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JW Marriott opens a first hotel in the Caribbean
JW Marriott opens a first hotel in the Caribbean
JW Marriott announces the opening of its first Caribbean property in Santo Domingo in the Dominican Republic.
"Santo Domingo remains one of the most vibrant countries for new development in the Caribbean," remarked Craig S. Smith, president of Marriott International for the Caribbean and Latin America. "We are thrilled to have partnered with Mr. Velutini on this project, and reveal our first world class JW Marriott luxury brand hotel to the Caribbean. This beautiful hotel brings the highest levels of accommodations and service to the Dominican Republic and is a great addition to the brand's growing global portfolio."
The brand JW Marriott belongs to the group Marriott which, on January 1, 2014, was the 3rd hotel group worldwide in terms of number of rooms, with 653,719 units in 3,783 hotels (data from MKG Hospitality, consulting firm founded by Georges Panayotis).
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hello to all ,am a bit confused here ,well i seems to have installed the equal love mod ,(cause i was able to tell alistair he's handsome and now am at the point where i can kiss him easly ,so i tried to tell him to join me at the tent ,what shocked me wasnt the refusal (cause maybe its still very early in the game for that i dunno ...) but he said something like 'even if its hard to deny such a beautiful woman like you' !!! that was a shock cause am a male !! so here is my question ,is it the way the mod is ? or is it some error or something !! will alistair be thinking am a woman ??
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|And you are not (engaged) in any affair, nor do you recite concerning it any portion of the Quran, nor do you do any work but We are witnesses over you when you enter into it, and there does not lie concealed from your Lord the weight of an atom in the earth or in the heaven, nor any thing less than that nor greater, but it is in a clear book. 10:61
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|Turning to Him, and be careful of (your duty to) Him and keep up prayer and be not of the polytheists
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By Mitchel Malkus
Over the past two weeks, the Washington, DC community has experienced the tragic deaths of four teenagers. Schools and community organizations, including CESJDS, responded quickly to support young people and their families with resources, gatherings and discussion groups.
For anyone who works with teens, is a parent, or has responsibility for the well-being of children, news of the death of an adolescent is devastating. Since I heard the news of these deaths, I have been asking myself what more I could do to respond to the crisis among our teenagers. Research indicates that over the past five years, the number of U.S. teens who felt useless and joyless — classic symptoms of depression — surged 33 percent in large national surveys. Teen suicide attempts have increased 23 percent during this time-period.
CESJDS, like many other schools, runs ongoing wellness and prevention programs for students. We have structures in place for students to report concerns about their peers to adults, and we have developed strong partnership with families in our community.
One action item I gave myself after the recent deaths was to collect a short list of the best wisdom about what parents can do to support their children, and to share that widely both within and beyond our community. Below is a list of advice I have compiled from local schools, principals and organizations.


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Each and every year the South East Florida Authorities brace themselves for Memorial Weekend because it is usually full of events attended by thousands of people both locally and internationally. The high energy and excitement can sometimes create some sort of chaos. This year, gun salutes at one event confused crowds, causing some chaos.
Most of this holiday's events were incident free. Large crowds attended high society's upscale parties, including many stylish, classy ladies. White Noise's back-to-back parties featuring Tony Matterhorn, Super Twitch, Black Chiney, Stone Love and Swatch were also well attended. Bubbles and Blink lived up to their expectation, as did the Hip-hop concert featuring Young Jeezy, DJ Khaled, Fat Joe and Terror Squad.
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Interview: Billie Piper on David Hare's new political thriller, Collateral for BBC Two.
In South London a young man, Abdullah Asif (Sam Otto), is shot dead delivering a pizza.
The detective in charge, DI Kip Glaspie (Carey Mulligan), quickly discovers that the pizza manager Laurie Stone (Hayley Squires), inexplicably sent Syrian refugee Abdullah instead of regular driver Mikey Gowans (Brian Vernel). At the crime scene, KIP dismisses pushy reporter Robert Walsh (Mark Umbers), and is briefed by her partner DS Nathan Bilk (Nathanial Martello-White).
The killing seems professional, but the only witness - a young woman strung out on drugs on the street corner - gives the police a false name and address. Local MP David Mars (John Simm) arrives to comfort his ex-wife Karen (Billie Piper), the customer of the fatal pizza delivery.
Kip and Nathan track down Abdullah's home, a set of garages, to find his sisters, Fatima (Ahd Kamel) and Mona (July Namir). The sisters are scared and Kip's convinced they're hiding something.
Meanwhile Mikey takes a beating from two men he tries to warn about the police investigation. And manageress Laurie returns home to care for her ageing mum... unaware that two shady figures are watching her every move.
Billie Piper tells us more...
How did it feel to be taking on a role in a David Hare drama?
It's funny because before I worked with him, David Hare was the famous writer whose plays, films and work I had always loved - and so it is extremely weird to be suddenly talking about and be involved in something he has created. It's thrilling and I couldn't agree more with what people say about David's ability to write incredible female characters. He really does flesh out the complexities of a woman as well as some of the ugliness.
What it was about the role of Karen Mars that attracted you?
I liked that Karen was a complex woman, I always find that the most appealing thing in a script. She has obviously lived a difficult life and has been damaged by her past. She has lived with addiction and a devotion to a man who didn't love her and, unsurprisingly, she isn't a particularly nurturing mother. It is Karen who kick-starts this entire story; she gets it all rolling and she is such a great character - a woman of many faces who is beautifully written.
Were you pleased to be reunited with John Simm on this project?
I've known John since I was 16 and I have admired him as an actor since I first saw him in Human Traffic. He is one of those very rare, down-to-earth men who also happens to be an actor. He is a man before he is an actor which is something I always find really refreshing.
My character and John's character share a volatile relationship in the drama: it's sexy and aggressive, it's loveless, but it is her passion. She lives to pursue this dead love, and it's really tragic. John's role is a brilliantly written part as well - he has this very important job as a politician but here we see him be vulnerable and make mistakes.
How did you find filming in London?
I have a love affair with London I can't ever shake. It always impressed me so much growing up, and I have always felt so lucky to live and work here. There have been a lot of things recently that have made London feel more threatening than it has normally but I am behind it and I believe in the city. I am not going anywhere.
There are lots of things about London that blow my mind, that I can never get over. I am from a small town that looks totally different to London, so I was always shocked as a child how somewhere that was only 50 minutes down the motorway could be so different in culture, diversity and opportunity, and how it could contain so many different worlds, all coexisting. It still blows my mind.
This show encapsulates all of that. It shows London in all of its ugly truths and, at times, it feels very underworld even though these are things that are happening on our streets all the time at the moment. The drama is a controversial, state of the nation piece and also a thriller which, if written well, are two things which coexist beautifully.


