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Just Cool Cars
We try not to make our blogs just a bunch of pictures of pretty cars, but there are so many at Monterey, and we just have to share.
A Walk down the Street
Your neck gets a workout just walking from your parking space to a restaurant in Monterey.
We've seen Carroll Shelby's signature on Kirkham Cobras made in Poland, so it's no guarantee that the car is an original. Bob Bondurant is a significant name in Cobra history, but what his signature on the dash of a 427 Cobra means is your guess. Sweet ride, though!
Right in front of the Cobra, as if to emphasize the breadth of automotive abundance at Monterey, a brass-era Buick touring car draws as much attention – if from a different crowd.
Among the most beautiful cars you (well, some of you) can buy today, the Aston Martin Vantage V12. We liked it better in the V8 version without all the holes in the hood.
It's one thing to see a million-dollar plus hybrid supercar on a stand in a car show, or even on the floor of an auction, but to walk down the street and find a 900+ horsepower McLaren P1 casually sitting at the curb, well, it must be Monterey, or Carmel in this case. The one at Gooding & Co, was gaveled at $1.75 million.
Too bad you can't hear it. A 289 "Mk II" Cobra with California Plates "65 FIA," referring no doubt to the cars that competed in the 1965 International Championship for GT Manufacturers, winning the Championship with 90 points to Ferrari's 71.3.
1966 – 1968 was a watershed in automotive design. The Maserati Ghibli (Tipo 115 per the correct black California license) is a benchmark of the period along with such luminaries as the Ferrari 365GTB/4 Daytona and Lamborghini Miura.
We're not sure whether it's a good or bad sign that we posted this picture, identifying the car as a Ferrari 330 GTC, without looking it up – first. The one RM Southeby's offered at auction drew a winning bid of $650,000.
Little Does not Mean Insignificant.
Some of our fondest memories, as well as some cars that were the foundation of industry giants, started out small. For instance, the first Porsches to carry the name were powered by 1,000 cc engines.
At the lightweight end of the Sports Roadster scale – a couple of nicely detailed and correct Austin Healey Sprites. This is the kind of fun car that is impossible to build and sell today, and we are the poorer for it.
Take the minimalist attitude of the Sprite, add Colin Chapman genius, and pump it full of steroids via Cosworth, and you have a Lotus Super Seven. The concept was so strong that the design lives today in the virtually identical Caterhams.
The Porsche Speedster commands a following all out of proportion to its capability, respectable as it is for a 1,600 cc roadster with a swing axle and no top.
With an engine under two liters, a pre-1970 Porsche 911 qualifies for the Little Car Show at Pacific Grove, but this is a 911 with a modified 356SC four-cylinder – the 912. It actually outsold the 911 its first year.
The first edition of the Little Car show was unaccountably bereft of Alfa Romeos. That has since been remedied in spades. A little black Giulia Spider is lost among the exotics at the Concorso, but here among Crosleys, 2CVs, Minis and VWs it's like a direwolf in a litter of chihuahuas.
If Dad had taken the 1958 MGA in which we learned to drive and stuck it in a barn somewhere before the Midwestern road salt had perforated it, this might be what it looked like when you pulled it out and dusted it off this summer.
The Tour Cars
Yes, you can see all the same cars at Pebble Beach on Sunday, but maybe you want to see your favorite vintage racers perform on the track at Laguna Seca. Then you can leave early from the Los Angeles area and watch many of them as they pass, from any number of scenic spots. Or spring for the five day package and get up early Thursday, because one of the thrills is seeing the cars disembarking from the transporters in the early morning dark, and capturing them as the light slowly grows. The Haggerty people won't begrudge you a donut and a cuppa at their hospitality tent.
Cobra Daytona chassis number CSX 2602 was the fifth of six built. This is the livery in which it raced, except at Le Mans, where it carried the red and white colors of Scuderia Filipinetti. It won its class at the Concours.
Perhaps sneaking in under the maximum model year for an antique, Doug Magee Jr.'s 1914 Rolls Royce Silver Ghost Keliner Torpedo Phaeton won the class, and also Most Elegant Open Car.
The Concorso d'Eleganza Villa d'Este, on Lake Como in Switzerland, predates the Pebble Beach event by more than 40 years. This car, the 1931 Alfa Romeo 6C 1750 Gran Sport Touring by Carrozzeria Touring Superleggera ("superlight") won the Coppa d'Oro there and its class and the Elegance in Motion Trophy here. The accents on the bonnet and sides had the car nicknamed the "Flying Star" Spider.
Nine of these brutal-looking racing Alfa Romeo 6C 2300Bs were built, winning the Italian Championship and their class in the Mille Miglia, Only one body survives, and this car, chassis number 815001, was restored to that configuration.
Never let anyone tell you there's no risk in driving the Tour d'Elegance. Andries Meuzelaar, owner of this 1955 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Gullwing showed us a copy of the original build sheet for his car, indicating the unusual turquoise leather interior. It also specified a paint we had never heard of – a sort of semi-gloss satin grey. Then he showed me the consequences of having better brakes than the following car. The trunk now bears a scar, and much of the cars value, tied up in its originality and uniqueness, has been lost forever.
1961 Lincoln Continental Mary Tod (Get it?) started the day modestly (above), but loosened up and went topless for the static display in Carmel (below). The results page at the Concours website lists no awards for the Lincoln Continentals of Class E .
The other Auction Cars
At the Auctions, it's the eight-figure cars that get all the attention, it seems. Nevertheless there are always some cars that catch the eye but not the headlines.
There are always a few teasers out where you can walk around them at the big auctions, but to see the rest, you have to buy your way in. At Gooding, they always have a long black car with shiny chrome on a platform just inside the entrance where you are checked by security for your pass.
This year Gooding's temptress was this Packard, a 1934 Twelve 1108 Sport Sedan by Dietrich, lot number 123. Formerly in Nethercutt and Harrah's collections, the catalog gushes, "Arguably the most Beautiful classic era Packard." At least two bidders agreed. It hammered for 10% over the high estimate – $3.3 million.
Cobras are known by their chassis numbers. CSX 2208 had only three previous owners. It cost its new owner $907,500 before taxes and registration. Their other Cobra, CSX2315, a Mk II with a racing history, sold for $858,000 with commission, perhaps because it was modified to FIA specifications.
Popular subject for photographers at the 2012 Tour and Concours, this 1911 Fiat Tipo 6 Demi-Tonneau has the most fanciful mascot we've yet encountered. Its new owner paid $880,000 for it, before taxes etc.
We included a shot of the Bertone Ferrari in the other blog, but it deserves more.
In 1962 Ferrari's Formula One cars featured a "shark-nose" style that was echoed in the frontal aspect of Giorgetto Giugiaro's design for Giuseppi 'Nuccio' Bertone's graceful Coupe.
Sweeping Saoutchik bodywork on RM's 1948 Talbot Lago T26 Grand Sport Cabriolet are somewhat compromised by clumsy bumpers. Estimated at $1.2 – $1.7 million, bids apparently did not reach its reserve.
