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If you don't, then this may not be for you! Microsoft Learning have put together a new online game which is designed to help (and encourage!) system managers or developers to consider certification (as in, Microsoft certification, rather than men-in-white-coats-certification. Hmm, I wonder if over the Atlantic, they don't have that second meaning, as in "Mark is certifiable")
Anyway, if you want to find out if you're certifiable, or you want to set up healthy competition between your IT team across campus (or even amongst your STEM students), then this could be just for you. And it could be ideal if you're in the Midlands and get the promised 2-8 inches of snow overnight tonight! One long day of electronic tests for everybody tomorrow!
The game takes the form of a trivia show, and includes a broad range of technical questions geared towards one of two disciplines: Developer, or IT staff. Some of the questions appear to be taken straight from the pages of Microsoft Certification, so it looks like a primer for someone preparing to take a MS Certification exam. I managed some right answers, but then got caught out by one of the "rogue" questions (does anyone know the nickname of the original Microsoft logo?).
Choose a character, select your field of expertise, and pit yourself against the entire online tech community in a quest for Tech IQ supremacy, a top spot on the leaderboard — and departmental bragging rights.
Check out the game at www.areyoucertifiable.com and let me know what you think. Enjoy!
You may also find yourself wandering down memory lane as yet again Clippy makes another satirical comeback. After having been P45'd out of Office a while back, he's starting to make increasing appearances across various websites, with his new satirical hat on. My favourite places that he pops up is on David Salaguinto's Office Offline blog, like in this cartoon below, and in "Are you Certifiable" he comes back as a quiz show contestant. All better than those times when he used to pop up and say "You look like you're writing a letter. Would you like some help with that?"


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Monday, August 01, 2016
By Kamal Swami
No Toll Tax for cars and small vehicles in Gujarat
It is reported that from August 15, 2016 owners of cars and small vehicles will not be required to pay toll tax for roaming across the Gujarat. This was announced by the Chief Minister of Gujarat, Honorable Anandiben Patel in her tweet on Saturday July 30, 2016. In the words of Chief Minister, "Happy to announce that from August 15, cars and small vehicles will be exempted from paying toll tax in Gujarat."
The decision regarding exemption in toll tax was revealed by Honorable Chief Minister, during a plantation program organized in Nanapondha village of Valsad district on Saturday, addressing the program she said, "When our brothers, sisters from the middle class go out in their cars for work, they have to shell out Rs 100-150 at toll booths. We have decided to exempt them from paying toll tax…bigger vehicles will still have to pay it."
It would be interested to know that demand regarding reduction in toll tax had been made by various political parties and organizations from quite some time. Interestingly the initiative of this exemption was grabbed by Aam Aadmi Party. Commenting on Gujarat state's government decision Mr. Harshil Nayak, media co-coordinator of AAP said, that demand of exemption in toll tax was first made by his party.
According to him state government had permitted contractors to charge irregular toll tax from drivers on all roads including national highway, state highway, bridges and bypass roads. Mr. Nayak questioned that, "If the state government had decided to lift the toll tax now, what had prevented it to remove it earlier or impose it in the first instance".

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ARDLC – AUTO-REVOLVING DOCUMENTARY LETTER OF CREDIT: Reserve money for the payment of any contract, if the seller fulfill your part in the period (form of payment). Authorization to give buyer for confirmation of funds from the "LOI" for payment of any contract.
ASWP – ANY SAFE WORLD PORT: Delivery of the port of loading in choosing the buyer.
BC – CONFIRMING BANK: Is a confirmation that the bank agreed to honor the letter of credit issued by other banks. Thereafter banks of the buyer and seller talking among themselves via "SWIFT" to display the "POF" and "POP".
BCL – BANK COMFORT LETTER: Banking certificate of financial capacity. Letter is issued by the bank of the seller to purchaser. This letter indicates that the buyer have sufficient funds to cover the cost of the order. On letterhead bank with complete information and consent to be held to a Soft Probe (verification of funds) the bank account detailed, via "SWIFT" between banks.
BG – BANK GUARANTEE: Is a financial instrument issued by a bank, on behalf of your customer for the benefit of the other party, with whom the client's bank, incurs a financial obligation. In the case, if the customer of the bank, do not do the payment of a contract, the recipient of bank guarantee, you can use and receive this payment.
BG 100% – PAYABLE INSTRUMENT: Bank guarantee issued and must be guaranteed by a world bank "Top 25", is irrevocable, accept and transferable. She should also cover the whole of the amount of the contract and must be paid to vista, recognized by submission of documents.
BL – BILL OF LADING: It is a document that define the conditions of carriage of a load. This document is established by carrier and delivered to seller when the load it received and made aboard the ship. The bill of lading is an essential document, for proof that the product really been sent, and that the carrier assumes responsibility for ensuring delivery to the purchaser. Request for payment by using a charging letter of credit, the seller shall deliver the "BL" consignia to a bank or the issuer. Standby letters of credit are not normally used. If a seller hopes have payment guaranteed by the bank of buyer, a letter of credit is often used.
CI – COMMERCIAL INVOICE: Receipt for a transaction and or goods purchased (invoice) indicating the sender or seller and the receiver or purchaser. A commercial invoice should contain an itemized list of the merchandise with the complete description of goods with their unit value and extended total value. Depending on the Customs requirements of the destination country, there may be additional requirements, statement or clauses that must appear as well.
CIF – COST INSURED FREIGHT: This means that the seller bears the cost of transportation as well as its safe, until the product to reach the port of destination.
COMMODITY – MERCHANDISE: Goods are produced in large scale and marketed in the world or in the form of contracts in bags of goods. There are four types of commodity: agricultural, mineral, financial and environmental.
CONFIRMED – CONFIRMED LETTER OF CREDIT: The issuing bank gives assurance that payment will be made by the bank pays or warning, without restriction provided they obey the instructions contained therein.
DC – DRAFT CONTRACT: Is a draft of the contract what is done and sent to the seller buyer. Buyer has the opportunity to make changes and send you back to seller for consideration. This process continues until both parties are satisfied with the terms of agreement.
DEMURRAGE – PENALT FOR DELAY: Demurrage meaning or is a penalty for exceeding free time allowed for loading or unloading at a pier or freight terminal. Payment for the use or retention of the vessel or container for time beyond the requirements of the cargo operations and / or unloading.
DIVISIBLE – DIVISIBLE LETTER OF CREDIT: That contain express provision contemplating their use fractionated, usually when there is agreement split shipments of goods.
DLC – DOCUMENTARY LETTER OF CREDIT: Provides the necessary guarantee. A Documentary Letter of Credit is issued by a bank, guaranteeing payment to the supplier on condition that the correct documents (specified in the terms and conditions outlined on issue) are presented.
EXW – EX WORKS: Merchandise will be a withdrawal by buyer in the seller establishment, or in another place (factory, warehouse, etc.) The same are not cleared for export, and also cannot be loaded on any collecting vehicle. buyer assumes with all costs and risks of transportation. If included in the contract of sale, the seller assumes the risks and costs of charging in out of merchandise. The "EXW" should not be used if the buyer cannot be held responsible directly or indirectly, procedures for export. This agreement can be used in any mode of transport.
FCO – FULL CORPORATE OFFER: It is issued by the seller when the preliminary stages of negotiation have been finalized, such as issuing a letter of intent by the buyer, and the realization of a "Soft Probe" (proof of funds) in their accounts by the seller. An FCO is a document that defines the conditions of sale.
FFDCL – FULLY FUNDED DOCUMENTARY LETTER OF CREDIT: A written promise of payment provided by a buyer to a seller that is guaranteed to clear by a particular bank. Once an FFDLC document is presented by the seller to the involved bank, the bank is obliged to remit full payment to the seller.