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Case Number: 20081114
Patterson Homestead Revisit
(with Paravizionz)
November 14, 2008
9:00pm - 2:00am
Investigators present: Ed, Patty, Don, Amanda, Rob, Mike F.
Additionally, there were eight members of Paravizionz along with their two Land of Illusions raffle winners.
Rob monitored the video at Command Central the entire night, since Case Manager Ilka was unable to attend.
Claims of activity: I won't go into this here, as it's already been covered in our previous Patterson investigation from August.
DOGS had called dibs on the basement for the first hour's worth of investigating as we were curious to find out just what lay beyond the sealed up root cellar that had so puzzled us last time. The only thing we could figure thus far is that it holds some of the members of the Patterson family in a crypt of some sort. This was a common practice in the South, according to Don who grew up in the south. So that's what we'll go with until we find out any differently. And the creepy feeling people get when they're in the basement around the walls to the old root cellar may be because they can sense the bodies lying there. [Pure conjecture on our part.]
The teams soon began intermingling after the first hour or so of investigating, which was beneficial for both groups. By the end of the night, when the penny was thrown in the "Christmas Room" in the basement, both teams had meshed into a cohesive unit ready to take on whatever the house had to throw their way (literally it seemed).
Several EVPs were captured, two of which were in direct correlation to the penny being thrown. Not much was captured on video although we did have a laser level set up aimed at the doorway to the Christmas Room. We have one example of something breaking the plane of that laser beam when no investigators were even down there.
One thing I did notice was Paravizionz and DOGS investigative styles are entirely different. First off, Paravizionz was provoking right out of the gate hoping to elicit responses. DOGS uses a different, more respectful approach. Who's to say which works better? Also, they are much more into the technical side--taking readings and EMF and RF and all that. We tend to sit and listen and hope to converse and get a feel for the place. Not to say that DOGS isn't techy, because I'm the biggest computer/gadget geek in town. Paravizionz was even impressed with our small form factor PC that records all our CCTV footage. I think it's a piece of junk in dire need of an upgrade, but it does get the job done nicely.
What We Captured: Our two CCTV IR cameras were downstairs for the entire investigation. as that was where most of the visual experiences happened last time. Ed and Mike carried the Sony MiniDV camera around, but didn't get anything from it. Each group had at least one digital recorder with them. The penny throwing was captured on audio, but not video.
Opinion: I've talked about the Patterson Homestead at great length and how much I really appreciate not only what's being done there for historical preservation but for the contributions of the Patterson family to the city of Dayton. Without them, this city wouldn't be what it is today. As far as my opinion on the investigation, I can't really say one way or the other. The penny throwing sticks out in my mind because it seemed too contrived, almost convenient that it happened when it did. If it was hoaxed, which Patty swears that no one threw it because the direction it came from was away from where anyone was, I can't see a reason why other than to cap off an otherwise uneventful investigation. I guess I'm still too skeptical and need to open my mind a bit more.
Conclusion: While this is always a great place to investigate, and Lisa is very nice and stays out of the way in her office during the investigations, I've already concluded that this place has some ghosts visiting from time to time. However, this time around, I think that the spirits weren't as receptive to all of us being there as they had been before.


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If you still have questions about why Max Anstie ride the 2013 bike, there is some answers explain by Steve Dixon himself, team manager of the Bike It Cosworth Yamaha team for moto-mpora.com.
The very first GP of the 2014 World motocross championship was held in Qatar this past weekend, Max Anstie rode 2 outstanding races which could have been 2 race wins but for bikes problems. What we did notice is that Max was racing the 2013 bike and not the new 2014 Yamaha, so we asked Steve Dixon team boss of Bike It Yamaha Cosworth why that was.
Hey Steve, did Max race Qatar on a 2013 Yamaha?
"Yes it was the 2013 bike – Why? because we have a good set up for these races and did not want to rush the 2014 till it is fully tested, but the potential is higher with the 2014, the standard Yam 2014 is fantastic and such a high base that a lot has to be done to get it considerably better. We have it ready but just need more time on the mapping and data side. We only decided on the Sunday of Hawkstone to miss it and go test the 2013, then he loved the engine power and we did two days testing on suspension and the took the bike on the plane!
The first race really was as a result of a little too much over rev especially on the Quad, Just to let you know an over rev on an F1 car takes 300km off the engine life!
The second race Max genuinely stalled it and then had no energy to kick it correctly but got it going to finish 17th.
We made the right decision and Max is happy, it is the first time he has lead a GP, raced with our team and raced since Leirop, plus he was sick all weekend and was even sick in his helmet on Friday.
For us it is rare to have failure, but we learn't a lot about Max this weekend, and its a double edge sword that we play, you have to be in it to win it! so if we had achieved two top 5′s he would have had points but now he has had a taste and he liked being in front, but to be in front you need a fast bike, t was just bad for us that it was in the limelight! We can take the rough with the smooth and move on to Thailand where he will be up for it again, I think we woke people up again and showed we can get riders to the front, it is not just a coincidence…
Max is still only 20, he has been on three factory GP teams and written off. We are here to prove the critics wrong and get a Union Jack flying on the top step again.
People have to understand the rider is part of a team and that team all felt the same heartache that Max felt, the reason we do this job is to win and every part of the track the riders ride we are there with him.
I am sure people have great hindsight but those people do not have the courage to make a decision, and without a decision you prove you are week so as I say live by the sword and die by the sword, or just be like sheeps and follow…
mmm sounds like I still have my passion.. haha
Thanks for clearing that up and good luck in Thailand.