When we were looking for a replacement for our faithful BMW 325iT Sportwagen, we never knew we could have had this 1967 Aston Martin DB6 MK I Shooting Brake for a mere $682,000 including commission.
If you are escorting a Best Actress nominee to the Film Festival at Cannes, this 1956 Bentley S1 Continental Drop Head Coupe is the perfect carriage, for only $1,155,000 at RM Southeby's.
Considering that it is not road legal, the $242,000 paid for this 2013 Ferrari 458 Challenge Evoluzione is only the first of the expenses its new owner can expect to incur if there is any expectation that it will be driven. You don't do hot laps on race tracks for nothing.
We are on record as rating the 250 GT Lusso the "most beautiful Ferrari" but if we were voting on the sexiest, the 275 GTB/4 would be at the top. This exceptionally original car, winner of Preservation Class awards, drew a winning bid of $3.525 million at Gooding & Co.
In 1988 Porsche introduced a model that stretched the meaning of the "911" to near the breaking point – the 959. In street trim, the cars were capable of nudging the 200 mph mark. This car has many special order features but we wonder, why bother paying to have a car painted it to match a sample, only to order it in black? The choice does not seem to have hurt its value. It sold for $1,650,000.
The Pebble Beach Road Race Cars
The early Ferrari Barchettas are significant, historic, and by American standards, simply improbable. We never really warmed to the design, though, finding them kind of stubby. Of the cars that raced on the Peninsula, two make our list of cars worth another look. One wonders though. What is the significance of the fact that neither car is powered by the legendary Ferrari V12, but by the simpler four-cylinders?
The third-place car in the Concours class is this 1955 857S Scaglietti Spyder. It best matches our fantasy of sleek sexy Italian race cars.
The car that won the Concours class, the 1954 500 Mondial awaits the start of the Re-creation Run. With driver aboard it seems almost absurdly small, until you remember it would qualify for the Little Car Show – it's only a two-liter car.
The Ferrari 250LM was the last of the Ferrari 250s. Enzo had it in mind to compete in the GT class against the expected onslaught of Corvettes and Cobras with their big reliable pushrod V8s by offering a sophisticated aerodynamic mid-engine coupe. The governing body wasn't having any. They had been burned when Ferrari promised to homologate the GTO (the "omologato" in the "Gran Touring Omologato" of the GTO) by building 100 cars, and only built 36. The 250 LM had to run in the Sports Prototype class, but it won outright anyway – the last Ferrari to do so.
The "LM" in the 250LM's name proved prophetic – once. This is the 250 LM Scaglietti Berlinetta that won Le Mans in 1964 with Masten Gregory and Jochen Rindt driving for Luigi Chinetti's N.A.R.T. It was acquired by the Indianapolis Museum and competed in the Preservation Class.
Above: On the 50th anniversary of Stirling Moss and Denis Jenkinson's epic drive in the 1955 Mille Miglia, Mercedes Benz brought their car, along with its transporter, to the Concours. Later, we captured a video of Sir Stirling driving the car on demonstration laps at Laguna Seca. Below: Ten years later. The car's number, 722, refers to its departure time from the starting line, the faster cars leaving earlier to avoid too much passing. The two, with Jenkinson using hand signals to indicate approaching conditions, read from a scrolled set of scouting notes, averaged 99 miles per hour over 1,000 kilometers on narrow Italian roads. Superlatives utterly fail to convey the magnitude of the feat.
Maybe if the Ferrari 250 Tour de France that won the race was painted like this one, it would have sold for more than its $13.2 million price. This one was raced under pseudonyms by a couple of obscure drivers and won class finishes in the Nurburgring 1,000 kilometers and Le Mans 24 hours.
Outrageousness always garners extra points with us, so this Ferrari F40 at the Concorso had to be included. This is the last Ferrari personally approved by Enzo Ferrari. With 487 horsepower out of 2,936 cc (when the Corvette made 230 from a 5.7 liter V8) and a body of Kevlar, carbon fiber and aluminum, it had a top speed of 202 miles per hour.
And the Winner Is
In 1971 Le Mans winner and race car builder (and Car and Driver Nominee for President) Dan Gurney and Car and Driver editor Brock Yates drove a borrowed Ferrari 365 GTB/4 from the Red Ball Garage in Manhattan to the Portofino Inn in Redondo Beach, California. Slowed by snow in the Rockies, they finished in six minutes under 36 hours, averaging 80.8 miles per hour, including stops, and winning the second running of the Cannonball Baker Sea-to-Shining-Sea Memorial Trophy Dash. This is when the National Speed Limit was a much-reviled 55 miles per hour. They reportedly confirmed its top speed of 175 miles per hour and received one speeding citation.
We featured a picture of this car, exhibited here in Class M-2 for Ferrari Competition, in our Ferrari 60th Anniversary on Rodeo Drive blog. After careful consideration, we've chosen it as our favorite car of the 2015 Monterey week, partly for its having participated in a rare automotive act of civil disobedience.
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A new entry in the Omicron Matter – A Practice Voyage. After of weeks of training and refitting, the teams are now ready to test flying the ships and using the Omicron devices. Even with the images of Ceres and Triton, the team knows they will be seeing something unlike anything they might imagine. Eleanor will get to pilot a ship that has no propellers, gas chambers or oven machinery as she understand.
For those who are new to the Omicron Matter, the book home page is a good place to start.
Author's Note
This begins a long chapter in which our team will be touring the solar system. Things happen – especially over on Smith's ship, but they experience travel in space and with the devices. There are lot of edits on this and I have been very busy at work. So I am very late in posting.
Look for more on Monday. Thanks for your support.
Into Orbit
Charles Bridge'– Eleanor
Eleanor Woodson sat in a comfortable chair with a panel of information and controls in front of her. Millicent would be flying this trip, but Eleanor had studied and practiced enough that she could run the ship if Millicent chose not to or wasn't available. There were several stations on the bridge. She, Jason, John, Michael and Felicity had spent weeks studying controls, reading data, and learning new tools. Eleanor's station showed speed, acceleration, direction and it included a navigation panel. She spent her studying hours working with Charles to understand the intricacies of traveling in space. After she felt a bit comfortable, Charles popped her bubble by saying, "All of this may be moot given how those devices work." There were controls for maneuvering in the conventional sense: forward, back, up, down, right, left. However, she could use them in combination for interesting effects. Strong forward, with equal portions of up and right, would force the ship into spin along the forward vector. A light forward touch with in one direction caused the ship to execute a loop. She asked about pulling back and Charles simple asked, "How do you expect to pull away from something?" She didn't understand the question enough to know to how answer.
Millicent sat down next to Eleanor. Millicent no longer wore long dresses and bodices. She was in a tight fitted body suit. Her hair was in braid that ran down her back. Millicent had said that clothes needed to be practical and required changes for everyone. Eleanor opted for a more modest set of pants, blouse and tunic jacket. The others were dressed in a similar fashion. Eleanor's hair, unruly as always, was simply parted in the middle and came down the sides. Millicent asked, "Is the pre-flight checklist done?"
