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If you want to find a life coach, you are not alone. Millions of people
worldwide are searching for a personal life coach. A life coach is an
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order to receive guidance, varying degrees of support, high levels of encouragement and even different types of training for various aspects of their life.
In essence, a life coach is a mentor that forms a partnership with the individuals that they elect to assist.
If you are interested in learning how to find a life coach, you must first understand the significance of the work that these professionals engage in when they are attempting to assist you.
When you understand the importance of the tools and resources that a personal life coach offers, it is then that you will be more successful in your endeavor to discover a mentor that is suited for your individual needs.
I am not an expert by any means, but I eventually discovered a life coach that benefited me and assisted me with the situations in my life. In this self-help guide, I will provide you with the steps that I used to find a life coach.
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Before you can find a life coach that will benefit you, you must first take the time to discover your needs and what you expect from this type of professional. When I first set out to find a life coach, I did not realize just how many different areas of specialty that these professionals have.
You may find a personal life coach that specializes in relationships, self-confidence, friendships, communication skills, time management, careers and even the spiritual side of life. In order to determine which type of mentor is appropriate for you, you must first determine your needs – or, specifically, what you hope to accomplish by acquiring a partnership with this type of professional.
Now that you have an idea of what you hope to accomplish by working with a coach, you should now determine what level of expertise you want your mentor to have. When choosing a guide, it is always essential that you strive to obtain one that is considered to be highly qualified and is driven by results.
It is the skill set that sets life coaches apart from one another. However, do not underestimate the mentors that do not have a lot of educational credentials in coaching. When I was trying to find a life coach, I found that many mentors that I came in contact with had very little – if any – educational expertise in the field. However, they were experienced in life.
While it is beneficial to choose a professional that has a life coach certification, you may also benefit in numerous ways by developing a working relationship with guides that do not possess this certification.
If you are searching for a life coach, you should determine what level of support the professional offers you while helping you to achieve your goals and reach the highest levels of success in your life. The following highlights some basic functions that a productive personal life coach will offer you:
As you can see, there are many different successful strategies on how to find a coach. If you are ready to make a difference and experiences differences in your life, a personal life coach will be highly beneficial to you. As stated before, I am no expert. I am simply sharing what has worked for me in the past.
I, too, needed a life coach. When I used the strategies highlighted here, I was highly successfully in pinpointing the one coach that has developed and maintained a partnership with me for several years.
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I usually don't think of accountants as ahead-of-the-curve visionaries. But the accounting industry has led the way in providing work-life balance and flexible schedules for its employees, according to a recent New York Times piece.
Many large accounting firms, for example, allow employees to work just a few days a week during non-peak months or to take whole summers off to devote to their families. Others offer three-to-six month sabbaticals at 40% pay but with full health benefits so employees can chase life dreams, like climb mountains or do volunteer work overseas. Some firms have programs that allow employees who take significant time off –like new mothers — to keep up with education and licensing requirements so they can eventually return to work at full speed. Many of the firms' flexibility programs are open to all employees, both women and men.
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Was I to speak with those in religious authority I would argue that the absolutes inherent in their versions of Christology are at odds with my experience of God.
God is not angry or judgmental.
He does not condemn or punish us.
These are explanations for what happens to us in life which is merely the actions of human beings with free will. It is not the will of God.
The angry, judgmental, punishing God of the Old Testament is a projection of our experience of earthly authority figures - fathers, kings - who reward and punish us. This is not part of God.
God's nature is wholly good.
He is not subject to the dualities of our world.
We project our human traits onto God.
Hear the good news:
God is Love.
All are forgiven.


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text: Today's era—"The Second Age of Globalization"—is proving much more challenging than was thought a few years ago. Balances of power have been constantly shifting, resulting in new alliances. The U.S., China and Russia are taking on new roles in this shifting geopolitical world, as the entire world now deals with the consequences of the war on terrorism. The technological forces shaping our future have led to critical debates about what it means to live in the "24-hour interconnected, hyperactive, e-mail-fueled, and sleep-deprived world." Meanwhile, a backlash continues to build against a world open to trade, investment, and communications, with energy as one of the most important forces changing the position of nations. Russia—flat on its back only a few years ago—is now an "energy superpower." China and India are the rising great powers. And worries about energy security are now a political fact in the United States and Europe, amplified by climate change. Daniel Yergin takes on the question of overriding importance—how today's positive global economic developments will interact with the negative and worrying geopolitical trends that are emerging out of the new geopolitics.


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50 Members of the Washington Tennis & Education Foundation to Participate in Financial Education Program and Tennis Clinic At the William H.G. Fitzgerald Tennis Center
Washington, D.C., July 29, 2014 – Citi, title sponsor of the 2014 Citi Open® Tournament, will host a fun-filled Citi Kids program in collaboration with the Washington Tennis & Education Foundation (WTEF) at the William H.G. FitzGerald Tennis Center on Tuesday, July 29th at 9:30 AM. The event will feature the World Ranked No. 11 ATP Star of Japan. Kei Nishikori will be joined by 50 youth from the Washington Tennis & Education Foundation (WTEF), a premier educational and tennis organization for underserved children in Washington, D.C.
Developed by Citi, Citi Kids is an educational and motivational community-based initiative for students located in the Washington, D.C. area. Citi Kids reinforces Citi's commitment to make a positive impact in the communities it serves and aims to provide cultural, social, athletic and economic enrichment for the members of the WTEF. As the tournament's benefactor, the WTEF is instrumental in identifying ways to ensure the continual athletic and educational success of its members, and Citi strives to aid to these efforts throughout the year.
Kei Nishikori is the only Japanese tennis player to be ranked inside the top 10 in ATP Singles Rankings. To date, Nishikori has won give singles titles and reached the quarter-finals of the 2012 Australian Open. This year, Nishikori made it to the final of the Madrid Open, his first masters-level championship final, and the fourth round of Wimbledon.
Citi Kids will begin with a program promoting the importance of financial literacy and saving for the future. Kei Nishikori will share his experiences on Tour, and offer advice on staying focused while pursuing both academic and athletic success. The Citi Kids program will conclude with a one-hour tennis clinic for all program participants with Kei Nishikori.
"Citi is committed to making a difference in the communities in which we do business, and programs like Citi Kids provide a meaningful and unforgettable experience for children all over Washington D.C," said Candi Wolff, head of Global Government Affairs for Citi and a board member of WTEF. "Similarly to our mission of supporting clients in their journeys from ambition to achievement, Citi is focused on creating programs that help empower and enable underserved D.C. students to achieve their highest potential."
