a pump as such, it applies some suction just to draw out what is already being released by your natural letdown reflex. Please note – don't make the mistake that I did and assume this won't work for you if you don't leak much if any breast milk. I never really leaked much and I still get around an ounce, sometimes two, each time I use this. So even if you're not pumping, doing that a couple of times a day will allow you to build a little tiny bit of a stash in your freezer for in case you want to, oh, leave the house or go on a date or if you are on a medication that doesn't allow for breastfeeding (these are few and far between, mind you, always check with a pediatrician you trust before you take advice to pump and dump from anyone else including pharmacists and other doctors. Sometimes they say that just to cover their butts. Same with drinking. If you can safely pick up bub to nurse, if you can drive, you're probably fine to nurse. Not much booze gets in breast milk). Anyway, you just squeeze the bulb, suction it to your boob and you're golden. You can't dance a jig or go for a run with it on, but it has enough suction to stay on if you're still. It's an NZ product so Aussies might have an easier time getting it from a local source rather than Amazon.
Grass Draining Rack
If you are pumping or bottle feeding, you're going to have a million tiny parts and drying them is a bastard. You need this product. Trust me. We had this on our registry because it was a recommended registry item and I totally get why. There are a few other interesting little pumping things like microwave steam sterilizing bags that I find handy but I don't want this post to just be about pumping because I know not everyone does that. Plus, things like milk storage bags, bottles etc are really personal choice (your baby's choice, tbh) so giving my opinion is kinda moot anyway.
Disposable Changing Pad Covers
We bought some of these based on a recommendation from my friend Leah. They have really come in handy. We use them when we go out, but their handiest use so far has been for when Eamon pees or poops on the existing changing pad cover which then has to be removed from the changing pad lest he roll around in it, but I don't have enough hands to hold a baby AND put a new cover on it. I just grab one of these from the convenient packet, toss it over the pad and I'm good to go.
Diaper Disposal Unit
This is a bloody godsend, you guys. It not only keeps the odor (not that there is much odor at the moment, breastfeeding newborn poop doesn't really smell IMO) enclosed, it gives you a way to secure dirty diaps from enterprising dogs for whom the smell might be just way too tempting. Gross I know but hey. Plus when you change the bag, you get this awesome diaper log that's very satisfying to tie off and toss in the garbage. We are weird people, I realise this. We went with the Diaper Genie and we could not be happier. The refills are easy to install and it's easy to set up and use.
Nursing Tanks
I love these! So handy for a bottom layer, especially the ones with a decent shelf like these from H&M. H&M nursing gear is honestly great and so is their babywear. They're also great for wearing to bed if you (like me) find that most sleeping bras are not quite enough to contain The Ladies, especially when they're full of milk. Which is pretty often. The Old Navy ones I bought are rubbish – the straps are too long (who the fuck has shoulders that tall!). These ones are great. Lots of people also swear by the "two shirt method" for going out and about and nursing without showing too much skin (and I'm not talking about "OOOH I WOULDNT WANT ANYONE TO SEE AN INCH OF MY BREAST" fuck that shit, I mean having to basically remove all your clothes to get to the boob). The two shirt method is pretty basic. Tank underneath, shirt on top. Pull shirt up, pull tank down or unclip, boom. Boobs. Baby. Put 'em together and everyone's happy (especially the baby).
I don't have a preference here. I had one from H&M, and a fuzzy one from Target, they both do the job. Get whatever as long as it's soft and comfy. It's just great to wander around the house in a robe when your baby is cluster feeding and you don't want to have to keep getting your boobs out. Just open up the robe, stick the baby on and you're golden.
I am probably leaving out some stuff. Partly because I'm still pretty sleep deprived and partly because I didn't need some things that others might find essential. For example I never really suffered from any nipple damage or leakage, so things like nipple balms and breast pads aren't things I have strong opinions about. I got a sweet diaper bag but I've gone back to using my precious JW Hulme bag anyway. I didn't have a lot of "downstairs damage" so apart from the first couple of weeks I wasn't really in pain and during that time a squirty bottle of warm water to rinse with when I peed, and some numbing wound care spray were all I used and I got both of those from the hospital.