Eleanor looked at the list on her console and said, "Navigation systems and position controls are working within parameters. Simone and Rachael report the Omicron devices are set and ready to function."
Millicent nodded, "Thank you Miss Woodson. Mr.O'Malley, status of the engines?"
John said in a sharp deck voice, "Full load of water. Engine systems are responding within parameters. "
Millicent nodded again and said, "Excellent, Mr. O'Malley. Mr. Richards, ship operations?"
Michael stammered a bit as he said, "We secured quarters last night."
Charles muttered quietly, "We'll see about that."
Millicent waved a hand at Michael to continue and he did, "The pool is covered, secured and attached to ships cooling. Heating systems, air recirculation, water recirculation and other environmental systems are operating at optimal settings." Eleanor knew he had studied hard to understand the environmental controls. Much of his early work, like everyone else's, had been focused on understanding why a feature such as heating or air recycling was necessary to survive. After that, he worked with Charles to understand how to control and respond to issues. And, like everyone else, he could probably function fine if nothing went wrong.
Millicent looked at Felicity and asked, "Mrs. Richards, do we have active communications with Mr. Smith and Camille?"
Felicity's head had a covering and devices fed into her ears. She worked some dials and said, "Smith Ship, please report communication status." After a moment, Felicity reported, "Miss Stanhope says that we are coming in loud and clear." Eleanor had a small smile knowing that Winifred Stanhope had to be polite Felicity Richards.
Millicent looked at Jason and asked, "Observation Station, Mr. McNeill?"
Jason said, "Sensors are currently fully functional. We have 305 rats in the warehouse. Two drunks passed by but are moving on to Eagle Wharf road."
Millicent raised an eyebrow and asked, "You knew they were drunk?"
Jason said, "I practiced some gas analysis and found alcohol on their breath."
Charles said, "The badly sung ballad and weaving pattern might have been more a more efficient method of diagnosis."
Millicent looked around then and said, "Well then, Miss Woodson, we are ready. I will take us out of London. You will get your chance later."
Eleanor was simultaneously relieved and disappointed. Millicent had the experience to maneuver the ship well around structures and crashing into St. Paul's or the Clock Tower would make an unwanted scene. But the idea of leaving London faster than any airship or train in existence was something to be excited about. Eleanor held her face neutral and said, "Opening warehouse roof." In reality, she was relaying the command to Charles who then operated the winches to move the roof open. As she understood the systems of the ship and the warehouse, Charles could do just about everything but decide where to go. Eleanor asked Millicent, "Liam and Betsy are clear?"
Charles answered for the quiet Millicent by saying, "Mr. O'Hannigan said he thought he would be of little use and that his time would be better spent getting a few more fares. He and Betsy are currently in the queue at Euston Station."
Millicent said tightly, "Then we are free to go. Let's give him something to chat to his fares about." She looked at the console in front of her and then said, "Leave the running lights on but switch to stealth mode. There'll be a few strange lights over London tonight. "She pressed the console and adjusted controls and said, "And beginning lift."
The window at the head of the bridge was not really a window but a screen that could project the view in front of the ship. As the ship rose, the warehouse slipped by and then North West London was visible. Euston Station showed brightly was a bit less than a mile away – a bit more than a kilometer in the ship standard system. Far in the distance would be Dunstable. Millicent moved the control sticks in her hand and the scene shifted as the ship rotated. The Clock Tower and Parliament came into view and the ship was now facing South East. It was dark, but London's gas lamps showed the irregular streets. The lights seemed to point to a thick black darkness that ran along the south marking the Thames.
Millicent moved the ship slowly at first and then turned off the running lights. As the ship moved it gained elevation quickly. Everyone on the bridge seemed transfixed as the city passed beneath them. At the river, Millicent guided the ship upward and altitude was gained quickly. Parliament were more than 3000 feet below and looked smaller than the models on Rachael's clocks.
Jason called out "Airship 40 degrees to port." He paused for a moment working the calculations that Millicent had been drilling them on for weeks, "750 meters below us. There is a second at 15 degrees to port and …850 meters below us. Our current altitude is… 1200 meters and rising at 240 meters a minute." Eleanor stifled a smile as Jason struggled converting his understanding of measurement into the hated metric system. If he just read the numbers and did not think about their meaning, he wouldn't stumble.
Millicent replied, "Very good, Mr. McNeill. They will not be a concern to us. Miss Woodson, take controls."
Eleanor took the controls and said, "I have the controls."
Millicent said, "Miss Woodson, set a course 30 degrees West of North. Continue a mild incline – %15 should do. " Eleanor moved the control sticks and watched the headings as she maneuvered the in a gentle bank as she had been taught in simulation.
After a couple of minutes, Eleanor said, "Course set. She looked at the information on the panel and said, "Altitude now at 2000 meters. "
Millicent said, "Good, now double our speed and altitude gain." She then turned to a speaking tube and said, "Make secure for orbital ascent and I mean secure."
Eleanor listened as each person on the bridge acknowledged the command. Simone's voice came back over the speaking tube, "Secure, finally in the engine room. There was a bit of bother with Rachael's chair but we're set." Vague cursing could be heard in the background.
Millicent turned to Eleanor and said, "Let's have a bit of fun, Miss Woodson. I'll control the speed. You will control the direction. Remember the simulations. Don't over steer." Eleanor nodded sharply and braced herself and gripped the controls, "Ready when you are, ma'am." Millicent moved some dials and Eleanor felt like Betsy was sitting on her chest. Eleanor watched the console and set the direction as steadily as she could manage. An image of the ship's path was projected on the panel surrounded by green lines. Eleanor kept her hands steady so that the ship followed the green path. John called out, "Engines at one third. Ground speed is 7.8 Kilometers per second" and his voice softened a bit said quietly, "several times the speed of a bullet."
Millicent said tightly, "Mr. Richards, report on the planet."
The acceleration eased and the horse that had been sitting on Eleanor's chest disappeared. In fact, there was an odd vertigo sensation. Michael reported, "Atmosphere is %70 nitrogen, 25% Oxygen and traces of other gases. We are currently heading south over …the eastern portion of Russia and heading over the Pacific."
Millicent smiled and said, "I look forward to the place names you use with Triton. Miss Woodson, release controls and set for orbit." She turned to the rest of the bridge and said, "I think we can enjoy an orbit or two while we wait for Mr. Smith. I expect we have ninety minutes or so before he can catch up with us."


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Secrets In Getting A Headshot Photographer London
Picking the right head shot photographer for your project is not that easy, and one needs to pick someone who is experienced and knows why needs to be done on time before hiring. There is no gamble on the photographer because one needs to pick someone who understands how these pictures should be taken considering these are the pictures that tell someone who does not know you who one is the first time they see your picture. Do not settle unless one gets the right photographer for the project, that is why an individual should have a confirmation list to see if they match your requirements.
