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Yffffonz replied to tomasz86's topic in Hotstreamtomasz86.. Is your website still runinng? -Y
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Yffffonz replied to ppgrainbow's topic in Windows 2000/2003/NT4I am in the US. I will see if there is anything I can do to get a copy of Java 6 SE update 51..... I will let you know if I have any luck
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Yffffonz replied to tomasz86's topic in HotstreamHave you disabled the "Use hardware acceleration when possible" options in the ADVANCED>GENERAL tab in Firefox? I know that would work, but I need hardware acceleration whilst using Flash. This is a problem when using forceware drivers. I'm using Firefox 10, which works great with Adblock Plus, and will install Chrome soon. Uncheck the option "Use hardware acceleration when possible" in Firefox in the OPTIONS> ADVANCED>GENERAL tab. I have an older version installed right now, but I think it is in the same spot in the the later versions.. tomas86 or anybody can confirm.
Yffffonz replied to tomasz86's topic in Hotstream@AnX Have you disabled the "Use hardware acceleration when possible" options in the ADVANCED>GENERAL tab in Firefox?
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Yffffonz replied to ppgrainbow's topic in Windows 2000/2003/NT4@bwc Thank you for the Jre6u43W2K
Yffffonz replied to ppgrainbow's topic in Windows 2000/2003/NT4@blackwingcat I see that you have updated the blog.livedoor page for "JRE 6 update 41 for Windows 2000", but it gives an error "File not Found in List" and to Report the issue. edit: the link now works... thanks Thanks again. P.S. I also see from Feb 14 the information about "Adobe Flash Player 10.3.183.63", but on the blog.livedoor page the most recent version listed is "Adobe Flash 10.3.183.51 for Windows 2000/XP/2003 Feb.2013 "
Yffffonz replied to ppgrainbow's topic in Windows 2000/2003/NT4Feb 19 2013 Java 6 Update 41 is released. Just a heads up bwc.. will the livedoor blog page be updated? and again thank you for your efforts. Yffffonz
Yffffonz replied to tomasz86's topic in Hotstream@OldSchool38... bwc has an updated 'Java 6 Update 39 Installer for Windows 2000' and those installers can be used on a standard win2k without any extended kernel installed (just in case you were wondering)
Yffffonz replied to ppgrainbow's topic in Windows 2000/2003/NT4Apparently the last patch for Java 6 will be released on 19th February, so I am presuming that there might be one more patch still to follow after update 39? http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9234900/Oracle_to_stop_patching_Java_6_in_February_2013?taxonomyId=208&pageNumber=1 @conductor71.. That is good to know. I guess at some point soon I (and others) will be investigating to install Java 7 on win2k. @blackwingcat.. Is there available a "W2K Java 7 installer" similar to the one you created for Java 6? or will Java 7 only be able to be installed when using an extended kernel? @bwc, tomasz I have not researched yet the Java 7 requirements, but I am sure there are many around (like me) that do not really have the need for full blown extended kernel and who can get away with just using a few wrappers here or there. anyway.. thanks for any info you can supply.
Yffffonz replied to ppgrainbow's topic in Windows 2000/2003/NT4Feb 01 2013 Java 6 Update 39 is released. @bwc.. will there be an update available on the livedoor blog? thanks brother
Yffffonz replied to tomasz86's topic in Hotstreamdropbox will do that when there is too much traffic being generated by a shared folder/item... hopefully it is only temporary as the error message suggests. They WILL cancel an account that keeps on infringing. Just a heads up tomasz
Yffffonz replied to ppgrainbow's topic in Windows 2000/2003/NT4@conductor71 was using the wrapper as well. it worked fine up to v18.104.22.168 for Firefox and v11.4.402.287 for IE. after that I had the same issues that you described. blackwingcat has been releasing and updating a v10.3 installer for w2k. it seems that v10.3 has been continually updated by adobe.. it may be an option to investigate. you can find bwc's installer page here: I made the latest Adobe Flash Player 10.3 installer [bM] use google translate if necessary
Yffffonz replied to blackwingcat's topic in Windows 2000/2003/NT4@blackwingcat.. will you be updating the installer on your site for Flash Player 10.3.183.50? 【BM】最新の Adobe Flash Player 10.3 インストーラー作りました
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Yffffonz replied to ppgrainbow's topic in Windows 2000/2003/NT4Just a heads up for anyone interested.. blackwingcat has updated the java installer for 6u38 Java 6 Update 38 Installer for Windows 2000 thanks for that brother..


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Did Vahanvati let Swan through?
Former telecom minister A Raja broke the rules and used the legal opinion of the government's top law officer, attorney general GE Vahanvati, in March 2009 to avoid a probe on Swan Telecom's eligibility for 2G spectrum allocation.delhi Updated: Mar 17, 2011 00:30 IST
Former telecom minister A Raja broke the rules and used the legal opinion of the government's top law officer, attorney general GE Vahanvati, in March 2009 to avoid a probe on Swan Telecom's eligibility for 2G spectrum allocation.
Raja ignored a file noting from the then-telecom secretary Siddharth Behura that the issue be referred to the law ministry for its opinion on the controversy rather than sending it directly to Vahanvati, who was then the Solicitor General (SG).
Vahanvati denied having given any clean chit to Swan Telecom.
"All I had stated was that referring the matter to the corporate affairs ministry at that juncture was not feasible. Nowhere had I stated that Swan was in the clean. I am not aware how my opinion was used," he said.
Official documents show the matter was referred to the department of telecom (DoT) by the Prime Minister's Office following complaints about the ownership details of the Swan Telecom company by a Congress Rajya Sabha MP Dharampal Sabharwal and former law minister Subramanian Swamy.