The Washington Tennis & Education Foundation (WTEF) was founded in 1955 as an organization designed to help disadvantaged youth through tennis. Since then, it has evolved into an organization that provides academic help to at-risk children, by helping them to apply the lessons learned on the tennis court in the classroom and beyond. Today, WTEF is a leader in the best practice of providing academic enrichment, supplemented by tennis and life skills instruction, as a means for developing the skills necessary to achieve academic and personal success.
"The Citi Kids program is a wonderful opportunity for the children involved with the Washington Tennis & Education Foundation to learn about the importance of financial education and hear from professional athletes the importance of perseverance, resilience, and optimism, both on and off the court." said Eleni Rossides, Executive Director, Washington Tennis & Education Foundation. "Our kids are tomorrow's leaders, and it is fantastic that Citi is investing in their futures as part of a solid commitment to the Washington, DC area."
This year's Citi Open Tournament will be held from July 26th to August 3rd at the William H.G. Fitzgerald Tennis Center in Rock Creek Park, Washington, D.C. It is one of only 11 elite ATP World Tour 500-level events worldwide and the only one held in the United States. The event is also part of the prestigious Emirates Airline US Open Series, the five-week summer tennis season that links nine North American hard-court tournaments to the final Grand Slam of the year, the US Open. In addition, the Citi Open features a WTA International Tournament which provides fans the opportunity to watch simultaneous competitions of both world-class men's and women's tennis throughout the nine-day event. The tournament features 48 men's singles players and 16 doubles teams, 32 women's singles players and 16 doubles teams, and offers nearly $2 million in player compensation.
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Regardless of what you do for a living, it helps to have friends in high places. Even a low level employee can find themselves benefitting enormously from becoming pals with the boss, and in no medium has this been more clear than the always wild world of professional wrestling. WWE has been described as Vince McMahon's personal toy box on more than one occasion, and since his toys are real live people, he tends to give the best jobs to the ones he likes the best. The same holds true for pretty much everybody in his family, and that becomes truer with each passing day as it seems like Triple H and Stephanie McMahon will one day take over the company.
While being best buds with the McMahon family isn't essential for becoming a successful wrestler, the careers of quite a few of the superstars you're about to read about prove that it certainly can help in a major way. A select few of these wrestlers actually weren't extremely successful, but they still managed to have lucrative and long lasting careers thanks to their constant and sincere connection with the boss. Oddly, the people who were friends with Shane and Stephanie's jobs usually weren't that secure, but chalk it up to Vince being a classical patriarch and making the final decisions on who his kids get to hang out with. Find out who benefitted, and learn the strange ways some people ended up getting hurt through their companionships, with our list of 15 wrestlers you didn't know were extremely close friends with the McMahon family.
15 The Wild Samoans Have Surprising Sway Over Vince
The Wild Samoans, Afa and Sika, are a legendary and infamous tag team in WWE history and pro wrestling history in general. As their name would imply, the two essentially started the concept of a perhaps insensitive, no doubt at least a little derivative Samoan savage, with wild unkempt hair, intense brawling offenses, and strangely indestructible foreheads. Afa and Sika are also famous for their huge extended family that has for decades played an integral role in WWE. Afa and Sika sit at the top of the family, which also includes their children, most of whom became wrestlers, as well. Afa is the father of Samu, Manu, and LA Smooth, while Sika is the father of Rosey and Roman Reigns. The Usos, Rikishi, Umaga, The Tonga Kid, and Yokozuna are nephews of the Wild Samoans, and The Rock is a distant relative, as well.
The fact so many members of the same family would become successes in the same industry actually isn't that surprising, in that they were reportedly always extremely close-knit, and thus would naturally develop the same interests over time. What is amazing is how much control Afa and Sika still seem to have over WWE to this day, with Sika allegedly loudly complaining when Roman Reigns didn't win the WWE World Championship at WrestleMania 31, despite Vince McMahon seemingly promising him his son would. People questioned how serious those reports were, but the fact Sika was in attendance both at that WrestleMania and again next year when his son actually did win the gold proves in the very least, the McMahon's are probably providing the family some free seats.
14 Rodney And Pete Gas Were Really Shane's Posse
Fans of the Attitude Era no doubt remember Shane McMahon's character actually made sense at one point, long before he turned into the bizarrely affable and indestructible man of the people he is today. He debuted as an on-screen character in the late 90's as the spoiled and perhaps a little, shall we say, douchey son of the WWE owner, mimicking his real life situation. Shane also started off as a serious loudmouth, threatening all of the superstars and getting into increasingly dangerous positions, much like he's still known for today. The difference is that back then, the idea was that Shane was in way over his head and needed some help from his rich kid friends, and that's where the Mean Street Posse came in.
Pete Gas, Rodney, and Joey Abs were three preppy guys in nice sweaters who would beat up Shane's enemies and give him all the credit for it. At least Pete Gas and Rodney had years of experience on that front, as they were Shane's real friends from Connecticut who wanted to become part of the show and get to wrestle with him. While many people on this list used their friendships to achieve great heights in the wrestling world, the Posse merely wanted to get on TV. Shane rewarded them all with quick WWE Hardcore title reigns for their efforts, nonetheless.
13 The Undertaker Only Drops The Act For Vince
With a WWE career spanning 26 years that pretty much always treated him as the ultimate monster in professional wrestling, it's obvious The Undertaker commands a great deal of respect from the company he calls home. However, fans might not realize just how far that respect goes, insofar as Vince McMahon has on multiple occasions called The Undertaker his all time favorite employee. McMahon cites Taker's years of loyalty and high quality work for the company as his primary explanation, and though that makes sense, the fact the two have always been pretty close to one another behind the scenes no doubt has helped sway Vince's opinion, as well.
Vince and The Undertaker weren't immediate friends when they met, but as the Deadman's career expanded into one of the most storied in history, he and Vince grew closer and closer until they eventually reached the strong connection they share today. The Undertaker is one of the few wrestlers with the ability to flat out turn McMahon down, but he almost never does anymore, showing just how deep the mutual admiration and respect lies. Also, while Taker is stern and serious about his gimmick and tries never to break character should fans happen to catch him, stories claim he'll drop the façade to joke around with Vince whenever the two of them come up with a good enough prank.
12 Steve Austin Doesn't Always Love Vince, But They're Always Friends
One would be hard pressed to find a long term WWE fan who didn't know at least part of the long and legendary story that is Austin vs. McMahon. The feud between the WWE Chairman and his top superstar of the Attitude Era, Stone Cold Steve Austin, is part of the reason WWE still exists as the sports entertainment juggernaut that it is today. More people in history wanted to watch Stone Cold beat the hell out of McMahon than they had ever wanted to watch two superstars interact before, and as a result, McMahon and Austin developed a strong personal friendship behind the scenes that lasts to this day. The two of them made so much money with and for each other it's hard to imagine they'd have any problems with each other, but it's still hard to reconcile the vitriol they spewed on television with the hugs and respect that followed backstage.