Look For An Experienced Person
When it becomes hard for one to get a head shot photographer, some people tend to settle for anyone who comes their way, and that will affect the final result. The art of taking head shots is special and can only be done by someone who understands what they are doing, so there is no need of settling for an individual who carries out more tasks as it might end up being confusing.
Look For Someone Who Knows The Current Trends In The Business
A good photographer is one who knows how the industry works and they know the things that are currently trending and how to take the shots perfectly. Get someone who knows what is trending and how it will affect your chances of being picked for the next film is one fails to follow the instructions; it should be an individual who has changed with the trends.
You have to like their style
Sometimes, there is always that style which one feels matches their needs and if you are interested in what you see, let them know. The best way to have the best head shot is if one was to meet and talk with the person and if you click, that is a good place to start and also expect positive results.
Look For Something Else Rather Than The Cost
If one has decided to carry out serious acting career, you should have saved enough money to go for the best photographer since some of the cheap photographers may not have the best shots. A good photographer is not after the money and will not change too much just to give one the worst head shots.
Inquire On The Things You Do Not Understand
A good photographer should give you a chance of asking questions and they should answer the questions truthfully.
Be selective and pick a photographer who understands what should be done since it could move your dreams to the next chapter. Find someone who will care so much about the end results.
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Writing is a discipline and a process. For many of us, writing does not come easily.
Save the money you would spend on expensive writing programs by teaching your children to write the same way you teach them to learn a specific swimming stroke or the same way you teach them to sew. Require them to write! Regularly.
Begin teaching your children to write before they can hold a pencil. How? I'll tell you how!
A Word fitly Spoken is Like Apples of Gold in Settings of Silver Proverbs 25:11
*Encourage them to use descriptive language in their speech. For example, when your child returns from a party ask, "Tell me about the birthday party; what did the room look like? What did the birthday boy say when he opened his presents?" Listen to him describe his experience to you.
*Notice when he uses interesting words throughout the day ie., "Wow, what an interesting way to tell me that you have a piece of food stuck between your teeth-you said that your tooth is 'clogged'- what a great description!" (our five year old recently made me laugh with the above choice of words;).
*Read aloud, read aloud, read aloud! Did you miss that? Let me repeat it! READ ALOUD, READ ALOUD, READ ALOUD!
Children who hear interesting and descriptive words read aloud to them develop wonderful language skills. Reading aloud feeds the brain and gives developing writers the raw materials that they need to become skilled and interesting wordsmiths.
In summary, do the following with your children before they learn to read and write and continue on as they grow into adulthood;
*Ask for and listen to descriptive language usage as your children talk to you.
*Read aloud with your children every day. Pick descriptive, well-written books so that their minds are filled with rich words that feed and stimulate their imaginations.
Children will not learn to write well or enjoy writing if they continually fill out work book pages about writing. It's not the same thing.
Reading aloud and asking for your child to describe his experiences to you may seem too easy but it works! Good writing begins and ends in the brain!
"I love being a writer. What I can't stand is the paperwork." ~Peter De Vries
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By Amy E. Feldman
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) – Stop me if you've heard this one: Someone is suing a lawyer for saying things that are too nice.
Online consumer review site Yelp has filed a lawsuit against a lawyer because they say that on the website, he had his employees post fake glowing reviews of his firm. You know that posting false statements of fact that harm a person or a business' ability to earn a living, whether in print or on line can get the poster sued for defamation. But for posting false statements of fact that help a person's ability to earn a living? That's a new but growing trend.
There's been a lot of talk about whether or not consumer review sites like Angies List, Merchant Circle, Trip Advisor, and Yelp, among others, are accurate or choose to highlight some reviews over others which skews consumers' opinions.
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Interested in home birth, hospital birth or private midwifery care? Questions or comments? Email Melissa Maimann or call 0400 418 448. Link
A ... midwife is heading to Africa to help women in a country where more die in childbirth than anywhere else in the world.
In two weeks Kate Cumming will swap the comfort of the Cumberland Infirmary for the Hostel of Hope, a new birthing centre in a suburb of Sierra Leone's capital, Freetown.
Armed only with her expertise, some basic equipment and teaching materials, Kate will be one of two international midwifes helping to get the birthing centre up and running.
And the experienced midwife ... knows that her experiences in the area of Freetown ... will be very different to those back home in Cumbria.
"The centre is attached to a fistula clinic, which is a horrible birth injury that happens when women are not looked after properly in childbirth," explained Kate ...
"It's only five years since the civil war finished there so it's a country in recovery, and it has the highest maternity mortality rate in the world."
... She said: "I'm most looking forward to helping to make a difference and improving other women's lives.
... "They've got a lot of extra problems there like malaria and AIDS, and the women are starting off at a much lower level of health ..."
The birth centre is due to open a couple of weeks after Kate arrives in Africa and, along with an Australian midwife, she will spend her time training 10 African midwives and helping out in the delivery suites ...
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well the day has arrived, that in all honesty we never thought would nor would wish on anyone.
Surgery day, where they are currently disconnecting and removing the posterior lobes on Reeds left hemisphere.
We all slept in together last night and had a very calm cuddling morning.
We spoke to the anaesthetist and in true Berryman style had an awkward, Ryan's in the shower with the door open panic!
She explained what they will do and that she would be with him all day. The larger than life surgeon came to talk through the procedure, risks and prognosis, all the while Reedy was climbing the window sil. So was a mix of trying to listen and avoiding head injury!
We are currently sat in a zombie like state in Marks and Bencers (as Annabelle calls it) trying to keep our tears inside us, a few keep escaping.


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If it was up to me
I would sleep tell the time
When magic starts happening in the sky.
When everyone else is dreaming magic,
I will be living in it.
The time when the true day starts
I will dream,
When the sky is blank,
When it's an emotionless afternoon.
When the sun is hanging,
And sliding
The whole world is being active,
And running around with their heads cut off.
When all they are truly doing is,
Musing on the past and the future.
I will be dreaming the day away.
I would wake,
When its night.
When the stars start to shine,
Dancing a waltz with the moon.
The dark perfumed air sings its enchantments.
It's a dare,
A test to try something new.
A request to come outside,
And dance like the sky.
I would not sleep again,
Until nights magic has past.
The sun will start to whisper,
A nudge to wake is slumbering sky.
At this time,
I will tuck away like a koala bear,
Hugging my tree,
Tell the magic of night,
Starts enchanting me.


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I'm using the excuse that Barack Obama beat Hillary Clinton in the Wyoming Primary to file another report on the interminable struggle for the Democratic nomination. And it really is interminable, as the projections for the remaining 12 states now show that it is very unlikely that Obama will reach 2025 delegates based on elected delegates alone; which means that the 800 unelected 'super-delegates' - party officials - will be decisive.
Current projections show a split of around 60%-40% in super-delegates between Clinton and Obama but that's largely irrelevant when the Democratic convention comes around in August because they don't have to vote any particular way - they are guns for hire, perhaps literally. It is entirely possible that Clinton could somehow swing a majority of super-delegates around, even though she is very unlikely to have more of the elected delegate vote than Obama by then.
