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Mandel's strange argument on value, exchange value and prices
by Jehu
As I showed in the first part of this series, Marx's argument is that the rate of profit falls because, over time, generally less labor is employed in the production of commodities. The falling rate of profit triggers a crisis during which capital attempts to restore the normal operation of the mode of production.
Among Marx's findings: Even if an increased quantity of labor is generally employed throughout the 'economy', this increase in the total sum of labor is accompanied by a decrease in the labor embodied in each of the individual commodities produced. The result is that, over time, even if more value is created, it is embodied in even more use values, each of which requires less labor to be produced.
How prices work
Marx held that the value of a commodity was expressed in its exchange value. If, over time, the values of commodities are falling, while the total mass of value is increasing, how would this be expressed in the exchange value (prices) of individual commodities?
If the aggregate sum of values increased, we would expect the aggregate sum of exchange values (prices) to increase proportionally. If the values of individual commodities decreased, we would expect that the exchange values (prices) of individual commodities should decrease proportionally.
If this relationship between prices and values did not hold generally, the prices of commodities would tell us nothing about their values. But doesn't this relation between values and prices lead to a paradox?
If the values of all commodities are generally falling, this implies the value of money, (which is itself only another commodity), should also be falling. Thus, if the value of commodity A is decreasing and the value of commodity money B is decreasing, the exchange value (price) of A in terms of B should be unchanged. No matter an improvement in the productivity of labor and the fall of the values of commodities, prices should more or less remain unchanged.
A caveat: Based on my reasoning above, we would expect prices should be unchanged unless we can offer an theoretically sound reason why the actual exchange values (prices) of commodities, denominated in some unit of money, might fall relative to their actual values.
Why might the exchange value (price) of a commodity denominated in some physical quantity of the money commodity change? This is the first thing Mandel is trying to explain in his essay, but I am not convinced.
The peculiar commodity
In the first section of his essay, Mandel is offers a reason why the exchange value (price) of ordinary commodities will not generally remain constant, but must decline over some period of time. He then uses this argument to explain why the state must devalue its currency to offset this decline.
His argument goes like this: Capitals are under constant pressure to improve the productivity of labor in order to increase their profits. Capitals that can reduce the labor costs relative to their competitors realize additional profits over and above that of their competitors even as they undersell their competition. In the competition to sell their commodities, technically backward capitals must accept lower profits or even sell their commodities at a loss. In this way surplus value is transferred from backward to more advanced capitals – the rate of profit among capitals and branches of industry tends to equalize.
"Through capitalist competition and the equalization of the profit rate, those enterprises and industrial branches in which labor productivity rises above the social average, appropriate a part of the surplus value produced in other enterprises or industrial branches in which work is done below the social average of productivity."
However, there is an exception to this capitalist competition to sell commodities. According to Mandel, capitals operating in the gold industry literally produce money, a money commodity. Since their product is money, it is immediately exchangeable for all other commodities. Thus, for reasons peculiar to the production of money commodities, capitals producing money commodities don't actually have to sell their commodities:
"The use of gold as the general equivalent, the fact that the use value of this commodity makes it sought after by all owners of commodities, results in a demand for this commodity which is – up to a certain point – independent of fluctuations in its own cost of production."
According to Mandel, there is no check on the productivity of labor in the gold and other commodity money industries resulting from the competition to sell their commodities, because they don't actually sell their commodities. Capitals in this sector simply employ their product to buy other commodities directly with their output. Thus, according to Mandel, for reasons peculiar to the production of money commodities, output in this branch of industry may not increase as fast as it does in the economy generally — leading to a dearth of money during expansions.
Why prices fall
Mandel argues that over time the productivity of labor in commodity money production lags that of the productivity of labor generally; leading to an unexpected result. As the labor time of embodied in commodities decline, their exchange value, measured in some actual quantity of gold, declines still faster. Which is to say, the relative backwardness in the productivity of labor tends to depress prices denominated in physical units of gold during periods of expansion.
"For a monetary system based on a gold standard, this means that the "secular" decline in the value of commodities is strongly accentuated. Let us assume the equation, 1 car equals 2.5 kg. of gold, equals $5,000, equals 500 hours of labor. If the productivity of labor doubles in the automobile industry while remaining constant in the gold industry, this formula becomes 1 car equals 250 hours of labor, equals 1.25 kg. of gold equals $2,500.
We reach a conclusion which at first sight seems paradoxical: a gold standard system condemns prices to drop very sharply as long as the gap continues to increase between relatively stagnant labor productivity in the gold mines and rapid expansion of labor productivity in the rest of industry. What would really paralyze capitalist expansion is not the "low price of gold," as Rueff and Co. believe, or the "lack of international liquidity," but the abnormally high value of gold, and the ever lower price in gold for most commodities."
Thus, Mandel introduces a mechanism to explain why fascist states devalue their currencies. At a certain point in its expansion, capitalist production is paralyzed — he is careful to avoid the term 'crisis' — not because the rate of profit falls, but because of the "abnormally high value of gold" owing to the lagging productivity of the commodity money branch of industry. The relative backwardness of commodity money production compared to other industries drives down the prices of commodities denominated in physical units of gold and other money commodities.
Quantity theory of currency
The solution for this apparent defect of capitalist production, Mandel argues is currency devaluation. States can maintain stable prices and prevent deflation by increasing the quantity of currency relative to the quantity of gold it represents in circulation.
The quantity theory of money, he argues, is partially applicable to paper money. In a paper money system tied to a commodity money the quantity of paper tokens in circulation constantly fluctuates against the total quantity of gold it represents in circulation. As soon as production and productivity increase relative to productivity of labor in the gold industry, the monetary tokens in circulation can be increased by the state. The rate of increase of the quantity of gold need not be identical to the rate of increase in the quantity of paper currency. The state, in its function as issuer of the national currency, can artificially increase the supply of currency so as to maintain stable nominal prices:
"The moment one leaves the regime of a gold standard and enters that of paper money, it is necessary to relate the monetary total to the gold total before one can understand the evolution of commodity prices relative to the precious metal. Now the quantity theory of money, which Marx rejected in connection with metallic money, is partially applicable to paper money. Paper money consists of monetary tokens. If a national currency is covered by 1,000 tons of gold and its monetary circulation increases from 35 billion to 50 billion (dollars, francs, etc.), this means that each monetary unit no longer represents 0.03 grams of gold but only 0.02 grams, that is, it has lost a third of its value.
"The expression "price of gold," which is obviously meaningless under a pure gold standard, takes on an indirect meaning in a paper money system, where it registers fluctuations in the monetary" total and variations in the values of various national currencies in terms of fluctuations of this total. If we disregard the tremendous inflation which has taken place on a universal scale during the past half century, we see that the prices of most commodities [in] terms of gold prices have really declined considerably.
Does this mean that, under a system of paper money tied to the gold standard, every expansion of the monetary total automatically causes an increase in prices? That would be true only if total production and the productivity of labor remained stable. As soon as production and productivity increase, the monetary total can expand considerably without an increase in prices."
Surprisingly, Mandel, a Marxist, suggests constant devaluation of state issued currency against gold is necessary because capitalist expansions are "paralyzed" by the lagging rate of improvement in the productivity of labor in gold production relative to industry generally.
Is capitalist production paralyzed by the high value of gold?
Nothing in Mandel's presentation explains why capitalist production should necessarily be paralyzed by the "abnormally high value of gold". All he has told us is that, as a result of the more rapid improvement of the productivity of labor in industry generally relative to that of the gold industry, a smaller quantity of gold will now buy the same car. The problem with Mandel's argument is that, by the same token, a smaller quantity of gold now buys all the inputs — labor power, machines and raw materials — that capitals in the auto industry employ to produce surplus value.
In either case, we have the same result: an hour of productive labor in one form is exchanged for an hour of productive labor in another form. Owing to differences in the productivity of labor, the quantities of gold exchanged for commodities has declined, but the exchange of equal quantities of labor value remains the basis of production.