"Representations have been received through the PMO alleging the violation of substantial equity clause of the 2005 guidelines in the grant of Unified Access Service licences to the company," stated an internal DoT note on January 12, 2009.
The note further stated that the "ministry for corporate affairs may be requested to examine the matter."
Following further discussions within the department, finally Raja in his handwritten noting asked the matter be referred to Vahanvati, without consulting the law ministry on the need for a legal opinion, which is the procedure.
"May be sent to the SG directly since the cases are represented by him before the TDSAT and other judicial forums, including the High Court, Delhi," Raja wrote on February 13.
In his three-page opinion, Vahanvati concluded there was no need to refer the matter to the corporate affairs ministry.
In the concluding paragraph of his opinion, Vahanvati wrote that the company's application did not violate the rules.
"The file shows that there has been a full consideration of all relevant material and the conclusion that the applicants fulfilled all the necessary conditions cannot really be faulted," he noted.
"I have gone through the file which has been sent to me. I have also had a detailed discussion with the concerned official, and at his instance, the entire file notes relating to the processing of the application of M/s Swan telecom Pvt Ltd were shown to me," Vahanvati wrote on March 24.

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Boy Crush releases a porn parody of 50 Shades of Grey, one of the best-selling books in recent time. The film titled 50 Shades of Twink sees Dakota White playing the all-powerful Mr. Gray looking for a submissive to live out all his dark fetishes and fantasies. He posts and ad on Craigslist and Nico Michaelson replies. He's fresh, inexperiences, but ready to give his everything to the role. Nico signs his contract when he arrives. Once tied up, Dakato White unleashes his whips and chains treatment, humiliating his slut and using him for his sexual pleasure.
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I have been dragging my friends to do the highest mythic plus I can do, much to their dismay. HK has been ok with it though he drags his heels at Cathedral and Lower Kara. Anna and Gal are my friends that I like pushing high keys with because as I've said before, it's the only opportunity I get to play with them.
Finding a 5th can sometimes be an issue. I remember one week I asked Aza if he would do a mythic plus with me and he said sure, until I told him what it was and he said hell no! So the next person I asked was Exray who said "I don't want to do your +17 Wardens, Navi," and I was like ... OMG Aza you poisoned Exray! Aza laughed at me and said good luck!
In the last week I had done a nice 15 with Kjersten, Amelior, Pancake and Spoon, but I I jumped at the chance to try a Cathedral of Eternal Night 17.
Nobody wanted to be the 5th person. So I ended up begging Pancake to come, and we did it but unfortunately we didn't make the timer as we had some issues with the 3rd boss. However, it turned out at least only 1 hour instead of that dreadful 2 hours we spent on CoEN 9 in the first week!
When I opened my cache on Wednesday there was a lovely 53 million AP in there with 2x 4 million AP tokens. Those who had done a 12 for the week had 30 million AP with some extra tokens. Though those who had done a 15 had the same tokens as me. To which I have concluded that it's good to do a 15 but it's not worth doing a 17, but it MIGHT be worth doing an 18 if I can get a key that high this week. I didn't realise there was a difference in the AP at the end of the week if you did a higher key. I thought everything about 10 was the same.
I have been looking around trying to find out how much AP in my order hall cache for different levels of M+ but it's not easy to find. Maybe someone can enlighten me!


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Apartment GREY for two - Jeżyce
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|Szamarzewskiego, 60-514 Poznań, Polonya
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We offer you a beautiful studio in a pre-war renovated building situated in Jeżyce - a historical district close to the city center, places of cultural importance, and only 10 minutes away on foot from Poznań International Fair. Overall, the studio is an excellent base for those who would want to explore the city at its best.
The apartment is sunny and all windows face the revitalized courtyard/garden, on the ground floor. // on the second floor
• Comfy double bed
• Fresh cotton sheets
• Fully equipped open kitchen
• Refrigerator
• Dishwasher
• Nespresso coffee maker + supply of capsules
• Wi-Fi
• Spacious shower + two sets of clean towel
• Washing machine
• Hairdryer
• Ironing board + iron
• If needed, air mattress for a baby
There are lots of newly-opened modern shops, bars, and bistros in the neighborhood. As an encouragement, a subjective miniguide to Jeżyce will be waiting for you on the table.
I would be happy to answer all your questions!
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I stayed here on the return leg of my road trip from London to Gdansk, staying at Karolina's 'Green' flat on the outward journey. This flat is much the same as the 'Green' flat, which is to say it is very modern, clean and comfortable and it is just as it appears in the pictures. It has a cafe across the street with shops, banks and an open market nearby. It is an easy 20 minute or so walk to the old town. A lovely flat which made a great base for me with a warm, friendly and helpful host. Recommended!
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The Blue studio was perfect for a 4 day stay. Modern, new, close to the centre , and it had everything we needed, including lovely nesspresso machine. Karolina was always there if we needed anything and we can't wait to go back.
This is a lovely flat and a great place to stay in Poznan. It is just how it looks in the pictures - modern, comfortable and clean. In the streets around the flat there are shops, cafes and an outdoor market and the old town is a pleasant and easy 20 minute walk from the flat. Karolina was a very warm and friendly host. She made me feel very welcome and was happy to come back to the flat to sort out and fix a problem with the broadband.