The next post will be more about things baby needs (needs is always subjective, you understand!). To tide you over, here's some pics of my beautiful little bundle!
Thanks for reading! Until next time…


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Police look for man who took $8,000 necklace from Dundalk jeweler
Authorities ask for public's help
Authorities ask for public's help
Police said a man stole an $8,000 necklace from a jewelry store in Eastpoint Mall in Dundalk.
Investigators said the man went into Elite Gold and Diamonds store just before 4 p.m. on Dec. 7 and asked to see a gold necklace worth $8,000. When a store employee handed it to him, he put it around his neck and ran from the store, according to investigators.
An employee chased the man into the parking lot, where he got into a silver Honda Accord, police said. The store employee told police he was standing about 50 to 75 feet from the Honda Accord and that someone inside the vehicle pointed what he believed to be a gun at him. The vehicle fled the scene on Eastern Avenue towards Essex, police said.
Police said images of the suspect were captured on the store's video surveillance system.
Anyone with information on this incident is asked to call the Dundalk Precinct at 410-887-7320, or Metro Crime Stoppers at 866-7LOCKUP.
Metro Crime Stoppers, an organization that is separate from the Baltimore County Police Department and Baltimore County Government, offers rewards for information in connection with felony offenses. Anonymous tips can be sent to Metro Crime Stoppers by phone, text message, or online.


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Nigeria Head of Service of the Federation Winifred Oyo-Ita has promised to give a house to the couple who newly delivered quintuplets at the National Hospital Abuja.
She said that the house will be given under the Federal Integrated Staff Housing (FISH) Scheme.
Oyo-Ita made the promise while visiting the children on Saturday in Abuja.
She promise to give father of the quintuplets who is a graduate from the University of Ilorin, Kwara state a job with the Federal Civil Service. Uduehi, at the moment is unemployed.
Oyo-Ita also presented cash gifts and diapers to them, thanking the doctors for their efforts in ensuring the babies and mothers are alive.
She applauded the medical team for taking care of the mother through the period of pregnancy and delivery.
The Head of Service described the children as great blessings given to the couple by God on a platter of gold. She said the job offer to Uduehi will enable him cater for the children.
In her statement,"I am very happy for you and I am standing here this afternoon representing the entire civil service of Nigeria. Today is a day of joy for all of us. Indeed you are a couple that has been so blessed by God. You have been married for just two years and God has blessed you with five children at once. I want to tell you that the Federal Integrated Staff Housing programme will be made available to you, we will give you a house that can accommodate you your husband and your five children,"
Oluwakemi Uduehi, mother of the children who spoke on behalf of her family thanked the Head Of Service for her kind gesture. She is a staff of the National Population Commission.
Dr Bunmi Ladipo who delivered the babies said they were delivered through caesarean section and there was no complication.
He added that the mother had some challenges before delivery but was managed very well by the hospital. Oluwakemi gave birth to the babies when the pregnancy was eight months.
Ladipo added that this was his first time of delivering a set of five children.
Also Dr Audu Lamidi, Head Neo- Natal Intensive Care Unit, National Hospital said that the babies are very tender and more time is being devoted to their care.
According to him, many hospitals in Nigeria do not have the capacity or facility to cater for such multiple births.
He also called on government to provide the hospital with more specialised facilities and equipments to care and monitor this kind of birth.
"These babies are seen as blessings from God and we need more specialised facilities to enable us monitor them effectively in the first few months of their life. We need equipments such as incubators, ventilators and so on to support them. Though we have the basic tools for now, we need the specialised ones as these multiple births require more attention, time and care.''
Also Yemi Adelakun, Permanent Secretary Common Services at the Office of the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation said that the house would be immediately given to the couple as directed by the Head of Service.