Austin and Vince don't get along with everything, and Stone Cold is probably the only person on this list who could upset his boss enough to get told to stay off TV for a while. However, we're confident it wouldn't be long before Vince apologized and made up with the Rattlesnake, or vice versa, as has happened several times throughout their storied relationship thus far.
11 The Big Show Can Hug All The McMahons At Once
A growing trend you'll see in this list is that the people who become friends with the McMahon family are generally pretty huge stars, but more important than that, they tend to stick around in WWE for a long, long time. The Big Show certainly qualifies under both of those prerequisites, as he's been kicking around the company's main event scene since 1999, and thanks to his size and natural athleticism, could maintain that position for a few years to come still.
The Big Show seems friendly with all the members of the McMahon family, but like many WWE superstars have gone on to claim, he sees Vince McMahon as somewhat of a father figure role. While Big Show spoke with Steve Austin on his podcast in early 2016, the two discussed how important it was to build a relationship with the boss, as Show plainly admitted his long tenure in the company was a result of always trying to make McMahon happy. McMahon, in turn, did well by Big Show and kept him employed and relevant through several decades, despite fans occasionally perhaps wishing that Vince might give the giant some time away from the screen. In the same interview, Show said big opportunities don't come twice, but his career proved they could—as long as you make the right connections.
10 Triple H Would Hang Out With Vince Regardless Of Who His Wife Was
We figured there was no point including Triple H and Stephanie McMahon on this list, since even the most casual fan of WWE has to know the two are happily married as they sit on their thrones high atop WWE. What fans might not realize, and some traditionalists may even be surprised by, is the fact Triple H is also extremely close friends with Vince McMahon himself, and the two spent a great deal of time together whether Stephanie is hanging around them as well or not. Perhaps it shouldn't be too surprising since the two are both extremely buff even as Vince reaches old age and Triple H is slowing down in the ring, and the two apparently spend long hours at the gym together bonding as father and son-in-law.
Especially on the Internet, Triple H tends to receive a great deal of criticism for marrying the boss, with people claiming he wouldn't have achieved any of the success he eventually did were it not for his wife backing him up. The way we see it, even had Shane McMahon been an only child, Hunter would have found some way to endear himself to his boss and work his way into an executive office through hell or high water regardless.
9 Bob Holly Was Given An Extravagant Gift By Vince And Never Forgot It
We mentioned up top that not every wrestler on this list was going to be extremely successful, but we forgive you if it looked like that was just a bluff at first. Proving our point, here is Hardcore Bob Sparky Plug Holly, a wrestler who only barely ever made it above the midcard for short stretches at a time, which generally had fans confused at what the hell he was doing in such important matches. Holly is a former multi-time WWE Hardcore Champion and World Tag Team Champion with a variety of partners, but his only efforts at challenging for the WWE World Championship were extremely short and wound up in the favor of the incumbent champions.
Despite the fact Holly was never a huge success in the ring, he and Vince McMahon have held a decades-long mutual respect that has benefitted Holly in some amazing and extravagant ways. Fans and fellow wrestlers mocked Holly for his initial WWE gimmick, that of a dual-sports superstar who spent as much time racing stock cars as he did in the ring, but it paid off in a huge way. McMahon instantly took a liking to Holly and his hobby, and purchased and built him a custom stock car as a result. When WWE decided to end their weird foray into the racing world, McMahon gifted Holly the car to keep for himself. Holly never forgot the incredible act of generosity and remained a loyal employee for years.
8 Shawn Michaels And Vince Just Clicked
We've covered it before, but it's such an easy fact to state, we'll do it again: anybody who watches a single episode of Monday Night Raw from 1993 to 1997 knows that Vince McMahon is perhaps platonically, but most certainly powerfully, in love with Shawn Michaels. Vince was never as excited as when introducing the most flamboyant and charismatic superstar in WWE history, and their long standing love and respect for one another behind the scenes always played a huge role in creating that excitement. Many fans thought Michaels got better as he aged, at which point his character gradually went from McMahon's favorite wrestler to one of his enemies, but the friendship only grew stronger as Michaels kicked McMahon's teeth down his throat.
HBK was infamously one of the key members in a group called The Kliq, and though he shared Vince's ear with Scott Hall and Kevin Nash, the fact Michaels was the one who stuck around when the others bolted for WCW is what made him Vince's closest friend of the bunch as time went on. Obviously, there's an incredible deal of mutual respect in this friendship, but especially to any fan who watched the behind the scenes video of Vince giving HBK his Hall of Fame ring in 2010 probably noticed it looked a whole lot like Vince was giving Shawn a wedding ring, and the hug they shared afterwards was long enough to make them life partners. Platonically speaking, of course.
7 The Fabulous Moolah Was Like Everyone's Grandmother
The Fabulous Moolah has quietly become one of the most controversial names in wrestling history over the past few years as details about her training camps become more and more public, and women's wrestling is finally free of the stranglehold she held over it for so many decades the concept nearly died in America forever. Moolah's tamest critics call her untalented and egomaniacal, while the harsher and harder to prove stories cast her as a pimp if not an outright human trafficker. While the harsh accusations may even have some basis in reality, chances are most fans will never hear about those stories, as what we do know is the entire McMahon family loved The Fabulous Moolah like a grandmother.
Moolah left WWE in the late 80s when her in-ring talents were all but gone, but she returned in the late 90s to appear in vignettes with Stephanie McMahon in preparation of her first planned wedding with Test. Moolah was presented in grandmotherly fashion, and by all accounts, this is exactly how the McMahon's actually treated and revered Moolah. Vince was old enough he may have treated her more like a mother, but the fact remains she was the older and gentler female presence in their lives for decades, and thus Moolah was given a great deal of reverence in return.
6 Bob Backlund Had Few Friends Outside Of Vince, Sr.
Mr. Bob Backlund has millions of fans around the world, and these days, it seems his particular brand of madness is finally getting the respect it deserves within WWE. However, for an extremely long time, Backlund felt jilted by Vince McMahon, Jr. and WWE in general for the way they treated him in the immediate wake of his first WWE World Heavyweight Championship reign. Backlund admitted this wasn't terribly surprising to him, however, in that he made few relationships within the wrestling world during his first run outside of one extremely important connection that would dictate the rest of his career: Vince McMahon, Sr.