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We know, you're probably dreading winter and savoring these last days of gorgeous summer weather. Even so, it's time to start thinking about getting your home ready for cooler temperatures. If your house seems to get too cold, too easily during the winter, you may want to upgrade your insulation. Many older houses lack the Read More »
If you're searching for ways to make a positive impact on the environment, look no further than your own home. Curbing your energy use not only helps conserve resources, but cut down the cost of your bills as well. Before you can get to work cutting your consumption and slashing your bills, you'll need to Read More »


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FC Basel
FC Basel 1893 (Fussball Club Basel 1893), widely known as FC Basel or just Basel, and sometimes referred to as FC Basle in English or FCB, is a Swiss football club based in Basel. They are one of the most successful clubs in Swiss football, having won the Swiss Super League 19 times, the second most for any Swiss club. Besides their current dynasty, they were most successful in the late 1960s and 1970s, winning the title a total of seven times between 1967 and 1980. The 1980s saw hard times for Basel as they had an absence from European competition for many years and they were relegated in 1987. In the 2000s Basel returned to the top of Swiss football; winning their first title for 22 years in 2002 and going on to win the title nine more times over the next 13 seasons. FC Basel have also won the Swiss Cup 11 times. They have competed in European competition every season since 1999–2000. In the 2001–02 season, the club reached the UEFA Intertoto Cup final, losing to Aston Villa; in the 2002–03 season they qualified for the Second Group Stage of the UEFA Champions League; and in the 2005–06 season, they reached the quarter-finals of the UEFA Cup. They have been in the Champions League more times than any other Swiss club — a total of six times — and are the only Swiss club to have ever qualified directly for the Champions League group stages. In the 2011–12 season, FC Basel produced some outstanding results in the Champions League. After a 1–1 away draw against S.L. Benfica, FC Basel tied away 3–3 and then won at home 2–1 against Manchester United, which saw them progress to the knockout phase. Here they were defeated by Bayern Munich on aggregate despite a 1–0 home win. The 2012–13 season saw them scale greater heights as the RotBlau advanced as far as the semi-finals of the Europa League, but there they were beaten by eventual cup winners Chelsea. However directly in the following season, Basel did avenge that defeat with two straight wins during the 2013–14 Champions League. They notched up a surprising 2–1 away win against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge and followed this up with a 1–0 home win in the return fixture at St. Jakob-Park, though Basel ultimately were eliminated in the group stage. The following year, Basel progressed to the last 16 from a group that included European giants Real Madrid and Liverpool courtesy of a 1–1 away draw at Anfield in their final group match but were then eliminated by FC Porto.


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Piano by Phil
For many years Philip has played and enjoyed all kinds of music including Jazz and Classical. He has managed to develop a unique and pleasant style. Besides playing with bands in the Philadelphia Metropolitan area, playing solo as a cocktail pianist has been a most rewarding experience for both Philip and his audiences!
Don't forget to check out Phil's Musical History page before you leave!
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I just finished performing with "Jay Allan", a fantastic Elvis Tribute Artist, at the Allentown Symphony Hall.. It was the "Memphis Meets Liverpool" show. Jay put on a Fabulous Show and "Liverpool", a Great Beatle's Tribute band, also performed. Jay brought the house down with his 10 piece big horn band including a guest appearance by one of Elvis's trumpet players from the 70s , an Ann Margaret dancer and Viva Las Vegas showgirls plus a whole lot more. . He does it right. He is "Elvis". It was an honor to work with a true professional such as Jay. Check out his website at www.JayAllanRocks.Com for coming attractions.


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Are you a nurse considering overseas long-term or short-term work? Nursing in Australia is definitely the best choice you will make. As an overseas nurse in Australia you can enjoy.
We welcome travelling nurses!
With the freedom to work when you want (and explore the rest of the time!), you'll fall in love with all that Australia has to offer.
Australian Nursing Agency (ANA) is Australia's most reputable and dependable nursing recruitment agency. We've been recruiting qualified international nurses for more than 15 years and matching them with the right nursing jobs in Australia.
Here at ANA, Nursing jobs range from General Nurses to specialties including Forensic, Mental Health, and Midwifery.
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I have worked with Australia Nursing Agency for four months, and so far I am very satisfied with it. Once I'd had my interview I was working in a matter days. I'm basically getting the same pay as full-time work but with all the benefits of an agency, such as choosing the days and shift times I want to work.
I joined the Melbourne branch of Australian Nursing Agency, SwingShift Nurses, in 2006 as a sponsored mental health nurse on a 457 Temporary Work visa from England. Soon after arriving in Australia I met Sonia, obtained a Bridging visa and eventually obtained permanent residency all with the help of ANA. We got married in 2010 and now have a 10-month-old daughter.


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So the couple created their own space at home.
Out went the empty shipping boxes, music equipment and StairMaster that cluttered their backyard guest house in Los Angeles. In came a new hardwood floor and yoga accoutrements, ranging from mats and pillows to candles and incense. (Related story: A home yoga space need not be a stretch)
For 90 minutes twice a week, instructor Kelly Wood, owner of Karuna Yoga, motivates them to stretch, breathe and meditate in a light-filled retreat they've painted a warm yellow.
"We decided to dedicate that hour and a half to us," says Manolo, 33, a music mixing engineer. "Now we can just roll out of bed and do yoga."
The Marroquins aren't alone. A recent Harris Interactive survey for Yoga Journal magazine found that 16.5 million people in the USA now practice yoga, and more than three-quarters of them spend some time doing yoga at home. For a growing number of these practitioners, a dedicated yoga room offers not only a place to exercise, but also to escape.
"What we're seeing more and more is people building the spa services they want right into their own homes with spaces such as yoga rooms," says Heather McCune, editorial director of Professional Builder magazine.