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IBPS Clerk 2019 Notification - Dates, Application, Results, Exam Pattern
IBPS Clerk 2019 Notification - Apply online for 7275 Clerical Cadre (CRP Clerks -VIII) posts
IBPS Clerk 2019 Notification - Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) has published notification to conduct online examination for the next Common Recruitment Process (CRP) for the recruitment of Clerical Cadre (CRP Clerks -VIII) vacancies in the Participating Organisations is tentatively scheduled in December 2018 & January 2019
Also See : IBPS Clerk Exam Syllabus 2019 - Prelims and Mains Exam Syllabus
Candidates can apply from 18th September 2018 to 10th October 2018. Other details like age limit, vacancy details, educational qualification, application fee, how to apply, selection process, important dates for IBPS CRP Clerks VIII Notification 2018 given below on this page
IBPS Clerk CPR Clerks - VIII 2019-20
Quick Links
- Any eligible candidate, who aspires to join any of the Participating Organisations listed below as a Clerk or in a similar post in that cadre, is required to register for the Common Recruitment Process (CRP Clerks-VIII).
- The Exam will be conducted in two tier i.e. the online exam will be held in two phases, Online Preliminary & Online Main. Candidates who will qualify in Online Preliminary Exam and shortlisted will have to appear for Online Main Exam.
- Depending on the vacancies to be filled in during the financial year 2019-20 based on the business needs of the Participating Organisations and as reported to IBPS, candidates shortlisted will be provisionally allotted to one of the Participating Organisations keeping in view the spirit of Govt.
- The validity for CRP Clerks-VIII will automatically expire at the close of business on 31st March 2020 with or without giving any notice.
IBPS Clerks-VIII Vacancy Details
- Name of Organization: Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS)
- Name of the Post: Clerical Cadre (CPR CLERK-VIII)
- Number of Vacancies: 7275 Posts
State Wise IBPS Clerk VIII Posts
- Andaman & Nicobar Island - 0
- Andhra Pradesh - 167
- Arunachal Pradesh - 10
- Assam - 94
- Bihar - 178
- Chandigarh - 37
- Chhattisgarh - 89
- Dadra & Nagar Haveli - 03
- Daman & Diu - 01
- Delhi - 362
- Goa - 48
- Gujarat - 533
- Haryana - 146
- Himachal Pradesh - 90
- Jammu & Kashmir - 61
- Jharkhand - 110
- Karnataka - 618
- Kerala - 291
- Lakshadweep - 01
- Madhya Pradesh - 325
- Maharashtra - 772
- Manipur - 08
- Meghalaya - 06
- Mizoram - 02
- Nagaland - 04
- Odisha - 191
- Puducherry - 22
- Punjab - 405
- Rajasthan - 268
- Sikkim - 10
- Tamil Nadu - 792
- Telangana - 162
- Tripura - 18
- Uttar Pradesh - 944
- Uttarakhand - 97
- West Bengal - 410
Total - 7275 Posts
Participating Organisations
- Allahabad Bank; Canara Bank; Indian Overseas Bank; UCO Bank; Andhra Bank; Central Bank of India; Oriental Bank of Commerce; Union Bank of India; Bank of Baroda; Corporation Bank; Punjab National Bank; United Bank of India; Bank of India; Dena Bank; Punjab & Sind Bank; Vijaya Bank; Bank of Maharashtra; Indian Bank and; Syndicate Bank
Also See : IBPS Clerk Main result 2019 announced, here's how to check
Eligibility Criteria for IBPS Clerk 2019 Recruitment
- Candidates, intending to apply for CRP Clerks-VIII should ensure that they fulfil the minimum eligibility criteria specified by IBPS in the advertisement:
Nationality / Citizenship
- A candidate must be either: (i) a Citizen of India or (ii) a subject of Nepal or (iii) a subject of Bhutan or (iv) a Tibetan Refugee who came over to India before 01st January 1962 with the intention of permanently settling in India or (v) a person of Indian origin who has migrated from Pakistan, Burma, Sri Lanka, East African countries of Kenya, Uganda, the United Republic of Tanzania (formerly Tanganyika and Zanzibar), Zambia, Malawi, Zaire, Ethiopia and Vietnam with the intention of permanently settling in India.
- Provided that a candidate belonging to categories (ii), (iii), (iv) & (v) above shall be a person in whose favour a certificate of eligibility has been issued by the Govt. of India.
Age (As on 01st Sept. 2018)
- Candidates age limit should be between 20 to 28 years as on 01st September 2018, i.e. a candidate must have been born not earlier than 02nd September 1990 and not later than 01st September 1998 (both dates inclusive)
Age Relaxation
- SC /ST - 5 years
- OBC (Non-Creamy Layer) - 3 years
- PWD - 10 years
- Ex-Servicemen/Disabled Ex-Servicemen - actual period of service rendered in the defence forces + 3 years (8 years for Disabled Ex-Servicemen belonging to SC/ST) subject to a maximum age limit of 50 years
- Widows, divorced women and women legally separated from their husbands who have not remarried - 9 years
- Persons ordinarily domiciled in the State of J&K during the period 01st Jan. 1980 to 31st Dec. 1989 - 5 years
- Persons affected by 1984 riots - 5 years
- Regular employees of the Union Carbide Factory, Bhopal retrenched from service (Applicable to Madhya Pradesh state only) - 5 years
Educational Qualifications
- A Degree (Graduation) in any discipline from a University recognised by the Govt. Of India or any equivalent qualification recognized as such by the Central Govt. The candidate must possess valid Mark-sheet/Degree Certificate that he/she is a graduate on the day he / she registers and indicate the percentage of marks obtained in Graduation while registering online
- Computer Literacy: Operating and working knowledge in computer systems is mandatory i.e. candidates should have Certificate/Diploma/Degree in Computer Operations/Language/ should have studied Computer/Information Technology as one of the subjects in the High School/College/Institute
- Proficiency in the Official Language of the State/UT (candidates should know how to read/ write and speak the Official Language of the State/UT) for which vacancies a candidate wishes to apply is preferable
- Ex-Servicemen who do not possess the above civil exam qualifications should be matriculate Ex-Servicemen who have obtained the Army Special Certificate of Education or corresponding certificate in the Navy or Air Force after having completed not less than 15 years of service in the Armed Forces of the Union as on 10th October 2018. Such certificates should be dated on or before 10th October 2018
IBPS CPR – Clerk VIII Exam Pattern
The structure of the Examination which will be conducted online are as follows
- Preliminary Examination
- English Language - 30 No. of Questions; 30 Maximum Marks; 20 Minutes
- Numerical Ability - 35 No. of Questions; 35 Maximum Marks; 20 Minutes
- Reasoning Ability - 35 No. of Questions; 35 Maximum Marks; 20 Minutes
- Total No. of Questions: 100 and 100 Marks
- Candidates have to qualify in each of the three tests by securing cut-off marks to be decided by IBPS. Adequate number of candidates in each category as decided by IBPS depending upon requirements will be shortlisted for Online Main Exam
Main Examination
- General/Financial Awareness - 50 No. of Questions; 50 Maximum Marks; Time allotted - 35 minutes
- General English - 40 No. of Questions; 40 Maximum Marks; Time allotted - 35 minutes
- Reasoning Ability & Computer Aptitude - 50 No. of Questions; 60 Maximum Marks; Time allotted - 45 minutes
- Quantitative Aptitude - 50 No. of Questions; 50 Maximum Marks; Time allotted - 45 minutes
- Total - 190 No. of Questions; 200 Maximum Marks; Time allotted - 160 minutes
- The above tests except the Tests of English Language will be available bilingually, i.e. English and Hindi
Cut-off Score (Online Main Exam)
- Each candidate will be required to obtain a minimum score in each test of Online Main Exam and also a minimum total score to be considered for further process. Depending on number of the State/UT wise vacancies available, cut-offs will be decided and candidates will be considered for provisional allotment
Pre-Exam Training
- Pre-Exam Training may be arranged by the Nodal Banks/Participating Organisations to a limited number of candidates belonging to SC/ST/Minority Communities/Ex-Servicemen/ PwD at certain centres viz. Agartala, Agra, Ahmedabad, Allahabad, Amritsar, Aurangabad, Balasore, Bareilly, Behrampur (Ganjam), Bengaluru, Bhopal, Bhubaneshwar, Chandigarh, Chennai, Coimbatore, Dehradun, Dhanbad, Gorakhpur, Gulbarga, Guwahati, Hubli, Hyderabad, Indore, Jabalpur, Jaipur, Jammu, Jodhpur, Kanpur, Karnal, Kavaratti, Kochi, Kolkata, Lucknow, Ludhiana, Madurai, Mangalore, Mumbai, Muzaffarpur, Mysore, Nagpur, New Delhi, Panaji (Goa), Patiala, Patna, Port Blair, Puducherry, Pune, Raipur, Rajkot, Ranchi, Rohtak, Sambalpur, Shimla, Shillong, Siliguri, Thiruchirapalli, Thiruvananthapuram, Tirupati, Vadodara, Varanasi, Vijaywada and Vishakhapatnam
- All eligible candidates who opt for and wish to avail of Pre-Examination Training should fill in the relevant column in the Online Application
Examination Center
- The Exam will be conducted online in venues across many centres in India. The tentative list of Exam Centres for the Preliminary Exams and those for Main Exams is available in Annexure II
- No request for change of centre for Examination shall be entertained
Application Form for IBPS Clerk 2019
- Candidates can apply online only from 18th September 2018 to 10th October 2018 and no other mode of application will be accepted
Pre-Requisites for Applying Online:
Before applying online candidates should
- Scan their photograph and signature ensuring that both the photograph (4.5cm × 3.5cm) and signature adhere to the required specifications as given in Annexure C to this Advertisement.
- Signature in CAPITAL LETTERS will NOT be accepted.
- keep the necessary details/documents ready to make Online Payment of the requisite application fee/ intimation charges
- Have a valid personal email ID, which should be kept active till the completion of this round of Common Recruitment Process. IBPS may send call letters for the Examination etc. through the registered e-mail ID. Under no circumstances, a candidate should share with/mention e-mail ID to /of any other person. In case a candidate does not have a valid personal e-mail ID, he/she should create his/her new e-mail ID before applying on-line and must maintain that email account
Application Fee
- Application Fees/Intimation Charges Payable from 18th September 2018 to 10th October 2018 (Online payment), both dates inclusive, shall be as follows
- Rs.100/- for SC/ST/PWD/EXSM candidates
- Rs.600 /- for all others
- Bank Transaction charges for Online Payment of application fees/ intimation charges will have to be borne by the candidate
Procedure for applying online:
- Candidates are first required to go to the IBPS's website www.ibps.in and click on the Home Page to open the link "CRP Clerks" and then click on the option "CLICK HERE TO APPLY ONLINE FOR CRP-Clerks (CRP-Clerks-VIII)" to open the On-Line Application Form.
- Candidates will have to click on "CLICK HERE FOR NEW REGISTRATION" to register their application by entering their basic information in the online application form. After that a provisional registration number and password will be generated by the system and displayed on the screen. Candidate should note down the Provisional registration number and password. An Email & SMS indicating the Provisional Registration number and Password will also be sent. They can reopen the saved data using Provisional registration number and password and edit the particulars, if needed.
Mode of Payment
- Candidates have the option of making the payment of requisite fees/ intimation charges through the ONLINE mode only
Important Dates (Tentative) for IBPS Clerk 2019 Recruitment
- Online Registration including Edit/Modification of Application by candidates 18th September 2018 to 10th October 2018
- Payment of Application Fees/Intimation Charges (Online): 18th September 2018 to 10th October 2018
- Download of Call Letters for Pre-Exam Training: November 2018
- Conduct of Pre-Exam Training: 26th November 2018 to 01st December 2018
- Download of call letters for Online Exam - Preliminary: November 2018
- Online Exam - Preliminary:08th, 09th, 15th, & 16th December 2018
- Result of Online Exam - Preliminary: December 2018/ January 2019
- Download of Call letter for Online Exam – Main January 2019
- Online Examination - Main:20th January 2019
- Provisional Allotment: April 2019