Though Vince, Sr. was slowing down his career and starting to hand the reigns over to his son by the end of Backlund's time on top, it was he who decided Backlund would be a champion in the first place, and likewise Senior was the one who demanded it last so long. While critics complained Backlund was bland and uninteresting as a long serving top draw, Vince, Sr. never backed down with his favorite wrestler and good friend, and kept pushing Bob as he always promised he would. Backlund was shunted down the card immediately after Vince, Jr. took over the company, and the former champion would ultimately leave WWE for over a decade after his one ally passed away.
5 Lord Alfred Hayes Had Vince's Letter Of Recommendation
Bob Backlund seemed to draw the short straw when Vince, Jr. took over the company from his father, as while Backlund got turfed from the spotlight almost instantly, most of Vince, Sr.'s other close friends and allies were promised cushy jobs for the rest of their lives. Chief amongst these friends and allies was Lord Alfred Hayes, best known to WWE fans as the co-host of Tuesday Night Titans and a longtime announcer for the company's house shows and minor events. Lord Alfred was also a wrestler for several decades before joining WWE, and transitioned into a vile and hated manager for a brief period in the 80's, but once he entered McMahon Land, he became a smiling and classy presence who the McMahons hoped would always stick around.
Unfortunately, not all friendships last forever, as McMahon and Hayes had a falling out when Vince tried to cut Alfred's pay in 1995. Alfred retired from wrestling and left the company, never to return to the sport in any way. Vince himself was reportedly very distraught over the news, despite Alfred surpassing senior citizenship age requirements at the time. Although he was of little use in the ring or even on camera at that point, McMahon obviously realized he slighted his friend and regretted it, but at that point it was too late to fix the relationship.
4 Arnold Skaaland Was One Of Vince, Sr.'s Closest Allies
Arnold Skaaland probably isn't a very familiar name with modern day pro wrestling fans, despite the fact he was one of the very first men inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame. Arnold Skaaland actually used to be on television all the time, as he was one of the longest tenured and most noteworthy "WWE officials" who would occasionally rush to ringside to break up a brawl between superstars, or in Skaaland's case, be present whenever a major contract signing or in-ring presence was required by WWE management. Decades before that, Skaaland was famous as one of wrestling's greatest managers, as he stood in the corners of both Bruno Sammartino and Bob Backlund during their legendary WWE World Championship reigns.
Skaaland was actually fairly close with both of his clients, but that didn't compare to how close he was with the rest of the McMahon family. Starting with Vince, Sr., Arnold Skaaland was one of the most important collaborators the family would ever come across, and served as both a longtime employee and early investor in WWE. The Skaaland family's influence would remain on WWE long after Vince, Sr. gave the company to his son, as Sr. allegedly made Jr. promise no matter what he did with the company, the Skaaland family was always taken care of.
3 R-Truth Makes Vince Laugh
The above photo was taken at the 2011 Tribute to the Troops, and has since become a somewhat legendary Internet meme. Just what could Vince McMahon and R-Truth have been discussing that made them both laugh so hard? Did Truth make the joke, or did Vince? Or was it just one of those moments between friends where it wasn't even something they said, just something that happened? Regardless of the specifics, it achieved its level of fame primarily due to the shock value of seeing these two people, in particular, together, let alone the fact they were having such a good time.
Truth has never been a huge star in WWE or even treated like one, despite the fact he's a former NWA World Heavyweight Champion. Truth is mostly relegated to increasingly bizarre but usually funny segments that treat him more like a literally insane joke than a potential champion contender. And nonetheless, there are stories out there claiming he's one of Vince's closest buddies. Neither has gone too in depth about their friendship, but Truth has said Vince's door is pretty much always open to him, and he's allowed a great deal of creativity over his character and particularly his self-produced entrance music.
2 Raven Was One Of Shane's Drinking Buddies
While plenty of these stories explained how being a close friend of the boss or his family can help you succeed in WWE or elsewhere in business, there's always that one exception that proves the rule. In this case, there's Raven, who claims at one point he was actually Shane McMahon's best friend. It might go even further than that, because if you listen to Raven's stories, it seems like Shane flat out idolized him—and this was back when Raven was Johnny Polo, which means his gimmick was being the most annoying person in WWE. That obnoxious attitude is what drew Shane towards him, and in turn what Raven feels made Vince McMahon hate him.
Shane McMahon was in his early 20's when he started hanging out with Raven, and the two had more than just a shared interest in douchey behavior. Like Raven, Shane was also a big drinker and partier at the time, and the two would travel to bars at all hours of the night, with Raven bringing Shane home to Vince blackout drunk and in terrible conditions. Raven quit WWE in the mid 90s and two gradually grew apart. Shane apparently barely talked to Raven by the time he made his return to WWE years later, and the damage was long since done to his career and standing with Vince for Shane to have fixed things, anyway.
1 Andre The Giant Was Young Stephanie's Best Friend
Even wrestling fans who were literally born yesterday are only a short time away from learning the legend of Andre the Giant. Andre might be the most recognizable wrestler in history, thanks to his non-wrestling appearances throughout pop culture, not to mention the fact he redefined the term larger than life in a manner that no other entertainer has yet to recapture. However, it still might be a surprise to learn that his biggest fan, and in fact one of his best friends, was a pre-teenaged Stephanie McMahon.
Like many of the huge WWE stars of the 80s, Andre was close with all of the McMahon family, but it was the young Stephanie who always wanted to play and spend time with the Giant. Andre in turn liked spending time with Stephanie, and the two spent many hours together building a friendship Stephanie still fondly remembers to this day. Andre passed away in 1993 when Steph was only 16. One thing this list has proven is that the McMahons remember the past, as long as they were friends with it, so this should be a sign Andre will remain one of the most important legends in wrestling history for a long, long time to come.
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Majid Jordan is one of the rising acts from Octobers Very Own music label. The label is headed by Drake, Noah "40" Shebib and Oliver El-Khatib. The roster includes such names as PARTYNEXTDOOR and Roy Woods. The roster is full of heavy hitters who specialized mostly in Hip-Hop and RnB. Majid Jordan is compromised of Majid Al-Maskati and Jordan Ullman. The duo was known for their atmospheric and darker tones of RnB. The basslines and smooth vocals usually float really well and have given Majid Jordan a unique sound.
Their sophomore album The Space Between features a more pop and spatial sound than their previous releases. The album features mostly productions by Jordan Ullman with a track featuring in-house producer nineteen85 but also features PARTYNEXTDOOR and DVSN. The sound is very spacious with deep percussions and smooth basslines.