Finished spaces over garages are being turned into yoga rooms, she says, as are basements and grown kids' former bedrooms. "This is the room where they say 'I'm going to take care of me.' "
The model homes for Horsham, Pa.-based Toll Brothers, the largest builder of luxury homes, now feature a room off the master bedroom that they suggest using for yoga, meditation or Pilates.
"We sell homes to people who have busy, hectic lives," says Kira McCarron, Toll's chief marketing officer. "So this space is a kind of private refuge."
Home design expert and author Chris Madden has been practicing yoga for 30 years and has a designated yoga room in her 102-year-old home in Purchase, N.Y.
Each morning, still in pajamas, she begins her half-hour yoga routine.
"Once I start the day, I'm going like a Concorde jet," says Madden. "I need yoga to center myself spiritually, mentally and physically. It's such an intimate part of my life, I like to do it privately."
The space has huge floor-to-ceiling windows. Green painted cabinets house her mat, books on spiritual growth, aromatherapy oils, tapes and stereo.
Los Angeles architect Alex Anamos of KAA Design Group says he's working on three homes that will include designated yoga rooms.
"These rooms are not part of a multi-use space like a basement wine cellar or a home office," say Anamos. "It's a very personal enclave."
He says this type of space has become popular enough that "Are you interested in a dedicated yoga room?" is a standard question that KAA architects ask clients.
The finished rooms may appear sparse, but they can be quite luxurious. "No expense is spared in the materials, from wood floors with radiant heat to beautiful stone finishes," he says.
The more elaborate yoga rooms can include bubbling fountains and built-in audiovisual systems. Some practitioners create an altar for inspirational objects.
Howie Nielsen, 56, a dentist in Whitefield, Maine, took a more low-key approach to the two-story building he constructed steps away from his home.
Downstairs is storage space and a screened-in porch for sleeping. Upstairs is his 20-by-20-foot yoga room. Large windows look out at forested land. For inspiration, he has oil paintings by his daughter, Lianna, 21.
"It's hard to split my focus between the internal work and the external action around me. Having my own room allows me to get down and do whatever work I'm capable of."
Natasha Rizopoulos, an instructor at Yoga Works in Santa Monica, Calif., who also teaches off-site, says half of her private clients have devoted yoga rooms. For high-profile clients such as celebrities, the rooms offer a space where they don't have to be "on" all the time.
"A lot of us are driven people, but we want to use yoga as a way to develop and cultivate other sides of ourselves," says Rizopoulos, who stars in the DVD series Yoga Step by Step.
Marroquin used to work out at gyms with personal trainers, but he's given that up, saying that practicing yoga in his space is all the workout he needs.
"It just feels good. There's no pressure to be the perfect yogi."


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- Undamaged full-face helmet with face shield. Must be DOT, Snell or ECE rated.
- It is required that all riders put their competition number on the chin bar or side of their helmets to aid in identification should the rider be involved in a multi-bike incident.
- Gauntlet gloves with leather protecting the palms and fingers.
- Motorcycle Riding boots at least 8″ that fully cover the ankle.
- We suggest you use a chest and back protector.
- One or two-piece leather suit required. Two piece suits must have 360 degree zipper.
- Please carry your In Case of Emergency information with you on the track. This info would include: your full name, blood type, current medications, allergies and emergency contact persons name and phone number. "I.C.E." info cards are not required. But, are highly recommended.
- Knee and toe sliders that emit sparks are prohibited.
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QASA: hit and myth
Posted on 14th Aug 2013 in Legal Profession
At the end of last month the Quality Assurance Scheme for Advocates got the go-ahead from Legal Standards Board, the über-regulator of law professions. In a series of posts we've looked at what this means for barristers and other professional advocates.
In this third post we look at some of the main criticisms levelled at the scheme and consider the thinking behind it. (To make life easier, here's a glossary of legal acronyms and abbreviations mentioned.)
Myths dispelled
At the heart of the QASA scheme is, perhaps, a desire to dispel one or two myths about the Bar and, by extension, the judiciary.
The old boys' network
The first is that all preferment is by reference to common membership of some sort of "old boys' club". That may have been true (up to a point) sixty years ago, but with the advent of legal aid, the Bar began to take on a much more egalitarian aspect. Barriers of race, gender and, perhaps most importantly, class began to be dismantled. It's true that the Inns of Court resemble ancient public schools or university colleges and that membership of them requires a shared belief and trust in one another's honourable conduct. So does being (as all solicitors also are) officers of the court. If there are any barriers to entry now, they are intellectual rather than social: pupillages are doled out like scholarships, and only the brightest and most worthy can win this coveted chance to make the coffee, print out the court bundle cases, and trot along at the heels of an established junior practitioner.
But if there is already a suspicion that those who have joined the club are best placed to help their fellow members get on, that is hardly going to be dispelled by a system under which judges (most of whom are ex-barristers) assess the performance of barristers and award them the accreditation to take on cases at the next level up.
Advocacy as a specialisation in itself
Another myth that QASA seeks to dispel, perhaps, is that barristers are better at advocacy simply because that's what they are trained to do. The fact that they specialise in advocacy doesn't, the argument goes, mean they are necessarily any better at it. But what the common system of accreditation for solicitor advocates, legal executives and barristers under QASA will achieve is to make people think non-barrister practitioners are "just as good" without asking themselves whether barristers may be better qualified in other ways, or more dedicated, or simply cheaper (being self-employed).
If QASA has the effect of creating a rough equivalence across all the different types of advocate, it will cause clients (in practice, for most work, the Government) to focus more exclusively on the criterion of price. Hence PCT or Price Competitive Tendering (see below).
