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That could be unfair and inaccurate. Perhaps more precisely, being catechized enhances my already natural predilection towards impatience. Understanding that we were being patient until the notion of being catechized was presented to us by our priest last month. After talking with him, lots of prayers, and considering our position we thought it best to step that much closer into the Church. Since my new job brings us to Upstate, New York, we wanted to go to a new parish as Catechumens with the blessings of our priest than as "inquirers" and remain nebulous for another year. So on July 25th all three of us were welcomed into the Church and began our Catechesis...three weeks before we move to a brand new state, city, parish, but hopefully not jurisdiction.
I had a dear friend tell me that Catechism was the beginning of a long life spent waiting. Learning patience, I assume. Our priest hasn't given us a lot of instruction as newly catechized members of the church, though he has given a little direction. I think I expected a huge list of stuff to start doing (or stop doing) in preparation for Chrismation and life confession. And that may still come from our next parish. Right now, I'm trying to fit into my new clothes of Orthodox Christian. It's so much the right thing and so much different from what I used to be. I feel as though I've come home into the fold. That The Good Shepherd finally found his 100th sheep wandering and was able to coerce it back into the fold without breaking its legs. But maybe not. Maybe He carried me in, and that's ok, too.


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My build for Vladimir is kind of different than most. I take a heavy investment into HP items early game and focus more on AP items mid to late game. The reason i go HP items such as Warmongs, is because of Vlad's passive.(Transfers HP to AP) Remember to farm like crazy once you get tides of blood up to level 3. My skill order would be-Tides of Blood/Transfusion-if there running and they have about half health and your doing great early game, then you senguine pool for its slow ability, rinse and repeat, if there getting away with barely any HP then Hemoplague and boom you got the kill. I hope this build helped you. :D

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Syracuse, N.Y. -- Syracuse Jazz Fest, the area's biggest musical festival, will move from Onondaga Community College to Jamesville Beach this year, Onondaga County Executive Joanie Mahoney announced today.
Mahoney said the two-day event is moving to the county-owned beach because of the "incredible crowds" drawn by Jazz Fest and the high demand for the use of the recently-opened SRC Arena at the college.
Jazz Fest will be held June 22-23 at Jamesville Beach, Jazz Fest producer Frank Malfitano said.
OCC booked the East Syracuse-Minoa High School graduation at the SRC Arena on June 22 before Jazz Fest reserved the date with the college, said OCC President Debbie Sydow. College officials planned to host both events simultaneously. But recently, concerns that noise from Jazz Fest would interfere with the ES-M graduation prompted OCC officials to advise Malfitano to find a new site for 2012, Sydow said.
Mahoney broke the news about Jazz Fest's move during her State of the County address to county lawmakers and members of the public at Le Moyne College.
Jazz Fest began in 1982 in a Syracuse nightclub, drew crowds up to 35,000 to Clinton Square during a 10-year run there, and then moved to the OCC campus in 2001. The event has brought international musical stars to Syracuse each June, like the Ray Charles, Chuck Mangione and Aretha Franklin. In 2007, about 40,000 people went to the campus to hear the Queen of Soul sing.
Malfitano, who founded Jazz Fest, will hold the 30th anniversary of his event at the park on Apulia Road best known for hosting Balloon Fest, which is scheduled June 8-10 this year.
Mahoney, who started her second four-year term as county executive in January, said the county is over the worst of the financial crisis that struck in 2008 when she took office. She said the county, which ended 2011 with a $80 million fund balance, has actually come out of the crisis with a better credit rating than it had four years ago.
"The collapse put serious strains on the finances of every layer of government and it seems as if I spent most of my first term managing a crisis," she said. "Now with what we hope is the worst behind use, we are poised to emerge from this crisis stronger than we entered it. Onondaga County is a leaner, more efficient and nimble government."
With the worst of the financial crisis over, Mahoney said the county will undertake $8 million in capital improvement projects at its parks and $20 million in improvements to other county facilities, as well as $100 million in work related to the revitalization of Onondaga Lake. Some of the improvements will be financed by taking advantage of historically low interest rates, she said.
"There has never been a smarter time to borrow money to undertake these necessary projects and at the same time we're putting people in our community back to work," she said.
She said the county is working with Owego, Madison, Cortland and Cayuga counties to study the possibility of consolidating their 911 emergency communications services.
Onondaga County has invested in state of the art technology which can serve populations beyond our county borders," she said. "So it makes sense to see if there may be partnerships we can form in the interest of efficiency and the five counties are doing just that."
Mahoney said the county has made significant progress in its discussions with Upstate Medical University about selling the county's Van Duyn Home and Hospital to the university. The nursing home loses money annually for the county.
"Not surprisingly, a transaction of this magnitude involves complex negotiations among many entities," she said. "We are approaching the end of the negotiations with Upstate and I am optimistic that we will have good news to announce in the near future."
She said the county and city of Syracuse have completed the merger of their purchasing departments. The county is now exploring the possibility of merging purchasing services with those of local school districts and fire departments, she said.
Mahoney warned, though, that the county still faces challenges, including rising pension costs and state-mandated expenses.
In 2008, the county's pension bill was just over $15 million. This year, it will total more than $39 million — a 156 percent increase in five years.
"Our taxpayers cannot keep up with the cost of pensions and changes have to be made," she said. "I encourage our state representatives to please support the governor as he tries to bring relief to our property taxpayers."
Contact Rick Moriarty at email@example.com or (315) 470-3148.


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A special report from the U.S. Department of Justice estimated that 3.7 million household burglaries occurred each year between 2003 and 2007. But even more troubling was the finding that a household member was present during approximately one million burglaries, with an average of 266,650 becoming victims of violent burglaries in their homes. With violent intrusions accounting for more than seven percent of all home burglaries, it's a legitimate fear for homeowners.
To help homeowners stay safe during a burglary, Alarm.org offers these tips.
What to do if you suspect an intrusion
Should you suspect someone has entered your home, it's important to act quickly. First and foremost, do not attempt to apprehend the burglar yourself. If you're near your home security system, press the emergency alarm to notify your alarm monitoring company that you require immediate assistance. If you are not close to the alarm panel or your home isn't equipped with a monitored system, everyone in the home should immediately, and quietly, move to a prearranged safe place.
A neighbor's home is an ideal safe place - but only if you are able to exit inconspicuously. If you're on an upper level or cannot leave without encountering the burglar, grab your cell phone and quietly get your family into a hiding spot such as a closet or crawl space. Once your family is in place, call 911 and keep the operator on the line. Stay quiet in the safe space until police arrive or until you are certain the assailant has left your home.
What to do if you encounter a burglar
Should you be discovered by the burglar before getting to a safe place, don't panic or make any sudden movements. Avoid looking the intruder in the eyes as he or she may interpret it as an act of aggression. Keep your hands at shoulder-level and visible to the criminal. Comply with demands and allow the burglar to leave with your possessions – nothing is worth losing your life.
If you're face-to-face with the burglar, take mental notes of his or her physical appearance (height, build, hair, eye color, ethnicity, distinct markings) and mannerisms (accent, walking style) so that you can give a description to police.
What you can do to prevent a burglary
An alarm system is your first line of defense against burglary at your home and can summon help in times of distress. In a recent study conducted by the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, researchers interviewed more than 400 convicted burglars and found that almost 60 percent of the incarcerated burglars indicated a home with an alarm system would cause them to seek an alternative target.


