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We're still not sure what is going on with Best Buy and their preorder for the AT&T Nokia Lumia 920—for instance, why do they have it and not even AT&T? Nor why was the Lumia 920 pulled (and yet other links still worked).
Regardless, if you do use those inks for Best Buy and the Lumia 920, you'll see that all five colors are now listed as "sold out online"
Is that because Best Buy had only 200 devices? Is it another error? Or maybe, just maybe there is a lot of demand for this phone. Obviously there are lots of questions and seeing as we don't know how many Lumia 920s Best Buy had allocated, it is hard to know if they really sold out or they're just suspending preorders due to a glitch. We'll keep you posted.
Best Buy Links (via SlickDeals):
- Cyan - http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Nokia...ract_desc=
- Yellow - http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Nokia...ract_desc=
- White - http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Nokia...8814979666
- Red - http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Nokia...8814982744
- Black - http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Nokia...ract_desc=
Thanks, Tyrone B., for the heads up!
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Urban Chickens: Pets with Benefits
Chickens are just for people who have farms and who can dedicate their lives to caring for the land and their animals. At the very least, they are for people who have a lot of land and live in the country and have grown up on a farm. They are not for people who live in the city or who work full time or who have zero experience with "farm animals", right?
The Urban Chicken movement is clucking and scratching its way into our lives and bringing loads of happy benefits to city dwellers everywhere. In our first post about composting, Dee mentioned how her chickens contributed to her over-abundant garden. Today, I want to unpack it a little more and really show just how awesome owning chickens can be and why you might want to consider getting your own feathery friends.
I know that when I used to think about why a person would have chickens only two reasons came to mind: eggs and meat. The egg part intrigued me, but not enough to go through all the "trouble" I thought owning chickens would be. I also knew that there was no way I could use them for meat. My tender little heart gets too attached to things for that to be possible. So, I wrote off ever owning chickens. Little did I know that they can play such a big role in allowing people to truly live a "no waste" life, saving them and their communities tons of money all while responsibly caring for this beautiful earth of ours.
There is no shortage of information out there about owning your own chickens and what all goes into that, but today I just want to give you my top 5 reasons why owning your own chicks is an eggcellent idea!! The most economically and politically compelling reason is that they recycle food and yard waste, keeping it out of landfills and turning it into an invaluable soil builder for your garden. You feed your chickens scraps from your kitchen, they poop nitrogen-rich fertilizer that you mix with leaves and other yard waste to grow an amazing garden which feeds your family, and the cycle continues. Pure gold.
They are your own personal exterminating service. Chickens eat bugs, bugs that may have otherwise ruined your garden. They also eat many weeds, keeping your garden healthy and beautiful with little effort on your part. That, my friends, is a HUGE win in my book.
They help make your soil top notch. Not only do they contribute fertilizer, but they also are expert tillers. Their scratching and digging tendencies mix your soil with the compost and fertilizer making it prime real estate for your growing veggies.
They help with depression. Now, I bet you weren't expecting this to be on the list! But ask almost anyone who has chickens and they will tell you that their effect on your happiness is the same as owning a dog or cat. There are even therapy chickens out there! Who knew, but it's true, having chickens around releases oxytocin (the love hormone) and gives you the warm fuzzies deep inside.
Their eggs can add a little extra income. Not only can your family benefit from the fresh eggs your chickens produce but so can your neighbors and surrounding community. If you chose to do so, selling your organic, fresh eggs can absolutely bring in some extra cash. How much they bring in obviously depends on the amount of chickens you have and the amount of eggs they are producing, but as we all know, every little bit helps.
As you can see, chickens can be used for so much more than those cheesy jokes that you learned as a child. They can add joy and health and bounty to your home, even when living within the city limits. I know that owning chickens isn't for everyone, but I hope that if you have even slightly considered putting your eggs in this basket that this post has encouraged you to go for it and not chicken out!

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TOKYO -- Wheat prices in Japan, Asia's second-largest importer, may decline in April by the most since October 2009, putting food makers including Yamazaki Baking and Nisshin Seifun Group under pressure to cut prices.
The price of wheat imported by the government for sale to flour millers may drop about 10 percent from 57,720 yen ($748) a metric ton on average, according to SMBC Nikko Securities.
That would help the milling industry save almost 29 billion yen in costs a year, Japan's Flour Millers Association estimates.
The reduction, the first in two years, may increase deflationary pressure after consumer prices in Japan declined for a third straight year in 2011. Lower food costs could boost personal spending, which has shown signs of reviving amid a deepening export slump.
"A drop in the grain costs will increase price-cutting requests to food makers from retailers," Yoshiyasu Okihira, senior analyst at SMBC Nikko Securities in Tokyo, said in an interview. "Bread makers will have no other options but to lower prices, probably around July."
The government will decide whether to adjust wheat prices in late February based on purchasing costs in the previous six months, said Hiromi Iwahama, director for grain trade and operation at the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries.
Iwahama declined to comment further on changes ahead of the announcement. Masaaki Kadota, executive director at the Tokyo-based flour millers association, said a 10 percent cut is likely.
Costs of importing wheat in the five months ended Jan. 31 declined about 15 percent from the previous pricing period, according to ministry data. The expected drop would be the largest since October 2009, when the government slashed prices by 23 percent to 49,820 yen a ton on average.
The decline came after the Japanese currency rallied to a postwar record against the dollar.
Wheat futures lost 17.8 percent last year on the Chicago Board of Trade, the biggest decline since 2008. The price reached a record $13.495 a bushel in February 2008. The March- delivery contract was at $6.6575 a bushel at 4:42 p.m. Tokyo time.
Japan imports almost 90 percent of its wheat and sourced about 60 percent of the grain last fiscal year from the United States, the world's biggest exporter. Overseas purchases and domestic sales are controlled by the agriculture ministry, which reviews the selling price to flour millers every six months.
Millers may accelerate wheat purchases in coming months, taking advantage of a cut in the government-set prices, as cold weather in Europe boosts speculation the price may increase in October, said Charlie Utsunomiya, director at the Tokyo office of U.S. Wheat Associates.
Last year, the government raised the wheat price by 2 percent in October after boosting it by 18 percent in April, the most in three years. Yamazaki Baking, the largest bread maker in Japan, raised its prices by about 6 percent on average in July.
Japan paid 27,103 yen a ton on average for 474,705 tons of milling wheat from the U.S., Canada and Australia in January, the ministry data show. The price, dropping from 27,255 yen in December, was 28 percent less than a year ago.
World food prices tracked by the United Nations' Food and Agriculture Organization reached the highest ever in February 2011 on surging grain prices, before slipping 11 percent through December.


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Adare Pharmaceuticals Announces Changes to Executive Leadership Team; Supports Next Phase of Growth
Adare Pharmaceuticals is inspired to improve the lives of patients others have been left behind. Since its creation in 2015, the Company has committed to becoming a global specialty pharmaceutical company applying its longstanding product development capabilities to advance its own pharmaceutical pipeline, while growing its business through partnering efforts and continued advancement of its microbiome and consumer products. With over 600 employees across six global locations, Adare Pharmaceuticals has supported over 60 launches in 44 countries. For more information, visit www.adarepharma.com.
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Instagram has sent out media invitations for an event next week in New York City.
The Facebook-owned social network sent the invitations via FedEx, rather than through email as is customary with tech companies, according to CNET. Instagram opted for FedEx because its invitation contained more than just a piece of paper with a time and address on it.
Instagram sent a small wooden block with a printed Instagram picture on it. The block is 4 inches long by 4 inches wide by 1.75 inches thick. It comes with a slot on the back so that it can be hung.
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Along with the block, Instagram included a note that says "You are invited to share a moment with [Instagram cofounder] Kevin Systrom and the Instagram team," according to CNET.