The advocate as a champion of fairness
In fiction and film the defence lawyer is often portrayed as a down-at-heel champion, a knight-errant or, more prosaically, a cabbie worthy of his hire, ready to take on any case or client, however unattractive, that comes his way. This notion, crystallised in the "Cab Rank Rule" forbids a barrister, if he is otherwise qualified and available to defend a client, from turning them down on grounds of repugnance or distaste. This could make the barrister seem, in some ways, a sort of mercenary, ready to fight for anyone prepared to pay him, turning a blind eye to the moral consequences. But in reality the principle is a highly moral one: to ensure the just proceeding of a trial however rebarbative the client or his case.
The effect of QASA is to focus on something different. The question of whether you take on a case or not depends, not on inclination or philosophical principle, but rather on questions of price, qualification, and availability. On its own, QASA may not achieve this change of approach; but there is no doubt (as other, more impassioned observers have noted) that in this respect it is an essential paving of the way to PCT, which, by removing client choice, in effect removes any possibility of barristerial choice (or rejection) as well.
It certainly seems to have been no coincidence that the BSB recently commissioned a report on the Cab Rank Rule and that the report when published broadly rejected the continuing relevance of the rule in the current market for legal services. [For more on this, see our earlier post The Cab Rank Rule: still driving the Bar?]
Criticism of QASA
Critics of QASA have identified a number of fundamental flaws with the scheme. These fall roughly into two categories.
Flaws relating to advocates
First, those affecting the advocates themselves. In a ferocious posting on the Criminal Bar Association blog, Ian West identified three potential problems which make it "not fit for purpose". I quote from his blog:
- plea-only advocates (POAs) or non-trial advocates (NTAs, as they are now re-branded). It's just plain wrong to embed a conflict of interest between a client and his lawyer. "Mr Scroat, I can represent you, so long as you plead guilty. I advise you to plead guilty." I say no more.
- Allocation of cases to levels by negotiation between litigator and advocate. Picture the scene in a solicitors' office near you:
Grade 2 HCA to self: "I know it's an armed robbery, and ordinarily a level 3, but its really pretty straightforward. Do you think you can handle it?"
Self to HCA: "Yes, I think so."
All together: "We're agreed then – it's a level 2. Sorted."
- Inclusion of silks. BSB: "You may have proved your excellence to the QCA, but you haven't proved your competence to us."
The CBA is not against a QASA-type taxonomy which genuinely assures quality, but we say that the QASA scheme, as presently structured, will perpetrate a fraud on the public by giving cheap, bad advocates a badge of respectability that their talents do not warrant, and we will have nothing to do with such a scheme.
Flaws relating to the judiciary
The second type of flaw relates to the involvement of the judiciary, particularly as to the way they are involved, namely in assessing competence and qualification during the trial process. Judicial evaluation is the key form of assessment under QASA. Inevitably this creates a conflict of interest between the advocate and his client and the appearance of a risk of bias on the part of the judge, who is judging two different matters at the same time.
Now this may be more a matter of perception than actuality, but perception is important. It lies at the heart of the analysis of "apparent bias" in civil cases. See, for example, the line of authorities culminating in Porter v Magill [2002] 2 AC 357 and including the classic definition given by Lord Goff of Chieveley in R v Gough [1993] AC 646, 670, as refined in R v Bow Street Metropolitan Stipendiary Magistrate, Ex p Pinochet Ugarte (No 2) [2000] 1 AC 119, 136, where Lord Browne-Wilkinson referred to Lord Hewart C.J.'s famous dictum, that it is "of fundamental importance that justice should not only be done, but should manifestly and undoubtedly be seen to be done:" see R v Sussex Justices, Ex p McCarthy [1924] 1 K.B. 256, 259. The test laid down in Porter v Magill was "whether the fair-minded and informed observer, having considered the relevant facts, would conclude that there was a real possibility that the tribunal was biased".
If an advocate has a primary and fundamental duty to his or her client, he or she must be fearless in putting forward the client's case even if, in so doing, he or she may antagonise or irritate the judge. If the judge reacts improperly, such that his or her decision appears to be motivated by prejudice or annoyance, to the disadvantage of the client, counsel can seek to appeal that decision. It is essential for the client to feel that counsel is acting in, and only in, the client's interests. But if, at the same time, counsel is asking the judge to assess his or her performance, and the client knows this (for it would be quite improper not to tell the client), how can the client feel confident that both counsel and the judge are concentrating on the conduct of the case? How can the fair-minded and informed observer feel confident that justice is not only being done, but being seen to be done?
The risk of apparent bias goes the other way, too. For those who still buy into the myth (see Myths Dispelled, above) that the Bar and the Judiciary are one big cosy old-school club, the prospect of the one being assessed by the other must seem, well, a bit cosy. Surely, the cry may go up, among those of a suspicious mind, they will look after their own? For a scheme designed to allay public fears of protected incompetence, this seems less than wholly reassuring.
Misgivings about the involvement of the judiciary were voiced rather more entertainingly by Lord Justice Moses in his Ebsworth Lecture, Looking the Other Way, at Middle Temple on 13 February 2012. He makes fun of the way the art of advocacy has been distilled into myriad "performance indicators", many barely distinguishable from each other, but each represented by a tickable box on a colour-coded form. A level 3 advocate must "comprehend the nuance of a case and readily offer sound solutions to situations as they arise" while a level 4 advocate must do all that and more, he or she must also "demonstrate an astute and responsible approach throughout".