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Insolvency Practitioners Bill inches closer
More than two years after the Commerce Committee reported back on the Insolvency Practitioners Bill, Parliament took up the second reading of the Bill on September 26 – the next step in what has been a long and protracted process.
Under the current law, the restrictions on who can be an insolvency practitioner (such as a liquidator or receiver) are limited. You must be over 18, not bankrupt or subject to the Mental Health Act, not related to the company, and not have a dishonesty conviction in the past 5 years.
There is no requirement that the practitioner have any minimum skills, qualification or experience, or even any requirement that the practitioner live in New Zealand. There are also difficulties in enforcing the requirements as to who can be an insolvency practitioner.
The Insolvency Practitioners Bill was introduced in April 2010 to address the enforcement difficulties. It proposed a negative licensing regime, under which the Registrar of Companies would have the power to prohibit individuals from acting as insolvency practitioners.
However, the Bill made few changes to the limited list of people who could not act as an insolvency practitioner. The key additions were struck off lawyers, suspended accountants, and people with a dishonesty conviction at any time.
Most significantly, the Bill did not set any minimum requirement for qualifications or experience.
As a result, many in the insolvency industry considered the Bill to be an unsatisfactory ambulance at the bottom of the hill.
The Commerce Committee reported back on the Bill in May 2011.
It considered that a negative licensing system was not appropriate, for three reasons. It said that some practitioners do not have the skills to recognise whether a business was viable or not, and which strategy to put in place.
In addition, practitioners may misinform creditors and take advantage of the process for their own benefit. Further, there would be no systematic monitoring of whether practitioners are acting incompetently and/or dishonestly.
It recommended changing the negative licensing to a registration system, under which all insolvency practitioners would need to be registered.
However, the registration system proposed by the Commerce Committee would still not require insolvency practitioners to have any minimum qualifications or experience.
As long as a person was not on the limited list of people who could not act, he or she would be entitled to register under the Act.
This means that people will be able to hold themselves out as "registered insolvency practitioners", implying that they meet a minimum standard of proficiency – even though they may not be qualified at all.
As a result, the amended Bill has been the subject of widespread criticism.
In response, INSOL New Zealand and the New Zealand Institute of Chartered Accountant have jointly proposed an alternative initiative for self-regulation by the industry.
This proposal requires an insolvency practitioner to have a licence issued by NZICA that would, among other things, require the practitioner to comply with minimum experience requirements, mandatory professional development obligations and minimum professional indemnity insurance arrangements.
However, this initiative is voluntary, and insolvency practitioners will not be required to comply with it.
In light of the criticism of the Bill, and given that more than two years have now passed since the Commerce Committee's report, all eyes have been on the government's response.
During the second reading, the Minister of Commerce said that the government supports the Commerce Committee's recommendation for registration.
The Minister also said that a "substantial amount of work has been going on behind the scenes since the bill was reported back from the select committee", and that the government will be introducing a supplementary order paper that proposes further amendments to the Bill.
Interestingly, although the Minister did not specifically address the criticism of the Bill, he said that it is "especially important" that investors and creditors have confidence that "the insolvency practitioner has the minimum skills for the job".
Given that the current Bill sets no minimum skill level, it remains to be seen whether the supplementary order paper will address this issue.
Progress, however, continues to be slow. Although 12 speeches are scheduled for the second reading of the Bill, debate was interrupted half way through the third speech. It is not clear when the supplementary order paper will be introduced, or when the Bill will progress through the remaining stages.
If it's anything like its path to date, progress will be slow.
Murray Tingey, David Friar and Wayne Hofer are insolvency specialists at law firm Bell Gully.


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The American Fallen Soldiers Project
U.S. Army Specialist Dane Balcon honored
The American Fallen Soldiers Project is an independent organization formed in 2007 to help provide comfort and healing to the grieving families of our fallen military. Vizient partners with this organization to present the family of a fallen loved one an original portrait by artist Phil Taylor. In 2018, Vizient selected the family of U.S. Army Specialist Dane Balcon as the American Fallen Soldiers Project recipient for this year.Read more
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Destiny Rescue wins Borlaug Award
The Norman Borlaug Humanitarian Award is given annually to a 501(c)(3) organization doing extraordinary work helping others and making a difference in the world. The award is named for the late Norman Borlaug, PhD, an agronomist who was known as "the man who saved a billion lives" for his revolutionary approach to plant breeding that radically changed agriculture. Vizient selected Destiny Rescue as the winner of the award in 2018.Read more


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The feeling that dry and cracked heels gives you is not a pleasant one, especially if you wear tights or stockings. Not to mention the unaesthetic look when wearing sandals barefoot. Shabby heels can destroy the most elegant outfit, so don't neglect them and make sure they are always hydrated, …Read More »
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One of the most popular and efficient ingredients in fighting cellulite is coffee. It is used in lots of lotions, shower gels and soaps especially designed for you to forget about this stressful and unaesthetic condition.Read More »
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Bra fat is that unsightly bulge that forms when the elastic of your bra squeezes your torso. Don't worry, it doesn't mean you're out of shape or that you're overweight. In fact, the bulge is something that happens naturally when you tie elastics around any soft part of your body.Read More »


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Riverbed Positioned In The Leaders Quadrant Of Leading Analyst Firm's Magic Quadrant For WAN Optimization Controllers
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Riverbed Positioned In The Leaders Quadrant Of Leading Analyst Firm°¶s Magic Quadrant For WAN Optimization Controllers
Riverbed Technology (Nasdaq: RVBD), the IT infrastructure performance company for networks, applications and storage, today announced that it has been positioned by Gartner in the leaders quadrant in the °ßWAN Optimization Controller (WOC) Magic Quadrant, 2009°® published in June 2009 and authored by Andy Rolfe, Joe Skorupa and Severine Real. According to Gartner, °ßLeaders exhibit an ability to shape the market by introducing additional capabilities in their product offerings and by raising awareness of the importance of these features. We expect a Leader to be growing the market as a whole, and to have solutions that resonate with an increasing number of enterprises. Leaders in the WOC market need to have a broad feature set, including QoS, generic compression, protocol acceleration and file system acceleration, with the majority of features proven in substantial real-world implementations. They also need to be able to offer sales and support on a global basis.°® Full Story…
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Brenda Malkinson
Brenda Malkinson (Edmonton, AB) is an interdisciplinary artist living and maintaining a studio in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. After graduating from the Alberta College of Art in 1975 she opened her first art studio in 1979. Contemporary stained glass has been Malkinson's main form of expression for over thirty-five years and she has achieved national and international recognition for her large commissions and contemporary approach. The many forms of communicating ideas continue fascinate and in 2011 Brenda apprenticed in wood block printmaking with Edmonton artist Tad Warszynski. Brenda has taught drawing and visual design for the University of Alberta, Faculty of Extension for twenty years. She has been a guest lecturer at the Alberta College of Art, University of Alberta and Artists in Stained Glass. Malkinson's work is in public collections including The Alberta Foundation for the Arts, the University of Alberta, The Museum of Man, Mazankowski Heart Institute, CK Hui Heart Centre and the Cross Cancer Institute.
What I feel keeps me on the leading edge is an essential call to explore and form, in a visual voice, those things that interest me. My approach to my work is conceptual; I am interested in the thought behind the idea and how to express that in a meaningful way. My artistic practice uses a wide variety of media to question ideas of mastery, craftsmanship and value. Drawing on broad references from readings, poetry, man made objects to nature; I use the mediums of vitrified enamels on glass, colour woodblock printmaking and drawing, often in relationship to each other, as a meditation on the activity of making art.
Winter Garden - edition of six (3 shown)
Colour woodblock print, vitrified enamels on glass (2012)
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By: Kebba AF Touray
Saikou Marong, the National Assembly Member for Latrikunda, has called on his fellow Lawmakers to be proactive in the execution of their sacred duties, in order to solve the issue of National Identity Card for the citizenry. Marong said this on Wednesday September 5th 2018, at the Legislative House in Banjul.
"Things of this nature should be timely dealt with, if we are to make a difference. This issue was brought to the National Assembly in 2017. If the Minister fails to issue Gambians with ID Cards, we should make sure that they are issued to the Gambians,'' he said. He asserted the need for his fellow Lawmakers to know their responsibilities as Members of Parliament, and do what is expected of them.
"How can you delay a National Identity document for so many years, because of one committee's engagement in one issue or another. If this is how we want to operate, we will not be able to achieve anything in five years, because come 2019, that is when we start talking about the ID card issue, when it is already delayed for two or three years, when there is another issue, to talk about. That will be about two or three years," he emphasized; that this is why the country has pending and pressing issues; that all that was raised at the sitting of Wednesday, were outdated. He challenged his fellow parliamentarians to effect change; that they have the Constitutional power to do so and should not wait for Executive action to effect the change.
"They have given us good recommendations. It is fine. It is ok. But how are these going to be implemented. The Member for Wuli West has given us a lot of ideas. They are our veterans here, and they have given us all the ideas. But the question is, are we ready for it?'' Marong asked.
He averred that every Legislator, should have change as his top priority; that if they are to effect change, they should not look into faces, but the interest of the Gambian people.
"Let's represent the Gambian people and make sure the issue of ID Cards is solved once and for all. If it is going to be a temporal ID card, let it be issued to the Gambian people. I think this is what we should push forward for, as Members of Parliament,'' he posited.
He hailed the National Assembly delegation to the recently concluded ECOWAS Parliamentary Session in Togo, but challenged the delegates to make a timely provision of their report for Deputies to have time to deal with it.