The event is scheduled for 10 a.m. Dec. 12 in Manhattan, and of course the Internet has begun speculating what Instagram has in store.
CNET believes Instagram will announce a service that lets users print their pictures. That theory makes sense considering the invitation for the event. There is already a number of third-party companies that offer such services, which seems to indicate there's a market for this kind of feature.
Additionally, starting a photo-printing service would create another form of revenue for Instagram, which this year began displaying ads within its app.
Another theory is that Instagram may announce a private messaging service to compete with personal messaging apps like Snapchat and WhatsApp. Rumors of an Instagram messaging feature have been going around recently, so it wouldn't be a complete surprise.
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Hyper-Unity® is the first turn-key, MIL SPEC, SWaP-optimized, hyper-converged infrastructure platform, to deliver all-flash performance for virtualized applications at less than half the cost of traditional storage. It seamlessly integrates two to twelve ruggedized TMS servers, a high-speed, 12-port Mellanox InfiniBand switch, and leading software-defined storage(SDS) / hyper-converged infrastructure (HCI) software.
All-Flash Performance for VIrtualized Applications
Hyper-Unity® seamlessly integrates multiple RES form-factors, ethernet switches, and software-defined storage(SDS)/ hyper-converged infrastructure (HCI) software to deliver all-flash performance for virtualized applications at less than half the cost of traditional storage. It brings the advantages of a Public Cloud to operations on the tactical edge—optimizing efficiency through dynamically provisioned resources, streamlining IT management, and providing a robust scalable and turn-key infrastructure that can be immediately deployed.
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Modular Scalability
Hyper-Unity allows you to scale both capacity and performance linearly by providing the flexibility to scale up by adding more nodes or scale up by adding more disks to each server node. Instead of buying large and expensive storage arrays with limited performance, the Hyper-Unity Infrastructure enables enterprises to scale out in small, modular units, allowing them to balance their compute and storage resources while growing. It also supports popular hypervisors, preserving prior investments in tools, time, and training.
All-Flash Performance
Hyper-Unity delivers the performance of an all-flash array in multi-server clusters, enabling IT organizations to easily meet the performance requirements of demanding workloads. Hyper-converged software performs de-duplication and compression before data is written to storage, leading to extremely low latencies, higher IOPS and lower storage and network traffic.
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The rapid proliferation of virtualized server guest OS instances and associated VM sprawl for databases, web servers, application servers, and other VMs have outstripped the ability of traditional storage systems to adequately service storage traffic.
In addition to proliferating capacity requirements, virtualized servers require high performance storage that delivers the IOPS, throughput and latency required to make applications perform their best. The purchase of traditional SAN and NAS storage to meet this requirement is costly and, increasingly, exceeds budgets. The Hyper-Unity platform typically cuts data center infrastructure costs by 50 percent or more while delivering all-Flash performance.
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- Four-node base solution cluster – for high availability and performance
- Four RES-XR5-1U, eight drive servers with two E5-2600 V3 Series Intel Xeon processors, fourteen cores per socket, and up to 512 GB DDR4 ECC DIMMs
- Base cluster has 6 TB of SSD raw capacity from 12 to over 30 TB effective storage capacity
- Easy scale-out growth, by adding additional nodes to solution cluster (4-12 nodes)
- Base 1.5TB per node SSD capacity is expandable up to 16 TB per node today
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- 1GbE resource management network for node configuration and out-of-band management
- Removable fans
- Power supply options Single or redundant 110/220 VAC (50/60Hz, 400Hz)
- Single or redundant 18-36 VDC, 32 Amp
- Single or redundant 36-72 VDC, 18 Amp
- Hot pluggable solid state drive slots (32 per base cluster)
- Operating temperature range: 0°C to 50°C
- Operating shock: 3 axis, 35g, 25ms
- Operating vibration: 4.76 Grms, 5Hz to 2000Hz (SSD)
- Operating humidity: 8% to 95% non-condensing
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The Resource Manager server attaches to one or more managed systems though an independent, private network and presents a single user interface for easy access to the baseboard management controllers (BMC) of the managed systems, displaying information from these BMCs as a single integrated unit.
Functions include system health; operating temperature, fan speed, critical voltages, etc. In addition, the Resource Manager provides console access to the individual managed systems via the BMC KVM feature. This interface enables configuration and monitoring of critical in-band functions, including BIOS setup, O/S boot-up as well as execution of O/S run-time commands. The KVM function also supports the virtual media function, enabling software loading and updates from a single, network-attached client. The RES Manager engine enables in-band reporting from agents that run in the host being managed, reporting CPU utilization, memory capacity, storage and network usage.
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Depth: 20 inches (508 mm)
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Southeast Asia needs $1.7T to boost energy security through 2035
EA predicts coal will be crucial for power generation replacing natural gas as the dominant fuel.
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — Southeast Asia will require $1.7 trillion of investment in energy infrastructure over the next two decades to cope with a sharp surge in demand and counter growing reliance on oil imports, the International Energy Agency said. It predicted coal will become increasingly crucial for power generation in the region.
The region's current energy use per person is still low at just half of the global average but demand is likely to increase by more than 80% through to 2035, the agency said in an outlook report on Southeast Asia. The 10 countries that make up Southeast Asia are home to about 600 million people and a combined annual GDP of $2.1 trillion.
By 2035, the agency projected Southeast Asia's oil imports to rise to just over 5 million barrels a day, double its current consumption and making it the world's fourth-largest importer after China, India and the EU. Over the same period, oil production in the region will fall by almost a third due to a decline in mature fields and limited new prospects.
It said spending on oil imports is expected to surge to $240 billion in 2035, equivalent to almost 4 per cent of the region's gross domestic product. Oil import bills in Thailand and Indonesia are projected to be the highest in the region, tripling to nearly $70 billion each in 2035, it said.
"Increasing reliance on oil imports will impose high costs on Southeast Asian economies and leave them more vulnerable to potential disruptions," the agency said. As such, it said massive investment will be needed to boost energy security, affordability and sustainability.
"Around $1.7 trillion of cumulative investment in energy supply infrastructure to 2035 is required in Southeast Asia, with almost 60% of the total in the power sector," it said.
Securing the investment however, could be tough.
Underdeveloped energy distribution systems, inconsistency in government policies and sky-high fossil fuel subsidies – which totalled $51 billion in the region last year – deter investment in infrastructure and efficient technologies, it said.
The report said Southeast Asia's 10 countries are also expected to reduce natural gas and coal exports as production is diverted to meet domestic demand in a region where some 134 million people, or over a fifth of its population, still lack access to electricity.
Despite coal's reputation as a dirty polluting fuel, the IEA said it will become increasingly important, accounting for half of fuel use in power generation by 2035 from about a third now and replacing natural gas as the dominant fuel.
IEA urged the region to adopt more energy efficiency measures, saying this could help cut energy demand in the region by almost 15% by 2035. At the same time, reduced spending on energy increases disposable income and stimulates economic activity, it said.


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Spirit Dad: Love is central in the universe. Love is the greatest characteristic of God and yet so misused by humans. It is so important for you to get love because it is central for your transformation. It is from love that everything else exists and develops. Love is God's nature – pure, kind, respectful, always seeking the good in all people. That is the kind of love that is developing with you and Chuck. It is a pure and deep and unconditional spiritual love – a love that is essential for all humans and yet so few experience it without damage and conditions.
Me: I never knew that.
Spirit Dad: You and Chuck are spiritual partners and have great work to do together. You both need to heal to do the work. This is part of it.
