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The Capital Investment Entrant scheme is introduced by the Government of Hong Kong SAR to facilitate the entry for residence by "Capital Investment Entrants' (i.e. persons who bring capital to Hong Kong but would not otherwise be engaged in the running of any business).
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Introducing …
Introducing Donovan Richard, our newest grand-love,
born Monday, April 16, at 1:21 a.m., weighing in at 8 pounds and 20.5" long,
with a full-head of the softest brown hair you could imagine.
One net for dad's hair, another for his beard.
Mr. D arrived with a bit of drama. Mama was at the hospital, in the first stages of labor, when nurses noted Donovan's heart rate was decreasing with each contraction. Not good.
So mad!
Thirty minutes - and one emergency c-section - later,
Donovan was safely out and in mom and dad's arms.
3:20 am. 2-hours old. Dad looks pretty happy.
And lucky me got to hold him when he was just two hours old!
Three generations
Big sister, Leia, met Mr. D on Wednesday.
Looks like love at first sight,
on both their parts.
Mom and baby are home now, doing well,
and Donovan is gradually meeting the rest of his family.
Auntie Marie
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Retrogaming, also known as classic gaming and old school gaming, is the playing or collecting of older personal computer, console, and arcade video games in contemporary times. Usually retrogaming is based upon systems that are obsolete or discontinued.
Retrogaming has three main activities; vintage , emulation, and ported. Vintage includes games that are played on the original hardware. Emulation involves newer systems simulating old gaming systems, while ported retrogaming allows games to be played on modern hardware via ports or compilations. Additionally, the term could apply to a newer game, but with features similar to those of older games, such as an "retro RPG" which features turn-based combat and an isometric camera perspective.
Participants in the hobby are sometimes known as retrogamers in the United Kingdom, while the terms "classic gamers" or "old school gamers" are more prevalent in the United States. Similarly, the games are known as retro games, classic games, or old school games.
Retrogaming has existed since the early years of the video game industry, but was popularized with the popularity of the Internet and emulation technology. It is argued that the main reasons players are drawn to retrogames are nostalgia for different eras, the idea that older games can be more challenging, and the simplicity of the games that requires less hours of gameplay.


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Monday, June 5, 2017
the fault dear Burtes is not in our stars. But in ourselves.
As you move through your daily life, listen carefully to the words and to the kinds of experiences those with whom you associate are expressing. You will probably hear about someone who was "let go" from a job in which he or she had accumulated many years of satisfactory service, and where the reason given by the company for termination was to "trim the fat." You will probably hear someone who's medical coverage had a hidden technical exclusion for their particular illness, and found out about the exclusion only after incurring the expense. You will probably hear about someone who had fallen victim to a violent crime, murder, rape, or assault. You will probably hear cruel and debasing words directed at certain races, people with different sexual orientation and with different religious beliefs. You will probably hear words impregnated with emotions of disgust and unfulfilled rage coming from someone talking about the abandonment of the public trust by political leaders. You will probably hear about schemes directed at employers, institutions, or relatives or friends for purposes of personal ambition, profit, or fulfillment of hatred, revenge, or jealously. You will probably hear stories of excesses of all matter of sexual debauchery.
After your listening, what conclusions could you draw about the general conditions of your associates. One obvious conclusion is that the kinds of experiences your associates are expressing are of a low moral quality. Another conclusion you could draw is that the frequency of low quality experiences seems to be very high among your associates. These conclusions would probably not surprise you, but would serve only to reinforce what you have already intuitively suspected. Your listening however, may have provided you a surprise. It may have sparked an insight, that the problems of our nation and the problems perceived among your associates are common in essence and differ only along the lines of scale. For instance, when you see race riots in our cities, and when you hear racial prejudice and hate coming from your own associates, you should then understand that the problems are not centered exclusively in our cities, but are also rooted in the hearts and minds of your acquaintances. When you see and hear local, state, national politicians, governmental institutions, and business men and women, invested with the public trust and civil welfare, flagrantly disregard that trust for their own ambition, power, and profit, and when you see and hear your fellow employees scheming to cheat their employer, you should have understood that the problems are not contained within the circle of your acquaintances. And there may even be a bigger surprise waiting for you when you take the measure of your own conduct and personal prejudices. You should then understand that the problems are not exclusively centered with our nation, our own cities, our acquaintances, but are also rooted within your heart and mind.
In Shakespeare's "Julius Caesar, the scene where Cassius is speaking to Brutes about Caesar's high renown as compared to their's, he says, "The fault dear Brutes is not in our stars. But in ourselves, that we are underlings." In like manner, the fault dear citizen is not in our governmental system, but in ourselves that, as a nation we are in grave trouble.
Little by little, generation after generation, we have been moving at an increasing pace away from the good of the Commonwealth, towards self-satisfaction, while at the same time rationalizing, that what is good for us as individuals must be good for the Commonwealth, and that our governmental system has an innate ability to automatically conduct itself towards the good of the Commonwealth. Thus with our heads filled with self profit, material ambition and power, we have shamefully neglected our responsibilities as human beings and as citizens, by allowing our selfish impulses to dominate our minds, we corrupt and falsity those lofty and grand principles which corner-stone the organization and development of our nation. Now in our false display of freedom, we give prizes and honors for every best thing: the fattest hog, best pie, the strongest man or woman, the best pornographic actor, and on and on. While, proclaiming our nation's principles far and wide to be of the highest value, we allow vice under every form to flourish in every city and community. We have become slaves to our own lower selves, to our own vices, to foolish social customs, and current cultural thinking. This is a form of moral and mental decay of the most pernicious kind. The fault dear Citizen, is not with our system of government, but in ourselves; in our own hearts and mind.
"But!," you may protest, "I live a moral life. I don't injure anyone; obey the laws, even recycle, and I know there are many others citizens just like me." But! what did you do or say when a woman in your work place was sexually harassed? How much time do you allow, apart from your "getting and spending," and your entertainment, for your children's physical, mental, and spiritual needs? When you see or hear acts or words of racial prejudice what is your response? "The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men (and women) to do nothing." This statement by Edmund Burke. clearly portrays the weakness of the above protest. Silence or the none action in the face of unethical acts or spoken prejudice by good men and women, even though they hold to ethical ideals, is an act of complicity. What good are cherished ideals unspoken and undone? Every citizen of America is responsible, either by overt thoughts and actions, or by silent complicity, for the moral degraded condition of our nation. The fault dear Citizen is still in ourselves.
When as a nation we choose to focus the majority of our mental and psychic energy on selfish impulses the result is a repression of our moral conscience, and a corresponding weakening of our moral resistance. We lose are ability and the strength to do what is right for the Commonwealth. Under the influence of our selfish thoughts and conduct we see no urgent or compelling reason why we should do right, when "no one else is doing it," and when what is right conflicts with personsl profit, material ambition and power, and sensual satisfaction of all kinds.