Tracks like "Gave your love away" was featured on OVO's radio station previous to the release and it was a much-needed hype to the album release. The smooth melodic vocals, deep rhythms, and smooth sounds make this a standout on the album. Then you have songs like "Body Talk" that features a Dembow percussive rhythm heard in reggeaton or dancehall. The song itself creates a slow and intimate vibe that increases pace as the song progresses. The perfect song for a slow dance with a lover. There is no doubt that "One I Want" featuring PARTYNEXTDOOR is the single that will be a commercial success. The song features a slow bounce synth and soft bass kicks; then you have PARTYNEXTDOOR singing the chorus and opening verse. Majid eventually compliments the first verse with his and amplifies the song with his ability to hit high notes. A clear love song that has everything for a pop RnB song.
Support from label mate DVSN on "My Imagination" give a simplified and yet complex song of spatial synths and bouncy percussions that compliment the singers' smooth vocals throughout the song. Overall the album is an evolution of Majid Jordans' sound and shows some growth. The lack of features from labelmates suggests that Majid Jordan is ready to make their own way out of the shadows of Drake and Noah Shebib. They create their own unique sound that complimentary reflects OVO's sad boy RnB sound. There is much growth in their latest project, but could their sound maintain this continuous evolution that reflects spatial sound and lyrics that reflect introverted thoughts? The album is not a party anthem album; it's not even really a single loaded album. It's an album with a theme that correlates to each continuous track that could stand alone on its own accord, but you wouldn't want to do that. You want to start from beginning to end and go through this journey of emotions, thoughts, and reflections that are present throughout the album.


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CGI awarded contract to maintain, modernize financial management systems for State of Maine
$39 million contract extends CGI's enterprise resource planning (ERP) partnership with state through 2026
CGI (NYSE: GIB) (TSX: GIB.A) today announced the award of a contract from the State of Maine that extends the company's scope of work for the Office of the State Controller through 2026 with US$39 million of added revenue. Through one of its many flexible delivery models for CGI Advantage® ERP, Managed Advantage, CGI will provide managed services and solutions that strengthen cloud security, improve financial management and streamline case workflow for 139 state agencies.
"The state will benefit from CGI's innovative private-cloud approach to reduce risk and deliver to our needs," said Maine's State Controller Doug Cotnoir. "The solution offered us the ability to leverage CGI's knowledge and experience without the need for us to provide our own infrastructure, security or technical expertise. This approach provides us the greatest level of efficiency and keeps our focus and attention on serving the needs of the state."
CGI has been a trusted IT partner to Maine since 1989, when the state implemented CGI Advantage Financial Management, a solution that modernized outdated systems plagued by redundant data entry points, slow processing times and a reliance on paper transactions. In 2005 the state once again chose CGI to upgrade its systems to the web-based solution featuring a centralized and integrated finance, budget and procurement environment. During this modernization, the state consolidated systems and streamlined processes, achieving greater efficiency and control through real-time budgeting information and the introduction of online forms, workflow processes and approvals. The new system was launched on-time and on-budget in 2007 and has since been serving 139 state agencies – and more than 100,000 vendors – including the departments of Education, Environmental Protection, Human Resources, Labor, Public Safety and Transportation, and the Treasurer.
CGI's innovative and secure cloud-based ERP model offers Maine a long-term solution that enables ongoing innovation and responsiveness to the state's current and future IT requirements. As part of a commitment to deliver innovation and predictable maintenance costs in the coming years, a local team of CGI professionals will continue to provide service based on in-depth knowledge of the state's systems.
"Maine is one of many states that have partnered with CGI for ERP modernization, reflecting our long-term investment in ERP technologies over the last four decades," said Daniel Keene, Senior Vice-President of CGI's Advantage program. "CGI's ERP solution is built-for-government, specifically to meet the processing, regulatory and funding requirements unique to the public sector."
"We are thrilled to extend our partnership with the State of Maine and demonstrate the power of our cloud-based services," said Steve Starace, Senior Vice President of CGI's U.S. Northeast operations. "Having been honored as a"Best Fit Integrator" from the Center for Digital Government for our work in Maine in 2012, CGI will continue its strong commitment to the State through building on a legacy of IT innovation and outstanding service to the Office of the Controller."
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SEO Orlando OptionsInternet site proprietors commenced to recognize the value of having their sites very rated and visible in search engine outcomes, developing an opportunity for the two white hat and black hat SEO practitioners. Based on market analyst Danny Sullivan, the phrase "search engine optimization" possibly arrived into use in 1997.
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On the virtually connecting session yesterday we talked about the role blogging might play in healthcare. One question that Susan Adam's (@edtechsight) asks us was how to educate patients about blogs (or inspire them to participate in the blogosphere)? She mentioned seeing something like a pamphlet or patient handout that talked about the role of blogs in healthcare – sort of like the various handouts on support groups relating to various illnesses or public service announcements.
It occurred to me while reading an article about the "lack of scientific knowledge of illness blog practices and their utility during illness within the healthcare disciplines" (Heilferty, 2009, p. 1546), that the problem is the need to see the utility of blogging as a "treatment" rather than a "service". I rant a bit about the issue with "scientific knowledge" being applied to narrative practice in a blog post on my other blog. My point here is that I see blogging and the use of blogs as a 'service' that might be offered to patients, rather than treatment. Blogs are not a 'cure' for some form of aliment – although they do have some curative powers in the mental health space – a part of their value is the service they provide to help healthcare providers, caregivers, and other patients better understand the nuances of the illness experience. One example I like to give is relating to chemotherapy. Websites will tell you about side effects. They might even give you a few tips on managing those side effects. But they won't give the plethora of real tips that come from reading real experiences. Things like having a separate towel to dry your head after a shower while your hair is falling out.
I also don't necessarily think all patient need to read blogs. After my diagnosis, I wasn't able to read blogs. It was probably three months before I started reading them. However, my husband did read blogs. Caregivers need to have a sense of what you are going through too. Blogs really help caregivers better understand what it means to go through the illness, on a much more thorough level than what any healthcare provider or website can articulate. My husband used blogs to help understand what I might be going through – but also get practical tips for how he might better support me throughout my treatment. When I was ready, he pointed me to a few great blogs, which got me started reading other blogs and then connecting to the blogosphere.
But getting back the service. The role I see of blogs in healthcare in the short-term future is the same as fitness classes and chair massages. These are services that are provided by our healthcare centers (e.g. Stanford Supportive Care program provides a variety of educational sessions as well as yoga classes, gym classes, and chair massage in the waiting rooms). I see a session on the role of blogs in digital health literacy as an important service that healthcare organizations can provided for their patients. I don't see it as a treatment provided by a doctor or nurse – at least not yet. I do hope for the day when we have a good health blog search engine (researchers are working on it) where patient could use blogs to easily find meaningful health information. I don't know that it will ever happen. For now, I think we need to do more to teach patients what types of information is appropriate in health blogs, and where to find a few good ones (to get them started).