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The CTA has already begun using federal stimulus money to repair Chicago's aging subway network.
U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin and Chicago Mayor Richard Daley told reporters at one subway station this morning that $88 million is being spent to update the Chicago Transit Authority's Blue Line.
They say the work began over the weekend.One of the goals is to remove slow zones along the line. Long stretches of Chicago's subway track are so shoddy that trains designed to travel more than 50 m.p.h. must slow to a crawl.


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Eddie Benitez cleans up a third-floor apartment he shared with others following a early morning fire today that left one women dead and six others injured. Benitez was one of several rescued by firefighters. (Antonio Perez/Chicago Tribune)
A woman was killed when fire broke out in a three-story South Side apartment building this morning, but two other people were able to jump to safety, according to a witness and fire officials.
Six people, including a Chicago police officer were hurt, fire officials said. One of the jumpers was in serious to critical condition. Four of the others injured were rescued by firefighters. Five of the six suffered from inhalation.


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November 5, 2013 --Now that the proposed Illiana Expressway has been given the go-ahead by a regional planning board in Chicago, state transportation officials have resumed their fast-paced planning for the new toll road.
It would cut through southern Will County.
The $1.3 billion road would link Interstate 55 in Wilmington to Interstate 65 near Lowell, Indiana.


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Lord Clinton-Davis: That ought to carry the amendment. The Minister is on difficult ground already. Mr. Jackson also thought that this House was more effective than the House of Commons-
Lord Clinton-Davis: is permitted to be. To use a Conservative word which is so frequently overused, Mr. Jackson looked forward to a "robust" attitude being adopted by Members of this House. His statement was a serious indictment of the procedures adopted by the Whips' Office in another place.
We are talking about a unitary process and about the preservation of an important national asset. However, we are also talking about Parliament being able to decide how that organisation should be sold, if at all, and to whom. What the Government want is a blank cheque. They want a blank cheque so that they can rearrange, break up and sell parts of UKAEA. That is what they had under the Electricity Act 1989.
I know what the Minister is likely to saythat is, unless there is complete inconsistency between the Minister in this place and his honourable friend in another place. He will say that the Secretary of State can direct the transfer scheme only at the point of sale; that time taken by parliamentary processes could jeopardise the sale or reduce the proceeds; that bidders might be deterred because of the possibility of public scrutiny in a trade sale or that bids might be reduced contrary to the interests of the taxpayer, as though the Government considered the taxpayer in all regards, which is certainly not the case.
This is not the sale of a manufacturing operation. We are talking about a research institution which provides commercial services to the Government and to industry. Its form of ownership and the provision and availability of its services must be approved by Parliament. The arguments that have been adduced in another place are simply not good enough. A trade sale should be made only to an organisation of such standing that it is able to accept public scrutiny of the sale. The arguments relied on by Mr. Jackson were powerful, but they did not receive a sufficient reply from the Minister. If, for the reasons that they adduced in another place, the Government feel that they cannot make a clear statement about the form of the privatisation in line with their commitment to keep AEA Technology as a single integrated whole, when on earth will they be required to make a statement? What is the Minister's view of parliamentary accountability? Are we here simply to rubber-stamp the Government's suggestions?
I think that Mr. Jackson's arguments deserve better treatment than the almost contemptuous dismissal that they were given in another place. I hope that the Minister will give Mr. Jackson and this Committee of your Lordships' House the benefit of a proper response. I am told that it was Mr. Ian Bruce, another Conservative Member of Parliament, who was also excluded from that Standing Committee. I am not arguing that both of them should have been included, but it might have been polite to their own side if the Government had included one of them. I beg to move.
Lord Thomson of Monifieth: I should like to say just a word or two about this group of amendments and to speak in particular to Amendment No. 18 which stands in the name of my noble friend Lord Ezra, who is unfortunately prevented from being here today. I am a very unsatisfactory substitute. Since we on these Benches do not deploy quite such an impressive batting order, I am here because there is a broadcasting order down for consideration later. Nevertheless, I turn my hand with good heart to this issue because the more I have studied it, the stronger appear the arguments which the noble Lord, Lord Clinton-Davis, has made.
My noble friend Lord Ezra is employed in industry and knows these matters in great detail. He declared on Second Reading that he was a very satisfied customer of the energy technological support unit and described it as a valuable national asset. He argued strongly that we should maintain the unitary character of the AEAT organisation. I add that there should be a public flotation of the operation. The alternative of fragmentation, which is among the many options which the Government want to leave entirely open, seems to have grave disadvantages. The most probable is that purchasers of the organisation would presumably be its competitors. That does not seem to be in the national interest. The Government have a proper interest in competition, but a sale to an existing competitor would simply reduce competition in the marketplace.
I am sure that the Minister recognises that we fear that, if it is not possible for the Government to deal with the organisation as a unit and to handle its sale by means of a public flotation, they will be driven by the Treasury into purely short-term financial considerations and into
On Second Reading, my noble friend Lord Ezra said that in his experiencewhich is very considerableno other privatisation measure had retained such wide options. It is a rather extraordinary situation that in your Lordships' House, which is very properly concerned about Henry VIII clauses, the disposal of a vital national asset such as this should be subject to a wide variety of possible options, all of which are entirely at the discretion of the Government once the legislation has passed through Parliament. It is against that background that we strongly commend these particular amendments.
It is a false economy to believe that fragmentation of the organisation will produce financial benefits. On balance, I doubt whether that will happen. In debate on previous amendments mention has been made of the co of TUPE. I am told that the severance costs of a relatively small number of staff may amount to several tens of millions of pounds. I was modestly reassured by what the Minister said at an early stage in the discussions about the Government's genuine feeling that the unitary option was a serious one. I hope that that is the final outcome of this matter. However, on the principle of the matter and the rights of Parliament, I believe that the arguments in favour of one or other of these amendments are very strong, and I give my fullest support to them.
Lord Fraser of Carmyllie: The noble Lord, Lord Clinton-Davis, asks far too much of me. It is one thing to have to promote the Government's legislation and argue in support of it but quite another for the noble Lord to try to get me to answer on behalf of the Government Whips' Office in another place as to what they may or may not have done in twisting arms or otherwise.