The seller may be required to fulfill certain conditions, such as providing proof of shipment of the goods sold to the buyer, before collecting payment from the bank. This method of payment provides assurance to the seller that the buyer has the necessary funds for the transaction and ready for remittance to the seller upon completion of the sale.
FFSCL – DRAF OF FINANCIAL PAYMENT INSTRUMENT: Document that is attached to the purchase by the letter of credit stating when will be the payments.
FOB – FREE ON BOARD: Which states that no price of merchandise transactional include all costs for transportation to the port of shipment, as well as all duties and fees on the merchandise incidents being brought aboard. The responsibility of the seller ends when crossing the cargo ship balustrade.
FOR / FOT – FREE ON RAIL / FREE ON TRUCK: The goods must be shipped by the seller, free of costs in season or in railway wagon train. Thereafter as costs are for account of the buyer.
FRC – FREE CARRIER: The seller's responsibility ends when the merchandise is delivered to the carrier or shipper thereof. The responsibility stops at the critical point, which may be the container terminal.
IB – ISSUING BANK: It is the buyer's bank issuing bank guarantees and letters of credit on behalf of his client.
ICC – INTERNATIONAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE: A non-governmental organization serving as a policy advocate on world business.
ICLC – IRREVOCABLE CONFIRMED LETTER OF CREDIT: Irrevocable letter of credit confirmed by another bank, usually in the jurisdiction of the recipient. The database confirmation undertakes to make payment on the letter of credit on behalf of the issuing bank when the beneficiary meets the conditions described in the letter of credit.
ICPO – IRREVOCABLE CORPORATE PURCHASE ORDER: This is a document issued by buyer and contains details of quantity, product type and other conditions under which the purchaser would like to proceed on the sale. Once approved by the seller this is considered official and the company is required to complete the sale. This is a "ICPO" which includes the company's bank details so that the seller can perform a Soft Probe on buyer's bank account to make sure that there are sufficient funds to cover the cost of purchase. A "BCL" is one of the first information a potential buyer must provide the seller to negotiate an agreement. There is, however, a settlement agreement to the seller or the bank liable in any way.
ILC – IRREVOCABLE LETTER OF CREDIT: Issued by the bank of the buyer to the seller, ensuring payment on submission of documents stipulated. How an irrevocable document, it cannot be canceled, and the buyer's bank is legally obliged to make payment when the beneficiary meets the conditions set out in the letter of credit.
IMFPA – IRREVOGABLE MASTER FEE PROTECTION AGREEMENT: It is part of the contract of confidentiality and integrity "NCNDA", which should be completed and signed by all participants of the negotiation.
INCOTERM – INTERNATIONAL COMMERCIAL TERMS: The set of international standards for the uniform interpretation of common contract clauses in international trade. INCOTERMS 2000, formulated in concert with many international entities, comprises the latest revisions and should now be used exclusively.
INVOICE – ACCOUNT: After signing the contract, the seller sends an "Invoice" total description which formalizes the purchase price the amount etc. Seller sends the PDF "Invoice" to the buyer who will deliver to your bank to open letter of credit to operate or not operative, + / – 10 to 15 days.
LC / LOC – LETTER OF CREDIT: An "LC" is an agreement whereby a bank, acting at the request of an importer and in accordance with the instructions under the contract, undertakes to make a payment to an exporter against presentation of a series of documents and procedures required within a specified time limit, provided they comply with the terms and conditions of credit. The "LC" in principle may be issued as non-operational, and will be activated later in the presentation of "POP" (Proof of Product).
LCNT – LETTER OF CREDIT NON-TRANSFERABLE: The seller must wait 90 days to receive the money.
LCT – LETTER OF CREDIT TRANSFERABLE: For the seller – discounted at the time.
LOI – LETTER OF INTENT: A letter of intent is a document issued by the buyer to the seller indicating the buyer's interest to enter into negotiations with the seller, the letter of intent is not legally binding but provides a starting point for negotiations.
M / T – METRIC TON: 1000 Kilos.
MERCOSUR – COMMON MARKET SOUTH: A trade alliance between Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay, with Chile and Bolivia as associate members.
NAFTA – NORTH AMERICAN FREE TRADE AGREEMENT: A free trade agreement comprising the U.S.A., Canada, and Mexico.
NCNDA – NON-CIRCUMVENTION, NON-DISCLOSURE WORKING AGREEMENT: It is a contract which should be completed and signed by all participants involved in international trade negotiations, which should be submitted along with "ICPO", thus guaranteeing the rights of all commissioners, governed and supervised by "ICC" – International Chamber of Commerce de Pariz (I.C.C. 400/500/600).
PB – PRIME BANK: The top 25 banks in the world. These banks are trusted preferred.
PBG – PERFORMANCE BOND GARANTEE: It is issued by the seller to the buyer's safety. It is a guarantee which ensures that the seller will comply with the terms of the contract. Typically issued in value of the shipment, in case the vendor break the contract and do not supply the product that was stipulated in the contract. A "Performance Bond" is enabled only after the "LC" (Letter of Credit) the buyer is approved. This approval is made between banks via "SWIFT".
PI – PAYMENT INSTRUMENTS: If on contract for 12 months payment instrument is issued today, the product will only be charged after 45 days, 13 months are required to perform 12 months of transfers it is always considered margin an edge if transfers take 13 or 14 months in delays unpredictable or because the buyer cannot unload ships or other reason.
PIC – PHYTOSANITARY INSPECTION CERTIFICATE: A certificate issued by an exporting countries' Department of Agriculture indicating that a shipment has been inspected and is free of harmful pests and plant diseases.
POF – PROOF OF FUNDS: Usually the test of resources is obtained by performing a "Soft Probe" (simple check) on the accounts of the buyer. Proof of funds is normally required for a seller to continue with the negotiation of a sale of commodities.
POP – PROOF OF PRODUCTS: Set of documentary evidence that the product will be displayed only after opening the letter of credit operative or not operative, held between the bank of the buyer and seller via SWIFT.
RLC – REVOLVING LETTER OF CREDIT: Can be used multiple times. These financial instruments are often put into practice, when a seller must make multiple shipments to one buyer, allowing the seller to request payment for each shipment without being sent a letter of credit for each load.
RWA – READY WILLING AND ABLE: This is a document issued by the buyer's bank confirming that your account has sufficient funds in the account and is willing and able to assume the contract. As standard the document is displayed next to "ICPO.
SBLC – STAND BY LETTER OF CREDIT: It has nothing to do with the classic documentary letter of credit, which is used for international trade. A "SBLC" is the US's known bank guarantee "BG". The code "SWIFT" to a "SBLC" is "MT-760. Acts as a guarantee of the buyer's bank that there are sufficient funds to cover all costs of shipping.
SGS / CIQ – INSPECTION SOCIETE GENERAL DE SURVEILLANCE: Before the product leaves the port of sale, an inspection is done by "SGS", the independent inspection company most respected in the world. Inspections "SGS" guarantee tranquility to the buyer, who can ensure that the product is high quality. Presented by the seller and their expense.
SP – SOFT PROBE: It is a confirmation method used by banks for a vendor to evaluate the ability to pay a buyer. Such consultation is not recorded in the register bank of the buyer is nothing beyond the confirmation or non-availability of balance that is passed to the seller.
SPOT – DELIVERY AGAINST PAYMENT: When buying one SPOT is not necessary guarantees as purchases by monthly contract. For payment may be opened on the bank of a buyer "MT-103" non-operational.
SWIFT – SOCIETY FOR WORLDWIDE INTER BANK FINANCIAL TELECOMMUNICATION: Swift is a closed, private telecoms network whose subscribers are banks, merchant banks, securities houses and other qualified financial institutions. Banks send messages to one another on the Swift system using formats known as MTs (Message Types) numbered from MT100 to MT999, each for a different purpose.
SWIFT MT-103 – RAPID COMMUNICATION BETWEEN BANKS: MT103 is the format banks use when they effect what is known to a layman as a wire transfer, cable transfer, telegraphic transfer or Swift transfer.
