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Villa Motel fire moves to mop-up stage
The fire at the Villa Motel has moved to the mop-up stage said Nelson Fire Rescue after confirming the blaze was extinguished as of 4 p.m. Wednesday afternoon.
Nelson Fire Rescue Chief Len MacCharles said fire suppression tactics continued throughout the day after initial reports came in early Wednesday morning.
The main fire was located in the pool building adjacent to the main building.
MacCharles said there is some water damage to the floor in Amanda's Restaurant as a result of initial suppression efforts; however, fire crews have been able to minimize any further water damage.
Members and equipment of local Fire Departments including Northshore, Blewett, Crescent Valley, Beasley, Balfour/Harrop, plus staff from BC Ambulance, Nelson Hydro, and City of Nelson Public Works were on hand to assist in fire suppression operations.
Nelson Fire Rescue said the structure fire at the Villa Motel north of the Big Orange Bridge was located in the pool building adjacent to the main building.
Smoke that could be seen for most of the morning has now subsided.
Nelson Fire Rescue reports no injuries at this time.
Nelson Fire Rescue deals with blaze at Villa Motel
Rush hour traffic from the North Shore to Nelson on Highway 3A was slowed Wednesday morning due to Nelson Fire Rescue battling a fire at the Villa Motel, north of the Big Orange Bridge.
Nelson Fire Rescue, with assistance from Regional District of Central Kootenay Fire Departments in Blewett, North Shore, Beasley and Balfour/Harrop, are trying to keep flames from spreading through to the main part of the motel.
Firefighters are shuttling traffic along the highway adjacent the motel.
Updates will be provide when they become available.
The Nelson Fire Rescue ladder truck pumps water from above the fire Wednesday morning at the Villa Motel. — The Nelson Daily photo
Nelson Fire Rescue firefighters battle the fire at the Villa Motel Wednesday morning from the ground. — The Nelson Daily photo


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This section offers concrete advice about some of the mechanics of style for presenting equations. For specific rules about such details as punctuation, spacing, or the flushing of elements, the best idea is to check out a journal or textbook in your field and learn by example.
To review basic principles of equations, study these sites:
"Solving Math Word Problems and Setting Up Equations" page from homeschoolmath.net
In the absence of any rules about how equations are presented in a particular class, follow these best practices when using equations:
- Set off and center equations on their own separate lines of text if the equations are long, contain more than one or two symbols that must be identified, or contain expressions with numerators and denominators that fall on different lines.
- When you center an equation, skip a line above and below it, and skip an extra line or two if the equation includes any symbols of more than letter height. Make the equation easy to find and easy to read.
- When appropriate, define any symbols that you use.
- If possible, do not let an equation spill from one page to another.
- Equations are not always numbered, especially if only a handful occur in a paper. However, if you need to refer back to equations already introduced in the text, you should number all equations in sequence. Do this by identifying the number of the equation in parentheses at the right-hand margin of the line on which the equation appears. Then you can readily refer back to it with a phrase such as "Equation 3 describes a contrasting relationship."
- When numbering an equation, be sure the number is set far enough away from it that it does not seem to be a member of the equation.


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Fastest Pistol Shooter on Earth Reveals His Training Techniques
At the SIG Sauer booth at SHOT Show, we had a chance to interview Max Michel, Sig Sauer's Pistol Team Captain. Winner of multiple speed shooting world championships, Max is widely considered to be the fastest pistol shooter alive. How fast? Watch the video below. Max puts 18 shots on three targets with two (2) reloads, in a total of 4.79 seconds. That's right, drawing from holster, he sends 18 rounds in under five seconds, with two mag changes in the process. That works out to a rate of fire of 225 rounds per minute — faster than a 19th-century Gatling Gun.
Max Michel on Fire — 18 rounds with 2 Mag Changes in Under 5 Seconds:
How did Max manage that incredible speed run? "I ate my Wheaties that morning", Max joked. But in fact, Max acquired his amazing shooting skills the hard way — through years of dedicated practice. We asked Max about the kind of training required to attain "world-class" speed (and accuracy) with a handgun. It has taken him decades to reach this level of perfection. Max started shooting competitively while in elementary school (at age 8 or 9). He recalls coming home from school and dry firing for hours. He has spent thousands of hours practicing over the past two decades. Interestingly however, Max does most training drills at half speed. Watch the video to learn why Max trains at half speed:
Train to Win — Max Michel Reveals His Training Strategies:
At age 32, Max Michel is a legend within the world of competitive shooting. A four-time World Speed Shooting Champion, six-time USPSA National Champion, and three-time US National Steel Champion, Max is a dominant force in pistol shooting sports. Born and raised in New Orleans, Louisiana, Max began shooting when he was just 5 years old. In 1999 Max joined the USAMU's Action Pistol Team and served in the U.S. Army for 10 years as an Army shooter and trainer. Today, Max is recognized worldwide as a top-tier athlete and instructor.


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The Thunderbird women's golf team wrapped up competition at the 2017 Rose City Collegiate on Tuesday, finishing in ninth place as a team.
Kyla Smith was the top finisher at the event for the Thunderbirds, finishing in a tie for 12th place on the leaderboard. She finished with a 221 (75, 71, 75). Both of SUU's top-two finishers were sophomores, as Kamonwan (Poy) Prasurtwong finished second for SUU and in a tie for 26th on the leaderboard with a 225 (78, 71, 76).
Senior Miranda Reyes was third for the Thunderbirds and in a tie for 35th at the end of the event, shooting a 227 (78, 75, 74).
Lindsay Aleman (238) and Nicole Jones (239) finished fourth and fifth for the Thunderbirds respectively.
As a team the Thunderbirds shot 907 (310, 294, 303) at the event, which put them in ninth place overall.
Cal Poly won the event, shooting a 871 (291, 283, 297). Portland State (872) and Nevada (880) were in second and third respectively.
Portland State's Tara Finigan won the event, shooting a 212 (70, 69, 73).
The Thunderbirds will have a quick turnaround this week, as they'll be competing at the Wyoming Desert Intercollegiate in Palm Desert on Saturday.
Stay current on all things SUU Golf by following them on Twitter and Instagram, and by liking their page on Facebook.
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'Patience Priced' sent us this unconfirmed scoop about when you might get a first glimpse at Catwoman…
Fans will get their first official look at the upcoming 2004 Warner Brothers/ Village Roadshow film, CATWOMAN! This December, the films teaser trailer debuts. It will appear on select copies of New Line Cinema's LORD OF THE RINGS: THE RETURN OF THE KING, which gets a December 17th release.
I cannot tell you the details of the trailer, as work has barely begun on making a teaser, but this is the film the WB wants to premiere it with, as their looking forward to CATWOMAN being one of their tentpole, blockbusters of the Summer, and they want everyone to know that a Catwoman film is coming!
It would make sense, as Warner Bros. and New Line are both Time Warner companies and often release trailers with each other's films. Stay tuned for possible confirmation of this.
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Developing Murano Packages 101¶
Murano provides a very powerful and flexible platform to automate the provisioning, deployment, configuration and lifecycle management of applications in OpenStack clouds. However, the flexibility comes at cost: to manage an application with Murano one has to design and develop special scenarios which will tell Murano how to handle different aspects of application lifecycle. These scenarios are usually called "Murano Applications" or "Murano Packages". It is not hard to build them, but it requires some time to get familiar with Murano's DSL to define these scenarios and to learn the common patterns and best practices. This article provides a basic introductory course of these aspects and aims to be the starting point for the developers willing to learn how to develop Murano Application packages with ease.
The course consists of the following parts:
- Part 1: Creating your first Application Package
- Part 2: Customizing your Application Package
- Part 3: Creating a Plone CMS application package
- Part 4: Refactoring code to use the Application Framework
Before you proceed, please ensure that you have an OpenStack cloud (devstack-based will work just fine) and the latest version of Murano deployed. This guide assumes that the reader has a basic knowledge of some programming languages and object-oriented design and is a bit familiar with the scripting languages used to configure Linux servers. Also it would be beneficial to be familiar with YAML format: lots of software configuration tools nowadays use YAML, and Murano is no different.