God: I want all my people to understand the importance and the value of love and how it is central to the individual and the communal soul. Without it, brokenness just ebbs and flows throughout the universe. The pure love between a man and a woman is essential for healing. Trust that it is. Unconditional pure love is powerful and mends pain and sorrow like nothing else can. It is who I am. It is what draws people to me. It is about how to heal the universe. We are all one and this deep powerful love between you and Chuck reverberates throughout the universe. Open to allowing the experience of this love. Honor it and treasure it. It is a gift and a microcosm of the love I have for you and all beings. My love is reaching through your hands to deep with your heart. Love sustains all beings through good times and hard times. It is missing.
Me: I feel overwhelmed right now.
God: I love you Mary. You are my treasure. You are love. Your love is filling your soul and it transforms you in every area of brokenness. I love you and it is love with power and strength. My love has been with you forever. It is your wall of thorns and hard heart that keeps me from indwelling within you. Surrender to my love. Surrender to the spirit. Let the last of the wall come down.
Me: I want to surrender and yield. Please help me take the last of the wall down. I am afraid. I am afraid of you and what you might ask of me. I am afraid of love from you. I am afraid.
God: There is no fear in my love. You are learning to see me past the damage and past the expectations. I love you deeply and completely in ways you never experienced. Let my love indwell within you. Only you can choose to allow its presence. My heart yearns to be part of your heart. My heart yearns to embrace your heart. You alone can choose that experience. You keep saying "Choose Me". I choose you and I am also asking "Choose me". Choose me Mary to allow to enter into your heart and your soul. My love is a healing love – a pure love. Choose me Mary to love you to walk with you to transform you. Choose me and the high ways. Go to the mountaintop with me. Be my love, my precious child. Choose me Mary and I will always be within you and you will know a love no greater than the love I have for you. You have to choose me. I've already chosen you. Choose me.
Me: I want to choose you. I so much want to do that. I want you to be with me but I don't trust you as absurd as that sounds. I just don't trust you. How do I trust you?
God: You trust me by choosing to love me, by choosing me. As you choose me and choose my love, you will trust me and understand that I do not violate you. I've always been with you in many forms that you could understand.
Me: But you didn't stop them from hurting me. A little child.
God: I allowed you to have the experience you yearned for during this lifetime. I allowed you to come full circle and to truly know devastation and shattering of the soul and then to experience healing and love and wholeness and power. I loved you that much to be with you and not intervene with the experience. It took a lot of love on my part to do that. When he would beat you and have sex with you I wanted to yank him away from you and shelter you. That isn't what you wanted spiritually. So, I stayed with you through each abusive moment. I never left you. I never forsake you. My heart ached for you. Choose me Mary. I am still here with you.
Me: I don't know if I could, as a parent, do that – allow my child to be harmed without intervening.
God: Because you are human. A human parent is to protect their child from harm. It is the physical world. I am your spiritual parent and my job is to love you for your own good based on the experience you chose. Choose me, Mary.
Me: I want to choose you. I really do. What if I choose you, then I don't choose you. What if I am fickle in choosing you? What if I choose you then want you to go? What if I choose you and I am not perfect? What expectations do you have of me? How will I fail you?
God: I am love. I accept all my beings without judgment even when they make choices that are harmful to themselves. I love them through each outburst. I have no expectations of you. Humans have expectations of each other. If there are no expectations, there can be no failure. Perfection is love and love is perfection. It isn't performance. If you want me to go, I go. I will ask you to stay but the choice is yours. Choose me.
Me: What if I make bad choices? Will you still want to be my God.
God: Oh yes. I love you. I love murderers and rapists and priests and sages. There is no limit to my love. I don't always agree with the choices, but I always love you. You are human and will sometimes make decisions that are not in your best interest. That doesn't send me away or make me punish you. I am not your mother or father. I am God. I am love. I am incapable of causing you pain.
Me: I have experienced pain with you God. Great pain.
God: Was it with me or by what humans did in my name. The humans abandoned you. They wrote laws and rules and then lived by the laws and rules. It is love that we live by and love is free and free to experience. I am love. They didn't understand that. You tried to tell them because I showed it to you and they wouldn't listen and they mocked you and said that love wasn't enough. They lied to you because they didn't know that I am love and it is enough. You let them define your relationship with me as you let your parents define your relationship with me. You need to just be in relationship with me. Choose me.
Me: What do you require of me? Do I have to change my thoughts and my feelings and behave in a certain way that is pleasing to you?
God: I require nothing of you but for you to be true to yourself. In that way you honor me. No rules, no boundaries, no expectations, only freedom to be who you are – Glorious – powerful – loving partnering with me in the rest of your earthly journey and beyond.
Me: What do I have to give up?
God: Self-deprecation. By giving it up you get love for yourself, value for yourself, worthiness for yourself. You can always choose self-deprecation but it doesn't co-exist with me.
Me: What if I can't do it?
God: You can should you choose. Choose me – let me indwell and partner with you. I love you.
Me: Am I wrong to be speaking to my mother and father in spirit?
God: No. It seems perfectly natural to me. I love your mother and father and they love you so much. In human experience they created division and separation and multiplicity and pain. They honored your request to have this earthly experience. That is great love. They are here to help you complete your journey so you can finish strong.
Me: Am I sinning because I am a woman and I am divorced?
God: No, that is human definition of right and wrong. Such comfort humans seek to have guidelines. If they just would live in love.
Me: Should I be punished for all the bad things I've done?
God: No child. You should be loved for who you are and how far you have come on your journey.
Me: Do I have to go to church?
God: The universe is my church. You are in church every day and in every moment. It is like nature. Remember the hike and how you saw everything in harmony. That is what you seek.
Me: I seek harmony within and without.
God: Choose me, Mary. Choose me and fulfill your heart's desire. Choose me freely without expectation or condemnation. Be who you are. – Glorious.
Me: Glorious was Chuck's word last night.
God: Yes it was. Glorious was my message to you through him. He is such a great conduit.
Me: Is it okay that I love him or is that wrong?
God: it is perfect that you love him. Experience safe, unconditional human love with him and through him. Yes, it is wonderful for you to experience love.
Me: I've felt wrong and guilty.
God: I know. You could let that go along with self-deprecation. Just live, Mary. For the first time live. Live in freedom. Live in harmony. Live in joy. Allow for transformation.
Me: I can't make myself transform. I'm trying.
God: Stop trying and allow it to happen. Keep talking and sharing and learning. Let no human define your relationship with me or with yourself. Choose me and there is freedom and strength. You can rest and let me walk with you. You have it within yourself to choose me.
Me: Is this the deep processing that I've been experiencing.
God: Yes it is.
Me: I choose you God to live within me and without me. I choose your love for me and the power of your love. I choose your freedom and harmony. I choose you without expectation or requirement. I choose you God. I choose you.
God: Yes, you choose me. Thank you for choosing me and to live within you. I love you. You are free to be where you need to be on this journey. You are free.
Me: I feel you. I see your eyes with deep set wrinkles. I see a tear rolling down the side of your face. I am free in you. Please stay with me as I finish the journey. I love you.
God: I love you and am honored to be a part of your life. Allow whatever gift your journey brings to you regardless of pain or joy. It is all a gift.
Me: I love you God. Thank you for choosing me. Thank you for the time with mother and father. Thank you for Chuck's friendship and commitment.
God: Gifts for your soul. Gifts for your journey. Finish strong. I am with you always.
Mother: I am so proud of you Mary Lynn.
Me: You have turned me away from God.
Mother: I know and you have found your way to God. It is so beautiful. I love you and thank you for talking with me.
Me: I love you, too. I am glad we talked. We don't talk much. How come?
Mother: It will happen. As you grow stronger, you and I will talk more.
Spirit Dad: I love you Mary Lynn. You are so incredible.
Me: I know you will be going away soon.