Suppose A has an account with Bank X and he needs to transfer money to B whose account is with Bank Y in another country. A goes to Bank X, fills out a remittance form with all particulars. Bank X debits A's account and sends a Swift MT103 to Bank Y. Bank Y debits Bank X and credits B's account and advises B that it has received a remittance.
MT103 is a definite, authenticated, unconditional transfer of funds. In the above example Bank Y must credit B's account, nothing more nothing less. There is no such thing as a Conditional MT103.It's another brokerspeak.
SWIFT MT-760 – RAPID COMMUNICATION BETWEEN BANKS: This is a message type "SWIFT" that is sometimes requested in trade in cement, because it works well as a bank guarantee, although it carries with it a much higher level of risk to the issuer (usually the buyer) and a reduced level of risk for the recipient (the seller). Essentially, the "MT-760" is a "SWIFT", which ensures that a bank will pay on behalf of a client of another bank. When a "MT-760 is issued, the issuing bank makes a lock on behalf of his client, thereby ensuring that funds are available to make payment to the beneficiary of the" MT-760.
SWIFT MT-799 – RAPID COMMUNICATION BETWEEN BANKS: MT-799 is a type of SWIFT free format, in which a bank confirms that there is availability of funds to cover a potential negotiation. This can sometimes be used as an irrevocable, depending on the language used in the MT-799, but is not a promise of payment or any other form of bank guarantee in its standard format. The function of MT-799 is simply to assure the seller that the buyer has the funds necessary to complete the operation.
MT-799 is usually issued before a contract is signed and before a letter of credit or bank guarantee is issued. Once the MT-799 being received by the bank of the seller, then it is time for the bank to send the seller a POP (proof of product) to the buyer's bank, at which time trading has actually started.
MT-799 is an automated message sent electronically from one bank to another, so you will not actually "see" an MT-799. The paperwork associated with an MT-799 will vary from bank to bank, but most follow a similar process.
TLC – TRANSFERABLE LETTER OF CREDIT: It is a letter of credit that the beneficiary can use to transfer a portion of funds from the letter of credit to third parties. This is commonly used in the case of sellers to pay their suppliers late.
TRANSFERABLE – TRANSFERABLE LETTER OF CREDIT: Is issued on behalf of a beneficiary who is not who produces the goods, but an intermediate, which established a sales contract with a buyer but depends on a third party, the exporter, for the supply of goods to the customer. Particularly suitable for negotiating the Company's business of international trade intermediary.
TT – TELEX TRANSFER: Often shortened to "TT" is an electronic means of transferring funds abroad from bank to bank. The transfer fee is collected when sending money.


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Stamper's Dream Blog Hop with JustRite!!
Today Stamper's Dream is teaming up with JustRite Stampers for a fun blog hop!! Below I will post about the prizes that are up for grabs, so be sure to keep on reading!! I utilized CardPatterns Sketch #107 for my card, changing shapes and adding accents where I felt they needed to be. Here is my card:


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Today Stardock Entertainment announced it would be stuffing more content into its Galactic Civilizations II expansion, but that it would need more time to do so. The expansion, entitled Galactic Civilizations II: Dark Avatar, has been given a new release date of February 2007.
"As our players submitted suggestions for new features, we realized that we didn't want to have to wait until some future sequel to implement these awesome ideas," said Brad Wardell, Product Manager of Galactic Civilizations II. "So you could say that this expansion -- while not quite a sequel -- goes far beyond what a usual expansion pack would provide."
Galactic Civilizations II: Dread Lords was well-received when it was released last February. The turn-based strategy game takes place in the distant future where mankind has become a space-faring civilization and now must contend with other galactic powers who strive for domination in the galaxy.
Stardock previously announced that Dark Avatar would include new units, new maps, a new story-based campaign, user-created opponents, an epic generator, espionage agents, asteroid fields, and new diplomatic treaties. However, based on fan feedback, Stardock has streamlined the technology tree, added Mega Events and super abilities that are unique to each civilization, given the game a visual makeover, and is throwing in more advanced opponent-design features.
If all this sounds too great and you don't want to wait until next Valentine's Day, Stardock will be opening a beta program for users who pre-order the expansion. Beta testing will begin mid-November.
The standalone Dark Avatar expansion will be available exclusively from GalCiv2.com. However, Stardock will also be releasing Galactic Civilizations II: Gold Edition simultaneously at retail, which will include the original game (Galactic Civilizations II: Dread Lords) and the expansion pack in February 2007.


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Michael, On Jul 16, 2008, at 2:46 PM, Michael Tondee wrote: > I always read with great interest when I see references to "the > graying of > the hobby" . As do I, as a 25 year old guy who grew up with a dad as a very occasional ham and who was a broadcast engineer for a living. I decided to get licensed when I was 19, after I was living on my own, on Sept. 10, 2001. I'm now 25, and living back in the San Francisco Bay Area, where, probably moreso than other locales, the ham population is nearly non-existant for folks under 40. I'm 25 now, and I live in San Francisco proper. There's zero ham community here. > When we start to talk about old hams I always wonder whose > definition of old we are using. I'm 45 and I certainly don't > consider myself > old. I see a lot of hams my age or thereabouts at hamfest and in QST > and > AMSAT journal pics etc. etc.. I once worked in the retail end of > amateur > radio and I saw a lot of hams anywhere between 30 and 50 coming in > and out > of the store everyday. How long ago? I suspect that may have changed. There's one local amateur radio shop in Oakland around here, and the staff there has frankly been somewhat cold, although not un-friendly, to the new folk who have walked into the place as I've been there. > I also saw the stereotypical old gray haired fellas > who always looked as grouchy and unhappy as they seemed. ( Funny, > somehow I > envision Dave G. this way. ;-) ) I guess what I'm getting at is > that it's > all a matter of perspective. To a teenager I guess I'm what Bob > calls an old > fud. To me an old Fud is one of you 65 or 70 year old retired > fellas. And > no, I don't think you are all old grouchy and unhappy, just some of > you. > 73, Having worked with and under a variety of bosses/coworkers of disparate ages, I've personally found there's a pretty strong generational/relational schism between myself and someone over ~45-50. For myself at least, this is the point at which I find it much more difficult to relate, and I suspect that's true in the inverse as well. As the ham community ages, and fresh blood becomes more scarce, I only see this getting worse. Amateur radio doesn't have to be something which predominantly sedentary 50+ year old men partake in. The ARRL needs to do, as well as support other ARRL members who may wish to volunteer assisting with, way more outreach to folks under 40, and not simply in churches and youth groups, which I tend to read about far more than other venues. > > Michael, W4HIJ > > Just as an afterthought about the FM sats that always seem to draw > so much > ire and drawing youth into the hobby. > Say you have a young person who shows interest in the hobby, > specifically > satellites.Which way do you think you might have more success > getting the > kid motivated to get his license, show them a comparetively > inexpensive Dual > band HT and an Arrow antenna that is more than likely to be finacially > achievable for him/her and let them listen to grid square exchanges > or maybe > witness the magic of APRS? I personally think FM sat would be far more attractive/sexy to a non- amateur. As a professional career systems administrator, the data modes certainly appeal to me as well, however I suspect I'm in the minority with that viewpoint. > > Or, show them your super duper decked out sat station complete with > switchable CP antennas and the latest an greatest DC to daylight rig > plus > your sophisticated AZ/El tracking system that, while really > impressive and > beautiful, is going to seem impossible to obtain for them? Then use > the > station with all it's technical wizardry to let them listen to some > fella > spend the entire pass of the SSB/CW satellite yakking about his > impending > hernia operation....... Think about it..... Yep, there's a great book called Low Profile Amateur Radio, published by the ARRL, and authored by Al Brodgon, W1AB. The second edition is 57 pages long and cost me $20. I often lend it out to friends and associates who are interested in learning about what they can do "on the cheap" or without a pile of huge equipment. As more and more people live in urban environments across the world than ever before, the reality that we're likely to have less physical space for our prospective ham rigs is something which must be addressed and acknowledged by anyone looking to help recruit new hams. Our forefathers were far more likely to live in the 'burbs with a nice big backyard and lots of space for ones' antennas and rigs. Regards, Alex Perez KD7OFR > Michael _______________________________________________ Sent via email@example.com. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
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|1998 - 2000
The NDIFC is born. During that it called Swedisch Fanclub. Thanks to President Patrick Larsen, who created the Fanclub.
