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ASSOCHAM honors IFIM Business School as the 'Best Institution for Promoting Industry- Academia Interface' at the National Education Excellence Awards 2015
Bangalore, 25th April 2015
IFIM Business School, Bangalore was awarded as the Best Institution for Promoting Industry- Academia Interface' at the National Education Excellence Awards 2015, organized by ASSOCHAM India. The award was presented to Dr Madhumita Chatterji, Director- IFIM B School by Prof. Dr. Ram Shankar Katheria, Hon'ble State Minister of HRD, GOI.
Dr Madhumita Chatterji, Director IFIM B School receiving the award from Prof. Dr. Ram Shankar Katheria, Hon'ble State Minister of HRD, GOI
Keeping in view the holistic and integrated approach taken by the Government in structuring the National Higher Education Policy 2015 with new steps and initiatives taken to strengthen quality in the existing institutions and universities, ASSOCHAM organized the National Education Excellence Awards – 2015 on the 18th April, 2015 at Hotel The Taj Mahal, New Delhi, to felicitate those with National Education Excellence , who have taken initiatives and contributed significantly in improving the quality of education, innovation, research and development. IFIM Business School was evaluated on various criteria including Innovation, Scalability, Ability to overcome challenges, Achievements and Impact Potential.
Dr Madhumita Chatterji, Director IFIM B School said "The need of the hour is creation of an employable workforce to harness India's demographic dividend. Bringing reforms in the existing education system that can deliver quality to meet the country's needs and take the Indian economy to a higher growth is of paramount importance. At IFIM we always promote the concept of having a strong Industry- Academia interface. The faculty and staff have worked to transform and integrate traditional classroom lectures with hands-on learning through regular interaction with corporates, IFIM Ascent Transformation series, and our award winning Industry Internship Program (IIP) etc."
IFIM Business School, Bangalore is a twenty year old organization that has grown to be amongst the top ranked business schools in India. In recent times, IFIM Business School has taken a number of initiatives in collaborating with leading academic, research and corporate organizations for conducting Executive Education, Corporate Training, and Research & Consulting. It is one of the few private management institutes that have been approved to offer a PhD Program in Management. For more information about IFIM visit www.ifimbschool.com
The Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (ASSOCHAM) India's apex Chamber of Chambers serving over 96 years having over 400 regional chambers has been striving hard to bring desired reforms in Education sector. ASSOCHAM has also positioned itself as the "Knowledge Chamber" with 100 ASSOCHAM National Councils, heading different segments of Industry.
ASSOCHAM being the Member of MHRD Empowered Committees and has undertaken many initiatives to bring reforms in education especially in the country's need to improve the gross enrollment ratio in higher education, quality of education with employability and skill development.
For more information on the award, visit http://www.mbauniverse.com/article/id/8536/IFIM
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Tuesday, January 2, 2018
A few years back I found a beaver in Elmira who had died of lead poisoning. He was however on private property and his construction had flooded a private roadway. While undecided on this solution nevertheless I could certainly understand the frustration of the landowner over the situation. A similar solution however not on private property I find more problematic.
This past summer I and some friends enjoyed watching the construction of the dam and lodge along the Kissing Bridge Trail (Trans Canada Trail) at the north end of Elmira. If one leaves Arthur St. near the Woolwich Observer newspaper and walks west (towards Floradale & Wallenstein), past a few of the pedestrian bridges, one could see the ingenuity and industriousness of a local beaver at work. The dam was built at a location which already had a natural tiny dam in place. The beaver added to it substantially and succeeded in making a larger, deeper area in the creek upstream of the dam. It actually wasn't until the fall and the leaves were dropping that I could see where he had located his lodge. This area is also upstream of the Elmira Golf Course and wasn't affecting their property at all.
Well lo and behold on my last walk out there it soon became clear that the dam was no longer holding back water. In fact a closer look indicated that it had been intentionally broken open and the backed up water all released downstream. What the heck? Who was negatively affected by this dam? In fact I expected that the dam would be helpful this coming summer and other future summers as it would help store water for the dry summer months when Larch's creek gets extremely low. Three or four summers ago the creek actually dried up, flow stopped and there was only water in a number of deeper holes in the creek. To my mind this dam was an attribute to the natural environment both health wise and cosmetically.
Does anyone know whether this action was the result of a complaint to a municipal or provincial ministry or agency? Or on the other hand was this a private action of a nearby property owner with a legitimate concern over possible damage to his property? If anyone knows please feel free to comment below. Thanks.
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Was this dam on the Canagagigue? If so it may have been removed by the GRCA or MNRF on behalf on the GRCA. We used to hire private trappers as all our hydrometric gauges would be affected if there was beaver activity. Often they are trapped and relocated elsewhere that they wouldn't be a nuisance. They may look nice and be a treat to watch but they do create more problems than benefits on creeks and rivers. Trust me Al on this one.ReplyDelete
This dam is on Larch's Creek in Elmira about a mile upstream of where the creek discharges into Canagagigue Creek in Elmira.ReplyDelete
So I gather this was between Snyder Ave and Arthur St in a natural area called Victoria Glenn?? Not sure why it was removed but was it the Municipality on orders or on behalf of the GRCA since it is in their watershed.ReplyDelete
Nope. Further upstream from the Victoria Glenn area. Oddly there are the remnants of an old man made dam in the Victoria Glenn area. That is untouched.ReplyDelete
If it is around Snyder Drive North or on the other side of Kissing Bridge Drive it may have been removed as caution to prevent flooding in this development. Again by the Municipality under the GRCA floodplain guidelines they must follow. Regardless it is gone soooo!!!ReplyDelete

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According to Yle Uutiset, Finnish pharmaceutical regulator Fimea has ordered hospital staff to stop the use of the cancer drug Velcade because it found that several batches of the drug were counterfeit.
In a press release issued on Wednesday, Fimea said that European health officials investigated incidents of suspected fake versions of the drug last autumn.
A shipment of Velcade which arrived to Finland in December is suspected of being fake, according to Fimea. The agency said it suspects that a total of nine packages from that shipment had been used, but said it had not received any notifications about adverse side effects after their use.
Fimea said that it is investigating whether it actually is a case of counterfeit medicine and has ordered that the Velcade in that shipment cannot be used or sold in Finland until further notice.


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MPC Styärngolf Golf Tournament Spain
October 18th, 2017 — 1:36pm
Nordica is very proud of both our standing in the local community and also our Scandinavian roots. We have been active in the Nueva Andalucía area for more than thirty years and are very pleased to say that we feel very much at home here.