Citizens. in order to bring harmony and truth to our nation we must unencumber our conscience, and begin to heed its voice. Good men and women every where must speak out or act in the face of prejudicial words and unethical conduct, where ever, and with whom ever it appears. We cannot allow silence or none-action, to be our answer. We must cultivate, foster, and praise, maybe even give prizes for expressions of moral virtue. We must expand our definition of our lives, to not only encompass our immediate community, but also the entire planetary community, and must learn to express and to live that new definition. We are in truth, sons and daughters of the Cosmos, and as such are intricately involved and connected in a most primal manner. As the poet, Frances Thomson says, "You cannot move a flower without troubling a star." Hear is a corresponding piece of wisdom from Gandhi, "If you seriously want to change something, become the change."
We are not beings thrown haphazardly into the eternal expanse and there to dwell as worthless spects until physical death takes us, but are a complete living analogy of the entire Kosmos, a magnificent participant. The same forces and qualities that uphold the Kosmos, uphold us; we in it, and it in us. We are a microcosm of the macrocosm. We straddle two distinct but unified and harmonized realms: the realm of space and timelessness and the realm of manifestation and time. This unique position of ours grants wondrous potential, awesome enough even for the comprehension of the principles of the whole of Universal Nature.
Citizens, the fault still lies in our hearts and minds for the poor condition of our nation, but there also resides the remedy. We can but look into our own reflections and inner consciousness to find that which will convince us that we are more than we seem. Can you go out under the night sky or read a line of beautiful poetry, or listen to beautiful music, without being awakened to higher possibilities? Cosmically, we are all related, and cosmically none of us is ever over looked or forgotten in any situation from the most important to the most trivial. There is a chamber of our hearts were we can begin to know our true Kosmic heritage, one that lies beyond mere color, race, gender, or creed, and the knowledge of which leads not to self-importance, but to great impersonality, balance, and unity.
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5 Tools Every App Startup Should Be Using
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You invest everything you have into your business. Yet the costs add up quickly, and 'everything' is never enough.
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I have a post scheduled to come soon on prayer, and I keep thinking people are going to read it and think, "Wow, this chick really thinks she's good at prayer." I don't think I'm specially prayer gifted or anything. It's just something important to my life.
But, to keep a healthy balance, I'm posting today about a Christian discipline I've always been terrible at. Fasting. When I've spent even a day fasting (even those cheating, sundown-to-sundown kinds), I've always hated it. It's just torture and horribly distracting. I'm not proud of this, but there it is. I really need to grow at it, and I've tried to grow in it a lot in the past. In more recent years I've tried to make it more doable, but useful, by fasting in ways other than totally eliminating all food and drink (the coffee fast of '12 is forever burned into my brain as a "special" spiritual season). But I know I need to discipline myself to be able to sacrifice anything for the sake of spiritual growth and growing closer to the Lord.
Anyway, enough about me and my Christian shortcomings. I could go on forever. Here are some good thoughts from John Piper on fasting. In addition to it being a vital spiritual discipline, I know most readers on this site are spending a lot of time in prayer these days, and fasting goes hand-in-hand with seasons of prayer.


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What a week for comebacks, Paul Scholes and Thierry Henry both scoring, but while everyone was fawning over Henry (although you couldnt have wrote a better script), they missed the most important thing to happen..
Anyway, quiet week on the trading front because we only had two international matches on during UK time, theres plenty on Aussie time but I dont regret ignoring most of it this year, India seem to be making a show of themselves in Aus anyway and the market was pretty much dead after day 1. So I'm stuck with Saffers v Sri Lanka, I dont really like SL for some reason, I remember last year I was €800 green on one of the England tests against them and still only manged €25 profit in the end, theyre very hard to form a solid opinion on.
The 1st ODI was more or less a waste of time with them on 13/6, FFS!
Before that, or during that, I was happy enough with my position, it was lucky to have the €75 leverage after the 2nd wicket went in the end to finish with zero, but sure I cant help teams being absolutely crap on a particular day you know, shit happens.
The 2nd ODI was a bit more like an Indian conditions match with the market sticking between the 1.05 and 1.3 range, and topping up after a wicket worked OK if you could trust the batsman coming in. I'm looking forward to Pakistan v England in Dubai on Tuesday for some proper action, just a shame its a 5-30AM start, I dont necessarily mind getting up, its just the psychological aspect of it that bothers me. Its difficult to get up at 5-30AM and not have a position because you (or I do anyway) tend to think 'I didnt get up at this hour to do fuck all' instead of waiting and picking a moment like you would normally during the day. Just have to get over that 'I'm up, I have to do something, I got up for this reason' idea and try not to just click for the sake of it - or to stay awake! Fingers crossed the market will be lively, no 1.01 trains and the pitch isnt a highway and were getting up to look at 600 v 600. From memory England v Pakistan a summer ago was pretty decent, so hopefully it'll be good to watch.
A personal thing that might get in the way is my horse Kitty Dillon is entered (and got in) to Thurles on Thursday, I'll miss a day if I go, its so hard to decide because its over 2M and that doesnt suit, I wont be backing her until she gets at least 2M4F but it'd be terrible to miss it if she actually did pull it out and win. That Mullins horse that won the first at Navan today comes out so thats a help, she wont be held up as much as last time we learned that, I'd still be happier with a longer trip but sure we'll learn something about her I suppose. An England and Kitty Dillon double next week will do sure, I dont ask for much..!
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Activity 7 - Study visit
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Activity 7 - Organizing a study visit at the Council of Europe, European Commission against Racism and Intolerance, the European Court of Human Rights and specialised departments
Expected result: 15 judges selected from within the highest levels of jurisdiction of the judicial system (courts of appeal, Supreme Court) who will benefit from the opportunity to observe, "from the inside", the working manner, organization and specific procedural acts before European Court of Human Rights and the European Commission against Racism and Intolerance, to become familiar with their institutional and procedural standards, thus gaining useful experience for their professional activity.
Realized value: A group of 14 judges selected by the National Institute of Magistracy, based on a questionnaire drawn up by NCCD's project implementation team, carried out a study visit to Council of Europe in Strasbourg, in the period 21 to 24 September 2015.
The study visit was prepared with support from the project partner (Council of Europe) through Ms. Larissa Kireev, the Co-ordinator of the programme RO 10 - Children and youth at risk and local and regional initiatives to reduce national inequalities and to promote social inclusion, working under the Department of Education, Directorate of Democratic Citizenship and Participation, General Directorate of Democracy.
The objectives of the study visit were:
- To get to know directly Council of Europe structures and their work;
- To provide with a wider European perspective and increase motivation and commitment for quality local interventions;
- To facilitate the exchange of ideas and improve knowledge related to tools, procedures and practical measures to promote human rights and equality of opportunities.
Proposed and made activities consisted of the following:
1. Guided tour of the Council of Europe;
2. Presentation of the activities done by different structures and departments of the Council of Europe, including:
- European Court of Human Rights;
- European Commission against Racism and Intolerance (ECRI);
- Education for Democratic Citizenship and Human Rights Education;
- Roma policy;
- Coe campaigns.
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Sämi's Summer Adventure Camp
As someone who understands the need to be physically active and have their imagination set free, I am hosting a Boy's Only 2019 Summer Day Camp!