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We just added the new Flytec 6030 Variometer with integrated GPS. The Flytec 6030 is a top of the line vario loaded with features. It has a 16 channel GPS, 3 built in altimeters, compass and comes with a full FlyCharts Professional license. At first look the 6030 may seem a bit pricey but when you consider the fact that by having the GPS built in you will no longer need to own an external one the price is actually pretty reasonable.
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Open a dance studio and teach your clients a range of slick moves as you prepare for the biggest variety show Hollywood has ever seen. Serve cool drinks and hot towels to sweaty, C-Walking customers. Purchase a variety of upgrades to keep customers happy, even while waiting their turn to Breakdance. Hire a fitness trainer and a masseur so you can focus on each client's Hip Hop moves. Dancing Craze truly is a time management game with a twist!


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You won't believe these bridges ever existed. Don't just look down if you happen to see any of these. It'll be one of the most terrifying time of your life if you do.
1. Royal Gorge Bridge, Colorado, USA.
Until 2003, the Royal Bridge in Colorado is the highest in the world. Even with its height, it has been standing without stabilizing wind cables until 1982.
2. Kuandinsky Bridge of Kuanda, Russia.
This bridge' width registers to be not much wider than the wheelbase of a car, and it has no guard rails. The bridge is in Russia's Trans-Baikal region.
3. Three vine bridges in the West Iya Valley.
Of these bridges, Iya Kazurabashi is considered the biggest and the most popular. This bridge is made of woven wisteria vines as well as wooden planks placed every seven inches. It hangs 45 feet above the rushing water below.
4. Mackinac Bridge, Michigan, USA.
The Mackinac Bridge, Michigan, USA is considered the fifth longest standing bridge with a length of 26,372 feet above 200 ft water. Most often the bridge move from right or left as far as 35 feet from the center due to 30 mph winds that blow across the bridge.
5. Glass Skywalk, Tianmenshan National Forest Park, China.
The bridge stretches two cliffs, and 1,410 feet over a 984-foot vertical drop, the Glass Skywalk at China's Tianmen Mountain is the world's longest glass-bottomed bridge.
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Bet suitably with online sports books
Together with the coming of technology now you can do considerably more than simply see your favorite sport. You can easily bet on the sport of your liking from the comfort of your chair and also get those winnings transferred into your own account without any problems. Now you can bet conveniently with internet sports books and raise the pleasure bar by combining watching your chosen sport along with placing your bets over it.
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However, everything that shines is certainly not gold, especially in the virtual world in which you might not exactly know the real intentions of certain bookmakers until it is far too late. The reputation of gambling is marred by certain fly-by-night sports books that only wait until they have their mitts on your money before doing a Houdini with it.
As a precaution against getting cheated from your rightful winnings, never sign into any sports book website without reading favorable reviews about this book. You can read a review by looking at sports betting reviewing sites or sports betting forums where players post their experiences for anyone to study. Such reviews will aid you to avoid certain sports books that do not honor placed bets or simply just vanish without transferring your winnings into your account.
A sportsbook containing players singing praises at all times and has been listed among the list of top 15 sports books should ideally become your choice. You'll have to sign up with as many sports books as possible so that you can reduce losses, if any, and enhance your winnings.
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This singular fact is due to the following circumstance: when animus and anima meet, the animus draws his sword of power and the anima ejects her poison of illusion and seduction. The outcome need not always be negative, since the two are equally likely to fall in love (a special instance of love at first sight).
The language of love is of astonishing uniformity, using the well-worn formulas with the utmost devotion and fidelity, so that once again the two partners find themselves in a banal collective situation. Yet they live in the illusion that they are related to one another in a most individual way. ~Carl Jung; The Syzygy: Anima and Animus Aion (1951). CW 9, Part II: P.338.30


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CWC-Sacramento is pleased to announce the digital release of ALL THAT TIME, a novel by member Steve Liddick.
"All That Time" is a science fiction tale about Ted McBride, a 55-year-old university computer science professor. Bullied as a youth and an intellectual mismatch with his peers in the tough Pennsylvania railroad town where he grew up, phantoms have chased him all the way to adulthood. Ted believes if he had his youth to live over again his life today would be much happier. He is given the chance to prove the theory when a fellow professor researching time travel puts Ted 40-years in the past, inside the mind of his fifteen-year-old self. With his adult experience and maturity, Ted is able to resolve some personal issues and assist others in solving theirs.
After a 47-year career as a radio news reporter, Steve Liddick retired in 2008 and now writes fulltime on his ranch east of Sacramento.
ALL THAT TIME is available for purchase at amazon and bn.com.


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Baseball's hold on the nation may have slipped with the rise of other
sports such as football, but in 61* it is possible to go back in
time a relive a remarkable season where two men fought for baseball glory.
It's the summer of 1961. Both Mickey Mantle (Thomas Jane) and Barry Pepper
(Roger Maris) are putting up really good home run numbers as they edge
closer to beating Babe Ruth's 1927 record of 60 homers in one season.
Although the two are similar on the field, off of it they could not be any
different. Mantle has taken up the "mantle" of becoming the most beloved
Yankee - he's the fan favorite, he always has time for reporters and his
teammates see him as a natural leader. He also likes the New York
lifestyle and the comforts that come with it - mainly the alcohol and the
women. Maris on the other hand is a quiet, self-effacing man who prefers
to spend his off hours with his family and answering kids' letters.
But as the season progresses, and the fans rally around Mantle and begin
to despise Maris, "The M & M Boys" actually begin to grow closer together.
Maris encourages Mantle to clean up his act and he becomes his guardian as
the two chase the ghost of the Babe. And as the final games tick away, the
two work together so that one will succeed.
Now, you may be wondering where the asterisk comes in. That's because Ford
Frick, the Commissioner of Baseball, believed with the expansion of the
schedule from 154 to 162 games the 1961 players enjoyed an unfair
advantage over the Babe. So he legislated that any records broken after
the 154th game would not be an official record, but would be marked with
an asterisk.
The film is book ended by coverage of the 1998 home run derby between Mark
McGwire and Sammy Sosa as they try to chase the ghost of Roger Maris and
his 61 homeruns. This adds a nice touch to the film and brings the
significance of Maris' feat home to present day audiences.
Jane and Pepper carry off the roles of Mantle and Maris convincingly and
there is a good rapport between them. Their baseball scenes are very
convincing, especially since Jane had never played baseball before in his
life. The supporting cast of Richard Masur as a sympathetic reporter,
Bruce McGill as the team's manager Ralph Houk, and Anthony Michael Hall as
Hall of Fame pitcher Whitey Ford all offer excellent performances.
Director Billy Crystal does a good job with this film. He gets the most
out of his actors and his directing is excellent. But where he excels most
is in the technical aspects. From the period clothing to the old Yankee
team bus and the re-creation of the Yankee locker room, it was all done
with care and precision. Also captured in the featurette are the scenes
where the technical crew painted everything in Detroit's Tiger Stadium a
faded green to match the 1960s decor of Yankee Stadium.
I watched HBO's DVD release using the Dolby Digital 5.1 track and the
sound was very clean. The layered noises of a baseball stadium with
muffled yells of hotdogs, the crack of the bat and the roar of the crowd
could all be heard distinctly. The disc also comes with both English Dolby
Digital 2.0 Surround, and Spanish Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo tracks. There
are also English, Spanish and French subtitles.
The video image was crisp and there were no noticeable defects. The film
involved a lot of visual effects, from adding another seating tier to
Tiger Stadium to adding the crowds of people needed to fill the various
stadiums, and all it was done seamlessly.
The disc really excels though in the special features department. The
hour-long making of featurette is a gem with Crystal as your guide through
the film's process. Crystal lived through this season as a die-hard Yankee
fan and his love of the Yankees, and of baseball, come shining through. He
recollects early childhood games and what his impressions of the 1961
season were. Also included is Crystal's memory of meeting Mantle in the
Yankee clubhouse during his youth and his second meeting with Mantle, via
a clip, on "The Dinah Shore Show" while pushing a new show called "Soap".
The special features are rounded out with a commentary track by Crystal as
he offers load of insight into the filmmaking process. There are also cast
and director bios, some well-rounded research on Mantle and Maris,
including their stats, and information on each home run hit in 1961. The
original trailer and DVD-ROM features complete the disc.
61* is great baseball movie and the care in which Crystal
demonstrates in making the movie comes shining through. It is not only his
ode to baseball, but of a story about the friendship of two men who
reached for greatness.