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Australia Bound Bubbletop
Leon Betts
The first of our two 1960 Chev Impala 'Bubble-Tops' being restored by our Californian-based partner, Rick's Hi-Deserts Customs, has been completed. It will be picked up this week by our shipper in LA for loading into our next container. Rick's team have performed a spectacular frame-off restoration and the result is a show-quality car.
The car's original colour scheme, inside and out, has been reinstated and every component has been either replaced or refurbished. The only exception is the cars original 283 small block which will be completely rebuilt by Ol' School Garages's in-house engine guru, Craig 'Jackie' Johnston when it arrives in Brisbane. The engine will include a performance manifold and cam, a dual crossover exhaust and other performance tweaks to give it a significant power boost over the factory spec.
More information can be found under the 'Arriving Soon' tab of our website. Alternatively, just give me a call.
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Executive MBA Program
The 2-year, part-time MSM Romania EMBA program provides state-of-the-art postgraduate education in business administration to mid-career professionals with the aim to advance their knowledge and practice of management and to train them to lead in a dynamic global business environment.
The EMBA is being offered jointly by MSM and the MSM Bucharest Association in a weekend format. The program is facilitated by faculty and staff who have successfully managed and taught in recognized business schools around the world during the previous decade. The degree conferred upon successful participants will be awarded solely by MSM.
Business & Public Policy
Today's business leaders in Romania must place an emphasis on the interplay between business, society, culture and political forces. This interplay has never been more evident than during the current global economic crisis. This course gives the students the tools to deal with all these forces in an ethical and sustainable manner, while still meeting its responsibilities to a business' stakeholders.
Action Learning
The classroom of the MBA program is put to the test with actual consulting projects from Romanian companies and multinational companies operating in Romania. The MBA students are supported by a faculty team who will monitor the learning platform and provide guidance, direction, and learning modules as needed during the project. During the final week, participants will engage in work with their teams and will visit their designated client organizations to gather additional information, test assumptions, and gain feedback on preliminary recommendations. The project ends with a final presentation by the teams to the management of the client organizations.
Some previous participating companies have been UniCredit Tiriac Bank, WesternUnion, Kraft Foods, Xerox, PriceWaterhouseCoopers, Ursus Breweries and many others.
Finance and Marketing in-depth
During this module, you will have the chance to dig deeper into one of these subjects that are so crucial to today's business-person. Either choose a subject which complements your current career or use this as an opportunity to push yourself outside of your comfort zone.
If you choose Marketing, you will learn how to better evaluate your customer in the Strategic Marketing course. You will then learn how to sell the product to those customers that you have a target in the Sales Management course.
Should you choose Finance, you will learn how to better evaluate the details of your own company, a potential acquisition or a company in which you might want to invest in the Financial Statement Analysis course. Then after you have completed the analysis, you will get the tools that you will need in order to actually invest in the Investments & Capital Markets course.
Program Design
Our EMBA program is designed to stimulate creative management thinking and to meet the needs of candidates looking to improve on the theoretical underpinnings and training required to apply management knowledge into practice. Candidates are trained in an international, multicultural and multi-disciplinary setting preparing them to successfully operate in the global business environment.
The EMBA Program can be completed in approximately 22 months. Lectures and classes are conveniently paced and are conducted on alternating weekends with an extended winter and summer break (the exact schedule can be found at our website). This way, participants are away from their jobs for only a minimum period of time.
The program consists of four segments, starting with a Foundation segment, providing a solid knowledge base in each of the major management disciplines. The following Core segment offers courses with a broader focus. These are more integrated and often multidisciplinary in nature. The Specialization segment contains a set of courses which give you the choice to gain more specialized knowledge in the fields of Marketing or Finance. This segment also includes an Action Learning project in which you will tackle a 'live' business issue with a Romanian company.
The program is completed by the writing of a Master Thesis in the Performance segment, based on a current business research project of your choice.
Teaching Methodology
Our aim is to teach concepts and theories of management, stimulate critical thinking and transform management problems into opportunities from a multidisciplinary and multicultural perspective. The general approach includes lectures, problem-based learning exercises, case study analyses, student participation, seminars, discussions and independent study.
The majority of the courses taught include case studies to simulate decision-making. Case studies provide a vehicle for identifying problems, analyzing them, deriving solutions and considering how to implement them.
Working efficiently and effectively in multicultural groups is emphasized in the EMBA program through an approach of group-study. This is considered an invaluable skill for managers. The use of group study enables participants to benefit from the experiences of others. Group members are selected at random in order to maximize the learning opportunity in an environment that fosters collaboration with fellow members from different cultures and work environments. Needless to say, a program that is being taught by faculty from a variety of countries provides excellent chances of enhancing your intercultural communication skills.
Executive MBA Graduates
The candidates admitted to our EMBA program are mid-career executives, the self-employed, and the expert consultants in general managers who have full-time job responsibilities, and therefore cannot afford to attend classes on a full-time basis.
Surveys have shown that our EMBA graduates return to their respective organizations with promising career prospects and greater confidence. The majority of our alumni assumed new responsibilities with increased opportunities for advancement, while others utilized the additional skills to take on new professional challenges or career changes.
Romanian Advisory Board
The mission of MSM Romania's Advisory Board is to provide external perspective and review as well as advocacy and support for the school's programs, strategic direction, and overall objectives. Current members of the advisory board include Steven van Groningen (Raiffeisen Bank Romania), Misu Negritoiu (ING Bank Romania), Peter de Ruiter(PWC Romania) and Sandra Pralong (former President, Fundatia Soros Romania), among others.
Distinctive competencies of the MSM / MSM Romania MBA
- Outstanding reputation in management education
- Continuing legacy of faculty and staff of Romania's top-ranked MBA program
- Globally networked knowledge community
- 22-month, weekend program
- All studies take place in Bucharest
- You have the choice to study at the campuses in the Netherlands, China, Egypt or Peru.
- Interaction with high-level Romanian executives and entrepreneurs
- Combine your professional career with MBA study
- Excellent national and international faculty
- State-of-the-art MBA curriculum with specific flavors of your country
- Apply the knowledge and skills acquired from MBA class immediately to your daily work
- Build global academic and business networks through your MBA class and the MSM global alumni network
- Gain access to a vast Romanian and global alumni network
Admission Requirements and Procedure
The main prerequisite for admission to the MSM Romania EMBA Program is a sound academic background. Applicants must hold at least a Bachelor's degree or its academic equivalent from a recognized university, with preferably a foundation in economics and management.
Proficiency in English is absolutely essential to complete the EMBA Program. Applicants, whose previous education has been in a language other than English, must submit evidence of proficiency in the English language. Minimum TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) score: 570 paper-based TOEFL, 230 computer-based, 88 internet based or minimum IELTS score of 6.5.
A GMAT (Graduate Management Admission Test) score of at least 500 is the desirable prerequisite for enrolment.
Five or more years of managerial experience are required.
A Statement of Motivation as well as two Letters of Recommendation.
Please be complete and precise when filling in the application form. Only complete applications will be accepted.
Applications should be submitted at least 6 weeks before the start of the program. Please refer to the website www.msm.nl or www.msmro.org for program starting dates and up-to-date admissions criteria. There will be an admissions interview once the application is complete.
Maastricht School of Management Romania reserves the right to withdraw, add or change a specialization course or to change the title of a course due to evolving market trends. Candidates are admitted on a competitive basis.
On the application form, you will find a list of additional requirements. These must be sent together with your application form to:
MSM Romania
Admissions Office
Putul Lui Zamfir, nr. 36
011684 Bucharest
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How do you get into the pool?
As I was driving today I had a moment where I felt anxious, overwhelmed and triggered by some of the San Diego driving.
Things have been a little rough the last nine months and I had one of those moments where I just felt like giving up and giving in. It felt like my faith was being tested. The past nine months have felt like I've been holding my breath just above the waterline trying not to drown.
I began scripting out the scenario in my head where I go back to Wisconsin with my tail between my legs and spend the rest my life working at a 9 to 5 job, being totally miserable. Going backward felt even more depressing than giving up. In that moment I knew if I moved in that direction and followed through with that script, my soul would die.
Frankly, I know there's no going back. I know that I have a mission and I can't I know it I can't run from it I can't deny it and I can't ignore it. Yes, I know that and it times it feels as if I'm an animal trapped in a corner ready to lash out at the next thing that comes along. The truth is, I am just scared. I am scared to truly be seen, scared to share my wisdom, scared of being criticized or judged, but most of all I think what I'm afraid of most is being utterly and completely successful.
In that last moment of wanting to give up a car in front of me with the sticker on it said "Love, Faith, and Hope," and I burst into tears for a few seconds and then a calm rushed over me. Faith is one of the trickiest things to have when life isn't going our way. When things are going great, we don't even think about having faith we just live.
I know I'm being asked to keep the faith and remain positive. It's not always easy and I'm not always perfect at it; hell, none of us are. I know my faith is required to be strong on this journey, especially when I'm scared.
When I'm quiet enough, I get the messages I need from "source" or my "guides" or "god," I call these messages "downloads." After I saw the sticker on the rear window of the white Toyota about faith, I received a download. It said, "God is your mentor and you have all that you need, you just have to take action and jump".
So that's what I'm doing. I'm jumping in cannonball style because that's how I jump into all areas of my life. I'm jumping in boldly + bravely and deep down I know that whatever comes my way I'll pull through because I always pull through.
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Will the people thwart Government drive for baby killing on demand?
Sligo News File.
The Pope is to visit Ireland in August but will the occasion be blighted by a referendum result where the country has just voted for the legalisation of baby killing on demand?
It's apparent that both Government and pro abortion lobbies are going out on a limb to get the referendum out of the way ahead of the papal visit. Far from the process being rushed, as claimed, to enable the student population to vote, the real concern many feel is that a date for the referendum closer to the papal visit would defeat what abortion proponents hope will be overwhelming public support for the repeal of the child protecting Eighth Amendment.
The last few weeks in particular has witnessed a tidal wave of attacks on the Eigth Amendment, and, too, in places strong condemnation of the electorate, mostly women, who, back in 1993, voted en masse to give the present full constitutional protection to both the mother and child.
Of the more than 1,265,000 who turned out for the Referendum in September of that year, nearly 70% decided in favour of the inclusion of what is now the Eighth Amendment in the constitution – double the number of those who voted against.
Today, it is widely acknowledged that the wisdom of the people in 1983 has saved the live of countless thousands of Irish children whose lives might otherwise have been extinguished in abortion chambers of death.
Ireland meanwhile has also gone on to become one of the safest places on the planet to have a baby.
Subsequent provisions have allowed women, if they felt so inclined, to travel for abortions abroad. However, official figures show that the number travelling from the State to the UK has been falling steadily, even during a period of time much longer than abortion pills have been easily and illegally available online.
What isn't entirely clear is the reason why thousands of women still travel to Britain to have their baby put down. According to figures for 2015, 10 of the total of 3,265 were less than 16 years old. Some 48 per cent of those who gave Irish addresses were aged in their 20s and 37 per cent were in their 30s.
To believe that all of the thousands of abortions were justified on health grounds would surely be carrying things to the extreme.
For the record, official figures indicate that 141 of the abortions carried out in 2015 were performed under what is described as ground E, a category that includes Down Syndrome, cleft lip and palate and other medical conditions.
Were groups that are now seeking to overthrow the Eighth Amendment to be successful, it appears highly probable that Ireland would very soon become a killing ground for multiple thousands of unwanted babies.
Given the slaughter of the Northern Ireland "troubles" when more than 3,500 people were killed, 52% of them civilians, what possible reason can there now be for more killings, this time the killing of the most innocent, on this island?
Pope Francis is scheduled to visit Ireland for the 'World Meeting of Families' in August. Would it not be shocking and truly tragic were the country's message during his visit to be that it had just legitimised a regime for the intentional torture and annihilation of innocent infants in the womb?