However, we are delighted when we have an opportunity to mix Sweden and Spain, as we did at this corporate golf day at the wonderful Finca Cortesin!
MPC Styärngolf is one of Sweden's 'largest and most exclusive corporate golf tours' and has been in operation for over fourteen years. The tournament was held for the fourth consecutive year on 29th September with the participation of Nordica as tournament partner. Continue reading »


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Actor Reid Ewing Dismayed that Focus Is On His Sexuality
In the US, Modern Family is the number one most watched show on television. Reid Ewing, who plays Dylan on the show, just confirmed on Twitter that he is gay, he's never tried to hide it, and he's surprised at how much attention his admission is getting.
Last week, he wrote an essay on the Huffington Post about his body dysmorphic disorder, which prompted him to get numerous plastic surgery procedures starting at the age of 19. He initially said that he "wanted to look like Brad Pitt". Unfortunately, each new surgery only created a "new problem that I would have to fix with another procedure."
On Monday morning he was watching a related segment on Good Morning America regarding the psychological issue. In response to the show, he tweeted that one of the guys who was featured on the program was "hot."
A fan asked in response if they actor had just outed himself. Ewing responded that he "was never in," which sent social media into overdrive.
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Body Life
Pentecost 14, Proper 18 September 10, 2017
Church of the Good Shepherd, Silver City, NM Rev. Paul Moore
Rally Day
LINK TO THE PDF VERSION It's good for copying.
Body Life
Sometimes one's kids get in trouble and reap the consequences. Sometimes one's kids get one in trouble and one reaps the consequences. One time many, many years ago our son Leni responded to a religious advertisement on TV. The Elder appeared in due time at our door, along with his companions. Now Karisse is much more hospitable than I to proselytizing heretics, so she invited them in, gave them all lemonade on a hot south-Texas day, and then she called me to visit with them.
They made their spiel. The local kids they had brought along watching intently to learn how this is done. At one point, they referred to themselves as a Christian body. (Yes, fools rush in, and I was young.) I told them some of their own theology—which was not denied but not outwardly acknowledged either. I told them that I had studied orthodox Christian theology, and what they were telling me was good and fine in and of itself, that I didn't pretend to know what God would do with them on Judgment Day, that was thankfully NOT my call, but what they told me just did not fall within the scope of what an orthodox Christian could properly call "Christian."
The strangest thing happened. The leader stood up and stood at attention, eyes focused on the wall behind me. He began a rehearsed speech about how he had told me the truth and I had rejected it, and therefore, my blood was no longer on his hands. He scooped up his entourage and herded them out the door. Representatives from that group did not visit the house again while we lived there.
What the leader was doing is loosely based on the Old Testament reading today. God makes it clear to the prophet that he can lead a horse to water but he can't make him drink. He was to proclaim the truth faithfully to Israel, but ultimately, he's not responsible for their response. Each horse drinks or dies of thirst by their own choice and the consequences are on his or her head. God doesn't want the people of Israel to die, but when the prophet has told them the truth and they reject it, it's no longer his fault if they do, it's their own.
Let's back up a step. We have Israelites and and we have a prophet. Both of them make up the people of God. Each has a role to play, the prophet is to proclaim the truth, and the Israelites are to listen and respond accordingly. The whole thing falls apart if one of them finks out, but if both do their part the life of the whole is restored. This, of course, is what God wants.
You can look at my little interchange with my friends in South Texas this way. I'm sure they are children of God just like me. You could say that they did what they believed was to proclaim the truth to me. I finked out, which relinquished them of any further responsibility for the ultimate destiny of my soul. In their view God was grieved, and it was clearly my fault.
The difference, of course, is that in the case of the prophet he was proclaiming the truth of the God that the Israelites ostensibly followed. Calling themselves Hebrews, followers of YHWH, they were not actually following YHWH. He was not calling them to conversion, like my friends of years ago, but to integrity. Rather than reaching out he was reaching in; in-reach as opposed to outreach.
The Epistle and the Gospel also teach us about care for the people of God. In the Epistle Paul shows how following the rule, "Love your neighbor as yourself" leads a person naturally to fulfill the other commandments in the law. Other laws have to do with washing and changing clothes and offerings in the temple, which are essentially focused on duties of the person. This one, however, turns your eyes to another. It beats the drum of a theme that runs throughout the Old Testament. Yes, there are all these rules, but at the core of them all are just two:
- Love the Lord your God with all your heart, soul, mind and strength,
- And love your neighbor as yourself.
We show our love for God by loving one another. This Church thing doesn't work with only one person. To try is like trying to play checkers with only one color of chips. The life of the Christian is found in the context of the Community of the Faithful. Our mutual love will drive us to do what maintains that community.
The Gospel lesson from Matthew is one of the very few places the Church is mentioned by name in the text of the Gospels. Here the life of the assembly is addressed. It's not like there won't be problems, there will be, so when they arise this is how you handle them. In typical fashion, the Evangelist borrows from Old Testament procedure. First you go alone and try to reconcile. If that doesn't work, two or three witnesses are required. If that doesn't work you take it to the whole assembly. If that doesn't work they don't really fit and need to be released to the workforce… J This is care for the Body of Christ by the Body of Christ.
We could call this attention to "Body Life." If we are the Body of Christ this is that essential self-care that keeps the body working smoothly—focusing enough of our energies on maintaining the health and wellbeing of the Community so that the Community has the foundation and equipment to serve the World. Good outreach is based on good in-reach. They exist in balance in the life of the congregation.
Maintaining that balance is not easy. It's easy to so focus on outreach that we fail to notice when one another is hurting. It's tempting to put our resources in places that are rewarding, like feeding the hungry and taking care of the sick—and we find that we're falling apart as a team. It's even more tempting to focus entirely in in-reach. When money gets tight we cut outreach. We forget that our calling ultimately takes us beyond the Church, and, so absorbed with feeling good about on another, we lose sight of the Gospel mandate to serve the world, and we lose it all.
There are two special days we celebrate here at Good Shepherd that correspond to each of those focuses. Mission Sunday, the last Sunday in Epiphany, focuses on our outreach programs. We have booths set up in the parish hall and we preach the mission of the Church. Today, however, is Rally Sunday. It is time to rally around our own internal needs today, to take a look at what it takes to effectively love one another as we love ourselves. It is the other side of the coin from Mission Sunday.