My worry isn't so much that this would be "unfair" - it's not immediately obvious that 100% election by caucus or primary (some of which involve independent voters who may be Republican sympathisers!) is the best way to choose a candidate, and an electoral college between party officials and voters (which is what they effectively have at the moment) might make more sense. It's more that, if there is such a deal and Clinton gets the nomination, a lot of Obama supporters are going to be so pissed off that they're not going to bother to turn out and vote in the presidential election in November. The same might happen in reverse with Clinton supporters if Obama wins the nomination, but I think that's less likely because he could at least claim he has the weight of "popular opinion on his side.
This struggle is dragging on and on - largely because Obama's support softened badly in Texas and Ohio when he ran into a wave of negative publicity about the corruption rap for his friend Tony Rezko, and he didn't handle it very well as far as the footage from the press conference I saw on Channel 4 news suggested. Of course the footage could have been edited to make it look like just about anything, but you can be damn sure that a successful Democratic candidate will have to be able to deal with the media onslaught and scandals both real and manufactured just to survive. Bill Clinton went from strength to strength largely because he was able to do that; Jimmy Carter got blown away after one term largely because he couldn't. The real danger is that Obama ends up suffering the same fate as Carter, rather than being able to combine the sense of resuscitating the corpse of political hope that both Carter and JFK embodied with the political balls of the Clintons. Both Bill and Hillary are real sluggers, as is Dubya Bush, and any successful president needs some of that. You can't biuild yourself up by cultivating a sense of hope in people and then fall apart when the going gets tough. That's the route to landslide defeat and condemning the Democrats to another generation of impotence (once again, look at Carter in 1980).
So, extra rations of bile and roughage for Obama over these next couple of months and he ought to be able to get through this. But if he looks too weedy or flaky then it's gonna be Hillary Clinton for the nomination. Should be interesting.
Somewhere, John McCain is rubbing his hands at the prospect of 5 more months of Democratic infighting. But as the poll ratings of both Democratic contenders against him in the election have risen since all this started, maybe the joke's on him...
10 March 2008
Democrats: getting ready for a major league "stitch-up"
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Daily Inspiration – Our Days Are Happier
Our Days Are Happier When We Give People A Piece of Our Heart – Instead of a Piece of Our Mind.
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Higher Volatility and CEO Decision Making
Higher volatility is likely in four important asset markets. The end of quantitative expansion will drive a return to higher volatility in all these indices.
The global business world is nervously edging into a state of higher volatility and it is going to get even edgier over the next twelve months. With bets on higher market volatility, many are left wondering: what is driving this enhanced volatility, what executive decisions is it complicating and how can thoughtful CEOs anticipate and mitigate these risks?
Volatility is purely a measure of dispersion – of variation in price up and down in asset markets. Higher volatility does not necessarily imply anything about the direction of price movements, but higher volatility does unambiguously inject more risk into decisions being crafted in the C-Suite.
CEOs and CFOs are all looking down the gun barrel of higher volatility in four important asset markets that affect their businesses: the US Treasury 10 year yield; the benchmark "risk free rate" (RFR) against most financial assets are priced, as measured by the CBOE TYVIX index; foreign exchange rates, as reflected in the JP Morgan global FX volatility index (JPMVXYGL); U.S. equity prices as measured by the CBOE VIX index, which tracks dispersion in the S&P; and the price of oil as reflected in the CBOE crude oil volatility index (CBOE OIV).
In last year's Teneo book, we predicted that the era of tamed volatility would shortly end, and we were right on the money. After a flat summer, both the OVX and the TYVIX started to pop in the fourth quarter of 2014, right after last year's book went to press. The TY- VIX exhibited the highest intraday volatility since the 2009 financial crisis, and the OVX had its biggest jump since mid-2011. The JPM- VXYGL also woke up from its mid-summer slumber, during which it dipped to 5, and shot up to 10 at year end, its highest level since 2013. The VIX alone finished the year sedately, with its volatility dampened by the great S&P bull market of 2014. But that, too, is changing rapidly with the VIX zooming from 13 in mid-August to 28 in just two weeks.
The underlying driver of the return to higher volatility in all these indices is the end of quantitative easing (QE) on the part of the Federal Reserve Bank and the Bank of England (BOE) as well as the first hike in the federal funds rate, which will drag the risk free rate back up to historically normal levels. This normalization process is the trigger of greater volatility across the other asset classes. The vast pools of liquidity that central banks collectively poured into financial markets since the great financial crisis suppressed volatility for eight years running.
Exactly when and by how much the Fed will turn off the QE punchbowl and allow the RFR to return back up to normal levels has every portfolio manager on the planet scratching their head. What is clear, however, is that while the Fed and the BOE are turning off the QE spigots, the European Central Bank (ECB), the Bank of Japan (BOJ) and the People's Bank of China (PBOC) will still be sluicing money into their respective financial markets: dubbed the "differential taper."
How Risk is Amplified
Higher volatility amplifies the risk of a wide range of business decisions by CEOs. Examples include:
- Higher volatility in the TYVIX and the RFR means that the threshold rate of return for making strategic investment decisions, whether in terms of capital expenditure (CAPEX) or acquisitions, is also edging up. Wall Street analysts are rudely second-guessing CEO's investment decisions and they will continue to get more aggressive about return on investment criteria. As the RFR goes up, institutional investors are desperate to take advantage of higher yields; they want commensurate returns from their equity portfolio or they want their money back. The differential taper (spigots off in U.S. and UK, spigots full on in Europe and east Asia) means that firms will face different costs of debt capital in different markets, making these investment decisions for firms with a global market footprint even more complex.
- Greater volatility in the JPMVXYGL and foreign exchange rates means that translating revenue and profit figures into the single currency (usually dollar) set of consolidated financial statements introduces greater variability in quarterly reporting, especially for firms with a regionally concentrated sales or production footprint. Since FX volatility will be highest among emerging markets, firms with revenue or production exposure in emerging markets (EM) will experience even greater volatility in reported performance, just as investors and analysts are ever-more-intently scrutinizing which firms meet (or miss) the quarterly EPS targets. The surprise 2 percent devaluation of China's renminbi on August 11 is a harbinger of more volatility to come.
- Bigger gyrations in the VIX and equity prices is making the timing of stock repurchases very sensitive, and open to potential criticism by shareholders. In 2015, the S&P firms are collectively doing $600 billion worth of share repurchases on an annualized basis. CFOs may leave a lot of money on the table if they end up buying at peaks; investors won't be happy about being bought out at valleys. If CFOs cut back on these share repurchases due to higher uncertainty associated with greater volatility across markets, this will further amplify volatility in the VIX, since share repurchases may be as responsible for the 2015 equity bull market as it was not sustained central bank liquidity.
- Higher volatility in the VIX and stock prices boost the ratio of beta (β) to alpha (α) in any given firm's stock price. CEOs can legitimately claim some credit for a firm's alpha, but virtually none for its beta, which is driven by overall market volatility. Beta related to overall market variation can wash out management's alpha contribution in more volatile periods. This may make it harder for CEOs to justify their compensation packages and, in some cases, their own perch in the C-Suite.