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One hour lecture describing the integrative processes it takes to become a champion. Useful for athletes and coaches alike. Lecture addresses the physical, mental, rehabilitative, and nutritional aspects of training.
Lecture and slides from this 60 minute presentation will be immediate available for streaming upon purchase. You will have access to powerpoint presentation download upon purchase as well.


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5 Day Exploration of
Devon & Cornwall
Devon and Cornwall
Roam the extreme South West corner of England and discover the Arthurian legends that run through every rock, river, and settlement on this five day tour.
Celtic kingdoms and Roman towns pave the way to pristine hidden coves and wild moorlands full of legendary beasts. Norman cathedrals offer a conventionally beautiful experience before you connect with the ancient roots of British spirituality at Stonehenge.
Day 1
Leaving central London, you travel westerly through Wessex, one of England's most ancient kingdoms. You pass through this millennia-old setting on the way to the historic city of Winchester. The former capital of England offers its storied history to you, from the magnificent cathedral and splendid Great Hall to the burial place of King Alfred the Great, considered as one of the key figures in the formation of England as a nation.
From this complex city you head to a quieter but equally profound space: the standing stone circles of Stonehenge. A UNESCO World Heritage Site, Stonehenge has been preserved and restored with superb taste and skill. Welcomed at the award winning visitor centre, you have the opportunity to view hundreds of prehistoric items from the Stonehenge collection. Joining the land train shuttle, you then make your way to the fabled site of the Stone Circles. You then travel the short distance to Exeter, an important fortified settlement in Roman times and your base for two nights.
Day 2
The magnificent wild moors of Dartmoor are open to you today. Catch a glimpse of the pretty native ponies amongst the powerful rock formations. An incredible variety of flora and fauna exists here, so enjoy the sights, sounds and smells of the moor's isolated beauty. Cross the ancient Clapper Bridge at Postbridge before heading to the historic market town birthplace of Sir Francis Drake, Tavistock.
You return to Exeter in the early afternoon to explore this Roman town and it's amazing stone walls, Royal Albert Memorial Museum and 12th century Norman architecture. An exciting mix of architecture and history awaits you here, from the towering Gothic cathedral to the winding Underground Passages that snake beneath the city centre. Originally the most westerly fortified settlement in the Roman Empire, it offers excellent glimpses into the past alongside a dramatic setting.
Day 3
Travel west into the heart of Arthurian legend country and the Celtic Kingdom of Cornwall. This is an area where legends abound – tales of Piskies, Spriggins and the Beast of Bodmin combine to make this a very atmospheric place. Continue to the north Cornish coast and the medieval fishing village of Boscastle with its distinctive harbour. Nearby are the romantic cliff top ruins of Tintagel Castle, birthplace of King Arthur which you will have the chance to explore before travelling south to the seaside University town of Falmouth for the next two nights.
Day 4
Today we explore the most westerly tip of England. Following a brief stop overlooking the magnificent tidal island community of St.Michael's Mount we travel onwards to the incredible Minack theatre built into the cliffs overlooking the Atlantic Ocean and the beautiful National Trust beach at Porthcurno. You may even see some pirates at Penzance! England's most westerly point beckons at Lands End before following the dramatic coast, with windswept moors and old stone Celtic communities up to the artistic haven of St. Ives. Returning to Falmouth for the night.
Day 5
This morning you say farewell to Cornwall and travel across Bodmin Moor, a wild moorland now designated as an area of outstanding natural beauty. On our journey north we take a break in the market town of Launceston, with its castle that dates from just after the Norman Conquest in 1066. We continue through the Devon countryside before arriving in the town of Glastonbury. Here you can take time to visit the 7th century Abbey, relax in the local bars or restaurants or climb Glastonbury Tor, the hill that rises high above the town and has mythical connections with King Arthur and Avalon. From here you will travel back to London, a city completely removed from the experiences you have enjoyed in the magical counties of Devon and Cornwall.
Please note - these are sample itineraries - they are subject to change/availability


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To pay his way, he followed the example of poor Nepalis and started a roadside teashop. He was friendly, took good care of his customers and served them with a smile. The clientele grew rapidly.
Occasionally I had lunch there, but Saturdays – the day Nepal has its weekly holiday – I was a fixture there for brunch. Imagine the scene. A nice green patch, nicer for being unmanicured. Large and small trees, pretty bushes, some with flowers. A modest table, a comfortable chair. And me, in the chair, right under a large banyan, with a sheaf of newspapers and the sun on my back, filtering gently through the leaves.
Brunch was just the beginning. There was the recurrent reunion with other regulars: Shrestha the techie, Sherpa the wheeler-dealer, Williamson the cartographer, Upadhyay the journalist and Xerxes (unlikely to be his real name) of no known occupation. They came with the periodicity of my Chia refills, and like the Chia filled my day with spirit and joy. When the mood struck, I retreated behind my papers, only to emerge when another friendly face came to tell me the latest news or misadventure.
I write this as I sit on the terrace of my favorite French café in Reston sipping a latte and taking in the latest overloaded shopper, an unusual Bentley, a kid propelling paper planes. I am happy here. But I also remember the happiness an unusual haven brought me, week and week, month after month, in a sunny corner of Kathmandu, a jewel of a restaurant at the foot of the Himalayas.