Both of these Sundays have to do with Stewardship. The water boy at the Super Bowl is a steward. He has control of life-giving water for the players. His job, as steward, is to so manage that water that the players get it when they need it. It's not for his thirst, though he can drink when he needs to in order to keep up strength to do his job. His focus is on water for the players, and he focuses his whole effort on that end. Stewardship is nothing less than all that I do with all that I have after I say, "I believe." It is a way of thinking before it is an action taken. The steward knows that he or she manages goods that belong to another. Being a good steward means using that other person's goods to most effectively meet that other person's goals.
Mission Sunday is stewardship of the Good News. We have the water of life, and we are God's water boys. We are here to see that the thirsty world God has created gets to drink when it needs to. We focus on taking the water out into the world.
Rally Sunday is stewardship of the Family. We have the fellowship of the Holy Spirit. We bend our actions to the good of the community in whatever it needs to be so that we as a body are healthy and well-equipped for our ministries. We manage that fellowship to God's ends.
There are booths set out in the Parish Hall if you have not already seen them. They describe the different in-reach ministries of Good Shepherd. You are invited to make a sandwich for lunch. The trick is that the sandwich fixings are distributed among the booths. You get to make yourself a progressive sandwich and visit all the booths.
I invite you to do so as a steward. You have resources; you are a resource. These have been entrusted to you by God for use for God's purposes. God's purposes are twofold. We are to reach out to the world, and they are to reach in to take care of the Body. In a real sense, we are all stewards of one another. We love one another as we love ourselves, we take care of one another as Christ has taken care of us, and the resources with which to do so are what are in our hands and hearts.
- Where do you best fit?
- What can you best do?
- What can you best give?
- We're all in this together.
We take care of one another and the body as a whole. You need the Body, and the Body needs you.


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DSA-LA's Political Education Committee is proud to present a Class on Class. This study series examines a selection of foundational concepts and inquiries, with the goal of more deeply grounding our collective struggle in rigorous socialist analysis.
The Class on Class is comprised of four distinct modules which conceptually build on one another. Each module features a selection of readings and initial discussion questions, as well as an in-person component where a short presentation is followed by ample opportunity to discuss, dissect, and debate these concepts in facilitated group conversations.
So, if this is your first time reading Marx, Luxemburg, Bhattacharya and others — we welcome you! If you're already well-acquainted with these concepts — welcome back. Today, the potential to build a new socialist society in our time is greater than it has been in decades, and this is part of our work together.
Click here to read the full syllabus, and click here to download the Class On Class reader.
The primary dynamics of capitalist exploitation, accumulation, and expansion are essentially as they have been for more than a century. However, our era of "Late Capitalism" bears distinct features which should shape socialist strategy today.
The final Class takes up critical questions facing the movement, and a discussion of these readings is meant to help us develop strategy and organizational methods that respond to the capitalism of our time. Neoliberalism is a conscious political project of the capitalist class to eliminate legal, political, cultural, and physical barriers to expansion. Deregulation, privatization, and austerity are more than just bad ideas; they are key pillars of the modern social order. Social Reproduction Theory helps us understand the oppressions and alienation we experience and their relationship to capitalism. The perpetuation of capitalism requires a daily and generational renewal of a subordinate class; this is a burden offloaded onto particular sections of that class in the sphere of reproduction (the home). Lastly, the Right to The City allows us to theorize methods of resistance to the developers and financiers to whom the urban landscape — our gentrifying neighborhoods and disappearing common spaces — is a laboratory for commodifying every aspect of life; their neoliberal dream and our everyday nightmare.
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Presentation of the Simon Wiesenthal Center at the Washington Conference
Dr. Shimon Samuels, Director for International Liaison of the Simon Wiesenthal Center, Paris, spoke during the break-out session on Archives and Books, explaining some of the activities of the Simon Wiesenthal Center, primarily in Latin America. Other representatives present were Mark Weitzman, Director National Task Force against Hate, and Rabbi Marvin Hier.
Presenter Statement
Dr. Shimon Samuels, Director for International Liaison
'Presenter Statement'
http://www.state.gov/www/regions/eur/holocaust/heac7.pdf, p. 63.
Proceedings of the Washington Conference on Holocaust-Era Assets , November 30-December 3 1998, Washington: Government Printing Office 1999.
Also available online at <http://www.state.gov/www/regions/eur/holocaust/heac.html>, accessed 21 January 2003.
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As Protocol had stated, Dormont uses that color coding scheme to identify between THEIR hoses designed for stationary or moveable equipment. However, not all manufacturers follow that color coding.
According to Allpoints (a popular parts distributor): Hoses designed for stationary will typically be yellow, However, hoses for moveable equipment may be blue, gray, green, orange or yellow.
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Blue is better, looks nicer.
Thought I just replaced 3 that were leaking at the swivel joint on the end connecting to the equipment, good to know why they are different colors though, I always liked the blue ones better just because the color is nicer, lol.
So do only the blue ( mobile ) ones come with the swivel ?
Seems that's how I remember it. The stationary ( yellow ) ones have one male & one female end. Yes ?
And by swivel I'm talking the 45° angle type or is it 90°
The hose ends, male come with a swivel fitting so they rotate 360*, they don't have stops, both yellow and blue have that. Just the bare hose, no fittings. They sell seperate swivels you can get, which I have for some equipment but I haven't had one of those leak. yet.
we have been coming across a ton of the blue quick disconnect dormont 3/4"x48" gas hoses leaking. we mainly find them leaking right where the blue parts ends near connector. im wondering if this is a flaw in product or from the night time cleaners being ruff pulling the units out
yea they will leak there after a while
I think the worker bees pull the equipment back to hard
Nawww they would never .....
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yea they will leak there after a while
I think the worker bees pull the equipment back to hard
Nawww they would never .....
Equipment should be tethered to the wall to keep that from happening...
Yeah right. Tethers are great when the place is brand new and the inspector is there, but it usually don't take long before someone disconnects and then "forgets" to hook them back up again.
I also think a big part of the problem is too many twists and turns in the way that they're hooked up. If the hose needs to force itself into a letter S, it's not good.
Originally Posted by ammoniadog
I also think a big part of the problem is too many twists and turns in the way that they're hooked up. If the hose needs to force itself into a letter S, it's not good.
Yup. The biggest problem I've seen that causes them to leak is improper installation. The hoses don't take hard bends near the ends well at all. Even the weight of the hose imposing itself on a bend at the hose's end will eventually cause a leak.
There are instructions provided with each new hose on how to install them properly. However, it takes too long to RTFM.