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Macedonian President rejects new name
Macedonia's president Gjorge Ivanov (pictured) said that he would not sign off on a historic deal that would change the country's name, the most potentially disruptive reaction so far to the agreement with Greece that has received diverging reactions in both countries.
President Gjorge Ivanov said the agreement, which would rename Macedonia as the Republic of North Macedonia, or Severna Macedonia, gave too many concessions to Greece: "Such a harmful agreement, which is unique in the history of mankind, is shameful and unacceptable for me," Ivanov said in a TV address. "It violates the Constitution (and) the laws … I will not legalize political illegal agreements."
If the president refuses to sign, the deal would return to parliament for another vote. Ivanov would have to sign off on the agreement if it is passed a second time.
The deal reached by the prime ministers of the two countries is expected to be signed by their foreign ministers this weekend.


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Eliminate stress and anxiety with this 45 minute restorative yoga class with Shanna Breton. Shanna's Restorative Yoga class is focused on easing and supporting the nervous system and settling the mind, while relaxing into the stretch. It is suitable for all levels of experience. Restorative Yoga uses fewer poses, mostly floor work, and prolonged holding – about 3 to 5 minutes each. Focusing on calming, gentle stretching, and heart-opening postures, this class allows us to settle softly into the pose and will guide us toward bringing compassionate awareness to the body. Bolsters, blankets, eye pillows, and props are used and supplied within the studio.
Following yoga, Lauren Breau of L/A Community Acupuncture for will offer acupuncture to each individual while in a comfortable relaxed position. Acupuncture can be specifically helpful for individuals with stress, mood, anxiety and depression. Thin sterile needles will be placed in specific points from the elbows to the hands and the knees to the feet.
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What I Wore // Dressing Room Edition
You know when you go shopping with friends and you go to the dressing room to try stuff on and then come out and show your friends and they say yay or nay...?? Well, this weekend my friend wasn't outside my dressing room, so I had to make the choice by myself. I did however think it would be fun if you guessed what I got (or should've got)! So I took these photos of each outfit I tried on at Anthropologie. I will tell you I purchased 3 items. Now you guess which ones!!
<< This is what I started out in... >>
<< The Arrow Skirt >>
<< The Sweet Sixties Skirt >>
<< The Wool Cape >>
<< The corduroy Flares & The Feather Shirt >>
<< The Patterned Pretty Dress >>
<< The Roja Dress >>
Oh, and ps, I named all these myself, so in case you try and find them they will have a different name, ha! Okay, so which three do you think were the winners??