He added that the urgency was necessary to help them settle down and take care of their babies adequately.
The five children, all girls were born on April 12, 2017.


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Wednesday Nights for Students
6:30 -7:30pm
For our students, each Wednesday night at Connect Church is filled with a time of Worship, Bible teaching, and small-group sessions where we dig deeper, plus a fun game or two!
We use the Orange curriculum "XP3". This curriculum is designed for each student to see God for who He is, to see themselves the way God sees them, and to love others the way He loves us.


text: BUSINESS, DUTERTE SARA MEGA HARBOUR TO SUE DUTERTE-CARPIO August 4, 2017 DURIAN POST BUSINESS & NEWS DIRECTORY Leave a comment BY ROGER M. BALANZA The company behind the scuttled proposed P39-Billion Davao Reclamation and Ports Development Project has hinted it would sue Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio. Duterte-Carpio said the Davao City government will no longer pursue its Joint Venture Agreement (JVA) with the Manila-based Mega Harbour over the project. The Davao Coastline and Port Development Project was to carve out over 200 hectares of coastline area to be developed into a commercial and industrial complex. Approved in 2016 by then Mayor Rodrigo Duterte, now President, and the Davao City Council, the local government and Mega Harbour would share revenue from the reclaimed land. "We cannot stand by this. We are deeply concerned, even seriously alarmed (by your decision)," said Mega Harbour president Engineer Victor Songco in his letter dated July 27 to Duterte-Carpio. Duterte-Carpio earlier said the city government is ready for any legal action that Mega Harbour may bring up due to the termination of the JVA. Songco said the company received a letter dated July 19, from Duterte-Carpio informing about her "final decision not to further proceed with the project." In a press stament last week after Duterte-Carpio announced that she was terminating the JVA, Mega Harbour said it was shocked by the Mayor's "unilateral and arbitrary" decision. Mega Harbour described the "unilateral and premature" termination as "flimsy." The basis for Duterte-Carpio's decision in terminating the JVA (is) a "mere product of a fertile imagination," said the company. Mega Harbour said it did not expect the mayor's decision. "We never saw it coming. All the while we thought that we were all on the same page in trying to improve the lives of the marginalized in those 10 coastal barangays – involving some 4,000 families," the statement stated. The reclamation project, stretching from Agdao district in the northern coastline of the city to the mouth of Davao River in the south, would run through thickly populated urban poor areas. Mega Harbour said it has the "efforts and resources towards improving lives of the marginalized community, tapping every sector in our network, always highly spirited in our drive to exceed expectations in complying with each and every term of the duly-approved agreement." "Our vision is clear, fully supported by all the geological, economic, financial and other related studies one can think of in preparing the groundwork for a project of that scale," Mega Harbour said in the statement . "The inspiration comes from what we are certain (that) the project will ultimately provide, not only to those 4,000 families but to all the Davao City residents and the rest of the Mindanaoans," it said. Mega Harbour said the project would generate "infrastructure, jobs, livelihood, trade, industries, investments, tourism, and many other socioeconomic benefits and opportunities — all at no cost to the city government neatly put together in one package as an end-to-end anti-poverty solution and a historic model of public-private partnership." Mega Harbour said it has submitted requirements demanded by the local government. All the study and preliminary analyses of the areas covered by the project (were) presented and accepted by then-Mayor now President Rodrigo Duterte, Vice Mayor Paolo Duterte, and the Sangguniang Panlungsod, the company said in the statement. Mega Harbour also said it has submitted the Environmental Impact Studies to the DENR for issuance of an Environmental Compliance Certificate ( ECC). "Therefore, there should be no issue on the environmental compliance since it is now for approval of the DENR," it said. Duterte-Carpio said the project's potential negative impact on the environment is among her reasons for terminating the agreement. Share this:TwitterFacebookLike this:Like Loading... Related