Heilferty, C. M. (2009). Toward a theory of online communication in illness: concept analysis of illness blogs. J Adv Nurs, 65(7), 1539-1547. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2648.2009.04996.x
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Singapore's FDI is not the sort of FDI you want
I stumbled across this CNN/Money column from a post on Reddit, and it struck me as… problematic.
Peter Pham of AlphaVN (a Vietnamese-focused investment blog - is Vietnam still an investment destination after the Vinashin default and years of >20% inflation? And wasn't there some sort of bills/NDF arbitrage trade explosion in 2008?) takes a quite amazingly rosy view of Singapore's investment climate:
[…] Singapore not only receives more financial foreign investment than any other major financial center in the world, it receives more than New York, London, Frankfurt and Switzerland… combined.
This is because Singapore is actively courting new capital in response to the abuse that is being dished out to investors in the West.
Wow, the "abuse being dished out to investors"? I mean, I get that the Volcker Rule is making people unhappy, but calling it "abuse" is a bit hyperbolic.
Pham continues:
For example, Singapore's central bank, The Monetary Authority of Singapore, […] plans to treat [precious metals] as currencies – and not commodities – by removing the 7% goods and services tax that was collected on all precious metals transactions.
_After October 1, bullion quality gold and silver will be freely exchanged without taxation on Singapore's exchanges[…] _The increased transparency and volume of bullion trading along an open exchange is just one example of treating investors like royalty.
Last I checked, neither the USA nor the EU has a VAT or a GST on gold bullion. I'm not sure how Singapore bringing its tax regime into line with the rest of the world counts as "treating investors like royalty".
Another is the MAS' plan to create a clearing house system for over-the-counter derivatives, like credit default swaps.
[…] On an open exchange, people legitimately interested in hedging their bond default risk will welcome this evolution like a man coming in from the desert.
I haven't heard anything about the SGX creating an "exchange" for CDS, so I can only assume Pham's confused CDS_ trading _with CDS _clearing _(and the MAS with the SGX, because the MAS isn't in the business of running clearing houses). And again, ICE and the CME have been clearing CDS for years now, so this is not a uniquely Singaporean development.
But despite his non-sequitur arguments and errors of fact, Pham has a point. Singapore probably _is _hoovering up financial FDI dollars from all over the world, and cash is definitely flooding into Singapore in vast amounts, but that's not because of anything special about Singapore's regulatory regime - it's because Singapore has minimal taxes and a worryingly lax attitude toward questionable money.
I live in central Singapore. I can look out my window right now and see nearly two thousand multi-million-dollar apartments being built between the CBD and the tony Orchard Road shopping strip. Those are not being bought by local Singaporeans - they're being bought by overseas buyers, frequently for cash.
The money flowing into Singapore is money that's trying to avoid the IRS's scrutiny in Switzerland (though they're looking here now as well). It's businessmen's fortunes from Indonesia that were a bit too closely tied to the Suhartos. It's the junta's profits from Myanmar. It's the cash siphoned off by corrupt Chinese local government officials. It's Robert Mugabe's money (he was over here for surgery just a few weeks ago). There's even, apocryphally, Russian money starting to flow in here.
So, sure, there's truckloads of investment coming into the little red dot. But it's not the sort of investment you want to see.


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Why do we never talk about 'normal' skin? There seems to be so many hints & tips out there for those with 'problem skin', 'oily skin' & 'dry skin' however, normal skin is very rarely talked about, why? Maybe because it is quite rare in the way that the majority of people will have a combination skin type and the belief that you can use any products on your skin which isn't actually true. Below are of my hints, tips or tricks on how to care for normal skin:
- Always cleanse twice per day with a gentle cleanser. The formula is completely up to you such as you can choose to use a balm, lotion or cream etc, personally I would stay away from foam as it can be quite drying. Such as this one from The Body Shop > Balm.
- Use a face mask once per week, think Papaya or Oatmeal something cleansing but also moisturising. I like the Catastrophe Cosmetic Mask from Lush.
- You should still exfoliate once every 2 weeks which a fine exfoliant.
- Don't over powder you face, this can clog pores and create dry, flakey patches as well as unexpected breakouts.
- Use cotton pads soaked in rose water on your face and decollate once per day, it feels & smells lovely!
- Use a light serum to keep skin rejuvenated.
- Eye cream/serum is your friend! Even though the skin is normal in condition the thinnest parts of the skin can become dry in cooler weather, lets keep those crows feet at bay!


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I was invited to sample the new bar menu and selection of cocktails and South American wine at Fogo de Chão last night; they've undergone the most extensive menu renovation since the first restaurants opened in the U.S. New menu entries include a Braised Beef Slider and (my favorite!) Garlic Shrimp, and there's a Mango Habanero Caipirinha that suited my love of all things hot and spicy perfectly. Even better, happy hour pricing starts at $4.00 and runs from 4:30 to 6:30 daily.
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Historic downtown New Iberia has much to offer, and the parish is home to Tabasco and Jungle Gardens on Avery Island, Jefferson Island Rip Van Winkle Gardens, Shadows-on-the-Teche, Conrad Rice Mill/Konriko Company Store, Bayou Teche Museum, and the Jeanerette Sugar Museum. Get out and explore!
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Dr. Kevit Desai was elected Chair of the Board of Trustees on September 6, 2017.
Following elections held at a Special Board meeting on 6th September, 2017, Dr. Kevit Desai was elected as Chair of the Board of Trustees. He takes over from Mrs. Carole Wallace who was serving as Interim Chair following the resignation of Mr. Linus Gitahi early this year. Prof. Wayne Frederick was elected as Treasurer and Prof. Eileen Wilson-Oyelaran as Secretary.
Their terms of service as Officers will be as enshrined in the bylaws of the USIU-Africa California Corporation and USIU-Africa Charter.
The Board of Trustees has appointed Ms Carole Kariuki as a Trustee. Her appointment is effective from 6th September, 2017 and is for a period of 3 years.
University Council AppointmentsThe Board of Trustees has also appointed Ms Patricia Kiwanuka, Dr. Catherine Kyobutungi, Dr. Richard Munang and Mr. John Mudany as members of the University Council. The appointments are effective from 6th September, 2017 and are for a period of 3 years.
The 5 individuals bring a wealth of experience in varied areas ranging from Finance, Investment, Research, Medical, ICT, Public Private Partnerships, Fundraising and Communication and are a welcome addition to the USIU-Africa family.
These appointments were made at a Special Meeting of the Board of Trustees held on 6th September, 2017.