I do not believe that these amendments are helpful, not because I wish to be contemptuous in my dismissal of them but because I am concerned that, against the very interests that he wishes to promote, he may be overstating the situation. Two possible consequences may flow from these amendments. First, they may reduce the proceeds of the eventual sale. The noble Lord may not be particularly concerned about that, but no doubt he will wish to see that a proper price is secured.
Secondly, I would be concerned, as I am sure he would be, that these amendments could work against the best interests of AEA Technology and staff. Whatever form the sale takes, the Government must have the necessary flexibility to manage the sale process and the inevitable uncertainties involved in it. Any restrictions on that flexibility would, in our view, work against the interests of all concerned. For that reason, they are inherently undesirable. For example, if it is assumed that the decision is taken to offer AEA Technology for sale as a single whole, choices will have to be made on whether to vest AEA Technology as an independent company early in the sale process or at the point of sale. A consistent line will be taken between what has been said in another place and what I say. Whichever route is adopted, the requirement to secure parliamentary
Equally, Amendments Nos. 30, 33 and 34 would require the Secretary of State or the authority, as appropriate, to secure parliamentary approval for the disposal of any shares in the company. The consequence of that, however, might well be to deter potential purchaserswhether they be financial institutions backing a sale to management and employees or trade purchasersfrom bidding on the basis that their bids would be subject to close parliamentary scrutiny, even before detailed negotiations about the terms of sale could begin.
Lord Clinton-Davis: I am obliged to the Minister for allowing me to intervene. Is he saying that there is to be no parliamentary scrutiny, other than in the course of this Bill, in relation to any scheme that the Government may devise?
Lord Fraser of Carmyllie: The Bill has to pass further stages. I have no doubt that, as has been the case in another place and in the course of this afternoon and this evening, detailed consideration will be given to what is proposed and careful attempts made to secure a particular line of approach. At the present time I am not prepared to give an indication one way or the other. Let us see how matters stand in the autumn. The noble Lord is correct. I am in the business of explaining why it may be against the best interests of the very people that the noble Lord wishes to see protected if we introduce unnecessarily elaborate arrangements. Even if bidders were not deterred, it might only be possible to explain a preference for one bidder over another by revealing information that the bidder was not prepared to have disclosed for good commercial reasons. Equally, it might not be in the interests of the taxpayer to disclose details of competing bids, because that might cause the lead bidder to reduce the value of his offer or back out of the purchase. These are not academic points; they reflect commercial reality. Delay and consequent uncertainty may easily cause a sale to fall through or reduce sale proceeds.
I appreciate that on the Opposition Front Bench there is a genuine concern to achieve a unitary privatisation. I believe that the Government must have the freedom and flexibility to act in the best interests of the taxpayer and to deal with the business on the basis which best enables it to maximise its contribution to the national economy. That is also the course best calculated to serve the interests of the business and its staff. It is in nobody's interests, least of all theirs, that the business should be sold in one form and then restructured, or broken up more or less immediately, because it is not commercially viable in that form. That is why the Bill is structured as it is, and why the Government wish to keep open their options.
We recognise that the Government are accountable to Parliament and the taxpayer for decisions that they will have to take in the near future on the form and method of sale. But, consistent with that accountability, the
I do not suppose that that answer will immediately satisfy the noble Lord.
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Culture Shock
Dates 9 Aug '10 to 10 Sep '10
Flexible? No, not really
Est. Cost 1,400 - 1,700 USD (USD United States Dollars)
Type Travel Partners Wanted
Name Georgia Trekking & Mountaineering - Caucasus
Hey all!
I'm looking for traveling buddies for trekking the Caucasus Mountains in August-early September. I already have flights to Georgia and back(I land 9th August and take off 10th September). I plan on doing the following:
(In parentheses- estimate of how many days this trek will take)
A) Hire a guide and equipment and climb to the Kazbegi peak.(3-4 days)
B) Trek the Borjomi Park(3-4 days)
C) Trek the Svaneti area- Mestia and the mountains around(8-10 days)
D) A little vacation in Batumi beach city(1-2 days)
E) Any days left are open for suggestions
** Might attend Kazbegi Marathon happening in 4th September
All in all, these are just my planned treks, but THEY ARE VERY FLEXIBLE!! I might change everything once I arrive in Tbilisi, it depends on what people say at the hostel\travel buddies I will find.
My general ambition is to do hard, non - forgiving treks. I also really would like to climb the Kazbegi, and for that I would really like to find a partner. Guides are costly =]
So anyone who is in Georgia in the specified dates and has the same desire as I do for trekking- let me know! Currently I am by myself :-( but do not wish for it to stay that way !
Georgia Trekking & Mountaineering - Caucasus
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4.1 The European Court of Auditors (ECA) is responsible
for the external audit of the Community's public finances. It
examines the legality, regularity and soundness of the management
of all the Community's revenue and expenditure, and the revenue
and expenditure of any body created by the Community. The ECA
publishes its annual report in a particular financial year about
12 months after the end of the relevant year. In addition to the
annual report, the ECA also publishes, throughout the year, Special
Reports on its audits of particular areas of revenue or expenditure.
We regularly report on these Special Reports. The Annual Report
includes the ECA's Statement of Assurance for the financial year
in question and also covers the Sixth, Seventh and Eighth European
Development Funds and a Statement of Assurance in respect of them,
as these funds are separate from the General Budget.
4.2 The Annual Report and Statement of Assurance allow
the Council and the European Parliament (the two arms of the Community's
Budgetary authority) to consider how well the Community budget
was implemented, and whether the budgetary processes for the year
should be closed by the Parliament granting, on the recommendation
of the Council, a "discharge" to the Commission. Article
276 EC requires the Commission to act on any comments made by
the Council and the European Parliament in granting the discharge,
and to report back on the actions it has taken in response, if
4.3 While the ECA's Annual Report contains some material
relating to fraud and irregularities, it is not primarily concerned
with fraud against the EC budget. We report on the Commission's
Annual Report, Protecting the Communities' Financial Interests
the fight against fraud and its Action Plan in
paragraph 2.
The documents
4.4 The document is the provisional edition of
the ECA's audit of the accounts for 2000.[8]
It is 500 pages long. The structure of the Annual Report follows
that of the EC Budget, with sections devoted to revenue and each
of the six main categories of expenditure (the CAP, structural
measures, internal policies, external aid, pre-accession aid and
administrative expenditure). It concludes with chapters on financial
investments and banking activities, and the Statement of Assurance.
4.5 In considering the document, we have been assisted
by the Explanatory Memorandum of 18 December 2001 from the Economic
Secretary to the Treasury (Ruth Kelly). As well as providing the
Government's views on the document, it contains a useful summary
of each of the subjectspecific chapters (EM, paras 976).
It includes an annex listing references in the document to the
UK. It also conveniently summarises the Commission's responses