Spirit Dad: Not yet. Don't worry about any of it. Just enjoy the moment and what we have now.
Me: God isn't upset that we are talking.
Spirit Dad: No, because he orchestrates everything. He is God.
Me: Are we one with God?
Spirit Dad: Yes we are. God is within all of us.
Me: Do you think Chuck is mad at me about the letter?
Spirit Dad: No, not at all. If he were that is his problem.
Me: You are so right. It is my job to express and it is okay what I express even if it is imperfect. I feel so much better expressing it and talking about it openly with you. Secrets are energy thieves. I want not to have secrets anymore. I love him and it is good. It is healthy. I love you and mother and God. That is a lot of love. Love is essential in this universe. It shoots up and down and all around. Children are contagious because of their unconditional love. There is strength and power in that love. I am tired and need to sleep now. Maybe I can really sleep now. I am feeling love for myself. I am feeling the love of the universe and the love of Chuck and God. There is freedom in that love. I surrender all to God. I surrender.


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Australia's Asian Cup Opponents: Iraq
Australia faced Iraq in the last Asian Cup tournament, where they lost 3-1. Can they get revenge?
The reigning Asian Cup champions' sporting success has obviously taken a back seat in recent years, with the war having a heavy impact on everyday life. One thing to have risen from the ashes though, is a reasonable and improving football team and interest in the game seems to have risen in recent years as Iraq gets back on its feet.
Iraq has greater things on its plate but the welcome distraction that sport brings seems to have galvanized support for football in Iraq at the moment and interest is at an all time high, especially as the national team has a solid setup and a decent squad.
Several recent suspensions from FIFA have been a slight setback but the world-s governing body feels that meddling by the Government in Iraqi sport is unfair and disbanding of the country-s sporting federations led to further problems with its football association.
The last suspension was lifted in only March 2010 so ever since then Iraq has been seen again on the international stage. Another problem has been the inability to play home games, many sides understandably don-t want to go and play in a war torn country so many of Iraq-s "home" matches have been played in neighbouring Jordan, Syria, Qatar and UAE.
Recently, the sport has been given a huge boost as Baghdad is now deemed safe enough to once again host matches. Over 50,000 turned up to watch a match against Palestine so the support and passion is obviously there.
They have qualified for a World Cup once in their history, when they performed well in Mexico in 1986. Tough games against Belgium, Paraguay and the hosts saw them lose by just one goal on each occasion so they gave a good account of themselves in all three.
As far as the Asian Cup goes, the fact that they're reigning champions speaks volumes after they beat Saudi Arabia 1-0 in the previous final. They were also in the same group as Australia and actually beat us 3-1 when a Mark Viduka goal wasn-t enough to stop the eventual champions taking the points and topping the group.
Other Asian Cup ventures have seen them reach the quarter finals on three occasions as well as the semis once. This solid history coupled with the current quality of squad means that the Iraqis will be no easy beats and Australia will have to be wary of a well organised, solid unit.
Most of the squad is made up of home based players, or players who play in nearby country-s leagues. They do have veteran defender Bassim Abbas who plays in Turkey and he-ll be sure to keep Australia-s strikers at bay as he-s played over 70 matches in the Iraqi colours.
Their qualification for the semis was no mean feat either, as they defeated DPR Korea to snatch the second spot in group D. Two wins and a narrow defeat against a highly thought of Iranian side meant that Iraq are not a side to be underestimated in the quarter final tie.
Ranked 98 in FIFA-s latest rankings, they-re a long way below Australia of course but their inability to play home games has definitely put them way below their potential position in the rankings. This said, Australia should be looking for a convincing win over Iraq and booking themselves a semi final berth should be odds on if they perform to anywhere near their best.
Make sure you watch the Qantas Socceroos take on Iraq at 1225 AEDT on the 23rd January as they bid to book themselves a place in the semi finals.


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Bert Freudenberg wrote:
> On Nov 21, 2007, at 3:55 , tim Rowledge wrote:
>> Oh, and I *think* that strictly speaking we're not in the business of
>> relicensing the system as MIT; Apple relicensed the 1.1 release under
>> the Apache 2.0 license and we are trying to get everything added
>> subsequently to be under MIT. So far as I can work out that means the
>> *system* as a whole will be legally Apache 2.0 but I am not a lawyer
>> and I don't even play one on TV.
> Indeed - the board is trying to get clarification on this from VPRI's
> lawyers.
> What we can say for sure is the history of events to date:
> ==========
> On 23 September 1996, Apple Computer Inc. released Squeak V1.1 under
> the "Squeak License" (SqL).
> On May 8, 2006 Apple agreed to relicense original Squeak Code under
> the "Apple Public Source License 2.0" (APSL 2.0).
> On October 12, 2006 Apple granted permission to relicense under Apache
> 2.0.
> In 2006, VPRI began to collect "Distribution Agreements" for all
> contributors to Squeak since V1.1 up to V3.8, asking them to relicense
> their contributions, which were originally licensed under SqL, to the
> MIT license. This was a great effort on behalf of many and VPRI has
> 100s of signed documents agreeing to this.
> ==========
> This, I think, should be mentioned on
> http://www.squeak.org/SqueakLicense/ which is somewhat fuzzy.
I made some changes to the license page. It's still fuzzy but the whole
license situation is a little fuzzy :-)


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With the London 2012 Olympic Games drawing closer, surveys are still indicating that most UK companies have yet to make any assessment on the impact of the Games on their businesses or staff. In light of this, a group of City businesses, including law firms, media organisations, underwriters and investment banks, came together to discuss their business continuity issues, with the help of The City of London Corporation, Frontier Technology and Citrix.
Potential Threats to Business Productivity
The benefits of the Olympic Games have been widely documented, with urban regeneration, increased employment and tourism set to occur. However, the detrimental effects have hardly been publicised. From a business perspective, all meeting attendees agreed that there would be huge threats to productivity during the Games. The number of people in the UK is expected to rise by 300,000 with the number using public transport increasing by over 80,000. All firms expressed major concerns about their staff getting to work, especially during the rush hour. Without remote working technology it was agreed that revenue loss was inevitable. Equally most delegates felt that the Olympic Games is a once in a lifetime event for many and that staff will want and expect to be able to join in with the celebrations.
"The London Olympics is obviously going to be a major event that we are all excited about, we need to find good balance so we manage staff excitement and maintain company productivity," stated Stuart Purton, Personal Injury Team Manager, Hodge Jones and Allen LLP.
Gary Locker, Contingency Planning and Business Continuity Adviser at The City of London Corporation, spoke and answered business questions in the first half of the meeting. He is all too aware of the challenges that the Games will place on the police and the local authority as they plan ahead to ensure a safe and secure Olympic Games. In turn, he urges businesses not to leave it too late and to also forward plan so that they can maintain business as usual and be in a position to respond effectively to any incidents. The City of London is a key player within the framework of preparation for the Games; they recognise the need to build on the robust contingency plans currently in place. The requirement to have good communication processes in place is vital to providing appropriate information to City business and residents to help them to plan and prepare for and during the Olympic and Paralympics games.
The Games are not just set to affect London based companies; UK-wide everyone needs to prepare. Events are due to take place in 34 venues, and over 600 athletes' training camps will be stationed nationwide. Research has shown that only 13 percent of businesses have to date set up provisions to ensure that increases in workflow and staff absences can be managed carefully. All of the delegates envisaged the most disruption occurring during the marathon and opening ceremonies. Organisations in and around Canary Wharf and the East of London were particularly anxious about the possibility of road closures, particularly for staff who work out of hours.
"Many of our staff work late, our firm is keen to learn more about the planned road closures and diversions to inform colleagues and clients. It is important to know the impact of the games so we can plan properly and ensure that our business will work efficiently." Jeanette O' Neil, Business Continuity Manager, Brewin Dolphin.