The program provides easy access to parks and open areas as well as inside retreats for additional indoor fun.
Camp attendees will spend plenty of time in the beautiful outdoors staying engaged with nerf wars, football, soccer, kickball, four square, water balloon fights, and other testosterone-filled activities, as well as conduct science projects, have creative Lego contests, battle each other on Mario Kart, and more!
I (Sämi Soltermann) will be partaking in these activities while supervising the boys. Registration capacity is 13 boys. Snacks and drinks will be provided, but lunch must be brought. Please refrain from sending along any peanut products.
Hours: 9 a.m.–4 p.m.
Cost: $65 per boy; $85 for brothers
Location: Soltermann House (784 Holly Avenue)
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Media accreditation: Official Opening and SOPA 22 February 2018
Please be advised that the official opening ceremony of the Western Cape Provincial Parliament will take place on Thursday, 22 February 2018. The Premier will deliver her State of the Province Address during the sitting at 14:15.
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Members of the media who have received accreditation must report to the media registration desk at the 15 Wale Street reception (entrance off the concourse from Wale Street) between 12:00 and 14:15 on Thursday, 22 February, at which point they will be issued with a media tag and assisted to gain entry to the building. All media representatives must bring an ID book or driving licence in order to gain entry to the building.
A number of three-pin male audio connections will be available in the Press Gallery and a further two will be available at the entrance to the Chamber for television cameras. Three-pin female connections will therefore be required to connect recording devices to the audio feed. Please ensure that you have the necessary leads.
Photographers will be allowed to shoot from the Press Gallery and at the entrance to the Chamber behind the blue rope. An official will be available to assist photographers in this area. NO FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY AT ALL, FROM ANY LOCATION.
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Daniel Lozakovich is on the ascent, already establishing himself as a sought after violinist on the international stage. He amazes audiences and critics alike with his mature, carefully considered playing. Lozakovich performs with such leading orchestras as the Orchestre National de France, Orchestre Philharmoni9ue de Radio France, Münchner Philharmoniker, Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra, Royal Stockholm Philharmonie Orchestra, Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Royal Liverpool Philharmonie, Moscow Philharmonie, National Philharmonie of Russia, Orchestre de
la Suisse Romande, Orchestra Sinfonica Nazionale della Rai and the Orchester der Komischen Oper Berlin. Lozakovich is collaborating with distinguished conductors including Semyon Bychkov, Adam Fischer, Hartmut Haenchen, Andris Nelsons, Vasily Petrenko, Tugan Sokhiev, Leonard Slatkin, Vladimir Spivakov, Robin Ticciati and his esteemed peers including Klaus Makela, Lahav Shani and Lorenzo Viotti.
He is working regularly with Valery Gergiev, with whom he maintains a strong artistic partnership since their first collaboration in 2015. Returning to the Mariinsky Theatre Orchestra on several occasions, he most recently opened the Münchner Philharmoniker's festival MPHIL 360. Daniel has since been reinvited to work with the Münchner Philharmoniker in the 2019/20 season, which includes a tour performance of the Beethoven concerto in the Concertgebouw, Amsterdam.
Highlights to date have included Lozakovich's debut with the Boston Symphony Orchestra under And ris Nelsons in Tanglewood, his New York debut at the Mostly Mozart Festival with Louis Langrée, as well as tours to Japan and Asia with Valery Gergiev and with the hr-Sinfonieorchester under Andrés Orozco-Estrada. He recently performed in Amsterdam's prestigious summer Prinsengrachtconcert with Lucas and Arthur Jussen, the performance was broadcast on national television. Lozakovich also returned to the Orchestre National du Capitole de Toulouse under Tugan Sokhiev and the Orchestre Philharmoni9ue de Radio France with Krzysztof Urbanski.
ln a remarkable 2019/20 season, Daniel makes his highly anticipated debut with the LA Philharmonie and Esa-Pekka Salonen and he returns to the Boston Symphony, in their main season, with Nelsons performing Tchaikovsky. He will also make his debut appearance as soloist for Makela with the Cleveland Orchestra in summer 2019 at Blossom Festival.
A highly regarded recitalist, previous engagements have included appearances at Les Grandes Voix - Les Grands Solistes in Paris, Fondation Louis Vuitton, Ton halle Zürich and Convervatorio G. Verdi Milan and Théâtre des Champs-Élysées and Mariinsky Theatre. Lozakovich has appeared at numerous international music festivals. He has a close relationship with the Verbier Festival, since his debut invitation at the age of 13. He has participated in the Progetto Martha Argerich in Lugano, Carinthischer Sommer in Austria, Sommets musicaux de Gstaad, Menuhin Festival Gstaad, Moscow Meets Friends, Gergiev Festival Rotterdam, Baltic Sea Festival, White Nights Festival in St Petersburg and the Moscow Easter Festival, Festival de Pâ9ues - Aix-en-Provence, Pacifie Music Festival in Sapporo and Festival de Saint-Denis in Paris. Lozakovich enjoys collaborations with other notable artists including Ivry Gitlis, Emanuel Ax, Renaud Capuçon, Khatia Buniatishvili, George Li, Seong-Jin Cho, Martin Frost, Shlomo Mintz, Maxim Vengerov, Alexander Romanovsky and many others.
At the age of 15, Lozakovich signed an exclusive recording contract with Deutsche Grammophon, with a view to collaborating for the long-term. Daniel Hope personally invited him to record a selection of Barték's Duos for two
violins for Hope's My Tri bute to Yehudi Menuhin album. ln June 2018 the yellow label released Lozakovich's critically acclaimed debut album, of Bach's two violin concerti with the Kammerorchester des Symphonieorchesters des Bayerischen Rundfunks and the solo partita No. 2, which gave Lozakovich a fantastic platform to introduce his musical th in king to a wider public. The outstanding success of this debut album was marked in the music ch arts and the album notably went to number 1 in the French Amazon charts, in all music categories and to number 1 in the classical album charts in Germany.
Awarded numerous accolades including 1st prize at the 2016 Vladimir Spivakov International Violin Competition, both 1st Prize and the "Grand Prix" at the 2012 EMCY International Music Competition, "Ohrid PEARLS", Macedonia. Lozakovich was also recipient of the 2015 Manfred Grommek Prize of the Kronberg Academy. Most recently, he received the Excelentia Prize, awarded to him un der the honorary presidency of Queen Sofia of Spain and "The Young Artist of the Year 2017" award at the Festival of the Nations.
Born 2001 in Stockholm, Lozakovich took up the violin in 2007 and made his concerto debut with the Moscow Virtuosi Chamber Orchestra under Vladimir Spivakov two years later. From 2012 he has studied at the Karlsruhe University of Music with Professer Josef Rissin, and since 2015 with Eduard Wulfson in Geneva. His studies have additionally been influenced by Mikhail Kazinik, Nataija Beshulya, Dora Schwarzberg and Gerhard Schulz.
The outstanding violinist and conductor Vladimir Spivakov has remarkably realised his multifaceted talent in music and social life. As a violinist, V. Spivakov received brilliant education with the renowned teacher, Professor of the Moscow Conservatory Yuri Yankelevich. An equally important influence was the outstanding violinist of the 20th century David Oistrakh. Until 1997, Vladimir Spivakov played a violin by Francesco Gobetti, a present from Professor Yankelevich. Since 1997, he has been playing a Stradivari, given to him for life by his admirers, art patrons.
In the 1960s-1970s, V. Spivakov won prizes at prestigious international competitions, such as the Marguerite Long – Jacques Thibaud Competition in Paris, the Paganini Competition in Genoa, the Montreal competition and the Tchaikovsky Competition in Moscow.
In 1979, together with his colleagues he created the "Moscow Virtuosi" chamber orchestra, which he has since led as its artistic director, conductor and soloist. V. Spivakov learned conducting with Prof. Israel Gusman in Russia and took classes with Leonard Bernstein and Lorin Maazel in the USA. In recognition of friendship and confidence in V. Spivakov's conducting potential, L. Bernstein presented him with his baton, which V. Spivakov has kept ever since.
The vast discography of Vladimir Spivakov as a soloist and conductor includes more than 50 CDs; the majority of albums were released by BMG Classics, RCA Red Seal and Capriccio. Many of the discs received prestigious awards, including Diapason D'Or and Choc de la Musique. Since 2014, Maestro Spivakov has released records with the National Philharmonic of Russia under his own label, Spivakov Sound.
Since 1989, Vladimir Spivakov has been the artistic director of the Colmar International Music Festival (France). Since 2001, the "Vladimir Spivakov Invites..." festival has been held biennially in Moscow, featuring top performers along with emerging new names; since 2010, the festival has also taken place in other cities of Russia and the CIS. The musician has sat on the jury of many well-known international competitions (in Paris, Genoa, London, Montreal, Monte Carlo, Pamplona, Moscow), and in 2016, he started the International Violin Competition in Ufa.
Vladimir Spivakov has been involved in social and charitable activities for many years. In 1994, the Vladimir Spivakov International Charity Foundation was established with a commitment to provide professional support to young art prodigies and create favourable conditions for their artistic development. Over the past years, branches of the Foundation opened in the Republic of Bashkortostan, Tver, Saint Petersburg, and representative offices were established in Lithuania, Georgia, Uzbekistan, Germany, the Netherlands, and the USA. More than 150 medical surgeries have been conducted; on average, 30 disbursements are made annually for medical purposes; 25-30 medical policies are arranged for students from other cities or other countries through the cooperation with health insurance companies. More than 650 instruments were granted as gifts and more than 100 grants were awarded to acquire and repair musical instruments. The Foundation carries out multiple concert programs and art exhibitions at the best venues of Russia and abroad; over 1,500 people participate in the initiatives of the Foundation every year. Since 1994, more than 50,000 children have been involved in the Foundation's activities. Moreover, Vladimir Spivakov has supported various charitable initiatives in Europe and Asia, as well as the projects of the Smile Train Foundation in the USA. In 2010, Vladimir Spivakov was honoured with the award of the Government of the Russian Federation in the field of culture for the establishment of the foundation.
Many contemporary composers dedicated their works to Vladimir Spivakov, including A. Schnittke, R. Shchedrin, A. Pärt, I. Schwartz, V. Artyomov and others.
In 2003, Vladimir Spivakov founded the National Philharmonic Orchestra of Russia and became its artistic director and principal conductor, as well as the president of the Moscow International Performing Arts Centre. Since 2011, Vladimir Spivakov has been a member of the Presidential Council for Culture and Art of the Russian Federation.
Vladimir Spivakov was awarded the honorary titles of the People's Artist of the USSR (1989), Armenia (1989), Ukraine (2001), the Republic of Dagestan, Kabardino-Balkaria (2013), the Republic of Bashkortostan (2014). Maestro Spivakov was awarded the USSR State Prize (1989), the Order of Peoples' Friendship (1993), the Order for Service to the Fatherland II, III, and IV class (1999/2009/2014), the Order of Merit III class and the Order of Prince Yaroslav the Wise (Ukraine), the Order of Danaker (Kyrgyzstan) and the Order of St. Mesrop Mashtots (Armenia). He was also honoured with two highest decorations of France, the Order of Arts and Letters (Officer) and the Legion of Honour (Knight in 2000 and Officer in 2010), and the Italian Order of the Star (Commander, 2012). He received the International Award "Person of the Year 2012", the Order of Merit of the Republic of Bashkortostan, the International Award "Star of Chernobyl" (2013), the Bulgarian "Samara Cross" (2013), the "Loyalty and Faith" and Francysk Skaryna Orders of Belarus (2014), the Order of the Holy Prince Daniel of Moscow I class (2014), the Order of St Nina, the Enlightener of Georgia (2014) and many other decorations and titles.
In 2006, Vladimir Spivakov was named UNESCO Artist for Peace for his "outstanding contribution to the world of art and his activities aimed at peace and dialogue between cultures," and in 2009 he was awarded the UNESCO Mozart Gold Medal. He is the Ambassador of the Arts of the World Economic Forum in Davos. In 2012, Vladimir Spivakov was honoured with the State Prize of Russia "for outstanding achievements in humanitarian activities" (other recipients of the award over the years include Russian Patriarch Alexy II, Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, Valentina Tereshkova, King Juan Carlos I of Spain and President of France Jacques Chirac).


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We can't seem to keep employees in our local PO, other than the full-time delivery driver, and the janitor who is his wife. We have gone through 4 post masters in the past 2 years and we seem to go through clerks in a matter of months.
We had a sub in from the district office today, and I said something to him about it, and the guy got downright rude with me. He said, you people are so demanding, and this post office is so busy, for such a small town, it's no wonder you can't keep anybody here. You rich college professors are so difficult to work with it doesn't surprise me at all that people keep leaving!
Talk about a jerk. For one thing, not everyone in the area (myself included) is a rich college professor. In fact the majority of the people in our zip code are farmers, and not rich at all. For another thing, I don't care what you think of the people in the town, you can keep your opinion to yourself - it's not good customer service to tell your customers to their face that you don't like them!
We have trouble keeping mail carriers in several neighborhoods around me. As a result we have rather erratic mail service. Actually going into the post office can be a nightmare. There is never enough staff and only like 1/3 of the windows are open even when the lines get really long. Plus, they are often out of things like priority mail envelopes and customs forms. I would imagine some of that has to do with staffing. Everyone there seems to be working hard.
Now I can kind of see why they have a hard time keeping mail carriers because it's lots of physical labor. I wonder if they are trying to trim staff or can't find enough staff.
BTW in a kind of ironic note this is post office in the basement of Postal Museum blocks from the Capitol Building, so you would think might be a show place post office.
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The Post Office is a horrible place to work! I and my husband are ex-employees and can say this with some credibility!
The higher ups only want to see numbers and $ signs, they don't really care about their workers. There is no reward for good service and no punishment for giving less than your all. In fact, the ones who are dedicated and love their jobs, are the ones who quit ,beccause the ones who don't do the work are not punished at all and are in fact sometimes rewarded. So maybe this is a factor in your post office not being able to keep employees.
It IS hard work, yes they DO try and trim staff and then expect the remaining employees to pick up the slack. In fact, this is the norm. There are some good employees and some good postmasters and unfortunately they are the ones who don't last. Sorry, just my 2cents!
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So as I'm spending timing thinking about how to do characters for my next side foray into 1st edition AD&D (motto: needless complexity can be yours!), there is a well-timed bit of warped Catholic theology about rolled-but-unused characters:
Click along, it keeps going from there.
So how are we going to do the characters for C2?
I had some thoughts:
The module comes with pregens . . . but only five. It has a whole story woven into those five, too, but the story drops away as soon as you enter the dungeon. That's not a big worry. I do need more than five, though.
I thought of using other pregens. The A-series has good characters - and nine of them - but they're short a bit on levels. I may save them for when/if I get to run A3 and then A4, which I think would also be a fun side game. The ones in S4 are too high level, the ones in I1 are a bit iffy in terms of power distribution. No one wants to be a 3rd level C/M-U with 9 hp.
Roll Our Own
We could do that, using the experience of WPM and Appendix P, and probably go with the roll-six-sets-of-4d-drop-lowest and use Appendix C to give them magic items.
I'd be tempted to use the "buy your equipment" magic item list in C2, but that will take at least an hour of discussion, and endless minutes of "Who has the Sword +3?" followed by "No, remember, we decided to get a Sword +2 instead, and use the extra money on a Potion of Flying." "Who has that?" "It got broken, remember?" Aargh. At least if I hand it out, it's just out there.
So I am leaning toward the roll up six sets and equip from Appendix C.
What level? Depends on a few things.
Level Issues
If the module is scaled for five guys around level 7 or so, then eight-ten players with level 7 or so PCs means the module isn't going to give them as much of a challenge. But if I lower them down too much, they'll lose out on higher-level spells which can be critical to dealing with some situations. Potentially. I am not cleverly giving stuff away here, or cleverly avoiding doing so. I haven't re-read the module in enough depth to do that. I'm just saying, if they expect you'll have level 4 spells and you don't, that could be an issue.
The old AD&D pregren thing of mixed-level groups is nice, but who wants to be the lower-level guy? If I let someone be M-U 7 but the second M-U is only 5, that's probably fair to the module but not so fun for the level 5 guy. We'll do that in Barrier Peaks (we'll use those pregens) but not here.
Also, I need to know how many players, so I can distribute XP accordingly. We're so far out we don't know. I'll have to pick a date soon, so we can get on this.


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When the picture of a dog taking a dump shows up on every computer and cell phone screen with the words, "IT Happens," Jimmy Walker knew things would never be the same again. What he didn't know was just how bad it would be. Bugging out to his cabin in the Manistee National Forest, Jimmy figured he would ride out the storm there. He knew there would be trouble from the criminal element and those who had not prepared but hadn't counted on the United Nations moving in and gathering people up to be 'relocated,' too. Banding together with others in the valley, Jimmy works to meet the threats that seem to come from all directions at once.
My Thoughts On The Book:
The book had the feel of a James Wesley Rawles style book as it was very attentive to detail, described preparations and the survivalist mentality. Overall I would say the characters in this book came to the fight a little less armed and prepared than the stocked to the gills characters familiar in a Rawles book. I believe this fact makes the characters a little more relatiable, while the main characters do have have a military background they don't seem to be high-speed operators or aggressive militia members like that of a Rawles book. I believe this book does a decent job of demonstrating the realities of a potential bugout from a preppers mindset but not as much from a self-reliant woodsman. So if you are are more of the latter and want to continue to learn those style skills this book may not be inline with your interests; however if you are more into general preparedness then book is a great fictional representation of what you more than likely would encounter as a prepper.
Interview With the Author:
LeAnn Edmondson lives in Southeast Alaska and is the owner of www.homesteaddreamer.com where she writes about working tword a more self-sufficient lifestyle while trying to be prepared for the unknown. She also writes for PREPARE magizine and is a member of the Homestead Bloggers Network, the Prepared Bloggers Network and has contributed to several sites related to homestead, preparedness and survival communities.
- My motivation for writing the book came from the fans. When Mike Kosinski was unable to keep the weekly story going on his site, TinHatRanch.com I was already hooked and asked if I could pick it up. As things kept going, the fans encouraged me to put it into a book and I listened!
- My favorite character is actually toward the end of the book. His name is Swabbie and is based on an old salty fisherman I grew up with here in Southeast Alaska. Swore like a sailor, drank like a fish, but gentle and incredibly kind to ladies and children. A real softy once you got through the encrusted salt.
- This series will be a trilogy! We are already half way through the sequel in our weekly story on the site HomesteadDreamer.com and I am not even close to being finished with Jimmy, Amie, and Captain's stories. I expect the sequel to be published around August or September 2015 and the last book out around the same time next year, maybe sooner. For those who don't know, the original book and now the sequel are written as a weekly story where the readers vote on what happens next. Then, their vote is woven into the story and another episode is written, and so on. People are getting very involved and I LOVE that interactive aspect of the project.
- Mike Kosinski started the weekly story and so it was his choice for location and the disaster events (computer virus, nuclear weapons, EMP bursts). I have never been to Indiana or Michigan, I just picked up the thread and ran with it. I admit that I know considerably more about Michigan now than I ever have before! I would say that living in Alaska does give me an advantage in writing this story, even though it is not based in Alaska. We live more rurally here and tend to do things using less modern conveniences (mostly because they are just too expensive) so when the population finds itself thrust back into the 'dark ages,' a lot of those skills will be needed. Most city people don't know the difference between a heat fire meant to last all night long and a cooking fire. That kind of knowledge comes in handy!
More Survival Fiction Books Like This Book:
I highly recommend you pick up this book by a fellow member of the prepared bloggers network as it is a great work of preparedness fiction written in the style of Rawles (i.e. It is essentially a preparedness manual). The book was a very easy read and I was able to fly through the book over the course of a week reading it off and on as I had time between jobs. The book is definitely a page turner and well worth you time if you enjoy reading survival fiction.
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The Bengaluru FC has made its intentions clear with their first foreign signing of the season. . .
Former I-league champions and to be Indian Super League debutants Bengaluru FC has made the right buzz on Wednesday, signalling their fans that they're set to sign their first foreigner for the next season. In a tweet at around 2 PM, the club teased its followers with a flight from Australia to India, with the #NewBlue.
Anyone fancy a trip to the airport? ✈ #NewBlue pic.twitter.com/cafC3NsgLc
— Bengaluru FC (@bengalurufc) July 5, 2017
Several Bengaluru FC supporters believe it is former Everton striker Tim Cahill.
WTF! Tim Cahill signs for Bengaluru FC? ????
— Nausi Deenar (@Nauziii) July 5, 2017
@bengalurufc What a signing we have got here! Brilliant. Years of PL experience! Can't wait to see him knocking them flags out again! 🙂
— Arjun (@ArjunitedRed) July 5, 2017
NEW SIGNING! Welcome to Bengaluru, @tim_cahill. The Sydney born Australian hero signs up for JSW Bengaluru FC.???????? #WelcomeTim
— harikrishna (@hari_nair_k) July 5, 2017
Bursting the bubble, Bengaluru FC announced Erik Paartalu as their foreign signing for the next season.
He's 6'4″, he's Aussie and he's now a Blue. #WelcomePaartalu #PaartaBlue pic.twitter.com/7LWyhM5ksP
— Bengaluru FC (@bengalurufc) July 5, 2017
Less than a week after retaining Sunil Chhetri and Udanta Singh, Bengaluru FC has added to their arsenal in signing Australian midfielder Erik Paartalu on a season-long deal. The Blues have also retained defender Juan Gonzalez who will join John Johnson for another season at the heart of Bengaluru's defence.
Towering at 6'4″, Sydney-born Paartalu began his career in the National Soccer League, now the A-League, with Northern Spirit. His stints in Australia included three seasons with Brisbane Roar when they played AFC Champions League football. At Brisbane, Paartalu won two Championships and one Premiership and played 85 consecutive matches while setting an Australian record of any sporting code with an unbeaten streak of 36 games.
Erik Paartalu Career Highlights with Melbourne City FC.
"I was really excited by the Bengaluru FC project because it is a club that's doing really well for itself in an expanding market. Indian football is getting bigger and bigger. It felt like the right project to get involved with. I spoke with Cameron Watson and he sold it to me in terms of where the club is. They've been very successful in the last four years and are looking to make major steps in the Indian Super League," said Paartalu.
The 31-year-old was confident that his experience in AFC competition will prove handy for the Blues who are gearing up for their inter-zone semifinal in the AFC Cup against North Korean side 4.25 SC onAugust 23.
Also Read : Bengaluru FC appoint Naushad Moosa as Assistant Coach
"I've played in a lot of countries in Asia so that experience is invaluable when it comes to playing games on different continents with short turnarounds. Being 31, I've experienced football for a long time and playing in the AFC Cup will definitely suit me. I look forward to playing in the ISL and I know I can do well in the League with a good team around me."
Bengaluru FC coach Albert Roca said he was confident of Paartalu bringing his experience to the table as the club attempts to rebuild the squad this season. "A lot of things change for us this season and experience is what will play a key role during this phase. Erik brings that kind of experience with him and I'm certain he will be a vital figure at Bengaluru FC," said Roca.
Paartalu moved to Chinese side Tianjin TEDA FC in 2013 before a switch to Thailand with Muangthong United the following year. He was also part of South Korean side Jeonbuk Hyundai for a brief period in the season that side went on to win the AFC Champions League.
The midfielder earned his first senior national team cap in 2012, playing in a World Cup Qualifier for the 'Socceroos' against Saudi Arabia.


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Twenty four inspirational youngsters from across the UK were delighted to be announced as medallists for this year's British Citizen Youth Award (BCyA) in recognition of their extraordinary contribution to society, charities and good causes.
Jake Mendelsohn, aged 15, from Newton Aycliffe in County Durham was one of the children honoured for their incredible efforts at a formal presentation held at the Palace of Westminster.
Now in its second year, the BCyA, in association with Specsavers, seeks to highlight the many acts of bravery, kindness and compassion carried out by young people across the UK.
Incredible stories
Inspired to take action following a friend's serious illness, Jake Mendelsohn plunged into the chilly waters of Lake Windermere to do a one-mile charity swim – raising £500 in sponsorship for his brave effort during the Great North Swim.
Jake is a water polo player who had never swum in open water before but he resolved to take up the challenge when a family friend was diagnosed with a brain tumour, aged just 23, and who sadly died last year.
The money Jake raised will go to the Brain Tumour Research Campaign.
A family friend nominated him for the award for his efforts for charity. The youngster, who attends the Woodham Academy in Newton Aycliffe, is continuing a family tradition, as his grandad, Peter Beaty, now aged 85, received an MBE eight years ago for services to charity.
A word from Jake's mum
Jake's mum Allison said: 'He had never done any open water swimming so it was a bit of a challenge but on the day, he was just amazing.
'He was on his own, just 13 years old and went into the water and I didn't see him again until he got out on the other side. For a 13-year-old that was just amazing and I'm extremely proud of him.'
A word from Specsavers
Tim Mitchison, store director of Specsavers Newton Aycliffe, added: 'As a partner of the BCyA, it is always inspiring to hear about the selfless acts performed by youngsters in our local community and in the UK.
'We want to support the awareness of these acheivements and to keep inspiring other young people to make a similar positive impact on society.'


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During his senior season, he drilled FG's from 58, 57, and 55 yards in games (off a 1/2 inch block). The 58 yard FG is the 2nd longest FG in Michigan state history. He holds the state record for most made FG's in a high school career.
His FG's and kickoffs continue to dominate every time he attends our camps. At our October 2017 Michigan Fab 50 Camp, his kickoffs consistently charted 75+ yards with 4.0+ hangtime. He won the FG competition with a 55 yarder.
Kicking is his strength but Jake is also a solid punter. His best punt at the most recent camp charted 4.58/48 yards.
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Genetic and antigenic characterization of recent human-like H1 (δ-cluster) swine influenza virus isolates
Ben M. Hause, MS; Tracy A. Oleson, MS; Douglas L. Stine, DVM, PhD; Russell F. Bey, PhD; Randy R. Simonson, PhD
Complete article is available online.
PDF version is available online.
Objective: To assess genetic and antigenic properties of contemporary human-like H1 (δ-cluster) swine influenza virus (SIV) isolates circulating in US swine herds.
Materials and methods: The hemagglutinin genes from 37 δ-cluster SIV isolates were fully sequenced. The isolates were antigenically categorized using a high throughput serum neutralization (HTSN) assay incorporating antisera generated against the four currently circulating clusters of H1 SIV and a commercial vaccine containing a δ-cluster SIV isolate. A subset of the isolates were further characterized with the hemagglutination inhibition (HI) assay using H1 SIV antisera.
Results: Genetic analysis of the hemagglutinin gene of 2009-2010 δ-cluster isolates identified five distinct subclusters with 97% to 100% sequence similarity within subclusters and 95% to 97% similarity between subclusters. Antisera generated against SIV representing α, β, and γ clusters failed to neutralize any of 37 δ-cluster viruses in an HTSN assay. Only 46% of the δ-cluster isolates were neutralized by at least one δ-cluster antiserum. Hemagglutination inhibition assay results on a subset of thirteen 2010 isolates were in good agreement with the HTSN assay, with 38% of the isolates positive (HI titer > 40) to at least one δ-cluster antiserum. There was no measurable antibody titer to antiserum generated from the commercial vaccine or the 13 isolates.
Implications: Significant genetic and antigenic heterogeneity exists among δ-cluster H1 SIV isolates, suggesting that either multiple representatives of this cluster may be required in commercial vaccines or that herd-specific vaccines may be required to protect swine from influenza virus infection.
Keywords: swine influenza virus, serum neutralization, hemagglutination inhibition
Cite as: Hause BM, Oleson TA, Stine DL, et al. Genetic and antigenic characterization of recent human-like H1 (δ-cluster) swine influenza virus isolates. J Swine Health Prod 2011;19(5):268-276.
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Infosys Technologies, India's second largest outsourcer, has started a business process outsourcing (BPO) unit that is focused on the growing Indian market.
The company is late in getting into this market, unlike Indian competitors such as Tata Consultancy Services and some multinational services companies.
"About 12 to 13 months back we were not sure the market was ready," said Amitabh Chaudhry, CEO and managing director of Infosys BPO, speaking on Tuesday on the sidelines of a BPO industry conference.
Infosys, however, expects that its brand will help it bag business in the country, Chaudhry said.
The Indian market is now ready to pay for the services through a variety of models, including as a percentage of cost saved through the service, he added.
The addressable market for technology and business outsourcing services in India is expected to expand five-fold by 2020, to between US$90 billion and $100 billion, driven mainly by economic growth, according to a joint study by India's National Association of Software and Service Companies (Nasscom) and management consultancy firm McKinsey & Co.
Many Indian outsourcers have not focused strongly on the Indian market so far because it was small, and also because prices offered in India are lower than in other markets like the U.S.
The revenue per employee in India can be 20 to 30 percent lower than in the U.S., Chaudhry said. Pricing the service based on business outcomes such as cost saved could help the company get higher revenues in India, he added.
To reduce costs, Infosys plans to tie-up with BPO firms that have their operations in small towns. A number of small BPO companies that mainly address the domestic market have set up operations in small towns to take advantage of the lower cost of staff there.
Later, Infosys may set up its own operation in a small town if the business grows. For now it will deliver most of its work from Jaipur, a city in Rajasthan state in North India.
Infosys expects its revenue from BPO services to the domestic market to be about 2 percent to 3 percent of its total revenue from BPO services over the next two years. It has already bagged two large deals in India, including one from the country's Income Tax Department, and has some more in the pipeline, Chaudhry said.
Infosys' BPO business had revenue of $316.2 million in the Indian fiscal year to March 31, and employed 17,398 staff at the end of the fiscal year.


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- Nigeria's central bank unveils Clean Note Policy and Banknote Fitness Guidelines.
- The Clean Note Policy entails a quality banknotes and withdrawal of unfit/soiled banknotes to guarantee public confidence and usage of the Naira banknotes as a medium of exchange.
- CBN in the document seen Business Insider Sub-Saharan Africa says the policy is intended to be used by the public and major cash handlers such as DMBs, Microfinance Banks, third party service providers and others.
Nigeria's central bank (CBN) has launched Clean Note Policy and Banknote Fitness Guidelines – a quality standard and guidelines for cash handlers and banknotes production and re-circulation.
The new guidelinewas launched in Lagos on Tuesday.
The essence of the new banknote policy, according to CBN documents, is to ensure that the banknotes in circulation are clean and of high quality.
Dipo Fatokun, CBN's Director of Banking & Payments, during the launching, said the banknote is a reflection of a functional Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN).
What is CBN Note Policy all about?
Twitter/@BabajideKOLaunching of a CBN Clean Note Policy in Lagos (Twitter/@BabajideKO)
The Clean Note Policy entails a spectrum of diverse currency management activities geared towards the efficient circulation of premium quality banknotes and withdrawal of unfit/soiled banknotes to guarantee public confidence and usage of the Naira banknotes as a medium of exchange.
CBN in the document seen Business Insider Sub-Saharan Africa said the policy is intended to be used by the public and major cash handlers such as DMBs, Microfinance Banks, third party service providers and others.
Here are 7 things you need to know about the Clean Note Policy and Banknote Fitness Guidelines in Nigeria:
1. Clean and good quality notes in circulation
According to the policy document, banks should ensure notes in circulation are clean and of good quality. The document also mandates bank to classify notes into a fit and unfit category and return unfit ones to the CBN as unfit banknotes shall not be re-circulated.
The CBN said it will monitor compliance on a regular basis.
2. All ATMs to dispense and accept only fitness notes
The Central Bank Of Nigeria (CBN) said it will ensure that the Automated Teller Machines (ATMs) deployed by banks and other service providers are configured to dispense and accept only genuine banknotes in all denominations. The ATMs shall dispense notes that have been duly checked for authenticity and fitness according to the Bank's standard and operators whose ATMs contravene this provision shall be sanctioned in line with the existing guidelines.
3. A campaign against abuse of Naira notes
CBNIllustration of an abused naira note (CBN)
Any abuse of naira will be liable to a fine of N50,000 or 6 months imprisonment or both under the CBN Act. The apex bank categorised abuse of naira into Writing/Graffiti, Mutilating, Stapling the Naira, Tearing or making a hole of any kind, Spraying, soiling or matching the naira note.
4 Fit and Unfit banknotes
- Fit banknote
CBNTeller fit banknotes (CBN specimen)
A banknote that is suitable for continued circulation and is sufficiently clean to allow its authenticity and value to be readily ascertained.
- Unfit banknote
A banknote that is unsuitable for further circulation because of its physical condition, which may be soiled, dirty, limp, worn out, defaced or has a hole that is larger than 10 mm. Unfit notes should be returned to DMBs or a branch of the CBN anywhere in Nigeria for exchange.
nytSpecimen of Unfit banknotes (CBN)
5. The CBN said it shall also ensure the adequacy and availability of currency banknotes in the right denominational mix to meet public demand and maintain confidence in the national currency.
6. The bank also called for the use of approved processing infrastructure by deposit money banks and other approved channels.
7. CBN said the policy will, however, remain open for future amendments in tandem with emerging currency management issues.


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When Gloria Sanchez noticed the odour in her Hamilton apartment, she wondered if it was a dead rodent or rotting garbage.
It turned out the stench was, in fact, human. The bodily fluids of a man who died two floors up had been leaking into her unit.
The unpleasant news came as a shock to Sanchez, 79, who has lived pleasantly at 200 Jackson St. W. for 11 years.
"I don't know if he has family or not," said Sanchez, a retired personal support worker originally from the Philippines.
Last week, a contractor hired by CityHousing Hamilton knocked ceiling-to-floor holes in bedroom and living room walls to work on cleaning up.
The walls were covered with black plastic fastened by tape. Tiles were torn up, baseboards removed.
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The apartment is in disarray, her belongings piled on her bed and furniture crowded away from the walls, taking up floor space.
The odour has not gone away.
"They're trying to do something," Sanchez said. "It's a little bit slow."
In the meantime, she is spending nights at her daughter's home because she can't stand the lingering smell.
CityHousing says staff immediately investigated after they were told about the odour on Sept. 2.
Learning about the deceased tenant, a contractor was hired to "immediately address several impacted units," Allison Jones said.
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Staff plan to stay in contact with residents to address any other concerns, Jones said.
Sanchez's daughter, Doris, isn't pleased with her mom's situation. "My beef is that she has absolutely no living space and it has been 10 days."
Jones said tenants haven't asked for temporary transfers, but such requests "would quickly be accommodated" should they be made.