The Swedisch Fanclub was changed into No Doubt International Fanclub.
The webdesigner Karin Johansson helped Patrick Larsen to the NDIFC site. She came up with NDIFC Blue, witch does give the NDIFC site it`s own look.
Since then, the Fanclub started growing bigger and bigger.
June 12th
Patrick got a chance to cover Adrian's tour with the Vandals in the summer of this year that appeared in issue 3 of the magazine.
Tragic Kingdom Magazine
March, 1999
Tom Dumont speak about the NDIFC on the official site :
May 6th, 1999 from Tom Dumont
Patrick and I conducted an interview with the band about their upcoming album this year.
This was also the year that No Doubt embarked on a small club tour of California and Nevada. Brandon Griggs wrote a long article about attending all but one of these shows in issue 5 of the magazine.
No Doubt started touring on their fourth album, Return of Saturn. For the NDIFC is our first big tour where we helped fans meeting No Doubt during the tour for the First time since the NDIFC started back in 1998.
The website delayed updating sometimes during the year. By October was a big delay because was NDIFC were following No Doubt in Japan and didn`t had time to update in the mainwhile.
By November, the server gaves some problems.


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Communication skills and business growth
Communication Skills As you already know, communication is vital to both the growth of your business and the ability for your company to sustain its growth.
Communication is also important for developing trust with your business associates and with your employees. Good communication skills can help you to motivate employees, drive change, repair conflicts and become a better leader.
Communication with your team.
Listening skills are extremely important for accomplishing these tasks, but there are other communication skills that all entrepreneurs need to have. Better Ways to Communicate While you are probably pretty good at communicating with other people, there are some better ways to communicate when it comes to running a business.
These are evolutionary skills- meaning you develop them over time as a result of your experiences. Learning about some of these skills in advance will help you to incorporate them into your business life sooner.
Communication will influence others
Good communication skills allow you to influence others. The ability to influence others is vital for any entrepreneur. You will need to sell your employees your business's principles and goals if you want them to get on board.
You will have to convince investors and business partners to take a chance and support your business ideas. You will have to influence your customers through marketing and advertising.
In order to get your point across and achieve your goal of influencing others you must be able to communication your ideas well through discussions and offer clear explanations of your thoughts.
Learn how to manage questions well. As a boss and a leader you will have to answer thousands of questions. Some of these questions will be simple while others will determine the success of your company.
It is your job to answer these questions by making convincing arguments using the art of well-versed speaking. Your words must not only answer the question, they must also convey your meaning, desires and principles at the same time.
If you take the time to learn the art, and it is an art, of managing questions well now it will have a positive impact on your career forever. Holding the audience's attention. All of the speaking skills in the world won't help you to convey your point if you cannot hold the attention of your audience.
Learning how to capture the attention of your listeners is vital, especially in the workplace environment. In order to master this skill you must learn how to read your audience, how to project your voice in a pleasing and attention getting manner and how to manage your speaking time.
If you cannot make people pay attention to you it will be hard to get them to follow you to success. How to Create Dialog In addition to using your communication skills to motivate and convince others, you can also use them to capture new ideas, incentives and concepts and use them to your benefit.
The best way to accomplish this is to create a dialog. This dialog can be between your managers, employees, peers, customers and even your competitors. Learning how to get a dialog going is another great communication skill that all entrepreneurs should have.
Hold face to face interactions. Getting your employees together for face to face interactions is a great way to get a dialog going and to get the creative juices flowing. Face to face interactions encourage brainstorming and the sharing of ideas in a way that e-mail and telephone conversations simply cannot.
Provide avenues for your employees to communicate. If you want to encourage dialog between your employees it is essential that you provide a way for them to do so. You need to give your employees a way to offer their suggestions and ideas.
Make sure you and your management team are approachable. All of the communication avenues you provide for your employees will be useless if they feel like they cannot approach you or the rest of your management team.
Use your communication skills, your actions and your positive attitude to show your employees that they can come to you with their ideas and feedback. Your employees will come to you if you let them.
Act on what you hear. If your employees see that you are willing to put their ideas and suggestions into action they will be more likely to share them with you. Also, encouraging a dialog among your workers will help you to develop concepts and ideas you may have never considered before. These breakthrough ideas may never have come to you if you didn't encourage dialog with your employees.
As an entrepreneur you will have master many skills, including management, communication and decision making skills. One of the most important aspects that all business owners need to understand is marketing.
This will be how you sell your business to its customers and therefore will represent how you will create profits for your business. There is a lot to understand about marketing and plenty of ways to make mistakes. All successful entrepreneurs have mastered the art of marketing themselves and their company.
Creating a Marketing Plan- Companies that are successful in marketing themselves start the process by creating a detailed marketing plan. The size and scope of your business's marketing plan will be determined by several factors, including the size of your company and how many potential customers you will attempt to reach.
It is a good idea to create your marketing plan and then refer back to it on a monthly basis to ensure that you are still on track. A lot of things can change for a business as the year progresses.
Your business's marketing plan should cover one year of time. The ideal amount of time to plan ahead for marketing, especially if you run a small business or a start-up business, is one year. There are a lot of things to cover in a year's time. Your business will gain and lose employees, the market will evolve and your customer base will (hopefully) grow.
This represents plenty of time and factors to consider. Once your business develops and grows you can switch to a marketing plan that covers a period of time two to three years in advance.
The process of creating your marketing plan will be the most difficult part. Actually implementing the plan will be easier than creating it. Expect the process of developing a marketing plan to take several months.
The plan should be created using your field of hired experts, including people from your finance, supply, management and personal departments. Don't forget to hire a marketing expert or experts to help.
Make sure to include the input of all your experts to ensure that you are not missing anything. Your marketing plan will have several benefits for your company, including: – Giving your employees something to rally behind- the marketing plan communication shows your employees what the company is going to accomplish and how it is going to accomplish these things.
This can give every employee a sense of team and purpose to rally behind. – Providing a set of instructions to follow- a marketing plan is just like a set of instructions. It forecasts a step by step plan of how the company plans to succeed, which gives your employees something to follow. – Allowing new employees to jump on board quickly- as your company grows and changes it will take on new employees.
The business's marketing plan will clearly define what the company's goals and achievements will be, which will help new employees jump on board and be ready to contribute much faster with your communication on your company marketing plan.
Types of Marketing Campaigns There are many different types of marketing campaigns and how you decide to market your business will depend heavily on your individual factors.
There are several major types of marketing campaigns to consider however, and you may choose to implement several of these campaigns types simultaneously. Some of the different types of marketing include: – Print advertising- this includes advertising techniques such as magazines, newspapers and flyers.
These allow you to get your brand or advertising information out to specific readers and these marketing efforts usually need to be created months in advance. – TV and Radio- television and radio ads can be used to reach an extraordinarily large amount of potential customers at any given time.
These are effect yet expensive forms of marketing. – Direct mail- these campaigns focus on brochures, postcards and flyers that are sent to customers through their mail. This technique is rather outdated but still serves some purpose. – Online marketing- online marketing is probably the most cost-effective and most useful type of marketing in today's world.
These techniques can encompass websites, email marketing, SEO or organic search engine marketing communication and social media.
Your marketing team will have to carefully consider a number of factors when it comes up with your business's marketing plan, including your product or service, who you are trying to reach, what message you are trying to send and how much money you are willing to spend to spend on marketing.
Do your marketing research. Research into your market will be the backbone of how you both create your marketing plan and how you improve upon it. A lack of good market research will cause you to lose potential customers and sales.
There are many ways to conduct market research, including but not limited to surveys, focus groups and internet searches and communication with other groups.


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Chuck Platten
"If you want to be great, never compromise your integrity"
Grand Master Chuck Platten.
Grand Master Platten was placed under the tutorage of Grand Master Tsurouka, the father of Canadian Karate, at the tender age of five years old, in 1959. This training, along with that of competition gymnastics, was instrumental in developing the dynamic kicking power and speed for which Grand Master Platten would become renowned.
In 1966, at the age of 12, Chuck was competing on the international gymnastics circuit, while still trying to keep up his Martial Arts studies. He then realized that this was not giving him what he needed, he felt empty, like something was missing. This was not enough for Chuck, as any one who knows him will attest to. In 1967 he received his Black Belt in Judo and had a Jr. BlackBelt in Chito-Ryu, and had started on his path to a life long dedication in Hapkido. Master Platten was about to find his passion.
This period in his martial arts life took a drastic turn in another direction. While competing in a Gymnastic competition in Berlin in 1969, he was amazed at the speed, agility and effectiveness of a demonstration by a monk named Jee Inn Pak at the intermission demonstration of the competition. It didn't take Grand Master Platten long to get himself accepted by the monk as a student in the Art of Kong Shin Ryu. Kong Shin Ryu is a Hapkido style comprised of over 3000 kicking, striking, and locking techniques, that Grand Master Pak was working on at this time.
After introducing himself to Grand Master Pak, the two agreed that Chuck (as we all know him as) would enter into training with Grand Master Pak, in 1969. With his normal, single minded dedication to task, that he has become known for, combined with his previous 3rd Dan in Tae Kwon Do, from Chung Kee Tae, he acquired his 2nd Dan in Judo and a 3rd Dan in Jujitsu, in order to round out his resume.
In the 1970's, he traveled the world, updating his knowledge wherever he could. His most memorable periods came when traveling the Orient, where he had the honor to train for three months with Choi Yong Sul, the founder of Hapkido, and in Japan, with Masutatsu Oyama, who Master Platten thinks is the most dynamic martial artist he has ever met. Chuck also proudly says that he was very lucky to have spent a few weeks training with the Grand Master Bong Soo Han. Chuck goes on to say that, Grand Master Han is a Master of kindness, honour and respect that makes him an idol in the arts.
When asked, who was the single most significant influence in his Martial Arts life, he will tell you without hesitation, that it was Hapkido Grand Master Jee Inn Pak. In 1995, the world lost one the greatest founders of a Martial Arts Style in the world. Grand Master Pak passed away teaching inner-city kids in Tennessee.
During this period Grand Master Platten, who was now an 8th degree Grand Master in Kong Shin Ryu, in Hapkido, and the successor to Grand Master Pak as the head of the Kong Shin Bup association, completed work on Chu Ki Do Kwan Hapkido.
Chu Ki Do Kwan, literally means the house of silent energy and is a Combat Hapkido style combining traditional Hapkido and Chinese Kempo, and is combined with all the knowledge Grand Master Platten has collected over 40+ years in Martial Arts, into a highly effective and practical Martial Art.
Grand Master Platten has worked in his life, as a security specialist and has provided body-guarding services for the likes of Sophia Loren, Rod Stewart, Celine Dion, Rita Marley and many more dignitaries over the past 30 years.
Today, Grand Master Platten divides his time between his students, his Financial and Bullion Brokerage services and making World Black Belt the largest and finest organization of its kind in the world.
The most common question Grand Master Platten is asked is, what is his greatest accomplishment, and he will quickly answer that it is his humanitarian projects in Manila. Grand Master Platten has circled the globe over 100 times and has remained a laid back hopefully humble man "as he would say."
He also would like to thank a few people for their love, loyalty, respect, and dedication: Master Han, Master Scott Hogarth, the Great Chuck Norris for teaching us that there is a right path, Master Bob Wall for keeping it right, Master Tsuruoka for introducing Karate to Canada, Sensei Gilles Berthelot, Sensei Willy Lou, Sensei Brian Wall, Sensei Oscar Landry, Sensei Inis Cameau, Sensei Scott, Master Bill Pine, Ed, Eddy, Derrick, Peter, Adam, heavy duty Sperduti, M & M, and all the rest of his students for their hard work with World Black Belt. We can't forget Heather, Sam, or Bobbi and Terry.
A quote from Chuck, "I have met thousands of people in every walk of life, all of them good, but the few that stand out in my life, are my wife and family, which includes my brother Grand Master Yong Sung Lee and his family. But the most "Off The Wall" person I have ever met, just because of his greatness, and how much we are alike, is my buddy forever Bob Wall. He is the "James Bond of the Martial Arts", "CAUSE NOBODY DOES IT BETTER!"


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* I can see and feel various types of subtle energies like what's going on with the electromagnetic field (or aura) that surrounds people, plants, and animals. What this means is I end up receiving a "download" about certain things going on with that person, place, or thing, including relationships, health issues, and blockages that that being is experiencing — interfering with happiness and abundance and creative flow.
* Over some 30 years of studying and examining this energy (BLEAH! I AM GETTING OLD! ) and working with over 15,000 people, I've learned some cool things about healing, removing energy blockages, and clearing out "psychic clutter" that we accumulate from trauma, illness, and other forms of pain. This is because I can see and sense things like holes in the aura, negative or draining energy cords, attachments, "Klingons" or entities, and other stuff we tend to drag around without realizing it. (News flash: NONE of that is good!)
* This work has also helped me to learn some of the energy dynamics of "real world" issues like money, sex, and relationships, so I'm always focused on teaching ideas designed to help you OPTIMIZE your creations and experience a better quality of life. So I constantly try to take what I've seen and put it to good use, for other people's benefit, if at all possible.
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Some of you might know me from my syndicated astrology columns which appear in various publications across the US and the Web. I write light-hearted mainstream "horoscopes for the masses" in a few places. I wish my editors would give me more room to discuss the energies of the planets in greater depth, but, alas, the average newspaper is already horribly pressed for editorial space. So in papers like the Chicago Tribune's arts newspaper, Redeye, and their newspaper for students, The Mash, I didn't really get to write about the real stuff for those six or seven years that I wrote for them. And although the Tribune Content Agency also distributes a different column of mine, I'm only allowed to do traditional horoscopes for the publications that pick up my columns. So I'm stuck with providing a Reader's Digest condensed version of astrology, which is rather like attempting to explain the mysteries of the universe with a hastily drawn doodle. (Only to be attempted by a fool or a masochist — like me! )
But here at LipstickMystic.com I can write about anything I want! Yay! So if you're interested in going beyond those light-hearted horoscope "sketches" and really looking at some of the cool things happening with the cosmos, this is the place to be. I sometimes post astrology material or updates about the intense electromagnetic energies we're experiencing at times like the full moons and solstice times. Plus I sometimes post articles about what's really going on with various sun signs to help you overcome core weaknesses and develop your hidden talents and strengths.
You'll find a list of my sun sign profiles here: Secrets of the Signs article series.
And if you're interested in other subjects like understanding how to heal from various problems or energy blockages, discovering how to tap into your own psychic abilities, or reading contrarian views about life, the universe, and everything, please stick around.
Warning: I tend to rant at times because when I see others being abused or misused, or I work with people recovering from damaging things like cults, yoga, Reiki, or many other "New Age/sewage" practices, I get very passionate and protective of these lovely people! So if four letter words make you upset, please visit another site where the writer adheres to a cheesy point of view like: "Ignore evil; ignore darkness; pretend that everything is okay in the metaphyscial community." Here, I prefer to shine an unrelenting light on shadowy stuff so that others can be warned and guided instead of being told that there IS no such thing as evil. So many lovely spiritual seekers are set up for abuse by teachers who tell them to deny their natural misgivings or internal warning system when it tells them something is wrong with that teacher, group, or metaphysical practice. And it's people like me who are left to fix the damage later on. I'd rather shout warnings from the rooftops if necessary to PREVENT people from being harmed, thank you!
Although I had a full-time spiritual counselling and healing practice for ten years, these days, I live the life of a typical shamaness. I'm kind of a hermit in the country who talks with animals much more than she talks with people these days. For the last ten years or so I've pretty much been "in school," learning from Mother Earth and nature and her creatures. Plus I've been doing lots of sneaky healing stuff under the radar and lots of cutting edge metaphysical research. I'll be pumping out books and ebooks like there's no tomorrow through my publishing company, so do stick around.
I know I'll be publishing material that tantalizes, teases, challenges, and might even piss you off — which is always a good thing when we've become too "stuck" or invested in looking at life in a certain way! I know that I only really learn new things when somebody challenges me to let go of my addiction to framing reality a certain way, so higher truth and a more accurate view of life can finally penetrate through my big, thick head! Maybe you're that way, too? If so, I think you'll find me to be a user-friendly and fun type of teacher, not a stodgy, disaster predicting metaphysical "expert." I'm more like your older sister who is trying to show you lots of cool things about life so you can live in a happier, healthier, and more abundant way.
I always hate posting pictures of myself because it's so hard to take a good photo of me. You'll see that around here, cats keep getting in the way.
This is a constant hazard when you live in the country. You never know, for example, when a huge pile of thirteen wobbly fox pups are going to come pouring out of a hedgerow and practically bump into your camera. I took these pics one spring. These were freshly hatched fox pups:
And this little fuzzy dude (or dudette) was about three feet away from me when I took his picture. I was busy pretending I was a tree at the time. I guess it worked.
Living in a place where nature is BIGGER than me, where trees are more common than humans and I'm very aware of my vulnerability to the elements (hurricanes, anyone?) has forced me to get out of my little monkey mind. Living out in nature helps you learn to get grounded, to get real, and to handle your energy in a different way. I still have a long way to go, but I'm making progress!
In the meantime, I think you'll find me a friendly but occasionally strict teacher. I will only take out my sharp stick and whack you in the head when you really, really deserve it. And throughout the material I write here and publish in my books and courses, I will be shining a sometimes harsh and relentless light on our collective woundedness, dysfunction, and the terrible evils which humankind sometimes gets caught up in. But I do this from a place of love — because I KNOW you (and we!) can do better.
If you're not afraid to embrace some new ideas and new perceptions, then I think you'll enjoy sticking around this place.
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Written notes — Thailand team's secret weapon to winning
This team sure knows how to pep it up before competition. The Thailand sepak takraw team has an innovative way of encouraging itself before key contests — the players exchange notes of encouragement.india Updated: Nov 18, 2010 23:40 IST
This team sure knows how to pep it up before competition. The Thailand sepak takraw team has an innovative way of encouraging itself before key contests — the players exchange notes of encouragement.
Before the match against South Korea, 25-year-old Payom Srihongsa gave a small piece of paper to team-mate Nisa Thanaattawut, which said, "We will be the champions this time and we will trust."
In reply, Thanaattawut wrote, "Let everyone see our smile as the Games champions when we go home. We can do it!" The messages provided the much-needed boost and they went on to win the match.
On the innovative way of instilling confidence, Srihongsa said, "Although we see and talk to each other everyday, when thoughts are put in writing, they have a different impact."
Two-time Asian Games gold-medallist, Suebsak Phunsueb, says, "The notes make the girls united and may be it is our secret weapon for winning."
Yemen distracted
Yemen's beach volleyball player, Adeeb Mahfoudh, has "blamed" the scantily-clad cheerleaders for the team's loss to Indonesia. "They had an effect on how we played," Mahfoudh was quoted saying in a Guangzhou newspaper. The organisers have hired four cheerleader squads, each comprising eight girls, to keep the fans entertained.
Mobiles, a boon or bane?
A reporter of a local daily would be hoping he had thrown away his mobile phone in the bin before entering the chess venue on Tuesday. It's mandatory for everyone to switch off their phones inside the arena, but the reporter, ill-informed about the rules, walked in without putting his phone on silent mode.
He was ushered out when his phone rang and fined $300 for the indiscretion and not allowed entry again.
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This review of the Youth Support Workers in Schools initiative was commissioned by the ACT Department of Education and Training in October 2005. The review's broad aim was to identify the initial successes of the initiative, as well as the factors that have acted to both enable and restrict positive outcomes, and to present strategies to enhance and develop the initiative.
The research design included: literature review; surveys of youth support workers, principals and other school executive; focus groups with youth support workers; and interviews with District Coordinators in the program.
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Being built on the engine used for Eurocom's previous title, 2011's GoldenEye 007: Reloaded, 007 Legends shares much of the same gameplay, though there are some notable additions and modifications. The most significant change is the greater focus on stealth-based play, with enemy AI being more suspicious and investigative. Throughout the campaign players will frequently be presented with situations that require stealth to get past, though often running-and-gunning will also be an option. To compliment such stealth scenarios, players will have access to three gadgets from the start of the campaign: the returning smartphone, which has new vision modes and binocular capabilities; a new dart pen that can fire four different types of dart, including distraction, shock and tranquillizer darts; and a wristwatch that can fire a laser and map nearby enemies and cameras
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Tuesday, 15 November 2011 11:10 AM
MILWAUKEE — Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain is trying to explain his Rick Perry moment in a videtotaped interview, just as the Georgia businessman tries to make his upstart campaign less controversial and more conventional.
Even as he continued to be dogged by sexual harassment talk on Monday, Cain momentarily lost his footing in a videotaped interview with the editorial board of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. He struggled to answer a question about whether he supported President Barack Obama's handling of the crisis in Libya.
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A top aide said later that Cain had not had enough sleep.
Cain hesitated when asked whether he agreed with Obama's decision to back Libyan rebels in overthrowing Moammar Gadhafi. The longtime Libyan dictator was killed last month.
"I do not agree with the way he handled it for the following reason," Cain said.
"Uh, nope that's, that's a different one," said Cain, who fidgeted in his chair and crossed his legs, then paused. "See, I got to go back, see, got all this stuff twirling around in my head. Specifically what are you asking me, did I agree or not disagree with Obama?"
Cain eventually explained that he would have done a better job than Obama assessing the nature of the Libyan opposition to Gadhafi. The Republican said he would have supported many of the steps taken to stop killings by Gadhafi's forces.
He conceded that might have ended up taking the same steps that Obama took.
Asked later about the exchange, Cain dismissed his stumble.
"I paused so I could gather my thoughts," Cain said.
Cain spokesman J.D. Gordon said Monday that Cain had four hours of sleep because of a busy campaign schedule when he sat for the interview, including the question on Libya. He said Cain took his time answering because the candidate wanted to make sure he was focusing on the right problem.
Cain's experience, nonetheless, evoked thoughts of Perry's halting, forgetful statements in a recent debate when the Texas governor declared that he would immediately eliminate three agencies of government if elected, but could cite only two — the departments of Commerce and Education. Videotape of Perry's performance went viral on the internet — he also is targeting the Energy Department — and he was the butt of jokes by late-night TV comedians.
With respect to Monday's interview incident, Gordon said that Cain had received briefings on recent Arab Spring developments in Libya, Yemen, Syria, Egypt and Tunisia in preparation for a Republican debate Saturday focusing on foreign policy issues.
Ultimately, Cain recovered from his awkward moment Monday and said that he would have done a better job than Obama in assessing the opposition to Gadhafi to make sure the rebels were not loyal to al-Qaida.
"After things erupted, now we discover that some of the members of the opposition were actually al-Qaida members," he told reporters in Green Bay. "That's not the proper due diligence in my opinion."
His interview incident occurred on the same day that a former boyfriend of Sharon Bialek, a woman who has publlicly accused Cain of sexual harassment, told a news conference that he and Bialeck had shared Cain's company at a dinner in the 1990s. Cain has steadfastly argued that he's never met Bialeck and doesn't recognize her.
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Negotiating commercial leases: Don't give post-dated checks
Wednesday, June 06, 2018
For many commercial tenants, negotiating a good lease or lease renewal against an experienced agent or landlord can be a challenge. While an entrepreneur focuses on marketing and managing his own business, savvy real estate agents and brokers are specialized sales people. Their job is to sell tenants on leasing their location at the highest possible rental rate.
Tenants may go through the leasing process only two or three times in their entire lifetime — yet they have to negotiate against seasoned professionals who negotiate leases every day for a living. Negotiating appropriate leasing terms is vital for a commercial tenant as the amount of rent he or she pays will directly affect the entrepreneur's financial bottom line.
Whether you are leasing a new for the first time or negotiating a lease renewal for your business, here are some tips:
Don't give post-dated checks
One of the main jobs for a property manager is to collect the rent. Naturally, they will prefer to have post-dated checks.
You may, however, not have the rent money until the third day of the month. Paying a few days late is better than bouncing a check.
Perhaps there is a recurring problem with the air conditioner or the property's garbage bin hasn't been emptied this week. By not providing post-dated checks, you can retain some control.
It is often possible to modify this clause in the lease agreement or negotiate it out of the lease agreement entirely.
Catch up on rental arrears
It's not uncommon for a commercial tenant to find themselves behind in the rent. In this case, your landlord will very likely accept a repayment program that is more manageable for you.
The key is to go to your landlord before your landlord comes to you. It's even possible to have your rental arrears partially or totally forgiven as part of the lease renewal inducement package depending on the individual situation.
Ask, ask, and ask again. You may be forced to pay interest, but that may be acceptable. Negotiate for a payment plan to catch up.
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DENVER--()--The Rocky Mountain Chapter of the National Investor Relations Institute (NIRI) announced that its January 10, 2012 luncheon session will feature a panel discussion on a legal overview of what IROs need to know. Ever-changing legislation requires public companies to stay abreast of the latest rulings. This informative, interactive panel features prominent Denver-area attorneys who will discuss important regulatory topics affecting all publicly traded companies, including the latest on Dodd-Frank, recent SEC developments and areas of interest, and other proposed rules/issues to watch.
The panel will be led by M. Sean Radcliffe, Vice President and Chief Legal Counsel Corporate- Chief Compliance Officer for IHS Inc.
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|IHS Inc.
Working closely with the company's board and leadership team, Sean is the lead corporate counsel with responsibility for securities matters, corporate governance, the intellectual property portfolio, and the complex regulatory issues that face a global public company. He also supports the Secretary and General Counsel as Assistant Secretary to the Board. In addition, he leads the company's compliance program and oversees the risk management organization. Sean joined IHS in 2004 to take the company public. Prior to joining IHS, Sean was in-house counsel for WilTel Communications during its rise as a public company, its successful reorganization in a New York bankruptcy court, and the sale of the business. Sean also spent many years in private practice in Tulsa, Oklahoma, advising public and private companies on complex business transactions, securities offerings, mergers and acquisitions, intellectual property, and corporate governance.
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|Keir D. Gumbs
|Covington & Burling LLP
Keir D. Gumbs is a partner with Covington & Burling LLP in Washington, D.C. He advises public and private companies, non-profit organizations, institutional investors and other clients in corporate, corporate governance, securities regulation and transactional matters. Mr. Gumbs' clients include small, medium and large cap companies, non-profit organizations, public pension funds and other institutional investors. Mr. Gumbs' career includes six years of service with the SEC, where, immediately prior to joining Covington & Burling in 2005, he served as Counsel to SEC Commissioner Roel C. Campos.
Lucy Stark
Holland & Hart
Ms. Stark's practice is focused on corporate finance transactions including public and private debt and equity offerings; corporate governance and disclosure issues; mergers, acquisitions and divestitures; and venture capital financing. Ms. Stark has represented public and private companies, including master limited partnerships (MLPs), in connection with financings and corporate restructurings as well as numerous debt and equity securities offerings, and debt tender offers. Ms. Stark provides general corporate and securities advice to many clients and her work has included fiduciary duty advice and disclosure advice, as well as crisis management related to litigation and financial restatements for public company clients. Ms. Stark has experience in a variety of industries including oil and gas, LOHAS, mining, medical device manufacturing, technology, mutual funds, microchip manufacturing, telecommunications, and retail. Prior to joining Holland & Hart, Ms. Stark spent nine years as an attorney at Gibson Dunn & Crutcher, LLP.
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With more than 3,500 members in 32 chapters around the country, the National Investor Relations Institute (NIRI) sets the highest standards in education designed to advance the practice of investor relations and meet the growing professional development needs of those engaged in the field. The Rocky Mountain Chapter represents most of the major public companies in the Rocky Mountain region with a membership that averages about 75 corporate practitioners, IR consultants and IR-related service providers. The chapter holds regular monthly meetings and special events featuring experts on leading issues affecting publicly traded companies and the investor relations profession. For more information on the Rocky Mountain Chapter, please visit its Website at www.rockyniri.org.


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From 1998 to 2004, Columbia TriStar Home Video distributed various Jim Henson productions on video under the Jim Henson Home Entertainment label. At first, most releases from Jim Henson Home Entertainment were episodes of Bear in the Big Blue House, but eventually, the slate expanded to include episodes of The Wubbulous World of Dr. Seuss, re-issues of the Muppet Christmas specials The Christmas Toy, Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas and A Muppet Family Christmas, re-issues of the first three Muppet movies and of The Dark Crystal and Labyrinth, and episodes of The StoryTeller and Greek Myths, amongst others.
Columbia eventually released many of these on DVD. The Dark Crystal, Labyrinth, Muppets from Space and The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland were released to DVD on the same day as the VHS releases. However, the other Muppet movies weren't released to DVD until 2001. Columbia later released every episode of The StoryTeller and The Storyteller: Greek Myths on DVD. The Dark Crystal and Labyrinth received basic DVD releases in 2002, with special editions released in 2004.
In 2002, Columbia announced that it would be releasing 20 Muppet Show videos and DVDs, with two released every few months. These were the exact same releases as the Time-Life releases, only with the Columbia TriStar Home Video (and Jim Henson Home Entertainment) label. After four releases and a long gap between each one, Columbia TriStar started releasing one every few months, and the releases became more frequent. Disney subsequently bought the rights to the Muppets, and the Columbia series was halted.
Also in 2002, Jim Henson Home Entertainment released a direct-to-video production, Kermit's Swamp Years.
In 2003, the label released John Denver & The Muppets: Rocky Mountain Holiday to video and DVD for the first time.
Hit! Entertainment gained the video and DVD rights to most of The Jim Henson Company's remaining properties in 2004, and the Jim Henson Home Entertainment label was used on Hit! releases until its deal with the company ended in 2009. Sony Pictures Home Entertainment retains the video rights to productions originally distributed by Columbia Pictures or Tristar Pictures, as well as The Dark Crystal and The StoryTeller.


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Now here's the thing!
I am creating a new page in this website – find it from the top black menu bar, via 'About' then 'Restoration' then 'Shipwrights and The Team'
My intention is to honour and recognise all those who physically built, or helped build, the barge; anyone who sawed a timber beam, shaped a carling, chiseled, hammered, adzed or wielded a screw driver. I want shipwrights, riggers, the sail maker, caulkers, painters (including the volunteers), the metal work engineers, the Sparks, Plumbers, graphics makers, anyone who shoveled sawdust out from the bilges, squished anti-foul up into bolt-holes underneath, hefted a winch body on deck or welded a leeboard.
What I would like to produce here is a complete list of their names, nicknames if appropriate and a short description of their part in the almighty task we have completed here. These guys (and girls) have done a fantastic job and their efforts are not recognised anywhere else in one list. I can recall a lot of them, although sometimes only forenames or nicknames, so I will start the ball rolling. Please pile in through the comments section or by emailing in on email@example.com for anybody you know about or can think of, or whose details you can furnish us with. On the other hand, also please tell us if we have included 'you' up here and you do not wish to be so mentioned. The last thing I want to do is offend anyone by including them when this is not their cup of tea. I am bound to have forgotten somebody. I appreciate that a lot of people did other stuff voluntarily (man the Visitor Centre, shop, photo's, video, exhibitions in Fleur de Lis etc, and their turn will come. This page is about the physical, hands-on creation of the barge.
Meanwhile, a lovely shot from Dave Brooks of SB Thalatta off Queenborough in the sunset. I have used the same shot as a front page slider on this site, too. Thalatta is a big, recently restored mulie-rigged lady and, as such, is quickening a few pulses as a possible race-within-a-race on Saturday's Thames Match. Exciting stuff. The Rivals?


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Reality TV star and internet pin-up Tila Tequila has opened up about the medical emergency that put her in rehab earlier this year, revealing she thought she was dying after suffering a brain aneurysm.
The 30 year old accidentally overdosed and suffered the aneurysm last month and immediately checked into a treatment center in Florida.
She tells Us Weekly magazine, "I can remember feeling like the bones were popping out the side of my head, the pain was so bad. I took some medications and tried to go for a nap, but when I woke up I was vomiting."
Tequila's roommate found the star almost unconsciousness and dialled emergency services.
After the scare and the rehab, Tequila insists she feels like a new woman: "I feel like I have been reborn. I should have died and feel blessed to have another chance at life and I intend to grasp it. I got excellent treatment and I did a total detox of all substances and medications. This was really tough but I managed to do it."
She now hopes to help other celebrities who find themselves in similar situations.
Tequila adds, "I love talking to people and hopefully I can help them if they have problems. This whole experience has made me think about going back to school and taking psychiatry classes as I feel like I could really help people who have issues."


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Whether you are here for a short visit, vacationing, visiting family or have lived in Redding a while, there's always something fun to do - especially this time of year! Get out and enjoy the cooler temperature, call a friend and reconnect. In other words unplug from your daily routine and go have some fun!
Speaking of this time of year, I was driving north on Shasta View Dr. a couple of days ago and couldn't help but notice those gorgeous fall colors. If you think our area doesn't have much fall color, think again. Print this brochure and discover a number of scenic drive tours while enjoying these incredible fall colors.
Here's a list of other ideas on what to do in Redding this month...
Benton Air Faire & Military Vehicle Show
Radio Controlled Model Plane Flying 730am - 9pm Daily; Warbird Air Races, 3D Acrobatics, Helicopter Acro; Warbird / Jet Fly Bys! Large Military Vehicle & Warbird Display; Vendors; Plane Rides, Warbird Fly Bys all day!; Pancake Breakfast Daily 7-11am; Hangar Lunch 11-2pm; Parking Free; Saturday Movie on the Hangar Wall: Kelly Heros $5 per person!
Admission: $3, Kids free
Times: 7:00 AM - 4:30 PM
Starts September 30, 2017
Occurs: 2 day(s) ending on October 01, 2017.
Location: Benton Air Center
2600 Gold St., Redding, CA 96001
Admission: Free
Starts September 30, 2017 ending on October 01, 2017
Times: Sat: 10:00AM-5:00PM and Sun: 10:00AM-4:0
Location: Redding Civic Auditorium
700 Auditorium Drive, Redding, CA 96001
Welcome home! Find everything for your home or landscaping project at the popular Redding Fall Home Show! This will be the 10th Fall Show that Redding has hosted and we are confident it will be another huge success! Grab your project lists and wish lists and come meet some hard-working local exhibitors face-to-face. Plus, Do-It-Yourself items to complete projects on your own and lots of the latest and greatest gadgets for around the home!
Admission: $15 - $60
October 01, 2017
Location: Sacramento River National Recreation Trail
840 Sundial Bridge Drive, Redding, CA96001
With a course that takes runners over three of this Northern California city's signature bridges — including Ribbon Bridge, Diestelhorst Bridge and the Sundial Bridge — the aptly named Three Bridges Half Marathon is part of the local Redding Lions Club's annual Turtle Bay Run road race event. The race also includes a 10K race and a 2-mile run/walk for everyone from adults to children as young as age five. Mostly fast and flat, the race takes runners closely along the shoreline of the Sacramento River, which runs through the center of the city. All three races are set to start this year at the Riverfront Amphitheater north of the Redding Civic Auditorium.
Family 2nd Saturday: Mayhem in Motion
Admission: Free with admission
Times: 11:00 am - 3:00 pm
October 14, 2017
Location: Turtle Bay Exploration Park
844 Sundial Bridge Drive, Redding, CA96001
Calling all young engineers and tinkers! Join us for a day of making creative contraptions and marbles mazes. Rube Goldberg machines have brought joy and amusement to the menial tasks in life. Pop a balloon, close a book, or knock down some dominoes using our upcycle materials and your extensive imagination.
Admission: Free
Times: 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM
October 21, 2017
Location: Coleman National Fish Hatchery
24411 Coleman Fish Hatchery Road, Anderson, CA 96007
The 2017 Return of the Salmon Festival will be held on Saturday, October 21, 2017 from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM. This year we will be celebrating the 25th annual Return of the Salmon Festival and the 75th anniversary of Coleman National Fish Hatchery.
For more events not listed here go to VISIT REDDING!


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Hunter Bags 28-Point Doe
The Missouri Department of Conservation said any deer with that many points is rare. Becker said he was within sight of his home when he shot the doe. He said he will save the hide and antlers.
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To Johnny from Amy
On the morning of November 21, 2003, the Lord chose to call away one of the most special friends I have ever known. Johnny Wade Perry, Jr. He was better known to me as Johnboy or just old JP.
At the time Johnny left us to receive his wings, he was ranked the fourth strongest man in the world. Johnny stood 6'6″ and weighed in at 380 pounds, but he cast a much larger shadow with his tender heart and gentle smile. Johnny was a friend, a teacher, a coach and a trainer, but most of all he was a big brother to me. Never a day went by that he did not stop to make me smile or laugh and take the time out to let me know that he cared.
Johnny, you used to always tell me, "If I tell you a rooster can pull a freight train Vaughan, then hook 'em up."Well, you told me I was going to be the strongest 148er in the history of powerlfiting, and I will one day make you proud. I can hear that rooster crowing now as he is getting harnessed up to that old train.
Johnny's passing has left a dark and endless pit in my life that time cannot fill, so this page will serve as a constant reminder of a true gentle giant that shunned fame and fortune, and always tried to let the spotlight shine on others instead of himself.
I will make you proud of me one day big brother, and I hope you keep a squat rack open for me in heaven's gym. We will be lifting together again soon. I will always be your little "Butch" – even though I hated that name, I wish you were still here to call it out in the middle of a crowded room. You were called away too soon from our presence, but God has a master plan and must have required your services in heaven. May God keep and protect you until we all once again become a family – a family of angels.
Always your Firecracker,
Amy Lynn Vaughan
Gimme, gimme, gimme – a redneck girl!
As It Was– So It Shall Be Again
Keep A Bench Open In Heaven…
JP and Lori – Always and Forever…


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