Even if we accept Mandel's argument that labor improvement in the productivity of labor in the gold industry generally lags other industrial branches, we only arrive at the conclusion that the total quantity of money in circulation relative to quantity of commodities in circulation may tend to fall over time. In addition to less labor required in production of commodities, less money is needed to set in motion the same quantity of labor power, machines and raw material. Mandel seems to be conflating two different phenomenon here. No breakdown of the relation between values and exchange values (prices) takes place. Equal quantities of value are exchanged both before and after the hypothetical increase in the productivity of labor of industry generally relative to gold.
Even if we accept the premise of argument that the rate of improvement in the productivity of labor in gold production lags that of industry as a whole, all this means is that the values of commodities is expressed in fewer physical units of gold. The exchange value paid for the car is still equal to its value both before and after the change in relative productivities of labor between gold production and industry generally and the value of the car is still expressed in its equivalent exchange value. There has been no change in the relation between the value of the car and its exchange value (price); rather, the value embedded in the car has decreased relative to the value embodied in some given unit of gold.
Breakdown and Currency crises
The argument Mandel makes here to explain why the state deliberately devalues the national currency does not stand up to scrutiny. All Mandel has accomplished here is to substitute the term, "the abnormally high value of gold", for the more familiar political-economy term, "the high value of wages", as an explanation for capitalist crises.
However, just before he turns to the crisis as it was unfolding in the 1960s, Mandel makes this curious comment:
"The value of paper money in gold and its value in purchasing power are therefore not necessarily identical. They can evolve in opposite directions."
With this comment Mandel unknowingly points us in the right direction. We are, of course, talking about the breakdown of exchange value, of money. This breakdown is not expressed in the relation between value and exchange value, but as a breakdown in the relationship between exchange values and prices; a breakdown of the relation between money and its symbolic representative in circulation, currency.
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As part of our ongoing expansion, Marex are currently recruiting for two exciting new positions of an Administration Assistant and a Senior Risk Consultant.
For full job profile details, visit our Careers page.
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The recent bereavement of our Managing Director, who was also our Marine Manager, has resulted in promotion from within to the Marine Manager role, which now creates a new Marine Consultant vacancy. More information is available on the Careers page. We look forward to receiving candidates' CVs.
Marex shall be attending the forthcoming events and is happy to set up meetings upon request:
5 February 2019
European Dynamic Positioning Conference 2019
Novotel London West Hotel, London.
6-7 February 2019
Annual Offshore Support Journal Conference, Awards & Exhibition 2019
Novotel London West Hotel, London.
20-21 February, 2019
IADC Drilling Caspian Conference and Exhibition
Hilton Baku, Azerbaijan
It is with great sadness that we have to announce that over the festive period, after a short illness, Ian McDougall, Managing Director and major stakeholder of Marex, passed away. It was Ian's wish for Marex to continue, grow and prosper and, accordingly, it shall do so, led by its strong management team.
To tie in with the new office move, and in preparation for a fresh start in 2019, we have been working on the new website, also, and are happy to announce it has gone live this month. We have streamlined the information provided and invite our clients to give us user feedback, if they wish to do so.
In line with our growing business, our expanding team and our wish to expand it further, we seek good candidates to apply and accordingly invite them to check out our Careers Page, where more details are provided on the varying entry levels. We look forward to hearing from you soon.
Marex is delighted to announce that it has now won its eleventh contract to provide independent Designated Person support to British ports (in compliance with the Port Marine Safety Code, PMSC). This is a reflection and a great endorsement on the reputation of our marine team and the services they are providing to our current client ports.
On 1st November, 2018 attended and had a marketing table at the All Members Meeting, held at the Beach Ballroom. A programme of speakers delivered presentations on a range of hot safety topics, with updates, lessons learned and new initiatives. It was well attended and a great opportunity to meet with colleagues and associates in the seafaring and Oil & Gas industry.
Marex moved premises to its new spacious offices at Centurion Court, North Esplanade West. The move went efficiently and smoothly, with no inconvenience to staff or clients, thanks mainly to our Administration Manager and our IT Support Manager, who did a great job. Whilst Marex has its own suite of offices and dedicated meeting room (as before), it also has access to others of varying sizes, so shall be able to hold simultaneous meetings, workshops etc. with various clients and consequently provide an even better service going forward. Clients are very welcome to drop by or visit by arrangement, as preferred.
Ian McDougall, Managing Director, invited the team and associates to attend the dinner at the Nautical Institute Annual Maritime Dance, at The Doubletree by Hilton Hotel. The ceilidh night was a great success and by sponsoring a table, Marex contributed to the fund raising on the evening, which was donated to the Aberdeen Seafarer Centre and the IMarEST Guild of Benevolence.
Ian McDougall, Managing Director, attended and Marex exhibited at the Scottish Renewables Marine Conference, Edinburgh, on 26th September, 2018. The event was well attended and had a programme of Plenary Sessions covering topics – 'Where we are now?', 'Building Momentum: telling our Story', Innovating our way down the cost curve and delivering a route to market' and 'Priorities for action', delivered by a range of stakeholders, both private and governmental.
Marex has acquired over 25 new clients in the last couple of years, which is amazing in the current climate, but indicative of the positive signs in the industry and the strategy of purchasers to look keenly at their supplier options and the advantages on offer from a small company with a well established reputation for reliability – good quality work, delivered on time and in budget. These new clients have been gained by reputation, referral and by very successful tendering, against stiff competition.
Check out the page on our website and on that of the Decom North Sea (Trade association, DNS) Capability, where you can see what Marex can bring to this sector, be it risk or marine related. Visit our Decommissioning page for more info. Marex, being part of the recent Joint Industry Partnership assisted in the development of this Safety Case Decommissioning guidance document.
For more information, please visit the Marex website careers page today.
We draw your attention to the following link about the HSE intention of conducting a Scottish Ports Inspection programme Early 2018. We are at hand to support you in preparation for being potentially selected for an inspection. Read More
Marex are specialists in the field of providing Independent Designated Person support. We are mindful that all harbours are required to submit confirmation of their compliance to the MCA by March 2018. In the past interpretation of what constitutes compliance has varied widely. The guidance strongly recommends Independent audits, which would indicate harbours (the duty holder) should not be auditing themselves. The Maritime & Coastguard Agency made inspections during 2015 to assess levels of compliance with the Port Marine Safety Code (PMSC). One private port, three municipal ports and four trust ports, throughout UK, were checked. Of those, three were deemed non-compliant with the Code and shall get follow up visits this year. By employing an external company to be the Designated Person, there can be valuable unbiased assessment, allocation of accountability and follow up to ensure any required actions are carried out efficiently and timely. The Code states: 'Each organisation must appoint an individual as the 'designated person' to provide independentassurance directly to the duty holder that the (marine safety management system) MSMS, for which the Duty Holder is responsible, is working effectively. Their main responsibility is to determine through assessment and audit, the effectiveness of the MSMS in ensuring compliance with the Code. In order to fulfil this function the designated person must have a thorough knowledge and understanding of the requirements of this Code (and supporting Guide to Good Practice) and associated port and marine legislation. Their role does not obscure the accountability of the authority and its board members.' To fulfil their obligation for existing clients, Marex has developed an Audit Toolkit, updated to the November 2016 edition of the Code, to enable an effective review of port Safety Management Systems and to ensure that operating practices are in line with the SMS. We can therefore assure you of a prompt review of your operations in relation to the Code. We also provide training on the PMSC to employees and board members.
Marex has inspected various types of vessels, but one of the more unusual and stunning is certainly the Ramform Titan, with its triangular shape (and full size basket ball court). The vessel is the youngest seismic vessel in the industry and it is owned by PGS. It is easily the most powerful and efficient in the world and with its multiple streamers deployed lays claim to being the largest man made moving object on the planet.