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|I Thought Those Were Thoughts
New for 2015! A series of web-based works by Paul Robert.
|Vulcan Enterprise Project
A collaborative student venture to redesign and create new content for the interactive environment at the 'Trek Station' in Vulcan, Alberta. The students of Media Arts + Digital Technologies (MADT) program at the Alberta College of Art + Design (ACAD) will work under the mentorship of MADT faculties and CIROlab researchers to conceive, design and produce a functioning multi-touch experience that will fulfill Vulcan's requirements.
|CIRO (Complex Input, Rational Output)
CIRO project Is a technology-based research and development project that prototypes software and multi-touch screen hardware for performance, visualization, exhibition and professional use. This explores how to capture multiple data inputs (either human or computer) and output them as useful, intuitive visualizations and/or audio interpretations.
|Vulcan County History Project
Vulcan County History Project is a community based project of the Vulcan Innovation Project with the objective of provided an online resource for the history of people and places in Vulcan County. We worked with Cody Shearer of Vulcan to create a history blog where the county can aggregate stories of its rich past.


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CHICAGO (WLS) --Coffee is certainly big business in America, but worldwide, tea is the second-most consumed beverage.
A Chicago-based company with nearly 20 locations here, has recently expanded its offerings, attempting to attract even more consumers with its tea-based drinks.
It might as well be a cocktail bar, considering how active the baristas are behind the counter of your neighborhood Argo Tea. There are 17 locations in Chicagoland, including this massive one in the Loop, where they also teach employees the art of tea.
"We like to play around with mixology and really highlight not only the health benefits and nutritional benefits of tea, but the flavor as well because that's really what it comes down to, that's what gets people to drink the tea," said Mika Ishita, the Marketing Director of Argo Tea.
They've added kombucha, a fermented black tea, which has probiotics, not unlike kefir or kimchi, which mimic the good bacteria in your system. But to make the slightly funky, vinegary drink more palatable, you get to add a choice of tea, maybe some fresh-pressed ginger and a little sparkling water. They also offer matcha shots, made from pulverized Japanese green tea.
"So it becomes a really, really fine powder full of antioxidants and the health benefits of green tea," she said.
A dash of simple syrup sweetens it, and the matcha is frothed up with hot water in a special device, giving it a little bit of volume. True mixology comes in the form of a host of mixed drinks with various flavorings, like hibiscus, sparkling water and fresh fruit, if you're in a sangria mood, or for something purer, a cold brew tea, made by steeping loose leaves in cold water for a few hours.
"It's a different chemical process than hot water extraction. Actually has less caffeine, less tannins, which results in a smoother flavor," said Ishita.
So the health benefits of tea have been known for centuries but now Argo is trying to actually add a lot of flavor to that tea which you can have in some of their 50 locations worldwide, or 17 right here in Chicagoland.
In this week's Extra Course, Steve goes behind the counter at Argo and whips up his own customized tea drink.


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TabooHandjobs-Abbey Cross11 February 2015
My son has a really sweet girlfriend, and my wife and I really like her a lot. They have plans to get married after school, so we decided to let her stay with our family so they can save money while they attend the local college. His girlfriend is quite a catch, and we both know that our son would have a hard time finding a better girl. The only downside to letting her live her is that sometimes we hear them having sex in our son's bedroom. I personally don't mind hearing them, but unfortunately it does make it a little uncomfortable, especially when they seem to be having a lot more fun in bed then my wife and I. I remember the days when we were in our twenties and humped like rabbits any chance we got. The other day at dinner, I happened to make a little joke about the noises we sometimes here, and couldn't help but lament that I missed those days. My wife shot me a look, but I think I saw a look of pity cross the young girl's face.
The other day, while my wife and son were away, his girlfriend came to me to thank me for letting her stay with us while she was going to school. I told her we were happy to help, and considered her part of the family. Then, she mentioned how she felt sorry for me because it seemed that my wife wasn't taking care of me the way she took care of my son. She looked up at me with her beautiful brown eyes and said that she wanted to really "thank me", by doing something for me that my wife probably no longer did. She told me that she wanted to give me a handjob!
I felt my cock stiffen in my pants as this young beauty told me to lay down on our bed and she would take care of me. I nervously lay down and let my future daughter-in-law run her hands over the front of my pants, feeling my hard-on with each pass of her palm. She unzipped my pants and my cock sprang to attention. She took my stiff cock in her hand and spit on it to make it slippery. Then she began to slide her hand up and down the rigid pole. She complimented me on the size of my cock and said, "like father like son, the apple doesn't fall far from the tree, does it?" I couldn't believe she was comparing my cock to my son's! She took off her top and revealed a pair of tight young tits, which were so much perkier than my wife's. Her long soft hair brushed against my thigh as she continued to make my cock feel loved. "This is the least I can do to repay you", she said.
Next, she took off her panties and let me see her pussy. "This is the pussy your son gets to fuck every night", she said. "My pussy is getting wet for you. It's a shame I can't just slide on this cock". I stared at her tight young pussy while she milked my rod. Then she really blew my mind when she started to call me Daddy! "Are you going to cum for me Daddy?" she asked, as she started to pump her hand up and down faster. Suddenly, I felt a huge load burst from the tip of my cock and cover her hand. "You do shoot a big load like your son. I guess it runs in the family". I couldn't believe that I let my son's girlfriend jerk me off. "We can do this again, any time you want", she said. I think she is going to become an interesting addition to our family.
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Jennifer Lopez's 'Booty' Video Nabs 25 Million Hits in 48 Hours!
Jennifer Lopez shows off her assets while performing live on stage at the 2014 Singapore F1 Grand Prix on Sunday (September 21) in Singapore.
The 45-year-old entertainer's latest music video "Booty," featuring Iggy Azalea recently surpassed the 25 million mark in only 48 hours!
PHOTOS: Check out the latest pics of Jennifer Lopez
In case you missed it, watch the super sexy video now!
The week before, J.Lo was spotted arriving at the airport looking comfy for her flight out of JFK Airport in New York City.
10+ pictures inside of Jennifer Lopez on stage in Singapore…


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These are 5 of our favourite stories and videos from the past few years of One Percent Collective storytelling. Enjoy!
The Future Video by Mark Albiston
Warren Maxwell & Thomas Oliver Live
Mt Roskill school Wesley Primary lays the foundations for healthier kids as they kick off their Garden to Table programme. Wesley teacher Ana Tonga and principal Brenda Martin share the vision of what this will mean for their school.
From the mean streets up north to a tightrope of homelessness, mental health and substance abuse issues, Tim bravely shares his journey with DCM Wellington back into housing and health.
Peter Burke breaks the chains of addiction and homelessness to live a life helping others.


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|© Sophia Wallace. Above: DeVohn's Beauty Shot
The following images are from Sophia Wallace's portrait series about the contemporary dandy. Wallace took grand prize in the Portraiture/Nudes category of the 2011 PDN Curator Awards. The deadline for the 2012 Curator Awards is 3/26/12 at midnight, PST.
