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Andy Cohen doesn't let a little rain keep him down.
It's raining to beat hell outside and that really isn't a bad thing. It's kinda nice. I got so much work done yesterday amidst a storm that I might actually be grateful for it.
The ending of last night's RHONJ was a real heartbreaker. Hard not to feel for Jacqueline as she sat heaving tears in that basement. Real life drama, people. Not to be weird, but I love the details, like hearing Ashley order steak and her dad getting french toast. Why was that interesting to me??
Tonight will be festive on Bravo. At 9, Patti's back with a brand new season of matchmaking that'll include something I've been dying to see -- Patti herself going on dates. OMG. That lady has a hot new body and she's single and ready to mingle. Watch out, men of L.A. That's all I can really say. At 10, the Most Eligible: Dallas premiere will delve into the dating world of a group of hotties in Dallas. That show is fun!
I had a great weekend at the beach. Friday night was a fun dinner at The Palm and we ran into Rachel Zoe and Rodger on our way out. Her new season is fantastic. I'm pumped for you to see it. Saturday night was a birthday party for a friend that was very star-studded and featured performances by some of the biggest names in rock. It was a private party, so I don't want to go blabbin' and bloggin' about it, you know?
Yesterday I watched three hours of The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills cuts, and I'll be damned if that one isn't more like Dynasty with every episode. I can't wait for the new season to start on Labor Day. Last night I saw Crazy Stupid Love and was mightily amused. I didn't realize how much I loved Ryan Gosling. And the twist near the end totally surprised me -- didn't see it coming. P. Diddy was in the theater and he's so handsome.
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Is it a smarter way to be seen when you ride your motorcycle? Probably. Brake Free is the first autonomous LED's brake light. detecting regular braking, engine braking, emergency braking. The LED's glow brighter only when it detects you are slowing down. It mounts on the back of the helmet you already own and its sensors works automatically to let others know whenever you slow down or braking, No need for a wired installation or connected apps. Brake Free utilizes accelerometer and gyroscope sensors to autonomously detect when you're slowing down no matter how. The owners launched an IndieGoGo Brake Free Campaign. Watch how it works and tell me what you think.
17 Responses to "BrakeFree. The Smartest Brake Light For Motorcyclists?"
Apr 5th, 2017 at 10:15 am
Interesting idea and I'm sure it will make you much more visible to those behind you.
I'd be interested in what it adds weight wise to a helmet, 'cause my Bell is almost too heavy right now.
Apr 5th, 2017 at 10:28 am
I like it. Good Idea.
Apr 5th, 2017 at 10:31 am
Great idea, will the next version also work as turn signals??
Apr 5th, 2017 at 11:34 am
How will it mount to a doo-rag? Ha ha!
Apr 5th, 2017 at 1:14 pm
@Iron Horse it said weight 6oz or 170 grams
Apr 6th, 2017 at 7:10 am
Chief Waldo,
Stable Gun !
Apr 6th, 2017 at 7:37 am
Why not mount your licence plate there as well? Ahem, as in 'HEAD MOUNTED', would surely go some way to eliminate the laborious back-and-forth (pun intended) debate on side mounted plates…;-)
Apr 6th, 2017 at 9:15 am
Isn't that pretty — I think I'll pass. Better hurry and get one because I don't think they will be around long.
Apr 6th, 2017 at 11:23 am
I really like the idea and the technology, not so thrilled with the final product. I'd rather see something more of a sleek and simple form, like say a smartphone sized screen that just lights up and flashes. Then make a attachable strap so if I choose I could fix it to my sissy bar, luggage, girlfriend, or whatever else I might think of.
Apr 6th, 2017 at 1:20 pm
with today`s superbright LED taillights, i think everyone who is overlooking the LED brake light on the bike, will also not see the additional lights on the helmet…
because he`s an idiot who`s writing an SMS on his smartphone or doing anything else in his car.
Not for me, I´m not Carlsson from the roof…..
If those lights would be widely accepted by riders, next is that head to toe airbag clothes and such stuff will be made obligate to riders, what is something that would make me stop riding
Apr 7th, 2017 at 1:47 pm
I don't know about this. My fear is that it would cause people to look at it, thinking "what the hell is that" "isn't that cool" meanwhile losing concentration on their driving. An attention-grabbing novelty, but not really a good idea, in my opinion.
Apr 8th, 2017 at 9:56 am
Whatever works to help being seen by is a good thing. I say "why not" and "what's the downside." I wish these guys good luck in making it into production.
Apr 10th, 2017 at 2:29 pm
Where from? How much to Nova Scotia,Canada? Is there a Canadian dealer?
Apr 10th, 2017 at 2:30 pm
How much to Nova Scotia,Canada? Is there a Canadian dealership? Let me know. Thanks!
Apr 11th, 2017 at 5:37 pm
Yes, I would also like to see a version that can be attached to a custom motorcyle, scooter..or even a third brake light version for a car…..love the idea of no wires, not switch, no invasive brake line installation. Lot of possibilities for this with different styling.
Apr 11th, 2017 at 9:17 pm
Cool Product. I live in Florida ! not paying attention is a sport for most drivers down here !!! Any thing to be seen better.
Apr 29th, 2017 at 4:49 am
When and where can BrakeFree be purchased!


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I wasn't planning on having a post today. Last night I spent most of my time folding laundry, organizing our filing cabinet, and catching up on Glee episodes (I'm still on season 3. How did I get so behind?) There wasn't a whole lot of blogging going on. But after watching an episode of Glee, my heart felt heavy and I knew I needed to share. Last night I watched the episode On My Way. It is the one where Karaofsky attempts suicide. He had been bullied at school and it became too much. This broke my heart into pieces. How do we get to the point where we feel we can't go on? How do we decide that leaving everything behind is a better option than living for the next rainbow? I know we all know someone who has been bullied or is being bullied. I know we all know someone or have known someone who has felt less than perfect. Maybe it was a friend, maybe it is ourselves, or maybe it is our child. What do we do when that happens? I hope that we remind them that no matter what they matter. That no matter what it is they are going through, it will get better.
This world can be a very ugly place and it is up to us to try and bring as much beauty into it as possible. As I watched the episode, Karofsky begins to cry. I was glued to the screen, knowing what was going to happen...but hoping I was wrong. I know it is just a TV show and he is just a man playing a character, but someone.....somewhere has been at that point. I wanted to scream at the TV that he mattered. That he was important. It got me thinking.....Do I tell my friends and family how important they are? Sometimes it can be hard to see the light at the end of the tunnel. Sometimes that tunnel is really long and we don't know how long it will take to get to the other side. Whether it is our children struggling or it is us, I pray we can see the light. I pray that we can know that we all matter. That we are all important to God. Whether you believe in him or not, He loves you and you have great value.
I pray that we will reach out to our friends today and let them know how much they mean to us. Someone, somewhere is having a rough day. With my hubby training, our days can be long and stressful. I am thankful for brotherinlaws who text to check up on their sister. I am thankful for dear friends who visit and let me crash their party (Becky you rock!).
No matter what, it is up to us to allow God to work through us to serve others. I pray today your burdens may be light. I pray we will listen and reach out to others when we feel prompted.
I am always thankful to you lovelies, who come here each day. I know I tell you this like every week, but I never want you to doubt it. To the moon and back you rock!