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Do erectile dysfunction meds like Viagra/Cialis/Levitra work?
Yes, erectile dysfunction meds do work. They work by increasing the effects of nitric oxide, which increases the blood flow to your penis.
Keep this in mind though. They give you the ability to get an erection or prolong one but don't actually give you an erection.
So if you pop a Viagra and watch "Judge Judy," nothing's going to happen. But if Emma Stone or Beyonce walks across your bedroom, stuff will happen. In other words you need stimulation. You need foreplay. These pills give you the ability to achieve an erection but they don't supply the eroticism. That's up to you and your partner. I also don't think they're the solution to every scenario where a man's penis doesn't work as advertized. Check out my podcast "Is Your Penis Happy" to learn more.


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With the new super laws commencing from 1 July 2017, advisors and trustees of self managed superannuation funds (SMSFs) are starting to consider whether they need to update their SMSF trust deed or their pension documents.
Many deeds and pension documents will not require amendment. However, amendments could be required, or desirable, in the following circumstances:
- To allow account based pensions or transition retirement income streams to be commuted in order to comply with the transfer balance cap measures
- To nominate reversionary pensioners
- To allow the nomination of reversionary pensioners to prevail over binding death benefit nominations
- To allow transition to retirement income streams to automatically convert into account based pensions
- To grant the power to elect that amounts paid above the minimum pension payments be treated as a commutation
- To update the current trust deed or pension documents where they are overly proscriptive and lock in provisions relating to current laws that will be amended under the new laws
- Where the deed has not been updated in the last 10 years
Although the current Sladen Legal SMSF trust deed and pension documents are sufficient for the new laws, we have made a number of improvements including:
- Provisions allowing a member to stipulate that their reversionary pensioner nomination is to prevail over a binding death benefit nomination
- Provisions designed to help prevent members from exceeding their transfer balance cap
- The power to elect that amounts paid above the minimum pension payments be treated as a commutation
- An updated QROPS provision
To discuss this article, or for further information please contact:
Phil Broderick
Sladen Legal
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Level 5, 707 Collins Street, Melbourne, 3008, Victoria, Australia
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For many years I ran out of my house to go save people. It didn't matter what the weather was like. It didn't matter if was day, night, weekend, a holiday or my birthday. I was a volunteer emergency medical technician and my job was to respond to a stranger's call for help.
So, when on February 27 I started to feel slightly dizzy, with a racing pulse, short of breath and began sweating, my first thought was denial. Despite all my training, which included CPR and AED certification (automated external defibrillator), despite working in a hospital, despite all my knowledge, I made all the wrong decisions. And, I realize I am very lucky to be writing this blog as a result.
Monday morning quarterbacking is lots easier than to be in the midst of crisis for sure, however I knew better. I knew better and I still made wrong choices. I thought I was invincible; that my head could control my body. But, with that misplaced arrogance I endangered not only my life but those of others as well.
Last Friday I was at lunch with a group of friends, although a few left for a meeting. One of our group, a cardiac nurse was not there that day and now I can't help but wonder if the chain of events might have have been altered if she had been. I had been feeling under the weather with a flu like illness the past week or so and still exhausted and not well despite being on antibiotics. So, like a good little soldier, I kept going into work thinking I could beat it by "being strong." I was "too busy" to be sick anyway. I had things to do and miles to go before I could go to sleep.
Mistake #1
But, while listening to my friends chatter over lunch I began to feel strange; shakey, light headed, slightly sweaty, hard to catch my breath and my pulse felt like it shot through the roof. Instead of saying anything, I got up and said I had to get back to the office. My only thought was to get out of there, a weird sort of flight or fight psychological response. I remember thinking the hallway to my office seemed oddly long and it felt like it took forever to get there. As soon as my assistant saw me, she asked if I was all right and that I looked awful. I said I felt awful and announced I was going to go home to lay down and promised to call the doctor. So I grabbed my coat and left, walking right past the Emergency Room! Now, going home is not as easy as hopping into my car. Because we aren't allowed to park on premises, I have to catch a shuttle bus to go across the city in order to get to our employee parking lot. Imagine doing this feeling this awful. But, I managed to do it.
Mistake #2
Feeling faint I still made the decision to drive home. Like a heat seeking missile, I was totally focused on that task. What you don't know is that this commute takes a minimum of an hour on congested highways and a fast paced toll road. Of course I hit every red light trying to get to the toll road. All I kept thinking was why were there so many people driving at 3pm in the afternoon? Why weren't they at work or home--any place but on the road, holding up my journey home. All I could think about was home. For some reason I felt that if I could get there, I could think clearly and maybe miraculously feel better. How stupid this decision was! I could have passed out while driving and killed or harmed not only myself but others.
Mistake #3
I arrived home and collapsed on the couch. Sweaty, my pulse racing, my chest started to feel heavy. I was not feeling better, I was worse. Still, my mind would not let me even consider the possibility of a heart attack. No, not me. It had to be pneumonia or even a pulmonary embolism--anything but a heart attack! I took my pulse. It was 120! Still, I didn't think of calling 911 or taking an aspirin. I did everything you were not supposed to do and I'm an E.M.T. Instead, I called my doctor, described my symptoms and said I needed to be seen. They said come in immediately. Unfortunately, the doctor's office is 30 minutes away. I called my daughter to talk to me all the way there because I started to get scared. Why didn't I call 911 then? I don't know. I kept thinking that if only I could get to the doctor's office, everything would be ok. They would tell me that it was an anxiety attack or something, anything else but a cardiac situation. Dumb, dumb, dumb!
Mistake #4
I was given an EKG at the doctor's office. My blood pressure was sky high (194/98), pulse still 120 range, sweaty, pale, short of breath and chest heavy with slight pain in my upper back every once in awhile. Doctor decided I had to go to the ER. I was not given an aspirin yet and he decided I could drive myself another 5 miles to the hospital. Instead of saying no, I'm really feeling bad, I say ok. Because in my mind, if the doctor thinks I can drive myself, then I can't be that bad. I should have asked for an ambulance. Driving to the hospital I realized I was taking a big chance. I felt very faint and only wanted to get there as soon as possible. But it was now 4pm and traffic was very heavy. I hit every red light again.
In the ER they gave me baby aspirins. I was hooked up to heart monitors and blood was taken. A few hours later I was admitted to the cardiac observation floor. By now I had an IV pole too. Long story short, I was one lucky lady. The cardiac enzymes came back ok. I didn't have pneumonia. According to the cardiologist I was exhausted and dehydrated from that flu like illness. What a relief!
Looking back now I realize how stupid my decisions were at every step. While I am calm and decisive in a crisis for others, for myself that paradigm is obviously flawed. I think of myself as independent and invincible. I am neither. I was blessed with an angel watching over me. That is my only explaination how I managed to drive a total of 90 minutes and 47 miles with those symptoms. Even the cardiologist said it was a miracle I didn't pass out.
The symptoms of a heart attack in women are not always the classic chest clutching pains men get. You might not have pain in your left arm or in your jaw. It might start as exhaustion, indigestion, a pain in your back or your stomach, you may break into a sweat, feel short of breath. If you feel this way, call 911. Have aspirin in your purse or house at all times if you or your family has a history of heart disease. If 911 tells you to take the aspirin, chew it do not swollow it. Do not wait, do not second guess yourself thinking it will go away. "Time is muscle" as they say in medicine.
And, lastly, don't do as I did! Don't take a chance with your life! Listen to your heart and live.