to the issues raised by the ECA and lists the 18 special reports
published in 2001. For our part, we wish to identify some positive
developments and weaknesses identified by the Court.
4.6 The Court delivered a positive Statement of Assurance
in some areas, such as revenue, the reliability of the accountancy,
commitments, administrative expenditure (payments) and expenditure
under the European Development Fund. However, it did not deliver
a positive Statement of Assurance on nonadministrative expenditure
(payments) of the general budget. The overall tone of the Document
is summarised by the Commission's press release:
"The Court states that, in general, the Commission needs
to improve the definition of the objectives of Community programmes
and then undertake effective evaluation of their achievement,
in order to ensure sound and efficient use of the European Union's
4.7 The Court identified some positive developments and
some weaknesses. Positive developments identified by the Court
the milk quota regime has restricted production to
the target level;
the Commission's strategy for dealing with BSE was
basically sound;
the URBAN Community initiative helped the implementation
of many urban development projects and enabled local authorities
to access European Union funds;
the Agency charged with the reconstruction of Kosovo
was considered efficient and economical;
the take-up by the Commission of some of the Court's
proposals for strengthening financial management and control (e.g.
on aspects of recasting the Financial Regulation) was good;
the accounts of the European Development Fund, were
considered to be reliable, with legal and regular underlying transactions.
4.8 As regards weaknesses, the Court criticised the Commission
for, amongst other things:
not achieving major objectives and having inadequate
evaluation of results; for example, the URBAN Community initiative
and the structural measures to improve employment were poorly
persistent weaknesses in the checks of Community operations,
for example when dealing with export refunds;
insufficient progress to implement the new regulatory
control framework (Regulation 2064/97) for structural measures
aimed at reducing the amount of ineligible or incorrect expenditure
being co-financed by the EU;
insufficient simplification and harmonisation of rules,
for example in the fruit and vegetable common market organisation;
not always following the Court's proposals for strengthening
financial management and control, for example in recording spending
decisions and establishing clear lines of financial authority;
the variable extent and effectiveness of actions taken
by the Commission in following the Court's observation; for example
the Commission's response may be slow in addressing the recommendations
in ECA's special reports or implemented with insufficient staffing,
or not accepted at all;
the slow progress in reorganising the Commission's
antifraud unit (OLAF) caused by constraints over staff recruitment
and management as well as inadequate databases;
the poor implementation of pre-accession programmes
(ISPA and SAPARD) which had barely started three years after their
approval due to the late adoption of the legal framework and delays
in setting up administrative structures; and
inadequate control procedures in the ACP Secretariat
for ensuring value for money and sound management, especially
in view of the risks indicated by previous allegations of irregularities
and evidence of mismanagement.
4.9 Although the ECA's Annual Report is not primarily
concerned with fraud, it does contain some material on fraud,
which duplicates the statistics contained in the Commission's
Annual Report on the fight against fraud. The Court notes
that because some information provided by Member States is insufficiently
consistent and complete, it cannot be used to compare Member States'
ability and efficiency in detecting fraud and other irregularities
and recovering any sums involved. The Court works closely with
OLAF, the Commission's anti-fraud unit. For example there are
established formal procedures to ensure that the relations between
the two organisations are efficient and effective and the Court
also has links with the Committee established to supervise the
work of OLAF.
Government's view
4.10 In her Explanatory Memorandum, the Economic Secretary
to the Treasury (Ruth Kelly) notes that the ECA's document is
the first report by the Court to consider the Commission's implementation
of the budget since Romano Prodi took office. The Minister says
that, although the Court gives some praise where it is due, the
Government finds it disappointing that the Court is unable, for
the seventh year in succession, to give a positive Statement of
Assurance on budget payments. The Minister finds it disappointing
that the Court had to criticize the Commission's organisation
of antifraud work, specifically the slow progress in establishing
OLAF. The Minister says that the Government will continue to press
for the remaining staff needed by OLAF to be recruited as quickly
as possible and for full use to be made of its powers and its
independence from the Commission. The Minister also says that
the Government is working to improve financial management and
control and mentions the Commission's reform programme, which
includes measures to improve internal control, strengthen contractual
arrangements, and focus more strongly on results and performance
measurement and the recasting of the Financial Regulation. The
Minister notes that the Court has some criticisms of the UK and
says that a full response will be made by the UK to the Commission
as part of the normal followup procedure.
4.11 The Annual Report identifies some positive developments
in improving financial management. However, as in previous years,
the Court identifies such serious weaknesses in the procedures
for financial control and management that, for the seventh year
in succession, it is unable to give a positive Statement of Assurance
on budget payments, which account for about 95% of the EC budget.
Unacceptable weaknesses were identified in respect of agricultural
and structural expenditure. As the Commission repeatedly says,
the Court's criticism concerns all those involved in managing
Community funds, not least Member States, which in partnership
with the Commission manage some 85% of the Community budget. The
need for further improvements in financial management and control
is clear. We were especially disappointed, given the widespread
use of peer review and bench-marking in other areas, that the
Court is still unable to compare Member States' ability and efficiency
in detecting fraud and other irregularities and recovering any
sums involved. We would like to see greater emphasis placed on
achieving this so that the European taxpayer can objectively assess
the commitment by individual Member States to fighting fraud.
4.12 The Commission is rightly criticised for the
slow progress in establishing OLAF, the new anti-fraud unit. We
are disappointed, given the widespread concern about EC fraud,
that the Commission has had to be criticised for its slow progress
in establishing OLAF. We welcome the Minister's statement that
the Government will press for OLAF to be fully staffed and making
full use of its powers and independence as soon as possible.
4.13 It is customary for the annual report of the
Court of Auditors to be recommended for debate. On this occasion
we recommend it for debate in European Standing Committee B together
with the Commission's report on the fight against fraud and its
Action Plan.[10]
Such a debate will provide an opportunity for the House to express
its views on the continuing weaknesses in financial management
and the need for further improvement identified in the Court of
Auditors' report.
It should be added that a number of weaknesses remain with IACS,
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Isaiah 14:13
You thought you would sit like a king on that mountain in the north where the gods assemble.
Jeremiah 7:20
And so I, the Soveriegn Lord, will pour out my fierce anger on this Temple.
Genesis 1:26
Then God said, "And now we will make human beings; they will be like us and resemble us."
Originally posted by FreeMason
it just says "Good News Bible, Today's English Version"
And NetChicken, you say that the "old gods" are forgotten, not existant anymore. And yet Wiccanism or whatever is the fastest growing religion in the world Are they "old gods" returning? Your comments please.