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Ascensus said June 19 that it acquired Swerdlin & Co and SES Advisors. Financial terms weren't announced. Swerdlin, of Atlanta, provides actuarial, consulting, administrative, and recordkeeping services for all types of retirement, health, and cafeteria plans to clients nationwide. SES, of Valparaiso, Indiana, specializes in employee stock ownership plan (ESOP) administration, consulting, and recordkeeping services.
Dresher, PA—June 19, 2018—Ascensus, a technology-enabled solutions provider that helps more than 8 million Americans save for the future, is pleased to announce the acquisition of Swerdlin & Company and SES Advisors. Both firms will become part of Ascensus' TPA Solutions division, bringing considerable employee stock ownership plan (ESOP) capabilities. Swerdlin & Company will also add significant defined contribution and defined benefit expertise.
Swerdlin & Company provides actuarial, consulting, administrative, and recordkeeping services for all types of retirement, health, and cafeteria plans to clients nationwide. Headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, the firm services benefit plans—including 401(k), cash balance, ESOP and health reimbursement accounts—from all industries for clients in 50 states. Swerdlin & Company works with plans of any size, from sole proprietorships to companies with thousands of employees.
"For almost 40 years, we at Swerdlin & Company have held ourselves accountable for the services we provide and the work we produce," says Lee Swerdlin, president and chief operating officer for Swerdlin & Company. "We'll continue this tradition as part of Ascensus, continuously improving client experiences and building long-lasting relationships based on honesty, trust, and mutual respect."
SES Advisors specializes in employee stock ownership plan (ESOP) administration, consulting, and recordkeeping services. The firm, which is based Valparaiso, Indiana, helps companies administer ESOP plans by balancing the needs of owners and employees to create successful, sustainable employee ownership outcomes. SES Advisors takes a uniquely strategic and responsible approach that maximizes value for owners, their companies, and their employees. SES Advisors' ESOP transaction and financial advisory practice was not part of the transaction; that business will continue under its current ownership and will be rebranded as SES ESOP Strategies, Inc.
"The team at SES Advisors has worked hard to make our company a leading provider of services throughout the ESOP life cycle," says Doug Cannon, SES Advisor's president. "We're looking forward to continuing to grow our expertise as part of Ascensus so that we can guide clients through the intricacies of running an ESOP."
"The ESOP capabilities and expertise of Swerdlin & Company and SES Advisors helps Ascensus deliver an even broader set of product solutions to its new and existing clients," says David Musto, Ascensus' president. "In addition, the business, personal, and ethical standards to which these companies adhere when working with their clients align perfectly with our own Core Values—we couldn't be happier to welcome Swerdlin & Company and SES Advisors to the Ascensus family."
"Both Swerdlin & Company and SES Advisors offered an exciting opportunity to advance our immediate and long-term growth plans via product and geographic expansion," says Raghav Nandagopal, Ascensus' executive vice president of corporate development and M&A. "Swerdlin & Company is a strong, market-leading TPA in the Atlanta region that offers diversified retirement services, while SES Advisors is an ESOP specialist that will immediately make TPA Solutions a leader in this area of the market."
"We look forward to helping both of these companies continue to grow as part of Ascensus TPA Solutions," concludes Nandagopal.
About Ascensus
Ascensus helps more than 8 million Americans save for the future—retirement, education, and healthcare—through technology-enabled solutions. With more than 35 years of experience, the firm offers tailored solutions that meet the needs of asset managers, banks, credit unions, state governments, financial professionals, employers, and individuals. Ascensus supports over 60,000 retirement plans, more than 4 million 529 education savings accounts, and a growing number of ABLE savings accounts. It also administers more than 1.6 million IRAs and health savings accounts. As of March 31, 2018, Ascensus had over $187 billion in total assets under administration. For more information about Ascensus, visit ascensus.com.
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Just in time for World No Tobacco Day - which is today - the World Health Organization (WHO) has unleashed a barrage of statistics on the toll tobacco takes on lung health. For starters, tobacco kills at least eight million people a year across the globe. That's according to WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, who noted that millions more live with lung cancer, tuberculosis, asthma or chronic lung disease caused by tobacco.
"Healthy lungs are essential to living a healthy life," said WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. "Today – and everyday – you can protect your lungs and those of your friends and family by saying no to tobacco."
In 2017, tobacco killed 3.3 million users and people exposed to second-hand smoke from lung-related conditions, including:
- 1.5 million people dying from chronic respiratory diseases
- 1.2 million deaths from cancer (tracheal, bronchus and lung)
- 600 000 deaths from respiratory infections and tuberculosis
More than 60 000 children aged under 5 die of lower respiratory infections caused by second-hand smoke. Those who live on into adulthood are more likely to develop chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) later in life.
What can be done?
WHO is urging countries to fight the tobacco epidemic through full implementation of the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (WHO FCTC) and enforcing effective tobacco control actions, including WHO's recommended "MPOWER" policy measures, for example by reducing demand for tobacco through taxation, creating smoke-free places and cessation support.
The Organization also encourages parents and community leaders to take steps to safeguard the health of their families and communities by informing them of and protecting them from the harms caused by tobacco.
Exposure to tobacco impacts greatly on the lung health of people around the world, including in the following ways:
Lung cancer: Tobacco smoking is the primary cause for lung cancer, responsible for over two thirds of lung cancer deaths globally. Second-hand smoke exposure at home or in the workplace also increases risk of lung cancer. Quitting smoking can reduce the risk of lung cancer: after 10 years of quitting smoking, risk of lung cancer falls to about half that of a smoker.
Chronic respiratory disease: Tobacco smoking is the leading cause of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), a condition where the build-up of pus-filled mucus in the lungs results in a painful cough and agonizing breathing difficulties. The risk of developing COPD is particularly high among individuals who start smoking at a young age, and those exposed to second-hand smoke, as tobacco smoke significantly slows lung development. Tobacco also exacerbates asthma, which restricts activity and contributes to disability. Early smoking cessation is the most effective treatment for slowing the progression of COPD and improving asthma symptoms.
Across the life-course: Infants exposed in-utero to tobacco smoke toxins, through maternal smoking or maternal exposure to second-hand smoke, frequently experience reduced lung growth and function. Young children exposed to second-hand smoke are at risk of the onset and exacerbation of asthma, pneumonia and bronchitis, and frequent lower respiratory infections. Smokers should ensure they never smoke in the presence of an infant or young child.
Tuberculosis. Tuberculosis (TB) damages the lungs and reduces lung function, which is further exacerbated by tobacco smoking. About one quarter of the world's population has latent TB, placing them at risk of developing the active disease. People who smoke are twice as likely to fall ill with TB. Active TB, compounded by the damaging lung health effects of tobacco smoking, substantially increases risk of disability and death from respiratory failure. TB sufferers should take immediate steps to quit tobacco to enable their TB treatment regime to be effective.
Air pollution: Tobacco smoke is a dangerous form of indoor air pollution: it contains more than 7 000 chemicals, 69 of which are known to cause cancer. Though smoke may be invisible and odourless, it can linger in the air for up to five hours.
How tobacco relates to the SDGs: In order to achieve the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) target of a one-third reduction in NCD premature mortality by 2030, tobacco control must be a priority for governments and communities worldwide. The world is not on track to meet this target.