We welcome you to visit stand 18 on 1st November to discuss how Marex may support your projects and assets
Marex took part in a Joint Industry Partnership to create Safety Case guidance for decommissioning. Along with the guidance there are notes and pointers and lessons learned from Operators who have already carried out decommissioning. Guidance for UK Safety Case Management during End of Life (EOL), Decommissioning and Dismantling
Marex Invites you to meet up in Amsterdam at the forthcoming Exhibition & Conference on 27th to 28th September, 2017. We shall be delighted to discuss our services further and explore where they may support your assets and projects. Meetings can be arranged in advance or just drop by the stand, as you prefer. (Stand No. 10)
It's Offshore Europe again soon and we all know that this is a very good time to meet up with old and new business associates. Marex shall be attending the forthcoming SPE Offshore Europe Exhibition & Conference at the AECC, Aberdeen, on 5th to 8th September, 2017. We shall be attending the event daily. Should you like to meet up with us to discuss how we may support your assets and projects, then, please do not hesitate to contact us and we can arrange a meeting at your convenience. Looking forward to seeing your there.
Marex supports the industry decommissioning safety case initiative, being led by ABB, by being part of the small core workgroup developing guidance for managing the safety case during the different phases of EOL, dismantling and decommissioning. Part of this process has been learning from those decommissioning projects which have already been undertaken and selecting the good practice, lessons learned and best methodologies. Marex, having completed over 200 safety cases (new submissions and material changes) is well conversant with the current legislation compliance requirements and, therefore, can assist with the Safety Case decommissioning review and development process. Guidance to be launched soon.
Marex exhibited at the Oil & Gas Industry Conference on 6th June, 2017 to show support to the Industry and to highlight that Marex has over twenty years' experience of delivering consistently good quality work, on time and in budget. Long term client relationships bear testimony to this and we met many of them on the day. The First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon attended and spoke at the event.
In 2017 Marex Marine and Risk Consultancy was re-audited and awarded its latest British Standards Institution, BSI ISO9001 accreditation. The Marex Quality Management System has been awarded its certification to the ISO 9001:2015 standard.
Marex are exhibiting now at the Houston IADC Health, Safety, Environment and Training Conference and Exhibition. Please visit us there for more information about how we can support your assets and projects.
Safety is a top priority in the oil and gas industry. Marex employs a team of highly qualified Risk and Safety Engineers, Master Mariners, Marine Engineers and Naval Architects to oversee the delivery of a professional, consultative and cost effective solution to the offshore industry's marine and safety needs.
In 2015 the EU directive on Safety of Offshore Oil and Gas Operations introduced changes to UK Safety Case regulation, resulting in the implementation of the Offshore Installations (Offshore Safety Directive) (Safety Case etc.) Regulations 2015 (SCR15). These regulations apply to all installations engaged in oil and gas operations in territorial sea adjacent to Great Britain and any designated area within the United Kingdom Continental Shelf. The regulations aim to reduce, as far as possible, the occurrence of major accidents relating to offshore oil and gas operations and to limit their consequences. One of the major changes from the previous regulations was the requirement to consider the potential environmental impact of a major accident.
Since the implementation of SCR15, Marex has completed over 10 safety cases for major drilling contractors in the industry and conducted thorough reviews of safety cases for some of the biggest names in oil and gas. This puts Marex's highly skilled team members in an excellent position to assist companies with the revision of safety cases for SCR15.
One of the key requirements of SCR15 is that each offshore installation should establish a verification scheme to ensure that the installation's Safety and Environmental Critical Elements (SECEs) remain in good repair and condition.
SECEs are defined as those parts of an installation or of its plant, the failure of which could cause or contribute substantially to a major accident, or the purpose of which is to prevent or limit the effect of a major accident.
Verification Schemes
The verification scheme is a statement of the suitability of the record of safety and environmentally critical elements and the scheme of maintenance.
The verification scheme establishes a system which ensures efficient operation of the installation through the continual review of the SECEs. Each SECE has an associated performance standard, which demonstrates their suitability, state of repair and condition based on function, reliability and availability.
For non-production installations, a verification scheme must be in place before commencement of any oil and gas operations in UK offshore waters.
The verification scheme is a live document, which must be reviewed and updated as often as appropriate and the provisions for such should be outlined within the document. As a minimum the following should be considered during the review of the verification scheme:
This review could potentially lead to a revision or replacement of the verification scheme.
Any changes to the operation of the installation that may change the requirements of the SECEs will result in a revision of the verification scheme and the associated performance standards, for example the conversion of an installation from non-production to production.
By ensuring the SECEs meet their required performance standards the duty holder provides some assurance that the SECEs are suitable and remain in good repair and so minimise the likelihood and potential consequences of a major accident.
A performance standard is developed for each SECE and included within the verification scheme. The performance standard states the required performance of the system described in terms of functionality, reliability, availability and survivability, against which the suitability and condition of the equipment can be assessed.
It is required by SCR15 that a description of the verification scheme is provided within the installation's safety case, including the following details:
Identification of SECEs
The safety and environmentally critical elements for the installation must be identified before an effective verification scheme can be developed.
It is necessary to undertake a systematic approach to identify those systems which are SECEs. Within these systems many of the individual components may by SECEs, but others may not. SECEs include those systems for detection, control and mitigation of major accidents along with those systems which increase reliability through redundancy. This list of SECEs will vary depending on the installation's design and operations. There may also be SECEs introduced for limited activities such as combined operations.
For example the BOP on an offshore drilling unit would be considered a SECE and a performance standard for it would be included in the verification scheme.
The starting point for the exercise to identify SECEs would be the identification and qualitative risk assessment of the major accident hazards associated with the installation operations. The risk assessment should identify the threats and potential consequences associated with each major accident hazard, as well are the measures which are in place to prevent occurrence of the major accident and to mitigate the potential consequences.
Bowtie Workshops
In order to help our clients demonstrate compliance with the safety case regulations and to show that the major accident hazards associated with the operation of the installation have been subject to appropriate risk assessment, Marex facilitates bowtie workshops which are designed to enable the identified major accident hazards to be qualitatively risk assessed by relevant stakeholders, including the rig crew. In order to do this BowtieXP software is used. When running workshops to align with the new requirements of SCR15 one of the main aims is to identify the equipment barriers associated with the control of major accident hazards, including those which could have a major environmental impact. It is therefore important to qualitatively assess the environmental risk associated with each major accident hazard, as well as ensuring that sufficient barriers are in place such that all risks associated with identified major accident hazards continue to be as low as reasonably practicable (ALARP).
Each scenario is represented by its own bowtie, such as the one below.
A bowtie diagram presents the hazards and their controls in a logical and structured manner. It can serve several purposes, e.g. as a methodology for identifying barrier functions and elements related to present hazards as well as communicating risks and control mechanisms efficiently.
Any structure, plant, equipment, system or component part whose failure could cause or contribute to a major accident is a safety and environmentally critical element, as is any which is intended to prevent or limit the effect of a major accident. The bowtie diagram is made up of the following components:
The barriers can be classed as people, plant or process barriers. With regards to the verification scheme, the most important of these are the plant barriers as they will help us to identify SECEs. Details of the personnel responsible for the operation and/or maintenance of the barriers are also included. A typical plant barrier is shown below.
This barrier is for the BOP system and tagged on it are the two relevant SECEs (SECE 01 – BOP and SECE 02 – BOP Control System), as well as the person responsible (in this example the Subsea Engineer). Every barrier for each of the identified major accident hazard scenarios is tagged similarly to the barrier shown here with the appropriate associated SECE.
Oil and gas is a fast paced industry where low probability events with catastrophic consequences could easily be overlooked. It is important to ensure that every eventuality has been identified and assessed for all potential outcomes. The introduction of SECEs and the emphasis placed on the verification scheme and performance standards through SCR15 has helped to prevent and mitigate these major accident hazards.