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In the next post, we will consider the relationship between QASA and two other famous (or infamous) acronyms: PCT (price competitive tendering) and LASPO (the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012). As soon as it becomes available from the BSB, we will review the QASA Handbook. Watch this space.


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Informed principal problems in generalized private values environments
We show that a solution to the problem of mechanism selection by an informed principal exists in a large class of environments with "generalized private values": the agents' payoff functions are independent of the principal's type. The solution is an extension of Maskin and Tirole's (1990) strong unconstrained Pareto optimum. Our main condition for existence is that given any type profile the best possible outcome for the principal is the worst possible outcome for all agents. This condition is satisfied in most market environments. We also give an example for non-existence.
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West Virginia coach Bob Huggins said this year's Notre Dame team reminds him a lot of his Final Four squad from last season. Fighting Irish coach Mike Brey, or any other coach for that matter, would likely welcome that kind of comparison.
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ORGANUM, a choir from Cracow, Poland, presented a concert late Sunday afternoon at the Church of St. Jean Baptiste that was both rewarding and frustrating - rewarding because the ensemble is superbly trained and sings with euphony and fervor; frustrating because of a lack of documentation.
The sole information about the music - which spanned several centuries and was largely unfamiliar -was a sheet of blue paper consisting of a long list of pieces from which we were told the program would be drawn. Although some of the works were announced before they were sung, the combination of a not entirely satisfactory sound system, a marked Polish accent and the church's reverberant acoustics hindered intelligiblity.
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How do you market your health club or spa? Are there any marketing strategies specific to the health and fitness industry that will give you an edge over your competition? We asked owners and marketing professionals for their best health club and spa marketing ideas. Here's what they told us.
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Want to boost sales and increase productivity by more than 40%? Learn how to use Booker to automatically distribute your open appointments on sites like Yelp, post to social media and book appointments from Facebook, send custom email and text marketing messages, create and track gift certificates on the fly, get a custom ecommerce store for your products and services, and more!
2. Invest In Your Website
Chris Post, President & Founder, Post Modern Marketing
Too many health clubs have horrible websites. I don't understand how they can spend $10,000 on just one piece of exercise equipment but are not willing or hesitant to invest a similar amount on the first impression of their business a customer sees, which is their company website.
Your website is the face of your business online, so it's important that you put as much effort into it as you would the rest of your business. Learn how to setup an inexpensive, professional website in under 60 minutes.
4. Host an Event So People Can Experience the Space
Rodger Roeser, The Eisen Agency
Everything about a spa is the experience, so getting potential customers to try out your space is critical. One of the smartest programs for any spa is to create a series of "nights" where you are able to invite folks in that are not necessarily clients, but offer an exclusive friends of friends event – and have an art show, an essential oil 101, a martini tasting. Anything that will delight the senses and allow people to actually experience the facility and the people. No selling required. Just send them off with a gift bag, and watch the sales roll in.
5. Check your listings & ensure your business shows up in local search results.
Marc Prosser, Publisher, Fit Small Business
When people look up spas and other businesses online, you want to be one of the first names that comes up. One of the first steps to getting there is to build citations for your business, which means making sure your business is accurately listed in as many online directories as possible. If you haven't done so already, click here to scan your listings and find out how well your business shows up in local searches.
6. Bring in Repeat Customers via Email Marketing.
Email marketing is a great way to offer deals and specials, announce events, send out personal messages, and stay top of mind with customers by sending out pics and updates on a weekly basis. With dozens of custom templates, it's surprisingly easy to jump start your email marketing with Constant Contact. Click here to launch your campaign today and start bringing in more repeat customers.
7. Use a Three Step Facebook Advertising Strategy
Maggie Aland, Marketing Writer, Fit Small Business
A great way for spas and health clubs to promote their business is to advertise on Facebook. The major benefit of Facebook advertising is that you can specifically target users who resemble the demographic of your typical customer, such as women ages 25-45 who live in your area and have an interest in health or fitness.
When advertising on Facebook, you need to remember that it is a social media site where people go to catch up with friends and family, so you don't want to immediately ask people to visit your business. That would be like showing up to a party and trying to sell someone a product without even introducing yourself. You need to familiarize your business with the audience first.
You can do this by first warming people up by providing interesting content (awareness stage), then proving yourself as an expert in the field by posting an article that demonstrates your knowledge (consideration stage). You can then target people who showed interest in your first two advertisements with a post that includes a call to action (conversion stage).
View our step-by-step guide on how to set this up here.
8. Create Relationships with Top Industry Influencers
Elijah White, Marketing Specialist, Morris – Sockle PLLC
Health and fitness is a huge industry online. There are dozens and dozens of bloggers and experts in the health and wellness field. As a Health Club or Spa, you should identify which influencers are most relevant to you and your audience. If your target market is affluent individuals within 20 miles of your brick and mortar store then it would make sense to focus on influencers that have an impact in your local area.
Follow these people on their social media accounts, interact with their posts, and with the responses of their audience. Someone has already cultivated a list of people that will be highly relevant to your marketing efforts. Find those people and start talking to their lists. Don't immediately start dropping non-stop shoutouts to your business, but provide valuable insight and additions to the conversations being had, and you will establish yourself as someone worthwhile of investigating further.
9. Promote Your Salon on Facebook
Most of your customers are already on Facebook every day. That built-in audience makes Facebook one of the best ways to reach new customers. It's easy to create an ad – just put in your phone number here and Waymark will create an amazing looking ad in seconds. Try it!
10. Get Local Citations and Reviews
Michael Juba, Content Marketing Strategist, EZSolution
Local citations are a mention of your business on the web usually with your name, address, and phone number, which are common in directory listings and usually have a link back to your site which has some SEO value and can get you referral traffic.