Mobile phone and blackberry reception also featured highly on the agenda. The group expressed concerns regarding the potential loss of network coverage for mobile phones and PDAs. They were keen to speak in more detail to the major mobile network providers to see what they have scheduled to provide an on-going service during the Games.
Potential terrorism and risks to security were flagged as massive concerns for all delegates. Every firm expected to be targeted more during the Games and felt it necessary to stress-test their security networks. The security budget for the London Games was stepped up in December 2007, when an additional £238 million contingency fund was added to the £600 million already earmarked for the purpose. The London 2012 Olympics is set to be the biggest spend on security in Olympic history.
Safeguarding your Firm
Perhaps a lack of communication and media attention is the reason why many firms have yet to plan for the 2012 Olympics Games as of yet. However, all attendees felt that a seamless business continuity plan and a flexible workforce will provide the best solution to minimise revenue loss. Those who already had these in place were looking to strengthen security and stress test their contingency plans to ensure they are fail proof. All organisations also expressed the importance of carrying out due-diligence checks of all of their suppliers.
Alex Hill, Partner Readiness, from Citrix explained the tangible benefits of remote working and XenDesktop at all times but especially when facing business challenges to business such as the Olympic Games. He stated that as a company Citrix itself is very well versed in Disaster Recovery, given that its HQ is in Florida – a state which has suffered at the hands of hurricanes on many occasions. Alex also explained that businesses have already started to embrace desktop virtualisation, and take up is only set to increase further in the coming two years. Looking ahead to the Olympics and the potential disruption it could cause from a business continuity point of view, desktop virtualisation will enable employees to seamlessly access their exact work environment from any location or device.
Frontier Technology ended the meeting by stressing the importance of implementing a seamless business continuity plan and remote working. Edwin Wong, Managing Director, commented: "Looking back at other major events and the associated disruption, it is important to plan for any eventuality. Remote working and a seamless business continuity plan are essential measures for firms to safeguard their data and ensure maintained business continuity." Frontier Technology offer hosted business continuity services and have data centres outside of London in Maidenhead and Milton Keynes. In the event of a business disaster, they offer their clients instant access to data and applications.
Unanswered Questions
The roundtable meeting brought up a number of unanswered business questions regarding the Olympics that the City of London, delegates and Frontier Technology plan to discuss in more detail. Another forum is scheduled on the 2nd September 2010 to explore the planned disruption further.


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Casio G-Shock x Transformers DW-6900TF
G-SHOCK and robot resonance.
TRANSFORMERS Collaboration Model.
The G-SHOCK and TRANSFORMERS from Japan hit it big in the United States, establishing a strong position from which their... Read more
G-SHOCK and robot resonance.
TRANSFORMERS Collaboration Model.
The G-SHOCK and TRANSFORMERS from Japan hit it big in the United States, establishing a strong position from which their popularity spread throughout the entire world. The collaboration marks the 35th year that both of these items have been thrilling their leagues of fans. In 2017, they were initially combined to create the image of an original new character named GT3 Prime in a G-STEEL motif. Now this collaboration project features a tangible item you can actually hold in your hand. A totally new special TRANSFORMERS robot known as Master Optimus Prime that was created just for G-SHOCK. This complex robot is capable of changing into either of two forms: a humanoid Resonant Mode that provides resonant combination with a G-SHOCK, and a Pedestal Prime Mode that beautifully displays a G-SHOCK. The base model of the watch is the DW-6900, which has enjoyed wide popularity in Japan and in other countries around the world. Turning on the EL backlight produces the symbol of an Autobot from the camp of righteousness and justice. Unmatched, unending power and toughness. This new collaboration model embodies the powerful determination of both G-SHOCK and TRANSFORMERS.
Set Contents
- Instruction Manual×1
*For G-SHOCK digital 5600/6900 Series only.
Not all G-SHOCK models can be attached.
Totally new special robot
Master Optimus Prime
Master Optimus Prime is a mysterious Autobot with a G-SHOCK in his chest who fought together with his mentor and friend Transfinite Warrior G3 Prime against the attacks of the Decepticons that were menacing the spacetime. When Master Optimus Prime is in Resonant Mode through resonant combination with a G-SHOCK entrusted to him by G3 Prime, he can use a special shield power that cancels out all destructive impact on time and physics.
It's a robot! It's a display stand! Converts into a robot or a display stand!
After an encounter with a device known as G-SHOCK, Master Optimus Prime learned that by resonating with this device, which was created by a different species, he can acquire unprecedented power. Resonating and combining with the G-SHOCK and going into Resonant Mode provides Master Optimus Prime with an unparalleled physical defense that can withstand any destructive impact, as well as spacetime resistance that can cancel out any disturbances in time, as well as changes such as paradoxes and time storms.
The Pedestal Prime Mode beautifully displays the G-SHOCK, and is mainly used to accumulate the power of resonance. In this mode, Master Optimus Prime can use hyperspace lenses in his arms to shrink from his original height of about eight meters to a miniature size of a little over 10 centimeters, which matches the size of the G-SHOCK. The G-SHOCK is dimensionally and optically enlarged during battle in order to match the size of Master Optimus Prime.
Collaboration Model Special Specifications
• EL backlight
Turning on the EL backlight produces the symbol of an Autobot from the Master Optimus Prime camp of righteousness and justice.
• Special package (size: W300 × H240 × D150 mm)
**The backlight pattern shown here is for illustrative purposes only. The pattern is not displayed while the backlight is off.
TRANSFORMERS and all related characters are trademarks of Hasbro and are used with permission. © 2018 Hasbro. All Rights Reserved. Licensed by Hasbro.
2 Year CASIO Australia & NZ Warranty
1 Year CASIO International Warranty
- Mineral Glass
- Shock Resistant
- 200-meter water resistance
- Case / bezel material: Resin
- Resin Band
- Electro-luminescent backlight
- Flash alert
Flashes with buzzer that sounds for alarms, hourly time signals
- 1/100-second stopwatch
Measuring capacity:
00'00''00~59'59''99 (for the first 60 minutes)
1:00'00~23:59'59 (after 60 minutes)
Measuring unit:
1/100 second (for the first 60 minutes)
1 second (after 60 minutes)
Measuring modes: Elapsed time, split time, 1st-2nd place times
- Countdown timer
Measuring unit: 1 second
Countdown range: 24 hours
Countdown start time setting range: 1 second to 24 hours (1-second increments, 1-minute increments and 1-hour increments)
Other: Auto-repeat
- Multi-function alarm
- Hourly time signal
- Full auto-calendar (to year 2099)
- 12/24-hour format
- Regular timekeeping: Hour, minute, second, pm, month, date, day
- Accuracy: ±15 seconds per month
- Approx. battery life: 2 years on CR2016
- Size of case: 53.2 × 50 × 16.3 mm
- Total weight: 67 g
- EL: Blue Green
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A former Senate President, David Mark, says he is confident his constituents will vote him back to the Senate for the fifth time.
Mr. Mark is the candidate of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Saturday's rerun senatorial election for Benue South.
He was declared winner of the earlier March 28, 2015, election, but his "victory" was annulled by the Court of Appeal.
Speaking Saturday after casting his vote at Otukpo Town East ward, Mr. Mark said, "Our people have resolved to return me back. They have decided that no external forces can come in between us in Zone C (Benue South)".
"We call on our supporters to maintain law and order while the election lasts," he added.
Mr. Mark arrived the polling unit in the company of his friend and former Senator, Tunde Ogbeha, younger brother, Igoche Mark, and other supporters.