I always make the loop like on the instructions with new installs, when I'm just replacing an existing one I rarely bother unless it's a simple change. It does keep the stress off the ends. Plus it just looks professional.
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Today is the one week mark until my visa interview at the US Consulate in Montreal and I'm starting to get nervous. I was doing so well, I have almost every document ready for the interview, getting ready to just look at getting us a nice hotel downtown, but I went to get my visa photos taken today (yes, ANOTHER set!) and started to worry about what would happen if the officer I deal with ends up being in a bad mood (like the one that got me into this mess in the first place) and decides to deny me for some reason like my visa photo isn't acceptable. It actually states on the visa photo spec sheet they gave me that if the photo is unacceptable, they won't even conduct your interview. Eeeep!
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I can't wait until this time next week when my interview should be over, I should know if I'm approved or not, and am heading back to see my family.
Anyone see anything else wrong with my photo above? I mean, other than the fact that I apparently can't take a passport or visa photo that is flattering these days. At least I'm not frowning or giving the camera a dirty look this time!
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I think you look great. Love you Christina.
Christina, While I was briefly employed in a photo lab, I took a few passport photos. The requirements were: no hair bands, no bangs over eyebrows, no glasses, no smile (lips turned up), no glare on face, and facing directly at the camera with shoulders back. For some reason, we asked people with long hair to tie it back with an elastic, but I don't think it was mandatory. Good luck!!
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having taking a bajillion passport photos in my days at the good old blacks is photography date stamp & photographer deets is a biggie. you are a smart lady! the other ones that were often rejections were no glare or shadows anywhere (most common shadows that caused rejection were behind the ears) – background, face, glasses etc.
you're supposed to have glasses on if you have them on regularly (but that was passport not visa and i think visa is different)
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The sky hangs in red monochrome, casting its light on pearl white sand. Aside from random image from my memories, it remains unchanged as the desert stretches endlessly. I've been here before - many times, in fact. I'm here again, remembering when I last shuffled across its expanse. It was so cold and empty, like a lucid dream of hollow nightmare. I know he'll find me again. He always finds me here. After all, this is where I always leave him when I finally manage to depart. Such a terrible thing to do, and yet he is more terrible still.
The sands shift around me and a faint ringing echoes from my chest. I barely make out the all-too-familiar cackle, hoarse from being quiet for so long. I suppose he never has anyone to talk to when I'm gone, trapped in the lonely silence of this place. I take a deep breath to embrace yet another encounter.
His hiss ripples black dust across the sand, "Hello, child-thing... We meet again."
The sand before me turns to shadowy vapor, coalescing into shape - a silhouette of barely-human likeness. His arms are long and massive, with claws and teeth like wide needles. The lower half of his body descends into streams of black smoke, seeping into the sand beneath him as it corrupts the once-pearly grains to his likeness. At the end of his waking, a single left eye, bright and azure, blinks open. He stares through me with it as his maw forms a long smile.
"Nice eye," I reply.
I distinguish a chuckle of both amusement and bitterness from his throat. I had taken his right eye in our most recent encounter, of which I may never forget. It was quite the skirmish which seemed, at first, to be as it always used to be. I'd find myself here, he'd find me, then he'd beat me into submission and leave me more broken with each battle. That time, however, was not like the others. That time, after years of his torment, I won. Even then I knew we would meet again.
"Still the fool-thing, we see!" he roared in abrupt laughter. "Has it returned to visit ol' Dieschuld?"
His eye quints in a knowing leer.
"No, of course it hasn't... But the child-thing can never be without Dieschuld!"
I grind my teeth at his words. He's right. For as long as I've lived, I could never run from him for long. His voice could follow me to every corner of existence if he wished - and he always would.
"So what brings the child-thing this time? Heartbreak? Anger? Guilt? Share your pathetic wounds and pains, that we may carve slowly!"
"I have no reason to be here..."
"Ah! The child-thing may not, but ol' Dieschuld does!"
The once-red sky twisted into vision a recent scene: of me at a table, alone and in tears. Food is on my plate, but I can't not bring myself to eat it. My friends are no where to be seen - a detail that causes chills to crawl across my back. The image disperses and he continues, gleefully mocking me.
"Awh! So sad, so sad! Poor, lonely sad-thing! Where have the friend-things gone, we wonder? Oh, no, wait, of course we don't! We know, because we know the child-thing!"
I can't move. The pain of that memory is too heavy. I yearn terribly to create pleasant ones to look back on. Instead, I'm all alone and left with only this one painful memory. Even with a single glimpse I'm instantly frozen in empty space. What have I done to deserve this isolation? Why am I so lonely? His shadows grip my arms and legs tighter with every ache in my heart and his words relentlessly rip asunder my desire to fight back.
"Yessss," he hisses, "Lonely, forgotten, hopeless, dull-thing. Who could ever love something so miserable, so hideous, so strange? That's why friend-things were smart-things and left. No smart-thing wants a broken-thing!"
He takes me by the neck and lifts me to his face. I still can't move. What's the point? I believe every word he spews, even though I know they're lies. With every utterance I feel my will slipping away. Could this be the end? It doesn't matter. There's no one to miss me anyway.
Drool salivates from his sharp maw, into which I see a deeper darkness than what he is made of. A void - chanting sweet promises of nothingness as an end to the pain that cripples my entire being. It seems so appealing.
"Is it ready, we wonder? Is it finally ripe? Yes, it is, it is! We waited child-thing's whole, worthless life for this. At long last... Dieschuld eats the child-thing!"
There's a circular pressure against my forehead and a clicking of metal just beyond it. As his jaw opens wide I stare blankly down his throat and into the abyss where release awaits me. It's not what I want, but surely it can't be worse than this.
He stops. His grip tenses and the vaporous muscles of his arm contract. There is confusion in his one eye, darting back and forth as he seeks a resistance neither of us can see. There is a phone ringing in the distance.
The pressure on my forehead lifts as a familiar voice speaks into my ear. They greet me fondly, and it's like I see their smile without being there. They ask me how I've been, wishing they could spend time with me even though they live so far away. They remind me I'm loved and missed, and to call others who've been asking about me to let them know how I'm doing. The longer they speak the warmer I feel. After a moment, he releases me from his grip - not because he wants to, but because his claws and tendrils won't stop shaking.
"No... No... What is thissss?" he muttered.
The sky flashes again, this time with a multitude of memories I thought forgotten. Times of cheer and sorrow, good and bad, but never alone. I isolated for so long I forgot that distance never meant I was alone. They were always there, even if not in person. They would be with me if they could and would never forget me. I meant too much to them, and they to me. This is what I had forgotten, but in this darkest moment remember - I am loved.