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Wind River and China Mobile Demonstrate NFV in Action at Mobile World Congress
- Proof-of-concept showcases a virtualized C-RAN mobile base station.
- Demonstration will be featured at the China Mobile booth in Hall 3, Stand 3A10 and includes Wind River carrier grade virtualization software optimized for and running on Intel architecture.
- Wind River can help companies save time and expense to rapidly deploy NFV applications.
The challenges typically associated with the NFV use case of a virtualized base station include the ability to reliability deliver low latency, high performance data processing in a near real time environment — while operating within a multi-application, virtualized environment. Using Wind River Open Virtualization, the proof-of-concept delivers a live demonstration of a successful C-RAN base station that delivers near native hardware performance, and closely follows the requirements of the ETSI NFV Industry Standards Group.
The virtualized C-RAN base stations run on Intel-based standard servers, virtualizing Layers 1, 2 and 3 functions. The demonstration highlights strict real-time execution and TD-LTE and GSM support. Through Wind River Open Virtualization, companies can quickly deploy commercial NFV applications such as a C-RAN with high performance and real-time virtualization, dramatically reducing time to market and operational expenses.
"With exponentially increasing data traffic pushing networks to their limits, NFV has emerged as an important approach in transforming network architectures to address new challenges. Operators are looking to deploy NFV technologies to enable flexible deployment of network applications and services," said Mike Langlois, general manager of Networking and Communications at Wind River. "Wind River delivers carrier grade virtualization and enables operators and service providers to gain the flexibility, scalability, and cost and energy benefits cloud data centers already enjoy."
Wind River Open Virtualization optimizes open source Kernel-based Virtual Machine (KVM) technology to allow the deployment of network services on virtual machines without the performance loss associated with using traditional, IT virtualization products. Meeting carrier grade requirements, Open Virtualization delivers near-native hardware performance speeds, whereas standard KVM maximum latency is typically several thousand percent higher than native results. Built from a Yocto Project-based infrastructure and delivering carrier grade virtualization, Open Virtualization is a Type 2 hypervisor that leverages the latest open source advancements. For an evaluation of Wind River Open Virtualization, visit https://support.windriver.com/ovp_eval/index.html.
The NFV C-RAN proof-of-concept demonstration will be showcased at the China Mobile booth in Hall 3, Stand 3A10 at Mobile World Congress 2014. Separately, additional NFV technologies will be on display at the Wind River booth in Hall 7, Stand 7J65. To learn more about Wind River at Mobile World Congress, visit http://www.windriver.com/.
To learn more about how Wind River is addressing the opportunities and challenges created by NFV and network transformation, visit http://www.windriver.com/announces/network-functions-virtualization/.
About Wind River
Wind River, a wholly owned subsidiary of Intel® Corporation (NASDAQ: INTC), is a world leader in delivering software for intelligent connected systems. The company has been pioneering computing inside embedded devices since 1981, and its technology is found in more than 1 billion products. Wind River offers the industry's most comprehensive embedded software portfolio, supported by world-class global professional services and support, and a broad partner ecosystem. Wind River delivers the technology and expertise that enables the innovation and deployment of safe, secure, and reliable intelligent systems. To learn more, visit Wind River at www.windriver.com.
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GiveGab Giving Day Questions Answered
When it comes to Giving Days, we have suggested that some important questions be answered before selecting a technology platform.
Although we've answered many of these questions on our Day of Giving information page, we wanted to provide a direct Q&A format here as well.
1. What is our Giving Day performance history?
- 30+ Giving Day events with 100% uptime (i.e., no crashing)
- Each Giving Day event raised money seamlessly through online donations
- 100% satisfaction reported from every Giving Day customer so far
2. Are our Giving Day pages attractive?
Decide for yourself. Here are links to some of our Giving Day pages:
- Idaho Gives
- Big Give
- Missoula Gives
- New York Gives Day
- IL Give
- Vermont Gives
- New Hampshire Gives
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3. Do we use reliable and modern technology?
- We use the most modern and reliable technology available today and are constantly testing our product for efficiency
- We've seen zero downtime for all of our Giving Days and no issues with donations being made through our platform
- Our VP of technology, Aaron Godert, describes our technology in greater detail in his blog post: Giving Day Platforms — Technology Choices with Major Impact
4. How is our customer support?
- We have a dedicated Customer Success team that's in-house, has a reputation for super quick response times, and that our nonprofit customers absolutely love to work with
- Our case studies, and nonprofit champion success stories are loaded with quotes about how amazing our customer success team truly is
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5. How quickly do our Giving Day participants get their donations?
- Donations made through our platform are deposited directly into the nonprofits' accounts within 24-48 hours
- Other platforms claim to deposit money within 15-30 days
6. Do we offer prizes or other perks to increase donations?
- Yes! We work with those running a Giving Day to establish whether they would like to have prizes and matching gifts available for nonprofits to compete for throughout the 24-hour event
- Gifts can be in the form of monetary donations, helpful services or products, and even event tickets
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GiveGab is your everyday online software for fundraising, supporter engagement, donor management, and so much more.
After participating in a Giving Day, you'll automatically have a GiveGab account where you can continue collecting online donations, start another fundraising campaign, engage with your supporters, promote your cause, and have easy access to many more tools based on whatever GiveGab plan your organization selects.
Have more questions for us? Check out our customer success headquarters where you can pose a question, view FAQs, or contact a member of the customer success team directly.