- Higher equity volatility also makes M&A transactions trickier, especially those funded with stock. This means the daily market price of both firms will see-saw more wildly after an M&A decision has been made and its ratio of buying to acquiring stock has been fixed, leading shareholders on one side of the transaction to be more unhappy. Firms engaged in these transactions are being exposed to this kind of second-guessing as government authorities around the world are increasingly intrusive in asserting approval authority over M&A transactions, whether on competition policy grounds (in Europe and China) or on national security grounds (in the U.S.). These approvals prolong the time it takes to consummate an M&A transaction.
- Listed firms may become more vulnerable to hostile takeovers when they themselves are on the wrong side of a sudden downtick. The large pools of money being mobilized by activist funds mean that all but the largest market capitalization firms can be put in play. The choice of whether to resist or comply is both complicated and extremely time-consuming. A wrong decision can defenestrate the CEO.
Higher volatility in the OVX and energy prices makes it difficult to decide where to locate CAPEX. For example, petroleum or natural gas feedstock will vary more across borders and over time. This isn't limited to industries like plastics: the economics of running a data center for an Amazon or a Google is most sensitive to the price of electricity. Big data centers absorb about 20 gigawatts annually. More variation in fuels costs means more variation in the cost basis and thus, the profit performance of a whole range of transportation industries, including airlines, trucks, railroads, and shipping.
How much more volatile could these four indices get in the next twelve months? The TYVIX at 5.1 in September is just a third of its peak during the financial crisis. If the TYVIX should return to its second highest peak in late 2011 of 10 in response to a normalized RFR (a sort of "taper tantrum" redux), that's a twofold jump. Using the same reasoning, the JPMVXGL, at the 11 mark in September, would break through 17 if it rose to its second highest historical peak since the financial crisis. The VIX, just shy of 25 in September, would leap to 45, which was its second highest peak in late 2011. The OVX, at 45 in September, would hit 60, which was its second highest peak in late 2011. These are all big ranges.
Thinking Strategically
So what does one do about this near-certain prospect of higher volatility as a CEO or CFO, other than hunker down? There are several ways to incorporate this into strategic thinking; here are a few examples:
- The taper trigger of higher volatility is so important in terms of the timing and scale of "the return of volatility" that even the CEOs of non-financial firms need to keep their eye on central bank policy. Central bankers deliberate and debate policy timing, including a taper, in technical terms, but it is a profoundly political decision, and the political vectors can be analyzed like any other high profile fiscal or monetary policy decision.
- When making big CAPEX or acquisition decisions or when modeling the profitability of these investments ex ante, it makes obvious sense to factor in a wider dispersion of assumptions with regard to interest burden, energy costs, and FX parity changes that can affect both revenue and costs.
- When the CEO and CFO translate the firm's strategy into an investor relations narrative, whether for the quarterly earnings call, to explain an M&A decision, or to justify managerial succession, it is prudent to frankly acknowledge the higher risk environment that this volatility has engendered, and make explicit how management has factored higher volatility into these tough calls.
- Volatility is discontinuous, but it rarely comes out of the blue. Historically, big changes in volatility are preceded by smaller changes that are much larger than mean variation; in other words, a 3 sigma event is often preceded by a 2 sigma event. A number of models have been developed to estimate and predict financial volatility based on a mathematical approach known as generalized autoregressive conditional heteroskedasticity (GARCH). Some predictive analytic systems, such as Predata, sift digital and social media to extract digital conversations, are able to generate event predictions using GARCH-like models. Teneo Intelligence and Teneo Strategy's digital offering can translate these models into useful early warnings for clients.
- The notional trigger for enhanced volatility in any one of these four indices is very likely to be an event that is knowable or at least trackable in advance, since bursts of volatility are often associated with high profile bilateral or multilateral meetings. Oil prices began their dramatic slide in late 2014 when an October OPEC meeting concluded with no agreement to reduce production quotas. This underlines the value of following a detailed risk event calendar - the sort that Teneo Intelligence uses to schedule its research and to regularly alert clients.


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Mr & Mrs Folly Bloom on the run…….x4
April 2, 2012 by Folly Bloom
Mr & Mrs Folly Bloom made a dash for it to the Lake District for a 24 hour fix of countryside. Joy.
The hills where rolling, the roads where winding, the daffodils where swaying and the coffee was flowing.
Our secret hide out is soon to be a caravan on a working farm, in a field with no mod cons to disrupt us.
The cherubs can run and play safely for as far as the eye can see, get mucky, fly kites, read under trees and watch farm life.
Tupperware, pots and pans have all been sorted and washed, cosy bedding of a mix match variety have all been made to get us through our first Summer there. We have measured and noted our future improvements and are quite giddy about some new gadget research for a solar panel!
One thing that amazes us every time is the beautiful night sky, it's so dark with no city lights and the stars are amazing so we feel quite spoilt looking up at this, night night.
My dream list for Summer has started!
Solar panel
Lots of Kites!
Roll on a good summer and fields of green.
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Hello Readers,
This topic may be considered completely off topic but it relates to you and I, thus being right on topic. I read an article from www.yourblackworld.net which led me to another article where they linked Fox News. Brent Bozell – a conservative commentator with the network – stated Obama looks like "a skinny ghetto crackhead." SMH……
You can view the link by clicking above….Just sharing…Please share your thoughts.
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It's amusing to see the posters and promotional products along side Cuban flags and government propaganda.
There's a lot of history in some of these shops too. Abel Garcia Leon told me his chair was made in 1884. Stop in and see him when you're in Trinidad, Cuba. His shop is right across the street from the service entrance to the Iberostar hotel.


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I can't believe it has been a year since this journey started....
One year ago today Daddy was having his bone scan and CT scan. The next day he had his lung biopsy which caused a pneumothorax and he was in the hospital for 8 days. He came home and was going to start chemo the first part of June but his bladder was completely blocked with cancer and he had to have external kidneys (tubes) installed. That postponed his chemo and then he decided not to have it at all and died in August. My mother has Parkinson's and cannot be left alone so basically I have moved in with her and while we have caregivers during the day that allow me to work, she is my responsibility at night and every other weekend. It has been a struggle and a life changer for sure.
How long can I continue to do this and how long she can remain at home are still up in the air. There are days when I say I can do this for years, and others (like today) that I say I am tired. Working full time and taking care of two households are draining for sure! How do we all do it??
Love and prayers to all of you that do this...
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When you get home from work every day, take 15 minutes, fold your angel wings aside, sit down and unwind. Hugs.
After 6 years of being a logistical caregiver [not physically hands-on 24/7 but will run errands, get groceries, take to dr appts, etc] I had to start setting boundaries on what I can and cannot do being I still have my career and refuse to give that up. And I have my own age decline.
My 90+ year old parents decided to keep living in their large home. There was just no way I could take care of two households. A therapist told me that since my parents choose to remain in their home, then they have to take responsibility for that choice. If my parents refuse to move into a retirement community, where they would have MORE freedom, again, they have to live with that choice of not moving.