My body becomes light and slowly drifts upward. Little by little I fade back into the world of where I belong, the world of my loved ones. It's where I'm meant to be, made to be - not in the cold desert with him.
"No! No! No! It is OURS to consume! Dieschuld owns the child-thing! Drunk-thing, wicked-thing, ugly-thing, thief-thing, sad-thing! OUR-thing!"
I depart and, with a proud smile, reply, "Not after last time, remember?"
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Very interesting! Def different from your usual writing, a happy ending haha. Well done. This Dieschuld reminds me a bit of Golem from The Lord of The Rings, they share a similar mentality and way of speaking. Nevertheless awesome story! There were no errors that I could identify.
Thank you, and yeah, it is very different compared to my usual endings. The inspiration came from personal experience, and although I can't say I've come to a happy ending in my life (still being in my late 20s) it certainly changed for the better. It's funny that you say Dieschuld seems like Golem, considering they share what they symbolize as well. Again, thank you for your review!
A wonderful story, beautifully written and presented. Works on all levels - there's imagination, mystery, suspense, and a powerful message in the end. Fantastic work. This goes on my shelf, without question :-)
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Banana Cookies
Total TimePrep/Total Time: 20 min.
Makesabout 3 dozen
- 2 large eggs, room temperature
- 1/2 cup mashed ripe bananas
- 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2-1/2 cups Master Cookie Mix
- 1/2 cup chopped pecans
- In a bowl, combine the first five ingredients; mix well. Stir in the pecans. Drop by rounded tablespoonfuls 2 in. apart onto lightly greased baking sheets. Bake at 350° for 10-11 minutes or until set and edges are lightly browned. Cool for 1-2 minutes before removing to wire racks.
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Aug 13, 2015
While they tasted good, I didn't like having to make the master mix ... I don't want to store the extra, I just want to make a batch of banana cookies. (Plus, I'm never sure that I cut in the shortening enough and kept thinking 'what if I got too much/too little' in this 2 1/2 cups')The batter was a little too muffin looking for me. It would have been less effort to just make muffins. But in the end, they tasted good but in my opinion are more Cakey than cookie. I was looking for something crisper.I probably won't make these again. I'll use the leftover bananas for bread or muffins.
Oct 28, 2013
just made these and they are awesome
Jul 23, 2011
Very good recipe. Master Cookie Mix is a recipe that can be found HERE, people. Just look it up. https://www.tasteofhome.com/Recipes/Master-Cookie-Mix
Dec 20, 2010
These cookies are really good.
Feb 12, 2010
these are good , to find master mix just ask search that how I got it
Feb 10, 2010
what is master cookie mix?
Dec 17, 2009
sounds easy and tasty though!


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Don't miss this Alpha-H Mask – Launching Today!
If you're a regular reader of this blog, you'll have seen a few names in skincare that keep popping up again and again. Alpha-H is one of them – their Liquid Gold treatment is one product my bathroom shelf is NEVER without and I use it week in, week out, throughout the year. I guess you could say it's the workhorse of my skincare regime that makes everything else work…View Post


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Leslie King, a veteran state Court of Appeals judge, will take departing Justice James Graves' place on the Mississippi Supreme Court. Gov. Haley Barbour announced yesterday that he would appoint King to serve the remainder of Graves' term, which expires in 2013. The U.S. Senate recently confirmed Graves' appointment to the U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans.
King is the fourth African American to serve on the state's Supreme Court. A native of Greenville, he received his law degree from Texas Southern University in 1973. He has worked in private practice, as a municipal court judge, and as a youth-court prosecutor and public defender. In 1979, King ran for and won a seat representing Greenville in the state House of Representatives. In 1994, he won a seat on the newly created state Court of Appeals.
"I thank Judge King for accepting this position on the state Supreme Court," Barbour said in a statement. "His extensive knowledge of Mississippi's legal system and his dedication to public service made him the top choice for this position."
The Supreme Court's chief justice, Bill Waller, also had words of praise for King.
"Judge King has provided strong and effective leadership of the Court of Appeals for nearly seven years," Waller said. "The Court of Appeals reviews hundreds of legal decisions each year, giving prompt and thorough attention to each case. It is essential that matters affecting people's lives and liberty be addressed quickly, yet thoroughly. Judge King has guided the Court of Appeals in fulfilling its mission."
King told the Jackson Free Press yesterday that he had no preconceived agenda for his service on the high court.
"I think it's premature to talk in terms of having an agenda," King said. '"Just going on court, what I intend to do is get my caseload, work very hard on it and ... and try to be as fair as I can and follow the law."
Asked for his opinion on the death penalty--given a recent string of exonerations and lawsuits challenging the state's capital-defense system--King said that he agreed with the Supreme Court's standard of "heightened scrutiny" for death-penalty cases.
"It's not something that one should enter into cavalierly, because if you make a mistake, you can't ask for a do-over," King said. "I think that you should look at it as carefully as possible and make your best judgment."
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Cinema Veterinary Centre
Star of the Month August 2013
Congratulations to Sunshine Jonas who is out Star of the Month for August!
Here are some fun facts about Sunshine:
- Sunshine's owners got her name from the owners Send Out Cards business. "There was a card that says 'Sunshine follows you everywhere.' There was a picture of a rainbow and a sun, I took a Facebook picture of a yellow lab puppy and added it to the card."
- Her favorite treats are oven-baked variety biscuits.
- One time, Sunshine looked at a full length mirror and put her paw up, thinking it was another dog, then she put her nose to the mirror to smell the other dog.
- She loves to play catch and fetch her toys.
- Sunshine has been a patient at CVC for seven months.
- Sunshine says "My family loves me so much that they take excellent care of me!"


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Ex-Stags' star hits 100
CHAD website, 18 April 2007
STAGS oldest surviving player Mr Thomas (Tom) Stimpson, pictured, of Mansfield Road, Skegby, has crowned a lifetime of achievements by celebrating his 100th birthday on Easter Monday.
Friends called at his home during the day to help him celebrate. Among the many cards he received was a congratulatory one from the Queen.
His friend, Eleanor Greaves, has compiled a book of photographs and press cuttings about his life. The occasion was further celebrated by a special service at St Andrew's Church conducted by the Vicar, the Rev Dr Richard Kellett.