Marex continues to provide a high standard of work for its clients, which in turn enables them to fully demonstrate compliance with SCR15 ensuring all aspects of workplace risk and safety have been accounted for through identifying, minimising and eliminating the risks to their employees, their assets and the environment.
This article was also published on Your Industry News.
Year on year Marex work on continual improvement on all aspects of the business. Scoring even higher on all the elements of Quality, Health & Safety, Environment and Training & Competency, the MD, Captain Ian McDougall thanks the team for their efforts.
The IADC World drilling Conference took place in the delightful Portuguese seaside resort of Estoril, only a 30 minutes train ride from Lisbon on 15th and 16th June. Naturally the main focus was on what the industry has to do to survive in these hard times, and those who attended might have been encouraged by the presentations about new and different approaches to a job which has looked pretty much the same since 1859. Marex was one of thirty-one exhibitors at the event, almost all of whom were suppliers to the industry in one way or another, some promoting new drilling systems, some exhibiting means of training people to carry out the drilling operation and one or two providing means of keeping people safe. Marex attended because the company has supported the offshore drilling industry for more than 20 years, writing safety documentation both to fulfil regulatory requirements and to provide guidance and also offering marine representatives, towmasters and vessel auditors. 'When things get a bit difficult there's no point in waiting for things to get better', says Ian McDougall, Marex's managing director. 'We see it as important to get out there in order to maintain existing relationships with our clients, and to forge new ones, so the IADC can count on our support into 2017.'
Marex are Gold Sponsors at the forthcoming Nautical Institute AGM Event 2016 on 9 – 10 June 2016. In addition, Varun Sarpangal, Senior Risk Consultant, Marex Marine and Risk Consultancy, is one of the event speakers. He shall be presenting at the 11.20 Session 2 on Day One. Session 2: Offshore Marine Operations – competency and command Chairman: Roger Armstrong MNI, Marine Technical Authority, Premier Oil PLC Representatives from North England P&I Club, V Ships and Marex Marine give a perspective on command culture in the bridge environment, including situational awareness, competence and the Human Element. Download the programme here Here are some pictures from the event:
In the continued support of IADC and the Drilling Industry, Marex are exhibiting at the Conference below. We invite you to visit our stand and find out more about how we may support your projects.
The Maritime & Coastguard Agency made inspections during 2015 to assess levels of compliance with the Port Marine safety code (PMSC). One private port, three municipal ports and four trust ports, throughout UK, were checked. Of those, three were deemed non-compliant with the Code and shall get follow up visits this year. Problems uncovered by the inspectors included: lack of awareness of the roles and responsibilities of duty holders under the PMSC, shortcomings in risk assessments procedures, marine safety, management systems not in place or not being used and no review frequency, no marine/navigational guidance for users. Marex provide guidance and training on this matter and can either assist with the development of safety management systems or act as an Independent Designated person.
The 2016 Oil & Gas UK Annual Conference will take place at the Aberdeen Exhibition and Conference Centre from 14 to 15 June 2015. Marex is exhibiting there and Sam on the team is available to discuss how we may support your operations.
Marex shall be exhibiting at the IADC World Drilling Conference & Exhibition at the Estoril Congress Centre in Lisbon, Portugal, in June. Vic Gibson, Director, and Pam Forgie, Business Development Manager, shall be on hand to discuss how we may support your assets and projects.
Marex sponsor a table at The Nautical Institute, North of Scotland Branch – Mariners Dinner Dance, 12th March, 2016
Marex Exhibited at the February IADC Drilling HSE &Training Exhibition & Conference in Kuala Lumpur This was a great opportunity to promote our services to the Global Drilling Community and, especially, an effective launch for our partnership with the MAREX newly appointed agents, HMS Well Experts who are well placed in KL to represent us and provide us with a proactive presence and contractual requirements to operate in the region. Pictured below is a view of the Petronas Towers and The Marex stand with Pamela Forgie, Business Development Manager, Marex and Alexander Liew, HMS Well Experts. You can read what HMS Well Experts said here
Ian McDougall, MD, Marex, shall be attending and exhibiting at the IADC conference on 2nd & 3rd February (stand 40) We invite you to visit the stand and find out more about how we can assist and support your company. Appointments can be made in advance, if preferred.
Marex has just completed a project to provide Expert Witness Provision on safety case matters. In fulfilling this, Marex worked closely with their client's legal representatives, over a period. This is a service which can be provided in relation to Marex Core Specialisms to any stakeholders, be it Operators, Drilling Contractors, Shipyards, Legal Entities, etc. Marex has established a good track record of this type of independent subject matter expert provision over the years.
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Incidents, in particular the Deepwater Horizon incident in the Gulf of Mexico in April 2010, have raised public awareness of the risks involved in offshore oil and gas operations and have prompted a review of policies aimed at ensuring the safety of such operations. The Macondo incident highlighted the offshore oil and gas industry's lack of universal mandatory safety procedures. In particular, it suggested a fragmented regulatory structure and lack of any overarching, cohesive legislative framework. The European Commission (EC) concluded that the existing divergent and fragmented regulatory framework applying to the safety of offshore oil and gas operations in Europe, along with current industry safety practices, did not provide adequate assurance that risks from offshore accidents were minimised throughout the Union. The EU, therefore, adopted the Offshore Safety Directive on 10 June 2013.
The implementation of the EU directive means that organisations will have to revise their safety cases over the next few years to allow them to comply with the updated regulations, which have more environmentally focussed considerations. As far as the UK is concerned, the majority of the Offshore Safety Directive's requirements have been transposed into national law by the Offshore Installations (Offshore Safety Directive) (Safety Case etc) Regulations 2015. The new regulations came into force on the 19th of July, 2015 and are set up to reduce, as far as possible, the occurrence of major accidents relating to offshore oil and gas operations and to limit their consequences.
The new directive changes the way the regulators are set up to allow for a more unified level of response throughout the European Union. The directive also required the creation of an offshore competent authority. DECC and HSE, working in partnership, have now established the Offshore Safety Directive Regulator (OSDR). HSE and DECC's legislation has been updated to fully implement the directive. This includes changes to existing legislation, as well as introducing new requirements.
The main changes between the new regulations and the existing UK offshore safety and environmental regime include:
In so far as the safety regime is concerned, a transitional period has been granted for existing installations, allowing parties involved with ongoing operations until 19 July 2018 to comply with the new regulations. Otherwise, the regulations will apply from 19 July 2016.
Preparation of safety cases to comply with the regulations requires great amounts of planning and preparation. Many of the major drilling contractors in the UKCS prefer to utilise the services of specialist risk consultancy companies, such as Marex Marine and Risk Consultancy, for the compilation of the safety cases and to facilitate the risk studies required. Risk studies can be categorised into qualitative and quantitative.
BowtieXP is one such program utilised in providing qualitative risk assessments. The software allows highly skilled employees to thoroughly analyse, with input from the client's workforce, all potential hazards that could impact offshore assets. The software allows the tailoring of barriers to the possible threats that could initiate an event and the measures in place to prevent an event from escalating into a disaster. Through this, operators can ensure that concerns on safety aboard their offshore fleets are adequately addressed, while simultaneously providing a point of reference for the workforce. The software allows for several levels of information to be provided with each barrier, from those responsible for the actions described by a barrier, to lists of safety critical equipment associated with a prevention mechanism. Identification of Safety and Environmental Critical Elements (SECEs) can be one of the outcomes from this process, which is referred to as Major Accident Hazard Risk Assessment (MAHRA). The duty holder is responsible to create performance standards for the SECEs and develop a Written Scheme of Verification for the installation or the well. An independent verification body should be appointed by the duty holder to carry out the verification process to ensure that the SECEs are fit for purpose and continue to be so throughout the life of the installation.