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Wind Tunnel
concrete, aluminum, flagstone, ceramic tile
35'H x 30'D x 250'W
The entry pedestrian/bike underpass serves as the eastern portal to the University of Colorado Boulder campus. The theme of the design celebrates Boulder's famous 'Chinook' winds that blow down Boulder Canyon into the city at great force during the winter months.
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Like our last remodel, it's way too easy to keep adding stuff to the job as we go along. Sometimes you add because you discover a problem once you open up the house and sometimes just because you didn't realize you wanted/needed something at the time of the initial planning stages. Yesterday we reached AWA #7. Ouch.
At the beginning of the job, we hired a retired woodworker friend to add columns in the living room at the little parlor area. It didn't go well. While they look pretty good in the pictures, they don't look so good close-up in person. Sharon doesn't want to disrespect the friend who put them in—he actually did a nice job for never having done this kind of work before, but we ended up spending more than $1000 on these two columns and they look like a DIYer project. Sharon was pretty disappointed.
When Wade visited last week, after he got home from his traveling, he said he could build us nice colonnades. We finally caved and added them to this job.These photos don't show doors on the front side but they'll be added. Wade didn't realize the existing bookcases had doors because they were off being dipped. They'll be adding doors that match the existing and will accept glass panels. They won't be providing the stained glass panels. We'd better start getting busy playing with glass! =)
The other AWA we added recently was a roof over the back door stoop. The brackets will be cut to match the existing brackets at the roof line. This will make it much more pleasant to come into the basement when it is raining.
Friday, May 6, 2011
Additional Work Authorizations
Posted by Sharon Kwilter at 8:47 AM
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Those AWA's hurt the pocketbook, but they'll both add important details to the house. I especially like the roof over the basement door. Now you've got me thinking about adding one to my house! AAAARRRRGH!ReplyDelete
I love the new colonnades--they really create a lovely, intimate space for the salon. Can't wait to sit and have tea there!ReplyDelete
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This from an active duty Navy Captain, academy grad, fighter pilot, squadron skipper that blogs at Neptunus Lex. If what you read here is of interest, you'll want to visit his site often. He's prolific and opinionated—and often right.
It strikes me as kinda funny that he calls a mission with four 500 pounders a 'heavy.' An A-6 would carry 16 and two drop tanks. But then it couldn't go supersonic or shoot things down either.
I think it's safe to say that while it's not true that every night bombing hop ends up as a fiasco, it's also true that a disproportionate number of fiascoes seem to occur during night bombing evolutions. There is something about hurling yourself at the ground at a 45 degree dive angle at 500 knots while chasing HUD symbology towards a successful release on a poorly lit target in the absence of any visual reference cues while the altimeter unwinds like a yo-yo in the presence of mountainous terrain that tends to capture a man's attention pretty comprehensively. Sometimes? Between attack runs?
It can be hard to pull your head out of the merely personal and rebuild the "big picture."
My first night bombing hop in the Hornet occurred when I was a junior officer going through training in the Fleet Replacement Squadron many years ago, back as the earth was cooling and dinosaurs roamed the lands. Our instructor pilot and flight lead for the event was a former F-14 jock whose call sign was "Legion."
Actually, no. But it might as well have been.
You see, back when the Hornet was brand new and the writing was not yet on the wall we got two sorts of instructors from the Tomcat community: Hard charging guys who wanted a chance to be on the leading edge of a new program and people whom the F-14 bubbas didn't mind losing to the "other" team. Some of the latter guys had "personality issues" and others were merely slackers. Legion fell in the second category, a essentially capable guy whose destiny it was not to be named a superior flight lead. We are not all of us called to greatness.
Our mission was a four-ship "heavy" ordnance mission against the Bravo 17 live impact area in Fallon, Nevada. If we three students were mildly (or otherwise) surprised to discover that we'd be dropping live ordnance for the first time - and that at night - we didn't show it. I mean, these instructors were pros, right? They knew what they were doing. And anyway, questioning their authority when it came to physical safety was considered borderline wanking.
They took points off for wanking.
So we tried to take it all in stride with maybe 50 hours in the fighter and - for most of us - no more than about 300 total hours of flight time. Which may sound like a lot if you're paying for it out off your paper route earnings, but is considered pretty meager for military types. Dropping live ordnance. In mountainous terrain. At night.
For the first time.
"Legion" briefed a 300 knot rendezvous from a 10-second separation, afterburner take-off. I was dash two, and - having waited the appointed interval - plugged the blowers in for to make the expeditious rejoin. Which, in the event, was a great deal more expeditious that I had expected since Legion, sensitive of a thundercloud formation outboard of the rendezvous circle, had slowed his jet to 230 knots, greatly diminishing the turn radius. He also wrapped up the turn from the briefed 30 degrees angle of bank to about 45 degrees or so to avoid going into the weather. Good headwork as far as it went, but even better would have been to communicate this deviation to the plan to the rest of us. This was, as it turned out, asking rather too much our man.
That whole "called to greatness" thing.
I could tell that something was amiss when I found myself at an 80 degree angle of bank turn, peeking over the left leading edge extension while slamming the throttles to idle and extending the speedbrakes in a desperate attempt to avoid hitting my flight lead. At night. Carrying four 500-pound live bombs. I was intuitive that way.
It did not much help matters that, just as I was congratulating myself on having miraculously arrived in stabilized formation, Legion roused himself from whatever deep distractions kept him from, you know, leading his actual flight to ask of dash three in a conversational tone whether or not he had two in sight? At all?
Two was your humble scribe hisself, so, being as self-interested as the next goober, this was a question whose answer I eagerly attended to. "Mrmph!" came three's cogent reply even as I witnessed the light pattern from his airplane go slashing underneath my jet mere feet away, thirty degrees offset from the lead's flight path before disappearing into the weather on our port side. Whether dash four was wiser from three's experience or merely unmanned from having nearly witnessed a three-plane midair collision (carrying live ordnance, at night) he bailed out of the rendezvous attempt entirely, reversing his turn to the left and promising to catch up. In time. If he could. Three ended up joining out of the weather carrying a vicious case of vertigo at about the same time as four caught up on the starboard side some minutes later.
Somewhat troubled at heart but silent on the radios we pressed on to the target. Surprisingly, that part of the mission went famously, leaving us to rejoin again overhead the target when the mission was complete. This I approached with a good bit of caution, but three - distracted by the lights of the nearby metropolis of Fallon (population ~ 7500) - managed to blow the rendezvous entirely taking four with him off into the moronosphere. It was at just that moment when the O-2 that had been arcing around at 3000 feet above ground level in order to 1) spot our hits, and 2) bust our chops in the event of a minimum altitude bust decided that dropping a LUU-2 flare would be just the thing to get us all sorted out.
LUU-2's had been used during the Vietnam war to illuminate target areas for high angle dive bombing by A-4 and A-7 attack aircraft. They were parachute retarded and brilliantly incandescent. Being up to this moment blithely unaware of their existence however, the sudden appearance of a miniature sun below our aircraft served only to confuse we few, we goofy few, we band of students even more. Both three and four - who had been on the very cusp of gaining a degree of situational awareness - felt their eyes irresistibly drawn to the paraflare below, instantly losing whatever night vision they had arduously built up over the preceding forty minutes. For my own part, glued as I was to my lead, I merely suffered from an almost debilitating bout of nausea-inducing vertigo, as the world appeared to turn upside down, the g-forces holding me down in my seat warring with the sunlight below my wing in competition for the attention of the little bones inside my ear that tell me when I'm sitting upright, or not.
Finally concluding that the briefed mission was irrecoverable, at least from an administrative standpoint, Legion wisely detached the still-mesmerized dash three and four to follow us back to the field. As we turned away from the now-guttering flare, I regained some sense of up and down, at least sufficient to fly Legion's wing back to the overhead pattern to break downwind and land with three and four behind us a couple of miles.
As I configured the jet for landing, "Bitchin' Betty" announced to me that we had a "Flight Controls" issue. Indeed, there on the right digital data display I noted that my trailing edge flaps were showing "X's" indicating that they were not scheduling properly based on airspeed and angle of attack. I suppose I should have taken the jet around for troubleshooting, with lead joining on my wing while I did so, but at that point I wanted nothing more than to be on deck and the jet was flying perfectly well, albeit at a somewhat higher than normal airspeed. I kept my mouth shut, gave lead a little more interval off the approach turn and made my own approach to land on centerline.
I landed hot of course and, concerned about blowing a tire, left off for a moment tapping the brakes, very happy just to be on deck. The tower controller interrupted my sigh of relief by keying his mic and calling on the radio in evident alarm, "Three, you're overtaking two rapidly on the landing rollout!"
"Three is still on downwind," came the protesting reply. Still airborne in other words.
Now, math is not my strong suit gentle reader, but I was nevertheless grounded in the basics enough to know that if it was not three overtaking two then the only alternative was that two - your humble narrator - was overtaking one. Who, it turns out, had chosen that particular evening to sample the pleasures of a max-brakes full stop landing. With nearly all of his external lights out. All of them but for a wee-bitty tail light that got rather closer to our own nose than our friends could have wished for, even given the fact that I stomped on the wheel brakes with everything I had.
Fortunately, Legion could work the math as well and gave up his unbriefed performance demo by giving his own jet a shot of power to keep her rolling. We turned off the runway at the end almost together, his eyes as big as saucers in the glow of the taxiway lights.
For many years that was the worst flight I ever flew. But I did learn about flying from that.
Used with permission.
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This from an active duty Navy Captain, academy grad, fighter pilot, squadron skipper that blogs at Neptunus Lex. If what you read here is of interest, you'll want to visit his site often. He's prolific and opinionated—and often right.
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American Mammoth Donkey
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The American Mammoth Donkey was bred from large imported European stock (French Poitou, Andalusian) and is one of the largest breeds.
Males (Jacks) can reach over 15 hands (1.5 metres) at the withers (shoulder) and females (Jennies) a hand (4"/10cm) less. The largest recorded was 17 hands. The big head is a Poitou trait.
They were bred mainly for crossing with horses to give large, strong working mules.
Spotted jenny foal.
Black jack foal.
"They asked carrot or stick, so I chose to eat the stick."
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Dominican Treehouse Village – If you are looking to experience something a bit different while visiting the Dominican Republic you should make sure to check out the links beyond this article.
The village is located on the Samana peninsula and about 10 km away from Santa Barbara. Only 3 km away from the beautiful El Valle beach and surrounded by plenty of peaceful jungle you will find an entire village in the woods. Choose between matrimonial rooms and family homes. All treehouses include mosquito nets, lockers, private bathrooms, and 2 hanging chairs.
In the common area, you can socialize with the villagers, get a drink, play games, or use the fitness utensils. The delicious buffet breakfast and dinner are also served in this area. The relaxed atmosphere and sympathetic staff really stand out.
You will be offered many activities during your stay. One of them is the Samana Treetop Zipline which is an awesome thrill and walking distance away.
Something a little different
Lent bikes or even tandems to cruise around or take a walk on the nearby beach. The hotels work for lunch with a great restaurant at the beach and another one just 100m away.
The village offers free daily yoga classes and has a nice swimming pool to cool down. Feel free to make a bum fire or simply enjoy the sunset from your room.
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The Victory Motorcycles include the Vision touring motorcycles, Cross Roads, High Ball and Kingpin cruisers, the Vegas, and the Hammer muscle cruiser. The company also offers some Ness Signature custom models, like the Arlen Ness Victory Vision, Zach Ness Vegas and Cory Ness Victory Cross Country. The Victory motorcycles were basically created by the off-road giant Polaris Industries, which is one of the world's top producers of snowmobiles and ATVs. The first motorcycle of Victory came out in the year, 1997.
The company started producing the largest engine motorcycles in the year 1999, to compete with the American motorcycle giant, Harley Davidson. This was a 1500cc engine, which was 92 cubic inch. This was the biggest engine that was available during that time, and Victory started producing powerful cruisers were touring using this engine.