Born at Fackley Road, Stanton Hill, Mr Stimpson later moved with his family to Healdswood. He was educated at Stanton Hill Day, Healdswood Boys' and Hucknall National schools before going for teacher training at St John's College, York.
He began his teaching career at Healdswood Boys' School, later moving to Hillocks Primary School, Sutton. He was then appointed headteacher at Eastbourne Secondary Modern School, Sutton, from where he retired aged 62.
In 1940 he was called up and served in the Army with the Royal Signals, in Europe and for two years, in the Falklands. He was demobbed in 1946.
In his younger days Mr Stimpson was a member of Sutton Harriers and played for Skegby Cricket Club. As a semi-professional footballer he had a trial for Wolverhampton Wanderers, then played for a season for Scunthorpe United. He then had two seasons playing for Mansfield Town before a knee injury put paid to his football career.
He married Ada Bacon in July 1933 and they moved to his present home, which he now shares with their only son, who is also called Tom. He and Ada celebrated their diamond wedding in 1993. She died in March 1995.
A committed Christian, Mr Stimpson did a reader's course which he passed in 1938 and he began taking services at All Saints' Church, Stanton Hill. He was also secretary for St Andrew's Church, Skegby. After the Second World War he was a reader at St Andrew's Church and other local churches, speaking at a service as recently as 2003.
After his retirement Mr Stimpson became involved in local government and was chairman of Sutton Urban District Council twice. After the national reorganisation of local government in 1974, he was Ashfield District Council's first chairman. For a time he was secretary of the Ashfield Parliamentary constituency, serving with MPs William Warbey and Frank Haynes.
Mr Stimpson was appointed a JP, sitting at Mansfield Magistrates' Court in August 1964 until retiring aged 70. As a member of the Skegby branch of the Royal British Legion, he was its treasurer for a time.
Interviewed for the local parish magazine Mr Stimpson was quoted as saying that other than football, the most important thing in his life was people.
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I remember when I was a little girl living in Kuwait how much I hated it there, I used to look forward for the summer so we can go to Jordan and spend the most beautiful 2 months of the whole year, and how much we hated the idea to go back to Kuwait again.
Few years later (1990 to be specific) we had to move like all the Jordanian/Palestinians had to move to Jordan. Everybody was sad except for us (the kids), we were so happy just because our dream came true, and we are actually staying in the country we love.
That didn't last for long, I remember how much I cried on my first day of school, I HATED it, I started to cry for going back, it took me more than 8 years to actually like Jordan.
People around me knew how much I hated it, as a little kid, I used to be asked the same stupid question wherever I go "meen a7laaaaaaaaa, el Kuwait wella el ordon???" , my answer was ALWAYS "el Kuwait, and I get the same reply as well "ma enti konti tebki bedek teb2i feeha, halla2 batalat 7elweh??".
As years passed by I started to get used to my life in Jordan, in fact I consider myself "terbayet" Jordan, but I always used to say it where ever I go " I will leave this country one day, I'll do my best to just leave, I'm sure my life in the states will be much better"
And I did, and I wish I didn't, living in the states made me realize AGAIN how much I'm attached to Jordan, and how much I wish I can go back, but you know something.. I know for sure that the minute I go back, I'll wish to leave again.
My question is, when are we gonna be happy with what we have? When are we gonna be happy wherever we go?
Bs as they always say : "The grass is always greener on the other side"


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Daily Archives: August 11, 2014
Shark Week Begins!
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With the onset of shark week, I feel myself counting my blessings. Not only is the closest beach to my home, New Smyrna Beach, also known as the shark attack capital of the world, but my family is facing some life challenges serious enough to scare anyone. Way more than a silly old shark bite.
Aging stinks, but it beats the alternative. That's what I tell myself, anyway. I'd rather be alive, aches and pains and all as opposed to being six feet underground. Life is good. Challenging, but good. For me, all is well at this point. I can still keep up with my kids and for any mom, that's a huge marker in life.
My aging father is facing that major change in life, when one must transition from working professional to retired…retired…what? Who? Who are we when we give up our life-long adult identity?
It's a tough question for men, one becoming equally tough for women with every passing generation. We, as writers, explore these issues for characters, but what about our own lives? Personally, I feel like writing is something I can do forever. It's not physical. Age won't be a factor in who gets the job. It's about creativity. Mental capability. I'm growing older and wiser, right?
Aches and pains need not apply. My craft is mental. Except in the event I lose my faculties. Alzheimer's, dementia…who knows what afflictions could await me down the road. What if I find myself at a place where I can no longer write? I'm not planning on it, but it could happen…
It would be tough. Real tough. And when I think about "me" in a place where I can no longer follow and "do" my passion, how would I feel?
Defeated, which opens the door to illness. "Hello aches and pains!" Looks like your back, in full force.
Old age isn't for kids. It's hard business. Can suck the life out of you, if you let it. I choose the alternative. Count my blessings, share them with others. Fight the good fight as long as I can while enjoying one heckuva ride!
Life is good. Family, friends, writing to my heart's content. In the end, that's what matters. Looking back over the path you've taken and being able to say, "Good. It's been a good ride. Challenging, tricky at times, but good. I'm still here." Turning to the path ahead and deciding, "I'm ready. Give me all you've got. I'm not afraid of you. Sharks, yes. The future, no. I'm going for it."
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Welcome to Tea with Mrs B, an author interview series. Here to share a pot of tea and to chat about her latest book, The Secrets of Palmerston House, is Phillipa Nefri Clark.
Phillipa lives just outside a beautiful town in country Victoria, Australia. She also lives in the many worlds of her imagination and stockpiles stories beside her laptop.
With a passion for music, the ocean, nature, reading, and writing, she draws on her life experiences to bring colour and depth to her characters.
The property she shares with her husband, two young adult sons, and labrador, is alive with visiting native birds, home-grown vegetables and herbs, and flowers.
Hello Phillipa. It is my pleasure to welcome to my blog, Mrs B's Book Reviews and thank you for joining me for Tea with Mrs B, an author interview series. To set the mood for our tea infused interview, what is your preferred beverage, tea, coffee or other? And side accompaniment, scone, cake or other?
I would love any herbal tea you might have! And those cupcakes look adorable.
Can you tell us what genres you write for and how many books you have had published?
The heart of my writing is a good mystery because I love uncovering old secrets or hidden puzzles. I've published four books in the Christie Ryan Romantic Mystery series (three and a Christmas novella), as well as three paranormal suspense short stories in the Doctor Grok's Peculiar Shop series (5k stories).