You can do it. It is the hardest thing you will ever do, tending till death a loved one. I have grown, in humility, love, and strength. Most importantly, I am happy. I am living a fulfilling life.


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Random Excerpt from my Day
January 21, 2010
Me: Mrs. Song!
Korean Co-teacher, Mrs. Song: Yes?
Me: Ask me what time it is!
Mrs. Song: What? The time what?
Me: ASK ME WHAT TIME IT IS!
Mrs. Song [still confused]: No, I don't know what time it is..I can see…
Me [points to watch]: No no. Ask me "What time is it?"
Mrs.Song [bemused]: Ok! What time is it, Kristin?
Me: SET SHI OH SHIP PAHL POON!
Mrs.Song: OH YES!! Korean! Good job!! You learn more and MORE!
Me: !!!
I can tell time in Korean now.
You can also say Ee poon cheun nay-shi (for two minutes til four)
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We often have vacancies in many areas of service provision, including wholetime community Firefighters. But ask yourself these questions:
Who services fire appliances?
Who makes sure that Firefighters are paid?
Who provides essential health and welfare support for Firefighters?
The answers are very simple. We not only need to employ Firefighters, but also we need people to ensure that equipment, premises and vehicles provided for Firefighters are fit for purpose.
Not everyone who works for us is involved in firefighting. Crucial support functions are carried out at our many locations across the region, with a variety of different skills employed in areas including Community Safety, Technical and Engineering Services, Information Technology, Finance and Human Resources. We employ Clerical and Administrative staff, Accountants, Property Managers, Technicians, HR Advisors, Communications and IT Specialists, to name but a few.
We also employ a number of Fire Control Operators staff who undertake the vital role of answering and dealing with emergency calls and making sure Firefighters are supported at every incident.
These roles provide comprehensive and key support to the operational effectiveness of the service, thereby contributing to the safety of the public we serve. Although the number of staff employed in these areas is relatively small in relation to the firefighting staff, they form at least one quarter of our workforce and provide a professional support function in many key strategic areas.
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Ship of Force(1979)
A novel by Alan Evans
'Schwerttrager!' Commander David Cochrane Smith listens to the dying words of a U-boat commander: 'Sword-bearer'. It is the summer of 1917 and Britain is losing battle against the U-boats. Smith is convinced that Schwerttrager is the code name for an operation that threatens Britain. Nobody will listen to him. Mistrusted by the Admiralty, Smith is given a flotilla of two inadequate boats backed up by a feeble 'ship of force' to fight off the mighty U-boat threat. Not only does Smith have to face the greater sophistication of enemy destroyers, but he finds himself in conflict with his commanding officer. His plight worsens when he becomes immersed in the terrifying world of espionage behind enemy lines. But through it all, the enigma behind the Schwerttrager lures him on, until he risks his career and his life in a desperate last-ditch attempt to solve the mystery.
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Not only did this(wipes tear away) MONSTERRR kill my wife Zelda,(sobs) he also ate my child Zachary and maimed my best friend Zanzibar!
Now I ask you—–Where's the human outrage for us?
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If we were HORSES,I'll bet you all of you humans would be upset!
But I am well aware of the status of Zebras. We have always been second class citizens in the Equine family.
Because we won't let you ride us and train us the way you do our cousin the horse.
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Once it receives the governor's expected signature, Alabama Accountability Act version 3.0 will become law.
The law will damage public education in the state. The possible silver lining is that it will alert legislators they cannot trust their leadership.
The law started as a nine-page bill that provided flexibility to local school districts. To the surprise of many, legislators were generous in addressing concerns of the state Department of Education and the Alabama Education Association.
The reasons for that generosity became apparent on Feb. 28. The flexibility bill was a sham. Even as legislators and Gov. Robert Bentley worked with the state superintendent, they knew the bill would be replaced in a conference committee. In the space of less than two hours, legislators scuttled the flexibility bill and passed a 27-page "school choice" law, the Accountability Act.
Those who were most vocal about the deception also were the least relevant. Democratic legislators screamed foul, as did the AEA. Neither group, however, could have blocked the law even if it had been subject to normal debate.
The relevant victims of the deception were Republican legislators. While a small core of lawmakers saw the bill in advance, most received it just minutes before the vote. They did not have time to analyze the bill or to consult with educators. What they should have done — what many probably wish they had done — was vote against it or at least delay the vote until they understood the bill. Instead, they trusted their leadership.
Their trust was misplaced.
The debate that lawmakers carefully prevented before the passage of the original Accountability Act was not lacking in advance of Thursday's passage of the final version. The problem for frustrated legislators of both parties was that the options were limited. Killing the replacement bill did not restore the pre-2013 status quo, it simply left the deeply flawed original version of the law in place.
Sen. Arthur Orr, R-Decatur, voted against the replacement bill on Thursday, as did another respected GOP senator, Cam Ward of Alabaster. Decatur-area House members showed no such reticence, supporting each incarnation of the Accountability Act with gusto.
The replacement law that passed Thursday was an improvement on the original in one respect: it narrowed the definition of "failing schools." Only the bottom 6 percent of schools will be deemed failing in the first three years. After that, the state Department of Education will have significant input in determining which schools are failing. It also exempted schools like Decatur Developmental, which serve exclusively special-needs students.
Countering this positive change was a costly expansion of the ETF-financed scholarship program, which no longer is limited to students in failing schools.
The Accountability Act will not allow many students in failing public schools to transfer to a private school. No private schools have to accept students who want to transfer, and many already have said they will not participate. The law provides no transportation to private schools. Almost all students in failing schools rely on free- or reduced-cost meals, an option not available in private schools. Parents receive the tax credits well after tuition is due, and the law makes clear the parents must advance the private-school tuition before they are eligible for the tax credit.
The claimed purpose of the law — to allow students trapped in failing schools to leave them — is not a likely outcome.
The replacement law that passed Thursday implicitly acknowledges this failure. The original law created a $25 million scholarship fund — entirely financed by the Education Trust Fund — to bridge the large gap between the dollar amount of the tax credits and the much higher tuition costs of private schools. If no students actually elected to transfer from a failing school, this scholarship fund would have gone untapped.
The replacement law passed Thursday effectively guarantees the full $25 million will leave the ETF. It does so by making it available to students in all public schools, not just failing ones. The replacement law also gives corporate contributors — which received only a 50 percent tax credit under the original law — a 100-percent tax credit for contributions to the scholarship fund.
The most reckless aspect of the original law was retained in the replacement law. Both versions are unclear on the issue of whether students already enrolled in private schools, but assigned to failing schools, are eligible for tax credits. The estimated cost of these credits under the original law was $42 million. That estimate should drop slightly with the shorter list of failing schools in the replacement law, but it will remain substantial.