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Sweet fruits, vanilla and exotic spices with a Jerez sherry nose.
Georgian winery Pheasant's tears was founded in 2007 by John Wurdeman and Gela Patalishvili. John is an American painter who first came to Georgia in 1996, and the following year bought a house in Sighnaghi. In 1998 he relocated to Georgia full time. Gela is a winegrower whose family's connection with wine goes back eight generations. The two met in 2005 when John was painting in a vineyard, and decided to work together.
All wines are fermented in qvevri, traditional clay amphorae, which are lined with beeswax and sunk into the ground. Natural yeast fermentations are employed.
Slightly different techniques are used to make each of the wines. Some have moderate skin contact, others have minimal (3 weeks to 6 months). Stems are included. It's all decided by taste. John notes that qvevri wines seem to age faster than conventional wines.
The name 'pheasant's tears' refers to a Georgian story in which only the very best wines are good enough to make a pheasant cry...


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Janet Clarke Hall (JCH) is an Anglican residential college of the University of Melbourne. JCH is one of the smallest of the colleges of the University of Melbourne, and was the first university college in Australia to admit women. JCH has a strong academic focus, with a plurality of students in residence achieving a first class average in their university studies.
Established in 1886 as a residential hostel for women students of Trinity College, JCH was named after a significant benefactor Janet, Lady Clarke, wife of Sir William Clarke, 1st Baronet.[1] Enid Joske was Principal of JCH from 1928 until 1952.[2] JCH became an independent college in 1961, and co-educational in 1973.
JCH's current Principal is historian Damian X. Powell, a specialist in Australian and British legal and military history. The current Vice-Principal is Margie Welsford, a counselling psychologist and former head of Whitley College.
Janet Clarke Hall offers a range of scholarships and bursaries to students upon the basis of academic merit and financial need. Academic and community service scholarships were awarded to more than a third of students this year.
The scholarships are awarded upon the recommendation to the College Council of a committee comprising the Principal, Chairman of Council, and a representative of the University of Melbourne. All details regarding requests for financial assistance are kept strictly confidential to the College.
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JCH has an annual literature dinner where an established author speaks about their writing and any topical issues. Past speakers have included Helen Garner, Peter Goldsworthy, Chloe Hooper, and Peter Singer.
Student club[edit]
The Student Club of Janet Clarke Hall Inc. provides students with support and organises social, sporting and cultural activities. Particularly significant is the college's "Orientation Week", inducting new students into the culture of JCH. It is reported to have been "the best week of my life" for many. The club is administered by an eight-member executive, comprising President, Vice-President, Secretary, Treasurer, Arts & Culture Rep, Female & Male Sports Reps, and a General Rep.
People associated with the college[edit]
College visitor[edit]
The current college visitor is Peter C. Doherty, winner of a Nobel Prize[clarification needed] and Australian of the Year in 1997.
Distinguished Alumni include;
- Elizabeth Blackburn, Morris Herzstein Professor of Biology and Physiology at University of California, San Francisco, and winner of the Nobel Prize in Medicine 2009.
- Adrienne Clarke, former Lieutenant Governor of Victoria and Chancellor of La Trobe University.
- Helen Garner, one of Australia's most distinguished writers.
- Peter Yates, former CEO of PBL.
- Sally Walker, former Vice-Chancellor of Deakin University.
- Gillian Triggs, former President of the Australian Human Rights Comission.
Distinguished former tutors include;
- Manning Clark, Historian
- Marilyn Warren, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Victoria
Rhodes Scholars[edit]
Alumni who were awarded Rhodes Scholarships include;
- James Watson[3]
- Leng Lee[4]
- Lauren Rickards[citation needed]
- Catherine Button[4]
- Jenny Tran[3]
- Rebecca Duke[3]
- ^ Janet Clarke in The Encyclopedia of Women and leadership in Twentieth Century Australia
- ^ John Riddoch Poynter; Carolyn Rasmussen (1 January 1996). A Place Apart: The University of Melbourne : Decades of Challenge. Melbourne University Publish. pp. 42–. ISBN 978-0-522-84584-6.
- ^ a b c "Rhodes House - Home of The Rhodes Scholarships". Rhodes House - Home of The Rhodes Scholarships. Retrieved 2019-05-03.
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Sunday, January 10, 2010
Snow update from London
No doubt you've seen this NASA photo of a completely snow-covered UK. Well let me point out the swirling cloud in the lower righthand corner - that would be the gigantic cloud that has been sitting over central London for the last week and NOT DELIVERING ANY SNOW. While there are feet of snow all over the outlying counties and London suburbs, Old Smoke hasn't got an inch on the ground. We've mostly had dustings that iced over on the sidewalks, but the roads are clear and there isn't much loveliness. Earlier in the week, it snowed all day but didn't stick until 3pm and then it stopped at 4pm. Hmph. I've been really wanting to be snowed in, "working from home" with a pot of coffee and my duvet, but since I walk to work there really is no excuse for me not to make it into the office. Lots of colleagues who live in the country have suffered being power outages, train lines disruptions, road salt shortages, and other winter worries; my biggest issue has been that it's been so bloody cold I haven't been able to start my half marathon training. Beyond the icy sidewalks, temperatures plunged below freezing right after New Years and haven't budged. I've been sporting a hat and fox-fur earmuffs simultaneously, much to the Irishman's embarrassed despair, and I've been wearing snowboots everywhere for at least a week. It's all getting a bit tired. I mean, why bother with all this if I'm not going to at least see a lovely blanket of white out my window when I wake up; I want to crunch through some snow while I lose sensation in my extremities!
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|Bobbi Fiedler
|Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
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January 3, 1981 – January 3, 1987
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April 22, 1937
Santa Monica, California
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|Northridge, California
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Roberta Frances "Bobbi" Fiedler (née Horowitz; April 22, 1937) is a former U.S. Representative from California who made a name for herself as a strong opponent of forced busing.
Born Roberta Frances Horowitz in Santa Monica, California on April 22, 1937, Fiedler attended area public schools. Studies continued at Santa Monica Technical School (1955–1957) and Santa Monica City College (1955–1959).
Fiedler formed her political identity at Encino's Lanai Road Elementary School, where she mobilized other mothers to protest court-ordered busing. Fiedler formed an organization called Bustop in 1976, and the organization grew to 30,000 members in weeks. Fiedler's role in the grass-roots group helped propel her to public office, as she won a surprising upset in 1977 against Los Angeles school board president Robert Docter, who favored busing.[1] While serving on the Los Angeles (City) Board of Education, Fiedler and fellow board member Roberta Weintraub were fierce opponents of forced busing.
In 1980, Fiedler ran as a Republican (GOP) for Congress against Democrat James C. Corman, who had served 20 years in Congress. Fiedler was an underdog, running against Corman in a district that was 62% Democratic, and with the incumbent next in line to be chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee. But in a year in which Reagan's coattails drew large numbers of Democratic voters to the GOP, the National Republican Congressional Committee targeted Corman, hoping not to defeat him, but to embarrass him. Busing was the central issue in the election between Fiedler and Corman. Time magazine reported on the campaign as follows: "Again the issue is local: busing that was ordered by the California Supreme Court in 1977 to desegregate public schools in Los Angeles County.
Corman's campaign manager, Clint Reilly, later recalled that his candidate's position on racial integration drew heavy fire from Fiedler, whom he described as "the leader of LA's anti-busing movement." Reilly noted that the Republican Party raised more than a million dollars for Fiedler, and "the campaign was waged in the racially charged atmosphere of the San Fernando Valley." After a fierce campaign in which Corman was often picketed by anti-integration activists, the candidates entered election day in a dead heat in the polls, and Corman lost to Fiedler by 750 votes out of 200,000 cast.
Fiedler was one of several Jewish woman who has been elected to Congress from California; she was followed in 1982 by Barbara Boxer and in 1992 by Jane Harman. (The first woman elected from California was Florence Prag Kahn of San Francisco in 1924.)Fiedler considered herself an independent Republican, breaking with her party over her support for abortion rights and the Equal Rights Amendment.[2]
After her narrow victory in 1980, Fiedler was re-elected in 1982, defeating Democrat George Henry Margolis 71.8% to 24.1%. She won in another landslide in 1984, defeating Charlie Davis 72.3% to 25.9%.
In 1986, Fiedler did not run for re-election to the House of Representatives, opting instead to make what proved to be an unsuccessful bid for the Republican nomination to challenge three-term Democratic incumbent Alan Cranston for his United States Senate seat. She was charged with political corruption in January 1986 after an undercover investigation allegedly showed that Fiedler offered $100,000 to a rival, State Senator Ed Davis, if he would withdraw from the Republican senatorial primary. The charges were dismissed by Judge Robert Altman before the matter went to trial.[3] Despite the dismissal of the charges in February 1986, Fiedler garnered only 7.2% of the vote in the Republican primary.
Fiedler is currently a resident of Northridge, California.
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Rick Fodge and Joe Ledbetter went to Grenada caught our limits in 1 to 3 feet of water
Nice nice catch... Congratulations!
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my cousin caught 76 this weekend and one that went 3.06 lb
Greysport area
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Music Teacher
- Recruiter
- Location
- City of Westminster, London (Greater)
- Salary
- £125 - £195 per day
- Posted
- 20 Jun 2018
- Closing date
- 20 Jul 2018
- Ref
- Industry
- Schools, Secondary teaching, Music
- Hours
- Full time
- Contract
- Contract
- Listing type
- Job vacancy
Thames Teachers are working alongside an Outstanding Secondary School in Westminster who are seeking an experienced Music Teacher to join their team from September 2018.
The School
This outstanding school is highly regarded within the borough of Westminster and having been graded Outstanding in their most recent Ofsted, are looking to recruit an experienced Music Teacher who shares their same desire to succeed. It is stated that 'The outstanding vision and leadership of the Headteacher and the staff have ensured a true equality and high quality of educational opportunities for all students to excel. As excellent pastoral system and academic guidance together with a stimulating learning environment, has resulted in students feeling safe and highly valued. They display respectful, exemplary behaviour and good leadership qualities – this results in exemplary attendance and punctuality.' The position will be offered on a permanent basis, paid to scale.
Music Teacher
As well as joining a very successful school, you will also become part of a fantastic Music department. In KS3, there is a big focus on developing a solid understanding and the ability to read and to write musical notation. They provide tuition in an orchestral instrument in Year 7, and techniques for singing, the guitar, drums and the keyboard in Years 7 and 8. In KS4, pupils study Eduqas GCSE Music, Level 2 Certificate Creative Studies: Music Technology. In KS5, pupils study Eduqas A-Level Music and Edexcel A-Level Music Technology. Students enjoy regular opportunities to perform both at school and other venues with musical events, performances and concerts.
You will be required to:
- Teach Music to KS3 - KS5
- Be a woodwind specialist (flute/clarinet)
- Ensure outstanding attainment and progress across all key stages
- Organise and run extra-curricular support for pupils to ensure outstanding achievement
- Be committed to wider school life and be willing to engage in a range of extra-curricular activities
- Ensure to are responding to the needs of the pupils by showing flexibility, innovation and intelligence
To Apply
To apply for this particular position, please submit your CV via the button below. Should your application meet the selection criteria, you will be contacted shortly via a member of the Thames Teachers team. Thames Teachers will run an initial registration interview to be followed by either an interview, lesson observation or trial day at the school's discretion. Any offers will be subject to references and relevant safeguarding checks.
Thames Teachers
We are a fast-growing, efficient and hands-on agency who understands the complex nature of education recruitment. We meet with all of our candidates in person as finding the right fit for both candidate and school is a key focus from the outset. Thames Teachers specialise in daily cover, short-term bookings and long-term and permanent recruitment in both primary and secondary schools across Central and Greater London. For more information about current opportunities, please contact one of our dedicated team members on 0207 264 4919


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As a signatory to the United Nations Global Compact, we confirm our commitment to support the UN Global Compact universally accepted principles in the areas of human rights, labor, environment and anti-corruption.
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My beverages have all been tried, tested and reviewed by the many and we are very happy to see that our passion for the less ordinary mixer has been appreciated by a good number of people
We are very proud to say these include Sip Awards, Great Taste and Class Bar for 2017 and 2018.
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"More than one described this tonic's aroma as 'mint-chocolate ice cream'….The interesting notes didn't stop there though, with menthol, liquorice and coffee in the line-up. Red fruit flavours joined on the palate, as well as some citrus and more mint."
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"…Another Spanton tonic proved a favourite with our panel. This scored highly despite the fact that it resembled traditional tonic in only the most passing way. Ginger was frequently mentioned, alongside other herbs and spices, including nutmeg. Big citrus notes provided some welcome lift on both nose and palate."
…. One taster thought this would be good on its own as a soft drink…'This would be useful in converting a G&T hater,' mused one panellist.
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"…Cardamom did the trick, earning universal praise from our panel. Cardamom, unsurprisingly, led in tasters' descriptions of this big, bold tonic. Other aromas included spiced citrus and clove."
"…The palate was equally bold, and relatively sweet, but balanced by more cardamom, fresh apple and citrus notes, ending with a big hit of bitterness. A classy all-rounder, this would be ideal with classic, London-dry-style gins…."
Soft drinks grow up: A former restaurateur thinks he's found a tasty alternative to alcohol
Gerard Gilbert – IndependantRead the full article
Ten in the morning seems early to be imbibing in a bar just off unlovely Leicester Square in London's West End, but then the sophisticated tinctures I'm sampling don't contain a drop of the hard stuff. They are the creations of recovering alcoholic Peter Spanton, former owner of trendy drinking den Vic Naylor's in Clerkenwell, who has created an eponymous range of beverages to cater for all types of teetotaller.
"Just because I've stopped drinking doesn't mean I've lost all my taste or my desire for good things," he says. "So when people around me are drinking champagne or £80 bottles of wine, why am I sitting here with fizzy water or a kid's orange juice?" Pouring me a glass of Peter Spanton No 7, a ruby-red elixir that, in hue at least, could be mistaken for wine, he says: "It actually looks like a merlot in the glass. The thing I wanted was something you could sip and spend time with."
In his desire not to be left holding the kiddie-pops, Spanton seems to have stumbled on a growing trend. More and more people are cutting back or cutting out – and that's before you get to those who don't self-intoxicate for cultural, religious, pregnancy or health reasons. Personally I haven't sunk alcohol during the week for two years now, an abstinence that began for financial reasons (the weekly wine bill was getting a tad excessive), but continued when I discovered the health benefits – better quality sleep being the most immediate. Peter Spanton No 7 is made up of 55 per cent acai berries from Brazil, valued for its antioxidant qualities, but if we'd met at this hour of the morning back in the 1990s, Spanton would have been pouring 55 per cent alcohol.
"I was a serious drinker," he recalls of his days running Vic Naylor's and living on a Thames-side houseboat in Chelsea. "I'd get up at about ten and I'd drink a bottle of wine. Then I would stop at a bar on the King's Road for an orange juice and vodka, and finally get to my restaurant at about midday and then I'd start drinking properly."
Vic Naylor's' clientele ranged from "the fringes of gangsterism" to YBAs such as the Chapman brothers, Tracey Emin and Sarah Lucas, who, until they were priced out to Hoxton, had galleries nearby. Sam Taylor-Wood worked as a barmaid. "She met Jay Jopling [the art dealer and her former husband] there," says Spanton.
Lucky to emerge with his liver intact, Spanton turned his back on the sauce in 1999, having met his current partner, Janet Street-Porter, who persuaded him ("kicking and screaming") to book into The Priory. "We never made a profit again because when I stopped drinking the party stopped," he says. "People wanted the madness, they wanted me to be the ringmaster. There were bets out as to when I'd start drinking again."
In which case a lot of barflies would have lost their shirts because Spanton stayed firmly on the wagon, soldiering on with Vic Naylor's for another five years, while realising how dull drunks can be. "People getting pissed around me was just boring, and ugly, and just hollow," he says, as we chink glasses and I get my first, slightly medicinal, taste of No7. "Acai itself isn't particularly pleasant, it's got quite a metallic taste," he explains. "Most people use it for smoothies, adding raspberries to it because raspberries are such a strong flavour. I used a particular musky grape as I wanted that sort of wine-ishness. Then I added spices and a bit of spring water and to be honest it's a bit of a Marmite thing – you either like it, or you can't stand it."
Among those who love it are Damon Albarn and Paul Simonon (the former Clash guitarist now part of Gorillaz), who take it on tour. Another friend – and recovering alcoholic – Will Self, wrote in praise of No 7 last year before the drink was even launched, causing Spanton to take down the website on which he was offering free samples. "By that evening. I had 3,000 e-mails from everyone from recovering alcoholics through to pregnant women, people in Muslim communities to people with medical difficulties."
The resident cookery writer of this newspaper, Mark Hix, stocks Spanton's drinks in his restaurants, as does "nose-to-tail" chef Fergus Henderson of St John's Restaurant – in fact we meet in the bar of Henderson's new hotel venture, the St John's Hotel, whose mini-bars include No 7. With friends like these, little wonder that Spanton doesn't pay to advertise.
The second sip of my No 7 and I'm struck how viscous it seems, almost like a glass of port. "A lot of meat dishes, especially the darker meats like venison, you often have a port or currants-based sauce," he says, adding that, although acai (pronounced ass-eye) is cherished for its supposed health-giving properties, this is not what he is promoting. "I don't put anything on the bottle that it's a health drink," he says. "But when I was doing tastings in Selfridges recently, people take acai supplements were really fascinated by this whole thing because acai is not an easy thing to drink."
In fact it took Spanton three years to filter the sludge-like crushed berries and turn them into the finished product. "This sells at £3.60 a bottle because it's expensive to make," he says. "People who come to it from an acai-knowledgeable background say, 'what fantastic value,' but people who come to it from a soft-drink background say, 'God, that's so expensive.'
"I drink it at room temperature, other people have it with ice… you can put a squeeze of lime in it which changes it completely, or a drop of Angostura in it. The Rochelle Canteen (in Shoreditch) make a big Sangria type thing out of it with fresh mint and cucumber sort of stuff."
And Spanton is quite happy for boozers to use his drinks as mixers or cocktail bases – especially his new range of quinine-based tonics – No 3 (cardamom), No 4 (mint & bitters – actually quite chocolate flavoured), No 5 (lemongrass). "You could imagine putting a vodka in it", he says of No 3, or "that would go great with Bacardi," he adds of No 4. Why the numbers, I ask? "I love the classic Pimm's No 1 – and also I played around with names and you don't want to get stuck with hideous ones. My name's on the bottle because I wanted people to realise it wasn't Britvic bringing this out."
No soft-drinks conglomerate has yet to compete with Spanton for the discerning adult non-drinker, although canny restaurateurs are beginning to realise that they must also cater for the diner for whom the wine list is only of academic interest. "More and more people don't want to drink alcohol – and they don't want to drink alcohol in the day, that's for sure," says Anna Hansen, chef-patron of the Modern Pantry in Clerkenwell. "So it's quite important I think to make sure there's a good selection of interesting beverages."
And what diners are really getting into, apparently, is tea – which shouldn't surprise the British too much. As recently as the 1960s, all but the smallest minority of us drank a cuppa with our meals. We're not talking PG Tips now, however. "Teas are becoming more like drinking wine, it's all about terroir and all the rest of it," says Hansen. "People are getting quite a foodie ethic about the variety of teas and the intricacies of them all."
She has also started pairing teas with specific dishes in the manner of a good sommelier. "At the moment we've got this green tea and calamansi lime with wasabi sashimi dish and I've just matched that with a chilled elderflower, mint and Earl Grey tea."
Around the corner at Bistrot Bruno Loubet at the Zetter Hotel, Bruno Loubet also suggests teas. "At the moment I'm doing an infusion made of lemon peel, orange peel, star anise, rosemary, lavender, saffron… all the things from Provence basically." Loubet suggests a DIY approach to wine alternatives – deconstructing your favourite grape variety and then attempting to replicate its flavours. "If you have water with a little bit of elderflower and lemon that would be to replace a white wine, for example, like a sauvignon," he says. "If someone really wants to really go for it, they could try the old-fashioned flavours in a shiraz. Boil a bit of water with a bay leaf… add a bit of cinnamon… some blackcurrant, one clove, half a bay-leaf … some blackberry…"
Or you could just crack open one of Peter Spanton's beverages, as I did the other night, accompanying a take-away fish and chips with a bottle of No 5. The lemongrass-ginger-quinine combo cut nicely through the fry-up. Spanton says it's equality he's after, not segregation.
"[Former drinkers] either become really pious or reactionary or reclusive," he says. "Janet drinks and… I like her when she's tiddly – she's funny. But what I don't like is this whole thing when people stop drinking is that they become awkward. If you're in a bar or restaurant or club, and you don't want to drink, you still want something entertaining in your glass. You still want to think you're being thought about."
"I swear – the most interesting non-alcoholic drink that I've tasted."
Will Self
"My god, so they can be nice?"
Alex James
"Peter Spanton has created a range of mixers for grown ups. Flavours include cardamom, chocolate and lemongrass – and they are all delicious"
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I have all sons.....three of them. So the chance to make them something cute, adorable, and pink ended back when they were like 4 years old.
But my friend has a little girl named Amy and she's my little buddy. Last summer we all went camping together at Elk Neck State Park. Amy and I made a sand castle and drew on some rocks.
Do you think a little boy would draw a smiley face on a rock??
No!! They would just throw it at some object or another.
When I was doing some cleaning in the sewing room this winter, I came across a reverse applique butterfly block I made years and years ago. It was in my odds and ends box. And I thought of Amy when I saw that butterfly.
Added some borders to make it bigger and ta-da!
Then made the back from a bunch of strip sets I had left over from another project.
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LONDON: British Prime Minister Theresa May said an incident in which a van ploughed through pedestrians near a mosque in north London overnight was being treated "as a potential terrorist attack".
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Perhaps the most difficult task facing homeschool families is to find a math program that fits both the teacher's instructional philosophy and the student's learning style. A good math program must provide a firm foundation of understanding the basics of mathematics while also challenging the student to think creatively about how to solve math problems. And it must be difficult enough not to be boring, but not so difficult that it discourages the student.
Most homeschool families try several programs before settling on the one that fits --- and then we continue to argue with ourselves about whether we made the right choice! Well, here at least is one option that won't bust your budget. I have not tried this program myself, since I have so many other math books left from my older students, but I have read several forum posts recommending it.
Mathematics Enhancement ProgrammeThe MEP is published by the Centre for Innovation in Mathematics Teaching (CIMT), based on math programs and teaching strategies used in Hungary, especially on materials developed by Professor Sándor Hajdu at the Petö Institute in Budapest. MEP's goal is to challenge all students (and teachers) to think mathematically. Highlights of the program, according to the CIMT:
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Pseudomonas comprises three volumes covering the biology of pseudomonads in a wide context, including the niches they inhabit, the taxonomic relations among members of this group, the molecular biology of gene expression in different niches and under different environmental conditions, the analysis of virulence traits in plants, animals and human pathogens as well as the determinants that make some strains useful for biotechnological applications and promotion of plant growth.
There has been growing interest in pseudomonads and a particular urge to understand the biology underlying the complex metabolism of these ubiquitous microbes. These bacteria are capable of colonizing a wide range of niches, including the soil, the plant rhizosphere and phylosphere, and animal tissues; more recently they have attracted attention because of their capacity to form biofilms, a characteristic with potentially important medical and environmental implications.
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx announced this week a Smart City Challenge to create a fully integrated, first-of-its-kind city that uses data, technology and creativity to shape how people and goods move in the future.
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Important Instructions for the KVS employees for filling ONLINE Transfer Application -2017-18
1.As per the notification, KVS invites Transfer applications of its Teaching employees upto PGTs and Non-Teaching employees upto Assistant Section Officers through ONLINE for the year 2017-18 for annual transfer.
2. First of all, every employee is required to login with his/her Employee code as User Id and One-Time Password (OTP) provided by the Principal/DC/Director ZIET/AC(HQ) in KVS Transfer Portal/ URL i.e. http://l126.96.36.199/TransferManager for the submission of ONLINE Transfer Application. On the first login, individual must change his/ her password and re-set a new password. This User Id and Password must be kept carefully in the safe personal custody of the employee so that the same cannot be misused by anyone else. KVS transfer portal can be accessed at URL i.e. http://184.108.40.206/TransferManager directly or through the link given at homepage of KVS HQ website i.e. www.kvsangathan.nic.in.
3. Every Teaching employee up to PGT and Non-Teaching employee up to Assistant Section Officer is mandatory required to fill the PART "A" & "B" of the Online Transfer Application.
4. PART ''C" of the transfer application is only applicable to those employees who are-(Seeking request transfer and eligible for applying request transfer as per transfer guidelines.
5. PART "D" of the transfer application form is for furnishing the information and certificates with regard to working of Spouse and cases of medical ground. The employee who claims benefit of transfer under these categories, they must furnish these certificates in the prescribed formats. The scanned copy of the Medical certificate issued by the competent authority/Declaration of working of Spouse must be uploaded in the specified box provided for this purpose. The original certificates should be submitted invariably in the office of controlling officer for the verification and authentication of transfer application.
6. Every employee is expected to go through the Transfer guidelines for 2017 thoroughly and Instructions issued in this regard before filling the Transfer application ONLINE. Any error committed by the employee or carelessness shown by him/her, may cost to his /her position and cause embarrassment to the KVS also.
7. Facility for printing or saving of transfer application form submitted online has not been enabled so far. It will be made available soon. An intimation in this regard will be sent to all employees.
8. Adherence to the time limits prescribed for the every stage of this online process is compulsory. Once the given time limit is over, then no body shall be allowed to edit or modify the data of the transfer application thereafter. An employee can save the filled data of online transfer application and later on he/she can change it before final submission. Transfer Application should be submitted finally by the employee when he is fully satisfied with the correctness of all entries.
9. If any employee gives false 85 misleading information in the transfer application to seek personal benefits, then, it shall be treated a willful misconduct of the employee and he/she shall be liable to be punished as per the rules.
10. If any employee comes across with a problem to submit Online Transfer Application or he/she has any query in this regard, he/she must contact his/her controlling officer to resolve the issue. Employee should not be engaged in communication with Regional Office or KVS (HQ) directly. The controlling officer will take up the issue at the RO/ HQ level, if need be.
11. KVS strives to maintain equitable distribution of its employees across all locations to ensure efficient functioning of organization and optimize job satisfaction amongst employees. Transfer to a desired location cannot be claimed as a matter of right.
12. KVS transfer portal will remain accessible for 24 hours. Employee can submit his/her application within the specified schedule as per his/ her convenience. (Please see calendar of activities for schedule)
13. Every employee who is on the roll of KVS as on 30.06.2017 must fill this online": application compulsorily. However, employees who are not eligible for seeking request transfer or do not wish to apply for request transfer will need not to fill the Part C of the transfer application.
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15. Employees should not be panicky if they encountered with any technical problem regarding submission of online transfer application. Team KVS will resolve all such issues without any hustle and bustle. They only need to report such issues to their controlling officer immediately.
16. It must be noted by all employees that if any employee gets request transfer at one of the desired station filled by him/her in the transfer application, then he/she shall not be considered for request transfer for next 10 years. Therefore, all are advised to give their choices for stations for request transfer very carefully and only such stations Where they are Willing to go and serve for 10 years.
17. KVS displays available tentative vacancies in KVS across the country for the reference of employees who are applying for request transfers. However, these vacancies are tentative and may increase or decrease at any time due to various reasons. However, transfer orders shall be issued on the basis of vacancies available on the day of issue of transfer orders.
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Draymond Green on KD: 'His defense is spectacular'
By Art Spander
OAKLAND, Calif. — For the opponent, it's the old question against the young but experienced Warriors. Which poison do you pick: Triple Double (Draymond Green, of course) or Double Trouble (Kevin Durant)?
It's a numbers game you're destined to lose.
Green got his threesome on Christmas day at the Oracle (12 points, 12 rebounds, 11 assists), Durant his double (25 points, five blocked shots). What the Warriors got on the holiday was less a gift than a well-earned victory over the only other team the fans seem to care about, the Cleveland Cavaliers, 99-92.
The NBA wants to put on a show every December 25, five games from morning to night, and the prime attraction, a noon start Pacific time, 3 p.m. on the East Coast, is the matchup between the franchises that faced each other in the last three NBA finals, the Cavs and Dubs. As Hollywood knows, sequels sell.
So does the Big D, defense, particularly by KD, Durant.
The chant? It's not "offense, offense." Hardly anyone needs encouragement to let fly a 15-footer or roar in for a dunk. Scoring points is fun. Keeping the other team from scoring them is work. And the Warriors have been working. Especially Durant.
Nobody doubts what he can do with the ball. He's averaging 28.4 points a game. With Steph Curry missing, Durant was the guy who kept throwing in the winners, against the Lakers, against everyone, as the streak went to 11 in a row. Whoever dreamed that someone 6-foot-10 had the touch of someone 5-10? Swish.
Or who sensed Durant would use his wingspan (something around seven feet) to stymie and swat? Not Green, who a couple years back, when Durant was at Oklahoma City, went against him in the playoffs.
"He always made some defensive moves," Green said of Durant, a teammate now for a second year, "but he never really seemed to care. When he was guarding me, I knew how good he was, his length, how hard it was to get a shot off. When he came here, we talked about him getting better. From that point last year, he's become a great defender."
Durant almost agrees. But hold off on the word "great."
"I'm getting close to where I want to be," said Durant. "But I'm not quite there."
Durant on Monday defended the NBA's best player, LeBron James, because that's what Kevin wanted to do. James had 20 points (Kevin Love led the Cavs with 31 and 18 rebounds) but also a game-high seven turnovers.
"He's one of the leaders in blocked shots per game," James said of Durant. "He's been doing a heck of a job first of all taking (the) individual matchup and then protecting the rim, too. They have a good, maybe great …They kicked our butts in transition.
"(Durant's) right up there, if not the best, with Kawhi (Leonard), Russ (Westbrook), James (Harden). There's a pretty long list. To play the same position, with me and KD being small forwards and with Kawhi, we do a great job of going at it."
Durant's only problem, if it can be considered as such, is that from afar, the fans, the press, he's known as a shooter and scorer, no matter how many shots he blocks.
"If he just played defense," said Draymond of Durant, "he'd be spectacular. But it will never overshadow his offense, which is spectacular."
Durant was involved in yet another "call it the way you want it" play in the final seconds when the Warriors were ahead, blocking a LeBron shot and also it appeared getting a bit of LeBron's hand. The officials studied replay after replay, then determined there was no foul.
"I just like guarding my position," Durant said of taking on James. "A small forward is supposed to defend a small forward."
Even if both small forwards, at 6-8, are taller than the big forward and occasional center, the 6-7 Green.
"You just can't stop those guys like LeBron," said Durant. "They make good plays. They make shots at the rim. You can't get discouraged."
As one of the stars on a day of basketball stardom, Durant was anything but discouraged.
"It's Christmas," he reminded. "There are so many people here happy. The spirit moves us."
Fortunately, the spirit didn't try to go inside against Durant or Draymond. He would have stopped moving.


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Glossary and Acronyms
- Accrual cost
- A method of accounting based on recording revenue and expenses when they are incurred, regardless of when cash is exchanged.
- Bank Bill Swap Reference Rates (BBSW))
- Reference rates for bank bills accepted by approved banks published each business day by the Australian Financial Markets Association.
- Basis point
- One hundredth of one per cent.
- Bid‑ask spread
- The difference between the price (or yield) at which a market maker is willing to buy and sell a particular financial product or instrument.
- Book value
- (Also known as carrying amount). The amount at which an asset or liability is recognised in the balance sheet. Under a fair value methodology, measurement is by reference to current market rates. Under an historic cost methodology, measurement is by reference to market value rates at the time the original transaction was conducted. The AOFM's assets and liabilities are measured at fair value, except for Australian Government advances to State and Territory governments for public housing, which are measured at historic cost.
- Bullet security
- A security that repays principal owing to investors as a lump sum at a predetermined future date.
- Cash Management Portfolio
- The Cash Management Portfolio is a part of the overall portfolio of assets and liabilities managed by the AOFM. It contains short‑term assets and liabilities and is used to manage the within‑year variability in Government cash flows.
- Commonwealth Government Securities (CGS)
- Debt obligations of the Commonwealth evidenced by the issue of securities or, nowadays, issued as inscribed stock. CGS on issue are predominantly Treasury Bonds, Treasury Indexed Bonds and Treasury Notes but also include small residual amounts of Australian Savings Bonds, Peace Saving Certificates and War Saving Certificates.
- Coupon rate
- A rate of interest paid on a bond, which is fixed for a specified period (usually the term of the bond). In the case of Treasury Bonds coupon interest is payable semi‑annually, while for Treasury Indexed Bonds it is paid quarterly. In each case, the coupon rate is set on the date of announcement of first issuance of the bond line.
- Credit risk
- The risk of counterparty default creating financial loss. Credit risk is contingent on the combination of a default and there being pecuniary loss. The AOFM faces credit risk in relation to its investment transactions.
- Credit spread
- The difference in yields between securities of different credit qualities. The credit spread reflects the additional net yield required by an investor from a security with more credit risk relative to one with less credit risk.
- Discount
- An amount by which the value of a security on transfer is less than its face (or par) value.
- Discounting
- Calculating the present value of a future amount.
- Duration
- Duration (expressed in years) represents the 'effective term' of a bond. It is the weighted average life of a bond or a portfolio of bonds. The weights are the relative cash flows associated with the bond or portfolio (the coupon payments and principal), discounted to their present value. See also modified duration.
- Exposure
- The amount of money at risk in a portfolio. Exposure to a risk is calculated by measuring the current mark‑to‑market value that is exposed to that risk.
- Face value
- The amount of money indicated on a security, or inscribed in relation to a security, as being due to be paid on maturity.
- Fixed rate
- An interest rate calculated as a constant percentage of the face value or notional principal and generally payable quarterly, semi‑annually or annually. Treasury Bonds pay a fixed coupon rate semi‑annually.
- Floating rate
- An interest rate that varies according to a particular indicator, such as the BBSW (the Bank Bill Swap Reference Rate). For example, the floating leg of an interest rate swap may provide for the interest paid to be reset every six months in accordance with the BBSW.
- Foreign Debt Portfolio
- The non‑domestic currency component of the Long‑Term Debt Portfolio. Following the elimination of the foreign currency derivatives exposure, this portfolio now consists of a single US dollar denominated loan that was issued in the 1980s.
- Funding risk
- The risk that an issuer is unable to raise funds, as required, in an orderly manner and without financial penalty. For the Australian Government, funding risk encompasses both long‑term fund raising to cover future Budget needs and the short‑term mismatches in the timing of Government payments and receipts.
- Futures basket
- A collection of like financial products or commodities, grouped together, that are used to define the benchmark for pricing a futures contract. For example, 3‑year and 10‑year Treasury Bond futures baskets consist of collections of Treasury Bond lines that have an average term to maturity of approximately three and ten years respectively.
- Futures contract
- An agreement between two parties that commits one party to buy an underlying financial instrument or commodity and another (counter) party to sell a financial instrument or commodity at a specific price at a future date. The agreement is completed at a specified expiration date by physical delivery or cash settlement, or alternatively is offset prior to the expiration date. In Australia, standardised futures contracts are traded on the Sydney Futures Exchange. Futures contracts traded on the Sydney Futures Exchange include contracts for 3‑year and 10‑year Treasury Bonds.
- Historic cost
- Basis of measurement where an asset or liability is recorded at fair value on initial recognition and, after initial recognition, by amortisation of the initial value using market rates at the time the transaction was conducted that gave rise to the asset or liability.
- Interest
- The charge for borrowing money, usually expressed as an annual percentage rate. For the AOFM financial statements, interest cost is the coupon payment (where relevant) adjusted for the amortised cost carrying value of a debt security. Where a debt security is issued at a premium or discount to its principal value, the premium or discount at issuance is recognised in amortised cost carrying value and amortised over the life of the security using the effective interest method. This amortisation is recognised in the interest cost.For Treasury Indexed Bonds, the change in its amortised cost carrying value includes capital accretion of the principal due to inflation. As capital accretion occurs, it is also recognised in the interest cost.
- Interest rate risk
- The risk that the value of a portfolio or security will change due to a change in interest rates. For example, the market value of a bond drops as interest rates rise.
- Issuance
- The sale of debt securities in the primary market.
- Kangaroo bonds
- Australian dollar denominated bonds issued in the Australian capital market by foreign borrowers.
- Liquidity
- The capacity for a debt instrument to be readily purchased or sold. A liquid market allows the ready buying or selling of large quantities of an instrument without significant movement in price.Liquidity also refers to the ability to meet cash payment obligations.
- Liquidity risk
- The risk that a financial instrument will not be able to be readily purchased or sold.
- Long‑Term Debt Portfolio
- The Long‑Term Debt Portfolio is a part of the overall portfolio of assets and liabilities managed by the AOFM. It contains ongoing domestic and foreign currency liabilities and assets.
- Market risk
- The risk that the price (value) of a financial instrument or portfolio of financial instruments will vary as market conditions change. In the case of a debt issuer and investor such as the AOFM, the principal source of market risk is from changes in interest rates.
- Market value
- The amount of money for which a security is traded in the market at a particular point in time.
- Modified duration
- A measure of the sensitivity of the market value of a debt security to a change in interest rates. It is measured as the percentage change in the market value of a debt instrument in response to a one percentage point change in nominal interest rates. Portfolios with higher modified durations tend to have more stable interest costs through time, but more volatile market values. Modified duration is related to duration by the equation:
Modified duration = Duration (years) 1+ yield to maturity
- At times, 'modified duration' is abbreviated to 'duration', and desirably only in contexts where this will not lead to
- Nominal debt
- Debt that is not indexed to inflation. Treasury Notes and Treasury Bonds are examples of nominal debt.
- Nominal interest rate
- Interest rate that does not take account of the effects of inflation (in contrast to the 'real' interest rate).
- Operational risk
- The risk of loss, whether direct or indirect, arising from inadequate or failed internal processes, people, systems or from external events.
- Overnight cash rate
- The interest rate charged on overnight loans between financial intermediaries. The Reserve Bank of Australia manages the supply of funds available in the money market to keep the cash rate as close as possible to a target set by the Bank Board as an instrument of monetary policy.
- Overnight Indexed Swap (OIS)
- A fixed for floating interest rate swap in which one party agrees to pay another party a fixed interest rate in exchange for receiving the average overnight cash rate recorded over the term of the swap. The term to maturity of such swaps is typically between one week and one year. Financial market participants enter into overnight indexed swaps to manage their exposures to movement in the overnight cash rate.Overnight indexed swaps are quoted by reference to the fixed interest rate leg of the swap. For example, the 3 month OIS rate is the interest rate for the fixed leg of an overnight indexed swap with a term to maturity of 3 months. Interest rates for term deposits placed by the AOFM with the RBA are set by reference to quoted rates for overnight interest swaps.
- Physical debt
- Securities that give rise to debt, in contrast to derivatives (which give rise to a contingent liability). Treasury Bonds, Treasury Indexed Bonds and Treasury Notes represent physical debt.
- Present value
- An amount that represents the value today of a payment to be received (or made) in the future. If the opportunity cost of funds, or discount rate is 10 per cent, the present value of $100 to be received in two years is $100 x [1/(1 + 0.10)2] = $82.64.
- Primary market
- The market where securities are issued for the first time and where the sale proceeds go to the issuer. For example, the primary market for Treasury Bonds is when the bonds are sold at tender by the AOFM on behalf of the Australian Government.
- Real interest rate
- The interest rate that has been adjusted to take account of the effects of inflation. For example, if the coupon interest rate on a bond is 6.5 per cent and the inflation rate is 3.0 per cent then the real rate of interest on that bond is 3.5 per cent.
- Repurchase agreement (Repo)
- An agreement under which the seller of a security agrees to buy it back at a specified time and price.
- Repricing risk
- The risk that interest rates will have increased when maturing debt needs to be refinanced.
- Residential mortgage‑backed security (RMBS)
- A debt instrument issued by a special purpose vehicle to finance the securitisation of a pool of loans that is secured by residential mortgages.
- Risk premium
- The difference between the return available on a risk‑free asset and the return available on a riskier asset.
- Secondary market
- The market where securities are bought and sold subsequent to original issuance. Investors trade securities between themselves in the secondary market.
- Securities lending
- An activity whereby securities are lent to a financial market participant for a fee.
- Securities Lending Facility
- A facility established by the AOFM in 2004 that uses repurchase agreements to lend Treasury Bonds and Treasury Indexed Bonds to market participants for short periods. The facility is operated by the Reserve Bank of Australia on behalf of the AOFM. It supports the efficient operation of these markets as it facilitates trading by enabling dealers to obtain specific lines of stock when they are not readily available from other sources.
- Securitisation
- The process of converting a pool of assets into marketable financial instruments. The rights and obligations relating to the assets are assigned or transferred to a special purpose vehicle (typically a trust), which issues securities to pay for the assets. The cash flow from the asset pool is used to service the securities and any other costs of the special purpose vehicle.
- Semi‑government bond
- A bond issued in the Australian capital market by Australian State or Territory governments.
- Short‑dated exposure
- The proportion of a portfolio that will have its interest rate reset in the short-term. A portfolio with a high short‑dated exposure will tend to have more volatile annual interest payments than a portfolio with low short‑dated exposure.
- Special purpose vehicle (SPV)
- A financial trust established for a special purpose. A special purpose vehicle used in an Australian RMBS transaction is typically a bankruptcy‑remote trust established for the sole purpose of acquiring a pool of mortgages from a mortgage lender and then issuing RMBS to finance those mortgages.
- Spread
- The difference between two prices or yields.
- Swap
- A financial transaction in which two counterparties agree to exchange streams of payments occurring over time according to predetermined rules.
- Tender
- A method of issuance whereby debt is sold through auction. The amount, coupon and maturity date of the stock are announced by the issuer. Registered participants then bid for their desired amounts of stock at interest rates at which they are prepared to buy. Bids are accepted from lowest interest rate (yield) upward until the issue amount has been filled. Stock is therefore allocated in order of lowest yield (and highest price).
- Tenor
- The tenor of a financial instrument is its remaining term to maturity.
- Term deposit
- A deposit held at a financial institution that has a fixed term. These are generally short‑term with maturities ranging anywhere from a month to a few years. When a term deposit is purchased, the lender (the customer) understands that the money can only be withdrawn after the term has ended, or after having given a predetermined number of days' notice.
- Term premium
- The margin over the expected path of cash rates that investors require as compensation for having invested at greater terms to maturity.
- Treasury Bond
- A medium to long‑term debt security issued by the Australian Government that carries an annual rate of interest (the coupon rate), which is fixed over the life of the security and payable in six monthly instalments (semi‑annually) on the face, or par, value of the security. The bonds are repayable in full at face value on maturity.
- Treasury Indexed Bond
- A security issued by the Australian Government for which the capital value is adjusted periodically according to movements in the Consumer Price Index. Interest is paid quarterly at a fixed rate on the adjusted capital value. At maturity, investors receive the adjusted capital value of the bond — that is, the initial face value as adjusted for inflation over the life of the bond. Interest Indexed Bonds, another form of indexed bond, were also issued by the Commonwealth Government in the past but these have all now matured.
- Treasury Note
- A short‑term debt security issued by the Australian Government at a discount and redeemable at par on maturity. The interest payable on the notes is represented by the difference between their issue value and their par or face value. Treasury Notes are issued to cover short‑term mismatches between the Australian Government's payments and receipts. They are used in circumstances in which cash holdings may be temporarily low such as changes in the AOFM's holdings of term deposits with the Reserve Bank of Australia; soon after a large maturity; or at long intervals ahead of large revenue collections.
- Two‑way price
- A price (or yield) at which a market-maker is prepared to both buy and sell a particular financial product or instrument. That is, the simultaneous quoting of a bid and an offer.
- Yield
- The expected rate of return expressed as a percentage of the net outlay or net proceeds of an investment.
- Yield curve
- Graphical representation on a specific date of the relationship between the yield on debt securities of the same credit quality, but different terms to maturity. When securities with longer terms to maturity have a higher yield than securities with shorter terms to maturity, the curve is said to have a positive slope. In the opposite case, the slope is said to be negative or inverse.
- Australian Accounting Standards Board
- ADIs
- Authorised Deposit-taking Institutions
- Australian Financial Markets Association
- Australian National Audit Office
- Australian Office of Financial Management
- Australian Public Service
- Australian dollar
- Bank Bill Swap Reference Rates
- Chief Executive Officer
- Commonwealth Government Securities
- Consumer Price Index
- Executive Level (APS Classification)
- Fringe Benefits Tax
- FMA Act
- Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997
- Finance Minister's Orders
- Gross Domestic Product
- Global Financial Crisis
- Goods and Services Tax
- Human resources
- Information technology
- Organisation for Economic Co‑operation and Development
- Overnight Indexed Swap
- Official Public Account
- Reserve Bank of Australia
- Residential Mortgage‑backed Security
- Senior Executive Service
- Treasury Indexed Bond
- United States of America
- United States dollar
Last updated: 31 October 2014


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Pender Harbour
Completion date: 2008
Location: Vancouver, BC
Typology: Single family residential
Size: 1,800 sq. ft.
Owner: Eliana Castillo
Structural Consultant: Equilibrium Consulting
Contractor: owner-builder
Implementing a strong design intent on a difficult site at a reasonable cost.
Our goal with the Pender Harbour Residence was to accommodate and enhance the comfort and activities of our client, all while integrating the house into the landscape, respecting the site's conditions, and achieving high energy efficiency levels.
With a majestic view to the harbour, indoor-outdoor integration was a key component of our design program. In addition to a rooftop deck and green roof, the upper floor fully opens to the outdoors, allowing occupants to experience the natural environment indoors thanks to a south facing balcony that flanks the length of the building.
Maximum openings on the south face, and minimal openings in the remaining faces optimize energy use and thermal comfort. In addition, insulated wall and roof systems help maintain a consistent, comfortable temperature all year round. A cantilevered balcony prevents overheating of the south-facing areas in the summer. In the winter, heating is provided by a radiant floor heating system and backed up by a high efficiency wood stove. Finally, clustered mechanical services and flexible washroom planning support efficient resource use, and serve multiple users at the same time.


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Recently Celebrating Life co-organized with blooloop.com the third blooloopLIVE Asia event in Singapore at the Asian Civilisations Museum. The attendees' feedback was overwhelmingly positive, especially on the quality of the content. Among the highlights were Wonwhee Kim from The ParkDB who shared with us a very well put together history of Singapore attractions and Kevin Barbee who took us on a journey into branding and theme parks.
This put me in a reflective mood and I started looking back at what happened in our industry in the last few months. I thought I would share with you two of the major trends I believe are affecting us and could shape our industry in the future.
A new model of theme park development
In the last few years we have seen the emergence of a new model of theme park development through partnerships between experienced private investors and/or operators and state-owned companies to develop world-class theme parks in better locations and in more integrated ways.
Shanghai Disneyland is the proof-of-concept with one of Disney's best parks and 11 million visitors in the first year of operation. Universal Studios Beijing seems to be following the same path with a product expected to be of the highest quality. In Malaysia, LEGOLAND Malaysia Resort as well as the newly opened Movie Animation Park Studios are other examples of such partnerships. In Indonesia we are excited about the $200million Sea World announced by Ancol in Jakarta.
These partnerships are not easy and all the above mentioned projects have taken a long time and gone through much pain but the outcome from a product and sustainability perspective is by far better than the alternative model of private developers building theme parks in exchange for government favors or land. The best example of such failure is Wanda Movie Park, which was forced to close after only 18 months of operation.
In-mall themed attractions
With the retail environment changing fast due to the rise of online retail and oversupply of malls, developers are increasingly looking at themed attractions as new anchors for a more lifestyle offering. This is probably the biggest growth opportunity for our industry in the region in the next few years.
Taman Safari Indonesia partnered with Aquawalk (Aquaria KLCC) to open Jakarta Aquarium at one of Jakarta's busiest malls, Central Park. Aquawalk is also working with the Central Group to open an aquarium in Phuket's largest mall and back home it is working on a variety of FEC projects with the first one opening in one of Kuala Lumpur's largest mall (Midvalley Mega Mall) end of 2017.
In China, the first SEA LIFE aquarium and LEGOLAND Discovery Centre recently opened in Chongqing and Shanghai respectively. Shenyang K11 will also see these two popular in-mall brands by Merlin Entertainments together with a new concept by IP2 Entertainment under National Geographic license.
KidZania is continuing its expansion; after opening Manila and Singapore the popular franchise recently announced Surabaya, Indonesia.
The question is who will be the next KidZania or LEGOLAND Discovery Centre in the region? A lot of IP owners (BBC, Cartoon Network, Mattel, Hasbro, Line, etc) are keen to enter that space but they will need to establish a winning concept before rolling it out in the many malls crying for help.


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I am looking for one more 4th grade class to pair up with my second class of 28 4th graders. Leave me a message in the comments below if you are interested in being our pen pals!
Students also worked collaboratively this week in Social Studies learning about Louisiana's Regions to create a poster and a short commercial showcasing their region. First, they gathered information from an informational article to answer questions on their region. Then they took the information gathered and filled in a script. Finally, they worked collaboratively to create a poster depicting their region and rehearsed for their commercial to present to the class. Check it out!
Thanks to my awesome student teacher for putting together this experience for students. Students became active learners and were encouraged throughout to problem solve, communicate and make decisions.
Our trucker buddy Mr. Eason also came for a visit on Friday. Both classes had the opportunity to meet with him and tour his truck. Check it out!