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ProPublica is expanding its program supporting local investigative journalism with a new grant to fund reporters looking into state governments.
"The widespread decline in local journalism is particularly acute in state capitals and state bureaus," Charles Ornstein, ProPublica senior editor, told Publishers Daily.
The new program is an expansion of ProPublica's Local Reporting Network, an initiative the nonprofit journalism organization introduced last fall to provide monetary support to investigative reporters at local news organizations.
With new funding from an anonymous donor, ProPublica is now introducing another two-year grant.
"We were overwhelmed last year with the number of applications," Ornstein said. He oversees the Local Reporting Network.
ProPublica initially thought it would pick six reporters last year, but ended up choosing seven journalists from 239 applications in newsrooms across the country — from Baton Rouge, Louisiana to South Bend, Indiana. Coverages range from worker safety at nuclear facilities to failures in public housing.
The new program will have the same setup as the previous one.
ProPublica will pay the salary (and a benefits allowance) for one full-time investigative reporter at up to seven news organizations, in cities with populations below 1 million. The program will last one year. Another pool of reporters will be chosen for the second year of funding.
Reporters continue to report to their home newsroom, but also collaborate with a ProPublica editor and get access to data, research and engagement to investigate state governments.
Their work will be published by both their home newsroom and ProPublica.
Ornstein said they are looking for one reporter, based in Illinois, to complement the Chicago-headquartered newsroom ProPublica created last year to investigate wrongdoing across the state. One of those projects, a collaboration with the Chicago Tribune about the tax assessment system, was a finalist for the 2018 Pulitzer Prize for local reporting.
The number of journalists covering state capitals has "dropped considerably" at a time when the federal government is "pushing additional responsibilities and obligations to state governments," Ornstein said.
"The role of state governments is on the rise, and the decisions they make affect people across the state, but coverage is growing weaker," he added.
Pew Research Center estimated a 35% drop in journalists working in state capital bureaus from 2003 to 2014.
Ornstein said the investigative reporting from this initiative — often called "accountability journalism" — does not have to focus on themes like corruption or pay-to-play. "We take an expansive idea of state governments and state politics. State governments can touch education, prisons and health care," he said.
Applicat ions are due September 14. Reporters will begin working on proposed stories in January 2019.


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A New Dream: College
Have you ever seen a glimpse of a possible future and it's changed your whole outlook on where you are?
Five of Behind Every Door's on-site leaders endeavored to inspire a group of students from their after school programming by showing them a new world beyond what they had previously seen. What was this new world? College.
Darrion Lewis (Community Director at The Rose) and 4 other Behind Every Door on-site leaders took 19 high school students from our 3 communities to Darrion's alma mater, Langston University in Oklahoma. Langston is a part of the Historically Black College and Universities network of colleges that were established before Civil Rights Act of 1964 with the intention of primarily serving the African-American community.
Although Oklahoma doesn't seem that far away to some of us, the 245 mile road trip from Dallas proved to be quite a feat for most of our students, some of whom had never been outside of Dallas. Some students saw mountains and hills for the first time in their lives, and some marveled at the cows in the fields along the highway.
Samandre, a 15 year old freshman boy, had never been out of Texas before attending this trip. In fact, the only place he had ever been besides Dallas was San Antonio. After years of struggling with grades and getting in trouble in school, Samandre has recently found a determination to succeed, as he stays busy with his school work, football practice, and working 30 hours a week at Kroger. Darrion and his colleague Cierra Cotton decided Samandre was the kind of student that would greatly benefit from seeing how other students like him were going to college.
When arriving at Langston, Darrion (Community Director at The Rose) took the kids on a tour of the university. He was able to give them a unique perspective as he was a student there himself for his college education and was also quarterback of the football team. Having this personal connection to the university helped to inspire our kids and helped to break down the mindset that attending college is impossible, which is what most of our students think.
After the tour of the university, the students got a tour of the athletic facilities and got to meet the head coach of the football team. This unique experience made watching the football game that night more personal for the kids. They were in awe that they were watching a game on the exact field on which Darrion played, cheerin on the Langston Lions! It wasn't just athletic dreams being built during the game, but also band, color guard, and drill team aspirations. A high school senior girl from The Rose was inspired by the band and shared that she dreamed of joining the school band if she went to a college like Langston.
When the tour was over and the group was safely back home in Dallas, Samandre was hopeful and encouraged. He told our staff leaders, "I really, really enjoyed myself. It was just a really good day. I'm really thankful you took us, and that you let us ride in the suburbans. I felt so cool."
Darrion Lewis, Langston grad and Behind Every Door Community Director, shared his thoughts on the day:
"The intent of this trip was to expose our high school students to college, while also encouraging the students to take ownership in the experience, and to walk away seeing themselves one day attending college. Along with seeing the campus and attending the football game, our students were able to speak with campus leaders, ask questions, and take pictures. This trip meant the world to the BED Staff because God used us to affirm the students dreams of going to college."


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5 Ways to Make Your Pool Safe for Your Family/
The family pool: it's a place where memories happen! From backyard parties and sun-soaked afternoons to peaceful early-morning swims, a residential pool offers dozens of opportunities for special moments.
To get the most out of your pool, though, you've got to ensure it's safe for the whole family - pets and kids included!
To make your pool as safe as possible, just follow these tips:
1. Get a Safety Cover
If you've got young kids and your pool isn't fenced, a safety cover is crucial. Designed to prevent kids and pets from accidentally falling into the pool, a safety cover provides a springy surface stable enough to walk on.
Available for both in-ground and above-ground pools, a safety cover makes your pool safer while also keeping out troublesome debris and keeping your pool clean and beautiful.
2. Store (and Use) Your Chemicals Carefully
All pools require chemicals for maintenance. While these chemicals are harmless when used correctly, they pose a big threat if they're consumed or ingested. With this in mind, be sure to store your pool chemicals where kids and pets can't reach them.
Many pool owners opt to use a large milk crate to collect bottles, and store it on the upper shelf of a garage cupboard or in a locked cabinet. When it's time to treat your pool, be sure to keep kids and animals out of the area. You should also always use pool testing strips after treatment to ensure your water's chemical levels are right where they should be.
3. Fence Your Pool
The best way to prevent accidental falls into a pool is to fence it completely. The American Red Crossrecommends surrounding the pool with a fence that is at least four feet high and which includes a self-latching gate.
For added safety, you may also consider installing a series of pool alarms, which will sound if anyone enters the pool.
4. Set Some Pool Rules
Make swim time fun and safe by establishing some pool rules, just like you'd see at any public pool you took your family too.
Common-sense guidelines like "no running" and "no diving" are great ways to keep kids (and adults) safe and happy in your residential pool. You might also require kids to swim with a buddy at all times and ensure that everyone in your family has taken swim lessons.
Additionally, small children should always be under active adult supervision and should never be allowed to swim unattended. Never use flotation devices as a substitute for adult supervision or ensure that young children will "watch one another" in the pool.
5. Keep Flotation Devices Nearby
No matter who swims in your pool or how frequently you use the space, you should always keep some flotation devices, like rescue tubes, nearby. Think of this like wearing your seatbelt: it's a simple yet proactive measure that helps keep everyone safe.
Poolside Peace of Mind for You and Your Family
If you own a pool, it's only natural that safety is your top priority. Luckily, these five simple tips can go a long way to make your pool safer for kids, pets and adults and to ensure that everyone who comes to swim has a happy and healthy experience.


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Starbucks Offers Free Coffee to Dissatisfied VIA Buyers
This offer is valid for VIA purchased between Feb. 2, 2011, and Aug. 31, 2011. The taste-test guarantee is good on VIA black coffee, flavored coffee and iced coffee. Depending on which size of VIA you buy, the cost will range from $5.95 to $9.95, so you are getting a fairly even trade. Use VIA coupons, and get an even better deal.
Make sure to send in the rejected VIA with your original receipt (make a copy for your files), the original UPC bar code and this completed web form.
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