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Some cases might require an in-depth quantitative analysis of the impacts of fires, gas releases or explosions using complex modelling software. These programs operate on the principles of fluid mechanics to compute the fluid dynamics of the spread of gases, explosion overpressures and radiant energy released by fires. The software used includes PHAST and Kameleon FireEx (KFX), depending on the level of detail required by the duty holder. The results of these analyses are used in safety cases, and can also be used in producing risk analyses, either as supporting material or as standalone documents.
In some instances, availability studies, Failure Mode and Effects Analyses (FMEAs) and its extension, Failure Mode and Criticality Effects Analyses (FMECAs) would also be required. These assessments statistically analyse vital equipment offshore, such as the fire detection systems, to ensure that no one risk factor will dominate the equation or disrupt critical systems during an emergency.
The professional expertise of risk specialist companies can be utilised beyond the confines of the office and conference rooms. Carrying out compartment studies, human factors assessments and PUWER assessments on board vessels and installations are all essential parts of compliance with the regulatory structure surrounding offshore operations in the North Sea.
Due to the pace that the industry moves, it can be easy to overlook potential events that have an extremely low level of probability but potentially high consequences. A company that has not had a major incident for an extended period of time is no more or less at risk of a major incident, hence preparation is the key. Since its inception nearly 20 years ago, Marex has completed over 200 safety cases (new submissions, thorough reviews and material changes) for major drilling contractors in the industry. Marex's highly skilled team members are already assisting companies with the revision of safety case changes that have to be made, courtesy of the new EU directive. Ian McDougall, MD, said, 'In doing this, Marex are providing a system of documentation to their client that will enable informed decisions to be made concerning all aspects of worker and workplace risk and safety and assist in identifying, minimizing and eliminating risk to their employees, their assets and the environment.'
Marex announces its Marine Team's IMCA awarded 2015 Accreditation as CMID Inspectors. The Marex accreditation covers the range of General, Heavy Lift, Dynamic Positioning and MISW vessels.
Marex Congratulates its Senior Marine Consultant, Gary Bruce, on passing his recent (OCIMF – Oil Companies International Marine Forum – ) OVID inspector exams. Gary, who has been with Marex for over three years, is the newest addition to the OVID team.
A new document "IMCA Renewables Contracting Principles" has been added to the suite of IMCA contract materials. The document has been developed by the IMCA Contracts & Insurance Workgroup. All contracting guides are available from the IMCA website here
The Marex Business Development Manager met with Fameline, the Marex agents in Cyprus, in July, 2015 just as an extended contract was being signed between the two companies. Fameline represents Marex in the Mediterranean Region, Israel and Egypt. They attended meetings together with key International Operators in Nicosia to further raise awareness of the Marex portfolio and to establish a way of supporting those clients in future.
We invite you to visit the Marex stand (no. 3A80) on 8th to 11th September at the AECC Aberdeen, to discuss how we may support your projects.
We invite you to visit the Marex stand on 23rd and 24th September, at the IADC Drilling HSE&T conference in Amsterdam so that we can find out more about how we may support your assets and projects. The event takes place at the NH Grand Hotel Krasnapolsky in Amsterdam
Vic's presentation takes place at 15.00 at the IMCA Europe & Africa Section: Italian briefing & evening social – Tuesday 9 June 2015. NH Grand Hotel Palazzo, Livorno, Italy
Marex shall have a presence on the Fameline Oil & Gas stand at the forthcoming event at the Grand Resort Hotel in Limassol. This exhibition is organised by MIE Services in Limassol, Cyprus (the sister company of Fameline). On the Fameline booth they shall be promoting the products/services of the companies they represent (including Marex). The East Med Marine and Oil & Gas Exhibition being held for the first time under this name and capacity, is the evolution of the East Med Marine Exhibition. Broadening the exhibition's scope signifies the important additions made to the range of activities of the Group which have extended to cover services and solutions for the upstream and downstream sector of the oil and gas industry. The East Med Marine and Oil & Gas Exhibition remains the only specialized Technical Marine Exhibition held in the Eastern Mediterranean. It began as an idea from the MIE Group Ltd and became a tradition for the Shipping Industry, not only in Cyprus but also for the Eastern Mediterranean Countries. This year it will be the seventh time the Exhibition successfully takes place. Through the exhibition they are aiming to highlight the synergies between the marine and oil and gas industries. To provide a platform of collaboration between industry professionals, to enable more interaction between the private and the public sector and to showcase the Group's capabilities through the array of world class companies they represent. Finally it their conviction that such efforts support and strengthen the Island's Shipping and Offshore Industries, two of the most promising and vital economic sources. The East Med Marine and Oil & Gas Exhibition 2015, with over than 70 exhibitors, various workshops and support from the Cyprus Ministry of Communications and Works, The Department of Merchant Shipping, The Cyprus Shipping Chamber, The Cyprus Oil & Gas Association, Limassol Municipality and The Institute of Marine Engineering, Science and Technology, is an event that should not be missed! Marex literature shall be there to pick up from the event , or visit www.mmass.co.uk Enquiries welcome. For more information on the event, visit http://www.eastmedexpo.com/en/
It was a Valentine's Day treat and a great night was had by all on the Marex table at the Mariner's Ball.
We invite you to visit the Marex stand(No.62), on 17th and 18th June, at the Rome Cavalieri Waldoria Astoria Hotel, Rome Italy, to discuss how we may support your projects.
We invite you to visit the Marex stand(No.8), on 11th & 12th March, at the Shangri-la Hotel, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, to discuss how we may support your projects.


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"ASTOUNDING!" is what people are saying about our recent Elijah List 2020 Conference!
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The Honor 8X was released to the market not too long ago, and we also covered the initial launch event here in Malaysia. Honor fans all over the country welcomed the new Honor 8X with open arms and made it Honor's best-selling smartphone in Malaysia as of yet. The question is – why is the Honor 8X so popular in Malaysia?
Let's start off with the price. For only
RM949 RM849 now, you can purchase the brand new Honor 8X. It comes equipped with the latest Kirin 710 chipset, 4GB RAM, and 128GB of internal storage. Of course, that's only the surface of why the Honor 8X is sought out nationwide.
Looking at the Honor 8X for the first time, we can see the biggest highlight of the phone – and that's the screen itself. The Honor 8X feels small but looks big, because of its massive 6.5-inch screen that has a 19.5:9 aspect ratio and the resolution of 1080×2340 pixels. The notch is relatively tiny and hides all of the sensors and the selfie camera inside it.
With a large screen like this, you can literally #SeeMoreDoMore since you have a massive screen on your hands. The Honor 8X has a humongous 91% screen-to-body ratio, and that's impressive for a smartphone that is priced at only RM949! Honestly speaking, I played PUBG Mobile on this phone and I realized that having a big screen is really beneficial.
Honor has been boasting the GPU Turbo feature which pre-renders the next frame to enable a smoother gameplay. Let's not forget that there's Game Suite to block any notifications, ensuring an uninterrupted gaming experience.
The Honor 8X is also certified by TÜV Rheinland as it ensures comfort with reduced blue light emission. That means you can work and play longer with the Honor 8X without your eyes getting tired.
One enticing feature that the Honor 8X has is the dedicated triple slot for the dual SIM and also microSD card. You can put in dual SIM and another microSD card and the Honor 8X can take it all in!
This is actually a very rare feature as only a few smartphones in the world actually has this feature. The microSD slot in the Honor 8X can house a 400GB microSD card too, and EMUI 8.2.0 has Twin App function where you can have two Facebooks, two Messengers, and two Instagrams concurrently.
Of course, you'll need a big battery packed into the Honor 8X to fully utilize this feature as well.
With a big 3,750mAh battery packed into Honor 8X, the battery life is surprisingly good. In our usual battery life test in our Honor 8X in-depth review, we found out that it can last for nearly 14 hours – which means you can use the phone for a full day without using a power bank.