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With one day of the Camp reserved for the Life Action Game, two full days remain for a range of interesting activities. The activities are all instruments for Rovers and Rangers to meet and interact. There will be four large activity fields, each to visit voluntarily during a morning or afternoon. The activity fields will be based on a walk-in principle, apart from specific activities that participants need to sign up for.
Sailing Dutch waters
The Netherlands is a country rich of water, with the majority of people living below sea level. As a result, the Dutch culture is very well rooted in the use of surface water in daily life. As a result, numerous local scout groups have Sea Scout sections with a total fleet of over 1.000 vessels, such as the Lelyvlet sailing boat and group barges. Based on the successes of the World Jamboree in 1995, we aim to bring the participating Rovers aboard at least once. Either in the Path or the Camp stage, sailing the waters will be a key experience for everyone.
One of the activity fields will host the RoverAcademy. The Academy is a place for learning and interaction. Rovers and Rangers can take the stage and prominent speakers will give Tedx-style lectures on themes linked to the programme objectives and selected by the participants.
Other activities
Positive experiences from previous Roverways encouraged us to keep the winning formula. On a Rover Boulevard, several cafés will be present, such as a Rainbow Café. Contingents who wish to contribute a venue or café to the Boulevard are welcome, as long as the activities target the participants.
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For the first time, we have a title sponsor! Thank you to Whole Foods North Shore for being our sponsor!
This year, it's going to be BIGGER and BETTER than EVER!
- Registration: 8:00 AM - 8:30AM
- Class: 8:30 AM - 9:45 AM
- *Every client must check in at registration table and sign waiver before taking class, so please arrive early!
- Day of Registration: $10 Cash Only
- *arrive during registration time, register, and workout under the sun!
- Advance Registration Bundle *recommended!*
- $25 Advance Registration Online
- *Includes event registration fee AND special event tank top (guarantees tank in your size if registered by July 17th!)
- Best price bundle and a chance to WIN!
- After registering please email firstname.lastname@example.com with your desired tank top size: S - XXL available
- Limited sizes of event tanks will be sold at the event for $25
- What to Bring:
- Water
- Yoga mat and/or towel
- Your friends!
- What to Wear:
- Sneakers
- Sunscreen
- Your Best Workout Under the Sun tank!
- Our event title sponsor is Whole Foods Market, North Shore
- The first 50 babes to arrive at registration receive a FREE EB SWAG SURPRISE
- Many local business friends are donating raffle prizes; you could win just for showing up to work out!
- Live DJ will be bumping the summer fun music!
- EB photo booth will be set up for capturing a fun memory!
- All babes who wear their EB special event tank top to the event are entered to win a 5-pack of classes!
- We're donating our proceeds to BnR's Rockin' Rescue, the non-profit organization of Bark N' Roll Canine Care in North Reading
- Our event tanks for this year are super cute!
- You'll have so much fun before 10 AM - and then you have the whole day for family, fun, beach and sun!
- Tanks from advance registration bundle purchase will be available for pick-up in studio the week of the event!
*Rain Date TBD (if needed!)
Sign up under EVENTS on MINDBODY!
If you've taken part every year or this is your first, we cannot wait to bring the best of EB outside and we hope to see all of our babes there!


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Diabetes is not the new word to anyone. It is a type of disease that results in high blood sugar level in the body. This is the lifelong disease that affects the ability of the body. But why this is so and why diabetes is a lifelong disease?? Well, the major problem in this disease is that a person's body becomes unable to use the energy which is found in our food. It is interesting to know that Deficiency of Vitamin cause Diabetes. Study has shown that the deficiency of vitamin heighten the risk of diabetes.
Types of Diabetes:
Well, there are three types of diabetes and every type has something in common. To avoid this big problem, it is important to take all the natural vitamins properly. These three types are:
- Type 1 Diabetes
- Type 2 Diabetes
- Gestational Diabetes
- This type of diabetes mainly affects the pregnant women.
Type 1 Diabetes – Information in Detail:
As we are going to discuss the simple step to protect the people with type 1 diabetes therefore, it is important to know about this problem first. Type 1 diabetes is also known as insulin – dependent diabetes. Well, another name for this problem is juvenile – onset diabetes as it often begins in childhood. It is an autoimmune condition in which the body attacks its own pancreas with antibodies. Every now and then, people ask me about this problem but what is the major cause of Type 1 Diabetes?? This type of diabetes is caused by the genetic predisposition and sometimes it is caused by the faulty beta cells in the pancreas. This type of problem can be increased in the absence of healthy food and fitness workouts.
Which organs are affected by Type 1 diabetes the most??
Type 1 diabetes is one of the serious problems faced by plenty of people nowadays. It causes damage to many parts of our body. It includes the damage of tiny blood vessels of eye which is popularly known as diabetic retinopathy and also damages the blood vessels in nerve (diabetic neuropathy) and kidney (diabetic nephropathy).
Apart from this, the major affect of type 1 diabetes is associated with heart diseases and stroke. According to the Swedish study, People with type 1 diabetes have a substantially increased risk of heart failure. Now here the question arises what is relation between heart disease and type 1 diabetes and why the people affected with type 1 diabetes are more likely to suffer with cardiovascular diseases?? Well, the study shows that a poor glycemic control and impaired renal function increase the risk of heart failure in this form of diabetes.
Well, the most popular way of treating this problem is to inject the insulin injections through the skin into the fatty tissue below before eating the food. Apart from this insulin injection, it is also advised to avoid killer foods and heavy workouts in order to reduce the risk of heart attack and stroke. But recently, the doctors have come up with one simple and interesting step to protect the people with type 1 diabetes against heart disease. Let's discuss that innovative and simple step here.
Simple Step to protect the people with type 1 diabetes against heart disease
Type 1 diabetes and cardiovascular diseases are one of the leading problems nowadays and when combines, it becomes the leading cause of death. It is shocking to know that the people with type 1 diabetes are up to ten times more likely to suffer with heath diseases when compare to the normal one. It is quite tough for such people to regulate their blood sugar level properly because the fat content in their food is metabolized soon after the effect of insulin injection is over.
But recent studies have come up with the simple step which proves to be very effective in protecting the people with type 1 diabetes against heart disease. This step is associated with an additional insulin injection three hours after eating the food. It is interesting to know that this additional insulin injection reduces fat and inflammatory makers in the blood that can effectively damage heart disease and blood vessels.
Now, most of the people think that is there any proof to this solution?? Well, this solution comes after doing the clinical research in which 10 diabetic persons were given 3 meals; one of low fat content and the rest two contains high fat. With the low fat content meal, simple insulin injection was given as usual and the same was done before eating high fat content meal. But an additional insulin injection had been given 3 hours after eating the high fat content meal. Their blood samples were taken for analysis after every half an hour.
According to Dr. Campbell, that additional insulin injection three hours after eating a meal helps in regulating blood sugar level and gives protection against cardiovascular diseases. Well, this step is gaining too much attention from the public and that's why doctors are planning to take a long trial for the same. Apart from this simple step, it is highly advised the affected person should intake the proper diet and indulges in the proper fitness workout. Proper diet and workout can reduce the risk of heart attack and other related problems.


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Welcome to the department of Case taking and Homoeopathic Repertory Spacious, well furnished and well equipped department.
Use of modern teaching techniques like power point presentations, audiovisual aids, charts, transparencies for regular lectures. The open discussion, seminars, Journal club presentations & case presentations are conducted frequently amongst students..Both Postgraduate and Undergraduate Departments have various Repertories like General Repertories, Clinical Repertories, Concordance Repertories, Card Repertories etc. in addition to large number of reference books Study of different Repertories through variety of charts for easy and better understanding.