Because they could not reach agreement before Thursday's vote, the Legislature left the ambiguous language in place. The Revenue Department will have to resolve the issue. If the department interprets the law in a way that prevents the parents of students already enrolled in private schools from receiving a tax credit, it will save the ETF tens of millions of dollars. To reach that interpretation, however, it also must conclude the tax credits are unavailable to kindergartners, new residents and others who did not attend a failing school the previous year.
The Legislature inflicted all this damage to pass a law that is unlikely to help students transfer from failing public schools. The law's main impact will be to give tax-funded scholarships to students who are in non-failing public schools and, possibly, to grant tax credits to the parents of students who already are in private schools.
The one possible benefit from the unfortunate law is that Republican legislators now realize they cannot trust their leadership. If they learned that lesson, next year's legislative session may turn out better.
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Washington (CNN)A bipartisan group of politicians, business leaders and former government officials sent a letter to President Barack Obama on Monday, applauding his decision to pursue normalized relations with Cuba.
"Our new posture of engagement will advance our national interests and our values by empowering the Cuban people's capacity to work toward a more democratic and prosperous country, conditions that are very much in the U.S. interests," the author writes.
The letter, subsequently forwarded to reporters by the State Department, demonstrates how reaction to the policy change is doesn't necessarily cut along political lines.
Its signatories include George Schultz, who served as Secretary of State in the Reagan administration, and Cuban-American business leaders such as former president of Dow Chemicals Enrique Sosa, and sugar tycoons Alfonso and Andres Fanjul.
They are joined by a host of former Obama administration officials and Democratic policy makers.
"We may disagree on a number of issues," the authors concede, "but we've found common ground for a simple reason; our fifty-four-year-old approach intended to promote human rights and democracy in Cuba has failed."
On Dec.17, Obama announced that his administration would be undertaking sweeping reform to the long-standing policy of closed-relations with Cuba, reopening diplomatic missions and loosening travel and trade restriction.
Last week, the administration announced the first specific changes, which included the abolishing of a regulation requiring Americans to obtain a license from the Treasury Department to travel to Cuba.
These announcements followed a 2009 decision by the Obama administration to allow Cuban-Americans to visit relatives on the island and send them remittances.
The letter's authors highlight the successes of the 2009 reforms, and further congratulate the administration on securing the release of jailed American contractor Alan Gross, calling it "an indisputable testament to the power of principled diplomatic engagement."
The letter echoes many of the administration's own selling points for the new policy, including the belief that more engagement can lead to the spread of democratic ideals in Cuba.
"Your clear support for facilitating people-to-people engagement affirms the enduring belief that the American people are the best ambassadors of our values," the authors tell the president.
But while those who penned the letter are united in their support, the policy change has been met by harsh criticism by some in Congress.
Notably, Republican Sen. Marco Rubio, a potential presidential candidate in 2016, slammed the policy shift, calling Obama "willfully ignorant" on Cuba.
Rubio is also vowing to prevent legislative changes to the U.S.-Cuban relationship, which could become an issue for the administration if it seeks to lift the decades-old trade embargo between the two countries.
The letter's authors make note of this potential challenge.
"Mr. President," they write, "we also call on you to work with Congress to update the legislative framework with regard to Cuba so that it, too, reflects 21st century realities."


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Even though I always enjoy the long summers, as August rolls around, I tend to get a little antsy for school to start back up. There are a few telltale signs that classes were right around the corner. Like the Staples commercial that declares 'back to school' to be the "most wonderful time of the year" or the CNE opening up as August ends. Not to mention the endless school supply list. But my favourite part of the '#BTS season has to be the fashion deals and inspiration that has me eager to put together outfits for the first week. This year I'm taking inspiration from a very stylist celeb
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Its March Breakand you know what that means. Time to get away; somewhere, anywhere! And if you're lucky enough to score a march break flight, you'll likely need to find some amazing skincare to apply at your seat. Because no one wants to spend their summer holidays lugging around giant cases filled with beauty product (or taking chances on sketchy hotel amenities) it's time to get that travel beauty kit sorted.
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If you stuck on a plane for long hours and don't have enough time to rewash and style your hair- Fake a clean coif! I find this to be the best of them all as it blends into the darkest of strands (no white streaks!) and work well with my fine hair.
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NYFW Street Style
Like many fashion enthusiasts around the world, I look forward to New York Fashion Week** to gain inspiration for new OOTDs and to keep up with the emerging trends in fashion. However, it is not for the perfectly curated shows that have celebrities seated in the FROW that keeps me interested. Instead, I'm here for the street style. You know the one where fashion bloggers and celebs alike make the streets of New York their personal runway. Outfits that are spotted outside the venues can either be overzealous and boring or an authentic statement that reflects their personal style.
** sheds a tear for Toronto Fashion Week (RIP!)
*Photos by Simon Chetrit: @simonzchetrit.
** sheds a tear for Toronto Fashion Week (RIP!)
*Photos by Simon Chetrit: @simonzchetrit.
new year, new you
The end of the calendar year is a natural time to pause, reflect and assess what needs to be changed in our lives. The annual list may go something like: lose a few pounds, earn a few more dollars and overall be a better person. The pattern is so predictable that you can find at least five other persons within a 5mile radius with the same list. When it comes to becoming a university student there is a whole slew of things we want to improve on in the coming year. We may want to make more time for reading the weekly readings before class. We want to implement more organization into our work and part-time job schedule. Perhaps, we want to attend more seminars, workshops and event around campus.
The problem is that New Year's resolutions usually loses its value and importance as the weeks go along. I truly believe that the only way to make resolutions achievable is to make them more attainable. Make it feasible.
- Be more patient and understanding with fellow classmates in the library working on a group project; instead buy some noise cancelling headphones.
- Take healthy lunches from home; Have pizza and onion rings delivered to lecture hall
- Complete readings and assignments before watching TV; only binge watch one season of Friends on Netflix.
- Spend more time with friends; tag them in a #tbt Instagram post with a heartfelt message about missing the old days.
- Keep room/ dorm clean; refuse to allow any takeout containers into your room.
- Attend office hours and have a thoughtful conversation with your professor; learn how to make ice-cream on YouTube
- Spend time developing skills and passions; sleep.
By taking this approach, you'll be meeting your goals in no time and will no longer be a repeat failure. Overall, just accept the chaos and anxiety that school life brings. After all, 2017 can't be as bad as 2016 was, am I right?


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The Auburn University Program Council announced on Thursday night that Flo Rida will not be performing at the Auburn Airwaves 2016 concert set for March 31.
The council disclosed the cancellation on social media, citing conflicting show commitments. The release said a new headliner will be announced today at 3 p.m. CST.
The full release stated the following:
"We regret to inform you that due to conflicting international show commitments by Flo Rida, he will no longer be performing at Auburn Airwaves 2016. However, we have worked very diligently and are excited to announce the new headliner on March 4, 2016, at 3:00pm CST on UPC's social media outlets! We are very sorry for any inconvenience this may cause."
Flo Rida, along with Lil Jon and Natalie La Rose, were named as this year's Auburn Airwaves performers on Feb. 22. The second annual event is expected to take place at Ag Heritage Park.
We will update this post when the new line-up is available.