The Secrets of Palmerston House, the latest book in the Christie Ryan romantic mystery series and River's End book 3 was released late last year. Can you describe the book in just a sentence?
Palmerston House was lost in a poker game in 1853 and now, just before a longed-for wedding, a stranger comes to town wanting it back.
The Secrets of Palmerston House is a multiple time frame novel. Did you find one time frame more complex than the other to write?
Yes. The 1850s in Australia is challenging to me, particularly small town, remote areas requiring special attention to detail.
How long did it take you to write The Secrets of Palmerston House?
About six months.
Did you need to undertake any research to bring The Secrets of Palmerston House to life? How did you incorporate this research into your book?
The older timeline required many visits to the website Trove, which is invaluable for any researcher. I spoke to a psychologist/author about certain psychological conditions for one character which added authenticity to their profile. I also researched rock climbing and some police processes to add weight to scenes.
Many of the characters that appear in The Secrets of Palmerston House featured in your previous novels. What was it like to revisit these characters?
Wonderful! I adore these folk so much and never know where they will take me!
Can you tell us more about the inspiration for the evocative Australian setting of your novel?
The Great Ocean Road in Victoria is steeped in history, dramatic natural beauty, and hidden treasures. Between wild beaches, lush valleys, and a mountain range are a thousand stories.
What ingredients do you feel are necessary to compose a successful romance mystery based narrative?
It is a fine balance between ensuring the central love story is strong, engaging, and moving forward, and at the same time following an old mystery and the various paths it takes the story on. One cannot be at the expense of the other.
What was the most challenging and rewarding aspects of writing The Secrets of Palmerston House?
Finding answers rewarding. As well as creating new intrigue, it was deeply satisfying to reveal more answers from the original mystery in The Stationmaster's Cottage. Everything is linked, but sometimes in surprising ways. I found it challenging to put certain characters at risk and in a direction which sets up a whole new series.
What do you hope readers will take away from reading The Secrets of Palmerston House?
I'd love to know the readers fell in love with the town of River's End, and enjoyed the mystery elements.
Can you tell us about your journey to publication?
I began writing as a child. Non-fiction has seen me traditionally published in several international books as a specialist contributor. When my now-adult children were young I wrote five full length screenplays (one became The Stationmaster's Cottage) and I had one optioned for a while. With the Christie Ryan series I indie-published, which means outsourcing what I can't do (covers, editing, some advertising), and doing the rest myself. I turned down a traditional deal partway through the series, but most certainly am interested in becoming hybrid in the future.
What writers have inspired you along the way to publication?
I've always had eclectic interests as a reader: Anne Rice, Anne McCaffrey, Dan Brown, Enid Blyton, Isaac Asimov, Colleen McCullough, as well as many wonderful romance authors. I've always known I am a writer, but it took a lot of years and a change of mindset to make it into a paying job.
Can you tell us about your creative working space, where do you write and is there anything vital you need to get started?
I have a desk with too many monitors, a pile of past manuscripts, and a box of index cards with ideas. No matter how keen I am to write, I always mess around for a bit, either playing a mind game on the iPad, or really anything other than opening the file! But this helps my brain settle so I don't fight it too much.
Aside from writing, do you have any interesting hobbies?
I'm a championship show dog judge. I do love growing veggies, which isn't so interesting, but is quite relaxing and yummy.
What is next on the horizon for Phillipa Nefri Clark? Do you have any writing projects you would like to share with us?
Work in progress is a missing person crime fiction novel titled Last Known Contact. Hope for release around mid-year. Ahead is my new series, The Charlotte Dean Mysteries, which I will begin work on once LKC is with my editor.
What 2019 book releases are you most excited to read?
NZ historical fiction author Vicky Adin is soon releasing The Costumier's Gift. I was a beta reader and cannot wait to see what she's done with the finished version.
Finally, wrapping up our tea themed interview, who would you most like to share a pot of tea with?
Being here today has been wonderful! If I had to choose one person, it would be my big sister in Ireland, who inspires me every day.
Thank you for taking the time to visit Mrs B's Book Reviews for Tea with Mrs B Phillipa. Congratulations on the publication of The Secrets of Palmerston House!
1853. A fateful game of poker changed the fortunes of two families forever. A home was lost. But what was left behind?
2018. The wedding of Christie Ryan and Martin Blake is only weeks away and River's End is buzzing with excitement.
But when a stranger arrives at Palmerston House, a new mystery arises. How does he know so much about the Ryan family, and what do a nineteenth century diary, a grandfather clock, and an old key have in common?
As a dangerous plot unfolds, long hidden secrets threaten to change everything held dear to the town.
The Secrets of Palmerston House will sweep you on a journey to the past and back, where enduring friendships warm the heart, a sad goodbye brings a new start, and the power of true love shines.
The Secrets of Palmerston House by Phillipa Nefri Clark was published on November 30th 2018 by the author, details on how to purchase the book can be found here.
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Focused on making sure our people stay safe as we follow the governments guidelines in returning to work and contributing towards economic recovery.
Andrew Waller
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(Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa)
(Registration number 1966/009846/06)
Ordinary share code and ISIN: GND and ZAE000072328
Preference share code and ISIN: GNDP and ZAE000071106
("Grindrod" or "the Company" or "the Group")
The acquisition of black economic empowerment ("BEE") interests in Grindrod subsidiaries and new BEE transaction
Grindrod shareholders are referred to the announcement released on SENS on 28 March 2014 and to the circular issued to Grindrod shareholders on 28 March 2014 ("Circular"), relating, inter alia, to the proposed equity capital raising that will lead to the total issue of Grindrod shares of up to R4.0 billion, with net cash proceeds to Grindrod of up to R3.0 billion (the "Equity Capital Raising"), the acquisition of BEE interests in Grindrod subsidiaries and a new BEE transaction at listed Company level ("New BEE Transaction").
The Equity Capital Raising is intended to be implemented through a combination of an accelerated bookbuild offering to qualifying investors ("Bookbuild Placement") and a specific issue of shares to a consortium of black strategic investors ("Consortium Placement").
Grindrod has agreed with its BEE partners, Calulo Investments Proprietary Limited ("Calulo"), and Solethu Investments Proprietary Limited ("Solethu"), to acquire their interests in certain operating subsidiaries of Grindrod for a total cash consideration of R560 million ("Acquisition").