Department is equipped with COMPUTER LAB which comprises 10 computers with different Homoeopathic software for easy computer based repertorisation.Currently department is working towards establishing the Museum for the department. The department organizes regular seminars inviting stalwarts of National and International repute. Students of the college get the privilege to learn repertory from writer of Synthesis repertory and co-founder of RADAR Software Dr Frederick Shroyens through the webinar workshops.


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Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank (ADCB) and Union National Bank (UNB) and Al Hilal Bank are in the preliminary stages of exploring a potential merger
editor's pickSunday 02, September 2018
A wave of consolidation among banks in the Gulf is returning to Abu Dhabi. Three UAE banks, state-owned Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank (ADCB) and Union National Bank (UNB) as well as Shari'ah-compliant Al Hilal Bank, confirmed the possibility of the creation of what is going to be the fifth largest bank in the Middle East. The three banks announced in early September that talks are underway to combine into one entity with $110 billion of assets, according to a bourse filing by Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank (ADCB). The negotiations follow a trend that began with a tie-up between Abu Dhabi's two biggest banks resulting in the creation of First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB) in 2016, and the merger of sovereign wealth funds, International Petroleum Investment Company (IPIC) and Mubadala Development Company (MDC) last year.
The merger which was confirmed by all the involved lenders has been welcomed as a positive development in the industry. Bank mergers is believed to be are part of a broader strategic shift on the part of Abu Dhabi's authorities to prepare for a future where oil's global dominance is set to die down, especially as electric cars become the norm over the next two decades. The UAE, home to six per cent of global crude reserves has stepped up efforts to create leaner and more competitive financial institutions. A tie-up between the three lenders is subject to approvals from the banks' boards of directors, shareholders and regulators.
Compared to Saudi Arabia which has 28 lenders catering for 33 million people, the UAE has around 60 banks serving a population of about nine million and competition has intensified in recent years between banks—as lending opportunities have dropped due to a slowing economy and credit growth owing to lower oil prices.
In a report by Moody's, the merger of ADCB, UNB and AHB would contribute to the consolidation of the over-banked UAE banking sector, which will increase banks' pricing power, reduce pressure on their funding cost and increase their ability to meet sizeable investments. The stronger competition between lenders in the UAE reflects the industry's focus on high-quality borrowers given elevated delinquencies among small and medium companies and mid-sized corporates amid a soft environment, along with the introduction of a credit bureau. According to Moody's, the competition for concentrated deposit sources and the increase in US dollar interest rates are contributing to an increase in UAE banks' funding costs.
Rising US interest rates have historically translated into higher dirham rates in the UAE when pegged to the US dollar. Therefore, consolidation of the banking system will also ease the competitive pressure for funding. UAE banks' increasing competitive pressures and funding costs have both contributed to lenders' contracting net interest margins. Additionally, system consolidation will also increase banks' scale and revenue base, improving their ability to meet sizeable investments related to compliance, digitalisation and new accounting standards such as IFRS 9, Moody's said. Emilio Pera, Partner and Head of Audit, KPMG Lower Gulf, said that there has also been discussion on a potential merger between InvestBank and Bank of Sharjah, a transaction that will also provide more critical mass to two key banks in this Emirate.
Pera added that the benefit to facilitate this transaction is also the fact that all three entities are owned by a common majority shareholder ADIC. "The notice of the potential merger of the three Abu Dhabi headquartered banks (ADCB, UNB and Al Hilal) drives further consolidation in the capital. Abu Dhabi is a market where top-line growth is pressured and there are more challenging regulatory (prudential and conduct) and capital demands. This together with increased competition from other banks who are introducing more innovative and technology-enabled solutions to the market make consolidation inevitable, and therefore not surprising," explained Pera Given that synergies can be drawn from the combined entity, whilst providing a stronger asset base to more effectively compete in the market, it will extract shareholder value.
"ADIC currently owns 62.5 per cent of ADCB, 50 per cent of UNB and 100 per cent of Al Hilal Bank. We view that a three-way merger could release long-term value through economies of scale, synergies and overall restructuring for ADIC," said Ehsan Khoman, MUFG's Head of MENA Research and Strategy, in a recent market commentary. A tie-up will make sound business rationale for ADIC as it would merely own a more profitable combined banking group after cost restructuring has been implemented, which will in turn lead to surplus capital release, reduce the cost of funding and enhance asset quality. Analysts see this three-way merger scenario as multi-faceted, but a share swap will be the most probable mechanism to fund a potential transaction against a pure cash acquisition, as the presence of ADIC would likely support a share swap as it will preserve the shareholder's ownership in the new entity created.
Across the Gulf
The merger of National Bank of Abu Dhabi (NBAD) and First Gulf Bank (FGB) to create FAB in July 2016 created a wave of consolidation in the banking sector across the Gulf region. The structural characteristics of UAE banks and financial institutions in the region as a whole, are a diverse mix of conventional and Islamic entities, as well as being both retail-focused and corporate-aligned in their stance which from a potential future merger perspective will offer value-added consolidations. MUFG MENA Research forecasts better asset pricing discipline as banks merge with lower concentration risks in loan portfolios. The second quarter of 2018 has also seen several potential bank synergies in the region.
In July Kuwait Finance House (KFH) invited Bahrain's Ahli United Bank to begin a due diligence process for a potential merger. In a bourse filing, KFH said that the scope of the agreement includes valuation studies and work to assess the feasibility of establishing a new banking entity and it would disclose any matters related to the possible merger in a sequential and timely manner. Additionally, in the same month Bank Dhofar and National Bank of Oman announced plans for a potential merger and according to EFH Hermes the merged bank, with a combined asset of $20 billion (AED 74 billion) will be the second-largest financial institution in Oman after Bank Muscat. HE Abdullah bin Salim al Salmi, the President of CMA, said that Oman needs bigger and stronger institutions not only in financial sector but in all the corporate sectors, adding that that too many small players in Oman's corporate sector will not be able to compete regionally and internationally as they will need to sustain their growth.
TAGS : UAE, ADCB, MDC, FAB, NBAD, FGB, Ahli United Bank, KFH, UNB, Al Hilal


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These two badass ladies are currently supporting Halestorm on their Sold Out UK Tour, sadly they didn't make the Irish leg of the tour for a face to face chat, but our intrepid reporter Emmie was on hand in Sheffield to give us her thoughts on the girls first night of the UK leg of the tour.
"From the moment the two girls took the stage and the first beat of the drum was played, they brought the energy. Moving around the stage with complete ownership they burst straight into their set. It was clear on their faces they were more than at home behind their instruments and enjoying every second. Playing a set comprised of tracks off their debut album, the crowd took to the girls just as the rest of have with their magnetic charm. By the fourth song the band treated the crowd to a live rendition of their latest single which was released just the day before. Knowing that it is only a two member band is one thing but to see them perform this way live is mesmerising. From the way they move on stage to the way they own their instruments, they absolutely know what they are doing.
With a headline tour coming up in November, they are certainly taking over the live circuit. If you've not already checked these girls out, I would highly recommend you do!"
Mark Ellis captured the girls energy on stage beautifully.
About The Band:
For any of our readers who are unfamiliar with yourself / yourselves tell us a little bit about REWS.
We are a two piece high energy alternative rock band consisting of Shauna Tohill (vocals and guitar / keys) and Collette Williams (drums/percussion and vocals).
What was your earliest memory of music that peaked your interest?
Shauna – I grew up surrounded by music – my parents were in a band together and my grandmother toured all over as a folk singer. I think generally watching them play really inspired me.
Collette – My nan was musical and my parents were avid gig goers so it was inevitable it would pass through the generations. Long family road trips with great music formed the basis of my interest.
Who was the first album / single you purchased?
Shauna – Admittedly – it was BUSTED's – What I go To School For. I had a major crush on Mattie!