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Homicides The Criminals Part II (1976) (1976)
An anthology film featuring four true-crime stories that took place in Hong Kong in the early 1970's. Part 1: 'The Deaf Mute Killer' – A deaf and mute man is pushed to murder after being wrongly accused of rape. Part 2: 'Mama San'- A brothel madam has a man killed for not paying his debts. Part 3: 'The Informer' – A traffic cop is murdered by a police informer and his gun stolen. Part 4: 'Nude in a Box' – The discovery of the body of a dead woman results in a man being put on trial.
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An Iranian lawmaker says non-binding resolutions adopted by the UN will not help improve the situation of Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar, urging the UN to take practical measures.
Mehrdad Baouj-Lahouti on Friday dismissed non-binding resolutions as ineffective in resolving the problems of Rohingyas, saying that the UN must deal with human rights violations across the globe without double-standard behaviors.
On December 24, the UN General Assembly expressed serious concern over violence between Rohingya Muslims and Buddhists in Myanmar and called upon its government to address human rights abuses.
The General Assembly also approved by consensus a non-binding resolution.
The unanimously adopted UN resolution expresses "particular concern about the situation of the Rohingya minority in Rakhine state, urges the (Myanmar) government to take action to bring about an improvement in their situation and to protect all their human rights, including their right to a nationality."
The resolution was identical to one approved last month by the General Assembly's Third Committee, which focuses on human rights.
Rohingya Muslims have faced torture, neglect and repression in Myanmar since it achieved independence in 1948. Hundreds have been killed and thousands displaced in attacks by Buddhist extremists.
Buddhist extremists frequently attack Rohingyas and set fire to their homes in several villages in the troubled region. Myanmar's government has been blamed for failing to protect the Muslim minority.
Rohingyas are said to be Muslim descendants of Persian, Turkish, Bengali, and Pathan origin, who migrated to Myanmar as early as the 8th century.


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Jaycee Reynolds is not only eye candy; he's also got a business brain to recon with. The Melkbosstrand model and first runner-up in the Mr Mardi Gras competition has two businesses. We've already written about Smallroom Talent Management that manages singing artists. This week he told us about the business that will make him stinking rich.
Over a cappuccino in which is submerged a blob of cream that looks as large as Robben Island, Jaycee talks about House of Hair Extensions. It's an online shop that started by accident in 2012. Jaycee was doing photography at that time. A female friend with a business brain came across a good hair extension factory in India, and together they decided to start a business.
It started off small. Jaycee
contributed R10 000 and the friend did the same. The rest of the story unfolded organically. With the proceeds of the sale of the hair Jaycee was able to enrol in a hairdressing course.
Hairy tales
Nowadays he sells hair extensions that come from India, China and Europe.
The hair extensions from India have stories, Jaycee says, as he sips his cappuccino appreciatively. (Note: Watch that Rob Lowe mouth that is improbably beautiful but has not been surgically enhanced.) "The women shave their hair during religious festivals. The temples sell the hair. Sometimes they use the proceeds to feed the poor."
In his stylish home on Atlantic Beach Estate something strange happens… Jaycee tells how he conducts quality tests on the hair extensions. "I first order a sample to test the quality. Then I submerge it in a bath of acid. I wash it with ordinary shampoo that contains salt. I want to see how the hair reacts as it is dead and has no pigment."
Jaycee has also started presenting a one day course in hair extensions. Attendees get a day's training in hair extensions, a DVD and a certificate. Hmm, so he's branching out into teaching, too. He also wants to enter the thriving ethnic hair market. Now this is one young man who is thinking big.
We first interviewed Jaycee shortly before the Mr Mardi Gras pageant. Read the interview here.


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"John Kerry claimed yesterday that certain "foreign leaders" have told him that they're rooting for him to defeat President Bush.
"I've met foreign leaders who can't go out and say this publicly, but boy, they look at you and say, 'You've got to win this, you've got to beat this guy, we need a new policy,' things like that," Kerry told a crowd while campaigning in Hollywood, Fla."
Boy, I LOVE a mystery, don't you? Who could these mysterious "foreign leaders" be? Could they be Iranian? Perhaps they're from North Korea? According to this press release from Tom Delay, he seems to be guessing these "foreign leaders" are from North Korea & France…
"Kerry's ingenious international campaign for the White House picked up another endorsement just last week, according to the following evidence of growing support for Kerry in Kim Jong Il's regime in North Korea, as reported in the Financial Times:
"Rather than dealing with President George W. Bush and hawkish officials in his administration, Pyongyang seems to hope victory for the Democratic candidate on November 2 would lead to a softening in US policy towards the country's nuclear weapons programme."
DeLay remarked sullenly: "If he locks up Paris next, he's going to be tough to beat."
The Dissident Frogman also seems to believe that these "foreign leaders" might be French…
But I have a more important question — since when did candidates for the Presidency start trumpeting the fact that "foreign leaders" wanted them to win? I thought that sort of sentiment went out of fashion about the time the Revolutionary War started. Maybe Kerry should start getting interested in serving AMERICAN interests instead of sucking up to "foreign leaders" who can't vote and don't have America's best interests at heart.


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The Canvas Crescent Meditation Cushion by Haiku Designs has been created to support you in your meditation practice. By promoting proper posture and spinal alignment, the Canvas Crescent Cushion allows you to focus solely on your mindfulness practice by reducing any physical discomfort. Our Crescent cushions are designed to support the thighs while easing pressure off of the knees and hips. The Canvas Crescent Cushion is recommended for beginners and for those who are not as flexible and perhaps need a little more thigh and knee support. Choose from either Certified Organic Buckwheat Hulls or All Natural Sustainable Kapok fillings.
Our Meditation Cushions serve as a tangible object that can reflect and support a meditation or mindfulness practice. Creating a peaceful environment with soothing lighting, proper support, and a comfortable temperature is a key to a pleasurable and relaxing meditation practice. A comfortable meditation seat helps the body relax. When the body relaxes, the mind follows.
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How to Decide on Your Company's Logo
Everywhere you turn in today's world, you are inundated with company logos. Many of these logos have become so familiar that you do not even give them a second thought when you see them. They have become a part of the fabric of global culture. It is every company's goal to have their brand and logo become iconic and instantly recognizable, even to people who never use that particular product. When you are starting a business, there are many things you will need to focus on. You will need to think about which products and services you are going to offer, how much you will charge for them and who you will have on your staff. These are just a few of the critical decisions you will be forced to make before your company can get off the ground. Choosing a logo will be yet another key decision that must be made. Here is how to decide on your company's logo.
Look at other logos
You will be able to get some good ideas for your own company logo by taking a close look at the design of other iconic logos. The one trait that many recognizable logos have in common is the fact that they are simple. Therefore, they are easier for people to remember. Facebook uses a lowercase "f" as their logo. It is hard to get much simpler than that. Twitter uses the silhouette of a bird. The Walt Disney Company uses the famous signature of their creator. Needless to say, there are many possibilities for you to choose from. You may want to hire the services of a professional logo designer to help you with the design process.
Consider how the public will respond
You will need to decide if you want your logo to consist of your company name, a picture or a combination of both. There is not a wrong choice where all of these options are concerned. Your choice of a logo will simply come down to your personal preference, as well as what you think the general public will respond to. The public's reaction to your logo is definitely something that must be taken into consideration. In an effort to do this, you can enlist the help of focus groups during the logo design process. A focus group consists of random people who are paid to give their opinions on the effectiveness of various products and campaigns, among other things. You will present many different logos to the focus group. They will then write detailed opinions about each one, telling you specifically what they did and did not like. The reviews of the logos can then be analyzed and any necessary revisions can be made. A new focus group can then be brought in to provide a different take on your new logos.
Make sure you will not get tired of it
While companies do change their logos from time to time, it is generally not a good idea to do this on a regular basis, especially if you are trying very hard to establish your brand. Therefore, you need to be sure that no matter what logo you choose, it will not be something you will quickly tire of looking at. Choose a logo that you can envision representing your company for many decades to come.