For those who are concerned about its performance, then don't worry. Once again from our in-depth review, we found out that the Honor 8X has the efficient of the Snapdragon 636, but also has the performance of the Snapdragon 660 chipset. For a mid-range phone, it's actually performing very well.
I played PUBG Mobile in the medium settings and I got quite a smooth experience out of it. The best thing is the efficiency of the Kirin 710 chipset can really prolong my gaming hours and Honor 8X doesn't even get warm!
We can also take a look behind the phone and bask in the unique yet simple design. According to George Zhao Zhi Wei, the head of Honor Malaysia, this two-tone design with a strip at the top is reminiscent of the designs of retro cameras. Of course, the Honor 8X is packed with Honor's AI photography for its 20MP rear-facing camera as well.
For those who want punchy colors with just the click of a button, you can enable the AI photography on the Honor 8X and start taking vibrant images. The AI will automatically sharpen, apply HDR, and optimize the colors depending on what scene was detected. There are a total of 22 different scenes that the AI can detect and optimize for you. The macro shots taken in low-light condition with the Honor 8X is surprisingly good as well.
If you don't like the enhancements that the AI applied for you, you can always disable it in the gallery app. Here are some samples of AI vs. no AI. You can have a look at more images with all the metadata in our Flickr album here.
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The Honor 8X also has AIS – which stands for AI-assisted image stabilization – that enables night shots of up to 6 second exposure without using a tripod. The Honor 8X can also take slow-motion footages of up to 120fps and 480fps. Usually, slow-motion videography is only available in high-end smartphones, but Honor broke the barrier here.
The Honor 8X is available in two colors – black and blue. You can get it at HiHonor.com or at Shopee here. Once again, for RM949, you can get the brand new Honor 8X.
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22 Year old Arizona mom, Ashly Duchene was charged with negligent homicide after her son died from heat exposure. She forgot she had her son in the car and instead of dropping hom off at daycare, she went to work at her waitressing job at Hooters, and worked a 7 hours shift. It was 90 degrees outside. It would have been well over 120 degrees int he car. She realized what had happened when she went into her car- then found him dead.
He had been visiting his grandfather the week before and Ashly said that she was out of habit of dropping him off- and forgot.
Do you think she should have been charged? Charged with negligent homicide?
Full story below.
PHOENIX -A woman who found her 1-year-old son dead in her hot, stuffy car after she worked her seven-hour shift as a Hooters waitress has been arrested, police said today.
Ashly Duchene, 22, was booked into the Maricopa County jail Wednesday on a felony count of negligent homicide.
Duchene usually dropped the boy off at a day-care center on her way to work, but failed to do so Tuesday, police Sgt. Joel Tranter said.
Instead, she left her son, Ryan Gallagher, in the car when she arrived at the restaurant about 10 a.m., police said. When she returned after her shift at nearly 5 p.m., he was dead.
Efforts to revive the boy by witnesses, officers and firefighters were unsuccessful. Temperatures hit nearly 90 degrees Tuesday, but it would have been more than 100 degrees inside the car, Tranter said.
Duchene told police she walked to her car, unlocked the driver's door, sat in the vehicle and immediately realized she had forgotten she had left Ryan in the back seat.
Authorities said Duchene was hysterical and immediately summoned help.
Tranter said one factor that led to the negligence charge was that Duchene told officials she remembered glancing at her son in the rearview mirror on her way to work that day.
Duchene said the boy had recently spent a few weeks out of town with his grandfather and that she had gotten out of the habit of dropping him off before work, according to a Maricopa County Superior Court document.
Authorities do not believe Duchene intentionally left the boy in the car.
"At this point, we have not substantiated anything that shows she deliberately left the child in car," Tranter said. "Otherwise it would be a regular homicide. We don't believe that's the case."
Officials believe the boy, who was in a car seat, was invisible to people going in and out of the restaurant and a nearby car wash because the car has tinted windows.
A request to interview Duchene was not immediately answered by police today.
The restaurant was closed Wednesday and was holding counseling sessions for employees.
"Our company is deeply saddened by this terrible tragedy," said Melanie Gulmetti, a regional marketing manager. "Our thoughts are with the mother and her family. We are cooperating fully with authorities."


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Dearest, note how these two are alike:
This harpsichord pavane by Purcell
And the racer's twelve-speed bike.
The machinery of grace is always simple.
This chrome trapezoid, one wheel connected
To another of concentric gears,
Which Ptolemy dreamt of and Schwinn perfected,
Is gone. The cyclist, not the cycle steers.
And in the playing, Purcell's chords are played away.
So this talk, or touch, if I were there,
Should work its effortless gadgetry of love,
Like Dante's heaven, and melt into the air.
If it doesn't, of course, I've fallen. So much is chance,
So much agility, desire, and feverish care,
As bicyclists and harpsichordists prove
Who only by moving can balance,
Only by balancing move.
–Michael Donneghy,1988
COMMENTARY: The first poem in Michael Donnegy's 1988 book Shibboleth, "Machines" asks us to imagine the overlap between two seemingly dissimilar things: a dance and a bicycle, both of which stand, it is understood, for the mechanism of words, the poem, which in its own balance (of rhyme, of word choice, of image) creates movement, and by its movement creates balance. The idea of "playing" and "playing away"–i.e. of disappearing in the act of performing–conjures Robert Frost's dictum that poetry is like a cube of ice that "rides its own melting." This is maybe a tricky way of saying "you can't have your cake and eat it too." I like this poem for the surprise of the comparison and the lovely description of the interlocking gears of the bike which manages to capture both the suggestion of planetary orbs and the intricate and overlooked complexity of an everyday object.


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The 2017 WINGS Forum was held 22- 24 February in Mexico City, a primary financial, political, and cultural center of Latin America. WINGS Forum is a flagship event, bringing together a globally diverse group of senior staff of philanthropy support organizations and leaders in philanthropy to share knowledge, network, and advance effective philanthropy worldwide. Held every three years, WINGS Forum has become the premier event in the global philanthropy community. Focused on identifying new innovations in the sector, WINGS Forum was designed as a peer learning experience where philanthropy leaders could share practical lessons, inspiration and pragmatic solutions from their work.
This year's conference focused on the theme of "Critical Philanthropy: Addressing Complexity, Challenging ourselves". The Chair of the WINGSForum 2017 Planning Committee and Secretary of APN, Jenny Hodgson, welcomed participants emphasizing that; "The theme of the 2017 WINGSForum, Critical Philanthropy, raises some important questions for us to reflect on. What role can and should philanthropy -whether private or participatory- play in addressing some of the critical issues of our time? Are we sufficiently reflective and self- critical when it comes to issues of power and influence"?
Forty one countries and 167 organisations attended this year's WINGSForum. Members of the panel included representatives from community foundations, educational institutions, grant-makers and public foundations among others. The format comprised of brief presentations followed by open discussions with delegates from their respective organisations, where the need to determine the real motivation behind philanthropy was discussed. It was heavily debated as to whether philanthropy is impacting the fight for change and if it has an influence on the enabling environment and if social justice philanthropy is new to the social justice space and whether if it can make an impact.
Through the course of the 3 days there were various concurrent breakout sessions paneled by guest presenters. Dr. Bhekinkosi Moyo alongside Caroline Mahfood from the Grace Kennedy Foundation and Atallah Kuttab from SAANED for Philanthropy Advisory in the Arab Region hosted the: 'Building Philanthropy Infrastructure: Experiences from Africa, Arab Region, and the Caribbean" session. The session drew on the experiences in building networks within the various regions, taking into consideration their similarities and differences. In particular, reflections on what philanthropy that are evolving; the challenges and obstacles we face and the roles of WINGS to help facilitate network building in our regions.