Collette – Mine was Spaceman by Babylon Zoo
When did you first pick up your respective instrument / or start singing?
Shauna – I had been singing since I was a child. We had Sunday sessions with my family and usually had to do some kind of performance. I started playing guitar when I was 13 alongside bass and eventually keys. I dabbled with the drum kit!
Collette – My nan used to take me to church as a kid and I'd sing in the choir. I then started learning violin and keyboard at 8 and the moved onto drums at 13.
What route did you take with your music / instrument / lessons / music school / self-taught and any fond memories of that journey?
Shauna – I was mainly self taught. My dad showed me some of the basic chord shapes and I geeked out on books and advice from my other musician friends to get where I am today. Im still learning! My musical instruments were to aid my songwriting more so than anything but now I am focusing on developing my musical skills further.
Collette – I'm self taught in vocals but have always had instrument lessons from an early age, I think there's always something new to learn and it's great to work with several different teachers who can all impart different pieces of wisdom. My dad taught me a lot about music even though he's not musical himself.
Who were your hero's as a young musician that inspired and pushed you to want to be a musician too?
Shauna – I have always had an eclectic taste and gained inspiration from many areas in life. My musical hero's range from Tori Amos and Jimi Hendrix to the pop-ster Avril Lavigne. The thing that drew me in about each of these people was the emotion and creativity that came through when they performed.
Collette – I was really intrigued by strong female musicians such as Annie Lennox and loved that they fronted bands. I loved drummers such as John Bonham but then I got really into the geeky side of technical playing so loved the likes of Thomas Lang.
Is there one particular album or song that gave you a "Eureka" moment from your youth that made you want to be a musician?
Shauna – It wasn't really one specific one for me – it was anything that lyrically helped me going through my teenage angst years and parents splitting. Music, particularly rock, really resonated with me – I felt the songs really spoke to me. Thats what inspired me to start writing and playing.
Collette – Ironically I really loved Blink 182 and was inspired by Travis barker, I think that was the first album that made me think 'Yeah, I wanna do this!'
What was the best gig you've ever attended?
Shauna – Hmmm… most recently Everything Everything!
Collette – I saw Beyonce and Jay Z earlier this year and their show was just mind-blowing
Do you have any musical guilty pleasures?
Shauna – I may have mentioned Busted?
Collette – Haha, my family and I always crack out the Abba and Elvis albums at Christmas, but who doesn't right!?
About Now:
One of you ladies is from 'En-ger-Land' and one is from 'Norn-Iron' – So, how did REWS come to be?
Shauna -that is correct! I moved to London fresh from an artist residency where I was spending time writing. I wanted to meet other musicians and a lady told me about this awesome musician called Collette Williams, I tracked her down online, sent a few emails and turns out she had moved to London at the same time and was looking for other artists to play with too! It was fate! We quickly met up, jammed, obviously clicked because here we are today! 🙂
Collette – Indeed….I'd moved up to London after working at a well known music school in Guildford. I'd started doing a lot of sessions and decided it would be better to be based in London to be on the door step of labels. One of my friends from University in Leeds had a sister in London that Shauna randomly met, and she sign posted us to each other! Six degrees of separation hey…
With Brexit around the corner, is there any risk of a Hard-Border between you two?
Shauna – REWS will survive no matter what. The hard-border thing… its something that I worry about but I'm hoping the government will make the right decision.
Collette – I'm keeping an open mind about it and some hope. Musicians tend to get a crap deal with these things and hopefully our prime minister will fight for the greater good of our movements if we're lucky.
So any new music in the works currently or just released?
We are working on new music all the time! We've just released a new single – Can You Feel it? Check it out!
Where and when did you record it?
We recorded it in a multitude of places; mainly the Iconic Abbey Road Studios! We then had the awesome Romesh Dodangoda mix and master it! We are so happy with the results and the whole process was great!!
How does the song writing process generally work for you crazy ladies?
The songwriting process is very varied so we cant give you one answer. It is usually that one of us comes with a song and then we work on fleshing it out together. Other times, we jam from scratch and stick our heads together and agree on a concept and finish that. Sometimes its just a sparked idea that one of us comes with and we develop it all together.
What route have you ladies taken to build up and establish a fan base locally & beyond your local area?
We started with just the two of us reaching out to friends to get some local shows which helped us to meet and grow our fanbase and our now ever expanding team (management, agent and label etc). We've just spent a lot of time focusing on our music and developing genuine relationships with people aswel as supporting our local creative communities.
What is your take on the current UK music scene, and where do you fit in?
The music scene is currently very varied which is great! Guitar based music is on the rise again which is music to our ears (scuse the pun) and great for us especially so it's extremely important, especially with the climate of iconic music venues closing down etc, it's a constant battle to keep live music alive!
Do you feel there are enough venues around you to help promote and establish up and coming bands like yourself?
Yes; we've been very lucky to have played some amazing venues and festivals, we're also both patrons of Music venue Trust. Local venues need help and support from communities in order to keep them alive, many people complain about them being closed having never gone to concerts or supported the live music scene; you've got to be in it to win it!!
What would you like to see ideally to help hard working bands / artists get better exposure and opportunities to make a living from their craft?
We think finding bodies like Arts Council England/NI are great, and also platforms such as Pledgemusic. We actually did a Pledge Music campaign when the band kicked off and they're so essential to new emerging artists in the early stages of their development, we're forever grateful to them.
What is the best piece of advice you have received on your journey thus far?
Shauna – Music is a lifestyle… you need to love what you do and do what you love… as it takes 10 years to become an overnight success.
Collette – Just be nice to everyone…you never know if that guitar tech is going to be the intern at that label you really want to get signed to, or perhaps that promoter is also the manager of a really good band you want to support. Basically, just don't be a dick.
What would you say has been the biggest lesson you have learnt on your journey to date?
Hard work = success. You have to work your butt off constantly, never slack off because it does eventually pay off and people will respect you for it.
With the music industry always constantly changing – how have you had to adapt to the ever-changing landscape?
We've always been pretty DIY with everything we've done, we drive ourselves around the country, load our gear, sort the merch, advance shows etc. It's really important to not only be a good musician these days but to be an all rounder in regards to business, music production etc so I think as the music industry continues to evolve, you should always strive to have as many strings to your bow as possible.
Does the introduction of New Technology / Digital Age / Social Media etc enhance your life as a musician or do you feel it can be more of a hindrance?
Both really. It's great for musical capabilities but on the flip side, social media can start to take over your life. We live in an instant gratification world now where everyone seemingly has to be accessible at all times. With us both still working alongside the band stuff it can get hectic.
You girls have been touring relentlessly and hitting the festivals over the summer, what has been the highlight thus far of 2018?
Probably the Sold out tour with Halestorm!!
The Future:
So moving forward you're about to hit the road supporting Halestorm across the UK, how are you feeling on the eve of that sold out tour?
Super excited, grateful and a little nervous.
What does Lzzy Hale represent to young female musicians in today's music industry?
She's amazing. An absolute Queen; a musical icon, a great campaigner in mental health, and a fantastic female role model.
How do you see the evolution of the band / yourselves as artists?
Good question! I think that's something we are happy to watch unfold day by day and see where the future takes us!
Do you have any short-term or long-term goals in mind?
Short term; we'd love to play Reading and Leeds next festival season. Long term….WORLD DOMINATION!!!
If you could tour with any band or artists who would that be?
It would be Biffy Clyro, Foo Fighters and Nothing But Thieves ideally!
If you could have wrote any song by any artist, what would that be?
Collette – Probably Everlong by the Foofighters.
Shauna – Hmmm, hard to pick… but maybe Cornflake Girl by Tori Amos?
Big thanks to Collette & Shauna for taking the time to talk to us here at Rock 'N' Load World HQ.
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