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Every Valentine's Day, Joy Kirsch, a planner in Dallas, holds an event for friends and clients who - like her - are widows.
"Last year, she had tea for us and she bought us cups and saucers that were heart-shaped," says Judy Helms, a widow and longtime client of Kirsch's. "One year, we went to a chocolate place and had chocolate and wine. Always on Valentine's Day, we know we are going to be special to someone, and it will be to each other."
Now, with the help of many of her friends who are widows, Kirsch recently started the Widow's Journey, a nonprofit that helps women at all income levels find the resources they need to deal with the upheaval caused by losing a spouse. The group's website includes brochures, checklists, articles and information about books. Ultimately, there will be information about seminars.
The shock of widowhood inspired the focus of her planning practice, as well. Kirsch & Associates promotes its expertise in guiding its clients through life-changing events of all types, both positive or negative.
"Experts say that a transition event can cause cognitive impairment of up to 20%," the firm's website notes. "This temporary loss of brain bandwidth can lead to poor decision-making at a time when the decisions are the most critical."
Helms says she was stunned 12 years ago when her husband passed away. Kirsch "gave me the confidence to make decisions without him."
Kirsch can speak about the phenomenon from firsthand experience. In 1993, when she was 30, her husband committed suicide.
"I knew intellectually exactly the steps I needed to take because I was already a financial planner," Kirsch says. "But it was an experience of being a deer in the headlights and not being able to make the decisions I knew I needed to make. For me, it was a matter of not being able to get out of bed, not to mention do anything productive."
The Widow's Journey is geared toward helping women with both the emotional and financial issues that will confront them. In Kirsch's case, for example, at first she couldn't get enough credit for the planning business she ran with her husband. She discovered quickly that there appeared to be a bias on the part of lenders against women borrowers.
"We had the very same financials," Kirsch recalls, but "after he was deceased, he would get credit card offers for credit amounts that blew my mind and I couldn't get credit."
While dealing with these and other heavy emotional challenges, it took Kirsch four years to settle her husband's estate when it might have otherwise taken just six months, Kirsch recalls.
The problems that widows face immediately after the death of a spouse can often be exceptionally complex. With joint real estate investments in Costa Rica, Mexico, and the United States, Kirsch's friend Nanci Masso, a Dallas entrepreneur, ended up having to settle the affairs in three countries of her late husband, who died of a heart attack. "I'm still in probate in Costa Rica, and it's been six years," says Masso, who's on the board of directors of the Widow's Journey.
"You feel such pressure all around you that you have got to make all these decisions," Masso says. "I had his kids and his companies and my companies. At the time, you are in such shock. If somebody's there who has been down that road and can give you a short cut, it is a huge help. ... I think trusting in someone like Joy who's been there and understands would have been a huge help at that time." Instead, she adds, several trusted advisors - including longtime friends of her husband - led her into risky and inappropriate investments.
It's not an uncommon experience, Kirsch says: "I've worked with several people through the Widow's Journey who have had very bad experiences because they trusted a friend who took advantage of them."
Kirsch said she started the web-based nonprofit for widows everywhere who need help but who cannot necessarily afford the services of a planning practice like hers.
"My minimum client AUM is $1million," Kirsch says, adding that the nonprofit doesn't provide financial advice. "There are a lot of women who need this information who are never going to be able to afford a planner. We give them tools and make them available through the Internet. This really came out as a desire to give back to the community. I really felt the need to share."
Ann Marsh is a senior editor and the West Coast bureau chief of Financial Planning.
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No. 1 Northwestern Hangs On To Beat No. 10 Virginia, 11-10
April 19, 2009
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. - Senior Hannah Nielsen (Adelaide, Australia/Brighton Secondary) netted the game-winning goal with 1:31 remaining as top-ranked Northwestern outlasted 10th-ranked Virginia 11-10 at Klöckner Stadium. NU picks up its first-ever win in Charlottesville, improving to 15-0 on the year and upping its winning streak to 21 games.
The Wildcats pounced first, as goals from junior Danielle Spencer (Rochester, N.Y./Brighton) and senior Mary Kate Casey (Chicago, Ill./Loyola Academy) gave NU an early 2-0 lead with 26:23 to play in the opening half. But UVA answered with a pair of goals 19 seconds apart to knot the game at two.
Nielsen fed junior Katrina Dowd (Yorktown Heights, N.Y./Yorktown) for a goal at 21:35, putting the `Cats back on top 3-2, but the Cavaliers responded on senior day by netting four unanswered goals over a 15 minute span to take a 6-3 lead with 6:21 left in the first.
Spencer netted her second of the game with 5:24 remaining to cut the gap to 6-4, which was quickly complimented by Dowd's second of the game 47 seconds later. Senior Meredith Frank (Westwood, Mass./Westwood) then forced a UVA turnover, scooping a shot past the goalkeeper with 1:25 remaining, knotting the game at six.
With momentum back on its side, Nielsen made sure NU would take it into the break, pushing a diving shot past the Cavalier goalkeeper with four seconds remaining to send the Wildcats into the locker room with a 7-6 advantage.
Virginia struck first in the second, tying the game for the fourth time with 27:48 to go before Nielsen fed Dowd yet again, giving NU the lead at 8-7 at 25:26. The assist gave Nielsen 100 points on the season as she becomes the first Wildcat in the program's history to tally 100 points in three different seasons.
After a Cavalier goal once again tied the game, senior Meghan Plunkett (Towson, Md./Maryvale Prep) notched her second goal in as many games to put the `Cats back on top 9-8 with 21:52 remaining. Nielsen then found a cutting Alexandra Frank (Westwood, Mass./Westwood) less than two minutes later to push the advantage to two at 10-8.
But Virginia regained momentum with a pair of unanswered goals to tie the game once again, this time at 10 at the 8:30 mark. NU won the ensuing draw and controlled the tempo in the waning minutes before Nielsen scored the game-winner on a wrap-around.
The Cavaliers had one last chance to send the game into overtime, setting up for a free position shot with 13 seconds remaining, but the Virginia player jumped the whistle, giving the ball back to the Wildcats who ran out the clock.
Dowd lead the way with three goals on the afternoon, with Nielsen and Spencer adding a pair apiece. Nielsen added three assists as well, giving her 102 points on the season, and upping her consecutive point streak to 59 games. She continues to inch closer to becoming the sole member of the Division I 200 assist club, sitting at 195 for her career.
Northwestern closes out the 2009 regular season with a pair of home games, beginning with American Lacrosse Conference rival Ohio State on Wednesday, April 22 at 5 p.m. The game with the Buckeyes will determine who clinches the regular season ALC crown and the top seed in the conference tournament May 1-2. The Wildcats then host third-ranked Penn in a rematch of last season's national championship game on Saturday, April 25 at 7 p.m. The showdown with the Quakers will also be NU's Senior Night as the class of 2009 will be honored prior to the game.