Also try to get happy customers to leave good reviews on Google+, Yelp, and Facebook not only because other people will see it, but also because it helps to increase your rankings for local searches. Make sure all of your social profiles are up to date and include images of your business because that is another factor that search engines take into account as well as what people are looking for.
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11. Offer Assessments To Local Companies
Glenn Dickstein, Founder & CEO, NeighborhoodTrainers
I like to offer fitness assessments to local companies as a perk to their staff. This allows me to utilize one point person to reach a large group. As a partnership, this also looks like a perk offered through the company, so the company is more likely to promote your facility.
12. Keep Track of Clients with a CRM
Nothing is more important than your clients. Knowing how to best serve them and communicate with them is key to having them come back. A CRM software like Insightly empowers you to serve your clients well by storing all their information in one place, allowing you to personalize their experience and ensure a return visit. Click here for a free 14 day trial.
13. Build relationships with realtors, and offer them incentives to refer clients.
Christian Adams, Founder, Spotter City
Realtors, more than anyone, know and interact with people moving to the area every day, and are ALL about referrals. Another great tip would be to reach out to realtors and realty groups to host sponsored breakfasts or lunches. This will encourage referrals, keeping your business top of mind.
14. Run a Social Promotion
Kevin Ho, Content Marketing & Partnerships, Wishpond Technologies
One of the best ways to engage and build an audience is to run a social promotion. Social promotions work by giving away a prize that's relevant to your business (spa gift certificate, basket of local products, etc), and collecting entries for people who want to enter to win.
This works for two reasons:
- You're generating a targeted list of customers who you know are interested in your services. Businesses can then follow up with this list using an email with additional offers, and with targeted ads using a Facebook custom audience.
- You're helping to build your brand's social media presence by increasing the amount of engagement around each post related to the campaign. Since we know historically that giveaways and promotions perform better on average than other types of organic posts, the added engagement will help increase your brand's overall organic reach.
Especially if you're just starting out, there's few marketing tactics that can help gain as much exposure in a short period of time as a social promotion.
15. Participate in Local Health Fairs
Deidra Lassalle, Under Armour Performance Center Powered by FX Studios
Health Fairs are generally held once or twice a year at larger companies. Employees can be competitive so use this to your advantage. We do a squat challenge that is very similar to cornhole, but you have to throw overhead and in a squat. We have created a leaderboard for each contestant and you can see them move up and down the board during the event. The grand prize winner should get a tangible item that they can see as the prize when they are competing – a duffle bag or workout clothes works well.
Also, instead of handing out a free guest pass to your health club at the fair, pre-register attendees for a day pass, and let them know they will receive a reward if they come in. This way, you are giving them an incentive to give you their contact information. Without their contact information, you do not have a lead in your pipeline and you cannot expect new members or follow up!
16. Promote the Gift of Great Health
Brandon Schroth, seoWorks
Holidays are the perfect time to start offering discounts and promotions to motivate your health club members to buy extra gym packages to give to family and friends as gifts. One way to do this is by offering special rates to current members who are purchasing gift memberships. You could also offer a separate rate for those who are buying more than one gift membership.
For social media and marketing campaigns toward non-members, encourage healthy eating habits and promote physical fitness during this time of year that is traditionally high in food and drink consumption. Encourage your potential new members to come through the door by offering a free three day pass, or a discounted rate with a minimum one year contract.
17. Host a Themed Event and Use Social Media to Spread the Word
Sarah Nelson, Pilatease
People tend to pay more attention and respond better to promotions or invitations when it's about something that is already on their minds.
At my fitness studio, I've celebrated the Summer Solstice with a yoga flow class on our rooftop, a special International Women's Day barre class with a "diva" playlist, a plank competition in the spirit of the Olympics, and a post-festival "detox" class after a city-wide music festival.
To promote the special events, I make a Facebook event and invite our members to share them. I send a special email to our member base to tell them about our event, what we are celebrating, and how they can get involved. I also plan a special offer to give the attendees (only good during/ right after the event) if they buy something on that day. After the event, I follow up with an email to all attendees that thanks them for joining us, reminds them of the special offer, and invites them to class or whatever we have coming up on the schedule. I usually make a Facebook photo album from the event and send the link to the attendees so they can tag themselves and their friends (and spread the event reach online).
Each of these events give us a new story tell, a reason to invite people in, and a marketing hook so we can make a special offer to drive business.
18. Leverage The Power of Video Marketing
Anton Eliasson, Marketing Manager, Shakr Media
Email campaigns, Facebook news feeds, Twitter feeds, YouTube pre-roll ads, Instagram, digital signage in the public space, and everywhere else, video is simply everywhere these days. To be an effective marketer today is to use visual storytelling in a beautiful and compelling way. 82% of B2B marketers reported success with video marketing initiatives, and over 70% of respondents claim that video performs better than other content for producing conversions. Adding video to your website can increase customer conversion by 30-40%.
Use video marketing to give your marketing contents some life and soul. Video has the highest CTR of all online ad formats and give your brand trust and authority in your space. It's perfect to have on your website and social media, and will greatly help you with local SEO.
19. Build Your Email List
Emily Dille, Marketing Manager, Arizona Grand Resort & Spa
One of the most effective ways to generate business is to build your email list.
Create a landing page on your website that captures the user's email address in return for a discount or free trial, with an incentive to forward the email to an interested friend.
Once you have built your list, make sure you create an autoresponder series that automatically emails your list on a regular basis with interesting content and case studies of people that have turned their health around by joining the health club.