Grindrod has agreed with Calulo to acquire its direct and/or indirect interests in the following operating subsidiaries of Grindrod for a total consideration of R360 million:
Grindrod has agreed with Solethu and associated parties to acquire their direct and/or indirect interests in the following operating subsidiaries of Grindrod for a total consideration of R200 million:
Calulo and Solethu will reinvest a material portion of the Acquisition consideration proceeds in the New BEE Transaction. The effective date of the Acquisition is expected to be not later than 30 June 2014.
2.1 Rationale for the Acquisition
There are attractive inherent growth prospects for the businesses and the Acquisition represents an opportunity for Grindrod to acquire 100% of the earnings at fair value. The Acquisition will create greater alignment between Grindrod's subsidiary companies and the larger Group, eliminate any conflicts of interests which might exist and enable more efficient management of the businesses while ensuring that they are appropriately capitalised through leverage of the Group's balance sheet.
2.2 Small related party transaction
In terms of the JSE Limited Listings Requirements, the Acquisition is a small related party transaction for Grindrod. As such, BDO Corporate Finance ("BDO") has been appointed to provide the Board of Grindrod with written confirmation, in its capacity as independent professional expert, confirming that the Acquisition is fair to Grindrod shareholders.
BDO's opinion, the content of which is still subject to JSE approval, will be available for inspection at the registered office of Grindrod.
2.3 Conditions precedent to the Acquisition
The Acquisition is subject to the fulfilment of the following conditions precedent:
Grindrod has entered into a binding memorandum of understanding with Brimstone Investment Corporation Limited ("Brimstone"), Calulo, Calulo Newco Proprietary Limited ("Calulo Newco") and Solethu, relating to the establishment of a consortium special purpose vehicle (the "Consortium SPV") for the purpose of concluding an aggregate R1.6 billion equity investment into Grindrod. Grindrod shares will be issued to the Consortium SPV at the same price as the Bookbuild Placement ("Bookbuild Price").
The effective date of the New BEE Transaction is expected to be not later than 30 June 2014.
3.1 Shareholding in the Consortium SPV
The Consortium SPV will be established on the basis that:
3.2 Funding of the Consortium SPV
Grindrod will provide vendor funding to the Consortium SPV, by way of a preference share investment ("Vendor Preference Shares"). The Consortium SPV will issue the Vendor Preference Shares to Grindrod (or one of its direct or indirect subsidiaries) for an aggregate subscription price of R400 million with a term of 6 years. A portion of the proposed Consortium Placement proceeds will be used by Grindrod to fund the Vendor Preference Shares.
The Consortium SPV will raise additional funds through the issue of senior preference shares to third party financiers for an aggregate subscription price of up to R450 million, allowing for costs and other disbursements.
3.3 Lock-in agreements
The shareholders of the Consortium SPV shall not be entitled to dispose of their shares in the Consortium SPV during the period ending 60 months after the issue of the Vendor Preference Shares, subject to certain conditions.
3.4 Rationale for the New BEE Transaction
Grindrod remains committed to driving transformation in ways that are sustainable, credible and of benefit to all its stakeholders. The New BEE Transaction is in keeping with the spirit of transformation and aligns the Group to the ownership elements of the recently released new BEE codes.
Calulo and Solethu remain committed to the partnership with Grindrod and will reinvest a material portion of the Acquisition consideration proceeds into the New BEE Transaction.
3.5 Conditions precedent to the New BEE Transaction
The New BEE Transaction is subject to the fulfilment (or waiver, where applicable) of the following conditions precedent:
The pro forma financial effects of the Acquisition and the New BEE Transaction will be announced once the Bookbuild Price has been determined and the relevant agreements have been signed.
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'Doctors more to blame for health care costs than medical aids'
This is the distorted picture of top-level health care in South African that emerged this week when the Competition Commission released its report - the Healthcare Market Inquiry - on a four-year investigation into what is driving up the costs of private health care in South Africa.
And while the costs of medical aid membership are extremely high and consumers are not given a way of comparing options fairly due to the complex nature and bundling of the memberships on offer, it seems that doctors who are ordering too many tests and procedures and hastily admitting patients to hospital - or even to ICU when a general ward would suffice - who are the most to blame for driving up the costs.
Doctors recommending more care than necessary and ordering unnecessary tests have created a phenomenon labelled "supply-induced demand" - creating unnecessary expenditure on health care and causing an increase in medical aid contribution costs over the long term, explained inquiry chairman former chief justice Sandile Ngcobo at the release of the report.
Justice Ngcobo said this was particularly the case when it came to Caesarean deliveries in the private health sector, with South Africa rating far higher than all other eight countries used for comparison during the Competition Commission's investigations.
The report set out to examine the factors driving the excessive costs of private health care, and to look at whether or not the big players in the industry - medical aids, medical aid administrators, medical practitioners, hospitals and other service providers - were competitive in their offerings and giving consumers fair value for money.
The inquiry found that new interventions in private health care were needed because the system was not competitive, medical aids offered confusing product bundles that are expensive and impossible to compare and consumers were left "disempowered and uninformed".
The system was found to be working in favour of profits rather than good care and value for money and there were "failures of accountability at many levels".
The inquiry found there were 2.12 medical practitioners per 1000 people in the private sector and (0.92 GPs per 1000 in the public sector) and 0.83 specialists per 1000 in the private sector (compared to 0.3 medical practitioners per 1000 population in the public sector). This, in the final analysis, meant that there was no under-supply of specialists but rather that the use of their time was inefficient.
The inquiry said Discovery Health had consistently earned profits well above its main competitors, with no sign of challenge. While this could be attributed to high levels of competency within the organisation, it did not fully explain the massive profitability gap as Discovery sourced services from the same industry stakeholders as its competitors.
"We see Discovery Health growing and becoming more successful over time. This is an indication of market failure and there are no signals that the market will self-correct," the inquiry found.
Stakeholders have been given two months to comment or propose recommendations on the report before the final version is released in November. - Health-e News


text: lame ass security 1,549 Posted June 8, 2019 Guns will be featured on an episode of Breaking The Band on Reelz TV. It's scheduled to air June 16th at 10PM Eastern, following an episode on Motley Crue. I've watched a number of episodes and it's not bad but the biggest drawback is band members aren't involved or interviewed. But it should be somewhat interesting to see who is interviewed. Another thing is that the actors who portray the artists usually look nothing like them and it's hilarious. Anyway, thought I would give everyone a heads up about the show. Guns N' Roses - Breaking The Band [FRANSAD] ://bit.tube/play?hash=Qmeg6otLxr9nYp761z3zSzRxgL7tiA4avUdHTSo1c3jrYx&channel=18327 3 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites