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To boyle Stockdoves. Seethe them with Beefe or Mutton, take the best of the broth and put it in a pipkin, and put thereunto Onions finelye minced, and a few Corance, and so boyle them till they be very tender, and season them with vergious, and a little sweet butter, and pour them upon your Stockdoves when they be laid upon the Sops.
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There are many people that a gang could set upon on a night, and even get away the victors. But even with the advantage of numbers, attacking the four tipsy people who'd been weaving down the street has turned out to be very much the wrong decision. Because the four tipsy people are in fact military trained. That they're tipsy barely impedes their reactions. It doesn't take them long to have it over with, breathing a little rushed, faces flushed with adrenaline and grins.
The gang members are in various configurations of "on the ground, defeated". Except for the one that showed any common sense by not joining the fight and declaring surrender even before any of his gang mates was knocked to the ground.
One of the gang members, possibly their leader, is promising all kinds of horrible torture towards the "traitor".
Said traitor is standing still, watching the victors attentively, his face hard to read. His lack of reaction is only causing the possibly-leader to get madder and louder. Too loud for someone that just lost a fight.
"Strath," Aaren sounds far more amused than chiding. "Hey, kid, do I know you from somewhere?" he directs to the one still standing.
The gang's leader says something that sounds awfully close to "dyke".
"You saw me earlier, I think four and a half hours ago. Me and Jeffrey," he points at one of the fallen, "were waiting in an alley and you spotted us and was immediately suspicious of two guys in an alley. By your disapproval I'd guess you subconsciously notice the smell of Jeffrey's cigarettes."
He sounds very confident of his assessments of Aaren's emotions. Less so of his inferences.
Aaren smiles, gives a little laugh. "I shouldn't judge for smoking, I was like a chimney back in the day."
(That gains three snorts, even as Strath shifts her foot and straight up kicks the apparent leader in the face.)
"But I do anyway. You got somewhere to stay?"
Percy smiles back at Aaren.
Then he tenses and appears to dodge an attack from behind before his wound be attacker even moves. Said attacker manages to lift himself up enough to see that Percy changed places and then falls to the ground defeated. Percy's hands go up again.
That reaction would've be hard to pull off even if it was choreographed somehow. The street is too noisy, there was no obvious visual tell even if Percy was looking that way.
"They know where I live and DeLarge would definitely torture me. He has been waiting for an excuse to torture someone for a while."
He doesn't immediately react to the strange reaction times - he's seen more peculiar things, and he's started to get the impression this kid is anything but mundane. "Strath?"
Strath looks up at him. "We'll get the cops to deal with this, Sarge," she assures.
"Thanks," he says gratefully. "Alright, kid, you're with me. C'mon." He jerks his head, and half turns to leave, waiting half a beat to see if he's being followed.
The kid follows without a pause. He doesn't look surprised or afraid there will be consequences.
"I'm Aaren, you got a name I can call you by?"
"I'd say a pleasure, but under the circumstances..." Pause. "I suppose you're wondering where we're going?"
"A shelter of some kind. Maybe your house. Because you're concerned about my safety."
"Kinda comes down to which you'd prefer. Can get you a room in a hotel for the night, or I have a spare bedroom. -more of a couch tonight. Spare room is currently a box room. The bed might be a bit covered..."
"I don't want to be alone," Percy says showing the first sign of apprehension. "I don't mind sleeping on the couch."
"My house then," Aaren decides. "You might regret that when you realise 'not alone' includes a teenage girl - my daughter 'Chelle - and her best friend Lan on top of that."
He nods to the last. "Clearing the bed probably won't take too long, but if you just want to collapse and sleep, we can make up the sofa."
"I don't mind other people. You don't need to worry about me being comfortable. The sofa is fine."
Aaren blinks slightly, and gives him a sharp look. "We'll see," he says eventually. Pauses. "You mind telling me how old you are?"
"-I'm gonna take a wild guess that there's no family out there looking for you?"
"No." Aaren is going to feel sad and Percy doesn't want to feel sad for himself and quietly shoves that emotion aside.
-Yeah, there is some, but it's tempered with anger that Percy ended up in a gang.
He shakes it off as they reach a residential area and Aaren leads Percy up to his house opening the door and gesturing him in. "Welcome to our humble abode, it's not much, but it is home."
Anger and indignation are better, useful even. He doesn't let them show in his face.
"It's a nice place," he reassures before walking in.
"I appreciate the sentiment," Aaren says with a grin, opens his mouth to-
Only to be interrupted by a male voice from the top of the stairs. "You are using Bonetti's Defence against me, ah?"[1]
[1] From here, till the end of Lan and 'Chelle's current interaction, all dialogue is from the Princess Bride


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With the much-awaited Fahad Mustafa and Mehwish Hayat starrer, Load Wedding all set to release on Eid-Ul-Azha, the team behind the film have released its first song, 'Rangeya.'
Showcasing the romantic dynamics between Fahad and Mehwish, the song explores the idea of falling in love that is truly encapsulating. Interestingly enough, it also looks at the longingness the same love brings when the lovers are apart. Can it get anymore mushy, we don't think so!
Also read: Here's why you might always find Fahad Mustafa in Nabeel Qureshi's films
While Mulazim Hussain and Missal Zaidi have lent their mellifluous vocals for the song, the music and lyrics have been provided by Shani Arshad, who too, has managed to bring a soothing sensation into his craft.
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antabanta posted:Billy Ram Balgobin posted:
The issue of immigration in this country is a big issue. It will continue to be a big issue after Trump is gone. The truth is that the people of the U.S. are feeling overwhelmed with the constant flow of new immigrants in the country especially on the porous borders with Mexico. If Guyanese are worried about a few thousands Haitians tilting the balance of power in favor of one group what do you think is going through the minds of White America when they are told that they will become a minority in two decades? These are things we have to think about and try to understand how they feel about the situation.
The solution is simple: western world powers stop raping third world and undeveloped countries. Most of the present day conflict, both external and internal, are directly or indirectly caused by developed nations that result in poverty, crime, and poor economies.
When ppl lack vision why you blaming somebody else bcz they fail to lift demseves out of shit. Be grateful yuh are among white ppl. I supoose yuh rather the Chinese f the world. Yuh tink dey goan treat yuh better than white ppl.


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It's darn near impossible to get a zero bounce rate for your website, not to mention quite unrealistic, especially if you're doing email marketing, social media, blogging… basically any form of online marketing. These things generally result in your bounce rate going up, not down. Regardless, the likelihood of every single website visitor going to more than one page is extremely low…virtually non-existent in fact. So, your website's unfortunately not as cool as you think it is.
I don't mean to be abrasive. Your website might be super sweet in terms of design and functionality, but a 0% bounce rate likely means something's wrong with your website, not right.
So, what's causing it?
To use Google Analytics to report your website traffic the tracking code (provided to you through your Google Analytics account) must be installed in the code of your site to record visitor activity. However, if this code is installed more than once, your website metrics go haywire — activity is tracking double-time, yielding strange and inaccurate data.
When Google Analytics starts tracking it opens a session and passes a page view hit to the system. If your tracking code is entered twice, two page views will be passed into the system rendering a 0% bounce rate from every website visitor.
Login to your Google Analytics account and ask yourself:
If there is more than one tag with the same property ID (the numbers are blacked out for security purposes in the image above), that means the tag is installed more than once on your website.
If you see only one tracking code with your property ID with a green tag icon, you're good to go. My guess is you won't see this color, because you wouldn't have a bounce rate of 0 and therefore likely wouldn't be reading this article…
If you see one or more yellow tags as shown above, the tag is working but has a minor implementation issue you should check as soon as you can.
A red tag means something major is wrong with it and should be fixed as soon as possible.
This can happen for a number of reasons:
It's possible you may have two plugins installed on your site that have the capability to add the Google Analytics tracking code to your website. You may have inadvertently added it twice, once in each plugin, on accident. Just delete it in one plugin and retest with Google Tag Assistant to see if this remedied the situation.
If you use Google Tag Manager to track events on your website, you may be tracking events, such as page views, that Google Analytics tracks for you by default. You're in the clear to use both Google Analytics and Google Tag Manager in tandem as long as your event tracking doesn't overlap and inadvertently track twice.
If you're using Tag Manager, you may have a Universal Analytics tracking code set up with the same property ID as an already-installed Google Analytics tracking code.
If you're tracking for two different UA properties (in other words, two different websites), the numbers should be different and thus record on two different GA accounts, so your bounce rates for each property should be accurate (in other words, not zero).
Run the Tag Assistant and find out if this is the case. Below you can see what correct results would look like versus not-so-ideal results. In a case where the UA numbers are the same, GA metrics would reflect a 0% bounce rate.
This is right.
This is not so right…
Well, remove the additional tracking code(s) is the obvious answer. Yup, that's just what you should do. Once you're down to one tracking code, your metrics should soon balance out and give a true reflection of visitor behavior on your website in Google Analytics.
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Today is my birthday eve and all I want to do is focus on happy things and things that bring me joy.
Today I did simple things...
Ate idli and sambhar and beans and coconut sabzi, that our lovely upstairs neighbour kindly sent us for breakfast.
Then watched some Pretty Little Liars.
Read my book The Museum of Extraordinary Things by Alice Hoffman.
Flipped through some magazines.
Napped hard.
Put on a delicious smelling hair mask from Lush.
Wore some seriously cool Hello Kitty glasses. Always make your inner child happy.
Watched some random TV shows.
Ordered 2 bags online :)
Cleaned my fridge and living room.
Had delicious coffee.
A good day.
Now on to some things that have lately brought me joy!
Happy Yellow Blooms!
Flowers always make me smile and bring me joy.
Bombay sunsets and Marine Drive at dusk is just magical.
My college- Jai Hind- was in a lane opposite Marine Drive and this place always reminds me of those wonderful 5 years.
City Lights and Colaba.
Colaba is hands down one of my happy places in the world.
Early morning and winter chill and the building opposite mine being lit up with fairy lights for their annual day function.
Winter florals and my super duper comfy flats.
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Pinkard teamed up with H+L Architecture and Carl Walker to win the design-build project. Construction began in mid-October and is expected to finish in summer 2016. The estimated cost of design and construction is approximately $14 million. This is Pinkard Construction's 14th project on the CSU Fort Collins Campus.
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It's that time of the week again, Dragon Ball Super Spoiler time!
As per usual, these are just titles and the Synopsis for Dragon Ball Super Episodes 87, 88 and 89 which will be airing in Japan (and streaming Globally ) in the next few weeks.
THIS ARTICLE CONTAINS ONLY MILD SPOILERS! (As I also like not know what is happening … it's a fine balance).
Currently in the Dragon Ball Super's "Universe Survival Saga", Goku and Gohan are travelling all over the world, building the Universe 7 team for the Universe Survival Saga.
This week ( Episode 86), we know that Goku is going to find Android 17 somewhere in the episode a mysterious space ship was shown to appear. I have read a few theories that it may be Jaco (the Galactic patrolman) coming to warn Goku about an alien threat but i do not put much weight into this as it seems to be just picking old characters at random in the hope we see them. (who wants to see Jaco the Jackass … Seriously).
Warning … speculation follows!
On the topic of this mysterious spaceship, my own theory is that this ship will contain some sort of Alien threat and this threat will be used to add some Drama to the Universe Survival Saga. One thing that has really struck me since the episode where the Tournament Rules rules were announced was the shortness of the Tournament of Power, and potentially the saga. So far in the Universe Survival Saga, the writers have done a good job of padding out the hours leading up to the Tournament but there is only so much of this that can be done before we will start to get bored of it… as we want to see the Tournament.
I speculate that the spaceship that is shown to appear in Episode 86 will contain an alien threat that will force Goku to waste what precious time they have fighting them. This situation could add an amazing amount of tension to these episodes leading up to the Tournament of Power as we would have a situation where not only is the Earth is at risk but the team are on a timer and if they do not save the earth in time the whole Universe will be destroyed … as they can't miss the Tournament and it would help make these episodes leading up to the tournament a bit more exciting.
Now comes the Episode info.
Dragon Ball Super Episode 87
Airdate – 23rd 2017
Episode title – " Hunt the poachers! Goku and No.17's joint battle!"
Episode synopsis …
No. 17 battles poachers to save animals. Wanting to recruit No. 17 for the Tournament of Power at all costs, Goku joins the fight. Though No. 17 had turned Goku down before, after the poachers are defeated with Goku's help, he agrees to enter the tournament. Meanwhile, Gohan is off visiting Piccolo.
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As a global logistics service provider, Katoen Natie combines engineering, technology and port operations to offer worldwide, tailor-made solutions to the chemical and automotive industries, and to the consumer goods, electronics & retail sector. The Business Unit (BU) Consumer Goods & Industrial Solutions manages the complete supply chain flow and goods distribution from several Business Lines like Textiles, DIY products, Pharmaceuticals, Sporting Goods, Aftermarket and E-commerce.. Katoen Natie has 181 logistic platforms and is active in 30 countries all over Europe, North America, South America and the Far East with a staff of more than 13.000 people.
Our business unit Consumer Goods & Industry manages the logistics and distribution of goods such as: textiles, DIY products, food products, pharmaceuticals, products with an industrial application, E-commerce, etc.
To support this fast growing business unit, Katoen Natie is looking for a Key Account Manager for its site in Ghent.
- Responsible for one or more clients, focusing on the commercial relationship and the monitoring of the quality of the services provided;
- Guarantees the legal coverage of the performed (logistics) activities;
- Develops a good working relationship with customers to enhance customer satisfaction and customer retention;
- Is the internal key source regarding customer and market intelligence for his/her customer portfolio;
- Follows up closely and comments the profitability of these customers internally.
Key Responsibilities
- Monitors the compliance with the contractual agreement from both the customer and the own organization
- Negotiates and renegotiates contract extensions or ad hoc services
- Determines the most crucial needs of assigned customers and translates this into an annual key account plan to ensure that they receive first-class customer care and service
- Performs an annual customer satisfaction query and responds to this with an action plan
- Interacts and communicates with the client on a regular basis to determine changing tastes and preferences
- Guarantees monthly accurate invoicing
- Delivers the annual budget and comments the financial result in a monthly management letter
- Has full P&L responsibility for the assigned customer
Monthly management meeting:
- Volume review & forecast
- KPI performance
- Issue log review
- Legal/contract dashboard
- Customer satisfaction query
- Management letter
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Canada Soccer announces fine, suspension for Forge FC's Kyle Bekker
Posted on 7 May 2019 in Canadian Soccer Association
Canada Soccer's Disciplinary Committee has announced that Canadian Premier League team Forge FC's Captain Kyle Bekker has been suspended for two matches and fined an undisclosed amount related to an incident in the CanPL opening match held 27 April at Tim Hortons Field in Hamilton, ON.
Based upon a review of the incident by Canada Soccer's independent judicial body, the player was charged with misconduct as per the Canada Soccer Disciplinary Code. Bekker will miss the games on 8 and 12 May 2019.
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Sunday, March 24, 2013
Spring Cleaning
Spring cleaning sneaked up on me today. I was just tidying along, here and there, and next thing I know, I was taking things out of my closet, sorting, taking curtains off windows, stripping beds, cleaning out the fridge and checking expiry dates (that was actually my daughter's idea; she's super vigilant about expiry dates), washing blankets, pictures off walls for cleaning... This little energy burst can stop any time now. I have a March Sweater Madness to finish. Knit Wit took an opportunity of my duvet being dumped on the floor in a big fluffy hill to burrow himself in deep enough that I barely spotted him in there.
Progress is going well on the sweater, I must say. I'm approximately two thirds done with the second sleeve, then all that will remain is the rest of the body from hip down and steeking for the zipper. I wish others would post a little blurb about their progress on the Madness blog. But as the song goes, "you can't always get what you want...".
Posted by Barbara from Nova Scotia at 15:48
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- Wanderingcatstudio said...
Knit Wit looks as helpful as my kitties.
I wish i could pick up some of your energy - it would certainly help me get these boxes packed!
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This is like a Lego kit for billionaires. Saturday's Coys Auctions event at Blenheim Palace in the United Kingdom saw the hammer go down on millions of dollars worth of rare, original spare parts. Part of the auction included almost all of the parts one would need to assemble a 1962 Ferrari 250 GTO.
In its complete form, a Ferrari 250 GTO is just about the most expensive car you'll find on the planet. The CEO of WeatherTech recently spent $ 70 million to buy one. Values on any 250 GTO have been climbing steadily for the last coupld of decades, and there's clearly no signs of stopping.
What Coys auctioned is the chassis frame from a 1962 Ferrari 250. It wears chassis No. 4105GT, which puts it at odds with another Ferrari out there. Apparently the Ferrari 250 GTE used in the 1977 film "Poliziotto Sprint" has chassis No. 4105GT. That chassis wound up in a museum and the engine from the car wound up in a 250 GT SWB.
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ANU Censors Student's Pro-Refugee Statement, Schmidt "Disappointed"
An ANU student has been removed from a booklet on award winners after refusing to withdraw a comment critiquing Australia's refugee policy from her bio. Vice Chancellor Brian Schmidt today expressed regret for this, saying he is "disappointed".
Odette Shenfield graduated from her law degree last year. She received multiple awards at the 2017 prize ceremony, including the Commonwealth Attorney-General's Department and Australian Government Solicitor Prize, and a University Medal. During her time at ANU, Shenfield was Environment Officer and founded Demos Journal.
The University, Shenfield told Observer, wanted to feature her profile in a marketing booklet, and sent her a number of questions to respond to. Shenfield said she wanted to help other law students with her profile. "I think if you see people at the end of the degree and they've won an award, you just see the positives … I wanted to share the highs and lows of my studies," she said. She discussed difficulties she faced during her time at ANU, including isolation and stress.
As part of her bio, she also discussed a course she had particularly enjoyed, "The Public Interest Clinical Program gave me new insights into the human reality behind the government's inhumane refugee policies," she wrote. This is the section with which the University took issue.
Shenfield's original response was 1500 words, she said, which was then edited down. Shenfield felt the edit did not capture her meaning, and sent her own cut-down version. ANU accepted her version, but asked her to remove the refugee line, she said, because the booklet was meant to be "politically neutral". Shenfield claimed the University expressed concerns that the line would affect ANU's ability to get prize donations. When she insisted the line should remain, her profile was removed from the booklet.
The ANU Refugee Action Committee told Observer, "It is extremely disappointing that this organisation, which purports to be a place for 'thought leaders' is all too happy to sacrifice the free expression of an award-winning student because they are worried about upsetting their government donors." When asked for comment, ANU said it "actively encourages freedom of speech among staff and students". "Our student speaker at the final graduation ceremony in 2017, Geraldine Fela gave an impassioned and eloquent speech on Australia's refugee policy," ANU told Observer.
ANU prides itself on the principle of academic freedom and I am always proud to see our students standing up for issues they feel strongly about. I am disappointed this happened, and everyone has learned from it. https://t.co/bL9omXlDju
— ANU Vice-Chancellor (@VC_ANU) March 21, 2018
The removal, initially reported yesterday in Canberra Times, has seen national coverage. The ANU College of Law admitted on Twitter last night that it had "made a poor call". "We encourage students to speak out on issues they feel are important," the tweet said. Schmidt retweeted this today, adding, "I am disappointed this happened, and everyone has learned from it."
Shenfield encouraged others to speak up for what they believe in. "I hope [this incident] encourages other people to speak out on issues that they care about, and particularly refugees … the Palm Sunday rally is coming up, if people care about [refugees] it's probably a good way to have your voice heard."


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Over the past six years, I have been proactive in being kinder to myself. As a part of my healing and management of depression and anxiety, I had to learn to accept that I am not always going to be okay. Changing how I spoke about mental illness made a big impact in how I coped. I was able to let go of the guilt and shame associated with having depression and anxiety much more quickly. With practice, it has gotten easier to deal with the bad flare ups.
During this same time frame, my body was changing and I was starting to look like a completely different person. Antidepressants and sleep meds were causing weight gain. I went from 180 pounds to 240 pounds. The person I saw in the mirror was a stranger. Who is this woman? I was so uncomfortable in this new body. Although I was doing the work to be kinder to myself in regard to mental illness, I was not doing the same with accepting how I looked physically. I was extremely mean to myself... I still am.
Fat. Ugly. Unattractive. Frumpy. Gross. Lumpy. Huge. These are just some of the words I use to describe myself. My stomach is not flat, my thighs are big and rub against each other constantly, and my arms are flappy. I've got cankles and back fat. Even my wrists are fat. I always feel like the biggest person in the room. Even when I am by myself I am constantly aware of my size.
You will rarely see photos of my whole body these days. Selfies are my new bff. I love makeup but I wear it more often because I feel it distracts people from looking at the mess below my neck. If I can hide my body I will in a heartbeat. Changing how I look physically is hard since exercise is a migraine trigger. I eat healthy but my weight isn't dropping. I feel stuck in this body that I didn't ask for.
Then, something interesting happened last week. I was getting myself ready for my first keynote speech in my hotel room. I wore a dress that showed off my arms and legs, which I rarely do. As I stood in front of the mirror I saw a beautiful woman full of curves. I was shocked to see such a different version of myself. It wasn't the makeup or the hair that made me feel this way. For the first time in a very long time, my body made me feel beautiful. It's not as bad as I thought. Even my cankles looked sexy.
In that moment, I embraced myself wholly. It's okay that I'm bigger than other women I know. This body has been through a lot and it deserves to be treated better. I may never lose the weight and I'm slowly starting to be okay with that. Will I feel this way every day? Most likely not. But, it's a start and one I'm hoping will continue to grow.
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Our range of backdrops is another example of how we are constantly looking to make things better for the client. We had been working with a local photographer who had studio style set-up at a school prom and we discussed how the printed backdrop made an enormous difference to the look of the photos. At the end of the night we spent some time using our Magic Mirror with their backdrop.
The difference in the photos was incredible - so we decided to invest in backdrops for all our photobooths.
When we published our first photos with the backdrops, the reaction of the photographer was "I love it!".
Photobooths Create Entertainment for Corporate and Business Parties
We sure do! Whether we be at a corporate event helping to promote a product and generate leads for the client, or if we are at a wedding reception we are always there to entertain.
Our wide range of props, unique software, professional and friendly staff and our top of the range equipment all come together to provide a memorable, entertaining attraction at any event.
The images can be shared to social media for further brand marketing and awareness and the images can be branded to match your corporate identity.
The guests are able to take home a printed copy of their photo which often ends up on a noticeboard of fridge as a reminder of the fun they have had at your event.
An event with a photobooth or magic mirror will be entertaining, it will be fun and it will be memorable!


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Fintech: Customer Trust and Security
July 6, 2017
Hosted by Brett King
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Episode Description
Today, our host Brett King, Author of Augmented and Bank 4.0 (coming soon) is joined by Penny Crosman of American Banker to discuss ICOs. Then, he talks with Carl Ryden, CEO of PrecisionLender, to talk about his new book "Earn It: Building Your Bank's Brand One Relationship at a Time" and the principles that lenders need to adhere to to build trust and community. Also, Felipe Echandi Lacayo, the Founder of PanaFintech, helping to build a fintech ecosystem throughout Latin America. And for the last half the show, we have Sam Shawki, the CEO of MagicCube, who are using both hardware and software systems to ensure cyber security.
Breaking Banks Fintech
Thursday at 12 Noon Pacific Time on VoiceAmerica Business Channel
Many industries have been revolutionized by technology in the last decade.
Books, Music, TV, Communications, and now it's happening to our money.
Fintech, or financial technologies, is the new disruption that is sweeping
across the globe and dominating the tech world conversations on everything
from ApplePay to new credit algorithms, and upending the access to capital.
Fintech is going to give millions of people who have never had access to
banking, saving, and capital, a bank account that they carry in their hands.
Tune into Breaking Banks with Brett King, for a look at how technology and customer behavior will bring about more changes in banking in the next 10 years, than in the last 200 years. Listen every Thursday at 3pm eastern time, noon pacific on the VoiceAmerica Business Channel. You'll never look at your bank account the same again.
Brett King
Brett King is a three times bestselling author, well-known futurist and speaker, and founder of a breakout new retail banking and lifestyle concept "Moven." King was voted as American Banker's Innovator of the Year in 2012, and was nominated by Bank Innovation as one of the Top 10 "coolest brands in banking." King has been featured on CNBC, Bloomberg, BBC, Financial Times, The Economist, The Asian Banker Journal, The Banker, Wired magazine and many more. He contributes regularly as a blogger on Huffington Post.
King initially achieved recognition for his bestselling book BANK 2.0, which received widespread industry acclaim and topped category lists in the UK, USA, Germany, Japan, Canada, France Russia and Asia. 'Branch Today, Gone Tomorrow' - King's second book achieved bestseller status in its first week on Amazon. His current book BANK 3.0 is currently topping the charts in the US, UK, China, Canada, Germany, Japan and France and has been published in English, Chinese (Simplified/Traditional), Korean, Russian and Polish to-date. He is widely considered the foremost global expert on retail banking innovation today.
As an industry thought leader, King has delivered keynotes at conferences in more than 40 countries for organizations like Google, Forbes, and Oracle. He has served as an international judge for The Asian Banker Retail Banking Excellence Awards, the GSMA Global Mobile Awards, the Middle East Business Achievement and Retail Banking Awards.


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Swansea residents looking for energy savings, home security, and home automation should turn to Vivint Smart Home
Vivint Smart Home systems combine energy savings, industry-leading in-house monitoring response times, a top-ranked mobile app to deliver a seamless, easy-to-use service that puts you in control of your home 24/7. With more than 1,000,000 customers, including many Swansea homeowners, Vivint Smart Home is the leading smart home provider in North America. At Vivint Smart Home, we strive to go above and beyond industry expectations, rewarding you with high caliber products and quality assistance that ensure you always have access to the tools and support you need. Vivint Smart Home customers get the benefit of accessing all their home security and smart home controls through the Vivint Smart Home app, the most downloaded and top-rated smart home app on The App Store. With the best home security and smart home services in Swansea, Vivint Smart Home is here to bring your in-home technology to the next level.


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BMW has introduced the M4 CS special edition that falls in between its BMW M M4 model line-up. With its eye-catching, emotionally powerful looks, it also raises the profile of the M4 range another notch.
A new model-specific front splitter in exposed carbon fiber defines the face of the new BMW M4 CS, which cuts an unquestionably dominant and dynamic figure even when standing still. The new BMW M4 CS also comes with the BMW Individual High-gloss Shadow Line trim with extended features already familiar from the M4 with Competition Package. This means features such as the side window trim and window recess covers are finished in high-gloss black, as are the BMW kidney grille and the prominent M gills on the front wings.
The car's athletic lines extend along the CFRP bonnet and powerdome, over the roof; with its shallow central channel, and the new, likewise carbon-fiber spoiler lip on the boot lid, to the rear diffuser and its four exhaust tailpipes, integrated with impeccable stylistic fluency. The model badge on the tail is in silver chrome .Other highlights include OLED rearlights and light-alloy wheels in Orbit Grey.
The extensive use of carbon fiber-reinforced plastic (CFRP) ensures that the new BMW M4 CS is extremely light; indeed, its kerb weight is just 1,580 kilograms (acc. to EU, excl. driver). As well as the rear diffuser, large sections of the body are also made from CFRP. The bonnet, for example, is around 25 per cent lighter than that of the BMW M4, as a result.
The BMW M4 CS's suspensions are rooted not only in a fresh round of suspension revisions over the M4 with Competition Package in terms of spring/damper settings, but also in a moderate increase in power for the six-cylinder in-line, 3.0-liter TwinTUrbo engine. Fitted in the M4 CS, it develops 460 hp, that's 10 hp more than in the M4 with Competition Package. Peak torque increases by 50 Nm (37 lb-ft) to 600 Nm. The 0 to 100 km/h sprint is over in a breathtaking 3.9 seconds, with a top speed of 280 km/h when paired with the M Driver's Package.
Inside, generous use of Alcantara and leather are aimed to conjure up an interior with an enviable sporting feel. Paring down the passenger compartment to the essentials and, in so doing, achieving significant weight savings was also the declared aim with the interior door panels and the side trim in the rear compartment. Both are made from compacted natural fibers, renewable raw materials, in other words, and have been given a special carbon-fiber look. Conventional door pulls give way to lightweight loops in the BMW M4 CS. And yet, despite the rigorously sporty mindset embodied by its cabin and also expressed in the presence of lightweight M sports seats, passengers in the BMW M4 CS need not go without niceties such as single-zone automatic climate control and a high-quality, specially adapted version of the HiFi System Professional.
BMW M is offering two new colors exclusively for the BMW M4 CS special edition: San Marino Blue Metallic and Lime Rock Grey Metallic. A myriad of options available for the M4 range are also applicable for the BMW M4 CS.


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Collaboration, on an inter-institutional, regional, national or international level, is a strength of online teaching and learning. Using online linkages, faculty jointly develop and share resources, courses and programs, resulting in increased options for students, reduced development costs and enhancement of expertise and experience.
The models of collaboration highlighted in the Pockets of Innovation Series present a wide variety of successful initiatives, with examples ranging from joint initiatives between two institutions to partnerships with national and international contributors.
Collaboration among Ontario Colleges and Universities: All 24 public colleges in Ontario are part of the OntarioLearn consortium, partnering to develop and share more than 1,200 online courses and several online programs to make them accessible to students across the province and beyond. Also in Ontario, Durham College offers the theoretical component of apprenticeship training for Industrial Mechanics online for use at Sault College, with both colleges offering the face-to-face components of the program locally so that students can work and learn in their own communities. As part of a consortium of 6 colleges in Eastern Ontario, Sir Sandford Fleming College develops and uses online modules from other partners for faculty training on issues of classroom management. Faculty at Carleton University and the University of Ottawa worked together to create online learning materials for students studying French as a second language, available as an OER.
Ontario's public colleges and universities work together to expand opportunities for student throughout the province. Through a collaboration between Northern College and Queen's University, graduates of college programs in mining technology have advanced standing in an online degree program from Queen's. Confederation College and Lakehead University cooperate to offer an online degree program in nursing to students in four communities in northwestern Ontario so they can study in their communities. Nipissing University works with 6 Ontario colleges, offering college Business Administration Diploma program graduates access to a specially design, blended program to earn a Bachelor of Commerce degree.
Regional Collaboration: The University of the Highlands and Islands brings together 13 colleges and research institutes in the north of Scotland, sharing programs, services and providing a much wider range of choices and opportunities for students throughout the region. The development of the University from 13 independent centres to a full-fledged University moved through various stages as the need for centralized executive, policies, practices and support evolved. The role of the Academic Development unit at the University of the Highlands and Islands contributes to this collaborative structure by responding to such issues as organizational change, policy development, process and technology assessment and planning and development of new academic initiatives.
National Collaboration: The University of Ottawa is part of the Consortium national de formation en santé (National Consortium for Health Training), an alliance of 11 colleges and universities across Canada developing and sharing courses for French-language degree programs and professional development in health-related disciplines. In France, each of 8 Digital Thematic Universities brings together 25 to 40 partners from French higher education, with funding from the Ministry of Higher Education and Research, to develop as individual institutions or in national and international partnerships, OER accessible on a shared portal. Each thematic university specializes in a specific academic field.
One of the French thematic universities, uTOP, the Multi-partner University of Technology, brought together 26 academic partners, with over 100 external partners, to create almost 40 training options and over 80 resources, including master's degree programs, professional training courses and MOOCs.
International Collaboration: On an international level, York University in Ontario works with Australian partners to deliver a course on Global Environmental Change to refugee students on the Thai/Burma border, with collaborative work between Thai and York students as part of the design. At Wilfrid Laurier University in Ontario, a Globally Connected Active Learning Model is used for a course in Muslim Studies, linking students at Laurier and a university in Turkey, with online communication as the core of the teaching and learning.
Working with partner institutions in England, Greece, Denmark, Slovenia, Portugal and Sweden, academics at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology in Norway developed and offer a MOOC on Information Technology and Entrepreneurship, using a new course development method called Concurrent e-Learning Design.
In Italy, UNINETTUNO, International Telematic University, is an independent university built from a consortium of 43 Italian universities and private partners and now working with partners in the Euro-Mediterranean region and around the world in multiple languages to offer degree and professional development programs.
Click one of the two links below to see a list of the Pockets of Innovation under each category and a link to the specific Pocket of Innovation.
- Carleton University - VidéoTech: Creating and sharing online learning materials for French-as-a-second language students by Carleton University and the University of Ottawa
- Confederation College - From Access to Graduate Programs: An extensive array of learning opportunities for nursing and health science students
- Durham College - Linking Online and Experiential Learning: A hybrid model for apprenticeship education through a partnership between Sault College and Durham College
- Lakehead University - From Access to Graduate Programs: An extensive array of learning opportunities for nursing and health science students
- Nipissing University - Nipissing College Partnership Plan: Nipissing University's School of Business Partners with Colleges to Deliver a Business Degree Option
- Northern College - A Collaboration Between Northern College in Haileybury, Canada and Queen's University in Kingston, Canada Creates an Online Degree Program in Mining Engineering Technology
- OntarioLearn - OntarioLearn: 24 Public Colleges in Ontario Collaborate to Increase Student Access to and Choice of Quality Programs and Courses
- Queen's University - A Collaboration Between Northern College in Haileybury, Canada and Queen's University in Kingston, Canada Creates an Online Degree Program in Mining Engineering Technology
- Sir Sandford Fleming College - Before, During, and After Class: Online Resources for Students and Faculty
- University of Ottawa - Professional Development: Developing online resources for health professionals
- University of Ottawa - VidéoTech: Creating and sharing online learning materials for French-as-a-second language students by Carleton University and the University of Ottawa
- Wilfrid Laurier University - Active Learning in an Intercultural Online Environment at Wilfrid Laurier University
- York University - Intercultural Learning Online: Students on the Thai/Burma Border and at York University Share Their Learning
- Ministry of Higher Education and Research, France - Available to All – One Portal Featuring More than 34,000 Open Educational Resources Developed by Universities in France
- Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway - Collaborative International Development of a Massive Open Online Course at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology
- UNINETTUNO, International Telematic University, Italy - Delivering Learning to Students around the World through the International Telematic University UNINETTUNO in Italy
- uTOP, the Multi-Partner University of Technology, France - uTOP – University Collaboration and Innovation Result in Online Learning Opportunities for Initial and Continuing Education in Engineering and Technology in France
- University of the Highlands and Islands, Scotland - Building a Partnership of 13 Colleges and Research Institutes for Higher and Further Education at the University of the Highlands and Islands, Scotland


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This is just a little story about God's provision.
Right after Hope was born, a dear friend wrote me:
"I think you will find that Hope will form a special attachment to Rhema and will become protective and caring in a way that will be wonderful to see."
Believe it or not, his words troubled me. Although it was very apparent that Rhema had autism, I still found myself in denial. Rhema is quite capable. She won't need protecting, I thought.
(People say not-so-smart, even hurtful things some times. My friend's words certainly did NOT fall into that category. But I realize that at that time in my life, I was angry and extra-sensitive. Just about anything anyone said to me could be twisted into something negative. Nowadays I try to extend a little grace when people say things… most of them mean well, and I was probably just as clueless once.)
Yesterday we took the kids to a place called Monkey Joes – an inflatable play zone. They know this place forwards and backwards. But it was extremely crowded and, lately, Rhema seems to be really struggling with crowds.
She quickly ascended the steep stairs of the inflatable slide. But after she made it to the top, she got "stuck." Stuck for Rhema does not mean that she is afraid or incapable of completing the task.
For whatever reason, she just loses her way.
For a long time, Rhema remained at the top of the slide completely engrossed with her hand that she was bouncing and twisting… back and forth, back and forth… in front of her eyes. Lots of children came and went, but Rhema seemed oblivious. By the time, Hope and I came over, Brandon said, "She's been up there for over 20 minutes. She won't come down."
Hope eagerly climbed up the rungs. Still a toddler, she's a little slow but she always makes it to the top. When she got there, she paused for a minute by Rhema's side. Then she went and sat down at the top of the slide.
"Get Rhema! Hope. Get Rhema!" Brandon called.
I think I shouted a "Get Rhema" as well, but I was a non-believer. I did not think Hope could get Rhema down the slide. Hope could barely stay on her feet with the older, taller children bouncing all around her.
Sometimes I think I want to spare Hope. I don't want her to become discouraged. She tries to talk to Rhema, but Rhema won't look at her. She tries to offer Rhema a toy or a pretzel, but Rhema won't take it. She tries to hug Rhema, but sometimes Rhema pushes her away.
We watched Hope stand up from the slide and squeeze her way past kids and wedge herself behind Rhema. She hugged her legs. She tried to push her. "C'mon Rhema. C'mon."
Rhema wasn't budging. Hope tried for a little longer before giving up. She returned to her seated position at the top of the slide.
"Hope. Get Rhema! Get Rhema!"
There was a sense of urgency.
Hope scrambled up again. I could see that she was going to try and lead Rhema by the hand this time. It was not going to work, I was sure of it. To take Rhema by the hand you must have a strong grip – if you weakly hold her hand for a second, you can forget it. She will become either an escapee, an immovable fortress, or a wet noodle on the floor.
But Hope, in 2 year-old determination, grabbed Rhema's fingers. As if she were rescuing Boots himself from the Gooey Geyser, she yelled in her best Dora the Explorer voice, "Pull! Pull! Puuuullllllll!"
I think she knew. She knew this was more than physical. Rhema was in her own world again, and with all her might, Hope was pulling her out.
Rhema went with her.
To the top of the slide. As if waking up from a trance, Rhema got her bearings and happily slid down the slide. Hope followed, squealing all the way down.
Brandon and I looked at each other, wonder and joy in our eyes.
"Thank you, Lord," he breathed.
Thank you for providing a sister, teacher, protector, friend who loves enough to never let go.
Some of you get exactly why this means so much.


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by John Brian Shannon | February 18, 2015
During the Cold War it was widely known that the Western forces (except for the Swiss and the Swedes who were politically neutral) could hold the Warsaw Pact countries for only one week before they would need to 'go nuclear' against the invading Soviet Army.
Therefore, no matter how bravely the Western European armies, air forces and navies fought and no matter how bravely the U.S. and Canadian forces fought, the numerical superiority of Warsaw Pact (especially in tanks, troops and war matériel) meant that they would completely overwhelm Western Europe in a week.
Which is why the Western powers reserved the right to employ 'First Strike' capability (the right to use nuclear weapons as the first option in any conflict against Warsaw Pact nations) in the case that Western Europe was invaded. Logical, but harsh. (It kept the peace for decades, it must be stated)
After the Cold War ended, it was discovered that the Warsaw Pact powers would have won the conventional war even more quickly than we had realized due to other factors that were then-unknown to us.
The West would've lost in 3 days and we would've been caught 'flat-footed' and completely overrun. Yes, a complete rout in the conventional war.
If it really came down to it, that same situation could still play out in Europe in our century, as Russia still enjoys huge numerical superiority in tanks, military personnel, and other war-making capabilities.
In order to not lose all of Europe, we would need to go nuclear on Day 3 of a concerted attack, or we would lose the whole thing.
Which would invite an overwhelming response. Obviously. Let's not pretend otherwise.
There is no military solution in Ukraine
Anyone who thinks otherwise, needs to go to War College for 10 years because they are not basing their decisions on the above-noted reality. Which can bite you.
The strongest defence against a Russian takeover of Europe is a strong and united society, one that is impenetrable and indivisible.
Such a society presents a major problem for any invader. With no means to divide and conquer, it means an extended conflict, à la the French Resistance of WWII. No invader wants that, whether political leaders who must deal with the political fallout of rising bodycounts on TV every night for months or years, or military leaders who recognize the devastating effect it has on overall troop morale, affecting their troops based thousands of miles away. See Vietnam War. See also, Soviet/Afghanistan War.
A bickering, splintered European society, and involving ourselves militarily in Ukraine could raise the temptation level of Russian military leaders to a place that we should always avoid.
All that is needed to empower the Russian military to gain undue and increased influence in the Duma and in the office of the Russian president, is a for social disorder to spread in Europe and a few European governments to fall in rapid succession.
As we saw in Russia, circa 1991, kinetic energy can quickly become a dynamic force
We know that Russia's strong suit is the ability to wage conventional war in Europe.
We know that the Ukrainian separatists/pro-autonomy forces strength lies in their ability to hold their present ground — and at the very worst retreat into Russian territory for days, weeks, or months, to re-enter Ukraine elsewhere and fight from that location. It's a huge border. There is no way to police it.
We know that Europe's strong suit is Soft Power.
Why would we 'fight' Ukrainian separatists/pro-autonomy forces (who apparently, receive military and intelligence assistance from Russia) with our weakest hand (our conventional military forces) which happens to be Russia's strongest hand?
Why not 'fight' Ukrainian separatists/pro-autonomy forces/Russian assistance with Soft Power — our strongest hand?
For one example of sending Russia a 'Soft Power message' — understand what lower oil prices have done to the Russian economy
That use of Soft Power happened (over the space of a decade) because both President George W. Bush and President Barack Obama decided to ramp-up North American oil production to record levels, resulting in a massive glut of oil which has worked to dramatically lower global oil prices.
Which policy netted a number of results. Gasoline prices for Americans dropped considerably and are still dropping, which boosted the U.S. economy. Due to the huge increase in American petroleum production affecting the global oil supply, global oil prices are still falling. America's foreign oil imports dropped significantly. By 2017 at the latest, the U.S. will be a net petroleum exporter. Europe's moribund economy began to improve almost instantly as the oil price fell. Russia's huge oil exports suddenly became a huge liability for them and growth in the Russian economy has ground to a halt. All of that has happened via the use of Soft Power. Impressive.
Russia needs their oil to sell above $110. per barrel in order for it to be profitable
Unlike Canada where the tar sands oil (classed as #4 sour crude) needs to be priced at over $56./bbl to be profitable, and Saudi crude oil needs to be priced over $7./bbl (classed as #1 sweet crude, if there's any of that 'easy to extract and easy to refine' oil left) and $22./bbl (classed as #2 or #3 medium crude) to be sold at a profit.
It's the oil speculators (who live mostly in America and Russia, collectively known as the 1%) who profit on anything over and above production costs — whether we are talking oil or any other commodity. But you knew that.
There was no real 1% prior to high oil prices, nor was there a huge, profitable, and growing export market for Russian oil.
Ergo, the high oil prices of recent years are largely responsible for the creation of the 1% in both America and Russia, and the creation of the huge Russian oil export market.
In any potential war, or in cases of serious sabre-rattling, we need to look at who benefits — and 'work it back' from there
Oil prices always rise in during periods of convincing sabre-rattling or outright war, and both the oil price rise and any war that might result could ultimately impact many people.
In the case of Ukraine, the people who will benefit from any determined sabre-rattling or outright conflict there, will be relatively small numbers of people (the 1%) most of whom live in America and Russia.
I guess it's up to citizen oversight to ensure that this situation doesn't get out of hand.
Related Article:
- The Saudi project, part two (The Economist)