Be sure to include a call to action to join the club.
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20. Create a stand out treatment that offers results and makes headline news.
Madeline Johnson, CEO, Marketing & Public Relations, The Market Council
One of our most successful marketing and PR campaigns included promoting amazing treatments like the 7 Hour Massage at Townhouse which made the cover of TimeOut NY magazine, the 24K Gold Facial at the Fairmont Spa in Scottsdale, Arizona, and hosting matchmaking events while offering makeovers at Aqua Beauty Bar.
The idea behind all of them was to create a stand out treatment that offered results and made headline news.
21. Send Out a Press Release to Generate Media Buzz
Maggie Aland, Marketing Writer, Fit Small Business
If your business has done something newsworthy, such as open a new location, create a new product, or host an event, take full advantage by sending out a press release. The goal is to have journalists pick up the story which will widen the audience that hears about it. Learn how to write a press release with our template and how to guide.
If you don't have media contacts to send the press release to, we suggest using eReleases, our recommended press release distribution service, in order to get maximum exposure. View our guide to learn how to send a press release using eReleases.
22. Reconnect with Past Clients
Ryan Christie, Local Direct Network
It costs a lot less to retain an existing customer than to acquire a new one. Identify clients who haven't visited your business in over six months and create an email or direct mail campaign offering them an incentive (such as a half-price treatment) to make an appointment. Direct emails or a flyer delivery is a low cost way to lure them back. It also gives you the opportunity to mention any new services you have introduced since their last visit. Personalize the emails or postcards with the client's first name and date of their last visit.
View Ryan's 7 other marketing tips in his article.
23. Send Personalized Messages of Encouragement
Anita Perry, Founder, Yoga Anita
I have a small niche business in the fitness area (yoga) and realize I have to stand out from the crowd. Besides using my website, book signings (promoting my yoga book), social media, and my own and guest blogging opportunities, I pride myself on giving my students personalized messages of encouragement, monthly newsletters, lots of incentives to save money, and free recordings so they can take their yoga practice anywhere. I also feature my students in poses whenever I can.
24. Offer VIP Access For Referrals
Orun Bhuiyan, Co-founder, SEOcial (a marketing agency)
Exclusivity goes a long way for spas and health clubs—especially high end ones. Leverage this by offering a sort of special/VIP access to those who are referred by current members (and to those who refer, of course).
In the high-end market, this works better than discount incentives. As for what "VIP access" means, that's up to the spa or club. The more they can offer that's inaccessible to regular patrons (or the better it sounds), the more enticing the whole campaign will be.
25. Leverage Inspirational Quotes
Sachin Rajgire, Marketing, CoreAbs Fitness & Lifelong Fitness
It's weird but this works: We have posted several inspirational quotes with pictures of Michael Jordan, Arnold Schwarzenegger, and other famous people and posted them across our promotional material, Facebook page, and other social media accounts.Those images have [the] highest viewership and convert the best for us.
26. Combine SEO Efforts With Social Media
Ameet Khabra, SEO Specialist
I think all businesses (not just spa's) should be aware of SEO and their efforts. What makes this tip more tailored to spas is that they should find ways to combine their SEO efforts with social media. There are so many topics that a health club/spa can write about which is why I would suggest starting a blog of common questions your clientele has or will have. This will give you the opportunity to promote your products and services and expertise.
With great content creation, one cannot assume that it will generate traffic itself. Push the content through your social media accounts – ask fans, friends and family to share your content which will lead to more shares. The purpose of this is to increase brand awareness and establish authority, which will lead to a larger clientele (more sales).
27. Advertise on Google to Drive Local Traffic to your Website
Maggie Aland, Marketing Writer, Fit Small Business
Google advertising is a great marketing strategy for spas and health clubs. You can show an ad for your business to people who are searching for your type of business at that very moment AND who are are looking for businesses in your area.
Read our article to learn how to get started.
28. Identify Your Key Differentiators
Lori Lowell, Founder, Group Fitness Solutions
The best marketing tool today is to identify your key differentiators and ensure that you highlight all the great things that make your club different. Variety and differentiators are what get your door to swing. Inclusive language is a very important tool making readers feel that it is a place that they want to belong to or better yet already belong to.
29. Be Authentic and Specific
Sara Daly, Director of Marketing, a'chromatherapy
- Be authentic. Use photos of your place, not stock photos.
- Give your clients value. Post a tip from one of your personal trainers on your website/social media page.
- People are interested in marketing that explains how a service or product is beneficial to *them*. Be specific (i.e. for women over 40, collagen decreases. Here is what you can do to increase the elasticity of your skin).
30. Give Away Free Information
Stephan Reek, Co-Owner, BSR Online
The number 1 tip I can give is that you should give free information away. For a health club, you can do this on YouTube. You can show that you know what you are talking about which will attract people to go to your club.
Youtube is not the only platform to use. There are also lots of forums you can use to answer people's questions. Forums work really well because you can directly answer questions someone has, and you can add a link to your website in your "signature" as they call it on those forums. You can of course also do this on social media groups and other platforms you find.
31. Have Consistent, Stand Out Branding
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Brand your business to stand out from the rest, while making sure your branding reflects your business message. If you are marketing yourself as a haven of relaxation and pampering, make sure your logo and imagery incorporate all the right colors to convey this message. It's essential that the appearance of your website follows your brand guidelines to create a cohesive user experience, which also conveys the message you're trying to send out about your spa/health club.
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A huge thanks to everyone who offered their marketing tips for health clubs and spas. If you have a special tip to offer, please let us know in the comments below. We'd love to hear from you, too!
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