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A Head Start on Thanksgiving
I don't really believe it, but Thanksgiving is next week. This holiday has completely snuck up on me. Thankfully I don't have any major responsibilities for the day. In years past my sister Molly and I have volunteered to make macaroni and cheese, which my mother said, "we don't need this year." Probably because we… Continue reading A Head Start on Thanksgiving


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Visuals are more dazzling than the storytelling in "Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons." A qualified return to form for Hong Kong hitmaker Stephen Chow ("Kung Fu Hustle) after mushy sci-fier "CJ7," this mostly entertaining action-fantasy-comedy about a demon hunter soars when pyrotechnics take centerstage, but is less successful when the focus switches to words. Nevertheless, "Journey" has gone bananas since its Feb. 7 domestic release and looks certain to crack the $200 million mark and overtake "Lost in Thailand" as the highest grossing Chinese movie. Commercial potential beyond Chinese-speaking auds appears limited. North American release details are pending.
The pic is the umpteenth movie inspired by Wu Cheng-er's classic 16th century novel "Journey to the West." The source material about the arrival of Buddhism in China provided the basis for "A Chinese Odyssey Part One: Pandora's Box" and "A Chinese Odyssey Part Two: Cinderella," domestic hits starring Chow as the mischievous Monkey King.
With Derek Kwok ("Gallants") credited as associate director, "Journey" follows a simple pattern of elaborate set-pieces followed by brief pauses for reflection and explanation, not all of which are entirely compelling or convincing.
The first spectacular sequence shows young demon hunter Xuanzang (Wen Zhang) arriving in a fishing village during a gory, "Jaws"-like attack by the fearsome Water Demon. Chow's knack for mixing suspense and slapstick is impressively displayed as Xuanzang leaps about rickety walkways and see-sawing bridges resembling the board game "Mouse Trap" before rescuing a baby just inches from becoming the creature's next meal.
In one of several new ideas brought to the old tale by Chow, Kwok and six other credited writers, sensitive Xuanzang reads nursery rhymes to demons in the hope they will reject the dark side and join him as allies in the quest for spiritual enlightenment. His belief is that these beasties were once good-natured humans that suffered terrible injustice, and a lilting lullaby is all it takes to undo the damage. Watched by villagers as his technique restores the Water Demon to his previous human form as Sand Monk (Lee Sheung-ching), Xuanzang's moment of glory is stolen by the sudden arrival of Duan (Shu Qi, "If You Are the One"), a feisty femme demon hunter with radically different ideas on creature control and a flair for showbiz that the nerdy Xuanzang lacks.
Duan invites herself on Xuanzang's missions to challenge and change other demons — pig K.L. Hog (Chen Bing-qiang) and Sun Wukong, also known as the Monkey King (Huang Bo), an especially tricky customer who's served 500 years of solitary confinement in a remote cave on orders from Buddha himself. While sequences such as Duan using her "Infinite Flying Rings" to disintegrate Hog's minions at his restaurant-cum slaughterhouse are filled with razzle-dazzle CGI and exciting 3D effects, talk-based segs between showpieces too often lack the nimble scripting and heartwarming charm that distinguishes Chow's best work, like 2001's "Shaolin Soccer."
The main problem is Duan's wildly enthusiastic attempts to woo Xuanzang despite his avowed devotion to "a greater love" than what she's offering. Pushing the opposites-attract notion a bit too far, Duan's repeated declarations of passion for Xuanzang never ring true, and it remains a mystery why she finds him so irresistible. An early sequence showing Duan and her sexy comrade (Chrissie Chau) conspiring to activate Xuanzang's libido produces chuckles, but variations on the theme prove far less mirthful.
Although Chow does not appear in the movie, his acting style and screen persona are writ large on the main cast. Shu is dynamite as the all-action Duan, Huang amuses as the eccentric Monkey King, and Taiwanese singer Show Lo scores big laughs as Prince Important, a narcissistic rival demon hunter with an entourage of soon-to-be-superannuated female sidekicks.
Where the helmer's touch works least is the central role of Xuanzang. Mainland thesp Wen does nothing particularly wrong, but his perf as the nervous greenhorn feels Chow-lite, and his narrowly written character is less lovable than he ought to be. It doesn't help that Wen sports a ghastly "finger-in-the-light-socket" hairdo more fit for a costume party than a serious young seeker of spiritual fulfillment.
The pic is beautifully designed and photographed in predominantly rich earthy tones by lenser Choi Sung-fai ("Flying Swords of Dragon Gate"). The orchestral score by regular Chow collaborator Raymond Wong adds plenty of punch to action sequences, but is slightly overused in the dramatic passages. The rest of the technical work is first class. Things conclude with a set-up for a sequel.


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Innovation can't happen unless you try something new.
That's the basic premise behind Living Dead Week, an event where Education Technology Services (ETS) staff pursue a topic, idea, skill, or area of interest for a full work week and then present on what he or she learned on the fifth day. The subjects covered during the event ranged from an idea to create a homemade electrical power source to re-conceptualizing online learning environments.
First, about the name, which actually has nothing to do with zombies; the Living Dead Week organizer, Kyle Bowen, director of ETS, came to Penn State this year from Purdue University, where he served as director of informatics. Living Dead Week was something he created while at Purdue, which has something they refer to as "Dead Week". This is a week where students are given time to prepare for their final exams the following week without other exams or quizzes, hence the term "Dead Week." Bowen thought it would be perfect to use the "dead" time for something lively and dynamic like a week of creativity and ideas, and the Living Dead Week was born. "I wanted to get across that this would be an active time," he said. "Also, any time you have a chance to throw in a zombie reference, it should be taken advantage of."
There really was no structure to Living Dead Week, Bowen said, other than having to deliver something by the end of the week. Also, the event was not limited to just ETS staff, as 10 staff from Outreach and World Campus and several staff from Teaching and Learning with Technology units other than ETS were invited to participate in Living Dead Week.
The only limit to what ETS and the other employees could work on was their own imagination, Bowen said, and they were told to work only on their idea or project during Living Dead Week and not their normal everyday work tasks. "The projects and ideas that come out of this are used as the origins of new services, new ideas and/or new ways to engage people or solve problems," he said. "Really the intent is to set aside time and focus on one thing and make it a priority to do it."
Megan Kohler, instructional designer with ETS, was part of a group that included Alexa Schriempf, accessibility technology specialist with TLT Operations; Audrey Romano, web designer with TLT Studio; and Brad Kozlek, director of TLT Studio, who worked on a project to re-conceptualize online learning environments and come up with some new ideas. "We had a couple of goals in mind, but what we really wanted to do was to create an online learning an environment that provided an experience rather than just information," Kohler said. "We also wanted to streamline the look and feel of online learning environments and to make them more simplistic, yet incredibly powerful."
For Schriempf, working on the Living Dead Week project with Kohler and Romano was a powerful creative experience. "I'd never done anything like this before," she said. "What I got out of it was just a massive creative explosion. Going through the Living Dead Week process actually fueled my ability to solve other problems in other areas much more quickly."
In Romano's case, the experience of Living Dead Week allowed her to view a project from a different perspective. Normally, she said, she's right in the thick of building something, so she doesn't get the 20,000-foot view of a project like she did during Living Dead Week. "Megan has identified the problem points of the project and what her vision looks like," she said. "She's got a huge vision about online learning. It's a lot to tackle something that large but also keep it simple at the same time."
This variety of perspectives is something that Kohler found valuable as well. "We were able to get critical perspectives from everyone involved in the process during Living Dead Week. That streamlined everything for us," she said. "Normally you have a series of meetings to try and formulate the idea, and then you start bringing in the right people at the right times. But in this case we were able to have everyone critical to the process involved in our discussions from the very beginning and throughout the entire process. It was a really great experience."
Barb Smith, manager with ETS, explored a new service called CloudAXIS, which enables video conferencing between a laptop using a web browser, a mobile device, and a polycom unit so meeting attendees can easily share audio and video. Randy Kibe of Telecommunications and Networking Services gave Smith a virtual meeting room to experiment with, and she found that CloudAccess may have benefits for ETS staff. "It seems to be able to allow us to take advantage of mics and speakers and things that are already built into the rooms so we don't have to lug a lot of stuff with us to meetings," Smith said. So, that's why I wanted to look at it."
Bart Pursel, faculty programs coordinator, spent his Living Dead Week checking out the potential educational uses of a website called Twitch TV. Currently, Pursel said, Twitch TV is used for people who want to broadcast and watch e-sports and online gaming. However, Google is preparing to buy Twitch TV, which will enable it to become a much larger streamlined web-based system that will allow people to broadcast and watch a wide variety of content subjects.
"I think it has a lot of applications for what we can do with online learning specifically," Pursel said. "It can also be used for blended learning, giving students the ability to do these broadcasts for classroom presentations. For example, this would be great for journalism communications majors."
These projects and others were part of a day-long meeting the Friday of Living Dead Week by the participants, where they shared brief presentations of what they worked on and learned. "The diversity of projects it was just so compelling," Bowen said. "It was fascinating to me to see people who were taking on challenges that were outside of their typical job responsibilities. Often these were people who were taking on what were really kind of old challenges but really bringing fresh ideas to how to take them on."
"What I saw ran the gamut of projects that are mature and ready for further exploration and those that are really early stage and maybe need a little bit more incubation before becoming a real project. I was thrilled with the projects I was seeing," Bowen added.
The end-of-week presentations were valuable to Pursel, as he found out what others were working on, which he believes will spark a lot of collaboration. "I saw a lot of synergies between what different people were doing during the week, people who probably weren't even talking to each other and didn't realize that they were kind of doing similar projects," he said. "So, already I can see some things that will probably grow legs and begin to get some momentum and turn into real impactful things down the road."
ETS staff found the event so successful that they are already looking forward to Living Dead Week 2015. "Because this was the first time for most of the people participating, now they have a better understanding of how Living Dead Week works and what can be done in a week," Bowen said. "I am hearing that they even are beginning to generate ideas now for next year, and I think everyone realizes that this kind of activity is important for an institution to be successful.