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Ex-top cop Phahlane considers stay of prosecution
On Thursday, Phahlane's defence lawyer Piet du Plessis confirmed that his client was looking at his legal options after magistrate Nicca Setshogoe withdrew charges of corruption, fraud and money laundering against him and his co-accused.
Setshogoe made the ruling after the State conceded that it was not ready for trial.
But the Independent Police Investigative Directorate (Ipid) - the main complainant against the accused - said it would soon reinstate the charges against Phahlane.
Phahlane stood accused on the charges along with his wife Beauty - also a police officer - as well as business- man Durandt Snyman in the Pretoria Commercial Crime Court.
Du Plessis said the State was on a "fishing expedition" to charge his client.
"The withdrawal of the charges means that the State did not have sufficient evidence to prosecute the matter. They must get their house in order. They must reinstate the charges against him soon or else we would apply for a stay of permanent prosecution," Du Plessis said.
He said Phahlane was initially accused of having bought a music system worth R80000, but that allegation could not stand in court.
Later, he said, Phahlane was accused of having purchased a house for R8million, but his accusers failed to include it in the formal charges against him.
"This was just a trial by media to tarnish his (Phahlane) image. There is no evidence against him. These guys are just robbing the country of a good police officer," Du Plessis said.
Phahlane echoed the sentiments of his lawyers.
"I was told that I bought a house for R8m. I showed them proof that I took out a bond for R3m. An evaluator was also sent to my house to value it. Surprisingly, the outcome of that report is not in court," he said.
"I was accused that someone bought a music system for me for R80000. My accusers have yet to reveal the identity of the person. They also said I own seven cars but I told them that I only own three cars," he said.
Phahlane said he welcomed the latest investigations against him involving the alleged award of a lucrative tender to Keith Keating of Forensic Data Analysts.
"I do not sit in any body or association which awards contracts. I've not signed any contracts to anyone," Phahlane said.
"I am not excited about the outcome of the case and I can say that I have the full confidence of the criminal justice system, especially our courts. The outcome of the case is not a surprise to me."
Phahlane added that he was loyal to the country and wanted to remain in the SAPS.
Ipid spokesperson Moses Dlamini said yesterday's outcome was not an acquittal.
"In addition, there is a pending litigation in which the suspects are challenging the search warrants. This challenge is set to be heard on June 18 at the North Gauteng High Court.
"We believe that the evidence obtained during the contested search will further strengthen the already strong case against the suspects," Dlamini said.
In court, the application for a postponement led to a fierce argument between State prosecutor Dries van Rensburg and defence counsels Du Plessis and advocate Piet van Wyk.
The prosecution wanted the court to allow them more time to obtain "outstanding forensic reports", which they believed could link more suspects to the alleged offences and possibly the addition of more charges against Phahlane.
But the defence objected, arguing that the case was set down for yesterday, to allow the prosecution to serve a final indictment on Phahlane and his co-accused and to set a trial date.
In her ruling, Setshogoe expressed doubt on whether the State would be ready for trial if she grants them the postponement. She also said the likelihood of arrest of more suspects could also delay the trial.
"The new suspects would have to be timeously informed of the charges against them and also be allowed an opportunity to make formal bail applications as required by the law.
"At the same time, their legal representatives are also likely to request more time to familiarise themselves with the contents of the charges against their clients," Setshogoe said.
She withdrew the charges after the State conceded that it would not want to place the matter on trial without "outstanding crucial information".
Earlier, in his concession, Van Rensburg said there were three companies conducting forensic investigations, noting that one of them was involved in the tender to supply forensic equipment to the police and the pricing of the equipment.
He said the State was only in possession of draft reports, which would be insufficient to use in the trial.


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North Sheffield prepares to celebrate Tour de Yorkshires Fox Valley finish
North Sheffield prepares to celebrate Tour de Yorkshires Fox Valley finish
Apr 2017
North Sheffield is preparing to welcome the regions biggest bike race this weekend which will finish at Fox Valley on Sunday afternoon.
The Tour de Yorkshire starts in Bridlington tomorrow (Friday April 28th) and the races dramatic climax will be at Fox Valley at around 5pm on Sunday.
Thousands of people are expected to line the route in South Yorkshire and head to Fox Valley to see the 2017 race winner receive the coveted Tour de Yorkshire Trophy.
Two million spectators lined the route for the 2016 edition of the race and it was watched by 11.4 million TV viewers in 178 countries.
The team at the north Sheffield shopping centre has organised a fantastic day of entertainment for the crowds with events also happening on Manchester Road in Stocksbridge as well as in Bolsterstone and Penistone.
As well as the pro race which 18 teams and 144 riders will compete in - 4,000 amateur riders will be leaving Fox Valley from 6:30am to tackle one of three tough routes on the hills of north Sheffield for the Maserati Tour de Yorkshire Ride.
Entertainment and activities will run throughout the afternoon in the build up to the race finish - including performances from the world famous Grimethorpe Colliery Brass Band ahead of their sell out concert at The Albert Hall next month.
The centre is also hosting a special childrens parade featuring cyclists from local schools as well as a regional food market - big screens will be showing all the race actions after the riders leave Bradford at 12pm at the start of the tour de Yorkshires Stage 3 which has been names The Yorkshire Terrier.
Fox Valley is a new town centre development which opened in June 2016 and is home to a host of national and independent retailers.
The centre was announced as the finish line for the third edition of the Tour de Yorkshire in December last year and Dransfield Properties, the company which owns and manages Fox Valley has worked alongside local groups and stakeholders to give a big South Yorkshire welcome to the event.
The whole area has been dressed with bunting, banners and land art ready to welcome the riders.
Mark Dransfield, Managing Director of Dransfield Properties said: Everyone has worked together to make the finish of the Tour de Yorkshire a really special event for our part of the county.
We have some beautiful towns, village and countryside here and the communities have really pulled out the stops to make sure they look the best for when the cyclists come through.
We are incredibly proud that the finish will be here at Fox Valley on Sunday and we have a fantastic day planned to celebrate the event.
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The Fox Valley Flag being handed over by Sir Gary Verity, Mark Dransfield with the Tour de Yorkshire Trophies at Fox Valley, Mark Dransfield with Sir Gary Verity of Welcome to Yorkshire and Christian Prudhomme, head of the race organisers ASO.
Key timings (may be subject to change)
6.30am Sportive Ride Starts from Fox Valley
8.55am Sportive riders start arriving back to Fox Valley
2.10pm Grimethorpe Colliery Band performance
3.00pm RAF Dakota flypast
3.30pm Childrens Parade at Fox Valley
4.10pm Publicity Caravan arrives at Fox Valley
4.15pm Grimethorpe Colliery Band performance
4.30pm The Stocksbridge Sprint on Manchester Road
4.40pm Race reaches Cote de Deepcar
4.45pm Race reaches Cote de Wigtwizzle
4.50pm Race reaches Cote de Ewden Heights
4.55pm Race reaches Cote de Midhope
5.05pm Winner of the pro race expected to arrive at Fox Valley
5.15pm Trophy presentation and press conference
5.30pm Grimethorpe Colliery Brass Band perform Jerusalem
6.00pm End of event
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