The Mexico City Declaration was also acknowledged. The Declaration is built on the three days of exchange at the WINGSForum, echoes the support from organisations, foundations, civil society, representatives and business leaders, that we remain steadfast in advancing effective human welfare through philanthropy. WINGSForum declared that they oppose the increased incidences of hate speech, the closing of civic space, the spread of misinformation, the silencing of rights advocates and the use of fear to manipulate public opinion. Furthermore, WINGS will use the growing power of philanthropy to mobilise the social, intellectual and material resources of the global community and leverage our partners to stand in solidarity with those who feel threatened by the rise of prejudice or national supremacy movements wherever they appear around the world.
WINGS Forum 2020 – in Nairobi, Kenya
APN is proud to announce that it will co-host the WINGS Forum 2020 in Nairobi, Kenya; bringing the Forum to Africa. This was announced on the last day of the Forum meeting in Mexico. This forum meeting promises to bring the philanthropy world to Africa, to engage and learn under African skies.
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One wouldn't expect this State House honcho to be related to such a goddess.
I'm sure team mafisi will be blowing up Dennis Itumbi's phone. Asking, begging and crying for her number.
Itumbi is incharge of digital operations in President Uhuru's office.
So, you can imagine, with all his social media clout, if he bigs you up, you are bound to get a lot of traction online.
Dennis shed light in ovarian cancer, a campaign his cousin, Shiko Shakiz is championing.
Itumbi, who is known as the most controversial bloggers in Kenya put aside the political commentaries to highlight the work her cousin is doing to create awareness on the deadly disease.
"My dear beautiful cousin, great to see you use the runway to educate the world on ovarian cancer," Itumbi bragged.
Shiko is a university student studying to be a nurse, she is also a model.
Reverend Natasha is balling in New York (video)
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Tuesday 18 Aug 2015
Last week we launched a new website for the wonderfully popular local company, Brymor Ice Cream.
When we were first approached by Brymor the whole team were very excited! Who doesn't love Brymor ice cream and many of the team had happy memories of Malteser flavoured ice cream and ice cream sundaes!
Working with Brymor has been a real delight, they are genuinely incredibly passionate about the welfare of their 'udderly' gorgeous herd of Guernsey cows and of course the flavour and quality of the ice cream!
To start the project we were asked to create a new logo, the current logo had very distinguishable colours and it was important for us to keep these colours. We created a stamp like logo detailing exactly what the product was which was enhanced by a bespoke cow illustration created by someone at Brymor.
Once we had the logo we could work on the website design. The site needed to be clean and easy to navigate, fully responsive and colourful. The Meet the Herd page needed to have a different look and feel which would appeal to younger audiences which we did using big colourful splats of ice cream, cow prints, engaging fonts and again custom illustrations provided by Brymor.
The websites feel is really enhanced by the beautiful photography which we were supplied with, the images show how truly loved and happy the herd is along with mouth-watering ice cream images! Thankfully ice cream has been supplied to the Purple team here to keep motivation and creative juices flowing!
The Stockists page shows people where they can get the ice cream from and the Cow to Cone page details the process of producing ice cream. They have a news page called 'The Scoop' which will be kept up to date and will feature the prestigious 'Cow of the Month' award for the cow who produces the most milk. The site has also features embedded Youtube videos and the latest tweets from Jenny the Brymor Cow.
We have loved working with Brymor Ice Cream a truly wonderful business located here in the Yorkshire Dales since 1984. We have learnt lots (yes only female cows can produce milk) and we can't wait to see how their business grows and develops in the future!
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The 2017 Family & Youth Annual Meeting and awards presentation was held on June 25, 2019 at L'Auberge Casino Resort. During the event David Spice and Emma Dunham were presented with the Youth of the Year award and Nora Popillion and Matt Young were awarded the Humanitarian of the Year Award.
Emma Dunham and David Spicer were awarded the Youth of the Year award
Emma Dunham has been an active member in The Leadership Center for Youth since 2016. Emma was a part of the team that help create the delicious King Cakes at Botsky's for the Dough-nation fundraiser that raised money for programs for youth. She has participated in the Civic Engagement Institute once as a participant and twice as a mentor, Chamber Day at the Capitol, and is also on the Youth Advisory Council Juuling Committee where she has presented about the harmful effects of Juuling to elected officials in our community to raise awareness.
Aside from her dedication to The Leadership Center for Youth, Emma has also volunteered for the Key Club where she has dedicated her time by supplying care packages to the homeless, participated in the "We Care" drive, the school supply drive, book fair, Mardi Gras bead drive, & canned food drive, as well as participating in various community service projects with the Kiwanis Club for the past 3 years.
Emma was also a member of Beta club, Student Council, Spanish Club, was Class Representative from 2016-2017, Webmaster and Division 12 Lieutenant Governor, LEO club and is also a member of the National Honors Society. She graduated High School with Honor/Banner Roll recognition, was a National Academic Scholar, and also received the "S-Award" from Sulphur High.
Emma will be attending Louisiana State University this fall where she will be Studying Mass Communications with a concentration in Public Relations.
David Spicer has been involved with The Leadership Center for Youth since 2016 and has participated in Civic Engagement, Legislative Day, EXCEL Conference, he is Chairman of the Youth Advisory Council and is also on the Youth Advisory Council Juuling Committee.
David was a member of Beta Club where he has held the roles of President, Vice President, Secretary, and Freshman representative; President of the Sulphur Impact Program where he launched the Little Free Pantry project using a $20,000 grant from Tellurain Inc.; Secretary of the Chamber Choir, a member of Student Council, National Honor Society, Spanish Honor Society, Key Club, LEO Club, and is also a member of the Mayor's Youth Advisory Commission.
David was also Sulphur High School's Student of the Year, Calcasieu Parish's Student of the Year and was a finalist for the 2019 Louisiana Student of the Year.
When David is not dedicating his time to his school work he volunteers for organizations that include: The Salvation Army, Special Olympics, Read for the Record, City of Refuge, Park to Park Marathon, and many more.
Due to his academic achievements, he has earned nearly $275,000 in scholarships..let me say that again, $275,000 in scholarships. David is attending MIT where he will be majoring in Economics and Political Science.
Both Emma and David have demonstrated leadership, dedication, and commitment through their involvement with The Leadership Center of Youth and the community as a whole. Each of these young individuals has a unique set of skills that have enabled them to become great leaders and role models for others around them. Both have shown themselves to be wonderful representatives of teens in our community.
Nora Papillion and Matt Young were awarded the Humanitarian of the Year award
Matt Young is a DeRidder native who briefly lived in California before returning to Louisiana, where he worked with Mayor Ron Roberts of DeRidder to help reshape the community. From there, he took over and enlivened the Arts & Humanities Council where he lead the council and the arts community as the spokesperson for the importance of the arts to community and economic development. While working as the Executive Director for the Arts and Humanities Council, Matt functioned as an advocate for the arts.
In 2012, Matt moved on to the O'Carroll Group where he worked as Public Relations Director. In 2015, Matt accepted a job with the City of Lake Charles as the Public Information Officer and also operated as Mayor's liason to the Armed Forces Commission and other veteran groups, as well as planning the City's Veterans Day Celebration and Vietnam War Veterans event. Today, Matt is the Director of Cultural Affairs for the City of Lake Charles where he spends his time planning cultural programs and events in order for the city to meet community needs. Some of Matt's events include: Downtown at sundown, Live at the Lake Front, Living History Cemetery Tour, Spring Art Walk, and Blue for You.
Matt was one of the Chamber of SWLA's youngest Executive Board Members, has served on the Alliance's Quality of Life Task Force, served on the Board of Directors for Louisiana Trust for Historic Preservation as Treasurer, Friends of Central School, Junior League's Community Advisory Board, Fusion Five Board, and has also served on the Board of American Cancer Society.
In 2015, Matt was recognized as one of Thrive Magazine's 13 Thriving 30 Somethings; in 2018 was awarded with the Mayor's Arts Awards and in 2019 was awarded with the Lasting Impression Award for the Convention and Visitors Bureau for his role in the creation of the haunted cemetery tour to support the Arts & Humanities Council.
It's safe to say, Matt Young is a powerhouse. His passion for the arts and quality of life shine in every project he partakes in. His talents and dedication to the arts is what makes Southwest Louisiana special and is what has helped the art community in our area thrive.
Nora Popillion's presence and support. Nora may be best known for his booming voice that he shares as the emcee for many special events in SWLA…and did I mention he does this Pro Bono? Like Matt, Nora is a key individual at the table when it comes to bringing quality of life, festivals, & cultural events as well as bringing big entertainment names to our community.
His efforts to put Delta Downs out in the community is evident with his support of countless sponsored and emceed events, some of which include: Downtown at Sundown, Colors for a Cause, Derby for Dollars, Tasting on the Terrace, Family Foundation's Capital Campaign, Children's Miracle Network Annual Phone a Thon, and Cultural Fest, just to name a few.
He has served on many boards some of which include Family & Youth Board of Directors, SOWELA Foundation Board, Community Foundation, and is also a member of SWLA Hotel Association
Earlier this year, Nora was the recipient of the Lt. Governor's Chairman's Award at the National Tourism Week Awards for his hard work and dedication to the state of Louisiana & for promoting Louisiana as the best place to live, work, and vacation.
Nora is a prime example of what it means to be caring and selfless. Because of him, and all of his efforts, our community is thriving. He goes out of his way to do good for those around him, not because it is required, but because it is something he enjoys. He is truly an asset and role model to this community and is always reminding us "There aint No Party Like a Delta Downs Party".


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It's pretty obvious we are in the midst of a crisis. I read the other day about a businessman found murdered in his store. My thoughts and prayers go out to his family.
The act was likely perpetrated by a thief and motivated by drug addiction — the suspect has 11 previous convictions for drugs and theft, an amazing statistic considering how hard it is to get a conviction on the books.
My wife and I own and operate three local retail stores. Theft is a major concern for us, as is the safety of our people. We suffer attacks weekly by thieves.
We've invested over $100,000 on video systems, safes, security tagging systems and alarm systems. In reality, unless we want a physical confrontation, we have little power to stop a determined thief.
Recently, a clerk at a grocery store had his throat cut by a shoplifter he tried to stop. We could shoot them, but shooting a thief is considered an overreaction by some people and can land you in jail. Professional security guards could help but are cost-prohibitive.
Calling the police is ineffective; the officers are simply too busy.
I recently followed a thief for 45 minutes on foot. He was dangerous, running directly into traffic in an effort to lose me. I was in contact with the police for most of this time. He eventually flagged down a ride and got away.
The police never came, and advised me against this kind of behavior. I filed another police report, for our insurance, which will not cover shoplifting.
The thieves we detain at our stores all have the same story: They are addicted and need to steal to live and get drugs. They've lost their jobs and their family.
The last young lady I personally detained had a dozen needles in her purse along with a card from her probation officer. Like the murder suspect, she had 11 convictions for theft and drugs.
While waiting for the police, I eventually let her use the bathroom, which she destroyed and then ran away leaving her purse and identification with me. I didn't stop her this time; what's the point?
Three hours later, when the officer arrived, he would have simply issued a ticket and released her. I gave the officer her full name, birthdate, her Facebook page, her conviction record, a video of the theft, her cellphone, her probation officer's name and number. Nothing was done.
Some argue that we cannot afford to arrest these people and place them in jail. They say it costs too much to incarcerate and treat these criminals — and there is a high recidivism rate.
But what is the true cost of our current catch-and-release system? The cost was that businessman's life. The cost is teaching these criminals there are no consequences for their behavior. The cost is the destruction of our community and the loss of our property.
And once these addicts fall far enough, their cost to society increases dramatically. Eventually we will even carry the cost of raising their children.
Retailers are not the only victims; our homes and our cars have become targets. Almost 300 cars a month were stolen in Anchorage during the first three months of 2017 and countless others are broken into.
That is simply not acceptable. Decreasing punishments in order to save money is not working.
If we do not stop the pattern of drug abuse and theft early, we create criminals who become more desperate, and eventually, they cause real harm. Theft is funding the entire drug and gang culture in Alaska; the thieves have few other sources of income. Stop the theft and cut off the drug economy.
Thieves need to be jailed, tested and treated on their first offense not their 10th. The most cost-effective way is to catch, punish and treat them early. We must give the justice system the tools and the resources to do their job.
The solution costs money, but not as much as doing nothing, as we have now grown to understand. Fiscal priorities come and go, but without a safe and secure community we have nothing. How many more thefts and murders will it take before we act decisively?
John Staser is a local businessman and served as a guest member of the ADN editorial board.
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Dorit Judaica Decorative Nes Gadol Dreidel - Menorah Design
Dorit Judaica Decorative Nes Gadol Dreidel - Menorah Design
2.3" / 6cm (Diameter)
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A Dorit Judaica dreidel – with the words "Nes Gadol Hayah Poh." The lively design incorporates images of seven-branched Menorahs, the style used in the Temple. On Chanukah we use an eight-branched Menorah to commemorate the eight days that the tiny flask of oil lasted until new oil could be prepared.
Size: 2.3" / 6cm (Diameter)
Made in Israel
Artist: Dorit Judaica
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Finally it's Friday! Between doctor appointments and storms it's been a hectic week. We are blessed that we are safe and little damage has been done. Also today we have no appointments. Today will be a day or work to try to catch up.
Most people don't realize how much time writing takes. They think they can sit down and write a book and it will be perfect the first time, or the second time. It doesn't happen like that.
No matter what genre you are writing, there is always research to do. With the internet we can research so much better, but if you can talk to someone in the field it is so much more helpful. I've started a romantic suspense, and I already have my resources lined up. I've even talked to someone on the phone about how to do some other underhanded things. It's fun to do research.
Then the character development. It's amazing what my character comes up with when I start learning more about them. I like to find pictures of the characters and put them on my character page. Then I only have to do one click to get the information I need about him/her. I'm working on a him right now and it is so much fun.
The scene is very important. Will it be set in a large city or a rural area? Have you seen the place? If you use an imaginary town, you can do what you want. Sometimes you can use both, especially if you want them to travel. The imaginary town can be close to a large city that is real. If you are familiar with the city, then it can be worked in scenes to be believable.
How much do you want to reveal when you begin writing? Do you want to tell your fans about the book? Some authors will say yes, tell them, but others will tell you to wait until it is released. That is up to you. Personally, I like to build a reader up and tell a little along. My Street Team gets inside information. It's a closed group, so if you want to join you have to ask permission.
Writing can be fun. Developing characters is so much fun whether you are a seat of the pants writer or a plotter. Make your writing enjoyable for you and it will be for the reader.


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August 1, 2019
By University Communications Group
The Inauguration Ceremony was graced by the University President Dr. Cecilia S. Navasero-Gascon together with BulSU Vice President for Executive Operations Dr. Teody C. San Andres and Campus Dean Dr. Ciriaco M. Garcia. They were also joined by the Municipal Mayor of Bustos Hon. Francisco Albert G. Juan and Municipal Vice Mayor Hon. Arnel F. Mendoza.
This was a triumphant continuation of the development of the BulSU's eldest satellite campus. Valuing not only the excellent performance of the students and employees, but also their health and welfare, the fully furnished Campus Clinic was prioritized by the administration that will be manned by the well trained nurses of the campus. Also, the aim to inspire more and more BulSUans to excel in their chosen path, by giving the 21st century quality classrooms, facilities and most importantly learning process was fulfilled by the Audio-Visual Room for the student development.
The University President also challenged everyone to use responsibly not only the new building and classroom, but also all the facilities of at the Bustos Campus for the next generation BulSUans to see and use.
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