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Do'Raath isn't a regular character in Imagine This (he only appears from time to time) but he never fails to crack me up. Below is one of my favorite Do'Raath strips. Other Do'Raath appearances are: Here, and here, and here.
And if you have never read Imagine This, do yourself a favor and go through the archive. It's a very funny strip.


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Cloudbabies – Go Slow Rainbow
Cloudbabies is an animated pre-school series about four enchanting, childlike characters, Baba Pink, Baba Blue, Baba Yellow and Baba Green whose job is to look after the sky and their Sky Friends, Sun, Moon, Rainbow, Fuffa Cloud and Little Star. They live together with Bobo White, a mischievous little Sky Imp, in a house on a big fluffy cloud. Every morning, they jump on their Skyhorsies and begin their day's work of looking after the sky. The series promotes caring for others and the world around us and also introduces children to notions such as day and night, sun and moon, rainbow and the stars.


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Alan Robert Announces 'Killogy' From IDW
Since Alan Robert put his music career with "Life of Agony" on the back burner, he's hit the gas on his comic career and exploded onto the scene. His brilliant horror mini-series "Crawl To Me" (which we recently announced is getting a film adaptation) was a huge hit last year, and we've been eagerly awaiting the announcement of his next project. The wait is over!
Robert and IDW have pulled back the floor boards to reveal that he's been working on Killogy, a new comic series that features characters based actor Frank Vincent (The Sopranos), punk-rock legend Marky Ramone (The Ramones), and starlet Brea Grant (Heroes, Dexter). IDW describes Killogy as, "an off-the-wall, genre-busting mash-up of crime, dark comedy and horror". Make sure to keep your eyes peeled for this one, as Robert's consistently delivers the goods time and time again.
Here is the official press release from IDW:
What do you get when you throw three murderers into one prison cell together? Well, when those characters happen to be based on the likenesses of celebrities FRANK VINCENT (Goodfellas, Raging Bull, The Sopranos), MARKY RAMONE (formerly of The Ramones) and BREA GRANT (Heroes, Dexter), you can bet that the outcome will be anything but ordinary. From the creator of IDW Publishing's hit series Crawl to Me, comes Alan Robert's KILLOGY®; an off-the-wall, genre-busting mash-up of crime, dark comedy and horror. Written and illustrated by Robert, this original, four-issue mini-series kicks off in October 2012 from the award-winning comics publisher.
Visit the KILLOGY® website, here: http://www.killogycomic.com
Robert said, "When I was growing up, I must've seen Goodfellas and Raging Bull about forty times each, easy. I mean, I can still recite entire scenes by heart. The same goes for my old Ramones records. They are total classics to me. So now, to be working with some of my childhood heroes, along with Brea, on something so cool and different like this, what can I say… it's a great honor and at the same time, it's a bit surreal."
"When I was a boy, one of the first things that inspired me to be an entertainer was comic books," Frank Vincent said, "they were the rage then and now they're the rage all over again… it's a great feeling to be on a cover of a comic book and reach an audience through this great medium." Actress Brea Grant added, "There's nothing more exciting than seeing yourself as a comic book character." The KILLOGY® project was green-lit by IDW back in 2011, but the stars were not quite part of the equation at that time. Shortly after signing the deal, Robert came up with the concept of basing his three main KILLOGY® characters on Vincent, Ramone and Grant. "I had specific ideas on what these characters should look like and I'd constantly find myself comparing them to the stars we ended up approaching. I thought it would be a complete long shot to get them involved, but to my surprise, they were all very receptive to the idea," said Robert. "You rarely see an original, creator-owned comic series that features celebrities depicting its characters. I thought it would be interesting, in the same way The Twilight Zone had guest stars at the center of its stories."
"I'm happy that IDW has become the home for Alan Robert's dark and wayward visions," said Chris Ryall, IDW's Chief Creative Officer. "I feel like we're not only helping society by keeping his horrific proclivities focused on comics but we're also helping bring some truly inventive and captivating comics to the world as well. I'm very happy to continue that trend with KILLOGY®."
The first printing of Alan Robert's critically acclaimed horror graphic novel, Crawl to Me (IDW Publishing), sold out within a week of its release back in January 2012. As a result, the award-winning publisher is pressing an oversized, deluxe hardcover version, titled Crawl to Me: Evil Edgar Edition, this summer. The book, written and illustrated by the Brooklyn-bred Life of Agony bassist, collects the four-issue mini-series and boasts a beautifully painted cover by the talented Monocyte artist, Menton3. An introduction, written by Robert's former cartooning teacher, the legendary Walter Simonson (Thor), starts off the graphic novel.
In related news, director David A. Armstrong, cinematographer for the successful box-office hit franchise, Saw, is attached to direct a live-action adaptation of Crawl to Me for the big screen, with screenwriters David White & T.J. Cimfel (Shut In) penning the screenplay. Armstrong is currently directing the indie hostage drama, Pawn, starring Michael Chiklis (The Shield, Fantastic Four) and Academy Award winner, Forest Whitaker.