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Vuitton is opening a store offering a mix of multicolor monogram handbags and small leather goods, as well as actual limited edition art canvasses with a new design by Murakami and Marc Jacobs called "Monogramouflage." They will preview a new Vuitton collection, which will launch in the Brooklyn store on June 1, and be sold at select Vuitton stores worldwide starting June 15.
So Vuitton's got a full-blown outer-borough store in the works? Or at least a pop-up shop? With new Murakami-designed bags? And they'll even debut a collection for worldwide sale in our fair Brooklyn?!
It might sound too good to be true for a reason. A spokeswoman from the Brooklyn Museum said she didn't know where WWD got this information but could not confirm the museum would sell any Louis Vuitton bags. Our dreams are dashed! We are awaiting comment from Louis Vuitton and will keep you posted of any developments.
Update: Fashion Week Daily reports Louis Vuitton will open a pop-up shop in the Brooklyn Museum on June 1. The Brooklyn Museum and Louis Vuitton have yet to confirm details with the Cut, or, um each other.


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Nando's HR director has insisted that rival businesses trying to poach staff are "more of an insult [to employees] than a worry" for the restaurant chain.
Julia Claydon told delegates at the annual Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) conference that competitors who try to steal staff from other companies lose integrity. She outlined one example where a rival sent a fax to all 190 Nando's offices hoping to attract staff to their organisation.
But the chicken eaterie would never use such aggressive tactics as it went against their company values of remaining integral, Claydon said. She later told Personnel Today that if HR achieve high levels of employee engagement, people were less likely to want to leave anyway.
She said: "If you've got good engagement of your employees and they are engaged with the company, [poaching] is more of an insult [to employees] than a worry. People that do that [poach], devalue the integrity of organisations."
The news contrasts the worries of other HR directors in the hospitality industry, who have previously told Personnel Today they were worried about staff being pinched from rival businesses, particularly in the run-up to the London Olympics in 2012.
However, Claydon admitted the sector was struggling with staff turnover, particularly in the current economic climate.
"The economic factors might make people think 'for an extra couple of thousand pounds I can go [work] there'," she said.
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Fed Announces New Mortgage Rules to Protect Consumers
New rules designed to prevent loan originators from steering borrowers into more costly mortgages in order to increase their own compensation have been issued by the Federal Reserve.
The Fed also issued temporary rules requiring that borrowers be informed how their mortgage rates and payments may vary over time, and proposed new rules establishing enhanced consumer protections and disclosures on reverse mortgage products.
The various rules, announced today, amend or would amend regulations implementing the Truth in Lending Act. The proposed rules would also implement portions of the recently passed Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act.
Ban on steering borrowers into higher-cost mortgages
The final rules announced today specify that a loan originator, such as a broker or loan officer, may not be compensated based on the interest rate or terms of a mortgage he or she arranges for a borrower. They also prohibit a loan originator from being paid by both the borrower and a lender or other party when originating the loan.
The new rules are intended to prevent originators from steering borrowers into higher-cost loans that are not in the borrowers' best interest in order to increase their own compensation. Originators may still be compensated based on the loan amount, which is a common practice. The rules will take effect April 1, 2011.
New disclosures on ARMs
Newly issued interim rules require that lenders disclose how mortgage payments can change over time on loans with variable rates or payments. The rules require that borrowers be informed of the maximum rate they may be charged over the first five years of the loan, as well as a "worse-case scenario" of the highest rate and payments that may incur over the life of the loan. They must also be informed that refinancing a loan may not enable them to avoid higher payments.
Lenders must apply the interim rules to any mortgage applications received on or before Jan. 30, 2011. The Fed is also soliciting comment on the interim rules for 60 days prior to considering adoption of a final rule.
Enhanced disclosures, protecions on reverse mortgages
The proposed rules issued today deal mainly with consumer protections on reverse mortgages, including that borrowers may not be required to purchase other financial products as a condition of being approved for a reverse mortgage. The provision responds to complaints that some borrowers have been required or pressured to purchases annuities, life insurance or similar products as part of obtaining a reverse mortgage.
Other proposed rules would require that consumers participate in credit counseling before obtaining a reverse mortgage and seek to ensure that advertising for reverse mortgages contain accurate information. They would also seek to ensure that consumers are aware of their right to rescind certain mortgage transactions.
The rules respond to concerns over reverse mortgages, which are a type of home equity loan that allows older homeowners to borrow against their home equity without having to pay it back as long as they own the property. Because they tend to be fairly complicated financial products, there are concerns that some senior citizens may be taken advantage of in reverse mortgage transactions.
There will be a 90-day period for public comment on the proposed rules following their publication in the Federal Register, which is due to occur shortly, before they can be finalized.
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Chronos Released SOHO Organizer 6.5 on Wednesday with over 15 new features including improved phone number formatting and the ability to place calls using a Skype account.
A partial list of key new features includes the following:
- Live-Resize of All-Day (Banner) Events. Users can resize all-day events in real-time to change the eventis start/end dates.
- Real-Time Current Time Indicator. Displays the current time in the Day and Week views.
- Event/Task Pop-Up Previews. Shows detailed event/task information without opening the event/task.
- Skype Support. Users can place phone calls using their Skype account.
- Created/Modified Dates. The Contact Card view now shows a contactis created date and last modified date in the Summary Pane.
- Phone Number Extensions. Phone number formatting supports popular U.S. and Canadian extensions.
- Form Notes. Form notes attached to contacts can now be displayed.
The compelete list of new features, enhancements and bug fixes is provided on the Chronos Website.
SOHO Orgainzer 6.5 is a free update for version 6.x owners. SOHO Organizer requires Mac OS X 10.4.9 or later and is a Universal Application. It is priced at US$99.99. There is a fully functional 30-day free trial.


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nothing except #drumpf and depression happening for the past couple of weeks.
moe stepped on zorah and dislocated her hip (zorah's, not moe's), which, naturally, mortified moe, and made it so that zorah has to undergo at least eight weeks of crate-rest before we will discover whether or not she has to have surgery.
the two ounces of space queen that i was gushing about is either not space queen, or, if it is, it lacks the characteristic flavour of space queen, which is one of the reasons i like it. on the other hand, it was cheap enough that i'm not going to complain. 😐
SACBO next weekend. 19th wedding anniversary on the 21st. OCF in three weeks.