Wallace explains how the dandy is conventionally defined as a "strikingly attractive man whose dress is immaculate and manor is dignified‹has been around since the late eighteenth century. Often misunderstood as superficial, the dandy is rather a space of creative possibility where men and women can perform a persona in ways that reach far beyond the narrow binary constructs of masculine and feminine. Indeed artists like Oscar Wilde, Charles Baudelaire, H.H Monro and less recognized women such as the American painter Romaine Brookes and her cohorts found Dandyism to be a liberatory space not only for appearance but more importantly, for a life of independence that did not necessarily adhere to a deterministic heterosexual model of marriage and children. Examples of modern dandies include Andy Warhol, Quentin Crisp, Grace Jones, Tilda Swinton and Janelle Monae. My many years focusing on gender, race and constructions of beauty led me to dandyism as a radical position for art making and social critique. Indeed, dandyism's subversive aesthetic of beauty disrupts normative gender in fascinating ways. Beauty is defined in almost all contexts as the domain of femininity which is commonly understood as frivolous, weak and passive. The dandy is neither traditionally feminine or masculine. Rather, the dandy is an aestheticized androgyny available to men, women and transgender individuals. Herein lies its power and its danger."
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Intel has established an Automotive Security Review Board (ASRB) To help mitigate cybersecurity risks associated with connected automobiles.
Intel plans to staff the board with top security industry talent across the globe with particular areas of expertise in cyber-physical systems.
Intel also published the first version of its automotive cybersecurity best practices white paper, which the company will continue to update based on ASRB findings.
"We can, and must, raise the bar against cyberattacks in automobiles," said Chris Young, senior vice president and general manager of Intel Security. "With the help of the ASRB, Intel can establish security best practices and encourage that cybersecurity is an essential ingredient in the design of every connected car. Few things are more personal than our safety while on the road, making the ASRB the right idea at the right time."


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Around the World in 80 Days, Day 23: Responding to a Critic
As the Around the World in 80 Days train rolls along, it is inevitable that we will attract more than a few critics as we go. One comes from a Singaporean woman I will call Marie. She is articulate, educated, and a Christian. As a (rightly) proud Singaporean, Marie reacted strongly, negatively, to my article … Read more


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Waseca Chrysler Center Has Jeeps for Buyers in Owatonna, MN
Welcome to Waseca Chrysler Center
Jeep drivers from all over Owatonna, MN, are flocking over to Waseca Chrysler Center in Waseca, MN every day to purchase the Jeep of their dreams. With our healthy selection of new and used Jeeps available on the lot, drivers can find exactly the kind of vehicle they're looking for to meet their personal needs. Additionally, drivers who shop with us repeatedly find that they have a wonderful experience. Thanks to our knowledgeable, friendly and professional sales team, purchasing a new Jeep has never been easier or more enjoyable. If you want to find the Jeep that's right for you, receive excellent customer service, and experience car buying the way it should be, then come on over to Waseca Chrysler Center today!
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Private Asset Management, "First-Gen Affluent 'Unprepared' for Wealth Transfer" 1/15/2015, Matt Douglas and Celeste Moya
Matthew Douglas, vice president of NFP International, said that first-generation wealthy individuals were increasingly unaware of the issues surrounding the planning of wealth transfer, which particularly came to light when an individual's business was global rather than being confined to one jurisdiction
"In the last 20 years, there has been an unprecedented explosion of wealth," he said. "With many of these individuals who have made their own fortunes, they have been so focused on growing their businesses, investments, and acclimatizing to this lifestyle that they just haven't considered starting a wealth transfer plan.
"Nowadays, many wealth individuals need to consider the impact that working across the globe has on their finances; different jurisdictions, currencies and cultures will have an impact on how their succession plan is created," Douglas added.
His colleague, Celeste Moya, is also a vice president at the firm. She said that as newly-wealthy individuals, many had never grown up with or experienced substantial wealth before.
"It's so important to educate and prepare younger generations for the future," she said. "Otherwise, there will be issues that they inevitably come up against – when, how, and to whom the wealth will be transferred, for example."


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The mercury soared to a whopping 36.7 degrees Celsius on Wednesday at London Heathrow Airport, setting an all-time July record high for the United Kingdom.
Elsewhere in the U.K., temperatures in the mid-30s C were widespread on Wednesday, as a heat wave continued to bake Britain.
On Twitter, the hashtag 'hottestdayoftheyear' was trending worldwide, as users tweeted their heat wave fashion, tips for staying cool and complaints about workplace air conditioners.
#hottestdayoftheyear expectations vs reality pic.twitter.com/K3HwUPsgif— British Reactions (@BritishReaction) July 1, 2015
As Wimbledon continued under the blazing sun, organizers made the decision Wednesday to limit the number of spectators permitted into each match.
"We have reduced today's initial capacity slightly to 38,000 to allow people more room in the grounds and therefore more space in the shade and easier access to the free water points," a Wimbledon spokesman said.
"Assuming all is going well, we'll be letting more people in as the day progresses."
Close to 100 spectators sought medical attention on the first day of the competition, with roughly a third of those people reporting feeling faint amid the heat, according to the Independent.
On Tuesday, organizers agreed to permit 10-minute match breaks for female competitors upon request. According to Wimbledon's official website, the rule has been implemented only twice before, in 2006 and 2009.
Despite the conditions, officials did not close the roof on Centre Court, determining it would only be used if it was too dark to play without it.
The view from up top on this baking day - drink plenty of fluids (water!) everyone #Wimbledon pic.twitter.com/BCYwMWZb7p— Wimbledon (@Wimbledon) July 1, 2015
Delays were mounting for commuters on National Rail lines Wednesday as soaring temperatures threatened to buckle the rails.
"Extremely high temperatures are forecast for today and because of this Network Rail will be introducing speed restrictions on various parts of the network, throughout the day," the organization said on its website.
Speed restrictions affecting London Midland services on Wednesday 1 July #Heatwave http://t.co/QGJXZ1WwFN— National Rail (@nationalrailenq) July 1, 2015
First TransPennine Express began handing out ice lollies to commuters Wednesday in an effort to beat the heat.
The company also plans to hand out more than 18,000 water bottles to keep travelers hydrated.
Despite a brutal couple of days, relief from the oppressive heat is on the way.
"The U.K. will get some relief from the heat on Thursday as front moves through with some showers and thunderstorms," AccuWeather Meteorologist Eric Leister said.
Warmer weather is forecast to return again on Friday and Saturday, though it won't be as extreme as temperatures around the middle of the week.