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UK's 1st Bitcoin Company IPO on Track Amid "Supportive Environment"
He continued: "There is a little of education of course, putting facts and putting news into context regarding blockchain and cryptocurrencies.
The company envisions the public listing of these companies on AIM in the future, as it hopes to blaze a trail for blockchain startups IPOs.
However, when the shares are admitted to trading on AIM, then you will be able to purchase through any UK stockbroker," he said.
When asked what the difference is between this ticker and Bitcoin Investment Trust's GBTC, which started publicly trading in late March, Travia replied:
"GBTC value and performance are related to the bitcoin price.
Will Coinsilium's IPO lead to more blockchain companies going public?


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that's my chaos
Exams were finished a few weeks ago :P. I have holidays for 2 months now :d
busy like few
how are you doing with your exams?
i'd rather call it the "everything and everyone is perfect" genre
i thought i loved it for a matter of nostalgia and for the girl's merits.
but upon rewatch, i'm starting to think it doesn't get much better than this. Admitting you're into the.. genre.
card captor sakura
it's not just any loli
i'm rewatching a show of my childhood
if you were trash i'd call you trash, i have no such social restraints
you're one of the least trash people i know here


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Award Winning Food
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Jozi's Kitchen is a family owned, fast-casual restaurant featuring South African cuisine, which is truly globally-inspired cuisine.
We feature dishes that are influenced by African, Indian, French, Dutch, English, Portuguese, and Malay cooking traditions. We offer a variety of entrees - something for everyone, including a kids menu! - from curries to hearty sausages to salads to BBQ ribs.
We pride ourselves on serving quality, made-to-order, and flavorful food in a fun and inviting atmosphere. Come see why we are rated as the #1 restaurant in Parker on Yelp!
Fresh - Flavorful - Global Cuisine
Fresh - Flavorful - Global Cuisine
South African food is global food, and Jozi's menu features dishes that are inspired by African, Indian, French, Dutch, English, Portuguese, and Malay cooking. You will find Indian curries, hardy Dutch sausages, African maize meal and BBQ burgers on our menu, to name just a few.
Dutch influence – Our menu features "Cape Dutch" dishes, a distinctive regional style of South African cooking that is characterized by the use of such spices as nutmeg, allspice, and chili peppers. Boerewors (pronounced "bu-revors") is South Africa's favorite sausage and is served year-round at cook outs and gatherings. The name is derived from the Afrikaans words boer ("farmer") and wors ("sausage"). It is made from coarsely minced beef, sometimes combined with minced pork, lamb, or both, and traditional Dutch spices. Boerewors is usually formed into a continuous spiral, and served with pap (traditional South African porridge made from maize meal).
Braai Food – The word braai (pronounced "bry") is Afrikaans for "barbecue" and involves cooking meat over an open wood flame. Jozi's braai menu includes sosaties (kebobs), peri peri chicken wings, and borewors (farmer sausage).
Potjiekos – Potjiekos (pronounced "poi-key-koss") means "small pot food." This food is characterized by a savory stew prepared in a round, cast iron, three-legged pot, descending from the Dutch oven brought from the Netherlands to South Africa. At Jozi's, we prepare our lamb shank and beef short ribs in a potjie (pronounced "poi-key"), and serve on the weekends only.
Malay Influence – The Malaysians who settled in South African brought with them many spices that added flavor to commonly bland Dutch and English stews and dishes. Malay cooking is characterized by aromatic food and strong flavors. Bobotie is described by many South Africans as a Malay improvement on shepherd's pie. A good deal of spices are mixed with the minced beef, including cumin, coriander, tumeric, allspice, cinnamon sticks, ginger, and even chutney and almonds. The minced meat is topped with a savory custard, instead of mashed potatoes on top.
Indian Influence – Many Indian dishes came to South Africa with the thousands of Indian laborers brought to South Africa in the nineteenth century. These Indian laborers had a profound impact on South African cuisine with the introduction of new spices and curries, including a mild curry served in a hollowed-out bread bowl known as Bunny chow.
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Jozi's Kitchen produces Colorado's finest dried meat snacks and other South African treats. We create our biltong and Droëwors by hand cutting the finest premium beef and gently curing it in our secret spice and brine mixture. We then hang the cured meat in our climate controlled drying room until it dries to perfection.
Biltong (pron. bill-tong), derived from the Dutch words "bil" ("rump") and "tong" ("strip"), strips of air-dried meat, flavored with herbs and spices.
Droëwors (pron. drew-a-vors), derived from the Dutch words "droe" ("dry") "worse" ("sausage"), are snack sticks of air-dried meat, flavored with herbs and spices.
Growing up in South Africa, we loved biltong and droëwors. We snacked on it at home, in the bush around a campfire or on a long road trip back from the beach. Making biltong and droëwors is serious business in South Africa and every South African family has its own secret recipe, handed down from one generation to another. Our family is no different; our secret recipe goes back to the founding of the Cape Colony and the Great Trek of 1840.
About 5 years ago, we broke out our secret family recipes and started making small batches of biltong and droëwors for family and friends. We found that every batch would disappear, almost overnight, and our friends would tell us that we need to make enough to sell ... so here we are, ready to become the dried beef snack kings of America.
As a small, family owned business producing Colorado's finest dried meat snacks. We take pride in creating our products by hand. We hand cut the finest premium beef and gently curing it in our secret spice and brine mixture. We then hang the cured meat in our climate controlled drying room until it dries to perfection.
We promise you that our grass-fed biltong, and droëwors snacks are made with certified grass fed beef. Our regular Biltong and Droewors is made with premium US beef. Our spices and other ingredients are organic, fresh and locally produced, if possible. Our delicious beef products are free of gluten, MSG, nitrates, chemical preservatives, and contain no additives or unnatural flavorings.


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Japan Launches Cheaper Epsilon Rocket Carrying Telescope For Remotely Observing Planets
Japan's Epsilon-1 rocket -- the first in a new generation of space rockets and the country's first rocket in 12 years -- lifted off on Saturday and placed a space telescope in orbit as planned, according to the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, or JAXA.
The rocket, costing $37 million, about one-half as much as its predecessor, was launched at the Uchinoura Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture in southern Japan at 2 p.m. local time, the space agency said.
The rocket, 24 meters in height and 90 tons in weight, placed the Spectroscopic Planet Observatory for Recognition of Interaction of Atmosphere, or SPRINT-A, into its orbit about an hour after the launch. The telescope will be used to observe planets including Venus, Mars and Jupiter from its Earth orbit, the Asahi Shimbun reported.
"The launch vehicle flew smoothly, and, at about 61 minutes and 39 seconds after liftoff, the separation of the SPRINT-A was confirmed," JAXA said. "The satellite is currently in good health."
An earlier attempt on Aug. 27 to launch the rocket was aborted seconds before liftoff as the computer controlling the launch detected a glitch in the rocket's posture, according to the Asahi Shimbun.
The rocket, employing artificial intelligence to check for errors, was cheaper compared with its predecessor, the M-5, in terms of production as well as launch.
The control center engaged in launching the rocket was staffed by only eight people, versus the roughly 150 who normally work during launches of Japan's mainstream H2-A rocket.
The launch is expected to move Japan closer to becoming a major power in the international satellite-launch industry.


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